However, Ikaris's furious, all-out punch was casually caught by a single large hand.
"I'm not one of those compatriots you slaughtered anymore,"
Kro said with a cruel smile spreading across his face.
The massive hand gripping Ikaris's fist suddenly tightened.
Crack.
The sound of bones shattering rang out as agony instantly twisted Ikaris's expression.
"Do you feel it now?" Kro snarled, his eyes burning with hatred.
"The pain my Deviant brethren suffered when they died at your hands."
"Today, I'll make sure you taste it—thoroughly."
As he spoke, ten razor-sharp tendrils suddenly formed from Kro's back, shooting forward like lightning and plunging straight into Ikaris's body.
"AAAAH—!!!"
Ikaris's body went rigid before erupting into a scream of pure torment.
This pain was not merely physical—it tore directly at his soul.
As he screamed, faint golden light began to seep from his wounds, forcibly extracted by Kro.
"Don't worry," Kro said, baring his fangs.
"I won't kill you right away. I'll torture you slowly."
"You slaughtered more Deviants than anyone else. I will never forgive you, butcher."
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Elsewhere, Sersi had already started the car and slammed the accelerator to the floor, speeding toward home.
But the three flying Deviants quickly caught up, flapping through the air and firing blue-white energy blasts downward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three consecutive explosions rocked the vehicle, blasting it into the air before it crashed violently back down.
At the moment of impact, every window shattered into fragments.
Yet in that instant, Sersi transformed the entire vehicle into a soft, gelatinous substance.
The gel absorbed the shock completely, leaving Sersi and Sprite unharmed.
The three winged Deviants descended, encircling them.
Just as they were about to attack again—
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion echoed from the sky.
Before they could react, two of the Deviant fliers were smashed away by a blinding afterimage, sent flying into the distance.
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Two minutes earlier.
Lucas had been at home, enjoying an ice-cold soda while relaxing to a TV drama.
But the moment the alarm went off, his expression instantly changed.
Ikaris was present—someone of his level would never send out a distress signal unless he encountered either a hidden powerhouse or a complete monster.
By the time the Eternals realized something was wrong, Lucas had already vanished from the sofa.
Only Makkari reacted fast enough to chase after him.
The moment Lucas exited the house, he accelerated at full power, shooting straight into the sky. Locking onto the direction, he detonated his Ki and surged forward.
The thick clouds overhead were violently torn apart by the shockwave he created.
"Fury, evacuate everyone around Hamilton Middle School immediately!"
Lucas sent a voice message to Nick Fury.
"If you don't, I have no idea how many people will be caught in what's about to happen!"
Wrapped in Ki, the violent airflow didn't interfere with his transmission.
Less than ten seconds later, Lucas locked onto Carrie's Ki from the air.
Only after confirming she was safe did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The instant he arrived and saw the three winged Deviants closing in, Lucas dove straight down.
BOOM!
He seized two of the flying Deviants by their necks and smashed them straight into a nearby building.
The people inside had already fled when Kro and the Deviants appeared earlier.
From his Ki-sense, Lucas knew most civilians had already retreated a safe distance.
Releasing his grip, he drove a brutal punch into one Deviant, the sheer force denting the ground beneath them.
Then he spun back, grabbing the third Deviant mid-flight.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?!"
With a violent yank, he ripped it out of the sky and slammed it into the ground.
Before it could recover, Lucas stomped down hard on its back.
The impact boomed like a drum being struck.
He didn't stop.
Dragging the Deviant back up, he clenched his fists and unleashed a relentless barrage—left and right—each blow sounding like a war drum being hammered.
The ground shook again and again with every strike.
The civilians filming nearby were utterly stunned.
Since when had humans become this powerful?
Flying through the air—beating monsters?
The Deviant didn't even have a chance to resist, smashed straight into the earth.
At that moment, two blue-white energy blasts erupted from the building—aimed directly at Lucas in the crater.
But he had already sensed them.
The instant they fired, he vanished.
BOOM! BOOM!
The blasts detonated on the helpless Deviant left behind, widening the crater even further. Smoke poured from its mangled body.
By then, Lucas had already carried the three of them more than a hundred meters away.
"Carrie, go home with the two sisters," Lucas said calmly.
Only after confirming Carrie was unharmed did his tension finally ease.
Even though he knew she was likely fine, the fear still gnawed at him.
But now—
His fury ignited completely.
He turned back toward the three winged Deviants, his eyes blazing with killing intent.
"Anyone watching had better get the hell out—now."
"Otherwise, don't blame me if you die."
Lucas took a deep breath and roared.
The deafening shout sent the remaining onlookers scrambling, clutching their ears as they fled.
Those who stubbornly refused to leave—
He couldn't be bothered with them anymore.
A warning was all they were getting.
He wasn't Superman—he had no intention of saving idiots who seek death.
He warned them because this was a middle school, and dismissal time meant countless children and parents nearby.
He wasn't insane enough to let innocent children die from collateral damage.
That was why he'd restrained his Ki earlier—otherwise, the destruction would have been far greater.
By now, police cars and fire trucks had arrived.
They seemed to have received only evacuation orders, immediately directing crowds away.
Multiple modified transport vehicles rushed to the school entrance, quickly assisting students and parents.
Lucas glanced at them briefly, then refocused his gaze on the three winged Deviants ahead.
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