American Comics: Starting from the Invincible Young Hero

Chapter 81 Humans, Please Me (Two Chapters Combined)

"Help! Run! We have to run!"

"Mutants have launched a terrorist attack."

"Help me!"

A major battle erupted in the city center.

The crowd erupted in screams. Office workers in suits pushed over an elderly woman blocking their way, and women in high heels kicked off their shoes and ran barefoot.

A street performer clung tightly to his saxophone, huddled behind a trash can, trembling. "My God, could it be aliens again..."

The next second, the entire building was torn apart by an invisible force, so frightened that he didn't dare to stop and turned around to flee in a sorry state.

"You will all die here today!"

Sebastian Shaw stood in the center of the torn building, impeccably dressed in a suit, a haughty smirk playing on his lips.

His eyes gleamed with a strange, eerie light as he looked at Russell and Wanda in mid-air.

Why would you want to destroy the world?

Was it simply for destruction?

"How could someone as disgusting as you exist in this world?"

Wanda waved her hand, releasing chaotic magic that swept up a section of the building's debris and slammed it down on the Shadow King.

"Human beings inherently possess countless evils and a capacity for destruction!"
I'm merely conforming to the wishes of a segment of humanity!

The Shadow King swung his fist, the terrifying kinetic energy shattering the building's remains, sending debris flying everywhere.

Noisy!
The laser beam shot from Russell's eyes struck the Shadow King, flashed red, and disappeared, absorbed by the Shadow King.

The Shadow King's possession of the Black King's body grants him the ability to absorb energy. Unless the energy absorbed exceeds his limit, any attack will be as harmless as a gentle breeze.

The Shadow King glared, unleashing a torrent of psychic power into Wanda's mind.

"My head..."

It felt like an ice pick was digging deep into her brain, and Wanda's head was throbbing with pain.

hum!
The Shadow King raised his hand and unleashed a laser beam at Wanda. Russell dodged in front of Wanda, switched to the more defensive Red Tank template, and used one hand to block the laser cannon.

The laser's intense heat distorts vision.

Russell frowned as he felt a slight burning pain in his palm and dodged away with Wanda.

The injury on his palm healed in the blink of an eye.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, you disgusting bastard, daring to invade my consciousness."

Wanda clutched her head and regained consciousness. Looking at the Shadow King, her eyes flashed with anger. She manipulated the buildings to tremble and fly up, crashing towards the Shadow King.

"If you can absorb energy, then let's see how much you can absorb!"

Russell swooped down, unleashing two laser beams. His lightning-fast figure, accompanied by a whirlwind, closed in on the Black King, his powerful thighs slashing down like a battle axe.

Phew—boom! ! !

"Not enough, Infinite Man." The Shadow King raised his arm to block, and the overwhelming kinetic energy was absorbed by him like a sponge absorbing water.

He grinned maliciously, his fist suddenly vibrating, causing the air to hum. That was the kinetic energy of Russell's attack, which he converted and then unleashed in a backhand strike!

"This body can absorb any form of energy, and kinetic energy is a simple one, as easy as eating and drinking."

Bang!
Russell was sent flying by the punch, crashing through a tall building before coming to a stop. His eyes fired lasers, but the Shadow King stood still and blocked them.

“You can’t beat me.” Black King pressed forward against the lasers, leaving melting footprints on the ground with every step. “Kinetic energy, thermal energy, radiation energy… I can absorb them all and then return them to you tenfold.”

He opened his mouth and roared out a beam of light.

Russell dodged the attack, instantly closing in on his opponent and delivering a supersonic punch straight to the Shadow King's chin!
The Shadow King merely tilted his head slightly, his skin rippling as he absorbed the impact, ready to retaliate with a punch.

Russell dodged Shadow King's punch with a flash, and a punch even heavier than the previous one, with enough power to sink an aircraft carrier, slammed into Shadow King's side.

The Shadow King turned around and threw a punch.

"You can steal someone's strength, but can you steal their speed?"

Russell's figure flashed repeatedly, his fists raining down like a storm on the Shadow King's body, who was a beat too slow.

Boom boom boom!
In the blink of an eye, the Shadow King suffered a blow powerful enough to destroy a town. His expression changed, and he hurriedly unleashed his power, releasing shockwaves from his entire body.

boom!
The Shadow King exploded like a kinetic nuclear bomb, and the terrifying shockwave shattered buildings within hundreds of meters of it. Downtown Manhattan was suddenly cleared out, exposing the deep soil on the ground.

Russell was thrown into the air, tumbling several times before regaining his footing.

"Interesting, what is your helmet made of?"
My mental strength couldn't break through.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a laser that shattered the building that Wanda had manipulated to fly in. The Shadow King frowned and stared intently at Russell.

From the beginning until now, Shadow King has never given up trying to break through Russell's control, especially when Russell forced him into a bit of a mess just now, he wanted to switch bodies with Russell.

However, the protective field emitted by that helmet completely isolated his mental power, making it impossible for him to break through.

The limitations of the Black King's abilities have been discovered, so they are no longer a cause for concern.

"want to?
I'll give you one in a bit.

Russell grabbed a piece of cement that flew by and used his matter-transforming ability to turn it into two helmets made of the same material as the one on his head.

He tossed one to Wanda, grabbed the other, and locked his cold gaze on the Shadow King.

A deep red women's helmet, beautiful and dignified.

Wanda held the helmet that could shield her from the Shadow King's mental attacks, feeling a warmth in her heart. She put it on and manipulated matter to bombard the Shadow King, creating an opportunity for Russell.

"What do you want to do?"

The energy beam shattered the incoming building, and Shadow King took a step back, realizing Russell's intention.

Since this helmet can be used to isolate attacks from psychics and prevent them from breaking through, it would also be the best limiter if worn on the head of a psychic!
"Don't even think about it!"

"Give it a try, and you'll see if I can do it!"

[Use Magneto Template]

Russell stopped talking and suddenly clenched his fist!
Rumble——!
The underground water pipes along the entire street burst, and tens of tons of metal pipes burst out of the ground like giant pythons, strangling towards the Shadow King!

"You have this ability? You're really making me more and more delighted!"

Amidst the commotion around him, Shadow King looked at Russell in mid-air with a look of astonishment.

This body is certainly useful to him, but if there's a better one, he can discard it at any time, like now—

The King of Shadows felt he had a better option.

But first you have to remove that annoying helmet from the other person's head.

"Your body might be more usable than this one!"

With a stomp of his foot, the ground cracked, and he shot into the sky like a cannonball, dodging the attack and strangulation of the giant steel python, heading straight for Russell!
Russell flipped his hand.

The giant steel pythons leaped into the air in pursuit, and the debris from the building that Wanda smashed down slightly halted the Shadow King's advance.

The alloy pipes wound upwards.

"Ha ha……"

The Shadow King's body was bound and squeezed by steel—then, his skin began to vibrate strangely.

"Useless." He chuckled, and with a shake of his arms, all the metal shattered instantly, and the shockwave spread, sweeping across hundreds of meters around.

Using the momentum, the Shadow King charged forward at an even faster speed towards Russell.

"The body you chose is indeed quite capable, but it's a pity it can't fly."

Russell coldly raised his hand, and a hovering taxi appeared in front of him like a shield—

The fist pierced through the car body, unleashing a burst of energy that melted the steel into molten iron!

boom! !

Although the Shadow King ripped the taxi apart with his fist, his momentum came to an abrupt halt, and he had no choice but to fall to the ground, his face grim.

"Bear the impact of the Red Tank!"

Just then, the Red Tank finally crawled out of the deep pit and crashed into the Shadow King who had just landed.

"Go away!"

Shadow King waved his hand to try and knock Red Tank away, but felt an extremely terrifying force, as if a mountain had suddenly crashed into him. Red Tank crashed into him, and the shockwave exploded outwards.

I underestimated you!

Shadow King's knees buckled, quickly absorbing the kinetic energy that was threatening to send him flying. Just then!

"You like energy?" Russell sneered. "Try this!"

He raised his hands high, and the power in the entire city was suddenly drained, condensing into an electromagnetic energy ball with a diameter of 100 meters in his palms!
"Here you go, Shadow King."

The electromagnetic storm crashed down, but Russell ignored the Juggernaut; he was sure the Juggernaut wouldn't die anyway.

The terrifying electromagnetic energy annihilated everything, and the Shadow King's skin flashed wildly as he pushed his abilities to the limit, devouring energy—but this time, his expression changed.

"No...no good..."

His body began to overload, and his blood vessels shone like lava.

The Red Tank, like a giant beast, continued to charge, trying to overturn the Shadow King who was blocking its way. With Russell continuing to increase the pressure, electromagnetic energy washed over the Shadow King like a tsunami!

"You absorb energy, but can you instantly absorb the electricity of an entire city?"

Shadow King knelt on the ground, his skin cracking, energy gushing out from the cracks. He roared and released the absorbed energy to counterattack, blasting the Red Tank away.

The red tank flew towards the horizon like a shooting star.

"It's too late."

Russell gave a sharp tug, and the steel skeletons of several skyscrapers were gripped together by an invisible hand, thrusting towards them like spears.

The Shadow King waved his hand, releasing electromagnetic energy that blasted away the massive steel spear, but he also staggered.

His body was covered in wounds, like a bursting water pipe, and blood was everywhere.

"The body you chose has reached its limit."

Russell once again manipulated the steel hair to twist into ropes and bind the Shadow King.

Just like how the quality of a water pipe is greatly reduced even after it has been pulled back from the brink of bursting, the Black King, controlled by the Shadow King, is severely injured and his abilities have greatly diminished.

"you're right.

Perhaps I was a bit hasty; I never expected there to be a mutant like you.

I should spend more time choosing a better body.

Entangled and crushed by steel, Shadow King looked up and gave a sinister sneer.

Russell flicked his finger, and the Mind-Isolation Helmet swiftly covered the Shadow King.

"Heh... Don't think you can deal with me so easily. I've finally returned to reality, and I'm going to have some fun with you humans."

'Black King's' head suddenly drooped down, and a helmet was put over his head.

"Ah...where am I? What did you do to me? Where is my club?"

But the next second, Black King raised his head, wincing in excruciating pain, his face filled with bewilderment and rage.

"I...I think I had a nightmare."

"let me go!"

The original owner of this body seems to have returned. Wanda flew quickly to Russell's side, and the two of them looked around warily.

[The Black King template has been copied]

Manipulate the alloy helmet to apply pressure and knock the noisy Black King unconscious.

"Wanda, can you sense that guy?"

It seems that the Shadow King has decisively abandoned the useless Black King's body and gone to find someone else to occupy his body. Russell scanned his surroundings, but without telepathy, he could not sense anything.

"Where..."

Wanda pressed her temples, her eyes flashing red as she scanned the surroundings.

A major battle broke out in the city center, and everyone else had already fled. She saw nothing unusual, but looking towards the horizon, she suddenly caught sight of a shadow.

"There, that's..."

A fat, twisted black shadow, like a mountain of flesh, waving its malicious tentacles, turned back and gave Russell and his companion a cold smile.

Wanda unleashed her chaotic power to try and stop him, but it was too late.

The mental body of a psychic is almost as fast as their thoughts.

The Shadow King's target was a supersonic fighter jet flying straight towards the horizon.

"Oh no, he's heading towards the X-Men!"

The world is on the brink of destruction, and the X-Men arrive in Blackbird supersonic fighter jets.

The Blackbird fighter jet tore through the clouds, and the alarms inside the cockpit blared.

"God!" The beast's pupils reflected the hellish scene below, its blue fur standing on end.

The skyline of Midtown Manhattan resembles blocks crushed by a giant, with thick smoke like a black python coiling around the ruined skyscrapers, and jagged steel skeletons standing on the ground, twisted and deformed in the firelight.

"Was there just a nuclear war here?"

"This must have been done by Infinite Man and 'Shadow King'. Whose body did that demon called Shadow King possess, that he could fight Infinite Man like this?"

Logan, a cigar dangling from his lips, his brow furrowed, slowly extended his steel claws.

He had personally witnessed the aftermath of the battle between Russell and Magneto, which leveled the entire military base; the scene there was nothing more impressive than this.

Upon hearing Shadow King's name again, Storm Ororo's fingers tightened on the control panel. "Prepare for landing," she said, her voice unusually tense. "Hank, scan for vital signs."

Beast Hank McCoy furiously typed on his keyboard, preparing to begin the search and rescue operation with his team.

"I'll go provide support."

The Rakshasa woman flew out of her fighter jet first, her expression serious as she prepared to go and help.

"Whose body will it take over?"

As the plane rapidly approached, Shadow King's wicked gaze swept over Storm in the cockpit. The little girl he once knew had grown up so much.

Unfortunately, although this human's abilities have immense potential, his body is too fragile.

"Found her!" Shadow King's eyes lit up when he saw the Rakshasa woman fly out of the fighter jet. "A powerful body, deadly abilities, a flawed mind—that's her!"

As soon as the Rakshasa woman finished speaking, she bent down to accelerate towards the city center below, when suddenly she felt a chill run down her spine, and the next second her eyes gleamed with an eerie light.

"Ok?"

For some reason, Storm felt a sense of foreboding. When she saw Rakshasa, who was flying alongside her fighter jet, turn her head and look at her with a strange expression. Her evil gaze was both familiar and chilling.

"Hello, Aurora, you haven't forgotten me, have you?"

"Little rascal, are you alright?"

Storm trembled all over.

What's wrong with the little rascal? Everyone looked out the window.

"Her? She's perfectly fine, sleeping soundly!" Shadow King sneered, raising his palm to release dazzling cosmic energy that pierced through the Blackbird fighter jet.

The entire fighter jet, billowing black smoke, crashed straight into the ground.

"Oh no, the Shadow King has successfully taken over Rakshasa's body." Wanda exclaimed in surprise at the strange change in the sky, "Why didn't Professor X stop him?"

"Did he continue his psychological attacks on nuclear missile bases around the world while he was fighting us?"

"It's not impossible."

Russell narrowed his eyes as he looked at the 'Rakshasa Woman' whose demeanor had drastically changed, who exuded a chilling aura, and turned to stare at him.

Multitasking is difficult for ordinary people, but it's incredibly easy for those with powerful mental abilities, especially for the Shadow King, who is an energy entity from the multiverse and cannot be viewed through the lens of common sense.

Born from the dark side of humanity in the multiverse, mind attacks should be as easy for the Shadow King as breathing, requiring no deliberate effort to maintain.

"Now, Infinite Man, our second battle can begin!"

Like a falling star, the Shadow King, enveloped in brilliant cosmic energy, streaked across the sky and swooped down, his eyes burning with a dark light as he locked onto Russell, who was suspended above the ruins below.

"Human, please me, this body is stronger than you!"

"Of course, if you give me another surprise, I might consider using your body to sit on a throne of human skeletons and watch the world be destroyed, so that you can live to the end."

"joke!
No matter whose body you possess, your fate today can be summed up in one word—loss!

Russell's cloak billowed in the gale.

Metal fragments swirled around him, forming a deadly vortex.

The ruins of the entire city became his weapons—twisted steel bars, broken bridges, abandoned cars—all suspended in the air, their sharp tips aimed at the golden meteor in the sky.

"You won't escape this time!"

(End of this chapter)