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Chapter 785: It's Time to Show True Power (Second Update)
Chapter 785: It's Time to Show True Power (Second Update)
Realizing he had suddenly lost the ability to speak, Xiao immediately turned his gaze to Jerry, who was standing behind Eric.
He was very clear about Eric's abilities, so the current situation must have been caused by the unknown mutant standing behind Eric.
However, he wasn't overly concerned. It was just a silencing ability, not destructive, and posed no real threat to him.
At most, it prevented him from persuading Eric through words.
To be honest, he had always admired Eric, a pawn he had raised from a young age. Eric was a lot like him at heart, just unable to let go of a small amount of love.
When he killed Eric's mother, it was to help Eric better awaken his powers. Yet, Eric couldn't understand his well-intentioned efforts and instead chose to oppose him.
"Go to hell!"
Seeing Xiao in that instant, Eric was instantly filled with anger, recalling the scene of his mother lying in a pool of blood. His ability to control the magnetic field erupted in full force.
All the metal on the nuclear submarine detached from their original positions, transforming into various deadly weapons, and shot toward Xiao.
If Xiao were an ordinary person, he would have been skewered like a shish kebab. But he wasn't.
As the sharp metal objects approached, a hint of disdain appeared on Xiao's face.
"Seems your power has improved, but you're still far too weak!"
At this moment, Xiao hadn't completely absorbed all the nuclear energy from the submarine, but he had absorbed the majority, reaching the peak of his strength.
With a gentle push of his hand, an invisible energy surged from his body, shattering all the incoming metal pieces.
The entire submarine was also jolted by the powerful energy's aftereffects, exposing itself to everyone's view.
Then, he stepped forward to the stunned Eric, pointed at him, and Eric was immediately sent flying backward, hitting Jerry with the force of a train, spewing blood from his mouth.
Unable to speak or persuade, Xiao had already decided to kill Eric and then continue with his plans.
However, things didn't go as smoothly as he imagined.
Just as he believed his blow would be enough to kill Eric and the mutant behind him who could silence him, an unexpected event occurred.
The mutant who had silenced him effortlessly caught Eric, without even moving a step.
"Quite a vicious move!"
Jerry caught the high-speed flying Eric and found that most of his bones were broken, and his internal organs were severely displaced. If it weren't for the mutant gene making his body stronger than a normal human, Eric would have died on the spot.
"Eric!"
At the same time, Charles and the others, who had just finished the battle outside, noticed the scene as the submarine was jolted apart. They rushed over.
Red Devil and Riptide were both top-tier mutants, but they were vastly outnumbered by Charles' group, which had both controllers and damage dealers. Fighting eight against two was impossible.
"How is he?"
Charles, looking at the barely conscious Eric, asked Jerry.
Jerry gently placed Eric down and said calmly:
"Given the situation, he probably has two minutes left."
Hearing that Eric had only two minutes left to live, the usually calm and wise Charles' eyes instantly reddened.
After a few months of companionship, Charles had come to regard Eric as his best friend and confidant.
"Run!"
Eric, his hands stained with his own blood, struggled to grab Charles's clothes. After managing to utter a single word, he slowly closed his eyes.
He had thought that, with his abilities fully developed, he wouldn't be much weaker than Xiao, even in a one-on-one fight.
But he hadn't anticipated that Xiao, after absorbing a large amount of nuclear energy, had become significantly stronger. Xiao had taken him down in just one move.
Deep down, Eric had already concluded that even if Charles and the others joined forces, they wouldn't stand a chance. Xiao was too powerful!
As for the human nuclear war, Eric didn't care at all. He had come to kill Xiao for revenge, not to save humanity. In fact, if it weren't for the sake of revenge and his friend Charles, he might have agreed with Xiao's actions.
"Eric!"
Seeing Eric close his eyes, everyone's faces were filled with sorrow, except for Jerry.
"Hey, Eric isn't going to die, so why are you all so sad?"
"You said he only had two minutes left!"
Charles's voice was tinged with confusion and grief.
Jerry smiled.
"I meant that, under these circumstances, he could survive for two more minutes, but I didn't say I couldn't save him!"
With that, he raised his hand and cast a healing spell on Eric. Soft white light enveloped Eric's unconscious body, and within five seconds, Eric opened his eyes and stood up, fully rejuvenated.
Eric's injuries were indeed severe, but for Jerry, they were nothing. Even Madam Pomfrey from Hogwarts could have easily healed him.
"Really, you can do this?"
Seeing Eric completely restored, even Xiao on the other side widened his eyes.
The ability to fully recover someone from the brink of death in just a few seconds seemed a bit too implausible.
"Jerry, I owe you my life!"
Eric clenched his hands and solemnly thanked Jerry.
If not for Jerry, he would have truly died. He had felt his soul about to leave his body, drawn by an unknown force.
"Now isn't the time to slack off!"
Logan, with his extensive combat experience, saw Xiao advancing again. He extended his bone claws and charged forward first.
The others followed suit, launching various attacks on Xiao. Even Mora drew her pistol and fired at Xiao.
However, Xiao's ability allowed him to absorb any type of energy, including kinetic and potential energy.
Thus, the close-quarters combat from Logan, Raven, Darwin, and Hank had no effect on Xiao. The long-range energy attacks from Siren, Ravager, and Angel were also absorbed by Xiao.
In fact, Xiao could easily repel everyone by releasing the energy he had absorbed from their attacks.
"We need to find a way to remove his helmet!"
At that moment, Charles, who had been standing beside Jerry, transmitted his thoughts to everyone.
The only one who could counter Xiao was Charles. If they could remove the helmet that blocked mental abilities from Xiao's head, Charles could use his mental powers to immobilize Xiao.
At that point, even Mora could easily kill Xiao.
"No need for that, I'll take care of it."
Jerry, sensing the two fleets about to move, knew the time was right. He stepped forward and aimed his hand at Xiao.
It was time to show his true strength!
(End of Chapter)
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