Counterattack Begins

Before officially launching the counterattack, Alex first sought out Alex.

Among the many mutant abilities, there were quite a few Alex liked, but at this moment, Alex’s Energy Impact Beam was undoubtedly the most suitable. Combined with Sebastian Shaw’s Energy Absorption and Alex’s own Energy Control, a complete offensive and defensive strategy took shape. Energy Absorption handled defense and replenishment, Alex’s Impact Beam was the most powerful attack, and Energy Control provided precise guidance!

After copying Alex’s ability and warning Charles and the others, Alex shot into the sky and stopped in midair. Looking down at the chaotic battle below, Alex’s lips curled into a savage grin. "Now, begin!"

The moment he spoke, Alex pushed Erik’s ability to its limit, forming a powerful electromagnetic field centered on himself. The enormous electromagnetic field nearly enveloped the entire Floating Giant Island.

The massive electromagnetic field had little effect on the mutants, but the Hydra robots could not escape its pull. Even though they desperately powered up their engines in an attempt to resist the electromagnetic force, every one of them failed, hurtling toward Alex like cannonballs.

Red Skull spotted Alex immediately. After a brief pause, he shouted, "Attack him! Everyone, attack him! Use the cannons! Use the cannons!"

Quite a few people knew Alex possessed Energy Absorption, and Red Skull was one of them. But under the current circumstances, Red Skull could only force Alex to give up this way. He believed that even if Alex could absorb energy, the instant burst of energy from so many robots attacking at once would surely exceed Alex’s limit.

"Alex, if you know what’s good for you, leave immediately!" Red Skull was not piloting a robot. Looking up at the robots steadily closing in on Alex in the sky, a fierce glint flashed across his blood-red face, his sunken eyes brimming with triumph.

But Red Skull soon froze. Not only had Alex not left, he had actually withstood a simultaneous volley from thousands upon thousands of robots! The robots were not firing ordinary bullets, but special shells containing immense energy. They were difficult to manufacture, so each robot was equipped with only two such shells.

The energy gathered by so many shells was simply unimaginable—enough to destroy the entire Floating Giant Island! Yet Alex had not exploded to death. Instead, he wore an expression of pure enjoyment!

"Fire! Fire again!" Red Skull roared as he issued another command, his eyes locked tightly on Alex. "If one volley isn’t enough, then I’ll send another! Let’s see if you still won’t explode!"

If Red Skull had known about Alex’s battle with the Black Queen, he never would have made such a foolish decision. If the first volley could not kill Alex, the second had almost no chance of succeeding.

However, Alex wished Red Skull knew all that, because his current condition was actually far from good—indeed, it was extremely dangerous.

His ability to withstand the first volley was entirely thanks to the filter screens Alex had prepared in advance: three interlocking layers of screens constructed from energy, doing their utmost to reduce the instantaneous energy impact.

The facts proved that Alex’s preparations had been very useful. After being filtered through the three layers of energy screens, Alex did not burst apart from excessive energy under the first volley from thousands upon thousands of robots.

However, the three layers of energy screens completely collapsed after enduring the first volley. Faced with the second volley close behind, Alex had no defense before him. Nor could he flee. Having endured the first volley, Alex knew very well what would happen once those shells exploded. The shockwaves would destroy everything on the Floating Giant Island—all its buildings, including most of the mutants!

Alex was beginning to regret it, but he still had to do what needed to be done. With a bitter smile, he moved, picking a direction and flying straight toward it. He would proactively absorb part of the attack first, then gradually absorb the rest, using this method to ease the instantaneous energy impact caused by the volley.

The method was good, but it was fraught with danger. Alex had never dispelled the electromagnetic field, so every shell seemed to have a tracking device installed, constantly pursuing him. As they drew closer, they became faster and faster, and the danger escalated with them. He could not use Teleportation either. Alex was like a man dancing on the edge of a blade suspended over a cliff—one misstep, and not even his bones would remain!

When Red Skull saw Alex’s movements, he was first stunned, then overjoyed, only to start cursing anxiously moments later. "Don’t stop! Keep firing!" Although the special shells had all been used up, there were still ordinary weapons. They could not compare to the special shells, but Red Skull did not mind giving Alex a little more trouble.

As time passed, Alex’s situation grew increasingly dangerous. His speed could no longer keep up with the special shells chasing him, and there were still countless special shells in the sky.

I need to find a way to slow them down. Better yet, stop them. As Alex flew with all his might, he watched the shells nearly brushing his heels from the corner of his eye. Yet his face remained perfectly calm, neither sorrowful nor joyful. The best solution was actually to dispel the electromagnetic field immediately, but Alex did not want to give up halfway and continued to hold on.

As he flew, Alex suddenly noticed the energy wings on his back. Delight flashed across his face, followed by annoyance. "How did I forget about that!"

As he spoke, Alex immediately used Energy Control to create a shield. After briefly blocking the shells close at hand, he immediately dispelled it. But at the instant that Energy Shield collapsed, a new Energy Shield appeared behind him.

The Energy Shield could not remain in place continuously. Otherwise, if several shells collided with it, they would still explode, followed by a chain reaction of explosions!

There was not enough time for Alex to set up more energy screens, but using this method to buy himself some time was not bad.

Thus, a strange sight appeared in the sky. Alex flew ahead, charging "fearlessly" toward a small number of shells. Behind him stretched a long dragon of shells, with a shield flickering intermittently before its head. Whenever the shell dragon was about to bite down on Alex, the shield would appear and block it for a moment.

On the ground, as time passed and Alex was about to escape danger completely, Red Skull grew more and more anxious. He wished he could join the pursuit himself. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do. He could only regret that he had been too stingy before coming here. If every robot had been equipped with one more special shell, none of this would have been a problem.

Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world!

My stomach is upset. I’ve been running to the bathroom nonstop. (embarrassed)

Second chapter. Scorpion will do his best to catch up. It was a little rushed, so I hope everyone understands!