Outbreak

Gradually, the artillery fire in the sky dwindled, and Alex’s crisis was finally lifted.

Judging that the remaining artillery could no longer threaten him, Alex stopped fleeing. He grinned viciously at the robots "following" close behind him. Now that the artillery had been dealt with, it was their turn.

As expected, Alex absorbed everyone’s artillery fire. The immense energy made him feel as though his body were about to burst apart. The energy contained within the two waves of special artillery was simply too vast, forcing Alex to transfer part of it into the Flame Spirit.

After easing the abnormality within his body, Alex looked up at the robots filling the sky and gave a savage grin. His entire body began to glow red, a faint crimson light emerging from his skin and forming a massive sphere that enveloped him.

On the ground, Charles and Alex exchanged a glance, surprise flashing across their faces.

Charles had once guided Alex in training his powers and knew Alex’s Energy Impact Beam very well. Alex understood it even more thoroughly. The moment the red sphere appeared around Alex, both of them realized it was clearly Alex’s Impact Beam.

Before they could figure out why the Impact Beam had turned spherical, the red sphere suddenly expanded. It grew larger and redder, spreading in all directions like a shockwave.

"Such powerful control!" Charles looked at Alex with greater admiration, as well as a trace of fear. Charles knew exactly how difficult Alex’s Impact Beam was to control. That Alex could achieve this level was practically unimaginable.

Alex, however, was not thinking as much as Charles. He had only one thought: once this battle was over, he would immediately find Alex and make sure to learn this method.

The red Energy Shockwave swept in every direction. The Hydra robots in the sky were completely unable to resist it. Wherever the red light passed, robots exploded like fireworks, without exception.

On the ground, Red Skull cursed under his breath and turned to flee without hesitation. "The defeat is already certain. There’s no point in staying any longer. I’ll just find another chance to make a comeback." Red Skull had barely taken a step when his heart stirred. He looked up at Alex, who was displaying overwhelming might in the sky, and a sly grin spread across his lips. "Heh heh, I’ll give you some trouble!" As he spoke, Red Skull turned into an alley and quickly vanished among the buildings.

After destroying all of Hydra’s robots in one move, Alex landed on the ground with a deathly pale face. He could barely stand. His legs gave out, and he collapsed against a stone pillar, gasping for breath.

Emma had been watching Alex ever since he appeared. When she saw him fly down, she hurried over. Seeing him collapse to the ground, pale-faced, Emma’s heart clenched. She threw herself beside him, diamond tears continuously falling from her eyes.

It was Alex’s first time seeing Emma in Diamond Form, yet he was not surprised in the slightest. Compared to the special effects in films from his previous life, the real Emma in Diamond Form before him was even more dazzling.

Alex reached out and caught one of Emma’s diamond tears, then said with a soft laugh, "With these, we’ll never be short of money again!"

Emma froze slightly, then understood. She lightly patted Alex on the chest and said with dissatisfaction, "Do you want me to cry that badly?" As she spoke, Emma released her Diamond Form and wiped the tear tracks from the corners of her eyes, though the worry in her gaze did not lessen in the slightest.

"Even if I died poor, I’d never let you shed a single tear!" Alex gazed at Emma affectionately. He suddenly remembered a line he had happened to see in his previous life and borrowed it without caring whether it suited the moment.

"If you don’t want me to cry, then transfer back now!" Emma sighed softly and looked up at Alex, her face full of pleading. Given Alex’s current condition, he definitely could not hold on for long. If Alex’s current body "died," then no matter how powerful his mind was, he would be finished. That was why Emma desperately wanted him to transfer his consciousness back into his energy body.

Alex stared at Emma for a long while before shaking his head. "Not yet!" Red Skull had been driven back, but they could not forget Strucker. The "rocket launchers" carried by the AIM soldiers under his command were even more dangerous than Hydra’s special artillery.

Emma understood Alex’s character. After hesitating for a long time, she still could not bring herself to voice her persuasion. She could only look at Alex with sorrow written all over her face.

"Don’t worry, I’ll be fine!" Alex pulled Emma into his arms, softly comforting her before slowly rising to his feet.

Just then, Joshua hurried over. After glancing at Alex, he immediately reached out to examine him. The longer he looked, the paler his face became. He had just opened his mouth to say something when he heard Alex’s Mind Telepathy.

"Don’t say anything!" Alex’s voice was firm and carried an unquestionable dominance. A moment later, his tone softened, tinged with exhaustion. "Is there any way to ease it for now? Let’s hold on as long as we can!"

Joshua hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He pushed his ability to its limit, trying to stop the toxins inside Alex from spreading. In truth, the toxins within Alex had already penetrated the surface of his cells and seeped deep inside them. He could very well die the next second!

"Mr. Alex, copy my ability." After trying for a long time without any effect, Joshua pondered briefly before suddenly speaking. "With double the power, it should be possible to ease it."

Alex nodded and used his final slot to copy Joshua’s ability.

With the two of them working together, the toxins inside Alex were indeed forced out of his cells.

Seeing this, Joshua could not help but smile. He raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath. "There shouldn’t be any problem for the time being!"

Hearing the news, Emma could not hold back her tears of joy. She hugged Alex’s head and kissed him fiercely several times.

Alex responded with a smile. Only after a while did he let Emma go and turn toward Tessa, who had arrived at some point. "Tessa, is there any news about Strucker?" Alex had been keeping Strucker on his mind. Until Strucker and the AIM soldiers under his command were dealt with, Alex would never feel at ease.

"They’re on their way here." Tessa had also been paying special attention to Strucker, and she immediately answered Alex’s question. After hesitating briefly, she added, "Crystal took part of the X-Men over there. They might run into them!"

Alex’s expression changed drastically. He glared at Tessa and left behind a single sentence. "Why didn’t you tell me sooner?" The moment he finished speaking, Alex used Teleportation and vanished.

That’s it for now. Scorpion’s going to squat in the bathroom for a while…