Chapter 3: Brutal Beating
Hulk was chasing after the soldier Blonsky, lured right in front of two sonic weapons. The crossing sonic waves locked him in place, rendering him completely immobile.
At this moment, Alex Chen flew closer.
General Ross, who thought success was within reach, immediately shouted, "Get lost! We don't need you clowns here!"
He still thought Alex Chen had come to help.
Alex Chen completely ignored General Ross and charged straight toward Hulk.
"Attack!" General Ross ordered, "Shoot him down! Don't hit the head! I want him alive!"
The soldiers below obeyed and opened fire.
However, even the bullets fired from sniper rifles came to a complete stop the moment they approached Alex Chen's body, unable to advance even an inch.
Alex Chen glanced at the soldiers who were firing and waved his hand at them.
The bullets that had stopped mid-air immediately reversed direction and flew back with perfect precision, piercing through the palms of the soldiers holding the guns without injuring any other body parts.
[White Ability — Uryū Ishida's Precise Shooting!]
The reserve emperor of the Invisible Empire in Bleach, a Quincy whose combat power stood out even among a group of monstrous Soul Reapers — unfortunately, he hadn't managed to fish out the spirit bow in his hands.
As for General Ross who was giving orders, Alex Chen simply moved his finger, causing the earphone wire he was wearing to wrap around his neck several times and tie itself into a tight, deadly knot.
Whether he could survive would depend on how fast his subordinates moved.
After dealing with these annoying obstacles,
Alex Chen looked down at Hulk, who was still struggling inside the crossing sonic waves.
What a stupid brute.
Alex Chen reached out and gently clenched his hand. The entire sonic weapon was instantly twisted into a spiral and fused into the military jeep below, becoming indistinguishable from it.
Naturally,
Hulk, who had been restrained by the sonic waves, regained his freedom.
But before he could react,
Alex Chen waved his hand, pulling over all the guns dropped by the soldiers. Countless firearms floated densely around Hulk from all directions, their dark muzzles aimed straight at him.
"ROAR!"
Hulk let out an angry roar, and the sound of gunfire exploded like beans popping.
All the bullets were emptied onto his body within ten seconds, leaving behind countless small white marks.
Although they couldn't penetrate his defense, the pain made him roar furiously at Alex Chen.
"Looks like it's not painful enough."
Alex Chen waved his hand again. The now-empty guns swarmed forward. The steel bodies and alloy barrels were all twisted into metal ropes that wrapped around Hulk layer after layer.
Hulk roared and broke free from one layer, only for three new layers to immediately bind him.
At the same time,
Alex Chen gathered all the other military jeeps and tanks belonging to General Ross, twisted them into metal ropes, and piled them onto Hulk.
At first, Hulk could still roar at Alex Chen.
But as more and more metal ropes wrapped around him — three layers inside and three layers outside — eventually burying his entire body, he gradually stopped moving.
Alex Chen's anger had subsided quite a bit by now. He felt slightly surprised.
That's it?
Was Hulk this weak?
"Boom!"
The lawn beneath Alex Chen's feet suddenly exploded. A green figure shot out from the ground and charged straight at him. A fist the size of a casserole pot clenched tightly and swung forward.
This was a serious heavy punch!
Alex Chen seemed slow to react, or perhaps he simply wasn't afraid. He just calmly watched the incoming Hulk and raised his own disproportionately small arm.
Then,
He threw out a light, casual punch that collided with Hulk's massive fist.
First, a semi-transparent shockwave spread out from the center of the collision.
"BOOM——"
The deafening sound of the punch followed, exploding like thunder right beside the ears of the watching crowd.
Alex Chen, who appeared to be at a disadvantage, floated several meters upward, still looking completely calm and relaxed.
Meanwhile, the famous powerhouses Hulk was sent flying back like a cannonball, smashing heavily into the crater he had just emerged from. Dirt and grass exploded into the air, and the onlookers clearly felt the ground tremble with a loud "thud."
That punch definitely hurt a lot!
After waiting more than ten seconds, the dust still hadn't settled when a green figure crawled out. Completely naked, he didn't even look back as he fled desperately into the distance. His right arm, which had collided with Alex Chen's fist, dangled limply like a torn cloth bag, swaying in the wind.
He was clearly scared shitless!
As for Alex Chen,
He floated in the air with his hands behind his back, calmly watching Hulk run away.
How cool and handsome he looked!
Many of the watching students couldn't help but develop a crush on this recently famous Batman!
Little did they know,
Alex Chen was actually feeling a little panicked inside right now.
Hulk could still get up and run away!
That punch just now — he could only throw one like that per day!
[Silver Ability — Saitama's Normal Punch After Going Bald and Becoming Stronger!]
It allowed Alex Chen to transform into the bald hero Saitama and deliver his weakest "Normal Punch"!
Although it was only a Silver ability,
Because he could only use it once a day, the restricted cost came with terrifying power — a single punch could collapse an entire building!
The terror of Saitama's power was truly frightening!!
The dust below finally cleared, revealing a giant crater over ten meters wide with spiderweb-like cracks spreading outward from the edges.
Alex Chen was about to leave in a cool manner.
But his eyes glanced at the bottom of the crater and spotted a pair of large, tattered pants.
Recalling the naked green figure from earlier…
Hulk's "divine artifact pants"?
Alex Chen's eyes lit up. He quickly descended into the crater and waved his hand, storing the torn pants into his Sea of Consciousness.
It wasn't that he had some weird collecting fetish!
The daily fishing allowed him to add "bait." In the past he had only used ordinary items. He wanted to try whether using this "divine artifact" could help him fish out something good.
After flying out of the crater,
General Ross was surrounded by soldiers. The earphone wire that had been tightly knotted and dug into his flesh was proving very troublesome!
His face had already turned purple and his eyes were rolling back.
Fortunately, Blonsky, who hadn't been killed thanks to Alex Chen's interference, acted decisively.
He pulled out a military knife and slashed it diagonally into the flesh of his neck, then used the serrated back to saw violently!
Blood spurted out as the earphone wire finally snapped.
Well…
With that much blood loss, it was unknown whether his body could handle it.
"Ahhh! Batman!"
"Batman, I love you!"
"Batman, I want to have your babies!"
...
A group of female students whose hearts had been captured screamed excitedly.
In a good mood, Alex Chen deliberately slowed down his flight speed and waved back at them amiably, looking exactly like he was attending a fan meeting.
This made General Ross so angry that his blood pressure skyrocketed, and another spurt of blood shot out from his neck.
He looked like he was about to die young.
"Quickly go after him!"
Using his last bit of strength to shout this order, General Ross's eyes rolled back and he collapsed stiffly to the ground.
The nearby soldiers immediately called for medics and carefully lifted Ross onto a stretcher.
Seeing that Alex Chen still hadn't left, the soldiers picked up their weapons and started chasing after him.
[White Ability — Quicksilver's Super Speed]
The soldiers only saw a blur in front of their eyes. When they regained their senses, Alex Chen had already vanished from the spot.