Chapter 20

A few minutes later, the fight turned into a beating. Still, Rust may be strong, but the Blackout is just on a completely different level. Besides, Tony has a metal body, so maybe that's what killed him. When the lights came back on all over Star labs, I heard a few voices. It was Tony, Barry, and Caitlin. Rust made it clear to them that they should run and quickly. After that, they started running away from the Blackout.

It was my exit, and I waited for him to move away and move toward the dead Tony.

When I arrived at his body, his pulse was gone and his heart had stopped. There wasn't much time, so I took out a needle and stuck it in the Ilium, then filled two syringes and emptied them into the flask. Well, now the most problematic...

- Hoo... - Pushing back the mask, I exhaled and quickly drank all the bone marrow. Right after that, I got up and started running away from Star labs quickly. There was no time to delay...

As I ran, I suddenly felt dizzy and hot all over my body, and I felt as if my bones were starting to burn. The pain was unpleasant, it was the first sign that I should speed up, which I did.

I ran out of the building and headed for the car, my eyes already blurred, and my body was convulsing. I got pre-cooked psychostimulant and stuck in a vein in the arm. Right after that, it was like a jolt of electricity went through my body and I was a little cheered up. But not for long, it lasted just a second and everything passed. Yeah, this stuff is useless to me...

My whole body was burning and I was sweating, but I kept running. It felt like all my bones were being chewed by ants. My eyes were aching and my blood vessels were bursting. My vision blurred with blood, but I kept running. There's not much left...

I ran to the car and got in and slammed the door. Then I relaxed and immediately began to lose consciousness, the pain swept through my body and I passed out.

***

- Khaa... Damn it...- I woke up with a terrible headache. My whole body ached, and I felt terribly hungry. This has never happened before, my ears spontaneously picked up the voices of people nearby and the beating of their hearts. The smell sharpened and I could feel everything around me... There was a great desire to tear someone apart and eat them. The thought made my head ache even more.

- Okay, calm down, now is not the time.- I began to breathe slowly and calm down. My hunger has been getting out of control lately, and after Tony's bone marrow, this was the first time I felt this urge to eat someone. The stronger I get, the more hungry I feel, unpleasant...

I took off my suit and put on my casual clothes. The last trip taught me a lot, so I installed a light in the car, so it was much better.

My whole body was still aching, but my hunger had eased a little, I think I can wait until the evening, now judging by the sounds of another day. All my senses were back to normal, so I got out of the truck.

We need to get out of here, I'll check my abilities later.

***

When I arrived home, I immediately went down to the basement and headed for the training area. I'll test my new powers there...

I felt power, as if my body had become noticeably stronger, stronger, and also heavier, but it was just a feeling, as it was really worth checking out.

I went to makiwara and hit him.

*Boom*

The makiwara was instantly smashed through, as if it had been hit with a sledgehammer, and even the concrete wall was dented. I didn't feel any pain, and I hadn't been able to do that before. Although my punch was stronger than an ordinary person, it was certainly not capable of such a thing.

I examined the fist and didn't notice a single scratch, strong skin and bones, how interesting...

I picked up a machete that I sometimes practice with and tried to cut my hand open. But unfortunately nothing came out, and only when I put a decent effort the skin was cut.

Hmm, it looks like I've adopted this guy's strength as well as his weight. My blow was strong, but the main role was played by the severity of the blow. The bottom line is that even a weak blow with a sledgehammer can break through a wall, or a blow with sufficient energy. This guy did not have superpowers, but a huge mass that he controlled without any problems, because it was his own body. After all, a slow blow with a sledgehammer will be much weaker than a fast blow. It was the same with this guy, his fists were like sledgehammers, and he swung them like normal fists.

My problem is that unlike him, I can't control my ability. He could become a man of steel at will, but I was completely changed. My strength is probably at the level of the soldiers under Mirakuru or even a little stronger. It can be said that I also took over a small part of this guy's strength. I'm lucky that the weight doesn't affect me, I feel as light as ever, but the ground beneath me clearly feels my weight.

Well, everything is quite good, a lot of weight will not be a problem, it is much more useful than problems. Now my blows are terribly strong, and the body will not even take a bullet. I have super hearing, super smell, super strength, and super defense, and I can even clone some body parts. Now I've really become a super person, I've probably reached the level of very strong meta-people. Of course, I'm still a long way from guys like Firestorm and Flash, but the day is not far off when even they will not be dangerous for me. It remains only to find a couple more meta and you can absolutely not be afraid of anyone, thawne is dangerous, but he is not here for long. More power is needed... Although, right now I need to eat, and at the beginning I need to fully check my current condition, find out my current weight and whether I can stop the bullet. Of course, there is no doubt, but it's still worth a try, you never know.

***

I whistled a cheerful tune and performed a craniotomy. The brain was the most nutritious, and meat would have to be eaten a lot, so I've been eating brains lately. I need to eat about a quarter of my brain to get full, so the trepanation was enough. The operation was carried out quite calmly, so when I open the skull, the person remains alive, so the brain does not lose its nutritional value. Taking out the brain, I quickly used spices and salt, cut it into several parts and quickly swallowed it.

My hunger was quickly suppressed, and I relaxed... It's all stressful, so much useful material has to be thrown away, it's a pity that they die after extracting part of the brain...

Okay, I'll get rid of the body, I'll have to deal with another meta-human soon, so you should be ready.