CHAPTER 14

For a moment, Mindy's delicate face registered complete shock as she looked at Su Chen in disbelief.

"Su Chen, please don't do anything reckless," Mindy pleaded, aware of the injustice Su Chen had endured behind his indifferent and ruthless facade, and the pain he had silently borne in his heart, as well as the pent-up aggression he had harbored for so long.

Having accessed certain information backstage, she knew that Su Chen was merely a lab escapee, not a malicious enemy by any means.

But once an iconic structure is targeted under the scrutiny of the world, there's no turning back.

...

"Turn around?"

Su Chen, disillusioned with the world, never entertained such a notion.

From this point onward, he desired nothing more than for the world to taste the agony he had endured.

A nuclear explosion, bestowed by them.

Few can fathom a body instantly containing the power of such devastation.

External energy is akin to water, while the body is the vessel.

To harbor such immense energy requires an exceptionally robust physique.

And Su Chen's body is unyielding. Reconstructed and healed after the nuclear blast, it has developed a newfound resilience, perfectly acclimating to the onslaught of horrific energy, elevating his muscular strength to an unprecedented level.

That's why he can traverse the city exuding immense, majestic energy like a human being.

"It's time to return all of this to you!"

Su Chen couldn't discern the panic of the people below.

The continuous energy fluctuations in his body intensified the turbulence of the surrounding air, akin to a typhoon raging between heaven and earth.

Soon, the lingering energy began to seep out from his body, continuously spewing forth.

At that moment, Su Chen, bathed in light, resembled a rising sun. The brilliant radiance engulfed everything in sight, and the majestic energy it contained wrought destruction upon everything in its path.

"Stop!"

"Run!"

The guards scurried around on the ground, never expecting the figure ascending in the air to explode.

And this burst of energy, akin to a blazing sun, engulfed the magnificent building, which stood like a drawn blade, causing it to evaporate instantly, like a snowman under the summer sun.

"What!"

The figures on the ground, including the reporters who were present, couldn't escape this catastrophe.

Their forms also evaporated.

Soon...

The light from the nuclear explosion swept out, perfectly enveloping the entire area of the building, annihilating both the structure and all the soldiers and staff within.

From a distance, a vast and magnificent mushroom cloud could be seen rising above the ground.

No one anticipated that this building, once held in high regard by the military for ridiculing criminals, would meet such a fate.

"Gosh, what is this?"

"Is that divine intervention? Did that boy just detonate himself?"

"Damn, I was spot on. The wanted criminal transformed into a sun, emitting an incredibly dazzling light..."

The audience in front of the TV station was utterly stunned.

However, the satellite signal was cut off at this moment, rendering the live broadcast screen inaccessible.

No matter how oblivious people were, they vaguely grasped that the light emanating from the boy's body had seemingly triggered a terrifying explosion, engulfing the entire landmark building.

Of course, the citizens of the capital city witnessed this scene vividly.

A chilling mushroom cloud loomed in the distance.

"Oh my God, has our country fallen victim to a nuclear explosion?"

Soon after, someone posted pictures of the mushroom cloud taken on social media platforms via mobile phones.

[Shocking! Iron Man's designed building hit by nuclear explosion! Military's Face Slapped! Spectacular Scene!]

Instantaneously, the post garnered hundreds of thousands of views. As it circulated and was shared, more and more people became aware of the attack on Washington, D.C., the nation's capital.

"Wait, is this some kind of joke?"

In downtown Manhattan, Tony Stark, in the Stark headquarters building, nearly spewed water from his mouth upon hearing the news.

"The most secure facility in the world, designed to prevent any criminals from escaping, and yet, before it's even operational, it's struck by a nuclear explosion at close range?"

Tony couldn't help but feel a profound sense of humiliation.

Observing the video screens reposted from various sources, Tony, now Iron Man, displayed great curiosity.

"Jarvis..."

"Yes, sir."

Jarvis, the artificial intelligence butler, promptly grasped his owner's intentions. Through the satellite equipment linked to low-Earth orbit, Jarvis immediately calculated the nuclear equivalent value.

"The suspected energy-absorbing mutant power has stored the world's most wanted criminal with a terrifying nuclear equivalent. However, judging by the scale of the self-detonation, this teenager can no longer survive."

"Well, that's quite obvious."

Iron Man Tony began to grumble.

After all, there's really no need for calculation here. Anyone with a brain who sees this scene would be almost certain that the individual has blown himself up.

"No, sir, there is also a very conspicuous life fluctuation in the nuclear explosion area."

In less than a second, Jarvis's blunt response was like a slap in the face.

"Impossible!"

At that moment, even Tony, typically composed, stood up in shock.

Simultaneously, amidst the rising mushroom clouds at the scene, a slender figure hovered amidst invisible waves, seemingly unharmed by the nuclear explosion, appearing like an ordinary person.

...

Boom!

The terrifying mushroom cloud loomed over the ground, erasing the once-magnificent building that symbolized the military's strength.

A blanket of death enveloped the area, rendering it eerily silent.

Amidst the deadly stillness and the chaotic aftermath of the explosion, a figure emerged, seemingly unaffected by the devastation.

No one could have anticipated that a slender figure would emerge unscathed from the heart of the nuclear explosion.

Cloaked in black with a fringe covering his forehead, his black-and-white eyes betrayed a chilling coldness, revealing little emotion beneath his indifferent and ruthless demeanor.

"It's him!"

"Oh my god, the globally wanted man who self-destructed emerged unharmed!"

Shocked by the radiation from the nuclear haze, nearby citizens hastily fled the scene.

After all, there are still reporters who are undaunted by the threat of death. Seeking firsthand information, they boarded helicopter gunships and braved the danger to provide frontline reports to the world.

"He made it."

A reporter aimed their camera at the scene of the nuclear explosion, expecting to capture the aftermath, but was astonished to witness figures emerging from the blast unharmed.

"It's him!"

This individual had been declared an S-class global wanted criminal by the national defense spokesperson earlier that morning and was listed as a member of a terrorist organization's extreme mutant faction.

He orchestrated the nuclear explosion, yet now he walked away unscathed.

The news is both shocking and alarming.

"It is reported that this Chinese teenager Su Chen just killed General Ross and his special forces in Central Park in downtown Manhattan."

"And now..."

"This young man is absolutely lawless. He disregards the law entirely. He even completely obliterated a building in a peculiar manner, right before everyone's eyes," the host declared, holding the microphone.

The cameraman, capturing the scene from above, zoomed in on Su Chen's indifferent face.

Um...

In less than a second, the cameraman saw through the lens as the teenager emerged from the nuclear explosion and raised his head, gazing at them with indifference and ruthlessness.

"Noisy!"

Even from his charred appearance, Su Chen's voice reached them clearly from afar.

Lawlessness.

There's not a trace of legal ethics.

These harsh words further fueled Su Chen's thirst for revenge.

Didn't they insist they were mutant members of extreme organizations?

Then so be it!

Hum!

Su Chen raised his right hand, a flash of light emanating from his fingertip. In an instant, the light expanded, transforming into a thick beam that shot towards the sky.

"No!"

The distant helicopter had no time for evasive maneuvers.

The beam's speed was too swift.

Boom!

The helicopter's propeller was instantly damaged by the beam, causing it to plummet to the ground like a meteorite.

Boom!

Soon, an orange flame suddenly erupted from the ground in the distance.

In the chaos of the crash, the helicopter personnel didn't entertain thoughts of survival.

At the same time, more and more military vehicles continued to converge in the area.

But the soldiers intending to secure the scene never anticipated a survivor emerging from the nuclear explosion, especially the one responsible for it all.

"Everyone, pay attention, open fire immediately!"

The first wave of biochemical troops to arrive didn't bother with securing the scene.

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