In the frozen pillar, Riptide's body was completely immobilized, but he did not die immediately. He could still see the outside world through the ice.
When Johnny raised his hand, Riptide's eyes finally filled with fear. However, he could do nothing except feel that fear, until his frozen body was penetrated by Johnny.
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[Ding! Devour mutants, you can get the ability: Hurricane lv3. Convert devouring points, and you will receive 50 devouring points!]
After the rich blood bloomed, the system prompt sounded in Johnny's mind.
"Convert devouring points," Johnny said silently to himself.
Johnny wasn't very interested in Riptide's ability. He already had a lot of abilities and understood the principle of "many but not refined" very early. For this reason, Johnny's next plan didn't involve obtaining any particularly powerful skills.
Thinking of this, Johnny's eyes slowly fell on the Red Devil. Although Johnny had restrained his terrifying momentum and pressure, the blood-red sand on the ground and the strong smell of blood still stimulated the Red Devil, reminding him of the terrible events that had just occurred.
"Don't do it. You have also awakened your ability. We are the same kind of people. There is no need to kill each other for ordinary people. Shaw started this war just to make mutants dominate the world in the future. With your strength, you'll definitely be one of the few people standing at the top if Shaw's plan succeeds," the Red Devil pleaded, though still afraid. He hoped to buy some time, as Shaw had absorbed a significant amount of nuclear energy.
As the Red Devil spoke, energy fluctuations began to surround the surface of his body, readying him to teleport at any moment. He knew that if Johnny took action, he stood no chance of winning. His only option was to escape through space teleportation, clinging to a faint hope.
After witnessing Johnny's terrifying power, the Red Devil knew he had to make a wise choice between Shaw's "great" dream and his own survival.
Johnny, however, could see through the Red Devil's thoughts and merely smiled coldly.
"I'll give you a chance to choose: surrender to me or end up like him," Johnny said, referring to Riptide, who had been devoured.
As Johnny spoke, strange energy strands began diffusing in the air.
Hearing Johnny's words, a trace of anger flashed in the Red Devil's eyes.
Though he knew he was no match for Johnny, he had confidence in his own special mutant ability—teleportation.
This ability allowed the Red Devil to travel through space and reach any location he desired. It also enabled him to avoid crises in advance.
"You clearly don't understand my ability, so you make such arrogant statements. If I want to leave, you can't stop me," he said, ready to teleport away at any moment.
"Very good," Johnny responded with only two words.
The next moment, the Red Devil, who had been nervously watching Johnny, let out a painful scream and collapsed to the ground.
To prevent the Red Devil from using his teleportation ability to escape, Johnny had already unleashed toxins into the Red Devil's body while speaking.
Now, Johnny controlled the toxins to break out all at once, causing unbearable pain that rendered the Red Devil incapable of activating his abilities.
As the Red Devil writhed in agony, Johnny smiled slightly and suddenly disappeared from his sight. When he reappeared, he was standing right in front of the Red Devil.
This sudden change intensified the Red Devil's fear. He desperately tried to activate his powers to escape, but the extreme pain left him helpless, able only to roll and wail.
"Think carefully about the choice I gave you. After I deal with Shaw, I expect an answer that will satisfy me," Johnny said calmly.
Johnny looked down at the Red Devil and said, "Charles, take the White Queen and the Red Devil away. Shaw has absorbed a lot of reactor nuclear energy. You'd better step back in the next battle."
At the same time, Johnny's voice echoed in the X-Men fighter plane, which was nervously monitoring the situation. His command snapped the terrified X-Men back to their senses.
"Quick! Listen to Mr. Johnny and take them away," Charles instructed Hank, who was piloting the fighter plane beside him. Charles had sensed the intensifying energy fluctuations from the damaged nuclear submarine.
The X-Men's fighter plane quickly landed, taking aboard the stiff White Queen and the pained Red Devil, then soared high into the sky, reaching an altitude of nearly a thousand meters before stopping.
After seeing the tip of Johnny's immense power, Hank made sure to keep the plane at a safe distance. Johnny watched as the White Queen and the Red Devil were taken away but said nothing further. In a blink, he crossed dozens of meters, appearing in front of the damaged nuclear submarine as if by teleportation.
"Shaw, you've been hiding for so long. Don't you dare come out?" Johnny's cold voice penetrated the increasingly violent submarine, ensuring Shaw could hear him clearly.
Despite hearing Johnny, Shaw remained hidden, continuing to absorb the reactor's energy. He was aware of the situation outside but stayed calm, even as his men were killed by Johnny. This only made Johnny disdain him more.
After dealing with the White Queen and her cohorts, Johnny had little patience left. With a cold snort, he summoned violent cosmic energy, forming a giant energy fist that smashed into the broken submarine.
"Bang!" The massive explosion dented the submarine like a crushed can. A few more strikes would turn it into scrap metal.
Under this assault, Shaw finally couldn't remain hidden. Having absorbed the reactor's energy, he was now like a walking nuclear bomb, ready to unleash immense power.
Shaw's mutant ability allowed him to absorb all forms of energy and convert it into his own, making him immensely powerful and highly resistant. While fighting, he could also absorb some of his opponent's energy. This meant that, with enough energy, Shaw was nearly invincible.
As the submarine crumpled, Shaw's hands emerged from the reactor, releasing violent energy towards a deformed wall, causing an immediate explosion.
The energy from Shaw's fingertips was so powerful that the steel wall disintegrated instantly. The explosion roared, creating a large hole in the submarine.
"The rat hiding in the dark, finally showing yourself?" Johnny remarked, smiling slightly as he locked eyes with Shaw, who had emerged from the wreckage. Their gazes met, and invisible sparks seemed to fly between them.
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