Chapter 237. Vaporization Freezing Technique (Part2)

Bang --

A dull thud erupted as fist and shield collided.

However, the nature of the vibranium shield allowed Steve to ignore Dio's power and continue his attack.

With each dull impact, even though the shield cancelled out the terrible force generated by the clash, the level of danger was still evident from the rippling cracks under Dio's feet.

"Hoo ~"

Facing Steve, who was constantly approaching him with his shield, Dio suddenly took a deep breath. In the next moment, a cold chill emerged from Dio and passed along the shield in Steve's hand to him. Visible to the naked eye, a thin layer of frost on the shield started to condense.

The sudden chill caused Steve's grip to start to stiffen on his shield.

Seizing the opportunity, Dio instantly struck out. Accompanied by a shout, Steve was sent flying away.

"The vaporisation freezing technique. I can vaporize the moisture in my own body, enabling me to freeze my own body parts and transfer the loss of heat by touch. My body will freeze; however, my vampiric regeneration ability will compensate for that. So, Steve, how powerful do you think I am?"

"..."

Steve didn't answer Dio's question.

Having lost his shield, he was in a rather precarious position at the moment.

"It's over, Steve. You lost your shield, you're no match for me."

Tilting his head and looking at Steve, Dio had a winning grin on his face.

"Not necessarily."

Holding up his fists, the scene reminded Steve of his past, being beaten by bullies in the streets and alleys. At that time, he never conceded defeat, and he still won't.

"Humph ~"

Letting out a cold snort of disdain, Dio's foot left a deep mark from the force, and in the next instant, Dio's figure appeared in front of Steve. He raised his foot with a sharp crack and heavily kicked Steve's body.

Boom --

With a loud bang, Steve crashed into the solid wall like a cannonball.

Falling from the wall, Steve staggered to his feet. He raised a hand to wipe the blood from his nose and continued to fight.

"It'll be interesting to see how long you would hold on, Steve."

Steve's stubborn resistance caused the disdain in Dio's eyes to intensify. He leapt in front of him and, in the next instant, raised his arms. His punches rained down on Steve.

Dio's massive fists fell like streaks of shadows. Steve raised his arms in a strenuous defence. But he was clearly somewhat overwhelmed and couldn't block the attacks.

"Vaporization Freezing Technique!"

As Dio attacked, he applied the Vaporization Freezing Technique. A large amount of white frost started to coat Steve's body, and as the cold ate away at him, his movements became stiffer and stiffer. He couldn't withstand Dio's rapid attacks.

At this rate, Captain America might not make it to the next century and die at Dio's hands.

An ominous blue beam appeared out of nowhere, forcing Dio to withdraw and dodge the beam's attack.

"Steve! "

Using the Hydra Heavy Assault Rifle to force Dio back, Bucky rushed towards the faltering Steve with a worried look on his face. His hands, however, never hesitated, always aiming at Dio.

"It's no use, Bucky."

Silently staring at Bucky's weapon, Dio opened his mouth and disdainfully smiled, "We all know that that thing has a limited amount of energy. You used up a lot of it, stopping my pawn. Now, let me guess. How many times can you fire it now? Three times? Twice? Once?"

"You can try finding out."

Faced with Dio's provocation, Bucky was unmoved.

"..."

Hearing Bucky's reply, Dio made a deliberate attempt to look like he was throwing in the towel.

In the midst of the subtle confrontation, Steve recovered from the freezing cold and limped over to pick up his shield.

"Hoo ~"

When Steve got his shield back, Bucky's expression seemed a bit reassured.

"No," However, seeing the change on Bucky's face, Dio's expression abruptly changed, "You're lying. It's completely out of power, right? "

With that, one of the surviving vampires under Dio's control lunged towards Bucky.

The blue beam flashed in the darkness of the castle, and the vampire that lunged at him had no time to utter a cry before he disappeared into ashes. However, at this moment, the last bright flash of the weapon in Bucky's hand finally went out.

"Haha, what are you going to do with that toy now, Bucky? "

A maniacal laugh escaped Dio's lips as he sacrificed one of his vampire henchmen to consume the last attack from Bucky's weapon.

"Not necessarily."

As Dio laughed, Bucky's expression didn't change. Dropping the weapon in his hand, he reached behind him and pulled out an odd-looking grenade. He pulled the safety pin and threw it at Dio.

"Steve, close your eyes!"

"That's ...?"

A look of puzzlement passed over Dio's face as he watched the grenade fly.

However, it was too late to react. The grenade suddenly exploded in mid-air, instantly flooding the whole castle with radiant ultraviolet light.

"Ah ~~~~"

Then, under the radiation of the white light, vampires, including Dio, started to scream.

Boom --

Immediately afterwards, a violent blast, accompanied by a loud tremor, came.

Because of Bucky's warning, Steve wasn't blinded by the white light from the grenade.

Seconds after the explosion, Steve opened his eyes and turned his head to look in the direction of the blast. He was instantly shocked by the sight before him.

In the wreckage of the castle, charred and twisted bodies fell to the ground; their faces looked agonised, their appearance resembling that of the Hydra agent he had seen die earlier.

"What, exactly, is this?"

Subconsciously gulping, Steve turned back and looked at Bucky, a look of obvious confusion spread over his face.

"Ultraviolet Grenade. Howard made it to deal with vampires."

Meeting Steve's gaze, Bucky spoke up and explained.

"But I didn't think it would be that powerful."

Howard's previous failure at the World's Fair was deeply rooted in their hearts, so Bucky himself was surprised by the results of the blast.

In fact, Bucky wouldn't have placed his hopes on such a weapon if he hadn't had to. Although, judging by the results, the grenade worked unexpectedly well and managed to get rid of all the vampires.