Chapter 117: Ten Rings Obtained

Mandarin has ten rings, and the ten rings possess ten different abilities.

Mind Increase, Vortex Cyclone, Shock, Dark Force Field, Ice Storm, Flame Blast, Lightning, Magnetic Field Control, Matter Reorganization, and the last one, Atomic Cutting.

The first eight abilities didn't bother Erik, having mastered electromagnetism and gravity, he had a way to deal with them, but the last two, matter reorganisation and atomic cutting, were two perverse abilities that were nearly insurmountable to him.

Matter reorganisation, which Eric had experienced back in Apocalypse, rearranges the atoms and molecules of matter, allowing for a fundamental transformation of matter, metal into sand and sand into metal ...

Through this ability, both Apocalypse and Mandarin are able to alter the structure of matter, making them very powerful both in attack and defence.

What is even more perverse is that through matter restructuring, they are able to heal their own wounds, using other matter to transform into their own flesh and blood, attaching it to their wounded areas and repairing the wounds at the molecular, atomic level.

This repair, capable of healing most injuries, the little trio of SARS, AIDS and cancer notwithstanding, is the real reason why Erik is tied up and plays the fool to show his weakness.

He lacked the means to kill in a single blow, the most commonly used electromagnetic cannons, metal torrents, electromagnetic pulses, gravity, etc., could not kill Mandarin in an instant, and with a fraction of a second, Mandarin would be able to unleash the effects of his matter restructuring ring, nullifying his previous efforts.

The last ability, Atomic Cutting, is an even more perverse ability, it's a special beam of energy that is theoretically capable of destroying all matter, molecules, and elements, making it difficult to resist even vibranium.

Matter reorganisation is the strongest shield, atomic cutting is the strongest spear, and the solution Eric came up with was very simple, attack the shield of the enemy with the spear of the enemy!

The only thing he didn't expect was that Mandarin had used the Atomic Cut as his last resort, leaving Eric to take a half-day beating, and if it wasn't for the fused vibranium under his skin for protection, he would have split his skin open.

However, seeing Mandarin finally use the ring's power made it all worth it, Eric thought!

With Mandarin's fearful gaze, Eric nodded in front of his body and a small spatial door opened at the front of the atomic cutting beam, which was transported directly to Mandarin's side.

With a slight twitch of Eric's finger, the cutting light swept lightly, and Mandarin was instantly sliced into two pieces, front and back.

Erik saw the moment and generated a thunderbolt that fell on the second half of Mandarin's corpse, reducing it to ashes in a matter of moments.

The leader of the Ten Rings gang, who had plagued the Middle East for dozens of years, was now brought to justice!

With the death of Mandarin, all the ten rings on his hand became dull, no longer looking as good as they did earlier.

Only then did Eric get up and remove his trophies, all ten rings.

He knew very well that Mandarin had used some unknown method to bind the rings to him, and as long as Mandarin's still alive, no one would be able to take the rings away.

Luckily, the process had some twists and turns, but the end was just as Eric had expected, with all ten rings intact and none of them destroyed.

With the rings stored in his pocket dimension, Eric searched the underground cave.

Firstly, the pavilion, the only structure in the cavern, was uprooted by Eric, who shook out everything he could.

He found a hard slab of stone, of unknown material, with a map carved into it and a few lines of writing in Mongolian.

He could not read a word of the Mongolian language, so he threw it into his pocket dimension to be studied later. If it had been hidden so tightly by Mandarin, it must have been something good!

When he first looked at the murals, they looked like figures dancing and animals tumbling around, but when he looked closer, he realised that there were small, dense characters written underneath the murals, in Mongolian, Sanskrit and Chinese.

Eric read a few sentences and found that they were all martial arts secrets.

This was too good to miss, so Eric took out his scanner and scanned the murals one by one, saving them for his files. It didn't matter if he could practice it or not, he would take it anyway!

After scanning them, Eric used his magnetic and gravitational fields to sense them again, and dug out some of the messy stuff from the ground, packing it all away regardless of its usefulness.

After confirming that he hadn't missed anything, Eric teleported back to New York with a hum.

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"Guys, these two rings are the focus of our next research!"

Matter reorganization and atomic cutting.

These two abilities, one for coalescing atoms and one for destroying them, Eric felt were more or less related to strong and weak forces in one way or another, and whether the relationship was greater or lesser, it was always a little enlightening to figure out how they worked first.

When Eric told the lab about the effects of the two rings, everyone had a shocked look on their faces, even the newcomer Bruce Banner felt his heart beat a little faster, scaring him so much that he hastily activated his bracelet and entered sage mode.

Seeing Bruce Banner instantly become expressionless and emotionless, several people looked at the bracelet he wore on his wrist with some trepidation, secretly cautioning themselves not to offend Boss. What would be the point of living if he were to get angry and force them to wear one too and be in sage mode every day.

Sage mode, has no desire for anything, not a single interest in anything ...

Hiss ...

A few people, imagining in their minds what it would be like to be in sage mode at all times, drew a cold breath and shivered, shifting slightly on their feet, moving further and further away from Bruce Banner for fear of being affected by the leaking EMP.

Eric saw how a few people behaved and thought, should he develop this into a weapon himself?

Hiss ...

Broad fear broad fear!

If this were to be developed, he would be known by many more names than "Friend of Women", such as "Public Enemy of Men" and "Monk Maker". ...

Horror like this ...

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