Chapter 138: I’ll Beat You ’Til Your Face Blossoms (Resurrection 1/2)

“Die!” He Xiaotian roared, pulling his right arm back and bending it to gather power.

The veins on his arm bulged, a clear sign of just how badly he wanted to hammer Mr. Men to death.

“BOOM!!”

The rented, medium-sized boat simply couldn’t withstand his explosive Divine Power.

It disintegrated instantly, sending fragments of debris flying in all directions.

A huge wave surged over ten meters high, catching the attention of the tourists visiting the Snake Mountain scenic area.

After the lake’s surface calmed, every single one of them stood frozen like statues.

What in the world was that humanoid thing standing in Moon Lake?!

It had to be said that in his current state, with buff after buff stacked on him, even his own father, He Sheng, probably wouldn’t recognize him as his son.

His body was gray, and he was draped in clothes that faintly glowed with a bronze light. His entire form was wreathed in roaring cyan flames, and outside that was the faint, yellow phantom of a giant boulder. A crimson, head-sized Fireball hovered behind him.

What was even more terrifying was his height—he was nearly three meters tall.

His muscles were like coiling dragons, perfectly embodying the phrase “arms thicker than thighs.”

And in each hand, he wielded an enormous iron hammer.

Just looking at the spikes on them was enough to imagine the consequences of a single blow.

And so, the crowd didn’t run away screaming for their lives.

Instead, they pulled out their phones and started recording.

They had a feeling that if they posted a video of this strange creature to a short-video platform, they would definitely go viral!

Of course, not everyone was thinking about going viral at such a critical moment.

During this time, the Shanghai Police Department was flooded with reports of a Kryptonian landing at Moon Lake on Snake Mountain.

A fucking Kryptonian!!

Department 037 quickly realized what was happening: some superhumans were fighting at Snake Mountain.

They immediately contacted the city’s Cleaners and organized a team to rush to the scene.

Their goal was to suppress He Xiaotian and Mr. Men before they could cause irreparable damage to Moon Lake.

At the same time, the tourists discovered that they couldn’t send their videos and photos.

It was as if their internet connection had suddenly been cut, but when they deleted a photo or video, their phones would work normally again.

This was clearly the work of some hacker.

“Call me Daddy!!”

He Xiaotian roared as a golden lion erupted from his back, and the lake water exploded once more.

“Mountain Topple!”

Mr. Men stood on the water’s surface, completely unaffected by the -5 Courage, -5 Sanity debuffs.

Let alone the effects of “Shattered Courage” or “Bleeding from Seven Orifices.”

“BOOM!”

An immense force instantly slammed He Xiaotian into the lake. It felt as if a great mountain had materialized and pressed down on his back.

‘Still using this trick?’

If they had been on solid ground, Mr. Men might not have been able to suppress He Xiaotian.

But here in the water, he had no leverage.

“You son of a bitch!”

He Xiaotian was consumed by a murderous rage, and he violently swung his hammer.

The chain extended continuously, reaching Mr. Men in an instant.

Caught completely off guard, he was bound in the blink of an eye.

He tried to break free, but why would He Xiaotian let him have his way? ℯ

With a brutal tug of his right arm, he yanked Mr. Men toward him.

“SPLASH!”

“Mr. Men, we meet again.”

He Xiaotian wrapped his arms around him, a vicious grin on his face.

Maiden-Crushing Hug, activate!!

He squeezed with both arms, veins popping on his skin.

“CRACK… CRACK… CRACK…”

The expressionless Mr. Men finally showed a look of pain.

If it weren’t for the weakening from the mortal world and the Bronze Sect, his body was so tough that even if he let He Xiaotian attack freely, he probably wouldn’t even get a scratch.

“Shockwave!”

A massive amount of Spiritual Power surged out, and in that instant—it detonated.

“RUMBLE!!”

The lake exploded. Before the terrified eyes of the onlookers, a massive, fifteen-meter-high wave rose up and rushed toward them.

“Run!”

And so, the crowd forgot all about filming or going viral.

They wished their parents had given them two more legs, terrified of being engulfed by the giant wave.

Fortunately, they were still far from the center of the lake, and the wave diminished as it rolled toward the shore.

“BANG!”

A five-meter-high wave crashed onto the ground, throwing up countless splashes.

The people at the very back only got their clothes soaked.

It was a false alarm!

Back in the water, He Xiaotian shook his head. The last blast had left him dizzy and disoriented.

His stomach was churning, and he nearly threw up.

But he forced himself to focus and took out a Water-Repelling Talisman, folded into an octagonal shape, from his storage space.

A round, colorless, transparent barrier of air enveloped him.

‘Incredible!’

He found he could now move through the water as freely as a fish.

Spotting Mr. Men not far away, He Xiaotian shot toward him.

‘He’s hurt. Time to finish him!’

That Spiritual Power explosion just now was undoubtedly powerful.

But the user probably didn’t get off easy, either.

His own constitution was tough, so he recovered quickly.

But a glass-cannon-type final boss like Mr. Men would definitely not recover faster than him. ⅇℯ𝚕.

In fact, He Xiaotian’s guess was correct.

Mr. Men hadn’t recovered yet. Faced with the approaching, malevolent He Xiaotian, all he could do was glare helplessly.

‘Damn it!’

‘If only summoning the Bronze Sect didn’t require so much concentration and couldn’t be interrupted.’

‘I would have run away long ago! Why would I be stuck tangling with He Xiaotian in this lake?’

“Little cutie, your dear old dad is back! Come on, come on, have another taste of Daddy’s warm embrace!”

He Xiaotian cackled, once again wrapping his arms around Mr. Men.

Hammers weren’t very effective underwater; this kind of close-quarters combat was the most lethal approach.

“You damn bastard!”

All Mr. Men could do was let out a powerless roar before He Xiaotian forced him into another Maiden-Crushing Hug!!

“Die!”

A force of over eighty-eight thousand pounds surged out like a tidal wave. Mr. Men, who was already small and slender, felt his bones begin to crack and groan again.

It was as if in the next second, he would be twisted into a pretzel and be dead beyond dead.

Meanwhile, the city Cleaners were racing toward Snake Mountain in custom SUVs, using a special access route.

When a battle between superhumans got heated and became a fight to the death, the ones who suffered most were the surrounding buildings and the ordinary citizens.

If people were smart enough to run at the first opportunity, the Cleaners wouldn’t have to worry too much.

The problem was the daredevil onlookers who didn’t value their own lives!

This lot would take any risk just to watch the show.

Deputy Minister Roger had been so happy about He Xiaotian perfectly resolving the Huayang Road case that he’d been celebrating with a small drink at every meal.

But this morning, he’d been handed a nightmare.

He was so angry he’d smashed his favorite pair of glasses!

To demonstrate that the Cleaners would severely punish all law-breaking superhumans, he had dispatched four squads.

He planned to suppress the combatants ruthlessly, and in doing so, send a warning to all independent superhumans and hidden organizations.

‘Don’t think you can act up just because the Minister isn’t in Shanghai. If anyone dares to cause trouble for me, I’ll fucking waste them!’