I Detest Ruthless Villains the Most!
17: Chapter 17: Ripjaws Unleashed!
I Detest Ruthless Villains the Most!
Around the corner, bright lights blazed as a high-tech machine slammed into view.
The machine stood upright, and a weeping woman was tied to it securely, unable to move.
Dr.
Connors was typing away on a keyboard nearby; it wasn’t hard to imagine he was about to begin some kind of genetic transformation experiment.
Less than three meters away from Dr.
Connors, a seven- or eight-year-old boy lay unconscious on the ground, a black jacket thoughtfully padded beneath him.
This was the mother and son Gwen was here to rescue.
Sensing the firelight behind him, Dr.
Connors turned his head.
Seeing Heatblast, then Spider-Man on the ceiling, Dr.
Connors nearly lost his composure.
He gritted his teeth and grunted, “You didn’t come at a good time.” “No, there’s no better time for a rescue than right now.” Gwen’s focus landed on the mother and son as she quickly formulated a rescue plan in her head.
Once she had a basic idea, Gwen looked at the machine in confusion and lowered her voice.
“What is that?” Heatblast cupped his hands behind his head and yawned.
“He wants to use that thing to turn everyone in the city into creatures like him.” Gwen looked down at Owen Vance, even more bewildered.
*I didn’t mention this to him, did I?
How does he know Dr.
Connors is converting people?* Dr.
Connors was actually Gwen’s university professor, though to keep collateral damage to a minimum, Gwen hadn’t revealed this.
She was worried someone might target Dr.
Connors’s innocent family members to force him into the open, which would only lead to more casualties.
Thinking of Dr.
Connors’s character, and then picturing the bizarre image of a city full of lizard-men…
Gwen denied it with some uncertainty, keeping her voice low in a private whisper to Owen: “I don’t think he’d do something like that.” “Bwahaha, that’s right!” Hearing Owen’s words, Dr.
Connors threw his arms wide and burst into a cold, sinister laugh.
“I will lead all of humanity into a glorious evolution!” Gwen pursed her lips in frustration.
Fine.
Another mad scientist.
Looks like the lizard DNA altered his brain.
“No disease!
No disability!” Dr.
Connors turned in rapt fascination, his claw-like fingers gently brushing across the woman’s cheek.
After a two-second silence, he whispered tenderly, “If we all become the same, there will be no more monsters in this world.” The woman sobbed bitterly, choking back tears as she repeated over and over, “Honey, please don’t do this…” The situation was clear.
After mutating, Dr.
Connors developed an inferiority complex over his monstrous appearance, so he decided to turn everyone in the city into creatures like himself.
And his very first targets were his own wife and son.
Owen sniffled in mock sentimentality.
“Such family harmony.
How touching.” Gwen’s eyes twitched as she kept crawling forward.
*How in the world is this family harmony?!* she thought.
Gwen dropped her voice to the faintest whisper.
“Can you stall him?
I’ll go save them.” Compared to a walking inferno like Heatblast, Spider-Man was obviously far better suited for a rescue mission.
Owen gave a casual nod.
Dealing with a minor scrub like Dr.
Connors was as easy as pie for him.
Thinking of something, Gwen paused and turned her head.
“I think it’d be better if you switched forms.” This was a confined space with hostages.
Heatblast could easily hurt innocent bystanders, whereas Wildvine would be much more suitable.
“You’re right.” The flames turned blue as Owen switched to Cryo-Heatblast.
A rush of cold air swept up from below.
Gwen’s heart skipped a beat.
*How does he have yet another form?!* As the primary combatant, Owen strode forward with large steps.
One was walking straight toward him, while the other was skulking along the ceiling in the shadows.
Naturally, Dr.
Connors chose to deal with Cryo-Heatblast first.
Looming like a small mountain, Dr.
Connors charged at full speed, the sheer force of his heavy strides shaking the ground.
Seizing the opportunity, Gwen sped up, crawling toward the mother and son.
Midway, realizing Owen lacked combat experience here, she hurriedly turned back to warn him: “Watch out for his—” The moment her gaze fell upon the scene, she saw Dr.
Connors frozen solid into an ice sculpture.
She froze in place.
“…tail.” The two exchanged a look.
From Owen’s disdainful, lazy eyes, Gwen practically heard his voice: *”That’s it?”* She stiffly turned her head back and got back on track to complete the rescue.
Seeing the woman looking at her pleadingly, Gwen instinctively offered a reassuring smile, forgetting she was wearing a mask.
Her attention had been completely hijacked by Owen.
She was baffled beyond belief!
She couldn’t fathom how Owen possessed so many different abilities.
And each one was stronger than the last!
*Where on earth did this guy come from?* ……..
Encased in a thick layer of frost, Dr.
Connors was frozen into a statue, leaving only his eyes able to move.
He stared at Cryo-Heatblast before him, his pupils filled with absolute terror.
As the victim, he didn’t even know how Owen had pulled it off.
Before he could even react, he was encased in ice!
[Combat EXP +7%] Owen looked Dr.
Connors up and down with bored indifference, then transformed into Heatblast, controlling his flames as he reached for Dr.
Connors’s side.
The flames melted the ice around the pocket before dissipating, and Owen reached into the lab coat to pull out the doctor’s wallet.
Flipping through it, he pulled out the bank cards inside and looked up.
Using the same method, he used his fire powers to thaw the ice around Dr.
Connors’s mouth.
Holding his breath, the terrified lizard professor was too frightened to utter a word.
The air froze for two seconds.
Owen held up the wallet with an innocent look.
“I found a wallet.” Dr.
Connors opened his mouth, thought better of it, and shut it again.
Owen flipped through the wallet, looking down.
“How strange.
The photo inside looks just like you back when you were human.” Dr.
Connors pressed his lips tight, forcing out a strained smile.
Owen looked at him with innocent eyes.
“So you definitely know the PIN for these bank cards, right?” Dr.
Connors quietly shifted his gaze, playing dead.
Right now, he was only worried about his wife’s condition.
At this, Owen exploded in anger.
“Fine!
You won’t speak, huh?!” Grumbling furiously, Owen looked around until he finally spotted a discarded cigarette butt.
Thawing a small patch of ice on Dr.
Connors, Owen lit the cigarette butt and pressed it straight against Dr.
Connors’s buttock.
“What I hate most…” *Sizzle~* With a barely audible noise, the cigarette butt went out.
Owen paused, realizing the lizard hide was far too thick for a cigarette butt to do anything.
So, flaming up a single finger into a torch, Heatblast shoved it viciously against the hide.
[Combat EXP +37%] A sharp sizzle sounded again, much louder this time.
Under the searing flame, the lizard hide quickly rendered into fat, releasing a faint smell of roasted meat.
Dr.
Connors’s eyes bulged, and he let out an agonizing, bloodcurdling scream: “AAAAAAHHH!” Owen huffed angrily, breathing heavily.
“Let me tell you the truth!
What I hate most are scum like you who act without a shred of morals!” Still unsatisfied, he switched back to his frost powers and ripped off one of Dr.
Connors’s toenails.
[Combat EXP +11%] “Dammit, resorting to anything just to achieve your own sick goals!” “Villains like you are the absolute worst!” Cursing bitterly, Owen plunged an icicle dagger straight into Dr.
Connors’s body.
Dr.
Connors’s tragic, agonizing roars echoed through the corridor, refusing to dissipate.
“AAAAAAHHH!” Hearing those screams, anyone listening felt their skin crawl.
Having finished the rescue, Gwen turned around to look.
She saw Dr.
Connors kneeling on the ground on all fours, tortured beyond recognition…
…and Owen, gloating as he held the wallet.
Noticing Gwen’s gaze, Owen happily waved the wallet in his hand.
“He finally spilled it.” Gwen was utterly, speechlessly silent.
Looking at this scene alone, it was genuinely hard to tell who the actual villain was.
The next second, Gwen’s face changed drastically.
She saw Dr.
Connors’s injuries regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At the same time, as Dr.
Connors endured the excruciating pain and spat out a final mouthful of dark blood, the icon for Ripjaws completely lit up!
Ripjaws successfully unlocked!