“Zzzzt—” The Heat Vision released from his eyes possessed extremely high temperature and impact; low-level Ethereals were vaporized instantly, leaving not even a trace of residue behind.
It was environmentally friendly and pollution-free.
Heat Vision, quite powerful.
“Cool.
What is this move called?” Eous (Belle) asked.
It was the first time she had seen a human shoot lasers from their eyes, and with such astonishing lethality—just a glare was enough to insta-kill an Ethereal, as easy as stepping on an ant.
“Electric Eye Intimidation (Heat Vision Edition).” After Shiro finished clearing the Ethereals, he introduced it with a smile.
Or, it could also be called Ma♦gic♦ Tri♦ck♦.
“Electric Eye Intimidation?
What kind of weird name is that?” Eous (Belle) had a speechless emote appear where her eyes were; it sounded very abstract.
“Then let’s just call it Heat Vision.
It’s one of the abilities I acquired over these past two-plus years.” “Shiro, where on earth did you go for these two and a half years?” Shiro pointed a single finger at the sky and said nonchalantly, “I went on a trip off the planet.” Belle’s brain couldn’t quite process this at the moment; she’d ask later, but she still wanted to retort, “Since you came back, you seem to have become increasingly ruthless, haven’t you?” Before, it was just decapitation; now, you’re completely erasing the evidence.
Will there be fancy dismemberment in the future?
“Didn’t I tell you?
Ethereals don’t feel pain.
It didn’t even make a sound just now.” Shiro spouted nonsense with a straight face.
Eous (Belle): “…” That was direct cremation; it didn’t even have the chance to scream.
“Hoooo—” “Crackle, crackle, crackle…” More Ethereals gathered.
Shiro opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of extremely low temperature.
Wherever it passed, the ground instantly froze over with a layer of ice, and the clawing, screeching Ethereals were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
[Freeze Breath], a classic ability of Superman, a form of [Super Breath].
Besides fighting enemies, it could also be used to cool down drinks, making instant iced beverages on the spot.
“Well, at least this one is intact.” Eous (Belle) muttered blankly.
However, although intact, she felt something was still not quite right.
Preserving the whole corpse?
Shiro felt it earnestly; the power of Superman was truly intoxicating.
If it were Silver Age Superman or another version of Superman, it would probably feel even better.
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Kriet Hollow, Old Metro Hub.
“No way, that Etherealized Red Tooth Gang uncle caught up!” Billy looked at Dullahan, feeling very helpless.
What a persistent pest, impossible to shake off.
If ammo consumption exceeds the limit, the subsequent bonus might be ruined, and many things won’t be doable—for instance, he wouldn’t be able to buy starlight knight merchandise.
“Billy, don’t zone out during a fight.” Clang!
Anby slashed at Dullahan with her electrified blade, but it was easily blocked by the heavy shield in Dullahan’s left hand.
A massive repulsive force from the shield knocked Anby back more than ten meters.
“Hey, old man, look over here!” Billy coolly pointed his guns at the Ethereal and pulled the triggers, but…
“CLICK—” No bullets fired; he didn’t feel any recoil.
Billy froze for a moment, then realized he had actually forgotten to reload.
Dullahan: You want me to “slash” over here, right?
The glowing longsword in Dullahan’s left hand came down on Billy’s head; it was all about being a good listener.
“Old man, stop, pause for a second!” Billy was terrified.
Can we reconcile now?
Anby’s mouth twitched.
This goofball was truly a handful; he always dropped the ball at critical moments.
“Clang!” Before Anby could act, a figure appeared between Billy and Dullahan as if teleporting.
The glowing longsword slashed onto his shoulder, emitting the sound of metal colliding, yet his clothes didn’t show a single sign of damage.
“Brother Shiro?” “Big Brother Shiro?” Billy stared straight at Shiro’s back.
Anby walked over to Billy’s side.
The figure they hadn’t seen in two and a half years had appeared, and in such an incredibly formidable manner—it was both surprising and delightful.
“My god, he blocked an Elite Ethereal’s slash with his bare body.” Billy pointed at Shiro’s shoulder in disbelief.
“Anby, he is practically Superman.” Shiro tilted his head slightly and admitted with a smile, “Billy, you have a good eye for people.” Achievement unlocked: Showing off in public.
Superman’s costume could be exchanged for in the Everything Store store; he’d deal with that later.
“So dizzy ๑ _ ๑” Eous (Belle) collapsed directly onto the ground.
The sensory input made her feel very uncomfortable; Shiro’s super-fast jumping gave her the experience of extreme ups and downs.
This floor is really floor-y.
“Crackle, crackle, crackle…” Shiro blew a breath of 1982-vintage cold air onto the longsword on his shoulder.
Frost instantly froze it through—a weak attack that couldn’t even scratch an itch.
“Snap!” He tapped it lightly with a soft fist, and the greatsword shattered into ice powder instantly.
Dullahan was stunned for a rare moment; where did my greatsword go?
If it still retained any human thoughts, it would surely ask: Are you a human?
“Let’s use just this much strength.” “Bang!” Shiro held back his strength as much as possible—a little fist pounding on your chest—but even so, one punch knocked Dullahan down.
The ground shook violently, and it was smashed into a crater.
“Tsk!” Looking at the not-so-durable Elite Ethereal Dullahan, Shiro curled his lip.
Its little body was too fragile; it went down before he even used any real force.
“Zzzzt—” Seeing this, Shiro put away some of his playfulness.
His eyes glowed with scorching red light, and he began to dismember it using Heat Vision.
Left arm, thigh, waist, and finally, decapitation.
Dismemberment complete.
Dullahan tried to struggle and get up during the dismemberment process, but after taking another punch, it continued to lie flat.
Throughout the whole process, it felt no pain at all, completely dissolving into Ethereal light particles.
“This…
Shiro seems to be getting more and more ruthless?” Eous (Belle)’s self-muttering was quite intriguing.
Others go for a one-hit kill, clean and efficient, but you’re either dismembering or decapitating.
If Ethereals sprayed red blood, this would definitely be an R-rated scene.
“Ahhh, laser eyes!
Anby, did you see that?
So cool!” Billy pointed at Shiro excitedly.
Anby covered her ears; this goofball was too noisy.
“It’s not laser eyes; mine is Heat Vision.” Shiro turned around, correcting the term in passing.
“If you want to call it Electric Eye Intimidation, that’s not impossible either.” Eous (Belle) was speechless.
You still can’t forget your Electric Eye Intimidation, huh?
To come up with such an abstract move name, you must be a real character.
“Alright, let’s go get the safe.” Now that Dullahan is taken care of, there’s no need to come in a second time; let’s finish it early.
Shiro thought about getting Super Brain to get used to the super strength in a while, and once back at Everything Store, he would take a shower.
He hadn’t bathed in over two years; a shower would be relaxing.
“Yeah, if it weren’t for that Red Tooth Gang uncle, we would have been out by now.” Billy ran over happily, and before long, he brought out the silver safe.
“Will Boss Nicole give us a bonus?” “After soaking in this Hollow for so long, I need to properly maintain my chassis.” “Big Brother Shiro, I want to eat the burgers you make.” Anby said.
“Sure, we’ll talk about it when we get back.
You can all come to Everything Store then.” Shiro nodded.
“If there’s nothing else, everyone follow me.” Eous (Belle) indicated that it was time for her, the legendary Proxy, to make a move.
Through the calculations of a professional Proxy, the group took the most convenient route to leave the Hollow and return to the peaceful Sixth Street.
The moment they left the Hollow, they felt a wonderful sense of liberation.