One punch. Then another.
Kevin's punching speed began to slow, each blow growing heavier, as if his fists were made of lead. Eventually, he didn't even have the strength to throw another strike. His arms slipped down Four Arms' broad shoulders as he bowed his head, breathing heavily and dripping with sweat.
"Are you done? Then it's my turn."
Four Arms' four eyes gleamed slowly as he stretched out one of his massive arms, clenching his hand into a tight fist.
BOOM!
The sound of air being compressed erupted suddenly!
What was even more terrifying were the invisible ripples that formed around his fist, swirling like currents of energy!
"Quick, get away! Don't get close!" Max's expression changed as he hurriedly pulled Ben and Gwen further back to safety.
"Asher, I will never lose to you! Never!!" Kevin raised his trembling arms frantically. The armor on his forearms instantly assembled into a thick alloy shield.
"Now!"
Four Arms threw his punch.
The technique required no advanced combat skills, just a simple, devastating straight punch.
A massive crack suddenly split the earth, extending from Four Arms' feet to the ground more than thirty feet behind Kevin!
The walls on either side showed deep tears, as if they'd been crushed by an unstoppable force!
"Ahhh!"
Before the fist even connected, the gale-force winds generated by the punch made Kevin's body sway violently. He let out a desperate roar, barely able to withstand even the air pressure of the attack!
BOOM!
The fist slammed squarely into Kevin's alloy shield.
Kevin had held onto a sliver of hope, even if his shield couldn't fully resist such a devastating punch, at least it could block it for a few seconds, right?
But the moment they made contact, a crack split directly down the center of the alloy shield. Through the gap, Kevin saw that huge, fierce fist, and he shuddered.
"This is a punch with my full strength behind it. No armor can stop it," Four Arms declared, like a one-punch champion crushing through Kevin's defenses!
And it didn't stop there.
Half a second later, with a resounding CRASH, the shield shattered completely! Countless metal fragments scattered across the ground!
The fist maintained its momentum, striking Kevin's alloy-covered body with pure inertia!
"AHHHH!"
Kevin's face contorted in agony as he screamed, flying backward more than three hundred feet!
And that was only because the alloy shield had absorbed much of the force!
"Hoo... that felt good." Four Arms retracted one of his fists. Sparks danced across his knuckles from the heat generated by punching through the air itself.
Kevin's screams finally snapped the stunned gang members back to reality.
When they first regained awareness, they'd instinctively prepared to kneel and beg for Kevin's mercy. Then they saw Four Arms standing there, and Kevin, beaten and airborne.
"What... what's happening?!" When the gangsters witnessed this unforgettable scene, they even forgot to run.
"Leave. Now. Immediately!" Four Arms leaned forward and roared at them without mercy!
Startled by the shout, the gangsters jumped up like startled fish and fled toward the alley exit in a panic!
"Cough, cough, cough!" Kevin, who had crashed to the ground, clutched his chest and coughed violently. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and the armor covering his body began falling apart like a broken toy.
"Kevin, I gave you a chance to choose a new path, but you've killed so many innocent people. Your sins are unforgivable." Four Arms' eyes were icy cold as he strode toward Kevin, fists clenched, ready to finish him off!
"Stop joking! How could I possibly lose to you?!" Kevin lifted his trembling arms. The palm cannons released red lasers intertwined with blue electric currents, all flying toward the approaching Four Arms!
Four Arms' expression didn't change at all. He continued moving forward as if he couldn't even see Kevin's offensive.
BOOM!
The red lasers and blue currents wove together, crashing into Four Arms' body like a tidal wave!
The muscles across his body suddenly bulged, his face covered with prominent veins, and the red fur on his body stood up like needle points.
BOOM!
Four Arms took a heavy step forward with his left foot, leaving a massive footprint in the ground. He actually pushed through Kevin's energy attack and continued advancing!
"My long-range attacks are completely ineffective!" Kevin's expression crumbled further, an overwhelming sense of despair flooding his heart.
How excited he'd been before, how terrified he was now!
He was still so far from matching Asher!
Steam rose from Four Arms' muscles as the high temperature met the surrounding air. His entire body was using pure muscular strength to defend against the assault!
BOOM!
Kevin's palm cannons sputtered and died, unable to release any more energy!
The result of his attack? Nothing more than some singed fur on Four Arms!
This was pathetic, worse than pathetic. Kevin, the master of useless attacks.
"Kevin, let me remove those little toys from you first!" Without the obstruction of the energy beams, Four Arms moved even faster. He reached Kevin's position, grabbed both of Kevin's arms with one hand each, and yanked!
RIP! RIP! RIP!
The palm cannons and armor on Kevin's arms came off like clothes, torn away by Four Arms and reduced to a mass of scrap metal!
Four Arms completely ignored Kevin's electrical discharge!
"Good. Now only your body armor is left!" Four Arms slammed Kevin to the ground. The massive shadow cast by his towering body engulfed Kevin entirely, like darkness swallowing light.
"I don't understand, you have such incredible power, so why do you still do things like this?!" The massive gap in their abilities left Kevin with no means of resistance. Instead, he resorted to verbal attacks.
"I'm nothing like you!" Four Arms left only that simple statement as he clenched his right fist again, aiming at Kevin's body. "Now, I'm going to remove all that scrap metal from your body!"
WHOOSH!
Another crushing punch descended like a rocket, landing on Kevin's torso. The explosive energy created cracks throughout the surrounding streets!
The ground beneath Kevin opened up into a massive crater!
BOOM!
Four Arms' fist kept descending for more than three feet before finally stopping!
The crater punched by his fist was already bottomless!
Has Kevin been buried in it?!
"No... something's wrong!" Four Arms leaned over and listened to the sounds coming from the deep pit. His expression changed slightly.
He'd actually sent Kevin to that place!