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Chapter 172 - Watching the Show

Pyro St. John watched as his brothers, car and all, were compressed into a giant, flat "carpet" of metal and flesh. His stomach churned, a chill shot from his feet to the top of his head, and he trembled like a sieve!

This method… this brutality… it's even more terrifying than that crazy woman Nova! Only that crazy woman does things like this!

"Lead the way." Chen Tian's calm voice pierced his ears.

"Yes! Yes! Boss! Right away! I promise to lead you there!" Pyro gave a start, instantly snapping back to reality, forcing out the most fawning smile of his life, bowing and scraping like a pug.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his expression instantly froze, and cold sweat poured down.

"Uh… Boss…" He said cautiously, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "That… Nova's 'lair'… it's… a bit far from here…"

He secretly glanced at the desolate desert around them and the distant horizon. "No… no transportation…" How long would it take to walk through this godforsaken place on two legs?

He was afraid that he would be casually splattered into a mural by this lord for being "useless" before they even got there!

Chen Tian frowned slightly, seemingly finding it a bit troublesome.

The next second, he once again extended that index finger, as if it held the power of life and death.

A scarlet orb, "Heh," reappeared at his fingertip.

Pyro's heart stopped! It's over! Is he going to silence me?!

Chen Tian, using his thumb and index finger, as if picking up an ordinary glass bead, gently pinched the scarlet orb that made Pyro tremble like a sieve.

Then, with a slight rub of his two fingers—

"Pop!"

With a soft sound, the orb exploded, but there was no earth-shattering blast.

A crimson glow, like liquid flame, suddenly spread out!

Like a living entity, it instantly wrapped around everyone present—Chen Tian, Deadpool, Logan, the petrified Johnny, and the terrified Pyro.

Each person's body was covered with a thin, flowing scarlet light film, emitting a faint but scorching aura.

"Woah! Scarlet hot stream light effect!" Deadpool looked down at the red light flowing over his body, and just as he was about to spout more nonsense—

Chen Tian's gaze turned to Pyro: "Direction."

(Gaze? How can you tell the gaze with an eye mask on? —A self-Make complaints from the author, leaving readers with nothing to complain about~~~~)

Pyro almost reflexively, his arm pulled up by an invisible string, pointed sharply in a direction deep in the desert: "Th-that way!"

Chen Tian glanced in the direction he pointed, and his index finger flicked slightly upward.

"Whoosh—!!!"

Everyone, including Chen Tian himself, as if struck by an invisible super-shell, instantly transformed into several scarlet streams of light, tearing through the air at a terrifying speed far exceeding the speed of sound, hurtling towards the direction Pyro pointed!

"Ah ah ah ah ah—!!!"

The shrill screams were instantly drowned out by the violent sonic boom and air currents!

Pyro St. John: His face was pulled back and deformed wildly, his eyeballs almost burst from the wind!

Snot, tears, and saliva mixed with sand plastered his face, his hair stood on end, and his mouth was like a broken bag filled with strong wind, emitting an off-key wail.

He felt like he was about to be torn apart the next second!

Deadpool: His mask was instantly blown tight against his face, outlining the distorted contours of his features underneath, his entire head like a deflated red balloon.

"My—face—ah ah ah! Da—ddy—slow—down—I'm—going—to—be—disfigured—"

His screams were drawn out into a long whine, his body shaking violently like a rag in the strong wind.

Wolverine Logan: He let out a low growl, instinctively trying to pop out his Adamantium claws to grab something, but there was only raging air all around!

His coarse, stiff hair stood on end like steel needles, the flesh on his face rippled from the wind pressure, his eyes fierce with a hint of astonishment, desperately resisting the terrifying wind pressure that threatened to blow his head off.

He held his breath, a suppressed roar emanating from his throat.

Johnny: This fire-wielding flying hero, at this moment, had a twisted handsome face, his weather-beaten beard blown to one side, his nostrils wide open like jet nozzles!

He fruitlessly tried to harness his flame power to stabilize himself, but the scarlet power enveloping him carried an absolutely crushing will, completely silencing his proud ability. He could only roll and struggle like an ordinary person in the strong wind, losing all dignity.

Only the scarlet halo around Chen Tian remained exceptionally stable and calm, not even a corner of his clothes fluttering.

He looked down at the rapidly passing desolate sand sea and the buried World wreckage below, his gaze indifferent, as if taking a group of passengers on a perfectly ordinary aerial commute.

In his ears were Deadpool's wind-torn screams, Logan's suppressed roars, Pyro's collapsing wails, and Johnny's heavy gasps. The violent sound of breaking air echoed through the dead silent void desert.

Deadpool's screams drifted intermittently in the wind: "Chen Tian—Da—ddy—! Over—speed—! Traffic—control—ah ah ah—!"

Logan finally couldn't bear it anymore, forcing out a roar in the violent wind: "Shut—up—you—little—brat—!"

The scarlet streams of light, like several falling blood-colored meteors, cut across the sky, approaching Nova's lair at an extremely domineering and unreasonable high speed.

The scarlet streams of light tore through the desert sky!

"Hiss—Boom!!!"

An ear-piercing screech of sudden braking exploded! The scarlet halo enveloping everyone abruptly hovered in mid-air!

That terrifying inertia didn't care who you were!

"Ugh—Pfft!!!"

"Cough cough… Ugh—!!"

Deadpool, Johnny, and Pyro, all three of them, bent at the waist and vomited rainbows in mid-air!

The stomach acid and the fear from earlier poured out together.

Logan grunted, his face turning ashen, his stomach churning, but he managed to suppress it with his wolfish nature, though his face was as green as a vegetable leaf.

"Fuck… this lunatic…" He gritted his Adamantium teeth, cursing wildly in his heart.

Chen Tian was as if nothing had happened, the scarlet halo steady and calm, his gaze cast towards the distant horizon.

There, a giant "hill" stood tall—it was Ant-Man's giant corpse!

The uniformed corpse lay on the ground, hands clasped forward, like a giant city gate.

Behind the gate, Ant-Man's helmet gleamed with an eerie light in the sunlight.

"That," Chen Tian raised his chin, his tone calm, "is Nova's lair?"

Pyro St. John had just caught his breath from the violent vomiting. Hearing the question, he startled, quickly lifted his pale face, and squinted to carefully identify the giant Ant-Man helmet.

"Yes… Yes, yes, yes! Boss! That's it! Absolutely! Nova is usually in that head!" He nodded frantically, fearing he was a second too slow.

Chen Tian nodded: "Very good."

He looked at Pyro, even showing a hint of "gentle" approval on his face: "Thank you for leading the way."

Pyro almost cried tears of gratitude! The euphoria of surviving a disaster surged through him!

He quickly forced out the most fawning smile of his life, bowing deeply: "Boss, you're too kind! It's my honor to lead the way for you…"

The last word, "privilege," was still stuck in his throat.

Chen Tian, holding the scarlet halo with his fingers, casually flicked it towards Pyro.

Bang!

The scarlet halo enveloping Pyro instantly transformed into a human cannonball!

"Ah ah ah ah—!!!"

Pyro's scream had barely begun before it was torn apart by the violent wind pressure! The speed was more than ten times faster than when they had flown over earlier!

In everyone's eyes, they only saw a scarlet meteor, dragging a desperate wail, slamming hard into the eye-position of the giant Ant-Man helmet!

Splat!!!

A sticky, dull thud that made one's teeth ache.

It was like a ripe tomato being flung at high speed against a tin wall.

On the cold, weathered gray visor of the giant Ant-Man helmet, a huge, vivid, sticky "flower of flesh and blood" suddenly bloomed!

Red, white, yellow… various colors mixed together, plastering the house-sized goggle area, with even a few long, slowly trickling "blood tears" at the edges.

Pyro St. John, who had just been alive and well, was now nothing more than that abstract, steaming "artistic graffiti" on the helmet.

Deadpool had just wiped the grime from his mouth and witnessed the entire event.

"Whoa…" He looked at the giant "ketchup can," his white eyes on the mask blinked, and he let out a heartfelt exclamation: "Chen Tian, your way of saying 'thank you'… is so damn hardcore! Don't do it again next time, I'm afraid my little heart can't take it!" He exaggeratedly clutched his chest.

Logan's eye twitched violently, looking at the mess plastered on the giant helmet, a low, suppressed growl emanating from his throat, his Adamantium claws rubbing restlessly between his fingers.

Johnny's face was ashen, his stomach churning again. He looked at the giant Ant-Man corpse, then at the fresh "masterpiece" on the helmet, and then at the calm-faced Chen Tian…

"Why did I have to show off in front of these people~~~" Johnny howled inwardly.

Chen Tian seemed to have merely flicked away a bit of dust.

He withdrew his gaze, the scarlet halo enveloping him, and slowly descended towards the Ant-Man lair, now covered in "fresh paint."

"Let's go, the gift has been delivered." The calm voice sounded, announcing that the destination had been reached.

Deadpool immediately scurried after him: "Coming, Daddy! Wait for me! I request a front-row VIP viewing spot!"

Logan took a deep breath of the hot, dusty air, suppressing the churning stomach acid and the chill in his heart, silently following behind. The goal was in sight, and no matter what he had to face, he had to go.

Ant-Man's giant corpse stood in silence, the "new decoration" on its helmet reflecting a dazzling, nauseating sheen in the sunlight.

Inside Ant-Man's helmet.

Cassandra Nova was swirling a wine glass, admiring the apocalyptic view of the desert outside the window. Suddenly—

Splat!!!

The entire giant "porthole" was instantly completely plastered with a large, sticky, scarlet, and steaming mess! The view changed from a desolate Gobi desert to abstract flesh-and-blood graffiti!

Nova's movements abruptly froze, the wine glass paused at her lips.

A clear look of astonishment flashed in her eyes.

Seconds later, her gaze fell on the vaguely discernible fragments of Pyro St. John's uniform in the mush plastered on the visor glass.

"Crack!"

The crystal wine glass instantly turned to powder in her slender, fair fingers, and the scarlet wine mixed with glass shards splattered onto the cold floor.

Nova's delicate, fair, almost girlish face was now so dark it could drip Water.

A cold killing intent, like a tangible cold wave, instantly permeated the entire control room. Those who knew her well knew—she was angry.

"Woo—woo—woo—!"

Piercing alarms instantly tore through the silence within Ant-Man's corpse!

In the open space below Ant-Man's giant head, encircled by his clasped giant hands, countless figures, like a disturbed anthill, rapidly converged!

"Boom!" Red Tank's body, with an air of crushing everything, jumped down from the arm wall, each step shaking the ground! A dull, Beast-like roar came from beneath his helmet.

"Whoosh!" A red phantom, smelling of sulfur, appeared out of thin air. Red Devil Azazel hovered in mid-air, his scarlet tail flicking irritably, hot air spewing from between his fangs and sharp teeth. "Who's looking for Death without eyes?" he hissed.

"Clang!" The sharp clang of metal rubbing sounded. Death Woman appeared at the very front, her steps silent, her eyes cold as blades, her Adamantium claws extended from her hands glinting with a bone-chilling light in the dim yellow light, provocatively aimed at a certain direction in the sky.

Following closely, more twisted figures poured out from various entrances of Ant-Man's body: Arc Light, who could control electricity; Mimic Bird, who could release sound waves; Hard Rock, whose skin was like granite…

A desperate legion composed of powerful Mutants, captured from other timelines, exuded the violent aura unique to a post-apocalyptic wasteland, standing ready!

Click… click… click...

The large visor of Ant-Man's helmet slowly opened upwards, like a gate to hell.

A neatly tailored khaki trench coat set off her pale, almost transparent skin.

Cassandra Nova—Professor X's powerful and insane twin sister—slowly walked out.

Her young, delicate face was expressionless, her smooth head reflected a faint glow in the sunlight, but her eyes were like needles tempered in ice, stabbing at the four figures suspended in mid-air.

Her gaze swept over Deadpool, Wolverine, and Johnny in the air.

Finally, her sight locked firmly on the white-haired young man leading them.

A dangerous yet restrained crimson glow circulated around him, his expression terrifyingly calm, as if what had just been delivered was not a "bloody gift package" but a greeting delivery.

Nova looked at Chen Tian, who was looking down from above, a cold and arrogant smile pulling at her exquisite, girlish face:

"Your 'gift'… I've received it." Her voice was not loud, but it clearly pierced through the wind, carrying a bone-chilling coldness, "Now, tell me, who are you?"

Chen Tian floated in mid-air, his gaze indifferently looking down at her, as if looking at an insignificant ornament.

(Author's note: This guy has always worn an eye mask, so how can he scan around and have an indifferent gaze?)

Nova waited for a moment, and seeing no reaction from the other party, the cold smile on her lips deepened, turning into complete disdain and impatience: "Not speaking?" She sneered, "Forget it, anyway… I can't remember the name of a corpse."

Before she finished speaking, her slender hand suddenly opened towards Chen Tian in the air! Her five fingers instantly clenched inwards with a fierce contraction!

Buzz—!

An invisible but terrifying suction force suddenly erupted! Its target was Chen Tian!

This power was extremely violent, capable of instantly tearing and crushing steel Beasts, and dismembering and skinning flesh and blood bodies!

However…

The crimson glow circulating around Chen Tian only fluctuated very slightly, like a breeze blowing across a lake, creating a ripple, and then returning to calm.

His suspended position, not even a corner of his clothes, was moved in the slightest. The terrifying suction force, capable of strangling all things, fell upon him as if a gentle breeze swept over a boulder.

The contemptuous smile on Nova's face froze, and a hint of unbelievable astonishment flashed in her eyes.

Immediately, she laughed again, this time with a hint of playfulness and cruelty: "Heh… No wonder you dared to challenge us, so you have some… strength?"

Chen Tian still did not respond to her.

His gaze did not even linger on Nova, but instead passed over her, quickly scanning the group of murderous, varied Mutants behind her—Red Devil, Death Woman, Arc Light, Mimic Bird… Each of them had a ferocious appearance, exuding an aura of chaos and violence.

(Here it comes again, where did the gaze come from?)

Then, Chen Tian finally spoke, his voice flat, but he was addressing the three people beside him:

"That group down there," he nodded his chin towards the open space, "I'll leave them to you."

"Huh?? Me?!" Johnny, Pyro, was the first to bristle, his handsome face instantly pale, "Are you kidding me! Those guys… I can't beat a single one! Let alone that crazy woman…" He pointed at Nova in horror.

Deadpool, however, rubbed his hands excitedly: "Oh yeah! The leader has assigned a mission! Take them away whole or slice them for sashimi? Mission accomplished, guaranteed! But… Boss, that bald female Boss…" He also pointed at Nova, his white eyes on his mask blinking at Chen Tian.

Logan let out a low growl in his throat, his Adamantium claws popped out with a clang of cold light, his eyes fiercely locked onto Death Woman below, battle intent boiling, completely disregarding Nova's presence.

Regardless of whether the Death Woman opposite him had a grudge against him, as long as it was Death Woman, he wanted to tear her to shreds.

Chen Tian finally shifted his gaze back to Nova, his tone flat:

"She won't interfere with you."

The next moment, Chen Tian raised his right hand and casually snapped his fingers with a crisp sound.

Snap!

The crimson glow enveloping Deadpool, Logan, and Johnny instantly dissipated!

The three were supported by an invisible force, landing steadily on the open space enclosed by Ant-Man's palm, directly opposite Nova's grim-faced subordinates!

Deadpool stumbled upon landing, immediately steadied himself, and exaggeratedly patted his chest: "Oh yeah! Safe landing! Thanks, Boss, for the special ride!"

Logan landed silently, like a Beast before hunting, crouching low, his Adamantium claws crossed over his chest, staring intently at Death Woman, who had also assumed an attacking stance.

Johnny, Pyro, on the other hand, had weak legs, looking at the group of menacing Mutants opposite him, his voice trembling: "I… I think we can sit down and talk? Talk about the weather? Like… it's quite windy today?"

Chen Tian remained suspended in the air, the crimson glow circulating, isolating him from the chaotic battlefield below.

He slightly raised his chin, looking down at the tense, explosive scene below, and on his overly calm face, a faint, almost imperceptible hint of pleasant anticipation seemed to… flit across?

"I've been bored for so long…" he murmured softly, his voice not loud, but clearly audible to everyone, carrying a hint of languor, "Now, let me enjoy a good show."

On the giant corpse head of Ant-Man, Nova's face was terrifyingly grim.

She stared intently at Chen Tian in the air; his attitude of completely disregarding her, even treating himself as a "stage," completely ignited the furious rage in her heart!

"Kill them all!" Nova's bone-chilling voice was like a death knell, signaling the beginning of the battle!

"Roar—!" Red Tank was the first to roar and charge, his target none other than Johnny, Pyro, who was still trying to discuss the weather!

"Logan!!" Death Woman transformed into a silver lightning bolt, her Adamantium claws tearing through the air, directly pouncing on Wolverine!

Red Devil's figure vanished, reappearing instantly behind Deadpool with a smell of sulfur!

Arc Light's hands writhed with electrical snakes, and Mimic Bird opened her mouth, invisible sonic Impact spreading out!

The open space instantly transformed into a bloody gladiatorial arena! Energy explosions, metal clashes, roars, and screams intertwined!

And above the sky, Chen Tian, like a detached divine spectator, calmly overlooked this chaotic and violent "drama" that he had personally initiated, through his eye mask.

(Finally, it's clear that he's looking through the eye mask.)

The ground battlefield was a chaotic mess!

Logan and Death Woman, these sworn enemies, fought the fiercest, their Adamantium claws clashing wildly, sparks flying everywhere!

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Death Woman's offensive was fierce, but Logan's beastly instincts and richer experience allowed him to steadily suppress his opponent.

"Die! Ha—!" Death Woman lunged with a fierce stab!

Logan dodged sideways, his Adamantium claws sweeping upwards with the motion!

"Pfft!"

Death Woman's chest was instantly torn open with three deep, bone-visible gashes! She stumbled backward, but her eyes grew even fiercer, and the wounds visibly writhed and healed!

"F***! It's that physique again!" Logan cursed under his breath, just about to pursue—

Buzz!

A cold, sharp thought instantly locked onto the back of his head!

Nova had appeared silently behind him at some unknown time, her pale fingers carrying a deadly chill, like a venomous snake, stabbing directly at his spinal cord in the back of his neck!

She intended to directly invade his brain and control this Beast!

Logan's hair stood on end! Too fast! No time to react at all!

He even felt the instant coldness as those icy fingertips touched the skin on the back of his neck!

However, that fatal sensation of touch… lasted for less than a thousandth of a second!

Whoosh!

The scene before Logan's eyes suddenly blurred! Nova, who should have been behind him launching a psychic assault, vanished into thin air!

He turned his head sharply in astonishment—behind him, there was nothing!

"Oh shit! Did the bald woman teleport?!" Deadpool had just been impaled by Red Devil and was grimacing as he pulled his katana out of the ground, also shocked by the sight.

"Up there!" Johnny, Pyro, awkwardly dodged Red Tank's savage charge, shouting as he pointed to the sky.

Everyone's gaze was instantly drawn!

In mid-air, not far from Chen Tian, Nova's figure was frozen there.

Her slender body was enveloped within a translucent, circular barrier that pulsed with deep, ethereal blue energy!

The barrier was like a perfect eggshell, completely sealing her inside!

Nova's usually expressionless face was now clearly filled with shock and furious rage!

Her eyes flickered with an incredible light, staring intently at Chen Tian, who was so close yet seemed separated by an insurmountable chasm.

Chen Tian didn't even look at her, his gaze still fixed on the battlefield below, merely casually nodding his chin at the bewildered Logan:

"Continue."

Logan recovered from his shock, looking at the enraged Nova in the blue "egg" in the sky, then at Death Woman, whose wounds had already healed and was pouncing again, letting out a low growl: "Hehehe… Now it's fair!" His Adamantium claws popped out again, meeting her charge fearlessly!

"Roar!" Death Woman also went completely mad!

Nova, trapped within the blue energy barrier, completely lost control!

Her eyes suddenly erupted with dazzling White light, and powerful psychic energy, like an invisible tsunami, slammed fiercely against the inner wall of the blue barrier!

Buzz—!

Invisible Impact vibrated violently within the barrier, emitting a dull roar! The blue energy wall rippled intensely, like boiling Water!

But… the barrier remained motionless! Not even a single crack appeared!

Chen Tian seemed finally disturbed by the noise, slightly turning his head and "glancing" at the trapped Nova through his eye mask:

"Save your strength." A deeper, ethereal blue glow circulated around his fingertip, "The Space Stone's cage isn't that easy to break."

He even lightly tapped the barrier, adding: "The view is good, enjoy the show."

"You!!!" Nova's psychic Impact abruptly ceased, her pale, exquisite face twisted with extreme rage!

She let out a silent scream, slamming her hands fiercely against the indestructible blue energy wall. The Space barrier gave her no feedback, not even a tremor, only silent despair spreading.

Deadpool chopped down a minion that rushed at him, then looked up at Nova wildly slapping the "blue egg" in the sky, his mouth under the mask stretched wide: "Wow! Supreme VIP cage experience! With an invincible viewing window! Bald woman, stop slapping, save your energy and watch our performance! Old Wolf! Don't just focus on beating your ex-girlfriend (?), leave some minions for me!"

Logan had no time for him, currently engaged in a bloody, flying chase with Death Woman.

Johnny, Pyro, was being chased by Arc Light's electricity, jumping up and down, his hair standing on end: "F***! Can you guys care about the Pyro here who almost got electrocuted into a kebab?! Chen Tian Boss! Help meee—!"

Chen Tian floated above the chaos, the blue cage confining the enraged Nova, and the crimson glow enveloping himself.

He was like a true audience member, quietly enjoying this absurd and cruel "drama" that he had directed, with the final Boss trapped by him.

Nova, within the blue barrier, was like an ancient insect trapped in amber, struggling in vain, her eyes burning with a rage capable of incinerating the World, yet she could only watch helplessly as her pawns were mercilessly harvested by three factions (primarily the berserk Logan and the unkillable mad dog Deadpool).

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