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"Is that all?!"
Just a few seconds later, Logan's waist injury had almost fully recovered. He then roared and charged straight towards Aldrich Killian again.
Their battle wasn't over yet!
Lorna Dane's mouth twitched slightly at the sight. "Alright, I take back what I said. Uncle Logan probably just wants to experience the joy of battle, right?"
"Huh? Why hasn't my arm recovered yet? Is it related to the strange flames on that guy's blade?!"
Aldrich Killian had been staring at his severed left arm, wondering why there was still no sign of "self-healing." But his gaze inadvertently swept across a familiar figure dozens of meters away.
Then his entire attention was directly and firmly drawn to it.
Because that person… was none other than President Matthew Ellis, who was "forced" to watch the battle beside Frank and Pietro.
"Huh? The President didn't leave?"
Aldrich Killian was immediately overjoyed, his gaze locking onto the President. The sense of frustration he had just felt vanished, and he sneered:
"Haha, Heaven is truly helping me! That idiot didn't take the opportunity to leave… If I can capture the President and complete the execution, it doesn't matter if all my subordinates die. I can even save a large sum of money… Haha, everything is still under my control!!"
With that, he prepared to charge towards President Matthew Ellis's location.
However, just then, Logan's figure had already charged over from the opposite side. "Hey, you bastard, our battle isn't over yet."
Logan leaped high, his sharp wolf claws, wreathed in crimson flames, thrusting towards Aldrich Killian's dinosaur-like lizard head.
"Hmph, annoying guy, get lost. I don't have time to play with you now."
Aldrich Killian seemed to be wary of the crimson flames on Logan's wolf claws. He lowered his right arm, which had been raised high, and instead swept his tail, radiating intense heat, unexpectedly at Logan.
Seeing that the opponent wanted to use the same trick again, Logan's body actually curled into a ball in mid-air, then he blocked with his incredibly sharp wolf claws.
Then, with a muffled "thud," Logan's body was sent flying back, once again crashing into the container on the opposite side.
But at the same time, Aldrich Killian's giant flaming tail was severed into two pieces. After falling to the ground, it melted the ground and sank into it like the previous severed arm, quickly disappearing.
"Damn it, who exactly is this old guy? Why is he as troublesome as an unkillable cockroach?"
Aldrich Killian first turned his head to look at his severed tail behind him, which showed no signs of regenerating. Then, he glared fiercely at Logan, who had already stood up again on the opposite side and whose severe injuries were rapidly healing. His face immediately showed a mix of shock and anger.
He couldn't understand why the other party's self-healing ability was completely unaffected, while his own self-healing ability had suddenly 'failed'?
This isn't fair!!!
The most crucial point was that if the battle continued with this kind of ebb and flow, he would die at the opponent's hands before long.
What to do?
Can't kill him, can't outlast him?
Aldrich Killian had never imagined that one day he would encounter a freak who possessed a self-healing ability that could counteract Extremis, and at the same time, possessed an even more powerful self-healing ability than Extremis!
Just as he was in a dilemma, unsure how to deal with Logan, Logan, whose entire body had already recovered, launched another unadorned charge at him.
"If I can't kill you, then I'll kill the people you care about first… I think that little girl is pretty good!!"
A thoroughly enraged Aldrich Killian opened his gaping maw, and scorching flames began to gather wildly in his mouth. But this time, his target was not Logan. Instead, he turned his head and violently spewed a torrent of flames towards Little Wolf Girl, who was not far away.
Because it happened so suddenly, Little Wolf Girl, who was anxiously watching the battle, and Lorna Dane, who was standing beside her, both failed to react in time.
"Bastard, what do you want to do?!"
Logan's eyes immediately split with rage at the sight, and he decisively abandoned his attack on Aldrich Killian.
His straight-charging figure suddenly turned direction with an exaggerated posture that defied inertia.
Like a wild Beast running at full speed, he used both his hands and feet, finally managing to block in front of the two girls just before the flames hit Little Wolf Girl and Lorna Dane.
Whoosh—
Logan held his wolf claws in front of him, using his broad body to shield the two girls from the scorching flames. Although the flesh on his arms continuously charred and carbonized under the erosion of the high temperature, he endured the agonizing pain, deliberately feigning indifference, and turned his head to comfort Little Wolf Girl behind him:
"Don't be afraid, Dad's here. Nothing will happen to you!"
"Dad…"
Little Wolf Girl's nose stung, and her eyes immediately reddened, but she tried hard not to let tears roll down… because she didn't want that damned bastard on the other side to see her weak side!
"Hahaha, let's see how you recover now?!"
Aldrich Killian looked at Logan, whose flesh was almost completely melted, leaving only a skeletal frame of Adamantium, and immediately burst into triumphant laughter.
In his opinion, even his own Extremis, when subjected to such a devastating and fatal injury, would absolutely be certain death!
So Logan was dead… no, he was already dead and gone.
Next, as long as he killed the girl who could use Magnetism on the other side, his plan could continue.
And the distance between them was less than twenty meters. He had a ninety percent chance of successfully killing her!
Thinking of this, Aldrich Killian couldn't help but glance triumphantly in the direction of President Matthew Ellis, and sneered loudly:
"Mr. President, I told you, no one can save you today."
President Matthew Ellis, hearing this from afar, trembled violently, his whole body seemingly overwhelmed by excessive fright, becoming shaky, and he pleaded in a trembling whisper:
"Um… Mr. Frank, can you please take me out of here now?"
In his opinion, with Logan, who possessed self-healing abilities, dead, Frank and the others had no chance of winning. If they escaped immediately now, perhaps they might have a slim chance of survival.
But who would have thought that Frank would calmly say with an air of confidence: "Mr. President, don't worry, the battle isn't over yet… Watch closely, because the most exciting part is about to begin!"
"Ah?"
President Matthew Ellis was immediately bewildered. The battle isn't over yet?
No, your teammate has already been cremated on the spot… no, burned into a skeleton. How else could it end?
Reduced to ashes?
However, just as President Matthew Ellis reluctantly turned his gaze back to the battlefield, he soon witnessed a terrifying sight that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
Logan, whom he had considered dead… no, to be precise, what was now Logan's skeletal frame, actually moved eerily, like the skeleton soldiers often seen in horror movies and some games.
And on this skeletal frame, raging crimson flames were burning.
From afar, it looked like a Skeleton King who had just traversed from hell, clad in crimson armor, with an intimidating presence.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
Aldrich Killian clearly noticed this scene as well, and a look of unbelievable fear appeared in his hideous vertical pupils. He exclaimed in a lost voice:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible? What the hell is this guy? How can he not die even after being burned to this state?!"
But then, the fear in his heart was replaced by greed and unwillingness.
So, Aldrich Killian, somewhat unconvinced, actively charged towards Skeleton Logan, attempting to use his powerful strength to shatter the latter's skeleton.
"I don't believe you won't die this time?!"
But the latter's speed was clearly faster than his.
Although he had lost the wrapping of flesh, Skeleton Logan's movements did not slow down at all. Instead, under the blessing of Khorne's Blessing, he became even more agile.
Even the sharp wolf claws that extended from his knuckles seemed to have become slightly longer under the enhancement of the crimson flames.
Swish, swish, swish—
Accompanied by several streaks of red light, Skeleton Logan's figure, like a leopard, swiftly passed in front of Aldrich Killian.
And the latter's fist had not yet swung down from mid-air when he found the World before his eyes suddenly spinning.
Aldrich Killian hadn't even seen how Logan attacked. His head, right arm, and both arms separated from his torso, crashing heavily to the ground, and along with his red-hot, dismembered corpse, melted the ground and sank beneath the dark surface.
"Why am I the one who died?"
"Did I lose in the end?"
"Is this my fate?"
"Damn it, if I had known it would end like this, I should have killed that bastard Tony Stark earlier…"
Even at the moment of his death, Aldrich Killian's heart was still filled with deep resentment towards Tony Stark, who had once toyed with him.
However, just then, a voice full of change suddenly sounded in his rapidly dissipating consciousness.
"No, child, your mission is far from over. Hyperspace needs talents like you. I have already arranged a new journey for you…"
...
[Detected collectible soul, Hyperspace soul count +1]
...
"Dad, you're truly the best!"
Seeing Aldrich Killian finally defeated, Little Wolf Girl and Lorna Dane, who had been watching nervously, immediately cheered with joy.
And after Khorne's Blessing on Logan slowly faded, it was replaced by a vibrant green glow.
Fresh flesh grew like bamboo shoots from his Adamantium skeleton, rapidly reorganizing and regenerating at a visible rate.
In just a few breaths, his body was restored to its original state.
And this vibrant energy, needless to say, naturally came from the gift of Father Nurgle…
Since all of Logan's clothes had been burned away by the flames, to avoid any inappropriate scenes and leave a bad impression on his daughter, Logan, halfway through his recovery, jogged behind the container wall on the opposite side.
Fortunately, Pietro quickly brought him some clothes to cover his body, which prevented an awkward situation from unfolding.
Of course, The Daily Bugle also thoughtfully applied a thin layer of pixelation for Logan when broadcasting this segment.
After all, he's one of their own!
But even so, Logan's powerful, muscular physique, returned to peak condition after Nurgle's Blessing, still captivated countless middle-aged women in the live broadcast!
This damned charm, even with pixelation, couldn't be completely hidden.
"Pietro, you can now take the President to General Ross."
Frank looked at President Matthew Ellis, who had been stunned by the previous scene, and said meaningfully:
"I presume Mr. President has many things to attend to now?"
"Ye… Yes." President Matthew Ellis slowly composed himself, saying with an uneasy expression:
"I will absolutely not let go of these guys who tried to kill me, and those behind the scenes… However, perhaps in this process, I will still need the help of Mr. Karl and Hyperspace Group, so…"
President Matthew Ellis did not continue, but Frank already understood his meaning.
At this moment, everything was unspoken!!
Presumably, when President Matthew Ellis returns to the White House, a major purge related to the factions is about to unfold.
This time, anyone connected to Vice President Rodriguez, as well as the Ten Rings Gang and A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), would not escape.
However, these power struggles were irrelevant to Hyperspace Group.
Karl never cared about such mundane matters, unless… they could bring him substantial profits!
Frank immediately tilted his chin slightly towards Pietro, who stepped forward, supporting President Matthew Ellis's neck with one hand and his shoulder with the other.
Whoosh—
The next second, their figures transformed into a silver phantom, instantly disappearing from everyone's sight.
"Let's go. We'll leave the aftermath here to the police. It's time for us to go back."
Subsequently, Frank put away the drone in the sky and left the dock with Logan, Little Wolf Girl, and Lorna Dane.
And this presidential kidnapping crisis officially came to an end.
Whoosh—
Soon after Frank and the others left, a light suddenly appeared in the dark night sky, then grew closer and closer, revealing Colonel Rhodes in his Iron Patriot armor.
"Huh, am I too late?!"