Boom!!!
Gale howled, spiritual power ran wild.
A thunderous roar comparable to spring thunder resounded beneath this pitch-black night sky.
The boiling and bursting airflow vibrated at a strange frequency, forming shockwaves visible to the naked eye. In one sweep, they tore apart the dense rain curtain and mist, sweeping away the flying smoke and dust, clearing out a "clean" area in an instant.
Hive's head was blown apart by one punch, and the muddy swamp overgrown with weeds behind him was plowed open by the penetrating fist wind, forming a trench.
"Forgot to tell you..." After blowing apart Hive's head, Bucky's voice finally sounded. "My ability isn't as troublesome as theirs. I can only accelerate vibration."
"He's dead! He's dead! Hahaha!"
Seeing his enemy's head blown apart with his own eyes, Zemo could not have been happier, but before the smile on his face could spread, he heard Peggy Carter loudly remind him, "Don't be careless. Hive is an aggregate organism of parasites. Having his head blown apart does not mean death."
"W... What?!" Zemo's entire body shook, revealing an appalled expression.
Hive, whose head had been blown apart, actually did not pause in the slightest. Instead, he swung a fist toward Bucky's face.
After Bucky threw a punch with all his strength, he was right at the moment when his old strength was exhausted and new strength had yet to arise. He had no time to adjust his posture and defend, and could only roll along the ground in a sorry state, dodging by a hair's breadth, but his cheek was still scraped open.
But Hive had no intention of letting him off easily, raising his hand with the palm facing Bucky.
Bucky, who had just rolled away from one attack, immediately took the opportunity to get up and adjust his posture. When he raised his head, he discovered that a slit had opened in Hive's palm, and an eerie amber pupil was staring at him faintly.
"The World Between Gaps!"
A light-blue wall of light enveloped Bucky.
But almost at the same instant, the eerie purple beam descended, helplessly passing through the wall of light.
"Th... Thanks, Howard!" Large beads of cold sweat seeped from Bucky's forehead, and he gasped heavily several times with lingering fear.
The two were one after the other, separated by less than a second.
If Howard had not reacted quickly, he would have been controlled by Hive just now!
The headless Hive slowly lowered his hand. His skin turned into densely packed parasites that surged toward the position on his neck, and very quickly reconstructed a complete head. Cold killing intent surged in his eyes.
"T... This can recover too?!" Zemo was greatly shocked.
"Idiot, this isn't recovery." Bucky slowly exhaled and cursed in annoyance.
"Didn't you listen when I told you last time?" Peggy glanced at Zemo and said helplessly, "Its essence is an aggregate, made up of that kind of parasitic organism, so the weaknesses of ordinary humans are useless against it. If we want to completely eliminate Hive, we must eliminate every parasite."
"I listened." The corner of Zemo's eye twitched. "I just didn't expect... that even if his head is gone, he can still revive."
"You are introducing your abilities to me one by one, and even discussing my ability here." Hive's face was as dark as water, his anger almost about to erupt. "It seems the pressure I gave you was not enough, making you not understand how to respect a god."
The next moment, a low sound like muffled thunder erupted in the empty suburbs.
Hive wantonly squandered his spiritual power, his entire body gradually transforming from a human shape into a monster, with amber vertical pupils covering his body.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
His spiritual power was as terrifying as the rising tide of the sea, shaking everyone's minds.
Even with the protection of their bodies, their souls still faintly felt a fear that made them tremble and turn cold.
Boom!
In a flash of lightning, Hive stepped forward and charged, sweeping in front of Bucky.
He did not give Bucky even the slightest time to react. His punch carried incomparable violence, like a heavy infantry fighting vehicle crushing past, directly blasting Bucky flying backward, scraping across the muddy ground and flipping up countless weeds, plowing out a trench dozens of meters long.
"Bucky!"
Zemo's expression changed, and he raised the fountain pen in his right hand, about to draw words.
"Dodge quickly, Zemo!" Peggy shouted in terror.
Zemo only heard thunder seem to explode by his ear, and immediately after, his chest collapsed inward. Terrifying power poured out like a mountain flood, breaking several ribs with overwhelming force and slapping him into the muddy swamp like garbage.
In just one exchange, Bucky and Zemo were defeated one after another.
"Do you see it? Mother."
Hive stepped on Zemo's head expressionlessly, slowly raised his head, and looked at the remaining three with a mocking gaze. "This is my true strength. With just these pieces of trash, they have no chance of defeating me."
Yvette's gaze was as calm as water. "They are not trash, and... you have not won yet."
"Heh, is that so?"
Hive stepped down hard, stomping Zemo's head into the mud. The enormous force caused half of the latter's face to sink into the soil, making him almost unable to breathe, while his nasal cavity and mouth were blocked by blood and mud. "There's no need to be anxious, Mother. I will prove to you that only I... am your best masterpiece, and we will surely merge as one and become an eternal god!"
Suddenly, the person beneath his foot moved.
As if his will to survive had erupted, Zemo forcibly lifted that foot, rage bursting from his blood-red eyes.
"Trash is trash."
Hive mocked coldly, "Even the way you struggle is so disgusting."
"Next time... remember not to step on things carelessly!"
Zemo spat blood while forcefully pulling out a vicious smile. "You mother-obsessed bastard, go die!"
He suddenly tore apart his clothes, revealing strong muscles. On his chest full of fine hair, a light-blue word was impressively carved, lodging at the position of his heart like a living thing.
"Shock wave!"
Hive's pupils shrank slightly. He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
Boom!!!
A shockwave visible to the naked eye suddenly rose from the ground and shot straight into the sky.
Hive, unable to dodge in time, was struck head-on by that shockwave. Cracks were shaken out across his body, countless parasites scattering outward, and his entire person was carried upward into midair by the violent wind like a rocket.
"Ahhhh——!"
Hive, who had been tricked again, roared like wild thunder resounding through the sky. "I'm going to kill you!"
"Now!" The spiritual power gathered beneath Peggy's feet erupted, turning into tons of terrifying propulsion. The surrounding earth instantly cracked apart, and vast pillar-like smoke and dust smashed through the rain curtain, like a giant dragon raising its head and cutting through the sky.
Those boots, which had been soaked in filth in advance, now brought the power they had accumulated to the extreme.
In an instant, Peggy crossed a distance of several hundred meters, stepping on the constantly exploding air, using the force to fly to an even higher place. At the same time that she suddenly changed direction, her knees bent and folded deeply, gathering all her strength into a single point.
With both legs pushing off, layers of ripples spread out, erupting with a thunderous sound.
Peggy was like a meteor falling to the earth, carrying boundless giant waves of airflow as she kicked fiercely toward Hive from high above.
Hive, unable to adjust his position in midair, was now like an immobile target. He could only watch helplessly as Peggy approached. The speed and power erupted by Dirty Boots even allowed Peggy to surpass the speed of sound for a time!
Rumble!!!
Those dirty boots slammed into Hive's cheek.
Hive, who called himself a god, was stepped beneath her feet without the slightest dignity, forcibly falling from high in the air and crashing into the earth.
The enormous roar directly tore apart the rain curtain filling the sky, and the vast air wave rose dozens of meters high.
Surges of terrifying force swept in every direction, stirring up layers upon layers of ripples. The surrounding earth instantly became like a fragile canvas, torn open with countless dense cracks.
"The second time."
Yvette kept at a certain distance and silently pressed the round button on the pocket watch.
The stopped hands began moving again, making a crisp ticking sound that only she could hear.