Sergeant Strong was sent flying through multiple buildings.
It was the third sneak attack they launched.
And the third attack that failed.
Nothing they did could even damage it.
But Amazo didn't give up.
He wasn't gonna let this thing win.
Howler, the news crew nearby called it. An hour ago it appeared in the middle of Downtown while he and his team were patrolling and went on a rampage, killing several people.
It was the size of an apartment complex with the ferocity of a starving lion with regeneration that rivaled Major Payne's. Not a good combo in the slightest.
"What the hell is with this city?" Amazo said to himself as he flew towards the creature and bombarded it with a barrage of plasma blasts. These were much stronger than they were six months ago due to his training.
He wasn't gonna settle for being weak again, especially after his loss to Blaze.
The blast tore several holes in the creature's torso and arms once it tried to block. Amazo didn't let up and kept going.
Silverblade took her chance and transformed into her monstrous form. She then jumped from the nearest building onto its back and began hacking away at its flesh, slowly making her way to its neck.
It had enough and tried to grab her, but Amazo's barrage was making it too difficult. Exactly as planned.
Or so he thought.
Having enough of the pain, the creature powered through it and grabbed Silverblade anyway, then threw her right at Amazo.
In the brief moment it took for Amazo to stop and catch her, the monster made its way to their location and opened its massive mouth to reveal a giant cave with little to no teeth.
Just as Amazo was about to fire another blast with Silverblade hoisted to his side, it let out a howl with enough force to send them both flying.
"So that's why it's called that..." Amazo said under his breath as he flew.
They landed in the apartment of a poor, unsuspecting old lady who nearly got a heart attack seeing them. Amazo tried to calm her down, but she didn't listen and began throwing books at him.
"Relax miss. We're here to help. Don't worry we..."
"Oh shut up! This city's been such a hellhole since you super types showed up! First my son loses his home in that fucking Sharkman attack and now this?!"
Amazo ignored her and focused on Silver. She was barely conscious. No time to resuscitate her as he saw Strong trying another sneak attack on the creature.
"I can trust you won't harm my friend."
"Just get out!" she screamed. Amazo obeyed more out of annoyance than actual respect for her space.
Once he was in the air, he got a good look at Strong facing the beast. Strong was more focused on crawling around it and delivering quick strikes so it wouldn't get the chance to grab him.
He was surprisingly nimble for his size, but it was clear this farce wasn't gonna last long.
If only they had that brat Terrapin with them. His powers would've really come in handy here.
Speaking of brats...
Amazo put on his communicator in an effort to reach Green Guardian, but to no avail. He still wasn't responding. Amazo thought after the first call he'd be more open to communication, but guess not.
Was it the way he spoke?
Amazo brushed that away quickly. The boy needs some discipline in his life. Rocket and Canman were too soft on the boy.
Canman...
That bastard.
Disappearing now of all times, with the country in chaos. This city alone has faced too many threats for it to bear.
Bolt's attack...
Zone's attack...
Wyvern's arrival...
Target's take over...
Mr. Smiley's claim of the badlands...
So much shit his team had to deal with after the Danger Squad died.
And now this fucking thing. One thing after another with this place.
What was so special about this city that drove these monsters here? Its architecture was bland at best. Food was alright. Supers weren't looked at favorably, but they weren't hated...
There's nothing here that would make it a prime target for so many incidents, and yet here he was...
Suddenly, the ground began to shake so much even Amazo could feel it high up in the air.
Strong landed a hit.
A good one.
Amazo turned to see Strong punching the creature with all his might, sending it stumbling into the nearest building.
"Damn you Strong!" Amazo shouted and flew as fast as he could to catch it.
Then it appeared.
Faster than any bullet he'd ever seen.
A speck passed by his ear and whispered something.
"Handle the monster. I got this," it said, and from its tone, he could tell it wasn't happy to talk to him.
He soon realized what it was.
Who it was...
Green Guardian...
To be continued....