"Oh?"
Seeing Caesar take the initiative to throw away Thor's hammer, a look of surprise and disappointment flashed across the grotesque face of the Giant Venom. The soles of his feet seemed to stick to the floor as if they were steady as a mountain.
Turning a blind eye to the Helicarrier's descent, the Giant Venom seemed unaffected by weightlessness; it spat out corrosive saliva that ate into the floor.
Its white, beastly eyes fixed on Caesar's small frame, and it croaked, "Without the shield under my feet that can absorb power and impact, and without that hammer that can summon lightning, how do you intend to fight me, are you admitting defeat?"
The floor, which was over a meter thick, and the underground chamber filled with dark spider webs, had become pockmarked after the intense fight just now. Some of the deeper holes revealed flashes of lightning from the thunderclouds outside.
Beyond the thunderclouds lay the faint glow of city lights on land.
As Captain America had stated, time was running out for Caesar and the Helicarrier.
The air rushed out, and the wind howled in, creating a vicious environment in the underground space where the battle was taking place.
"I never needed any weapons in the first place. This body itself is the most powerful weapon there is," Caesar chuckled as he spoke. In the heat of battle, his torn T-shirt hung like rags, so he simply tore it off completely, baring his upper body like the Giant Venom.
"That is..." The Giant Venom's eyes widened slightly as he saw this.
Caesar's body, though that of a five-year-old child, was not as frail as it appeared. His abdominal muscles were like those of bodybuilders— tight and solid, with a healthy bronze hue from prolonged exposure to sunlight.
Even after the intense clash just now, which involved impacts ranging from dozens to hundreds of tons, this finely crafted young body showed no signs of injury.
Strong, extraordinary, exuding immense power— this was not a body a child should have!
"Time is running out so I'm gonna come at you seriously, Venom."
Caesar smiled brightly at the Giant Venom, assuming a stance for a sprint. In an instant, his body blurred and disappeared from where it stood, leaving behind a violent whirlwind.
"So fast..."
The Giant Venom's pupils contracted suddenly. In the blink of an eye, Caesar appeared next to its chest and unleashed a punch more powerful than a cannonball.
Previously, Caesar had relied on Thor's hammer for offense and Captain America's shield for defense. This was the first time he was relying on his own body to launch an attack!
"Right on time!"
The Giant Venom growled lowly. Despite its bulky appearance, it moved faster than lightning. Its thick, dark arm lashed out, instinctively countering with a punch.
In the blink of an eye, the two vastly different-sized fists clashed against each other.
In that instant.
The figures of the Giant Venom and Caesar froze, along with everything around them. Time seemed to stand still in their surroundings.
Then.
Two waves of light, one black and one white, erupted from fists of different sizes, colliding, intertwining, and finally exploding. In this pure contest of strength, it was like the collision of high-tech missiles...
As if compressing several tons of explosives into a tiny force and shockwave, the tide-like force radiated outward from the two figures, sweeping through the air in layers.
**BOOM!!!**
Several resilient dark spider webs were directly shattered, and the first layer of walls were completely crushed by the shockwave!
Inside the main control room.
The terrifying aftershocks and vibrations spread throughout the Helicarrier, shaking the floor and ceiling and making it feel as if an earthquake was happening inside. People and equipment were flung around violently, tumbling through the air due to the weightlessness.
"Woahhh!"
Eddie was thrown from the doorway but was quickly grabbed by the collar by a strong arm. Steve held both Eddie and Thor in one hand while gripping the door handle with the other.
"Hold on!"
The expression on Steve's face was as stern as stone. He looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows and saw that the Helicarrier had descended through the thunderclouds, dropping to an altitude of six to seven thousand meters. Below, the city outskirts sparkled with lights.
"Believe in him. Right now, that's all we can do," Natasha said in a steady voice with her hand resting on Barton's neck.
The seemingly equal clash of punches was only the beginning.
Suspended in mid-air, Caesar didn't retreat. His left fist was still pressed against the massive fist of the Giant Venom. Without pausing, he raised his right fist and, under the giant's astonished gaze, launched another punch towards its chest without even gathering strength.
"You little bas… tard..."
The Giant Venom gritted his teeth, reacting quickly to block the blow with his own.
The two fists collided, creating a shockwave similar to the first, sending white waves of air crashing against the damaged walls.
Caesar's face remained unchanged as he hung in mid-air, repeating the motions of drawing back and thrusting his fists. His attacks were swift and powerful, his small arms creating afterimages as he unleashed blow after blow like cannonballs.
The Giant Venom's expression gradually changed. What he had thought was a powerful special move was now revealed to be Caesar's regular attack.
Each punch was over one hundred percent of normal strength!
As these punches formed a relentless stream of attacks...
The Giant Venom's fists continued to swing, blocking and countering, but sweat began to trickle down his forehead as he began to pant heavily, the heat radiating from his body.
The exchange of superhuman blows turned the underground chamber into a maelstrom, the violent aftershocks tearing through the Steel Walls, exposing gaps through which the ground and sky could be seen.
At first, the Giant Venom was able to keep up with the pace, but the constant, high-intensity blows wore him down. His massive limbs felt increasingly cumbersome, unable to keep up with the speed of Caesar's blows.
Meanwhile, Caesar seemed tireless, mechanically unleashing blows with no sign of stopping.
Boom!
Finally, the Giant Venom failed to block a blow. Caesar's small fist landed on its chest, the supposedly invincible muscles shaking and cracking as the shockwaves ripped through its back.
"You little brat!"
The Giant Venom groaned in pain and took half a step back, its feet denting the Iron Man's floor.
It tried to retaliate, but Caesar advanced, his tiny fists carrying immense power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!'
A series of punches landed on the Giant Venom's chest, shattering his new-found strength and destroying his pride and confidence!
"Caesar, you!"
The Giant Venom roared in frustration, retreating as Caesar pressed forward. It tried to grab Caesar with its huge dark hand, but Caesar's fist effortlessly knocked it back.
Caesar's eyes glowed red. Seizing the moment, he flexed his small muscles, his blows raining down on the unprotected chest of the Giant Venom at a rate of over ten blows per second. Each punch struck home, knocking the four-metre-tall giant backwards.
The Giant Venom's feet carved grooves in the ground as it retreated, until its back hit the last wall of the Helicarrier, causing cracks to spread across the wall.
It waited for an opportunity, but in the end found only deep despair and realization.
"It's over," Caesar whispered, looking at the Giant Venom. His blows were becoming faster and more ferocious, each one changing the air pressure and wind direction in the underground chamber.
"Indeed... Caesar, you are indeed... stronger!"
The Giant Venom's roar was cut short as the Steel Wall crumbled. His massive dark body was flung outwards.
In mid-air, the Giant Venom split in two, transforming into a mass of viscous dark liquid and the green Hulk, both tumbling to the ground below.
(End of Chapter)
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