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Chapter 490 Robert vs. Thunderbolts
Even with his back turned, hiding behind the overturned car, Ben could clearly see the eerie green light emanating from behind him in his peripheral vision. Along with the green light came an alarming heat.
In just a few seconds, Ben could feel a burning pain from the car door he was leaning against. He immediately moved away from the car door and crouched down, trying to peek through the car window to see what was happening behind him.
Then he saw a pair of giant green feet. Without hesitation, Ben immediately grabbed Johnny beside him. He couldn't care less about the other man's injury at this point, only thinking about escaping as quickly as possible.
Almost as soon as Ben left the car he was hiding behind, the overturned car was flipped away by a great strength. A four-meter-tall giant humanoid creature, entirely green, was standing where the car had been, roaring at the sky.
"Move out!" Bridge picked up the tactical backpack that had been thrown aside and began rappelling down from the rooftop using a rope. "The target has awakened. Our mission is to silence him again!"
"Roger!" ×4
"Josiah, it's your entrance!" Bridge landed steadily and straddled a uniquely shaped motorcycle in one stride. "Engage him. John and **Electro** will provide fire support."
"Roger that, Boss!"
Josiah, sitting in a dimly lit room, moved his hands and then excitedly placed them on the two steering wheels in front of him.
"Josiah Bradley, launching!"
…
Ben would bet that his current state could definitely break the troops' record for weight-bearing running. Even those specially trained punks couldn't beat him now, but he felt no joy at all. Instead, he hated himself for not having more legs.
Johnny, carried on Ben's shoulder, was even more filled with fear because, due to his position, he could clearly see the giant chasing after them. The giant was in a very strange state.
The muscles on the giant's body were constantly wriggling, looking like a waterbed filled with water, changing almost every second, but overall, it was still humanoid.
Thanks to those legs that looked like Playdough, the giant's moving speed was actually not fast, not comparable to the one they encountered before, but it was still not something a human carrying a heavy object could outrun. He estimated that they would be caught up in a few more seconds.
"Faster, Ben!" Johnny shouted hoarsely.
Ben's eyes were wide open, filled with blood vessels. He was already trying his best and didn't even have free time to respond to Johnny. Otherwise, Ben would definitely have cursed out loud.
Johnny was even more energetic than before he was injured. This was because the giant's hand had already reached out, less than half a meter away from his head.
Watching the giant palm about to grab his head, Johnny only hated that he wasn't a turtle, unable to retract his head.
Just as he thought he was about to die young, a piercing car horn sounded. Johnny's peripheral vision only caught a glimpse of a truck with a dazzling silver car front driving over from the other intersection.
This piercing roar not only attracted Johnny's attention but also the giant chasing after them. The giant turned his head and saw a metal giant beast crashing towards him with full force.
"Jump, Ben!"
Seeing that he and Ben were also about to be caught in the truck's collision range, Johnny had an idea and immediately shouted for Ben to jump.
Ben, running for his life, had no extra energy to check what was happening beside him, but he still chose to believe Johnny's judgment. Gritting his teeth despite his burning lungs and aching legs, he jumped up and lunged forward.
Johnny's judgment was correct. If they continued running, they would definitely be caught in the collision. Ben's all-out leap saved both of their lives, but humans were ultimately no match for the speed of a car. So, when he jumped, Ben's foot still brushed against the car front of the truck.
This impact caused Ben, who was lunging forward, to lose his balance and spin to the side, falling out. Johnny was the same. They both rolled on the ground for several laps before stopping, lying on the ground unable to move.
"Boom!"
The Peterbilt 389's highly recognizable car front directly crashed into the giant's body. This highway truck, famous for its power, forcefully pushed the giant to slide out for dozens of meters.
Anthony, sitting in the driver's seat, frowned, holding the steering wheel with one hand and then shifting gears. The truck's car front began to turn, drifting for several meters while also swinging the cargo box behind him to the front.
The giant's legs sank deeply into the asphalt road, and his hands firmly grasped the car front, even his fingers digging in. With a roar, he finally stopped the truck, but before he could let out a roar of victory, a new round of attack came again.
"Bang!"
The cargo box dragged behind the truck made a loud noise, and a large hole burst open on the side. A mecha, even larger than the giant, drilled out of the hole, crashing into the giant's side and sending the giant flying again.
During the flight, the mecha continued to attack the giant with its free time arm, and finally, it threw the giant into mid-air and then used the missiles it carried to bombard the giant.
"Eat lead, Monster!" Josiah pressed the fire button. The two machine guns on the mecha's shoulders began to fire at the giant in mid-air. With AI assistance, Josiah didn't even need to bother aiming.
The sky above this block was momentarily shrouded in smoke, but this did not hinder Josiah's line of sight at all. This mecha, personally designed by Howard Stark, was equipped with all the special vision systems that humans could currently use. Nothing could escape its 'eyes'.
As the giant continued to fall, the machine gun barrels also continuously moved from top to bottom. The terrifying metal storm almost turned the giant in the air into a pile of mud. Green blood rain fell from the sky, giving this block a baptism.
Knowing that the system prompted that the gun barrels were about to overheat, Josiah released his hand from the trigger. The deafening gunshot finally stopped, and the block returned to silence once again.
"Target No. 1 is still alive." Thompson's voice sounded in the channel. Josiah clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"Tch, I can see that too."
Glancing at the remaining ammunition, Josiah shouted in the communication channel, "I need to resupply ammunition here, cover me."
"Roger."
"I'm watching."
Thompson and John responded one after another. Josiah quickly maneuvered the mecha back to the side of the cargo box. Anthony had already driven the truck away, leaving only the cargo box carrying resupply.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, two black, narrow rectangular blocks fell from the mecha's lower back. Those were the mecha's missile nest. With Josiah's skilled operation and AI assistance, the mecha quickly retrieved two identical blocks from the cargo box and loaded them onto its lower back.
While Josiah was replacing ammunition, the giant had already treated his injury. The original a pile of mud had initially regained a humanoid shape.
(End of Chapter)
Even with his back turned, hiding behind the overturned car, Ben could clearly see the eerie green light emanating from behind him in his peripheral vision. Along with the green light came an alarming heat.
In just a few seconds, Ben could feel a burning pain from the car door he was leaning against. He immediately moved away from the car door and crouched down, trying to peek through the car window to see what was happening behind him.
Then he saw a pair of giant green feet. Without hesitation, Ben immediately grabbed Johnny beside him. He couldn't care less about the other man's injury at this point, only thinking about escaping as quickly as possible.
Almost as soon as Ben left the car he was hiding behind, the overturned car was flipped away by a great strength. A four-meter-tall giant humanoid creature, entirely green, was standing where the car had been, roaring at the sky.
"Move out!" Bridge picked up the tactical backpack that had been thrown aside and began rappelling down from the rooftop using a rope. "The target has awakened. Our mission is to silence him again!"
"Roger!" ×4
"Josiah, it's your entrance!" Bridge landed steadily and straddled a uniquely shaped motorcycle in one stride. "Engage him. John and **Electro** will provide fire support."
"Roger that, Boss!"
Josiah, sitting in a dimly lit room, moved his hands and then excitedly placed them on the two steering wheels in front of him.
"Josiah Bradley, launching!"
…
Ben would bet that his current state could definitely break the troops' record for weight-bearing running. Even those specially trained punks couldn't beat him now, but he felt no joy at all. Instead, he hated himself for not having more legs.
Johnny, carried on Ben's shoulder, was even more filled with fear because, due to his position, he could clearly see the giant chasing after them. The giant was in a very strange state.
The muscles on the giant's body were constantly wriggling, looking like a waterbed filled with water, changing almost every second, but overall, it was still humanoid.
Thanks to those legs that looked like Playdough, the giant's moving speed was actually not fast, not comparable to the one they encountered before, but it was still not something a human carrying a heavy object could outrun. He estimated that they would be caught up in a few more seconds.
"Faster, Ben!" Johnny shouted hoarsely.
Ben's eyes were wide open, filled with blood vessels. He was already trying his best and didn't even have free time to respond to Johnny. Otherwise, Ben would definitely have cursed out loud.
Johnny was even more energetic than before he was injured. This was because the giant's hand had already reached out, less than half a meter away from his head.
Watching the giant palm about to grab his head, Johnny only hated that he wasn't a turtle, unable to retract his head.
Just as he thought he was about to die young, a piercing car horn sounded. Johnny's peripheral vision only caught a glimpse of a truck with a dazzling silver car front driving over from the other intersection.
This piercing roar not only attracted Johnny's attention but also the giant chasing after them. The giant turned his head and saw a metal giant beast crashing towards him with full force.
"Jump, Ben!"
Seeing that he and Ben were also about to be caught in the truck's collision range, Johnny had an idea and immediately shouted for Ben to jump.
Ben, running for his life, had no extra energy to check what was happening beside him, but he still chose to believe Johnny's judgment. Gritting his teeth despite his burning lungs and aching legs, he jumped up and lunged forward.
Johnny's judgment was correct. If they continued running, they would definitely be caught in the collision. Ben's all-out leap saved both of their lives, but humans were ultimately no match for the speed of a car. So, when he jumped, Ben's foot still brushed against the car front of the truck.
This impact caused Ben, who was lunging forward, to lose his balance and spin to the side, falling out. Johnny was the same. They both rolled on the ground for several laps before stopping, lying on the ground unable to move.
"Boom!"
The Peterbilt 389's highly recognizable car front directly crashed into the giant's body. This highway truck, famous for its power, forcefully pushed the giant to slide out for dozens of meters.
Anthony, sitting in the driver's seat, frowned, holding the steering wheel with one hand and then shifting gears. The truck's car front began to turn, drifting for several meters while also swinging the cargo box behind him to the front.
The giant's legs sank deeply into the asphalt road, and his hands firmly grasped the car front, even his fingers digging in. With a roar, he finally stopped the truck, but before he could let out a roar of victory, a new round of attack came again.
"Bang!"
The cargo box dragged behind the truck made a loud noise, and a large hole burst open on the side. A mecha, even larger than the giant, drilled out of the hole, crashing into the giant's side and sending the giant flying again.
During the flight, the mecha continued to attack the giant with its free time arm, and finally, it threw the giant into mid-air and then used the missiles it carried to bombard the giant.
"Eat lead, Monster!" Josiah pressed the fire button. The two machine guns on the mecha's shoulders began to fire at the giant in mid-air. With AI assistance, Josiah didn't even need to bother aiming.
The sky above this block was momentarily shrouded in smoke, but this did not hinder Josiah's line of sight at all. This mecha, personally designed by Howard Stark, was equipped with all the special vision systems that humans could currently use. Nothing could escape its 'eyes'.
As the giant continued to fall, the machine gun barrels also continuously moved from top to bottom. The terrifying metal storm almost turned the giant in the air into a pile of mud. Green blood rain fell from the sky, giving this block a baptism.
Knowing that the system prompted that the gun barrels were about to overheat, Josiah released his hand from the trigger. The deafening gunshot finally stopped, and the block returned to silence once again.
"Target No. 1 is still alive." Thompson's voice sounded in the channel. Josiah clicked his tongue in annoyance.
"Tch, I can see that too."
Glancing at the remaining ammunition, Josiah shouted in the communication channel, "I need to resupply ammunition here, cover me."
"Roger."
"I'm watching."
Thompson and John responded one after another. Josiah quickly maneuvered the mecha back to the side of the cargo box. Anthony had already driven the truck away, leaving only the cargo box carrying resupply.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, two black, narrow rectangular blocks fell from the mecha's lower back. Those were the mecha's missile nest. With Josiah's skilled operation and AI assistance, the mecha quickly retrieved two identical blocks from the cargo box and loaded them onto its lower back.
While Josiah was replacing ammunition, the giant had already treated his injury. The original a pile of mud had initially regained a humanoid shape.
(End of Chapter)
