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Ch. 120 Serum Russell vs Supergirl Kara
🕑 Added 2023-10-31 16:02:00 +0000 UTCAs Kara intended to fly up and touch Hulk's cheek with her hand, Russell promptly stopped her.
Even though the present Hulk could control his emotions well, there were still some behaviors that he found difficult to accept.
For instance, being touched.
Let alone Kara, even if it were Russell touching him, Hulk would feel uncomfortable.
Unless it was during combat training, Hulk wasn't very accepting of others touching him.
Being hit by someone and being touched by them were two different matters.
Hearing Russell's words, Kara withdrew her right hand, took a few steps back, and said to Hulk, who held the wine barrel in front of himself, "Hello, I'm Kara, a new member of the Justice League, Russell's neighbor and secretary, and maybe even his bodyguard in the future!"
Although every word Kara spoke could be understood by Hulk, he didn't entirely comprehend what she meant right now.
Justice League's new member, Russell's neighbor and secretary – Hulk got those.
However, Russell's bodyguard was something Hulk found hard to understand.
In Hulk's mind, Russell was someone who could beat him up.
How could someone as petite as a woman be needed to protect him, who even Hulk couldn't beat?
To Hulk, all the women on Earth were petite.
Though he didn't understand Kara's notion of being a bodyguard, Hulk put down the barrel that was in front of him and extended his right hand towards Kara.
"I'm Hulk, call me Hulk! The green giant of the Justice League, Russell's good friend, and his student!"
When mentioning good friend and student, Hulk emphasized his tone a bit, as if afraid Kara didn't understand how good his relationship with Russell was.
Seeing Hulk voluntarily extending his right hand, Kara flashed a charming smile as radiant as the sun. She once again extended her right hand and shook hands with Hulk.
"Alright, pleasantries are over, let's start fighting directly!"
Russell said to Kara, simultaneously deactivating his Endosymbiotic Battle Armor.
Although the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor had strong defensive capabilities, they were primarily designed for regular humans. In Kara's presence, the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor wouldn't provide Russell much defense.
Rather than letting Kara witness the scene of dismantling his battle armor barehanded, it was better to voluntarily deactivate the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor.
"Alright!"
Kara turned to look at Russell, answering confidently.
Although Hulk didn't know why Russell wanted to fight Kara, the curiosity for spectacles was a shared human trait.
Although Hulk wasn't purely human, he still enjoyed watching spectacles just the same.
Hulk approached the edge of the training field, holding the barrel of wine, and watched Russell and Kara with eager anticipation.
On this training field, Hulk couldn't count how many times he had been thoroughly beaten.
What frustrated him even more was that after Russell beat him up each time, he used Serum to heal his injuries.
Then he beat him up again.
Although Hulk had learned a lot during the process of getting beaten up, regardless, this training field left him with an extremely deep impression.
Superhero Serum Form!
As Hulk approached the edge of the training field, Russell transformed into the Serum form without hesitation.
While he indeed possessed an extraordinary physique far beyond regular humans, when compared to Kara's Kryptonian physiology, his physique was notably lacking.
After Russell transformed into the appearance of the superhero Serum, Kara swiftly wiped the smile from her face. Her eyes began to emit a red light.
Serum Russell vs Supergirl Kara!
The battle officially commenced!
Before Kara could fire her heat vision, Russell initiated an attack.
Previously, there had been a dozen meters or so of distance between him and Kara. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Kara like a flash, his white fist aimed directly at her delicate and alluring face.
Normally, Russell was a gentleman who treated people delicately.
But in battle, he wouldn't be concerned about how attractive the enemy looked.
Showing mercy just because the enemy was attractive wasn't the mentality of a qualified warrior.
Russell's attack was as swift as lightning, even beyond the limits of human vision.
However, for Kara, his every move was strikingly clear.
Although it wasn't slow-motion, it definitely wasn't fast either.
Just as Russell's fist was about to hit her face, Kara raised her right hand and blocked his oncoming punch.
Bang!
Russell's fist and Kara's palm collided forcefully, producing a tremendous impact sound.
At the moment the dull thud of the impact reverberated like war drums, Kara's red-eyed gaze fixed on Russell.
Without any hesitation, Kara decisively fired her heat vision.
Two red laser-like beams of heat vision instantly arrived in front of Russell.
However, just as the heat vision was about to hit Russell, Kara suddenly experienced a strange sensation that she rarely felt.
Her body momentarily went numb.
What was going on?
Before she could comprehend what was happening, Russell sidestepped, taking advantage of Kara's body being momentarily paralyzed, easily evading her heat vision.
At the same time, his right fist that struck Kara's palm suddenly sprouted five or six white tendrils.
Shadow Stealth Multi-snake Fist!
Seeing the sudden appearance of five or six white tendrils from Russell's right hand, Hulk silently named this move in his mind.
As the first person to experience and, up to now, the person with the most experience with the Shadow Stealth Multi-snake Fist, Hulk's understanding of it was second only to Russell's.
Before the white tendrils could entangle Kara's right hand, Hulk had already figured out what would happen next.
His conjecture matched exactly: the white tendrils wound around Kara's right hand like pythons.
Subsequently, Russell suddenly turned around, swiftly swinging his right hand forward.
Boom!
Kara, still paralyzed, didn't have time to react. She was thrown out by Russell just like in a shoulder throw and crashed heavily into the floor of the training field.
The immense force of impact on the hard floor created a massive dent, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out instantly.
Judging solely by physique, indeed, Russell wasn't on par with Kara.
Even with the enhancement from the serum, his physique likely didn't match up to Kara, who had basked under a yellow sun for three years.
However, physique wasn't the sole factor determining victory or defeat in combat.
Russell's physique might not be on par with Kara's, but he possessed a symbiotic possession ability unfamiliar to Kara.
The symbiotic entity could possess most flesh-and-blood creatures in a short period.
As long as he made contact with the opponent, the symbiotic entity could initiate possession.
Though possession efficiency varied by individual, for simple possession, it only required an instant.
The moment of contact!
Russell had tested this on Hulk.
Initiating possession took just an instant, basic control took fifteen seconds, complete control took one minute.
If Hulk couldn't break his control within a minute, then after one minute, Hulk would become a puppet under his control.
