MM Racing Chapter 75 Beating Up Azu, the Real Core Target
Chapter 75 Beating Up Azu, the Real Core Target
Chapter 75 Beating Up Azu, the Real Core Target
Maeve, Starlight, and Kimiko arrived and stood between Homelander, Butcher, and Ryan, their meaning clear.
Just as the tense atmosphere was about to erupt, another figure descended from the sky.
The man was wearing a red coat that resembled a military uniform, and his young Asian face stood out so much here; it was Li Yuan.
At this moment, a pair of enormous fiery wings unfurled behind him.
The wings disappeared only after he landed on the ground.
"Wow! Look, look! More than half of the Super Seven are gathered here. Is this a team-building event? Why didn't they invite me? Are they trying to isolate me?"
Li Yuan's quirky joke lightened the tense atmosphere considerably.
"You can actually fly?" Homelander's focus was quite strange.
"I didn't know how to do it before, but recently, I don't know how, I just practiced and I learned it," Li Yuan replied with a smile.
"So what brings you here?" Maeve asked.
At this moment, she asked herself honestly and suddenly realized that she was not familiar with this teammate who was not new at all, and knew nothing about him.
Li Yuan turned his head and smiled kindly: "Don't worry, I'm not here on behalf of the people of my motherland to deal with you."
Then he looked at Homelander again: "Of course, I'm not helping them to fight you."
He stepped forward, connecting his position with that of Homelander, Maeve, and the other two women to form a perfect equilateral triangle.
After glancing at the two groups, Li Yuan said solemnly, "If you insist on thinking I have some ulterior motive, then just consider me here to mediate."
He first looked at Maeve, Starlight, and Kimiko, and said in a serious tone, "First of all, you must recognize one fact: even if the three of you join forces, you will not be a match for Homelander."
He then looked at Homelander: "But even if you want to kill them, it won't be that quick. Something unexpected might happen in the meantime. You probably don't want to see your son get hurt, do you?"
Seeing that neither side was speaking for a moment, Li Yuan continued to persuade them: "So, why don't we each take a step back and go home?"
He pointed at Maeve, Starlight, and the people behind them: "You two go back to work for the Super Seven. The rest of you can leave safely. Wot will drop the warrants for them."
"As for Homelander," Li Yuan turned to look at Homelander, who was covered in blood, "you can take Ryan back to Waters and become his guardian from now on, how about it?"
"Ryan won't go with him!" Before anyone else could speak, Butcher was the first to voice his opposition.
Upon hearing this, the man's gaze immediately turned cold.
Li Yuan gestured to him, then looked at Butcher: "If he doesn't go with Homelander, his biological father, are you suggesting Ryan go with you, a wanted murderer?"
"Now that Ryan's mother has passed away, both logically and legally, his next guardian should be his biological father."
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"You, an outsider, have no right to interfere!"
"Now, shut your mouth!"
Without pausing, he looked directly at Homelander: "Do you agree to this solution? If so, let's go back to Water now; maybe we can still salvage the storm."
The man from the homeland remained silent, seemingly acquiescing.
"Very good." Li Yuan strode directly toward Ryan.
Upon seeing this, Butcher immediately tried to stop Li Yuan, but just as he was about to move, Li Yuan froze him in place with a single look.
Li Yuan walked to Ryan's side and took his hand: "Let's go. I know you're a bit confused right now. Let's go to the Water Tower together. You've been there before, haven't you?"
Ryan didn't speak, he just looked up at him blankly.
Li Yuan nodded slightly, picked up Ryan, and the pair of fiery wings reappeared behind him.
He turned and glanced at Homelander, gesturing for him to bring the storm.
Homelander initially intended to hold his son himself, but after seeing Li Yuan's signal, he realized he was covered in blood, so he had no choice but to walk over to Storm and lift her up in his arms.
Li Yuan then flapped his fiery wings, carrying Ryan as he soared into the sky and flew away into the distance.
Homelander glanced at Maeve and the others, then flew into the sky as well, quickly disappearing from sight.
On the ground, a group of flightless superhumans and humans stared at each other, unsure of what to say.
Inside the Water Tower.
President Edgar watched through the surveillance cameras as Li Yuan, Ryan, Homelander, and the crippled Storm entered the building one after another.
He gazed thoughtfully out the window, his hand twirling the expensive fountain pen he usually only used for signing his name, as if lost in thought.
Li Yuan led Ryan to Homelander's room. The eight-year-old boy, who had just experienced great ups and downs and accidentally killed his mother, was fast asleep while shedding tears.
Homelander, on the other hand, sent the storm to the floor of the Water Tower that was equipped with many specialized medical facilities.
Soon, the two met again in the corridor on the 99th floor.
As Homelander approached him with a broad smile, Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. Storm is already ruined. I can't just stand by and watch you kill Maeve and Starlight too."
"Losing half the team at once, the Super Seven collapsed instantly. How are we going to explain this to the outside world?"
"Besides, you wouldn't want to go on a killing spree in front of your son and make a bloody scene, would you?"
Homelander stood before Li Yuan, seemingly moved by his words, and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother—"
This is a common gesture used by the Chinese man; he likes to pat people on the shoulder, or more precisely, on the area where the shoulder meets the neck.
Placing his hand on someone in this position can signify closeness, but it can also easily allow him to grab that person's neck; it's one of his usual methods of using both kindness and power.
However, this time, his methods failed, or rather, he was unable to execute them.
Snapped!
Li Yuan swiftly raised a hand and grabbed his wrist, preventing his hand from falling.
At that moment, Homelander had barely finished speaking: "Brother, do you think you can make the decision for me?!"
Homelander was slightly surprised that Li Yuan had grabbed his hand. He sneered and increased the pressure in his arm, saying, "I approved your joining the Super Seven. I'm the leader here. You just need to listen to me, understand?!"
As he said this, his eyes widened and a ferocious expression appeared on his face.
Faced with this state of mind, Li Yuan surprisingly showed an ambiguous smile and replied, "I don't understand, hehe. I think there seems to be some problem with your self-perception and your understanding of me."
Seemingly surprised that Li Yuan dared to defy him so blatantly, a red glint gradually appeared in the Patriot's eyes: "It seems I have to give you a lesson you'll never forget, so you'll realize your place."
brush!
Two red lasers shot out from his eyes and struck Li Yuan's face.
However, this attack missed!
Li Yuan suddenly pressed down hard on Homelander's wrist with the hand that was gripping him, and at the same time, he turned his feet and twisted Homelander's arm behind his back!
He then followed Homelander from behind and kicked him hard in the back of the knee, sending him crashing to his knees.
All of this was accomplished almost simultaneously with the Homelander's laser-like vision.
Just as the two lasers struck the opposite wall, Homelander had already changed from standing to kneeling on one knee.
At the same time, raging flames suddenly burst into Li Yuan's hands.
With one hand he held Homelander's arm firmly behind his back, and with the other hand he clenched his fist, raised it high, and slammed it down on the back of Homelander's neck!
boom!
A fist engulfed in flames slammed into Homelander's neck, the force of the blow igniting Homelander's suit.
"roar!"
Homelander suddenly roared, his eyes flashing red, and he abruptly turned around to fire a laser.
However, before he could even see Li Yuan, Li Yuan's second punch struck his cheek, slamming his head back down, and he kept his eyes fixed on the ground.
Homelander's other free hand immediately reached back to grab Li Yuan's calf.
However, as if he had been prepared, Li Yuan raised his knee and leg first, stepping on the elbow of the homeland man's arm and pressing it down again!
At the same time, he pressed down with his foot, stepping on the back of Homelander's hand and fixing his second hand to the ground.
At this moment, Homelander was squatting on his left leg and kneeling on his right leg. His left hand was pressed to the ground by Li Yuan's left foot, and his right hand was grabbed behind his back by Li Yuan's left hand and pressed against his back. Only his neck could move freely.
At this moment, Li Yuan leaned forward, pinning Homelander to the ground, and repeatedly pounded the back of Homelander's head and neck with his free right hand to prevent Homelander's laser eyes from hitting him.
"ah----"
The man roared angrily, struggling desperately to break free from Li Yuan's grip.
He wanted to fly directly, but Li Yuan held him firmly to the ground, resisting the force of flight and preventing the Homelander from changing his posture and position.
At this moment, Li Yuan's entire body was engulfed in flames, and a pair of lifelike fiery wings appeared on his back, directly enveloping the Homelander and burning fiercely.
By this time, the other Walter employees who were originally in the corridor had already scattered and fled for their lives.
After the sensors on the ceiling detected the flames that Li Yuan had started, they immediately sprayed down a rain of water droplets, but they were completely unable to extinguish the flames.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—
Li Yuan's right fist continued to slam down hard on the neck and back of the head of the man from the motherland, shouting as he did so, "Wake up! Wake up!"
"ah--"
The motherland roared, and red lasers shot out from its eyes, sweeping across the surrounding walls, ceiling, and floor.
Soon, broken scorch marks appeared all around.
On the floor, cracks spread outwards in all directions due to the force exerted by the two.
"Homelander! Wake up! Do you want to collapse this whole thing? Ryan's still here!"
Li Yuan roared as he viciously pounded the head of the man from the motherland.
Hearing Li Yuan's shouts, the struggles of the people from the motherland gradually lessened.
Sensing his change, Li Yuan slowly said, "Very good, you've finally calmed down. I'll let you go now."
"However, before that, I want to remind you: don't let anger cloud your judgment. Think about what you want before taking any further action!"
As he spoke, Li Yuanyi instantly released his grip on the wrist of the man from the motherland, loosened his foot that was stepping on the back of his hand, and floated backward seven or eight meters.
Homelander silently stood up slowly, stretched his wrists, and then charged directly at Li Yuanfei, throwing a vicious punch.
"Haha, I knew this would happen!"
Li Yuan laughed loudly, did not dodge, and rushed towards the Homelander as well, throwing a punch as well!
boom!
The moment their fists clashed, a sonic boom erupted, and a violent shockwave spread outwards from the two of them.
In an instant, countless panes of glass on the Water Tower shattered.
"You despicable ambush attacker! You think you're really my match!" Homelander's eyes flashed with red lasers as he threw another punch.
Li Yuan, equally engulfed in flames, threw a punch in return, showing no sign of weakness!
Laser against fire! Fist against fist!
They attacked their opponent without any restraint, completely disregarding the damage they caused to their surroundings.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The concrete wall was as fragile as a tissue under the combined strength of the two people; it would break with a breath without even lifting a finger.
boom! boom! boom!
Cement, bricks, metal —
Everything in their way shattered with a single blow, and the two of them simultaneously crashed through the floorboards, falling into the 98th floor.
Next up is the 97th floor —
96th floor —
"Fuck—" Homelander gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly.
Although I'm reluctant to admit it, objectively speaking, Li Yuan, a newcomer who I recently approved to join the Super Seven, is actually just as good as me in terms of strength!
"How is this possible? I'm the strongest superhero! How could he, an ordinary person who awakened superpowers halfway through life, possibly—"
The people of the motherland gritted their teeth and intensified their attacks, increasing both the force and speed of their assault.
However, no matter how much he improved, Li Yuan always followed suit, increasing his strength as well.
Throughout the entire ordeal, he could only exchange punches with Li Yuan at most, and never managed to hit any other part of his body!
Boom boom boom————
Finally, after the two of them fought their way through ten floors and landed on the 89th floor, an announcement suddenly blared throughout the entire floor, and Edgar's cold voice rang out: "Homelander, Red Dawn, stop!"
"Stop! Stop fighting!"
"Are you two planning to just tear down the Vought Building?"
"Do you want the whole world to laugh at you?"
boom!
After exchanging another powerful punch, Li Yuan and Zu Guoren finally retreated.
At this moment, if you look up, you can see a huge hole that runs through the 89th to the 99th floor.
The floors were a mess, with water pipes, electrical wires, steel bars, cement, and other debris clearly visible at the breaks, making it look like a ruin.
Li Yuan extinguished the flames on his body, looked at the disgruntled Homelander opposite him, and smiled, "How's it going? You've stretched your body and worked up a sweat, feeling much better now?"
Homelander glared at Li Yuan, but then suddenly suppressed his anger and put on a standard fake smile: "Yeah, it's been a long time since I've had such a refreshing workout."
He raised a hand and pointed his index finger at Li Yuan: "Crimson Dawn, you're really good."
Li Yuan smiled nonchalantly: "Likewise."
"Hahaha!" The two of them burst into laughter for two or three seconds at the same time, then turned around and left in opposite directions.
Homelander leaped into the air and flew directly through the ten-story hole to the 99th floor, returning to his room.
Inside the room, Ryan was already awake, curled up on the headboard, wrapped in a blanket.
"Hey~ Ryan, it's alright, it's alright, your father is here, you don't need to be afraid." Homelander sat down next to Ryan and put his arm around his shoulder.
Ryan, who was only eight or nine years old and had lived with his mother all his life without ever seeing many outsiders, was now very vulnerable because he had accidentally killed his mother.
Although he actually possesses an incredibly strong physique and powerful superpowers, at this moment, he is just a child appropriate for his age.
"Father, why are you fighting?" Ryan asked, nestled in Homelander's arms, puzzled.
"Fighting? No, no, no, that wasn't fighting, it was just playing around," Homelander said after a moment's thought.
Of course he couldn't admit it was a fight. If he had won, that would have been fine, but how could he admit to being beaten like that in front of his son?
"That was just playing around, it's a way men communicate, you'll understand later, Ryan." Homelander offered a seemingly reasonable explanation for his behavior.
"Communication?" Ryan, who had only his mother with him before and had no children his own age around him, obviously couldn't quite understand it.
"That's right, it's communication." Homelander patted his son's head. "This is—a very common way of communicating between friends. You'll know more about it later."
On the other side, the 82nd floor.
Li Yuan walked into Edgar's office, sat down directly on the sofa, and looked at Edgar behind the desk: "Wow~ Mr. Edgar, you did a great job as a referee. The timing of your call to stop the game was very precise."
"I hope you won't deduct my salary because I accidentally damaged something in the process."
Edgar's originally cold and stern face showed a faint smile: "How could that be? The repair costs will be covered by the insurance company. The Water Group is not the kind of low-class company that would arbitrarily deduct wages."
He looked Li Yuan up and down and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? You weren't injured during the activity just now, were you?"
Do you need me to arrange for a professional medical team to examine you?
Hearing this, Li Yuan smiled faintly: "Thank you for your concern, but I have no problems at all. The level of activity I was just doing wasn't even a warm-up."
At this point, he seemed to remember something: "By the way, how's Storm? We're teammates on the Super Seven, I should be more concerned about her."
Edgar remained expressionless and spoke without a change in tone, seemingly unconcerned, saying, "The medical team just sent me a report; Storm will probably spend the rest of his life in a hospital bed."
"Moreover, her identity issue has caused a great uproar online, and I have decided to suspend her from the public eye for the time being."
At this point, he glanced at Li Yuan: "With one less teammate, the burden on your shoulders will become heavier from now on. Are you confident that you can shoulder these responsibilities?"
Li Yuan smiled indifferently: "When you're working, of course you do what the boss tells you to do, as long as you get a raise."
Edgar smiled and nodded with satisfaction, as if everything was understood without words.
Li Yuan then stood up and walked out of the office: "Then I'll go check on Feng Bao first. As her old teammate, she's injured like this, I should at least go and visit her and bring her a fruit basket."
Edgar smiled as he watched Li Yuan leave, shook his head, and sighed softly, "What a loyal and compassionate person he is."
Watching the video on the computer screen of Li Yuan casually severing three limbs of Alastair Adana, along with the report showing his recent sudden increase in assets, Edgar moved the mouse and clicked the "×", silently closing the content.
In a ward on the medical floor of the Water Tower.
Li Yuan put down the fruit basket he had bought on the spur of the moment, stood by the hospital bed, and looked at Feng Bao, who had no hair on his head, was covered in various wounds, had lost his right hand and both thighs, and only had one arm that was still intact.
After examining it for a while, he sighed softly to himself, "Finally, I've collected another piece of the fragments—"
It is widely known that the superhumans in the world today gained their superpowers by injecting the Vought International's Blue Compound V.
However, there are actually a few exceptions among superhumans.
For example, there's the storm lying unconscious on the hospital bed right in front of us.
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The compound she was injected with wasn't the clear blue compound 5 we see today, but the original, first-generation version of compound 5.
The common blue compound 5 we see today is an improved version that is almost non-fatal to infants, but the superhumans it creates are much weaker than before.
While the original compound 5 had an extremely high lethality rate, it was not suitable for large-scale adoption.
But if successful, the superhumans created will not only be powerful, but also have an even more incredible ability: immortality.
Take Storm as an example. Born in 1919, she is now 100 years old, but she looks only about 30 years old and has not aged much.
And this is the ability that Li Yuan has always wanted to obtain, which is not available in other worlds for the time being!
The problem is that, according to his investigation, the Water Corporation has now lost the complete formula for the original Compound No. 5 due to an accident in the laboratory.
Therefore, if Li Yuan wanted to recreate the original compound 5, he could only try to find a way from the superhumans who had been injected with the original compound 5.
And the storm is the first one!