Chapter 136: Effortless Counterattack
2023-05-02 Author: Yue Shang Xintou
Beep, beep, beep, beep!
Within his super senses, the countdown of the dart bomb echoed clearly in Daredevil's ears.
He staggered, trying to dodge, but in the next moment.
Scorching flames erupted from the dart bomb, and a violent shockwave spread out, forming a giant fireball that engulfed him.
BOOM!
Amidst the massive explosion, Daredevil's super senses were instantly enveloped by the flames. Under the deafening blast, an incessant buzzing began to fill his ears.
With the ringing in his ears, Daredevil's, or rather, Matt's thoughts began to drift.
He recalled the day of his car accident. From then on, his life had been plunged into darkness, but his father's hands became a beacon of light in that darkness. In a daze, it seemed as though Matt's eyes, which he had lost to the chemical serum, could see everything again. He saw his father throwing punches in the boxing gym.
However, the anticipated explosion never enveloped Daredevil's body.
As the ringing in his ears subsided, Daredevil came to his senses. The vision under his cowl was still pitch black.
However, his gradually recovering super senses detected a figure that had appeared before him at some unknown time.
It was this person who had appeared in front of him, blocking the impact and damage from the explosion.
[Contact with twisted time node, collected a small amount of time shard x2]
In front of Daredevil, Colin appeared, his glasses removed. The flames from the dart bomb's explosion enveloped him, but caused not the slightest harm to his body.
Bathing in the heatwave of the flames, he only felt a slight warmth.
The surroundings were covered in a scorched mark from the explosion's impact, yet only Colin and Daredevil behind him were unaffected.
"Collin Roper!"
On the Goblin Glider, seeing the figure who appeared before Daredevil, the voice from under the Green Goblin's helmet instantly became somewhat distorted.
"I didn't expect to encounter so many surprising individuals in a single day."
Suppressing the urge to laugh maniacally, the Green Goblin spoke in a shrill voice.
"Ever since our last meeting, I've been searching for any trace of you, Collin Roper. I never thought you'd deliver yourself right to my doorstep."
*To be precise, you're the one who delivered yourself to my doorstep.*
Colin replied silently in his mind. He turned his head to glance at lawyer Matt behind him, confirming he hadn't been affected by the blast's power.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and looked up at the Green Goblin on the glider.
"Perhaps you won't be thinking that way for much longer."
As his words fell, Colin's figure had already turned into an afterimage, appearing behind the Green Goblin.
"What?!"
Seeing Colin appear behind him in an instant, the Green Goblin under the helmet only had time to let out a cry of alarm. The next moment, his entire body was sent flying as if struck by a giant hammer, crashing into the wall and creating a web of fine cracks.
Although, for the Green Goblin, his previous encounter with Colin was less than a month ago.
However, during this period, he had still managed to unlock two new powers through the serialized comic in The Messenger.
His combat power had increased by a large margin.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
As countless bricks and rubble slid down from the wall, a pained expression crossed the Green Goblin's face under his helmet. Colin's punch was much heavier than Daredevil's previous attacks. Even with the protection of his armor, he still sustained considerable damage. Clutching his shattered chest armor, the Green Goblin stood up and looked at Colin in mid-air, saying hoarsely, "It seems you're even more dangerous than I anticipated, Collin Roper. For a powerful being like you to still have to hide and run while being pursued by the Thunderbolts."
Taking a deep breath, the Green Goblin felt the excruciating pain emanating from his chest.
As expected, his ribs had been broken by Colin's last punch.
Don't mistake this for something ordinary. In fact, after being modified by the 'Human Enhancement Formula,' the Green Goblin's body had long surpassed that of an ordinary person. Normal attacks couldn't even cause him much harm.
However, even with such an enhanced body, he couldn't withstand even a single punch from Colin.
This wasn't just because of Colin's [Super Strength], but also the existence of [Super Speed], which made the power of his every punch even greater, or rather, lethal.
"In fact, none of this has anything to do with me. I was just following Kingpin's arrangements, including that fight on the hospital roof..."
Staring at Colin floating in mid-air, the Green Goblin's tone suddenly became strained. He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
Seeing this, Colin's heart stirred slightly, and he played along by lowering himself.
Of course, he didn't actually believe the Green Goblin would surrender; he just wanted to see what the other party was planning.
Sure enough, as expected, the moment Colin landed.
A vicious look flashed across the Green Goblin's face under his mask. He abruptly clenched his raised left fist, and the glider in mid-air let out a roar as it flew towards Colin.
"Watch out!"
Noticing the glider rushing towards Colin, Daredevil struggled to shout a warning.
"Go to hell, Colin!"
At the same time, the Green Goblin's shrill, maniacal laughter rang out.
The maniacal laughter stopped abruptly.
Under the Green Goblin's gaze, Colin extended his arm without even looking back and caught the glider flying at him from behind. The glider, capable of carrying several tons, was now caught effortlessly in his hand as if it were a toy. Its sharp wings were like they didn't even exist, not leaving the slightest scratch or wound on his palm.
"You can have it back."
He glanced at the glider in his hand from side to side, and with a soft exclamation from Colin.
He casually tossed the glider. Under the effect of [Super Strength], it slammed heavily into the Green Goblin's body like a whistling cannonball.
Amidst a series of bone-shattering cracks and impacts, the Green Goblin smashed through the wall behind him and was instantly buried by the collapsing bricks and rubble.
[Contact with twisted time node, collected a small amount of time shard x3]
As the faint text flashed before his eyes, Colin withdrew his gaze from the Green Goblin.
Turning around, he saw that Daredevil was no longer where he had been.
Through [Super Vision], he could clearly see lawyer Matt's limping figure.
And the direction he was heading was precisely where Colin had 'fled' in his car earlier.
Evidently, after the threat of the Green Goblin was dealt with, Daredevil immediately set off again to check on Colin's safety.
Seeing this, Colin didn't linger either.
He glanced back at the Green Goblin's motionless body amidst the rubble, and then his entire person vanished from the spot in an instant.
(end of chapter)