Wade stood before the skeletal hydra, his chest heaving, his mind running on fumes but burning with raw, frantic instinct.
The hydra's four skulls reared high above, their eyes burning like dying stars.
"Why won't you just fucking die?" he muttered through his teeth, lifting his sword.
He activated Chain Step, the air rippling around him as his form blurred.
In an instant, he vanished and reappeared directly above the hydra's central mass. His hand blazed crimson as he thrust it downward.
"Fireburst!"
The explosion detonated point-blank.
A massive wave of red flame cascaded over the hydra's spine, blasting bone fragments into the air.
The shockwave sent Wade spinning upward. He flipped in the air and landed hard, one knee hitting the ground.
The hydra staggered, just slightly, but it was enough to make Wade's lips twitch upward.
"So you can feel that," he panted, wiping blood from his lip.
