It wouldn't be long until the moon rose, but the moon couldn't be seen from inside this Pyramid.
Moreover, it was currently a global live broadcast; if they fought to the death hidden inside this Pyramid, no one would be able to film it.
If Apocalypse's power wasn't shown to everyone, how could the role of his League of Heroes super company be highlighted?
So, after realizing that a sneak attack couldn't instantly kill Apocalypse, Adam didn't prolong the fight, using Flying Technique to quickly disengage from the attack and flying out of the large hole he had made earlier.
"You destroyed my ritual, do you think you can still escape!"
Seeing Adam fly away, Apocalypse likewise took flight and pursued him.
Outside the Pyramid, a massive brawl was also underway.
The Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Mystique, had all become quite powerful due to Apocalypse's enhancements.
The most obvious among them were Mystique, who could freely transform into any Mutant and use their abilities, and Red Tank, who was imbued with crimson power, had an indestructible body, and could even crash through buildings once he started running.
However, the other side was also formidable; Peter, Venom, and Jessica worked together seamlessly.
Wolverine, Lady Deathstrike, Storm, Phoenix, Cyclops, Colossus, Beast, Iceman, Rogue, and Shadowcat were already among the best of the Mutants.
This time, Adam had not left Phoenix at the school.
He wasn't sure of Apocalypse's true strength since they hadn't fought, and if they couldn't defeat him in the end, Phoenix would be the best trump card.
Although this would cause Phoenix's second personality to awaken quickly, that was a later concern and could be slowly resolved with other methods.
Of course, if it wasn't absolutely necessary, he wouldn't let Phoenix intervene; she could just fight some minor foes with everyone else down below.
"Kamehameha!"
As soon as he flew out of the Pyramid, Adam immediately turned and fired a Kamehameha at the closely pursuing Apocalypse.
Apocalypse raised both hands, and a circular force field shield appeared, blocking Adam's Kamehameha.
"Such an attack can't hurt me."
"It seems energy absorption has an upper limit; it's not comparable to Black King."
Seeing that Apocalypse used a force field to block his Kamehameha instead of directly absorbing its energy with his ability, Adam felt relieved.
If Apocalypse had the same ability as Black King, then the fight would be much harder.
Black King could even absorb the energy of nuclear bombs, and even energy generated by physical attacks.
His only weakness was low psychic defense, which ultimately led to him being immobilized by Professor X, unable to activate his abilities, and dying at Magneto's hands.
Apocalypse using a force field to block his Kamehameha just now, instead of directly absorbing it like he did with Ki Blade, most likely meant that the energy output of the Kamehameha had exceeded Apocalypse's energy absorption speed.
"Then let's try close-quarters magic combat."
Seeing that Kamehameha had no effect, Adam grabbed his adamantium alloy staff and turned to charge at Apocalypse.
While the Kamehameha was powerful, its consumption was also high; since it couldn't break Apocalypse's force field defense, it was better to conserve his stamina.
"Load Harry Potter template!"
While charging towards Apocalypse, he also loaded the Harry Potter template to enhance his magic power.
In fact, loading the Goku template would definitely provide stronger combat power, but the moon hadn't come out yet. He wanted to wait until the moon appeared before loading the Goku template, as that would maximize his combat power when transforming into a Great Ape.
So, the current battle with Apocalypse was mainly a test; if Apocalypse wasn't strong, it would be best to take him down. If Apocalypse was too strong, then he would stall for time until the moon appeared.
"It seems it's my turn to retaliate."
Seeing Adam rapidly approaching, Apocalypse retracted his defensive force field, closed his eyes, and glowed all over. A powerful energy burst from his body and shot directly towards Adam.
He could absorb energy from the outside world and then convert it into the most primitive destructive energy waves, which he could fire from any part of his body.
Five thousand years ago, no Mutant had ever been able to withstand the energy waves he released at full power.
"Multiple Afterimage Fist!"
Feeling the power of that energy wave, Adam's heart tightened instantly, and he directly transformed into more than a dozen afterimages to confuse Apocalypse.
Apocalypse's energy wave passed through Adam's afterimages, shooting directly towards a high slope outside the city in the distance.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the high slope vanished, leaving only a terrifying giant pit, which left countless humans watching on TV dumbfounded.
This Apocalypse, who had suddenly appeared, was actually so terrifying.
"Die!"
Having dodged Apocalypse's energy wave attack, Adam had already flashed behind Apocalypse, using his staff like a spear to stab Apocalypse in the back.
He wanted to insert the staff into Apocalypse's back, just like he did with Venom last time, and then release magic from within to attack.
However, Apocalypse's eyes suddenly turned white, releasing an ability that enhanced his reaction speed. He spun his body and single-handedly grabbed Adam's adamantium alloy staff.
"You, this ant, are the one who should die!"
His body glowed again, clearly intending to release another energy wave at close range, leaving Adam nowhere to hide.
"As expected, it's not that simple!"
Adam wasn't surprised to see his attack intention exposed.
In the movie, Apocalypse could even see through Quicksilver's attacks at his peak, let alone his sneak attack.
He was somewhat surprised by Apocalypse's incredibly strong power; he could grab his full-force thrust of the adamantium alloy staff with one hand, likely having integrated many strength-type Mutant abilities.
"Avada Kedavra!"
While Apocalypse was glowing all over, about to release an energy wave, Adam had already recited the incantation for the Curse of Slaying.
Immediately, a green light shot out from the adamantium alloy staff, accurately hitting Apocalypse's body.
If Apocalypse couldn't grab his long staff, he would stab it into his body. If he did grab it, the tip of the staff would be very close to Apocalypse's chest, leaving Apocalypse no time to dodge when the Curse of Slaying was released.
The Curse of Slaying ignored all energy defenses and directly harmed the soul; he didn't believe it would have no effect on Apocalypse.
"Ah!"
Apocalypse, struck by the Curse of Slaying, immediately let out a scream, interrupting the emission of the energy wave and activating his force field defense.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Seeing that the Curse of Slaying was indeed effective against Apocalypse, Adam, after being forced back by the defensive force field, unleashed a second one.
The green Curse of Slaying passed directly through the force field, causing Apocalypse to let out a second scream.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Followed by a third Curse of Slaying.
Apocalypse, having undergone thousands of consciousness transfers, certainly had a very powerful soul, but if continuously struck by the Curse of Slaying, he would surely die.
"Dream on!"
Apocalypse abandoned his defensive force field, activated his super reaction ability, and easily dodged the third Curse of Slaying.
"You can dodge one, but can you dodge five thousand?"
Seeing that the Curse of Slaying couldn't hit, Adam no longer held back and formed hand signs directly.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Above Cairo City, five thousand Adams, clad in golden armor, surrounded Apocalypse.