The Consequences Are Severe

Chapter 85 The Consequences Are Severe

Sure enough, Old Bu, who had taken the punch, didn't seem to be seriously injured. He tilted his head and quickly stood up.

After all, Brainiac's body isn't like those cannon fodder made from Earth's raw materials. Even without his fleet of warships and interstellar weapons, Brainiac possesses combat power comparable to Superman's, based solely on his physical body. Of course, this generally refers to his physical form.

Brainiac and Ultron from the next shed belong to the same villain family, or even a more powerful version. For such a super AI, Edo Tensei (reanimation) and possession are naturally basic operations.

"I see. Since the body is essentially light, it only needs to be adjusted to a specific frequency to move via communication."

Old Bu, a figure enthusiast, is also a knowledge expert. Even though his house and face have been stolen, his biggest concern remains knowledge.

Shen You also quickly scanned his entire body structure and the weapons and equipment he was equipped with using his Ultra Vision.

"You're not Brainiac," Shen You said in a deep voice. "Or rather, you're not even here, are you?"

"I am, but I am not at the same time," Brainiac said calmly. "There are countless planets in the universe, too many worlds to archive, and too much knowledge to collect."

Unlike you, who are confined to a single body, I exist simultaneously in countless galaxies, archiving multiple civilizations in sync.

I am here, yet I am not. I am everywhere.

Old Brooks's spaceships are scattered throughout the stars, constantly executing the "collect, archive, destroy" process. This process is multi-threaded, running in parallel across multiple sectors and star systems.

"Look, your city is about to become one of the collector's great treasures!"

As they spoke, the floor beneath their feet vanished, transforming into a projection above the metropolis. A surge of immense energy erupted towards the metropolis in the form of rays.

Then nothing happened.

Brainiac: "."

The surface operations were also progressing smoothly. Superman, Supergirl, and the armor controlled by Pal all successfully completed their respective missions.

Shen You chuckled: "The plan doesn't seem to be going very smoothly?"

"The barrier created by Kryptonian crystals is a legacy of the Kryptonians? It doesn't matter, the remaining Kryptonians will be wiped out sooner or later."

Brainiac's mechanical clone raised its left hand, which had already transformed into a dark, gaping cannon barrel.

"the same as you."

Green plasma surged out, followed by some kind of high-intensity light blast. But Shen You was prepared, and he did a side somersault to avoid the light blast, landing with his hands already clasped at his waist.

Cut the light!

This is a skill used by the original Ultraman in the TV series, a destructive beam fired continuously from between his palms in the shape of arrows. Its power isn't great, but its stealth is its strength. It has a short wind-up and a negligible cast time, making it the fastest-firing beam skill Shen You possesses.

Furthermore, he intentionally waited for the opponent to make the first move, and while dodging with a somersault, he gathered his palms at his waist the instant his body was airborne and his back was turned to the opponent, maximizing the stealth and rapid-fire characteristics, and also taking advantage of the opponent's unprepared reaction time after firing.

As expected, the cutting beam hit its target successfully. The arrow-shaped beam exploded in front of Old Bu's chest, causing his mechanical body to stagger backward.

What exactly constitutes the prestige of this year's top graduate?

He pushed off with his foot and, taking advantage of the moment Old Bu stumbled, charged forward at supersonic speed and launched a powerful swing punch.

But Brainiac's AI reacted just as quickly, deflecting his heavy punch to the side with a flick of its mechanical arm. Shen You then stepped forward, using the force of Brainiac's deflection to propel himself forward and spin back.

Old Blaine crossed his arms in front of him to block. A powerful spinning kick slammed into his leg, and a transparent shockwave exploded inside the spaceship. Blainek slid back several meters, his feet leaving two clear cracks in the floor, and the metal arm that had withstood the kick showed signs of deformation.

"Log updated. The target excels in close combat. It is recommended to move out of range and use ranged firepower."

Brainiac suddenly took off, with Shen You close behind. The two afterimages danced through the spaceship like a whirlwind, their figures flashing like lightning. Sparks of battle erupted in almost every corner of the spaceship, the sturdy walls shattering like paper, countless fragments swirling in the air like stardust in the Milky Way.

They fought their way from room to room, crashing through walls and cracking floors. The poor spaceship was soon riddled with holes, its hull riddled with bruises, and the air was thick with smoke and the smell of metal.

Brainiac, who had been blasted back by the initial clash, unleashed a strange beam gun from his left arm, beams shooting out from its black muzzle. Shen You, who was charging forward, suddenly shrank, shrinking to the size of an ant in the blink of an eye, and was sucked into the gun along the beam of light.

One of the signature techniques of Old B, the figure fanatic, is miniaturized light.

Brainiac calmly stood up.

"Anomalous target, race codename 'Ultraman,' containment complete."

Before he could finish saying "Over," the gun in his hand exploded with a loud bang, and a silver fist shot out from among the shrapnel, striking him squarely in the face.

The burst of air exploded from his face, and Shen You, who quickly expanded back to his normal size, forcefully broke through the shrinking ray gun with his body, and punched Old Bu, sending him flying far away again.

"Record updated. The miniaturization ray is ineffective against the target; the target can neutralize the ray's effect using only their physical abilities. Threat factor increased."

Brainiac swept his arm through the air, and a ball of transparent blue energy instantly captured Shen You in mid-air, flinging him out like a cannonball in the direction of his sweep.

A tractor beam, similar to gravitational waves, pierced through another wall. Shen You, enveloped in pale blue mist-like energy and electricity, crashed into the next room.

But he rolled over to dissipate the force, and as he half-squatted up, he had already prepared an eight-point light wheel in his palm.

The sharp slashes and swirling saw teeth tore through the smoke and hurtled toward Brainiac.

Old Bu was no pushover either; he immediately recognized the power of the light wheel. Instead of confronting it head-on, he spread his five fingers, releasing blue guiding rays once more, enveloping the spinning light wheel.

As Old Bu spun, the gravitational wave caused the light wheel to rotate once, then swung back towards Shen You's face along the path it had come from.

Shen You laughed.

Good grief, it actually threw the light wheel back at me, is it some kind of Great Shift of Heaven and Earth?

However, the Mind Power Micro-Management is a classic derivative of the Eight-Part Light Wheel, and Shen You has mastered this course quite well. Dividing the light wheel into eight makes turning in the air a piece of cake. If anyone imagines that he can be hit by the counter-damage of his own light wheel, wouldn't that be ridiculous?

Shen You raised his hand and caught it easily. He then swung the Eight-Point Light Wheel back with his other hand, adding a little something extra to make it even faster and more powerful!

Seeing that this tactic was ineffective, Brainiac immediately changed his strategy. He blocked with both arms, and light green particles formed a transparent barrier in front of him, directly blocking the trajectory of the light wheel's slash.

However, to everyone's surprise, the halo ultimately did not land on his barrier.

The light wheel appeared less than two meters away from the particle barrier.

It cracked!

Without warning, it split in two, drawing two magnificent arcs to the left and right.

Like a dazzling, elusive dribble, he bypassed the frontal defense with feints and incredible mobility, attacking Blaignac's left and right flanks respectively!

With two sharp cracks, Brainiac's two arms were cleanly severed by the light wheel. The particle barrier instantly dissipated, exposing the wires and components at the severed ends of the arms, along with a jet of inky liquid that spurted out like blood.

Shen You chuckled inwardly.

Telekinetic micro-management, kid.

To counter his eight-part halo, let me quote a line from a senior from the Land of Light—

—It's still 20,000 years too early!

Brainiac staggered back two steps. But he felt no pain and immediately adjusted after the setback. His chest armor plate opened, revealing a hidden cannon barrel, its energy flashing as it prepared to fire.

Shen You made a quick decision, bringing his left palm to his waist and placing his right palm flat on top of his left palm.

A misty beam of light!

In the TV series, it was released by Jack, but it was easily overlooked because it was blocked by the enemy's barrier skill during its only appearance. However, Shen You learned it himself and realized that this move is a super control skill that can instantly reach absolute zero temperature, and can freeze almost any target instantly.

Just like Brainiac.

Brainiac, whose body was already severely damaged, was hit by this misty beam, and most of his body was frozen, with only his head sticking out.

"Record updated." Brainiac, whose only remaining ability was to move his mouth, diligently kept a record. "Powerful cutting techniques that can be remotely controlled, instant freezing capabilities. The target is stronger than expected, threat level continues to rise."

However, the deception tactic was successfully executed.

Inducement tactics?

Sensing danger, Shen You abruptly turned his head and saw a hidden hatch open, revealing a massive, fully loaded cannon.

A fiery light, the boundless energy of all things. The moment the engine ignited was like the detonation of a supernova, with boundless, scorching energy erupting from the giant cannon like a colossal sword devouring the sunlight.

The intense light instantly engulfed Shen You's entire body!

The Star Cannon is one of the heavy weapons carried on the spaceship. It achieves terrifying destructive power by absorbing the stellar energy of nearby star systems, possessing a power that none of the individual weapons carried by Brainiac's machine avatar can match.

This shot should reduce the vast majority of known life forms in the universe to ashes.

".Um?"

Brainiac blinked twice with his half-biological, half-mechanical eyes, looking at the red-silver body that had completely absorbed the Star Cannon, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.

Why does it seem like the opponent has become stronger after that shot?

Shen You patted himself, his whole body enveloped in a faint golden light, and silently looked at Brainiac.

His eyes seemed to say, "Seriously? You're going to hit me with solar energy?"

For about half a second, Brainiac froze on the spot, as if his computer had crashed, and did not take any further action.

Half a second later, he dutifully resumed recording.

"Log updated. Target codename 'Ultraman', precautions updated: never attack the target with any solar-powered weapons."

After thinking for a moment, he added more notes.

"The consequences could be severe."

(End of this chapter)