Chapter 80: Provoking Homelander! Skill Acquisition!
Four eyes met.
Besides feeling disgusted by the stitched monster Homelander, Ian felt no panic at all. He was just a small fry in the DC universe, but here in the nightmare Marvel, he was immune to all damage.
“I’m not the madman, you are… It’s a pity I can’t introduce my psychiatrist to you, otherwise he could definitely teach you how to reheat an assembled corpse into assembled rice.”
Ian turned his head wanting to criticize Gwen a few words, but found that Gwen had already tilted her neck and chosen to kick the bucket. Sometimes people might indeed use this way to avoid others’ lectures.
“I feel like I’ve learned another trick. This one can definitely defeat my invincible father.” Ian thought thoughtfully. He was just about to say that Homelander might not understand him because he had no father.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle~”
Floating in mid-air.
The stitched monster, spliced together from Hulk’s limbs and Homelander’s body, although it looked completely devoid of any human intelligence, suddenly released a heat ray at Ian at this moment.
The snowflakes instantly vaporized in the high temperature of the heat ray. The crimson beam of light whipped toward Ian like a surging flood. The youth, who was already prepared, immediately raised his hands fiercely.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle~”
The heat ray blasted Ian full in the face.
However.
Ian wasn’t embarrassed.
“No problem, as expected, high-energy electromagnetic waves are faster. Just like my childhood that’s gradually drifting away, I can’t catch it.” Ian was unscathed and even sighed a little.
Very artistic.
But this didn’t affect the system’s judgment: 【You attempted to learn catching heat ray by hand, comprehending superhuman death-defying skills, 【student】 profession experience points +6】
No matter the system’s attitude, in this world it always gave Ian the surprises he wanted. Another wave of profession experience gained made Ian unable to resist gesturing a provocative finger at the stitched version of Homelander.
“Sizzle sizzle sizzle~”
The heat ray continued.
The stitched version of Homelander in mid-air showed no emotion. Its body didn’t carry a soul; it was just an empty shell, following only biological instinct.
“Just like that! Don’t stop! Use… well, saying ‘harder’ seems a bit weird. Make your eyes glare a bit bigger.” Ian continued catching the heat ray by hand and gained two more waves of experience.
However, this farming didn’t last too long. Seeing his attacks ineffective, the stitched version of Homelander suddenly dove downward at over ten Mach speed.
The air even exploded into a conical cloud of mist.
That seemingly mismatched fist, wrapped with strength enough to shatter steel, smashed toward Ian’s face. Ian didn’t move, because he knew moving even a little would waste stamina.
The stitched version of Homelander’s fist struck Ian’s forehead, even causing obvious ripples and distortions in the air.
However.
Still meaningless. Ian remained unscathed.
The demon head at the youth’s waist let out a pure mocking laugh. “What a stupid walking corpse! Wanting to harm the master of this dimensional world in a dimension world?”
“A waste of heaven’s gifts! Such a perfect body! It should be used by a smart head!” The demon head was full of longing, mocking while pleading with Ian.
“Quickly rip off his head! Then put my head on! I’m the best match for this body!” The demon head’s words reminded Ian.
“It’s indeed stitched…”
Ian noticed that the connection between Homelander’s head and torso was full of stitches. This was normal, after all, when he saw Homelander’s corpse before, Homelander’s head was already separated from the body.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Perhaps sensing Ian’s offensive gaze, instinct drove this true “Pinduoduo” Homelander to launch attacks at Ian at a dazzling speed.
Useless.
But that didn’t stop him from trying hard.
Ian didn’t adopt the demon head’s suggestion. He seriously tried to raise his hand to grab Homelander’s fist, but his current physical quality was not small compared to the stitched version of Homelander.
Also normal.
After all, the 【savage tyrant】 profession level was only level one. Just like that, the stitched version of Homelander kept launching attacks, while Ian persistently tried to grab his fist.
【You are learning fighting skills, 【student】 profession experience points +1】
【You are learning fighting skills, 【student】 profession experience points +1】
【You are learning fighting skills, 【student】 profession experience points +1】
……
What a perfect world this was.
What a wonderful experience farming machine.
The only regret was that Ian really hadn’t caught the stitched version of Homelander’s fist even once—unavoidably, his eyes and hands couldn’t keep up with the opponent’s speed.
“Damn it! John Banner Ye Master, can’t you let me catch it once? Let me catch it once, and I’ll silently chant three times a day that you are the true superhero!”
Ian’s competitive spirit was indeed quite strong sometimes, igniting at strange places from time to time. Gaining experience was comfortable, but he was really seriously trying to catch the opponent’s fist.
“If you keep this up, I’m going to rip your head off! No! I’m going to cyberbully you!” After a futile attempt, Ian only ended up with a face getting redder and redder.
Of course.
A round of probing.
Ian also confirmed that the stitched version of Homelander perhaps really had no wisdom left.
Even mentioned cyberbullying.
This guy’s movements hadn’t slowed even a bit.
“Sigh!”
Helpless, Ian could only sigh silently, continuously using this assembled corpse to farm experience. His mood gradually calmed again, after all, MacArthur had once said that after enough failures, one can always adapt.
The general might have really said this.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”
The stitched version of Homelander’s powerful fist winds could even cause sonic booms.
Ian still hadn’t made any progress.
The opponent’s fists hit flesh solidly, each strike landing heavily on his body. However, this didn’t affect Ian’s experience gain, nor the old iron system’s serious judgment.
【General skill acquired successfully】
【Ian Kent Defense Technique [Beginner]: When you stand still, damage received is reduced by ten percent, with double damage reduction for the face and vital areas.】
To be fair.
Such a system feedback.
Even Ian was slightly stunned for a second.
However.
He soon realized. He had comprehended the family tradition—as long as he didn’t defend, he didn’t need to defend. Wasn’t this another form of defense?
Family spirit possessed.
No need for inequalities to solve this problem instantly.
“Comprehended general skill, just like 【learning】 skills, can’t be upgraded by training, only by spending skill points?” Ian felt deep regret about this.
And just as he was pondering how to talk properly with the system.
“Whoosh…”
The wind sound gradually lessened.
Without any warning.
The stitched version of Homelander stiffened in place like it had “lost power.”
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