I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 256 - 254 Iron Man

Chapter 256: Chapter 254 Iron Man

Jonathan, clueless, felt that the young man before him was insane, and after exchanging blows, he completely confirmed that the youth’s right arm was harder than his own.

His brain raced to find a way to save his life, realizing there was no room for negotiation after having clashed with him; the only option left was to feign death...

As Jonathan thought this, his face became more angular, and his body density gradually increased, the soil beneath his feet barely supporting him, his calves sinking completely into the ground.

In those lightning-fast two seconds, Wei Tianyang had probed the multitude of thoughts in Jonathan’s mind and watched as he turned into a block of iron.

Wei Tianyang raised his hand, absorbing Mette and Luke’s powers while watching Jonathan’s movements.

As a trinity-level member of the Superpower Special Department, Jonathan’s Iron Man mode wasn’t as simple as just hardening his body; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been classified at such a high level.

He grew heavier and heavier, already more than half sunk into the earth, as Wei Tianyang grabbed his neck, trying to lift him out of the ground.

However, even with Wei Tianyang’s right arm strong enough to easily flip a heavy tank, he still couldn’t lift Jonathan at all, his own feet starting to sink into the ground as well.

This doesn’t make sense... could his power actually increase mass out of thin air?

He knew clearly that the opponent’s plan was to become hard and then, with the resulting weight from the high density, sink into the ground and save himself, making Wei Tianyang retreat in the face of difficulty and choose to give up.

This strategy was common in nature; many insects evolved colorful exoskeletons with patterns to signal to predators they were poisonous.

But Wei Tianyang was reluctant to give up, the Black Medicine in Jonathan’s spinal cord beckoning him, and he could even smell the enticing sour and bitter scent, his primal instincts driving him, making him unwilling to let go.

Wei Tianyang used the surrounding mud to feel for Jonathan, now sunk into the ground, believing that no matter how dense he was, if enough soil was moved, he could still be caught.

Jonathan’s weight couldn’t possibly increase indefinitely, right?

Wei Tianyang drained the surrounding subterranean soil, gathering it to envelop and drag Jonathan, which caused the nearby ground to suddenly collapse, the road sinking as well.

The pit where Spencer was located had been leveled due to the sinking ground, and as he saw cars held up by muddy hands on the road, he hurried over, only to find Fujiwara Makoto seated in front of a car hood.

"Kid, what’s your name?" Spencer asked.

Fujiwara Makoto did not respond.

"I know him, you can trust me," Spencer added.

"Fujiwara... Makoto, I know you, you’re the founder of United Pharmaceuticals," Fujiwara Makoto said.

"You know me? That’s rare," Spencer said.

"I saw a documentary about United Pharmaceuticals when I was a kid, you still had black hair then," Fujiwara Makoto said.

"I do miss those days," Spencer said with a resigned smile.

Meanwhile, Wei Tianyang had gathered enough soil to successfully halt Jonathan’s descent.

His eyes flickered with red light, his right arm making crackling sounds of splitting, with pieces falling off, a phenomenon he had never seen before, yet he continued to exert his superpower, struggling to pull Jonathan from underneath.

By then, Jonathan had turned completely into a human-shaped block of iron, which Wei Tianyang laid flat to increase the support area and relieve the pressure on the soil below.

Although Jonathan had turned into a block of iron, he was still conscious, and during this process, he did not need to breathe, so he would not be harmed even if buried alive or submerged.

Wei Tianyang examined his right hand that had clashed with Jonathan’s, affected by annihilation; the iron fist had already lost three fingers, half the palm gone.

Although annihilation was still in effect, its speed had greatly diminished.

Wei Tianyang assessed Jonathan’s superpower.

Just out of thin air, increasing body mass, endowing himself with punching power that rivaled his own, and adding a super defense force that could delay the effects of annihilation...

It seemed that this ability to turn into a metallic block, rated as a Trinity level, was not without merit.

"Damn, what the hell does this bastard want to do... Still not giving up!"

Wei Tianyang smiled, ripped open his clothes to reveal his robust iron body, and at the same time, stretched out two of his fingers and began to use the superpower he had just acquired.

His pitch-black fingertips gathered high temperatures; this power came from the Superpower user Mette. After consuming the Black Medicine, he instantly understood the usage and characteristics.

The black fingers did not produce open flames, but Wei Tianyang could already smell the scorched high temperature around him, and the surrounding temperature had suddenly risen by more than ten degrees.

"That little bastard... He can absorb other people’s superpowers?! I must stay alive and bring back the intel!"

"You can’t speak in this state, but I know what you are thinking right now."

Wei Tianyang said and placed his two fingers on Jonathan’s heart.

"High temperatures can’t burn me, in this state, I’m invincible, not just high temperatures, acid, explosions, physical impacts, all are ineffective against me! You’d better let me go, I’ll keep your secret." Jonathan conveyed the message to Wei Tianyang.

"I don’t care," Wei Tianyang laughed as his fingers slowly dissolved Jonathan’s thick abdominal muscles. On the muscles made of iron, the two fingers had already pressed in more than a centimeter deep, enough to touch the internal organs.

"How can this be... My body of steel is invincible!"

Jonathan became somewhat panicked.

"Not just high temperatures but also annihilation," Wei Tianyang laughed.

Next to the two holes melted into Jonathan’s abdomen, a large number of black web-like lines appeared, which were eroding away his iron body.

"I won’t beg for mercy... Fuck you, you’re a monster! The United Council will one day regret keeping you! You son of a bitch! Die!!"

Jonathan prepared for sacrifice and then no longer revealed any of his thoughts.

Wei Tianyang snorted, having to admit that this guy had some guts in his final moments.

His fingers quickly probed into the heart, which had turned into metal under the Iron Man mode; during the effectiveness of the superpower, it completely changed the life form of the superpower user.

His fingers pierced through Jonathan’s steel heart, continually heating up, while the blackened parts inside Jonathan’s abdominal cavity were being burnt to a foul-smelling char.

In actuality, it was Wei Tianyang’s own annihilation effect that was at work; the high temperature was just an aid. Without the effect of annihilation, high temperature alone could not have melted Jonathan’s steel body.

Just as his heart was being penetrated by Wei Tianyang’s fingers, Jonathan’s body began to change.

In an instant, the pitch-black iron body reverted to flesh. The strong muscles and fat, under the influence of high heat, were like meat roasted in hot oil, instantly melting into a pool of bloody water, the belly flesh charred black.

Wei Tianyang quickly stopped his superpower and watched as Jonathan’s lifeless body gradually deteriorated. Before that, the black vapors surged, pouring into Wei Tianyang’s right arm.

He clenched his fist, a flash of red light in his eyes, and his entire body seemed as though it donned an immovable jointed armor, becoming less flexible. He tried to bend his knees and elbows, which took him quite a bit of effort.

Wei Tianyang adjusted himself a bit, figured out the degree of hardening, and found six balance points, dividing the hardening levels into six grades.

Under the first grade, his mobility wasn’t affected much, at most comparable to wearing a thick winter down jacket. He estimated that the hardness of his skin could already resist small-caliber bullets and cold weapons.

The sixth grade was similar to Jonathan’s before death, fully hardened, but all ability to move was lost. Perhaps useful in some extreme situation.

The four intermediate grades, he would need to assess through actual combat, so for now, he left them be.

Now, having mastered the Iron Man mode, he finally could try out that horse’s superpower.