bioinnovel Chapter 556 Light Speed Slide
Chapter 556 Light Speed Slide
Amora's smile remained unchanged, but the fingers gripping the scepter tightened slightly.
She knew that Riley, who seemed so casual, was actually trying to get information out of her.
But she won't give him any useful information—at least not now.
"Spider-Man, you're still as noisy as ever."
Amora held the Amora Scepter in her hand and slowly spun it around. The light emanating from the Mind Stone drew a pale blue ring in the air.
"But you're right about one thing, I am indeed trying to get your attention."
As he spoke, Amora seemed to have thought of something happy, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
"The problem is, you knew I was deliberately trying to get your attention, but you still came because you had no other choice. That's your weakness, Spider-Man, you care too much about the lives of these ants."
As he spoke, Amora raised his scepter and pointed it at the cheering crowd in the square.
The cheers of the crowd paused slightly the moment she raised her hand.
Even after breaking free from mind control, the scene of this alluring woman committing violence in public remained vivid in their minds, instilling fear in them towards the woman in the green dress.
Many people subconsciously shrank their necks.
But no one knelt down anymore.
They stood there watching her, their gazes occasionally drifting to the figure on the dome, as if drawing courage from that dark figure to continue standing.
"Look, just because of your appearance, they're no longer afraid of me. They've placed all their hopes on you, believing you can defeat me and save them... Don't you find this blind trust ridiculous? You haven't even made a move yet, and they've already seen you as their savior. But what if you lose? What if you die at my hands? Their faith will collapse in that instant, faster and more completely than my mind control. What awaits them then will be an even deeper despair."
She paused, a dangerous glint in her green eyes.
"Of course, I know you won't lose, at least not to me. You proved that last time in New York... It's just a pity that we can fail countless times, but you can't. That's the price of being a hero."
Riley stood atop the Dripping Beast, listening to Amora's long-winded speech, his expression beneath the mask remaining unchanged.
Riley didn't speak until Amora finished speaking, his voice as calm as if stating a fact.
"You're right, I really can't afford to lose... but you're wrong about one thing."
Before he finished speaking, Riley took a step forward and stepped down from the water droplet.
Just like A in Prototype, his body fell naturally, and the moment he hit the ground, the ground trembled violently, stirring up clouds of dust.
However, before the dust had even settled, Riley's voice rang out unexpectedly behind Amora.
"I've never considered myself a hero... When necessary, you only have one chance to fail in front of me."
Those murderous words caused Amora's pupils to contract sharply.
Almost instinctively, as the light from Amora's scepter shone brightly, a thick energy barrier quickly appeared on Amora's body.
Her reaction speed is among the best in Asgard.
But compared to Riley, it was still as slow as swimming in water.
Riley's figure emerged from the shadows behind her.
The white patterns on the symbiote suit completed the battle form switch the instant he moved. Extending from his chest to his limbs, sharp white protrusions condensed at his knuckles.
His right fist was already brimming with power, enough to pierce Amora's energy shield, just like last time in New York.
However, what Riley didn't expect was...
That powerful punch did indeed shatter the seemingly indestructible energy barrier into a shower of starlight in an instant...
But when his fist tore through the air with a dull whistling sound, heading straight for Amora's head, he saw Amora's knees buckle and his body sink.
The dark green evening gown spread out on the ground, like a flower suddenly blooming in the night.
The sound of knees striking the stone pavement was crisp and loud, carrying far across the square.
She held the scepter, inlaid with the Mind Gem, high above her head with both hands, holding it horizontally in front of Riley.
The Mind Stone at the top of the scepter was level with Riley's eyes. Its deep blue light cast a cold, gleaming reflection on his mask.
Immediately afterward, alarm bells rang in Riley's mind, as he thought this was a sign that some kind of mind control magic was about to be activated...
Amora hung her head, her green eyes brimming with tears. Her expression shifted instantly from lazy mockery to a pitiful plea, and she cried out without hesitation.
"I surrender! I surrender! Stop fighting—!"
Her voice rose eight octaves, carrying an almost hysterical, dramatic sob.
The sound was so loud that even the citizens at the edge of the square could hear it clearly.
The cheering crowd was stunned by this dramatic scene. Mouths agape, they looked at each other, unsure whether to continue cheering or fall silent.
At the same time, after hearing that crisp and clear plea for mercy, Riley's fist stopped abruptly less than three inches from Amora's head.
As the fist blew past, a few strands of golden hair at Amora's temples were blown up, and his face was twisted and deformed by the force of the punch, making him look particularly comical.
Even so, she remained kneeling, her arm holding the scepter firmly as a rock, and tears streamed down her face like a waterfall, making her look exceptionally pitiful.
This left Riley frozen in place.
On the way there, Riley, who was used to speculating on Amora's plans with the worst possible scenarios, had imagined countless actions Amora might take when she met him—such as taking hostages, forcibly controlling Riley with the Mind Stone, or manipulating innocent citizens to besiege Riley like a suicide squad. But she never expected that after delivering a long and threatening speech, Amora would so decisively choose to surrender!
At that moment, all of Riley's prepared plans vanished completely with that clean and decisive declaration of surrender.
Riley, who had been holding back for a long time, was completely dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events. His brain was completely frozen, and he could only twitch his lips and dryly utter this question.
"……ha?"
His voice wasn't loud, but in the suddenly quiet square, every syllable was as clear as if it were being struck on glass.
Upon hearing this, Amora's tears flowed even more fiercely.
She knelt on the ground, raised the scepter of the soul, looked up at him, and tears glistened in her green eyes.
If someone who didn't know the situation saw her pitiful appearance, they might mistakenly think that Riley was bullying an innocent and weak woman!