Superman Termination Manual-Chapter 452 - 237: The Battle of Octopus Man X Birthday Party (Part 3)_2

In that brief half-second, Octopus Man’s gaze turned cold, his thoughts racing.

Blue Owl... disappeared?

Could it be his "Phase Transfer" superpower? What else could possibly explain it?

But who could he have swapped places with? Everyone else in the arena was so far away, and the only target within the range of his superpower was me.

Moreover, our positions were relative. Swapping with me would be pointless, akin to plugging one’s ears while stealing a bell.

And here I am, still standing in the same place, proving he didn’t swap with me, right?

So where did he go?

As Octopus Man was pondering this, he suddenly caught a baffling sight out of the corner of his eye: the deep red tentacle that had been lying at his feet vanished, replaced by the red and blue figure of Blue Owl, now positioned diagonally below him.

Octopus Man’s pupils constricted to the size of wheat grains, and in that moment, he realized, "He swapped places with my octopus tentacle?!"

Without giving him a moment to react, Blue Owl raised his fist, activated his Solar Energy Punch, and immediately swung forward, his arm catching up a roaring blaze and powerful kinetic energy. The crimson fist smashed straight towards Octopus Man’s waist.

The roaring heat wave was like a flaming dragon, scorching the air into swirling white mists.

In that moment, Octopus Man had no chance to defend or dodge. So, a second before his body was hit by the Flame Fist, he extended one of his tentacles, barely grabbing the edge of Blue Owl’s arm, pulling it backwards as much as he could to hinder the full force of the blow on himself.

However, the next second, his body was still hurled more than ten meters away.

"Bang—!"

With a deafening crash, Octopus Man’s back slammed into the hard silver-white wall. He grunted, spitting saliva, and slowly slid down, slumping to the ground.

Blue Owl, peering through his goggles, shrugged his shoulders at this scene, thinking that absolutely no one would guess that, in addition to humans, his "Phase Transfer" could also target living objects.

As mentioned earlier, before he revealed his identity to his family, Ke Mingye would often swap places with random cats and dogs in the underground casino on his way home as a precaution, blending into the bustling crowds and disappearing into the distance.

According to the system’s criteria, the two severed tentacles of Octopus Man were considered living organisms with vitality, naturally qualifying as valid targets for Phase Transfer.

At that moment, Blue Owl shook his right hand, the remnants of the flames dissipating in the wind like dying embers. He looked down at the bloodstained tentacle twitching slowly on the ground and said with a note of resignation:

"By the way, has no one ever told you your tentacles are disgusting? They were cut off by me, yet they are still twitching on the ground."

Octopus Man did not respond, merely shivering slightly before slowly lifting his head.

"So... are you convinced now?"

Blue Owl tilted his head slightly to the right as he spoke, the beak following the tilt.

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Upon hearing this, Octopus Man took a deep breath, then, holding his waist that was nearly burnt to the bone, charred and bloody, slowly got to his feet, his eyes still calm.

He spoke in a low voice, "Indeed, your strength has increased, which surprised me. But it’s useless... Before I was blown away, I managed to apply neurotoxin to you with my tentacles, meaning... you’ll soon lose the ability to move. I’ve won this match."

"Fair point, but maybe you’re jumping to conclusions. I can still take you down before I pass out," Blue Owl said, flexing his increasingly stiff fingers, step by step approaching Octopus Man.

Seeing this, Octopus Man’s brow furrowed slightly, disbelief showing in his eyes.

"Why is the toxin’s effect so weak on him?" he wondered.

Blue Owl shrugged, the corners of his mouth curling up just a bit.

[Card Name: Zombie Chef]

[Card Serial Number: NO.005]

[Card Source: Victory over Huanjing instance No. 5——"Zombie Chase."]

[Card Effect: The player who holds this card is immune to 30% of neurotoxin effects.]

Anyone else might have been struck down by Octopus Man’s toxin in these few seconds, rendered immobile.

But thanks to the instance card "Zombie Chef," Blue Owl’s body had a certain resistance to neurotoxins, plus his E-class Skill "Safety Limiter Removal" was activated, his body operating beyond its limits. In such an overloaded state, he could even ignore some of the burden brought on by the toxin.

Despite that, his movements were somewhat strained, already noticeably slower.

Conversely, Octopus Man was also suffering, with several tentacles cut off by Blue Owl, and his waist directly hit by one of Blue Owl’s punches, his breathing had become ragged, his body trembling slightly as if he might faint at any moment.

The outcome of their next encounter would decide the victor.

The superheroes in the spectator seats were abuzz with discussion.

They had expected Octopus Man to overpower Blue Owl, but the actual combat was so intense that they couldn’t be sure who would emerge victorious until the very last second.

Even though the other six heroes on the field were also engaged in fierce combat, the scene was incredibly heated.

However, all eyes were fixed on Blue Owl and Octopus Man, without any concern for the others’ fate.

But just then, the crow that had been quietly sitting on Che Zhengchen’s shoulder suddenly became agitated, spreading its wings.