Marvel Riders

Chapter 426: The Collapse of the Mind’s End Surveying his surroundings, Fang Leng realized the situation. At this altitude of ten thousand meters, even the Phantom Walker feared that the thrusters on its back would freeze. Although the thrusters on the Phantom Walker’s back are made using special techniques, their resistance to low temperatures is truly limited; at an altitude of 10,000 meters, they’ve already reached their limit. If he were to climb any higher, the thrusters on his back would freeze, putting him in grave danger. Fang Leng, however, is a different story. His godlike physique possesses the innate ability to fly. Even at this altitude of 10,000 meters, he can still maintain smooth flight. Having spotted this opening, Fang Leng wasn’t about to let his opponent slip away; he immediately dove toward the Phantom Walker. The Phantom Walker dared not fly any higher, but Fang Leng had a way to force him to ascend further. Once he reached the Phantom Walker’s altitude, Fang Leng charged at him. Seeing Fang Leng take the initiative to attack, the Phantom Walker lashed out fiercely with his alloy staff. The alloy staff struck Fang Leng multiple times, but he gritted his teeth against the pain and forced his way right up to the Phantom Walker’s side. He grabbed his opponent with both arms and, at the same time, propelled himself upward toward even greater heights. As they climbed higher, the frost on the Phantom Walker’s body grew thicker and thicker. Yet Fang Leng, possessing a superhuman physique, was still able to maintain his flight. The Phantom Walker’s jet engines on his back had completely shut down, and his entire body was now covered in frost in many places. Fang Leng glanced at the Phantom Walker; he was already on the verge of defeat, but to be on the safe side, he continued to carry him higher and higher. The Phantom Walker had turned into a solid block of ice, but fortunately, he had undergone extensive physical enhancements, which saved his life. They had now reached an altitude of 15,000 meters. Fang Leng suddenly hurled the Phantom Walker downward and, in the process, snatched the alloy rod from his hand. The Phantom Walker plummeted downward like an ice pop, while Fang Leng examined the alloy staff in his hand; even just holding it gave him a sense of immense power. There was a mechanism in the middle of the staff; to extend or retract the weapon, one would likely have to operate this mechanism. “That Phantom Walker was a real handful, but thankfully I seized the opportunity to take him down,” Fang Leng thought, breathing a sigh of relief. However, although he had defeated the Phantom Walker, the ultimate goal of destroying the Tower of Mind’s End still lay ahead. The four Ultimate Warriors had been nearly all defeated, but destroying the Tower of Mind’s End was the most crucial task. With that thought, Fang Leng began flying down toward the ground. The Phantom Walker, still in free fall, was completely frozen solid and unable to move. Moreover, Fang Leng had deliberately lingered at high altitude for a while, causing the ice on his body to harden even further. Even after falling to about three thousand meters above the ground, the ice had not yet melted. Just as the Phantom Walker was frantic with anxiety, he suddenly noticed a figure rapidly closing in on him. That figure was none other than Ben Soron, the “Mechanical Master,” one of the Four Ultimate Warriors. The Mechanical Master, who had been waiting on the ground, spotted the Phantom Walker falling from the sky and immediately took off to rescue him. “West, I’m here to save you!” The Mechanical Master flew to the Phantom Walker’s side, grabbed him just in time, and began descending toward the ground. The Mechanical Master brought the Phantom Walker to the other two Ultimate Warriors, and they began shattering the frozen ice covering his body. Just then, a figure plummeted from the sky, the intense airflow behind him parting like the trail of a jet engine. Fang Leng flew directly toward the Mind-Ending Tower at the foot of Mount Fuji. The terrifying tower continued to hum and spin as it operated. Landing beneath the tower, Fang Leng swiftly began his assault near the base of the Mind-Ending Tower. The base of the Tower of Mind’s End had four support points, and Fang Leng swiftly destroyed them one by one. The powerful plasma shield that served as the Tower of Mind’s End’s defense also collapsed. Just as Fang Leng was about to deliver the final blow to the Mind-Ending Tower, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye of four Ultimate Warriors charging toward him; the Phantom Walker had clearly been rescued by the others. “It’s too late!” Fang Leng’s face remained expressionless as he gathered all his strength and delivered a powerful punch toward the Mind Terminator Tower. It wasn’t just one strike—punch after punch landed on the Mind Ending Tower. Accompanied by a series of thunderous booms, the towering Mind Terminator Tower collapsed. As the thirty-meter-tall structure, a masterpiece of advanced technology, crumbled, the terrifying humming sound faded away. With the collapse of the Mind-Ending Tower, the terrifying psychic signal was also terminated. The psychic signal that had covered nearly the entire island of Honshu dissipated. Countless people came to their senses. They were all deeply shocked by their previous state; everyone realized that it was as if something had taken control of their brains and minds. At the foot of Mount Fuji, Fang Leng looked at the destroyed Mind Termination Tower, a weight lifting from his heart. The four Ultimate Warriors of the Phantom Walkers also gazed at the destroyed Tower of Mind’s End. There was no point in saying anything now; the Mind Termination Tower had already been destroyed. This meant that Pioneer Technology had completely lost control of the Japanese region. Losing control of Japan, a key region in East Asia, would undoubtedly deal a devastating blow to the overall strategy of Pioneer Technology and Murdoch. Hulk and Wolverine Logan rushed over as well, standing alongside Fang Leng to face off against the four Ultimate Warriors. Neither Fang Leng’s team of superheroes nor Phantom Walker’s team of Ultimate Warriors was willing to back down. With the Mind Ending Tower now destroyed, it was safe to say that Fang Leng’s side had emerged victorious. Moreover, the series of previous clashes had left the four Ultimate Warriors—Mechanical Master, Magnetic Storm, Death Satan, and Phantom Walker—all suffering varying degrees of damage. In fact, if the four Ultimate Warriors had attacked together from the start, Fang Leng and his two companions would have been in serious danger. However, because these four arrogant Ultimate Warriors underestimated their opponents and chose to fight one-on-one, they not only nearly suffered defeat themselves but also led to the ultimate destruction of the Mind-Ending Tower at the foot of Mount Fuji. Most importantly, whether it was Fang Leng, Logan, or Steel Giant, all three possessed a rugged fighting style and extremely strong self-healing abilities. In contrast, the four Ultimate Warriors—such as the Phantom Walker—struggle to sustain combat once their built-in weapons and energy reserves are severely depleted. (To be continued. )