Chapter 257 We Are All Heroes

Doctor Lunatic wasn't so easily killed; he was, after all, an Earthling.

While Earthlings might not be the most advanced in terms of physical strength, intellect, or technology... they were among the best in the universe at "fighting among themselves."

A strong individual consciousness and rich experience in struggle could be said to be innate talents of Earthlings.

And as an Earthling powerful enough to be ranked among the cosmic heroes, Doctor Eternal was naturally no pushover either.

So… Doctor Lunatic's "cold arrow" easily pierced Doctor Eternal's chest, and almost the instant he succeeded, he thought Doctor Eternal was certainly doomed.

However, two seconds later, that Doctor Eternal who had been pierced by the energy wave… suddenly emitted a burst of strong light from his body.

Then, he disappeared into thin air...

"What?" Doctor Lunatic looked surprised when he saw this.

But Foil Man, who was standing a few meters away from Doctor Eternal, quickly reacted and laughed: "Heh… that old fox… so the one who boarded the ship after the meeting was a mirror entity…"

He guessed right...

The real Doctor Eternal didn't come to Blast Star at all.

Back at the space station, when everyone left the conference room to prepare, Doctor Eternal returned to his room and created a "mirror entity."

This kind of mirror entity was different from Doctor Lunatic's substitute; Doctor Lunatic's substitutes were all real cyborgs, "scientific creations" that needed physical objects to be made. Doctor Eternal's mirror entity, on the other hand, could be created out of thin air and belonged to the category of "magical creations."

The mirror's strength was about 70% of the original, and it was directly controlled by the person himself. When controlling the mirror, Doctor Eternal's real body had to enter a "meditative state" so that his mind could stay with the mirror; once the meditation was interrupted or the mirror was destroyed by some degree of attack, then the magic would fail.

Right now, Doctor Lunatic's attack had undoubtedly shattered the mirror, but… Doctor Eternal himself was safe and sound.

"That cunning fellow, to actually use a substitute…" After hesitating for a few seconds, Doctor Lunatic came to his senses and couldn't help muttering.

"Hey, hey… you're the last person who should be saying that…" Even at this moment, Brother Jue couldn't help but complain when he heard this line.

"Hmph… it doesn't matter." Doctor Lunatic ignored Brother Jue; he just continued to say to himself, "As long as he still stands against me, one day he will be crushed by me… I'll let him live a few more days."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly, and he used the same trick again, launching a surprise energy wave attack at Foil Man.

But at this time, Foil Man… had exhausted the energy of his armor due to the previous Molecular Collapse Cannon. With the energy he had left, he probably couldn't block this attack from Thousand-Eyes Man.

Just then, as quick as lightning, Frog Man, who had foreseen Doctor Lunatic's intention, rushed over and pounced on Foil Man, using his body to block the energy wave's attack in time.

However...

The technology tree that Frog Man had developed was different from Foil Man's… his armor wasn't purely focused on combat. So, even though his armor had plenty of energy, its defensive limit was still not high.

As a result, the two were sent flying and crashing to the ground by the impact of the energy wave.

The armor on Frog Man's back shattered after taking the attack, but fortunately, his own body wasn't pierced through. However, a large burn mark was left on his back, and this injury was enough to knock him down.

On the other side, Foil Man's condition was slightly better; after all, he wasn't directly hit by the energy wave, but he certainly felt the full force of the impact… for a moment, his Qi and blood surged, and he couldn't move.

"You still want to struggle, do you…" Doctor Lunatic looked at the two men and said coldly, "Alright… then struggle… and then… despair."

As he spoke, he raised one hand towards Frog Man, who had already lost the ability to resist, preparing to use the telekinetic explosion move that he had used to crush Power Man.

"Outrageous!" At that instant, Captain Crap Star roared and charged forward.

Obviously, the Captain was ready to risk his life… the attack he had blocked for Brother Jue and Headquarters just now had already caused him serious internal injuries, and even standing was difficult. But seeing his comrades being defeated one by one, the Captain couldn't bear it any longer; even if he died, he had to fight.

"Rushing to your death… I'll grant your wish." Doctor Lunatic looked at the Captain charging towards him without panicking; he directly changed the raised hand to a clenched fist and swung it horizontally.

At this moment, Doctor Lunatic had the strength of Mister Crappy and the ability buff of Lucky Man. On the other hand, the Captain only had serious internal injuries… and the inability to use his abilities due to those injuries.

Therefore, if this blow landed, Captain Crap Star would surely die.

Just as Doctor Lunatic was about to strike, an unexpected person… entered the battle.

"Super-Practical Style… Forbidden Hand…" There, Headquarters Taizan, wearing a gray Daoist robe (he hadn't changed his clothes after becoming a hero; of course… it could also be said that he had no clothes to change), turned into a gray shadow and arrived before Doctor Lunatic faster than anyone could react, even faster than Captain Crap Star. With a sliding step, he attacked the Doctor's lower body.

"…Sever Yang Shatter Jade Slash!" At the moment he shouted the name of the technique, he actually accelerated a second time, surpassing Doctor Lunatic's reaction speed and passing him, arriving behind him.

"Ah—" Half a second later, Doctor Lunatic, who had always been calm and collected… couldn't help but let out a scream, covering his crotch with both hands and slowly kneeling on the ground.

Yes, this move was just that strong… so strong that it could make an enemy who no longer had any sexual characteristics on his body and didn't even blink when half of his body was blown away feel inexplicable agony.

"What the hell? What's going on?" Even Feng Bujue's expression changed upon seeing this move. He immediately thought to himself, "What's with the 'hand blade' in that finishing stance? What's with Doctor Lunatic's reaction? And what's with that move name that makes you feel extremely dangerous just by hearing it…"

On the other hand, Captain Crap Star didn't think so much. When he saw that Doctor Lunatic's counterattack had stopped and his posture had become full of openings, he naturally had to continue the attack.

"Hah—" With another sharp shout, Captain Crap Star followed up with a "Crap Burst Kick" to the Doctor's head.

Don't ask me the meaning of this move name or the specific posture of the attack; you only need to slowly and quietly experience the unparalleled explosive power and striking sensation contained in these three words…

*Bang—*

After the kick, Doctor Lunatic's body was once again smashed into a pulpy mess.

But Captain Crap Star also spat blood and fell to the ground after unleashing his attack, unable to stand up again…

"What should we do? Poker Man!" Headquarters was quite clever; he knew that this kind of attack couldn't kill Doctor Lunatic, and he also knew… that among the people present, the only ones who could deal with the Doctor… besides the Black Hole Queen, who had been watching from the sidelines, were Feng Bujue.

"Uh…" At this time, Brother Jue was still thinking about this problem and couldn't give an answer for the time being.

"Think of a way quickly… he'll be back soon…" Headquarters wanted to urge him when he saw that Brother Jue was hesitating.

Who knew… he only said half of what he wanted to say…

*Pfft—*

A piercing sound, flesh torn and bones shattered, blood splattering everywhere.

There… a hard, poisonous blade formed from an arm pierced into Headquarters's back, going through his sturdy body and cutting off his words.

Doctor Lunatic, who had reformed, quietly generated his body behind Headquarters, and launched this sneak attack as soon as his upper body was complete…

As mentioned earlier, Doctor Lunatic wasn't the kind of person who would get cocky just because he thought he was invincible. Even if he was stronger than his opponent… he wouldn't give up on actions like sneak attacks, cold arrows, and dodging.

He was never a "warrior," but… he would often be the winner, the ultimate survivor, the victor.

"Pa… Park…" Captain Crap Star, who was nearby, called out to Headquarters with a voice that he could barely make. But he couldn't shout, and he couldn't stand up…

"Why…" At the same time, Foil Man in the distance shouted at the Black Hole Queen in a nearly hoarse voice, "Why aren't you taking action! You should be able to stop him, shouldn't you?"

"I can." The Black Hole Queen's response was so calm that it was cruel and despairing, "But I won't do that."

"Ha!" Doctor Lunatic also heard the conversation over there, and he immediately turned his head and said, "Foil Man, it's useless to beg her… even she can't kill me."

As the Doctor spoke, he had already completed the reshaping of his body. After fully recovering his form, he raised his arm and flicked it…

The next second, Headquarters flew up like a piece of grilled meat being flung off a skewer, landing right in front of Feng Bujue.

"Lucky Man is the most crucial figure in my entire plan…" Doctor Lunatic continued to explain as if nothing had happened, not even looking at him. "I thought from the beginning that using 'attacks from another dimension' would allow me to avoid the influence of the 'power of luck' in this universe and successfully kill Lucky Man…

"For this, I prepared several sets of contingency plans…

"Simply acquiring Thousand-Eyes Man's abilities was obviously not enough—although Thousand-Eyes Man's energy waves belong to a high-dimensional multiverse-level attack, the person launching the attack, or rather, the individual generating the attack intention… namely me… still exists in this universe. In that case, my thought of 'killing Lucky Man' is very likely to trigger the reaction of the power of luck.

"So… to kill Lucky Man, I also needed the help of Ten-Thousand-Bugs King; and in order to force Ten-Thousand-Bugs King to swallow me into his body… I had to first acquire Poison Man's abilities…

"In short, my plan is much more comprehensive and far-reaching than you can imagine. I have carried out detailed deductions on various situations and possibilities… including your personalities, the strategies you might adopt, who would appear in front of me first, and how to obtain the abilities of the first person to come into contact with me, etc… I know everything like the back of my hand.

"No matter what happens, in the end… this will be the situation.

"Now, I have obtained the 'power of luck' of this universe. As long as it is 'something from this universe,' it is absolutely impossible to kill me. Even the Black Hole Queen can't do it… As one of the cosmic gods, she naturally knows this, so… she won't attack me."

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At the same time that Doctor Lunatic was talking to Foil Man and the others, on the other side…

"Hey…" Brother Jue immediately knelt down and helped Headquarters up. "Hey! Sleepy Park… are you crazy? What kind of hero are you playing at this time?"

"Hehe… Poker Man…" At this moment, Headquarters, whose face was pale, smiled, "Have you forgotten… I was a hero to begin with."

"Huh?" Feng Bujue replied, "You're pretty straightforward! It's only been a total of…"

"Th… this isn't a matter of time, is it…" Headquarters interrupted Brother Jue.

This sentence shocked Feng Bujue.

"To be honest, I don't even know why I stood up…" Perhaps it was a last flash of light, but Headquarters's tone was steady at this time, only the gradually increasing purple substance on the surface of his skin still foreshadowed the spread of the poison. "It doesn't matter to me whether Doctor Lunatic rules the universe or not. Even if I can't return to the future… I can accept it. Anyway… I just need to run, run to some corner of the universe, and then sleep in my park…"

As Headquarters said this, the pupils and whites of his eyes turned into a full purple, indicating that the poison had already invaded his brain.

"But I… don't want to do that…" Headquarters continued, "It is precisely when facing that kind of existence that makes you despair… that your decisions, your choices… determine who you are. If I retreat here, I can keep my life, but… I will forever lose something more precious than life." He paused. "My death… may not be remembered, may not be appreciated, and may even be considered foolish… but I don't care…

"At least… I die… like a hero…"

This was the last sentence that Headquarters Taizan said.

Feng Bujue had never thought that Headquarters would die. He originally thought… Headquarters was the safest one of everyone present, because this Park God had no need to get involved, and he had no superpowers worth Doctor Lunatic acquiring.

In fact, until just now, Brother Jue thought… that Headquarters had joined the UCA for the purpose of exchanging martial arts with him.

…………

"After we go back, we can practice martial arts together happily! Hahaha…"

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Before landing on Blast Star, Headquarters was still smiling foolishly and saying those words.

Compared to these UCA bigshots around him, he was indeed just a mortal existence.

But it was this mortal who, with the last five minutes of his life, gave Feng Bujue a lesson…