The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics

Things indeed went beyond Yang Le's expectations. Despite numerous twists and turns, the situation was developing in a positive direction overall.

Yang Le's previous actions had indeed dealt a severe blow to the Viper Gang. For example, the escaped lackeys and civilians were now scattered, their whereabouts unknown.

The former were easier to deal with; they relied on the Viper Gang and would mostly return to check things out after the storm had passed. The latter, having finally gained freedom and successfully escaped, were unlikely to return obediently. They could only wait for the main force to regroup and capture them again.

In general, both types would reappear, but it would take some time. At least on this day, immediately after the attack, only a few high-level members remained within the Viper Gang's ruins.

Reed and his team had chosen to launch their raid when manpower was scarce, which indeed saved them a lot of trouble. At least they didn't have to feel hampered when using their superpowers.

Moreover, the Viper Gang leaders, except for the King Cobra and Black Mamba, were all injured to some extent. Just as the King Cobra was about to help them heal, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of their misfortune, Reed's team attacked.

Helpless, the King Cobra only had time to give them a simple treatment. The leaders had to enter the battle injured. The Gaboon Viper, with the most severe injuries, was knocked down by the Thing after just a couple of exchanges.

The Fer-de-lance didn't even have time to grow his fangs. He could only rely on spitting venom from his mouth, which not only reduced efficiency but also greatly decreased his close-combat threat. He was also defeated after only a few exchanges.

Now, that was great. Less than two minutes into the battle, two people had already been knocked down. The remaining leaders, due to their injuries and lack of time to recover their strength, were successively defeated by Reed and his team after their weaknesses were exploited.

The entire raid went unexpectedly smoothly. Before they even had time to implement the plan of setting a fire to encircle them, only two Viper Gang leaders remained. However, it was these remaining two that Reed and his team couldn't take down after a long time.

These two were naturally the King Cobra and Black Mamba. The latter aside for the moment, the King Cobra, as a leader, did indeed have some skills, especially with the help of the powerful black magic artifact, the Seven-Headed Serpent Staff.

Yang Le could also see that, because they had never encountered it before, even a super genius like Reed didn't know how to deal with black magic for a while.

However, thanks to Yang Le weakening Set's power, the King Cobra felt somewhat powerless when using the Seven-Headed Serpent Staff. But the King Cobra on the battlefield didn't know this.

The King Cobra only knew that no matter how he called out, the great serpent god Set ignored him. The power displayed by the serpent staff was less than a tenth of what it used to be. Otherwise, he would have taken down these attackers long ago.

'Why? Could it be that I angered the god Set?'

The King Cobra thought this more than once in his heart, but he knew that now was not the time to think about this. If he didn't concentrate on the battle, he might not have the chance to know the answer to this question.

Helpless, he could only temporarily put aside his dependence on the serpent staff and begin to use another power that Set had bestowed upon him. Like the other leaders, he could also transform into that half-human, half-snake monster.

Just like his code name, his transformed snake-man had obvious cobra characteristics: an oval head and a flat, wide neck. If you didn't look at the human-like body, it was probably only different in size from a real cobra.

The transformed King Cobra was exceptionally fierce. Among Reed's team, only Ben, the thick-skinned and fleshy Thing, could confront him head-on. Seeing the snake-man's power to crush rocks with just a charge, none of the others dared to approach him.

The battle was nearing its end. Even if the King Cobra on the field displayed great power and seemed invincible, it was only a facade. Even if he transformed into a snake-man, even if he had the help of the serpent staff, so many people present would eventually be able to wear him down.

It's just that the King Cobra, as a follower of Set, was bound to launch a terrifying counterattack before his defeat. The serpent staff, which had been wrapped around by the King Cobra's tail, had long prepared a vicious magic, just waiting for someone to come to its door.

This was when Yang Le should intervene, but he didn't plan to intervene directly. He happened to have a partner he hadn't seen for a long time who was suitable for dealing with this matter. The enemy in front of him could be considered a professional match for him.

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"Bang!"

The Thing, Ben, once again withstood the King Cobra's impact. He had to admit that this was the first time he had used his full strength since he had turned into this ghostly appearance, but even so, this snake-man still made him somewhat embarrassed.

"It's summer, cold-blooded animal!"

Johnny, with his whole body burning with raging flames, cut through the night sky. Streams of flaming meteors spurted out from his hands and smashed onto the King Cobra's body. Thanks to the opponent's huge size, Johnny didn't need to aim and could hit him without any pressure.

Not only Johnny, but Quentin, hiding behind a shelter made of a damaged container, was also taking potshots one after another. This time, the gun he constructed with his mental ability was no longer a double-barreled shotgun, but a sniper rifle.

He wondered if the shape of the gun constructed with mental ability would affect the range.

These three were the main force against the King Cobra. Tandy and Tyrone stood far away. The two of them had spent a lot of effort dealing with the Rock Python, especially Tandy, whose ability was more troublesome with an upper limit for storing and releasing energy, and she couldn't withstand another battle.

The reason she was brought along was because Tandy also had the ability to heal. Although she couldn't use her ability for a long time or in large quantities, she could still heal the injuries of those injured in battle.

So Reed naturally arranged the two as free agents and medics. Tandy was responsible for treating the injured, and Tyrone was responsible for protecting Tandy's safety and seizing the opportunity to extract the enemy's energy.

As for Susan, she was currently fighting Black Mamba. Black Mamba could release a disturbing dark energy, and Susan could release force fields and invisibility, so the two naturally faced off against each other.

As for Reed, he had already hidden himself and was waiting for an opportunity to move. Because his ability was just to freely stretch his body, he was only resistant to some blunt strikes.

He couldn't withstand the attacks of the King Cobra and Black Mamba, so naturally, he couldn't appear on the front lines. But he could still trip them up if he found the chance, like now.

Pressing his body flat and sticking close to the ground, Reed hid in everyone's blind spot. He seized the opportunity, found a good angle, and stretched his hand out behind Black Mamba.