Chapter 238 Clock King
"TMD!" Rampage struggled to get up from the Ground. The fall just now left him with lingering fear. He knew that the Short Sword was forged from Adamantium. If his posture had been wrong when he fell, and he had accidentally stabbed the Short Sword into his Body, then he might have become the first Bad Guy in the World to die from falling.
"Help me stop him!" Rampage yelled. "I'm going to poke a few holes in him!"
Although the other Bad Guys were all displeased with Rampage's bossy tone, they also knew that this was not the time for infighting. For their common Plan, they had to nip the Accident that was Yang Le in the Cradle (Life Cradle).
Cold Heart drew her Dual Swords, and the temperature in the Room instantly plummeted. Her weapons looked like two Swords, but they were actually more like Mr. Freeze's Freeze Gun from DC, the difference being one was melee and the other was ranged.
In this House, only the commotion from her Ability was the smallest. Electro and Nitro-Man were Powerful Beings, but as long as they used their Abilities, they would inevitably cause a lot of commotion, which would definitely attract other Heroes.
Electro thought so too, so he just gathered Electric Current in his Hand and stood guard on the side. However, Nitro-Man next to him didn't think so.
"You guys go together, quickly take care of him," Nitro-Man said. "This Guy is alone. If he's not a fool, it means he has something to rely on, either he has backup, or he is Powerful Being. No matter which one, we have no room to hold back."
In Nitro-Man's view, they were definitely exposed. Yang Le was just a vanguard sent to entangle them. What they should do now was quickly get rid of Yang Le and then escape. As for the original Plan, they could talk about it after escaping.
The others felt that Nitro-Man was right. Rampage increased the Power output of his Armor, White Mist rose from Cold Heart's Dual Swords, and Electro's Body was covered in Electric Current. None of them questioned why Nitro-Man didn't come to help. After all, if he used his Ability, everyone present would be blown to Death.
At this time, facing the Villains around him who harbored ill intentions, Yang Le immediately made his Choice, which was to change Hero. Before the Villains could rush up, a dazzling White Light shone first.
"Damn it, he's going to run!" Rampage shouted, shielding his Eyes. He thought this White Light was a Flashbang thrown by Yang Le, just to see that they were numerous and prepare to escape.
"You're wrong about that." The White Light dissipated, and where was the Blue Dinosaur? In its place was a chubby, brass-colored Robot. The huge Clock King Mechanism on his Crown and the Gear revealed in the transparent part of his chest were very conspicuous.
Unlike Flash Star's shrill voice, Yang Le, after transforming into Clock King, spoke in a mechanical voice, saying, "You few are not qualified."
Faced with Yang Le's contempt, this group of Villains gave him the best Response, which was Attack.
Cold Heart raised her Dual Swords and, together with Rampage on the left and right, attacked Yang Le from both sides. Electro, on the other hand, held out his Hands flat, and as the Electric Current surged, a Lightning bolt struck towards Yang Le at an extremely fast Speed.
Faced with this seemingly certain Death situation, Yang Le remained calm and maintained a smile on his Face. This smile of a Powerful Being made the Villains feel a chill in their Hearts.
The Clock King Mechanism on Clock King's Crown turned slowly for a circle. A circle of soft White Light burst out from the Gear in his chest. As the White Light expanded, everything around him seemed to be paused. However, upon closer observation, it was not difficult to find that Time had not been paused. They were all moving, but the Speed was slowed to the extreme.
Yang Le slowed down the passage of Time. This made others appear to be in slow motion in his Eyes, while he would be incomprehensibly fast in the Eyes of others.
Yang Le took steady steps to dodge the Lightning, came to Electro's side, raised his Right Hand, and a White Energy Beam shot out from his palm, engulfing Electro.
The White Light dissipated. The originally tight Tight Suit was now loosely draped over Electro's Body. His exposed Skin was also like withered tree bark, his Muscles atrophied, and his youth was gone. Yang Le used Time Beam to turn Electro into an Old Timer.
This was the terrifying aspect of Clock King. Chronosapien did not have the Power to directly take away other people's lives, but they could take away your Time.
Next, Yang Le used the same method to take away Rampage's Time. When he got to Cold Heart's side, Yang Le made some changes. He did not turn Cold Heart into an Old Woman, but instead reversed her Time, turning her into an eight or nine-year-old Girl.
As for why he did this, it was because, according to Yang Le's understanding, Cold Heart was a mother who embarked on the path of an anti-Hero because of losing her Child, which was different from the other scum in the Room. Therefore, Yang Le decided to give her an Opportunity to start Life anew.
Starting over from childhood, he hoped that this time she could stay away from tragedy.
Yang Le also took away the Dual Swords from Cold Heart's Hand, just in case after Time returned to normal flow, Cold Heart would be unable to hold them because she had become smaller and hurt herself instead.
After doing all this, Yang Le then stopped decelerating and allowed the flow of Time to return to normal.
Nitro-Man only felt his Eyes blur, and then everything was different.
Not only was Yang Le, who had been surrounded by them, gone at some point, but even his partners had undergone earth-shattering changes.
Electro was hunched over, and the Electric Current that had been surging in his Hand was like it had withered, only occasionally emitting a few wisps of Electric Current.
Cold Heart's Body had shrunk a lot, and the Clothes on her Body could only barely be draped over her. The heroic spirit on her Face was also replaced by childishness, completely turning into a Child, who was blankly looking around.
Rampage seemed to have not changed much. After all, he was tightly wrapped in Armor. However, his originally only exposed chin was now replaced by a pile of thick beard.
"Where is this?" Cold Heart's timid Sound rang out. Her Time had been reversed, and even her mind had returned to when she disappeared. Unlike Conan, she was a real Child.
"I want to go Home!"
Looking at the strange-looking, oddly dressed adults around her, Cold Heart burst into tears with a "wah".
"Cough! Don't... don't, cough! Don't be noisy~" Rampage's old voice came from under his beard. His Body was slowly getting closer to the Ground. Having become old, his back could no longer straighten up. If it weren't for the Armor maintaining him, he estimated that even walking would be difficult.
"What happened to me?" Electro looked at his Hands in horror. His Power was still constantly draining away.
"What the hell happened?" Nitro-Man couldn't help but take a few steps back, but bumped into a cold thing. In that instant, his Blood ran cold.
"I took away their Time," Yang Le still had a smiling Face. He lowered his head slightly and looked down at Nitro-Man. At this moment, Clock King's cute smile, like an emoticon, was no different from a Demon from Hell in Nitro-Man's Eyes.
"You! You stole my youth!" Electro heard Yang Le's words. He looked at Yang Le venomously, raised his Right Hand that was shaking like a sieve, and tried hard to gather the Electricity of his whole Body.
Electro threatened in a hoarse voice, "Give me back my Time!"
Then an Electric Current shot out, and then fell to the Ground less than half a meter away from his Body, making a crackling sound.
"It seems your kidneys are not very good," Yang Le teased. "Take care of your Body, Old Timer."
(End of Chapter)