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After a few minutes, the fight turned into a beating. Rust might be strong, but Blackout is just on a whole other level. Plus, Tony has a metal body, so maybe that's what ruined him. As the lights came back on all over Star Labs, I heard several voices. It was Tony, Barry, and Caitlin. Rust made it clear to them that they should run, and fast. After that, they started running away from Blackout.
Just my exit, I waited a bit for him to get farther away and advanced towards the dead Tony.
When I arrived at his body, there was no pulse and his heart had stopped. There wasn't much time, so I got a puncture syringe and stuck it in his iliac bone, then filled two syringes and poured it all into a flask. Now for the most problematic part.....
«Hoooo... - Pulling back the mask, I exhaled and drank all of the marrow in quick movements. Immediately after that, I stood up and began to quickly run away from Star Labs. It was impossible to slow down for even a second...
As I ran, I felt dizzy and hot all over my body, as if my bones were on fire. The pain was unpleasant, and it was the first sign that I should speed up, which I did.
I ran out of the building and headed toward the car, my eyes blurring and my body convulsing. I took out a pre-prepared psychostimulant and stuck it into a vein in my arm. Immediately after that, it was like a jolt of electricity went through my body and I cheered up a little. But not for long, it lasted a second and then it was gone. Yeah, this stuff is useless to me.....
My whole body was burning, I was drenched in sweat, but I kept running. It felt as if ants were gnawing at all my bones. My eyes hurt terribly and my blood vessels were bursting. My vision was covered with blood, but I kept running. There wasn't much left...
Running to the car I climbed into the back and slammed the door shut. Then I relaxed and immediately began to lose consciousness, pain shooting through my entire body and I blacked out.
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«Khaa... Oh shit... - I woke up with a terrible headache. My whole body ached, and I felt terribly hungry. My hearing was spontaneously picking up the voices of people nearby and the beating of their hearts. The smell was heightened and I could feel everything around me ... There was an overwhelming desire to tear someone apart and eat them alive. Such thoughts gave me an even worse headache.
«Okay, calm down, now is not the time. - I started to breathe slowly and calm down. Hunger had been getting out of control lately, and after Tony's bone marrow, this was the first time I'd felt the urge to eat someone. The stronger I got, the more hungry I felt, unpleasantly....
I took off my suit and put on my casual clothes. The last outing had taught me a lot, so I set up the light in the car, it was much better that way.
My whole body was still sore, but my hunger had eased a little, so I thought I'd be able to hold out until the evening, now that it sounded like another day. All my senses were back to normal, so I climbed out of the truck.
We gotta get out of here, I'll check back later.
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When I arrived home, I went straight down to the basement and headed for the training area. That's where I'll test my new powers.....
I felt powerful, as if my body had become noticeably stronger, stronger, and heavier, but it was just a feeling, how it was really worth checking.
I stepped up to the makiwara and struck.
*♪ Boom ♪
The makiwara was instantly broken as if it had been hit with a sledgehammer, even the concrete wall was dented. I didn't feel any pain, and I wasn't able to do that before. Even though my blow was stronger than a normal man's, it was certainly not something he was capable of.
I examined my fist and didn't notice a single scratch, tough skin and bones, how interesting...
I picked up a nearby machete that I sometimes practice with and tried to cut the palm of my hand. But unfortunately it didn't work, and it was only when I put a lot of effort into it that the skin was cut.
Hmm, I seem to have adopted this guy's toughness as well as his heaviness. My punch was strong, but it was the severity of the blow that made the difference. The point is that even a weak sledgehammer blow can break through a wall, or a blow with enough energy. This guy didn't have superpowers, but a huge mass, which he controlled without any problems, because it was his own body. I mean, a slow sledgehammer blow is a lot weaker than a fast blow. It was the same with this guy, his fists were like sledgehammers, but he swung them like normal fists.
My problem is that, unlike him, I can't control my ability. He could become a man of steel at will, but I'm completely changed. My strength is probably at the level of the soldiers under Mirakuru, or even a little stronger. You could say I've taken over a small part of that guy's strength as well. It's lucky that the heaviness doesn't affect me, I feel as light as ever, but the ground beneath me feels my weight clearly.
Well, it's all quite well, the heavy weight won't be a problem, it'll do more good than trouble. Now my punches are awfully strong and my body won't even take bullets. I have super hearing, super smell, super strength and super defense, I can even clone some body parts. Now I really have become a super human, I've probably reached the level of very strong meta-humans. Of course I'm still a long way from guys like Firestorm and Flash, but the day is not far off when even they won't be a threat to me. All I have to do is find a couple more metas and I can be completely safe, Thawne is dangerous, but he won't be here for long. I need more power... I need to eat now though, but first I need to fully check my current state, see what my current weight is and if I can stop a bullet. There's no doubt about it, but it's still worth a try, just in case.
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I whistled a cheerful tune and performed a skull trepanation. Brains were the most nutritious, and meat would be a lot to eat, so I've been eating brains lately. I need to eat about a fourth of the brain to be completely full, so the trepanation was enough. The surgery was done quite calmly, so when I open the skull, the person is still alive, so the brain doesn't lose its nutritional value. Taking out the brain, I quickly used spices and salt, cut it into several pieces and quickly swallowed it.
Hunger was quickly quelled, and I relaxed.... It's stressful all this, so much useful material has to be thrown away, too bad they die after removing part of the brain...
Okay, I'll get rid of the body, I have another case with another meta-human coming up, I should be ready.
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