Wade was tempted by Soldier Boy's words several times, realizing that Soldier Boy must be Cate's strongest dark manifestation; only by destroying him could he completely clear the knot in Cate's heart.
He hovered in mid-air and threw several compressed air bullets at Soldier Boy: "Do you know where you're lying right now? Those teammates of yours who owe blood debts are living quite well."
Soldier Boy swatted them away with his shield, deflecting all the air bullets, and curled his lips: "I'm just a figment of Cate's imagination. What you said... none of my business!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thick strands of black smoke emerged out of thin air in the bedroom, accompanied by countless malicious voices: "Monster!" "Why don't you just die!" "You've brought shame to our family!"
Cate's murmurs were mixed in: "It's all my fault!" "I don't deserve to live." "Everyone hates me, I'm a jinx!"
The black smoke converged like rivers into the sea, all pouring into Soldier Boy's body, with distorted faces appearing from time to time—the likenesses of those who had bullied and insulted Cate.
His eyes instantly turned pitch black, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face.
"Want to be a savior?"
Soldier Boy raised his shield and smashed it toward Wade.
"Then come and try!"
Wade maneuvered at high speed, dodging the huge shield as a majestic golden light gathered in his hands: 'I'm fighting on away ground, and my abilities are manifested through mental power. I have to save it.'
"Can you hide? Just stay here obediently and be Cate's dog!" Soldier Boy struck with his shield while his body simultaneously surged in size, completely shattering the bedroom.
Bang bang bang—
Wade flew out of the hole in the bedroom and appeared in the corridor of memory light and shadows, looking toward the giant golden net standing in the distance: "If I can just get to that place, there should be a way..."
"Haha... taste this!" The pitch-black Soldier Boy flew in mid-air, a torrent of blazing fire erupting from his mouth, chasing the distant flying insect.
"Damn it, how does he have Luke's ability?" Wade expanded a mental power barrier to cover himself, dodging left and right.
"Here, I am invincible!" Soldier Boy roared, his giant palms releasing two circular energy shockwaves.
Wade, flying in mid-air, couldn't dodge the massive area-of-effect attack; he felt the surrounding space's resistance was immense, trying to crush him alive.
He expanded his mental shield with all his might and dashed out against the pressure of the shockwave, his mental power already mostly depleted.
The next second, two black light beams filled with malice shot from Soldier Boy's eyes, continuously striking behind Wade.
"I can't keep dodging!" The golden shield behind Wade grew thinner. He condensed golden compressed air bullets in his hands and threw them one after another.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The giant Soldier Boy opened his mouth and swallowed the exploding golden air bullets directly, letting out a satisfied burp: "Any more tricks? If not, then prepare to die! Little brat!"
Energy impacts, torrents of fire, and black light rays rained down like a storm, annihilating everything in their path.
Wade looked at the forest and small cottage below made of memories. He increased his flight speed to the maximum and hurriedly ducked inside, though his figure had dimmed significantly.
"Give up,Wade." Soldier Boy's voice rang out behind him, "Look at your pathetic state. You can't even save yourself!"
Wade felt a wave of exhaustion. Cate's heterochromatic eyes, filled with anxiety and hope, flashed in his mind: 'No, if I fall here, I'll lose a lot of face... I can't retreat!'
Torrents of fire and energy impacts completely destroyed the memory space where he was hiding.
Wade hurriedly flew out of the house ruins, looking at the golden net within reach: "The memory block can't move either. What should I do?"
"This damn Soldier Boy can fly, has laser eyes, and even has Luke and Jordan Li's abilities!"
A flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
"That's right! His power is based on Cate's perception!"
The reason this Soldier Boy had Luke's and the others' abilities was that Cate had seen them and subconsciously believed these powers were very strong.
This is Cate's mental world; theoretically, I should be able to call for backup.
Wade made a split-second decision. He held up a mental barrier with one hand and pressed the other against the golden net, sending out a thought: "Cate! Help me!"
The mental barrier grew thinner under the continuous impact of dark energy, covered in cracks, and his body became increasingly transparent.
"Think about how I helped you, how everyone forgave and accepted you. Didn't you receive a lot of gratitude at the Counseling Center?"
"Think about those beautiful things and lend me your power—!"
Boom—!!!
The entire dark space underwent an unprecedented violent tremor and split apart.
One thread, two threads, countless threads... warm and pure white light seeped in from every corner of the void. Those were all the beautiful memories accumulated in Cate's heart.
The first ray of white light turned into Jill's carefree and brilliant smile, pushing back the incoming black light rays;
The second ray of white light turned into images of Wade treating and healing her time and again, blocking the energy impact.
Finally, countless rays of white light converged, turning into the figures of the G-Men and all the strangers. They held hands, forming an insurmountable barrier of light that completely blocked out Soldier Boy's earth-shattering roar.
The white light converged into a warm torrent, flowing into Wade's nearly extinguished mental body.
Wade's dimmed figure instantly expanded, transforming into a giant composed purely of light.
"No, don't listen to him, Cate! Am I not your best partner? Think about how many days and nights we spent with you!" Soldier Boy let out a terrified roar, launching various attacks in succession.
Fire, energy impacts, and black light rays continuously struck the white light, but all attacks were instantly purified upon contact, like mud sinking into the sea.
The light on Wade's body grew increasingly brilliant, beginning to shine intensely and enveloping the entire space.
"No—! It's impossible! This kind of weak power..." Soldier Boy waved his arms frantically, but he couldn't stop the spread of the white light, and his figure became smaller and smaller.
Wade raised his hand, guiding the warm white light to pour over him: "You lost. She doesn't like a low-life, vulgar, foul-mouthed old antique like you."
No explosion, no impact.
Wherever the white light passed, the darkness melted away silently, like snow under direct sunlight.
Soldier Boy's roar turned into a wail, and his massive body began to disintegrate from the bottom, turning into nothingness.
When the last trace of darkness vanished, the entire memory corridor became brighter than ever, filled with hope... In the dormitory, in front of the gaming chair.
Wade withdrew his hands and smiled: "How do you feel?"
Cate, with tears streaming down her face, threw herself into his arms and sobbed: "Thank you, you saved me again!"
Wade patted her shoulder and comforted her softly: "It's okay, friends should help each other, right?"
Cate let go, wiped her tears with a tissue, and choked out: "Except for Shetty... no one has ever been so good to me... How, how can I repay you?"
Wade didn't say a word, silently feeling his mental power, which had become more than twice as strong.
Various memory fragments constructed layers of dreamlike cages in his mind, linked one after another.
'Is this the Mental Cage? It's a really useful development direction.'
Wade picked up the still-steaming teacup on the table and took two sips: "You help me, I help you, right?"
Mist clouded Cate's eyes again, and she sniffled: "Okay. No matter what it is... as long as you say it... I'll help you!"
Wade finished the tea in one gulp, licked the cup, and teased: "Soldier Boy is quite something, to think he was so powerful in your heart."
"Don't mention that again!" Cate's face was steaming with a blush, and she gave him a few punches, quickly changing the subject, "He really was the strongest Supe before. Rumor has it he defected to the Soviet Union in the seventies. I don't know if he's dead or not."
"He's so strong, he's definitely still alive. Maybe he escaped back later?" Wade put down the teacup and patted her shoulder twice, "Let's go, Senior."
Cate raised her leg to block him: 'I won't tell anyone, ever.'
Wade reached out and picked her up in a princess carry, looking at the gaming chair: 'Here?'
Cate smiled and shook her head, pointing to the ceiling: 'Take me flying.'
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