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Seeing this, Hydro-Man decided to go on the offensive. He rose up to meet you, closing the distance in an instant, shooting water and swinging wild haymakers as you and Cyclone leapt out of the way. You shot another bar of green flame, only for his amorphous body to part where the attack would’ve hit, nearly roasting Cyclone in the process. He looked a bit pissed, but he kept his complaints to himself and channeled his rage into a powerful burst of wind that scattered a good chunk of Hydro-Man’s now transparent body.
You kept the pressure on, not wanting to give your opponent time to reform or stage a counterattack. Between the two of you, he didn’t stand much of a chance. Especially when he didn’t have access to a nearby body of water. Scorpia, on the other hand, seemed to have gotten tired of trading blows with Boomer. She sprang across the room, launching herself across the room with her pincers extended and her stinger poised to strike.
Boomer’s cocky grin slipped from his face in an instant, and he stepped back to avoid being snapped in half or skewered when she got too close to him. But instead of running, he shot into the air, sent flying by some sort of propulsion system built into his boots.
Scorpia stared up in disbelief as he flew away from her, but her surprise only lasted a second or two before she was back to using her gauntlets’ blasters to shoot him out of the sky. With a distinct lack of grace, Boomer wove between the lasers, swearing and shouting out insults with equal measure.
All the while, Boomer tossed out Boomerangs at both Scorpia and Hydro-Man. Some were explosive, and others shot out arcs of electricity, but each and every one of them always hit their mark, and they always came in the nick of time, working to keep the dripping giant off-balance as you and Cyclone assaulted him with the elements of fire and air.
Realizing that her strategy clearly wasn’t working anymore, Scorpia decided to mix things up by giving up on Boomer and pursuing you and Cyclone instead. She fired a volley of plasma bolts, forcing Cyclone to back off, and giving Hydro-Man some room to breathe.
Then, she was on you, pincers and tail flashing towards you with malicious intent. Despite her clumsy opening, there was no denying the speed as which Scorpia struck. She was fast, and you had to be careful not to end up on the business end of that stinger.
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