From within the massive ring of fire, an overwhelming surge of flames erupted like a shockwave. With a thunderous boom, the blazing inferno surged forward, engulfing the giant robot in a tidal wave of searing heat!
In that instant—
The entire forest was illuminated by the fiery glow!
"I never imagined... Xiao Chen could wield such terrifying power," Grandpa Max muttered, his face filled with astonishment. Truth be told, he had long known what the Omnitrix was but had been feigning ignorance all this time.
Yet, he never expected this.
A kid who had just obtained the Omnitrix could push Heatblast's abilities to such absurd levels!
This isn't Heatblast.
This is a fire god!
Even though Vilgax couldn't fully grasp the destructive power of this move, the sheer visual impact was enough to leave him shaken!
As the giant robot's body was consumed by the terrifying blaze—
Its entire alloy frame was incinerated to nothingness in mere moments, leaving behind only scorching air and a field of glowing embers!
Heatblast had flawlessly ended the battle!
"Now, time to deal with the forest fire."
With a casual wave of his hand, Heatblast rotated his palm slightly. Under his remote control, the flames raging through the forest seemed to obey his will. In an instant, they converged back toward him, merging into his body!
An absolutely terrifying display of pyrokinesis!
Meanwhile, in Vilgax's command hall.
Watching the giant robot being obliterated into nothingness, and the screen turning black, everyone in the hall realized that the robot had been destroyed.
Silence.
A deathly silence.
"That brat... He's only just acquired the Omnitrix. How could he be this powerful?!" Vilgax's face turned ashen. What enraged him most was the realization that his own talent for the Omnitrix might not even compare to this Earthling child!
"Lord Vilgax, what should we do now?"
"Should we send more robots?"
A few mechanical subordinates timidly lowered their heads, trembling as they asked.
"Continue!! Deploy all the remaining robots on the ship at once! Bring me that human child, no matter what! He must be of great value!" Vilgax roared in fury, his mutilated body emanating an oppressive and terrifying aura.
For the first time, he felt a tinge of jealousy toward someone else.
Back in the forest.
Heatblast had just finished extinguishing the flames.
Beep... Beep... Beep...
A peculiar sound echoed as the Omnitrix symbol on Heatblast's chest began flashing. Moments later, his entire body was enveloped in a green glow.
When the light faded, Xiao Chen reappeared before everyone.
Clutching his chest, his face was filled with awe, as if he were still savoring the unique sensation from earlier. The Omnitrix symbol on his wrist had turned from green to red.
Gwen and Ben were just about to step forward to say something.
"Whatever you want to say, save it for later. It's not safe here!" Grandpa Max glanced at the sky, then at the now-red Omnitrix, and decisively gave the order.
"Grandpa's right."
Xiao Chen's expression turned serious. Without thinking, he instinctively took Gwen's hand, intending to lead her back to the campsite.
Gwen's face instantly turned red. Glancing at the handsome Xiao Chen, she became flustered and stammered softly, "I can walk by myself, you know."
Ben, watching from the side, was utterly dumbfounded.
Gwen had never spoken to him so gently!
"My bad."
Xiao Chen quickly let go of Gwen's hand, his face showing a hint of embarrassment. "I'm still not fully out of that earlier state."
"It's okay."
Gwen's heart warmed, and she replied softly.
"Alright, let's go. Stop standing around chatting," Grandpa Max teased with a laugh. Seeing this, Xiao Chen hurriedly followed him toward the campsite.
A few minutes later.
The four of them returned to the campsite.
A pile of firewood had been stacked into a bonfire. Grandpa Max went to the RV to fetch some things, leaving Xiao Chen, Ben, and Gwen sitting around the fire.
Both Ben and Gwen stared curiously at the high-tech watch on Xiao Chen's wrist—the Omnitrix.
"This watch, when I flip open the screen, I can transform into aliens by pressing it!" Xiao Chen explained enthusiastically. This had been his childhood dream, and today, it had finally come true.
He really owned the Omnitrix!
As he spoke, he flipped open the Omnitrix and began rotating the dial. The alien images on the screen shifted one by one!
"Wait, does this mean you can transform into all these aliens?!" Gwen leaned in closer, her curiosity piqued.
"Yep! For now, I can transform into ten different alien heroes! The first one, the one covered in flames, is called Heatblast." Xiao Chen rotated the dial to the tenth alien before it looped back to Heatblast.
"That's so cool!! If only I could borrow it for a bit!" Ben's face was filled with envy.
"Dummy, if it were you, could you even handle that many robots?" Gwen teased Ben out of habit, but her tone couldn't hide her admiration for Xiao Chen.
She looked just like a girl admiring her crush.
"Xiao Chen, thank you for helping me earlier."
Then, Gwen openly expressed her gratitude, her face sincere. Deep down, a peculiar feeling began to blossom toward Xiao Chen.
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