Chapter 23 23: Total Destruction
"Move aside!"
A soldier shouted frantically.
Whoosh—
But it was already too late.
Frank had already pulled the trigger.
The rocket, trailing flames, shot forward and instantly blew the military vehicle apart.
"He's out of heavy weapons—fire!"
Seeing Frank lower the launcher, the commander immediately gave the order.
A barrage of bullets rained down on Frank.
Round after round struck his body.
Yet—
Frank did not fall.
There wasn't even any blood.
"This is bad—his ability makes him immune to bullets!"
"A mutant! He really is a mutant!"
"Report to command—the mission has failed!"
"Prepare to retreat! Do not engage head-on!"
"…"
Once they realized bullets were ineffective, all the soldiers prepared to withdraw.
They were experienced fighters and understood the importance of tactical retreat.
Engage. Defend. Withdraw. Report.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
But Frank had no intention of letting them leave.
From his body, one rocket launcher after another emerged.
Every military vehicle present was destroyed.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Frank even captured several officers alive.
The explosions heard earlier at the villa came from this very battle.
No one could have imagined that such an intense clash would erupt so soon after the convoy departed.
"Frank was taken… could someone have rescued him?"
"Impossible. Who would dare snatch someone from the military?"
"Why not? Maybe it's the same people who kidnapped Tony.
Frank could've been planted as a spy. Now that he's exposed, they came to extract him."
"Or to silence him."
The board members speculated endlessly.
Obadiah's face turned ashen.
Those explosions had likely destroyed the entire convoy.
As for survivors—
there were probably none.
This had completely exceeded his expectations.
Frank—and whoever stood behind him—were utterly reckless.
To directly attack the military!
He had already investigated Frank.
Yes, he was elite, fully trained as a Marine.
But that was still within human limits.
Under the escort of an entire convoy, how could he possibly resist?
Moreover, they had already planned everything.
The moment they left Tony's villa, Frank would be eliminated.
There would be no chance for him to turn things around.
Yet the other side had acted even more decisively.
The convoy had barely departed before being wiped out.
The manpower and firepower involved were overwhelming.
What Obadiah didn't know—
was that Frank was no longer an ordinary human.
Very few people knew he had become a Devil Fruit user.
Here, only Tony knew.
He had witnessed it when Frank rescued him.
That was why Tony trusted Qin Xiao—
and why he had eaten the Revive-Revive Fruit.
In truth, after eating it, Tony felt no change at all.
At times, he even wondered whether it was useless.
But testing it would require dying—
something he wasn't willing to do.
As for the board members—
in Tony's eyes, they were nothing but clowns.
They were merely tools in Obadiah's hands.
This time, Tony intended to take back full control of Stark Industries.
This was the advantage of information asymmetry.
While others were anxious—
Tony remained completely calm.
Obadiah subconsciously took out his phone, intending to contact someone.
But at that moment—
a figure walked in from outside the villa.
The Punisher.
Frank.
The iconic white skull on his shirt stood out starkly.
More shocking—
he had a rocket launcher resting on his shoulder.
He stood outside, calmly looking inside.
Then—
he pulled the trigger.
Boom—!
A rocket streaked toward Obadiah.
His eyes filled instantly with terror.
Damn it!
This lunatic—
just attacked without hesitation?!
At the same time, the other board members were equally horrified.
A single rocket—
and several of them could die.
Even Tony was stunned.
When did Frank become this reckless?
Boom—!
A violent explosion erupted inside the villa.
Obadiah was blown apart on the spot—
dead, his eyes still wide open.
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