Harem Streamer System: Every Crime I Broadcast Wins Me a Superheroine - Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Deadly Clash
Scott moved forward.

The heavy step of his armor made the ground quake.

His fiery cape of blood hissed loudly as raindrops evaporated against it.

The crowd parted like the sea, too terrified to stay in his path.

Then, Judy Cho broke through the barrier of fear.

“Judy—wait, stop!”

Her cameraman hissed and tugged her jacket.

“Don’t do it!”

She yanked her arm free. “Shut up and keep rolling.”

Judy took a deep breath and rushed in front of Scott, then held her mic out.

The cameraman stayed a safe distance, while shaking his head vehemently.

His wide, pleading eyes begged her to reconsider.

『This woman is crazy…』

That’s all he could think about as he clutched the camera tightly, half ready to bolt for safety.

Scott loomed over her as his blood-red visor glowed through the storm.

“Excuse me!”

Judy tried so hard to sound convincingly bold, but anyone who was listening could feel the fear in her voice.

“What’s your goal here? Are you with the Hero Agency? Or are you some kind of vigilante like Nightwatch?”

Scott stared down at her in silence.

The distorted reflections on his obsidian armor made him look more beast than man. Slowly, he turned his head to her as his voice cut through the rain like steel dragging on stone.

“Stand back…”

There was this hellish, robotic tone it had.

It sounded terrifying.

Judy flinched but didn’t retreat.

“No. I want answers. The public deserves to know what’s going on.”

Scott didn’t respond.

Instead, his gaze shifted past her and locked onto the wreckage ahead.

Red was crawling out of the crumbling building with Brigid slung over his shoulder like a sack of rice.

Scott’s fists clenched.

Without another word, he stepped past Judy as he ignored her frantic protests.

“Put her down…”

It was nothing but a command.

Red’s long, snake-like tongue slithered out to lick his cracked lips.

His eyes gleamed like a fierce predator.

“What’s this? They sent another phony hero for me to chew up? NOW THAT’S GREAT!”

He threw his head back and let out a guttural roar, and the force of it caused nearby windows to shatter.

The crowd screamed as the district trembled under the sheer power of his voice.

“KHAAAAAAAA!!”

“Run or you’ll all fucking die!”

“M-, My daughter… where the fuck is she?!”

Cars screeched away in a less than orderly fashion.

But Scott didn’t flinch.

He stood as unyielding as the armor he wore.

Inside Red’s head, a comm crackled to life.

“Red!”

It was Adira… and she didn’t sound happy.

“Focus on bringing Brigid MacLeighlin back. Don’t let the cameras see—”

Feeling disgusted by her constant orders, he mentally disabled the comm using his technophage powers. Right after, he tossed Brigid aside like a day-old trash.

“I’ll bring her after I’m done teaching this tin can some manners.”

Red’s fists cracked like thunder as his arms elongated unnaturally to transform into mutated energized battering rams.

[Ding! Stream initiated!]

[Viewers: 30,000… 50,890… 123,680… 190,450…]

The numbers just kept climbing.

Thousands of comments began flooding in as viewers tuned in to the live feed.

[Wait, who the hell is that? Is that Nightwatch?]

[No way! Nightwatch doesn’t look like that! This guy looks like he came straight outta hell!]

[Holy fuck! That armor… those glowing veins… is that cape made of blood?]

└ [I legit need an action figure that looks just like that. 🔥]

[Red’s gonna mop the floor with this guy. Calling it now.]

[Y’all forgettin’ Red is a planetary-tier threat. Nightwatch is street-tier. RIP my guy.]

└ [I swear. 😭🙏 Someone gotta tell that boy to put the fries in the bag bro. Leave this shit to Rope Girl, ffs.]

└ [Smartest Rope Girl fan. 💀]

[LMAO if Red wins, he’s comin’ for your asses next. Maybe don’t root for the bad guy?]

[Red’s the GOAT. Crush that tin can! 🔥🔥]

└ [I’m sure your mother’s proud.]

└ [And I’m sure your mother didn’t see this ratio 🗿]

└ [Or this counter ratio!]

└ [Counter ratio failed, LMAO 🤣]

└ [Right after, donations rolled in!

[$5,000 Donation from @Cathulu01: LET’S GO, NIGHTWATCH! SHOW THAT MONSTER WHO’S BOSS!]

[$2,000 Donation from @joethedeath: Imagine supporting the thing that’ll probably destroy our city if it wins 💀 these guys are so friggin’ dumb.]

･･･

Scott planted his feet firmly as the earth beneath him groaned under the weight of his armor.

His visor locked onto Red’s shifting, grotesque body.

The viewers watched in horrified silence as the two titans squared off.

Red grinned, baring rows of jagged, blackened teeth.

“Let’s see what you’re made of, freak.”

Scott didn’t respond.

The bloodlust in the air was already enough of an answer.

Then, without warning, they moved.

The ground exploded as both launched forward like rockets.

Their fists collided.

… pow────BOOOOOM!

The shockwave obliterated the pavement beneath them and created a massive crater. Nearby buildings quivered as their windows shattered into shards. Even the camera drones spun wildly in the air before stabilizing.

[HOLY SHIT DID YOU SEE THAT?!]

[That’s how hard I wanna hit my girl fr. 💀]

└ [Woah, woah, calm down, The Peak. 👀…]

└ [🤣 NAW, no way you wrote this with a straight face!]

[Bro, my screen shook from that punch. That’s insane.]

[NIGHTWATCH IS HOLDING HIS OWN??? WHAT??]

└ [The suit he’s wearing probably has massive buffs like the one Xenon wears… not so surprising.]

[Nah, the red monster thing’s just getting started. Watch him end this clown.]

└ [Nightwatch is a friggin’ hero, shut up.]

└ [Just call him Red bro.]

└ [Oooo, thanks, man. 🙏]

[Bet $100 Nightwatch’s armor cracks in the next hit.]

└ [The Nightwatch hate is crazy. 💀]

└ [Viewers when you tell them if Nightwatch loses, then their asses are up next: 😳]

･･･

Scott’s fist burned with crimson energy as his blood-cape whipped violently in the wind.

Red’s mutated arms crackled with energy.

The battle had just begun.

… DRUUUUUUMMM

The ground trembled as Red leaned his full, massive weight against Scott’s armored fist. The energized battering ram that had replaced Red’s right hand flared with raw power to force Scott back inch by inch. Scott’s boots scraped against the shattered pavement, sending sparks flying as he dug in, but the mutant’s sheer force was undeniable.

Scott gritted his teeth beneath his helmet.

“You’re stronger than you look.”

Red’s monstrous grin widened.

“Oh, you don’t even know.”

Then, without warning, Red’s right arm morphed back into a hand as his fingers snapped out like claws to grab Scott’s shoulder plate. Before Scott could counter, Red’s left hand surged forward in a brutal uppercut.

… BOOM!

The impact rattled the air like thunder as the blow slammed into Scott’s helmet with enough force to launch him into the sky.

He shot across the district like a missile, the force of his body ripping through the air before he crash-landed into the side of a building. The entire structure groaned before collapsing under the impact, sending dust and debris billowing into the stormy sky!

The livestream viewers erupted.

[Livestream Chat: 326,450 viewers]

[HOLY SHIT!!]

[That punch was like watching my GPA hit rock bottom.]

[Yo, yo, yo!! Red playing dirty af! 😂 But damn, the technique tho. Shi was clean ✨]

[Did anyone else notice the way Red baited him? Pushed his weight forward, disarmed him with the transformation, then capitalized with a counter. Dude fights like a mutant boxer.]

└ [Which really makes me think Red’s not an alien.]

└ [Yeah, go on Threadit, they already have proof why Red’s not an alien, from the way he fights all down to his movement and coordination XD]

└ [I swear Threadit gremlins be doing too much. 😭🙏]

[Nightwatch planted into the pavement like my friggin’ retirement fund.]

[And this is why heroes have insurance premiums higher than my rent.]

[$2,000 Donation from @Az_rael: GOATWATCH, DON’T GIVE UP!!! 💪🔥]

[$500 Donation from @FhailBhais: Let’s go, RED! End that wannabe vigilante already!]

･･･

Underneath the rubble, Scott groaned.

His HUD flickered as he placed a hand on his helmet.

The echo of the blow was still ringing in his ears.

“System…”

He felt a strain reverberating through his body.

“Why… why did that hurt so much?”

[Analysis Complete. Technophage host detected 15 meters ahead. Coordinates locked: 72° SE. Distance: 14.6 meters. Threat Level: Critical.]

Scott’s visor highlighted Red’s position amidst the crumbling district. He exhaled sharply and pushed himself up, dust cascading off his armor as the blood-red veins across his suit pulsed with renewed energy.

“This is way easier in movies…”

With a burst of force, he launched himself forward like a bullet and tore through the building debris.

･･･

Red stood confidently.

His constantly morphing body pulsated with energy as he licked his cracked lips.

“Where’s your tough guy act now, tin can?”

The sound of collapsing buildings interrupted him.

CRASH! CRACK!

Red barely had time to react before Scott emerged from the wreckage like a black comet. The sharp edge of Scott’s armored pauldron slammed into Red’s chest with devastating force.

THOOM!

Red’s eyes bulged as the impact drove all the air from his resilient lungs.

A shockwave erupted and scattered debris and shook nearby buildings as Scott rocketed them both into the sky.

[Livestream Chat: 462,000 viewers]

[OH SHIT OH SHIT THEY’RE IN THE AIR NOW!!!]

[Did anyone else see Nightwatch’s trajectory calculations? That wasn’t brute force—that was precision. This man’s got brains behind the brawn.]

└ [I swear Nightwatch fans will glaze anything. 😭🤲]

└ [“Not just brute force, precision” ☝️🤓]

[My guy just hit him with the “I’m not stuck in here with you, you’re stuck in here with ME.” 💀]

[Imagine being Judy Cho up there in that chopper like, “Mom, I’m scared.” 😂]

[Call me crazy, but Goatwatch might actually win this. He’s fighting smarter, not harder.]

[Nah, y’all sleeping on Red. Dude’s still got tricks. Watch him adapt.]

[$3,000 Donation from @john_barendregt: TAKE HIM DOWN, MY GLORIOUS KING!!! WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!]

･･･

They shot past the City Watch helicopter as the machine wobbled dangerously in their wake. Inside, Judy Cho clutched the camera strap with white-knuckled determination while her voice trembled as she reported.

“From what we’ve gathered, this monster—dubbed Red by the internet—could spell the end of Metro City if this… Black Knight fails to stop him.”

She adjusted her microphone and kept her eyes on the two combatants.

“But the bigger question is: is the Black Knight even on our side? Friend or foe?”

･･･

Back at the Metro Daily…

The editor-in-chief John Markowski smirked as he watched the feed.

“Damn, Judy might be an iron-headed idiot, but she knows how to sell a story.”

He turned to his team, barking orders.

“Alright, people, Judy just gave us a headline! Get it out there—’Black Knight Takes on Red: Metro City’s Reckoning.’ And remember, keep it neutral. Don’t paint him as a savior, or INN’ll eat us alive. Kain’s already got his teeth out.”

The newsroom exploded into a frenzy of activity as reporters typed furiously.

Markowski leaned back in his chair and chuckled.

“Judy, you’ve earned that raise.”

･･･

Meteor City, Woodhull Private Hospital…

Gwen’s heart pounded as she watched the news.

Her trembling hands clutched the remote as the screen showed Scott spiraling Red into the ground with bone-shaking force.

“That’s…”

Tears suddenly welled in her eyes.

“That’s Scott…”

She tore at the IVs connected to her arms making blood drip onto the hospital floor as she staggered toward the door.

“Scott! SCOTT!!”

The nurses burst in, alarmed by the commotion, and restrained her before she could leave.

“Miss, calm down! You’re going to hurt yourself!”

“You don’t understand!”

Gwen screamed as she thrashed against them.

“He’s in trouble! I have to help him! SCOTT!”

One of the nurses sighed and injected her with a sedative.

Gwen’s cries softened, and her body went limp as she drifted into unconsciousness.

But even as she faded, her lips murmured his name.

“S-, Scott…”

･･･

High above Metro City, Scott and Red’s clash continued as their titanic fight illuminated the stormy sky with bursts of sparks and flames.

The fate of the city, and perhaps more…

Hung in the balance.

The livestream surged past 500,000 viewers.

[Livestream Chat: 512,300 viewers]

[Black Knight’s got the momentum, but Red doesn’t look done yet. This could go either way.]

[I bet $500 on Red! Don’t let me down, my guy!]

[Y’all better shut up. My boy Goatwatch’s about to show you why he’s the GOAT.]

[Collateral damage report coming in: $2.3 million and counting. Superhero fights be wildin’. 💀]

└ [I swear these heroes really be using the cars of 9 to 5 workers as swords and then saying shit like “it’s my duty to protect the people of this city” Yeah bro, tell that to Uncle Stanley who now has to take the bus to work. 💀]

[Imagine being the guy who parked his car under that building. RIP.]

└ [Uncle Stanley in shambles rn. 😭🙏]

[$1,000 Donation from @CookieMonster3: Let’s go, Black Knight! You’re the hero we need!!!]

･･･

The congested streets of Metro City were in chaos.

A sea of honking horns blared relentlessly as drivers screamed at each other in fear and frustration.

“Move your damn car already!”

One man yelled, his face red with rage as he leaned out of his window.

“Where the hell do you expect me to go?!”

Another snapped back as he slammed his palm against the steering wheel.

“We’re all stuck, genius!”

“Call me an idiot again!”

The first man hissed, then threw open his car door.

“I’ll step out right now and smash your windshield!”

“Try it, tough guy!”

The tension felt like it would explode at any moment.

Mothers clutched crying children in the back seats, drivers leaned on their horns in desperation.

“Aaahhk! I don’t fucking want to die here! Get me out of this goddamn city!”

Suddenly—BOOM!

The ground shook as Scott plummeted from the sky like a meteor, his armored body smashing into the roof of a minivan and crumpling it like paper. Screams erupted as civilians abandoned their vehicles as panic spread like wildfire.

“RUN!” someone shouted.

“IT’S THE MONSTER!”

Scott groaned as the HUD inside his helmet flickered while he rubbed his aching head.

Dust and sparks were everywhere around him.

“That’s a bit much…” he shook off the daze.

But then, his eyes snapped upward as Red spiraled toward him like a living drill.

The beast glowed with an ominous red energy.

[System Alert: Hostile descending at 240 meters per second. Estimated impact radius: 17.4 meters. Predicted casualties: 20+. Immediate intervention required.]

“Damn it!” Scott hissed.

As Red closed in, Scott shot off the mangled minivan like a missile as his armor blazed with crimson energy. At the last possible second, he collided with Red in midair and tackled him away from the packed traffic.

… THOOOOOMM!!

The two of them slammed into a row of abandoned vehicles at the far edge of the street as the impact cratered the ground and flipped cars like toys.

[Livestream Chat: 612,800 viewers]

[HOLY CRAP, DID YOU SEE THAT?]

[Black Knight saving civilians like a boss! He’s GOATED!]

[Bro tackled him like it’s the Super Bowl. 10/10 form. Respect.]

[Red’s gonna use those people as meat shields. I can feel it. Watch.]

[Imagine having your Prius turned into scrap metal because two dudes are having a beef. RIP to car guy.]

[$1,500 Donation from @Cailis_Oakey: YOU’RE THE MAN, BLACK KNIGHT! KEEP IT UP!]

･･･

Red roared in anger as he staggered to his feet and his body shimmered with a grotesque, shifting energy. He lunged to grab Scott by the helmet and hurl him across the street like a ragdoll.

Scott smashed into a streetlight and bent it in half before catching himself midair.

But in the chaos, Scott’s visor locked onto a small figure—a little girl who had fallen in the crowd.

[Alert: Civilian in danger. Risk of trampling imminent.]

He rocketed forward and skillfully weaved through panicked civilians. He swooped down and scooped the crying child into his arms, lifting her above the chaos. Her tear-streaked face looked up at him, wide-eyed and trembling.

“You… you look scary, sir…” she whimpered.

Scott hesitated, then opened his helmet briefly to show his face.

His voice was gentle.

“Don’t worry. I’m just like you. I’m here to protect you, alright?”

The girl sniffled, then nodded.

“Y-, Yes, s—”

“SIR, LOOK OUT!” she screamed suddenly.

Scott turned just in time to see a truck hurled toward him like a missile.

His armor flared as blood energy formed an energy shield that absorbed the impact and protected the girl.

… fweeeeww────CRAAASSHHH!!

Scott gritted his teeth and flew her to safety, setting her down near a group of civilians.

“You’ll be safe here. Stick with the others, okay?”

The little girl nodded and ran off.

[Livestream Chat: 728,300 viewers]

[DID YOU SEE THAT? 🗿 Bro really saved the kid! Black Knight = GOAT.]

[Man’s out here saving lives while fighting a literal demon. Unreal.]

[Red better not use that kid as leverage. That’d be low even for him.]

[My man just tanked a TRUCK. Are you kidding me?!]

[“Don’t worry, I’m just like you.” Goddamn, Nightwatch, you’re a superhero and a therapist.]

･･･

Red screeched so loud it made the civilians clutch their ears in agony. Some collapsed as blood trickled from their ears as they writhed on the ground.

Scott’s suit muted the sound, and he launched himself at Red with blinding speed. His armored fist crashed into Red’s jaw with a thunderous uppercut that shattered jagged black teeth and rocketed him into the sky.

Scott didn’t stop.

He moved so fast he flashed red and appeared above Red in an instant.

… BLAAAMM!!

He slammed Red downward with a hammer fist.

… crash────BOOOOOOOOM!!

The ground exploded on impact as the force sunk the entire street. Cars were thrown like debris, and nearby buildings groaned before collapsing into heaps of rubble. Dust choked the air as the battlefield transformed into a wasteland.

[Livestream Chat: 842,000 viewers]

[BLACK KNIGHT WITH THE COMBO!!! HE’S INSANE!!!]

[Red just got his teeth re-aligned for free. 💀]

[Collateral damage is gonna bankrupt this city, but goddamn it’s worth it.]

[$5,000 Donation from @Retr0_Author: YOU’RE THE BEST, GOATWATCH! SHOW HIM WHO’S BOSS!]

[Okay, but what’s the body count from this one fight? Asking for science.]

[“Knightwatch might save us, but at what cost?” Someone’s writing that editorial tomorrow. 😂]

└ [K. Konrad Kain finna eat this one up. 😭🙏]

･･･

Scott stood amidst the destruction, his armor cracked and his breathing heavy.

But he didn’t waver.

The fight wasn’t over.

And the city’s fate rested on his shoulders.

『This isn’t enough to kill that son of a bitch…』2