Harem Streamer System: Every Crime I Broadcast Wins Me a Superheroine - Chapter 93

Chapter 93: Game Plan
Scott groaned.

His body was weighed down by the pain.

Miss Mercury’s hands blurred across his battered torso, her face tight with worry.

“You’re breathing okay, right?”

She sounded very sharp, but at the same time concerned.

Almost as if she was panicking while inspecting the wounds he’d sustained.

Scott blinked as his mind was still catching up to her rapid movements.

“Uh, yeah…”

She didn’t even pause.

Her hands shifted to his arms as she squeezed and flexed his muscles to test their responsiveness.

“Can you feel this? Lift them for me. Do they feel heavy? Numb? Weak? Tell me now.”

Scott let out an exasperated sigh as his body ached from the constant manhandling.

“Emma. I’m fine, okay? Seriously, can you not do this right now? There’s a giant monster out there leveling the city.”

Miss Mercury leaned back on her knees as she placed her hands on her massive hips.

She squeezed her face and wagged a finger like a strict teacher.

“Absolutely not!”

She sounded very fiery.

“You’ve been on the news all night, and the hits you took could’ve killed you. Why don’t you call me when you’re about to do some crazy, suicidal stunt? I can help, you know! You don’t have to do everything alone!”

Her voice softened, and her eyes dropped as she rubbed her arm.

“It just makes me feel like… I’m not doing enough for you. Like I’m not enough. And that someday, you’ll need someone else who…”

Her voice faded away as her face fell into an almost heartbreaking expression.

Scott’s brows climbed up his forehead in shock.

Ignoring the stabbing pain in his ribs, he edged closer to her.

“Hey. No.”

He cupped her cheek as his fingers brushed away a streak of dirt on her skin.

“You’re not ‘not enough.’ You’d never be ‘not enough.’ I…”

He hesitated for a split second.

“Em, I love you. You know that, right?”

Miss Mercury’s golden eyes widened in surprise as her little mouth formed a small “O.”

“You’ve never said it like that before…”

Her face lit up with a warm, glowing smile that spread across her lips. She took his hands in hers, her touch so gentle that, for a moment, Scott forgot all the aches and pains coursing through his body.

“Say it again.”

Scott blinked. “What?”

“With that face!”

She edged closer, looking even more eager.

“It felt so weird but also… so right. Please?”

“Meh.”

Scott leaned back as his lips quirked into a smirk.

“Maybe some other time, babe.”

Miss Mercury’s face scrunched into an exaggerated pout as her cheeks flushed red.

“Oh, come on!”

Scott chuckled, a low, warm sound that immediately turned into a wince.

Her worry returned instantly.

“Shit, are you sure you’re okay?”

He placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder and his eyes softly met hers.

“Yeah, I am. Don’t worry.”

Her smile returned, softer but still radiant.

“Good. Now let me get a feel of that vigilante meat. Mama hasn’t had dinner today, and I’m starving for some of that girthy, uncooked meat.”

Scott jerked back as his face squeezed like a crumpled up exam script.

“Bro, what?!”

･･･

Before the tension could escalate further, Pulsar’s voice interrupted their conversation.

“Uh, guys?”

She sounded heavily annoyed.

“All for the lovey-dovey field trip, but can we please focus on the MASSIVE TITAN DESTROYING THE CITY?!”

Scott and Mercury snapped their heads toward her just in time to see Red’s claw swipe across Pulsar to send her careening into a building.

… blam────BOOOOM!!

She crumpled to the ground, unmoving.

“PULSAR!”

Miss Mercury’s voice cracked as panic washed over her.

She was already shifting into a runner’s stance when Scott grabbed her wrist.

“Wait!”

“What?! You want a good look at my ass while I run? I can totally do that!”

She even pumped a fist and flashed a jock-like grin.

Scott groaned.

“What? No! Why do you always say the most out-of-pocket stuff? And why do you even sound so determined when you say it?”

She shrugged as her grin widened.

“It’s one of my many charms.”

Scott gave a mock-serious nod.

“Uh-huh. Keep telling yourself that…”

Just then, Red roared fiercely.

ROOOOOOOARRR!!

Its animalistic bellow spread throughout the ruined district like some kind of shockwave, making the ground quake and the fragile buildings tremble.

[Nightwatch Livestream Chat: 3.91M Viewers]

[Bro really just called her out mid-apocalypse. 💀]

[“Why do you always say the most out-of-pocket stuff?” KILLED ME.]

└ [If only we could actually hear or see the convo 😞]

[Mercury’s charms >>>>> Pulsar’s fumbles.]

└ [Uhhh, yeah obviously.]

└ [Fr, these Mercury glazers are out here trying to do anything to make that ass-shaking speedster relevant.]

└ [Someone tell her to quit heroing and start an FansOnly account, those old men are starving. 💀]

[Red Titan ROARS > BK tryna to flirt.]

└ [I don’t think he was flirting, although the last few things that were unmuted made it sound that way.]

└ [Pssssh──sure, cope all you want 🤣]

[Can someone explain WHY THEY’RE STILL TALKING?]

[Bro, I’d be dead if Red roared at me like that.]

[Pulsar deserves better. #JusticeForPulsar]

･･･

Mercury gritted her teeth as her hands clenched into fists.

“If you’ve got a plan, now’s the time.”

Scott exhaled sharply as his eyes tracked the massive beast in the distance.

He turned back to Miss Mercury.

She was crouched close to him, but in a way that showed she was also ready to spring into action.

“Emma, I think I know why this thing’s so damn big.”

Miss Mercury tilted her head as her cherry lips curled into a curious smile.

“Oh~?”

She bit the tip of her finger in a teasing motion.

Her golden eyes flicked to him, full of mischief.

“Just like how your thing gets big?”

Scott’s expression instantly soured as he pointed at her with an exasperated groan.

“Focus, Emma! I’m serious!”

With a theatrical sigh, Miss Mercury plopped onto the ruined ground, sitting obediently with her legs tucked under her and her back ramrod straight. She pressed a fist to her forehead like a soldier saluting, her other hand planted firmly on her knee.

“Yes, sir! Waiting for your genius explanation, sir!”

Scott pinched the bridge of his nose but couldn’t completely suppress a smirk. He cleared his throat, glanced at her, then looked away.

“But yeah… that.”

Her lips twitched into a small smile, but she stayed silent as he crouched down and pulled out a smooth, black stone from his utility belt.

Using the sharp edge, he started etching into the ground.

“This parasite—it’s feeding off Lady Fortress’ cells…”

He explained with a steady voice.

Diagrams were already appearing on the ground with each focused stroke he made.

“Her physiology is completely different from a normal human’s. She’s… unique. Either her genetic makeup or her innate power is giving the creature an almost limitless energy source to grow its biomass. It’s like…”

He paused, searching for the right analogy.

“It’s like someone taking the world’s strongest nuclear reactor and hooking it up to a blender. It wasn’t built for that kind of power, but it’ll keep going until something gives out—or explodes.”

[Nightwatch Livestream Chat: 3.94M Viewers]

[Yo, BK is cooking right now fr.]

└ [Nightwatch, not BK. 💀]

└ [I thought we agreed on Knightwatch tho…]

└ [Right? It sounds raw asf! 💪🔥]

[NUCLEAR REACTOR AND A BLENDER? 💀 This dude always got the wildest analogies.]

[Okay, but that makes sense… which is scary.]

└ [Fr. Lady Fortress OP but low-key a liability rn.]

[Someone give this man a doctorate. No, TWO.]

[Bro’s doing science class in the middle of a kaiju fight.]

└ [Meanwhile, I failed my midterms. Smh.]

[Nah, the reactor-blender metaphor is gonna live rent-free in my brain forever.]

･･･

Scott finished the diagram, his hand brushing the dust away to reveal a rough sketch of the parasite’s structure.

He stood and gestured to it.

“Essentially, because Lady Fortress isn’t human, the creature’s compatibility with her physiology is exponentially higher than it was with its previous host. That’s why it’s so much stronger now.”

Miss Mercury stood, her arms crossed as she studied the drawing.

Her golden eyes flicked to his helmeted face.

“So, you’re saying… it’s basically an alien like her. That’s why it’s juiced up?”

Scott smiled beneath his helmet.

“Exactly. If we can separate Lady Fortress from it, we’ll cut its power level by… I don’t know, 60%, maybe more. The difficulty of this fight goes from a solid 90 to a manageable 30.”

Miss Mercury tapped her chin, glancing skyward as if consulting the dark clouds for wisdom.

“Hmm… okay, that makes sense.”

She looked back at him with determination in her eyes.

“So… I’m guessing you need me to distract it while you do your thing?”

Scott hesitated.

“Yeah, but Emma, this is dangerous. Unlike you or Pulsar, I’m just a guy. No Force-gene, no powers. If I get inside that thing, it won’t get much of a boost from me. But…”

He shifted uncomfortably.

“I’ll have to reactivate the Black Disaster Armor temporarily to get her out.”

[THE BLACK DISASTER ARMOR? LET’S GO!! 🔥🔥🔥]

[He’s really about to risk it all again.]

└ [I’d risk it all for that ass too, kek!]

└ [Someone get @SleazyPen outta here 😭🙏]

[Black Knight = walking W.]

└ [*Nightwatch]

[Nah, I need to see that armor in action again. It’s so metal.]

[This is either gonna be insane or insanely dumb.]

└ [Why not both?]

[Meanwhile, Lady Fortress took the biggest L. How did she get caught like that? 💀]

└ [She’s S-tier, bro. S for Snatched.]

└ [TS got me wheezing wtf 😭🙏]

[Imagine they cut the stream right before BK pulls it off. I’d crash out.]

･･･

Miss Mercury was ready to move.

But this moment… it felt oddly familiar to Scott.

He tilted his head.

“Uhm, Emma?”

“Yeah?”

“You’re not worried?”

She blinked. “About what?”

“Well, I’m going to use the BDA again, and well you don’t seem too worried about me doing it. I mean the armor could kill me, or I could well… yunno, even get lost in there. Not that I’m complaining or anything, it’s just… a little surprising?”

“Oh, I see…”

Miss Mercury straightened as her expression went serious for a moment. Then, with a sudden burst of speed, she zipped to his side and pressed a quick kiss to his cheek, leaving a faint imprint of her lipstick on his helmet.

“I trust you.”

Her voice was soft but firm.

Before Scott could respond, she shot off in a streak of golden lightning, scorching the ground as she ran toward the monstrous Red Titan.

Scott touched his cheek as a small smile broke through.

“Heh. Still got it.”

[WHAT DID SHE DO? HELLO?]

[BLACK SCREEN? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!]

└ [They KISSED, didn’t they? I KNEW IT.]

└ [LMAO, they definitely didn’t. Miss Mercury ain’t a cheater fr, so I doubt she’d ever do that.]

[Miss Mercury = best girl confirmed.]

[Imagine BK pulling the speedster. Man’s a legend.]

└ [Knightwatch pulls better than BK 🤷🏾‍♂️]

└ [They’re the same person guys! 🤦🏻‍♂️]

[But he already pulled Deathmark? Dude’s on a roll.]

└ [Deathmark >>> Mercury, fight me.]

[SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! 🤑]

└ [Same. Dropping a donation rn.]

･･･

Scott turned and started running in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile…

Miss Mercury streaked across the battlefield as her golden lightning trail flashed against the crimson-tinted ruins. She stopped abruptly near a pile of rubble where Pulsar was buried.

“Pulsar!”

In a blur, she cleared the rubble to reveal the bruised but alive superhero.

Pulsar groaned as she sat up, rubbing her head.

“Ow… Aren’t I supposed to have the durability of a pulsar? Why does that hurt like hell?”

Miss Mercury crouched down and scratched the back of her neck with an awkward chuckle.

“Well, Lady Fortress’ strength isn’t exactly normal. She hits like a train… or, in your case, maybe a space station?”

Pulsar shot her a deadpan look.

“Cute. Real cute.”

She winced as she stretched her arms.

Her eyes shifted to the monstrous Red Titan in the distance, still lumbering forward with agonizingly slow, earth-shaking steps.

Buildings crumbled like sandcastles in its wake.

“Great…”

Pulsar muttered.

“Big ugly’s still on the move, and I’ve been lying unconscious in a pile of bricks. My body aches. Next time, maybe you focus less on the mysterious, dark-armored dude and more on me, your actual friend?”

Miss Mercury laughed nervously, rubbing her neck again.

“Uh… my bad. I’ll buy you a drink after this?”

Pulsar raised an eyebrow. “Oh, you’re definitely buying. And I’m getting the expensive stuff.”

Miss Mercury smiled, helping Pulsar to her feet. “Deal.”

[Nightwatch Livestream Chat: 4.01M Viewers]

[They’re alive! Thank God.]

└ [Bro, Pulsar sounds done with Mercury’s BS. 💀]

└ [Pulsar MVP for putting up with her.]

[Mercury is literally me with my friends. “Uhhh… my bad.” LMAO]

[Why’s that kaiju walking slower than my grandma, though?]

└ [Action movie syndrome. It’ll stop when they’re ready to fight. 💀]

[Bro, Pulsar got folded AND roasted. Life’s tough.]

･･･

Suddenly, Red let out an earsplitting roar.

ROOOOAAAAARRRR!!!

The sound rippled through the city like a shockwave, throwing Miss Mercury off her feet. She landed hard on the ground and winced as she rubbed her backside.

Pulsar stood firm, brushing dust off her shoulders.

She smirked down at the speedster.

“Maybe if you didn’t have such a fat ass, you wouldn’t get knocked over so easily.”

Miss Mercury scowled, still massaging her sore behind.

“Tch. Bitch.”

[NOT THE FAT ASS COMMENT. 💀💀💀]

[Mercury and Pulsar = new bestie duo confirmed.]

└ [Nah, I still miss Lady Fortress. Their dynamic hit different during that Radion fight.]

└ [The Radion fight was mid…]

[Pulsar’s built different fr. Took that roar like a champ.]

[Can we talk about how Red’s been walking for an hour, though?]

└ [Bro, that’s how kaijus roll. Slow but dramatic.]

└ [It’s the suspense, man. Let them cook.]

･･･

Red’s massive, mutated cybernetic eye locked onto the duo, glowing ominously. A bright red light amassed at its center, charging with dangerous intensity.

“Uh-oh…” Miss Mercury muttered.

The beam fired, a torrent of crimson energy ripping through the air at terrifying speed. The ground trembled as the blast carved a path of destruction straight toward them.

Pulsar leaped into action, flying in front of the blast with her hands cupped to the side. Purple energy swirled between her palms as it crackled like a miniature star.

“Raaaaahhh!”

Pulsar thrust her arms forward, releasing a devastating wave of energy that collided with the beam. Her purple attack tore through the red energy, cutting a path straight to Red Titan and blasting a massive hole through its head.

[SHEESH! PULSAR GOATED!]

[That pose looks familiar. 👀]

└ [Bro, you’re thinking of the wrong franchise. 💀]

[Wait, wait… don’t celebrate yet. It’s gonna regenerate, isn’t it?]

└ [Calling it now. All this hype for nothing. SMH.]

[Still, that was sick. Pulsar’s been hiding her game!]

･･･

As predicted, Red’s head regenerated within seconds, the grotesque flesh stitching itself back together.

It roared again, shaking the battlefield.

Miss Mercury nodded to Pulsar. “Round two?”

“Go do your thing… I’ll attack its head again.”

Pulsar replied, cracking her knuckles.

Miss Mercury shot off like a streak of golden lightning, racing up Red’s leg. Her speed was so intense that the monster’s flesh burned under her trail, smoke rising in her wake.

Red swiped at her with one massive hand, but she rolled across its arm in a blur, then anchored herself to the red flesh. When the absorption process began, she leaped off just in time to avoid being consumed.

… Vwooooosh!!

The other hand came swinging toward her like a freight train, or a hand trying to smack a mosquito.

She dodged mid-air, then landed gracefully on the opposite arm.

Miss Mercury smirked.

“And now…”

She rubbed her palms together at superspeed to generate enough friction to create an intense electrical charge. Her hair spiked up as she unleashed twin blasts of electricity that tore into Red’s torso.

The damage was minimal.

But, it slowed the beast momentarily.

“Ugh, screw this!”

She retreated down its body in a golden flash.

She landed next to Pulsar, who was still catching her breath.

“Any bright ideas?” Pulsar asked.

“Working on it.”

[Mercury’s moves are clean, but where’s the damage?]

[This is why she’s still C-rank, let’s be real.]

[Red’s a tank, bro. They need a game-changer.]

└ [Speaking of, where’s BK? He better be cooking something, or I swear… 💀]

└ [Let him COOK! 🔥]

└ [Watch vexbolts screenshot this 🤦🏻‍♂️]

･･･

Meanwhile, thirty meters away, Scott crouched on the edge of a rooftop.

His thermal vision locked onto Lady Fortress who was still submerged in the biomass at Red’s core.

“This is it…”

He adjusted his stance.

The Black Disaster Armor’s dormant systems began to hum softly, yet menacingly.