The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1126 Fighting the Divine Turtle

Raphael, holding his double forks, leaped high into the air halfway through his run, launching an attack on Yang Le from the sky.

Even in the dim light of the sewers, Raphael's twin forks still gleamed with a terrifying light, looking like a wild beast opening its blood-red maw to pounce on its prey.

Of the four turtles, Raphael is undoubtedly the most impulsive, which is related to his fiery temper and tendency to resort to violence at the slightest provocation. However, even so, Raphael would never use violence against the weak without a reason.

However, Raphael is not uncommon to act without asking questions. But Yang Le speculated that the pressure from the unfamiliar alien planet made him even more confused, which is why he suddenly took action.

This is understandable, after all, they had just experienced a chase, so it's normal for them to be on edge.

Even so, Yang Le couldn't just stand there and take a beating. After calculating Raphael's landing point, he took two steps back, and the latter just happened to fall from mid-air and land in front of Yang Le.

Raphael did not hesitate when his first attack failed. He braced himself with both hands on the ground and used a sweeping leg to throw the groundwater, which was over his ankles, high into the air towards Yang Le, thus obscuring the latter's vision.

Without hesitation, Raphael turned and thrust his twin forks toward Yang Le, passing through a curtain of water that obscured his vision.

This series of combos was clean and efficient, with no major flaws, which shows that Raphael was a seasoned veteran. However, Yang Le, who had become an evolved human, was not fooled by this.

Few people may notice that, in addition to their fighting prowess as shown in the original work, evolved humans are also a highly intelligent race. Although their average intelligence is not as high as that of the well-known Gavin and Crab-Armor Brocats, they are still among the top in the universe.

Although they may not be as intelligent as the former two, evolved humans possess physical abilities that neither of them can match.

The combination of superior intelligence and powerful physical abilities makes the evolved humans the race with the highest combat intelligence in the Ben 10 universe.

For example, Yang Le had already come up with three possible follow-up attacks for Raphael before he even landed, and he concluded that the latter would definitely choose the most efficient one.

This stemmed from his understanding of Raphael, the fiery turtle who always preferred to be straightforward and, before experiencing much, was often inflexible even in battle.

Therefore, Yang Le took another step back. This distance allowed him to fully utilize the advantage of his slender, evolved human body, and also allowed him to kick Raphael away before Raphael could stab him.

"Pooh!"

Raphael grunted and slid a distance in the water before finally rolling back to his brothers. The turtles couldn't just stand by and watch their brother get hurt. Donatello swung his long staff and Michelangelo brandished his nunchucks as they charged towards Yang Le.

"Wait a minute, Donna! Mickey!" For the first time, Leonardo felt he was too slow to speak, as his two brothers rushed out before he could finish.

"Hey!" Donatello also understood the principle of "an inch longer, an inch stronger," and swung the staff from a distance that gave it an advantage.

Donatello understood, so there was no reason why Yang Le wouldn't understand. The damage from a blunt weapon like a long stick could sometimes be more terrifying than that from a sharp weapon, but an ordinary wooden stick simply couldn't make Yang Le put his heart into it.

Raising his right hand to block Donatello's attack path, this seemingly honest and kind turtle knew the ruthlessness of the staff, and this move was aimed at his eyes.

Although organs such as the eyes of evolved humans are not weak points, being poked by them would certainly be unpleasant, so it's best to block them if possible.

"Huh?" Donatello was surprised that his attack hadn't caused any damage to his opponent. Taking advantage of Donatello's shock, Yang Le grabbed the wooden stick with his backhand. "Crack!" With a little force, the three sharp claws crushed Donatello's stick into pieces. Without giving his opponent any more time, Yang Le kicked him away.

"I'll fight!"

Michelangelo then came over wielding his nunchucks, but Yang Le had already noticed him. So when he kicked Donatello, he deliberately changed the direction of Donatello's kick and sent it flying towards Michelangelo.

Donatello was flying backwards at such a speed that Michelangelo couldn't react in time, and the two brothers collided and were sent flying backwards.

All three brothers fell beside Leonardo. As the leader, he had no choice but to go in, though he was uncertain about his own future.

The four brothers often sparred together under Splinter's tutelage. Although he was among the top winners in the brothers' sparring matches, even he couldn't defeat the three brothers so easily.

The towering alien before him reminded Leonardo of his teacher, Splitter. Only this true master could have resolved the battle with such ease.

Gripping his katana tightly in his right hand, Leonardo ignored the cold sweat dripping from his forehead and carefully observed Yang Le's weaknesses. But before he could find any, the latter moved first.

Yang Le clenched his right fist and made a palm with his left, making a standard fist salute. This surprised Leonardo, who was surprised that the other party also knew the etiquette of martial arts. Although it was somewhat different from the etiquette of Japanese samurai and ninjas that he had been taught, it was still very similar.

That's natural; after all, a son is supposed to resemble his father.

"I'm sorry to have startled you, but I really didn't mean to hurt you. I just happened to see you being chased on the street and thought you might need help, so I followed you."

Leonardo looked at his brother, who was rubbing his head and shoulders as he stood up, hesitated for a moment, then returned a samurai-style cupped-hand salute before speaking.

"We are the ones who acted without understanding the true situation, and we are truly sorry."

Michelangelo looked at the two polite men and whispered to Donatello, who was supporting him.

"So, we're just going to have suffered for nothing?"

“I think…yes…” Donatello replied with a pained expression.

"Let me introduce myself first," Yang Le said, stepping forward. "You can call me Yang. From your names, I can deduce that you're from Earth, right?"

"You know about Earth?" Michelangelo was overjoyed. "That's wonderful, brothers! This friend might be able to take us back."

“I’m afraid that won’t work.” Yang Le shook his head. “Because I was also captured from Earth and brought here. The reason I followed you is to see if you know how to get back to Earth.”

Yang Le's words poured cold water on Michelangelo, but it wasn't enough to defeat the most optimistic and cheerful of the two. He then looked at his brothers.

"It's okay, friend, we'll always find a way."

(End of this chapter)