If I had a nickle for everytime someone whipped their dick out in this chapter, I'd have 2 nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
My guess for why he made light work of them is because, before he got his powers he was just a regular soldier so he had to learn how to fight with such strong opponents with powers. Now, that he has not only got the same power as them, but he also has more experience with fighting such...