foreigner's journey

Chapter 1219: Kidnappers and Kidnapped

Matt Murdock!
As soon as Heather saw the smiling man in the red suit, she was about to close the door.

But the opponent's ability to act was obviously not something the nerd Heather could resist.

The blind stick hooked Heather's shoulder with extremely precise posture and pulled her out the door, and then a big hand covered Heather's face.

The last sounds Heather heard were Gwen's angry shouts and Murdoch's smug chuckles.

After an unknown amount of time, Heather slowly woke up.

He just felt pain all over his body and couldn't move... Was he tied up?
"Ah, you finally woke up. I was still wondering whether or not to pour a basin of cold water on your head."

Murdoch's disgusting voice sounded nearby.

Heather looked up and found herself in a rather Japanese-style room.

Various ninja tools and calligraphy with the word "忍" were hung on the wall. Matt Murdock was dressed in a red suit, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and a cane across his knees.

Blinking slightly, Heather went over her recent memories in her mind and soon figured out why Murdoch had arrested her.

"Kingpin's request? He wants to use us, the writers and cartoonists employed by the Hero Association, as a breakthrough point to try to find the true identity of the top leaders of the Hero Association?"

As Heather spoke, she looked around and found herself tied tightly to a chair with hemp ropes.

“A very smart kid, but not that smart.”

Matt Murdock's smile remained unchanged. "You know I'm Kingpin's right-hand man. Oh, that's not surprising, after all, Miss Spider has been hanging out with you for so long."

Spider... Heather's heart sank. Murdoch really knew the true identity of Ghost Spider.

"To be honest, I was enjoying the intimate yet distant duet with Miss Spider. Her every move was actually part of my plan.

Did she think she could hide her identity by wearing a mask? What a naive and ridiculous idea.

But I never thought about exposing her, nor did I tell her identity to anyone else, including Kingpin, because I just wanted to enjoy this rare process of taming a superhero.

No matter how strong she is, she is just a 17-year-old girl. As long as she continues to be hit in terms of reputation and her will to fight is completely destroyed in a battle at the right time, a hole will appear in her heart.

Then, I would have the confidence to gradually subdue her and make her become a dark walker corrupted by power and strength like me, my most capable and reliable subordinate, and my beloved poisonous spider.

But your appearance changed her future trajectory. Ghost Spider's reputation became better and better, and that spider girl no longer insisted on dealing with us weirdos, but focused on playing and hanging out with you in school and in the rented house every day, and thinking hard about what to cook for you and what clothes to wear for you every day. "

click!
Murdoch's big hands tightly grasped Heather's face. Through his fingers, Heather could see the hideous face behind his dark sunglasses.
"Tell me...what should I do with you?"

The pain did not defeat Heather's will, but made him more sober:
"You don't look like the King of the Night right now, but rather as childish as a child whose favorite toy was taken away.

Gwen is nobody's property. Even if you kill me, she will never give in to you. I know how strong her will is. You want to date her? Wait until the next life, because you are not her type. "

Murdoch's fingers squeezed harder and harder, even causing Heather's face to crackle.

But after a few seconds, Murdoch suddenly loosened his hand and his expression returned to his usual relaxed state.

He sat back on the sofa, took out a white handkerchief and wiped his palms slowly. "You want to provoke me to kill you so that the little spider can't break into the enemy's nest alone? When I was your age, I wasn't as brave as you, so I'll just praise you for this."

There were several bruises on Heather's face, and blood was flowing down the corner of his mouth due to being squeezed by his teeth, but there was no fear on his face:
"I feel sorry for you, because you are about to face an angry spider. Kingpin must have given you many options, but you chose me.

"Your selfishness ruined your upcoming plan. Even if Ghost Spider didn't kill you, I'm afraid Kingpin wouldn't let you go easily."

Murdoch paused slightly in playing with his cane when he heard Heather's words.

His ribs were still aching. If he hadn't arranged for many Hand ninjas to pick him up in advance, he might not have been able to escape from the furious Gwen with Heather.

For the first time, Murdoch witnessed the true destructive power of the Ghost Spider after it no longer suppressed its strength. Each punch and kick could cause an impact force of more than 10 tons, and its agility was ridiculously fast, not to mention that the ghostly spider-sense allowed her to avoid almost all sneak attacks and hidden weapons.

Murdoch almost fainted after being hit by just one punch and one kick. Fortunately, he was not killed on the spot because of his unusual physique.

Back to Kingpin, the crime lord did give Murdoch a lot of options, asking him to kidnap those well-known cartoonists and writers. Because these people have a high social status, they will definitely receive a special reception from the Hero Association, and it is very likely that he will meet high-level people other than the mysterious president during the reception.

Following the clues, Kingpin wants to kill the high-ranking members of the Hero Association in order to issue a declaration of war to the Hero Association.

After Murdoch failed in the previous assassination attempt on Kingpin, he lost his equal status and became Kingpin's top thug. If he failed in the mission again because of his own selfishness, Kingpin would probably really kill him.

I was always so calm, how could I suddenly do such an irrational thing? It was like I had become a supporting role in a poorly written play, existing only to keep the story going.

Murdoch stroked his forehead, lost in thought.

On Heather's side, the blood from the corner of her mouth flowed down her jaw to her collarbone and chest, and then slowly seeped into her chest pocket along the collar of her clothes.

And there, lying quietly was a metal ring with a tattered surface.

Suddenly, Heather felt herself falling and the scenery around her changed instantly.

In front of Heather was a huge bonfire, but the flames were gone, leaving only a few dark red embers.

Looking around, it seemed to be a dark wasteland without any light, no stars or moon in the sky, and traces of battles could be seen everywhere.

Huge blunt force blows, sharp claws tearing, blade slash marks stretching for more than ten meters...traces of battle that Heather recognized or could not recognize were everywhere, covering the entire land.

Following the traces of the battle, Heather walked forward for an unknown amount of time before she suddenly stopped.

Because in front of him was a tattered metal armor.

This piece of metal armor was covered with cracks of varying sizes, and the visor was mostly broken, as if it had been destroyed by someone's punches.

Even so, it still stands on the wasteland, as if waiting for something.

The moment she saw it, a name suddenly popped up in Heather's mind for no reason -

【Berserker Armor】.

So that's it. Is this the purpose of the Berserker Ring? This broken armor resides in it, waiting for the arrival of the destined one.

Heather has never been the type of person who would sit still and wait for death. She clearly understands that Murdoch will definitely kill her, and even use her death to stimulate Gwen and do bad things to her.

I couldn't die here and let him hurt Gwen.

So, I need strength!
Heather reached out towards the tattered armor.

At the same time, a streak of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky.

A flash of strong light instantly illuminated the endless dark wilderness.

Heather didn't see that there were several figures standing in this vast wilderness.

They all looked at the position of Heather and the Berserker Armor in silence.

(End of this chapter)