New Gods of North America

"That Miss Brooke is not wearing the pendant today? And she doesn't seem to be a Beyonder either?"

Back at the detective agency, Wayne reported today's findings to Inissa and Lina, who had arrived home earlier than him and had changed back into their daily clothes.

Judging from the current contacts, the brother and sister of the Brook family seem to be ordinary people.

Of course, it may just be pretending to be similar.

At least Wayne, Inissa and Lina all performed the "secretly pouring holy water" operation at the same time, and nothing unusual was found.

Therefore, the follow-up investigation may still fall on Mrs. Brooke.

Or find a way to visit their family estate.

Inesa thought for a moment and added something else:

"I went to George Berg's library this morning and looked through the old newspapers from various places. Abel Sanders, who used to use the alias Chris, did have an intersection with 'Billy the Kid' in early reports, but there seems to be no record of him being wanted."

Wayne actually has a little obsession with Abel Sanders, who quickly killed the "Slender Man".

Although in the previous trip, the opponent seemed to be a friend rather than an enemy, and his extraordinary ability looked a little bit cool,

But if he is really a member of the "Supervisor" organization, then Wayne, as the orphan of a victim of the other organization's leader, cannot have a very good relationship with the other party at the moment.

After noticing the "Regulator's" emblem and knowing his name, Wayne and his team consciously searched for him in the existing wanted posters, but they didn't find him.

At that time, several people thought that some wanted posters were put away perhaps because they were too old.

"He's not a wanted criminal...?"

Wayne thought for a moment and said, "Then let's ignore him for now. If we have the chance to meet him again, we'll talk to him then."

This bad problem is common in places that are too vast.

Often “knowing someone” is one thing, but being able to “catch” him is another.

After dinner, before it gets dark,

Led by Ryan, Wayne and his two companions and the detective agency agents went to see the new "sports field" that Ryan and his team had just built.

It is called a "sports field", but in fact it is just a relatively flat open space with relatively sparse trees in the wild near the detective agency.

In the middle was a flat area with some weeds, and a five-yard square frame had been carved out with lime powder.

With the "inner frame" as the center, four thick wooden stakes that were taller than the surrounding treetops were erected a little further away. The four stakes were also marked with lime powder to form an outer frame of twelve yards square.

There are some trees and bushes between the inner frame and the outer frame, which roughly simulate the "wild" environment. There is also a slightly higher slope outside the outer frame with a simple awning on it.

Since no permanent structures or enclosures were built on the ground, it was not considered unauthorized occupation of land.

Even if you occasionally put up curtains around the area to block off the area, you don't have to worry about people from the city government coming to inspect.

Wayne took a quick look and felt it was okay:

"The venue for our detective agency's preliminary 'Unrestricted Combat Assessment' will probably be like this.

"Although it's called 'unrestricted fighting', there are still some restrictions, such as prohibiting the use of hot weapons such as firearms or explosives, and in principle, it should not cause irreparable or fatal injuries.

"In addition, the use of extraordinary abilities and other not excessive personal props is allowed. If one party surrenders, is forced out of the frame more than 3 times or for a total of 30 seconds, or falls to the ground for more than 15 seconds and cannot get up again, it will be considered a loss.

"The general principle is to test everyone's comprehensive close combat capabilities and on-the-spot response capabilities without the use of hot weapons, so as to serve as a basis for everyone to assess the on-site situation in an emergency. If a dispute arises, this principle will also be used for judgment. At the same time, behaviors that violate the principles and aggravate the injury to the opponent are not encouraged."

Lina seemed to be quite familiar with similar things. Upon hearing this, she raised her hand and asked, "Does a full-body armor count as a 'not-too-excessive personal item'?"

Wayne replied without hesitation:

"If everyone can see that you wear it most of the time, or can put it on at any time when you are attacked by the enemy, then it's fine. Otherwise, according to the idea of ​​'violating the assessment principles', you will be directly judged as a loser."

"I see." Lina clenched her fists and said, "As the partners of the detective agency, how about we have a fight to show everyone?"

Seeing that the agents beside him also showed interest, Wayne did not refuse.

But he hadn't finished talking about the rules he envisioned, "Of course, but you have to wait a moment."

Then, Wayne walked to a big tree under everyone's gaze, reached out and touched the trunk of the tree, and injected enough spiritual power into it.

Then he quickly let go and hid to the other side.

"Bang——"

The tree shook violently, wood chips flew everywhere, leaves fell, and a few birds flew away from the treetops, cursing.

A spherical hole half the size of a basketball was blown out on the tree trunk.

If it were an ordinary human body, the effect would probably be similar.

Some agents fell into silence after seeing this scene.

Wayne continued to explain:

"Now that the range and lethality of thermal weapons are already quite impressive, the comprehensive close-range ability is only one of the indicators of our detective agency's assessment, not an absolute hard indicator. So don't put too much pressure on this and don't be too competitive. It's enough to roughly reflect your normal level.

"Secondly, considering that some extraordinary abilities may be too lethal or have uncontrollable consequences, we can use alternative methods in the assessment. For example, my ability can be replaced like this-"

Wayne bent down and reached into a bucket beside him. In the bucket was the lime powder that Ryan had not used up.

After coating his hands with lime powder, Wayne rubbed his hands white:

"In close combat, if I touch the opponent's limbs multiple times, or if I touch their limbs for more than three seconds, I can probably tell that the opponent has lost.

"Of course, this is just a preliminary alternative for our demonstration. When we conduct serious assessments or encounter other extraordinary abilities, we can probably find a relatively suitable alternative method. We can discuss it in detail later.

"If you do have extraordinary abilities that are too lethal and unsuitable for assessment, you can apply for exemption from the test as long as you have sufficient reasons. Is everyone clear?"

Ryan and the agents cheered on the side, "Got it!"

Then Inesa and the agents walked under the awning on the small slope to act as referees or spectators.

Wayne and Lina took off their weapons and walked into the inner frame, starting a demonstration match of the "Detective Agency Cup" unlimited fighting arena.

Wayne VS Lina.