Shadow of the Beautiful World

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The s-class hero of the Hero Association, the cloak that is good at assisting and holding back combat, appeared in the shadow distortion.

It was mid-afternoon, and the evening light shone on the streets of the city.

The sunset glow in the sky that day was as red as blood, and the streets of Fifth Avenue, the busiest place in Manhattan, were also covered in blood.

The traffic at the intersection of the street has been completely blocked. Several cars crashed into the guardrail on the side of the street due to the sudden chaos, and another car smashed into the fire sluice gate.

The cold water sprayed out continuously, as if trying to wash away the messy blood.

Beside the cape, there's an overturned sedan with a clear fist print on the black hood.

It seemed that it was forcibly stopped while galloping, and in the overturned cab, there was a lady who was bleeding and had fallen into a coma.

On the sidewalk in front of the car, there were fallen innocent people everywhere, and some people were moaning in a pool of blood, but some were seriously injured and were about to lose their vitality.

A tall, muscular guy with red eyes roared and threw himself on the nearest innocent people who were fleeing the scene screaming.

The guy growled like a wild beast out of control.

Demons! Demons!

In the hoarse and low howl, his fists were already stained with blood.

Stop!

In the swaying shadow behind the cloak, Jessica, a female knight in black combat uniform, rushed out. She wore a Zorro-like eye patch on her face, and her hands were covered with iron gloves for close combat.

Between bursts of power, Jessica stood in front of the out-of-control wounder after two jumps.

The female knight swung her fists, hitting the crazy guy's chest from left to right.

The sudden force knocked back the blood-stained guy a few steps.

Behind them, Miss Dagger in white also waved her ten fingers, and the dancing white light was like a dagger, and she precisely pierced into the bodies of the wounded who fell to the ground.

The rays of light full of healing energy shattered the moment they touched the wounded, erupting pure vitality in their bodies, embracing their lives.

Dr. Reed, who came along with the heroes, stretched out his hands, stretched out like rubber, flexibly like a rolled up rope, rolled up the wounded on both sides of the street, and then sent them to the battlefield where they were fighting outside.

Susan, who still had a big belly, raised her hands in the next moment, and a shield of energy blocked her, Reed, and the innocent people who were rescued.

The dagger continuously used healing energy to heal those seriously injured, while the cloak used its own shadow jumping ability to send those injured to the nearest hospital.

The cooperation between these two people is perfect. With them, these innocent people would not be in danger of life.

But at the chaotic, bloody intersection, the battle, which exudes a strange atmosphere from beginning to end, continues.

President Jessica! Are you here to help?

The wounder who was repulsed by Jessica did not chase after him angrily. His eyes were red, but he still seemed to retain some reason strangely.

He said to Jessica with joy on his face:

Quick! Help me, there are demons everywhere!

Demons have invaded New York!

This guy is a registered hero of the Hero Association.

His name is Robben, a Brazilian immigrant who is said to be the son of a wizard from a small tribe who can fight with the power of voodoo and claims to have eyes that can see evil spirits.

Jessica knew him, and well.

When Robben first came to New York, he got into trouble because he prevented a robbery and murder case of a local gangster. It was Jessica and Cage who helped him get out of trouble.

Although this guy is a little talkative, he is not a cruel and bloodthirsty person, let alone do such random hurtful things on the street.

Roben!

Jessica yelled:

Calm down! There are no demons here!

what are you talking about?

With red eyes, Robben pointed at the trembling innocent people behind Jessica's protection.

He turned his head and looked at the bystanders on the street and the policemen who rushed over. He seemed to see all the demons dancing wildly. He shouted:

There are so many demons here! Are you blind? Can't you see?

I saw!

Behind him, Ash walked over with a golden short-barreled shotgun, and her riding boot-style high heels stepped on the blood-stained ground, making a crisp crash.

Ash looked at Robben who was crazy, his hands, body, and face were covered with blood, like a ghost.

She whispered:

But there's only one demon here...

well.

Agent McRae beside Ash sighed softly, resting his fingers on the black revolver at his waist, he said in a deep voice:

Just grab it!

you!

The voodoo sorcerer Robben, who was immersed in some kind of weird illusion, looked at his most trusted companions in disbelief, the red light in his eyes beating more violently.

His panting became deeper, like a beast losing its mind.

After being surrounded by Jessica, Ash and McCree, the thoughts in his heart beat even hotter and more violently.

In his eyes, the face of the female knight Jessica in black combat uniform seemed distorted.

Black devil horns protruding from her forehead, and those hideous hands... Claws, she is grinning!

demon!

He growled:

You are possessed by demons...this city has been invaded by evil.

It's okay, friends, let me help you.

He grabbed the green bottle hanging from his belt and seemed about to crush it the next moment.

boom

There was a gunshot, and a scorching bullet shot out from the muzzle of Ash's gun, hitting Robben's finger precisely. The guy who used the voodoo power was not injured, but the bottle in his hand was blown out by the vibration.

Jessica rushed forward with swift eyes and hands, snatching the dangerous bottle containing voodoo toxin in her hands.

McCree's revolver also fired at this moment, and the holy silver bullet with the effect of destroying evil roared and hit Luo himself, splashing blood stains everywhere, and the mad hero stimulated by the pain roared and rushed to the two behind him. people.

Ash stepped back while shooting lightly. Every bullet fired by the special short-barreled shotgun carried powerful kinetic energy, making Robben stagger in his charging steps.

McCree was about to step forward for a close fight, but was held back by Ash.

Lady Hawkeye doesn't want her lover to be hurt by a madman.

Bob! Don't be dumb!

Ash throws a shock grenade, knocking Robben to the ground.

Her long legs stretched out after curling up, and she flipped around in the air, jumping out of the battle circle deftly and gracefully.

In her call, the omnic butler Bob, who was wearing a black denim suit and a small cowboy hat, rushed out diagonally, and the steel fists of the silver omnic clenched at this moment.

Amidst the sound of the melee module being activated, sharp, gleaming fists appeared on Bob's fists.

The moment the crazy Robben stood up, Bob rushed to him like a magic soldier.

A cold left fist hit his shoulder, followed by a swift right fist, right in the middle of the mouth.

boom

Robben was sent flying by the two swift blows. He flipped in the air and landed at Jessica's feet.

The female knight looked at the out-of-control person under her feet. She gritted her teeth and punched Robben on the back of the head. The voodoo sorcerer who went crazy and hurt many innocent people rolled his eyes and fell to the ground.

Jessica looked back, and the innocent people she protected thanked her repeatedly, but farther away, behind the arriving police, more bystanders were pointing at them.

There are people taking pictures.

Jessica bit her lip, she glanced at Robben at her feet, she knew...

Things got complicated.

———————

Merlin stood outside the ward of Queens Hospital. He looked at Ben Parker who had just been pushed out of the emergency room. That was his brother-in-law.

That simple and honest middle-aged man who was always kind to others was lying on the hospital bed with bandages on his face and body, looking very miserable.

But from the perception of Spirit Vision, Merlin knew that Ben's situation had stabilized.

Next, you only need to rest for 2-3 months to recover your health.

May and Peter had just been sent home, and they were worried about Ben, but with Merlin here watching, his sister and nephew could feel better.

Merlin had just finished his work. This afternoon, there was another space invasion incident in Dongpu. A low-level evil god of another dimension tempted a group of cultists and summoned it to the present world.

It took Merlin himself some time to kill the tricky, shapeless guy.

And as soon as he got back to New York, he heard about Ben.

This made Merlin very upset.

I tried my best to protect the world, but I couldn't protect my family. This makes me very frustrated, Icarus, last time it was May, this time it's Ben...

Merlin sat on the bench outside the ward, rubbing his forehead, and said softly:

Next time, who will it be?

He would have been fine, he would have been safe in the smoking room with Peter.

Icarus said softly:

But he rushed out anyway, and because of his protection, 5 children survived. Your brother-in-law did the right thing, he is a hero.

Maybe the riots in the Heroes' Association were caused by external factors, but what Ben did was completely voluntary.

So, I would rather he be an ordinary person.

Merlin says:

What kind of hero... almost lost my life there. Is there any result of Jesse's investigation?

No news has come in yet.

Icarus replied:

It seems that the Hero Association also...

Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

The chaotic noise interrupted Icarus' description. Merlin raised his head and saw a woman covered in blood, who was put on a hospital bed and pushed into the operating room.

There are more people lying on the hospital bed and being pushed into the ward of this corridor.

Merlin narrowed his eyes, stood up, stopped a nurse, and asked:

What's the matter? What happened?

A Crazy Man Injures Over 30 Passers-by on Fifth Avenue.

The nurse said with a worried face:

There was a hero who brought the wounded here. It was in a bad situation, and I heard that the madman who hurt people seemed to be a hero too. He seemed to be quite famous in the Bronx.

These bastards are really messing around!

The little nurse cursed, and then hurried to help.

Behind her, Merlin stretched out his hand and pushed his glasses, a few lights flashed in his eyes, and he said:

Icarus, access the city surveillance! Search for active street heroes.

Hold on!

Icarus quickly entered the surveillance system of the New York City area. During her super-fast search, more than 30 projections were combined in the form of small cubes and projected in front of Merlin's eyes.

Notify Cage.

Merlin looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, and said in a cold tone:

Let everyone in the Hero Association, from now on, stay at home honestly! Don't go out without an order!

Merlin, are you worried that someone is deliberately provoking conflicts between heroes and ordinary people?

asked Icarus.

Merlin glanced at Ben in the ward, and a distorted light quickly opened up beside him, and he said softly:

Not worried.

Someone has already done this... Let s.d.o.l.d. start information control immediately! I don't want to see rumors flying around before the truth is found out.

Merlin issued another order, and then stepped into the distorted light.

The next second, he appeared on the streets of Brooklyn. A masked street hero had just stopped a drug deal. He was beating up those drug dealers, but the problem was that he didn't seem to want to keep his hand.

The drug dealer caught by him was about to be beaten to death.

boom

Merlin, who appeared silently, slapped the silent hero on the back of the head, then grabbed his collar and threw him into the flickering teleportation spell.

Merlin's figure disappeared again, and he appeared in front of a warehouse that was being ignited.

Knock over a guy who is setting fire to the ground, that guy also looks like a hero, he has the Heroes' Association logo on his arm.

Merlin drew out his wand, and under the effect of the Water Summoning Curse, a small area of ​​rain fell, extinguishing the burning warehouse in front of him, and then his figure disappeared again.

He jumped into a box in a nightclub, and lying on the ground was a thug who was planning to carry out illegal actions against innocent girls. That guy's hands were broken, and such a scumbag would die.

But the problem is, the street hero who saves the girl's life seems to be planning to finish what the villain didn't.

Um...

But judging by his appearance, it didn't seem like he was being controlled.

So, this is actually a scum who mixed into the ranks of superheroes?

You were expelled from the association...here is your dismissal letter!

A faint voice rang in the ears of the guy who was making a wretched laugh, and the next moment, Merlin, who appeared in the black smoke, raised his foot and kicked his bulging crotch expressionlessly.

Snapped

Like a broken wooden pole, like a broken egg, there are still shrill screams resounding in this box...

Hmm, kind of creepy.