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Chapter 546 You must prioritize attacking minions with Taunt.
The three women quickly arrived at the west corridor on the first floor.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go and notify the others to transfer the data files right away."

The lamplighter spoke hesitantly on the phone.

"You're coming over now? Is it in such a hurry? Okay, I understand."

He put down his phone, sighed, and immediately turned and walked towards the broadcasting room.

He had been drifting aimlessly in this mental hospital for several years, during which time Walter had not rehired him, although he himself did not want to be rehired.

The incident from many years ago was like a ghost, like a spirit, draining his spirit and turning him into the person he is today.

Just listen to whatever plans Walter makes; being subservient to others every day isn't a big deal.

By abandoning his ego and turning himself into an ordinary tool, he can become numb and temporarily forget what he did back then.

He walked forward expressionlessly, when out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught sight of three nurses approaching: a burly black man, a short Asian woman, and a Frenchman.
No, this isn't a nurse.

Their eyes met, and he recognized Franky, and the raging fury in the other's eyes.

"A life for a life, a debt for a debt"—this is someone who has come to collect a debt from him.

After the initial shock came anger; he clearly remembered that the other person had been following him that night.

But when he unleashed a fierce burst of flames at the person on the bed, the person did not appear.

Why? Why didn't he show up then? If he had stopped me...
A nameless resentment welled up inside the Lamplighter, and he took his anger out on Franky, who stood before him. He knew he was the bad guy and the other was the good guy, but he was still furious.

Good people should stop bad guys at the last minute.

He instinctively took out his lighter from his pocket, but his movement was not as fast as the three men who were already poised to strike.

boom!
Kimiko moved with the speed of a hungry wolf, instantly covering the short distance, tackling the lamplighter to the ground, and snatching the lighter away with her claws.

With a tearing sound, five bloody claw marks appeared on the lamplighter's wrists and palms.

"what--!"

The lamplighter, in pain, tried to flip over and push Kimiko over, but Kimiko quickly followed up with two claws that pierced his shoulder joints.

Meanwhile, the woman with the breast milk quickly picked up the lighter from the ground and put it back in her pocket.

"Without an open flame, you can no longer perform that fire-breathing trick."

The mother coldly looked at the lamplighter struggling desperately on the ground: "I know you may still have a lighter on you, but we won't give you the chance to take it out."

Kimiko, her face covered in blood, immediately struck his arm several times upon hearing the mother's words. Large patches of flesh and white bone were exposed from the gaping wounds, rendering the lamplighter's arms completely useless.

She grabbed the man's neck with one hand, looked up at Frankie, and wondered what he planned to do.

"You and your breast milk take this newborn to the door and block it."

Franky, gun in hand, stared at the lamplighter on the ground, his heart filled with murderous intent: "I'm going to the broadcast room to let those guys know what's going on."

"it is good--"

Boom!

At that moment, a thunderclap boomed in the sky, and the three of them looked up with solemn expressions.

"They came so fast!"

Boom!

A deafening roar of thunder came from the sky, and a slender figure dressed in black leather cut through the clouds, flying at top speed towards the center of the sage forest.

"Why are all the things happening lately so suddenly?"

Storm looked down at the buildings on the ground and frowned slightly: "The order was given in such a hurry. I should have just bought a house nearby. It would only take half a minute to get there. There was no need to take so long."

Even so, the scenery beneath her feet changed rapidly. Her speed was no less than that of the people of her homeland. Even though she had crossed continents to get here, it only took her two minutes longer.

She landed slowly at the entrance to the sage grove, but suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Something’s wrong”

The thought had barely crossed my mind when the door suddenly opened. Bang! Bang! Bang!

A hail of bullets rained down on Storm Girl, who, wielding two pistols, charged out alongside Franky and Kimiko, who carried the Lamplighter.

However, as expected, the attack had no effect whatsoever.

"Where did these bugs come from? Are they from the CIA?"

His dark eyes swept over the three of them with an arrogant indifference, as if they were looking at trash.

"I advise you not to take action."

Franky crouched down and patted the face of the Lamplighter, who was bleeding profusely, which Kimiko was carrying: "The Lamplighter is also a superhero from Vought International, and he's your accomplice. If you dare to lay a hand on him, he'll die."

"Oh, you mean this good-for-nothing?"

Storm suddenly raised her hand.

zizi——

A terrifying surge of ultra-high voltage current erupted from her hand, catching the group off guard as they watched her ruthless, lightning-fast attack strike the lamplighter.

In an instant, the mangled lamplighter and Kimiko emitted a burnt smell.

"Kimiko!"

Franky's eyes were bloodshot. He knelt down, picked up Kimiko, and checked her breath with trembling hands.

"You're a fucking cold-blooded person!"

The mother couldn't help but yell angrily, "That's your colleague and teammate! You just killed him!"

"A teammate? He's nothing more than a tool that's long been rendered useless. His only purpose is to contribute a little more to our great cause."

Seeing the breast milk and Franky's reaction, Storm finally showed some expression. She revealed a cruel and bloodthirsty smile, her tone mocking: "What's wrong? You don't really think you can threaten me with him, do you?"

Franky held Kimiko tightly, feeling her heart start beating again, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, the lamplighter who had fallen to the ground was truly on the verge of death.

His mouth was agape unconsciously, his eyes were burned by the electric current and his vision was blurred. He could only listen blankly to Storm talking, but he felt no anger.

His gaze returned to the figures around him, and his consciousness gradually faded.

"sorry"

His lips parted slightly, and his voice was weak; he didn't even know who he was talking to.

Perhaps it was just him talking to himself.

"sorry"

In his final moments, the lamplighter felt no anger, fear, or confusion, but rather a sense of relief.

"Am I going to hell?"

He then realized that he should have died long ago, and had wanted to die for a long time; he had been waiting all these years.

Waiting for an angry avenger, waiting for the retribution I deserve.

"Do you have any last words?"

Indifferent to the Lamplighter's death, Storm raised her hand to the three again, this time her gaze fixed on the breast milk.

"Never mind, I don't want to hear the last words of an inferior black race."

boom!
Thunder roared again, and flashes of lightning shot straight ahead—but not straight ahead.

It made a strange turn in mid-air and struck an oversized shield.

"Meow!"

(End of this chapter)