American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 79 Prison Break

Spider-Man has escaped from the best and most secure prison in New York City, and he has also released a bunch of super-powered criminals.

This was shocking to Ike, but for Xiao Xian, it was entirely expected. Prisons are places that can only temporarily detain superheroes; it's impossible to keep them locked up indefinitely.

It could even be said that in the superhero world, the significance of prisons is to be exploited.

Whether a superhero is wrongly accused and has to go out to clear his name, or voluntarily stays in prison but ultimately has to go out to save the world for some reason, prison has always been a temporary setting in the superhero world.

Of course, if you are imprisoned very early and the plot doesn't start, you can stay in prison for a long time. But no matter how long you stay, once the plot starts, the prison will be broken very quickly.

Just like the prison where Supergirl was held in the movie The Flash, no matter how secure it was for the past ten or twenty years, the plot begins, and The Flash brings Batman to rescue her. It's just a national-level prison with the strictest security measures, which is easy to break into.

However, Xiao Xian really didn't expect that Spider-Man Peter Parker would release a bunch of super-powered criminals. It seems that Peter Parker has really turned completely evil. The title of Spider-Demon may be more appropriate for Peter Parker at this time than Spider-Man.

Furthermore, he actually received the message before Harry? Xiao Xian glanced at Harry's phone in disbelief. Was this really the head of the Osborn Group? Had this kid already been sidelined by his subordinates?

Just as Xiao Xian was wondering, Harry's phone rang. Mary Jane glanced at the White Queen, and after seeing the White Queen nod in response, she picked up the phone, walked to Harry's side, untied the bindings on his left hand, and handed the phone to Harry Osborn.

"Hey? Remy? What's up, calling me so late at night? I'm busy right now. Didn't I tell you not to call me unless it's something important?" Harry Osborn said into the phone, clearly annoyed.

"Harry, there's an emergency. Peter Parker has escaped from prison, releasing a bunch of supervillains. While this is embarrassing for New York authorities, it's a golden opportunity for us to make a name for ourselves. Stark, Richards, and other companies want us New York powers to unite and prevent non-New York companies from coming here to gain prestige."

Remy said helplessly, "If it weren't for the fact that things were so big, I wouldn't want to contact Harry. Wouldn't it be better if I handled everything myself and had all the power? But when it comes to such important matters, they don't give him any face as a mere employee. They only recognize Harry Osborn, the head of the group."

"Whatever happens, happens. You guys can handle it yourselves!" Harry waved his hand dismissively, not taking it seriously at all.

"The main reason is that they only recognize you. Some of my calls had no effect and I only got scolded because you are the only leader in our company."

Remy couldn't bear to fawn over Harry, so he tried calling Bruce Wayne, only to be berated by Bruce and even threatened to have Superman come and kill his whole family. Remy didn't dare to complain and had to apologize to Bruce in a humble manner.

Ultimately, in Bruce's eyes, Remy was just a lowly employee. Not to mention Remy, even if it were Harry Osborn of the Osborn Corporation, Bruce still wouldn't give him face if it weren't for the combined pressure from Tony Stark of the Stark Corporation and Reed Richards of the Richards Corporation.

"Fine, fine, what am I supposed to say?" Harry said impatiently.

"You can wear an in-ear monitor, and we will have a professional negotiation team to prepare the language," Remy replied. He was also worried that his boss might have made a few more enemies for his company, since his boss's temper might be complicated if he was on drugs.

While holding Mary Jane, Xiao Xian also received a call from Ike.

"Hey~ Xiao Xian, this is both a danger and an opportunity. Quite a few people have already been harmed by escaped superpowered criminals. There's no time like the present. If you can catch a few superpowered criminals in this operation, and the company gives you a big shout-out, you can make your debut right now. But be careful of Spider-Man."

"I know, the problem is, I'm not sure I can beat those superpowered criminals." Xiao Xian guided Mary Jane's head down, looking at Harry who was still on the phone discussing details with Remy, and said, "Why don't you send me some assistants or something?"

"The company can send you a special operations team. They'll be responsible for injuring the superhuman criminals, and you'll be responsible for cleaning up the mess." Ike also knew that Xiao Xian's combat ability was not outstanding among the superhuman criminals.

"Hmm, special operations teams, I don't think they're very reliable. Speaking of which, could I borrow the company's superhuman intelligence network to see if I can recruit some helpers? I don't need to give them all, just give me some addresses and contact information for pretty female superhumans living in New York."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xian rejected Ike's suggestion. In a normal world, a special operations team would certainly be very powerful, but this was a superhero world. No matter how strong an ordinary person's firepower was, they were still just a small soldier. They could easily be defeated by a third-tier supervillain. Xiao Xian might as well find a few superhuman assistants.

Although the superhero world is based on a Western worldview, it is actually somewhat similar to the ancient world of luck-based fantasy novels in the East. No matter how good the equipment or how strong the combat power of an ordinary person is, without luck, they can easily fall into the hands of a disabled person with great luck.

Similarly, even if a team or even a regiment of elite special forces, equipped with specialized weapons, struggles to defeat a supervillain, a superhero protagonist, despite being far less powerful than the supervillain, can still defeat him through various coincidences.

Therefore, Xiao Xian would rather bring along a few superhero teammates than lead a special operations team from the Osborn Group.

"I need to consult my superiors about this. The data on superhumans is top secret, so I don't think there's much hope. However, if you have connections and can find a reliable person, that would be fine. It would be best if our company's data is slightly more reliable. Of course, I personally don't recommend you do this."

Ike hesitated for a moment and said that the special operations team was under the jurisdiction of Osborn, and every member was safe and reliable, but those superhumans were not necessarily so. Many of them acted recklessly. If one of them suddenly did something crazy, who would be responsible?

"Alright then." Xiao Xian shrugged after glancing at Harry. Anyway, Harry definitely has the data; if Ike can find it, Harry probably can too.

After hanging up the phone with Harry, Xiao Xian picked up his phone and called Aunt May, intending to ask her to stay somewhere else. Although Aunt May treated Peter like a mother, Peter had clearly turned to the dark side, and Xiao Xian didn't know if he would do something strange.

(End of this chapter)