American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 80: Finding Teammates?

Upon answering the phone, Aunt Mei spoke at an extremely fast pace.

"Xiao Xian, please don't come back, Peter's here... Waaah~"

"In my house, we've already talked this far, Peter, what's the point of you covering Aunt Mei's mouth?" Xiao Xian finished speaking for Aunt Mei.

"Xiao Xian!" Peter gritted his teeth on the other end of the phone. "Tell me where Tomie is!"

"Well, do you think I'd tell you that?" Xiao Xian rolled his eyes. How could someone who'd been to prison and turned to the dark side still say something so ridiculous?

"I know you have the ability to regenerate. When I find you, I will bury you alive underground, so that you will live in eternal agony, unable to live and unable to die!"

Peter continued his threat, but he was slapped as soon as he finished speaking. Xiao Xian could hear the slap clearly over the phone. Aunt Mei angrily said to Peter...

"Peter! I won't allow you to speak to Uncle Xiao Xian like that!"

"Pfft~" Unable to hold back his laughter, Xiao Xian quickly covered his mouth. This was a serious occasion, and he couldn't laugh.

"Damn it!!! I'll tear you to pieces!!!! Aaaaaaahh ...

Covering his face, Peter trembled with rage upon hearing Xiao Xian's laughter, wishing he could chop Xiao Xian into mincemeat right now.

"If you dare do that, I'll kill myself!" Aunt May, equally furious at Peter, turned on the television and showed him footage from a helicopter of the turmoil in New York City.

"Look what you've done! Do you know how many innocent people and families will be plunged into darkness because of your actions? Do you know how many tragedies have been caused by your behavior?"

Peter was shocked by what Aunt May said and the scene before him. He watched on television the countless disturbances and destruction caused by his actions, and the innocent victims, and his heart was filled with shock.

Although he had expected it, Peter was still shocked by the television footage when he saw it with his own eyes, especially the scene of a little girl hugging her mother's body and crying, which deeply moved him.

However, Peter's resolve remained unshaken. On the contrary, he saw these as necessary costs to achieve his goals. In his eyes, his anger and thirst for revenge were justified, and these innocent people were merely sacrifices to achieve his objectives.

"Aunt Mei, this is all for revenge. Besides, I only released them. I didn't kill them. They were the ones who did the evil, not me." Peter's voice was cold and firm. "I must get out of prison to get Tomie back."

Aunt May was filled with anger and disappointment upon hearing Peter's indifferent reply. She couldn't understand how Peter could be so callous and heartless about his actions. In her eyes, such behavior at the expense of others was utterly immoral and inhumane.

"Peter, how...how could you do this!" Aunt May's voice was filled with anger and despair.

"Don't you understand how much innocent harm your actions have caused? You've lost your conscience and humanity!!! You've disappointed me so much! How did Ben and I raise you from a young age?!"

"How dare you mention your uncle? Did you ever think of me when you were with Xiao Xian?!" Peter angrily questioned. "There are no more photos of me in your bedroom! They're all of Xiao Xian and you!"

"You're bringing this up now? Who drugged me in the first place?" Aunt May looked Peter in the eyes and said, "Whose fault do you think it was? I'm so disappointed in you, Peter."

I took a step back in shame, and Peter's momentum instantly weakened. He dared not look Aunt May in the eye again. At this moment, he wished he could go back in time and slap himself for drugging me.

"By the way, if you have nothing else, I'll hang up." Xiao Xian was too lazy to listen to their family squabble anymore. As long as he was sure Peter wasn't so deranged as to kill Aunt May, that was enough. But before hanging up, Xiao Xian said into the phone...

"By the way, Peter, it's not you hunting me now, it's me hunting you. I'm the superhero, and you're the fugitive. I hope you're not mistaken."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Xian said to Empress Bai

"Do you know Harry's computer password? Let's check and see which female superhumans in New York would be suitable teammates."

"No need, I've already looked into it. How about She-Hulk? She's incredibly strong, resilient, and capable of fighting. With you and me on board, we're more than enough to handle those supervillains," the White Queen suggested.

"Did you specifically choose someone who turns green after transforming to be my teammate?" Xiao Xian asked, looking into the White Queen's eyes.

"No, no~"

The White Queen guiltily averted her gaze. Xiao Xian already had enough seductive women around him; those with little ability were one thing, but now he had to add another teammate with superpowers.

"Your lying skills are terrible. Turn on the computer, I'm going to find it myself." Xiao Xian rolled his eyes. With acting skills like that, he thought he could fool him? He really didn't respect him at all.

"Fine~" Reluctantly, the White Queen opened Harry's computer and accessed the relevant folder.

"Let me see~"

Xiao Xian clicked into the list of Invisible Woman, Yukio, Negative Sound Wave, She-Hulk, Phantom Cat, Rogue, and Psylocke, and found that the proportion of mutants among the superhumans was indeed very high.

After all, most superpowers are acquired through various chance encounters and are difficult to replicate, while mutants, as long as they have the X gene, have the possibility of awakening it, and many are even born with it.

However, most of them only have information such as abilities, but no address, since the living environment for mutants is still a bit harsh.

It's annoying, otherwise there are many beautiful women there. Even if they don't team up, it would be great to just go and check in, no, to make some friends.

Besides superhumans, the archives also record some humans with extremely strong combat abilities, such as Erica, Natasha, and the mockingbird Barbara.

"Why are there so few addresses in Osborn's file?" Xiao Xian looked around and found that several of the ones he liked didn't have addresses, which was very disappointing.

Those with a clear address, such as the Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic's wife, are suspicious of Mr. Fantastic's inventive abilities, given Xiao Xian's doubts about poaching her from his wife.

She-Hulk, who publicly identifies as a lawyer, is quite capable in combat, but her looks are debatable.

There were also some who didn't have superpowers but had extraordinary combat abilities, but Xiao Xian felt they were still a bit lacking. After all, even Lord Wayne, a representative of the mortal faction, could easily be defeated in an encounter like today.

"Because superhumans are much harder to track than ordinary people, and most of them are very rich and own many houses, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact addresses. Ultimately, it's because they don't have much need. Osborn collects information about their abilities and personalities to assess whether to recruit them, not for assassination. Why would they collect their addresses? They're not paparazzi in the entertainment industry."

The White Queen explained to Xiao Xian.

(End of this chapter)