American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 86 Safety First

Xiao Xian used his knife to pry out the tracking device that Tony had implanted in Shi Shuaigen's body and threw it into the sewer. Osborn's men would have to deal with it later. Shi Shuaigen's body was proof of Xiao Xian's achievements tonight.

Although killing might displease the Holy Mother, the mission required a counterattack. Faced with the choice between superpowers and the Holy Mother's approval, Xiao Xian decisively chose superpowers.

Furthermore, among the supporters of various "Saint Mary" organizations, the proportion of women is very high. With Xiao Xian's current super charm, it wouldn't be difficult for them to have their values ​​swayed by his looks. If there were any protests or marches, Xiao Xian only needed to show up, and the protests or marches might instantly turn into fan meetings.

Furthermore, given tonight's situation, many superheroes who previously adhered to the principle of not killing would have to abandon it when faced with truly heinous and superhuman criminals.

Criminals with normal brains would choose to hide. Those who are causing trouble now are either like Peter, seeking revenge, or like Shi Shuaigen, whose brains have been damaged by life or experiments.

After all, life is more important. It doesn't matter if you practice with actors, but when you're really fighting to the death with these superhuman criminals, do you have to stick to the no-kill principle?

That's playing with your life. The superhero might be willing, but the company wouldn't. The loss would be huge if a superhero they've spent so much money promoting died.

Anyway, the company doesn't really care about killing people; those superheroes probably already killed a bunch of people in private. Besides, things have blown up today, so it's easy to explain. Just say it was an emergency, and they had no choice but to kill to protect the public.

Today, Xiao Xian knows of at least several superheroes who have gone on killing sprees.

For example, the Human Torch has already burned several supervillains to death in public, especially the Wise Man, a supervillain who killed the Human Torch's girlfriend in the chaos. Even after the Wise Man surrendered and begged for mercy in public, he was still burned alive by the enraged Human Torch.

The video of the Human Torch killing the wise man is currently very popular, with some applauding it and others condemning the Human Torch for being cruel and unworthy of being a superhero, creating a heated debate.

Take Black Cat for example. Osborn's original plan was simply to pick up the heads, pose for a few moments, and take down the supervillain who had been nearly defeated by the special operations team and injected with a large amount of anesthetic. However, for some reason, the supervillain Punisher evaded Osborn's monitoring and ambushed and killed the special operations team, as well as Black Cat's security team.

The black cat originally wanted to run away, but for some reason, the Punisher seemed to have a grudge against her, keeping a close eye on her and determined to kill her. In the end, the black cat had no choice but to fight the Punisher to the death.

Ultimately, at the cost of severe injuries, Black Cat managed to kill the Punisher by chance, but he has now been sent to the ICU.

"Did you bring a spare time bomb and a portable implantable device in the trunk?"

Walking towards the wreckage of the Maybach, Xiao Xian hoped there were still time bombs and implanted devices inside; otherwise, he would have no choice but to find another body to move in.

While replacing one's body with a bomb would waste a lot of time, it would be safer.

Tonight is a high-risk time. There are various supervillains in front, and Tony Stark is watching from the shadows behind. Even if there are huge benefits involved, Xiao Xian does not want to take such risks.

With the system and his super charm, Xiao Xian has huge potential for growth and doesn't need to work himself to the bone.

The real world isn't a fantasy or action-packed novel where risking your life to break through a cultivation level guarantees success, adventures are always thrilling but ultimately safe, and gambling with your life for huge profits is guaranteed to succeed.

In the real world, doing this would most likely lead to disaster. A gambler might win once, but if they keep gambling, they'll eventually lose their life.

If you have some lofty ideals or goals, or if you have to gamble for love or family, then so be it.

Xiao Xian is living a wonderful life now. He is rich, handsome, and has girls. He can almost always succeed in striking up a conversation with someone he likes on the street. No, most of the time, Xiao Xian doesn't even need to strike up a conversation. He just needs to accept the girls he likes striking up conversations with. He is living a good life. Xiao Xian has not thought so much as to gamble with his life.

Just like starving refugees are willing to play Russian roulette for a loaf of bread, the wealthy, even those with hundreds of millions or billions, might not dare to play Russian roulette. Of course, if they let their subordinates gamble, and the subordinates die if they lose, but share a little bit of soup with them if they win, they would be very happy to do so.

Fortunately, Xiao Xian found a miniature remote-controlled bomb and a portable implantation device in the car wreckage. He inserted a needle into his chest and implanted the bomb next to his heart. He immediately felt safe again.

What a piece of trash, Shi Shuaigen! He didn't bother hitting the head but instead shot the chest, and he even punched such a big hole in it. He has no manners at all; he deserved to die.

"Starlight saw that I was controlling Shi Shuaigen, so she could easily deduce that I have telepathic abilities, or at least mental control abilities."

The White Queen stepped forward with great concern. As a mutant with a long history of being hunted down, the White Queen was very cautious, even a little paranoid.

"What do you want to do?" Xiao Xian asked, looking at the White Empress.

"Or," the White Queen said, sliding her hand across Shi Shuaigen's neck and kicking his corpse, "we could just say he killed him."

"Don't even think about it, I won't agree to it."

Xiao Xian shook his head and firmly rejected the White Queen's suggestion. Xingguang was a good person, a fan of his, and someone he had entrusted to act together. To kill her just because she saw the White Queen's abilities was a bit outrageous.

"But what if my abilities are exposed?"

The White Queen was very worried. Telepathy is not the same as ordinary superpowers. Starlight does not have the capitalist background or the terrifying strength and power of Professor X. Once exposed, some organizations will stop at nothing to capture the White Queen for experiments.

In fact, the White Queen's concerns were not unfounded. In the movie X-Men, the White Queen was captured and subjected to a series of experiments, and a large number of clones were created, such as the Cuckoo sisters.

The White Queen's actions against Osborn and his son demonstrate the power of telepathy. In human society, this superpower is practically a bug-level existence; it's something one desperately desires, but if they discover someone else has it, they immediately unite to control or eliminate that person.

After all, it's hard for people to accept having their inner thoughts known by others, and even harder to accept having their thoughts manipulated by others without them even realizing it.

Just like Xiao Xian, who knew that the White Queen's telepathy was useless to him and that she could hardly control him, at most she could only read his mind, but he always wore a helmet when he met the White Queen, and he wasn't so guarded when he went fishing with Le Shao.

"Your abilities have improved now, haven't they?" Xiao Xian asked, looking at the White Queen. He had seen it in the body selection interface: the White Queen was controlling Shi Shuaigen's mind from a great distance.

"Try to modify the memories of Starlight so that when Shi Shuaigen's flower-wielding hand passed through my body, you transformed into diamond, grabbed Shi Shuaigen, stopped him, and then knocked him down with a single punch," Xiao Xian said, looking at the White Queen.

"If that's not possible, just seal Xingguang's memories of tonight. I'll take the trouble to hold Xingguang and wait for her to wake up tomorrow morning, and tell her that the battle last night was too intense and she hit her head and passed out."

"I'll give it a try, but if I succeed, can I sleep in your arms?" the White Queen agreed.

(End of this chapter)