I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 175

He casually picked up a bright red apple from the table, put it in his mouth, and took a bite.

Clown Erin lay on the sofa, covering his face, looking utterly ashamed, and said:

"This time, it was truly... incredibly lame!"

He had imagined many ways he could die: being beaten to death by a group of meddlesome superheroes, being killed by the supervillains of this world, or being killed by Odin or the Ancient One, powerful figures with abnormal strength.

I've even imagined myself silently disappearing under Thanos' snap.

But he never expected that his "first blood" would be taken by an evil priest who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and that he would be traded one for one at the last moment before he died.

The enemy managed to trade one for one at the last minute.

Isn't this the kind of treatment only villainous bosses get in movies?

He didn't even become the villain himself!

I got to experience this terrible treatment first.

Ailin himself took an orange from the fruit plate, peeled it, and said, "This time it was all your own carelessness..."

The clown Erin, sitting opposite him, rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "Are you an idiot? Or do you think it's funny to insult yourself?"

The Joker Arryn was careless back then, but wasn't Arryn himself just as careless?

However, he had already summoned the six-winged angel in its true form, and it was only with the protection of the six-winged angel that he was spared from the final [soul blast] of that cult ritual.

Erin laughed upon hearing this, but did not refute it.

To be honest, he was a bit careless when he had already summoned the six-winged angel, but the protection of that six-winged angel was also part of Erin's calculations.

It was precisely because of the powerful six-winged angel that Erin had become somewhat complacent.

Because he knew that the six-winged angels were powerful enough to protect him.

but.

He didn't expect that the clown's clone would also go up to the rooftop to help him.

Then the six-winged angel protected him.

The clown clone, unable to escape in time, became a sacrifice in the enemy's mutual destruction.

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of course.

This is also largely due to the fact that Erin was too weak and had too few methods at the time.

If he had already advanced to the rank of [Magician] at that time, he could have easily escaped using methods such as "Flame Leap".

Ultimately, it was because we were too weak back then!

A gloomy glint flashed in the eyes of the clown Erin. After finishing the last bite of the apple, he casually tossed the core into the little monster's mouth.

He casually patted the little monster on the head.

The clown Erin got up from the sofa.

"I'm gone."

"I'll go see Dr. Banner first. Otherwise, if I keep him waiting too long and he gets angry and runs away, it will be harder for us to recruit him next time."

Erin nodded and then added a sentence.

"By the way, while you're at it, find out where that cult priest came from. With that kind of power, he doesn't seem like an unknown figure."

"Don't worry! Even without you saying anything, I will thoroughly investigate that Priest Sothos, after all, he's the one who took my 'first blood'."

After saying that.

Clown Erin snapped his fingers and used "Flame Leap" to teleport away from Erin's house.

Before leaving, the clown Erin, who was too lazy to fold paper himself, also took away dozens of paper figures that Erin had painstakingly folded while watching a video.

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the other side.

The clown Erin, whose face was now painted with face paint, used a "flame leap" to appear dozens of meters away in the kitchen of a Chinese family cooking.

The woman who had just finished cooking a dish and walked out of the kitchen didn't notice the uninvited guest in her kitchen. But the little boy who was waiting for his mother to feed him at the dining table saw the clown who had suddenly appeared in his house.

"Clatter!"

The next second, the little boy, who had dropped his soup spoon on the table, pointed at the kitchen and shouted, "Mom, there's a clown..."

Before the little boy could finish speaking, the clown Erin, who had made a face at him, disappeared into the family's kitchen in a flash of firelight.

When the young mother turned her head.

The clown in the kitchen had long since disappeared.

The young, hot mom, who hadn't found any clown in the kitchen at all, raised an eyebrow and walked toward her unruly child with a hint of menace.

This brat usually messes with his dad, but today he actually dared to make fun of his mom!

Today she had to make her unruly child realize that lying was not a good habit.

Especially lying to her, his mother!

soon.

From inside this Chinese family came the sound of bamboo whips being used to stir-fry meat, and the howling of a naughty child!

Fortunately, the neighbors living nearby are all Chinese with a strong family education atmosphere.

Otherwise, if this were in another community, the commotion would probably have prompted busybodies to file a complaint with the child protection association about child abuse.

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The clown Erin was discovered the first time he performed a "flame jump".

Next, while performing "Flame Leap", he directly activated the psychic field.

If there are people near the end of his "Flame Leap," the Joker will use his psychic field ability to temporarily make those people forget that memory.

A dozen minutes later.

Emerin the clown emerged from a magicians' club, now sporting a mysterious clown mask, and his attire had been changed to resemble that of the street magicians who made a living performing on the streets of New York.

Relying on the federal government's advanced internet and Tony Stark's deliberate propaganda.

The story of the mysterious clown who bravely fought and sacrificed himself to save the citizens of Harlem last night has spread across the internet.

Because of the Iron Monger incident, many of Arryn's fans have openly clamored to crown Arryn as a superhero on par with Tony Stark.

Because of these fans, and because the Joker Arryn single-handedly stopped the worm plague last night and indeed saved many citizens, most people still accept the identity of the mysterious Joker superhero, despite some disagreements online.

After all, respect for the dead is paramount!

In memory of the dead clown.

Today, there are many more young people wearing clown masks or dressed as clowns on the streets of New York.

therefore.

When Erin, the clown magician, joined the massive clown troupe that exists today, he was unremarkable and didn't attract much attention on the streets of New York.

that's it.

The clown, Erin, was allowed to openly and legitimately follow the flow of people into a cold storage room in Hell's Kitchen.

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This small cold storage warehouse is inconspicuous among the various small warehouses that stand around it.

but·······

If you venture deeper into this warehouse, you'll discover a hidden gem within this two-story cold storage facility.

Having spent nearly half a month in Hell's Kitchen, the clown Erin certainly wouldn't only have the Water Ghost Gang's lair as his hideout.

This is a cold storage warehouse located near the Hudson River.

It was actually the private property of one of the gang leaders wiped out by the Joker, Erin, and also the safe house and escape route that gang leader left for himself.

However, ever since the other party died at Erin's hands.

This hidden safe house, concealed by a freezer, ended up becoming a safe house for the clown Arryn.

At this time.

Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier who disappeared on the battlefield in Harlem, and Dr. Banner are in this cryogenic warehouse.

"Dr. Banner, here you go!"

"Thanks!"

He handed a bowl of freshly made, steaming soup to Dr. Banner, who was wrapped in a thick blanket.

Bucky himself picked up a bowl of hot, thick soup and sipped it slowly.

As the steaming hot soup flowed down his esophagus into his stomach, a warm feeling spread from his stomach throughout his body, dispelling the chill that had gripped Bucky.

Although this cold storage warehouse is actually a well-stocked safe house, it has all the functions a cold storage should have, and to avoid suspicion, the cold storage is kept at extremely low temperatures all year round.

Although the room where Bucky and his group were located was heated, the heating effect was not significant due to the surrounding environment, and the room still felt a bit chilly.

The chill didn't affect Bucky much, but Dr. Banner, who was only wearing a pair of shorts, was shivering from the cold.

He took the soup that Bucky handed him and couldn't wait to take a sip. The warmth from the soup helped him get rid of the icy chill.

Having recovered somewhat, Dr. Banner asked Bucky, "How much longer are we going to stay here? And are you sure General Ross won't find us?"

Dr. Banner didn't actually have much to say about the cold, terrible environment around him.

After all, the environment in which General Ross chased them to the ends of the earth and fled for their lives was far more arduous than this cold storage.

Moreover, the coolness brought by this slight chill made Banner's mind unusually clear, which actually helped him suppress some of the anger that was constantly rising in his heart.

This even made Dr. Banner somewhat fond of the environment.

Of course, it would be even better if there were a set of clothes that fit well in this cold storage.

Unfortunately, apart from a few thick blankets, Dr. Banner couldn't find any clothes suitable for himself to wear here.

Left with no other choice, Dr. Banner could only make do with the blanket for the time being.

There was no shortage of food in the cold storage. The only thing that worried Banner was how long they would need to stay there.

Banner, who had a deep understanding of the Federation military's powerful intelligence capabilities, was worried that if he stayed here too long, General Ross would lead a group of Federation soldiers to surround him that very day.

Banner was not worried about his safety.

He simply didn't want to get his hands stained with the blood of those innocent soldiers who only knew how to obey orders.

Bucky, sitting opposite Banner, took another sip of his soup and said, "Don't worry, the Federation military won't be able to find this place anytime soon. As for how long we'll be here, you'll find out when the boss arrives..."

"I'm here."

Bucky had barely finished speaking.

A familiar voice came from outside the specially partitioned room where they were.

Immediately afterwards, the figure of the clown Erin appeared outside the suddenly opened door.

Sensing the unique aura emanating from the Joker Arryn, and the faint trace of connection deep within his soul, Bucky quickly confirmed Arryn's identity.

"Boss!"

After standing up and saying something, Bucky, whose face had looked somewhat stiff, relaxed considerably, and then stood silently to the side.

In contrast to Bucky's relaxed expression, Dr. Banner's face was filled with extreme shock.

"It's you!"

"Weren't you dead...?"

Although Erin was wearing another clown mask at this moment.

However, the unique aura emanating from him, and the dangerous aura that made the Hulk inside Banner feel a sense of unease, made Dr. Banner quickly recognize the clown in front of him as the same mysterious clown who had also appeared on the battlefield in Harlem last night.

No wonder when Bucky brought him back, he said he had already met the boss behind him.

but.

Didn't the internet say that the mysterious clown who single-handedly stopped a worm torrent was already dead?

How...

This cold storage facility was not isolated from the outside world; in order to facilitate obtaining information when fleeing, a networked computer was even installed inside.

Bucky, who brought Dr. Banner here, did not prevent Dr. Banner from accessing computers and going online.

and so.

Last night, I browsed through Dr. Banner's computer and saw a lot of information related to the battlefield in Harlem. Of course, I saw the rumors circulating online.

News of the mysterious clown's death.

Seeing the shock in Dr. Banner's eyes, the Joker Erin smiled beneath his mask.

"It's just a smokescreen."

"Does Dr. Banner really think I'll die so easily?"

Sleight of hand?

Through the internet, Dr. Banner saw a picture of the clown dying and turning into ashes in the wind, and a look of realization flashed in his eyes.

No wonder I always felt that the way death turned to ashes was somewhat awkward.

It was just a smokescreen all along!

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The effect of this illusion is a bit too exaggerated, managing to fool so many people!

Dr. Banner, whose eyes had just flashed with a hint of doubt, saw the mysterious clown wearing a mask grab at the air with his empty hand, and a set of clothes with the tags still on appeared in his hand.

"On the way here, I bought a set of loose-fitting clothes. Dr. Banner can make do with these for now."

With that, the Joker Erin tossed the suit of clothes, the tags still on, to Dr. Banner.

"Thanks······"

After subconsciously offering a word of thanks, Dr. Banner touched the high-quality garment in his hand, a hint of doubt and a sense of relief flashing through his mind.

Was that movement just a trick?

If what happened just now was also an illusion, then Dr. Banner seems to understand why the Joker Arryn's death illusion could fool so many people.

(End of this chapter)