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Chapter 187 Ball Invitation

Rumble...

A series of apocalyptic explosions followed.

In no time at all, a mushroom cloud rose into the sky above Hell's Kitchen.

Its terrifying power swept in all directions, as if it could destroy everything.

The glass within a one-kilometer radius of the bombing site was shattered by this terrifying bombardment.

Even Tony Stark, who was not far away and had retreated to a high altitude, had his pupils shrink slightly and broke out in a cold sweat when he saw this.

"Using missiles to bombard New York? Has your military gone mad, Rhodes?"

Upon hearing this, Rhodes, who was piloting his fighter jet around and launching another missile, deliberately shut down the voice communication with other fighter jets and headquarters, and then spoke to Tony.

"We're not going crazy. If we don't go all out and it gets away, we'll really go crazy once it grows stronger in the shadows."

"There are some things I can't say right now. Let's talk about them when we meet at your party next week..."

Without waiting for Tony Stark's reply, Rhodes ended the call abruptly.

Then, piloting his fighter jet, he aimed at the rotting giant on the ground, which had been blown to pieces, and launched two more missiles.

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"What a pity!"

Looking at the aura that was rapidly fading amidst the endless artillery fire not far away.

Seeing this, the clown Erin, who was standing by the window, sighed with regret.

However, the military artillery fire from not far away was too damn intense. Even from a great distance, Erin could feel waves of smoke and fire rushing towards him.

Faced with such intense artillery fire, he dared not go down to collect heads or anything like that at this moment.

Otherwise, instead of picking up kills, you might end up giving away your own, which would be a real joke.

After shaking his head, the clown Erin placed the voluptuous woman, who was only wrapped in a bathrobe and looked remarkably like a young version of Aunt May, on the bed.

He thoughtfully covered her with a blanket, then swaggered open the door and turned to leave.

In the midst of that fierce barrage of fire, the clown Erin had implanted a false memory into her mind.

Even if she wakes up soon, she won't realize that she was just in a room with a strange man.

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Just as he stepped out of the building where he had been watching the battle, and was about to leave, the clown Erin, with a strong premonition, suddenly turned around and glanced at the place engulfed by artillery fire.

Upon closer inspection, he immediately noticed that in the center of the bombarded ruins, a faint, nearly extinguished aura suddenly fell into the ground and began to move rapidly beneath the surface.

"Huh, that aura just now..."

"He managed to escape? I must say, no wonder he's a notorious 'villain' in the Marvel Universe! His survival skills are truly impressive!"

no doubt.

The aura that Erin detected through his spiritual vision was none other than Kingpin's aura.

I witnessed the intense bombardment.

Kingpin, on the verge of death, managed to escape in such an unbelievable way.

A strange sense of joy welled up in the heart of the clown, Erin!

This is absolutely fantastic!

With a gleam in his eyes, the clown Erin didn't mind the dirt. He went to a sewer corner, flipped open a manhole cover, and crawled down.

Based on the fleeting glimpse of Kingpin's aura that I had previously remembered, I determined the escape route after entering the sewers, and with the help of divination at the crossroads.

The clown, Erin, quickly chased after Kingpin in the direction he had fled.

A dozen minutes later.

At an unnamed sewer confluence.

The clown Erin then spotted the rotting flesh struggling desperately with its blood-red tentacles against a giant rat in the sewers.

"What a mess!"

"Can't even beat a rat?"

Looking at the piece of rotting flesh, no bigger than a fist, a hint of pity flashed through the clown Erin's mind, and then he lit two cans of solid alcohol without hesitation.

After sensing the rising heat, a scarlet eye opened in the center of the rotting flesh covered with blood-red tentacles.

The moment those eyes saw the clown Erin, they abandoned the giant rat, which was already entangled by countless tentacles, without hesitation. They then manipulated dozens of blood-red tentacles and forcefully leaped into the sewage of the sewer.

However, it didn't even have time to jump into the sewage.

A giant fire serpent, manipulated by the clown Erin, opened its blood-red maw and swallowed it whole.

*Smack!*

A few minutes later.

After burning the last bit of rotting flesh to ashes, the clown Erin gracefully bowed to the pool of ashes that had been flushed down the sewer.

"I sincerely thank you for escaping the military's bombing, which gave me a chance to understand the grievances between us."

To be honest, if Jin hadn't somehow managed to split off a piece of his core flesh and blood and enter the sewers to escape the army's bombing, he would have been lucky.

The clown, Erin, couldn't find an opportunity to kill Kingpin amidst the barrage of gunfire.

With a casual flick of the still-burning flame, he burned the little cutie next to him, whose body was covered in wounds from Kingpin's blood-red tentacles, to ashes, burying the last trace of the clown Erin.

With a wave of his hand, he extinguished the flame in the sewer.

Then it disappeared into the darkness of the sewers.

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After the Joker Arryn completely burned Kingpin to ashes.

Ailin himself also received a notification.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, for defeating "Corrupted Kingpin" and receiving a gift from fate... Fate Points +2000]

Looking at that string of numbers, a smile appeared on Erin's face.

"Just one trip out and I've already recouped the cost of rebuilding my physical body? Is this the power of fate's favor? This feeling... isn't bad at all!"

He smiled and turned off the TV in front of him that was playing Hell's Kitchen news.

Erin returned to the table, picked up the origami, and began folding the substitute paper figure again.

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Early the next morning.

Driving his Aston Martin, Erin walked into the school amidst envious glances from a group of Midtown High School teachers and students.

I just entered the classroom.

Little Fatty Doug, looking all mysterious, dragged his stool over and sat down next to Erin, saying, "Hey buddy, did you hear? The date for the school's winter dance has been set."

"The time has been set, is it that soon?"

The tradition of various dances at Federal High School has a long history.

It's considered a unique aspect of the culture at federal high schools.

Most of these types of dances are organized by the students themselves.

As for the school, aside from providing the venue and necessary supervision, they are not involved in the process at all.

About a week ago, rumors started circulating among the students that a winter dance was about to be held.

However, the specific date of the event still needs to be approved by the school.

but.

News of the dance is always a major focus for students.

Therefore, as soon as the school approved the student council's application yesterday afternoon, all sorts of rumors quickly spread among the students of Midtown High School.

Upon hearing Erin's words, the chubby Doug, who had leaned in, said excitedly, "Of course! Last night, those student council members went to the school gymnasium to start making preparations. The school will announce the specific time of the dance soon. So, have you found a dance partner for this winter dance?"

After the specific time of the dance was determined.

The next part of the winter ball naturally became the focus of the students' attention.

The time leading up to each dance is also the liveliest period at school.

Looking for a dance partner.

For tall, handsome men or beautiful young women, it's not a difficult task at all.

However, for those in school who are of average or unattractive appearance, finding a suitable dance partner is undoubtedly a very difficult task.

Every year around the time of the dance, news of boys and girls getting into fights over their dance partners always surfaces in various schools.

Even Midtown High School, which has always adhered to elite education, is no exception.

However, regarding this kind of thing...

As long as the disturbance isn't too outrageous, the school won't interfere.

after all.

They also went through that stage.

Of course, Erin wasn't among those people.

Regardless of her temperament or appearance, Erin stands out from the crowd among the students at Midtown High School.

Erin was already very handsome, and after practicing the [Cosmic Brain Meditation Method], his slightly thin body became stronger.

His previous forceful suppression of school bully Freddy added to his domineering and masculine aura.

In addition, after his mind entered a state of deep meditation, Erin exuded a unique charm that he never stopped radiating, and his astonishing wealth was implied by his Aston Martin to and from school.

In short.

For some time now.

Erin received a lot of attention from the girls at school.

Many bold girls have even confessed their feelings to Ailin.

therefore.

For Erin, finding a dance partner is not a difficult task.

but.

Upon hearing the word "dance partner," Erin's mind instinctively conjured up the image of Gwen.

Ah!

After all, she was a girl he had shared a bed with, so it's not surprising that he had some special feelings for her.

Ring ring...

Just then.

The school bell rang in the corridor. Watching the math teacher walk into the classroom with the bell, Doug, the chubby boy who hadn't heard Erin's answer, could only return to his seat listlessly.

After the first lesson.

The math teacher announced the date of the winter ball directly.

In an instant.

Excited screams erupted from the students in the classroom.

After the teacher left the classroom, some students couldn't wait to invite their crushes out on the spot.

Inviting a dance partner doesn't mean you have to be the grand finale.

If they act too late, and the attractive members of the opposite sex they like are already invited away by others, then even if they regret it, it will be too late.

"Hi, Erin, will you be my dance partner?"

As soon as get out of class ended, Erin received invitations from several girls, including a member of the school's cheerleading team.

She was a tall, beautiful girl with long legs; among girls in her grade, her looks would definitely rank in the top ten.

After a moment of surprise, Erin declined all of the invitations.

Even Hilary, the beautiful cheerleader from the school, was no exception.

Meanwhile, Doug, the chubby boy standing nearby, was so jealous that his eyes turned red after seeing that Hilary had refused her invitation.

That's Hilary!

If she invited me, I wouldn't refuse.

Even if he gets beaten up by the guys who were pursuing Hilary afterwards, he'll accept it.

therefore.

After Hilary left looking disappointed, the chubby boy couldn't help but ask, "What were you thinking? She's Hilary! Those long legs of hers, if I had them, I could play with them for a year..."

"Cough cough..."

Seeing the chubby boy about to reveal his lecherous face, Erin coughed kindly.

Upon receiving Erin's reminder, the chubby boy looked up and saw Hilary, who hadn't gone far, not far away, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.

"snort!"

Hilary glared at the chubby Doug, snorted coldly, and then angrily left the classroom, her long legs encased in stockings.

The chubby boy, who had been glared at by Hilary, immediately turned pale.

"It's over..."

"My image is completely ruined..."

Seeing this, Erin patted the chubby boy on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Take it easy. You don't have much of an image in Hilary's eyes anyway. Of course, if she tells her best friends what you just said, then you're really finished."

Hilary is a member of the school's cheerleading team and one of the girls with the widest circle of friends in school. If she were to spread the little fat boy's words among the girls...

Next, the difficulty for chubby Doug to find a dance partner at the winter ball will increase dramatically.

This was undoubtedly terrible news for the chubby boy who was not particularly good-looking and lacked athletic ability.

The chubby boy, who had overheard Erin's well-intentioned "comfort," turned even paler.

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After a day of learning at school, I had a fulfilling day.

Erin said goodbye to Doug, the chubby boy who had been looking dejected all day, then slung her backpack over her shoulder, grabbed her car keys, and headed to the parking lot outside the school.

In the parking lot, a beautiful figure had been waiting for a long time.

(End of this chapter)