He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

Hayato Gokudera's attention was focused on what was in front of him, and the roar of the explosion effectively masked the sound of the bowstring being drawn and the arrows piercing the air. He was completely unaware of the attack coming from behind.

Just as the arrow was about to pierce through the gap in the defenses and hit its mark, a deafening roar resounded. Immediately afterward, a black shadow flashed, and the leopard, which had been swept away by the explosion and whose whereabouts were unknown, leaped down from downstairs and passed through the scope... This part must be mentioned.

Although it resembles a scope, it is not a true scope. It has no frame, and there is a lot of space in the middle of the sight, so a cheetah can easily pass through it while crouching down.

After passing through the scope, it tackled Gokudera Hayato to the ground, taking the brunt of the three arrows with its own body in place of its master.

Fortunately, Patton did not intend to kill anyone, so he only fired ordinary armor-piercing arrows, which did not have an explosive effect and only pierced the leopard's shoulder, waist, and thigh.

Really?!

Seeing the leopard appear unharmed and rescue Hayato, Barton's pupils widened slightly.

To deal with different targets, he created arrows with different functions and powers, among which the explosive arrows were divided into four levels according to their power.

Previously, when dealing with the leopard, the most powerful explosive arrows were used. In addition, the enclosed and narrow space of the corridor allowed the destructive power of the explosion to be better exerted. For example, if it was a leopard, even an elephant would surely die.

He had initially thought the leopard had been swept away by the shockwave of the explosion and flown off the balcony at the end of the corridor!

Unexpectedly, it appeared perfectly intact at this moment.

In contrast to Barton's surprise, Gokudera Hayato felt heartache and anger. He felt heartache for Guru who had shielded him from the arrow, and anger at his own incompetence, which had forced Guru to take the fall for him.

Although Gua is a manufactured box weapon that often disobeys and likes to go against me, we have been together for many years, fighting side by side, and have long since developed a tacit understanding and a unique bond.

"I'm sorry, because of my misjudgment, you're in this terrible state now..." Gokudera Hayato clenched his fist, his face resolute, "But there won't be a next time. Go back and get some rest!"

The melon showed a human-like expression of relief, then transformed into a deep red flame and returned to the box.

Hayato Gokudera stood up, his gaze fixed firmly on Barton. "I underestimated you. You're not only a sharpshooter, but also a tactical mastermind. As the Tenth Boss's right-hand man, to make such a mistake is truly disgraceful!"

"..."

Barton didn't speak, he just watched him silently.

"Whoo~"

Gokudera Hayato took a deep breath, a red disc appeared beneath his feet, and he slid into the building. "Let's continue our battle!"

After saying that, he disappeared into the thick smoke and fog.

"Blind combat, huh!"

Barton took a deep breath and calmly walked in.

Because of Gokudera Hayato's previous bombardment, this floor was filled with thick smoke and fog, and the ground was full of potholes. Without keen senses, it would be impossible to walk safely inside.

But Patton didn't care.

His five senses are stronger than ordinary people. Although he doesn't have the radar-like hearing of Daredevil, he can still easily sense enemies in such a space.

He has a greater advantage in fighting in such an environment.

But since the other party chose to fight in such an environment, it means that the other party also has the ability to fight in such an environment, whether it is the same keen senses as oneself or something else.

Therefore, Patton did not relax his efforts to pursue Japan.

He slowed his pace and walked slowly.

Suddenly, a crimson arrow shot out from the thick fog, multiplying and splitting mid-air to form a net-like structure resembling tree roots, covering a space of about three meters in the vicinity.

Patton was prepared and darted behind a nearby concrete pillar.

Boom!

With a loud roar, the concrete pillar trembled violently.

Patton turned and charged out, nocked an arrow, and fired at the source of the attack.

call out!

The moment the arrows whistled out, Gokudera Hayato slid out of the thick fog on the right, raised his skull gun in his right hand, and fired wildly at Barton.

Patton had just released the bowstring and had no time to adjust his posture to dodge. He could only curl up as much as possible to avoid being hit in vital areas.

bang bang bang! ! !

The crimson arrows struck him repeatedly, like heavy punches, sending him flying.

Patton had barely landed when he had to force himself to get up despite the pain.

But Gokudera Hayato arrived first, stomping on his chest and pinning him back to the ground, while simultaneously raising his skull gun and aiming it at his head.

Staring at the dark gun barrel above his head, Patton froze for a moment, then gave up resisting. "I lost!"

Upon hearing this, Gokudera Hayato breathed a sigh of relief as he put away the Skull Gun, then pulled Barton up. "You're strong, I almost lost!"

A loss is a loss, no matter how much worse it is; it's still just the difference between winning and losing.

But Patton didn't dwell on that question; instead, he asked, "Why are you in this position?"

"It's just a ruse!"

Gokudera Hayato spoke of the reason as if he were showing off: Barton wanted to get close to Gokudera Hayato, and Gokudera Hayato also wanted to get rid of Barton.

Although Patton didn't have the same defensive methods, his peak physical strength and speed, as well as his superhuman nerve reaction and thinking speed, made it very difficult for him to hit his opponent.

Therefore, it is necessary to use close-range attacks or rely on surprise attacks.

Then, he used the strategy he had anticipated Barton would use against him: hide behind a pillar and wait for the other to approach before making his move.

To distract Patton, he first attacked with arcing beams of light, causing Patton to misjudge his position, and then struck while Patton was counterattacking, taking him down in one fell swoop.

"I see!"

After listening to Gokudera Hayato's explanation, Barton understood where he had gone wrong and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

But this feeling was quickly dispelled.

He looked at Hayato and asked, "So, what about the face-to-face meeting?"

"You can send someone anytime!"

"OK, I'll go back and report on the mission status now."

"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off!"

After the battle, the two seemed to have developed a special feeling for each other.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Fruit of Silence

[Ding! You have gained 100 Wish Points!]

[Ding! You have gained 100 Wish Points!]

……

After waiting a while and seeing that the notification sound in his mind had stopped, Gu Qing couldn't help but sigh: "Hawkeye, you're a member of the Avengers, how come you only gave me this little bit of wish points?"

By then, he had already returned to the convenience store.

Through the system's connection with the puppet, I watched the entire battle between Hawkeye and Gokudera Hayato.

Although he complained that Hawkeye only received so few wish points, he could understand.

The two are of similar strength and have similar fighting styles, so they don't have much emotional reaction to each other's performance that is not related to the fighting itself.

In fact, if it weren't for the miraculous power of the box weapon, he probably wouldn't have even gained two hundred wish points.

"As expected, I still have to make up stories to make them empathize!" Gu Qing sighed, then looked at Otto who was eating beside her, her expression momentarily blank, and asked, "By the way, what did you want to say to me earlier?"

Daredevil seems to be investigating us.

Otto put down the lunch that Gu Qing had brought back, wiped the rice grains from the corner of his mouth, and said, "According to the information Xiao Hua found out, he has captured the contact person of the group that attacked us this morning, but he hasn't been able to get anything useful out of them."

Xiao Hua is a stray cat that often roams around this alley; Otto gave it this name.

After Daredevil arrived and left, Otto suspected that Daredevil might use his abilities to listen in on the convenience store, so he had the nearby animals search for Daredevil in the vicinity.

Then the scene I reported earlier happened.

Daredevil!

Gu Qing scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

how to say?

Hell's Kitchen does have a group of superheroes and supervillains, but they are all quite weak (relatively speaking), and their influence is basically limited to one block. They are not on the same level as the Avengers and the enemies they fight.

While the number of prayer points it can provide far exceeds that of ordinary people, it is still extremely limited and not worth the effort to plan for.

Gu Qing's original intention was to have the Vongola family start from the underworld, then get involved with S.H.I.E.L.D., Kingpin and other criminal forces, and then connect with these street heroes, while also earning wish points.

However, although their strength is not great, some of their abilities are quite formidable.

For example, the Dragon God Power of Tekken... Although this generation of Tekken is extremely weak, it doesn't stop a certain generation of Tekken from using the Dragon God Power to shatter the complete Phoenix Force, scattering fragments throughout the multiverse.

The poor performance of this generation of Tekken is due to the poor performance of others, and has nothing to do with his ability.

The same applies to Daredevil.

Although he himself is only a martial arts master, his radar-like hearing is truly incredible.

If he's eyeing the convenience store, then Gu Qing needs to be careful about her words.

In particular, he often watched the puppets remotely, and when he saw something familiar or special, he couldn't help but mutter comments to himself.

Although these events happened thousands of miles apart and were not even in the public eye, sometimes fate can be so mysterious.

Perhaps, by some chance, he will stumble upon the truth.

“Even if Otto has the ability to counter surveillance, there’s still the time difference in information transmission. That’s a weakness…” Gu Qing pondered, stroking her chin. Her expression shifted between conflict and relaxation, as if she were making a major decision. After a long while, she sighed, “Never mind, let’s leave it at that!”

As he spoke, he took out a fist-sized fruit covered with strange patterns and handed it to Otto, "Otto, eat this!"

"Okay, boss."

Otto didn't hesitate or ask what kind of fruit it was; he simply took it and bit into it.

then……

"It tastes awful!"

The moment he ate it, Otto's face turned deathly pale.