Heroes Return

Upon recognizing these individuals, the crowd began to scatter and flee.

"The Ten Gods Clan, you actually defeated our subordinates. Today I'll teach you a lesson!" said the leader of the black-handed group.

After he finished speaking, his men behind him pointed their guns at the handsome men.

At that moment, a flash of electricity appeared in the keyboardist's hand, and several guns from the Black Hand were drawn to his side. The drummer then took out a long stick, performed a graceful somersault in the air, appeared next to one of his underlings, and struck him in the stomach, sending him flying.

The guitarist and keyboardist also performed a spectacular tumble off the stage, then knocked the other two off the stage from the left and right.

The only word to describe these people's movements was "cool." This also drew screams from countless female onlookers.

After Black Hand's three henchmen got up from the ground, they ran away in a panic.

"Yeah, how come I never thought of such a cool downward jump back then?" Watching the Togami family's performance, he couldn't help but say, "Back then, I always jumped straight up and down for convenience. No wonder everyone I saw when I jumped from a high place looked incredulous but no one screamed. I guess it was because my moves weren't cool enough. That makes sense, that straight up and down jump really does look like jumping off a building now that I think about it! Wearing a mask back then was definitely the right thing to do."

"Today I'll destroy you!" With that, Togami charged toward the leader of the Black Hand gang, while the other members struck poses behind him, looking incredibly cool as they watched Togami engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

"Speaking of which, aren't your teammates going to help? Do they believe their boss won't lose?" Lin Jie couldn't help but look curiously at the handsome guys standing to the side taking pictures. "Even so, why don't they go and bring back those runaway underlings? What's with just letting them get away? Is it fashionable for superheroes to kill and then release their enemies? It's time to redeem the wicked! Like the story of Meng Huo's seven captures during the Three Kingdoms period?"

Just as Lin Jie was letting his imagination run wild, Shi Shen, who was clearly at a disadvantage in the hand-to-hand combat, suddenly unleashed his full power. Just when even the fans were holding their breath for him, Shi Shen suddenly went into overdrive.

"I will definitely defeat you, and then use you to prove that I possess B-rank strength." With that, Togami defeated the leader of the Black Hand with a karate flying kick. The entire movement was fluid and incredibly cool.

After defeating the leader of the Black Hand, Togami struck a cool pose and posed for photos with fans, while simultaneously launching a barrage of verbal attacks at the fallen Black Hand boss.

The old man with the black hand staggered to his feet, uttered a harsh threat, and ran into the crowd. But this time, he had only taken two steps when he collapsed to the ground.

His feet were handcuffed at some point, and the other end of the handcuffs was locked to the guardrails on both sides of the road.

"As expected, we can't let a criminal like you get away." Lin Jie muttered to himself as he took out another pair of handcuffs: "Let's add another lock to both feet, and then wait for the special operations department to arrive."

At this moment, the leader of the black hand began to grow larger.

"Damn it! How dare you deceive me!" The leader of the Black Hand roared at the Togami family, his body still growing larger, easily snapping three-centimeter-thick alloy chains. At that moment, a squad of armed police officers with riot shields appeared around the Black Hand leader.

"Today I will kill you all!" Upon seeing the arriving armed forces, the five-meter-tall giant shouted at the Togami family, "You dared to deceive me! Today I will wipe you out without leaving a single one alive!"

As he spoke, the Black Hand boss, who had been shot several times, charged toward the Togami family.

……

Hello everyone, I'm the boss of Black Hand, a supervillain, and my wanted level is C.

My main job is to go out and cause trouble, and then get beaten up by the heroes.

Of course, it wasn't a free fight. People who wanted fame and to improve their rankings would come to me and pay me to cause trouble, then we'd stage a fight, and I'd win. That way, I got the money, and they got the fame.

This is why, despite possessing B-level strength, I've always been a C-level wanted criminal.

Consequently, I would not be valued by the Heroes' Organization, and the heroes who traded with us would try to give us a chance to escape. So, battles usually ended before the relevant departments arrived, and in the end, I would be defeated by those heroes.

This time, the deal I'm handling is with an idol group called Togami. They're not very strong, but they keep creating hype. To make it look like they'll take us down on the spot, they'll be holding an open-air concert on Central Street, which will make it easier for us to strike. After all, theaters and similar places have very good security.

Everything proceeded according to plan.

I was defeated, and I tried to run away. But my feet were locked.

The man who had me locked up was a very ordinary-looking young man. I initially wanted to kill him, but I quickly realized what had happened.

How could an ordinary kid possibly possess such high-grade handcuffs used by the police?

This must be a conspiracy. They've been working with the police to catch me for a long time. That must be it.

Thinking about this made me furious. Fortunately, I wasn't taken seriously. The Hero Organization heard that I was only a C-rank and had been defeated, so they only sent a squad of armed police to take me in.

To avoid getting caught, I decided to reveal my B-level skills and then take down those guys who deceived me.

These armed police lackeys couldn't stop me. I had plenty of time to take them out and run away before reinforcements arrived.

……

"I didn't expect him to transform. It was definitely the right decision to restrain him with handcuffs! He's so big, it wouldn't be good if he went berserk somewhere else later." Lin Jie looked at the person rushing towards the Ten Gods family: "Speaking of which, it's surprising that the handcuffs I kept as a souvenir from when I was a hero still have a chance to be used."

At that moment, Lin Jie had no idea that he had caused trouble for others.

At the same time, the legs of the Togami family members, who had been posing for a moment, began to tremble as they watched the approaching figure.

third chapter

"It seems like I did something unnecessary?" Lin Jie said, looking at the retreating Ten Gods Clan. "Come to think of it, I was so cool just now, dealing with these guys shouldn't be a problem."

"Togami!! Togami!! Togami!!" At this moment, the onlookers also began to cheer for the Togami family.

"Wait!! This is a misunderstanding! We don't know that kid at all!" Togami said, taking two steps back. He had indeed obtained some gene-enhancing drugs through his agency and learned quite a bit of karate. But his strength was only at the level of just entering D-rank.

"Togami!! Togami!!..." Unfortunately, the cheers completely drowned out Togami's words.

"What did you say? Kid? Are you mocking me?" Because there were too many cheering voices and it was too chaotic, what Togami said instead aroused the anger of the mafia boss.

"Wait! I..." Before he could finish speaking, a huge fist slammed into his stomach. The Togami clan member was sent flying. The other four members of the Togami family stopped posing and charged towards the leader of the Black Hand.

Then, with one punch after another, all the members of the Ten Gods family were sent flying.

"Oh? Their power and reaction speed after transformation are stronger than those of the Togami family." Lin Jie said, looking at the battle in front of him, "Next should be the most classic moment of this kind of hot-blooded battle, when the Togami family members stand up and unleash their inner power."

Just as Lin Jie had predicted, the leader of the Ten Gods family, Ten Gods, actually stood up unsteadily. The crowd erupted in cheers once again.

"Go for it, Togami-sama!!"

Then, amidst the cheers of the crowd, Togami, who had stood up again, foamed at the mouth and collapsed back down. His body twitched occasionally on the ground.

A brief silence fell over the crowd, followed by another burst of terrified screams.

"..." Looking at the scattered crowd and then at the Ten Gods family members lying on the ground, Lin Jie couldn't help but say, "Okay, that's quite creative, but it would be even better if they struck a couple of dashing poses when they fell down."

The leader of the Black Hand gang ignored the fleeing crowd and headed straight for the Togami family. Armed police officers who tried to help were blown up by him using several vehicles.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! I never thought that I would encounter such a powerful opponent as you today, the day I just became a superhero, and that would make me famous." A young man wearing metal armor walked out from the crowd: "I am Zhan Chen, the newly registered E-class hero. You are the perfect person to prove my strength."

Upon hearing the man's words, the leader of the Black Hand subconsciously said, "500,000 for a one-sided victory, 300,000 for an evenly matched battle, an additional 50,000 for pre-planned verbal sparring, and an escape route to be arranged in advance if the location of the disturbance is particularly dangerous. In addition, corresponding medical expenses will also be paid."

"kindness?"

"Oh, right, we also have the complete 'I'll Beat You Up, I'll Accompany You to Show Off, I'll Kneel and Fuck You' package for only 998,000," the leader of the Black Hand replied habitually.

“Oh, then I’ll take the one with 998,000.” The young man instinctively pulled out a check. Then he realized what he'd done: “You almost tricked me! I’m a hero of justice! I would never do something like paying someone to create a false reputation!”

Zhan Chen pointed at him and said righteously.

"Oh, I see. No wonder it felt so strange! So it was a hired shill!" Lin Jie, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, finally realized: "I must have done something to cause this misunderstanding between the two sides."

"If you're not in this business, get out of here. This is none of your concern. Today, I'm going to cripple these guys who cheated me," the Black Hand leader said.

However, Zhan Chen stood in front of several fallen members of the Ten Gods family.

“I’ve already said, I’m fighting for justice. I won’t let you hurt anyone.” With that, Zhan Chen put on a pair of metal gloves and pointed them at the giant sweater in front of him: “Let me show you my high-powered reaction force gloves. These are weapons that can easily blow away even an elephant.”

As Zhan Chen spoke, he activated the reactor in his palm...

Then, like a deflated balloon, he flew around in the air.

“…This is basically a thruster,” Lin Jie said.

"..." Black Hand was completely stunned as he watched Zhan Chen flying around in the sky: "I've been a terrorist for ten years, and this is the first time I've seen such a silly superhero."

"I can't believe it... Ugh! Under the attack of my reaction force glove... Ugh! you... you can actually remain completely still... Ugh!" Zhan Chen, who had finally managed to stand up, said to the leader of the Black Hand while vomiting, "I admit that you are qualified to be my... Ugh... opponent."

Faced with the provocation of the man before him, the leader of the Black Hand decisively chose to ignore it. He continued walking towards Togami, and just as his hand was about to grab Togami's neck, Zhan Chen pulled out another stick from somewhere.

"Let me show you the power of my 100,000-volt super stun baton!!" Zhan Chen said as he swung the baton at the leader of the Black Hand gang.

The leader of the gang turned around and grabbed the stick from Zhan Chen's hand. He then forcefully swung it in one direction, sending the stick flying from Zhan Chen's grasp. He himself flew towards Lin Jie's position, crashing directly into the streetlight where Lin Jie was standing.

"Hey! Are you alright?" Lin Jie asked.

"Don't worry, as a hero, I'll be fine," Zhan Chen replied.

"Oh, then get up and fight again."

"Of course." Zhan Chen stood up again, pulling out two forks: "Let me show you my plasma cleaning forks!!"

"A forklift?"

Before Lin Jie could finish asking, Zhan Chen rushed forward again. A few seconds later, he was thrown back.

"Are you okay?"

"fine."

"Then go get it done again."

"Oh!" Zhan Chen said, jumping up again. "Let me show you my super positioning and tracking throwing knife."

A few seconds later.

"You're back again?" Lin Jie asked.

"Okay." Zhan Chen

"Are you alright?" Lin Jie

"It's nothing," Zhan Chen said.

"Then go and get it done again."

"Hmm... Let me show you my high-tech electronic gun..."

After trying this more than ten times,

"Are you alright?" Lin Jie asked again.

"I can't go on..." Zhan Chen said, lying on the ground. "As an agile hero, I simply can't break through the defense of this high-defense warrior..."

"It's obvious that your combat strength is only five."

"Tch. You don't know anything." Zhan Chen said, looking at the leader of the Black Hand who was walking towards the Ten Gods again. "I have no choice, I really don't have the strength to move anymore, but luckily I still have one last weapon. Old Wang's socks that haven't been washed for three months."

After saying that, Zhan Chen took out a small box from his backpack, carefully opened it, and threw the contents at the leader of the Black Hand as quickly as possible.

The sock, reeking of a disgusting stench, slammed directly into the Black Hand leader's forehead.

"You damned fly, I've made up my mind! I'm going to cripple you first." With that, the Black Hand boss threw the Ten Gods he was holding aside.

"See? We successfully rescued the person this time," Zhan Chen said to Lin Jie.

"But you're dead."