Heroes Return

“You’ll see when you see it.” With that, Rocky walked to the cell next door, where a pale-skinned man in a purple suit was looking at him with a mocking smile: “Congratulations on your freedom.”

“That’s right.” Rocky said, raising his hand towards the person in front of him. The next moment, Ivan was stuck to the prison bars, and then Rocky punched Ivan in the face, sending Ivan flying backward: “I’ve been thinking about doing this for five years.”

His body slammed into the wall opposite the railing, and Ivan actually cracked the alloy wall.

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Ivan, whose face was already distorted, still looked at Rocky with a grotesque grin: "Hahahaha, congratulations on becoming the second criminal to successfully escape from this prison."

Rocky was indeed the second, because the first person to successfully escape from this prison was Ivan, and Ivan succeeded a total of five times.

“Let’s go, let’s ignore this unpleasant guy,” Claude said to Loki.

“You have no idea how much I wanted to kill him,” Rocky said.

“But you can’t,” Claude said.

“That’s right. If I really kill him, then I’ll be just like him.” With that, Rocky and Claude walked towards the exit.

At the underwater submarine dock, the hatch had already been opened. Just as the two were preparing to enter the water, a submarine next to them began to transform inexplicably, eventually turning into a robot.

“Loki, I can’t let you leave here.” The warden’s voice came from inside the robot’s body.

"Damn it, it's a war machine!" Claude cursed. "We don't have much time left."

"Eileen!" Rocky shouted at the air.

“I’m here, Uncle Rocky.” Eileen’s voice entered Rocky’s mind.

"Take care of this guy," Rocky shouted. With that, he pulled Claude into the water.

"Honestly, they've been in there for five years, and they still like to boss people around." Eileen's voice came out.

"Trying to run?" the warden's voice rang out. Immediately afterward, the robot raised its massive energy cannon and pointed it at Rocky and Cloud, who had just entered the water, but it was unable to fire.

"What's going on?" the warden roared angrily in the control room, but what happened next made him even angrier. The giant robot's loudspeaker started playing songs from the currently popular magical girl group, and not only that, the entire robot began dancing to the magical girl group's music.

"Loki, I'll be waiting for you here!" the warden shouted angrily, but his voice was immediately drowned out by the noise and music from the dancing robots.

Rocky and Cloud reached the submarine at top speed, and then the submarine once again turned into an invisible stream of water and disappeared into the seabed of the Pacific Ocean.

When a large number of mechs arrived, all they saw was a mech performing a magical girl dance.

……

On the submarine, Rocky and Claude appeared in the cockpit.

Eileen happily took off Tong Kui's helmet and ran towards the two of them.

"Captain Rocky, Eileen has completed the mission perfectly." Eileen smiled at Rocky: "Hmph...where's my commendation?"

“Long time no see, Eileen,” Rocky said. “You’ve grown up, but your personality hasn’t changed.”

Eileen said unhappily, "Hmph, how about it? Aren't you sexier than before? I've become an incredible beauty in the last five years."

“Yes, the useless little girl who only reached my waist five years ago has now grown into a beautiful woman,” Rocky said.

"What do you mean, 'useless little girl'?" Eileen said disapprovingly.

“Well, you were a useful little girl back then, hahaha.” Claude couldn’t help but laugh as he said this, and Rocky laughed along with him.

“Although she has grown a lot physically in the past five years, her personality is still that of a little girl,” Claude said. “But your last move that made the mecha dance was really interesting.”

"Of course, this is my unique skill now," Eileen said proudly.

Rocky looked at the scene before him with satisfaction. Five years had passed, and seeing this familiar scene again filled him with emotion.

“Where are the others?” Rocky asked.

Upon hearing his question, both of their expressions dimmed.

“Some gave up, some died, and some disappeared after being captured,” Claude said somberly. “It took us five years to find you.”

“Is that so?” Rocky paused for a moment. “Thank you for your hard work. When we get back, we need to find the rest of our companions. As heroes, we shouldn’t have to end up like this.”

“That’s right,” Claude said. “Loki, you’re back now! We need you to lead us once again.”

“Me?” Rocky shook his head. “I’m a loser and not fit to be your leader.”

“But there’s no one more suitable than you.” A voice reached the ears of the three of them.

"Kira!" Eileen exclaimed, "You're back?"

Before everyone's eyes, a portal appeared out of thin air in the cockpit, and a man in a black trench coat stepped out.

“Long time no see, Kira,” Loki said, looking at the man.

“Loki, you are the only one most suitable to lead us now,” Kira said. “Of course, Zero is more qualified than you, but he has disappeared.”

"Are you still following in Zero's footsteps?" Rocky asked.

“Yes,” Kira said, “and this time I’ve made a major breakthrough.” As he spoke, he drew a golden longsword.

"This is Judgment!!" Rocky exclaimed in surprise, "How did it end up in your hands?"

Judgment is also a weapon that has never been used.

“I went to the Demon World,” Kira said. “The legend of Zero also circulates there. The more I delve into his experiences, the more astonished I become. You simply cannot imagine that the battles of Zero that we all know are only a part of what he fought. There are countless battles that even we don’t know about. Over the years, I’ve been to the Otherworld, to the Otherworld, to Hell, and this time I went to the Demon World. Those places that humans fear are all places where the legend of Zero circulates.”

"You mean Zero once fought in the Demon Realm?" Loki asked.

“Yes,” Kira said. “In the Demon Realm, he once protected a woman from the Demon Realm! And he left behind that sword.”

"What?!" Loki was shocked. "The Demon Realm and we are mortal enemies! Why would Zero protect a Demon?"

“I don’t know about that,” Kira said. “Anyway, I found it in the Demon World, and according to my exploration, there are many unknown places in this world. Zero’s disappearance over the past five years may be related to those places. He may be fighting an enemy that we don’t know about.”

“Very likely,” Rocky said. “According to you, Zero fought against many otherworldly and legendary enemies without our knowledge, so this disappearance may be related to some unknown enemy.”

“That’s what I think too,” Kira said. “I believe the mythic invasion is not over yet, and Judgment Day is just the beginning.”

"Is that so?" Upon hearing the words 'Mythical Invasion,' Loki's expression turned serious. "If that's the case, then it's our turn to help Zero this time."

……

If the two people who made the deduction knew that Lin Jie was currently wearing a gaming helmet and being camped by players from other guilds in the virtual world, I wonder what their expressions would be.

……

“This sword is yours.” Kira said, tossing the Judgment to Loki. “Take it and lead us to find our other companions.”

“No, you found this,” Rocky said. “And you know I’m not suited to wielding a sword, but I promise you, I will find others. I will also find Zero.”

……

third chapter

"So what leads do you have about Zero?" Rocky asked Kira.

“Through this sword, I sensed the place where Zero first used it,” Kira said. “H City in Sector C, perhaps we can find clues about Zero there.”

“Let’s head there first, since we don’t have any other leads anyway.” Rocky thought for a moment and said, “If we can find Zero, that would be even better.”

"Okay, let's head to H City!!" Eileen said as she pressed the button.

“Speaking of which, I’ve been to H City once before. The roasted mandarin duck there is quite delicious.” Claude thought for a moment and said, “I’ll treat you to it when we get there.”

"Ugh, Claude, you're so cruel." Eileen looked at Claude with disgust.

……

At the same time, a similar scene was unfolding at the New Era Century Museum in M ​​City, M District.

A man with glowing red eyes was thrown out of the museum by several automated defense robots.

"I told you! I am the real Zero! I was only unable to defeat you damned robots because I was injured. As long as I get my cloak back, I will become Zero again!" The man roared at the museum's doors.

People coming and going from the museum are used to this kind of thing.

……

That evening, the two guards on duty at the museum were chatting idly.

“I said, three more guys came today claiming to be Zero,” one guard said to another. “I really don’t understand what those guys are thinking. Do they think they can get Zero’s power just by getting the cloak?”

“Who knows?” another guard said calmly, his voice even somewhat somber. “At least Zero won’t expose himself in public.”

"Speaking of which, this is the twelfth guy this month to claim to be Zero," the guard said, seemingly oblivious to his companion's odd behavior.

But as he turned around, his companion disappeared, leaving only a police uniform on the ground.

The guard turned around in surprise, only to find that the glass of the display case containing Zero's cloak had been easily cut open, and a person was standing there, wearing Zero's black cloak.

"Who are you? Put that cloak down right now!!" The guard stared in shock at the scene before him.

Surprisingly, the specially processed protective glass was easily shattered by the person in front of him. However, the guard was clearly well-trained, as he immediately activated the alarm device on his body.

Immediately, alarms blared throughout the museum, and a large number of defensive weapons and robots appeared on the scene. All the walls were also covered with a layer of alloy.

Faced with such a display, the man in the cloak made no reaction. He merely glanced back at the guard, but that single glance completely shocked the guard.

Because he saw a face shrouded in black mist and a pair of eyes emitting a red light. Suddenly, a black longsword emitting a red light appeared in the hand of the person in front of him. Everyone in the world recognized that sword.

"You you you you..." The museum guard uttered "you" several times, but couldn't say anything more.

Then, the man in the black robe with the number zero swung his long sword, and the museum's heavy ceiling was easily sliced ​​apart as if it were tofu. Then, he rose into the air and disappeared into the night sky.

When a large number of guards arrived at the scene, all that was left was a guard standing there blankly and a neat cut on the ceiling.

……

At the entrance of a building in H City, Xiao Zhan punched a thug in the face.

“You are already dead,” Xiao Zhan said, looking at the thug.

"Hahaha! You're really joking, hahaha, with your weak fists, you dare to say I'm dead?" The hooligan said to Xiao Zhan, seemingly laughing.

"I've hit your funny bone," Xiao Zhan said coldly.

"Hahahaha...you're an idiot..." The hooligan clutched his stomach and laughed as he looked at Xiao Zhan: "You, hahahaha...why...hahahaha, can't stop...hahahahaha."

"Hmph, I told you, you're already dead." As Xiao Zhan spoke, his anti-gravity shoes activated, and he disappeared among the city's buildings.

"Hahaha...come back...hahaha..."

The thug shouted in Xiao Zhan's direction, and the next moment, a huge fist struck the thug, sending him flying and crashing heavily into the wall.

A burly man with numerous injuries glared angrily at the thug and said, "Damn it, I just got beaten up by two little girls! And you're laughing so happily here? Are you looking down on me?!"