Heroes Return

Captain Blade made a preparatory move, then leaped high into the air and jumped towards the Sky Helicarrier. His laser blade swept across the Sky Helicarrier's outer armor, easily cutting a neat square gash.

Captain Blade jumped directly into the entire mothership through the cut.

A large number of elite personnel rushed towards him, almost all of them launching suicidal attacks, and each of them wore a strange smile, which made Captain Blade very uncomfortable.

The people on the entire mothership made him feel extremely uncomfortable, because they were all suicide attackers, so Captain Blade had no choice but to kill them.

He acted swiftly, and within seconds, he had killed everyone who launched a suicidal attack on him with a single slash, thus making his way into the driver's cab.

Here, the drivers were all smiling as they looked at Captain Blade, making the scene incredibly eerie.

Ivan's face appeared on the screen in the lobby.

"Hahahaha!! Welcome to our guest! You must be Captain Blade, the S-rank hero!" Ivan laughed as he looked at the person in front of him. "To be honest, heroes these days are really different from those five years ago! Hahahaha!!! Five years ago, they rarely killed anyone!!"

“I only kill serious criminals!” Captain Blade sneered. “You must be Ivan! You’re in for a world of trouble today.”

"Hahaha!! Zero killed me five times and still couldn't kill me? You think you can make me unlucky, you idiot? Hahahaha!! You have a talent for telling jokes!!"

Before Evan could finish speaking, the big screen was cleaved in two by Captain Blade.

"You're not getting away today! Since you dared to cause trouble here, you'd better be prepared for the worst!!" Captain Blade said, and started to walk towards the captain's cabin, but the next moment a feeling of powerlessness spread throughout his body!

"This is!!" A sense of foreboding washed over Captain Blade.

"Hahahaha!!" Ivan's laughter rang out again: "These are some gadgets I brought out of the prison. Speaking of which, the World Government is really interesting. Not only did they research the confinement radiation targeting the landing points of criminals, they even developed a method for confining people who aren't S-class heroes! Hahahaha!!! It seems the government is always ready to lock you all up too! Hahahaha! But these things are quite convenient... Hahahaha!!"

Before Blade could react, the people in the cockpit rushed over and grabbed the limp Blade.

"Hahaha!! Hey, anyone free? Press that special button." Ivan's voice rang out again in the space.

"What are you trying to do?" Captain Blade struggled desperately.

"Sending the world a surprise! Hahahaha!! Letting them know I'm back. Pretty cool, right, Dave? You think it's cool too, huh, hahahaha!!"

With the pressing of a special button, an alarm sounded.

'Warning! Suicide system activated! Evacuate within 10 seconds!!'

As the alarm sounded, all the power plants of the Sky Carrier stopped operating at that moment, and the huge Sky Carrier plummeted to the ground.

"No!!!" Captain Blade roared angrily as he was held by the crowd, but it was to no avail.

With this powerful explosion, the entire floating city was reduced to ruins in that instant.

When the SS-class members arrived, they only saw a huge projection shining in the smoke and dust.

At the very top, it says in colorful words, "I'm back! Hahaha!!"

Below is Ivan leading a bunch of mechs in a robot dance...

……

On the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a small boat floats quietly.

“Dave, we can play the Pirate King game now,” Ivan said, as a lot of silver gas emerged from his body. These nanobots easily destroyed the trackers and bombs inside Ivan’s body.

Dave didn't say anything, he just kept rowing the boat.

chapter eight

'This is an extremely heinous terrorist attack! This is a challenge to the World Government! We hereby declare that we will spare no effort to bring Ivan to justice! Three SS-class officers will now be tasked with tracking down Ivan!'

A congressman roared angrily on television.

The death toll from the incident in the floating city reached a horrific 56223, many of whom were family members of World Government officials. No one could have imagined such a disaster would occur at the World Government headquarters.

"It is with immense sorrow that we learn that Captain Blade, an S-rank hero, also perished in this battle! Not only that, but his entire family also perished."

The camera then shifts to a villa, where two bodies, their images blurred out, appear on the television.

Beside the corpse, written in blood, were the words: 'Congratulations on the official extinction of the Blade Clan, ahahahaha!!'

A powerful fist smashed the monitor in front of me.

Rocky glared angrily at the monitor he had smashed, which looked like a mocking face.

"That damn bastard!! I should have punched him to death when I got out of prison!! How could I have been so naive as to believe in the ideals of heroism!!" Rocky angrily punched the monitor again.

“Forget it, Rocky!” Cloud comforted him. “It’s not your fault! Blame the World Government for its incompetence.”

“You should know! More than six years ago, we were the best partners!” Rocky said sadly, “Later, our differences in ideology led to our split, but I never hated him! Because back then, I was always sticking to what I believed was right. I’m even grateful that he survived that damned battle!”

As Rocky continued, he broke down in tears: "He was a good man! As the last of the Blades! He fought against evil his whole life! But now he's dead at the hands of that damned madman! Not only that, that madman didn't even spare women and children!"

“Loki…” Eileen wanted to comfort Loki, but she didn’t know what to say.

"I should have just killed him then and there!" Rocky said angrily. "That way, this wouldn't have happened!"

"Loki! Calm down!" Kira walked over at that moment: "Have you forgotten the biggest difference between us and them?"

"But! It was precisely this kindness that killed him!"

“You didn’t kill him! Why was Ivan able to get the Sky Carrier? Why was Ivan able to find out Blade’s identity in the real world? It’s all the World Government’s fault! It’s obvious that someone among them leaked important information to that madman!” Kira said. “And our main purpose in coming here is to find clues about Zero. Blade isn’t the only hero who died at that madman’s hands!”

“Alright, let’s investigate Zero first,” Rocky said. “But next time I’ll kill him!”

“We won’t stop you! But this is the only time,” Kira said.

"Alright! We've come all this way!" Eileen said, stepping forward. "Let's go get some roasted mandarin duck!"

"No, you guys go ahead, I don't want to eat!" Rocky said.

"No way!" Eileen stepped forward and grabbed Rocky's arm. "This is to celebrate Uncle's release from prison. How can you not come, Uncle? Come on, come on..."

Eileen grabbed Rocky's arm and shook it back and forth.

Unable to resist Eileen's coquettish advances, Rocky had no choice but to follow the others outside.

Before long, the group arrived at a barbecue restaurant that was quite famous in H City.

"Remember, our identity is now the C-rank hero returning team." Before entering the store, Cloud reminded the group once again.

Just as they entered the store, the security camera at the entrance began to focus on them in a way that was different from usual.

……

In Sector M, a man in a black cloak was looking at a 3D image in his hand, which showed Rocky and his friends.

'Skeleton matching accuracy reaches 99%, identity confirmed, Rocky. Location: Charcoal Grilled Hot Pot Restaurant, H City, District C.'

"Found you." The man in black robes took to the air and flew towards H City.

……

At this moment, an exceptionally heated argument is erupting within the World Defense Ministry.

A handsome blond man was looking at the person in front of him with an arrogant gaze. This person was none other than Torus, the SS-class hero who had spoken with Loki in the prison earlier.

"Son of God! I don't care what you think of Zero! But that can't be your reason for abandoning the arrest of Ivan and going after the Cloak first!" Torus glared angrily at the SS-class hero in front of him: "You only became a hero four years ago. You've never fought Ivan, so you have no idea how terrifying he is."

"You mean that mad fool?" The Son of God's face was full of disdain: "His madness will burn him sooner or later, and he will soon be judged by God."

"The prophecy of Judgment Day has long been shattered by Zero!" Torus said. "I was also a participant in the Apocalyptic War! Don't put on that charlatan act in front of me! The faith in God has long been shattered by Zero!"

"That's why we need to confirm first whether the person wearing the cloak is Zero himself," said the Son of God. "The harm he brings will definitely exceed that of Ivan."

"His only harm is that he'll make you lose your job!" Torus sarcastically retorted. "God's savior! You're not still dreaming of leading humanity into a new era, are you?"

"Judgment Day is not over yet. God has already made arrangements for everything. Judgment Day has only been postponed." The Son of God looked at Torus and said, "Moreover, the World Government wants us to prioritize arresting the fake cloak thief, and if necessary, kill him on the spot."

“What if the person who took the cloak was the real Zero?” Torus asked.

“Impossible.” The Son of God said calmly, “No matter what, he will be fake, and he must be fake.”

"You mean even if he is truly zero! We should still attack this hero who has saved the world countless times?" Torus looked at the Son of God and said, "That's impossible, I can't do it."

"This is for the sake of world peace," the Son of God said calmly.

"This is all for your own selfish reasons!" Torus said. "He distorted most of the Book of Revelation, killed six trumpeters, and murdered the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! He prevented Judgment Day from coming! He made you, the savior who was supposed to lead humanity after Judgment Day, lose your original purpose!"

Upon hearing Torus's words, the Son of God's expression turned somewhat unfriendly, but he still maintained his saintly demeanor: "God has already arranged everything, which is why we must hunt down this person first. This person must also be an imposter. You should know how much impact Zero will have on this world in the new era."

“He only affected you,” Torus said, dissatisfied.

"What was the purpose of the Contract Wars back then?" the Son of God said. "Wasn't it for the current stability? But the appearance of a Zero will shatter this stability. As long as he makes a statement, a new Contract War will begin. The damage caused then will definitely exceed that of ten Ivans! So we must arrest this imposter now."

“He’s right.” A strong man walked in.

"Captain Justice? You support his opinion too?" Torus looked at the man, who was also an SS-class hero like himself, and said incredulously, "Zero saved your life!"

“That’s why we should pray that the person is an imposter,” Captain Justice said, looking at Torus. “Otherwise, we’ll have to prepare to fight the strongest hero in the world.”

"Are you serious?" Torus asked, looking at the person in front of him with a serious expression.

“I’m serious, Rocky has already escaped! Once Zero joins them, they’ll be able to launch a second law war in Zero’s name!” Captain Justice said solemnly. “You should know how destructive superhero battles are, and the public’s trust in the government will be greatly shaken by Zero’s appearance. An upheaval will be inevitable! The number of people who die will be no less than those in the floating city!”

“If that person is Zero, can’t we talk to him?” After hearing Captain Justice’s words, Torus couldn’t help but sigh. He still remembered the last law war vividly, and he absolutely did not want it to happen a second time.

"The government's order is to kill them regardless of whether it's true or not!" the Son of God said. "The Conquest Army will use orbital satellites to support us."

"Shut up!" Torus looked at the Son of God with displeasure. "If that person is really Zero, we should be able to talk to him. The world is quite peaceful now, and I don't think he would want to see another large number of sacrifices."

"Have you spoken to Zero?" Captain Justice looked at Torus. "Nobody has spoken to him. We don't even know if he's human! Do you think Zero will accept the bill's requirement to reveal his identity to the government and accept government oversight?"

"..." After hearing his words, Torus fell silent. Based on his understanding of Zero, that was impossible.

“I’m sorry, Torus, we have to do this.” Captain Justice patted Torus on the shoulder. “I’m also in pain, after all, Zero saved my life! But we have to look on the bright side. The person who took the cape may not be Zero himself! There’s a higher chance that this person is an imposter.”

"Even if he's fake, we have to say he's real?" Torus sighed. "It's ironic that we're ignoring a dangerous SS-class madman and going to fight someone who might be a hero."

“Let’s look on the bright side. That person might be a fake, and once we find his location, Ivan will definitely go there too!” Captain Justice said. “I can also use this opportunity to capture Ivan.”

“That’s all we can do,” Torus said.

"It seems we've reached an agreement. In that case, I'll take my leave." With that, the Child of God disappeared from the office.

Chapter nine

The grilled "Mandarin Duck" restaurant in H City is considered one of the best in the city, attracting a constant stream of single men almost every day. Most customers are male, so it's quite rare to see two tables with women like today.

"Welcome to our President Dong's new post today." Xiao Zhan said to Dong Xiaoye across from him, "I'll treat you to a meal today as a welcome dinner."

"You're smart to know what's good for you," Dong Xiaoye said. Today, Dong Xiaoye had just completed her inauguration procedures, so she and the Glasses Brother invited Lin Jie and Xiao Zhan out for dinner. In the end, the four of them chose this century-old restaurant specializing in charcoal-grilled yin-yang (a type of spicy Sichuan hot pot).