Heroes Return

"Well, he's actually a total shut-in," Dong Xiaoye said. "He's the kind of good-for-nothing who just stays home all day doing nothing, until recently when he turned over a new leaf and became a hero."

"Your words make me feel ashamed," Lin Jie said to Dong Xiaoye.

"Shut up," Dong Xiaoye said.

"Forget it, we're not interested in these things. President Dong said you're the strongest hero in H City, so I think you should at least have A-level strength, Hammer Man." God's Child said to Lin Jie.

"I feel that I am still very strong," Lin Jie said.

"In that case, you and Captain Dong will be responsible for supporting us this time. If Rocky also comes here, our opponents will be two SS-rank. At that time, you and Chairman Dong will help deal with the others around Rocky. According to the intelligence I received before, there should be several A-rank or even S-rank people around Rocky. You and Mr. Kotorus will deal with them together. Speaking of which, the average combat strength of your H City is really low. There is only one A-rank."

"Well... the situation in Zone C is a bit special..." Dong Xiaoye said apologetically.

“I know that those ancient families control most of the combat power in District C,” said the Son of God. “What a boring place. Tomorrow I will go and talk to Long Wenfeng of the Long family. I heard that he and his bodyguard Bai Hao are both S-level.”

After the Son of God finished speaking, two cell phones appeared in his hands: "We will use these to contact you when there is an operation. Now you can leave."

……

At the same time, near an abandoned factory in the eastern suburbs, another party was taking place.

"Is this the place?" Claude asked, looking around.

“This should be it,” Kira replied.

"This really is a great place for underground transactions, hehe." Eileen seemed to be in a good mood: "Do you guys think that zero is real or not?"

“I can’t confirm that, but judging from the weapons and abilities, it’s very likely,” Rocky said. “But I always feel like something’s missing when I look at that zero. My intuition tells me it’s probably not a real zero, but I don’t have any solid evidence to prove it.”

“Uncle, intuition is a woman’s prerogative,” Eileen said to Rocky.

“We’ll find out soon enough,” Kira said. “I’ve been tracking his trail for five years.”

Just as everyone was talking, a figure wearing a black cloak appeared above them. Black mist shrouded his face, and a pair of eyes emitting a red glow silently watched the group. This person was none other than Zero, whom they had seen a few days ago.

"Did you call us here?" Rocky asked, looking at the figure with a slightly excited voice.

Zero nodded and landed on the ground.

"Are you really Zero?" Claude asked excitedly.

Zero nodded again.

"Is it Zero?" Eileen rushed up excitedly. "Where have you been these past five years? I can finally talk to you again! Before, I could only watch from afar!"

“I’ve come to ask for your help,” Zero said calmly, in a voice altered by a voice changer. “I hope the registration bill can be repealed, so I’m asking for your help.”

"Am I dreaming?!" Eileen exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Zero spoke! Zero isn't mute after all!!"

"You said you also opposed the bill?" Rocky asked, looking at 'Zero'. "Then what were you doing when we were waging a bill war because of opposing the bill? Where were you then?"

“Something happened,” Zero said. “I can’t say more, but now that I’m back, I’m going to change things.”

“Welcome back.” Kira stepped forward, holding a golden longsword in his hand, the very weapon Zero had used in the past: Judgment. “I found this sword you left behind in Taiping, and I will return it to you now.”

“No need,” Zero said. “Now that you’ve found it, use it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zero noticed that the expressions of the people present had changed.

"Who exactly are you?" Rocky stared at 'Zero' with a hostile expression. "No matter the reason, impersonating him is not a wise choice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, powerful energy began to gather in Rocky's fist.

"Looks like I've been seen through." 'Zero' said calmly, her voice devoid of any emotion. "My acting experience is flawless. Is it because of this Sword of Judgment?"

“I did find this sword, but it’s not in the Pacific Ocean! It’s in the Demon Realm,” Kira said.

"So that's how it is."

"Who are you?! What are you doing impersonating Zero?" Claude glared at the person before him, a man who looked almost exactly like Zero. "No matter how powerful you are, if you can't give us a reasonable explanation, you're not leaving here unscathed today!"

“I’ve already stated my reasons! I want to repeal the Superhero Registration Act!” Zero said. “At least my goal is the same as yours.”

“But I will not impersonate a hero!” Loki said angrily. “You will only damage Zero’s reputation by doing this! You bastard!”

“This is the most effective method! And the easiest way to get support!” 'Zero' said.

"How is what you're doing any different from those damned politicians in the world government?" Rocky said angrily.

"Then where was your great hero when we needed him the most?" Zero then turned around and questioned Loki: "A problem that could have been solved with just a word from him, but he disappeared! Shouldn't those heroes have been born in the first place?"

"..." After hearing his words, Rocky paused for a moment and said, "But I can't agree to this happening. Besides, none of us did anything wrong back then, did we? Both the opposition and the supporters were actually moving forward according to what they thought was the right path! We started the war together, so we can't blame Zero for the war! He didn't even have any interaction with any of us."

“I admit that the war was an internal problem, and I admit that we did nothing wrong!” Zero looked at the sky and said, “That’s why I insist on this point, and that’s why I spent five years practicing imitating Zero! Now that he’s gone, I will take his place and continue.”

"Who exactly are you?" Kira asked, looking at 'Zero'. "Judging from your tone, you must have been one of the participants in that war! If so, we were comrades! Which one are you?"

“Hehe, you try to guess,” 'Zero' said. “I will announce my opposition to the registration bill in one day. You have one day to decide whether to support me or not.”

After 'Zero' finished speaking, he rose into the air and disappeared into the night sky.

……

On the top floor of a building, Zero appeared. Opposite him stood two people, a man and a woman. The woman had brown hair, a slender figure, and was very beautiful. Under the moonlight, she appeared even more divine.

"How disgusting!" the woman said coldly, looking at the figure in front of her. "I traveled all this way to see the person I hate the most!"

Zero looked at the woman in front of him with some confusion. Just now, she and the man beside her had actually intercepted him in mid-air on a flying carpet.

"I thought I was going to meet the great Lord Zero!" Anya's murderous aura was palpable at this moment: "I didn't expect it to be you, you imposter."

The person opposite her, 'Zero', did not speak.

"Don't think nobody will recognize you!" Anya said. "Looks like you've finally lost your mind after playing Zero for five years? You think you can replace Zero just because you've acted in a few Zero movies? How ridiculous!"

Upon hearing her words, 'Zero' instinctively drew his weapon.

“You’re one of the top three people I most want to kill!” Angie sneered at the person in front of her. She said, “Your role as Zero in the movie already made me want to kill you, but I didn’t expect you to do this. It’s disgusting! Do you think you can perfectly imitate Lord Zero? How could you, a piece of trash, possibly imitate the kind of greatness that makes people feel suffocated just by getting close to Lord Zero?”

……

Chapter Fourteen

"Then, Mr. He Qi, do you have any last words?" Anya smiled as she looked at the person in front of her. At this moment, the murderous aura emanating from her seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

As Anya drew closer to the zero before her, numerous cracks began to appear on the top floor of the building, and blood-red spears emerged behind her.

"I didn't expect to be discovered for the second time today." 'Zero' looked at Anya in front of her and said, "Have you seen my movies before? What's the difference between me and Zero? Why could you recognize me at a glance?"

“I can see through your trashy acting at a glance.” Anya said to 'Zero': “You are the only person in the world who can portray Lord Zero as such a scumbag.”

"Are you saying I acted terribly?" 'Zero' wasn't angry at this point: "You're still the only person in the world who says I acted terribly. Before we start fighting, can you tell me why?"

"Fine, I'll make sure you die knowing why." Anya stared at Zero and said, "Because Lord Zero is fundamentally different from trash like you. Lord Zero is the kind of person who gives people a feeling of overwhelming power just by getting close to him. That's a completely different feeling from trash like you who's like an ant."

As Anya spoke, her face flushed: "Although you do look a bit like Lord Zero, I absolutely cannot tolerate a bastard like you tarnishing Lord Zero's great image, so please die."

As Anya spoke, dozens of blood-red spears behind him simultaneously shot towards the fake Zero from different angles.

Although it was a surprise attack, it was clear that 'Zero' was prepared. Just as a dozen blood-red spears were about to reach his body, his black longsword swept across quickly, a flash of red light, and the dozens of spears disappeared without a trace under this one sword.

The next moment, a huge blood-red spear materialized in Anya's hand.

The spear flew toward 'Zero' at incredible speed, and at the same time, dozens of equally massive spears appeared around Anya, all shooting toward 'Zero' together.

At that moment, 'Zero' jumped down from the building, and dozens of huge spears followed and flew down as well.

"Trying to run?" Anya smiled, then mounted a blood-red spear and chased after them downstairs.

Only God's Hand was left alone on the rooftop, sighing helplessly.

"You attacked before even finishing three sentences. Miss really hasn't changed at all." The Hand of God sighed, and then his right hand lit up with a strange color. The roof that had been cracked by Anya's power miraculously recovered at that moment.

Then God's Hand went to take the elevator; he doesn't have the ability to fly.

……

At this moment, an aerial chase was unfolding between the towering buildings. 'Zero' kept weaving between the many floors, while occasionally swinging his sword to cut down the flying blood-red spears.

In fact, Zero didn't want to get entangled with this crazy woman at this time, since making a big fuss would bring him a lot of trouble later on.

However, it seems the woman behind him hasn't considered these things at all, and things are starting to escalate.

As Zero severed another spear, he silently paused in mid-air and looked at Anya.

"Not running away anymore? Then just let me kill you obediently." Anya said, looking at the person in front of her.

"..." The person opposite her, 'Zero', didn't speak, but instead raised her hand and threw out two small balls.

Upon seeing the two small orbs, Anya immediately thrust her crimson spear towards them, while a strange crimson magic circle appeared in front of her. However, Anya, who was prepared for defense, hadn't anticipated that the two orbs possessed no offensive power. Just as Anya's crimson spear struck the two orbs, a blinding light flashed in mid-air.

Anya, her eyes slightly narrowed, rushed forward in the light.

But as she emerged from the light's reach, she saw 'Zero' disappear into a small alley. Without hesitation, Anya followed and flew into the alley.

The alley was quiet. Anya put away her blood-red spear, but now she held two blood-red short knives in her hands.

As she continued searching the alleyways, a figure appeared in her line of sight.

"So this is where you are." Anya rushed to the figure's side in an instant, and slashed the blood-red dagger in her hand towards the figure's neck.

"Holy crap! What's going on?" The figure's movements were much more agile than Anya had expected. Just as Anya's blood-red dagger missed its mark, Anya didn't stop, and with lightning speed, she unleashed a dozen more slashes at the figure in front of her.

The figure was facing away from Anya, looking quite disheveled. He kept running forward quickly, dodging more than a dozen of Anya's attacks before turning around.

At this moment, Anya could finally see the figure clearly. The flashlight had made her vision very blurry in the dark, but after the series of movements just now, Anya could finally see the person in front of her.

He was a rather ordinary-looking man, and at that moment he was constantly scrutinizing her.

This person is Lin Jie, who was only able to go home now because he was left behind. In order to get home as soon as possible, Lin Jie chose this shortcut home. However, he never expected that he would encounter such a beautiful female hooligan on his first night on this road.

"Beautiful lady, put down the knife. If you try to rob me, I absolutely won't resist." Lin Jie said, looking at the brown-haired beauty in front of him. For some reason, he felt like he had seen this woman somewhere before.

Anya stared speechlessly at the man in front of her, unsure of what to say.

“Hey beautiful lady, if you’re looking to rob me, you’ve come to the wrong person. I only have one dollar and twenty-five cents left in my pocket…” Lin Jie looked at the beautiful woman in front of him who was completely silent, so he said, “Put down the knife, you can rob me however you want, I absolutely won’t resist, trust me.”

Hearing Lin Jie's words, Anya picked up the blood-red dagger in her hand again: "Shut up, you scumbag. Did you see a scumbag pretending to be Zero pass by here?"

"I didn't see it." Lin Jie thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Are you also looking for that fake zero?"

"This has nothing to do with you, you piece of trash." Anya glanced at Lin Jie with a hint of regret and was about to leave when she heard Lin Jie's words.

"So they were looking for that fake zero," Lin Jie muttered to himself. "It's just a boring zero identity, why make such a fuss? I really don't understand people's values ​​these days."

With a sigh, Lin Jie prepared to head home, but just then, he sensed something flying towards him, and he dodged to the side.