American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 17: Loud Speech

Hmm? Xiao Xian looked at the task and fell into deep thought. Super Charm was indeed quite good, especially when used with the skill of attracting hatred. It was simply a magical skill, but the problem was that he would be "killed". Of course, this killing definitely did not refer to killing in the conventional sense, but killing for ordinary people. He could just rely on super to survive.

It is certainly not a loss to die once in exchange for a person with superpowers that everyone loves. Anyway, he won't really die. But this task makes Xiao Xian feel uneasy. This time, Xiao Xian is asked to fake his death. What if the system sends a task that will make Xiao Xian really die next time?
"System, what will be the consequences of refusing or failing to complete the task?" After thinking for a while, Xiao Xian asked tentatively in his mind, wanting to see if the system would answer.

"You can't get the mission reward." After a moment's silence, the system replied with its mechanical voice.

"What else? Are there any penalties or something like that?" Xiao Xian didn't expect the system to actually answer. He continued to ask, "You're the one who said I couldn't get the mission reward? If I could get it for free, it would be fine if I didn't do the mission or not."

If the system really kills people if they fail to complete the mission, and issues unreliable tasks, then Xiao Xian can only find a way to find Gu Yi to explicitly or implicitly tell him that there is something strange on him.

"There is no punishment. This system adheres to the principle of people-oriented and voluntary autonomy. It can be uninstalled at any time and the user's privacy data will be cleared. Do you want to uninstall the system? Or give up this task?"

"No, no, no." Xiao Xian hurriedly said in his mind. It was just a question, why did he have to go on strike? Then he asked, "Who is your creator?"

"No relevant data found." The system replied.

"Alright, alright." Xiao Xian curled his lips and made do with it for now. Even if he wanted to abandon the system, he would have to wait until he made his first pot of gold with the help of the system, and then gain powerful abilities that did not belong to the system based on it, such as becoming a dimensional demon god or something like that. It would not be too late to kick the system away then.

"What's wrong? Don't you like this style?" Seeing Xiao Xian curled his lips, Fu Jiang quickly chose another watch and said, "Try this one, how about it?"

"Let me try." Xiao Xian took off the watch and handed it to the waiter. Before he took the other watch, he saw from the corner of his eye from the reflection of the mirror a man in a cheap suit with dark circles under his eyes, who made people feel that he might die at any time. He walked into the store and came straight towards him.

As soon as he entered the store, the man pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired a shot at the ceiling, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"Tomie!!!" Seeing that he had attracted Tomie and Xiao Xian's attention, the man shouted hysterically at Tomie.

Because the man was shouting too loudly, and he looked like he could die at any time, Xiao Xian was even worried that he would die suddenly and he would not be able to complete his mission.

You're killing people. You just came in and shot me between the eyebrows. What are you yelling about? You're just cosplaying loudly, right? No wonder Tomie doesn't want to play with him anymore.

Peter, who was peeping in the shop opposite, rushed over when he saw this. This was a chance to be a hero and save the beauty.

"What's so good about this guy! I swear, I will kill whoever takes you away! I am the only one who can be with you!" The man pointed the gun at Xiao Xian and shouted with great dissatisfaction.

Hearing this, Peter stopped in his tracks. It would be great if this idiot could help beat Tomie's boyfriend to death.

This man went to jail, Xiao Xian was buried, and Peter had to take care of Fu Jiang reluctantly.

"If you want to kill me, kill me first!" Fu Jiang stood in front of Xiao Xian without hesitation. She had originally planned to jump over to block the bullet when the man fired, but who would have thought that this man would hesitate to kill someone, and just came in and shot, what was there to shout, so she had to stand in front of Xiao Xian in advance. Compared with jumping over to block the bullet, this kind of performance is much worse.

"!!!!" Peter started again after hearing that. He was determined not to let Tomie be beaten to death.

"Get out of the way!" He pushed Tomie to the ground roughly, and faced the man's gun muzzle, "I don't have the habit of hiding behind a woman. If you have anything to say, come to me. If you want to shoot, just shoot. I'm not afraid of you."

After being pushed to the ground, Fu Jiang held her waist with a confused look on her face. Could it be that her plan to seduce Xiao Xian had succeeded? Why didn't he let her stand in front of him? But if it was successful, why did he push so hard?

"Tomie! Are you okay?" Seeing Tomie being pushed down, the man didn't care about Xiao Xian and went straight to help Tomie. He even ignored the gun and threw it on the ground casually. He picked up Tomie with both hands, looking very heartbroken.

"Uh" Looking at the pistol thrown in front of him, Xiao Xian fell into deep thought. Is this guy mentally ill? No, can he be more professional? He still calls himself a killer. Eh, it seems that he is just a love-brained man whose brain and wallet were emptied by Tomie. It seems normal to say so.

Now, should I pick it up or not? If I pick it up, how can I complete the task? If I don’t pick it up, will it be too deliberate?
Xiao Xian didn't have much time to hesitate. Peter rushed over, ran to Xiao Xian, picked up the pistol, kicked the man away, pointed the gun at the man and said, "Don't move! Put your hands up!"

Then Peter said to Tomie in a very gentle tone, "Ms. Tomie, are you okay?"

As for Xiao Xian, Peter didn't care whether he was injured or not. If there weren't so many people here and Tomie watching, Peter would even want to shoot Xiao Xian.

"Damn!" Xiao Xian cursed inwardly upon seeing this. Forget it, he could only look for another opportunity later. Fortunately, many of Tomie's suitors were not clear-headed.

"I'm fine~" Fu Jiang replied, then looked at Xiao Xian pitifully, "It hurts, can you help me up~"

"Get up by yourself." Xiao Xian rolled his eyes. If it weren't for Tomie standing in front of him, he would have completed his mission by now. Moreover, in his eyes, Tomie now looked like a two-headed monster, and he really had no intention of helping her.

"No~ My waist hurts." Tomie fell to the ground and said coquettishly, one head looked pitiful, while the other head had a sneer on her face, like a vicious woman looking at her prey.

"Zi~ I don't want to help you. Get up quickly." Xiao Xian made a snort. He had no intention of pampering the monster at all. A two-headed monster was acting like a spoiled child in front of him, but Xiao Xian could resist taking action. He already felt that he had good manners.

"Let me help you, Miss Tomie." Peter quickly said when he saw this.

"No, I can get up by myself."

Seeing this, Tomie realized that she still had a long way to go to conquer Xiao Xian. She stood up and dusted herself off, no longer looking weak. The plot of the beauty saving the hero was ruined by Peter and this useless guy. Maybe it would make Xiao Xian feel like a troublesome woman.

(End of this chapter)