American Comics: Starting from the Invincible Young Hero

Chapter 6: A Step to Heaven (4k3)

Whoosh!
Strong winds blew up the falling snow in the entrance tunnel.

Russell ran all the way in and could see some traces of mechanisms on the ceiling of the tunnel leading to the headquarters base.

There is no doubt that if the protection system is triggered, several anti-aircraft machine guns and even laser weapons will pop out immediately, and after a few warnings, unauthorized people will be shot into sieves.

But perhaps the speed of sound is so fast that ordinary defense systems cannot react in time.

Or maybe his signature superb movement speed was recognized by the system as red speed, so he came in so easily.

Not surprisingly, the hall was covered in blood and superhero remains. The scene was horrifying, and the strong smell of blood made one's stomach churn.

The only intact person left was a red-cloaked figure lying on the ground, seemingly seriously injured and unconscious.

Having worked part-time in a supermarket killing fish for a year and a half, he has a strong resistance to the bloody scenes he sees.

Russell didn't hesitate at all and rushed towards his primary target - Chisu at full speed. As he rushed, he also kept an eye on the figure in the red cloak.

He was really afraid that the figure would disappear in the moment he wasn't paying close attention, and when he looked for it again, it would be floating silently behind him, its face in shadow, and its eyes full of coldness and violence looking down at him.

That's really scarier than any horror movie.

I was afraid that he had already killed his ferocious uncle, the Almighty Man, who would kill him from behind without even looking at who he was.

[Copy the Red Speed ​​Ability Template and Apply]

But fortunately, the unconscious figure did not get up until Russell copied and applied his ability template on Chi Su's body.

With the ability of red speed, Russell's speed instantly soared to more than ten thousand times the speed of sound. At this speed, time seemed to be almost stagnant, the dust floating in the sunlight was fixed in mid-air, and everything was terrifyingly quiet.

It seemed as if he was the only one left in the world.

Because no matter what medium the sound waves are propagating through, it is impossible for them to keep up with him.

Being in a speed zone where time almost stopped, Russell was extremely excited.

If he wanted to, he could turn a city with a population of one million into a lifeless place in one second just by using the sonic boom cloud created by his running. He was as powerful as a god!

Compared with the power he currently possesses, the most terrifying crystallization of human wisdom - the nuclear bomb - is nothing but a larger firework.

【Copy the Martian template】

【Copy the Warrior Girl Template】

【Copy Aquarius template】

Passing by the Immortal Man's head.

【Copy the Eternal Man template】

Just now, Russell thought that although the Eternal Man was not dead yet, how was his current condition different from that of a corpse?
He can't do anything either, even a child can pee on his head.

I tried it and it works.

Passing by the dark wing whose quantifier had turned into a puddle, Russell glanced at it and looked away.

Unfortunately, the power of money cannot be copied.

Also, the Green Ghost didn't copy any abilities.

She is an ordinary person, and her magical powers are all given by the green stone she swallowed. The stone has been smashed to pieces by Omni-Man.

"No wonder there's no third generation of green ghosts after the second generation."

In the later period, combat power was so scarce that one could not wait to chop a person in half. Cecil, the director of the Global Defense Agency, did not mention finding someone to inherit the Green Ghost's mantle.

After obtaining the superhero ability panels of Red Speed ​​and the entire Guardians, Russell was not so panicked when facing the seemingly unconscious Omni-Man.

There is a 99% chance that Almighty Man is pretending to be seriously injured and unconscious.

The Vitrum people are not only numerically weird, but also have vitality as strong as cockroaches. They can survive even if their intestines are pierced and their stomachs are ruptured. They can even survive if they are broken into two pieces and put together.

And look at his almighty uncle, he only has some internal injuries in his chest and a broken face, other than these injuries, what else does he have?

At this moment, the Omnipotent Man, with his back to Russell and his face covered in blood, opened his eyes with a gloomy expression, and a hint of fear could not be concealed in his eyes.

"Who is this person?"

"With the death of a Red Speedster, there's still such a troublesome speedster on Earth?"

At first, he didn't take it seriously when the man came in at the speed of sound.

I just thought it was some 18th-tier superhero that the Global Guard knew.

In order not to reveal that he was not seriously injured, Almighty Man pretended to be seriously injured and unconscious.

As soon as the other party saw Chi Su's body, he seemed to be frightened and his speed increased instantly to the point where he could hardly keep up. He ran a circle quickly, as if to confirm if there was anyone else alive.

Although he couldn't see it, Omniman could feel with his intuition as an elite Strum warrior that the man was staring at his back.

What was he thinking about?
He found out that he was not dead yet and saw something from the traces of battle at the scene?
The Almighty Man secretly clenched his fists, and a cold calculation suddenly broke out in his heart, wondering what the chances were of catching and killing the other party by surprise.

"Uncle?" But at this moment, a familiar voice full of astonishment came. The Almighty Man turned around in disbelief and saw his nephew Russell standing there. He couldn't help but loosen his fists.

"Russell, you...why are you here?"

Shock filled his heart, and the Almighty Man almost forgot his current condition. His voice became weak and powerless when he was halfway through speaking.

"I feel terrible today. Actually, I've been feeling unwell for the past few days. Then, I awakened my ability and found that I could run very fast, but I couldn't control my speed. I've been wanting to come to the Global Guard headquarters for a while now.

Plus, maybe you can even run into Chi Su and ask him for advice.

but……"

As if frightened by the scene around him, Russell looked around with a terrified expression and helped the Omni-Man up incoherently.

"Someone...someone attacked us." If it was someone else, the Almighty Man would have killed them by now.

Even though he did not hesitate to eliminate the Global Guard, with whom he had often fought side by side, he could not bear to do so after all, as he had watched his nephew grow up.

Closing his eyes with difficulty, the Almighty Man finished his sentence and then pretended to faint like those characters in the movies who finish their sentences halfway through, making people curious about who the murderer is.

"Uncle, uncle?"

Russell was in a panic for a while, and seemed relieved when he found that the Omni-Man's heartbeat was fine.

Of course he knew that the Almighty was acting at this time.

Omni-Man must pretend that he and the Global Guard have been attacked by a mysterious man.

Although the truth of this matter will be discovered sooner or later, we can delay that day as much as possible.

"Otherwise, if the most powerful superhero team on Earth is killed, and it is discovered that the only one capable of committing the crime also happens to be injured, anyone would be suspicious."

Even though the Vitrum have strong healing abilities, they cannot recover from these injuries quickly.

Of course, Russell can also copy the ability and leave.

But there is probably no one else on Earth who has the same speed as him now. Unless he doesn't show his super speed ability in the future, the Almighty Man will guess it is him sooner or later once he shows it.

Then it is very suspicious that he came to the Global Guard headquarters for no reason, saw his uncle seriously injured and unconscious, and left without paying any attention.

Bang!
“Go, go, go!”

An iron door was accurately blown open by explosives, and a fully armed special forces troop wearing invisible armor entered one after another. Seeing those famous superheroes dead on the ground, with only one standing there, they were so scared that they prepared to launch the electromagnetic net.

After all, at first glance, it looked as if Russell had slaughtered these superheroes. "Wait a minute." Cecil Stedman, director of the Global Defense Agency, who was remotely commanding the troops, saw Russell, who seemed unaware of what was happening, and grabbed the microphone and quickly ordered him to stop.

"Don't shoot yet, wait for me to get over there."

Cecil recognized Russell. He had seen Omni-Man's nephew before when he went to Omni-Man's house. He was only eighteen years old and had just started his senior year of high school. He was just an ordinary person and it was unlikely that he had attacked the Global Guard.

With Cecil looking grim, he arrived at the scene.

"Wait, I've seen you before. You used to go to my aunt's house often. You need to talk to my uncle." Russell looked at Cecil, who was wearing a suit and had a large burn scar on his face, and asked him to help quickly. "My uncle is injured and needs treatment."

"Russell Hansen, I'm wondering why you're here. Did Omniman bring you here to visit the Global Guard headquarters? What happened here?"

Pulling down his men's guns, Cecil pinched his brows and said with a headache as he looked at the high school student who looked at a loss as if he had accidentally walked into a murder scene.

The invisible armored special forces confirmed that there was no threat at the scene, and the medical team ran in to collect the bodies of each superhero and see if anyone else could be rescued.

Everyone was in shock. The powerful superhero team on Earth had turned into miserable dead bodies lying at their feet. It was impossible for them not to be shocked and terrified.

"Who did it?"

"The Omnipotent Man is still breathing, come quickly."

"The Immortal Man is dead."

"The war girl's life signs have disappeared."

"..."

"I..." Russell repeated what he had said to his uncle, the Almighty Man, "When I arrived, I saw they were dead. My uncle was seriously injured and fell to the ground. I don't know what happened."

"Awakened the ability of extreme speed?
Okay, go down first. I'll arrange for someone to give you psychological counseling. You must be terrified."

He patted the young man's shoulder as gently and comfortingly as possible, and asked his men to take Russell away. Then, facing the dire situation, Cecil finally couldn't help but kick the medical cart beside him away.

"damn it!"

Being taken away by two medical nurses, Russell withdrew his gaze from behind him.

It is understandable that Cecil is angry. As the director of the Global Defense Agency, he has to worry about global safety all the time. As a result, one ordinary morning, the strongest group of superheroes under his command was killed by unknown people.

Almost the most powerful defense force on the entire earth was lost in one morning.

How to maintain global stability without a global escort?

Omniman was seriously injured, and Global Guard immediately notified his family.

Aunt Debbie and Mark rushed over without caring about school or work, and came to the special ward of the Global Defense Agency headquarters, and saw the Almighty Man surrounded by top medical equipment at first sight.

"What happened to my dad?"

"Oh my god, Nolan."

The two looked at the tall and strong man on the hospital bed in disbelief.

After all, Omni-Man, the most powerful superhero on earth, and Ward have always been isolated from each other.

Debbie rushed to her husband's side, trembling and stroking his hair, fighting back the tears in her eyes.

Russell hugged his aunt Debbie in his arms and patted her shoulders gently to comfort the poor woman.

Despite his appearance as a classic tough guy who never easily reveals his emotions, his aunt Debbie has treated him like her own son since he was a child, even taking care of his emotions. Whenever she has something good to share with the two children, Mark always gets the last choice.

The identity of the future Almighty Man was exposed, and she was the one caught in the middle and suffered the most.

"Russell, is your low-grade fever better?" Debbie wiped her tears and showed concern for her nephew.

"I'm fine, aunt."

Aunt Debbie just thought that Russell was taken here from home earlier.

"My dad is fine, right?" Mark glanced at the various stable physical indicators on the medical machines one by one, and turned his head anxiously wanting to get confirmation.

"That's true by Earthling standards, but we don't have enough medical experience with the Vitrum."

Assistant Director Donald looks like an ordinary office worker. He has a fat body, a friendly face, and never says anything final.

"Who did this?" Knowing that the vitality of the Vitrum people would be stronger than that of the Earth, which meant that his father's life would not be in danger, Mark asked angrily with clenched fists.

“I don’t know, we’re still investigating.

When we arrived, the only conscious person at the scene was your cousin Russell, but he didn't see anything either," said Chief Cecil, leaning to the side with his arms folded and a serious expression.

"Cousin, were you there?" Mark turned around in surprise when he heard the news.

"Russell?"

Aunt Debbie looked at him blankly.

How could his nephew, who had taken leave at home due to a low-grade fever, appear at the guard's headquarters thousands of miles away?

"Yes, I did not see the murderer who attacked my uncle." Seeing that the conversation was directed at him, Russell used the excuse of why he was there again.

"Cousin, do you have superpowers too?" Pinching his cousin's shoulder, Mark was surprised and felt a little relieved, as if two friends had the same good thing. The two of them had more common language and didn't have to drift apart.

"It appeared shortly after the low-grade fever."

When Cecil turned his eyes away from him, Russell glanced at Cecil imperceptibly and talked to his aunt and cousin.

As expected, he is the ever-skeptical Director of the Global Defense Agency.

He deliberately directed the sentence just now at himself, was he trying to see if there would be any flaws when he said that in front of his family, whom he lives with day and night, to confirm whether what he said was true or not?

But Russell was mentally prepared, and what he said was for the good of his aunt and cousin, so he felt at ease saying it.

"We don't know why Omniman was at the Guardians headquarters last night, but we have reason to suspect that whoever killed the Guardians lured Nolan there in an attempt to eliminate him as well."

After pondering for a while, Cecil looked up and walked over, extending his hand to Russell and the other man, his tone serious.

"Leaving aside the terrifying murderer behind the scenes, all the super villains wish the Global Guardians and Omni-Man would disappear. Now some of them have disappeared forever, while others are temporarily unable to show up.

Super villains around the world might be having a party."

"We've met many times before, so let me formally introduce myself this time. My name is Cecil Steadman, Director of the Global Defense Agency."

Russell immediately noticed the old fox's thoughts.

Mark didn't know why he suddenly said so much, but he just enjoyed Cecil's serious tone as if he was an adult, and politely prepared to shake hands.

"Cesare, how dare you..." Debbie, who had been worried about her husband's injury, stood up and shielded the two children behind her like a hen who saw her chicks being taken away by a gray wolf.

She glared at the bald, indifferent old man in front of her.

After dealing with Cecil for so many years, Debbie knows that he is a guy who can be ruthless and unscrupulous for the safety of the earth.

As soon as Cecil lifted his hips, she wanted to know what kind of shit he wanted to take.

"Debbie, I'm sorry..." Cecil's face softened and he apologized, trying to persuade her, "But..."

"Sir, the city center has suffered an unusual attack." Assistant Donald, who received the report through the headset, suddenly stepped forward and reported in a low voice.

"What, so fast?" Cecil frowned.

(End of this chapter)