American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 129 Fear

Under Nick Fury's orders, Hawkeye had no choice but to let Xiao Xian leave.

"You can leave now, but remember, don't reveal anything about the supernatural, or else," Hawkeye warned, his tone quite unfriendly, as if he were venting the anger Nick Fury had directed at him onto Xiao Xian.

"Ah ha~ Has anyone ever told you that I actually have a pretty bad personality?" Xiao Xian didn't leave immediately, but instead looked at Hawkeye and smiled.

"My personal advice is that you apologize for what you just did and your attitude right now, and then give your subordinates a good talking-to, otherwise I'll be unhappy."

If it were someone like Stark, Bruce, or Nick Fury—a person of high rank and power—or someone as strong as Superman or the Hulk standing in front of him, Xiao Xian would still show some respect. But Hawkeye? Just a dog who does dirty work for politicians. Xiao Xian had no intention of tolerating him.

Pretending to be weak is for the purpose of catching the tiger, not to let stray dogs on the street bully you.

Besides, it's a story mission after all. Xiao Xian was hoping that Hawkeye could give him some hatred and fear power. As for the mission itself, Xiao Xian didn't count on Hawkeye. In the end, he's just an ordinary person. What's the use of getting skills like archery proficiency?

Archery is good, there are many types of arrowheads, and bombs can be attached, so Xiao Xian chose thermal vision.

"What do I care if you're unhappy?" Hawkeye couldn't back down when threatened so directly by Xiao Xian in front of his subordinates, or he'd be finished.

Although Xiao Xian was indeed stronger, and Hawkeye knew he was no match for him, Hawkeye didn't believe that Xiao Xian would dare to attack him in front of everyone.

Despite his awkward position within the Avengers and his lack of popularity within the agency, Hawkeye believes he is, after all, a member of the Avengers and a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and not someone who can be bullied by just anyone.

"You might not believe it, but it's none of your business." Xiao Xian smiled slightly, took out his phone, and called Barbara on speakerphone, "Want to play cards sometime?"

"Great, great!! I specially bought you a set of black silk pajamas!" Barbara said immediately, very happy.

"Xiao Xian!!!" Hawkeye couldn't take it anymore, having his guy poached right in front of him. He aimed a specially made arrow coated with a high-strength anesthetic at Xiao Xian and shouted, "Are you looking for death!!!"

Seeing this, the other agents looked at Hawkeye with expressions of curiosity and a desire to suppress their laughter, while simultaneously raising their weapons and aiming them at Xiao Xian, just like Hawkeye.

"Huh? Barton? What are you doing next to Xiao Xian?" Barbara also heard Barton's voice. She asked with some confusion, then said in a nonchalant tone, "Since you've found out, I won't pretend anymore. I like Xiao Xian. Let's get a divorce. The house and savings are mine, and you'll leave with nothing."

"Barbara, you bitch! You're dreaming! You cheating bitch! You're the one who should leave with nothing." Hawkeye could hardly believe his ears. His face turned bright red. He had been cuckolded, and in front of his own subordinate, and was even being asked to leave with nothing. If he weren't outmatched by Hawkeye, he would have fought Xiao Xian to the death right now.

"Don't think I don't know about your affairs. If you don't want to be ruined, you'd better leave with nothing, or else..." Barbara didn't finish her sentence, but Xiao Xian and Hawkeye both knew what Barbara was implying. It was nothing more than Hawkeye doing dirty work for the President and his wife, as well as other politicians, executives, and tycoons.

"Try dying if you want to!" Hawkeye said coldly. Some things are better left unsaid in public. You can say whatever you want in private. Once you try to expose it, it's a common way to die, like being shot seven times in the back and committing suicide.

"Don't even mention cheating. Even if I and Barbara had a three-hundred-round battle in front of you, and I treated her like a dog, it wouldn't have much impact on the division of property. The law has no right to interfere with Barbara's freedom of mind. On the contrary, if you force yourself to have a relationship with Barbara, that's when you'll go to jail."

Xiao Xian then changed the subject.

"Barbara, Hawkeye earns more than you, and the kids are still young. After the divorce, the kids will definitely be yours. You'll be a single mom raising a child, so why are you fighting with him? In court, the house will be yours, and you'll get child support. Not only the savings, but you'll also get the lion's share of his future income. Then we'll just spend his money."

"You!!! Shameless! You dare call yourself a superhero!"

Hawkeye nearly ground his teeth to powder upon hearing this. What frustrated him most was that Xiao Xian was right; the children were still young and would definitely be awarded to Barbara. The child support payments for the three children would bankrupt Hawkeye. Similar cases were not uncommon in America, and many middle-class families went bankrupt because of this.

Seeing others sleep with their wives, live in their houses, and raise their children, while they have to spend a large portion of their monthly salary on them, many people would rather become homeless than work. They might as well lie down and collect welfare, which would probably result in a better standard of living, or at least an improved mental state.

"I might not be so in front of others, but I still have the right to be in front of you. Don't think that just because you're a victim now you're a good person. Don't you know what kind of person you are? Epstein's affair isn't a secret."

Xiao Xian curled his lip in disdain, looked at Hawkeye, and said into the phone...

"Go to the store and buy a pair of dog ear headbands and a dog tail prop. Then change into that silk nightgown. I'll be right there. Oh, and remember to tell the judge that Hawkeye has violent tendencies and try to prevent him from visiting the children."

As he spoke, Xiao Xian tapped a button on his chest, activating Osborn's portable camera within the button.

"Okay~ woof woof~ I'll wait for you~" Barbara said playfully in perfect harmony. "I will mention it, Master, don't be angry because of that good-for-nothing~ I'll take a bath and wait for you."

"Xiao Xian!!!" Seeing his subordinates trying hard to suppress their laughter, Hawkeye could no longer hold back. This was too much! He drew his bow and shot an arrow made by S.H.I.E.L.D. at Xiao Xian.

"I've been waiting for you to make a move!" Xiao Xian revealed a satisfied smile. His heat vision melted the arrow shot by Hawkeye. Xiao Xian wasn't Superman and didn't have the habit of taking skills head-on.

It's definitely not acceptable to attack Hawkeye first, but if Hawkeye attacks you first and you act in self-defense, that's a different story. Hawkeye is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Xiao Xian is an S-class hero of the Osborn Corporation, and he's the New York hero who defeated the weirdo.

Killing Hawkeye in self-defense would be troublesome, but crippling or beating him up isn't a big deal, since half the jury is on your side anyway, as long as you don't break the unspoken rules.

"Attack!" Hawkeye roared as he saw that his attack was ineffective. He reached behind him to draw a second arrow, but his heat vision was burned off before his hand could reach the quiver.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Bang! The male agent aimed at Xiao Xian's head and fired. Only then did he realize that none of the other agents had fired. Xiao Xian's forced entry and firing were not the same as firing to avenge the captain's being cheated on. In fact, if the female agent he had been pursuing for a long time hadn't fallen for Xiao Xian, the male agent wouldn't have fired.

The heat vision melted the bullet, and then Xiao Xian used the heat vision to pierce the head of the stunned male agent who had fired the shot. Eagle Eye couldn't kill him, but this random passerby dared to attack him and had to pay the price.

As Hawkeye watched the male agent fall with a large hole burned in his head, the fear of death quickly gripped his mind.

(End of this chapter)