American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 132 The Bar at Three in the Morning is as Warm as Home

Unsurprisingly, as one of Marvel's most popular characters and a superhuman, Beyond Parker can provide far more fear than Hawkeye, though still not as much as Superman.

But Superman could never be like Peter, lying on the testing table, being tortured by Xiao Xian, and becoming a battery of fear power.

However, as time went on, Peter, who had been tortured enough, gradually became numb. Even if Xiao Xian continued to increase the intensity and cut off Peter's genitals, Beyond Parker could no longer provide much fear power.

The power of fear that Xiao Xian's soul has collected, even when compressed to its thinnest, is barely enough to cover him from head to knee, not enough to envelop his entire soul.

Xiao Xian planned to wait until fear enveloped his entire soul before going to Daredevil.

"Never mind, I'll come back next time." Xiao Xian casually stuck the scalpel into Beyond Parker's body, curled his lips, and thought that he had already fleeced Peter bald, so it was time to find another sheep.

Daredevil seems like a good option. He offended me before and is a Stark superhero, so I can take this opportunity to get revenge on Tony.

"Remember to keep an eye on him and don't let him commit suicide." As he left, Xiao Xian said to the guard at the door. Beyond Parker had tried to commit suicide halfway through the ordeal, but Xiao Xian stopped him.

"Yes, ma'am, we'll keep a close eye on him," the staff member nodded quickly.

In Hell's Kitchen, in the alley behind Diamond Bar, Daredevil puts a drugged girl into the trunk of his car and then throws a wad of US dollars at a bald, tattooed burly man.

"Thanks, bro. I'll come back to you next time I get something like this. This one looks like she's about to get married. When my guys drugged her drink, they heard her arguing with her fiancé because she came to the bar." The bald, burly man took the US dollar and happily stuffed it into his pocket.

"Give my regards to Kingpin." Nodding, Daredevil drove off in his car.

"This scene is too surreal." Watching Daredevil and Kingpin's men make their deal, with Daredevil even calling Kingpin "boss," Xiao Xian, who was flying in the air watching this scene, twitched at the corner of his mouth. However, it seems that Spider-Man's stolen goods were also disposed of by Kingpin's forces.

In comparison, Xiao Xian wasn't so surprised by Daredevil driving a blind man and his bride-to-be coming to the bar. After all, everyone knows that a bar at 3 a.m. is as warm as home, while the subway at noon is fraught with danger.

Isn't it reasonable for a bride-to-be, a vulnerable woman, to spend the night in a safe place like a bar? Anyway, the groom isn't her, so it doesn't matter to her at all.

Catching up with Daredevil, Xiao Xianyi's heated gaze forced Daredevil's car to a stop.

"Xiao Xian?! What are you doing?" Daredevil slammed on the brakes, nearly flipping the car over, barely dodging the heat vision attack. He panicked immediately when he heard who it was; there was still the woman he had just bought in the trunk.

"Hello everyone, let's see what's in Daredevil's car trunk!" Xiao Xian said as he landed, took out his phone, turned on the recording, and walked to the car trunk.

"No~ This contains top-secret information, you can't look at it," Daredevil pleaded humbly to Xiao Xian. "Isn't it a bit too harsh? This isn't the rule."

"Top secret information? From Hell's Kitchen?" Xiao Xian felt Daredevil's endless power of fear, but he didn't immediately open the trunk. Instead, he looked at Daredevil with a "Do you believe me?" expression.

"Really. Believe me." Daredevil was almost in tears.

"I don't believe you." Xiao Xian opened the trunk, revealing his drugged bride-to-be inside. "You mean this is the top-secret information I have?"

"It's over!" Daredevil's legs went weak at the sight. He could already see himself ruined and sent to prison. If it were an ordinary reporter, Daredevil and the Stark Industries behind him could easily handle it. At worst, they could just have the reporter commit suicide. This wasn't the first time they'd done something like this; murder to cover it up was standard procedure.

But this is Xiao Xian, the world's number one superhero with over a billion fans. Even without the Osborn Group, Stark Industries couldn't handle the things Xiao Xian revealed on his live stream. Or rather, Stark Industries wouldn't spend an enormous amount of money to settle things for him. In comparison, distancing themselves from him is what Stark Industries would do.

Of course, exposing this kind of thing violates the industry's unspoken rules, and Xiao Xian will definitely face industry resistance. But what will happen to Xiao Xian if he faces resistance is unknown to Daredevil. What Daredevil is certain of is that he is definitely going to be finished.

Seeing Daredevil collapse to the ground in terror, Xiao Xian said nothing, calmly absorbing the power of fear until Daredevil finally accepted the fact that the provided power of fear was insufficient for his soul to absorb. Only then did Xiao Xian speak.

"Stark Industries would never sign a disgraced artist like you. By the way, you didn't do any dirty work for Tony or anything, did you? Otherwise, to prevent you from saying anything incriminating in jail, he might kill you to silence you."

Daredevil's face turned even paler upon hearing this. In order to please Tony, he had helped Tony steal Hammer Technology's secrets and had even offered Tony several top-quality women. In the end, after Tony had his fun, he returned them to him.

If Daredevil dared to say these things, Tony would surely kill him.

"It's okay. I won't say anything," Daredevil shook his head, reassuring himself.

"Do you think Tony doesn't know whether you're tough or not?" Xiao Xian glanced mockingly at the Daredevil who was escaping reality. "Osborn Corporation will definitely find a way to get you to talk. Harry and your boss Tony have a grudge. If they tied you up and locked you up with the crooked guy, would you honestly confess?"

"Oh no~" Clutching his head, Daredevil sank into despair. He knew in his heart whether he was a tough nut to crack or not. Besides, even if he was, Daredevil knew Tony wouldn't gamble on it; in Tony's eyes, he was just a pawn.

After waiting a while longer, until Daredevil had somewhat accepted reality that the power of fear he provided wasn't worthy of being absorbed by the soul, Xiao Xian finally spoke slowly.

"Actually, I didn't go live; I was just recording a video."

"Huh?" Daredevil was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at Xiao Xian, and said excitedly, "Really?!"

"But whether I'll start streaming the video later is another matter," Xiao said with a slight smile.

"No, no, please don't, Lord Xiao Xian! I'll give you all my money, please don't tell anyone!" Daredevil knelt down and begged Xiao Xian. After the despair he had just experienced, Daredevil would agree to anything Xiao Xian asked for.

"I have no interest in your money," Xiao Xian said, shaking his head.

"Then you want it?" Daredevil asked cautiously, wondering if it really could be him.

"I need you to gather some information for me. Tony keeps preventing Pepper from seeing me, but the more he hides her, the more I want to see her. I hope you can help me find out where Pepper is." Xiao Xian lifted the drugged bride-to-be and slowly floated into the air, saying to Daredevil, "If you can't do it within three days, she'll sue you in court."

(End of this chapter)