American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

Inside the stairwell, water jets continued to spray, blocking out the chaotic shouts and curses of the gangsters downstairs.

Clint, who had just experienced a thrilling battle, leaned against the slippery wall, panting heavily.

Kate excitedly ran over, pulled her arrow from the wrist of the knocked-down gangster, wiped it clean, and put it back in the quiver.

She watched Clint's retreating figure, her eyes sparkling.

Meanwhile, Xiu En was hovering in front of the fire hydrant that was still spraying water diligently, studying the unremarkable red iron lump.

"Hmm."

He nodded seriously, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.

"I see, I see. This design concept is indeed unique."

"What...is he doing?" Kate asked Clint quietly.

"Who knows?"

Clint rolled his eyes.

"Perhaps it's having a spiritual communion with that fire hydrant."

Xiu En stretched out his finger and gently touched the gushing water column in mid-air. A small stream of water floated in front of him and turned into a water ball.

"The water is sprayed out in a fan shape, while simultaneously pulling the internal lever to trigger the alarm."

Xiu En analyzed the situation with a straight face, as if the series of jinxes he had just predicted had never happened.

"Pursuing maximum functionality within limited conditions! Hmm, so much like a fire hydrant, so very much like a fire hydrant!"

Xiu En's face clearly showed that he wasn't trying to hide his embarrassment; he had simply made a major discovery.

"Come on, you."

Ivy's unsparing whispered complaints.

Sunflower Ivy used its leaves to form a small hand gesture, pointing it at the back of Xiu En's head.

"You're an idiot, an idiot who can't even give a compliment."

"The path of science is always full of twists and turns and surprises."

Xiu En remained unfazed, then waved his hand, throwing the water ball back into the stream.

"Well, I have to say, the engineers who designed the fire hydrants did have some merit."

He successfully gave himself a way out.

Kate was completely confused.

Clint leaned against the wall.

"So, Dr. Fire Hydrant, is your research finished? Shouldn't we start thinking about how to get out of this damn stairwell?"

"Of course, we can't let it interfere with our business. Where should we go?"

"We can't stay here any longer."

"Those guys will be flanking us from other floors soon; we have to get out before they regroup."

He checked the AK-47 in his hand to make sure it had enough ammunition.

He didn't even bother to finish off the two enemies he had just dealt with, because he knew that they wouldn't wake up for several hours after the impact.

"Let's go from the rooftop. The rooftop has a great view and it'll make our move easier. Kate, how's your stamina?"

"no problem!"

Kate immediately straightened her back.

"Very good. Stay close to me."

Clint said no more and turned to rush upstairs.

This time, Kate followed closely behind Clint, bow in hand, her eyes scanning every corner where enemies might appear with vigilance.

From a rookie who needed protection to a teammate who could barely keep up, her growth took less than half an hour.

Xiu En, hovering at the very back, asked with some confusion, "Are we escaping by climbing the stairs? Why not use the grappling hook to swing up?"

"That's called a tactical retreat! Not climbing stairs!"

"Besides, we should save every bit of effort we can; who knows how many of those lunatics are still around!"

They quickly rushed to the top floor.

The cold night wind, mixed with snowflakes, made the two people, who were soaked to the bone, shiver.

The rooftop was deserted.

"Okay, we're safe now, for the time being."

"What's next?"

Kate asked.

"Where are we going? Back to your apartment?"

"No, it's not safe there anymore."

Clint shook his head and pointed to another, taller building not far away.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. has another safe house nearby; Hill has already sent me the coordinates. We need to get there from here."

The distance between the two buildings is very far. For ordinary people, it is absolutely insurmountable.

But for Hawkeye, this was just a slightly challenging rope-swinging exercise.

He took out a grappling hook arrow.

"Come on, girl, let's experience the high-altitude trapeze again."

However, just as he was about to nock an arrow and draw his bow, Xiu En spoke up.

"Feed".

"What is it now?!"

"Don't you think it's too quiet here?"

Xiu En was looking up at the rooftop of a taller building not far away.

As soon as he finished speaking, a whooshing sound came from the top of the building!

That was an arrow!

An arrow carrying a white stream of air, moving at a speed that breaks the sound barrier!

Its target is Kate Bishop, who is caught off guard and has let her guard down!

The angle, timing, and speed of this arrow were all perfect!

Kate's pupils contracted, her body didn't even have time to react, and her mind went completely blank!

But Clint's instincts were faster than his arrows.

At that critical moment, he used his composite bow to block the arrow's path!

The arrow struck the bowstring of the composite bow! The bowstring snapped instantly!

Then, aided by the recoil from the snapping bowstring, the arrow veered off course, grazed Kate's cheek, and embedded itself in the wall behind her!

The arrow's fletching was still buzzing violently!

Clint staggered back half a step, looking at the broken bow in his hand.

The person who could shoot this arrow...

There are very few of them in this world.

"It's him, Bullseye."

This was a provocation, a declaration of war against him by another top hunter, and a naked threat to what he was protecting.

On the rooftop across the street, the figure hidden in the darkness seemed to sense the ignited fighting spirit as well.

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Shuen's projection, watching the flame of obsession that had risen again on Clint's body, now tinged with a hint of blood, brightened.

He wanted to praise him again.

But as soon as he moved his tongue, he remembered the campfire that had been inexplicably extinguished in the stairwell.

"Don't speak."

Sunflower Ivy's voice echoed in his mind.

"If you still want to see an interesting performance, don't speak."

"But……"

Xiu En's projection looked somewhat aggrieved.

He really thought it was great.

In that instant, he used his own weapon to block the enemy's arrows, forcibly altering their trajectory.

Such a wonderful performance deserves applause!

Xiu hesitated for a fraction of a second, then made a difficult decision.

He carefully, almost silently, mouthed the words to Clint's retreating figure:

"Truly...wonderful..."

He didn't even dare to make a sound, only moved his lips and gave an approving nod.

Upon receiving the sun's faint praise, that burning flame of obsession actually flared up a bit!

Clint's aura became even more dangerous.

Become!

Xiu En felt he had found the balance between praise and encouragement!

"..."

The sunflower covered its eyes with its leaves, trying to suppress its laughter.

"Kate! Get behind me, turn your back to me, and look in the direction we came from. That's his second sniping position!"

"good!"

Kate did as instructed immediately, completely trusting Clint's judgment.

"That's a blind spot, he can't see you. Take out the number three and number seven arrows from your quiver."

Number three is an electric arrow, and number seven is something like... something sticky?

Clint glanced at Shuen, who was watching him with great interest and seemed about to say something, and added a comment.

"And you! Just stay there, do nothing! And don't say a word!"

"oh."

Xiu En nodded.

Just as they were talking, the second arrow arrived as expected!

This time, Bullseye's target is Clint himself.

The arrow's angle became even more cunning, bypassing the obstruction of the air conditioner's outdoor unit and heading straight for Clint's heart in a curved trajectory!

Clint watched as the deadly arrow flew toward him.

Just as the arrow was about to touch his chest, an arrowhead sprang out from his sleeve and blocked it.

That was an explosive arrow.

"boom!"

The explosion occurred half a meter in front of Clint's chest!

The shockwave pushed him back half a step, and fragments of arrows and explosive arrowheads flew past his combat uniform.

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This is a game that only the most extreme madmen can play.

"Did you see that?"

Clint said to Kate behind him.

"This is your opponent. A monster who is an expert in ballistics, psychology, and the physics of explosion."

On the rooftop of the building across the street, Lester, also known as Bullseye, knew his probing was over.

Hawkeye, the legendary Avenger, truly lives up to his name.

He stood up and stepped out of the shadows.

He pulled a deck of cards from his pocket and drew out the Ace of Spades.

"Clint Barton! Your bow is broken. Now, this isn't fair. Come out here, or I'll come over. Let's settle this with our fists."

He was trying to provoke him.

Kate was a little nervous.

"Don't believe his nonsense! He's just trying to lure us into his attack range!"

"I know. But he also created opportunities for us."

The opportunity was the moment he emerged from the shadows.

Their location has been revealed.

"Kate, your number seven arrow."

"Thirty degrees elevation, target, the lightning rod above his head, fire in three seconds!"

"Huh? But?"

"No buts! Follow orders!"

Kate drew her sticky arrow and, following Clint's instructions, drew the bow to its full extent.

Even though she didn't understand, she chose to believe him.

At the same time, Clint pulled out the components of the last grappling hook arrow from his waist.

He glanced at the distance, then at Bullseye's provocative figure.

He shouted at the rooftop across the street.

"Hey, you bastard! You want to fight me? You're not good enough! Let my apprentice play with you first!"

The grappling hook arrow is activated.

"call out--!"

Kate's glue arrow was also fired at the same time!

Two dark figures, one high and one low, one to the left and one to the right, hurtled toward the same target along completely different trajectories!

Bullseye clearly didn't expect Clint to be so clueless, sending a rookie to attack him.

For him, arrows at that speed and angle posed no threat.

But he didn't notice that another, smaller shadow, almost touching the ground, was using the shadow of the building's edge to strike his ankle.

Just as Bullseye easily dodged the sticky arrow and was about to laugh at his opponent's naivety, Kate's arrow suddenly exploded!

A large blob of extremely sticky purple colloid covered the entire area within a five-meter radius around him! The lightning rod was completely covered!

This is an area attack!

Bullseye's expression changed instantly, and he immediately realized he had been tricked!

This adhesive net won't trap him, but it will severely restrict his movement!

But the real killing move has now arrived!

Clint's grappling hook got tangled in his ankle!

"What?!"

Bullseye only had time to utter half a cry of surprise before a pulling force came from beneath his feet!

On the other side of the rooftop, Clint pulled Bullseye off the roof of the building opposite, like a tug-of-war!

Lester let out a string of curses mixed with shock and anger in mid-air as he plummeted toward the abyss between the two buildings!

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