Chapter 237 Takeout on the Doorstep
Checking the planned implementation Time, it was indeed set for tomorrow. SHIELD was clearly worried about things dragging on and wanted to resolve Nitro-Man as quickly as possible. It made sense; an unstable bomb was just sitting out in the open in the Downtown Area, and anyone would be afraid.
Yang Le rubbed his chin and called out to Gwen, who had just finished organizing her Luggage and was about to tidy up his. He said he was going to take care of a Small Matter.
"Need my help?" Gwen asked.
"No need." Yang Le got up, picked a Coat from the large pile of Clothes in Gwen's hand, and put it on. "Just a Small Matter. I'll be back in about half an hour. I'll grab some Midnight Snack while I'm out."
"I didn't say I wanted a Midnight Snack," Gwen protested, frowning.
"Then it's just that I want to eat it." Yang Le smiled, activated his Little Broken Watch, and transformed into Fast Flash Star. He vanished in the blink of an eye.
Gwen sighed, put the Clothes aside, and muttered, "If you're going to transform anyway, why bother wearing a Coat? The Clothes I just organized are all messed up now."
Before Gwen finished complaining, Yang Le had already arrived at his Destination: a very ordinary Detached House. It looked unremarkable; no one would suspect it housed a number of Supervillains.
Transforming into a blue whirlwind, Yang Le arrived at the Door of the House, cleared his throat, and pressed the Doorbell.
"Hello, your Pizza delivery is here!"
Yang Le was just trying to imitate a scene from a Movie, but who would have thought there would actually be a Response from inside.
"Coming! Is Pizza delivery really this fast now?" a gruff voice called out, followed by Footsteps.
Then a US Dollar bill slid out from under the Door Crack; someone was obviously stuffing Money from the other side.
"Just leave the Pizza at the Doorway," the gruff voice said again.
Yang Le was stunned in Original Place, unsure if it was because the other party had actually ordered Pizza, or because they were clearly Villains but were still honestly paying Money.
The person on the other side of the Door saw that Yang Le didn't speak, but also didn't take back the US Dollar, and then said, "What? You want a Tip? Alright, alright."
Then another US Dollar bill was stuffed out from the Door Crack by that person.
"What? You think the Money is too little?" The man's voice became angry. "Let me tell you, don't push your luck."
Then the Door opened, and a man wearing High-Tech Armor appeared in front of him. But the man was also stunned after opening the Door.
Although the man was wearing a Mask that only revealed his mouth, Yang Le could still see his expression change, going from Anger to dumbfounded in just one second.
Yang Le recognized the man as Rampage. He had no special Ability and relied on the High-Tech Combat Suit he was wearing. This Armor not only gave Rampage all-around enhancements but also allowed him to move at super high Speed. Yang Le didn't remember the exact Speed, only that it was subsonic.
"What are you?" Rampage reacted, loudly Questioning Yang Le, also to alert his Partner inside the House.
Sure enough, after Rampage shouted, a man walked out of the House. The man was wearing a purple and black Tight Suit and had long white hair. Yang Le recognized him instantly. This person was Nitro-Man, Yang Le's Goal this time.
"What's wrong, Rampage?" Nitro-Man asked. Because Rampage, in his Armor, was so large, and Fast Flash Star was a relatively short Alien Hero, he hadn't seen Yang Le at first.
"We might be in Trouble," Rampage said, reaching out a hand towards Yang Le, intending to grab the alien in front of him.
However, when Rampage's hand reached Yang Le's body, it passed right through without any resistance. Rampage was shocked, and when Yang Le vanished, he realized that what he'd seen was just an Afterimage.
"What exactly happened?" Nitro-Man was still confused and hadn't figured out what was going on.
"Shut up, Nitro-Man!" Rampage said through gritted Teeth. He felt like he was being played. Rampage now just wanted to find Yang Le and torture him.
Nitro-Man wasn't exactly a saint either. Facing Rampage's reprimand, he felt he couldn't just pretend nothing had happened. Villains were like that; it was kill or be killed, and they wouldn't easily back down.
But just as Nitro-Man was about to retort, a sharp voice rang out from behind him.
"I think he might be looking for me."
Rampage and Nitro-Man turned around and saw Yang Le, transformed into Fast Flash Star, standing behind them and waving.
The moment he saw Yang Le, a Question arose in Rampage's Heart: how did he get in?
"Curious how I got in?" Yang Le pointed to the Wall beside him. "I took a Shortcut."
That's right, the method Yang Le used was Wall-Phasing. Marvel's Speedsters didn't use this Technique much, but it was a specialty of DC's Speedsters, perhaps because they weren't as fast as DC's Speedsters.
This Technique involves vibrating one's own molecules at extremely high Speed, then resonating with the obstacle they contact to reach the same frequency. After that, the Speedster can pass through the Cracks of the object, achieving Wall-Phasing.
Generally speaking, even an adult XLR8 would find this difficult. But since transforming into Ultimate XLR8, and then back to XLR8, Yang Le seemed to have grasped something mysterious and profound. He couldn't explain it clearly, but he was definitely much faster than before, and could even do Molecular Vibration Wall-Phasing.
"Dodge!" Rampage shoved Nitro-Man aside, raised his right arm, and a short Sword, two fingers thick and forearm-length, popped out from his arm Armor. It gleamed coldly and was clearly no ordinary Weapon.
Rampage raised his hand and swung the Sword at Yang Le. Yang Le didn't dare to take that hit. He knew Rampage's short Sword was made of Adamantium. Not to mention XLR8's small frame, even if he transformed into Atomix, Yang Le wouldn't dare to take it head-on.
However, although Rampage had a formidable Weapon, it was meaningless if he couldn't hit. In Yang Le's eyes, Rampage's Speed was just too slow. Yang Le felt like he was about to fall asleep when Rampage's Sword finally reached him.
Yang Le just slightly sidestepped, then stuck out a foot. Rampage, tripped by Yang Le, went flying and crashed into a lot of Furniture.
At this moment, the other Villains who had heard Rampage shouting finally rushed over, and they arrived just in time to see Rampage falling.
"What happened?" a woman asked aloud, with two ornate Swords hanging at her waist.
"Looks like someone's come looking for Trouble!" said a man wearing a green Tight Suit with lightning patterns.
Yang Le recognized both of their Identities at a glance: Cold Heart and Electro.
Cold Heart didn't attract much of Yang Le's attention. The main one was Electro. This Guy played with electricity, and Yang Le knew that eighty percent of the Alien Heroes in his Little Broken Watch were vulnerable to electricity. He couldn't afford to ignore that.
(End of Chapter)