At The Mesmerizer's home, The Mesmerizer stood off against Butcher, Frenchie, Hughie, and Mother's Milk. She wore a little black skirt and thigh-high stockings on her lower half, with only a bra covering her upper body, fully displaying her alluring figure.
A man's headless corpse lay on the floor. He had come to collect rent, but unfortunately, lust had clouded his mind. Captivated by The Mesmerizer's beauty, he had wanted to try some role-playing. In the end, after taking the drug and losing control of her strength, The Mesmerizer had crushed his head between her thighs.
"Don't be nervous. We won't hurt you. We'll help you clean up this mess. You only need to tell us everything you know about this."
Butcher shook the empty bottle that had contained Compound V. The liquid inside had just been used by The Mesmerizer.
She had squatted with a barbell weighing nearly a thousand pounds for over an hour without showing the slightest fatigue. It had left them utterly astonished.
Of course, that was limited by their understanding. For a Superhero at Li Wei's level, it was nothing. Their strength was already measured in tons.
The Mesmerizer's face was full of panic and unease. "Who are you people?"
She had never intended to kill anyone. She had only wanted to use this method to make him delay collecting rent for a few days.
So even when these strangers had suddenly barged in and discovered that she had killed someone, she did not dare do anything. Her claws were merely a warning.
Butcher keenly noticed this, and he could not help smiling.
Once people panicked, it became difficult for them to keep secrets. Besides, they had been watching The Mesmerizer for some time, and she did not seem like much of a tough nut to crack.
Just then, the tightly shut door abruptly opened. A man carrying a metal staff, dressed in a black hooded cloak and wearing a mask, strode inside.
Seeing the corpse on the ground, he immediately raised his staff and casually pulled out a deck of cards from his waist. Before everyone's eyes, a faint red glow began to appear around both.
Then he barked sternly, "Damn it! You despicable criminals actually broke into someone's home, robbed it, and even killed the man of the house?"
That was right. The newcomer was Li Wei. He had cosplayed Gambit from the Marvel Universe and had even deliberately bought some playing cards beforehand.
Firecracker's superpower might not have been especially powerful, but it was perfectly suited for his new identity.
There was no need to worry about her being implicated, either. Their powers, the way they used them, and even their appearances were completely different.
The only flaw now was that this Gambit of his was not registered with Vought International. But neither The Mesmerizer nor Butcher's group would find it easy to obtain Vought's relevant files.
Unless The Mesmerizer told A-Train about this and asked A-Train for help.
But Li Wei would not give her that chance.
Butcher and the others had intended to blackmail The Mesmerizer. Why could he not do the same?
By then, how could anyone else in the room fail to understand that they had run into a passing Superhero? They were seriously unlucky.
While Butcher cursed inwardly, he remained fairly calm. Frenchie and Mother's Milk instinctively reached for the pistols at their waists. Even knowing they were outmatched, they would not give up resisting.
Hughie, however, could not help crying out, "Ah, it's you! The Superhero who comforted and encouraged me at Vought International last time!"
"Hm?" Butcher and the other three all turned to look at Hughie. He had never told them about anything like that.
Li Wei frowned. "You're the guy whose girlfriend was killed by A-Train, yet you shamefully chose to sign the papers, take the money, and settle? I was wrong about you last time!"
The moment he said that, The Mesmerizer suddenly understood. So these people had not come for her at all—they were after A-Train?
Hughie felt miserable. He had to admit that he really was a coward, but encouraged by the other man, he had already decided to fight A-Train to the bitter end. The settlement was only for show!
But with The Mesmerizer right here, he could not reveal that so easily.
Butcher and the others, however, all lit up. They had noticed the key words: killed, shamefully, wrong about you.
All that showed that the Superhero before them was clearly at odds with A-Train.
What made them feel even more incredulous was that he sounded like a real Superhero, not one of those hypocrites who only knew how to put on a show!
Thinking that, Butcher could not help grinning. "OI, hero. You can examine the corpse on the floor. With the skills of ordinary people like us, there's no way we could smash his head into that."
Mother's Milk immediately understood what Butcher meant. He gave a muffled snort. "That's right. It's all a misunderstanding. We didn't kill him. The Mesmerizer did!"
Li Wei immediately turned to The Mesmerizer. "The Mesmerizer, is that true?"
The equally panicked Mesmerizer did not know what to say for a moment.
If she admitted it, she would definitely be in deep trouble afterward. She was a retired third-rate Superhero who had just fallen out with A-Train. She had no privileges whatsoever.
Whether it meant prison or paying an enormous bail, neither was a consequence she could easily accept.
If she denied it, these people who had inexplicably barged in immediately after she killed someone would be just as difficult to handle.
Especially that cowardly-looking guy. She remembered that they had visited her home before, claiming they were there to repair the internet or something.
Now that she thought about it, they might have installed cameras or something else in the house!
And since it involved A-Train, she felt that the best possible outcome for her would be for this suddenly appearing Superhero—whose name she did not even know—to directly clash with them.
He could kill them all first, and afterward she could pin the landlord's death on them as well!
Seeing her remain so silent, Butcher could not help sneering. He had already guessed what she was planning.
Sure enough, was this what it meant to be a Superhero? Even if she had only ever been third-rate—no, fourth-rate—trash, she still treated ordinary lives with such contempt!
Compared to her, this newly appeared Superhero seemed much easier to use.
"OI, we've got surveillance footage. One look and you'll understand!"
The Mesmerizer's expression changed drastically. She no longer clung to any hope. "Yes, I killed him, but I swear it was all an accident. I never meant to do it. I was just too excited, and I lost control!"
"Lost control?"
Li Wei listened closely. "Your heartbeat and blood flow are indeed abnormal, but ordinary stimulants and drugs shouldn't work on us, should they?"
Butcher chuckled and shook the empty bottle in his hand. "Then we ought to ask her what exactly Compound V is, that it can give her such immense strength in such a short time!"
Li Wei frowned at that. He looked again at the corpse on the floor, the photo of The Mesmerizer and A-Train inside the room, and Hughie, who had been trying to explain something all along. For a moment, he seemed thoughtful.
Under everyone's gaze, Li Wei finally nodded. "Fine. Then I'll see exactly what evil plan you're hiding. First, clean up the corpse and the bloodstains here."
"Oh, right. I'm Gambit. You can also call me Remi!"
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