"Go back. It's dangerous here!"
"Hurry back! You're their target!"
Seeing Rorschach step out on his own, several CIA agents couldn't help turning and shouting at him.
Of course, some agents had already been scared shitless by Red Devil and Riptide. They merely clenched their teeth, trembling all over as they stayed on guard. How could they spare any thought for Rorschach?
"Sorry, I'm borrowing your gun."
Rorschach ignored the agents completely. Reaching out, he snatched an assault rifle from an agent beside him.
He took two steps forward, arriving beside the statue that Havok had already cut halfway through. With a light leap, he landed directly atop it.
He gripped the assault rifle tightly and began watching in every direction, listening to every sound.
Whoosh!
A red streak suddenly flashed through the crowd, and Red Devil's figure appeared at the same time.
The other agents naturally had no chance of reacting, but Rorschach responded immediately.
Bang!
Rorschach spun around sharply and fired directly at Red Devil.
Whoosh!
Red Devil, who had only just appeared, vanished once again.
There was no helping it. Rorschach's reaction was simply too fast. Red Devil had barely had time to do anything before a bullet came flying at him.
He had no choice but to dodge.
Whoosh!
Bang!
Whoosh!
Bang!
Just like that, Red Devil and Rorschach began a game of "hide-and-seek."
Whenever Red Devil appeared, a bullet immediately came chasing after him, forcing him to use his ability to teleport away.
Provoked by Rorschach to such an extent, Red Devil's attention was indeed drawn to him.
He stopped attacking the other CIA agents and instead used his ability to keep appearing at different spots around Rorschach.
Constantly closing in on him.
"Interesting."
Seeing this, Riptide crossed his arms and watched the show from the side.
He had no intention of stepping in to help.
They were veteran mutants who had followed Black King Shaw through countless battles and storms. Why would they gang up on a junior?
Besides, Riptide knew Red Devil's ability well.
Red Devil might have been temporarily suppressed by that young man, but that was all. The young man had not actually posed any threat to Red Devil.
Before long, Red Devil would surely find an opening and turn the tables.
"Ah, I never expected such a promising mutant to be hiding here."
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
A helmeted, imposing-looking man walked over with light steps.
It was Black King Shaw. Having dealt with the defenses elsewhere in the CIA facility, he strode over without a care.
Clatter! Clatter!
The surviving agents immediately raised their rifles and aimed them at Shaw.
Shaw did nothing at all. He did not even spare those agents a second glance.
In his eyes, they were nothing but lowly ants.
Riptide stopped watching the show. With a shake of both hands, he unleashed a tornado that swept toward the agents with a roaring gale.
Screams and muffled groans immediately rang out.
Everyone was blown away by the tornado.
By the time the tornado completely dispersed, not a single CIA agent at the scene remained standing.
The only consolation was that, compared to Red Devil's lethal blade strikes, most of those knocked down by the tornado had fortunately kept their lives.
They just looked rather miserable.
From his elevated position, Rorschach merely glanced at Shaw. He did nothing further to him, because he knew that any attack on Shaw would only feed him energy.
It would all be pointless.
"Shaw, actually... I'm about to finish this!"
Red Devil suddenly appeared somewhere and immediately explained himself to the Black King.
The Black King had sent him and Riptide ahead to clear the way for the Black King's meeting with the other mutants.
Yet the Black King had already arrived while Red Devil still had not finished the job. Strictly speaking, that counted as negligence.
"No rush." The Black King said with a chuckle, looking completely entertained. "I'd also like to learn more about the compatriots here."
But even though the Black King said that, how could Red Devil dare delay any longer?
He activated his ability, rapidly blinking from place to place around Rorschach. The frequency of his disappearances and reappearances kept increasing.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The gunfire from Rorschach's rifle also grew more rapid. But gradually, as Red Devil's teleportation speed increased, Rorschach clearly began to lose track of his rhythm.
He became somewhat flustered.
Making matters worse, the bullets in Rorschach's gun had run out. He could not help looking down at the weapon in his hands.
"Now!"
Seizing that critical instant, Red Devil appeared directly behind Rorschach!
He reached out to grab Rorschach.
If Rorschach were caught, he would be utterly defeated, because Red Devil could instantly take him tens of thousands of feet into the air!
The "rain of people" earlier in the base had been Red Devil's doing.
"Watch out!"
A wave of alarmed cries rang out.
Mystique Raven, Hank, Banshee, and the others all cried out in alarm.
Swish!
But at that very moment, Rorschach suddenly reached backward. As if he had eyes in the back of his head, he seized Red Devil by the throat.
Before Red Devil's hand could touch him, he restrained him first!
Crack!
Without another word, Rorschach exerted force with his right hand and snapped Red Devil's neck.
Red Devil's eyes went wide. No matter what, he could not believe what had just happened.
This young man was actually this formidable?
How had he done it?
What Red Devil could never have imagined was that Rorschach could hear his heartbeat with absolute clarity!
When facing Red Devil's teleportation, this was a faster and more precise method than tracking him with sight.
Every time Red Devil teleported, Rorschach could pinpoint his location nearly 0.5 seconds faster than an ordinary person.
That was why, the instant Red Devil appeared within reach, Rorschach could strike at once and kill him in a single blow.
This was also why Rorschach had deliberately lured Red Devil into attacking him. Only at close range was he confident of succeeding.
At long range, after locating Red Devil, he would still have to turn, move his arms, aim, and pull the trigger. That would be much slower.
He would miss the chance to kill Red Devil.
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