Heroes Alliance

The battle continued, and there was still no suspense whatsoever.

Just as they eliminated all the enemies and were preparing to rescue Kick-Ass and Damon, fierce flames suddenly erupted from Damon's body, forcing Kick-Ass beside him to twist and struggle with all his might in an attempt to dodge them.

Li Congxin frowned at the sight. They had already dealt with all the enemies, so how had this fire started?

Almost in the blink of an eye, the flames completely swallowed Damon. They then transformed into a pillar of fire that shot into the sky, smashed through the warehouse roof, and vanished.

Where Damon had been sitting, even the iron chair had been burned completely to ash!

"Fuck! What is going on? Is this the Samadhi Fire!?"

Looking at the seemingly sentient flames before him, which possessed such terrifying power, Li Congxin could not help grumbling inwardly.

This is way too un-Marvel!

"Dad!" Seeing Damon turn to ash in the raging flames, Hit-Girl burst into hysterical sobs. Li Congxin could only pat her on the shoulder in encouragement. He had no idea how to comfort her.

After crying for a while, Hit-Girl suddenly raised her head and firmly said that she wanted to avenge her dead parents, and hoped to obtain everyone's help.

Li Congxin had not been particularly interested in some drug lord or anything like that. However, for the sake of the bold idea that had suddenly occurred to him earlier, he agreed after asking Hawkeye and Yi Long for their opinions. He flatly rejected the little girl's suggestion that Kick-Ass be brought along to help as well.

Let this guy, who was green from head to toe, go home and rest by himself!

After training at Nalan Martial Arts School for two months, his combat power had only risen from 0.5 geese to 1 goose. He had no strength, no potential, and no special talent. Keeping him around would only cause trouble.

The path of a superhero simply did not suit him. Later, Li Congxin would try to persuade him in his true identity, urging him to give up this impractical idea as soon as possible. That would be best for him.

After Li Congxin obtained the incriminating evidence left behind by that "damn reporter," the four of them followed Mindy's directions and drove straight toward Frank D'Amico's headquarters.

The atmosphere inside the car was unbearably gloomy.

Mindy had just lost her own father. It was unrealistic to expect her to take the initiative to say something and liven things up.

Hawkeye had felt some sorrow at Damon's death, as if mourning a fellow victim of fate. He merely drove with his head lowered, saying nothing.

As for Yi Long, he was more open-minded. However, he had never been a talkative person to begin with. That was an innate trait, and therefore even harder to change.

As the oppressive atmosphere gradually reached its breaking point, Li Congxin finally spoke at the right moment. "I want to establish a superhero alliance. What do you think?"

"An alliance?" Hawkeye was the first to show interest. Hearing Li Congxin's suggestion, he asked almost without hesitation, "What kind of alliance?"

"It means gathering everyone together so that we can look out for one another."

Li Congxin gave Hawkeye, his perfect straight man, a thumbs-up in his heart and continued smoothly, "We often fight criminals who kill without batting an eye. No one can guarantee that there won't be times when we slip up. Just now, a righteous man who bravely fought crime sacrificed himself right before our eyes. I don't want to see something like that happen again."

"That's why I thought of bringing everyone together to fight evil as one. This will not only improve our overall strength, but even if someone makes a mistake and runs into trouble, the others can rush over to help immediately, preserving the forces of justice to the greatest extent possible!"

After finishing the speech he had prepared in advance, Li Congxin calmly asked, "That's all I have to say. What do you think?"

"I'm in!"

Mindy was the first to speak up, but Li Congxin automatically ignored her opinion.

You're just a child. What are you doing trying to be a superhero?

What you need to do now is develop quietly. Don't get reckless!

"Count me in!"

Hawkeye was the second to speak. He wanted to use the ability Heaven had bestowed upon him to do his part for justice. After seeing Damon's fate just now, he also strongly agreed with Li Congxin's view.

The Hawkeye of today was not yet the Avengers member who could handle everything on his own ten years later. As an ADC, he still needed his teammates' support.

Seeing that Mindy and Hawkeye had both stated their positions, Yi Long finally spoke. "I can join temporarily. It will be a good chance to use battle to see whether my state of mind has truly recovered. If something goes wrong now, you can still suppress my inner demon. If it happens after I return home, that will be a disaster!"

Li Congxin glanced at Yi Long's expression through the rearview mirror and said half-jokingly, "Aren't you a Buddhist disciple? Never mind when you were brainwashed and controlled by someone else. Now that you're killing people, aren't you afraid Buddha will blame you and send you to hell after you die?"

Li Congxin was not asking this because he had nothing better to do and wanted to tease Yi Long.

Even if he did not ask, Yi Long himself could not possibly avoid thinking about the same issue. It was better to use this opportunity to sound him out. If he had a psychological obstacle to killing people while acting as a superhero here, Li Congxin would definitely not bring him along on his next mission.

Yet Yi Long's expression remained calm and unruffled. "If I do not enter hell, who will? Even a Vajra has times when he glares in anger!"

"As long as the people I kill are all bad people, I'm willing to be an angry Vajra who goes to hell after death!"

And so, a superhero organization was established through a simple discussion among the four of them. As for how the organization would develop in the future, that would depend on how Li Congxin, its founder, operated it.

"Right!" Seeing that they were already close to Frank D'Amico's headquarters, Hawkeye suddenly asked, "Have you thought of a name for our superhero organization?"

As he spoke, the car made a sharp turn and passed through the final intersection before Frank D'Amico's headquarters. Their destination was right before them.

Li Congxin smiled faintly and answered calmly, "Heroes Alliance!"

However, the instant he finished speaking, before he could ask for the others' opinions, the expression on his face was replaced by shock.

Originally, based on the difference in strength between the two sides, Li Congxin had never considered the possibility that this raid would fail.

Yet the facts proved that their mission had failed completely, with no chance of success remaining!

Because their target was gone!

At the very center of the street, the skyscraper that had belonged to Frank D'Amico had been completely engulfed by flames. The entire building was burning, illuminating the whole street in a blazing red glow.

Under such a massive fire, forget Frank D'Amico—even a weaker Avenger would probably be unable to escape alive.

Who had stolen my kill, and why had they been so ruthless?

Just then, a black sports car, styled like the Batmobile of that badass next-door neighbor Batman, suddenly sped out of the sea of fire wrapped in dazzling flames. It shot past the car carrying the four of them in a blaze of sparks and lightning.

Everywhere it passed, even the concrete road was scorched with two clear black marks!

Watching the flaming Batmobile flash past them, Li Congxin's expression was just as dumbfounded as those of the others.

Who the hell was this guy?

What an unbelievably flashy entrance!

Had Ghost Rider paid to upgrade, or had that badass next-door neighbor Batman crossed over into this world?