Madame Gao's Terror

In reality, the Heroes Alliance's existence so far has only been talk; their only public asset is this chat group.

After the alliance was formed, Hawkeye introduced the Punisher, whom he met while fighting crime, and the Punisher then introduced his good friend Daredevil.

However, Daredevil is currently considered an outer member.

After a moment of silence, it was Daredevil, the outer member, who broke it first.

Daredevil: I'm done chatting for now. A few friends of mine are in a bit of trouble, and I need to help them figure something out. (T_T)

Hawkeye: What kind of trouble? Do you need our help? (⊙⊙)

Daredevil: You guys can't help. A friend of mine started a special effects production studio a few years ago. It was quite successful for a while, even being the effects team for the hottest movie, Star Wars. But recently, business has been bad, and the studio is on the verge of collapse. He wants me to help him find a solution. Oh god! What can I possibly do about this? (°Д°;)

Li Congxin, who had already prepared to put away his phone, saw this message and his eyes suddenly lit up. A bold idea formed in his mind.

Black Mask: Wait a minute! ~(￣0￣)/

Black Mask: I might be able to help with this! <(￣ˇ￣)/

Daredevil: How do you plan to help? ()

Black Mask: I want to buy this studio. Help me get in touch with them.

"Gong Xia Mi, wo qin qing, ti ding de xian lü..."

Just as Li Congxin was rubbing his hands together, ready to pull off something big, a call notification suddenly popped up on his phone screen.

Hit-Girl!

Was this little brat ever going to stop?

Answering the call, Li Congxin was about to scold her when he suddenly heard Mindy's urgent voice through the receiver: "Help!"

Li Congxin was stunned. "What's going on?"

"Sheriff Marcus was killed by bad guys, and now I'm being chased by them too! The enemy is very powerful, I'm no match for them!"

Li Congxin was taken aback and quickly pressed for details. "What exactly happened? Never mind that, where are you right now?"

After hearing Hit-Girl report her current location, Li Congxin immediately said, "Take the nearest route and head towards the airport. I'll be there to meet you."

Hanging up the phone, Li Congxin immediately sent a message in the group chat.

Black Mask: Hit-Girl is in danger. Her current location is... If anyone is nearby, please rush to help. I'll be there shortly.

After sending the message, Li Congxin took a dice-sized metal box from his keychain and tossed it onto the ground.

With a "bang!", the dice transformed into a large metal case, one meter square.

Opening the case, he found his "Black Mask" costume inside.

Transformed into Black Mask, Li Congxin immediately switched to parkour mode, following the route he had agreed upon with Hit-Girl, heading towards her location.

Li Congxin thought, I'm already masked, why should I follow traffic rules?

Red light? Run it!

Encountering oncoming cars? Just run across them!

Stuck in traffic? Use the cars as stepping stones. As a certain Mr. Lu once said: "There are no roads in this world, but when cars are lined up, they can become a road!"

Running with abandon, accumulating countless Impression Points along the way, Li Congxin finally met Mindy in a secluded park.

Mindy was currently wearing her Hit-Girl suit. It was unclear how long she had been running, but she was already out of breath and looked utterly disheveled.

Upon seeing Li Congxin, Mindy's eyes lit up, and she quickened her pace, rushing in front of him. "Black Mask! It's bad, Marcus has been killed by those villains!"

The little girl was very careful with her words. After putting on her professional attire, she not only immediately changed her address to Li Congxin as "Black Mask" instead of "Brother Clark," but she even omitted the word "uncle" when mentioning Marcus's name.

Li Congxin felt that, at least in this regard, she was even more professional than he was.

Hearing Mindy's words, Li Congxin couldn't help but frown and quickly pressed for details. "What exactly happened?"

Mindy calmed her breathing slightly and quickly explained, "After you handed the evidence to the police through Marcus last time, the police conducted an investigation but found no substantial evidence. So, they simply attributed all the mentioned crimes to the deceased Frank D'Amico and closed the case hastily."

Li Congxin sneered inwardly at this. Attributing the crimes to a dead person was a practiced method of shirking responsibility.

American police really can't be trusted!

Just then, Mindy continued, "Marcus wasn't willing to let the matter rest. He continued to investigate privately and discovered that Frank D'Amico was just a pawn pushed to the forefront. The real mastermind is an organization called The Hand. The specific information is all on this USB drive."

Saying this, Mindy handed a USB drive to Li Congxin.

The next moment, a gentle female voice suddenly sounded from not far away. "Sigh... I didn't expect you, a cunning little girl, to actually be foolish enough to carry the evidence with you?"

"Who's there!?"

Li Congxin instinctively shielded Mindy behind him and looked towards the approaching figure. He saw an ordinary-looking elderly Chinese woman, leaning on a vine wood cane as if it was barely supporting her upright. Her eyes were dim, appearing to be on her last legs.

Li Congxin felt no threat from this old woman, but that didn't allow him to relax his vigilance. His expression became even more serious.

This old woman was definitely not ordinary!

After all, an ordinary old woman couldn't have approached within five meters of him in such a quiet place without him noticing!

The more ordinary the person appeared, the more dangerous they were!

Li Congxin felt like he was truly screwed. What happened to the sci-fi background? What happened to the Marvel world?

What kind of monster was this he was facing?

A martial arts master?

Had she returned to a state of natural simplicity?

Or was her spirit contained within?

Taking a deep breath, Li Congxin smiled warmly at the old woman. "I see you're quite old, ma'am. Why are you always thinking about fighting? Actually, whether someone is Chinese or white, they were all born of a mother. What's your mother's maiden name?"

Received +16 Impression Points from Madame Gao!

As Li Congxin searched his memories for information about this Madame Gao, his vision blurred. Madame Gao had, without anyone noticing, crossed the several meters between them and appeared before him. She swung a palm strike directly at his chest.

Li Congxin hadn't expected her movements to be so swift. By the time he reacted, her attack was already upon him.

Without time to think, Li Congxin instinctively threw a punch to meet hers.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Li Congxin, whose punch power reached 1000 pounds, was sent flying backward by Madame Gao's palm strike. Mid-air, he felt a sweetness in his throat and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, Li Congxin helplessly discovered that the USB drive in his hand had been shattered during their brief exchange.

This Madame Gao's strength was at least 2-sigma!

Or even higher!