A little while later.
The mask's eerie glow gradually faded, and it slowly settled back into the box.
Seeing that the mask showed no further reaction,
Bouvier stepped forward and put the box away.
The car moved slowly along the road back into town.
The atmosphere inside was strange.
After what had just happened, everyone knew there was more to the others than met the eye.
The five of them looked in five different directions, none speaking to the others.
At this point, Natasha uploaded the intelligence directly to headquarters.
She waited for the director's next instructions.
Just as the car reached a deserted junction and began slowing down to turn onto the road into town,
"Stomp the mouse!"
A shout suddenly rang out.
A muscular, red-haired man stomped down at the windshield of the car Natasha and the others were riding in.
The burly man's muscles bulged.
His eyes were sharp, and he moved incredibly fast!
Bang-
He bounced right off.
The windshield was made of the finest bulletproof glass.
And the car had been personally outfitted by Bouvier, a veteran agent.
How could Alfred, an ordinary man, possibly kick through it so easily?
Natasha hurried out of the car. "Who are you?"
Alfred settled into a fighting stance. "I am Black Tiger Ah Fu! Prepare to die!"
Alfred spread his arms. "Eagle spreads its wings!"
With that shout, he charged straight at Natasha.
Natasha darted left, easily dodging him.
"Bear paw strike!"
Alfred stretched both hands forward, adopting a sumo stance before attacking again.
"Elephant kick!"
Natasha dodged!
"Snake fist strikes!"
Natasha dodged again!
Despite the intimidating names of his moves, Natasha did not act rashly. She simply kept dodging left and right, trying to gauge his true strength.
"Crow rides a plane!"
"Mouse steals the cheese!"
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