Solomon knew that once the meeting ended, A-Train, blinded by rage, would head straight to Hughie's house to settle the score.
But he knew even better that Hughie and the others had realized last night that their whereabouts had been exposed. They had already moved Hughie's father and Mother's Milk's family elsewhere. A-Train's trip was doomed to come up empty.
For Solomon, however, this was an excellent opportunity to obtain A-Train's ability.
He had been in no hurry to acquire A-Train's super speed before. After all, he already had super speed himself and felt it was enough for the time being.
But after his super-speed healing upgraded last time, he had realized that identical abilities could actually stack and upgrade. That made acquiring A-Train's super speed very necessary.
Besides, in the original plot, A-Train would have his leg broken here anyway. Solomon would merely be following the plot and picking up his ability along the way. Why not?
A-Train still needed to ask where Hughie lived, but Solomon did not need to bother.
Before he obtained superpowers, he had often visited Hughie's house and knew the route like the back of his hand.
Solomon turned invisible and raced to Hughie's house. When he arrived, A-Train was not there yet.
The spacious house was deserted, without a trace of life. Clearly, everyone had already been moved out.
Before Solomon could take another look around the house, he heard a whoosh cutting through the air, and a blue figure instantly appeared in the room.
It was A-Train, wearing his uniform and looking agitated.
Looking at the empty room, A-Train's face instantly turned livid. The rage in his chest nearly erupted, and he was about to curse.
"Fu..."
Before he could finish, a crowbar suddenly slammed into his leg. With a sharp crack,