Sizzle!
The hole in the ceiling, melted through by the high temperature released from the human explosion, glowed red for a moment. Vincent, in his demigod form, bathed in the bright moonlight pouring in from the opening, appearing like a god!
"Who are you?!"
"Everyone, be careful. He possesses extraordinary abilities..."
Accompanied by tense words and hurried footsteps, over a dozen young, strong men rushed in from upstairs in the car wash and from outside the main entrance. Some held firearms, others cold weapons like knives and iron rods, surrounding Vincent who stood in the middle of the car wash!
Of course, even when surrounded, they nervously maintained a distance of about ten meters.
Among them,
A young man with green hair, like a follower of Lorna, had slightly red eyes. He held a rifle and stepped forward, angrily demanding, "You, why did you come out of Lorna's room?"
Vincent calmly scanned them, his silver eyes showing no emotion. Under the dominance of his divine nature, he could handle things in the calmest and simplest way.
"Try shooting," Vincent suddenly said to the most agitated green-haired young man.
"Do you think I don't dare to shoot?" The green-haired young man trembled with anger and impulsively flicked off the rifle's safety.
"Edek, calm down!"
Seeing the silver-haired young man act as if he wasn't afraid of death, some people instead tried to persuade him.
"Hurry up. If you don't shoot now, you won't have another chance." Vincent urged, stepping towards the armed young man.
"You're asking for death!"
Seeing his other companions take a step back, the green-haired young man named "Edek" could no longer hold back. He aimed his gun at Vincent, who was walking towards him, and pulled the trigger!
Bang!
A gunshot rang out!!
Under the disbelieving gaze of everyone in the car wash, the silver-haired young man quickly raised his left hand. On his wrist was a silver bracelet, like a gauntlet. A spark of Fire briefly glowed on it, clearly indicating that the rifle's bullet had been blocked by the silver bracelet!
"How is this possible..." Edek continued to pull the trigger in horror.
Vincent did not stop his forward steps. In the process, his left hand quickly swung from side to side, leaving afterimages that surpassed human dynamic vision. As two or three flashes of Fire glowed on the silver bracelet, shattered bullet fragments fell to the ground nearby.
Before Edek could continue shooting,
Vincent had already reached Edek. He grabbed the hot rifle barrel with his right hand, and with the force of his fingers and wrist, the metal barrel immediately bent and became useless, forming an S-shape!
Edek's face turned White with fright, and he fell backward onto the ground.
"Do you understand? The weapons in your hands pose no threat to me." Vincent, in his demigod form, threw away the rifle, which was crumpled into a ball of scrap metal, and said to the equally pale-faced members around him, "Now, can we sit down and have a proper chat?"
...Ten minutes later.
In the car wash area late at night, the parked cars had been moved elsewhere, creating a large empty space. Twenty to thirty stools were arranged in the empty space.
Currently, Lorna's subordinates, regardless of gender, even the most fierce and tough men, were quietly sitting on the stools, like elementary school students receiving an education.
In front of them,
Vincent, who had changed into a pair of high-top canvas shoes, stood there. It must be said that the method used by Sorcerer Ancient One was quite good.
No amount of explanation is as effective as letting them try to act.
When they realize that their weapons and equipment cannot pose any threat to the person in front of them, and that this being can easily eliminate them, they can then smoothly enter the negotiation stage.
Hmm, this is definitely not intimidation.
"So you're one of us too. Why didn't you say so earlier..." The green-haired young man, Edek, sitting in the front, breathed a sigh of relief and muttered.
"Correction, I am not one of you."
Vincent shrugged: "I only stand on Lorna's side. Your life and death have nothing to do with me. Also, whoever dares to harm Lorna, the recent invaders are a warning."
Under the gaze of Vincent's glowing eyes, no one dared to meet his gaze, and some people looked down, feeling a little guilty.
The display Vincent had just made was specifically for—
Deterrence!
To let them know that behind Lorna, there were other extraordinary individuals hidden.
This way, even if Lorna encountered a situation like today's in the future, anyone wanting to harm her would have to be wary of Vincent in his current demigod mode.
Vincent asked directly: "You all saw it just now. The intruder's target was Lorna, and the person behind him is named Killian. Does anyone here know a person named Killian?"
"Killian?" Hearing this name, many people in the room showed a shift in expression.
Edek, however, blurted out emotionally: "Killian, so it was that damned bastard! How dare he lay a hand on Lorna!"
"You know him?" Vincent asked.
Edek quickly nodded: "That guy approached Lorna about three months ago, seemingly for some experimental research. I'm not sure what they discussed specifically, I only remember that they didn't reach a cooperation agreement that time."
Vincent narrowed his eyes and continued to ask: "Do you know where he is?"
Edek responded helplessly: "I only know that he comes from a biotech company in Los Angeles. I don't know anything else."
"Los Angeles..." Vincent pondered for a moment, then casually asked: "Recently, have there been any major special events happening in Los Angeles?"
"Special major events? There really have been!" Edek exclaimed. He got up and ran to a car outside, and soon returned with a newspaper, which he handed to Vincent.
It was today's New York Evening Post.
Vincent glanced at the date on the newspaper, flipped through it a few times, and his gaze fell on the prominent second section of the paper.
"This morning, a terrorist organization claiming to be Jewish leaders hacked into a local Los Angeles radio and television station, and used it to broadcast a murderous threat video—this malicious incident caused widespread panic in downtown Los Angeles. The U.S. cabinet announced that War Machine has been dispatched specifically to resolve the issue..."
"At noon on the same day, Mr. Happy, Tony Stark's personal driver, was attacked by a human bomb in Los Angeles and is in critical condition. He has been sent to Los Angeles First Hospital for treatment. This is like a challenge letter specifically sent by the Terrorists to Iron Man!"
"Tony Stark publicly declared war on the Jewish terrorist organization outside the hospital and, as Iron Man, detailed the address of his seaside Villa in Los Angeles in front of numerous media reporters' cameras!"
...Vincent, in his demigod form, finished reading the information published in the newspaper in less than two or three seconds. He immediately recognized that the scene depicted in the newspaper, having undergone the baptism of a human bomb, was almost identical to the scene caused by the bald man's self-detonation earlier.
Clearly,
The force that launched the surprise attack on Lorna tonight was the same force that caused the terrorist attack in Los Angeles.
A cold light flickered in the eyes of Vincent, in his demigod form. It was one thing for the other party to provoke Iron Man; he could ignore it. But they also attacked Lorna... weren't they tired of living?
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