Chapter 33: A Different Life (2)
How would you react if one day you found out that your best friend was a legendary mutant with special abilities or a so-called mutant?
As a resident of New York City, Philip is familiar with urban legends of superpowers, and even saw a man with a laser eye four years ago.
But that is not the same as it is now.
Who is Gao Li? It was a dead friend who experienced high school and college with him, and the depth of the relationship can be imagined. Such a person suddenly revealed his mutation function in front of him, and you can imagine how out of shape he is now.
"Hey! Eddie! It's cool! You're a superpower!! ”
Under the excitement, Philip even shouted "Gao" no longer "Gao", but Gao Li's English name "Eddie". At the same time, he pounced directly in front of Gao Li, and looked at Gao Li's eyes full of excitement. Gao Li, who was originally worried that Philip might not be able to accept it, and had prepared a rhetoric, could only swallow that rhetoric back into his stomach silently.
"When did you discover you had superpowers? Have you ever saved someone with this superpower? Who are you better than Iron Man, who is in the news now? You ....................." Although he did not encounter the difficulties that Gao Li expected after revealing his abilities, Philip's excitement was also beyond his expectations.
Gao Li's head was so big that he had no choice but to reach out and cover Philip's mouth and force him to stop.
"Philip, calm down, calm down, OK?" Helplessly looking at Philip, who nodded to show that he understood, Gao Li let go of his hand covering Philip's mouth.
"Remember the gang gangsters we met in high school? I guess my superpowers should have awakened because of them. After thinking about it, Gao Li found a reason for himself to fit the plot of the movie.
"Cool! Awaken superpowers because of the threat of evil forces! "Philip, who loves urban legends, has already made up tens of thousands of words in his brain. Philip was naturally clear about what happened to Gao Li in high school, so Philip naturally didn't have much doubt about this reasonable reason.
After all, Gao Li even told him that he had superpowers, could it be that he would make up a reason to lie to him?
"Can you beat that Iron Man?"
Young Philip took it for granted. At the same time, as an ordinary person who is keen on urban legends, he is also very keen on the topic of "who is stronger in superheroes".
How many nights have I checked all kinds of information, fought 300 rounds with people in a place called the "forum" and won the victory, and I am still the kind of person who has nothing to say and is reasonable.
"Who is stronger, me or that tin can? Needless to say, I can always make him into a canned Latin fish, or the ten-ripe kind, as long as I want! When it comes to Iron Man Tony Stark, Gao Li will always subconsciously belittle him.
"Uh-huh," Philip nodded like a good baby, looking at Gao Li expectantly, "That, Eddie, can you let me scrape something?" ”
"..........................." Hold the grass?! What do you want to do?!
Gao Li, who was originally quite leisurely, almost didn't spray his coffee on Philip when he heard this.
I know the Osborne Group is focused on biology, but you guys who are in the computer field can't hit the keyboard and wonder what this thing is trying to do?!
Research slices and master core technology?!
"There are no doors, and no windows are open!" Rolling his eyes, Gao Li decisively blocked Philip's words.
"Now you know why I won't stop."
"Understood, understood, Eddie, I wouldn't have told Uncle Ace that day when you showed me this." Nodding like a chicken pecking rice, Philip still stared at Gao Li without giving up, as if he was thinking about how to get some cell tissue to study and study.
What man hasn't had a secondary two?
What man hasn't fantasized about saving the world with superpowers at hand?
"You're embarrassed to say this, because I've been terrified for the past few days." It's okay not to mention it, but when I mention this Gao Li, I won't be angry.
"Who told you not to tell me that you have superpowers at that time, I was worried about you, it was enough for my family's incident to happen once, I don't want to see this tragedy happen again." Shaking his head, Philip's voice suddenly became muffled.
Perhaps it was witnessing the owner of superpowers around him that reminded Philip of the tragedy he never wanted to recall easily.
If he had this kind of superpower like Gao Li at that time, wouldn't his parents have died?
No one could answer these doubts that popped up in Philip's mind. Gao Li also didn't know these thoughts that came to Philip's mind after he left. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't go back, and he will definitely accompany this dead friend to drink until the sky is dark.
Leaning against the door, watching Gao Li's figure gradually drifting away, Philip's heart was envious.
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In New York, in a high-end apartment, after packing up a meal and making money, L has now returned to his temporary station. After taking a shower, he lay on a chair in his nightgown and looked at the crescent moon in the sky.
"If my memory is not wrong, tonight should be the time for Gao Li to show me my abilities." The swaying red wine glass, the lips seem to be stained with blood, and the face of the masked L is clearly visible in the moonlight.
"Add, you can't blame me for all this, if you really want to blame, then blame you for bringing me into another world. You opened this door for me with your own hands............" Philip, the vicissitudes of life with a little stubble, looked at the starry night sky, quietly distracted.
At this moment, there is no tyranny in his eyes, no desire, just dead silence like a pool of stagnant water.
"I'm running out of time, and all my preparations will be in vain if I don't hurry up, Gao, no, Add, I'm sorry."
Philip's self-talk was inaudible to no one but him, and the hand shaking the red wine glass suddenly blurred in the cold moonlight, and the wine glass that should have been clenched was shattered in an instant, and the blinding bright red occupied all his vision.
The timeline is self-correcting much faster than Philip had imagined. Even if he is as strong as him now, he still can't resist.
The changes in his body over the past few days have forced Philip to change his original plan in order to speed up the progress of the plan. Only by gathering the power of the eight demons can the door to another dimension be opened.
He now has four of the eight demon powers, and he is still four short of stepping into the long-awaited door, finding the history book of the years that has disappeared in the future, completely rewriting his history, and rewriting a different life!