Chapter 80: The Past of the Future

The whole thing started off well!

It's in Rya

After smacking Psyshock's jaw flying, Sh

OUD revealed his "presence" and released shards of glass in all directions. The situation quickly turned into a chaotic scuffle, with the pets at the animal shelter howling together.

The dwarf immediately fired into the psychic shock with her water gun, and the liquid formed a three-meter-wide bubble around Meta. Vicious telepaths struggle inside, unable to escape from this liquid prison. Meanwhile, Roshasa gathers a dozen pokemon, the Atomic Cat tries to engage in a close-quarters fight with the dog, only to be repelled by a blast of compressed air, and the wardrobe costume becomes a role-play for Che Guevara. As for the pandas......

When the melee began, the mosquitoes immediately pounced on him, singled out the bear as an easy prey, and he could drink the bear's blood. It's just that he forgot that Ryan's disciple is a seven-hundred-kilogram behemoth, bigger than a polar bear, and he fights just as hard.

So the panda caught the mosquito's sting in flight, turned around, and threw the frightened psychosis onto a black minibus. The Beetle Man hits it with enough force to trigger the alarm, but Panda immediately closes the gap before he recovers.

"Bear shattered!" The panda roared and rushed at Mehta, hitting him so hard that he bent the metal doors of the minibus; Then he began to beat the tar out of the mosquito with his beastly strength.

He is......

He's great!

Pandas are good!

He's ridiculous, but he's great!

Unfortunately, Ryan didn't have time to observe the animals arguing. The lizardmen in Meta's pack lunged into an empty space and slammed something to the ground, kicking up dust that exposed the location of the Shroud of Invisibility. Ryan speculates that the lizardfolk have successfully perceived the glass genome through sounds or smells. The Carnival vigilantes retaliate with shards, but they are unable to slice through the hard scales of the Meta lizard.

Time has stopped, Rya

Rushed over and saved Sh

Oud, slammed the lizard with his fist in the frozen time. When the clock struck again, the blow knocked the reptile aside, sending the shroud flying. The glass genome changed the target, supporting the atomic cat with fragments before the hybrid dog burned him to ashes with fire.

"With pebbles!" Ryan yells at the Atomic Cat, who is still trying to engage in a close-quarters fight with the "mongrel". "With pebbles!"

"Oh, great idea!" Felix quickly understood, threw a small stone at the "Monger", knocking the "psychopath" against the wall of the orphanage. Len manages to take advantage of his temporary incapacitation and trap him in another bubble, where the crazed psychopath gasps for air.

Unfortunately, Le

The air bubbles are not enough to completely immobilize the Psyshock. When he realizes that everything is over, the vicious Heartsnatcher manages to raise a tentacle over his head, shattering his own skull. His gray matter flowed into the water, and the psychopaths abandoned his men and left them to their fate.

"Damn, it's here again!" Ryan complains as he punches the reptile "psycho" unconscious. The Shroud begins to shred the leprechauns with shards, and the Atomic Cat throws explosive stones at them, but Roshasa keeps summoning more. So far, hundreds of critters have threatened to swarm to the shelter.

At least, until they noticed Ryan and stopped suddenly.

"Huh? The time traveler asked, and the critters seemed panicked. One of the elves put two erect fingers behind his head, as if mimicking rabbit ears, and pointed at Ryan.

The anxious expressions of the animals turned into naked fear.

"Wait, do you remember me?!" Ryan asked, and as he approached, the leprechauns immediately ran away. They seemed to recognize him, even though he had changed into a new outfit.

Wait, of course they did! Roshasha may have summoned these creatures from another universe, and the power of the genome only affects this universe!" Come back," Ryan pleaded. "The bunnies are friendly!"

The goblins frantically fled into Rusty Town, much to Roshasha's surprise. "Hey, come back!" The jaguar man ordered, even though the closet rushed towards him. "Come back, you cowards!"

Che Wardrobe threw the jaguar to the ground like Rambo and began to rough it up. Perhaps the costume gave her superhuman combat skills, or enhanced her strength, but she quickly choked the summoner by the throat. The vicious cat-man tries to grab her flesh, but the Shroud nails his palms to the ground with glass nails.

"Stand back!" The elf raised his rifle in warning. The wardrobe loosened its throat and rolled away, and Rakshasa was trapped in its own bubble.

"You have the right to be silent!" The panda pressed the mosquito's bloody face to the hood of the minibus while locking him in a wristlock. "Supplement!"

Ryan sympathizes with mosquitoes. It must have been painful to be beaten by that bear, both physically and mentally. Seconds later, the bug and reptile Psycho joined their brethren in their bubble confinement.

"I've got one, master!" Panda said that his bear face is very happy picture. "I caught one!" We won!"

"No," said Ryan, who was the only one frustrated by the outcome. "Psychologically shocked, he ran away."

"I don't think it's an escape," the atomic cat said, pointing to the bodies floating in the Shorty Water Prison.

"Actually, can they survive these bubbles?" By this time, both the "mongrel" and the rakshasa had passed out in their prison, and the wounded mosquito was gasping for breath. "They're monsters, but kill them...... It makes me feel uneasy. ”

"They'll survive," Ryan nodded. "This particular water provides them with enough oxygen to survive direct skin-to-skin contact...... But not enough to stay awake. Their bodies go into suspended animation in order to maintain biological functioning. ”

All in all, the "battle" was a landslide victory, but unfortunately, the dwarf had a point. They only caught a few crows, and Psyshock survived again. This means that superpowers can not only keep their slaves, but also operate MECs

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of mechs.

While the heroes of the Power Team rejoiced, Ryan's face remained bitter. "I ...... I should have put more pressure on me," she said, blaming herself for Psyshock's escape. "If I increase the oxygen ratio, I can ...... I can make him pass out faster. ”

"It's okay, little man," Ryan comforted her. "We're going to catch that squid eventually."

"You owe us an explanation." Atomic Cat blames Ryan. "Who's that invisible man?"

"That guy?" Ryan turned around and found that the Shroud was gone. He must have left incognito before anyone else could ask embarrassing questions. "That sneaky bastard, I hate him doing that!"

"What's that for?" The atomic cat kept asking, full of suspicion. "Hector's business?" Because I'm guessing it's Hector?"

"Haven't you heard?" Len lashes out at him, and her anger at Dimenis is stronger than her social anxiety. "Your employer provides funding for Meta."

"Oh, the conspiracy?" Panda asked, clearly excited. "The panda is listening."

"I've heard about it, but that's impossible," Wardrobe argued, her quirks replaced by a skeptical frown. Even her costume has changed from a South American idol to a regular one. "Why would he do that?" Help monsters like these madmen? It doesn't make sense. ”

"You just have to listen to the recording of Sepsie," Ryan said, opening his suit to reveal the eavesdropping device inside. "Our own CEO hired him to attack the Augustus."

To prove his point, he started the recording. The atomic cat was thunderous, the panda sat on the ass without saying a word, and the dwarf ......

When she hears Psyshock talking about the children, she looks very murderous. Ryan had known her for so many years and had never seen her like that.

"But it doesn't make sense, and if this thing is known, it will be disastrous for the company's image," believes DeWatert, who focuses on the marketing side of things. It could be an imposter trying to ruin Mr. Manada's reputation, or it could be a superpowered person lying to tarnish his reputation. I mean, that's what a publicist would say. ”

"Who else can send boxes of counterfeit elixirs to the Superpower Gang?" Felix replied angrily, his fists clenched. "I knew they were snakes, but I let them bite me anyway."

"But, uh, if that's true," Panda cleared his throat, a little scared. "Does that mean we know too much?" That's how it plays out in the movies, right? We know so much, so we're all going to die!"

"No one will die!" The closet protested, with his hands on his waist. "We'll follow the rules and give the recording to our manager."

"But what if he's also involved in this conspiracy?"

"You knew it was going to be when you brought us here." Atomic Cat blames Ryan. "It was your plan from the beginning. Who's that invisible man?"

"He's my friend," Ryan said. "He's shy, not as transparent as he seems, but he's a good guy. Member of the Policing Association. ”

"Is that why pandas were recruited?" Panda asked Ryan, his eyes wide open with hope. "You can't trust people?"

It......

Strictly speaking, this is true, in a strange way. Ryan is pretty sure that Panda has nothing to do with any conspiracy, because the bright, right-minded light won't hire him. "That's right, young disciple," he replied, holding up a finger to the animal's heart. "That's why I chose you."

"My liver?"

"No, your pure heart!" Ryan patted him lightly on the back of the head. "You still have a lot to learn!"

"Well, well, that's far beyond my remit." Wardrobe took a deep breath, glanced at the Superpowers, and replied. "First of all, what are we going to do with these guys?" How long do these bubbles last?"

"Hours," Ryan replied succinctly.

"Good, good, that's enough time to bring them back to the Supreme Tower." "Everybody likes to be arrested by the rules!"

"Why, haven't you heard?" Felix the cat said angrily. He left his family to do good deeds in Dinamis, but the company let him down. "If we do, they'll be back on the street in a few hours!"

"So what, shall we kill them?" The wardrobe snapped back. "We can't do that, we're not vigilantes. We stand for something. Due process is to be followed. ”

"You'd rather stick to your contract and risk letting these guys go?" They are trying to kidnap children and turn them into soldiers!"

"Hey, hey, calm down, everybody!" Before the argument got heated, Ryan said. "Listen, here's my advice. We called our beloved manager and he sent someone to arrest the criminal, and we gave him the recording. That's why I chose it in the first place. ”

"I can support you," Wardrobe said, nodding. "I'm sure Enrique will fix this."

The atomic cat crossed its arms and glared at Ryan suspiciously. "You both have a share. You and Blackthorne. ”

"I'm sorry, kitten, it's top secret."

"You both have a part in exposing Hector," he paused. "Good".

"Obviously, about what you heard today," Ryan glanced at everyone, placing a finger on his mask, where the lips should be. "Shh......h

"The panda will be as silent as a grave," his disciple assured, before standing up. "Can I arrest him in front of the camera?" Take the criminals out of the car and take them to the tower?"

"Oh, by the way, this will be your first arrest!" Wardrobe replied with a pleasant smile. "You will find that you will never forget your first time. With your new outfit, I'm sure you'll soar on the popularity charts!"

"Regarding the costume, why Che Guevara?" Ryan asked, the question that had been bothering him for a while.

"Because the PR department never let me wear it, and they didn't let me wear Fidel Castro," she admitted, a little embarrassed. "They say it's too subversive, even if I can get away with anything in his uniform!"

Lunn's mind clears up, and her communist radar is triggered. "Are you a Marxist?"

"Uh, I'd say I'm more of a social democrat," Wardrobe admitted, disappointing Lunn. The fashion designer immediately managed to make her happy. "But I sympathize with you!" I sympathize!"

Ryan hears his phone beep and he realizes that someone has sent him a message. "I have to go."

"What? But you're going to miss the photo session!" The wardrobe grumbled, glaring at him. "Save it, it's great to introduce your new outfit to the world!"

"I'm sorry, the shorty and I are going to bring the kids home," Ryan said, and Ryan looked at him with a frown. While Psyshock's temporary death hasn't been responded to by Big Fat Adam, it's likely that Meta will attack the orphanage again with heavy weapons unless evacuated. "Then, I have a date."

The unknown visitor sent him an invitation.

That night, Ryan drove the Plymouth Fury south of New Rome, with Ryan sitting in another seat. They made their way through the narrow strip and into what could only be called a slum.

Maybe he's exaggerating. The place was, the ground was littered with used drug paraphernalia, used condoms, and even bullet casings, but it wasn't as bad as Rust Town. Ryan didn't see any wild dogs picking up trash in the trash cans, and people walking around didn't have that kind of paranoia that is characteristic of northern communities. The place was a mess, but there were people who kept order.

Ryan parked "Plymouth Fury" in the parking lot of a particularly unobtrusive motel, the paint on the walls peeling and the neon signs flashing. The Courier notices the remnants of a long-dried pool nearby. Only one room on the ground floor had the lights on.

Seck guarded the door. At least that confirmed his suspicions.

"Right here," Ryan said, checking the address from the mysterious caller.

"I ...... I know this place," Len frowned anxiously. "They call it the Land of the Dead Motel."

"yes, I think it's dead, too."

"Riley," she said, looking at him with concern. "They call it that because...... Because a lot of people disappeared there. ”

This did not come as a surprise to him. The place is close to Mount Augustus and isolated enough that private security will not interfere. To his surprise, after evacuating the children to her underwater hideout, the dwarf insisted on going with him. It warmed his heart. "If they wanted to kill me, they wouldn't have sent me an invitation."

"You, are you sure you want to do this?"

Ryan glanced at Sykes. "That's the only way to be sure," he replied, then smiled at his partner. "With you as my backup, I won't be afraid of anything."

"No kidding, please."

"yes, but I have to admit it," he said with a smile under his mask, "it's nice to have someone looking at me." ”

"Yes... I feel that way too. She looked away. Please, be careful, okay?"

"I swear."

After saying these emotional words, Ryan got out of the car, climbed the stairs to the first floor of the motel, and walked towards the Sykes Hotel. "Hello, Greta." The Time Traveler waved at her. "Is Mortimer nearby?"

"Oh, hello! She replied, waving at him in her usual cute, friendly gesture. "He's hiding in the corner."

"Judas." Mortimer's voice replied, but Ryan wasn't sure if it was coming from the wall or from the ground. "Judas!"

"Have we met?" Ryan asked amicably. The courier had never seen her change, no matter how many turns it had taken. "I always remember the mask and the face."

"Well, you haven't tried to kill me yet," Ryan joked.

"Oh great, I'll be sad if I miss you!"

"But if you're here to kill me, can we find a more decent place than a motel?" Ryan asked, pointing to the north. "I think there are some public toilets two blocks away."

"It's okay, we're here to keep you safe." Greta pointed to the door to comfort him. "Someone wants to see you."

Just as he guessed. Ryan took one last look at Ryan, who was anxiously waiting for him, opened the bedroom door and walked in.

To his surprise, the inside looked much more comfortable and larger than the outside. In fact, it was a very ordinary room, including a king-size bed and a variety of amenities, although Ryan couldn't resist complaining about the blue wall paint. Someone set up a table with coffee cups, a chessboard, and even cookies.

His master sat on the other side and waited for him.

"Thank you for coming, Quicksave." Livia Augusti said as he closed the door behind him. "Or should I call you Ryan?"

Ryan frowned, a little confused. "You don't know?"

"Not exactly," the mafia princess admitted. "But this isn't the first time we've met, right?" What did I call you before you turned back the clock?"

She knows.

Damn, she knew, and Sykes was three meters away. "You call me Ryan," he replied, trying not to show fear. "We're just acquaintances."

"As I thought," she replied, her face thoughtful. "Oranges in the chicken coop...... I was confused as to what that meant, but now I understand. "That's a message in a bottle. Throw a distress signal into the sea in the hope it will find the right person. ”

Princess Augustus poured Ryan a cup of coffee and invited him to sit down.

"Well, your bottle found my way," Livia said with a smile. "Let's open it together."