Chapter 17 Chapter 17 As a hero, you must have super high...

[Of course, like the [Time] card, the actual effects of high-level magic cards will be affected by your current mana and spellcasting abilities. Therefore, you must choose carefully. This is also a necessary quality of a qualified wizard—quickly selecting the most appropriate spell from your repertoire.]

Li Hua said without hesitation: [I want the [Jing] card!]

The [Silence] card has the magic to eliminate the surrounding sounds.

The magic of eliminating sound is not a difficult spell. If Li Hua narrows the scope to only affect himself and Jason, his magic power will definitely be enough.

Although he really wanted combat cards like the [Fighting] card, Li Hua kept in mind that their main goal was to sneak in rather than to use invincibility. In this case, the [Quiet] card was the most suitable in terms of ability, mana consumption, and difficulty of creation.

After Li Hua made the decision, he felt something thin being stuffed into his hand.

Jason watched as a card appeared out of thin air in Li Hua's hand: "You...this card...is different from the previous one?"

Jason had seen all of Li Hua's magic cards. The backs of the cards had the same pattern, and the fronts were also framed by the same exquisite pattern, creating a structure that looked very much like a "picture frame."

However, these "picture frames" only contain a gradient of colors like watercolor paintings, with nothing in them, which is very abrupt.

The only difference between the cards is that the nameplate below the front of the card will have different words written in capital letters in English.

The [Flying] card is [THE FLY], and the [Time] card is [THE TIME], both of which are related to their respective abilities.

The nameplate below this new card reads [THE SILENT].

silence?

Jason: "Is this card of yours like some game skills, silencing the enemy and freezing them so they can't move?"

"No, but it can completely eliminate the sounds around us." Li Hua showed Jason his new card. "That means, even if we hold a Gatling gun with blue flames and set off fireworks all night long, as long as no one sees us, we will definitely not be discovered."

This spell is so useful for the current situation! Jason couldn't wait to experience it: "Come on, I want to experience the ultimate stealth today! I've turned off the surveillance, hurry up, Nightwing will be here soon!"

Li Hua tapped the tip of his bird-beak staff gently against the cards, and they quickly transformed into a wisp of air—a feeling, or "aura"—that only Li Hua could detect. It quietly surrounded Li Hua and Jason, forming a barrier that allowed only one direction of sound to pass.

"I've built a silent barrier. We can hear the sounds coming from outside the barrier, but they won't hear us. However, it won't work if you're more than fifty meters away from me."

"Very good, follow me, we'll finish this quickly, Ben is still waiting for us."

Jason had already been trained by Batman on how to sneak, and now with Li Hua's assistance he was even more powerful.

He could even secretly follow the patrol team, and the people in front had no idea that there was a crowbar god behind them beating each kid with a stick. The whole team fell asleep quickly under the authority of physics, just like hawthorns in a candied haws.

Along the way, Jason and Li Hua quickly developed a strong teamwork. Later, whenever Jason knocked someone unconscious, Li Hua would immediately carry them and throw them into a dark corner where no one would notice them, such as a closed room, a closet, a bathroom stall, or any other place, without even needing to communicate.

"Aren't you going to continue?" Li Hua asked when he saw Jason stopped.

They only knocked down a few people who were rushing towards Nightwing from inside the factory. There were at least a dozen armed enemies coming in from outside the factory and already deployed on the route Nightwing had to pass.

"No, the next guy can handle it." Jason dragged the last person he knocked out to the nearest hidden spot, confiscated his gun, and put it in the cloth bag that Li Hua was carrying.

This cloth bag was made by Li Hua using the clothes of the first gunman knocked unconscious by Jason. It was filled with equipment dropped by the gunman who fell under Jason's crowbar.

Li Hua: Although I’m not good at fighting, I’m good at picking up dropped items.

Although Li Hua's original intention was to take these dangerous goods away from this group of people to prevent them from using them to threaten his and Jason's lives after waking up, he just wanted to throw them away when he left.

But Jason said it was too wasteful.

They can use so many guns for themselves, and if they are not used, they can be given to the Ice Ghost as snacks. How environmentally friendly.

Jason had already discovered the problem: "It's impossible for an iron foundry to have so many armed guards, and the guns and ammunition of these people are all the same model, all new. Do you know what this means?"

Li Hua: "Does that mean the boss behind them is the same person?"

Jason: "You could say that. I suspect this iron foundry is either manufacturing munitions privately or providing a cover for smuggling them."

"Wow!" Li Hua opened his mouth in surprise. Although he had expected this, he had never expected it to be such a big deal. "Should we call the police?"

"Calling the police is useless. The corruption in Bludhaven is from top to bottom."

Jason put away the crowbar and took Li Hua to the road where he had turned off the surveillance and deliberately created a blind spot for the surveillance, while giving Li Hua a on-site explanation along the way.

"Leave the scene to Nightwing. Since he dared to come, he must have a way to send these people to jail. If we call the police, it might ruin his original plan. Okay, judging by the time, Nightwing will be here soon, let's go quickly."

Their timing was very precise. When Nightwing had broken through the blockade and kicked open the door of the monitoring room, Li Hua's magic wand spread its white wings and carried the two of them into the night sky.

Tonight's thrilling little event made Jason, who had been faced with a lot of information explosion shortly after his resurrection, truly feel the fact that he was "still alive". He almost laughed out loud.

At this moment, even the cold wind blowing in his face could not dampen his enthusiasm.

Jason: “Isn’t it interesting?”

Li Hua: “Super exciting!”

Although he knew that he wouldn't be discovered as long as he was careful, his heart was pounding with nervousness when he was carrying the Tibetan. Although he didn't actually hit anyone with a club this time, he felt that his brain secreted far more adrenaline and endorphins than when he was alone and hit the monster's head before.

No wonder everyone likes to travel in groups, it’s so cool!

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"That sounds super cool and fun." Benjamin, who was woken up from the bottom of the pit by Li Hua and Jason, was envious after hearing the two friends' experiences. "Unlike me, I can only lie down and sleep soundly."

While both friends were able to go and perform heroic activities, Benjamin could only listen to their stories. His hands were itching!

"You're not without work, look, your masterpiece is still hot."

Jason pointed his mouth toward the glowing red molten iron at the bottom of the pit. Apparently, the Ice Ghost used the swallowed molten iron to cast and weld his whirlpool-like steel nest.

"Becoming a parent always takes away a lot of personal time, but you just have to get used to it."

"Ah—why do I have to take care of a child when I'm not even married yet?" Benjamin wailed for a while, clutching his head before coming up with an excuse to convince himself, "Fortunately, it's okay. Ice ghost babies are born with independence and autonomy. Once 'He' is born, I'll have a much easier time."

At least he could take the children with him without having to travel long distances to look for metals, and then make Li Hua and Jason sleep with him in the wilderness.

Although Benjamin had always complained about the trouble of taking care of children and had shown extreme resistance to the fact that he was going to be a mother, it was he who refused to go into the city with Jason Li Hua to find a resting place after the Ice Ghost built a nest, and insisted on staying with Chao Xue. As long as his physical strength was almost recovered, he would click the watch to call the Ice Ghost out.

Then he quickly stuffed chocolate and electrolyte water into his mouth to quickly replenish his energy, and then continued to beat the clock.

It can be said that since Benjamin knew that Ice Ghost was pregnant and about to give birth, he has not maintained the posture and will of "Benjamin" with full physical strength for more than a minute.

Thanks to Benjamin's efforts, the steel nest at the bottom of the pit rose from the ground in just one day.

If you ignore the vortex-like construction direction of the nest and the sporadic protruding metal pieces on it, this nest looks like an upside-down bowl, but the height of this bowl is enough to be two people high.

Even though the nest was tall and large, it did not extend beyond the bottom of the pit, allowing Li Hua and others to stand on the slope and admire its full view.

However, if you stand on flat ground and don't go down to look at the bottom of the pit, no one will notice this nest at all. It can be seen that the Ice Ghost must have put a lot of thought into choosing the location.

Li Hua stood on the pit, where some parts of the nest were still glowing red with molten iron. He couldn't help but ask, "How long will it take to complete?"

If this continues, Benjamin's body will collapse.

The human body is not a sponge. How can we overdraw our physical strength several times a day and still be okay?

At the beginning, even No. 666 advised him not to do such a stupid thing. If the Ice Ghost did not have enough time, the quality of the nest would be reduced. Anyway, with the Ice Ghost and Li Hua watching over the children, nothing would go wrong. It didn't matter if the nest was a little worse.

But Benjamin turned a deaf ear and tapped his watch without hesitation.

Benjamin walked to the edge of the pit and took a look. "It's almost done. We just need to wait for the molten iron to dry naturally."

Jason leaned over to take a look. "Is it because the top is sealed?"

Benjamin threw a piece of chocolate into his mouth: "No, because I am the children's mother, this is my intuition."

Li Hua: "Wait, how did you take on the role of mommy so smoothly?"

He remembered that when Benjamin first found out about his new identity, he was almost devastated, so much so that he and Jason had been avoiding topics related to gender in front of Benjamin, for fear of irritating him again.

It's okay to stimulate Benjamin, since he's young and in good health, so it's okay for him to do some stimulation. But Ice Ghost, who is about to give birth, can't stand the stimulation!

Although he did feel it was embarrassing at first that a grown man like him suddenly became a mother in terms of both physical and ethical aspects, Benjamin quickly convinced himself with his peculiar little brain.

Who was Benjamin Tennyson? He was Ben10, the wearer of the Omnitrix. The universe was vast and full of wonders, so he must have genes from more than just two genders. If he was so easily defeated by the word "Mommy," how could he be considered a hero saving the universe?

"I gave birth to this child myself. My DNA is mixed in with it, and I also participated in its birth. It's just that I won't have any memory of it. So why can't I be my children's mother? The Nakfuji people are hermaphrodites, and I must have the motherly part in my children's eyes. If I teach them wrongly, they will develop a cognitive disorder about their racial identity and be unable to integrate into the tribe. What if I can't do that? So I've decided to accept my new identity from now on - mother!"

Benjamin, who had figured everything out, announced it to his friends in a strong voice.

"I, Benjamin Tennyson, have always been a man who dares to act and take responsibility. Now that I'm a mother, I accept the title of Mommy. Not only that, I want to be a responsible and excellent Mommy!"

Li Hua: ...

No wonder you should be the hero. Your ability to accept things is really strong.

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PS: Benjamin accepted being a mother at the speed of light in the original novel. He accepted it in just a few minutes (it may also be because he was unaware of the whole process and didn't even see the child's departure, so he had no sense of substitution at all). Later, he even said in public, "I am a mother too."

By the way, Benjamin is a real "male mom"! He is biologically male and mentally identifies as a male, but he also considers himself a mother. This is truly a male mom!

【Catch the bug three times】