Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Reversing the Heavenly Gang
As he said, Jason was very familiar with Gotham and its surroundings. Even under the influence of night and clouds, he still flew to Blüdhaven with Li Hua and Benjamin.
Even with a cursory glance around, it is impossible to ignore the numerous factory chimneys in the city.
"This type of chimney indicates heavy industry in the city," Jason explained. "Where there's heavy industry, there's a lot of metal. Now let's go to the coastline near Bludhaven. If those old whaling cranes are abandoned, they must be there."
"Even if there aren't any, a port city like this is bound to have abandoned containers and places where they're stored. That should be enough metal for you to eat, right? Speaking of which, is it okay for you to eat rusty metal?"
"I don't know. It's not me who eats it, it's the Ice Ghost." Benjamin turned around and asked, "Isn't that right, Li Hua?"
"Yeah, right."
Of course, Li Hua had no way of knowing something that Benjamin himself didn't know. Li Hua understood that Benjamin wanted him to ask No. 666.
No. 666: [It's okay. The Nakfuji life form knows what to eat.]
Jason circled above Bludhaven twice. "Li Hua, do you still have enough magic power?"
Li Hua felt it for a moment and said, "At this speed, I can still let you fly for a while."
"It's time to land," Jason said. "I just saw a pile of abandoned containers. We'll go there."
Taking advantage of the night, the three of them landed at the container dump.
This time, Benjamin took the initiative to transform into an ice ghost. Perhaps he knew that Jason and Li Hua would not stop him this time, or perhaps he was too hungry and in a hurry and had no mood. In short, he did not expel Li Hua and Jason, but instead threw himself on the pile of containers and started eating.
For a moment, the sound of metal breaking was endless.
Li Hua and Jason saw for the first time how the Nakfuji people ate.
The Ice Ghost would pick up small pieces of metal and put them directly into his mouth, which was separated like a fence, to chew and swallow them. When faced with large pieces of metal like a container, he would breathe out cold air from his mouth, freezing the metal until it was brittle and breaking it into pieces before eating it.
Seeing that the container that could park two cars was swallowed by the Ice Ghost, Sen and Li Hua were surprised to see that the Ice Ghost had eaten so much and had a flat stomach, and they were shocked.
If you don't count the wings, the Ice Ghost's humanoid body shape is actually similar to that of a human, and its waist and abdomen area can even be considered slender.
So how did He eat so much metal? And even after eating so much, His stomach didn't even swell. Could it be that He has another dimension in His stomach?
You really can't blame Benjamin for not noticing that Ice Ghost was pregnant and consuming iron. Look at this belly that is no different from usual, who would have thought?
After eating a container, the Ice Ghost grabbed a large piece of leftover iron, spread its wings again and flew into the air.
With the previous experience as a lesson, Li Hua replenished his energy with the food Jason had bought from the convenience store while the Ice Ghost was eating metal. When the Ice Ghost took off, he immediately summoned the [Flying] card, and rode on the staff with Jason to fly into the air with the Ice Ghost.
This time, Li Hua was the one piloting the flying staff. He carefully maintained a distance that would allow him to keep up with the Ice Ghost without causing him to become stressed.
The two followed the Ice Ghost along a road out of the city and flew away from the city of Bludhaven. When the surrounding buildings became fewer and fewer and the scenery outside the road became more and more desolate, the Ice Ghost immediately turned and flew towards the depths of the earth away from the road.
He found a desolate, overgrown steep slope that was too far away to even throw a corpse. The Ice Ghost flew to the top of the slope and breathed out cold air to freeze the plants, causing them to shatter into fine ice crystals with the slightest touch.
After the cleanup work was completed, the Ice Ghost cut the iron sheets he brought with him into strips with his bare hands, and then inserted them into the soil at the bottom of the slope in a certain pattern, leaving one end exposed.
It looks like they are laying the foundation, or some kind of structural support.
Then the Ice Ghost began to vomit, and countless metal fragments came out of his mouth. He used brute force to twist the metal into a whole and repeated the above operation.
Perhaps because Benjamin's strength had not recovered yet when he transformed, the Ice Ghost was unable to deal with all the metal fragments he spit out, and they fell to the ground. With a flash of green light, Benjamin, who was lying on the ground in a "big" shape, reappeared.
"Ben, how are you feeling now?"
Jason and Li Hua found a relatively gentle place and slid down the slope. Jason helped Benjamin up, and Li Hua, who arrived later, tore open a small piece of bread, flattened it, and stuffed it into Benjamin's mouth, then announced with regret.
"There are only two small pieces of bread and some chocolate left."
Someone who goes to the alleys of Gotham to make a living by committing crimes at night definitely wouldn't have much money on him. Jason originally planned to take Benjamin and Li Hua back to the Wayne house, and this midnight snack was just to temporarily fill their stomachs.
If he had known that he would encounter this situation, he would definitely not use his limited money to buy bread and mineral water to satisfy his hunger and quench his thirst. Instead, he would have bought a lot of foods that could quickly replenish his sugar intake, such as chocolate, cola, and energy bars, which could provide him with energy quickly.
After Benjamin swallowed the bread and chocolate, he regained some strength and looked better. "Any more water?"
Li Hua quickly unscrewed the bottle of mineral water and handed it over.
"I should have bought some chocolate," Jason said regretfully. "But it doesn't matter. I'm going to Bludhaven to start another business soon."
Fortunately, Benjamin didn't take the crowbar with him when he turned into an ice ghost and ran away from the church.
Li Hua picked up his staff and said, "Should we fly back now? I think I still have enough mana."
"No, save your mana for emergencies." Benjamin stood up and dusted himself off. "I know I won't be at full strength when I transform into an Ice Wraith. We won't be too far from the city now, so we can just walk back."
Jason nodded. "It's probably only five or six kilometers from the city, so it'll take one to two hours to walk. Okay, can you climb this slope? If not, I'll use a crowbar to dig two holes for you to climb up."
Li Hua stepped to the bottom of the slope, estimated the height and slope of the pit, and decisively drew out his staff and began to dig a foothold in the pit.
Jason was stunned by the smooth and flowing performance.
Before, when Li Hua used the staff to dig his grave, it could be understood that he was using the staff as a hoe in a desperate situation to save someone, but seeing how skillful Li Hua was just now, this kid must have used this staff for physical damage many times.
Jason: "You don't usually use a staff for physical attacks, do you?"
Before Li Hua could answer, Benjamin looked over curiously: "Is it strange for a mage to use physical attack?"
His cousin Gwen also often uses magic to hit people?
Benjamin's eyes, coupled with his previous intimidating identity as a "magic boy", made Jason fall into self-doubt for a moment.
Is it the cultural differences between different parts of the world?
Li Hua raised the bird-beak staff in his hand. The head of the staff was quite heavy, and the sharp bird-beak decoration part was covered with mud, which could not stop it from shining with metallic luster under the sunlight.
No words were needed, just one glance was enough for Jason to know that within five steps, this thing would smash the enemy's head faster than magic.
As a man who could wield the same weapon that had once beaten him half to death, a crowbar, with such vigor and energy, Jason certainly couldn't be a rigid and fussy person. He quickly accepted this decision and even offered advice on Li Hua's future career development:
"I think Li Hua, you might want to practice your golf swing in your free time. I bet it would definitely increase the physical attack of your staff."
"And you can dress up... to better fit the stereotype of a weak, melee-death mage. That way, when the enemy tries to close in on you, you can use this thing to hammer them down with zero-frame power."
No. 666: […That’s enough! You guys really treat my carefully selected staffs as cold weapons, don’t you?]
The fact that this team contains 100% physical attack warriors is not an exaggeration.
It didn't know what Jason's situation was, but in this small team full of physical warriors, it was known that there were two guys with top magical talents. What did this mean?
Li Hua: "Isn't it all because of the good choice of this staff! Whether it's the quality or the design, it's obvious that the person who chose it for me must have been meticulous, intelligent, brave, discerning, broad-minded, and quick-witted! I will definitely practice both magic and martial arts in the future, and become a man of ambition who can walk on two legs without any shortcomings!"
Benjamin: ...That's too much, man.
Li Hua is still honest. He gave in after No. 666 said a word.
You have to know that when Benjamin was doing heroic actions since he was a child, he was told many times to change his way of doing things.
Those who said this ranged from his grandfather and Azmis to his cousin Gwen. But Benjamin always agreed verbally and then did what was required, as long as there were no accidents and he looked good.
Otherwise, Benjamin's parents would not have known until now that their son ran out every night to fight alien criminals.
Of course, the brain is a good thing, and Benjamin will not throw it away.
Benjamin's style of doing things is to act recklessly, and when recklessness fails to solve the problem, he will think of other ways.
After all, Benjamin is just reckless and stubborn, not stupid. People can be too lazy to use their brains, but they cannot be without brains.
Jason, who didn't know the existence of No. 666, was also frightened by Li Hua's sudden flattery and began to think about another problem he had before but had forgotten about because of too many unexpected events.
Jason's eyes grew sharper. "Is your magical organization really serious?"
There were also underage babies, strange creatures trying to take over bodies, and personal worship...
Something doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it!
Jason: "Li Hua, how did the person who chose your wand treat you?"
Li Hua: "It's great. Although it can be a little short-tempered sometimes, I know it's really doing this for my own good."
Jason's heart skipped a beat when he heard this classic speech.
Li Hua and Benjamin felt a pang of relief when they saw Jason's serious expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The reason is simple. It's mainly because Jason showed the same expression when he used his exquisite language skills to injure the two men half to death in the cemetery!
"What are you thinking?" With the idea of dying early and being reborn early, Li Hua spoke first. "Let me make it clear first: I'm not using this pronoun to represent a sexual minority, but rather that it's not a person at all. But this doesn't affect my gender identity; I'm still a man!"
"...What are you thinking?" Jason said with shame. "I'm just wondering if it's brainwashing and mentally abusing a good boy like you."
Before Li Hua could defend No. 666, he and Benjamin could clearly hear No. 666's breakdown: [Who is mentally abusing whom?]
No. 666, when it diagnosed itself as a bug, would never have imagined that one day, its reputation would be damaged even though it was not a human, had no physical form, and had never even spoken a word in a public channel.
It turns out that tutoring children can be exhausting, and this is true not only in the carbon-based biological world, but also in the cyber world.
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