"Death Chapter Life"

The force was so great that when "Gwen" slammed her back against the folding table in the command post, the table snapped in half!

Fortunately, to ensure the operation's success, they all wore expensive, custom-made nanosuits during their disguise. While not a perfect replica of the Spider Squad's performance, their defensive capabilities were at least somewhat guaranteed.

Otherwise, Jackie Chan's angry blow, even if it didn't kill Gwen on the spot, would have broken Gwen's spine in two, leaving her paralyzed on one side!

However, although "Gwen" failed to inflict any real damage on Jackie Chan, she was instantly killed by Jackie Chan in his enraged state.

But at the very moment Gwen was knocked away, Harry quickly activated the backup illusion generator!

In an instant, the scene inside the command post changed back to the hellish landscape it had been before.

Lava gushed from cracks in the floor, the walls twisted into the gaping maws of monsters, and countless demonic phantoms swarmed out from all directions.

And Harry's figure, the instant the illusion appeared, perfectly blended into it and completely disappeared.

Of course, judging from the formidable skills Jackie Chan just displayed, "Harry," who is not good at close combat, would not be as foolish as his two teammates, rushing in to deliver himself to his death.

He didn't even care about the two idiots' lives. He tiptoed around, carefully hiding himself in layers of shadows, intending to take advantage of Jackie Chan's distraction and inability to find him for a while, and then abandon his teammates and run away alone.

In any case, they had already completed their mission to assassinate Sheriff Black.

As for why he was the only one who went back...

It's perfectly reasonable that the three of them, carrying out an assassination mission by storming into the enemy's stronghold, would have two comrades killed instantly by those monstrous superheroes the moment their identities were exposed. Only they themselves managed to escape.

In this way, not only can he perfectly exonerate himself, but he might also be able to replace those two idiots or get two extra paychecks from the employer, which is simply killing two birds with one stone!

"...Where do you want to go?"

Unfortunately, his plan was only halfway done when he suddenly discovered that Jackie Chan, surrounded by a group of demonic illusions, closed his eyes without hesitation.

The next second, this "Superman" merely tilted his head slightly, and his keen ears immediately picked up the extremely subtle sound of "Harry's" footsteps moving under the cover of the illusion.

Then he strode forward and leaped into the air. With a powerful flying kick, he accurately struck Harry in the stomach, sending him flying sideways and crashing into the spot where Gwen had just gotten up.

In an instant, the two were knocked around like bowling pins, falling to the ground in an extremely disheveled manner.

The illusions around them were quickly dispelled as "Harry," the manipulator, was defeated.

When they finally managed to break free from each other's grasp and barely managed to lift their heads, Jackie Chan had already opened his eyes, walked up to them, and looked down at them from above.

Those eyes, which were usually filled with a warm smile, were now as cold as two bottomless pools of ice. After Harry shivered, he raised his hands without hesitation and chose to surrender.

"Stop! Wait! We surrender, we surrender! You can send someone over now to handcuff us and arrest us!"

He spoke so fast it sounded like he was reciting rap lyrics. I was terrified that if I was even a fraction of a second slower, this enraged monster would grab me by the neck and tear me in two!

He secretly cursed the employer who claimed he would lure all the superheroes away to create an excellent opportunity for them to assassinate him, and guaranteed that there would be no danger to their lives!

"Huh? Oh! Right, right! We surrender! You're a superhero, how can you be so cruel to unarmed prisoners?"

Gwen, who had initially wanted to put up a fight, saw her last teammate so decisively choose to give up. Adding to this, the monster before her could easily dodge bullets fired at close range. She immediately abandoned all pretense of dignity, using her signature Gwen voice to plead pitifully, hoping to soften the monster's heart and prevent him from harming her.

"...You've got one thing wrong. I'm not a superhero, just an archaeologist. So..."

Jackie Chan listened to the two men's pleas for mercy and remained silent for a moment. Then, under their expectant yet fearful gazes, he slowly shook his head. As he raised his fist again, he pulled out the blade he had casually taken from "Peter" when he defeated him, and said coldly.

"Even if you beg me, I won't let you go!"

Just then, a voice so weak it was almost inaudible came from behind Jackie Chan: "Jackie... Jackie Chan... Stop..."

Jackie Chan was startled. As his murderous intent subsided, he turned his head sharply and looked in the direction of the sound.

With his heart pierced by a sharp blade, Sheriff Black, who should have been dead long ago, was struggling to get up from the pool of blood, his hands supporting him on the ground.

His face was frighteningly pale, and blood was still seeping from the wound on his chest, but his eyes had regained their clarity.

"Oh my God! Sheriff Black! It's so good to hear your voice again! How...how are you feeling?"

"It's alright, thanks to Riley, I'm not going to die for now..."

When Jackie Chan dropped the weapon and rushed to his side, carefully helping him up, the man trembled as he raised a hand and smiled, pointing to his blood-soaked coat.

At the laceration pierced by the sharp knife, a thin layer of silver-gray nanofibers could be vaguely seen slowly wriggling, tightly wrapping the wound and preventing further blood loss.

"This coat was specially made for me by Riley... a nano suit."

Sheriff Black’s voice was so weak it was almost incoherent, but he still managed to force a smile.

"The knife only went in a little, it didn't hit any vital organs. I was knocked unconscious by the impact and was only out of breath for a moment... Don't kill them, we still need to get the mastermind out of them."

"I see... Riley is indeed reliable..."

"Who says otherwise...cough cough...if he were still here, these guys probably wouldn't even have a chance to get close to me."

"Haha, you're right... Come on, slow down, let me help you sit over there and rest for a while."

Jackie Chan nodded, his furrowed brows relaxing as he carefully helped Sheriff Black to sit down against the wall and rest for a while. He then bent down to examine the wounds carefully several times.

Only after confirming that Sheriff Blake had indeed suffered only minor injuries under the protection of the nanosuit, as he had claimed, did he finally let out a long sigh of relief. The chilling murderous intent on his face vanished completely, and he returned to his usual kind and gentle demeanor.

Seeing this, Harry and Gwen, who were sprawled on the ground not far away, finally felt their hearts, which had been in their throats, settle back down. Gwen, in particular, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Although the mission failed, judging from their performance just now, they should be grateful that Sheriff Black is still alive.

Otherwise, this day next year would probably be their death anniversary...

But just as the two were relieved that even if they were taken to prison, at least they had saved their lives and were temporarily safe.

The curtain of the command post was lifted from the outside.

The next second, Ms. Heller walked in carrying a steaming hot food box, a gentle smile on her face that she only showed when meeting Sheriff Black.

"Come on, dinner's ready, darling... Even if you're going to save the world, you need to fill your stomach first before you can...!"

Her words caught in her throat. Her gaze first fell on Sheriff Black, whose chest was stained with blood, then swept over the pool of blood on the ground, before taking in the signs of battle and the "Spider Squad" members lying scattered on the ground. The food box slipped from her hands and crashed to the ground, scattering steaming stewed beef and potato chunks all over the floor.

"...Blake? What's wrong?"

She slowly crouched down and gently touched the wound on Sheriff Black's chest, but her finger immediately got covered in blood, making her look distressed.

Then she stood up, glanced at Jackie Chan's concerned and anxious look at Inspector Black, and immediately discerned the truth from the falsehood, turning her gaze to the three imposters on the ground, still rejoicing at their narrow escape.

Then, while gently wiping the blood off her fingers with her apron, she spoke in a soft and calm voice, yet one that could instantly lower the temperature of the entire command post by several degrees, questioning him word by word.

"You damned ants, how dare you harm my Black?!"

"..."

"..."

In an instant, as if facing some ancient and terrifying demon, an instinctive fear originating from their very souls caused the three members of the "Spider Squad" to go blank. Their minds, without prior agreement, were filled with only one shared thought.

Those guys are about to be finished!