Chapter 86
Uncle Long's Amazing Hand Speed, The Snake-Cat Battle
After a brief hiccup, Riley and his group, having successfully reunited with Uncle Dragon, soon arrived at the booth containing the Snake Talisman.
What happened next was the moment Riley had been most looking forward to, coming all the way there late at night to join in the fun.
Because, unlike that person next door who has a whole bunch of tools, capable of cracking defense systems and using grappling hooks to block infrared scans...
Looking at the last line of defense before me, built with all sorts of high-tech tools.
Uncle Long first tapped and banged on the display stand for a while, seemingly trying to pinpoint the exact location of the core components.
Then, with a flick of his finger aimed at a certain area of the booth, he effortlessly unlocked the bulletproof glass that covered the entire booth, a glass strong enough to withstand high-intensity attacks.
This scene alone was enough to make Riley curious: was Uncle Long really just a law-abiding archaeologist on a regular basis, and did he not have any shady side jobs?
What happened next left Riley speechless.
When Uncle Long took out the Statue of Liberty model he had prepared in advance, he faced the Snake Talisman, which was simultaneously locked by four infrared beams and would immediately trigger the alarm system if there was even the slightest deviation.
Uncle Long simply held his breath and mentally prepared himself for a while.
Sweating profusely, Uncle Jackie Chan, with Riley watching intently, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets, used Spider-Man's reaction speed and terrifying hand speed—so fast that even Spider-Man couldn't see it clearly—to replace the snake charm with a Statue of Liberty model, completing the switcheroo!
"Hey, is it really necessary to be so surprised? It's just putting things back before the alarm goes off, you should be able to do that too, Riley."
"Xiaoyu, you're still young, you probably don't understand how outrageous Uncle Long's actions are... Let me explain. The speed of light is 300,000 kilometers per second. Under these circumstances, Uncle Long didn't trigger the alarm system at all. Do you know what that means?"
"That means Uncle Long's speed just now... exceeded the speed of light?! Wait, let me count, how many zeros are in 300,000 again... My God! I didn't know I had such an amazing uncle—?!"
Of course, Xiaoyu didn't pay much attention to Uncle Long's actions at first.
I even thought that Riley, whose previous performance was far superior to Jackie Chan's, was making a big fuss over nothing.
It wasn't until Riley, with a complicated expression, gave Xiaoyu a brief explanation that...
Deeply shocked and feeling as if her worldview had been completely refreshed, Jade looked at Uncle Jackie with eyes that immediately shone like Riley's, filled with silent admiration and respect!
So much so that when Uncle Dragon successfully obtained the Snake Talisman and was about to call Jade and Riley to retreat, he was actually quite startled when he turned around and saw the strange looks in the eyes of his two little followers, because of their overly enthusiastic appearance.
"Phew, thank goodness, everything went smoothly, we're about to leave... Hey! You two! Why are you looking at me like that?!"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized... Uncle Long, you're truly a hidden superman!"
"Huh? What does this mean...?"
Before Uncle Long could even react to just how outrageous his series of actions had been, he realized just how absurd they had been.
Two beautiful figures, entangled in combat, rushed over without warning, knocking Uncle Long to the ground.
Even the small cloth bag containing the snake talisman in his hand was knocked out of his hand and flew into the air due to the accidental impact.
As for Riley, who possesses spider-sense, why didn't he help Uncle Jackie escape this predicament in time...?
Spider-Sense is more geared towards self-preservation, the ability to sense danger and malice.
This incident wasn't targeted at Riley, nor did it pose much of a threat. Furthermore, Riley himself was so engrossed in Jackie Chan's outrageous antics that his attention was noticeably diverted.
That's why, by the time Riley came to her senses, Uncle Long was already on the ground, pinned down by the black-clad woman who had suddenly charged at her.
"Wow, this is definitely not suitable for children."
Of course, once he realized what was happening, even though he was completely concealed, Riley could still roughly guess from his curvaceous figure that the person in front of him was Little Snake, a notorious thief who would later become a member of the Dragon Team and had a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Uncle Dragon.
So, Riley, who was happy to watch the drama unfold, not only did not step forward to separate the two and interrupt Uncle Long's rare moment of blissful romance.
Instead, a hand swiftly reached out, and with the thought of not setting a bad example for the child, covered Xiaoyu's eyes, who also wanted to watch the excitement. At the same time, the hand raised, quietly activating the power of the chicken talisman, changing the parabola of the small cloth bag so that it could be caught perfectly in its own hand.
Then, turning his head slightly, he looked at another woman whose figure was no less impressive than that of the little snake, and even slightly superior. He raised his eyebrows in slight surprise and joked in a serious tone.
"Looks like tonight's going to be quite lively, even the little thief cat has shown up... Maybe the curator should consider changing the opening hours to 24/7?"
Despite his surprise at the appearance of the person in front of him, he spoke in his mind.
But both his appearance and the illegal act he was currently committing were enough for Riley to deduce the identity of the person in front of him.
Peter… or rather, one of Spider-Man’s rumored girlfriends, the little thief codenamed Black Cat, Felicia Hardy.
The reason for the conflict between the two is also obvious.
That is, the black cat, like the little snake, had its eye on the oversized pink diamond called "Pink Lion".
So, after the little snake painstakingly and finally managed to bring out the pink lion, before it could even admire it properly, the black cat, who had been observing from the shadows, intercepted it and snatched it away.
After working so hard for so long, only to have it all go to waste and benefit someone else, how could this little snake bear it?
Without a second thought, he chased after her, attempting to snatch the pink lion back.
As they fought back and forth, the two men, who were only separated by a wall, ended up rushing towards Uncle Long by some strange coincidence.
Unfortunately, although Little Snake was a well-known and notorious thief, he had far more experience than Black Cat, who was now an unknown newcomer to the industry.
Ultimately, the little snake's job is to "steal," not to fight people head-on.
So much so that no matter how hard the little snake tried to fight the black cat whose physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, it still lost in the end.
On the other hand, the black cat, now standing firmly in the posture of a victor, leisurely picked up another small cloth bag from the ground.
Upon hearing Riley's voice, the black cat, who was about to retreat, froze.
Then, while subconsciously hiding the small cloth bag in her hand, she raised her other hand and covered her face tightly, even though she was already wearing an eye mask, revealing only her beautiful, jewel-like eyes.
Then he suddenly turned his head, looked at Riley with a terrified expression as if he had seen a ghost, and exclaimed in disbelief.
"Rai... Riley! What are you doing here?!"