Chapter 394 He is still alive
The rain is like silk, connecting the sky and the ground, turning into a soft rain curtain.
In the small town under the darkness, everything becomes a little more hazy.
The ten men in black stood still and expressionless. After seeing Su Xia, even their eyes did not change at all. They were like a group of puppets, standing quietly in the rainy night.
They never spoke, but their attitude was clear.
If you want to enter the tavern and kill people, you must pass this level.
"The people coming from the tavern headquarters are indeed extraordinary."
Su Xia looked solemn and did not act rashly. He stood at the other end of the street and carefully observed the ten people.
At the first sight, he was on high alert, because these ten people seemed to be one, even their breathing patterns were extremely consistent, and it was obvious that they had undergone extremely rigorous training.
This is one of the secret powers of the Zero Point Tavern. They are rarely exposed to the public and are only allowed to come out in special circumstances.
Now, ten of them were dispatched at once!
Among them, the weakest are level four creatures, and there are even three level five creatures.
While Su Xia was observing these ten people, many people were also observing him.
In the darkness, pairs of eyes swept over Su Xia's body.
"Who is that person?"
"What kind of welcome ceremony is that at the Zero Point Tavern? Are they welcoming this person?"
On both sides of the street, in the shadows, people were whispering, like mice talking, the sound was so faint that it was almost inaudible.
Some time ago, the masked monster incident occurred in the southern part of the continent, not only in Seahorse City, but also in several other cities such as Conch City, Starfish City, Sponge City, etc. Each city gathered many strong people from all over the continent, but the largest number came from Seahorse City.
Today, there are still many people and organizations inside Conch City who have not left.
A large number of them live around the Zero Point Tavern.
Medium and large organizations such as the Sun Foundation, the Black River Mercenary Union, and the Aurora Research Institute are based around the Zero Point Tavern.
In other cities, their bases are also next to the Midnight Bar.
Because they know that the Zero Point Tavern is the most informed. No matter what happens outside, the Zero Point Tavern can always get the latest information at the first time.
Just now, the voice of the wheelchair man in the tavern attracted everyone's attention and made them focus their attention on the long street on the rainy night.
"That person on the street...seems a little familiar."
"It looks familiar to me, too."
"It's too dark on the street, and the street lights are all broken. Does anyone have a good night vision goggles to lend me?"
Looking at Su Xia's blurry figure in the rain, many people felt a sense of familiarity, as if they had seen her somewhere before.
It's not strange if one person feels that someone looks familiar, but if many people feel that someone looks familiar, there must be something wrong.
This person must be quite famous and must have appeared in public many times, otherwise he would not be familiar to so many people.
"The person who can be openly welcomed by the Zero Point Tavern is certainly not an ordinary person. Could he be the boss of a large organization?"
"Could it be the leader of Dragon City?"
That person obviously couldn't be from the Mechanical Clan. After all, the Mechanical Clan had already signed a temporary cooperation agreement with the Zero Point Tavern. There was no need for the Zero Point Tavern to welcome a mechanical creature with such fanfare, unless it was the legendary overlord.
But if the Lord came, this welcome would be too small and not befitting of the Lord's status.
Therefore, many people subconsciously thought of Dragon City and the mysterious Lord of Dragon City.
After all, in the entire southwest and south, only the lord of Longcheng has such a great face.
If it were any other organization, even one of the level of the Sun Foundation or the Black River Mercenary Union, it would be impossible for them to have the Zero Point Tavern put up a welcoming display. At most, there would be only one or two branch leaders standing at the door to greet them.
"Strange, something is wrong, the atmosphere is wrong." Someone suddenly spoke.
"Yes, there is a solemn feeling."
"It doesn't look like a welcome, but more like he's about to take action."
"Yeah, that's the feeling. No wonder my hair stood on end. It turns out it's because of this..."
As psychic creatures, most of the people present had experienced brutal fighting and escaped death many times. They had sharp senses and quickly detected the murderous intent hidden in the rainy night.
The man on the street is not a guest of the Zero Point Tavern, he is an enemy!
Anyone who could cause the Zero Point Tavern to set up such a formation could not be an ordinary enemy.
Everyone thought for a while.
Who could it be?
Now the Zero Point Tavern is in its heyday. It is the most powerful neutral organization on the planet, with countless masters and industries spread all over the world. Even the mechanical race acquiesces in its existence.
Anyone with a clear mind would not take the initiative to make an enemy of the Zero Point Tavern, let alone come over to challenge it in the middle of the night.
One name after another flashed through everyone's mind, and were rejected one by one.
The enemies in the Zero Point Tavern are now basically all dead.
They really couldn't figure out who it could be.
"That doesn't make sense. He looks so familiar, I must know him. Let me think about it..."
Many people frowned and kept looking at the figure on the street, trying to match the right person in their minds.
At this moment, a low voice suddenly came from the shadows on the left side of the street: "That...that's the masked man!"
"What?"
"Is it him?"
"Masked man?"
This low cry was like dropping a huge rock into a calm pool, instantly stirring up a thousand waves and shattering the tranquility of the entire night!
How could it be a masked monster?
Everyone's heads were buzzing, as if they were petrified, their mouths were wide open, and no one spoke for a moment.
They thought of countless possibilities, even those who had disappeared several years ago, but no one thought of the masked man, because this should have been the first option to be ruled out.
"How could he still be alive?" someone spoke, as if he had seen a ghost, with extreme disbelief in his voice.
"He didn't die at the hands of the Mechanoids!"
These words expressed the thoughts of everyone present!
Looking at the blurry figure on the street, many people were stunned, their eyes almost popping out of their heads in shock.
Countless eyes swept across, some shocked, some panicked, as if they wanted to see every inch of Su Xia's body clearly.
They couldn't believe that the masked man actually escaped!
At this moment, the figure in their minds began to overlap with the man on the street.
Who else could that person on the long street be but the masked weirdo?
Both his appearance and temperament are exactly the same as the masked man, and no one can disguise him.
No wonder so many people think he looks familiar!
Isn’t the person they know the most about recently the masked man?
"That's impossible! He shouldn't be alive. I thought he had blown him to ashes!"
"That's the mechanical tribe..."
Before this, how many people could escape from the mechanical tribe's encirclement? You know, the mechanical tribe even used the stance device!
That terrifying device makes people feel their scalp tingling even if they just look at it through the screen.
"Contact the organization quickly, there has been a change in action, the plan needs to be modified!" In the houses on both sides of the street, many people began tense actions.
In the past two days, the entire continent has been discussing the life and death of the masked man.
In most areas, the majority of people believe that the masked man is dead, and only a few people think that he may still be alive and is hiding somewhere to recover from his injuries.
As for the Mechanical Clan's subsequent actions, they were mostly for other purposes, such as encircling and suppressing a certain organization.
Once the news that the masked man is still alive spreads, it will definitely cause a storm on the continent!
After the initial shock, everyone reacted and hurriedly sent messages to the organization's higher-ups or contacts.
At the same time, many people remembered some recent rumors about the Mechanical Clan.
"Could it be that Mercer's anger is really related to him?"
Everyone present had seen the photo titled "Merser's Fury" and remembered it vividly.
At first, no one believed that Mercer's anger was related to the masked man. After all, the gap in strength and status between the two sides was too big. Mercer was one of the confidants of the Mechanical Overlord and the top of the entire mechanical clan.
He has always stood at the pinnacle of power, looking down on the whole world like a god high above.
The last battle with Fan Lu in Coral City made many people see the horror of this legendary mechanical creature. Even a strong man like Fan Lu could not pose any threat to Moser.
In comparison, the Masked Man is just a tavern fugitive of some reputation.
But now, the masked man appeared here alive, and the shock was too great.
Under this shocking impact, those rumors did not seem as difficult to accept as before .
"Did Mercer suffer a loss at his hands? But wasn't that photo taken in Coral City? Mercer had just left the Coral City base at that time."
"Could it be that Mercer has a weaker clone in Seahorse City? But isn't the one in charge Todd?"
"If he really faced Mercer, he couldn't have it so easy, right?"
“…”
Looking at Su Xia's appearance, she was clearly intact.
His face looked normal, his breathing was steady, and his breath was stable, as if the ambush in Seahorse City had never happened.
However, the earth-shaking explosion in Seahorse City, the thick and choking smoke, and the pillars of light that reached the sky all demonstrated the determination of the mechanical race.
"He must be injured, maybe he just disguised it well."
For a long time, the mechanical race has put too much pressure on people, forming a terrifying image of "invincible" in the minds of many people.
In their minds, anyone who faces the mechanical race will be skinned alive even if they don't die.
This is indeed the case.
At that time, Su Xia was already seriously injured and dying. If it weren't for his special body and the large amount of medicines he carried with him, his body would have probably been cold.
If it were any other creature, without the pile of potions in the storage space, it would have been dead by now.
"That's not right, why is he here?"
"If I were him, I would find a place to hide and recover from my injuries first, and then come out with a new look after the turmoil has passed."
Many people think that the most unlikely place for the masked monster to appear now is the midnight taverns in various cities, which is why they did not think of Su Xia before.
What's the difference between him coming to the Zero Point Tavern and walking into a trap?
You know, the Zero Point Tavern is strong enough in itself, and now it has reached a temporary agreement with the Mechanical Clan. The two sides have achieved information exchange regarding the masked monster.
The news that the masked man appeared here will soon be known to the mechanical clan.
"The Zero Point Tavern is prepared." Someone reminded, "Remember the voice in the tavern just now? The person in charge of the branch here is a woman, and the voice just now was a man, most likely someone from the tavern headquarters!"
"Who are those men in black? Are they secretly trained by the Zero Point Tavern headquarters?"
"That should be it. I once heard from my teacher that the power of the Zero Point Tavern is far more than what it appears on the surface. There is a group of very strong forces hidden in the dark..."
Everyone's eyes were not only on Su Xia, but also on the ten men in black standing outside the Zero Point Tavern.
The moment they saw those men in black, many people were shocked. Even though they were far away, they felt a suffocating sense of death.
Those are ten top killers!
If it were them, they would definitely stay away from it.
But, on the street, the masked man actually began to move forward slowly!
"What happened in the past two days that caused the Masked Stranger and the Zero Tavern to confront each other again, and even made him ignore the danger and rush directly to the door of the tavern?"
In addition to being shocked, doubts continued to arise in everyone's hearts.
This is so crazy, I can't understand it no matter how hard I try.
The masked monster had just finished fighting in Kaiba Castle and ran to Conch Castle to fight again. Judging from the distance in between, he hardly had any rest!
He is not a madman or a battle maniac, so there must be something hidden behind this.
"This may also be an opportunity for us." Someone whispered to himself.
The cruelty of the next battle was predictable.
Even if the masked man was not injured, the situation facing those ten people would still not be optimistic. Even if he could defeat them, he himself would not be much better off.
"Are they going to fight?" someone whispered.
"If both sides lose, perhaps we can..."
“…”
These people had different thoughts, rolling their eyes and carefully analyzing the current situation.
Many of them were hoping to get a bargain.
The Masked Stranger did not die at the hands of the Mechanical Clan, which means his bounty is still there and all rewards are still valid.
If the Masked Stranger and the Midnight Tavern both suffer losses tonight, then the opportunity will fall into the hands of outsiders.
At that time, they only need to rush forward in the chaos and find a chance to chop off the masked man's head, and the bounty, honor, status, etc. will all be in their hands!
Of course, it is not so easy to pick up a bargain, and some people have already given up the idea of killing the masked man.
The masked monster is now a fierce tiger!
No matter how weak a tiger is, it cannot be provoked by an ant.
"Be prepared, it's not going to be peaceful tonight."
"Perhaps we will be affected..."
The atmosphere on the street became increasingly eerie, and the murderous intent was so strong that even the heavy rain could not wash it away.
As Su Xia moved forward, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
He stepped on the cold rain, his eyes as sharp as knives, staring at the ten people in front of him. His whole body was tense, letting the cold rain hit him.
Getting closer!
Closer!
“Bang!”
Su Xia suddenly stopped, and her firm footsteps created a splash of water on the street.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides was less than fifty meters.
In the pub, the wheelchair man's voice appeared again: "Are you satisfied with my welcome ceremony?"
“Very satisfied.”
Su Xia opened her mouth and replied calmly.
As the two sides were talking, the atmosphere on the long street suddenly turned cold. A cold wind blew, and the whole street was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
The people around felt a tightness in their chests, and even breathing became difficult. The next moment, an overwhelming sense of terror and murderous intent enveloped the entire town.
"call……"
They were gasping for breath, their hearts pounding with horror. Before they could figure out what was happening, they saw a scene that shocked them even more.
In the middle of the street, the ten terrifying men in black disappeared silently.
Only ten inky black umbrellas were left, swaying gently in the cold wind and icy rain.
"When did they disappear?"
Everyone felt a chill down their spines and their scalps went numb with fear. They felt as if there were several cold gazes like knives in the darkness, as if they wanted to cut them apart.
call out!
Suddenly, a soft sound was heard in the rain, so faint that it was almost inaudible.
The next moment, a bullet hit Su Xia's psychic shield and exploded on the spot. It was grayish white all over, and it turned out to be a plastic bullet!
The shell of this bullet is a high polymer material, specially designed for special occasions such as assassination. It can perfectly pass the security checks of various places. Now it is used by the Zero Point Tavern against Su Xia.
"Has the battle begun?"
After seeing this scene, many people around finally reacted.
After seeing the shattered plastic bullet, many people took a deep breath.
"It turned out to be something like this. The Zero Point Tavern is very well prepared. The Masked Stranger is in trouble."
"Will he retreat?"
The battle has just begun. There is nothing wrong with retreating now. At most, the other side will laugh at you.
Everyone put themselves in the other's shoes and thought that if they were in their shoes, they would definitely leave now. After all, the other party was clearly well prepared, and this battle was too targeted.
