Chapter 6: Unexpected Encounter

Chapter 6: Unexpected Encounter

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Dean ran decisively. He originally just wanted to go over and investigate the situation, and had no intention of having a head-on confrontation with Black Mask and other super villains.

With Hoshikudaki in hand, Dean had proven he could hold his own against street-level criminals, but Black Mask and his entourage weren't ordinary thugs. And if Poison Ivy or the Penguin were involved, well, that was a game he wasn't ready to play yet. He needed to pace himself, build strength, and collect points in smaller, less life-threatening increments. Gotham has never been short of street crimes, and Batman is not on duty 24 hours a day. As the name of the bat says, they usually lie dormant during the day and emerge at night.

However, the unexpected appearance of Edward disrupted Dean's plan. In an environment full of water vapor, Dean had to fight an enemy who could control the water flow. It's very unfair.

But no matter how you talk about stabbing people, it is too out of line, and it is completely inconsistent with the style of DC. Dean looked at the wooden sword in his hand and knew that he was influenced by Hoshikudaki.

As a weapon with only one and a half stars in quality, Lake Toya seems to be a bit of a super model. Not to mention its tough material, it also comes with Gintoki's fighting skills. It is perfect. However, after this battle, Dean is a little afraid to use this weapon.

The Samurai Soul's fighting instincts had saved Dean in the battle, but they came with an inconvenient side effect: an uncontrollable tendency to act absurdly. The quirky "Gintama effect" from Lake Toya didn't help. Dean could still feel the lingering influence, the way the blade almost wanted to turn every encounter into a comedic skit.

In a world as dark and merciless as Gotham, comedy was the last thing he needed. Facing super-powered enemies was already daunting, doing so with the risk of sabotaging himself was downright dangerous.

Dean is far from his predecessor who can compete with a fighting race like the Night Rabbit.

Dean slowed down and looked back. He could no longer see the pursuers. He frowned: "Did i get rid of it? But why hasn't the state of the warrior soul been lifted? And more importantly…"

Points did not arrive!

I defeated Edward, who was suspected of being a magician, for god's sake. The system should have rewarded me now. But no matter how Dean shouted in his heart, the system did not respond, so he could only give up.

"If it's not a system problem, could it be that I made a mistake and Edward is not a bad guy?"

The only explanation Dean could think of was this. If you do good deeds, you will get points. If you do bad things with good intentions, you will get nothing. He has already tested the system in the six months since it was launched.

But Edward is the other main culprit in the arms smuggling case. How could he be a good person!

"It seems there is something hidden behind it. I have to find out from Edward, but before that… come out whoever you are!"

Dean raised his sword towards the empty alley: "I have tolerated you for a long time. You have been following me since the earthquake."

The reason why Dean ran so fast was because he wanted to get rid of this unknown stalker. However, after running around for several times and trying to get rid of him, the prying eyes were still following him. Dean gave up on escaping because if he continued running, he would soon lose stamina and unable to fight.

After Dean finished shouting, the air seemed to have stopped. Seeing that the stalker refused to show up, Dean simply sat down and rested, hugging Hoshikudaki with both hands.

Just wait and see who can outlast whom!

The stalker was dumbfounded when it saw Dean sitting down. Its small head couldn't carry out complex thinking, but it sensed that the scary woman was nearby, and it couldn't control that much. It could only remove the barrier that concealed its body. .

The transparent body gradually returned to its original azure color. It flew to Dean, the two tentacles on its head swayed left and right, and shouted anxiously.

"Mana!"

Please help me!

Somehow Dean understood what it wanted to express, and when he saw the true form of the stalker, Dean was so shocked that he dropped his sword.

"Mamama…Manaphy?! Why is there a Pokemon here?!"

What appeared in front of Dean's eyes was a blue little thing. Its body was covered with water ripples due to the shaking. Compared with its petite body, its arms were slender, with red located stone in the middle of its chest and it exuded a mysterious atmosphere.

"Mana Mana!" Mana Fei couldn't help swinging his arms, and his two tentacles pointed hard to the east.

Someone wants to catch me, please help me!

Dean's expression changed when he heard this, he grabbed Manaphy and ran towards the main road. Gordon and the others already should have arrived.

No matter who Manaphy was talking about whether it's another Pokemon or a person. If it was afraid of it, Dean was definitely no match.

What Dean didn't notice was that when he passed under the house, a sunflower on the rooftop threw a seed downwards, and it accurately fell into Dean's pocket.

Shortly after Dean left, a red-haired woman appeared at the place where he and Manaphy met. She was Gotham's famous thorny rose, the sexy and beautiful Poison Ivy.

"A step too late."

Her beautiful green eyes turned bright red, and Poison Ivy stumbled back two steps, rubbing her temples hard with her fingers.

"I'll find it, stop barking, and don't get into my head again without permission!"

In an instant, the grass that had been struggling to survive in the cracks all around grew into thick vines, cracking the rooted walls, and the buildings on both sides collapsed, causing dusts to spread around.

Poison Ivy stood on the ruins with her hands folded on her chest, the ivy leaves on her body trembling, and her attractiveness was looming.

"The seeds have already been planted, you can't escape."

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Dean returned to the main road, and the scene had been blocked by the police. He also saw Gordon as he wished.

"This day has been really stressful, Dean, you should know that everyone didn't get a good rest last night."

This tough guy from Gotham was holding a cup of instant coffee, his brows showing fatigue.

Dean shrugged his shoulders while cradling Manaphy protectively.: "Who would have thought that Kevin and I would bump into black mask even when he takes me for a ride."

Speaking of Black Mask, Gordon looked a little more serious. This terrible guy had done great harm to the order of Gotham. Gordon thought about catching him every day.

"When we rushed to the scene, we only saw a pond. Black Mask left nothing for us. Dean, tell us what you saw."

Dean recounted his experience, and Chief Gordon had a headache: "Edward can control the water flow, so can he walk on the water? Oh my god, are you kidding me…"

Walking on water was one of Jesus' miracles. Maybe he can part the sea too like what Moses did.

"I have to inform Batman."

Under normal circumstances, Gordon would not take the initiative to contact Batman, but magic is obviously beyond the scope of what the police can handle. Commissioner Gordon and Batman are old partners. He know that magic exists in this world, but this is the first time he encounter it in his work.

Gordon wanted to go into the police car, but Dean stopped him: "Director, there is no need to trouble Batman about Edward. I have fought with him before, and he is very strong. The reason why he lost to me was entirely due to carelessness and showing mercy."

"Sir, I don't think Edward is as bad as he seems. He could've killed me but didn't. Maybe there's more to his story."

After Gordon thought for two seconds, he sent the message to Batman, which made Dean very disappointed.

The old police chief comforted: "My child, it's not that I don't believe you. You are still young. Everyone has two sides. Good people may not do bad things, and criminals can also do good deeds. But It doesn't mean he will keep his hand off of you. What you said may be right, but we'll let Batman decide. Magic is outside our jurisdiction anyway."

Gordon reminded Dean that temporary good and evil cannot be regarded as the whole of a person, and I am afraid that the same is true for the system. Otherwise, if Dean saved a person and later committed a crime and killed someone, what would be the calculation?

No one can tell.

Seeing that Dean was convinced, Gordon is happy that he could provide guidance to the young man, and turned around to command the team to return to the police station.

The discussion of the case ends here, and Gordon chatted with Dean like a kind elder: "I heard from Kevin that you haven't found a place to live yet?"

Dean scratched his head and said vaguely: "There are several candidate houses, but we still need to see them in person before making a selection."

Dean only has two requirements for a place to live, which is that it can be lived in and that it is chaotic enough so that he can earn points nearby, so the rents of the houses he selected are all very cheap.

"You haven't decided yet, how about you stay at my house temporarily?" Gordon suddenly said that caught him in surprise.

"I'm ashamed to say that the police department's confidentiality of police officers' identities is very, very inadequate. You offended Penguin and Black Mask when you first arrived, and you are in a very dangerous situation. Although my home cannot be called as impenetrable, the security is still commendable. "

In fact, Gordon's words were tactful enough. The Gotham Police Department's confidentiality work was not only inadequate, it was simply a neon government, leaking everything.

Dean was at the port before Gordon. I'm afraid Penguin has determined that it was Dean who tipped him off, causing him to lose his goods and get a beating from Batman. He will definitely come to Dean for trouble. Not to mention Black Mask, in order to cover up what he had done, he directly sent people to block the way, and erased their tracks.

There is also Edward. Although his good and evil are unclear at the moment. After Dean stab him, no matter whether there was any enmity before, there is definitely no good relationship now.

Dean looked up at the sky. Although he couldn't see it with the naked eye, he knew that Manaphy, with a transparent body, was spinning in circles.

Including the people chasing this little guy, there are four forces that he has offended openly and secretly when he first arrived in Gotham.

After swallowing the reality, Dean held Chief Gordon's hand with great emotion.

"I'll take it!"