Free Web NovelChapter 765: Chapter 723: Abduction
Speaking of two different aspects, when Newton fled the city of monsters years ago, he left behind a toxin that could never be removed and a fire that was hard to extinguish.
It was the only place where the monsters could survive, the only source of water in the entire plane. Therefore, the monsters in the city fell into madness before their death, knowing everything was Newton’s doing, so they came for his home.
Even if they were going to die, they wanted to kill Newton first.
However, Newton had already fled. In his home were only his monster wife and the child he left behind. Although the child looked exactly like a human baby, Newton knew he was a monster and did not want such a child at all.
The child was merely a tool for gaining trust and qualifications, and had now become a burden.
When the mob arrived outside his home, his monster wife was frantic, even though she used all the furniture to block the door, the people outside were desperately trying to break in.
At this moment, Michelangelo appeared, saying he couldn’t help with anything but could save the child.
The monster wife cursed Newton, knowing that it was all over, that Newton had used them and was going to destroy this race, covering everything up.
She was angry, hateful, and mad.
But the child was innocent; in the end, she handed the child to Michelangelo and was killed by the mob that rushed into the room.
The mob initially wanted to kill Michelangelo too, but how could they easily kill a space-time ability user? With a flash, he disappeared.
Michelangelo took the child to the Land of Chaos, which is another pocket space, a sub-plane with a completely different time flow.
Here, they encountered a small bird, and he transformed the bird into the child’s mother, telling her that in the future, a man would come here, fall in love with them, and they should take good care of the child.
And the man who arrived here years later was Tesla. Michelangelo released them from the Land of Chaos, and with Da Vinci, used hypnosis to block part of the child’s memory, allowing them to live in New York.
Tesla named the child Leonid, and one person, one bird, and one monster happily lived together.
It was 1931. Tesla, in the Holy Shield Brotherhood, had a major adversary named Edison who had mysteriously died not long ago.
Later, Tesla was betrayed and killed by Howard during WWII, and only returned today. Michelangelo originally planned to launch his plan, but there was an unexpected turn.
This is how things were.
After listening to Mr. Deathstroke’s whisper, Leo fell silent. So he was actually Newton’s son? Were Da Vinci and the others planning to keep him in the dark, pitting father against son?
Too dark.
Seeing the division taking effect, Su Ming immediately added, "If I were Michelangelo, I would definitely have saved your biological mother as well, after all, he has shown he has the ability to teleport people, right?"
Actually, Su Ming estimated that Michelangelo’s teleportation ability had a weight limit, maybe he could carry a baby, but not a monster of adult size.
But this was unnecessary for Leo to know; he just needed to know what Mr. Deathstroke wanted him to know.
"...." Leo was torn. Although he had a memory of the mother’s appearance, indeed a monster, she had taken all kinds of care of him, like all mothers in the world.
Half of his blood came from her, and she died because of Michelangelo’s neglect...
At this time, Su Ming said, "They just treated you as a tool, a component of the human machine. You and the foster mother bird lived together for many years, until Tesla arrived, you finally had a name. Alas, too dark, even ordinary people would give stray kittens and puppies a name first."
"A tool, a component..." Leo looked at Da Vinci and Michelangelo not far away, his gaze gradually cooling.
He was deceived, these two great figures in history shamelessly deceived him, they even orchestrated his fate, too despicable.
His biological father Newton killed his biological mother, and Da Vinci, who was thought to be good, actually turned out to be a conspirator, deceiving not only him but also his adoptive parents, this villain.
The image of the Holy Shield Brotherhood fell completely in Leo’s heart; he hadn’t seen any acts of protecting the Earth, only whispers in the dark.
"What I’ve said, you can verify it freely with Michelangelo, I think he won’t feel guilty and will admit candidly."
Su Ming added another stab, showing an attitude that was not afraid at all of confrontation.
".... No need, my previous memory just came back, and from the moment I met them, they have been constantly mentioning the human machine, indeed in their eyes, I am just a component."
Leo stood up, shook his head, and said somewhat disillusionedly.
He was a good person, although filled with anger, he did not mean to avenge Da Vinci and the others, after all, who could he blame for his own stupidity?
But still expect him to cooperate with them? Dream on! Not doing it!
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Su Ming timely patted his shoulder, sincerely saying, "There’s an ancient saying from the Celestial Dynasty, ’Thirty years on the east of the river, thirty years on the west of the river, do not bully a youth for being poor!’ Today they ignore you, now you can make them feel unworthy."
"How to do it?" Leo, although not understanding what it meant, still asked further.
Su Ming smiled faintly, "Do you want to go home? You should be living in New York, right?"
"Yes, how do you know?"
Nonsense, could Su Ming say that Dotti had been watching him for a whole day?
"The accent, plus your new watch is the new model just on sale at all major supermarkets in New York for this Black Friday." Su Ming pointed to his wrist and answered confidently.
"You’re amazing, just like a detective."
Leo smiled bitterly, perhaps he shouldn’t have gotten involved in this affair; everyone here was more powerful than him, and neither his social experience nor intelligence matched anyone around.
Su Ming familiarly hooked his arm around his shoulder, casually patting him: "I’m just an ordinary person, but dealing with a robot is no problem. If you want, I’ll send you home right now; they wouldn’t dare stop me."
Leo hesitated for a moment but quickly nodded. He had already arranged a holiday date with Lily.
"Don’t worry, I’ve got this." Su Ming held him by the shoulder. Compared to him, the frail Leo seemed as though suffering from malnutrition. The two approached the spit-flying negotiation scene, and Su Ming spoke up: "Leo wants to go home, I’m going to send him off."
Originally, Da Vinci wanted to oppose, but upon reconsideration, Nostradamus was already dead, and the human machine was as good as scrap metal, making Leo no longer necessary.
The danger was evident; sending Leo away was indeed the right choice. Moreover, Zheng Xian was impossibly hard to deal with, as his terms were bleeding Holy Shield dry; Da Vinci needed to focus his entire attention on negotiations.
Thus, to Su Ming’s proposal, he merely waved his hand, signaling them to make their own decision, not distracting him with conditions.
Su Ming turned to Leo, shrugged awkwardly as if to say: ’See, once you’re useless they discard you.’
Leo was of course angry, but he didn’t say more. Strictly speaking, Da Vinci was still a stranger to him, who knew why he trusted him before; the old man was strangely malicious.
"Please take me back, Mr. Deathstroke, I’m so tired."
"Alright, let’s go, I’ll first take you back to New York." Su Ming followed his instincts, lifted Leo, and soared into the sky.
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"Ugh... ugh... too fast."
In almost mere seconds, Su Ming had delivered him back to New York, setting him on the ground where Leo was dry-heaving non-stop.
"Transform to star form, you’ll feel much better." Su Ming kindly patted his back, yet he’d not taken Leo home; instead, they were at the New York Temple: "Come on, hold tight to me, let’s talk inside."
Leo obediently converted into star form, and all unpleasant sensations vanished in an instant.
He gasped a few breaths, stood straight, and surveyed the surroundings.
Though the street looked unfamiliar, the towering buildings shrouded in distant darkness revealed to him that he was indeed in New York.
He immediately relaxed, since he was in New York and at Mr. Deathstroke’s place, paying a visit seemed appropriate.
"Thank you for helping me escape from Holy Shield’s clutches."
"You’re welcome, no person of conscience would permit their base actions to succeed," Su Ming nodded modestly, as the Black Mage stationed at the New York Temple immediately came forward to welcome the Supreme Mage’s inspection.
Su Ming kindly allowed him to rest aside and brought Leo into the reception room.
Inside the New York Temple, various incredible magic phenomena piqued Leo’s curiosity; many things were beyond his comprehension.
Looking left and right along the way, the magnificent and enigmatic architectural style overwhelmed him; internally, he held Deathstroke in high esteem.
"Oh, Mr. Deathstroke, your place is truly fantastic."
"Thank you for the compliment, please sit down, although this isn’t my home but rather one of Earth’s defense nodes." Su Ming indicated for him to sit on the sofa and briefly narrated Kama Taiji’s origins, also sharing stories of its magic-modified versions.
There were tales of The Ancient One, and some of his own.
The essence was that Holy Shield claimed to protect Earth, but the real work was done by Kama Taiji; the Holy Shield Brotherhood was merely occupying others’ achievements, deceiving newcomers to join them.
A few simple stories convinced Leo, who had undergone excessive shocks today, leaving his brain numb, passively receiving information.
Simply put, he was baffled.
Naturally muddle-headed, combined with his gratitude towards Deathstroke, he fully believed those tales.
"Master Gu Yi is truly great, quietly making sacrifices for Earth, and Holy Shield Brotherhood is too despicable," Leo bowed his head, arms on his knees, hands covering his face: "The world is unexpectedly so dangerous."
Su Ming instantly became the Wise Man, gently nodding: "Where is the peace brought by time if not for someone secretly carrying the burden for you."
"Master Deathstroke, you are incredibly great too; I never imagined the battles against gods and aliens were taking place secretly, right beside us."
Upon hearing these words, Leo lifted his head, looking at Su Ming with gratitude; before him stood a man adorned in fearsome armor, no less than the world’s greatest hero.
Su Ming humbly waved his hand: "Since I’m the Supreme Mage, it’s my mission. I’ve merely done some minor tasks..."
