Chapter 51: Chapter 51 - A Failure (Edited)
"The three old guys are extremely cunning! Not only are their martial arts skills not inferior to mine, but their strategies are also..."
Having met the conditions to activate his power, Clark naturally wouldn't miss this great opportunity to weaken his enemies, planning to label the three elders of the Hand as "not inferior to me."
However, halfway through his sentence, he suddenly stopped.
The pile of "not inferior to me" that had been brewing up to this point got stuck in his throat, unable to be spit out or swallowed down, a truly terrible feeling.
If one were to ask why...
"Reminder to the host, due to your insufficient balance of impression points, you cannot launch the 'Not Inferior to Me' divine skill against Mrs. Gao, Nobu, and Murakami again."
"If the host wishes to continue using this divine skill, you can accumulate enough impression points within the validity period of this skill, or attempt to forcibly activate it."
"Forced activation: The host needs to pay ten times the impression points (that is, 10 million points) to activate this divine skill, at which point the host's impression points will become negative, and suffer from the backlash of the 'Not Inferior to Me' divine skill, please use it carefully or at your own risk."
"The conditions for forcibly activating the 'Not Inferior to Me' divine skill, saying 'not inferior to me' three times in a row to the same person can activate it."
Hearing this sudden system prompt, Clark instinctively glanced at his system interface.
Already activated BGMs:
"Calorie"
Level: 8 (0/100000000)
Effect: Can enhance the effect of exercise by 70%, and reduce the consumption and injury caused by exercise by 70%.
"Be a Man"
Level: 5 (0/10000000)
Effect: Can remain calm and composed in battle, while the battle consciousness is enhanced by 100%!
"Kung Fu of China"
Level: 5 (0/10000000)
Effect: Enhances the training speed of combat skills by 80%!
Impression Points Balance: 13265 Level: 5 (0/10000000)
Effect: Can calm the mind, eliminate inner demons, and resist various negative emotions and mental states.
Passive Effect: When the host's mental state is abnormal, the music will automatically play, helping the host to recover clarity.
Active Effect: Actively playing, can affect all people within the range of the music.
(Note: The specific effects of this BGM depend on the host's own strength and the level of the BGM.) ???
Level: ??? Effect: ??? (Note: This BGM is currently unavailable.) "Look at My 72 Transformations"
Level: 1 (Non-upgradable) Effect: This is a piece of music with hypnotic effects, effective for treating insomnia. Sleeping with this BGM can quickly enter a deep sleep state, allowing brain cells to rest more fully, while also regulating the growth patterns of facial skin, muscles, and bones, achieving better developmental effects. (That is, sleeping under this background music can slightly increase attractiveness, although the effect is not immediate, but accumulates over time to achieve a peak of beauty!) "Storm Riders 2"
Level: 1 (Non-upgradable) Effect: Has a chance to trigger when the host encounters a life-threatening crisis. Once successfully triggered, the host will temporarily control one of the three great divine skills of "Storm Riders" for a certain period.
Currently in a special state triggered after the successful activation of "Storm Riders 2" BGM.
Special State: Not Inferior to Me: Within a day after the current battle triggered by the BGM ends, evaluating any opponent with the phrase "not inferior to me" can form a curse effect, causing the opponent's abilities in certain aspects to rapidly decline, even to the point of never recovering.
Its power is terrifying, arguably the most poisonous encouragement in history!
Note: Each use of the "Not Inferior to Me" divine skill will consume 1 million impression points, and it cannot be used if the impression points are insufficient.
Impression Points Balance: 859756 Seeing this balance, Clark couldn't help but feel shocked. Just before he said that phrase, he had confirmed that the balance of impression points was more than 3.8 million, but as soon as he spoke, 3 million points were deducted!
Wasn't it said that each use of the "Not Inferior to Me" divine skill consumes 1 million impression points? This sentence deducted 3 million points from me, could it be that the "Not Inferior to Me" divine skill is a single-target skill, and if it targets three people at once, it's equivalent to using it three times in a row? After some thought, Clark felt that this was the only explanation that made sense.
Hearing Clark suddenly stop after saying "not inferior to me," Hank Pym couldn't help but frown slightly and asked, "And then?"
Clark certainly wouldn't try the backlash effect of the "Not Inferior to Me" divine skill, so he had to reorganize his language and simply introduced the strength of those three old immortals.
Just as he was halfway through speaking, Mindy suddenly pulled out something resembling a pistol from Clark's waist, curiously asking, "Since you have a gun, why didn't you use it during the fight?"
"Don't touch that thing!" Clark exclaimed somewhat unsteadily, startling Mindy, who looked at him blankly as he took back the pistol, checked the safety, and reinserted it into his waistband.
After taking back the pistol, Clark finally breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "This thing is much more dangerous than an ordinary pistol. One carelessness can easily lead to a fatality."
Hank Pym, seeing this, disdainfully snorted, "Just a failure, and you still carry it with you."
Clark was indifferent to Hank Pym's disdain: "Although it's a failure, it can be quite effective in certain situations, especially suitable for killing. If it weren't for your timely appearance, I would have been ready to use it."
...
The following lengthy period was a time for licking each other's wounds.
Clark arranged for the injured Daredevil and Punisher to be taken to the hospital, and after some emergency treatment, he sincerely apologized to these two comrades lying in hospital beds.
"I'm sorry!" Clark said, "It's all because of me that you were dragged into this big trouble. And Hawkeye, I also owe you an apology."
"Ha ha ha... Ow!" Clark had just finished speaking when the Punisher, who was the most seriously injured, was the first to laugh loudly. However, he only laughed a few times before the pain from his wounds caused him to inhale sharply.
Reining in his smile, the Punisher asked Clark, "Do you know when I started opposing the Hand?"
Clark was taken aback and honestly shook his head, "How would I know?"
The Punisher's expression became serious, and he said solemnly, "It's been almost a year since I first eliminated a few criminals from the Hand. During this time, I've had more than a dozen confrontations with them!"
Daredevil also spoke up at this point, "My first encounter with the Hand was a year and a half ago. However, I haven't killed any of their people, so I suppose the hatred might be slightly less than yours."
Hawkeye then patted Clark on the shoulder, smiling, "I'm a bit behind you guys. I only encountered the Hand six months ago."
"That's the situation," the Punisher shrugged. "We were thorns in the Hand's side long ago. Compared to us, you were just caught up in this. No, you weren't dragged into this by us, because even without us, with the death of Police Chief Marcus, you would still stand against the Hand."
Hearing their words, Clark nodded vigorously, "Since that's the case, then the Hand is our common enemy. Let's heal up first, and once your injuries are healed, we'll devise a perfect plan to take down those three old guys one by one!"
With today's ambush, the alliance of heroes and the Hand had become irreconcilable enemies.
Even for his own safety, Clark couldn't allow the Hand to continue existing on the land of New York.
Their only advantage now was that the Hand didn't know the identities of the others besides the Punisher. However, based on today's ambush, Marcus must have been exposed, otherwise, he wouldn't have died.
Following Marcus's trail, would it be difficult to trace Mindy's identity?
And was his own identity also exposed...
Thinking of these things, Clark felt overwhelmed. Without eliminating the Hand, he probably couldn't sleep peacefully! As the saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand; otherwise, you'll be at the mercy of others.
To resolve the Hand as a major threat as soon as possible, Clark must come up with a practical battle plan.
Unfortunately, he knew nothing more than the names of the three leaders of the Hand.
"It's a pity that the clues left by Marcus have also been destroyed. Otherwise, perhaps some useful information could be found from them."
"Who said the data was destroyed?"
Just as Clark was feeling frustrated, Mindy proudly said, "I've been chased by the Hand before. To ensure that the clues wouldn't fall into the wrong hands, I switched them out on the way."
Hearing this, Clark was invigorated and quickly said, "Let's go get it now, before it's too late!"