Chapter 322: A Battle on the Verge of Breaking
"I swear, if I ever see you again, I'll personally cut it off," Mindy said, casting a sharp glance at Deadpool's crotch.
Deadpool felt a sudden chill down there. How is this little girl so violent?
"By the way, who exactly are you guys?" Deadpool couldn't remember Stan Lee ever creating these particular superheroes. And as for that "Destiny" group, he had never even heard of them.
"He's Big Daddy, I'm Hit-Girl! And she is our new partner..." Mindy paused, nudging Rei and whispering, "Have you thought of a codename yet?"
"Huh?" Rei blinked, then quickly said, "I'm not great at naming things. Why don't you pick one?"
"Alright then." Mindy gave Rei a reassuring 'OK' gesture and announced, "And here is our new partner, Big Sis!"
"..." Total silence filled the room.
Rei slapped her forehead and shook her head. What a terrible name. If she had known, she would have come up with something herself.
Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
Deadpool was extremely supportive, giving Mindy a round of applause. "Excellent! From this day forward, I am your fan."
"Sorry, we don't need a pervert for a fan," Mindy replied.
"Oh~ that just breaks my heart," Deadpool said, clutching his chest.
Mindy didn't want to waste any more time with him. Just as she was about to lead the group out of the convenience store, a group of men in black suits marched inside.
"Hmm? Why are there so many people here?" Selt, the leader of the men in black, frowned slightly.
They were the gang involved in tonight's trade—ten men in total, each heavily armed. The other party hadn't arrived yet, but why were there so many people in a convenience store at this hour? Moreover, these people were dressed in bizarre costumes. It wasn't even Halloween.
Just as Selt was about to order his men to draw their guns and wipe them out, Big Daddy sensed the danger. He gave Hit-Girl a signal, and both of them silently moved their hands toward their backs.
At this critical, hair-trigger moment...
"The lion's head isn't just brown; it's also pink," the clerk behind the counter muttered, head bowed.
Upon hearing this, Selt's pupils shrank. The contact. Selt quickly signaled his subordinates, and their hands moved away from their holsters. Seeing this, Big Daddy gave Mindy a signal to stand down for now.
"Whoa~ looks like things are getting a bit spicy," Deadpool commented. He wasn't loud, but he was loud enough for everyone to hear.
That one sentence shattered the fragile peace. Selt immediately drew his pistol and aimed it at Big Daddy's group. "Nobody move!"
Click! Click! Click!
Behind Selt, his men followed suit, all training their sights on Deadpool and the others.
"Uh-oh~ I surrender!" Deadpool immediately threw his hands up.
Damon and Mindy realized the gravity of the situation. They hadn't expected a simple water run to turn into this. Normally, Mindy would handle the frontline assault while Damon provided sniper cover from the shadows.
Rei hadn't expected them all to be armed either; it was clear they were here with intent.
"Now, now~ don't get so worked up. You'll scare the customers." The clerk, Faun, no longer looked like a cowardly worker. His face was full of ruthlessness.
"Long time no see, Faun," Selt said.
Faun smiled. Even facing the barrel of a gun, he remained calm. He stepped out from behind the counter and walked up to Selt. "Long time no see, Selt. Still the same, jumping at every little shadow."
"Cut the crap. Where's the Lion?" Selt had no interest in reminiscing.
Faun clapped his hands. Bang! The store's shutters slammed shut, followed by a heavy iron security door that sealed them inside, hidden from the outside world. Suddenly, another group of armed gang members rushed out from the corners of the store.
"What is the meaning of this?" Selt asked, his face darkening.
"Don't get the wrong idea. We're in the same business; if you don't take precautions, you get played for a fool," Faun smiled.
Faun walked over to Deadpool, who quickly said, "I'm being very well-behaved."
"I see that. But I really want to know if it actually grows back." Faun's smile turned twisted. He kicked the katana off the floor, caught it mid-air, and thrust it violently into Deadpool's crotch.
Puchi!
The blade pierced through, the tip emerging from the back. Deadpool looked down at his lap, then up at Faun. Faun stared back, confused. Doesn't he feel pain?
"It doesn't hurt?" Faun asked suspiciously.
"F*ck!" Deadpool cursed, then collapsed to the floor, his body beginning to twitch and convulse.
Faun let out a sigh of relief. He took a handkerchief from a subordinate and wiped the blood off his hands. "I've hated your voice for a while now. Way too noisy."
Selt and his men, not knowing the truth, felt a phantom pain in their own lower regions. Selt thought to himself that Faun had become much more ruthless since they last met. Meanwhile, Mindy and the others, who knew Deadpool's secret, just stared in shock. Was he so annoying that the villain just couldn't take it anymore?
"Alright, enough games. Where's your stuff?" Faun turned to Selt with a thin smile.
Selt regained his composure. "The goods are outside."
"Outside?" Faun's smile vanished. "Are you playing with me?"
"How do you expect me to carry a shipment that large on my person?" Selt wasn't intimidated; they had roughly equal numbers.
Just as Faun was about to speak, Deadpool—who had been "dead" on the floor—suddenly sat up. He leaned close to Faun's ear and whispered, "Ah! That really hurt~"
"Get lost!" Faun kicked out at Deadpool in annoyance.
Unexpectedly, Deadpool tilted his body slightly, causing the kick to miss. Faun lost his balance and stumbled forward.
Thud!
Puchi!
Deadpool swiftly yanked the katana out of his own crotch and thrust it hard into Faun's backside as he lay on the ground.
"AAAAHHH!" Faun let out a blood-curdling scream of agony.
It happened in the blink of an eye. No one could react in time. Faun's subordinates raised their guns, momentarily paralyzed; if they fired, Selt's group would surely return fire.
"You're okay?" Mindy looked at Deadpool's bleeding crotch in amazement.
"Of course. It's my 'gimmick'," Deadpool said. He looked at the screaming Faun and knelt down to comfort him. "There, there~ it always hurts the first time."
"I'll kill you! FIRE!" Faun, blinded by rage and pain, stopped caring about the standoff. If Deadpool wanted to play, he'd send him to the afterlife.
The subordinates immediately pulled their triggers. Deadpool leaped in front of Mindy and the others, drawing his twin katanas.
"Showtime!"
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