New Gods of North America

“Pah—”

Seeing an obviously abnormal shadow approaching, Wayne immediately jumped away and at the same time took out a spherical glass bottle and threw it to the ground.

Wayne and his team had encountered three extraordinary people whose extraordinary abilities were all related to the "shadow" in the "dark" realm.

The Carters who have been waiting for the opportunity these days all belong to the same "family".

Even a fool knows that he needs to take some targeted precautions in advance.

Theoretically, to deal with the invisible "darkness" in a narrow sense,

A relatively simple and crude method is to use "light", and in terms of field it is "sacredness". To sum it up a little, the best is light with sacred attributes.

For example, burning "the shroud of so-and-so" or lighting the so-called "holy oil" or something like that.

But the shroud is not easy to deal with.

The so-called "holy oil" is a semi-solid paste at room temperature. It cannot be ignited alone and has to be processed into candles or torches, which is inconvenient to carry.

So Wayne finally chose a crude method - burning kerosene.

As for the spherical bottle containing kerosene, it was left behind by Wayne after he drank the holy water some time ago. It can be considered as a recycling of waste.

The spherical bottle broke on the ground,

Wayne struck a match and threw it into the kerosene, creating a pool of light around him.

Then he held the revolver in one hand and took out a spherical bottle with the other, first making sure that he would not be "killed instantly" by the opponent.

Compared to the previous time when the members of the Carter Gang led a group of criminals to attack in large numbers, this time, the situation that both sides need to face is obviously different.

So Wayne directly used his ultimate move——

"Someone come quickly! The target has appeared!"

…

The subsequent development of events was a little beyond Wayne's expectations.

The bodyguard of the Carter Gang's boss seems to have at least two extraordinary abilities.

One of these abilities is controlling shadows.

He can change the area and shape of his own shadow, and make it "spread" and "flow" like puddles on the ground. When it moves away from the light, it moves very fast, but when it moves towards the light, it seems as if it is "climbing a slope."

Another ability is less certain.

It may be another separate ability, or it may be a part of the previous ability, but it can be roughly felt that it should be a "control" type of ability.

In actual combat, he would hide far away in the shadows, and then control his own shadow to find ways to get close to others.

As for what would happen if his shadow approached them, Wayne and the others didn't dare to try.

Anyway, after the accomplices arrived at the scene one after another with torches made of holy oil, they all used flames to drive away the guy's shadow.

Then Wayne looked along the simple lines.

There is a faint dotted line in the "shadow", which extends into the depths of the nearby bushes.

Then he saw a human silhouette in the darkness over there. Wayne found the opportunity and the right angle and fired two shots, "Bang! Bang!", ending the battle here.

It probably takes less than five minutes.

According to Wayne's idea, the gangster boss should be easier to deal with than his bodyguards.

But later, it took Wayne and his team about four or five hours to deal with the boss of the Carter Gang.

The extraordinary ability of the Carter Gang boss,

It can transform him into a human-shaped shadow, and then blend into the shadows in the environment.

——Wayne had heard from Master Philip before that one of the two extraordinary people he killed last time was the son of the boss of the Carter Gang.

Wayne hadn't really cared which one of them was his son.

However, when Wayne saw that the abilities of the Carter Gang boss looked so familiar, he seemed to know the answer immediately.

Although it is the same extraordinary ability of "transforming into a human-shaped shadow and then blending into the shadow\

,"But in the context of simple lines, they look very different.

The extraordinary person before looked like a "mosaic" after blending into the shadows. He was very conspicuous in Wayne's vision, so he could find him accurately.

The extraordinary ability used by Carter's gang boss seems to be a more advanced version - when he blends into the shadows, even in Wayne's vision, he looks like a transparent film lying flat on the ground.

Its own outline is blurry and dim, and it does not "block" the outlines of other things, so it cannot be seen at first glance.

Moreover, he moved even faster in the shadows, causing everyone to almost lose track of him several times.

It's a type that can attack or defend, and is quite difficult to deal with.

It's a pity that Wayne has more people and more power.

Moreover, when the Carter Gang leader actually launches an attack, he also needs to transform back into a physical form before he can hit people.

So a group of people chose a time-consuming but safe way of fighting. They followed the method and held up torches burning with holy oil to cover each other. They gradually divided the darkness and slowly surrounded him in a small woods.

Then, with Miss Harrison's consent,

There was no need to even risk going into the grove to continue looking for him. Instead, they set up a cordon around the grove, poured kerosene inside, and then set the grove on fire.

The gradually growing fire in the manor dispelled the darkness.

The opponent's will was quite strong. He held on until he could no longer bear it and did not surrender. Before leaving, he wanted to fight again and tried to drag Wayne to be buried with him.

So in the end,

The boss of the Carter Gang walked into Wayne's gun.

"Bang!"

game over.

…

"Mr. Wayne, I'm from the Chicago Plain Dealer. Could you please..."

"Mr. Wayne, please accept our interview!"

"Mr. Wayne..."

After daybreak, officers from the city police department quickly received the news and came to collect the bodies of the invaders.

Then, reporters who heard the news swarmed in and surrounded the entrance of the manor.

At first, Wayne showed his face briefly in the manor.

After seeing such a big scene, he quickly shrank back.

As the leader of the Carter Gang and one of the last remaining fugitives in the gang,

The death of Jack Carter basically officially announced the end of the Carter Gang.

Therefore, the "Wayne National Detective Agency", which competes with the Carter Gang in the news, has become the target that reporters are vying to report.

The traffic was so congested that even the bodies couldn't be transported out.

Wayne originally planned to attend the funeral of the steel merchant before leaving because he was already here.

But looking at the current situation, if Wayne and the others stayed here, I'm afraid even the funeral would have to turn into an interview meeting.

When the time comes, a bunch of people will gather outside the cemetery and shout "Mr. Wayne", and it will feel like they are dead.

That picture is too beautiful I don't want to see it...

So after saying goodbye to Miss Harrison, Doug and Willy went out to rent a carriage.

Then several people from the detective agency packed their luggage, took their rewards and gifts, quietly found a deserted place, climbed over the wall and ran away.

Target, Chicago!