bookbashuk Chapter 76: Another member joins the "Unboxed Family"
Chapter 76: Another member joins the "Unboxed Family"
When three people are together, an idea king will be automatically generated.
When two people are together, it usually triggers a buff that doubles their courage.
After Jaeger mentioned it, Jason also became curious about the figure, his childlike nature showing, and he eagerly shouted, "Chase!"
"That's what I was waiting for." Jaeger's gaze locked onto the figure, and he twisted the accelerator. "Jason, I'm not going to drive like a normal person from now on, so you'd better watch out."
Jason: ?
Jason: "What do you mean 'not in the usual way'... Waa ...
A series of drawn-out screams of terror pierced the night sky, and the culprit, Jaeger, activated the [Door] the instant he twisted the accelerator and accelerated!
The door that tore through space teleported the person to the rooftop where the figure had just passed by in the brief moment of distorted vision.
A motorcycle came crashing down from the sky, and Jaeger lowered his body, steadied the direction of the motorcycle the moment it hit the ground, twisted the throttle again, and chased after the direction in which the figure disappeared with a deep roar!
Using the speed of the motorcycle and the "door" to move between the high-rise buildings, it was both agile and extremely fast—and soon, the figure from before reappeared in Jaeger and Jason's field of vision.
By this time, Jason had gotten used to jumping and darting around, and simply became a sentry: "That figure seems to have noticed us."
"But they're not as fast as us... Wait, they've gone into a narrow passage!"
Clearly, the figure also found Jaeger's relentless pursuit too troublesome, and since a person's running speed cannot match that of a motorcycle, it simply turned into a narrow route, trying to use the terrain to shake off Jaeger.
After all, such narrow roads are not suitable for heavy motorcycles.
But Jaeger wasn't worried at all: "It's okay, as long as we're less than 50 meters from that figure... we've won."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jaeger used the [door] again to leap onto the roof of the building next to the narrow alley where the mysterious figure was running, and then seized the opportunity to accelerate.
The car then surged forward again, its speed now comparable to flying close to the ground, with the wind whistling and sharp as knives along the way.
As a result, the straight-line distance between them and that figure quickly closed!
100 meters...
80 meters...
50 meters!
Finally, they reached the distance where the [gate] could end the chase—and in the next second, the figure trying to evade the pursuit stopped in his tracks, watching helplessly as the air in front of him twisted and tore apart, and then a heavy motorcycle appeared out of thin air and landed heavily in front of him!
"..." The figure stared wide-eyed silently.
Jaeger landed smoothly and braked instantly, then greeted him with a smile from behind his helmet: "Hi, I've always been curious, and I never thought I'd actually run into you tonight—you're that new vigilante who's recently appeared in Gotham City?"
"A new vigilante?" Jason was taken aback and subconsciously looked at the person in front of him.
The figure before them was dressed in a uniform that was somewhat similar to Batman's, yet also different, and bore a bat symbol on its chest that, though slightly crooked, was generally quite similar.
But most importantly, this figure is not as tall as Batman, but rather slender.
Then look at the long red hair peeking out from behind the mask and draped over her shoulders... It's clearly a woman!
And it seems she's not even an adult yet, just a high school girl?
Even though Jaeger's attitude was friendly, the vigilante girl in her Batman-inspired uniform seemed flustered. She instinctively pulled out a gleaming object from her belt, threw it at Jaeger, and then turned to run away!
Unfortunately, Jaeger raised his hand and cast a Slingshot, catching the object thrown by the vigilante girl, while simultaneously casting a small Stasis spell.
So the girl performed a stepping motion in mid-air, but after a long time she didn't move more than a few centimeters.
Girl: "..."
"A batarang?" Jaeger took the opportunity to glance at what the girl had just thrown and discovered that it was a hand-cut batarang.
Although its shape and materials differ somewhat from real batarangs, it should be sufficient to deal with some street thugs and ordinary criminals.
But wait, does that mean—this girl in front of me not only made a replica of a Batman costume, but also a replica of the batarangs and belt… she even has her own grappling hook that allows her to move between skyscrapers like Batman?
Is this the legendary culinary power?
It turns out that even a fake adult and veteran like him couldn't navigate the high-rise buildings like a young girl... If Hatcher knew this, he would probably be crying his eyes out in Blackgate Prison.
"Okay, you've got me."
The girl finally gave up on escaping under the effects of the stagnation spell and tried to speak in a fierce tone like Batman, but the effect was somewhat diminished due to the poor quality of the voice changer.
"But what do you want to do? Hand me over to the GCPD?"
"Not really." Jaeger took a few steps forward to show his sincerity. "It's just that there have been a lot of Batman imitators lately, and I need to confirm whether you're a genuine vigilante who wants to fight for justice like Batman, or..."
Jaeger considered for a moment: "He's just a Batman fan who likes to cosplay and attract attention."
"Of course I'm serious... um?" The young vigilante had raised her voice to answer the first half of her sentence, but when she looked at Jaeger, she suddenly paused in the second half.
He was clearly stunned for a moment.
Jaeger caught this pause and immediately asked, "You...know me?"
"I don't know her," the young vigilante replied instantly, but she regretted it as soon as she said it.
Because Jaeger already had an "Oh~" expression on his face.
Even Jason thought that the person opposite him was definitely guilty because he denied it so quickly: "The denial is so decisive... You've actually met the detective next to me?"
"Okay, let me think. Girl, redhead, knows me, vigilante, Batman fan." Jaeger then stroked his chin and rattled off the words one by one.
With each word he uttered, the girl opposite him visibly trembled, her eyes filled with despair, as if pleading, "Please, don't say any more."
Surprisingly, it's actually quite fun. Jaeger thought.
But now that things have come to this point, if Jaeger still can't figure out who this person is, then the word "detective" in Jaeger Winchester's identity should just disappear overnight.
"Oh, it's you." Jaeger smiled. "Long time no see. How's your father?"
Girl: "..."
It’s over.