Chapter 98: The Rockman Zhanm

  "Alright, you can go in now."

  Xinger walked to one side and watched as Lin Xiao stepped towards the gate of Da Qian.

  "See you in three years!" Lin Xiao turned back and waved at Xiang'er, then stepped into the Gate of Dacheng.

  ……

  December 1st, 1995, with just over twenty days left until Christmas.

  USA, New York.

  This is a magnificent modern metropolis with skyscrapers everywhere, and of course, it also has one of America's specialties - dark alleys.

  In a dark alley in Queens, a figure suddenly appeared, and with his appearance, two wild cats that were fighting over a trash can next to it were scared away, even abandoning the half-fish they were fighting for, which fell to the ground.

  Lin Xiao glanced at the half fish on the ground, sniffed the stench in the air, and couldn't help but wrinkle her brow and cover her nose with her hand.

  "Every time it appears in such a place, unlucky!" Lin Xiao muttered under his breath and immediately stepped out towards the outside of the alley.

  Dark alleys like this one often witness crimes, and of course, are also the favorite haunts of American superheroes.

  It's unclear if Lin Xiao was having a streak of bad luck, but as soon as he thought that, the white men who were originally leaning against the wall smoking surrounded him.

  There were five people in total, and the two walking in front suddenly flashed out the cold light flashing knives in their hands.

  Although it is legal for US citizens to carry guns, not everyone has one, and sometimes knives are more useful than guns, and they're also cheaper!

  "Hey! Yellow-skinned pig, hand over all the cash on you!"

  The five men surrounded Lin Xiao, one of them holding a knife and menacingly gesturing at Lin Xiao, demanding that he hand over his belongings.

  Lin Xiao's face was calm as he swept his gaze over the five people, but suddenly, his eyes paused on one of them for a moment.

  "Interesting, when did Variants start making friends with ordinary people?" Lin Xiao said with a hint of a smile, looking at the young Variant who blended in with the ordinary people.

  The other party listened to Lin Xiao's words, and suddenly took a step back with a tense face, while his four companions turned their heads in surprise, obviously they didn't know that this companion was actually a mutant.

  "You... don't talk nonsense, I'm not a mutant, you guys don't listen to him!" He argued strongly, trying to make his four companions believe him, but the tense expression on his face deeply betrayed him.

  His four companions not only didn't believe him, but also retreated a distance in surprise, apparently terrified of the mutant. They knew that if they provoked the mutant, the two knives in their hands would be of no use at all.

  "Zhan Mu, are you really a mutant?" The four of them leaned in close, one of them asking with a cautious expression.

  "No, I'm not a Variant!" Jam shouted in defense, but even he didn't notice that as his emotions grew more agitated, the skin on his face exposed to the air actually began to take on a texture like rock.

  "Ah! Look at his face!"

  The man who had just asked Zhanm suddenly saw the change on Zhanm's face under the moonlight, and was so frightened that he let out a loud cry, stumbling backward in fright.

  "Go, hurry up!"

  The four of them didn't dare to stay here any longer, seeing Zhan's skin on his face becoming more and more like rock, they were so scared that they turned their heads and ran away, even if they fell halfway and got hurt, they couldn't care about the pain, and quickly got up and continued running.

  Lin Xiao smiled as he watched the four figures disappear into the alleyway, only then did he turn his head to look at that Zhan.

  "You should learn to control your abilities." Lin Xiao pointed at Jem's face and hands, the other parts were covered by clothes and couldn't be seen clearly, but his face and hands exposed outside could be seen clearly.

  "It's all because of you!" Zhan Mu suddenly turned his head and glared at Lin Xiao, his hands which had only half transformed into rock earlier instantly turning completely into yellowish-brown stone.

  "I'll kill you!" Jam roared, his mouth opening wide to reveal a mouthful of rocky teeth as he petrified.

  Zhan's attack was straightforward, relying solely on his rage to swing his fists at Lin Xiao with great force. Lin Xiao smiled and easily dodged his attacks.

  "Your ability is petrification of the body, it's a pretty good ability." Lin Xiao evaluated James' ability with his mouth, but this relaxed appearance made James even more angry.

  It seems that after petrification, Jam's IQ has also decreased a lot, which makes Lin Xiao suspect that maybe his brain is also petrified?

  Bang!

  The rocky fist didn't hit Lin Xiao, but it hit the wall behind him. Suddenly, stone chips flew everywhere. Zhan Mu's punch directly shattered the outer layer of cement on the wall, and the wall cracked open with a series of cracks. The spot where he was hit was deeply indented.

  "Does your fist hurt?" Lin Xiao looked at the cracks and gaps on the wall, and couldn't help but curiously examine James' fist, wondering if he would feel any pain in this state.

  At this moment, Zhan was already crazy and couldn't hear anything. His eyes were filled with a layer of bloodshot, and the only thought in his mind was to beat the Oriental man in front of him into a pulp.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!...

  One punch after another, Zhan seemed to have endless strength, and he kept punching for over ten minutes. He looked like he wasn't tired at all.

  "It's really a great ability." Lin Xiao praised again, but at this time he was also tired of seeing it. Seeing Zhan Mu still wanting to punch and attack, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, with five fingers open, and instantly the invisible mental power turned into a rope, directly tying up Zhan Mu.

  In a normal state, the power of thought is invisible and colorless. Lin Xiao simply stretched out one hand, and Zhan Mu, who was originally attacking frantically, floated up, with his hands clasped behind his back and his feet tightly closed together, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

  "The ability to petrify is quite aggressive, but slightly lacking in intelligence." Lin Xiao walked forward and tapped on Jam's arm with his hand. The hard texture was no different from real rock, but he didn't know if his internal organs had also been completely petrified.

  Lin Xiao remembered that in another superhero movie, there was a hero who had turned into stone, but he was completely petrified, including his internal organs and blood vessels. He couldn't transform back and forth, it was either permanent petrification or complete loss of the ability. In contrast, the Jam in front of him could transform, but didn't seem as powerful as the former one.

  "Alright, you two have been hiding there for so long, shouldn't you come out now?" Lin Xiao suddenly turned around and said to the depths of the alley behind him.

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