"Mission accomplished? Oh, right, a few ran away at the start." Noah twisted his wrist and walked forward; a few small fries had been scared off earlier, and he still needed to find the mission target first.
Inside the dilapidated factory, the light from the ceiling lamp flickered, appearing somewhat eerie amidst the surrounding deafening mechanical rumbling. However, Noah wasn't afraid and walked straight to the back of the factory. On the dusty ground, messy footprints were clearly visible, left by those who had escaped.
Noah arrived at the back door of the factory and saw several people lying on the ground. They were the gang members who had just fled. Looking further back, in the corner of the wall ahead, a person in a red tight-fitting suit, clutching a long staff, was leaning against the wall, panting heavily.
"It's Daredevil after all." Noah saw the figure leaning against the wall and recognized his identity. He had suspected it before; among the famous superheroes in Hell's Kitchen, only Daredevil was well-known. Anyway, he had only heard of Daredevil's name in recent years. As for Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, Noah hadn't heard of their appearance. Maybe they hadn't become superheroes yet? Or perhaps they don't exist in this World.
Daredevil, who was panting, heard someone approaching. He slowly raised his head to look at the person. Through the sound of their footsteps, Daredevil vaguely perceived their outline.
"Who… are you, huff~ huff~"
He looked at Noah and said. He didn't know if the person was friend or foe, but he could only hope they were an ally, given that they had eliminated this gang.
His injuries were severe; taking down those few people seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength, and now he was even out of breath just speaking.
"Daredevil, you're badly hurt. Do you need help?"
Noah looked at Daredevil, who was leaning against the wall, and felt that his injuries were very serious, with bleeding wounds all over his body. He felt that if he hadn't come today, Daredevil might have fallen here.
"Thank you for helping me deal with these people. I really need help right now. I need you to call an ambulance for me, cough cough."
After Daredevil heard the question, he first thanked Noah, because he had helped him deal with these gangsters and saved his life. Although he didn't know the reason for his appearance here, the person still saved him. It's just that his injuries are very serious now, and he must go to the hospital for treatment first, otherwise he won't last much longer.
"You're welcome, but you don't need to go to the hospital. Drink this."
Noah took out a health potion from his system backpack and threw it to Daredevil.
"What is this?"
Daredevil caught the potion Noah threw over. He couldn't see what the potion looked like; he could only sense the liquid inside sloshing around. He didn't know whether he should drink it.
"If I wanted to harm you, I could do it right now," Noah said, looking at Daredevil's hesitant expression. If it were him, he wouldn't randomly drink strange potions given by strangers, and he understood why Daredevil felt that way.
After Daredevil heard Noah's words, he thought for a moment. Indeed, if the person wanted his life, they could have acted now and wouldn't have dealt with those gangsters who wanted him dead.
"Pop~"
After Daredevil thought it over, he pulled out the wooden stopper of the health potion and poured the red liquid into his mouth. Gulping down the entire bottle, Daredevil put the bottle down. He felt an immediate change in his body after drinking it, a warmth enveloped him.
He raised his arm, his palm gently touching the bullet wound, and then he was amazed to find the wound slowly healing! The most severe wound on his shoulder, the bullet slowly squeezed out and fell to the ground, and the flesh in the wound grew back, slowly healing.
After Daredevil checked all the wounds on his body, he found that they had all healed. Moreover, the feeling of weakness he had from excessive blood loss also disappeared, as if his blood had regenerated. Furthermore, he felt that the old injuries he had sustained in previous battles had also vanished. He gripped the bottle in his hand in shock, then looked up at Noah, and although he couldn't see, he asked his question.
"What kind of potion is this? It actually has such a magical effect!"
Noah looked at Daredevil's shocked expression and smiled, saying, "Sorry, that's a trade secret."
"Oh! I'm sorry, my mistake, I shouldn't have asked." After Daredevil checked that his body had fully recovered, he stood up and looked at Noah, saying, "Thank you for saving me tonight, and thank you for your potion. I am Daredevil."
"You're welcome. Also, I know you, Daredevil, the superhero active in the Hell's Kitchen area."
Noah still had a good impression of Daredevil. Before his memory awakened, he had heard that in Hell's Kitchen, near where they lived, there was a masked man named Daredevil fighting crime. This greatly improved the public safety in their vicinity. At that time, Noah was very grateful to this masked hero, as he was the only one left in his family and hoped for improved public safety, so he wouldn't have to live in fear every day.
"The term 'superhero' is an overstatement. I merely act chivalrously and combat crime," Daredevil said modestly. He looked at Noah and asked, "What should I call you, sir?"
"Call me Yasuo." Noah gave Yasuo's name. He looked at the people lying on the ground and asked Daredevil, "Daredevil, do Mysterious Man these people are? Why did they attack you?"
"I'm actually not too sure about that. I gathered some intelligence today that some criminal activity was going to happen at this abandoned factory, so I came here tonight. I didn't expect it to be a conspiracy targeting me. I also don't know who planned it," Daredevil said with a wry smile. After years of fighting crime, he had a great many enemies, so many that he himself wasn't sure which enemy was behind this.
Hearing Daredevil's words, Noah nodded, then told Daredevil what he had seen: "Daredevil, did you see that hidden gunman? His name is Bullseye, he's Kingpin's subordinate. I suspect Kingpin wants to take you out."
After Noah finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Daredevil was blind, and he had made a slip of the tongue, but Daredevil should understand what he meant.
"Bullseye? Kingpin!?"
Daredevil was somewhat shocked after hearing Noah's words. He had heard of Kingpin, who was said to be the biggest gang leader in New York, known as the Emperor of Gangsters. He hadn't expected that it would be him who wanted to deal with him. Perhaps it was because he had disrupted some of his dealings, Daredevil thought.
"Thank you for the warning, Yasuo. You should also be careful, after all, that Bullseye probably saw you today and might come looking for trouble. Also, this is my contact information. If you ever need my help with anything, please use this to contact me." Daredevil said to Noah, taking out a piece of paper with a phone number written on it and handing it to Noah.
Noah took the paper. The phone number on it probably wasn't Daredevil's Real life Mark Murdoch's number, but likely a contact method for his Daredevil identity.
Noah had already received the system's mission completion prompt, but he hadn't checked the system panel yet. He wanted to wait until he returned home to look at it. So, he looked down at the gang members lying on the ground and asked Daredevil.
"How should these people be dealt with?" Noah pointed at them.
"Leave these people to me," Daredevil said. He was a professional at handling such matters.
"Then I'll leave this to you. I'm heading off now." Noah nodded. He now wanted to go back and check the mission rewards. He said goodbye to Daredevil and prepared to leave.
Daredevil also nodded, sensing Noah's departure. Daredevil fell into deep thought, contemplating how to deal with Kingpin. He would not fear Kingpin because of his strength; on the contrary, the stronger the enemy, the more he would solidify his justice.
Also, Daredevil felt his eyes were a bit itchy after drinking that potion.
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After Bullseye saw that one of his shots was blocked by that person with a magic-like method, he knew that today's mission had failed. He had heard before that there were many beings with special abilities in the World, and he didn't expect to encounter one today. He could only say it was bad luck.
So, Bullseye decisively left the scene and returned to Kingpin's base camp.
In the top-floor office of a towering skyscraper, Kingpin was sitting in a chair, smoking a cigar and looking at the night view outside the window.
After he blew out a puff of smoke, the elevator door at the office entrance opened, and Bullseye walked out from inside, approaching the desk.
"Boss, tonight's mission failed. Daredevil wasn't dealt with," Bullseye said to Kingpin, who had his back to him.
Upon hearing this, Kingpin turned his chair around. Kingpin was tall and heavily muscled; it was said that ninety percent of his body was muscle, like a small mountain. Even sitting in a chair, he gave off a very oppressive feeling.
Kingpin glanced at Bullseye and said to him, "Oh? Your missions can fail, Bullseye? Explain to me why Daredevil wasn't dealt with."
"Yes, boss. Today's mission was going very smoothly. Daredevil had already been cornered by us, but then a Mysterious Man appeared. He could unleash whirlwinds that could tear steel, and he had a shield that could block bullets. Under his interference, the mission failed," Bullseye recounted the events of the night to Kingpin.
"Oh? A Mysterious Man? And possesses strange powers?" Kingpin turned around, facing the floor-to-ceiling window and looking at the night view outside. After taking a puff of his cigar, he said to Bullseye, "Send people to find out the identity of this Mysterious Man. I want to see who exactly is opposing me, Kingpin."