Chapter 24
Merlin landed on the ground and rolled around, then half-crouched on the ground. He looked back at his Ducati, now a pile of pieces, and a trace of physical pain flashed in his eyes.
"My favorite bike..."
"Merlin Shaw! Follow me obediently. I won't hurt you." A hoarse and low voice came from the lizard man. As he spoke, he slowly approached with heavy steps.
Merlin stood up and turned around, sighing helplessly, "Can't you just wait a little longer? I'm not even ready yet."
Peter, whose mind was gradually being overtaken by the lizard's instincts, was stunned when he heard this, "What do you mean?"
"Peter, I know it's you, and I also know why you're looking for me, but now is not the time."
Peter was startled, and his cold vertical pupils suddenly shrank. "You've always known this!" He subconsciously took a step back, shocked.
"I guessed it from the experimental information you sent me."
In fact, I knew it from the beginning, Merlin thought.
Peter looked down at Merlin in front of him. He still had a harmless look on his face. Anyone who saw him would subconsciously think that he was an innocent high school student. But at this moment, a strange feeling surged out of Peter's heart involuntarily. It seemed that all his directions were within the invisible spider web woven by the other party.
Soon, the influence of the genes in his body made him forget about this matter, and his will became firm again. He took a step forward, pressed forward with his burly body, and looked down at Merlin.
"Then you should know what I want. Come join us. We will become the first batch of humans to evolve. Thousands of years have passed, and humans still stay where they are. Human beings' fragile bodies need evolution!"
"From now on, humans will no longer be troubled by disease and the pain of amputated limbs!" Peter spread his arms and murmured crazily.
"Um... I don't want to be like you, a bit ugly." Merlin looked at Peter's ferocious lizard face and green horny skin, and the corners of his eyes twitched. He still preferred individual armor and mechas over being a lizardman.
"It's not up to you!" Peter seemed to have expected Merlin's reluctance, so he wasn't too angry. He believed that once Merlin was injected with the regeneration potion, he would definitely change his mind. Peter saw himself as having the most perfect body now.
As he spoke, his giant claws reached for Merlin.
"You do feel a little disgusting, so don't touch me anymore," Merlin complained in disgust, then took out the atomic energy gun from his waist.
"It's useless! This is just a toy gun to me," Peter said with a trace of ridicule. He had seen the power of this gun once at a previous technology exhibition, and it couldn't stop him then, let alone now. He had evolved greatly and could withstand even special incendiary bullets.
"It's not a half-finished product this time," Merlin said, tilting his head and pulling the trigger.
"Buzz!" Atomic energy exploded in the air instantly, causing a burst of brilliant electric arcs to erupt.
Peter, who was about to touch Merlin, flew backwards like a cannonball in an instant.
"Bang!" Peter's huge body drew an arc in the air and then fell to the street with his arms stretched out.
After repelling Peter, Merlin didn't continue to use the atomic gun but took out a heavy revolver. "Come and try my newly developed big baby!"
The MK2 heavy revolver, different from ordinary pistols, had a body full of metal texture. In the game, it was known for being a powerful weapon.
"Humph..." Peter stood up, shook his somewhat groggy head, and then looked at Merlin opposite him. Seeing the dark muzzle of the heavy revolver in Merlin's hand, a sense of crisis suddenly arose in Peter's heart.
"Woooooooo..." At this moment, a dense sound of sirens came from the distance, getting closer and closer. The police were coming!
he police in Manhattan had been on high alert, searching for any trace of the Lizard Man and patrolling daily. Therefore, as soon as Peter appeared in the Queen's Central District, the response was swift.
The sound of police sirens instantly made Peter feel anxious. "Roar!!! Merlin!!!" he bellowed in anger, grabbing the fire hydrant valve next to him.
"Puff!" The red hydrant valve broke instantly, and water spewed out under immense pressure. Peter held the valve, ready to throw it, but in the next moment, a deafening sound rang out.
Merlin had pulled the trigger, and a huge recoil shot through his hand. "Boom!"
The water valve in Peter's hand burst, taking his palm with it.
"Well... you're lucky," Merlin grinned, seeing the damage. The revolver was powerful and reliable, but the recoil was significant, reducing shooting accuracy. This was especially true for the upgraded MK2 heavy revolver.
Peter looked at his shattered palm, stunned for a moment. However, the wound quickly started to regenerate, growing back at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the sirens grew louder, Peter couldn't afford to be surprised. With an explosive burst of speed, he lunged toward Merlin again.
Merlin adjusted the muzzle downward and pulled the trigger once more. "Bang!" Peter's right foot exploded, causing him to stumble and glide forward on the ground.
"Bang!" Merlin fired again, but the bullet missed this time.
Peter, using his hands and feet, began crawling on the ground like a giant lizard, his flexibility greatly increased.
"Hiss, hiss..." Peter's scarlet tongue flicked out as he crawled on the ground, moving in a serpentine fashion. His cold vertical pupils were locked on Merlin, steadily closing the distance.
But the next moment, Peter's body stiffened as he saw something unexpected. Merlin had somehow managed to produce another heavy revolver, now pointing two guns at him.
"Doesn't he play fair at all? How many guns does this guy have on him?" Peter thought, frustrated. He could barely handle one gun; two guns were sure to cause significant damage.
As the sirens grew louder, Peter considered retreating.
But before he could act, black arrows suddenly roared from a distance, striking him.
"Didi!!!!" The alloy arrow flashed red, and the next moment his massive body was engulfed in flames.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" As the flames gradually subsided, another arrow shot through the air, deploying a large net aimed at Peter.
However, as the dark smoke cleared, the net trapped nothing but emptiness. Peter had vanished from the spot.
"Good guy, playing by the rules, huh?" Merlin muttered. Typically, when a monster is engulfed by an explosion, they make a swift escape.
Merlin twirled the revolvers on his fingertips like a cowboy, smoothly holstering them at his waist. Then he turned to face the newcomer who had just entered the battlefield.
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