Chapter 156

The chaos erupted in the early hours of the next day with the Titans, A.R.G.U.S., and Deathstroke.

It all began at two in the morning.

Two discreet black four-door off-road cars sped out of a small apartment garage at the speed limit to avoid attention.

Deathstroke was sitting behind a black military-style helicopter that appeared from the east as they exited the city and turned onto the highway.'

He stopped one of the cars by shooting it in the engine with a rifle.

A person opened the door of the moving second car and jumped out before it was hit, but she didn't hit the ground.

Instead, she flew toward the helicopter.

Starfire tried to hit the helicopter's rear propeller, but it managed to dodge by tilting the helicopter in front of her.

Deathstroke fired at her, and she dodged.

Then she hit him in a burst of speed and threw him out of the helicopter.

When Deathstroke was in free fall, he did something very smart because he turned his body, which was falling very fast, into a "safe" way before he hit the ground.

The first thing he did upon standing up was to draw his pistol and shoot twice at the car two kilometers away to hit both rear wheels.

It was a two-way highway, and even though it was a cold night, it was well-lit by the lampposts on both sides.

Starfire dove for another strike, this time taking it a bit more seriously. Deathstroke didn't even turn to look at her.

He took several small balls from his belt and threw them on the ground, right where Starfire decided to make a low flyby.

The silver balls exploded into green smoke made using a chemical compound, capsaicin, found in all peppers, powerful enough to deal with superhuman beings.

Starfire couldn't help but close her eyes when she absorbed this, and Deathstroke was ready for her when she came out of the smoke cloud.

He kicked her in the head to bring her to the ground and then fired four more times into her chest.

"Stay down, girl!"

Deathstroke warned her and left Starfire in pain on the ground.

He took a few steps forward, but Raven appeared behind him while floating slowly forward to match his pace.

She extended her two hands slowly towards his helmet as he walked towards the black vehicle, which opened its doors.

She was only a few inches from putting her hands on his ears.

Then Deathstroke knelt down and kicked backward while hitting Raven and making her roll on the ground.

"BAANG!"

Four more shots, but they missed their target as she sank into the shadows.

"It's not the first time I've fought or killed a magic user."

Deathstroke recounted and reloaded the silver pistol.

"Are you going to continue with this, daughter?"

Deathstroke asked while looking at Rose wearing a blue shirt, black jeans, a cap, sunglasses, and a hat near the car.

"She's not going anywhere if she doesn't want to, Slade!"

Robin replied on her behalf.

Next to her were Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Red Arrow, and Kírix.

"Boy Wonder, stay out of this. You and your brats have nothing to do with my family's affairs!"

Deathstroke warned again.

"Look around, idiot. You're surrounded."

Red Arrow reminded him.

Deathstroke didn't need to look back.

He knew that the orange-skinned alien and a magician in black had already risen to attack alongside the others.

The serum he took gave him an enhanced brain, and his mind operates at maximum efficiency nine times more than a normal brain.

In this short conversation, he had already thought of and thrown out dozens of strategies to handle the situation.

He felt he had a twenty percent chance of completing the mission successfully thanks to his other powers, which made him stronger, more resistant, and better at healing than any human.

"Vrum-vrummmmmmmmmm!"

The sound of a rapidly approaching engine at the beginning of the road caught everyone's attention.

This road, which didn't lead to a major city shouldn't have so much traffic in the morning.

There are four black vehicles with government plates that are approaching quickly.

"Are you working for A.R.G.U.S.?"

Robin asked in surprise.

"Don't be foolish, kid. I take jobs, but I don't work directly for anyone. I just let your location leak to them."

Deathstroke replied and grabbed one of his katanas from his back shortly afterward.

"Let's finish you off before they arrive!"

Red Arrow shouted and fired an arrow immediately.

"SHHHHH"

The katana blade made a simple maneuver to deflect the arrow that was about to hit his head.

"That's what we'll see, kids!"

Deathstroke attacked those in front of him.

The first to start this battle was Kid Flash.

Kid ran and tried to punch Deathstroke's mask, but just before the punch hit him, Slade twisted his body to the left and tried to slash Kid Flash's neck in a sideways movement.

Kid twisted his body backward and let the sword pass over him in shock at this quick response from someone without superspeed.

Starfire shot her double starbolts.

Once again, Deathstroke anticipated this move and calculated the next action.

He kicked Kid Flash's leg to make him slip on the ground and end up in front of the shots.

"Kid!"

Starfire shouted while seeing him spinning in the air and landing face-first on the road.

Deathstroke ignored these two.

Instead, he jumped and rolled on the ground to avoid two arrows and a black claw that emerged from his shadow.

He got back up and fired four shots at Raven.

"BAANG!"

Raven jumped immediately when she saw the gun pointed at her. She got higher and got away.

Deathstroke knew this would happen, and Raven wasn't super-fast, so she didn't notice that one of the bullets was fired higher than the others.

That's the bullet that hit her shoulder.

Luckily, Raven's powers almost instantly activated when she was in danger.

A layer of shiny black energy surrounded her body and shielded her from serious harm, but the impact hurt her.

"Enough!"

Robin shouted.

Robin attacked Deathstroke with his katana and silver staff, but Deathstroke blocked and then pointed the gun at Robin's face.

"BAANG!"

Robin twisted his body to the left to avoid the bullets and attacked Deathstroke's leg.

Deathstroke raised his leg and attacked Robin's body, who stopped the attack with the metal staff handle.

"You're a leader, Robin. You should know when it's time to retreat."

Deathstroke said it was too close for anyone nearby to attempt an attack, except for Red Arrow.

The arrow passed under Robin's ear and hit Deathstroke's collarbone.

"He talks too much."

Red Arrow laughed while approaching with another arrow already nocked.

Robin glanced at Red Arrow and almost couldn't resist making a certain comment about his mouth aloud.

"Very good teamwork."

Deathstroke remarked and stood up.

Deathstroke's armor wasn't even scratched. The only evidence of the hit was the black mark in the center of his chest.

"But why aren't your friends joining the party?"

Deathstroke asked and pointed his sword at Kírix and Aqualad, who were still with Rose.

"Why do they have to protect their daughter from you, you idiot!"

Starfire shouted with a bit of irritation at hitting Kid Flash, who was now on his feet.

"My daughter doesn't need protection, not from me."

Deathstroke said this while putting his gun on his thigh and reaching for his back once again.

"Man, you've been pursuing your daughter for months after placing a tracker on her. The girl definitely needs protection."

Kid Flash spoke up.

"It's necessary for her safety. I can't let my daughter get involved with types like you."

"You're a killer, we're the heroes, and you're concerned that she might decide to join us?"

Red Arrow was surprised by this.

"Heroism is just an illusion worthy of children's tales. The world is dark and bloody, where only the strongest survive. That's why my daughter will be the strongest!"

"STOP!"

They were so focused on their fight that they forgot the A.R.G.U.S. cars were approaching.

They create a barrier between them and the heroes and villains made by the cars that stopped a few meters away and were parked on their sides.

On the other side of the cars, men and women in black are now pointing guns at them.

"You're under arrest, Deathstroke!"

Their leader shouted.

"It looks like they won't help you as much as you thought."

Kid Flash laughed, only to swallow his words the next second.

"He has a bomb!"

One of the agents shouted.

"FIRE!"

The team ran, flew, or hid in every way they could from the hail of bullets. Deathstroke did the same while positioning himself behind the first vehicle he hit.

"Why are they shooting at us too!"

Kid Flash shouted to ask.

"Of course, they want to deal with us too, or at least injure us. Unfortunately, we are close to him, and we become collateral damage."

Robin explained.

"But we're the good guys, they can't just shoot at us!"

Kid Flash shouted again.

"Fuck politicians!"

The Red Archer shouted while taking an arrow and shooting it up.

The arrow made an arc and fell back on top of the agents; it exploded with strong green smoke.

"Cough!"

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