Chapter 155: Greater Expectations, Greater Disappointments
"Pietro, how about we hide the talismans somewhere and only hand them over when Robert and the others come looking for us?" Pietro quietly suggested.
"Can you come up with a reliable suggestion for once?" Lorna held her forehead, sighing helplessly at her brother's suggestion, and whispered, "The Shadow Ninjas can track the talismans and find us. No matter where you hide them, they will be found by the Shadow Ninjas. What's the difference between that and handing them over directly?"
"Uh… that makes sense." Pietro scratched his head awkwardly, then hesitantly added, "But we can't just keep waiting like this! Taking a day or two off is one thing, but if we continue to be absent, it won't be easy to explain to either side!"
"Besides, it looked like Robert was seriously injured. When Kara was carrying him, he had already passed out. I saw a large wound on Robert's abdomen. It might take a long time to recover, right?"
"So, we still need to find a way to visit their house!" Lorna's eyes flickered as she spoke softly, "Barry, you've been in touch with Selina teacher; could you ask if it's possible to find Robert's house?"
"Uh… if we asked for leave for another reason and then asked where Robert's house is, wouldn't that expose us?" Barry Allen hesitated, looking at Lorna.
"You don't need to look anymore; we're here!" At that moment, Kara's voice came from outside the door. She took the initiative before Robert could speak, pushing the door open and walking in.
After finishing their family dinner, Kara and Robert wasted no time and came directly to deal with the talisman matter. They were unaware whether the Shadow Ninjas would appear again, at least the ones controlled by the Holy Master wouldn't. They were also concerned about Peter Parker and the others causing too much commotion…
"Kara? How did you know we were here? Eh? Robert, are your injuries healed?" Lorna's eyebrows knitted in confusion at the sight of Kara, then she quickly turned her attention to Robert following behind. Her eyes brightened as she asked with concern.
"Hmm? You all gained superpowers?" Hearing Lorna's voice, Robert instinctively looked over, his eyes showing surprise as he sensed that Lorna's aura was completely different from before.
It seemed Lorna, like Pietro, had awakened superpowers. Not just them, but Barry Allen too, while Peter Parker remained the same, with no change in his aura…
"Talismans have such ability? Why didn't we discover this before?" Robert muttered to himself, puzzled.
Robert was already familiar with talismans, having studied them before, despite many others having obtained talismans. He could deduce the powers contained within through qi, but he didn't awaken any new superpowers, nor did Jackie and Jade show signs of gaining superpowers.
"Yes! We gained superpowers! And they seem a bit odd, somewhat different from the original powers of the talismans. Is there a problem? Robert, could you take a good look for us?" Lorna blinked, slightly provokingly glanced at Kara, and smiled at Robert.
"Also, Robert, you haven't told me if your injuries are fully healed. You looked badly hurt that day, and we… we were quite worried about you!"
"Crack! Crack!" Two sounds came from Kara's direction, unclear if they were from her teeth or fists. But it was certain that Kara wanted either to punch Lorna or bite her hard!
"My injuries are fine. Your superpowers are different from the talismans' original abilities?" Robert waved his hand, carefully sensing Lorna, Pietro, and Barry Allen's auras and asked.
When Pietro first awakened his superpower, Robert vaguely felt Pietro's ability was only similar to the rabbit talisman, and the essence of the power seemed not entirely the same. Now, hearing Lorna's words, Robert carefully sensed and indeed found this to be the case.
"Hand over the talismans to me, and let's find a secluded place to study them!" After sensing, Robert looked at Barry Allen and Lorna.
"Hehe, okay." Lorna snatched the rabbit talisman and handed it over to Robert along with her chicken talisman, provocatively glancing at the silent Kara.
Lorna's interest in Robert was unclear, but she definitely wanted to irritate Kara. In Lorna's heart, Kara was her number one rival, and she felt the need to surpass Kara in some way!
"Hmph!" Kara bit her silver teeth in frustration but didn't confront Lorna directly in front of Robert, as she realized Robert hadn't picked up on Lorna's flirtatious tone.
"Let's go! We'll find a place. Peter, how come you didn't gain superpowers?" Sure enough, after taking the talismans, Robert looked at Peter Parker, raising an eyebrow and jokingly said as he led them away.
"I don't know! Do you think I don't want to? Robert, you have no idea how envious I am of them gaining superpowers. I feel like their powers are the real deal, while mine just seems to be a physical enhancement…" Peter Parker followed behind Robert, smiling bitterly.
"Let me study it. If the talismans really can awaken superpowers, maybe I can help you…" Robert said, smiling at Peter Parker.
"Really?" Peter Parker's eyes lit up with hope.
"I can't promise anything! After all, I've dealt with many talismans before, and this is the first time such a situation has occurred…" Robert spread his hands, cautiously adding, "So it might also be that they're special because the talisman's power stimulated them to awaken superpowers…"
"One or two being special is fine, but how come out of the four of us, only they are special?" Peter Parker clearly didn't think Pietro and the others were that special, but soon his high hopes led to great disappointments.
"It seems they are indeed special!" The study of the rabbit and chicken talismans didn't take Robert much time. He quickly concluded and mastered the powers contained within.
However, the rabbit and chicken talismans weren't of much help to Robert. The rabbit talisman could slightly increase his speed but not by a significant leap; the chicken talisman allowed his qi to float invisibly, similar to telekinesis, but it didn't enhance Robert's combat ability, serving only as an auxiliary…
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