Chapter 154

Dio knew he could fight and maybe even win against Deathstroke.

This guy is like Batman with prep, and now he's not prepared, so the odds of winning increase for him.

But Dio had to get some attention for himself, and he didn't want to involve A.R.G.U.S. in this mess either, so it was best for him to go back and join the others immediately.

Before Deathstroke pulled his guns, Dio inhaled while chanting.

"Επικαλούμαι τον πόνο του ποταμού Φλεγέθωνα!"

(I Summon the Suffering from the River Phlegethon!)

Dio spat out black volcanic ashes that covered the entire rooftop in his mouth.

"BAANG!!"

"BAANG!!"

Two precise shots from the ashes—one shooting for his heart and the other for his head.

Before they got too close, Dio twisted his body and grabbed Rose, then jumped off the rooftop and started flying away.

That was risky.

Dio had dealt with snipers before, but never with a superhuman one.

The shots now were fired at an interval no human could achieve, and they almost caught him off guard.

Fortunately, the spell is very good at distracting while hurting, and that threw him off a bit.

The summoned ashes from the River Phlegethon can easily burn and stick to the body.

They burn the skin and lungs if they are breathed in because of the temperature.

In addition, the ashes can make an ordinary human dizzy and faint within seconds of exposure, making them perfect for creating smoke clouds.

This is quite an unpleasant spell, so he had to be very careful about who or when to use it.

This is one of the new spells he managed to create and ranked as the third most destructive.

Deathstroke's armor probably has some system to filter the ashes, and his mask must protect his eyes.

"Where are we going?"

Rose asked while tightening her arms around his neck to avoid falling.

Dio wanted to get away from Deathstroke, but he didn't know how far his vision and aim could reach.

He decided to give it all and hit high speed in an instant. This isn't a pleasant experience for an ordinary human.

"Regroup."

Dio replied.

Then he stopped going forward and started ascending to enter the city.

Dio can see all of his friends chasing a black motorbike not far from the safe apartment.

The man driving was wearing a leather jacket and a black helmet, but he knew how to drive, and Titans were having a hard time keeping up with him as he moved between cars and people.

This seems to be associated with Deathstroke and hired as a distraction.

"Let's go, it's not very comfortable holding onto you."

Rose said.

She couldn't see the details above but she could hear the commotion of police cars.

Then Dio remembered something as he was about to descend.

How did he manage to follow Rose to the hideout?

They could have been followed, but Robin is the only one trained to be stealthy, and Deathstroke found them very quickly.

They weren't even faster than A.R.G.U.S., who used government resources.

"What are you doing?"

Rose asked with confusion while realizing that he was flying in the opposite direction of the commotion below.

"How did he find you?"

Dio asked her while looking for a place to deal with the problem.

"He's Deathstroke, full of resources, he always finds his target."

"That's not an answer. How does he always find you? While living practically disconnected from everything? How did he find you after we flew over the city, out of the reach of cameras? Inside an apartment set up by some of the smartest people in the world to be secure?"

"Do you think he put a tracker on me or something?"

Rose understood and squeezed her arms tighter.

It makes sense, doesn't it?

"No, it doesn't."

"What do you mean?"

"I've been running and hiding from him for over a year. Yes, he always manages to find me, but not so quickly. This last time, I hid from him for two months, so if I had a tracker on me, why the delay?"

She raised a good point, but with his memories from his past life about Deathstroke, Dio might have an idea of why.

"What if he did that just so you wouldn't discover the tracker? To give you confidence while always knowing where you are. However, now with A.R.G.U.S. and us involved, he probably had no other choice?"

The silence was all the confirmation he needed.

That's why Dio was distancing himself from his friends, as he didn't want to bring a super-assassin in their direction.

It didn't take long to find a good place to resolve the situation, a small pawnshop was closed at the moment.

They landed at the back of the store.

He let Rose rest and go to the locked gate.

He easily tore it open, then broke the lock on the metal grate, and finally the wooden door.

"Wow, I should take you on my next adventure; stealing with you will be much easier."

Rose joked while entering the pawnshop behind him.

The current banter is just an attempt to hide the tension she's feeling. Dio could hear her heart beating violently even now.

He can't blame her for that given the situation.

They only look at the valuable items behind the owner's counter as they walk down the hall, which is full of shelves with everything from appliances to toys for kids.

Pawn shops located in neighborhoods like this attract a certain type of clientele that can be quite dangerous.

So almost every shop sets up a protective structure at the cash register, where the owner stays.

They are practically metal cages.

Dio went to the metal gate to push it while breaking and twisting the metal of the lock.

Rose ran straight toward the back wall of the small room inside the cage, where all the weapons were displayed, with each one connected to the wall.

There were pistols, rifles, shotguns, and even grenades.

At the bottom were the edged weapons, knives, shurikens, and kunais; there were also Japanese katanas on the side walls.

If Dio thought Deathstroke was equipped to start a small war before, now he was sure that Rose could start World War III.

"I love Texas!"

Rose shouted with a smile while looking at the weapons.

Dio closed the broken iron gate as best as he could.

"Don't touch the bars."

Dio told Rose while touching the bars with his eyes closed.

Soon, a small black energy beam emanates from his fingers and hits the metal.

"What did you do?"

Rose asked curiously.

"A Faraday Cage, or at least I think so. Honestly, science isn't my strong suit."

Dio said it with some embarrassment.

This was an attempt to block the tracker signal.

Dio thought that since the tracker was on her, the signal range wasn't that far, which meant that they probably tricked Deathstroke during their little escape.

That's why they have the cage—to isolate them until they solve the problem.

"So, how do we solve this?"

Dio asked her, as she was still looking at the weapons.

Then she turned to him and took off her once-white shirt over her head while leaving her body exposed to him and shortly stealing his words.

"What are you doing?"

Dio quickly recovered and asked before she could flash a smile.

This was clearly an attempt to embarrass him and show a shy reaction.

Fortunately, he has been training and testing his resistance to dangerously beautiful women for many years, and living with two beautiful women has only made him tougher.

Nevertheless, Rose certainly fits his type—she was stunning.

Of course, the black bra and panties with her slim body with muscles and curves in all the right places, firm thighs, and breasts not too large but just the right size.

"Do you want me to look for scars or something?"

Dio asked again.

She would have a scar where the tracker used to be if it were put on her skin.

"No, if I don't lose a finger or organ, my healing power takes care of it, so no scars."

Rose replied with disappointment because the plan she prepared didn't work out.

"This complicates things a lot."

Dio said this and once again scanned her body.

"Let's go with option B."

Rose said it with a smile.

"What's option B?"

"You're going to shock me—a strong enough shock to burn anything inside me."

"Are you out of your mind?"

Dio asked her.

This is a dangerous choice, but with her healing powers, even if her heart stops due to the shock, it will start beating on its own.

Dio still doesn't feel comfortable trying this.

Rose walks to the north wall and toward the power source without waiting for him.

"This won't work."

Rose said before doing anything, still looking at the power source.

"It's too low voltage."

"Do you know what voltage you need?"

Dio asked.

"No, that's why I want high voltage, enough to burn an ordinary person in seconds."

"All right, I'll help, but it will be my way."

Dio said to stop her before she does anything else foolish, as she'll do it anyway, and it's better for him to take control.

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