Chapter 3578: Edge of Tomorrow (35)

When the boomerang captain was smashed down earlier, Pamela had already discovered that the most difficult one to deal with, the Diablo who could use fire abilities, was standing on the second floor.

This guy's ability could be said to be the strongest in the entire Suicide Squad; not only could he infinitely use fire to burn others, but at critical moments, he could also turn into an Indian fire god, swinging fire fists and engaging in close-quarters combat with others.

The most troublesome thing is that he is the natural enemy of Pamela's plant ability. There are no plants in this world that are not afraid of fire. If he couldn't be taken out at the first opportunity, this operation would definitely be a failure.

Fortunately, Pamela is not the kind of arrogant person who firmly believes she can solve all problems. When she came, she had properly consulted her teammates in the Tomorrow League.

Pamela dodged, let the vines drag her to the second floor, and the moment she landed, she threw a grenade at Diablo, who had just turned around.

The grenade exploded, and Pamela hid in the flower bud of a giant vine. A fear toxin bomb with the Scarecrow logo instantly filled a small area on the second floor; Diablo was unprepared and let out a scream on the spot.

Pamela didn't know if he could still spit fire if he was just tied up with vines. So she chose the safest method—taking out a freeze gun and freezing him into a big ice lump.

At this time, Deathstroke came to the second floor, and Talia rushed into the first floor. Deathstroke swept another burst from top to bottom, which successfully knocked down Deadshot and the witch.

"Let's go!" Deathstroke said, "That big shark guy is coming!"

Pamela nodded, and the two went downstairs along the vines of the rear window on the second floor and slipped away at the fastest speed.

Talia on the first floor was still engaged in close-quarters combat with Batman, not falling behind in a one-on-two. Just when she used her flexible figure to dodge Batman's kick and punched Batman in the cheekbone, a strong figure roared and rushed in from the back door.

Deathstroke and Pamela, who had already slipped back into the car, finally had time to open the surveillance equipment to see the scene in the house.

When Deathstroke knocked down Deadshot, he specially chose a good angle so that the other party would lie on his back, so that the surveillance equipment he put in his chest pocket could work normally. Although the angle was a bit awkward and could only capture half of the room, it happened to capture the scene of King Shark rushing in.

"Is this big guy really that strong?" Deathstroke remembered Shiler's warning to them before they came.

"In the Suicide Squad, only two people are worth noting; one is Diablo who controls fire, and the other is King Shark who looks not so smart."

"Diablo still has weaknesses; as long as you can attack his main body, you can make his ability unable to be displayed. But you'd better avoid King Shark. His skin is impenetrable by knives and guns, and his strength is great. Most importantly, you can't reason with him; there's not even a chance to beg for mercy. If you don't want to be eaten by him, it's best to stay far away."

At this time, the surveillance screen also showed the current situation of the League of Assassins' battle. After King Shark rushed in, he didn't have any fancy moves; he grabbed a ninja and stuffed him into his mouth.

A living person was swallowed into his stomach just like that. Talia was stunned when she turned her head to see this scene. She rushed toward King Shark, but Talia's proud fighting skills were useless against King Shark. The other party waved his arm, and Talia was directly knocked flying.

Talia smashed heavily against the wall, coughed twice violently, and blood flowed from her mouth. Discovering that Deathstroke and Pamela's figures were no longer in the room, she also knew that these two guys probably saw the situation was bad and ran away.

Fortunately, they had already achieved results; the combat power of the Suicide Squad could be considered to have been abolished by more than half. Talia gritted her teeth, wrapped the grappling hook around the beam on the roof, brought herself to the second floor, and swung out directly from the window.

This operation was a great success. When Pamela and Deathstroke returned to the base, they won warm applause from others.

"You all saw it?" Pamela said.

"Yes, Miss, the scene where you broke through the window was simply too cool!" Victor said, "Of course, the world's number one mercenary also lives up to his reputation."

"How many did you kill?" Cobblepot had obviously just arrived and hadn't seen the combat footage.

"The one playing with the rope should be dead," Deathstroke thought for a while and said, "The one throwing boomerangs can be saved, but there's not much hope. The one with the sniper rifle should have a high probability of surviving, but he'll have to recuperate for a few months."

"The witch's ribs are broken," Pamela said, "She should be the one injured the lightest, but her physical fitness is also the worst; it's estimated that she won't recover for a few months."

"The one playing with fire was frozen by me," Pamela looked at Victor and said, "As long as no one can undo your freezing, he should never be able to participate in combat again."

"Who's left?" Shiler asked.

"King Shark wasn't injured," Pamela said, "And one person is missing from the team, the one with the katana; she might have gone out and wasn't injured either. One of the two Batmen was injured, but I think that little injury doesn't count for anything to them."

"You'd better pray that their Superman is busy enough," Shiler said, "If they find out you hurt Batman, they'll make you look good."

"But I didn't hurt him," Pamela looked at Deathstroke.

"If he finds trouble with me, I'll say you made me do it," Deathstroke walked to the side to wipe his gun and said, "And he only hurt his shoulder; it shouldn't be enough to let the dog bite me, right?"

The Tomorrow League was discussing the battle situation enthusiastically, but Amanda's office was like the third nine of winter. The whole person seemed to be buried in a snow cave, cold from head to toe.

"Why is it like this!! Why the hell is it like this!!!" Amanda waved her arms in the center of the office and said, "How dare that damn League of Assassins do this?!!"

After being furiously incompetent for a while, she finally came back to her senses. If the team she carefully assembled was just scrapped like this, then all the conditions promised to her by Diamond Street wouldn't count.

That bunch of people are the most heartless. When you have value to be used, they are as enthusiastic as they can be toward you; after you lose your value to be used, they will be as heartless as they can be. Amanda didn't want to be abandoned like this.

She stood in the center of the office, turned around, and walked toward the command hall. The subordinate guarding the door walked over and stayed by her side. Amanda waved her hand at him and said, "Enable prisons 101-103. Also, release mercenary recruitment information; increase the price for them by double, and be sure to pick out the strongest ones!"

In the dim prison corridor, fully armed security personnel, under the protection of soldiers with live ammunition, opened the prison door. A man with colorful polka dots all over his body walked out of the door.

Following closely, the second prison door opened. Before the figure came out, a sentence floated out first: "Is the first team's operation not going well? Has the super artificial intelligence finally driven Waller crazy?"

"If you want to drive me crazy, it's still too early," Amanda's figure appeared at the end of the corridor, "Savant, long time no see."

"I know you don't want to see me, but I really want to meet Brainiac. You describe him as so strong; could it be because you are all electronic idiots?"

"Don't be brave with your mouth here," Amanda leaned against the side of the wall and said, "Brainiac is not as easy to deal with as you think; I suspect he also has a team under his command, and the level of professionalism is on par with ours. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of you, an old hacker."

The figure in the prison finally walked out. A man with long white hair stood opposite Amanda.

"No matter who they are, I will let them know how powerful I am."

"I hope so."

In the office, a capable woman wearing a black leather jacket walked over in a hurry, put a document in front of Amanda, and said, "One good news, one bad news."

"The good news is that many people responded to the mercenary task we released, and we picked out the two who can fight the best among them. The bad news is that the two who can fight the best among this group are Deathstroke and the one with the title Poison Ivy, which is Pamela Isley."

Amanda widened her eyes, but soon she retracted her gaze and said, "This bunch of mercenaries are like this; whoever gives them money, they help whoever work. The League of Assassins hired them with money, so they came to find our trouble; but if we pay, they can naturally be used by us too."

"There is another problem; the two of them are asking for a very high price," the woman frowned and said, "If you use this price to hire ordinary mercenaries, you could probably hire a legion."

"Soldiers are precious, not numerous; you have also seen the performance of the two of them; they are indeed worthy of this price. You tell them that our budget is very sufficient; if they are willing to work hard, there are extra bonuses."

The woman nodded and left. Not long after, another subordinate walked in and said, "Slipknot has been confirmed dead. Boomerang Captain is still in rescue, and the current situation is not very optimistic. Deadshot has already passed the danger period and is still under observation."

"However, Diablo, who was frozen, cannot be unlocked. We initially confirmed that this technology belongs to cryogenics expert Victor Fries, and we also found a support phone number on his research team's website. Should we call him?"

"This ice cube is so powerful? Even fire can't do anything?"

"This kind of ice cube is called dense ice, which can almost achieve zero heat exchange with the outside world. The technology has been put into market application for more than five years, and it is estimated that it will win the Nobel Prize within five years."

"Although there are no news reports on this technology being applied to weapons, he should have privately given the weapon to his student for self-defense. Miss Isley should have gotten it from him."

"Then contact this Professor Fries for me," Amanda said, "Let him work for us; the price is negotiable."

After this subordinate also left, Amanda wanted to return to her office, but suddenly someone rushed in and said, "Savant's mental illness has flared up again. He said he spent 150 years in the past hour. Our people subdued him, but he refuses to accept psychological treatment."

"Damn it! Why do things always happen at this time?!" Amanda cursed, suddenly as if thinking of something, "Is that Victor Fries a professor at Gotham University? Go, go call the person back, and let him invite one more person over, hurry!"

"O-okay, invite who?"

"Shiler Rodriguez."

Half an hour later, Shiler stood outside the prison door, looking at the white-haired man sitting inside, wanting to speak but stopping.

"Professor Shiler, I spent a lot of money to invite you here, not to watch you stand here in silence," Amanda hugged her arms and said, "Is there any cure for his condition?"

"The large sum of money you spent is the only reason I am still willing to stand here," Shiler said, "Even if there is a cure, are you planning to let a mental patient in the recovery period deal with an alien super artificial intelligence?"

"There is no human rights code here! And you aren't a doctor either," Amanda said, "Please skip the parts of reciting from the book and insulting the student's intelligence, and tell me directly what is wrong with him, and how to cure it!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3579 =====