[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1145":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1483163,1930,"Chapter 1145 - Crude Armor and a Fierce Greeting","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1145",1145,"\u003Cp>Luke chuckled and told her what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment Luke got into the car, Selina knew that he was in a good mood. She and the dog had been on patrol for almost a day, and she needed to listen to something interesting to lift her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke knew it was a small request, and naturally wouldn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luke told her how strong Nikki and Monica were, Selina forgot to eat the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gaped for a long while before she murmured, “Seriously? How can they be so strong? Wait, do you think they sneak out at night to beat up hooligans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amused, Luke shook his head. “They might have beaten up some hooligans before, but it definitely isn’t a habit. It would be very hard for them to hide their fighting habits from me, and I’ve never come across them in our database.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going out at night to beat up hoodlums was also a form of actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for how important it was to build up good habits in actual combat, just look at Selina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was no longer worried that Selina would lose out if he went too easy on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she hardly ever killed anyone, the previous Knee Breaker of L.A. had turned into New York’s Devil Bone Breaker; this upgrade in her title amply demonstrated her progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also because of this that Nikki and Monica, who weren’t used to fighting ruthlessly, could only be considered “academics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luke didn’t mention that the two girls had superpowers. He and Selina never discussed sensitive matters outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if his car had pretty solid defenses, it may not help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if there were superhumans among the tens of thousands of people around them who could eavesdrop on their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Safety first. The more they knew, the stricter they had to be with themselves. They absolutely couldn’t relax, or it would be a huge problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them chatted on the drive. Tens of thousands of people were already cheering at the venue. The performance was about to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Selina didn’t go over, but simply patrolled areas where there basically weren’t any people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t the hardworking patrol officers or support officers. They didn’t have to step in to maintain order, nor did they have to face excited fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for celebrities, they weren’t too interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had been promoting Claire in various ways on F2F, and she was starting to become an online celebrity singer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina, who had witnessed the entire “star-making” process, lost interest in celebrities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the little monkey whom she had trounced in the past could be packaged as a star; gossip was meaningless to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when they thought they could end today’s patrol by taking a spin, an alert suddenly rang out in the car. “An unusual flying object is approaching the venue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke and Selina looked at the screen on the central console. In the image transmitted by the drone, a shadow was headed for the performance venue, trailing two streaks of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina was suspicious. “Is this something Tony Stark added to liven things up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke, however, dismissed the guess without any hesitation. “That’s impossible. Unless it’s an emergency, that guy would never release such a half-finished product and embarrass himself in front of tens of thousands of viewers. Also, it looks very crude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina immediately nodded. “That’s true. No wonder I find it ugly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was Tony’s Iron Man armor, it would have to be gorgeous, elegant and classy. It was impossible for it to be big and black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke had already gotten out of the car. “Notify the other officers and Stark’s security to be aware that something might happen at the performance, and to continue maintaining order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina said, “Okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the officers on duty here, she and Luke were probably the only ones who had Happy’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real danger was the audience running around in a blind panic and causing a stampede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With tens of thousands of people here, it was too easy for people to be trampled on, causing hundreds of casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it was best to sort Tony out first and see if they could lure this unknown assailant out of the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Selina started making calls, Luke disappeared into the darkness up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke didn’t immediately head over. Instead, he put on a pair of lenses as he ran, and looked at the image transmitted by the drone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing charging toward the venue looked like a semi-finished suit of metal armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crude ports and rivets could be seen on its surface. The metal plates only protected several vital parts. There was no helmet, only a small piece of metal sticking out behind the head. It wasn’t as sturdy as Tony’s earliest chunky Mark 0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it clearly had a better power system than the crude Mark 0. It jumped as it advanced, and could jump dozens of meters each time with very economical-looking spurts of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although its speed wasn’t half-bad, the difference between being able to fly and being able to jump was too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony could fly faster than a Mach 2 plane; who knew how many times faster he was than this grasshopper-like jumping. This suit was at least several levels lower than Tony’s current Iron Man suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking quickly, Luke turned into a transparent shadow and charged toward the performance venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Selina’s call connected quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy still remembered how Luke and Selina had fought the terrorists in Los Angeles and saved the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t think that Selina would make a joke about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was a joke, Tony could come out later and pull things back on track with a joke or two of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tycoon had mindless fans all over America. If he left halfway through the show, it would be nothing more than a conversation topic, and nobody would criticize him for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the tycoon had often done it before he became Iron Man. Nobody could do anything about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy and the security guards rushed onto the stage and dragged Tony away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it was too late for them to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tony heard Happy’s warning and cooperated with the security guards to retreat, the figure leapt onto the top of a big screen outside the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a tremendous push, flames burst out of his legs as he jumped into the air and then landed on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before he landed, the flames on his legs died out, allowing him to land easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, Tony met the person’s gaze, and they spoke at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tony Stark?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you looking for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man smiled, but his face was stiff, and the long scar under his left eye gave him an intimidating look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered a curse in Russian. The rod-like object in his hands suddenly extended quickly, and in less than two seconds, had split and turned into two long whips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the whips glowed with bluish-white electric light as countless fine electric arcs shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person struck with the whip in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dodge!” Tony immediately bellowed and pushed Happy away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The security guards subconsciously avoided the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a problem for them to block bullets for Tony, but this whip didn’t look like something that a human could withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>",1249,"2026-06-06T03:36:17.206Z",1,"novelbin.me","d520580f6632f287336cddd32fed980f2efdef02af22de43d7a249875d6fa076","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1146","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-1144",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]