My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 10 Appearance
The time is July 9, 2020, 10:20 pm, in the city center, Lijing Square.

Looking out from the entrance of the square, one sees a steel jungle surrounded by high-rise buildings.

Immersed in a sea of ​​neon lights on all sides, electronic signs of various colors are densely arranged, like a deck of cards casually spread out on a table.

However, at this moment, every billboard embedded in the surface of the building was broadcasting an emergency evacuation notice, and the neon lights turned into dazzling and dangerous warning lights, flooding the entire square like a tide.

At this moment, the few special LED display screens were focused on the same picture like a camera - it was the scene in the center of the square. A strange green-skinned man was shouting at the crowd with his head held high, and five hostages were kneeling behind him.

"Blue Arc, how long are you going to hide? We'll execute the first hostage in ten seconds!" the green-skinned monster growled, then began a unilateral countdown: "Ten... nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... three..." He rolled his eyes, looking around, his pronunciation becoming increasingly darker and clearer, but also slower and slower. "Two... one."

Just when the countdown reached "one", a smile suddenly appeared on the face of the green-skinned monster, and his wide-open eyes were filled with bloodshot.

Gu Qinye, no, to be precise, he should be called "Blue Arc" at this time. Like a beam of deep blue lightning, he arrived as expected with a roar.

He slowly stopped in the center of the square, and the dark blue arcs of electricity wrapped around him spread out in all directions and then scattered like embers.

Blue Arc stood up straight, looking through the electronic lens embedded in his helmet at a man wearing a vest and black trousers. The man had a feral appearance, his exposed skin was green, and a pair of huge green wings sprouted from his back, giving him the appearance of a hybrid of animal and human.

The criminal's identity analysis box popped up on the electronic lens: "Number 509, a superpowered criminal frequently active in Lijing - 'Green Wing'."

Lan Hu took a deep breath and turned to look at the group of masked bandits behind Green Wing, as well as the hostages kneeling in front of the bandits - the hostages' hands and feet were tied with hemp ropes, and a rag was stuffed in their mouths.

The gangsters were holding their guns against the back of their heads, and it looked like flames would burst out of the muzzles at any moment.

He also noticed that each hostage had a time bomb strapped to his body. The blood-red countdown on the device was ticking, and each bomb had a time limit of 10 minutes, and now these 10 minutes were passing by in seconds.

"Oh... look who's here! Isn't this our 'Blue Arc'?" Green Wing stared at Blue Arc and spoke hoarsely, reciting lines with the rhythm of a stage play: "The prince of Lijing City, always the center of attention and beloved by all..."

Blue Arc looked him straight in the eyes and said teasingly in a relaxed tone, "Should I join you in saying 'Let them go, and come to me if you have any grudges'?"

"What a clichéd line." Green Wing laughed.

"It's really clichéd." Blue Arc also smiled. "So, what do you want this time?"

The two met their eyes.

"How about you surrender and come with me immediately, and I will release them?" Green Wing asked word by word.

"Honestly, isn't your line even more clichéd than mine?" Blue Arc sighed, then asked, "Instead of just following you, why don't I rescue them first and then catch you?"

Green Wing scoffed coldly, "Because they've been planted with time bombs. Forget whether you can get ahead of my men and rescue the hostages before they open fire... If you do, another group of my men are hiding in the crowd with explosive devices. The moment they see you make a move, they'll immediately detonate the bombs, killing you and the hostages."

Blue Arc raised an eyebrow, "Wow... that's really, really calculating."

At this moment, a voice came from the headset built into the helmet:
"He tricked us. Green Wing's accomplice isn't among the crowd, and the bomb detonator's signal is elsewhere. Our men have already begun searching for Green Wing's accomplice inside the mall near the square. Once we find all five criminals, we'll subdue them all at once and seize the bomb detonator from them. Before that, you'll have to deal with Green Wing for a while."

"Understood." Blue Arc responded softly.

"So what are you going to do?" Green Wing tilted his head, spreading his green wings like a bat, and ostentatiously spread his arms, as if to embrace his enemy. "Are you going to kill me? It's just a few hostages dying, which is not a big deal to you, right? You've seen so many dead people anyway, so you don't need a few more people."

Blue Arc remained silent.

If he had not been injured, he would have been fully confident that he could have wiped out the gangsters in an instant, taken the hostages away, and then dismantled the bomb devices on the hostages before Green Wing's accomplices detonated the bombs.

But tonight was different. He had just experienced a bloody battle and was covered with wounds.

The wound was very serious and he could not survive until the association's logistics staff arrived, so he could only go home to catch his breath.

But due to lack of free time, he had only briefly bandaged the wound at home. If he exerted all his strength now, the wound would likely split open in an instant, or even worsen rapidly. He couldn't guarantee his survival. "No." Blue Arc shook his head, slowly raising his hands. "As you wish... I'll go with you, and you release the hostage."

"Deal." Green Wing lowered his face and made a request: "Then wear this." As he said that, he threw a pair of metal handcuffs connected with iron chains towards Blue Arc, and they fell to the ground.

"What is this?" Blue Arc asked in confusion.

"Control your methods." Green Wing grabbed the other end of the chain. "If you try to break free, the handcuffs will explode."

Blue Arc tilted his head, hesitating for a moment, then said, "Uh... I understand the logic, but do you really have to put a leash on this thing? It makes it seem like I'm playing some kind of erotic game with you. Everyone's watching, and it's not good for a child's education."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the LED display screen on the right side of the square. The huge screen was like a camera, zooming in on the figures of the two people in real time, and the lens focused on their faces.

"Don't talk nonsense," Green Wing stared at him coldly, obviously not in the mood to join in his banter. "If you don't put it on, I'm going to let them shoot."

"Okay, okay...don't worry, I'll wear it."

Blue Arc sighed and slowly leaned down as he spoke, keeping his hands raised in a surrender gesture.

"It's not ready yet... Can you guys move faster?" He thought to himself, glancing at a tall building in the square.

At this moment, his accomplices were disguising themselves as ordinary people and searching for Green Wing's accomplices in nearby high-rise buildings in order to disarm the detonators in their hands.

Gu Qiye didn't want to wear the handcuffs, but the situation forced him to do so. Even though he was extremely reluctant, he had to delay the time as much as possible to ensure that Green Wing would not kill the hostages indiscriminately during this period.

At this moment, the attention of the onlookers was completely focused on Blue Arc, including the hostages and gangsters behind Green Wing.

Everyone is questioning whether Blue Arc will wear the handcuffs. Wouldn't that be equivalent to surrendering to the villain?

A child stood up from the crowd and shouted in a trembling voice, "Don't... don't surrender to him, Blue Arc!"

"Shut up!" Green Wing turned around and yelled at him. The boy's legs gave way and he immediately collapsed to the ground, trembling.

However, in this brief, silent second, the five gangsters standing behind the hostage were suddenly tied up by black restraints, like black snakes strangling their throats with their tails.

Then, the restraints dragged their bodies upwards, some were hung on billboards, and some were hung on traffic lights.

The gangsters roared and struggled, and the guns in their hands fell to the ground.

Hearing the noise, Blue Arc and Green Wing were both stunned for a moment, then turned their heads to look.

At this moment, under the fashion billboard, there was a huge, pitch-black "insect pupa" hanging upside down.

Under the moonlight, this strange thing stood quietly in the air. It looked like a pupa from close up and a spider from afar. A black spider web spread out from it, trapping all five gangsters in the web.

They were like a group of prey caught in a trap, hung in the air by pitch-black restraints, unable to break free. At first they still had the energy to curse, but the harder they struggled, the tighter the restraints became.

In the end, all that came out of their mouths were a series of low whimpers and shrill screams, and the curses mixed in were gone.

Looking at this scene, Green Wing was stunned for a moment, then he raised his right hand and pointed at the black "insect pupa" angrily.

He turned and yelled at Blue Arc, "Is this your man?! I should have told you, if you act rashly, I'll have the bomb on the hostage explode immediately!"

"No..." Blue Arc frowned and shook his head slowly, "He is not one of ours."

(End of this chapter)