Emma was also a smart person. In the afterlife, she had probably found out that the other party was wary of the United States, and had returned to America overnight after escaping.
The afterlife indeed didn't want to be targeted by the American organizations.
Those organizations had all kinds of vicious methods, and weren't something that regular superhumans could fight against.
The afterlife didn't have much influence in the Asian and American continents, and wasn't strong enough to deter them.
Although it had some superhumans who were good at fighting, most of them could only deal with a few dozen professional soldiers.
Developed countries nowadays liked to use beyond-visual-range attacks, and drones had also become common.
Regular superhumans might be wiped out by the machines before they could even see the face of a regular army.
Thus, Gordon and Emma had fought a few times, but each time, his sneak attacks failed, and he quickly retreated.
He didn't want to be caught by the American organization, nor did he want Emma to attract their attention.
Emma had similar thoughts, and the two of them had been in a stalemate for more than a year.
Luke understood Gordon's concerns.
There were too many restrictions on someone with an organization behind him.
If he were alone, he could turn the United States upside down, but he didn't dare.
Once he broke the rules, the US government would kill him and raze Afterlife to the ground as soon as they got the chance.
This organization wasn't Hydra, and didn't have the ability to grow heads everywhere.
Thus, there was very little information on the afterlife and Gordon in S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nobody knew the exact details of the organization's structure and strength, or the parameters of Gordon's teleportation.
Emma only knew the face of Jia Ying, the leader of the afterlife, but didn't know anything about the woman's abilities or background.
For a master of face-changing like Luke, a face was actually the most unreliable thing.
The more advanced techniques involved super disguises, the high-tech nano-masks, the mid-range bionic masks, and the low-level beauty salons had plastic surgery.
The prices of these techniques varied from high to low, but they could all make a person look completely different from their original appearance.
If Luke didn't examine the person in person with equipment, it was possible that he would make an error in his judgment.
After all, no matter how amazing he was, he couldn't make a person out of a pixel in a person's eye like in movies.
That wasn't science, but metaphysics.
However, Luke was still able to calculate the general range of the afterlife.
Although he didn't ask, Emma didn't say anything.
He was able to determine the latitude of the afterlife just by beating around the bush and connecting some astronomical and geographical details.
And on this latitude, there were only so many places where the afterlife could be established.
The drone would be able to find it after patrolling for a while.
It just so happened that most of the SNAKE SHIELD in Japan had entered a hidden state. When the muddy waters in the United States were almost touched, he would go to Japan to get another batch.
Level 25 should be coming soon.
Thinking that, Luke continued to carry out his plan, and it was already the middle of June as he busied himself.
That day, when Luke and Selina returned to their nest in the Clinton area, they sensed that something was wrong — there were several people upstairs.
His mind raced, and he understood. Without batting an eyelid, he watched Selina and Gold Nugget rush upstairs.
At this time, he could not help but sigh in his heart. The life of a superpower was so boring and lacking in surprises.
When he reached the second floor, countless colorful paper flowers exploded in the living room, and he was greeted by cheers. "Happy birthday, Luke!"
Luke had long since perfected his control over his expression. He appropriately switched between surprise, joy, gratitude, and indescribable expressions.
Only Selina and Gold Nugget hid in the back with empty cones in their hands. Bro, it's your birthday! Can't you put on a more serious performance?
After working with him on cases for so long, Luke knew how sharp his five senses, and possibly even his sixth sense, were.
The "surprise" that Drax, Robert, Catherine, Claire, and Joseph had prepared together was basically just "congratulations."
But when it came to telling the truth, you had to choose who you were talking to.
Selina and Gold Nugget wouldn't disturb Luke's family.
In Gold Nugget's words, "No matter how arrogant the fiend is, isn't he still a baby in front of his family?"
Selina was lost for words.
A 21-year-old baby was a little old, but she kept saying that a 27-year-old could be considered a pretty girl!
Thus, she couldn't refute a certain dog head at all.
Also, a certain dog head shamelessly said that it had lived for at least 120 years on its original planet, and was still a baby.
Luke, who had only officially become an adult today, had only lived a fraction of a certain dog baby's age.
This logic … was perfect.
In fact, Luke was actually very pleasantly surprised.
After all, he hadn't paid attention to his birthday at all. At most, Little Snail would remind him on the day.
This time, it was Selina who ordered Little Snail to wait for him to get off work.
Thus, Luke really only remembered it when he returned home and found his family hiding upstairs.
Although he wasn't surprised at that moment, he was very satisfied with everyone's sincerity.
Since the whole family was celebrating, they naturally had to have dinner together.
Luke had fought too many times during dinner gatherings in the past two years, and nobody allowed him to interfere today.
Drax, who rarely showed his skills, had started preparing in the afternoon, with his son-in-law Robert as his assistant.
Both the old and middle generation ranchers had Nouveau Riche Barbie Q cooking skills.
The so-called Nouveau Riche Barbie Q mainly consisted of meat, pig, cow, sheep, chicken, and duck, and all kinds of semi-finished meat dishes.
In any case, Luke had all kinds of sauces at home, and Selina remembered the special sauces very well.
The two chefs knew the types of sauces that could be used, and the rest was just a matter of marinating and roasting.
The two chefs rejected the smart kitchenware without hesitation, and insisted that automated things couldn't be the soul of Texas.
Selina felt that this sounded familiar.
Recalling for a moment, she remembered that she had said something similar before, except that the target was an assembly line cake made from kitchen utensils.
Catherine, on the other hand, made the main vegetables for the day with Claire and Joseph.
A simple vegetable salad and fruit salad could satisfy the need for nutrition and digestion.
Selina and Gold Nugget then set up folding tables, chairs, umbrellas, and drinks on the rooftop.
On the rooftop under the afterglow of the setting sun, a lively and heartwarming birthday barbecue party began.
New York in June could be considered cool and refreshing for the people from Texas. The rooftop faced the Hudson River, which wasn't as crowded and noisy as the bustling metropolis behind it.
Luke teased little Cindy with a smile.
The little guy was getting cuter and cuter, and well, he was very good at messing around.
Catherine's Qi Refinement cultivation when she was pregnant seemed to have improved the little guy's physique.
Little Cindy, who was already half a year old, was even more chubby and pink, like a living pink piglet.
She also liked Luke a lot.
This wasn't a superpower that he used on little Cindy. That would be too dangerous for the baby.
However, it might have something to do with his superpower.
Little Cindy seemed to have sensed him when he used the Kunlun Qi Refinement Technique all the time, and maybe it thought he was Catherine?
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