A moment later, Luke arrived at a two-story seaside villa.
Looking at the faint light peeking through the crack in the door, he thought for a moment, then stepped forward and knocked on the door three times. "Hello, is anyone home?"
The voices in the house suddenly stopped, but nobody came to open the door.
Luke said, "If you don't answer, I'll take it as a silent agreement. I'm coming in."
As he spoke, he twisted the doorknob, and the door opened with a light click. He walked in with a carefree demeanor, as if he were returning to his own home.
Three meters in, he saw what was going on in the living room on the right through the hallway and partitions.
Then, he stopped and grinned even wider, making the smile on his face even wider. "Hi, how should I address you?"
In the living room, one was standing and the other was sitting.
Sitting on the couch was Haley. She was wearing a white shirt and denim shorts, and she simply looked at Luke with a wooden expression.
Standing behind her was a skinny, calm-looking Caucasian man who was about twenty-five to thirty years old.
As Luke sized him up with a smile, the thin man let go of Haley's head, and his eyes flashed with curiosity. "It's you, Joker."
Luke bowed elegantly. "It's my honor to let you know my name."
The thin man, however, was curious. "Your name is Jeff Richard Howson, right?"
Luke said, "Yes, but I prefer to be called the Clown."
The thin man nodded thoughtfully. "So, the Clown is the real deal? Interesting. "
Luke walked unhurriedly into the living room and sat down on the sofa next to Haley. "No, it's you who's interesting."
As he spoke, he picked up a cup of coffee on the table, crossed his legs, and took a leisurely sip. "Should I call you Zero?"
The skinny man walked over to the armchair on the other side and sat down.
With Haley at the apex, the three of them formed an isosceles triangle.
The skinny white man leaned against the sofa and placed his hands naturally on the armrests. His ten fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrests, full of rhythm. "Simon, Simon Nepel."
Luke glanced at his nimble fingers and took another sip of coffee. "Do you know why I'm here?"
Simon was silent for a moment before replying, "Because you wanted to find me."
Luke raised an eyebrow. This guy was interesting.
Before he knocked on the door, he had been paying attention to Simon's mental fluctuations.
At that time, Simon's mental fluctuations were slightly excited, but also a little joyful.
Luke almost thought that the guy was doing something indescribable to Haley.
Thankfully, both Sharp Nose and Elementary Sound Wave denied that possibility. When they entered, they saw that Haley was also fully clothed.
In the face of his sudden appearance, not only did Simon not panic, but he also became highly excited.
This kind of excitement was suppressed by another kind of focused emotion, making him look very normal.
However, Simon's excitement was extremely strong. It was just that his concentration was stronger.
Using an old saying to describe it, it was "half fire, half sea."
Luke tried to elicit information from Simon, but he didn't reveal anything else other than the man's name.
At the very least, Simon didn't reveal who was most likely to send someone to capture him.
Thinking quickly, Luke nodded. "That's right. I'm very interested in your research, so I wanted to study you."
Simon nodded slowly. "That's what I thought too."
Luke moved his hand that was holding the coffee cup away from the armrest and let it fall onto the colorful Mexican carpet, causing a yellowish-brown stain to splatter everywhere.
He then retracted his hand and clapped. "Wow, it seems that someone wants to play a wonderful game with me. This is great."
A strange smile appeared on Simon's face. "It's great to meet you. Here I come? "
Luke clapped and nodded. "Come on, please hurry up."
System: Unknown mental energy detected trying to connect. Do you accept? Yes/No.
Luke casually chose no, then continued to look at Simon sideways. "Use some strength. Did you not have dinner? Do you want me to order a taco for you?"
Simon was slightly stunned, but his eyes burned even more. "As expected, you're unique. Let's see what secrets your body holds. "
Before he finished his sentence, he suddenly bounced off the couch and lunged at Luke.
The speed at which he pounced far exceeded that of an ordinary person.
In the blink of an eye, Simon had already lunged at Luke's head with his hands.
Then … His vision went black.
Bang!
Simon, who had bumped into something, staggered back a few steps while seeing stars.
On the couch, Luke slowly put down his left foot and said, "Too bad you're not fast enough."
Simon was fast, but his fighting skills weren't anything special.
Luke simply extended his left foot, and Simon's face hit the sole of his foot.
Simon, who was barely able to stand, touched his nose with his hand. Two streaks of blood flowed down his nose.
Unconcerned, he simply murmured, "You're really good at fighting. No wonder you can fight a dark knight head-on."
Luke made a mental note of that.
The clown's fighting style was only known to those who had captured clowns before.
A normal patient in a mental hospital wouldn't have access to such secret information.
So, did the rebuilt Heavenly Eye give information on clowns to Simon?
Simon, however, didn't waste any time. After saying that, he lunged at Luke again.
But this time, he was a lot slower. Clearly, he was on guard against a face-to-face collision.
As he lunged at Luke, he stretched out his hands and waved them quickly.
Luke didn't think much of it.
The difference in their fighting skills was too great. Unless Simon crushed Luke's skills with his physical fitness, he would always be the one getting beaten up.
At that moment, Haley, who had a blank expression on her face, suddenly jumped up and lunged at Luke.
Haley and Simon formed a pincer attack on Luke.
Luke ignored Haley.
With her ordinary physique, a hundred punches would be useless against him.
In the next moment, he slapped Simon's hand. Simon flew several meters away and rolled on the ground before he stopped moving.
Luke's expression changed as he looked at Haley, who was lunging at him.
Haley's hands, which had been grabbing his left arm and ribs, clawed down hard.
With an ear-piercing crunch, a few holes appeared in the clown's suit, and her sharp fingernails stabbed into Luke's muscles.
Surprised, Luke jerked his arm, and the muscles on his waist trembled as he immediately squeezed out the ten fingers that had dug into his muscles.
Haley was clearly stunned. "A physical superpower?"
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