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Kevin stood in front of A-Train, his gaze sweeping over Kimiko at A-Train's feet.
Feeling Kimiko's breathing through the thin water vapor in the air, Kevin secretly breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that this long-term skill point was fine.
It seemed A-Train really had no intention of killing Kimiko.
At least not now.
This could be seen from the original work.
Although Kimiko's body was strong, she was still helpless against bullets. In the original work, she even had the experience of being ambushed from behind with a gun, blowing her head off.
Such physical strength, compared to A-Train's physical strength, which could directly smash people into minced meat, was simply not enough.
If A-Train had truly harbored murderous intent, Kimiko wouldn't have survived.
But in the original plot, the first time A-Train met Kimiko, he only took her away and tried to knock her out.
Even without The Boys' help, Kimiko might not have died.
Despite this, Kevin was still a little worried before coming that A-Train might accidentally kill Kimiko, causing him to lose a skill point he could acquire long-term.
Now, there was no need to worry about that.
Kimiko not dying was the best proof.
"The Deep? What are you doing here?"
Noticing Kevin's gaze, A-Train shielded Kimiko behind him and asked.
Kevin, still holding an open mineral water bottle, spoke to A-Train as if he had just wandered there unintentionally:
"Just walking around, and then I heard your voice."
"What?"
A-Train had a 'are you kidding me' expression.
A-Train, having been colleagues with The Deep for so many years, how could he not know what kind of abilities The Deep had? A-Train didn't remember The Deep having Supe hearing as a Supe ability.
That was clearly Homelander's specialty.
Kevin didn't want to quibble with A-Train about this. He said directly:
"Anyway, I heard your voice, and then I saw... you were committing violence. Oh my god, A-Train, are you bullying a civilian? This is big news, I'm going to record this."
As Kevin spoke, he pulled out his phone with his other hand and pointed the camera at A-Train.
Facing the camera, A-Train immediately panicked. His first thought was to use his speed to snatch Kevin's phone, but Kevin's words were one step faster than his actions.
"A-Train, I advise you to calm down."
Kevin smiled, holding his phone, and said:
"This is a live stream. Come on, say hello to everyone."
A-Train's movements abruptly stopped in front of Kevin.
He looked at the phone in Kevin's hand, his eye twitching slightly. The fist he had originally intended to punch Kevin with opened up into a wave:
"Hi everyone, I'm A-Train."
"Oh, A-Train is very popular! But the viewers watching the live stream are curious about something: why are you beating an innocent passerby?"
Kevin held his phone, pointed the camera at the unconscious Kimiko on the ground, and smiled as he questioned A-Train.
"I didn't!"
A-Train immediately retorted, cold sweat profusely beading on his forehead. At this moment, in his eyes, the phone in Kevin's hand was more terrifying than any weapon.
His thoughts raced, and A-Train, in a moment of desperation, said:
"The Deep, you know me, we're Superheroes, how could we bully a civilian? In fact, this is a criminal, a Supe criminal! I'm stopping a criminal from committing a crime!"
"Oh? Since A-Train says so, then you must have evidence, right?"
"Uh..."
A-Train was stunned again.
Evidence?
Kimiko was the victim, not the criminal he claimed. Where was he supposed to find evidence?
Say Kimiko killed people?
Don't be ridiculous! The identities of the gang members who died in Chinatown a few days ago had already been investigated by the police. If he revealed that Kimiko killed these people, Kimiko wouldn't be seen as a criminal; she would probably be hailed as a Superhero!
At that point, things would be even harder to handle.
Most importantly, if Homelander found out about this...
A-Train's heart pounded. His gaze shifted from the phone in Kevin's hand to Kevin himself:
"The Deep, this matter isn't suitable for public discussion. Turn off the live stream first."
"Just fighting crime, what's there that can't be said in public? Or are you feeling guilty, A-Train?"
Kevin pressed him aggressively, giving A-Train no chance to be alone with him.
A-Train was furious. He had never imagined that The Deep, who used to be a nobody in The Seven, would dare to threaten him with a phone here.
If it weren't for the live stream, A-Train would definitely teach him a good lesson.
But unfortunately, facing the camera, A-Train not only dared not show hostility towards The Deep, but also had to maintain a smile on his face to avoid being caught by the public.
You dead clownfish, just you wait, when we get back to The Seven, you'll see me... Hmm?
A-Train thought resentfully, but suddenly he felt something was off.
The ground beneath his feet was vibrating, as if something was about to burst out.
He was about to look down in confusion when he heard Kevin say to him:
"Hey, A-Train."
"Hmm?"
"I wonder if you can use your speed in Water Ball?"
"What?"
A-Train was puzzled, not understanding Kevin's words at all.
Until the next moment, a surging current of water burst out from beneath his feet, forming a giant Water Ball with a diameter of three meters, completely enveloping him!
And looking at Kevin, he had already put away his phone, his hands floating in the air, fully concentrating on controlling the movement of the Water Ball.
The water inside the Water Ball first rotated clockwise, then immediately switched to counter-clockwise.
A-Train, inside it, felt like clothes thrown into a washing machine, enduring the water's all-encompassing destruction from top to bottom.
In such an environment, let alone using his speed, A-Train's consciousness was gradually fading.
He no longer had the strength to ponder why Kevin, who had always been at the bottom of The Seven, possessed such powerful abilities; he just wanted to breathe fresh air.
However, he simply couldn't.
Kevin was expressionless. He thoroughly washed A-Train from head to toe, and only after confirming that he could not use his abilities did he withdraw the controlled water, gathering it behind him.
In fact, Kevin had not turned on the live stream at all.
Kimiko could not be exposed now. While a live stream could make A-Train hesitant, it would also expose Kimiko's situation completely.
If Homelander accidentally saw Kevin's live stream, no matter what he was doing, he would definitely come to support A-Train immediately.
After all, those two were on the same side.
So Kevin only used the live stream as a trick to deceive A-Train, because A-Train would never dare to bet that Kevin hadn't started the live stream.
Then, during this time, Kevin communicated with the underground water pipes, both stalling for time and exerting all his strength to make the water flowing in the water pipes break through the pipe's restrictions.
This was also why A-Train had felt the ground vibrate earlier.
Finally, with everything prepared, Kevin made the first move, using his ability to trap A-Train and prevent him from using his speed.
It was Kevin's first time dealing with a speedster. He was actually quite worried that A-Train might rely on Supe speed to break out of his Water Ball.
Or that A-Train might dodge the Water Ball before it even enveloped him.
But now, it seemed that when A-Train wasn't using his ability, he was no different from a civilian in other aspects, except for his physical fitness.
Including reaction time.
A-Train, freed from the Water Ball, painfully and laboriously lay on the ground, continuously coughing up water, struggling to crawl forward.
But Kevin had no intention of letting him leave so easily.
Seeing A-Train trying to escape, Kevin walked over to A-Train, raised his foot, and stepped on A-Train's calf.
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