Chapter 027 A New Era Has Arrived
In Manhattan, a blind man stood still, listening to Tony Stark's official declaration, "I am Iron Man."
Beside him, his friend continued, "Matt, are you also interested in that playboy Tony Stark?"
These two were none other than Daredevil Matt Murdock and his good friend Foggy Nelson.
The two had partnered to open a law firm called Murdock Nelson Law Firm.
However, they hadn't found a suitable apartment for their office yet and were currently searching for one.
Matt didn't speak. Foggy sighed, "If we were as rich as him, maybe we wouldn't have to run around looking for cheap apartments."
"But I believe our law firm will definitely get better and better."
Matt replied distractedly, "Yes, it will get better and better."
The two had no choice but to continue searching for a cheap apartment, but in Manhattan, such apartments were hard to find.
After a busy day, Matt returned to his rented apartment, recalling Tony Stark's words, which lingered in his mind.
Matt was blind, living in darkness, and he could endure these things.
However, when he realized that the entire Manhattan area, the entire city, was shrouded in darkness.
Beneath that darkness, countless evils sprouted, even becoming ubiquitous.
Matt could no longer "sit idly by." As a lawyer, he could try to do some things.
Beyond that, he felt that his abilities should also be put to use.
When night fell, Matt went to the church to pray and confess to the priest.
When Matt left the church, a hero who walked in the Shadow, Daredevil, was born… At night, Matt heard cries for help from a distance and chased them all the way to the dock.
Several Bandits had captured some women, intending to sell them as goods.
These people were Matt's target.
Matt leaped down from a container and began to fight with the Bandits.
Appearing unexpectedly, and then relying on his powerful combat skills, Matt easily took down several Bandits.
However, the Bandits in this city could easily obtain weapons.
Matt, with his bare hands, was clearly at a disadvantage, but fortunately, he was agile. Using cover, Matt easily took down all the Bandits.
Although he didn't kill them, Matt didn't hold back against these Bandits, striking quite hard.
Looking at the women inside the container, Matt urged, "Escape quickly, and call the police immediately."
The women, seeing Matt appear, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally saved.
"Thank you."
…The women were about to escape when Matt heard a faint movement behind him; a Bandit was preparing to shoot.
For most people, beyond seven steps, the gun is fast; within seven steps, the gun is both accurate and fast.
However, Matt was not an ordinary person.
Within these seven steps, he was faster than the Bandit's gun.
As the opponent just raised his hand, Matt had already grabbed his arm.
With an easy combo, he neutralized the threat of the gun.
Then, he pressed the person to the ground and delivered a barrage of attacks.
One brave woman in the container poked her head out and saw the Bandits defeated by Matt.
Matt deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Get out of here quickly!"
Watching the women escape, Matt also chose to leave, disappearing into the Shadow.
The victims were rescued, and several Bandits were caught.
This should have been a happy occasion, but George couldn't be happy at all.
"What on Earth is happening to this World?"
"First, there was the Spider Bully who could lift a car, then the playboy who transformed into Iron Man, and now at night, there's another masked person wearing pajamas, Pajama Man?"
"These masked people, they can't do this. I must find out their true identities and bring them in as well."
George was in a gloomy mood, continuing to drink his coffee… The next day, Kingpin, the ruler of Hell's Kitchen, also received this news.
If someone disrupted his business, he could accept it and send people to retaliate, and that would be the end of it.
However, the one who appeared last night was Daredevil, not an ordinary person.
"Superheroes?"
"No matter who it is, no one can stop my business!"
"These Superheroes must be dealt with."
"With them around, our business will definitely be affected."
Kingpin appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was incredibly furious.
He could feel how significant the appearance of these Superheroes would be.
Tony Stark was fine; he was a playboy and a Superhero in the public eye, so he likely wouldn't affect him.
But this Daredevil chose to act at night, fighting crime.
One must know that almost all sources of crime in the entire city could be linked to Kingpin.
As long as Daredevil existed for one day, he could potentially affect one deal.
How could Kingpin tolerate Daredevil's existence?
"Strengthen defenses, and also, find this person. I want to know who he is."
"I want him to know the consequences of offending me."
James Wesley, beside Kingpin, immediately said, "I will send people to handle it."
"I trust you with this."
…Daredevil's deeds also appeared in the newspapers.
There had been too much excitement these past two days, and netizens couldn't stop gossiping.
First, the sudden appearance of the Spider Bully, then Iron Man, and now a "Pajama Man" has appeared, dazzling everyone.
Betty was also a loyal gossip follower. "What's wrong with this World? So many strange people appearing one after another, could it be that something big is about to happen?"
"Who knows?"
"Do you remember what Tony Stark said? He said there are many potential threats in this World. Could these threats be appearing now?"
"Could it be that the end of the World is coming?"
"How is that possible? You can't actually believe the rumors of a 2012 apocalypse, can you?"
More and more people were discussing, and of course, they strayed further and further from the event itself, with various outlandish theories beginning to emerge.
The end of the World is coming!
Tony Stark is the savior!
Actually, all of this is a conspiracy by politicians.
Betty saw Su Yi passing by and greeted him, "Su, have you heard about Pajama Man?"
"Pajama Man?"
"It's this."
Su Yi looked at the news and knew that this Pajama Man was Daredevil.
"Su, you say, with so many strange people suddenly appearing, is it because something big is about to happen?"
Su Yi paused, "I'm not sure. Perhaps, a new era has begun."
"A new era?"
"The era of Superheroes."
Betty was still a bit confused, but Su Yi didn't explain much, simply returning to his seat and looking at the news.
"Daredevil has appeared, and Spider-Man will soon be born."
"I wonder how many more people are hiding in the Shadow, ready to make their move."
Su Yi's guess was correct; some people had already started taking action.
The appearance of Iron Man made people start researching power armor technology.
Hammer Industries and many other tech companies were preparing to follow suit and build power armor!
Anton Vanko looked at the news about Tony Stark and began researching the Arc Reactor!
Norman Osborn contacted Otto to research nuclear energy, compact and controllable nuclear energy like the Arc Reactor.
In a certain research Base, Bruce Banner was preparing to use gamma rays to complete the Super Soldier Serum!