Chapter 560 A Word of Advice and Bright Prospect
âThen theyâll have to deal with you,â Luke finished for him.
He stared at the detector and again asked curiously, âIf it was several mutants who used their abilities, how would you be able to tell?â Phil pointed at a number on the detector. âThe number here is one, which means that only one mutant used their ability.â
Luke couldnât help but look at Iron Hideâs body.
Phil smiled. âCreechâs ability is an enhancement type, and wonât be picked up by this detector, which is why we usually have to use both devices together.â
He signaled to Wales, then said to Luke again, âCaptain Wales will take care of things here. Letâs go out first.â
Naturally, Luke had no objections.
If he hadnât been told to guard Iron Hideâs body and the dustbins as important pieces of evidence after he informed Wales of the situation earlier, he wouldnât have lingered here at all.
As they walked side by side, Phil turned serious. âLuke, I need to give you a word of advice. Youâre still young, and you shouldnât be reckless when you run into something like this. You have family and friends who donât want anything to happen to you, right?â
Luke was stumped as he looked at Phil.
Philâs expression was gentle. Luke could tell that this wasnât an indirect warning, but a friendly reminder.
But weâve never met before. Is this really something you should say to a total stranger?
Though puzzled, Luke gave an easy smile and nodded. âGot it. Iâll remember that.â
Luke wasnât worried about his own safety, but now that Phil had said it, he thought about Robert and Catherine.
He had to increase security for Robert and Catherine.
However, he needed to discuss it with Robert first, and hope that the short-tempered guy wouldnât yell at him. Robert wouldnât yell at Luke for getting into trouble; instead, he would absolutely say that he was strong enough to crush special forces like the SAS, SWCC, DEVGRU, Ranger, CAG and Spetsnaz.
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As to this, Luke had asked before why Robert would beat up people on the same side.
Robert had simply kicked him in ashamed fury and roared, âYou think people on the same side never get into fights?â.
In front of this pretentious middle-aged man, Luke could only ask Catherine to deal with him.
Hearing Lukeâs reply, Phil nodded with a smile. They reached the lobby entrance by then.
Seeing Luke, Selina walked over to him and asked, âLuke, we good now?â
Phil, however, stretched out his hand first. âYouâre Selina, correct?â
Selina was confused. Seeing the middle-aged manâs smile, however, she involuntarily shook hands with him. âAnd you are?â
Phil replied with a smile, âIâm Walesâs colleague. You may call me Phil. Nice to meet
you.â
His attitude was natural without being overly enthusiastic. He was both approachable and courteous.
Selina suddenly had a strange feeling. She looked at Luke and said, âNice to meet you too, Agent Phil.â
Phil said, âWeâll deal with the aftermath of this incident for you. You donât have to worry about your information being leaked. Now, go home, get some rest, and relax.â
He looked at Luke the entire time when he said that.
Luke stretched out his hand again. âThank you very much, Phil.â
After they said goodbye, Phil turned around and went back inside.
When he returned to the bathroom, Wales, who was now busy, asked, âPhil, do you think very highly of Luke?â
Phil calmly crouched down to help him and replied casually, âArenât you interested in this seedling too?â Wales didnât think too much of it. âEnough. Since your HQ guys have an eye on him, weâll never get him.â
Phil said with a smile, âHeâs too young. We still need to wait at least five years. Who knows where heâll be by then.â Wales nodded. âThatâs right. We discovered him too early.â
Phil was well-known among his colleagues for his friendly manner, and he was the same with regular people.
Luke was an involved party in this case and a prospective agent whom they were optimistic about, so Phil divulging some surface information about mutants to Luke wasnât against the rules at all.
On the other side, after Luke and Selina got into the car, Selina turned her head and stared at Luke, deep in thought.
As he drove, Luke asked, âWhatâs up?â
Selina frowned. âWhy does this Phil feel so familiar?â
Luke said, âLook here.â Saying that, he turned his head and smiled at her.
Enlightened, Selina clenched her left fist and smacked her right palm. âThatâs it! You two look very similar when you smile.â
Luke nodded and drove through the crowded street. âHeâs a smiling tiger. Donât let him fool you.â
Selina: â...Do you know that youâre describing yourself as well?â
Luke shrugged. âYou can trust me, but I donât think you can trust him.â
Selina, however, kept staring at his face. She suddenly shook her head. âIt isnât just your smiles, but the air the two of you have and your looks... Well, fine, the two of you donât look very similar.â
Luke was unhappy. âHey, is my hairline that far back?â
Stunned for a moment, Selina then burst out laughing. âHahahaha. Donât worry. Given how much hair you have now, you donât have to worry about your hairline even when you reach Philâs age.â
Luke snorted and didnât say anything else.
At that moment, his eyes flashed with a complicated look.
Luke had earned a lot from this surprise attack.
System: Stop the extremist attack by Salimâs gang and rescue the people in the building. Completed.
Total experience: 10,000. Total credit: 10,000.
Contribution rate: 70%. EXP +7,000. Credit +7,000.
Looking at the total experience and credit points for this mission, Luke could only sigh; Stark Industriesâ buildings were truly sturdy.
Considering that there had been around two thousand people in the building, saving all of them could have earned him twenty experience and credit points each. However, even if an explosion did take place, there would have been no more than five hundred casualties.
Therefore, the total experience and credit points for this mission wasnât twenty or forty thousand.
Fortunately, the experience and credit points were just a bonus; Luke had obtained three other important gains.The first important gain was from Iron Hide Creech.
System: You have killed Iron Hide Creech McCoy. You may now learn all of his abilities.
Creechâs abilities: Basic Football, Basic Combat... Elementary Tempering (Prerequisites: 80 Strength, 20 Mental Strength and 20,000 credit points. Temporarily unavailable)
Luke wasnât too surprised at the 80 Strength prerequisite, but it still gave him a strong headache. How long would it take to gather that many stat points?
However, he very quickly abandoned this meaningless dilemma.
After all, he had made up his mind to improve his Mental Strength to 40 first, and he wouldnât be adding points to Strength any time soon.
This Elementary Tempering seemed like a great ability, but for the time being, it could only be kept on the list of his abilities as a backup.
Until he learned the ability, he could protect himself with bulletproof vests and special shields.