Chapter 260 Ripples

"Mr. Joseph Joestar, can you tell us detailed information about vampires?"

In contrast to Jessica's emotional state, Matt's performance was obviously calmer.

As the actual core of the Defenders Alliance, although his abilities are not as powerful as other members, he is the key to guiding the entire alliance. This is somewhat similar to the existence of Captain America in the Avengers, or, it should be said, the Defenders are originally a weakened street version of the Avengers.

Facing Matt's inquiry, Joseph Joestar raised his eyebrows, his weather-beaten face showing a look of timely reminiscence: "As for the history of vampires, even as a vampire hunter, I don't fully understand it. As far as I know, vampires existed before I was born and were raging in Norway. Even the former king of Norway, Haakon VII, was a member of the vampires and used his vampire abilities to establish a short-lived and peaceful society. The glorious vampire dynasty, if not..."

[From the legend of Daredevil...]

[From the legend of Jessica Jones...]

[From Danny...]

[From the legend of Luke Cage...]

"...and the reason why I chose to become a vampire hunter was precisely because of my combat experience when I was young. My friends and I were attacked by zombies in Cairo. If I hadn't met my later master at that time, And I learned the ripple qigong from his hands to restrain the ability of vampires. Maybe I would have died at the hands of the original zombie."

"Ripple Qigong?"

After listening to what Joseph Joestar said, the expressions of the Defenders members varied.

Luke Cage's eyes changed.

He once saw Joseph Joestar use the power of ripples to directly turn zombies into charcoal.

"What is a ripple?"

Jessica frowned and asked.

"Ripples are a special way of breathing. Just like throwing a stone into the water will cause ripples, using a special breathing method creates ripples in the body, thereby generating powerful power. At the same time, the ripple energy generated by the ripples is in contact with sunlight. Consistent, and sunlight is the most effective way to kill vampires."

"Are you afraid of the sun? This is the same weakness as described in the movie."

After lowering her head and muttering to herself, Jessica couldn't help but raise her head: "What about the garlic and the cross?"

These two are also legendary classic props for killing vampires.

"It's a pity," Joseph Joestar replied, shaking his head: "The reason vampires are afraid of sunlight is because of the ripple energy contained in sunlight."

Joseph Joestar's answer didn't come as too much of a surprise to the defenders.

Indeed, if these things were really useful, then Joseph Joestar would not need to tell them about the dangers of vampires so solemnly.

"According to what you said, vampires can only be killed by sunlight and ripples. So, how should we kill vampires?"

Danny frowned and asked silently.

If everything this so-called vampire hunter said is true, then even if the Defenders want to eliminate vampires, it will not be an easy task. After all, as the other party said, vampires or zombies are themselves monsters transformed from humans. They know their own weaknesses very well and will obviously not be stupid enough to fight them in the daytime.

Danny's words are also a concern for the defenders.

"The zombies are very powerful and are not afraid of life and death. Even I can't easily solve them."

Luke Cage, who once had brief combat contact with the zombies, can best explain this.

"On one point, maybe I didn't make it clear. Vampires and zombies are not impossible to kill, especially the latter. As monsters infected by vampires, zombies have gained almost immortality in their bodies. ability, but it itself does not have the powerful recovery ability like a vampire.

Therefore, as long as you suffer a fatal blow, you will also die. "

"As for vampires, their terrible regeneration ability allows them to quickly recover after being attacked, but this recovery is not without cost. The whole process requires a large amount of life energy. Therefore, if a vampire suffers multiple attacks at the same time, If you suffer multiple injuries and cannot recover through blood-sucking, then under such circumstances, you will still fall into death."

"Listening to you, it sounds like defeating a vampire is a very simple thing."

Jessica curled her lips and said with a dissatisfied look on her face.

"Since the ripple power in your mouth is so powerful, why not teach us this power and let us accompany you to fight vampires."

"Jessica."

Hearing Jessica's rude request, Matt couldn't help but frown and stop him, while apologizing to him.

"Sorry, Mr. Joseph Joestar, that's not what Jessica meant."

"That's what I meant."

Frowning, Jessica retorted not to be outdone.

Among the Defenders, she is the member with the least sense of mission, or her past experience has left her with no idea about saving the world as a superhero. Even if it weren't for the relationship that they had fought side by side, she might have He has already quit the Defenders and continues to work as a private detective waiting to die.

Saving the world and fighting evil should be left to the Avengers.

As comrades who have fought side by side, the defenders are obviously used to Jessica's irascible personality.

Matt opened his mouth, about to explain Jessica's radical remarks.

On the opposite side, Joseph Joestar unexpectedly spoke.

"In fact, even if you don't tell me, I have already planned to teach you Ripple's cultivation method."

[From the legend of Daredevil...]

[From the legend of Jessica Jones...]

[From Danny...]

[From the legend of Luke Cage...]

Joseph Joestar's unexpected behavior made even Jessica's face look astonished.

"Mr. Joseph Joestar, you don't need to..."

Matt frowned, thinking that Joseph Joestar made this decision because of Jessica's relationship.

But Joseph Joestar shook his head.

The reason why Li Ran decided to teach the ripples to the members of the defenders was naturally impossible because of Jessica's words. In fact, his decision was entirely based on his relationship with Jin Bin on the other side.

After obtaining the vampire power given by Stone Ghost Face, Kingpin began to create his own army of zombies without hesitation. Nowadays, the zombies in his hands have already surpassed hundreds of people. With so many zombies combined, it is simply beyond what the three or two kittens of the defenders can handle.

Therefore, in order to prevent the defender from being crushed by the zombie army underneath him without the slightest resistance when faced with Jin Bin's attack.

It is also necessary to give them appropriate strength.

Although Ripple's ability is magical, its limitations are also obvious. As an ability specifically used to target zombies and vampires, its power is not as great as imagined.

Various thoughts emerged in the mind of the original Li Ran. Joseph Joestar, played by the clone on the other side, still played his role as a vampire hunter and ripple imparter faithfully: "As I just said , ripples are not my exclusive power. This is a power that has been specially developed to fight against vampires. Now that vampires have appeared in New York, of course I have an obligation to pass on this power against vampires to prevent New York from being eroded by vampires. It has to be like Norway..."

As Joseph Joestar spoke, his eyes swept over the defenders in front of him.

The power of ripples seems simple, but it is actually a breathing and related ability, which even involves the use of cells. The reason why he uses Ripple is because the ultimate creature Kaz can perfectly control the power of all cells in the body. And obviously, the members of the Defenders Alliance in front of them are not like this.

Therefore, in his opinion, Matt is the only one among the defenders who can really learn ripples.

…

"Sir, you should rest."

Stark Industries, top floor of New Energy Building.

Jarvis reminded Tony six times. Ever since he learned about the Stone Ghost Face from the Foundation, he had been focusing on it.

"Give me a little more time."

Reaching out and lighting his palms in the air, Tony replied with a haggard face as if no one else was watching.

The appearance of Stone Ghost Face and Dio Brando allowed him to discover a gap hidden in history by SHIELD, through which he has become increasingly aware of the truth.

"It seems that Nick Fury has hidden a lot of things that I don't know about, including the stone ghost face and vampires. He already knew these things, but deliberately kept them secret and did not tell the Avengers."

"Maybe the reason why he hid it was to avoid a situation like this."

At this moment, an angry voice sounded from behind Tony.

Turning around, he saw Pepper Pepper looking at Tony with an angry expression.

"Jarvis."

Meeting Pepper's eyes, Tony understood instantly.

"Sorry sir, but out of concern for your health, I must inform Miss Pepper."

The artificial intelligence butler's answer made Tony unable to refute. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Pepper who appeared in front of him. He grinned with a stiff smile and asked in a pretense of surprise: "Hey, Pepper, why are you here?"

"Yeah, why am I here?"

Taking a deep breath and barely suppressing the anger in her heart, Pepper looked at Tony's pale face and deep dark circles due to staying up late for a long time, and said half angrily and half distressed: "If Jarvis hadn't informed me , I may still be kept in the dark now, Tony, have you forgotten how you promised me?"

"I promise you many things, which one are you talking about?"

"Tony!"

"Okay." Looking at Pepper's reaction, Tony clearly knew that the situation in front of him could not be deceived by simple deception. He sighed and decisively admitted: "I know, this matter It's my fault, but you also know, Pepper, I can't stop when it comes to issues I care about."

"I know."

As for Tony's character, Pepper, who was born as a secretary, obviously already had a thorough understanding of Tony's character, and he also knew that this could not be reversed by just a few words on his own.

So with a sigh, Pepper then said: "You need to rest Tony, not only for yourself, but also for me."

"It's up to you, dear."

Pepper's words made Tony's eyes soften immediately. He turned his head and glanced at the introduction of Dio Brando on the virtual screen, and then glanced at Pepper in front of him. Finally, he raised his hand to put the information away and gave in with a smile.

He is no longer the Tony Stark he once was, and he is willing to make some compromises for the people he loves.

…

"How's the experiment going?"

Inside the secret laboratory base.

A cloaked figure asked. His voice was not loud, but extremely deep, with a power that was hard to ignore.

"We have begun human experiments. More than ten soldiers who lost their arms and legs due to the war regained the strength to stand up due to the Extremis virus."

A man with long hair and a walking stick answered.

If Tony were here, he might be able to recognize that the man in front of him is Killian, who had been in contact with him and was teased by him and claimed to be his fan. But now his appearance is completely different from before, and his expression is even more... It is full of more confidence and ambition than in the past.

Of course, the greater possibility is that Tony doesn't remember him at all. After all, before becoming Iron Man, Tony was a complete bastard.

Even Pepper and even Tony himself couldn't deny this.

"very good."

Killian's answer made the figure in the cloak nod slightly: "You really did not disappoint me, Killian."

"Thank you for the opportunity you gave me. If it weren't for you, I might not be able to do what I am now."

Hearing the voice coming from the cloak, Killian quickly lowered his voice to show respect.

He once spent a night waiting in the cold attic like a clown because of Tony's tricks. In the eyes of Iron Man, he may be just an insignificant nobody. Even Killian himself thought so in the past, but it is obviously different now because he has been given the opportunity to change.

Moreover, Killian has decided to use this opportunity to take revenge on Tony who once ignored and underestimated him.

"The Mandarin."