Chapter 023: Agreement Reached

"I need time."

AFO took a step back. He was unwilling to offend this mysterious man too much, let alone the organization behind him, and said, "One month—no, two months later—you can send me back."

This world is wonderful, especially Gotham City, where the stench of corruption is everywhere.

All kinds of scum are as numerous as hairs on an ox.

In this world, he could leverage the power of the Falcone family to freely conduct his experiments.

But once he returned to his original world, these experiments could only be carried out in secret, so AFO needed time; once the experiments succeeded, he could take the data back to his original world.

When that time comes, it will be the moment he defeats All Might and reclaims his position.

Wang Bo nodded. "Yes."

Since the matter could be resolved peacefully, Wang Bo was unwilling to stir up any more trouble.

If his strength were greater than AFO's, then he could naturally force AFO back to his world.

Unfortunately, Wang Bo's strength was not enough yet; he could not defeat AFO.

So he could only agree to AFO's demands.

"But you must hand Spider-Gwen over to me."

“No problem!”

AFO agreed very readily — she was just a woman, he could give her to him.

Moreover, the ability that Spider-Gwen possessed was a genetic mutation, not a superpower, and he had no way to seize it, so keeping her around was of no use.

Why not do a favor that costs nothing.

When Wang Bo left the Falcone family estate, he had an extra address in his hand — this was where Spider-Gwen was being held.

A few members of the Falcone family were standing guard.

Wang Bo rushed to this address and rescued Gwen with ease.

The few members guarding Gwen were merely ordinary people, no match for Wang Bo at all.

Wang Bo swaggered in, dispatched these few men with a few punches and kicks, and then brought Gwen back to Wayne Manor. This made Wang Bo marvel at how smoothly things had gone, to the extent that the plan he had discussed with Bruce Wayne had died before it could even be carried out.

On the other hand, Bruce Wayne, seeing Wang Bo return with Spider-Gwen, couldn't help but say, "It seems that things have taken a turn that I was unaware of."

"Indeed, some changes have occurred." Wang Bo placed Spider-Gwen on the bed and nodded.

At this moment, Spider-Gwen was still unconscious, presumably having been injected with some kind of sedative.

Bruce Wayne asked, "What exactly happened?"

“Let’s talk outside.”

"Okay."

After the two arrived in the hall, Wang Bo said, "Carmine Falcone is dead."

"What?" Bruce Wayne shuddered, shocked beyond words. "He's dead?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. His breathing stopped, his pulse ceased to beat—he was a completely dead man."

"What the hell is going on?" Bruce Wayne shouted in alarm.

Seven years ago, he regarded Carmine Falcone as his greatest enemy, left his hometown and departed Gotham City, seeking a way to fight crime.

Seven years later, having completed his training, he returned to Gotham City, scheming to defeat his enemy—only to find that Carmine Falcone was already dead before he could even fight him?

This really isn't funny at all.

"Calm down," Wang Bo said. "I'll tell you the whole story from beginning to end."

Bruce Wayne nodded, took a deep breath, and quickly calmed himself down. After all, he had learned many techniques from Master Ren, including how to control his emotions.

Wang Bo said, "The matter is actually not complicated. Falcone's death was entirely because of one person, a guest from another world just like Spider-Gwen, AFO!"

Then, Wang Bo carefully explained AFO's origin, identity, and strength to Bruce Wayne in detail.

He also briefly recounted his own entry into the Falcone family.

This included his own origins and purpose—there was actually nothing to hide about it.

Bruce Wayne's expression turned extremely grim.

"You mean the Falcone family is now under the control of a superpowered individual from another world."

"Moreover, this superhuman possesses multiple superpowers."

"More importantly, he once ruled Japan and established a rather large dark empire."

Wang Bo nodded. "That's basically it."

Bruce Wayne had a curse word stuck in his throat, unsure whether to say it or not.

Carmine Falcone was already troublesome enough.

But now he was dead, and the Falcone family had gained an even more terrifying master. Bruce Wayne never underestimated any enemy.

Especially someone who once ruled Japan.

The mere fact that the opponent possessed multiple superpowers was enough to make Bruce Wayne find it troublesome.

He had never learned how to deal with a superpowered individual.

And a very terrifying superpowered individual at that.

Bruce Wayne took a deep breath and said, "What should we do now? How can we defeat this AFO?"

Wang Bo said, "There's no problem leaving AFO alone, because in two months, I'll send him back to his original world. What you should be focusing on now is not AFO, but the Ninja Master."

Bruce Wayne said angrily, "But none of us knows what impact he will have on Gotham City within these two months. This man is too dangerous."

In Bruce Wayne's view, this person who possessed multiple superpowers and could create monsters was even more dangerous than the Ninja Master.

Wang Bo said, "But you need to understand that we are no match for him. The best course of action for now is to wait two months until I send him away."

"That's your job, and my job is to stop him from running amok, no matter how powerful he is!!!"

Bruce Wayne said loudly.

Wang Bo shrugged. Since Bruce Wayne was so stubborn, there was nothing he could do.

Anyway, Wang Bo was not going to fight AFO to the death.

Call him a coward, call him cold-blooded, call him a weakling—Wang Bo just wanted to live an ordinary, mundane life. This kind of work fighting super-crime was better left to the superheroes.

This conversation ended on a sour note.

Wang Bo left Wayne Manor that day and found a hotel to stay in.

However, the next day, Wang Bo came to Wayne Manor again. He was very worried about Spider-Gwen and wanted to see how she was doing. After all, Spider-Gwen ending up in this situation was not unrelated to him.

So Wang Bo had to make sure Spider-Gwen was safe; if she was all right, he planned to take her home.