Leave Him to Me

Before long, Howard met the Inhuman who had put the entire town to sleep. He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with the weary air of someone who had not fully woken up. There was nothing remarkable about him from head to toe; he was the kind of person you would not recognize even if he were lost in a crowd.

Fortunately, Howard had already been warned by Nick Fury. The surprise in his eyes vanished in an instant, while his expression remained unchanged from beginning to end, calm yet carrying a trace of respect.

"I heard you met one of my people?" A lazy voice came from the middle-aged man. Strangely, his lips had not moved.

Howard was slightly startled, but quickly recovered and nodded. "Yes. He called himself Tashim. He was an Inhuman."

"Tashim… heh heh!" The middle-aged man’s voice suddenly changed. His cold, strange laughter carried undisguised killing intent. "Where is he now?"

Howard was startled by the man’s sudden change. It took him a while to steady himself before he swallowed and slowly explained, "At first, he broke into my friend’s refuge, and they fought. Tashim was defeated by my friend and fled in panic. I don’t know where he is now." Without pausing for breath after finishing that sentence, Howard hurriedly added, "But he said he would come back to take revenge on my friend."

The middle-aged man’s expression seemed to stiffen for a second before returning to calm. He raised his head slightly and looked sideways at Howard, asking with faint mockery, "Your friend?"

Howard could hear the displeasure in the man’s words, but having come this far, he had to hold his ground no matter what. "Yes. After driving Tashim away, my friend suddenly suffered an energy eruption and has remained unconscious ever since."

"What?!" The middle-aged man finally showed prolonged surprise. His half-lidded eyes opened fully, and disbelief covered his face. He had originally thought Howard’s friend had already died at Tashim’s hands. He had not expected him to merely be unconscious, especially after suffering an energy eruption.

Seeing the aloof Inhuman finally moved, Howard could not help letting out a secret sigh of relief. He repeated, "After driving Tashim away, he suddenly passed out. The energy inside his body also began releasing itself for no reason, and its power is extremely strong."

"Come, take me to see him!" The middle-aged man could no longer suppress the stirring in his heart. He hurriedly stood up, seeming even more impatient than Howard. "After I examine him, I’ll find a way to wake him." Naturally, the man had seen through Howard’s intentions and took the initiative to make the offer.

Howard’s face lit up, and he quickly said, "I have a portal there that leads directly to my friend’s refuge."

A few minutes later, Howard and Nick Fury led a group of scientists and the middle-aged man through the portal to the Floating Giant Island. To avoid trouble, the portal had been set up inside Howard’s laboratory. Barring any surprises, none of these people would have a chance to leave this laboratory.

Emma had been staying in the laboratory. When she saw Howard arrive with a group of people, her expression finally changed slightly. She even secretly contacted Howard through telepathy. "Howard, who are they?"

"Scientists I found to help wake Alex." Howard’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly reacted and replied in his mind, "Nick Fury brought them. There’s no need to worry about their safety."

The moment Emma heard that these people had come to wake Alex, she immediately went forward with a smile and did not pay much attention to the rest of what he said.

The middle-aged Inhuman did not spare Emma a glance. He walked straight past her to the device enclosing Alex, carefully observing Alex inside. There was a faintly strange look on his face.

Howard had been watching the middle-aged Inhuman all along. Seeing his expression, he quietly explained, "Ever since he fell unconscious, Alex’s body has continuously released massive Energy Shockwaves. I can only use this method to suppress their impact."

"You said his name is Alex?" Compared with anything else, the middle-aged Inhuman seemed more concerned with Alex’s name. The strange expression on his face deepened.

Howard looked at the middle-aged Inhuman in confusion, wondering why he was asking that question. Even so, he nodded honestly. "Yes. He’s my friend, Alex."

The middle-aged Inhuman fell silent at those words. After a moment, he turned to Howard. "Can I go inside and take a look?"

"Huh?!" Howard was bewildered by the Inhuman’s increasingly strange questions. After staring blankly for a moment, he answered, "You can, but be careful. The Energy Shockwaves inside are extremely powerful."

The middle-aged Inhuman nodded indifferently and followed Howard toward the entrance to the device.

Meanwhile, under Nick Fury’s orders, the five scientists had already begun their research. Holding the data Howard had recorded, they quickly approached the device and examined it carefully.

Seeing that the middle-aged Inhuman seemed to be going inside, one scientist could not help wanting to follow him. Howard refused without hesitation. The other man was an Inhuman with superpowers, so Howard could confidently let him enter. But if an ordinary human scientist went inside, he might be killed by the Energy Shockwaves.

Because of Alex, Emma and Nick Fury became familiar with each other soon after exchanging a simple greeting. After holding back for a long time, Emma finally could not suppress her doubts. She secretly pointed at the middle-aged Inhuman who had already entered the device and asked, "Nick, why do I feel like that person is different?"

"He’s an Inhuman." Nick Fury had known of Emma for a long time, though this was their first meeting. Secretly impressed by Alex’s luck with women, he answered casually, "He came out to capture an Inhuman race fugitive, that Tashim."

Emma froze at his words, then quickly returned to normal. She used telepathy again and asked anxiously, "Is this safe?" After what Tashim had done, Emma instinctively felt a trace of hostility toward Inhumans. Especially after Alex was injured and fell unconscious, she regarded them as enemies she could never coexist with.

"He’s a little arrogant, but he’s not a bad person." Nick Fury could not say much else, so he could only comfort Emma this way. "He’s an Inhuman too. He should be able to wake Alex."

"I hope so." Emma still had her doubts. She let out a soft sigh and slowly approached the device, her gaze repeatedly drifting toward the Inhuman inside, who was circling Alex.

Time slowly passed, and the five scientists reached a preliminary conclusion. Just as Howard had observed, Alex’s condition was extremely dangerous. However, they could not think of a solution for the moment and needed to conduct further observation.

When Emma learned the news, the atmosphere in the entire laboratory dropped to freezing point, until the middle-aged Inhuman emerged from inside.

Yet what no one expected was that as soon as the middle-aged Inhuman came out, he said two words that left everyone stunned.

"Leave him to me." The middle-aged Inhuman swept his gaze across everyone before finally settling it on Emma, the only woman present. "I guarantee I’ll wake him."