Spectacular World

Extra Lives

Drake dodged out of the way of a large stone pillar, using his wings to shift his momentum in the air. Black Crow flew after him, sending waves of coal dust out. There wasn't much room for flight down where they were, but that didn't stop the two of them from zipping around the mini battlefield at high speeds.

"Would you sit still and just die, already?!" Black Crow yelled out at him. "After we're done here, we get to move to our new city!"

"New city?" Drake frowned and grew long black claws, which he used to tear through one of the waves of dust that came his way.

"Oh, you didn't hear? We won't be staying in this dump of a city for much longer." Black Crow announced proudly. The villain didn't stop flying, weaving in and out of the pillars, using the stones to block the waves of fire Drake sent his way. "Now that we have the new boss, we're moving onto finer fortunes! The only reason Zoo stayed here for so long was because Green Wolf loved this place. Our new boss is thinking of taking on some other heroes that are more worthy of him."

Drake snorted at that. "Sounds like Red Ape is getting a little cocky. And just where are you guys planning to move?" He questioned.

"Now, why the hell would I tell you that? No, it has to be a grand surprise!" Black Crow announced. "After all, the mighty Green Ape has even managed to tame the issue that was the Wolf!"

It didn't make sense.

No matter how much Drake thought about it, he couldn't wrap his mind around how Black Crow could be here flying before him.

Nearly one year ago, Zoo and Bad Timers had teamed up to attack the city. They attacked a charity event and a hospital known for treating Super-related incidents. At the charity event held at the mall, Polaron had launched an assault while Green Wolf attacked the hospital. The hero teams Pantheon and the Oleander Sub Enforcers had come to the defense, leading to the capture and arrests of Black Crow, Red Panda, Ghost, Ears, and Intake. It is also believed that this event led to the deaths of Polaron and Mars King, as they had no further appearances afterward.

A few months later, Zoo and Bad Timers would emerge to attack another event: A Pretty Face concert held in the Oleander Stadium. Team Pantheon and the Watch Dogs had been in place, ready for the attack, resulting in the defeat and capture of Stone Face, Saw Head, Black Shark, Red Monkey, White Cow, and White Spider. Green Wolf, Demonica, Red Ape, and White Lamb had managed to escape. This event is also what led to the destruction of the villain group, the Wandering Coin.

Whilst most heroes would have no qualms over killing villains, Boy Genius was a unique case. He had created Nightshade Prison as a means of containing prisoners. While most low-tier or weak villains were kept in simple cells, the most dangerous and resilient villains—ones that posed difficulty in permanently taking out—were sent to this place. Under normal circumstances, it would be completely impossible to escape the compound. Even powerful Supers such as Fairy Queen, one of the Emperor's four generals, and Uriel, a member of the Immortals, needed outside help in order to escape. In Fairy Queen's case, she was able to escape due to Green Wolf wielding a powerful form of teleportation once held by the Emperor, while Uriel was able to escape during the Beast's attack while every available hero was occupied with defending Oleander City.

With all that being said, it made no sense for Black Crow to be here. Either Boy Genius didn't tell them that members of Zoo had escaped, which should have been impossible with how weak they were in the grand scheme of things, or something else was happening.

"Distracted? You should pay more attention in battle, boy." Black Crow's wings unfolded and expanded, forming several jagged, black chains that swung through the station at Drake. "Try not to lose your head." Drake didn't bother dodging, simply floating in the air and letting the chains hit him, confident in his defense as red scales grew across his body.