New Gods of North America

When Wayne returned to the detective agency, he ran into Conner and Damon McReady in the middle of a "battle" after Conner returned from his shift.

Conner was currently ranked number one in the "Arena" among the agents, and since Damon McReady's return, he hadn't seen him play on the ladder. Now he was directly challenging the top spot, which seemed pretty confident.

Sanders was also very interested in challenging Conner's position and quickly joined the spectators.

Currently, Damon McReady's left arm was completely swollen and mutated. It wasn't exactly "bulletproof," but it could "harden" or sprout "spikes" in a short period.

It could even suddenly extend a long way like a toad's tongue, lunging at people from afar.

Aside from his "parasitized" left arm, his extraordinary ability was to "transform into the appearance of whoever he touched."

According to him, if his body volume was "compressed" to a certain extent during this process, his physical qualities in terms of strength and speed would also increase accordingly, and vice versa.

Damon McReady, at this moment, had very shrewdly transformed into Willie's appearance, supposedly the limit of what he could "compress," making it his strongest state.

His left arm, parasitized by a relic of the School of Life, seemed to be affected by his own extraordinary abilities as well, its volume compressed somewhat, but it still looked swollen and disproportionate.

Conner and Sanders had each received a piece of extraordinary material a few days ago, theoretically slightly improving their abilities recently.

However, it was clear that Conner was already struggling against Damon McReady.

Under the continuous attacks of Damon McReady and his transforming tentacles, basic defense wasn't a problem, but it was difficult to mount a counterattack, lacking the dashing spirit of "dancing on the edge of a knife" he had when fighting others before.

Finally, Lina gave Conner a technical defeat, and he failed to defend his championship.

Sanders' fight with Damon McReady looked more "manly."

Once, he grabbed the hardened tentacle and pulled the other person over, almost completing a beautiful judo throw.

Both of them had a high degree of physical enhancement, and their punches were solid, making it very exciting to watch.

But Sanders was genuinely knocked down by Damon McReady, looking a little exhausted after the match, without the strength to fight again.

After resting, Sanders fought Conner again.

This time, Conner perked up again. He might not be as strong, but he was slippery, still with that style that could make others feel "inferior" but also increasingly annoyed the more they fought.

The top three rankings were basically determined: Damon McReady, Conner, and Sanders.

Wayne suddenly had an idea. Since the strength comparison of the agents would also change, he might as well create a "season," summarizing it every half year or year.

Thus, Conner inexplicably picked up the title of "First Season Champion." Wayne considered customizing some rings and hanging a set in the detective agency, with each winner receiving one.

The first season was planned to be awarded retroactively to the top three, and the second season would be considered after it ended, to see whether it would be awarded to the top five or top ten.

After watching the fight, Wayne began to call people over to unload the goods.

This thing brought back from the factory wasn't suitable for constant moving, so it was temporarily placed at the entrance of the "big storage room" in the small courtyard, with a small platform built there and covered with tarpaulin.

After being set up, this thing could "swing" to a certain extent, but it was still difficult to use. Aiming and shooting required at least two people to cooperate, and reloading required a team, and it wasn't fast.

Its working principle was actually not complicated. The agents quickly understood it after watching it for a while.

In the future, this would be a one-time ultimate move for defending the home, striving to give people a "good start." If that didn't work, it would still be more cost-effective to "fight guerrilla warfare."

Wayne pondered for a while, planning to replace the tarpaulin with a doghouse-style cover in the future.

This would both waterproof and provide shade, and wouldn't cause unnecessary misunderstandings for clients. When needed, the doghouse could be disassembled directly, and then reassembled afterward.

A pigeon flew back from the "office."

Ryan and his companions had been lucky recently, catching a few minor wanted criminals. The key was intercepting a batch of stolen goods. With the bounty and the owner's "gratitude," they had already made $1,300, and the detective agency's share had been deposited into a local bank account in the state.

However, Ryan was already finding it annoying to manage people and secretly indicated that the work at the office had entered a normal routine, asking if the detective agency could arrange for someone to take over as soon as possible.

One of the reasons Ryan gave, Wayne actually found quite reasonable, because he said he missed the food made by Chef Parker.

Less than half a year, just hold on for now.

In comparison, the food problem was easier to solve.

Wayne thought about it and decided to have Parker make a batch of sauces and processed cheese slices, and have them delivered by steam train freight.

He would also give them the recipes for hamburgers and hot dogs, so it would be as if the chef was still alive by their side.

In the evening, Professor Maisel personally came to the detective agency for a "home visit."

He asked Wayne why, even though his body had recovered to the point where he could duel with others, he still couldn't return to the academy for normal classes, which was simply delaying his and Emma's studies.

Wayne could only coax the professor, saying that he would definitely take care of his health as soon as possible and return to the academy after this period was over.

At this moment, there were still two days before the public duel. To prevent the other party from attacking their base, even temporarily sending agents to bars to spread news had stopped.

A bunch of people in the detective agency, taking classes for half a day and fighting for half a day, after dinner, continued to set traps near the small courtyard.

Conner, the hunter, came back at the right time, perhaps with some resentment from having his top spot taken away.

He was even smoother than Ineisha at coming up with some dirty tricks, making the traps almost like a series, as if he was afraid the other party wasn't cunning enough.

Nothing happened that night, and the next day everyone continued to set traps.

Lina even made a fuse of nearly ten meters long herself, thinking of giving the attackers a big surprise.

Wayne told the agents to remember to treat that area as a restricted area before detonating.

He also reminded Lina to pile some small iron nails or iron beads on top of the explosives.

The common iron nails these days were mostly the so-called "square nails," cut from steel sheets using large slitting machines, which were one of the few industrial products in America that could compete with the Kingdom of Windsor in terms of cost and performance.

If it were decades ago, Americans would rather burn their houses when moving than recover iron nails, not daring to waste them like that.

Back then, iron nails were made by blacksmiths and were relatively expensive. Even American politicians had to lament in newspapers that the great America had to import even a small iron nail from the Kingdom of Windsor.

Lina, this little rich woman, had come at a good time. America had already achieved "iron nail freedom" and didn't feel bad about using them, scattering a large handful on top.

Wayne had now initially figured out the other party's pattern: they liked to give others a big surprise before important events.

Tomorrow was the official public duel, so tonight would probably not be quiet.

Then that night, this thing really came in handy.