Chapter 190: Confrontation

"Life is too short to care what other people think; do it for you; you do it best."

- Unknown

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Explosion!

How could there be an explosion?

Are there others besides the Phantom Thief in the area?

The Black Mask quickly turned his head in that direction, and while moving his body, his mind was also racing with thoughts.

However, when his eyes looked behind him, he realized that the so-called explosion was actually "Bruce Wayne," who he had kicked away just a moment ago!

This incredibly realistic dummy, which almost deceived the Black Mask, had now exploded into numerous pieces scattered on the ground.

Apart from that, there was no sign of anyone else behind him.

Black Mask's pupils shrank as he quickly realized that he had fallen into the Phantom Thief's trap.

He immediately turned back while aiming his gun at the Phantom Thief and pulling the trigger.

In fact, the Black Mask's reaction speed was already very fast.

Within a bit of a second, he quickly analyzed that the Phantom Thief had deceived him and immediately turned to counterattack.

For an average person, even if they could deceive the Black Mask, they would still die under his swift counterattack.

Unfortunately, compared to Phantom Thief, his actions were still a bit too slow.

Whoosh!

In a flash, a playing card appeared without warning and struck the gun in the Black Mask's hand at an unbelievable angle and force.

The Black Mask had just turned around and hadn't reacted in time.

He only saw a blur in front of his eyes and then felt a strong impact coming from his hand, which caused his gun to be knocked away.

What was even more amazing was that after this playing card knocked off the Black Mask's gun, it defied the laws of physics and flew upward too fast for the naked eye to follow.

In the bewildered eyes of the Black Mask, the playing card directly hit the mask he was wearing on his face and knocked the mask to the ground with a loud sound.

The Phantom Thief nodded happily in his mind from a few meters away.

The flying card just now was almost perfect in both skill and angle.

Since he learned Cassandra's throwing technique and combined it with his card throwing technique, this was one of the highest-level throws he had ever done.

It was also the first time he had used this throwing technique in actual combat.

"No! My mask! My identity!"

The moment the mask fell, the Black Mask instantly lost control of his mental state. He frantically searched for the fallen mask on the ground.

Just as he was about to touch the mask on the ground, it suddenly moved forward.

Oh, not just once, but it kept sliding forward.

Black Mask stared deeply and saw a very thin thread hanging from his mask. It was so thin that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

The mask was being pulled forward continuously.

Without having to think, the playing cards must have just attached the thread to the mask, and the ground in front of Phantom Thief is undoubtedly where the mask's slide ends.

"Phantom Thief, are you trying to take everything from me too?"

Black Mask's eyes were on fire.

He grabbed the gun that had fallen to the side without even aiming for vital points and continuously pulled the trigger in Phantom Thief's direction until the magazine was empty.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

"What... what?"

Black Mask stared blankly ahead and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Just a moment ago, Black Mask had fired several shots at Phantom Thief, and he had considered every possible response from him.

Whether it was using a bulletproof cloak to block the bullets or rolling lightning-fast to dodge all the bullets, these were all within Black Mask's considerations.

However, Phantom Thief's actions left Black Mask completely stunned.

Phantom Thief stood still in place, or more accurately, the lower half of his body did not move.

He neither blocked nor dodged.

As Black Mask pulled the trigger, the hand of Phantom Thie moved at the same speed as Black Mask's, even faster.

Black Mask didn't know where he had pulled out a strange-looking playing card gun and pulled the trigger aimed at Black Mask.

Several playing cards shot out from the Phantom Thief's Card Gun, the same number as the bullets fired by the Black Mask, and he even predicted their trajectories.

Then, these playing cards collided with the bullets in mid-air, with each playing card hitting one bullet.

This predicting ability was just terrifying.

The Black Mask originally thought that with the paper material of playing cards, they would be unable to stop the bullets, and the effect of deflecting them could be almost completely ignored.

However, the result was that each playing card was like slicing through tofu, easily splitting the bullets in half.

Furthermore, the trajectory of the split bullets slowed down, and not a single one posed a threat to Phantom Thief.

The Black Mask was already shocked, but the audience in the livestream room was even more shocked.

"How is this possible? What kind of playing cards can cut through the bullets? And how did Phantom Thief manage to hit every bullet with each playing card?"

"It's terrifying. Is this the reaction speed and predictive ability that a human can possess? Does the Phantom Thief have the ability to predict the future?"

"I thought I knew quite a lot about Phantom Thief from writing so much fanfiction about him, but every time he appears, he changes what I think I know about him."

"How many unknown abilities does Phantom Thief still have? Is there anything in this world that he can't do?"

Although the virtual livestream room didn't offer a chat function, the viewers watching the livestream couldn't communicate with each other.

However, at this moment, everyone's thought processes were surprisingly the same.

The playing cards that can cut bullets are definitely not made of paper. Phantom Thief's playing cards were actually made of a special alloy called Promethium Alloy.

Phantom Thief has to thank Bruce Wayne for giving him this material.

"I advise you to give up on killing Bruce Wayne and surrender to the GCPD directly, Mr. Sionis. You haven't done very well as a businessman, and you're not doing very well as a criminal either."

Phantom Thief picked up the Black Mask's skull mask and lifted it in his hand.

"You've always blamed the downfall of Janus Cosmetics on Wayne Enterprises' suppression, accusing Bruce Wayne of using illegal means to destroy your company. Your plans for getting revenge include releasing all the prisoners in Blackgate Penitentiary while creating chaos in Gotham and killing many people. I wonder how many people indirectly died because of you."

"To be honest, I've never seen anyone in Gotham as shameless as you."

"Considering your disgusting actions, I can't be bothered to perform before you. You don't deserve it!"

"You!"

Hearing the Phantom Thief's words, the Black Mask's anger surged.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Do you really think that you're the only one I invited when I said 'Bruce Wayne Livestream'?"

Phantom Thief suddenly.

"Let me tell you a secret, Mr. Sionis. Batman is also on my list."

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