Chapter 14 Little girl

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At this moment, Indra felt his blood boiling. A regular person just moments ago, Indra suddenly became a superhuman. And his superpower was the Extremis virus. This meant not only could he regenerate, but he could also breathe fire. Even his physique had been enhanced countless times over. The thought of never needing a lighter again to light a cigarette, just a flick of his finger, filled Indra with excitement.

However, this also made Indra suddenly think of something. Other heroes all had names. Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk—names that sounded powerful. Now that he had superpowers too, shouldn't he have a name?

What should he be called? Fireman? The guy who plays with fire? Forget it, he couldn't think of one.

Indra waved his hand and muttered, "Let's fill the stomach first."

At this moment, Indra wasn't in the city center but in a relatively quiet suburb. There were a few scattered households around. The lights in the houses were already out. Looking at the dim sky, Indra estimated it was late.

After walking for a while, Indra saw a hamburger shop. Business wasn't great, with only one table occupied. But the advertisement posted outside the shop successfully caught Indra's attention.

"Today's lucky draw, win a free meal…"

Indra nodded satisfactorily and walked into the shop. There was only a middle-aged woman sitting behind the cashier counter, holding a newspaper. She seemed to be the shop owner.

Seeing Indra walk in, the woman didn't react. Indra pointed to the advertisement and said, "I want to participate in the draw."

The woman continued reading the newspaper and casually used one hand to take out a large box from under the counter and placed it on the table.

In fact, the woman wasn't worried at all that Indra would win. Because there were nearly four hundred pieces of paper in the box. Only two of them had "free meal" written on them. The probability of winning was extremely low.

Indra smiled. He pulled out a piece of paper from the box and opened it. Just as he suspected, it was indeed a free meal voucher. So, he handed the paper to the woman.

The woman, who had been reading the newspaper, stood up in surprise when she saw that Indra had won a free meal voucher. After a few seconds, she stared in disbelief as Indra sat down at a table with a pile of hamburgers, fries, and cola.

In fact, she had no idea what Indra was thinking at that moment. It was his first time having a free meal. How wonderful...

Indra had barely taken a few bites when he heard a "ding-dong" sound. The door of the hamburger shop opened, and a young foreign girl walked in.

The girl looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. Although her face was dirty and her clothes were very worn out, she was remarkably pretty, like a delicate doll.

What puzzled Indra was how such a cute little girl ended up in this suburban area in the middle of the night, dressed in such tattered clothes. Could she have gotten lost from her family?

The girl glanced around the shop, looking scared. She then looked at the people sitting at the table next to Indra—four burly men, drinking beer and speaking loudly.

The girl hesitated.

After hesitating for a moment, the girl finally locked her gaze onto Indra.

"Big brother, can you give me a burger?" the little girl approached, her voice sweet and innocent.

Indra frowned and turned to the still bewildered shop owner. "Madam."

The woman visibly startled, then hugged the lottery box tightly.

Indra cleared his throat and said, "Could you please add one more burger?"

The woman hesitated for a moment, unwillingly grabbed another burger, and tossed it onto Indra's table.

Indra handed the burger to the little girl.

As soon as the girl got the burger, she turned around to leave.

But the several drunken men stood up, blocking the girl's path. They addressed her, "Hey, where did this little beggar come from? And she's quite pretty."

"Yeah. But why didn't you ask us for burgers just now?"

"You wanted a burger, right? I have one. Come on, sing me a song, and I'll give it to you."

The little girl was obviously frightened by them, looking a bit panicked. She lifted her head and looked helplessly at the several men towering over her, tremblingly saying, "I-I already have a burger..."

The men laughed arrogantly, "Little girl, you're still growing. One isn't enough."

"Yeah, sing us a song, and I'll give you another one."

Indra frowned at the men, thinking, *These brutes, they can stoop so low even with such a young child?*

Just as he was about to get up to confront them, he witnessed a sudden change in the little girl's body.

A red light swiftly spread from the girl's heart to her entire body.

Then, a huge flame erupted from the girl's body.

In an instant, the entire burger shop, along with everyone inside, turned to ashes.

Indra looked at the charred burger in his hand, then glanced at the trembling girl on the ground.

This girl, she's an adapt to the Extremis virus?!

The little girl sat on the ground, trembling with fear. The hamburger joint was now reduced to ashes, surrounded by flames and charred remains.

"I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to..." she muttered, tears streaming down her face.

She quickly stood up, her eyes locking onto Indra. "Why... why aren't you hurt?" she stammered, her voice quivering.

Indra was about to respond when a streak of light shot across the sky, accompanied by a deafening roar. "This is bad!" he thought, his expression shifting to alarm.

A massive circular shield hurtled down from the sky, striking the ground with a thunderous impact. The shield sliced through the ground like a hot knife through butter, embedding itself deeply. Dust and debris filled the air.

"Isn't that Captain America's shield?" Indra wondered, frowning.

As the dust settled, the ground began to crack and splinter, resembling a spider web of destruction. Indra looked up to see a man in a blue and red suit, adorned with a large "A" on his forehead, standing before him.

It was Captain America.

As the leader of the Avengers, Captain America possessed unparalleled leadership skills and a body enhanced by the Super-Soldier Serum. He was a master of combat and wielded his iconic shield with deadly precision.

"Step away from the girl," a stern voice commanded, snapping Indra back to reality.

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