Chapter 12: Chapter 11: Abandoned Factory Shootout

Chapter 11: Abandoned Factory Shootout

[Main Quest: Abandoned Factory Shootout!]

[There’s a shootout in an abandoned factory! Prevent any civilians from harm!]

[Rewards: 2000 MP, 2 Free Gacha Draw.]

[Failure Condition: More than 10% of Civilians injured or dead.]

[Failure: -5000 MP, Weakened state for 48 hours]

Benjamin looked at the quest that popped up and sighed.

It seems that this one would be a bit harder than the other quests he’s had.

However, it also has better rewards than the others.

Inside an armored van, Benjamin sat between Jake and Amy. While Amy looked nervous, Jake was quite excited.

“Oh man, this is my first-ever shootout! Quick! How do I look!?”

“...Why are you asking as if you’re going on a date?”

Benjamin rolled his eyes.

He patted Amy beside him to calm her down.

“We’re just going to secure the perimeter. It should be relatively safer. Just relax.”

“R-right…just secure the perimeter…”

Amy took deep breaths to calm herself.

A few minutes later, the armored van stopped and everyone got out.

Sergeant Jeffords quickly gave some orders.

“Peralta, Boyle, you’re with me. We’ll secure the east side. Diaz, you’re in charge of Santiago and Freed. Secure the north side. Hitchcock and Scully.”

“Yes?”

“...Nevermind, stay in the van and be ready to move when called. Everyone clear?”

“Understood!”

Their team was responsible for securing the area northeast of the abandoned factory. There are naturally other teams guarding the other areas. Of course, they aren’t the only ones here.

There are also several other policemen with them to help maintain order and SWAT is on standby near them.

Just like that, Rosa, Amy, and Benjamin moved north followed by several policemen who carried barricades with them.

Rosa pulled out her badge and shouted toward the onlookers.

“NYPD! Everyone, please leave the area!”

Although she said that, the onlookers were a curious and gossipy bunch so they only stepped back from behind the barricade and did not leave while raising their phones to record videos.

Rosa sighed as she seemed to have expected it but still continued to shout.

Amy helped her and tried to pacify the civilians.

Meanwhile, Benjamin looked at his surroundings for any potential threats with his HUD Contacts.

After all, who knows if some crazy guy would suddenly take advantage of the situation and do something?

Soon, Captain Colt appeared to check on them.

“Detective Diaz, how’s the situation?”

“Sir. The perimeter is secure. Although the civilians still refuse to leave the area.”

“Sigh, it can’t be helped. Just make sure none of them get hurt.”

Captain Colt also sighed as he knew that these people won’t simply leave. They would only leave if something happened to them.

Benjamin was quite curious as to what was happening in the shootout so he approached and asked.

“Sir, what’s the situation in the abandoned factory? Who’s fighting?”

“Tombstone’s Gang and Hammerhead’s Maggia. I have no idea why these two suddenly wanted to start a gang fight.”

Benjamin was also confused.

Why did these two suddenly start to fight?

“And to make matters worse, the vigilantes are also involved.”

“Vigilantes?”

“The one known as Daredevil and his group. I think they call themselves the Defenders or something.”

“...”

Benjamin was speechless.

Does that mean that inside the factory, there’s a three-way battle ongoing?

Benjamin turned to look at the abandoned factory a few meters away. He could still hear the gunshots coming out from the factory.

Suddenly, they saw something fast moving over their heads.

Looking up, Benjamin saw a familiar red and blue hero swinging from building to building.

“...”

“...”

“Let me guess. To make matters even more worse…Spiderman joined the fray.”

“Sigh…”

Captain Colt groaned and rubbed his forehead in frustration.

As expected, Spiderman quickly entered one of the windows and joined in on the fight.

Captain Colt shook his head and turned to Rosa.

“Anyway, just make sure no one here gets hurt. I’ll go check in on Sergeant Jeffords.”

“Understood.”

Rosa nodded and resumed watching over the civilians outside the barricade.

Amy approached Benjamin and sighed.

“I’m kinda relieved though. With the Defenders plus Spiderman, they should be able to resolve the matter faster right? Then we can just go and cuff Tombstone and Hammerhead afterward and go home.”

“Well, that’s the ideal scenario.”

Benjamin nodded but didn’t say anything else.

After all…the ideal scenario isn’t always the real outcome.

And as if to confirm his thoughts, a loud crash sounded from the abandoned factory.

When they turned over to look, they saw the wall on their side collapse and revealed a huge figure with a broad forehead.

“Hammerhead!”

Amy shouted in fright.

Benjamin quickly turned to Rosa and shouted.

“Rosa! The civilians!”

“On it!”

Rosa quickly ran to the civilians and shouted.

“GET YOUR ASSES OUT OF HERE! MOVE MOVE MOVE MOVE!”

This time, the onlookers were terrified and quickly ran away.

Before, they only stayed cause it looked safe at a distance but now, they knew that they might be in danger!

However, this only gave rise to panic and people began to push each other.

Benjamin knew this would happen and helped a few civilians up to prevent them from being stampeded.

While doing so, Benjamin looked at the quest counter and saw that there had been 1% injured or dead already.

“Damn, I’m sure I helped everyone here…is it from the other areas?”

Benjamin swore in his mind.

It seems he needed to resolve this matter as fast as possible to prevent any more casualties!

He looked back at Hammerhead and saw a female figure fighting him.

It should be Jessica Jones.

At the moment, Jessica had just been hit by Hammerhead’s…well, head, and was blown away.

The direction she was thrown was…

Benjamin quickly traced her flight pattern and saw there were still some civilians there who haven’t left.

“Tch!”

Clicking his tongue, Benjamin pressed his feet hard on the ground and shot himself forward with amazing speed.

He arrived just in time to catch Jessica and prevent the civilians from getting hurt.

As he landed, he turned to the civilians and shouted.

“Quickly leave! Do you want to die!?”

“T-thank you!”

The civilians knew that they had just been saved and quickly left after thanking him.

Still in his arm, Jessica groaned and opened her eyes.

“Who…?”

“NYPD. Don’t move, you’re head is bleeding.”

Without caring for her answer, Benjamin lifted her up and ran towards an ambulance on standby. Of course, he was careful not to shake her too much since her head is still bleeding.

But Hammerhead wasn’t having it.

“Where do you think you’re going!?

He was already mad and seeing Jessica had survived, he ran towards them with his head forward like some Pachycephalosaurs…you know, the dinosaur with the hard head.

“Fuck!”

Benjamin swore and pulled out his gun to shoot at Hammerhead.

But who would know that bullets would actually bounce off his head!?

Benjamin cursed in his mind as he remembered Hammerhead’s head was as hard as reinforced steel so he started to shoot at the other areas instead.

This time, Hammerhead dodged left and right but was still charging over like a bull.

“Watch out!”

Jessica cried out in his arms when she started to see things clearly.

“Fuck your goddamn head!”

Annoyed, Benjamin tossed his gun and when he saw that Hammerhead was near, he pulled out his hand and grabbed Hammerhead’s forehead.

And then…

*BAM*

“Ben!”

Amy and Rosa shouted from the side.

What happened earlier came too fast for them to react and only when they saw Benjamin and Hammerhead clash did they snap out of it.

When they heard the loud sound, the dust had covered them and they couldn’t see the outcome.

Finally, when the dust settled, they all stood in shock.

In front of them was Benjamin, still holding Jessica in one of his arms.

As for Hammerhead…

His head was planted onto the ground like an ostrich!

Benjamin sighed.

“See how you use your head now, fucker.”

As he was patting the dust on his clothes while cursing in annoyance, Amy and Rosa quickly approached him.

“Ben! Are you alright?”

“Hm? Yeah. Look, not even a scratch.”

“Let me see.”

Rosa wasn’t convinced and touched Benjamin all over.

“Woah! Hey! I said I’m fine!”

Benjamin shivered when she started touching his lower part too.

Seeing as he looked okay, Rosa and Amy sighed then turned to look at Hammerhead whose head was still on the ground.

“This…how did you do that?”

“Ah? Well…I kinda borrowed his force then pushed him onto the ground? You know, like Tai Chi or whatever it’s called. Then he just got stuck.”

“...”

Everyone was speechless once more.

“...Anyway, can you let go of me now?”

“Ah? Can you stand?”

“I can. Don’t worry, I heal faster than normal.”

Jessica said as she left Benjamin’s arms and stood up, albeit still a bit groggy.

She looked at Hammerhead and then back to Benjamin.

“Thanks for the help, umm...”

“Hm? Ah, Detective Benjamin Freed.”

Benjamin brought his hand forward to shake her hand.

“Jessica Jones.”

“Yeah, I kinda noticed. Speaking of which, don’t you have like a codename like Daredevil or something?”

Jessica just chuckled and shook her head.

“No. I just go by Jessica Jones now.”

Her expression looked a bit sad as if some painful memories were brought up.

“Anyway, I should go help the others. Thanks again! I’ll treat you to dinner next time!”

“Huh?”

While Benjamin was still confused, Jessica quickly left and went back inside the abandoned factory, leaving him, Rosa, and Amy alone.

The three of them looked at each other in silence before Rosa spoke.

“Wait, she’s a vigilante. Shouldn’t we arrest her?”

“Umm…should we? She’s kinda cool tho.”

“Yeah. She’s pretty hot.”

Rosa nodded to Amy.

“I don’t know about you guys but it seems I got a date with her.”

Benjamin just shrugged and laughed.

The two just rolled their eyes at him and proceeded to handcuff Hammerhead.

The three thought about it and decided not to pull him out just yet as he is still quite dangerous.

Benjamin looked at the quest counter

4% Injured or dead…

“I wonder if it’s ending soon?”

…Should I…take a look?

“Guys, I’ll go and use the bathroom…I’ve been holding it for a while now.”

“Be quick.”

“Okay.”

Benjamin gestured an OK with his hand and quickly left to find an empty alley.

Suddenly, white goo started to cover his body, soon, his figure became an all-white silhouette.

After changing, Benjamin shot out a white goo to stick on top of the building and pulled himself up.

Jumping from roof to roof, he soon entered the abandoned factory.

Benjamin crouched on top of a beam and looked at the situation below.

As expected, there was Daredevil, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Joness, and Spiderman on one side.

On the other side are Tombstone and his minions. There was also Shocker who is here for some reason. Though he could be a part of Tombstone’s Gang as well.

And…is that Mr. Negative?

Benjamin was surprised to see a figure clad in black and white.

What was he doing here as well?

No wonder no one came out to help Jessica earlier outside. It seems they are having a hard time dealing with these three.

Although Tombstone and Shocker are relatively easier to deal with, Mr. Negative is quite a handful.

In any case, I should go help.

Benjamin thought so and quietly snuck up on Mr. Negative.

Once he was above him, Benjamin dropped down and surprised Mr. Negative, Spiderman, and Iron Fist who were fighting each other.

Benjamin didn’t say a word and grabbed onto Mr. Negative.

He quickly used Electric Skin and dealt 10,000 volts!

“Gaahh!!!”

The electricity wasn’t enough to knock him out but it numbed him enough to be paralyzed for a few seconds.

Using this chance, Benjamin threw him towards Shocker who was nearby and followed up behind.

“What the f-”

Shocker just turned and saw Mr. Negative crashing onto him and quickly tried to dodge but Benjamin was a step faster and kicked him as well.

Benjamin didn’t take a break and quickly turned to Tombstone who appeared a bit readier than the others.

“Die!”

He tried to punch Benjamin but he suddenly ducked and swept his feet, causing Tombstone’ss balance to be unstable.

Finally, he followed up with a powerful punch to the face.

Once he was done, Benjamin patted his hands and checked on the three again.

Satisfied with his work, he nodded and left the scene.

Meanwhile, Spiderman and the others were still dumbfounded.

…It’s over? Just like that?

Actually, it still wasn’t over.

Although Benjamin did knock them out, it was only temporary and they could wake up any time soon.

However, this was enough time for Spiderman to cover them up with webs and Luke Cage to bend iron pipes around them to further secure them.

Once they were done, the group couldn’t help but turn to each other.

Spiderman asked.

“So…who was that?”

“No idea. Seems to be new.”

“He didn’t even say a word.”

Luke Cage and Iron Fist shook their heads as they also didn’t know.

Suddenly, Daredevil turned to Jessica.

“Right, are you alright? What happened to Hammerhead?”

“I’m fine. As for Hammerhead, he’s been arrested by the police.”

Jessica answered.

Luke gave her a thumb’s up.

“Nice one Jes. You were able to take him down on your own.”

“No, I nearly died earlier. It was thanks to a detective that I was saved.”

“Huh?”

“It was the detective who also beat Hammerhead.”

“...”

Everyone was silent.

Spiderman scratched his head.

Why does it feel like…they barely did anything here at all?

It wasn’t them who defeated Hammerhead and it also wasn’t them who defeated Tombstone and the others…

It felt like they were just extra characters.

Suddenly, Spiderman shrugged.

“Anyway, we should leave.”

“Yeah. Cops are coming in.”

Daredevil nodded as he sensed that the SWAT are about to enter.

By the time SWAT arrived, everything was over and the criminals had been tied up.

The only thing left is the cleanup.

Meanwhile…

[Congratulations to host for completing the Main Quest: Abandoned Factory Shootout!]

[Gained 2000 MP, 2 Free Gacha Draw]

Hehehehe.

Benjamin grinned happily as he looked at the rewards.

It was the first time he got such big rewards so he was naturally happy.

However, now was not the time to pull for gacha.

He still needed to make his report on what happened earlier.