FBI: Chapter 172/173

Chapter 172: Dante, a Competent Father

Dante did not expect his student to be so unprincipled, actually going straight to painting a big picture for Chloe.

Her future boyfriend is this immortal in front of her.

Don't you think that if you fool her now, you might get retaliated against later?

However, Dante cut off his own complaints halfway.

Forget it; from the canon, as long as Chloe's bottom line isn't touched, painting a big picture isn't exactly deep hatred.

As for Lucifer, that big-hearted guy… even if you trick him half to death, he'll probably still happily play with you afterward.

"Since you're real, then let's go."

Chloe, of course, yearned for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. To be precise, every ambitious police officer, CIA, and FBI agent yearned for the FBI.

That was the highest law enforcement department.

But it was just yearning. She was still a little uncomfortable with someone suddenly inserting themselves into her case.

So she pulled Lucifer and walked out of LUX's door first.

Seeing the two already pushing the door open, Dante looked over at Sarah Lance.

"Are you sure? After you resolve this matter, won't you have to return to the Time Buffer? And you were born in this timeline, but you joined the FBI in the future timeline!"

"So, this matter will have to rely on you, Teacher."

Sarah Lance gave Dante a sly smile, like a daughter cooing to her father.

Dante instantly felt what it was like to have a headache.

He suddenly understood why Fury always showed that strange expression of frustration and headache when facing Harley Quinn.

If he looked in the mirror right now, he was sure his expression would be exactly the same as Fury's.

"…I really owe you!"

After he squeezed out this sentence, Sarah Lance immediately beamed with joy.

Then she waved to the people still drinking. "Let's go! There's a mission!"

Although Dante didn't know what they had gone through this year, just one sentence from Sarah Lance could make Constantine, Heat Wave, and Captain Cold, three guys with different but equally unruly personalities, actually listen and follow her…

His student was really not to be trifled with.

Dante felt quite relieved.

But along with that relief, there was also some guilt, since he essentially hadn't taught her anything.

So, after returning from the Angel Dimension last time, he specially crafted equipment for his only student using the best materials, preparing to give them to her when they met again.

Dante took this opportunity to immediately open his pocket space and pull out several pieces of equipment.

"Teacher? What's this?"

"I got a batch of goods from another dimension last time, so I made some useful things for you."

Dante's mouth curved slightly. He had designed the equipment specifically for White Canary's characteristics, and the fit was absolutely perfect.

He should be considered a competent teacher and father, right?

The first item was an extendable and detachable staff, reaching up to 1.8 meters when fully extended and shrinking down to a little over twenty centimeters, perfect for attaching to the waist or carrying on the back.

"The main body of the staff is the most precious dagon stone, which can basically be considered the hardest metal in the universe. Then it's alloyed with yaka metal and uru metal. After recording your voice print, it can fly to your hand through sound, with a maximum range of about one hundred meters."

After speaking, Dante placed the staff, in its stored state, in Sarah Lance's hand. Her eyes immediately filled with joy, like a child receiving a Christmas gift from her parents.

With a flick, the staff instantly extended.

"It's a bit heavier than the carbon steel staff I usually use, but… it feels just right!"

Dante then fastened a white neck ring around Sarah Lance's neck.

"This is made with yaka metal and uru metal. The uru metal is engraved with a magic array that emits high-frequency sound waves, and the yaka metal will vibrate rapidly after receiving those waves, exponentially amplifying the power. All of this will only be triggered by your voice."

"After all… a White Canary without her Canary Cry is incomplete."

"Teacher!" Sarah Lance touched the neck ring on her neck, her expression suddenly turning solemn. "From now on, you are my biological father!"

"Sarah, although I know it's annoying to interrupt your touching teacher-student moment…" Jefferson, the other half of Firestorm, pointed toward Star City, "don't forget, in this era, your biological father is still alive."

"Cough, cough, cough, I was just excited." Sarah Lance was also a little embarrassed.

Dante shrugged and said,

"What's the hurry? There's a third item."

After speaking, Dante lifted his hands in the void, and two Lantern Furnaces, one red and one green, appeared in his hands.

Dante firmly believed that with Sarah Lance's experience, she should be able to gain the Lantern Ring's approval.

But to his surprise, it was the green lantern power battery that lit up, then spat out a green lantern ring.

"Sentient life form locked.
Sarah Lance from Earth.
You have a strong will to overcome fear.
Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps."

(To be continued.)

Chapter 173: Symbiote...

"Lucifer, how exactly did you get to know such… a group of FBI agents?" Chloe deliberated for a long time before finally choosing an appropriate quantifier. "And they actually weren't interested in your special ability to tempt others into revealing their heart's desires?"

Chloe was still worried about Lucifer, after all, she had heard plenty of rumors about the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Like hiding and killing aliens.

Like capturing metahumans for research.

In any case, amidst various conspiracy theories and online rumors, the FBI's image was not very positive.

The FBI was too mysterious. Even she, an insider, knew very little, let alone the clueless citizens.

After all, they would even agree with the Flat Earth theory.

However, judging from the attitude of those FBI agents just now, it seemed they had a good relationship with Lucifer.

"If you're talking about friends, most of them aren't," Lucifer shrugged, a cynical smile still on his face. "But that agent named Dante is indeed my friend. He's a very interesting man."

"You just find him interesting, right? You're not thinking of anything else, are you?" Chloe hadn't forgotten that the guy in front of her had no bottom line when it came to seeking pleasure. Being bisexual was normal for him. "Be careful not to get caught by the FBI."

"For Dante, I… probably haven't?"

"So you did consider it!"

While Chloe and Lucifer were talking, Dante and the Legends also walked out of LUX.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Chloe. Let's go now," Dante nodded to the two.

Then… he started hailing a taxi.

If they didn't take a taxi, were they supposed to open a portal or fly a timeship in front of so many ordinary people in broad daylight?

After hailing a few taxis, the unified instruction was, "Follow the police car in front!"

Their serious expressions made the taxi drivers think they had stumbled into a scene from a police movie, and they were all incredibly excited.

And the price of their excitement was accidentally driving past the boundary.

Then everyone walked back one block before they saw the cordon from a distance.

"Please stay away from the cordon, thank you for your cooperation."

"It's none of your business about the FBI agent."

Dante pressed his FBI ID in front of the overweight cop, then casually lifted the cordon and led the Legends inside.

This was the wealthy area of Los Angeles. Although something major seemed to have happened, few people stopped to watch.

After all, for sophisticated egoists, whether others lived in Hell was irrelevant.

But this also saved the effort of evacuating the crowd, which was good.

Enclosed by the cordon was a two-story detached villa, which could be considered a large mansion even in the so-called "land of gold" Los Angeles.

Walking past the garden and swimming pool, they immediately saw many police officers leaning on the flower beds…

Vomiting.

That scene was spectacular.

They were lined up neatly, and the sounds of vomiting rose and fell.

"Ugh, these useless men," Sarah Lance said with a hint of disdain. "What exactly did they see to react so violently?"

After speaking, she pushed open the door of the villa.

Immediately, a fishy stench of congealed blood rushed out.

Even Dante, after walking into the villa and seeing the scene inside, couldn't help but pause.

Had he run into Slaanesh's territory?

The luxurious and expensive carpet was covered in clumps of congealed blood.

Dismembered limbs hung from every valuable piece of furniture in the villa.

And this amount of blood and flesh…

At least a dozen people!

"Ugh!"

The first to rush out and vomit was Jefferson.

Although he was the other half of Firestorm, he was still a young man of college age. Besides repairing cars and timeships, he had never seen such a cruel and bloody scene.

Where there was one, there was a second.

Soon, in the entire team, besides Dante, only Sarah and Captain Carter had not run out to vomit.

However, Sarah was clearly holding back, while Captain Carter genuinely didn't care much.

This was the composure of a hundred-year-old.

"Sarah, your complexion… why is it yellow?"

"Wax applied for cold protection."

"Why is it red again?"

"Radiant!"

"As someone from the League of Assassins, you have no resistance to bloody scenes?" Captain Carter looked at Sarah Lance with some curiosity. "Clearly, it's all killing…"

"The League of Assassins always aims for a single, fatal blow, never torturing."

Dante could understand.

A corpse with a bloodstain on its throat and a dismembered corpse were indeed not on the same level in terms of visual impact.

He actually felt nauseous after seeing this scene, but Dante was the culmination of Batman and Hal Jordan's willpower, so he didn't show it on the surface.

Meanwhile, Chloe and Lucifer, who were currently surveying the scene, looked as usual.

Lucifer was understandable. As the Lord of Hell, what kind of evil had he not seen?

But Chloe was completely unaffected!?

She was truly a born criminal investigation saint.

"Chloe, you were born for this line of work. Listen to me, whether you can join the FBI or not, can you pursue a career in law enforcement for the rest of your life?" Dante walked to Chloe's side and continued, "With your psychological fortitude, if you don't become a detective and instead do something illegal, it would truly be difficult to deal with you!"

"Can I take that as a compliment?"

"That's absolutely a compliment."

Without further ado, the three who hadn't gone out to vomit began to assist in surveying the scene.

Of course, when they said assist, it was mainly Dante quietly asking Sarah.

"Is this case related to temporal fluctuations?"

"That's right…"

Sarah Lance turned her head and vigilantly glanced at Chloe, who was diligently sifting through clues, but found that the moment she looked over, Lucifer raised his head and smiled at her.

After an inexplicable shiver, she continued speaking to Dante.

"The one who did this is a time-traveling stowaway."

"Time-traveling stowaway?" Dante frowned. "From the future?"

"That's right," Sarah Lance nodded. "Time travel is basically only possible with future technology, and this person's origin time is still unclear. We only know that he has a strange thing called a 'Symbiote' on him."

"You mean a Symbiote!?" Dante immediately frowned. "What color is it? Black? Or red?"

"Red."

Sarah Lance took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"Actually, we fought him in 2099. He calls himself…"

"Carnage."

(To be continued.)