Chapter 152 Press X to Spray
Even if Alina had already captured Nomad flawlessly, Alex still approached the s.p.a.ce where Nomad was trapped with caution, as Alex felt like their capture of Nomad was too easy.
What if Nomad just let himself caught? What if this is a trap?
Of course Alex was not doubting Alina"s skills, but still, it is better to be cautious when approaching dangerous foes like the one in front of them.
"Well Alina, how should we converse with this guy?" Alex asked Alina as they stopped right in front of the looped s.p.a.ce. "From what I know, the looped s.p.a.ce that you created was isolated from everything else. Sound, light and anything won"t be able to enter this looped s.p.a.ce from the outside. This kind of isolation… will make it hard for us to communicate with Nomad in his current state."
"….."
"Wait…" Alex suddenly paused as he remembered something important.
If Alina"s looped s.p.a.ce does not allow anything to come in, then even air could not enter the looped s.p.a.ce too! Does that mean that Nomad will die later from lack of air?
"Hey Alina, what if this guy dies from lack of air?" Alex had no choice but to inquire about this to Alina, as he knew that he still had to do his stuff on Nomad now. "That won"t be a pretty sight here."
"I already accounted that scenario earlier." Alina replied coolly as she stared at her creation in wonder. "Do not worry, I made sure that the amount of air inside this looped s.p.a.ce will be enough for Nomad to last until we are done doing everything that we can do on him."
"You are as just as terrifying as I thought, and I like that." Alex replied teasingly as he ruffled Alina"s head.
"…."
Alina did not do anything to rebuke Alex, as she looked like she enjoyed what Alex did.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Alex muttered to himself as he observed the appearance of the captured Nomad.
With the isolation made by Alina, Alex can see Nomad, but Nomad cannot see him.
"…"
Alex took his time to observe Nomad"s costume, which fit his power and name set.
Aside from the ornate jade mask, Nomad"s full attire seemed mundane at best.
Nomad only wore robes made from sheepskin, displaying the kind of appearance that ancient nomads will wear. It even has some creases and tears, making it look like it was really old.
Nomad was even holding a staff, which gave him an overall sage-like image.
"Maybe Nomad is a fan of Gandalf…" Alex thought to himself with amus.e.m.e.nt as he imagined Nomad raising his arms while saying "You shall not pa.s.s!".
"Come on Alex, you can think about those jokes for another day." Alex muttered as he shook his head as he knew that right now was not the time for jokes.
He has to be worried about something important here, and the appearance of Nomad was only one of his worries.
"What is the Pantheon planning by sending Nomad alone here?" Alex thought to himself as he felt confused by what the Pantheon did.
"Were they overconfident, thinking that Nomad is enough to deal with us? Or maybe, Nomad"s role is different, and us capturing him is a prerequisite for that role? Ugh, this is h.e.l.la confusing to me…."
Alex hated situations like these, where he was forced to out-think an opponent whose plans were mysterious and unfathomable, and who could have set up numerous back-up plans against him.
Will something happen if Alex did something? Or what if something will happen if Alex did nothing?
These lingering thoughts inside his head made it extremely hard for Alex to make a decision.
This in turn led to Alex and Alina staring awkwardly at the still struggling Nomad.
It was not a comfortable sight to see, and their audience looked like they had enough already.
"What the h.e.l.l, Eldritch? You are getting coward right now? Tsk, that"s why I never trust smart-a.s.ses on operations like these!" Professor Frances suddenly shouted behind Alex as she pushed Alex and Alina out of her way.
Before Alex or Alina could complain, Professor Frances hefted the nozzle of her chemical tank as she stared at Alina.
"Give my chemicals the entrance to Nomad"s s.p.a.ce. I"mma shower him with some of my best creations!" Professor Frances said these words with a straight face as she continued staring at Alina. "Come on, just do it!"
"But-" Alina"s obviously negative reply was cut off as Alex raised his hand to get their attention.
"…If you want us to agree, tell us the effects of the chemicals that you will use on Nomad first." Alex said as he kneaded his forehead.
Professor Frances smirked and was about to answer but before she could, Alex said more things which made her smirk disappear.
"But remember Professor, you cannot lie to us, not with Alina here. And also, you cannot omit anything, as our Truce requires both of us to tell everything, and not withhold any important information. So, I wish that you will tell us all the info that we want. If not, then I will yeet all those chemicals to the moon…"
"Tsk, meddlesome children." Professor Frances grumbled inwardly before she pointed the nozzle at Alex"s face. "If you want me to talk, then talk to this nozzle!"
Alex stared unflinchingly at the nozzle, although he was inwardly nervous seeing it.
"You… want to use the chemicals on me?" Alex slowly said as the nozzle started getting closer to him. "That certainly is one good way to explain the power of your chemicals, but of course I would not allow myself to be sprayed with your chemicals. That"s just absurd…"
"Hmph, can"t you even take a joke?" The professor angrily replied as she saw that Alex looked extremely calm, as if he was not scared of what she did.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"F**k!" The professor cursed as she lowered the nozzle with an unwilling expression on her face.
Behind the professor, her Companions were giggling, as if they found what was happening to the professor as extremely entertaining.
Mephisto seems to be laughing too, which made the professor looked more displeased.
Alex tried not to pry on the inside joke being shared by Professor Frances" Companions, as he waited for Professor Frances to give him the info that he was still asking about earlier.
"Hmph, this concoction that I have will suppress this man"s Superhuman abilities." The professor replied with an unwilling expression on her face. "Once I make him inhale this concoction, he won"t be able to use his teleportation ability for an hour."
"Wut." Alex and Alina went silent as they heard what the professor just said.
"But for this concoction to work, Nomad has to breathe in the gas for 30 seconds." The professor said as she ignored the surprised expression on Alex"s face. "If he does not inhale the concoction for 30 seconds, then it won"t work against him at all."
The professor then gave a grateful look to Alina she continued talking.
"It was a good thing that you have Nomad trapped here. With this s.p.a.ce trapping him, I can make him inhale my concoction until his power gets suppressed! Hahaha!"
"You… you had something like that?" Alex said as he looked at the gas container on Professor Frances" back with trepidation. "And you only told us about that concoction now?"
"Hey, I did not have this concoction with me all this time!" Professor Frances replied angrily as she seemed to have foreseen what Alex was talking about. "It took me some days to create this concoction! I had to gather DNA swabs from all those Superhumans that you captured so that I can make this concoction. Even with the enhancement that I received from that giant chick, I only finished creating this concoction yesterday..."
Obviously, Alex was not pleased by what he heard.
"Wow, what a sneaky move…" Alex muttered angrily as he realized that this professor was still scheming against them.
Yes, for the professor to create a concoction that will suppress Superhuman abilities for an hour was a great help for Alex right now. But the way that the professor created this concoction was so secretive that it seemed suspicious to Alex.
"What? You think I am planning to something nefarious with this?" Professor Frances angrily muttered as she saw the dubious look on Alex"s eyes. "Hey, we are in a truce now! There is no way that I can harm you! So, move out of the way and let me do the job!"
"She"s telling the truth." Alex heard Alina saying these words with an unwilling expression on her face.
"Tsk." In the end Alex was left with no choice but to let the professor do her thing.
"Let me place some calculations that will allow your concoction to enter my looped s.p.a.ce." Alex heard Alina saying as she started waving hands in an rhythmic and organized motion.
This movement of hers lasted for around 5 seconds before she put down her arms. "Ok, do what you are supposed to do now." Alina muttered as she stared intently at the professor.
Alex did the same thing too, as he prepared his body for any possible accidents that might happen.
"Hahaha! Now I will spray all this stuff on your body!" Professor Frances laughed maniacally as she pressed the toggle on her nozzle.
"Fizzz…"Large amounts of ghastly white gas billowed out of the nozzle, heading straight towards the looped s.p.a.ce.
Alex watched in trepidation as the gas successfully entered the s.p.a.ce, settling just in front of the teleporter.
Alex narrowed his eyes as he saw the panicked expression on the teleporter"s face. He saw the teleporter tras.h.i.+ng around, as he seemed to be experiencing some kind of reaction towards Professor Frances" gas.
Alex knew that if it were a normal situation, Professor Frances" gas won"t do anything against the likes of Nomad or the Pantheon members.
If Nomad was not trapped, Alex was sure that he can just teleport away, avoiding the effects of Professor Frances" gas.
Unfortunately for Nomad, he was trapped inside Alina"s looped s.p.a.ce, which meant that Nomad will be under the full exposure of the gas!
Nomad"s tras.h.i.+ng lasted for around a minute before his body movements slowed down. After a few more seconds, Alex saw the teleporter"s head slumping forward.
"Now, he"s out cold." The professor said in a triumphant tone as she placed the nozzle on her shoulder. "Once he wakes up, there will be no chance for him to teleport for around an hour. I say we use that time to get every info that we want."
"I hate to say this, but good job." Alex said as he gave Alina his next command. "Ok Alina, once this Nomad wakes up, you should undo the s.p.a.ce loop. We have some questions for him, and its due time that we use it on him now."
Even with them successfully neutralizing Nomad, Alex could not help but feel wary of their situation.
"Just what the h.e.l.l is happening here? Why did Nomad just appear here by himself? Is this is really a trap, or maybe…"
Alex then started grinning as another more plausible conclusion appeared in his mind.
"Or maybe, Nomad just went here out of his own volition! If that was the case, then he is one unlucky guy!"