Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
49. Bullet Time

”Phantom Kid, make sure to count the time. The effects of tear gas are almost gone. GCPD People will soon launch a full-scale search in the park; the longer you stay here, the worse for you.”

Harry calmly raised the umbrella in his hand horizontally, the tip of which was facing Mathison.

With a slight twist of the umbrella, the sleeping arrow was shot from the tip.

After seeing the film, Mathison already knew that it was no ordinary umbrella. He smoothly avoided the arrow.

But as Harry had said, it would not be long before the GCPD search party would find this place, and then it would be very difficult for him to escape.

With a firm mindset, Mathison immediately dumps the playing cards in her hand, eight cards in each hand instantly reflected towards Harry.

Having experienced the sharpness of the cards once before, Harry did not dare to be rash and immediately opened his umbrella.

This is a special bulletproof umbrella that can not only block rocket explosions but also allow it to see through.

Even so, the eight playing cards were not bounced but nested on the surface of the umbrella.

Harry could clearly see the playing cards on the surface of the umbrella and could not help but admire the Phantom Kid's mastery in flying card skills.

With a glazed look in his eyes, Mathison's hand once again turned into a playing card. This time, he threw it aside, instead of aiming directly at Harry.

Harry saw through the back of the umbrella that four cards flew out from each side, passed the umbrella and continued behind him.

Mathison at first appears to be an unskilled gunman aiming at the heart of his target but misses.

"There's no way he's making a pointless move."

After the playing cards flew past the umbrella, Harry felt that something was wrong and, without a second thought, turned around and spread the umbrella backwards.

Sure enough, the poker cards that flew backwards miraculously turned around, flying back towards Harry.

“Pffffffff–“

Eight cards are once again nested on the surface of the umbrella.

Suddenly, a sense of crisis appeared in Harry's heart. He rolls to the side intuitively and turns to see that Mathison has thrown a playing card again.

«I don't think we will be able to get rid of them anytime soon without using any special tricks ..»

Seeing that he couldn't bring Harry down, Mathison thought.

He took a deep breath, his eyes were strangely red and his heart was beating faster and faster.

“Boom boom? boom boom boom? boom boom boom—”

Mathison heard clearly her heartbeat, getting louder and stronger.

At the same time, his body temperature soared and fine sweat beads were visible from his forehead.

A normal person's heart rate is about 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm), and even during strenuous exercise, it is basically between 160 and 180 bpm.

Rarely does a person's heart rate exceed 200 bpm.

But at this moment, Mathison's heart rate easily exceeded 200 and was even close to 400!

As his heartbeat quickens, Mathison senses the flow of time in the outside world is slowing down, and the movement of all objects becomes progressively slower.

Important moments, certain times!

The ability that Mathison now uses is the same one that she got before: the most powerful ability in Carlos' lifetime experience.

On one hand, it was similar to Inherent Time Control, allowing the flow of one's time to be distinguished from the outside world.

However, bullet time is certainly more convenient than the self-inflicted Inherent Time Limitation.

Mathison slammed the poker cards in her hand forcefully.

After an unknown amount of time, the poker flew in front of Harry and stabbed him in the leg at a strange angle.

Along the way, Harry's body only moved two millimeters.

Bullet time, lift!

Grain of sweat dripped from Mathison's face and her red eyes gradually returned to their normal color.

Although maintaining Bullet timing is not as harmful to the body as inherent time control, a heart rate of 400 bpm puts a huge load on the body simultaneously.

It was like I had just finished a five kilometer run.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Galahad, but I have to ask you to stay here longer now." Mathison bowed politely to Harry.

“What did you just do?”

Harry looked at the Phantom Kid with a shocked expression on his face, a sharp pain coming from his legs, blood flowing out. During his years of experience as an agent, he himself was almost completely paralyzed for a short time.

Mathison laughed and did not reply to anything. How could he reveal such an incredible technique like Bullet time?

"Goodbye, Mr. Galahad."

Mathison swung the robe behind her so that it covered her entire body, only to see the robe fall naturally to the ground.

And the figure of the Phantom Kid has disappeared…

”Eggsy, Roxy, Phantom Kid won't be heading your way. Soon the Gotham Police Department will search the park thoroughly; we must not stay here anymore, we will soon evacuate!”

Harry gave the order to retreat to the two rookie agents, and then treated his wounds briefly to ensure that his movements did not leave any bloodstains.

Although a lot of blood was left in place, there was no information about his blood in the official database, so he was not worried about his blood being collected by the GCPD.

Dragging his injured leg, Harry's figure disappeared into the shadows of the forest...

It didn't take long for Gordon to arrive with a large group of GCPD officers, accompanied by Starling.

”Master, there are signs of a fight here; some playing cards were found next to the white robe. Looks like the Phantom Kid fought with someone here not too long ago. ”

One of the officers on the front line reported after inspecting the area.

Gordon and Starling went in sync to check themselves, and sure enough, they found signs of a fight and even bloodstains.

”This blood could belong to Phantom Kid, where is his forensic officer? Get the sample quickly! ”

"Yes sir!"

Two forensic officers from the GCPD came forward to take a blood sample.

"It looks like the path we chose is the route the Phantom Kid took to escape."

Starling said as she gazed deeper into the forest.

It wasn't long before they also deciphered the entire contents of the teaser letter. After all, Kid's plan had been implemented before their eyes. And when combining everything that has happened, any fool can understand the contents of the teaser letter.

The three escape routes were certainly also seen by Starling and the others.

So they were divided into three groups: Bob and Johnny headed southwest and west as well, while Gordon and Starling headed northwest.

But the truth is, of the three routes, Mathison did not take any.

Because he has no intention of leaving Robinson Park now…

In the dense forest to the west of the central statue, there was a small stone pavilion.

Barbara was alone, sitting there