chsdbacks Chapter 156 proves that Riley and Peter were indeed brothers.
Chapter 156 proves that Riley and Peter were indeed brothers.
Considering the location of the talisman is over 8,000 kilometers away from New York, even taking a private jet from District 13 to avoid the hassle of transfers would still take ten hours.
Therefore, in order to avoid taking too long.
Because in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, besides the Arc Reactor, Riley also stole a Sling Ring from Strange. Before rewinding time, he accidentally forgot to return it. This allowed Riley to take advantage of the situation, retrieve the Sling Ring from his system's storage space, put it on his hand, and open a portal directly to the location marked by the intelligence, a suspected location of the talisman.
It is a remote, nameless town located in the Middle East.
Of course, there is a time difference of about seven hours between New York and the Middle East.
So, just like when you go to Hong Kong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Although it was already late at night in New York, the destination was still the bright daylight of tomorrow.
This familiar scene, combined with the desolate landscape of the Middle East, gave Riley a rough idea of what would happen next and which talisman he would acquire.
And just as Riley had guessed...
Even if the source of the information is true, the people here did indeed dig out a talisman from the ruins.
Furthermore, by using the teleportation portal as a cheat, Riley was able to arrive at the scene almost immediately upon receiving the intelligence.
Unfortunately, the generally unstable situation in the Middle East has meant that the local people clearly lack the concept of protecting cultural relics.
So much so that in the short time it took for the intelligence to be transmitted, the person who discovered the talisman had already sold it to a black market merchant.
The latter immediately resold the precious talisman to a wealthy man in Istanbul at a high price.
When Riley and Uncle Long followed the clues and arrived at the scene...
The freight train carrying the talismans had already sped out of the city, billowing black smoke, and disappeared without a trace.
What's worse, when the Holy Lord was sealed away, in order to prevent the talisman from being easily found.
After the Eight Immortals, Lope, who sealed the Holy Lord for the second time, added a layer of sensory-shielding magic to the twelve talismans created by the Eight Immortals from the Holy Lord's power. This was to prevent evil people from easily finding the hiding places of these talismans through magic.
Its effects are so remarkable that even the talisman tracker provided by the Holy Lord himself requires a certain distance to be effective.
This caused Riley's plan to take a shortcut and directly enter the train carriage through the portal to fall through, as the protective spell prevented him from accurately locating the train.
Fortunately, the twelve talismans seized from the Holy Lord in the parallel universe, though not easily usable.
However, the four talismans, including the Chicken Talisman and the Rabbit Talisman, were obtained by Riley through legitimate means and had long been part of the yin-yang balance. As long as they are not abused, they will not trigger a backlash from the dark energy.
So, after Riley carried Uncle Jackie on his back, he used the magic of the two talismans to instantly transform into a superhero flying at high speed. Following the direction of the railway tracks, he used the most rudimentary method to catch up with the train that had long since departed.
It's also thanks to freight trains, which are generally not very fast. In addition, due to the situation in the Middle East, those outdated steam trains are still one of the main modes of transportation here, and their speed is even slower than that of regular freight trains.
So, Riley, flying at full speed, found the freight train in just three or four minutes, nestled between steep cliffs.
Yes, of course, Uncle Long suffered a lot during this process.
Although Spider-Man's biofield could protect Uncle Jackie Chan from substantial harm during this process.
But ultimately, it can't compare to Superman's genuine bio-force field.
The strong wind that came crashing in made Uncle Long's face tremble, creating one comical expression after another.
Even when Riley landed smoothly and led Uncle Jackie into the train carriage.
Having experienced such extreme stimulation, Uncle Long, whose legs were trembling, did nothing more than open the carriage door. He leaned over the side of the carriage and vomited violently outside!
"Oh... Riley... Ugh...! Next time, could you please fly a little slower...? I feel like I'm going to throw up everything I ate for dinner today... Ugh—!"
"Uh... cough cough, sorry, Uncle Long, I was just in a bit of a rush... I want to finish this quickly so I can go home and get some sleep."
Seeing Uncle Long suffering, Riley couldn't help but feel guilty and ashamed.
The next second, Riley, his conscience comforted, turned around and began rummaging through the various packages in front of him.
A moment later, sensing the magical energy emanating from one of the wooden crates, Riley, having figured it out, unpacked it with a god-like aggression. With a casual punch, he smashed the crate, simultaneously grabbing the talisman in his palm and retrieving it.
When Riley opened his palm and looked closely, as expected, he found that what appeared in his palm was a sheep charm that could make people's souls leave their bodies.
However, if Riley remembers correctly, the episode featuring the Sheep Charm also included another amazing feat by Jackie Chan, as well as the iconic scene where Rasu exclaimed that Jackie Chan was simply a superman.
But now it seems that, due to Riley's influence, this iconic moment may never exist again?
"Oh, what's wrong, Riley? Why do you look a little strange? Is this talisman fake?"
"No, Uncle Long, the talisman is real. I just regret that we acted too quickly. The Black Hand Gang is probably still in their headquarters and hasn't had time to act. It really feels a bit strange not to see those familiar faces."
That's why, when Uncle Long recovered, she asked him with curiosity and confusion.
With a hint of regret on his face, Riley casually tossed the sheep talisman into the system's storage space, then shrugged and joked.
"But there's nothing we can do about it. We teleported here using magic, and they don't know how to do that. They can't just suddenly teleport out from the shadows..."
However, before Riley could finish speaking, several Shadow Legion ninja soldiers sprang out from the shadows of the carriage and surrounded the two of them.
That wasn't all; outside the carriage, the sound of a propeller spinning at high speed could be heard.
Clearly, the Black Hand gang not only shared Riley's idea, but also, with the help of the dark energy, developed the true use of the Shadow Legion.
In other words, upon receiving intelligence, they use the omnipresent shadow to complete ultra-long-distance teleportation.
What's even more outrageous is that Riley and Uncle Long came in person.
The Black Hand Gang, which disregards martial ethics, not only sent over ninja soldiers from the Shadow Legion and the gang's four-man squad, but also a military-grade armed helicopter!
Only by being just a tiny bit slower than Riley and Uncle Long, did they manage to catch up with the two freight trains!
So much so that when Uncle Long saw the large number of ninja soldiers that suddenly appeared in front of him, his face fell down. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Riley, who was already petrified and frozen in place because of the "miracle" that had appeared because of his "blessed mouth". He complained to Riley in annoyance.
"You and Peter, you really are brothers, Riley..."
"Do you really have to gloat and say something like that, setting a flag for yourself, when everything is going smoothly?"