Chapter 16: Ghost Detective?

Chapter 16: Ghost Detective?

Chapter 16: Ghost Detective?

But first...time to pull some gacha!

Benjamin pulled up the system screen and opened up the gacha window.

“Hm?”

There, he found not just the pull button but also...a 10-pull gacha button!

[10-pull (guaranteed 1 red or above rarity)]

Benjamin clicked his tongue at that.

Dammit! Should he have been saving his pulls instead?

It can’t be helped that he didn’t think this way since this button wasn’t present before so he only thought that this is a type of gacha that will only have 1 pull all the time...

In any case...it was time to pull!

Clicking on the 10-pull, the gacha started to roll wildly.

Soon, 10 gacha balls fell with varying colors!

“T-this...!!!”

[Congratulations to host for getting Katana X2!] (White)

[Congratulations to host for getting Smoke Bombs X5!] (White)

[Congratulations to host for getting Mid Healing Factor!] (Green)

[Congratulations to host for getting Barrett XM109 X1!] (Blue)

[Congratulations to host for getting Makluan Ring: Spin!] (Red)

[Congratulations to host for getting Pym Particle Vial: Positive X2!] (Green)

[Congratulations to host for getting Terrigen Crystal X1!] (Green)

[Congratulations to host for getting Magic for Dummies Book X1!] (Blue)

[Congratulations to host for getting Web-Shooters X2!] (Blue)

[Congratulations to host for getting Hellfire!] (Red)

Two red rarities!

Moreover, it’s two very powerful ones at that!

Makluan Ring: Spin - Decelerates time around the wearer and would appear to be moving at super speed to others.

Hellfire - Nothing else needs to be said...with this ability, he can turn into Ghost Rider!

Hiss...

Benjamin sucked in a mouthful of air when he saw these two abilities.

These...are really too good!

After calming down for a bit, he took a good look at the other rewards.

The white ones...well, it would be of use someday...or not. Anyway, he just needed to put them in his inventory.

Mid Healing Factor. This is good but also a bit redundant since he already has a Symbiote with him so he would heal himself regardless.

Barrett XM109...a sniper rifle. This can be used. There’s also one magazine with 25mm bullets in it and since it’s from the system, the bullets should be untraceable. It’s also complete with the scope and some kind of maintenance kit.

Pym Particle Vial: Positive! The positive meant that it will turn things bigger instead of smaller. Maybe there is a chance to use it in the future.

Terrigen Crystal...this is a bit of a problem. He doesn’t know if he has Inhuman genes so he can’t just use them without thinking or else it will just be a waste.

[Host, you don’t need to worry as you have both the X-genes and Inhuman-genes as well as all kinds of genes!]

Really?

[No, but this System will just convert it in case you are exposed to such things!]

“...”

Benjamin took a look at the Terrigen Crystal and thought for a moment before shaking his head.

Anyway, there’s no need to get more powers right now since he already has plenty to use at the moment. Maybe he can find someone to use it on and gain a powerful ally.

System, is it possible to check if other people have inhuman genes?

[It is. Updating HUD Contacts for the necessary function...update complete]

[Host can now view if other people have hidden inhuman genes, x-genes, etc]

Nice.

Benjamin continued to look at the rewards.

Magic for Dummies Book...well...is this for trick magics?

Curious, he took it out and found that it was a book for real magic and not street magic!

Moreover, the explanation and such are very easy to understand too!

[Of course! This System made it so even dummies like the host can understand it!]

“...”

Benjamin’s face twitched slightly at that.

He shook his head and decided to read it later.

Finally, there’s the Web-Shooters.

“Well...I suppose this can be convenient.”

Although Benjamin doubted he’ll get to use it a lot, he still thought it can be convenient sometimes.

“Hm? Wait, I can already make a pseudo-web thingy with the symbiote so...yeah this is useless.”

Benjamin shook his head and chucked it into his inventory.

Once he was done sorting his things, he took a look at the dock again and could see that the Hand is starting to load crates of people into the boat.

Silently, he covered himself with the symbiote and became a figure of white.

The next moment, he dropped down and began to attack them!

“誰-!?” (Who-!?)

Benjamin didn’t bother to exchange words with them and immediately made his moves.

The ninjas quickly surrounded him and threw a bunch of kunais and shurikens but just as they got near, they instantly slowed down.

The Spin ring in Benjamin’s hand glowed slightly as it slowed down time around him.

Instantly, Benjamin moved, grabbed all the projectiles around him, and threw them back at them.

This looked slow from his perspective but it all happened at normal speed to the others.

“幽霊!?” (Ghost!?)

He made quick work on the ninjas around him and knocked them out.

Suddenly, another figure landed in front of him.

Looking at this person, he wore a dark red suit with a mask covering the upper half of his face and two horns were placed on his head.

It was none other than Daredevil!

Daredevil landed and sensed the scene before him.

“...Who are you? You appeared before as well. Why are you here now?”

Benjamin thought for a moment and answered.

His mouth opened and a crack formed on his blank white face, looking rather eerie.

“I’m here for the same reasons you are, Daredevil. As for who I am...well, I suppose you can call me the Ghost Detective.”

Benjamin recalled one of the ninjas earlier calling him a yuurei...or rather, a ghost. And since he had Ghost Rider’s hellfire...he figured, why not?

Well, he was mostly kidding though.

“Ghost Detective?”

“...I’m joking okay? Can you not take it too seriously Matt? That name is too cringy for me...”

“Huh?”

“Understood.”

“Alright. You’re dismissed. Go and get some rest.”

Captain Holt nodded and left.

His superior was left alone in his office and smiled.

“Benjamin Freed huh? I’m expecting great things from you...”

The next day.

Benjamin woke up and got a call from Captain Holt regarding the press conference.

After knowing that he’s going to come out clean to the public, Benjamin figured he should break the news to Natasha first.

“Nat. I have something to tell you.”

“Hm? What is it? Is it something to do with why you came back home late yesterday? You looked pretty exhausted.”

Natasha asked as they ate breakfast.

Benjamin nodded.

“Yeah. You know I was working on some disappearing people case for the past week right?”

“Un. Has it been concluded?”

Benjamin nodded again.

“We found out the Hand was attempting to smuggle them out of the country and then use them as sacrifices to resurrect someone.”

“...That’s quite the news...”

Even Natasha was shocked.

“I’m sorry Ben. Normally, these kinds of stuff should have been handled by SHIELD. What happened?”

“It’s fine. I already handled it last night. Basically, I teamed up with Daredevil and defeated all of them and saved the missing people.”

“Huh? Daredevil? Wait, isn’t that too dangerous!? Why didn’t you tell me!?”

Natasha panicked for a moment but remembered that the matter is done already and he was safe and sound so she was now more curious.

“Well, the thing is. Umm, I have some powers.”

“...Huh?”

“I didn’t really have them from the start. When we met, I was just a bit stronger than normal but that was it. Later on, I started developing other abilities.”

Benjamin didn’t say the complete truth since...well, it was too troublesome and it would only lead to more questions.

Anyway, this was pretty close to the truth anyway so it’s fine.

There was no need to disclose his system.

After being surprised for a while, Natasha asked.

“What other abilities?”

“Well, like this.”

Benjamin held out his hand and a small electric arc flashed between his fingers.

Natasha whistled in amazement.

Benjamin chuckled.

“I can release about 10k volts of electricity all over my body.”

“So you’re like, budget Thor? Wait, is this why you can lift his hammer? Or did you gain this after you lifted his hammer?”

“Um, I don’t think that’s the case. I had it before that anyway. It’s just that there’s not really any chance for me to use it so I just left it alone.”

“I-I see...so you have super strength and electrokinesis?”

“It’s not electrokinesis per se. I can’t control other electricity. It’s more like an Electric Skin. I’m immune to electricity and can discharge electricity.”

“I see.”

“Oh, that’s not all by the way.”

“There’s more!?”

Benjamin laughed.

“Yep. I can also do this.”

Suddenly, Benjamin’s figure disappeared...well, his clothes remained floating in the air though.

Natasha’s jaw dropped at that.

“No way! I want that!”

“Haha! I bet it’s convenient for a spy huh?”

“You have no idea. Although you seem to need to be naked for it to work completely. But I’m sure I can whip Tony into making an invisible suit too.”

Whip...?

Benjamin shuddered for a moment before shaking his head.

“No need for that. I already have something for that.”

“Huh?”

“Check this out. TRANSFORMMMM!”

Benjamin did an exaggerated move and suddenly, his whole body was covered in white.

It was the Untainted Symbiote!

Benjamin’s face cracked to open his mouth.

“This thing is called a symbiote. It’s basically like a part of my body so it can also turn invisible if I want. Not to mention that this thing can also regenerate any part of my body should I get injured. The only thing is that I look a bit creepy like this when I open my mouth.”

“...It does look creepy.”

Benjamin chuckled and removed the symbiote covering his head.

Natasha started touching and poking Benjamin’s body in amazement.

“This is amazing too. Just where did you get this?”

“Well...even if you ask me, I have no idea too. It just kinda bonded to me one day.”

“I want one too. But maybe black instead.”

Benjamin laughed.

“Haha. Alright, if I find more, I’ll give you one okay?”

Natasha smiled.

She didn’t really mind it. Anyway, she was happy that her boyfriend is now powerful. This way she won’t be worried every single time instead.

“So is that everything?”

“Well...no.”

“There’s still more!?”

“Yeah but...don’t freak out okay?”

Natasha tilted her head in confusion while she waited.

Benjamin took a deep breath and activated his Hellfire.

Suddenly, his head caught on fire and his skin started to melt, revealing his bones, still on fire.

Natasha’s jaw had completely dropped to the ground now.

“B-B-Ben!”

“Ah, I’m fine! Don’t panic!”

Benjamin hurriedly waved his boney hands to calm her down.

“You...”

“Ahem. This is my other ability. This is the fire from hell. With it, I can temporarily turn into a spirit of vengeance. It looks cool right?”

“...”

Natasha was speechless.