Chapter 38: The Ghost Twins

Scott readily agreed to Allen's request and had someone pull up the security footage of Larry's date, which showed three burly men taking Larry away.

"They're in a van running down Center Avenue towards the outside of the city. It's not too far from where you are now. You should still be able to catch up if you go after them now," Scott told Allen the information over the phone.

Allen immediately got Moses to borrow the car keys and chased after him toward the van.

The white sports car sped down the driveway, and Allen listened to the engine’s roar and suddenly felt the urge to buy a car.

He didn't have the money before, but now that he did, it was time to consider buying a car for his sister, Lillian.

Allen followed Scott's explanation and quickly found the van. He planned to strike when it ran outside the city.

The van picked up on Allen's trail and slowly slowed down after leaving town.

"It looks like I'm terrible at tracking," Allen spat, stopping the van as he did after it stopped and stepping out.

He'd looked through his lens a moment ago, and Larry was in the car, tied up. He was surrounded by three burly men and two oddly shaped twins.

Allen was more thankful that the group didn't have guns, but the three burly men carried clubs and daggers as if trying to teach Allen a lesson.

"Kid, how dare you follow us! I'll crack your knees hard!" A burly man in the center held a baseball bat and smiled hideously at Allen.

Allen shrugged. As the burly man's baseball bat came crashing down, his dynamic vision caught the trajectory of his movement, and Allen reached out and snatched the bat right out of his hand.

The burly man was still stunned as he looked at the disappearing baseball bat in his hand. In the next second, Allen held the baseball bat and slammed it hard on the burly man's knee.

The strong man covered his twisted leg and lay on the ground, wailing. The other two strong men were startled and attacked Allen with their weapons, but they were smashed hard on their wrists by the baseball bat in Allen's hand and fell to the ground, wailing just the same.

Allen walked toward the oddly dressed twins with a baseball bat in his hand.

"Are you guys cosplaying the Ghost Twins of the Matrix?" Allen inquired curiously.

The twins were pale-skinned, with their hair styled into dirty braids, and their clothes were silver and white trench coats, except they didn't wear sunglasses, revealing dark green pupils.

The twins looked at each other expressionlessly, then rushed towards Allen. Allen saw that the other party held a short blade in his hand, and the sharp tip of the blade almost cut across his neck. Luckily, he dodged quickly.

Yet another short blade stabbed towards Allen's back; Allen felt the crisis immediately crouched down and then rolled to the side.

"Hell, how did you get over here?" Allen looked at the 'Ghost Twins' in surprise.

Allen clearly remembered that one of the twins was still standing by the van, so how did they appear behind him in a flash?

Those two twins didn't say anything to Allen and killed him again with a knife. Allen swung out his baseball bat to fend it off. The sharp knife cut off the steel baseball bat in the other's hand.

'What a sharp knife.' Allen was startled and dodged another knife attack.

This time, Allen looked closely through his eyes, and the twin brothers could actually 'move instantly'! It was almost like the real Ghost Twins.

Allen held the remaining half of the baseball bat with a solemn expression.

Just as one of the twins slashed at him, Allen's eyes glazed over, and the twin suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his crotch, the muscles in his face twitching as his overall movements paused for a split second.

Allen wouldn't let go of this good opportunity, and the half-empty baseball bat smashed hard on the top of the guy's head.

That twin immediately collapsed to the ground, a stream of blood running down his forehead.

Just as Allen tried to add another stick, another assassin came in with a knife, and Allen could only back away to avoid it.

Allen held the somewhat 'bent' baseball bat and spat, "You two have tough heads."

Although Allen didn't finish off any of the twins, he realized that the frequency of the two guys' attacks had slowed down, and the efficiency of their instantaneous movement wasn't as swift as it had been a moment ago.

Allen's heart had some speculation that the two twins' life force might be shared and that if one were injured, the other would be affected as well.

With that thought, a sly smile appeared at the corner of Allen's mouth.

During the next attack, the 'Ghost Twins' got 'testicular pain' now and then, the pain from the vulnerable male part of the body causing all of their attacks to become disorganized.

Allen had realized before that his eyes could bring power to part of his mind. He had tried to control his heart and brain to subdue his enemies, but bones and muscles protected the heart and brain. His eyes could only 'see' but not control them, compared to his testicles, which were only wrapped in a layer of fleshy skin that was easier to maintain.

In the end, under Allen's attack, the 'Ghost Twins' fell to the ground covering their crotches. Their heads were covered in blood, and the half-broken baseball bat in Allen's hand was completely deformed.