Chapter 547: 247: Impossible Odds

Chapter 247: Impossible Odds

Dr. Zlo growled at the hero hovering in front of him, the man having returned after sending both Riptide and Sweet Dream home with Mabel.

"Now, how about you pack up your things and leave?" the hero asked. "While I'm still asking nicely."

"Ha!" Dr. Zlo laughed. "Do you really think that your paltry threats will work on a villain of my caliber? I am Dr. Zlo! The greatest cri--"

The villain found himself cut off by the hero, the man flying forward to strike at Dr. Zlo. The villain twisted out of the way, barely scraping by thanks to his rocket shoes' erratic flight patterns.

"How rude!" Dr. Zlo shouted. "At least wait for me to finish!"

The villain grabbed his gloves, tossing them at the hero. The dueling gloves activated, balling into fists and giving the enemy a one-two punch. Explosions rocked the area between Dr. Zlo and the hero, sending both flying backward, though none worse for wear.

"Cass!" Dr. Zlo shouted. "Get Quartet and help me out!"

"You got it, boss!" Cass shouted.

The silvery butler turned, scanning the area for Quartet. The minion found him behind an upturned piece of rubble, hiding from the heroes. Periodically, the villain would release blasts of controlled sound, kicking up whirlwinds or shooting pulsing sound blades to pick off stragglers.

"Come on," Cass said to Quartet. "The boss needs our help!"

"I'm not getting involved with that mess!" Quartet complained. "No way, no how!"

Cass furrowed his brow, "Listen, you. I'm not about to let the boss fail this scheme of his. If that means forcing you to do your job, then I'll do it."

"Since when did you have a backbone?" Quartet asked.

"Since I got an arm that makes you listen to me," Cass answered. The minion's arm transformed into a wicked needle after he spoke.

"Okay, I get the point," Quartet answered. "Don't use that thing on me."

"Just hold down that hero for a few more minutes," Cass said. "We've got to make sure there's enough time for the death ray to go off."

Quartet grudgingly accepted, jumping out of his hiding spot to send a blast of sound at the hero facing Dr. Zlo. It struck the NPC in the chest, staggering him but doing no damage. Dr. Zlo followed up by shooting the hero with his laser, but a matching blast from the hero canceled the beams out.

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Cass looked up with wide eyes, "What are we going to do, boss?"

Dr. Zlo looked at his watch again; only thirty seconds had passed in that exchange. "We stall, Cass," the villain said grimly. "This hero won't be able to save the moon if he can't get to Skyline."

"Right," Cass nodded, his eyes growing steely.

Dr. Zlo patted the minion on the back. It was an uncharacteristic action from the villain, but Dylan wasn't about to let his most loyal minion feel unappreciated. Cass's eyes instantly went from steely to teary as his admiration for his boss threatened to overwhelm him.

"Oh, save the sobbing for later," Dr. Zlo complained. "It ruins our evil presence."

"Yes, boss," Cass sniffed. The minion turned back to look at the NPC hero, who had recovered and was flying back toward Dr. Zlo at impossible speeds.

"Dodge!" Dr. Zlo shouted, activating his rocket shoes.

Cass followed suit, his arm transforming into a propeller to take him off the ground. Quartet reacted a moment later, using his sound powers to kick himself into the air.

Half of the minion's bodies were too late.

The NPC slammed back into the moon, kicking up a crater that knocked two of Quartet's bodies high into the air. The caped hero instantly reacted, flying over and giving each body a quick punch that sent it back into Quartet's body. The minion coughed in pain as two of his four bodies returned.

"It seems you all want to play hardball," the hero said. "I had wanted to keep this nice, but it seems you won't allow me that courtesy."

"Ha!" Dr. Zlo laughed. "You ask a villain to play nice? You're more nave than I thought, do-gooder!"

"Call it a sense of decency," the hero responded. "One that you can't seem to keep."

"Ha!" Dr. Zlo laughed again, barely dodging a strike from the hero. "You assume that I was born with any decency at all! I assure you, I am entirely despicable. After all, I plan to destroy the very moon your pesky guild is sitting on!"

The hero grimaced at those words, "I can't let you do that."

"Then try and stop me!" Dr. Zlo taunted. The villain waved his cane, conjuring another disintegration spell that lanced at the hero. Dr. Zlo expected it to get dodged like before, only to be surprised as the hero tanked the blow and flew right into the villain's face.

"You deceiver!" Dr. Zlo roared.

"Just good tactics," the hero answered, swinging his fist.

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