SSS Technology System: My Talent's Name Is D.E.L.T.A-Chapter 12: Agent Alpha

"I-Impossible..." The leader managed to speak as the woman stepped forward, dropping the man at her feet.

"I-it’s Nova city’s..." No one had seen her in person before, but she was a person well known on TV, revered as humanity’s second strongest agent.

Eric clenched his fist, and his white lenses narrowed in irritation as a low growl escaped his mouth.

"Agent Alpha."

The other two were out cold, knocked out by Starcore’s Delta number 2 agent.

"Why..." Even the leader couldn’t believe his eyes. Why is Starcore Delta’s number two agent here!?" Thanks to Agent Alpha untimely intervention, his fate was sealed. Arrest or not, as long as the Purple Syndicate’s vice leader still breathed, he was already a dead man walking.

The Purple Syndicate was a ruthless Russian mob that migrated to the upper sector Nova City for its technological edge after the apocalypse. This advantage made expanding their power effortless, turning them into one of the city’s most feared crime gangs.

To make matters worse, they were infamous for their brutal methods of torture and murder, making death at their hands an utterly horrific fate for anyone who crossed or defied them.

Eric couldn’t believe the fear flickering in the leader’s eyes, from what he’d seen so far, the man had always been calm and level-headed.

But it was no surprise that a thug like him would cower the moment he faced an actual powerhouse that dealt with extraterrestrial beings that could level their planet with just a breath.

"So we finally meet, vigilante."

Silence.

The masked man said nothing, he couldn’t. The more he stared at Agent Alpha, the more the memories of his parents came rushing back to him.

Sure, she had nothing to do with it, but it was a constant reminder of these so-called intergalactic agents mistakes.

"I knew those robbers would be back, I just never expected you to show up." Agent Alpha had nothing against vigilantes, it only became a problem when his actions damaged properties of those living in the lower sector.

Still, the masked man stayed silent, not even thinking of offering her a single word.

The leader of the robbers seized the opportunity, and sprang to his feet, shoving the masked man aside before making a break for it.

"Hey!" The masked man finally spoke, regaining his balance, he started sprinting after the leader.

However, before he could take another step, he felt a very powerful force overwhelming him. In the next instant, he was pinned against the building’s wall by his neck.

’She’s fast!’

He hadn’t even taken a step forward, but Agent Alpha had already reached him, pinning him to the walls before he even realized it.

The lines on her suit pulsed with a faint blue glow, and it’s features provided her enhanced strength and speed.

It was her first suit she used the moment she got accepted into Starcore Delta. The Gamma Suit, it came with inbuilt functions that allowed her to survive hazardous environment, and several layers of protection against external forces.

"You’re not going anywhere."

The leader of the hijackers ran into the streets, knowing it was already too late for his two accomplices. All that mattered now was delivering the V-core to his employer before he became the next casualty.

Spotting a passing power bike, he kicked its rider off without hesitation and sped away into the night.

"You’re coming with me." Agent Alpha said plainly as she increased her grip on his neck, attempting to choke him out.

’Hava.’

[Adjusting the Dual Pulse Gloves to full capacity.]

"You’re in the way." The masked man spoke coldly, managing to stretch his hand out in front of her.

A sharp hum burst from the masked man’s glove as concentric rings of blue energy surged outward from his palm, a focused pulse wave that slammed into the Agent Alpha’s chest with brutal force. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The impact launched her backwards like a ragdoll over the car.

With no time to lose, the masked man took off running, springing from the car’s roof to launch himself into the air before firing a grappling hook that caught the side of the warehouse, and just like that, the chase was on once more.

Agent Alpha took a moment to gather herself, she wasn’t harmed by the pulse wave, but it caught her completely off guard.

"I overestimated him, I thought he was just a crackhead acting foolishly because he wanted to play hero. I was wrong, he clearly knows what he’s doing, making him even more dangerous."

She brushed the dust from her clothes and rose to her feet. With a quick glance at the two unconscious robbers, she secured them tightly and left them out in the open for the police to find.

"Now then." Her jet boots flared to life beneath her feet, and it burst with blue fire and a sharp hiss. The ground cracked as the force lifted her upward. In a blink, she shot into the sky, rising high above the clouds in search of the vigilante and the last robber.

The moment she spotted them, she shot forward at supersonic speed, leaving a sonic boom trailing in her wake.

The moment the leader of the robbers glanced over his shoulder, his eyes widened in horror, behind him, the vigilante was closing in through the rooftops, and worst of all, Agent Alpha was hurtling toward them like a torpedo.

"Shit! Shit!! Shit!!! Shit!!!! Shit!!!!!" He twisted the power bike’s handle, and the engine roared to life, the exhaust spewing a cloud of smoke before the bike shot down the road at full speed.

The sonic boom caught the masked man’s ears, and he turned around almost instantly. "Tch, I never thought I’d encounter an intergalactic agent, damn it, I can’t handle both of them on my own. In that case.."

Eric reached into his right pocket and yanked out an EMP grenade. There was no escaping Agent Alpha at her current speed, so before she could take him out of the sky, he aimed to take the leader off the road.

He pressed the grenade’s button and hurled it with all his strength toward the power bike from above. The grenade hit the ground with a metallic clink, its casing pulsing with a rapid blue glow before erupting in a soundless flash.

A rippling wave of distortion rolled out in all directions, and the next second, all electronics within a ten meter range screamed and died.

Within the blast radius, the power bike’s headlights flickered once before going dark. The engine seized instantly, sending the bike skidding across the pavement. It’s momentum tore the leader from the seat, hurling him back-first into a brick wall with a bone-crushing thud.

"Yes! Bullsey—"

Before the masked man could celebrate, Agent Alpha slammed into him midair, driving him into the side of a building with bone-crushing force that shattered its edge in two.

Debris rained down from above, tumbling through the air like a stony downpour. Below, a couple strolled past, hands clasped together.

Agent Alpha’s eyes widened as the couple strolled along the pavement, completely unaware of the danger falling from above.

"Watch out!" Before she could react, the vigilante launched himself from the building’s side, yanking hard on the rope latched on tightly to another building.

At the last second, he swooped beneath the couple, seized them by the waist, and shoved them to the ground just as the chunks of rock smashed into the pavement.

"Marlo... isn’t that, the vigilante!?" As the couple gathered themselves, they couldn’t believe their eyes. They didn’t know whether to be scared or grateful that he had just saved their lifes.

"Get out of here." The masked man spoke in a deep voice, prompting the couple to scramble to their feet and vanish into the night.

The masked man groaned, despite saving them, he hadn’t escaped unscathed. Just before he could push them clear, a chunk of debris had slammed hard into his left shoulder.

"Y-you saved them..." From above, Agent Alpha called down to him, unable to shake the question from her mind, why would an ordinary man, with nothing in his arsenal that could help, risk his life for strangers he didn’t even know?

" ’So we finally meet... Vigilante’, that’s what you told me earlier is it not? Allow me to return the favor, so we finally meet. The only difference is, I can never call you a hero, heroes save lives, not take them away. You’re not a hero, you’re just one of those intergalactic puppets, so don’t try to be one."

As he finally spoke, police sirens wailed from every direction. Agent Alpha was stunned by his words, and slowly drifted into the sky, she knew getting caught in a mess like this would only violate the orders her superior gave her.

As she disappeared into the clouds, the masked man managed to rise to his feet, but by then, two squad cars had already surrounded him, and the police men came down quickly, pointing their guns at the injured vigilante.

"Freeze! Don’t move."

"Ah, shit."