Despite the numerous thoughts and possibilities that went through Thomas' mind, he only spent two seconds on each one.
His mind and body were way above the capabilities of an average human.
"I must say. Just looking at-"
BANG!
Just as Thomas was speaking, Edgar disappeared from his vision, his pupils dilated and his hands instinctively moved to protect his chest.
BANG!
Bam Bam Bam
As the sound of a collision that was almost as loud as a thunderclap resounded in the garden, a figure flew and rolled on the floor at least fifteen times. The figure's unstoppable roll stopped when he slammed into a thick tree in the garden of the Waynes.
"Garhh."
Thomas repeatedly coughed out a mouthful of blood and guts while struggling to regain his senses.
"Ah fuck." Five seconds later, Thomas cursed while resting his back against the tree.
"That's one hell of an unreal power." Thomas mumbled while looking at his arms which were red, swollen, and trembling.
"The power I got from all the body modifications should place me on the same level as a Captain or even a Major. But I almost died from just a single punch from him?" Thomas looked into the distance where he could perceive the man whose powers had far exceeded his estimations.
"Couldn't he at least let me rest for a minute? It's been barely ten seconds." Thomas mumbled while standing.
He grabbed his neck and twisted it, causing a crack to resound in the surroundings.
"I guess it's time for me to go all out."
Thomas grinned, and just as he grinned, Edgar in his nanosuit appeared before him. Edgar held a gun, and when his sensors warned him of the rising energy in Thomas' body, he fired a bullet.
Thomas scoffed as he looked at the red laser that was fired from the gun. The red laser had the potential to cause grievous injuries to his body if he was not careful.
His throat expanded, and to Edgar's surprise, Thomas vomited towards the laser he shot. Just as Edgar wondered what the fuck Thomas just did, he noticed an object in the vomit.
Before the laser could reach the object, the object paused in mid-air, and then it spun. As it spun, it generated sparks, and then a translucent barrier was formed.
Bang!
"Did you really think you're the only one with advanced tech?"
Thomas' mocked, and Edgar's expression became solemn. Not because of Thomas' words. But because of the rising energy his sensors picked up from Thomas.
Thomas' ever disgusting grin never went away from his lips as his body underwent massive changes.
His legs changed to that of a horse
His arms became much bigger, and he had black fur on them like that of an ape.
His torso became bigger, and he grew golden fur like that of a tiger on his entire torso.
His head, face, and neck were also not spared during the transformation. His mouth elongated, and the top of his head became somewhat smooth. His eyes also resembled that of a reptile.
After the entire transformation was over, Thomas' head resembled that of a crocodile.
"Now, why don't you take on somebody your own size Mr. Butler."
Thomas said with a laugh as he stood at the same height as Edgar in his nanosuit.
Meanwhile, Edgar's face behind the helmet was a mixture of shock, confusion, and solemness as he stared at the monstrosity that Thomas had become.
"You're not an assassin. You're part of that abominable cult... The Cult of the Order of the Devil." Edgar gripped his gun tighter as he gazed at Thomas.
He knew. He just knew that things had taken a turn for the worse.
"Why is a member of the Cult of the Order of the Devil here? Why are you attacking us? I don't think my masters have ever offended the Cult."
Edgar asked, and Thomas grinned even with his crocodile jaw.
"How did you know?"
"Only members of the Cult of the Order of the Devil would choose to undergo such a monstrous body transformation. Besides…" Thomas paused, and then a deep frown emerged on his face. "You have the same disgusting personality as the members of the cult."
"Hahahahaha!" Thomas' laughed with a maniacal grin even with his crocodile jaws. A sight that would have scared the shit out of a child.
"I'm surprised you could guess my affiliation from just this." Thomas grinned. "I'm guessing you've either fought or encountered one of us in the past?"
"I have." Edgar gripped the handle of his gun with more strength, and his next words were spoken with a bone chilling tone, "And it was the most disgusting encounter I've ever had."
"Oh." Thomas tilted his head, "I'm somewhat curious as to who you met and what you witnessed."
Thomas smiled lightly. Then he clapped.
Boom
Without caring about the booming sound he created just from a clap, he spoke:
"You asked why I'm attacking the Wayne family right?"
Thomas chuckled.
"Well… isn't it obvious?"
Edgar furrowed his brows.
"It's because you guys offended somebody you shouldn't have. And now… I was hired to kill the entire Wayne family."
Edgar's eyes widened, and a bad feeling emerged in his heart.
"When was the last time you tried calling the Waynes?" Thomas smiled widely, and the bad feeling in Edgar's heart increased.
"If I should guess, you were not able to reach them." Thomas continued.
"But the truth is… they were busy. Like really, really, really busy."
Thomas paused with an evil and demented chuckle.
"They were busy screaming their lungs out that is! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Thomas spread out his arms while laughing like an absolutely mad man.
Meanwhile, Edgar stood still with a stunned expression and an expression filled with disbelief as his gaze became unfocused.
"You don't believe me right?"
Edgar's gaze shifted.
"Look…" Thomas spread out his left palm, and a holographic image appeared.
"Look at how beautiful their expressions were. Aren't they more beautiful and handsome? Don't they look peaceful?"
"HAHAHAHA!"
Thomas continued laughing in maniacal glee as he showed a holographic image of two heads on the laps of two clothed bodies.
The heads were bruised, battered, and bloodied beyond recognition.
One head had its hair burned off with its scalp looking like it had worms in it. One of its eyeballs dangled out of the eye socket. Its jaw was shattered, and in the place of its jaw were two objects which were the ears of the owner of the head.
Also, the nose of the head was crawling with countless worms in and outside of it. The worms moved from the nose to the shattered jaw and the earless ears. If one looked closely, one would sometimes notice the melted skin of the head crawl.
The other head was also the same as the previous head. But if one observed closely, one would notice that the first head was that of a male, while the second head was that of a female.
Meanwhile, as Edgar stared at the unbelievable scene before him, he felt something within him snap.