"This time, thanks to Mr. Karl's reminder, we were able to establish a defense line early on the outskirts of these target cities... otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
General Ross stared at the big screen with a complicated expression, subconsciously clenching his fists, and muttering to himself with lingering fear:
"Presumably, this should be what Mr. Karl said... the real crisis, right?"
From General Ross's perspective, the life and death of seven cities... no, the entire [Northeast Industrial Zone], was indeed far more serious than the damage caused by a Kaiju in the [Philippines].
After all, it's better for a friend to die than for me to suffer.
The [Philippines] is at best a dispensable little ally.
How can it be compared with the national security of [America] itself?
But what made General Ross feel a little unwilling and annoyed was that.
Due to insufficient consideration of the situation beforehand, the excellent opportunity he had originally planned—to personally lead the troops and turn the tide in front of the American people when the crisis first appeared, showing his brilliance—was wasted in vain!
Now he can only hide helplessly behind the defense line like this, waiting for the support of the subsequent large forces... and be robbed of most of the credit by others.
Alas~~
Perhaps it was because of the excessive tension.
An extremely absurd scene actually appeared in General Ross's mind.
Afterwards, Karl grabbed his sparse hair and questioned fiercely, "I gave you a chance, but you're useless!!"
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Half an hour after darkness shrouded the 7 cities!
Ten thousand meters above the outskirts of [Chicago].
Inside the bridge of the [Sky Carrier], several figures appeared one after another, taking their seats around the conference table.
Among them were:
Captain America, Tony Stark, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Bruce Banner, Sharon Carter... and Eddie Brock??
"Hey, Captain, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."
Tony Stark still had that arrogant attitude unique to a nouveau riche, and couldn't help but tease as soon as they met, "I thought I'd have to wait another 70 years!"
Captain America obviously understood the "deep" meaning in the other party's words, and without getting angry, he smiled and retorted, "Don't worry, I'll go to your tombstone to offer flowers then."
Tch!
Just because you have the [Super Soldier Serum] "protecting" you, you think you're great?
Tony Stark naturally couldn't admit defeat so easily. When it came to verbal sparring, he had hardly ever lost.
He immediately raised a finger and pointed upwards with a flamboyant look on his face.
"Sorry, I've already decided to upload my consciousness to the cloud after death. I can completely control a mechanical body to attend your funeral..."
Speaking of which, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and continued with an exaggerated expression, "Oh, I almost forgot, you probably don't even know what [cloud] is, do you?"
Captain America was stunned when he heard this. He had indeed never heard of this new word before.
So he subconsciously looked up, looking at the sky outside through the arched glass dome.
"Pfft... hahaha!"
Such a ridiculous scene made Tony Stark couldn't help but burst into laughter, holding his stomach and almost choking on his laughter, "Look, I knew he would look up at the sky."
Mutual bickering is almost as indispensable as a task in the [Avengers Alliance].
It can allow everyone to ease the originally heavy atmosphere in the shortest possible time and face the upcoming battle with a relaxed mood.
So Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Bruce Banner had long been accustomed to Tony Stark's unreliable style and Captain America's "speechless" expression when he was at a loss for words, and they all showed kind smiles on their faces.
It's just that the smile on Black Widow's face was obviously a little stiff, and she didn't seem to have recovered from the previous dangerous encounter.
On the other hand, Sharon Carter, who was participating in a formal combat meeting for the first time, retorted with a look of disgust when she heard the other party deliberately belittling Captain America:
"Captain doesn't need to know what [cloud] is... instead of caring about this, it's better to seriously consider why Director Fury called us here!"
Tony Stark glanced at the aggressive female agent, then turned his head and winked ambiguously at Captain America, "I have to say, Captain, your luck with women seems to be very good."
Then he suddenly changed the subject, raised his finger and pointed at Eddie Brock, who was standing at the edge and hadn't taken a seat, and said:
"Okay, it seems like I have to say it... doesn't anyone explain why this wanted criminal is also here?"
While speaking, Tony Stark had already taken out his mobile phone with holographic projection function, and ordered [Jarvis] to retrieve all the relevant information about the other party and display it in front of everyone.
Captain America frowned, obviously unwilling to associate with this kind of person with a bad record.
The others also cast disgusted glances at Eddie Brock.
Seeing this, Eddie Brock smiled helplessly, and suddenly regretted his decision to come and listen to this combat meeting.
Although with Nick Fury's special approval, he has now transformed from a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment into a [.] Level 6 agent with great authority and free movement.
But he knew in his heart that none of the people present were ruthless characters he could afford to offend.
Just as Eddie Brock was in a dilemma, Nick Fury finally appeared, saying with a gloomy face:
"Everyone, I specially invited you here this time, not to fuss about these unimportant things..."
"At this moment, including the city under your feet, a total of 7 cities were suddenly shrouded in an unknown dark energy half an hour ago."
"Then, about 15 minutes ago, a vampire army suddenly appeared, using the cover of darkness to attack these cities..."
Now, the attacked area is still expanding rapidly. If it is not stopped in time, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Captain America was the first to react, with a look of fear on his face, and asked somewhat anxiously, "Fury, is the situation of the [Blood God Cult] going to be staged again?"
Hawkeye couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he recalled his near-death experience last time.
"Perhaps worse than that!"
Nick Fury said worriedly, "According to the news from the military, the scale of the vampire's attack this time is unprecedented, even if it is said to be an all-out attack."
"But the only thing to be thankful for is that the weaknesses of the vampires that appeared this time have not disappeared. They are still afraid of ultraviolet rays, crosses, and holy water..."
"Huff..."
As participants in the [Blood God Cult Battle], Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts when they heard this.
Fortunately, in this case, there is still a fight!
Tony Stark keenly captured the subtle changes in the expressions on the three people's faces and said somewhat suspiciously:
"Wait a minute, you guys didn't notify me and secretly went on a team-building activity, did you?"
How dare you still have the face to be here talking nonsense?
Which bastard secretly ran to participate in the [PPDC Organization]'s summit when [.] needed help the most?
Dare you tell everyone loudly who that person is?
Nick Fury forcibly suppressed the urge to rush over and beat Tony Stark violently and continued the previous topic.
"This large-scale vampire attack on humans is obviously not as simple as it seems on the surface... I suspect that there is a shocking conspiracy hidden behind it that can threaten all mankind!"
"So, next I need you to help me figure out what these vampires want to do... is it simply hunting humans, or is there something else?"
Tony Stark restrained his smile and asked somewhat seriously, "Fury, presumably you should already have a target, right?"
"That's right."
Nick Fury waved his hand to his deputy Maria Hill, who then called up an image of a silent male on the big screen.
"According to the latest intelligence obtained by Agent Romanoff when she rushed to [Chicago], it has now been determined that Blade is one of the seven instigators who released the dark energy this time."
"I think he must know something..."
Except for Captain America, everyone else trembled in their hearts when they heard this. They had heard of Blade's reputation for a long time.
But wasn't this guy specializing in hunting vampires before?
Why is he colluding with them now?
"So, gentlemen, it's time to move, the [Quinjet] will directly send you to the designated location, and there are also special weapons prepared for your mission on the plane..."
However.
Before Nick Fury could finish speaking, he saw Captain America on the opposite side stand up with a solemn expression and questioned:
"I remember you just said that a total of seven cities were attacked by vampires."
"That's right." Nick Fury knew what the other party was going to say, and his tone gradually became stern, "But I think Captain you should understand that [.] is not omnipotent, we can't save so many people at the same time..."
"And instead of dispersing our forces at this time, it is better to concentrate on breaking through one point first and figure out the conspiracy hidden behind the enemy, so that we can save more people!"
Tony Stark pointed his chin in Nick Fury's direction and looked at Captain America and said, "This time I'm on his side!"
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Although the others did not speak, it was not difficult to see from the expressions on their faces that they all supported Nick Fury's decision.
"Then let's set off quickly."
Captain America didn't waste any time and immediately stood up and walked out of the [Bridge] first.
After all 6 people had left, Maria Hill approached Nick Fury and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:
"Sir, you didn't seem to tell them about the [Centennial Conference]!"
"For me, trusting others is always like a gamble." Nick Fury looked at the thick clouds shrouded in darkness in front of him and said in a very firm tone:
"Although I am willing to trust them... but when it comes to the fate of all mankind, I can't afford to gamble."
"What's more, soldiers don't need to know too much, they just need to unconditionally obey the orders issued by the commander, don't you think so?"
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Half an hour after the darkness shrouded!
The streets of the 7 cities have long been devoid of any complete human figures.
Blood, corpses, and broken limbs are everywhere...
Countless humans have been brutally murdered...
The streets and alleys are filled with groups of vampires, who are wantonly reveling in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
And those who are temporarily hiding in buildings will also be hunted down sooner or later!
Endless fear rises from every street in the city, and under the catalysis of dark energy in the sky, it gradually transforms into seven magic circles that ordinary people cannot detect.
They echo each other and converge into a majestic and refined extreme energy above the sky.
Then, under the guidance of some powerful magic, it begins to continuously inject into the altar located on [Belle Isle, Detroit].
At this time, beside the altar engraved with ancient magic runes.
A silver-haired woman covered in a purple cloak, looking at the evil hexagram magic circle drawn with human blood on the ground of the altar, and the magic runes within it that were slowly and orderly "lit up" by extreme energy.
Without turning her head, she said to the female vampire standing behind her, who was also covered in a black cloak:
"Lilith, the ritual has begun, now we just need to wait until all the runes are lit up, and this extreme dark energy will open up a channel between the real world and the [Hell Dimension] where you are..."
"But you people better move quickly, because maintaining the [Dimensional Channel] consumes a lot of energy. Once the energy is exhausted, the channel will be closed."
"I understand."
Lilith, who was attached to the female vampire, immediately showed a look of joy on her face when she heard this, and said in an extremely respectful tone, "Thank you, Lady Clea, for your help."
"There's nothing to thank, we're just taking what we need." The silver-haired woman named Clea warned with a cold look, "But there's one thing I must remind you, don't think that your mission is over after killing Dracula?"
"If you can't help us find the exact whereabouts of [Red Slayer], you know what the consequences will be."
Faced with the threat, Lilith, as the [Demon Lord], actually trembled instinctively.
She seemed to be very afraid of the silver-haired woman in front of her.
Or rather... what really made her afraid was the huge organization behind the other party.
Lilith quickly bowed her body and said with a sincere and fearful expression:
"Please rest assured, Lady Clea, I will never forget the original promise... I owe my growth today entirely to the help of the Order, so even if I go through fire and water, I will resolutely complete the task."
The silver-haired woman didn't say much, and her figure immediately sank into the shadows on the ground and disappeared without a trace.
"Huff..."
Lilith breathed a long sigh of relief, then straightened her body again, turned her eyes to the direction of [Impossible City], and whispered with a grin:
"Dracula, you're dead this time!!"
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[Impossible City].
"Finally finished before the meeting started."
In the room at the end of the second floor, Celine stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the huge magic circle drawn on the floor with her own blood, filled with complex runes. A relieved expression appeared on her pretty face.
Although this was the first time in her life that she had drawn a magic circle,
she had finally managed to perfectly replicate the pattern her Boss had shown her before, thanks to her superhuman memory.
She just hadn't expected the whole process to be so time-consuming and mentally draining.
But fortunately, it was finally done!
Knock, knock, knock—
A gentle knock suddenly sounded outside the room, along with a female voice.
"Miss Celine, the meeting is about to begin. Please come with me to the [Lord's Hall]."
The person was obviously a servant sent by the butler, Alfred, to remind her of the time.
Celine didn't have time to rest. First, she quickly covered the magic circle with the soft fur carpet.
Then, after confirming from various angles that the magic circle hidden underneath would not be easily discovered, she nodded in satisfaction.
Then, she walked out of her bedroom, took the two subordinates who had been guarding on both sides of the door, and pushed the door open.
She said to the vampire maid who had been waiting respectfully outside the door, "Then please lead the way!"
