Chapter 132: R: The Great Bat Incident (Part 9)

Behind the wreckage of a car, Seeing Natasha rolled to dodge a bat's pounce, then took a strangely shaped gun and fired at the bat.

Instantly, blue ice crystals climbed onto the bat's body, followed by expanding into an ice block. A bat specimen frozen in ice fell from mid-air.

Seeing Natasha shook her hand and said, "I have to admit, this thing is more useful than I imagined. The flight trajectory of these ice spikes is quite accurate."

On the other side of the road, Hawkeye was coordinating with Quake. Daisy slapped her palm against the wall of a tall building, and the group of bats crouching on the roof flew up in a flurry.

Hawkeye held a specially shaped bow and arrow, nocked it on the bowstring, aimed at the group of bats taking flight, and pulled the bow to full draw. Bright blue arrows whistled past, accompanied by ice crystals.

In an instant, the freezing ice crystals exploded, forming a freezing whirlwind. The group of bats was frozen into ice blocks instantly, and when they fell to the ground, accompanied by the shattering of the ice, they were directly dismembered into several pieces.

Hawkeye walked up to check, and Quake Daisy also walked over. Daisy squatted down and fiddled with the ice blocks, saying, "It's amazing, their self-healing ability can't function at all."

"After all, they're frozen, and there's no space for them to heal themselves. The person who came up with this method is truly a genius," Hawkeye said.

Seeing Natasha said on the walkie-talkie, "Director George told us to go support the front line after we solve the flank problem. The effect of that big lizard's transformation is about to wear off, and we need to rush over to save the situation."

As she spoke, she destroyed the door of a car, sat inside, and Hawkeye and Daisy sat in the car together, and the group rushed toward the front line.

Near the Brooklyn Bridge, as the sun gradually rose, the vampires' offensive began to weaken, and the scales on Connors' body began to gradually recede, and his size began to shrink.

He performed a leap, jumped behind a tall building to hide, and then slowly returned to human form.

Beside him, Spider-Man swung over, threw a schoolbag to Connors, and said, "Doctor! Clothes!"

"Thank you," Connors said. The lizard features on his body hadn't completely receded; his eyes were still vertical pupils, and there were still faint scales on both sides of his cheeks, looking a bit strange. But Peter said, "Doctor, don't do such dangerous things in the future, okay? Who knows if that serum will..."

"As a researcher, you should have confidence in your own research products. I believe everything is within a controllable range."

Peter scratched his head and said, "Fine, I'll take you back now. Dr. Shiller seems to have something to find you for."

"Did you come up with that freezing gun?"

"Uh... not entirely. I just made some improvements."

"I found that you have a talent for reducing costs that most people don't have," Dr. Connors praised. "You actually made this kind of magical weapon capable of mass production. How did you do it?"

Peter gave a wry smile and said, "Probably because I'm poor."

In the lab at Stark Tower, when Connors entered, Shiller and Stark were already waiting for him. Connors said, "The situation on the battlefield has improved because it's already daytime. However, we definitely won't have an easy time tonight."

"From what I can see, the mastermind behind the vampires seems to be still accumulating strength. He has brought in another large batch of bats, possibly wanting to launch a full-scale attack tonight."

"Nick just called to say that the vampires are requesting peace talks."

"This is their delaying tactic," Connors said. "Can't Nick see that? Peace talks? Then what does it mean that they continue to mobilize troops to Brooklyn?"

"We all know their purpose, but there are quite a few people in the human race who aren't very bright," Stark said.

"They aren't not bright, they just have profits to be made," Shiller said. "People who sell out the interests of their race to gain benefits for themselves, people who count defeat before counting victory, people who are both superstitious and fearful—there are so many humans, it's not strange to have a few oddballs."

"What did Nick say? Do we really have to have peace talks with them?" Dr. Connors walked over to sit down and poured himself a glass of water.

"If it were like before, this might really succeed. The fighting is about enough, neither side wants to continue losing, and the vampires didn't have the moral high ground for starting the war, but humans are at a disadvantage, so the two sides are basically even, and the rest is just dividing the benefits at the negotiating table."

Connors pursed his lips and said, "Yeah, everyone is happy, and no one cares about the casualties of the front-line personnel."

"But I'm saying, that was the situation in the past; this time it might be different."

"What other turning point could there be? I see that those people sitting in Congressional offices don't want to fight anymore," Connors said. "They even started asking the police not to use firepower coverage. What kind of nonsense is that?"

Shiller took out a remote control and turned on a screen in the lab, which was playing real-time news.

On one side of the screen was a reporter, and on the other side was a congressman. The congressman said passionately, "We will fight these monsters to the end! Humanity will never take a step back! He wants to sit down and talk to us now? I want to tell them, it's too late! They must pay the price for this..."

"Hmm, is this the radical faction that wants war?" Connors asked.

Shiller pressed the remote control and switched to another channel. A more portly, somewhat fat politician was sitting on a sofa. He said, "We should look at this invasion incident from a more rational perspective. Admittedly, although the vampires were the ones who invaded first, I believe this is not without reason. They might have their own demands, and humanity should attach importance to..."

Before he could finish speaking, the phone in his pocket rang. He said, "Sorry, I'll go take a call."

"Longxiang"

After a while, when this somewhat fat politician walked back, he said, "I just received some very heartbreaking news, yes..."

He waved his fist and said, "This group of terrible monsters caused thousands of police casualties! This is a terrible atrocity! It's an unjust war! We must fight them to the end! Listen, you damn monsters, I'll say it right here: you're doomed..."

"What's wrong with him? Why..."

Then, Shiller switched to another channel. This time, the interviewee was a big shot, because the background was the White House office. The interviewee said, "Regarding this invasion incident, we feel very sorry, but the blood of the sacrificed personnel cannot be shed in vain. The violent behavior of the vampires will surely be sanctioned by justice. The President vows to face this disaster together with all the people, and will never take a step back..."

"What exactly is going on?" Connors asked, puzzled. "Why is their stance suddenly so consistent? And so tough?"

It wasn't just Connors who was confused.

In a dim basement, the radical vampire leader Deacon said to his subordinates, "Hurry up and find out what exactly is going on? Isn't our lobbying already quite effective? Why did that group of damn humans suddenly change their attitude completely?"

Then he cursed under his breath, saying, "My plan had already worked; as long as we could drag it past this daytime, humans would have no follow-up strength. Hurry! Go investigate immediately! What exactly happened?!"

In the S. H. I. E. L. D. office, Nick and Pierce shook hands. Pierce said, "I know we haven't seen each other for a long time, but we can talk about old times later."

"Are you sure you can control this industrial chain? My position in the Security Council needs your support. If S. H. I. E. L. D. can possess an industrial chain not controlled by other forces, this will be good for both you and me."

"This industrial chain can only be controlled by us, because it relates to extraordinary creatures. I have great confidence that I can persuade Osborn and Stark to maintain it together, while resisting pressure from other forces."

"Better be so," Pierce concluded. "Even without mentioning future development, just the vampire and immortality technology industrial chain alone can bring us unimaginable huge profits. This is an indispensable cornerstone for maintaining world peace and must be taken with all our might. I believe you can definitely do it, Nick."

"Of course, we have already obtained the preliminary proposal from Osborn. Honestly, the person who came up with this method is a genius. The mysteriousness of extraordinary creatures and the characteristics of their external manifestations are enough to attract people to invest with big money."

"Now the plan is confirmed, we need to hurry up and urge them to put it into production. Don't forget, the war is still going on, and it's at its hottest. If we can produce the first batch of samples before the vampires are completely eliminated, then the follow-up matters will be much easier to handle."

Pierce patted Nick on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about the initial investment being too large; I think we can be even more radical. Feed those swing voters, use money to plug their mouths, and make the rapid implementation of the plan the main goal."

"Don't worry, even if S. H. I. E. L. D. doesn't take action, those who see the huge profits in this will spontaneously go and persuade their colleagues."

"Which factions have confirmed they've joined?"

"The South Office's..."

Nick Fury pointed his finger to the left. Pierce said, "It really is them, that group of radical left-wing warmongers; they are indeed natural allies."

"Alright, I won't disturb you. I know you still have to go and win over more teammates."

"Oh, also, I heard that a batch of new freezing weapons appeared on the front line. Can you get one for me to see? I'm a bit curious about this."

"No problem, that's a batch of freezing guns urgently produced by Stark Group, codenamed 'Blizzard'. I can get a set; I haven't seen them either."

After Pierce left, Nick took out his phone and called Shiller. He said, "Are you sure the Security Council won't be suspicious of this? After all, no matter how you look at it, the timing of that bat monster's appearance is too coincidental."

"And it only showed its face once and disappeared quickly. Will it arouse the curiosity of those with ulterior motives?"

"Didn't you also agree with this plan when we were formulating it before?" Shiller's tone was a bit slow; clearly, staying up all night made him a bit sleepy.

Nick sighed slightly and said, "After all, if we waited for them to all swarm into New York and then prepare to launch a full-scale war of aggression, we would be too passive, and the casualties would be even greater."

"We can only take the initiative to attack and lure them out. I just feel that this plan is still a bit too hasty and will inevitably leave behind evidence."

"That's your business; you're the general director of this 'Bat God Descent' drama, I'm just a stagehand."

Nick smiled and said, "A stagehand? That's really interesting. This is the first time I've heard this kind of statement. You're probably the kind of stagehand every director dreams of."

"You're also a good director, Director Nick. Happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation."

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