Chapter 121: Illusion Magic and the Prophecy Slate
"Phew."
The moment Lynn pulled him back, Tony Stark opened his faceplate like a drowning man, gasping for air, his expression filled with lingering fear.
"Tony, are you alright?!"
Seeing Tony in this state, Lynn and Steve immediately stepped forward to support him.
"I'm fine, God, the moment I left the Base, I felt like I had fallen into the deep sea, not only couldn't I breathe, but I could even feel the darkness of that deep sea!"
"And I also saw a huge shark trying to swallow me whole, that feeling was too real!"
Helping Tony, who had detached from his armor, sit on the ground, Lynn said, "It seems this is no longer simple mind control. Perhaps it's related to magic?"
With that, Lynn took out his phone and dialed Stephen Strange.
As soon as the call connected, Strange's panting voice came through, "Lynn, this is illusion magic. The person using this magic is more powerful than me."
"Right now, only those with the strongest will… *bang*, FUXX, Lynn, only those with the strongest will can break through the illusion magic. Don't let Professor X try. You guys hurry up, I can't hold on much longer…"
Before he could finish speaking, Strange's call was abruptly cut off.
After hearing Strange's words, Steve, who was holding his shield nearby, said, "Let me try. Although I don't know why Strange doesn't want Professor X to try, I think I should be able to break free from this magic!"
Seeing Steve volunteer, Lynn was about to speak when Friday said, "Everyone, you need to see this!"
Hearing Friday's words, everyone looked at the large screen.
On the large screen connected to the surveillance, Stephen Strange was shown flying in the air, fighting some ugly and Strange creatures.
Below him, Hulk stood bewildered among the crowd, looking up at the building like the ordinary people.
"Oh my God."
Seeing this, Scott said, "Is it another alien invasion of Earth?"
"I'm not sure, but whatever it is, we need to quickly find a way to resolve this illusion magic!"
With that, Lynn looked at Steve and said, "I'll go with you!"
"Alright!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Steve nodded.
Within the entire Illuminati Base, if one were to talk about the two people with the strongest will, perhaps besides Professor X, it would only be Lynn and Steve.
Others might feel fear, threat, or even become immersed in the illusion magic.
But Lynn and Steve would not!
The moment Lynn stepped out of the Illuminati, he felt a dizzy spell, his Spider-Sense frantically warning him, and the surrounding space and time began to collapse and shatter.
Countless fragments of space and time revolved around Lynn, constantly splitting and reassembling. When the dizziness disappeared, Lynn found himself sitting on a chair, and beneath the chair, a large group of people were kneeling.
Among these people, Lynn immediately recognized Thanos, Ultron with all the Infinity Stones, Loki, God of time, Galactus, one of the five great Gods, the Celestials, and even countless ancient Gods.
These ancient Gods knelt on one knee at Lynn's feet, seemingly expressing their highest reverence.
At this moment, Lynn felt himself filled with power. With just a thought, he could erase this Universe, and with a snap of his fingers, he could easily create a brand new Universe.
This creator-like power captivated Lynn somewhat, but he quickly realized it was illusion magic.
On the other side, Steve, who had walked out of the Illuminati Base with Lynn, was now standing inside a club.
Many men and women were dancing gracefully to the melodious music.
Just as Steve was looking around, a very familiar voice sounded behind him.
"You're late!"
Hearing this voice, Steve subconsciously turned his head, only to see a young Peggy Carter smiling at him, then extending her hand to invite him, "I'm not afraid of you stepping on my feet."
Looking at Peggy's smiling invitation to dance, Steve's breathing gradually became rapid, and he subconsciously reached out his hand: "Peggy…"
At the same time, in a very old castle in Boston.
Elsa Bloodstone, who was discussing Vampire hunting with Blade, suddenly felt a jolt, and the modified necklace around her neck also emitted bursts of light.
"Prophecy Stone Tablets!"
Sensing something unusual, Elsa Bloodstoneimmediately dropped the ancient book in her hand and ran straight to the second floor. Seeing this, Blade also followed out of curiosity.
Upon reaching the second floor, they saw the treasure box on the bookshelf glowing. Seeing this, Elsa Bloodstone quickly ran forward, took down the treasure box, and opened it.
Inside the treasure box were four stacked Prophecy Stone Tablets, and the uppermost one had mostly turned into powder, leaving only a small piece of the tablet with content carved on it.
Carefully picking up the only remaining small piece of the tablet, they saw a person sitting on a throne carved on it, with a group of people kneeling below him.
Seeing the content on the tablet, Blade frowned and said, "Elsa, what is this?"
"Prophecy Stone Tablets. I obtained them accidentally in a very ancient tomb when I was chasing a Vampire."
Hearing Elsa's explanation, Blade frowned and said, "Legend has it that the Prophecy Stone Tablets can predict future events. From this small remaining part of the pattern, it looks like someone has ruled the World?"
"Not sure!"
Facing Blade's inquiry, Elsa Bloodstone frowned and said, "When I first obtained the Prophecy Stone Tablets, there was no content on them, but now something has appeared on the tablets…"
Before she could finish speaking, the tablet in her hand suddenly cracked and then turned into powder, flowing through Elsa's fingers.
Seeing this, Blade was greatly surprised, but Elsa's brows were tightly furrowed: "Legend says that the Prophecy Stone Tablets will shatter after an accurate prophecy about the future appears on them. It seems this legend is true."
"What is certain is that someone will rule the Earth in the future, but unfortunately, we only saw a small part, so we can't deduce the complete information."
With that, Elsa looked at the remaining three Prophecy Stone Tablets.
But these three Prophecy Stone Tablets were bare, with no patterns on them.
Hearing the solemnity in Elsa's tone, Blade thought for a moment and said, "We can't be sure who will rule the Earth in the future, but perhaps we can contact the New York Illuminati and the Avengers?"
"If they know that someone is ambitious and wants to rule the World, they will definitely find a way to stop it!"
Hearing Blade say that, Elsa Bloodstone glanced at the tablet powder on the ground, then said to Blade, "We do need to go to New York."
"As far as I know, since S.H.I.E.L.D.'s forces suffered heavy losses, many Vampires have come to the United Statesrecently."
"Although I don't know what these Vampires want to do, we need to inform the Illuminati!"
With that, Elsa Bloodstone stood up from the ground and then said to Blade, "Get ready. We'll head to New York in ten minutes!"
"Phew."
Taking a deep breath, Steve slowly opened his eyes.
The bright sunlight was still dazzling, but everything around him had changed from the club to reality.
"You're awake?"
Hearing Lynn's voice beside him, Steve subconsciously turned his head to look.
When he saw Lynn's somewhat concerned eyes, Stevenodded, "How long have you been awake?"
"Only a few seconds before you!"
Looking at the complex emotions intertwined in Steve's eyes, Lynn asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, just fine!"
Taking a deep breath, Steve tightened his grip on his shield and said, "I almost didn't want to come back. Let's go, Lynn, we'll go support Strange now!"
"Okay, I'll go support Strange first, you can come slowly. The others will remain at the Base for now."
With that, Lynn instantly teleported and disappeared from in front of Steve.
Above the seventeen-story building in Manhattan.
Stephen Strange, who had been kicked away, barely managed to control his body and was about to cast a magic attack on the dark magician in front of him.
But the next second, chains made of magical energy fixed his limbs in the air.
No matter how Strange struggled, those magical chains were impossibly strong and unbreakable. One of the dark magicians even pulled out a dagger and lunged straight for Strange's chest.
At that critical moment, a Heat Vision beam instantly pierced through the dark magician's chest from far to near, and then a figure appeared beside Strange.
"You're quite a mess, a few small fries almost took you out?"
Looking at Strange, who was fixed in the air in a large 'X' shape, Lynn released Heat Vision, preparing to cut the magical chains binding him.
But the Heat Vision did not work when it touched the magical chains; instead, the chains became thicker.
"This is dark magic. Only by killing all these dark magicians will the magical chains be released!"
Hearing Strange say that, Lynn nodded.
With a gentle wave of his hand, a field of energy was released, and cars below instantly flew into the air, crashing towards the dark magicians!
Seeing the cars crashing towards them under Lynn's control, these dark magicians used cutting magic to shred the cars.
The shredded cars fell downwards, but Lynn instantly closed in.
He casually grabbed a dark magician's neck and twisted it, then, seeing another one preparing to cast magic on him, he directly used Heat Vision to blast its head apart.
In just a single breath, two dark magicians died in Lynn's hands.
The other dark magicians immediately cast a spell together. The next second, a portal opened, and a massive monster struggled to crawl out of the portal.
Seeing this, Lynn snorted coldly, used teleportation to appear in front of the monster that was crawling out, and then raised his fist and smashed it heavily onto the monster's head.
"Crack…"
A sound of skull shattering echoed, and the huge monster let out a howl before its head slumped down.
Seeing this incredibly strong monster being killed by a single punch from Lynn, the remaining Dark Mages retreated in fear.
The backlash from their Dark magic caused blood to flow from their noses and mouths. Before these Dark Mages could cast more spells, a dagger appeared in Lynn's hand, and he began to reap their lives.
As the Dark Mages were slain by Lynn, the portal also closed.
The monster, with its head hanging low, was decapitated by the closing magic portal, its several-meter-wide head falling directly onto the street.
Stephen Strange, freed from the magic chains, breathed a sigh of relief and then flew to Lynn's side, saying, "Lynn, this is just the beginning. Now we need to find the sound system installed in this building."
"These Dark Mages used this sound system to cast illusion magic."
At this point, Stephen Strange looked around and said, "Unfortunately, the leader of these Dark Mages escaped. He is brewing a conspiracy that could destroy the World!"
Hearing Strange say this, Lynn nodded.
He used Teleportation to enter the building, then followed the sound of the music to find the sound system on the thirteenth floor.
After destroying the sound system with Heat Vision, the people who were walking towards this area on the street outside all stopped in place.
After waking up from being controlled, everyone was initially confused, not knowing why they were there, and then began to panic.
Among the crowd, the awakened Hulk subconsciously looked around. When he saw the head of the giant monster at his feet, he clenched his fists and stomped on it, crushing it.
And when the surrounding people saw Hulk, their panic intensified, and many began to scream and run away.
Just as the chaos was about to escalate, Lynn Hallsuddenly appeared in the air, and with the help of Strange's magic, his voice instantly spread throughout New York.
"Everyone, I am Lynn Hall, Director of the New York FBIand leader of the Illuminati. Please remain calm, do not panic or push, to avoid stampede accidents!"
As Lynn's voice echoed through the streets and alleys of New York, the previously terrified citizens gradually calmed down.
In New York, some people might not know who the Mayor of New York is, or even who the President is, but absolutely no one doesn't know who Lynn Hall is!
After saying this, Lynn saw the crowd below gradually calm down, then landed on the ground and looked at the ugly and Strange Dark Mages.
Then he said to Strange, who was beside him, "Are these Dark Mages Earthlings? They can use a sound system to cast illusion magic? This is the first time I've seen magiccombined with technology!"
Facing Lynn's question, Strange took a deep breath and said, "Although these Dark Mages are Earthlings, the long-term accumulation of dark energy has made them lose their humanity."
"As for using the sound system to cast illusion magic to control ordinary people, that was done by the Dark Mage leader. I believe he must have other forces behind him!"
As the two were talking, Hulk walked over with his fists clenched.
"Hulk... doesn't know why... he's here!"
Listening to Hulk's simple voice, Lynn raised his hand and patted his arm to soothe him.
"Lynn, let the Illuminati and the Avengers gather. Perhaps a World-destroying conspiracy is about to begin!"
Seeing Strange's solemn expression, Lynn nodded, then pressed his communication earpiece, signaling all Illuminati members to assemble!
"Rumble"
"Rumble"
Accompanied by a series of thunderous sounds, the Bifrost Bridge teleportation magic landed around the three.
When the light dissipated, Thor appeared, walking over with Jane Foster.
"I heard Heimdall say that Earth is facing a crisis of destruction, so I rushed over. Fortunately, I'm not too late!"
Seeing Thor return to Earth, Lynn stepped forward and asked, "Has the Aether Particle in Jane been cleared?"
"It's cleared, but..."
"But what?"
"But we might encounter an even more powerful enemy in the future!"
Saying that, Thor recounted the events to Lynn.
Ever since Thor brought Jane Foster back to Asgard, he had been discussing with Loki how to extract the Aether Particle from Jane.
Finally, after discussion, the two took Jane Foster to the Dark Elves' Planet.
There, the two cooperated successfully, allowing the Dark Elf leader to extract the Aether Particle from Jane. Then, the two brothers fought with the Dark Elf leader.
Just as they were about to kill the Dark Elf leader, a giant warship appeared on that Planet.
And Thanos, carrying the Power Stone, emerged, not only saving the Dark Elf leader but also capturing Thor.
It was then that Thor realized that Loki had tipped off Thanos, and even the Power Stone in Thanos's hand was obtained by Loki from who knows where and then given to Thanos!
After Thor was captured by Thanos, Odin appeared, and ultimately, at the cost of the Space Stone, exchanged Thor and Jane Foster from Thanos's hand.
Listening to Thor's narration, Lynn frowned.
Thanos already has the Power Stone, and it was given to him by Loki?
"Now that Titan already possesses the Space Stone, the Power Stone, and the Reality Stone, according to Loki, he only needs the Time, Mind, and Soul Stones!"
"If this Titan gathers all six Infinity Stones, then with just a snap of his fingers, he can wipe out half of all life in the Universe!"
At this point, Thor gripped Mjolnir and said indignantly, "Loki told me this was for Asgard. Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have trusted him so easily!"
"Thor, are you saying that Titan is collecting the Infinity Stones?"
Hearing Thor's account, Steve frowned and asked, "If that's truly the case, then Earth is in danger. Even if Dr. Doom stole the Mind Stone from the HYDRA Base in Sokovia, it's still on Earth."
"And the Time Stone!"
As Steve's voice fell, Strange, who was beside him, said, "Since this Titan wants to collect all six Infinity Stones, he will absolutely not let go of Earth."
"And he already possesses the Power, Space, and Reality Stones. Perhaps when he descends upon Earth, we will face an unprecedented disaster!"
As they were talking, Tony Stark, wearing his armor, landed beside them and said, "What's wrong? Wasn't the problem solved? Why do you all look so troubled?"
Saying that, Tony raised his hand and patted Hulk's thick arm: "Big guy, tell me what happened?"
"Huh?"
Hearing Tony's question, Hulk looked at him blankly.
"Whoa, looks like I asked the wrong person."
Realizing Tony was teasing him, Hulk pushed him away with his hand: "Hmph!"
After briefly recounting the events to Tony again, Tonyfrowned as he listened to Thor's explanation: "So, this guy named Thanos wants to gather all six Infinity Stones, then snap his fingers and wipe out half of all life in the Universe?"
"That's what Loki said, anyway."
Shrugging, Thor looked at Tony and said, "However, it's still uncertain when Thanos will invade Earth, or how he will seize the Time Stone and the Mind Stone, but he will definitely come!"
Seeing the other Illuminati members gradually arriving, Thor said, "So, we must be prepared, otherwise, once..."
Before Thor could finish speaking, the next second, the street where they stood began to shake violently, as if an earthquake had struck.
Several black energy streams shot up from underground, directly into the sky.
This sudden scene terrified the evacuating citizens, and everyone screamed and fled in all directions.
Strange, however, looked at everyone with a solemn expression and said, "Everyone, prepare for battle. If we cannot stop this disaster, then humanity will be in danger of extinction!"
Hearing Strange say this, the Illuminati members all prepared for battle.
As dozens of dark energy streams, rushing towards the sky, grew thicker and thicker, the originally clear New York gradually became shrouded in darkness.
In just a few tens of seconds, New York turned from day to night.
"My God!"
Seeing this, Peter Parker said in a shocked tone, "It was clearly daytime just now, but in the blink of an eye, it's night. What's going on?"
"Dark magic!"
Listening to Peter Parker's shocked tone, Strange looked up at the darkened sky and said.
"You all be careful, I'm going up to take a look!"
With that, Lynn shot up into the sky, flying straight towards it.
Stratosphere.
Lynn watched as the immense Dark magic rotated and expanded like a tornado within the stratosphere, eventually forming massive black canopies that even sunlight could not penetrate.
Lynn then released Heat Vision, attempting to break through the black canopy, but immediately found that this dark magic energy could absorb the energy of his Heat Vision.
Just as he was about to descend, he saw Tony Stark also flying up in his armor.
"It's truly spectacular!"
Looking at the endless black canopy covering the area below, Tony Stark turned to Lynn and said, "The Dark magic energy is still spreading. According to Jarvis, the entire New York is currently covered in darkness."
"And at the rate the Dark magic energy is spreading, it won't be long before the entire United States is plunged into darkness!"
Hearing Tony say this, Lynn nodded: "Let's go down first!"
"Okay!"
Saying that, the two descended from the sky.
As soon as they landed on the ground, they saw Steve, Peter, and Gwen leading the arriving NYPD reinforcements in evacuating the citizens on the street.
Chapter 122 The First Wave of Battle Ends
Lynn looked at the panicked civilians gradually restoring order and heading to other buildings for shelter, then turned to Stephen Strange and asked, "You saw the future, right? How many enemies will there be next?"
"I don't know!"
Facing Lynn's question, Stephen Strange shook his head, "My teacher told me not to easily know the outcome beforehand. It can easily cause deviations in events that haven't happened yet, so I only saw a small part."
"But even just this small part was enough to make me feel shocked, even fearful."
Hearing Stephen Strange say that, Lynn nodded.
He casually tossed the Illuminati's emblem to him: "Then let's prepare for battle!"
As he spoke, everyone saw figures descending from the sky, appearing on the rooftops of the surrounding buildings.
Each of these guys wore a black cloak, their eyes crimson like demons.
"Vampires?"
Seeing the rooftops of the surrounding buildings filled with Vampires, Tony Stark closed his faceplate and said with a serious expression, "Everyone, be careful, Vampires have appeared!"
As soon as Tony Stark finished speaking, the group of Vampires leaped down from the buildings and charged towards them.
Facing hundreds of Vampires, Lynn charged forward immediately, unleashing Heat Vision to blast the head of the leading Vampire, then manipulating the force field to turn the surrounding streetlights into javelins, stabbing them towards the group of Vampires.
Pierced through the chest by a giant streetlight pole, the Vampire hadn't even had time to pull it out when Lynnteleported beside it.
With one hand, he snapped its cervical spine, then swept his Heat Vision towards the other Vampires.
On the other side.
Standing in front of the terrified, screaming civilians, Peter Parker kicked away a Vampire that had rushed into the crowd, ready to bite.
Watching another Vampire extend its sharp claws, just millimeters from slashing his neck, Peter Parker dodged and kicked it away: "Hey, even if you're a Vampire, you need to practice personal hygiene. How long has it been since you trimmed your nails?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his Spider-Senseinstantly went wild with warnings. Before Peter Parkercould even turn around, a red energy directly blocked the guy who was ambushing him.
"Be careful!"
Seeing that it was Wanda who had unleashed Crimson Magic to help him block another Vampire's sneak attack, Peter Parker quickly said, "Thanks, I didn't expect..."
Before he could finish, an extremely fast guy rushed over and directly sent the Vampire in front of him flying.
Watching the figure stop, Peter Parker raised his hand and said, "Uh, hello, I'm Peter Parker!"
"Pietro!"
He nodded to Peter Parker, then Pietro rushed to Wanda's side.
Washington, inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
"What exactly happened in New York?"
Maria Hill asked, looking at the completely black video transmitted from the satellite.
Facing Hill's question, the technician immediately reported, "Director, according to the analysis of the surveillance video transmitted from the satellite, initially, dozens of black energy streams rose from underground in Manhattan, reaching the stratosphere. Subsequently, similar black energy appeared in various areas of New York, including some counties."
"And these black energies converged in the stratosphere and began to spread, covering the entire New York. The satellite is currently unable to capture what's happening in New York!"
Hearing the technician's answer, Hill frowned and said, "Then connect to New York's surveillance. I want to know what's exactly happening in New York right now!"
"Yes, Director, connecting to New York surveillance now!"
Watching the technician operate quickly in front of the computer, Hill took out her phone and dialed a number.
As soon as the call connected, Natasha's laughing voice asked, "Why did you think of contacting me? Hill, oh, I should call you Director now. Are you trying to persuade me to return to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Hearing Natasha's reply, Hill asked, "Natasha, where are you now?"
"At Barton's farm, his wife just..."
"Something happened in New York. Currently, S.H.I.E.L.D.isn't clear about what exactly happened in New York!"
As she spoke, the technician connected to New York's surveillance, then turned to Hill and said, "Director, live surveillance is connected!"
Looking at the surveillance footage, which showed the Illuminati and Avengers currently fighting Vampires, Hillsaid to Natasha, "New York has been attacked by Vampires!"
Hearing Hill's words, Natasha, who was playing with Barton's children, immediately became serious: "I understand!"
After hanging up the phone, Natasha raised her hand and ruffled Barton's daughter's hair: "Did I scare you?"
"Aunt Natasha, are you going to save the World with Dad again?"
Looking at the little girl's curious upward gaze, Natashasmiled and said, "That's right, the World needs me and your dad to save it again!"
With that, Natasha looked at Clint, who was walking over from the side: "Are you ready for battle? I think Lynn and the others need our support!"
"I'll tell Laura!"
Bending down to kiss his daughter's face, Clint pointed to the room and said, "My gear is still inside!"
"Then go get it. Also, prepare a neck guard. This time the enemy is Vampires!"
With that, Natasha walked towards the Kun-style Fighter Jet!
"F***, Lynn, these damn Vampires have too strong a self-healing ability. Even if I smash their heads, these guys can still revive!"
His palm energy cannon blasted open a Vampire's chest, and he watched as the Vampire, whose head he had just blown apart with a missile, now had its head regrown.
Tony Stark attacked while speaking to Lynn.
He grabbed a Vampire's arm and broke it, watching the Vampire, with its broken arms, still trying to bite his neck.
Lynn gripped its neck and twisted its cervical spine.
He casually threw the Vampire to the ground, and hearing Tony's voice in his comms earpiece, Lynn said, "Tony, try ultraviolet light. These Vampire bats are most afraid of the ultraviolet light in sunlight!"
Casually throwing a Vampire hard against a wall, Tony Stark released energy while saying, "I already thought of that. The energy beams released by the armor have ultraviolet light, but these Vampires aren't afraid at all. Damn it, these Vampires seem to have mutated!"
Hearing Tony say that, Stephen Strange, while casting magic to move civilians, said, "Not mutated, but under the blessing of a dark magic user, these damn..."
Dodging a Vampire's sharp claws, Stephen Strangeimmediately cast a magic portal to banish it.
Not far away, seeing Wanda being surrounded by several Vampires, Lynn teleported to Wanda's side, his Heat Vision directly piercing the Vampires attacking her.
"Are you alright!"
Seeing Lynn come to her aid, a flicker of light appeared in Wanda's eyes, then she shook her head and said, "I'm fine, but there are more and more Vampires."
"Then keep killing!"
After speaking, Lynn flew into the air, looking at the tireless Vampires on the ground. He then manipulated the force field energy, and surrounding objects flew towards them!
He turned his head and glanced at Steve, who was blocking the crowd and struggling against several Vampires. Lynn teleported to his side, helping Steve out of trouble while saying, "Tony, Stephen Strange said these Vampires have been enchanted by a dark magicuser."
"So try increasing the ultraviolet energy you're releasing!"
"Crack!"
The sharp dagger cut off the Vampire's head. Looking at the head he had just split with a single blow, Lynnhanded the dagger to Steve: "Using your fists against Vampires isn't a good idea!"
Taking the dagger from Lynn's hand, Steve took a deep breath, looked at the Vampire charging forward, and then thrust the dagger fiercely!
On the other side of the battlefield.
"Use electricity!"
Shielding a little girl of a few years old, she watched as the thrown electrode plate directly turned the Vampireinto ashes.
Gwen immediately said, "Everyone, Current seems to be the bane of these Vampires!"
Hearing Gwen's reminder, Thor, who had just hammered a Vampire away, immediately swung his hammer and flew into the air, then summoned lightning to strike the Vampires.
At the same time, Ororo also flew into the air, releasing energy, and dozens of lightning bolts struck the ground.
The Vampires struck by lightning screamed and turned into ashes, while some Vampires transformed into bats, trying to escape.
"Trying to run?"
Seeing the bats preparing to flee, Lynn continuously teleported in the air. Each teleportation was accompanied by Heat Vision, piercing and shooting down bats one by one.
Seeing Lynn's actions, Thor immediately summoned lightning to cooperate.
Every time a bat was pierced by Lynn's Heat Vision and fell to the ground, a lightning bolt would accurately strike the flapping bat!
"Roar!!!"
A roar echoed throughout Manhattan, and the next moment, a bat over a meter long was directly torn in half by the Hulk.
As the bat was torn apart by the Hulk's brute force, pale blue blood sprayed all over his face.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Watching the two halves of the torn bat still flapping, the Hulk spat out the blood that had entered his mouth while stomping on the bat's body.
"Huh? The blood of these bats is actually a Strangeblue?"
Controlling his armor to land beside the Hulk, Tony Starksaid in surprise, looking at the blue blood splattered all over the Hulk's face.
Hearing Tony's words, the Hulk, who was spitting on the ground, paused.
He raised his hand and looked at the bloodstains on it, then said with disgust, "Dirty."
"It's alright, big guy. Just rinse off at the Illuminati Baseafter this is over. There are plenty of empty rooms at the Illuminati Base!"
"Hehe!"
Hearing Tony say that, the Hulk grinned, then looked forward.
With the cooperation of Lynn, Thor, and Ororo, these Vampires were quickly dealt with.
Looking at the Vampires that had turned into ashes, Stevewalked up to Lynn and said, "Lynn, at least hundreds of people in Manhattan have been scratched or bitten by Vampires. We must get them to a hospital as soon as possible, otherwise..."
Before Steve could finish, Stephen Strange, wearing his cloak, walked over: "These people who were scratched or bitten by Vampires will soon turn into blood servants, so we cannot send them to a hospital!"
"Then what should we do?"
Steve asked, looking at Stephen Strange.
"The Mystic Arts Master team will be here soon. Once they arrive, they will transport these injured individuals to a special location where even if they become Blood Servants, there will be no adverse effects."
"Actually, these people who are about to become Blood Servants are different from true Blood Servants because the Vampires who bit them have been purified by Dark magic."
"So, once this matter is completely over, I have a way to turn them back into normal people, but…"
"But what?"
Seeing Strange hesitate, Steve immediately stepped forward and asked.
"However, during the transformation process, some people might die. This is unavoidable!"
Hearing Strange say this, Steve fell silent.
Lynn didn't have any particular thoughts and said, "Save as many as you can. Being able to turn these people bitten by Vampires back into normal people has already exceeded my expectations!"
"But you just said, 'once this matter is completely over'? Does that mean this is just the beginning?"
Facing Lynn's question, the Illuminati members who had gathered all looked at Strange.
Seeing everyone's gaze turn to him, Stephen Strangenodded with a solemn expression.
A few minutes later.
As the Illuminati members, with the cooperation of the Mystic Arts Masters, sent one person after another who had been bitten by Vampires into the magic portals.
Tony Stark stood beside Lynn and said, "New York is truly plagued by disasters!"
Lynn heard the meaning in Tony's words and turned to him: "What do you want to say?"
"Whether it was the Battle of New York back then, or the Vampires now, I always feel that Earth is too unsafe, especially Thanos, who Thor said already possesses three Infinity Stones and could descend upon Earth at any time to seize the Mind Stone and Time Stone."
"He hangs over our heads like a sharp sword."
At this point, Tony Stark looked at Lynn and said earnestly, "So, don't you think we should make more preparations? For example, putting a layer of armor on Earth."
Looking at Tony's serious expression, Lynn said, "You have an idea?"
"I've always had one, but I don't know if it's mature yet. After this is over, shall we have a good chat?"
"Yes!"
Looking into Tony's eyes, Lynn nodded.
With the help of the Mystic Arts Masters, those who had been bitten or scratched by Vampires were quickly teleported away, and the crowds on the streets were continuously evacuated with the help of the swiftly arriving authorities.
However, even though New York had now turned into "night," the Vampire invasion could not be hidden from anyone.
A video of the Illuminati battling Vampires was filmed and uploaded online. In just two hours, the video's views exceeded ten million.
Many people online were discussing this matter, and even more were constantly shouting that the end of the Worldwas coming.
Looking at the panicked remarks all over the internet, Tony Stark crossed his arms and said to Steve, "Jarvisknew the moment the video was posted online."
"I originally planned to have Jarvis intercept the video, but unfortunately, a mysterious hacker organization spread the video everywhere."
"Now, the panic not only hangs over New York but has even spread throughout the United States!"
At this point, Tony Stark turned to Steve and shrugged, "Perhaps now, the only ones not afraid of death are the media."
He had Friday retrieve the surveillance footage and, watching helicopters circling over New York, Tonyshrugged, "Look, to get first-hand material, these people are already in New York!"
Hearing Tony's concerns, Steve crossed his arms and watched the video, saying, "Although Lynn had Fridaysend messages to New York citizens, telling them to stay home, many New York citizens who knew about the Vampire invasion of New York have driven or taken other means to flee New York!"
"With traffic paralyzed and ports and airports closed, I'm worried that when the next wave of danger arrives, it will cause even more casualties!"
At this point, Steve looked around and then asked Tony, "Where's Lynn?"
"He went out to talk to the Director of the Department of Justice. This can't be hidden; even the President has hidden in a safe room!"
As the two were talking, Lynn walked in from outside the Base.
Seeing Lynn walk in, Tony stepped forward and asked, "What did that old man Jeff Russell say? Will he send the Military to support us?"
Facing Tony's question, Lynn nodded: "The Military is now intensifying the blockade of ports, docks, and airports, and Congress's intention is that since the disaster occurred in New York, it's best to end it in New York!"
"As for the Vampires, they have already arranged for the Military to send some ultraviolet-emitting devices, and the Military will act entirely according to my orders!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Tony Stark frowned, "What does it mean, 'the disaster occurred in New York, it's best to end it in New York'?"
Facing Tony's question, Lynn did not answer.
Seeing Lynn's silent expression, Steve immediately thought of a terrifying consequence: "It couldn't be…"
"That's exactly what it means, especially after they learned that this was just the first wave of attacks!"
After receiving Lynn's answer, Steve uncharacteristically cursed.
"What are you two talking about?"
Watching the two speak in riddles, Tony Stark asked curiously.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Tony frowned and sat on the sofa, thinking for a long time.
Tony Stark suddenly realized: "Nuclear bomb? FUXX, those damn politicians aren't really worried that New York can't be held, and then…"
Seeing the others look at him, Tony immediately shut his mouth.
But his expression was somewhat grim!
Illuminati Base, Gwen's room.
Lying on Lynn's chest, Gwen rested her head on his chest and said, "I just talked to Mom, and she's safe at home, but I'm still a little worried about them. What if they get attacked by Vampires…"
"Don't worry."
Facing Gwen's concern, Lynn gently patted her back and said, "I've already sent Sean and Alice to pick up Uncle George and Aunt Helen. The underground safe room of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation Building is very sturdy."
"And the families of the other Illuminati members have also been picked up and are hiding in the safe room, so there's no need to worry about being attacked."
Hearing Lynn say this, Gwen looked up and asked curiously, "Then why not bring Mom and Dad to the Illuminati Base? It's even safer here!"
Looking at Gwen's rosy lips, Lynn lowered his head and kissed her: "While the Illuminati Base is safe, if the next wave of Vampires or other enemies arrives, we'll have to rush to the scene immediately."
"At that time, an empty Illuminati Base would actually be full of danger, and it might even attract enemy invasion."
"In this situation, the underground safe room of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation is relatively safer, and I've also had Pietro, Logan, Iceman, and Colossusguard it."
"So that's where it's safe!"
Facing Lynn's explanation, Gwen nodded gently.
A moment later, she suddenly said, "But will Dad agree to hide in the safe room? After all, given Dad's personality, he would absolutely not leave the police station in this situation!"
"So I gave Sean an order, and I also had the Mayor of New York issue Uncle George a transfer order!"
As he was speaking, Lynn's phone received a text message.
Picking up his phone and glancing at it, Lynn smiled, "Sean and the others have succeeded. Uncle George was tricked into the safe room!"
"Hehe…"
After glancing at the text message, Gwen giggled and continued to lie on Lynn's chest: "You're still the one with a way. Otherwise, if it were just persuasion, Dad would never agree to leave!"
"Oh, by the way, Lynn, isn't my university graduation coming up soon? A few days ago, Professor Elena approached me and hoped I could become her graduate student. What do you think?"
Hearing Gwen say this, Lynn stroked her hair and said, "That's a good thing, but it depends on your choice. If you want to continue your graduate studies, then go for it. If not, I'll open a company for you, so you don't have to work for other companies after graduation."
"I've made up my mind. I'm still planning to continue studying."
Looking up at Lynn, Gwen said seriously.
As the two were chatting, Friday's voice suddenly chimed in: "Mr. Lynn, Mr. Stark hopes you will go to the infirmary. Something has happened to Hulk!"
Hearing Friday's words, Lynn said he understood, then left the lounge with Gwen.
Inside the infirmary.
"What happened?"
Looking at everyone gathered around the examination bed, Lynn stepped forward and asked.
Hulk's massive body lay on the examination bed, with faint blue blood appearing beneath his green skin, and his body temperature was extremely high. He was completely unconscious.
"Just now, after Hulk came out of the bathroom, he was talking to us, and then he just collapsed on the ground and passed out."
"We brought him to the infirmary for examination and found that apart from a fever, his bodily functions showed no abnormalities."
"But he's unconscious, and his body temperature reached as high as 50 degrees. If it were a normal person, I'm afraid…"
Hearing Steve say this, Lynn looked at Hulk lying there: "Hulk can get sick too?"
"It shouldn't be sickness. I suspect this might be related to that large bat!"
Tony Stark recounted to Lynn how Hulk tore apart that large bat and how the blue blood splattered into his mouth, then Tony Stark said to Lynn, "So, if Hulkaccidentally swallowed the Vampire bat's blue blood, will he also turn into a Vampire?"
Chapter 123 Peter: What the hell is this?
Lynn shook his head, looking at Tony's worried expression: "I don't know. This is beyond the scope of ordinary medicine, and besides, I'm not a professional Doctor."
"Perhaps Strange will know!"
As Lynn was speaking, a magic portal opened beside him, and then Strange walked in.
Looking at Hulk lying on the examination bed, Strangebreathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I arrived in time!"
Seeing Strange's relieved look, Tony immediately stepped forward and asked, "Will Hulk really turn into a Vampire? That would be too terrifying!"
Hearing Tony's words, Strange shook his head: "If I had come a little later, we would have faced something ten thousand times more terrifying than Hulk turning into a Vampire!"
Seeing that Strange didn't seem to be exaggerating, Steve asked, "What could be more terrifying than Hulkturning into a Vampire?"
"Under all things!"
He raised his hand and gently stroked Hulk's head with magic. After the magic energy entered Hulk's body, the previously unconscious Hulk suddenly opened his eyes, and his pupils turned green.
Only then did Strange breathe a sigh of relief: "Good!"
After speaking, Strange turned to Thor: "Thor, help me lift him. We need to send Hulk to another dimension!"
Hearing Strange say this, Thor stepped forward, grabbed Hulk's thick arm, and carried him up.
After Thor carried Hulk into the portal, Strange looked at Lynn and said, "The next wave of attack is coming soon, Lynn, be prepared."
"After I send Hulk to another dimension, I will look for the Black Wizard. Only by getting rid of him can we break the dark curtain and end all of this!"
After speaking, Strange turned and entered the magicportal.
Seeing Strange leave, Tony Stark took a deep breath and said, "Alright everyone, prepare for battle."
As he was speaking, Friday's voice came: "Mr. Lynn, Ms. Natasha is requesting to land the Kun-style Fighter Jet at the Base!"
"Permission to land!"
After speaking, Lynn walked out towards the Base.
At the same time, in an apartment in New York.
Looking at the ugly and Strange Black Wizard in front of him, Count Dras, the Vampire, respectfully said: "Your Excellency, Archmage, the second batch of Vampires who have undergone the dark baptism are ready. Should we launch an attack against the Illuminati?"
Facing Count Dras, the Vampire's question, the leader of this Black Wizard said: "No need to rush for now. I like to see the enemy's expression of trying their best and ultimately failing, especially that kind of despair and unwillingness before death. This excites my interest even more."
At this point, the Black Wizard leader raised his hand, and a dark energy enveloped Count Dras, the Vampire: "I have to thank the Sorcerer Supreme. Her departure created a wonderful stage for me!"
"What is 'Under all things'?"
Seeing Strange leave with Hulk, Tony Stark asked Steve.
"I don't know."
Coming to their side, Lynn handed over the cheeseburgers: "Eat something to replenish your strength. We don't know how many more tough battles await us."
Steve took the burger Lynn handed him and thanked him.
Tony Stark, however, held the burger and said to Lynn: "You even know what I want to eat, Lynn. You're really thoughtful. If you were a woman, I might consider proposing to you!"
"Friday, did you record what Tony just said? If you did, send it to Pepper."
"Yes, Sir!"
"Stop, Friday, delete what I just said!"
After successfully stopping Friday, Tony Stark gave Lynna speechless middle finger.
At the same time, in a coffee shop in New York.
Looking at the scene outside, which was like night, Nick Fury picked up his coffee and took a sip: "So this Worldcannot be without S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
Hearing Nick Fury say this, the waiter brought him a cup: "This is freshly brewed coffee. Your cup is already cold."
Looking at the hot coffee the waiter brought him, Nick Fury smiled: "Where are the owner and waiters of this coffee shop?"
"When it got dark and the Vampires appeared, they fled with the other customers immediately."
Sitting across from Nick Fury, the waiter transformed into a Skrulls: "When Alexander Pierce was eliminated, you deliberately ignored those restless guys in the dark Worldto keep S.H.I.E.L.D. going."
"You even pretended not to see Vampires entering the United States. Now, from the President of the United States down to ordinary people, everyone is in a panic, and New York is shrouded in darkness. Is this your plan?"
Looking at the Skrulls in front of him, Nick Fury raised an eyebrow: "Why do I feel that compared to me, you are more unwilling to see Earth in danger?"
"Because I like it here!"
Looking at the pitch-black outside, the Skrulls' eyes were filled with love: "Although Earth is full of wars, deception, class, plunder, and other unfair things, Earth is truly beautiful."
At this point, the Skrulls turned his head and looked at Nick Fury again: "Fury, your plan is out of control!"
Hearing the Skrulls say this, Nick Fury stirred the coffee in his cup and remained silent for a long time.
"At first, I just wanted to let the World Security Councilknow that those guys in the dark World have always tried to overthrow this World, so Earth cannot be without S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But I didn't expect the Vampires to team up with those Black Wizards. Now things have indeed exceeded my expectations."
Saying that, Nick Fury took out a pager from his pocket, hesitated for a few seconds, and then pressed it.
Seeing the Captain Marvel Carol logo light up on the pager, Nick Fury put it away and said, "So, it's time to add a powerful Super Hero to Earth!"
After speaking, Nick Fury picked up his coffee, drank it in one gulp, and then got up and left the coffee shop.
Watching Nick Fury leave the coffee shop, his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.
The Skrulls picked up his phone and made a call.
After the call connected, the Skrulls said: "Nick Fury has called Carol Danvers back from the Universe. The plan officially begins!"
Queens.
"I still can't accept it. It's clearly daytime, but it's like night!"
Looking at the pitch-black surroundings, Peter Parker said to Scott beside him.
As they were speaking, a tragic scream suddenly came from a residential building ahead.
This scream seemed to blow a horn, and soon, screams echoed from the surrounding buildings.
"It must be Vampires entering the residential area. Everyone, our primary task now is to save people!"
After speaking, Steve, holding his shield, rushed towards the nearest residential building first.
"Leave that residential building ahead to me. Be careful, don't fall into the Vampire's ambush!"
After speaking, Lynn instantly disappeared in front of everyone.
The moment Lynn entered the residential building, he felt the surrounding temperature drop sharply, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
And the doors of several households on the first floor were all broken open, with residents bitten by Vampires lying in the rooms!
Lynn glanced at the bodies on the ground, sensed his surroundings, and then teleported to the fourth floor.
Coming to the door of a resident's home, the Vampire was currently holding a woman and greedily sucking her blood.
Upon seeing Lynn, the Vampire casually threw the woman aside, his gaze cold as he looked at Lynn but did not directly attack: "Night has fallen, and humans will become the slaves of the Blood Race!"
"If you choose to submit now, then…"
Before the Vampire could finish speaking, Lynn threw a dagger, stabbing it into his bleeding mouth.
Before he could react, Lynn closed in, pressing the dagger and pinning the Vampire to the wall.
With the dagger piercing his head and pinning him to the wall, the Vampire waved his sharp nails, trying to grab Lynn.
But the next second, a cracking sound was heard, and the Vampire's arms were directly broken by Lynn!
Lynn took out an electrode pad, pressed it, and applied it to the Vampire's head. Looking at the struggling Vampire, Lynn sneered: "Submit? Just you?"
As the electrode pad released power, a strong Currentinstantly turned the Vampire into a pile of ashes.
Pulling out the dagger stuck in the wall, Lynn looked at the woman lying on the ground.
Spider-Sense told Lynn that the dead woman was about to reanimate.
Sure enough, within a few seconds, the woman's body, which had already lost life, suddenly began to twitch. Then her limbs twisted, propping up her body, her head rotated 180 degrees, and then her eyes turned blood red as she looked at Lynn.
"What the hell is this?"
Looking at the woman who was growling and pouncing on him, Lynn unleashed Heat Vision and directly blasted her head.
The headless woman once again fell to the ground and began to twitch, soon ceasing to struggle, and the Spider-Sense warning also began to disappear.
Lynn was just about to use his communication headset to tell everyone about his discovery when the voice of Peter Parker suddenly came through the earpiece, shouting: "Oh my God, what is this thing? Its limbs are twisted into that ghostly shape and it can still crawl?"
"My God, they can even jump, and their heads can even spin around. This is no longer a carbon-based life form!"
Listening to Peter Parker's shocked voice, Lynn directly said: "People bitten by Vampires will turn into these monsters. Everyone, they are no longer human. Their weakness is the head, so don't hold back!"
As Lynn was speaking, he heard Tony Stark's voice, heavy with concern: "Lynn, look outside!"
Hearing Tony Stark's solemn tone, Lynn went to the window and looked down.
He saw that the originally empty street was now crawling with humanoid monsters with twisted limbs and blood-red eyes.
The dense monsters covered the entire street, and just one glance made one's scalp tingle.
"Oh my God… I feel like I'm definitely going to have nightmares tonight, if I can even sleep tonight!"
Looking at the dense monsters below, Peter Parker's voice was trembling slightly.
Especially the continuous sobbing sounds coming from these monsters, which made one's heart run even colder.
"Generally speaking, humans bitten and drained by Vampires don't turn into these monsters. Perhaps it's because those Vampires possess Black magic."
Looking at the monsters below, Lynn took out two specially made grenades and said, "But judging by their appearance, they probably can't turn back into normal humans. So everyone, if you don't want New York to be overrun by monsters, then go all out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lynn directly threw the two specially made grenades into the group of humanoid monsters.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The violent explosion of the special grenades blew more than a dozen monsters into pieces, and the air Currents generated by the explosion also tore apart some surrounding monsters.
The sudden explosion did not scare the monsters; instead, they all climbed up the wall towards the window where Lynn was located.
Seeing this, Lynn pressed one hand on the windowsill and jumped down, then his Heat Vision swept across these humanoid monsters like a laser weapon.
In just a few seconds, the street within dozens of meters centered around Lynn was covered in the corpses of humanoid monsters.
But after these monsters were eliminated by Lynn, even more monsters rushed over from the street corner.
Just as the other members of the Illuminati came out to fight alongside Lynn, a Kun-style Fighter Jet appeared in the sky, and then dense bullets rained down on the humanoid monsters.
Lynn looked up at the Kun-style Fighter Jet in the sky, then had Friday hack into the fighter jet's voice system.
"Natasha, Clint, you're late!"
Hearing Lynn's voice from inside the fighter jet, Natashacontrolled the firepower to sweep the humanoid monsters while saying, "Late? I think we're just in time!"
"Boom!"
As she spoke, Thor swung his hammer, rushed out of the residential building into the air, and summoned lightning, watching it strike down and turn the group of humanoid monsters into dust.
Natasha then asked, "Where's Hulk? Why haven't I seen that big guy, Hulk?"
"Hulk was taken away by Strange!"
Saying that, Lynn flew into the air.
Then, with his palms open, vast Thunder Current began to swirl in Lynn's hands.
Looking at Lynn, bathed in lightning, continuously releasing his Thunder Current like a God.
Inside the residential building, after using a dagger to stab a humanoid monster that lunged at him, Steveexclaimed, "You've gotten stronger again. I still don't know how many trump cards you haven't used yet!"
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Smashing through the glass and flying into the air, Tony Stark said while releasing palm energy blasts, "The stronger Lynn is, the stronger our Illuminati's power will be, and the safer Earth will be!"
As Tony was speaking, Jarvis suddenly said, "Sir, I'm detecting a large number of monsters gathering in the surrounding streets and heading this way."
Hearing Jarvis's words, Tony immediately said to Lynn, "Lynn, more monsters are gathering and coming this way!"
As his voice fell, countless pairs of crimson eyes appeared in the darkness ahead, and then the dense swarm of monsters rushed towards everyone like a tide.
"My God, how many monsters are there? How many people must have died?"
Seeing the dense, countless humanoid monsters ahead, Peter Parker clutched his head and let out a shocked cry.
Upon seeing this, Lynn descended from the sky, and two furious balls of Thunder Current appeared in his palms.
Just as he was about to release the Thunder Current, the next second Lynn seemed to sense something, and then he looked up into the sky.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Lynn look up at the sky, Steve, who was holding his shield nearby, asked.
Before Lynn could answer, a meteor streaked through the darkness and descended from the sky, then rushed into the dense group of humanoid monsters.
Seeing this person emitting dazzling energy, Tony Starkcontrolled his armor to land beside Lynn and asked, "Who is this now?"
"The ability feels very good!"
"She's very strong!"
Watching Carol, who had rushed into the monsters and was releasing energy, eliminating them, Thor said seriously, "She's formidable, but it looks like she's an ally on our side!"
"Let's deal with these monsters first, then we can talk about other things."
After speaking, Lynn used Instant Transmission and once again rushed into the monsters.
Under the attacks of Lynn, Captain Marvel, and Jean, these humanoid monsters were quickly annihilated.
After releasing energy to eliminate the last humanoid monster, Carol retracted the energy around her and looked at Lynn, saying, "Are you the Lynn Hall that Nick spoke of?"
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Carol Danvers. You can also call me Captain Marvel. Although I don't know what happened on Earth to cause so many disgusting monsters to appear, with me joining, this battle will be won very quickly!"
Listening to the arrogance in Carol's tone, before Lynncould speak, Tony Stark immediately interjected, "Captain Marvel? Wow, are you trying to lead us? What's with everyone these days daring to give themselves a nickname with 'Captain' in it, just like that girl band I saw the other day."
"But Rainbow Girl, to lead us, just having 'Captain' in your nickname isn't enough. Otherwise, I would have changed my name to Captain Iron long ago!"
At this point, Tony Stark turned to Steve and said, "No offense, I wasn't talking about you!"
Hearing Tony's explanation, Steve shrugged and shook his head.
"Arrogant, sharp-tongued, it seems you are the Tony Stark that Nick mentioned!"
After glancing at Tony Stark, Carol refocused her gaze on Lynn: "Alright, perhaps my tone was a bit off. Nick Furycalled me back to Earth!"
At this point, Carol extended her hand to Lynn, "I didn't mean to lead you all. I also respect you as the leader who single-handedly founded the Illuminati, Mr. Hall. Please believe me, I truly came to help!"
"Although I can feel that your strength is very great, even if you were alone, you could handle those monsters."
Seeing that Carol no longer had that arrogance from before, Tony Stark's expression finally improved a bit.
And Lynn, facing Carol's outstretched hand, also extended his hand and shook hers: "Although I don't know your relationship with Nick Fury, welcome to Earth!"
On the opposite rooftop.
Several people in black cloaks stood on the rooftop, silently watching the Illuminati members talking on the ground not far away.
"The resistance of ants is always so exciting!"
One Vampire, wrapped in bandages and holding two knives, licked his lips and said.
"Cutter, this is not the place for you to indulge your twisted interests. You should know how Bishop My Lordwill punish you if the mission is not completed!"
Hearing the woman beside him remind him, the guy nicknamed Cutter's eyes immediately turned sinister: "I told you, I prefer to be called Count Alaric!"
"Archbishop, huh? I wonder what the Blood Progenitor was thinking, to let a Wizard become an Archbishop!"
"Alright, Entwine, Cutter, you two stop talking nonsense!"
A burly Vampire stretched his muscles and bones: "Although I can't compare who has the greatest strength with that green big guy, once these Illuminati guys are eliminated, no one will be able to stop the darkness from descending!"
"Entwine, release the remaining two thousand-plus monsters modified by Black magic. Also, Bishop calls himself a Black Wizard, which should be a different type from a Wizard!"
As his voice fell, the big guy directly leaped down from the rooftop.
Watching the big guy jump down, Count Alaric laughed, "Lynn Hall has Brute Force to deal with, and Thunder God Thor will be mine. As for the others, you can divide them among yourselves!"
With that, Count Alaric, nicknamed Cutter, flew directly towards the Illuminati members.
Below.
Watching the tall Vampire hurl a car towards them, Lynnstepped forward and released a force field to freeze the car in mid-air.
With a wave of his hand, the car instantly returned the way it came, smashing towards the big Vampire.
Seeing that Lynn had actually "thrown" the car back, Brute Force Vampire leaped high and landed directly on the car!
"Lynn Hall, from now on you will be my prey. I can't wait to bite through your throat and taste your blood!"
As Brute Force's voice fell, several Vampire figures appeared beside him.
Looking at these Vampires, all wearing black cloaks but dressed differently, Tony Stark turned to Lynn and said, "These guys are different from the Vampires we dealt with in Manhattan!"
"Be careful, these guys are very strong, and they should have been given other abilities by the Black Wizard!"
With that, Lynn was the first to charge forward.
Seeing Lynn make his move, the other Illuminati members immediately rushed towards these Vampires.
"Lynn Hall is mine!"
As his voice fell, Brute Force Vampire clenched his fist and smashed it towards Lynn.
Dodging Brute Force Vampire's attack, Lynn delivered a powerful roundhouse kick to Brute Force Vampire's neck.
"Crack…"
The immense force made the Vampire's head spin several times, but even so, Brute Force Vampire not only didn't die, but his eyes showed excitement as he looked at Lynn.
"I thought Hulk was the strongest person in New York, but I didn't expect you to be quite good too. Now I want to drain your blood even more!"
As his voice fell, Brute Force Vampire plunged his hands into the ground and forcibly pulled out a large stone slab, smashing it towards Lynn's head.
"Heh!"
Watching Brute Force Vampire smash the stone slab at him, Lynn sneered, his Heat Vision instantly shattering the slab, and then he delivered a heavy punch to the Vampire's body!
Chapter 124: Strange Wants to Lift the Roof
Lynn teleported to the Vampire he had just punched back more than ten meters.
Before the Vampire could land, Lynn's fists rained down on its body like a Storm, finally stomping it to the ground and repeatedly smashing its head.
"Crack..."
"Bang!"
"Crack..."
The sound of bones breaking kept ringing out, as the Vampire's skull repeatedly went through the process of being smashed, self-healing, and then smashed again.
After forcefully smashing its head into the ground, a ball of violent lightning power appeared in Lynn's palm, and without waiting for the Vampire to lift its head, he pressed it directly onto its head.
"Boom!"
The power of the lightning explosion instantly shattered all the surrounding shop windows, and even the entire ground collapsed and cracked around Lynn.
Lynn stepped on the Vampire's body, watching its head burst open like a watermelon, while its body still twitched.
Lynn casually picked up a streetlamp and plunged it directly into its heart!
This time, the Vampire stopped moving completely, but a black energy mass floated up from its corpse.
The black energy gradually condensed into the Vampire's soul in the air, then glared fiercely at Lynn.
"Hmph!"
Looking at the soul in front of him, Lynn sneered, "That's it?"
Just as the black soul was about to speak, a purple vortex appeared behind it and absorbed it.
Watching the purple vortex disappear, Lynn turned his head to look at the others.
Wanda, Tony Stark, and Steve worked together, continuously attacking a slender Vampire.
Meanwhile, Jean Grey, Scott, and Storm were dealing with a guy whose body kept splitting.
As for Gwen and Peter Parker, they were constantly helping out in both Jean's and Wanda's battle groups.
In the air, Captain Marvel and the guy with hardened skin were engaged in close-quarters combat, trading punches and kicks.
Looking at their fight, Lynn shook his head.
Although Carol had the upper hand, her fighting technique was simply unbearable to watch.
The one truly in danger was Thor!
Facing Count Alec, nicknamed 'The Ripper,' Thorcontinuously summoned lightning to strike him.
But each time, Count Alec easily dodged it, and not only that, the silver threads in the Vampire Count's hand, whenever they grazed Thor's body, left a long, thin cut.
The battle had not lasted long, but Thor's body was covered in wounds, and even his red cape was dripping with blood.
Seeing this, Lynn immediately teleported to Thor's side and stood in front of him.
"Are you alright, Thor!"
"I'm fine, but the silver threads in this damned Vampire's hand are not right; they can easily cut my skin!"
Wiping the blood from his cheek, Thor glared fiercely at the Vampire, gripping Mjolnir, "By Odin, Lynn, get out of the way! I'm going to flatten this Vampire!"
Seeing Thor's unyielding demeanor, Lynn said, "His movements are more agile than yours, that's why you're at a disadvantage. Leave him to me; you go assist Steveand the others!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Thor glanced at the continuously bleeding wounds on his arms, then nodded, "Be careful, this guy is very fast!"
With that, Thor swung his hammer and charged towards Steve's side!
After Thor left, Lynn stood in front of him, and Count Alec extended his hand, ten silver threads fluttering in the wind from his fingertips, "What a pity. I originally wanted to taste the blood of an Asgardian."
"After all, the blood of an Asgardian might allow me to break through my limits, or even surpass the Blood Progenitor."
"But it doesn't matter. After I deal with you, I'll go and rip Thor apart!"
Listening to Count Alec's words, Lynn stood in the air and said, "You're different from ordinary Vampires. Did those dark mages transform you like this?"
"Dark mages?"
Facing Lynn's attempt to extract information, Count Alec didn't care at all, "If it weren't for the Blood Progenitor making him an Archbishop, then how could those dogs of Loki presume to command us noble Bloodline?"
At this point, Count Alec's pupils flickered with red light, "However, he did use dark magic to transform us, for example..."
As his voice fell, Count Alec instantly vanished from the air, then appeared behind Lynn, his sharp silver threads directly coiling around Lynn's neck.
Just as the silver threads were about to sever Lynn's neck, the Lynn in front of Count Alec suddenly disappeared, and then a dagger pierced his heart from behind.
"Good speed, but not fast enough!"
Looking down at the dagger piercing his heart, Count Alec let out a guttural sound. Despite being turned away from Lynn, his arm twisted unnaturally and struck at Lynn's body.
Seeing the arm with silver threads fluttering from its fingertips reaching for him, Lynn grabbed his arm with one hand.
"Crack!"
With a single pull from Lynn, Count Alec's arm was actually ripped off by Lynn.
The intense pain made Count Alec roar, and countless sharp silver threads erupted from the broken arm, attacking Lynn.
Seeing this, Lynn controlled his body to retreat a few meters, then saw Count Alec's severed arm turn into ashes, while the silver threads at the stump slowly formed a new arm.
Flexing his newly grown arm, Count Alec turned around and looked at Lynn with chilling eyes.
Then he pulled out the dagger that had pierced his heart.
Under the entanglement of the silver threads, the sharp dagger shattered into countless pieces.
"This level of attack can't kill me, Lynn Hall. If this is all you've got, then all of you will die here today!"
Listening to Count Alec's taunts, Lynn ignored him and focused his gaze on the constantly fluttering silver threads.
"No wonder these ordinary residents of Queens turned into humanoid monsters after being bitten by Vampires. So it's because you Vampires yourselves have already been transformed by dark magic!"
Hearing Lynn's words, Count Alec looked down at his regrown arm, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.
If it weren't for the Blood Progenitor's command being unchallengeable, if it weren't for the sake of the Dark Descent, allowing the Bloodline to rule this Planet.
Then, as a noble Bloodline, why would he allow dark magic to transform his body into this monstrous appearance?
Shifting his gaze back to Lynn, this time Count Alec's various body parts erupted with a large number of silver threads, and then he charged towards Lynn at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing Alec charging towards him, Lynn's eyes immediately released Heat Vision, piercing through his body, and then he took out two daggers and met him.
On the other side.
"F***, can this damned guy make clones?"
Tony Stark watched as his palm repulsor blast shattered the head of the female Vampire in front of him, but her body not only didn't fall, it also split into a second body.
Tony Stark continued to increase the energy output and blasted the Vampire.
Thor, who was nearby, swung his hammer, sending a Vampire that tried to entangle him flying. Seeing the female Vampire's body splitting more and more, he directly raised his hammer and summoned lightning to strike down.
"Boom!"
As bolts of lightning struck the female Vampire whose body could split, the expected scene of her being reduced to dust did not occur.
Instead, after absorbing the lightning energy, the female Vampire's body grew a bit larger.
Looking at the female Vampire whose physical attributes had all been enhanced after her body grew larger, Thorfought her while saying, "This guy can absorb lightning energy; we need to find other ways to eliminate her!"
Hearing Thor say this, Tony Stark frowned, "Damn it, could it be that she also absorbed the energy from my attacks, which is why she can keep splitting?"
As he spoke, a special missile from Tony's suit's shoulder directly attacked the female Vampire's clone. When the special missile touched the female Vampire's body, it immediately burst into flames.
Listening to the female Vampire burning in the flames, she not only showed no signs of agony but instead let out a cackling laugh.
Tony's face turned grim, "Indeed, she can absorb the energy we release and turn it into her splitting trick!"
Hearing Tony say this, Steve, who was constantly defending with his shield, said, "In that case, let's eliminate her with the purest physical means!"
With that, Steve's dagger directly pierced the heart of the female Vampire clone in front of him.
Her heart was pierced, but the female Vampire did not die. Instead, she revealed two sharp fangs and bit at Steve's neck.
At the crucial moment, Lynn, who was fighting Count Alec, teleported over, then grabbed the female Vampireand threw her dozens of meters away.
The female Vampire thrown by Lynn got up from the ground, and her recently pierced heart instantly healed!
Seeing this, Steve frowned, "It seems even the purest physical means can't eliminate her. Is there any other way?"
Looking at Steve's solemn expression, Lynn released lightning power, sending the charging Count Alec flying again.
Then he turned to Jean Grey, who was clearing out the humanoid monsters, and said, "Jean, this female Vampirewho can split is yours. The Phoenix Force can destroy all living matter!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Jean Grey controlled her energy to disengage from the humanoid monster battlefield, then landed beside Lynn and nodded.
Seeing the Phoenix Force surge from Jean, Steveimmediately gripped his shield and retreated a few steps.
He turned his head to look in Lynn's direction, only to see the Vampire Count who had just inflicted countless wounds on Thor, now being repeatedly beaten by Lynnon the ground!
Seeing this, Steve breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the female Vampire, who was howling in the Phoenix Force, her body beginning to evaporate, then gripped his shield and charged towards the humanoid monster battlefield to assist Natasha and the others!
Lynn plunged a dagger into the Vampire's head, looking at Count Alec, whose body was now tattered and had lost its self-healing ability, and said, "It seems, as the wounds continue to increase, your self-healing ability has gradually disappeared."
Pinned to the wall by the dagger, Count Alec tried several times to pull the dagger out of his head but failed.
Finally, he could only drop his hand powerlessly, his crimson eyes flashing with intense hatred: "If it weren't for that damned Dark Mage, then how could the talent belonging to us Vampires… Heh."
After taking a deep breath, Count Alec raised his crimson eyes to look at Lynn: "The New York incident is just the beginning, Lynn Hall, if you want to end all of this, then find that Dark Mage and kill him, otherwise, even if the Sun rises again, darkness will return in the future."
Before he could finish speaking, Count Alec's body began to convulse rapidly, and then black smoke began to emanate from within him as he spontaneously combusted.
"Ah!"
The intense pain made him scream, as if his soul was also being burned by the self-igniting flames.
In just a few seconds, Count Alec's body turned to ash.
Seeing this scene, Lynn frowned; it looked very much like being backlashed by dark magic energy.
Casually pulling out the dagger, Lynn turned to look at the others.
These Vampires, modified by dark magic, had already been eliminated; all that remained were some humanoid monsters with twisted limbs.
Taking a deep breath, Lynn gripped the dagger and charged directly into the monster battlefield, then, together with the Illuminati members, eliminated all these monsters!
After dealing with these monsters and returning to the Illuminati Base, everyone had a quick meal and then went to rest.
After having Laura arrange a room for Captain MarvelCarol, Lynn also returned to his own room.
After washing up, Lynn lay in bed, pondering Count Alec's dying words.
Clearly, Count Alec had no affection for that Archbishop Dark Mage; even though dark magic had made his body stronger, he still believed that only the purest Vampirebody was the most perfect.
So, even though they were enemies, Count Alec still told him before his death that the Dark Mage was brewing an even bigger conspiracy.
If he couldn't find him and kill him, then even if the New York incident could be resolved, an even greater disaster would descend in the future!
"What are you thinking about?"
Wiping her hair as she walked out of the bathroom, Gwenleaned over and asked, seeing Lynn lying on the bed deep in thought.
"I'm thinking about that Dark Mage; I don't know where he is."
As he spoke, Lynn got up and picked up the hairdryer, helping Gwen dry her wet hair.
Once her hair was dry, Lynn and Gwen lay back down on the bed.
"Although I don't know where that Dark Mage is, I think Stephen Strange should have a way, after all, he is a Mystic Arts Master."
Resting her chin on Lynn's chest, Gwen said with a smile in her eyes: "So don't worry about these things; we will definitely be the ones to win in the end!"
At this point, Gwen blinked, then said in a sweet voice: "We might have another big battle tomorrow, so it's better to get some good rest!"
Seeing Gwen wriggling on top of him, lighting the fire and then preparing to sleep, Lynn directly flipped her over and pinned her beneath him: "You want to run away after lighting the fire? That's a bit irresponsible!"
"What do you want to do then?"
Pretending to be scared, Gwen looked at Lynn piteously and asked timidly.
"What do you think?"
"My father is the Director, he won't let you off."
"Tsk tsk, what a coincidence, my adoptive father is also a Director…"
After playing around for a while, Gwen fell sweetly asleep, resting her head on Lynn's arm.
The next major battle could happen at any time, so they were just playing around.
At the same time, inside the New York Sanctum Sanctorum.
"Damn it, I can't find him; I can't pinpoint the Dark Mage's whereabouts right now!"
Seeing Stephen Strange sitting on the meditation cushion, looking anxious, the Sorcerer Supreme on the side advised: "Don't be impatient; the enemy will eventually show themselves. Forcibly using tracking magic will cause a backlash, and your current abilities are not enough."
Hearing the Sorcerer Supreme's comfort, Stephen Strange was silent for a moment: "If Master were still here, that Dark Mage would never dare to be so presumptuous!"
"Sorcerer Supreme, Master has gone deep into the Universe, so, I need your help!"
"What do you want to do?"
Looking at Strange's serious expression, the Sorcerer Supreme had a bad premonition: "What do you want to do?"
"The Darkhold!"
"No, absolutely not!"
Jumping up from the meditation cushion, the Sorcerer Supreme looked at Strange and said: "If you touch the Darkhold now, you will inevitably fall into darkness."
"Strange, although Master said you are the most outstanding among us, the more so, the easier it is to be influenced by the Darkhold."
Looking at the highly reactive Sorcerer Supreme, Strangesaid: "Do we have any other choice now? Sorcerer Supreme, you must understand, the New York incident is just the beginning!"
"Now, the dark magic energy has spread to the areas around New York. Perhaps when we wake up tomorrow morning, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and even most of the U.S. will be shrouded in darkness!"
"Once we can't stop it, Sorcerer Supreme, this will cause countless deaths!"
Looking at Strange's earnest demeanor, the Sorcerer Supreme frowned, then shook his head and said: "That's still not acceptable. I can take you to get the Orb of Agamotto, a searching artifact, but I will absolutely not allow you to touch the Darkhold!"
"Strange, I don't want to see your soul fall into darkness, and I certainly don't want to see Master destroy you with his own hands after returning from the depths of the Universe!"
Hearing the Sorcerer Supreme say this, Strange was silent for a few seconds: "But I'm worried I won't be able to use the Orb of Agamotto, after all, that artifact…"
"You don't have to worry about that!"
Seeing that Strange seemed to be considering giving up on the Darkhold, the Sorcerer Supreme immediately explained: "We Mystic Arts Masters all have the blessings of the three gods Agamotto, Hoggoth, and Oshtur, so even if you haven't used the Orb of Agamotto, you'll learn very quickly!"
Saying this, the Sorcerer Supreme looked at Strange and said: "Let's go, I'll take you to get the Orb of Agamotto!"
Looking at the Sorcerer Supreme leading the way, Stephen Strange's lips curved upwards slightly.
His true goal was not the Darkhold itself, but the Orb of Agamotto.
Now, his goal was achieved!
The next morning, in the Illuminati Base hall.
"What are you watching?"
Seeing Steve watching TV very intently, Lynn handed him a cup of coffee and asked.
"The dark magic energy has spread to New Jersey."
Pointing to the TV, where a reporter was speaking continuously into the camera, Steve took the coffee and said: "If this dark magic energy cannot be eliminated, I'm afraid it won't be long before the United States faces true chaos!"
Hearing Steve say this, Lynn looked at the reporter on TV who was praying to God for blessings, then said: "I'm not sure about other places, but New York's situation is currently good. Citizens who received Friday's text messages are hiding at home and dare not go out."
"Even the gang members have obediently hidden away."
At this point, Lynn put down his cup and said: "I never thought that what could stop the crime rate would be Vampires; it really is… Heh!"
Beside them, Tony, who had just hung up the phone and walked over, heard Lynn say this and laughed: "In the U.S., no matter how absurd things happen, I find them normal. After all, marijuana and drugs have ruined their brains!"
Seeing Tony return, Steve asked: "Pepper won't be coming back during this time, will she?"
"No, although she really wants to come back and be with me, she also knows that her coming back to New Yorknow would only distract me. By the way, how's Thordoing?"
"I'm fine!"
Thor walked out of the training room with Carol Danvers, his wounds now gone: "I had a spar with Carol this morning; she's really good!"
As soon as Thor finished speaking, Carol's gaze directly turned to Tony Stark and said: "In my years in the Universe, I've visited countless Planets. Although Earth is much weaker compared to other Planets."
"But those Planets don't have powerful superhero teams like the Illuminati and the Avengers."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Nothing!"
Looking at Tony, Carol smiled and said: "I just want to tell you that Earth is not as weak as you imagine; in fact, just you people alone are already stronger than many Planets in the Universe, so you don't need to worry about anything!"
Hearing Carol say this, Tony Stark frowned, then turned his gaze to Lynn.
"It wasn't me who said it!"
Seeing Tony look at him, Lynn held his coffee cup and said: "I don't have a habit of casually spilling my friends' secrets!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Tony then turned his gaze to Steve.
"It wasn't me either. Although I didn't get much rest last night, I was in my own room the whole time!"
Tony was certain that his worries and ideas had only been discussed with Lynn and Steve.
Since it wasn't them who told Carol, could it have been himself?
Surely, this rainbow girl didn't overhear his sleep-talking in the middle of the night!
While everyone was talking, Lynn's phone rang.
He picked up the phone and glanced at it, then told everyone: "Strange sent me a message saying that the third wave of attacks will happen in Brooklyn, but he doesn't know the exact location."
"And compared to the previous two times, this disaster will be even more dangerous; dark magic will turn everyone in Brooklyn into monsters!"
Hearing Lynn say this, everyone in the Illuminati instantly became solemn.