There is gain only with loss. Their sacrifice is worth it. The council has agreed to an all-out war against the Vampires."
Nick Fury walked over, saying excitedly, "After so much planning, it's finally going to succeed. Vampires will end at my hands."
Iron Man was a bit displeased with Nick Fury's approach: "Those people wouldn't be willing to be sacrificed by you."
Nick Fury said, "The facts will prove me right. Alright, no more wasting time. Coulson, order all teams to act. Use the new weapons we've developed to wipe out all Vampires."
"Yes, Director."
Coulson immediately went to give the order. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who had been on standby, began their operation, armed with weapons specifically designed to combat Vampires, under the leadership of senior Agents like Melinda May, John Garrett, and Victoria Hand.
Several Vampires were rampaging when a grenade was thrown. The next second, the grenade exploded, releasing dazzling ultraviolet light. The Vampires instantly turned to ash.
This was an ultraviolet grenade developed by Tony Stark, a true weapon of mass destruction against Vampires. Besides that, there were also temperature sensors to detect Vampires, armored vehicles equipped with ultraviolet lamps, and more. This time, S.H.E.I.L.D. was armed to the teeth.
Tony asked impatiently, "When do I act?"
"Your target is Diken Fes. Wait until he enters the altar before you make your move. I want to capture him and the twelve Pure-blood Elders in one fell swoop. By then, the Vampires will be scattered like sand."
Nick Fury said, looking at the one-sided battle on the screen, his eyes filled with triumph. Everything was within his grasp. He, Nick Fury, would continue to protect humanity as always.
Just as Nick Fury was feeling triumphant, a call suddenly came in: "Director, it's bad! A large number of Lizards have appeared in the city."
"What?!"
Nick Fury was shocked and immediately had the technical department display the Lizard footage.
In Times Square, citizens were happily shopping as usual. Just then, a man pushed open a manhole cover, and then, a shabbily dressed man crawled out of the sewer.
"Where did this tramp come from? He stinks."
Pedestrians looked disgusted, circling around the man. The man grinned and said, "I'm not a tramp. I'm a rat-folk, even lower than a tramp. However, today, I'm here to help you."
With that, the Lizard slammed the green serum in his hand onto the ground. As the glass shattered, a large amount of green mist flew out. Pedestrians who came into contact with the mist fell down in pain, their bodies gradually turning green, even developing scales.
The patrol officer was shocked and quickly aimed his gun at the rat-folk, shouting, "Get on your knees!"
The rat-folk let out a low growl, his body rapidly swelling and deforming. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a two-meter-tall green Lizard. Then, he charged at the patrol officer, shrugging off his bullets, and sent him flying with a single palm. When the patrol officer landed, his body was already deformed.
The rat-folk laughed heartily, smashing more serums into the crowd. And such situations were occurring in dozens of places across New York City.
New York began to descend into chaos.
"So many Lizards? And causing trouble at a time like this?"
Nick Fury's face was extremely grim, no longer showing the confident demeanor of someone in control of everything.
"People exposed to the serum are turning into Lizards. We must stop them immediately, or the problem will only get worse."
Iron Man shouted, "I need to get there right away! Nick Fury, how many Agents do you still have? The police's small firearms can't stop the Lizards; those Lizards can even overturn police cars."
"I only have one reserve team left. Coulson, immediately notify the military and have them send people into New York. Also, order headquarters to send Quinjet support."
Nick Fury said. Iron Man looked at Nick Fury with disappointment, activated his suit, and prepared to depart. It would take at least an hour for the military to enter the city. In that much time, the Lizards might even have reproduced.
Seeing this, Nick Fury quickly shouted, "Tony, these Lizards are probably just trying to distract us. Dr. Connors might have another scheme."
"I'll go to the scene first. If you discover his scheme, notify me immediately."
Iron Man nodded and quickly flew away. Coulson asked Nick Fury, "What do we do now? Should we still proceed with the original plan?"
"We definitely have to proceed. We've been preparing for so long; we can't let it all go to waste."
Nick Fury said, "Barton, you take Iron Man's place in dealing with Diken Fes."
Hawkeye Barton replied, "No problem."
"Damn Lizards."
Nick Fury looked at the screen and cursed bitterly, "All teams, defeat the Vampires as quickly as possible, then go deal with the Lizards. Coulson, you take the intelligence team and find Dr. Connors for me."
Nick Fury's initial order was to completely eliminate the Vampires in New York City, but now it had changed to merely defeating them first.
"Yes."
All the teams responded, but Diken had called many Vampires to New York this time. Even with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s superior equipment, it was difficult to defeat them all in a short time.
The Agents were far stronger than the Vampires, but there were too few of them.
News of the Vampires and Lizards was successively spread online, and major TV stations were reporting from helicopters. New York citizens were shocked and enraged. What was going on? Vampires and Lizards? Was this the apocalypse?
At Rebirth Building, Andrew looked at the TV and sighed in admiration, "Not only Vampires, but also Lizards. How lively."
"Peace Knights, prepare to go out and save people. For now, disregard the Vampires. Focus on saving those infected by the Lizard Serum."
Andrew instructed, "Those people definitely don't want to turn into monsters. The success rate of signing soul contracts will be very high."
What? Andrew has an antidote? Of course he does. The beautiful and intelligent Miss Gwen has already formulated an antidote. Teslak has disguised it as another type of serum, ensuring that no one will discover any clues.
Howard asked with some hesitation, "When we're saving people, can we kill the Lizards along the way?"
Andrew knew what Howard meant. He said, "If they attack you, you kill them. If they don't attack you, don't attack them. We are pacifists."
Howard nodded, "Understood."
"It looks like I'll be working overtime tonight. Speaking of which, hiring customer service must be put on the agenda soon. I can't always do it myself."
Andrew thought of something and looked out the window. There, Black Widow Natasha was busy.
Andrew's eyes lit up: "Black Widow? If I'm not mistaken, there's a Black Widow Corps in this world."
"Why did the Director make me stay here and work overtime? Overtime, overtime! I'm an Agent, not an office worker."
Natasha looked depressed. For the past few months, she had been working overtime every day. What was even more annoying was that Andrew Wang, that bastard, always pushed Susan's work onto her under the guise of training her, and then took Susan out on dates.
If this continues, Natasha might even end up undercover as the CEO of Rebirth Group. Uh, should she just quit and find another job?