Several hours later, on a mountain outside New York City, Andrew covered the sleeping Susan with a blanket and looked up at the starry sky.
"More than three thousand soul contracts, quite a bit more than last time. My strength has improved. Heh, given New York's bad luck, it won't be long before all the citizens' souls belong to me."
Andrew was in a good mood: "Also, when things were almost over, two New Worlds merged into this world. World merging isn't a problem, but isn't the timing a bit too coincidental?"
It's always after an event ends that a merger occurs. Is there some connection in between?
"The first four worlds weren't like this. Eh, wait, Ancient One said that world merging started a year ago."
Andrew thought of something and frowned slightly. A year ago was exactly when he descended into Rebirth Hell.
"So, world merging is related to me? Interesting, very interesting."
…
After a noisy night, the next morning, all of New York was discussing what happened last night. The headlines of many newspapers and news outlets were: "Vampires are Real!"
One newspaper was an exception: The Daily Bugle. Its headline was divided into two parts. On the left was a photo of Spider-Man being knocked flying, with the title: "Completely Unreliable Spider-Man."
On the right was a photo of Ghost Rider smoking a cigar in flames, with the title: "Angel Descends, Saves New York City."
"They're both Super Heroes, why is the difference so great?"
Peter Parker looked at the two headlines and couldn't help but complain. Just then, a news conference appeared on the giant screen above.
The spokesperson said into the microphone: "There are no such things as Vampires in this world. Several years ago, an evil doctor developed a virus. People infected with this virus would fear sunlight, silver, and garlic, and would live on blood… The army will clear out virus patients throughout America. Please don't worry too much. In addition, if you encounter virus patients, please pay attention to the following points…"
"Isn't this called serious nonsense?"
Peter complained, and the reporters were also very dissatisfied, questioning him one after another, but the spokesperson was unmoved, acting as if, whether you believe it or not, he believed it.
How the official defined this matter was not important. What was important was that America decided to completely clear out Vampires. As a result, Vampires suffered a devastating blow and had to flee to other countries, or flee back to Europa.
Although the process of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operation was a mess, the goal was basically achieved. From now on, Americans would no longer be threatened by Vampires.
"The Vampires' lair is Europa, Blade. We'll clear out the Vampires in North America first, then invade Europa."
Whistler, whose arm had been repaired, said: "BOSS will provide us with enough money and weapons."
Cool Guy Blade adjusted his sunglasses and said: "Very good, with BOSS's support, we will definitely be able to completely eradicate Vampires."
This pair of master and disciple once again embarked on their journey. They would only stop when Vampires were extinct.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, more than a month passed. This morning, Black Widow Natasha, who had returned to work for S.H.I.E.L.D., knocked on Nick Fury's office door.
"Warning in advance, don't mention my eye, and don't mention my eye patch, otherwise don't blame me for kicking you out."
Nick Fury said unhappily. For the past month, his colleagues and his Officer Pierce had been constantly making sarcastic remarks about his eye, making him feel annoyed.
"I'm not interested in your eye."
Natasha asked impatiently: "Fury, have you found what I asked you to investigate?"
Hearing that it was serious business, Nick Fury became serious. He said: "I don't know how Ghost Rider knew that little girl wasn't dead. For the past month, S.H.I.E.L.D. has searched for Dreykov worldwide, but found nothing.
I believe Dreykov and his daughter have been blown up by you, and what Ghost Rider said is not true."
"No, he's telling the truth. I can feel it."
Natasha said stubbornly: "They're hiding, even S.H.I.E.L.D. can't find them."
"Unless they're dead, there's no one S.H.I.E.L.D. can't find."
Nick Fury said proudly: "Natasha, I think you're feeling too guilty. I suggest you take a vacation, or go talk to a psychologist."
"Would someone like me also feel too guilty?"
Natasha smiled bitterly. She shook her head and said: "I'm applying for a month's leave. I want to investigate this matter myself. I hope you can have all departments cooperate with me."
Nick Fury sighed and said: "Okay, but I hope that after a month, you can return to normal and become the Black Widow with a near one hundred percent mission completion rate.
Your performance over the past month has been very unprofessional. You even assaulted colleagues."
Natasha shrugged and said: "I'm not as professional as you, who tricked everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D.."
Nick Fury said angrily: "I told you not to mention that!"
Natasha shook her head and turned to leave the headquarters. No matter what, she had to find Dreykov and Antonia and completely put the past behind her.
…
That evening, Andrew, who had caused Natasha a month of chaos, took Gwen to Manhattan Park for a picnic.
Seeing Gwen looking a bit troubled, Andrew asked: "Gwen, what's wrong? Is the dinner I ordered not to your liking?"
"It's alright, except for one part that was so spicy it made me want to cry, the dinner had no other flaws."
Gwen complained. She said: "I'm worried about my dad. Those people at City Hall keep blaming him, and he might be fired."
Lizard and Vampires caused great destruction and some casualties in New York. Someone definitely had to take the blame for this, and since S.H.I.E.L.D. is a spy agency under the United Nations and not suitable to appear in public, Chief George unfortunately became the scapegoat.
"Minor matter."
Andrew smiled and said: "The reason Chief George became the scapegoat is mainly because he has no one backing him. In fact, even without this incident, his political career wouldn't last much longer."
Gwen said: "My dad refuses to curry favor with the powerful."
"Your father is a tough guy, but the New York citizens don't know that."
Andrew said: "I'll write an article praising your father and build momentum for him, mobilizing the public to support him. I've even thought of the title: 'Do You Want a Tough Guy Chief, or a Bureaucratic Chief?'"
Gwen asked: "Will that really work?"
"Of course it will. I've checked your father's records, and his resume is very impressive, it's just that no one knows about it."
Andrew said. If he can become Chief of Police without a background, how can his resume not be impressive?
Of course, just reporting is not enough. Rebirth Group also needs to come forward to support Chief George. America is a capitalist society, and capital can achieve anything, but there's no need to say more about that to Gwen.