If the mercenaries had looked back, they would have seen that the bodies of the Kingpin gang members whose throats they had slit earlier had mysteriously vanished without a trace!
Qi Jun never expected such a good thing to happen!
Collecting this energy was effortlessly easy!
Qi Jun indicated that if possible, he'd like more such good fortune!
But Qi Jun didn't notice...
In many dark corners, some tiny pinhole cameras had recorded these bizarre and terrifying scenes... S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Triskelion, Operations Command Center.
"What's going on?"
"Since when do even drug deals by gangsters need to be reported to headquarters for handling?"
"Have you forgotten what our organization's responsibilities are? Are you all a bunch of brainless idiots who just eat and don't think?"
Nick Fury, the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was quietly watching a projection of Bruce Banner's Hulk form rampaging north.
When the screen suddenly switched to a scene of two gangs making a deal and a third party preparing to ambush them, the Black Egg, who seemed to be deep in thought, immediately exploded into a furious tirade, transforming into a raging python and unleashing a torrent of abuse at the operators in the command center!
"I think you should take a closer look at the highlighted frames, Director, sir!"
While everyone else was trembling and dared not retort, a sharp-dressed woman, completely unfazed by the furious Black Egg's rant, spoke softly yet with undeniable authority.
Of course, in the hall, which was already utterly silent due to the Black Egg's scolding, it was impossible not to hear the woman's voice, especially since the two were not far apart.
"Hmm?"
The Black Egg, in the midst of his tirade, clearly heard the woman's voice and immediately stopped his cursing, turning his gaze back to the projected screen.
This time, focusing on the highlighted frames, Nick Fury instantly noticed something amiss.
In the footage, the gang members silently killed by the ambush team were all mysteriously vanishing one after another without a trace!
And it wasn't a slow disappearance, but a bizarre, instantaneous one! They were present in one frame and then completely and mysteriously gone in the next!
"A brand new superhuman event!"
The Black Egg declared with certainty!
His face, already too dark to discern any expression, showed no sign of embarrassment for having wrongly scolded someone earlier.
"Thank you, Agent Hill!"
The Black Egg turned to the sharp-dressed woman and said, then immediately turned back, staring intently at the projected footage, lost in thought.
The woman, referred to as Hill, didn't say much, nor did she even respond to the Black Egg, instead watching the projected footage with a somewhat serious expression, completely unafraid of any repercussions from the Black Egg.
Of course, as a 'nail' planted in S.H.I.E.L.D. by the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Deputy Director, Maria Hill, had already prepared a 'Vibranium heart' before taking office, fearing no petty retaliation!
"Mobilize the nearest Level 7 agents in that vicinity to investigate and examine as quickly as possible!" the Black Egg calmly issued his orders.
Maria Hill, however, said nothing, merely frowning slightly:
Why, after playboy Tony Stark revealed his identity as Iron Man, were more and more superhuman events popping up all over the world?
Unable to find an answer for a moment, Maria Hill nevertheless had a strong feeling that such incidents would likely become increasingly common in the future!
...Good fortune did not continue to favor this mercenary group.
Soon, the mercenaries' actions were discovered by patrolling members of the Kingpin gang.
Instantly, gunfire erupted non-stop!
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Plans Change Faster Than Expected
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The battle began in an instant.
But Qi Jun, however, slipped away like an eel!
Knowing there was a pile of containers full of crude oil here, anyone who stayed once the fighting started was a complete idiot!
Even the 'fragrant' 'energy' that Qi Jun had initially coveted, he no longer bothered to collect.
Aside from a few scattered bodies of Kingpin gang members that happened to lie in his path and were 'subconsciously' collected by Qi Jun, he didn't even think about the rest.
Rushing all the way, Qi Jun finally made it back before the battle reached Hit-Girl...
However, the imagined scene of the little loli hiding in a container, trembling with fear, did not happen.
Looking at the little loli who cautiously peeked out, her eyes full of excitement, even wanting to join in personally,
Qi Jun could only wordlessly raise a hand to his forehead and sigh: As expected, she's a violent little loli raised by a 'ghost father'!
However, it was clear that this battle was already beyond what Big Daddy and Hit-Girl could participate in.
Although they were street heroes, they were still just ordinary people.
Despite having received training and participated in a few 'bloodbaths' against gangsters,
Big Daddy and Hit-Girl were clearly no match for an elite, fully armed-to-the-teeth, disciplined mercenary force twenty times their number.
He needed to find a way to get Big Daddy and Hit-Girl out of here quickly... But when it rains, it pours.
Plans change faster than expected!
Sometimes, when your luck is bad, everything just piles up at once.
Things were heating up here!