"Will those ninjas really revive?"
Garrett asked Ward, who was beside him. Ward was an Agent he had personally recruited, and the two were like father and son. By the way, Ward was also a former HYDRA member.
That's right, a former HYDRA member. Under Garrett's recommendation, Ward joined Rebirth Hell, becoming a high-level talent who received three salaries—from S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA, and Rebirth Hell.
Ward said, "According to the medical department's research, those ninjas have died several times. Also, they are much older than they appear."
"So, Spider-Woman's intelligence is true."
Garrett said, "Have you found out about The Hand's intelligence?"
Ward replied, "The Hand is a gang from an island nation with a large presence in New York. However, we haven't found their lair yet; it will take some time."
Garrett said, "As soon as possible. Once we find it, immediately dispatch an elite squad to wipe Them out."
Ward was stunned, "Don't we need to investigate first?"
"No need. I'll have Stone Man come and help. If anything goes wrong, other Super Heroes will also rush over."
Garrett said, "Ward, our mission is to prevent disasters from happening, so we must solve problems as quickly as possible."
"Understood."
Ward nodded and went out to have others quickly find The Hand's lair.
The next afternoon, S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered that The Hand's lair was Mid-City Financial Company. Ward didn't waste words and immediately led Stone Man and a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to the financial company, with Garrett commanding from behind the scenes.
As S.H.I.E.L.D. rushed to the financial company, four Super Heroes stepped through its doors one after another—Iron Fist Danny Rand, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Daredevil.
Danny Rand was a wealthy man. Through Rand Corporation's channels, he discovered that Mid-City Financial Company was The Hand's lair. So, he single-handedly broke into the financial company and declared war on The Hand.
Luke Cage discovered that The Hand's people were hiring young black men to do bad things. So, he single-handedly broke into the financial company to warn The Hand.
Vigilantes don't get paid. To make a living, Jessica Jones opened a detective agency. She discovered that the financial company was connected to the Death of one of her employers. So, she single-handedly broke into the financial company to investigate.
Daredevil, uh, he went up with Jessica Jones. Since they were all Super Heroes, he couldn't let Jessica risk it alone.
Alexandra was discussing with Madame Gao how to capture Iron Fist when, at that moment, the door was pushed open, and Iron Fist walked in, declaring war on Them.
Everyone looked at each other, feeling a bit bewildered. How to put it, happiness came too suddenly, a little caught off guard.
"Looks like no plan is needed. Catch him."
Alexandra shouted, and a group of subordinates immediately rushed towards Iron Fist. Iron Fist, naturally, would not be afraid. He grabbed a subordinate's collar, intending to throw him out, but found he couldn't move him; the opponent's strength was terrifying.
The subordinate grinned, then grabbed Iron Fist's shoulder and slammed him heavily against the wall. Bang! The wall was dented, and Iron Fist fell to the ground in pain.
Before Iron Fist could react to what was happening, another subordinate rushed over and kicked him heavily in the chest. He flew sideways, curling up in pain.
"How did The Hand ninjas become so strong?"
Iron Fist looked incredulous. At this moment, another subordinate rushed over. Iron Fist quickly clenched his right fist, which glowed with dazzling golden light. Then, he slammed it hard into the ground, which shattered with a roar, and he fell down with the concrete.
Afterward, Iron Fist got up and quickly fled. He had confirmed their strength; he couldn't beat Them—although Iron Fist's Power was useful, because Iron Fist hadn't mastered it, the cooldown was a bit long, like ten minutes of charging for one use.
The Hand ninjas jumped into the pit one after another, chasing Iron Fist. At this moment, Luke Cage walked in through the door. He was a bit bewildered by the situation in the conference room. What was going on?
"Take him down."
Seeing another enemy, Alexandra ordered without hesitation. Then, she turned to Madame Gao and said, "You personally go after Iron Fist and bring him back."
"Okay, I was just wanting to test the Power the beast gave me."
Madame Gao said with a smile. Last night, the beast upgraded everyone in The Hand. Simply put, minions became elite monsters, and elite monsters became BOSS monsters.
Bang! Luke Cage was kicked flying before he could speak. Fortunately, he was invulnerable to blades and bullets; only his chest hurt a little. He roared and fought fiercely with the ninjas.
At this moment, Jessica and Daredevil, whose head was covered with a scarf, arrived. Jessica recognized Luke and, seeing him being ganged up on, immediately went to help.
"How did these ninjas become so strong?"
Jessica's expression changed slightly when she saw a ninja get hit by her punch and still stand up. One must know that her strength was enough to shatter stone.
Daredevil shouted, "Something might have happened to The Hand. Let's retreat first."
"Okay, go to a room with a window."
Jessica helped Luke out of the predicament. Then, the three fled into a room with a window. Luke asked, "Why come to this room?"
"Because you can only jump out of a window if there's a window. That's common sense."
Jessica grabbed Daredevil and Luke, and jumped forcefully out of the window. Besides her immense strength, she could also make great leaps, more accurately, great leaps similar to flying.
Bang! Jessica and the two landed heavily on the ground, creating a large crater. Nearby pedestrians were startled. In fact, not just Them, but Daredevil and Luke Cage also looked pale.
"Actually, I prefer taking the elevator."
Daredevil was speaking when suddenly, a scream came from above. Everyone looked up and saw Iron Fist flying backward out of a third-floor window. Jessica quickly let go of Daredevil and Luke, and jumped up to catch Iron Fist.
"Be careful, Madame Gao is here."
After landing, Iron Fist shouted while spitting blood. Before he finished speaking, Madame Gao, leaning on a cane, brought a group of ninjas and jumped down from the third floor. Unlike Jessica, Madame Gao floated down lightly.
"They're all familiar faces."
Madame Gao looked at the four Super Heroes and said, "Perfect. Today, I'll send you all on your way together. Go! Except for Iron Fist, no need to keep anyone else alive."
The ninjas immediately rushed forward. Luke Cage stepped forward to meet Them. Madame Gao sneered, pushed her left hand in the air, and a powerful aura, like an iron hammer, slammed into Luke. Luke screamed and flew backward, crashing into a car and stopping with a rumble. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Luke was very shocked. Since gaining his invulnerable Ability, it was the first time he had been beaten to the point of spitting blood.
Wow!
The citizens exclaimed, and many even took out their phones to record. This old lady was too powerful, wasn't she? Hurting people from a distance?
"Take Iron Fist and go, we are not their match."
Daredevil shouted while intercepting The Hand ninjas. Jessica, holding Iron Fist, was about to escape when Madame Gao appeared in front of her like a ghost, attacking Jessica with a series of palm shadows from her left hand.
Jessica had no idea how to block and could only retreat continuously. Just then, several cars with black and white eagle markings drove over. Immediately after, Ward led a group of fully armed Agents who quickly got out of the cars. Stone Man also took off his clothes and walked out of the car.
"Attack The Hand ninjas, don't hold back."
Ward shouted while aiming his gun at Madame Gao. The Agents didn't waste words and quickly followed Ward, opening fire on The Hand ninjas.
"Damn S.H.I.E.L.D., always messing things up."
Jessica cursed and fled with Iron Fist. Daredevil also quickly hid behind Luke Cage. Luke rolled his eyes and retreated while acting as a human shield.
Facing the dense barrage of bullets, Madame Gao released her cane and pressed her hands down, a vast aura surging from her body, spreading in front of her.
The bullets entered the aura's range, rapidly slowed down, and finally, they all stopped, floating in front of Madame Gao.
This scene left not only the citizens but even the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents dumbfounded.
Garrett, commanding from behind the scenes, realized something was wrong and quickly shouted, "Everyone, get down!"
Many Agents instinctively complied. Stone Man rumbled towards Madame Gao.
"Go!"
Madame Gao let out a loud roar, and the vast aura, carrying a large number of bullets, slammed into the Agents. Several Agents who hadn't had time to lie down immediately screamed and flew backward, crashing into cars and spitting blood continuously.
In fact, not only those Agents, but even Stone Man was pushed to the ground by the aura.
"This is Power!"
Madame Gao laughed heartily, her old face filled with excitement and arrogance. It was clear that the beast's Power was beginning to affect her composure and wisdom.
Using an evil god's Power certainly comes at a price.
Then, Madame Gao appeared beside Jessica with astonishing speed and snatched Iron Fist away. Seeing this, Jessica immediately punched Madame Gao.
Madame Gao held up Iron Fist with her left hand and quickly tapped Jessica's wrist several times with her right hand, fast as lightning. Jessica immediately felt her arm go numb, completely unable to exert any strength.
"You have great strength, but you have no control at all, just brute force."
Madame Gao scoffed. She threw Iron Fist towards Alexandra in the hall and shouted, "Give Iron Fist to the god."
A black light flew from Alexandra's palm, binding Iron Fist. Then, she said, "The god has commanded to capture the people outside. Them need sacrifices."
Hearing Alexandra's command, a large number of ninjas rushed out of the building, pouncing on the Agents and citizens.
The onlookers were bewildered. How did eating melons turn into being the melon themselves? They quickly screamed and fled, but unfortunately, their speed was far inferior to those ninjas, and they were successively caught.
Ward and the other Agents, seeing this, quickly got up and shot at the ninjas. Stone Man also roared and charged towards Madame Gao.
Daredevil and Luke Cage were originally preparing to escape, but seeing the ninjas capturing citizens, they immediately turned around to intercept Them. As Super Heroes, they couldn't stand by and watch the public suffer.
"This is S.H.I.E.L.D. New York Special Command. Iron Man, Fantastic Three, please come to Hell's Kitchen for support immediately."
Garrett urgently called for help. Those ninjas were fast, strong, and could still fight after being shot multiple times. The Agents were no match at all.
Garrett now really wanted to kill those bastards in the intelligence department—those bastards told him that the ninjas' strength was only slightly stronger than ordinary people. Is this what they call slightly stronger?
"The Special Scapegoat Department is in action? I'll be right there. Oh, send over the intel."
Tony was the first to respond. Then, Human Torch shouted, "I'll be right there too. New York needs my flames and enthusiasm."
"As soon as possible, the situation is very wrong. They are capturing citizens, it seems they want to use Them as sacrifices."
Garrett said with a grim expression. Tony immediately dropped his cynical attitude and said, "Coming right away. Rhode will come with me."
Facing the charging Stone Man, Madame Gao raised her hand and clapped in the air. Stone Man flew backward, crushing a car as he retreated.
Then, Madame Gao turned her gaze to Jessica. Jessica cursed and turned to jump forcefully into the distance—Skye told her to escape to the left, where there was a savior.
Madame Gao didn't waste words and immediately gave chase. Fortunately, Jessica's leaps were very powerful; even Madame Gao couldn't catch up immediately.
After a while, Jessica arrived at a park following Skye's instructions. Seeing the Lord of the Rings cosplayers, she couldn't help but complain, "Skye, don't tell me the savior is Gandalf, even though he, a mage, fights better than a berserker."
"Don't worry, the savior isn't Gandalf. It's Gwen and your idol. I've already notified Gwen, and she's rushing to the park entrance."
Skye said with a smile. Her idol was Ghost Rider, and Jessica's idol was Gun God Andrew.
"Gwen and Gun God?"
Jessica's eyes lit up, searching for Gwen and Andrew's whereabouts. Just then, Madame Gao caught up.
Madame Gao saw Jessica just ahead, pushed her hands forward, and a powerful aura blasted forward. Everyone in its path was sent flying, and Jessica also screamed and flew forward as if hit by a car.
At the crucial moment, Spider-Woman, dressed in a black and white uniform, jumped out from the side and hugged Jessica. Then, she rolled in the air to absorb the impact and landed on the ground with Jessica.
Jessica was saved, but others weren't so lucky. They fell heavily to the ground, groaning in pain.
Madame Gao looked intoxicated. This was Power.
The people around were terrified and fled outwards. The once lively park instantly became chaotic.
Andrew walked towards the entrance, against the fleeing crowd. He looked helpless. The date was going so well, and his girlfriend suddenly turned into a Super Hero to save a friend. What the hell?
Speaking of which, Gwen was now a true Super Hero, completely different from before, when she would only call for help.
Gwen was very angry at Madame Gao's actions. She questioned Madame Gao, "How can you casually harm innocent people?"
"I have Power; I can do whatever I want. This is the truth of this world."
Madame Gao said arrogantly, "Spider-Woman, you came at a good time. The god needs sacrifices."
"Another poor soul corrupted by evil god Power. But where did her evil god Power come from?"
Andrew thought for a moment, then his eyes pierced through the void, looking towards Mid-City Financial Company, where the battle was raging fiercely.
Andrew had no interest in the battle. He looked down and soon saw Elektra, or rather, the evil god 'Beast,' located underground.
"The Beast has actually descended with consciousness and Power?"
Andrew was a bit surprised. Generally speaking, evil gods dared not descend to Earth because once Them descended, Kamar-Taj would immediately come to "send warmth."
But now, the Beast had personally descended. What was even more surprising was that Kamar-Taj had not appeared yet, which meant that there was a powerful entity behind the Beast, who helped the Beast hide its divine power fluctuations.