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"Mr. Stacker, what's the deal with the Hyperspace Group? How dare they treat a matter concerning the survival of all humanity so frivolously?"
Dr. Dr. Spah Szedifier immediately looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy, saying:
"While I must admit, Kong has indeed achieved remarkable results in past battles against Titans."
"But a single tree cannot stand… If multiple Kaiju invade different locations simultaneously in the future, a single Kong will inevitably be overwhelmed."
"What's more, our PPDC Organization was specifically established to protect all humanity from Kaiju invasions. If we let the Hyperspace Group act recklessly, then…"
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood his meaning.
If the PPDC Organization didn't quickly develop a counter-strategy, it would inevitably be severely impacted by the DiDi Substitute Driving Service being promoted by the Hyperspace Group.
This would weaken the important position held by the PPDC Organization within the Security Council.
It might even eventually be encroached upon and swallowed by other organizations.
"Exactly, it is precisely because I considered this situation that I decided to hold this emergency meeting…"
Stacker Pentecost took over, continuing:
"The current situation is extremely unfavorable for us, so we can only strive to build a set of Hunter Mecha with all our might before the next Kaiju appears. Only then can we reverse the disadvantage and turn defeat into victory!"
At this point.
He paused slightly, then turned to look at Tony Stark's holographic image, continuing with a hint of apology:
"Mr. Tony, I'm truly sorry. Although your proposal is highly creative, it's clearly impossible to build a Hunter Mecha from scratch in a short amount of time…"
"Therefore, I can only prioritize Dr. Reed's plan, striving to build the first prototype in the shortest possible time, and use it to persuade more countries to join the PPDC Organization. This way, we will have more financial support to build new Hunter Mecha."
"However, for the research and development of the mecha's weapon system, energy power system, and the pilot's drift control system, we still need your strong cooperation to complete them faster."
"No problem." Tony Stark glared at James Rhodes, who was trying to suppress a laugh beside him, and shrugged indifferently.
"But Mr. Stacker Pentecost, I still need to remind you that we cannot yet verify whether directly using the bones of those Titans to establish the main support structure will pose unknown risks when the pilot establishes a drift neural link with the mecha…"
"Oh, Tony, you can rest assured on that point. Based on my calculations, the probability of such an accident is less than 1‰!"
At this moment, Dr. Reed Richards, who was also attending the meeting, interrupted confidently:
"Furthermore, I have already conducted sample analysis on the bones of those Titans. Their hardness and density far exceed most metals, making them perfectly suitable for use as the main internal support structure of thecha."
"This will not only save a large amount of funds in the early stages but also significantly reduce the overall manufacturing time of the mecha."
"In addition, considering the actual size of the mecha is between 200 feet and 300 feet (60 ~ 90 meters), if a single pilot is used for full control as you suggested in your relevant proposal, it will inevitably cause irreversible and significant damage to the neurons in their brain."
"So I suggest using a dual-pilot system, where two pilots synchronize their brains and respectively command the left and right halves of the mecha."
Reed Richards then elaborated on his specific ideas in more detail.
The reason he was so proactive.
Was not to intentionally undermine Tony Stark in front of everyone and make him look foolish.
Both were top performers in multiple fields, recognized by the outside world as geniuses among geniuses. While not exactly kindred spirits, they certainly wouldn't be at loggerheads over such matters.
However, Reed Richards urgently needed to save his precarious career by having the PPDC Organization adopt his plan.
Because with the strong endorsement of the PPDC Organization, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would not easily withdraw the massive investment for the subsequent phase of his other project, "On the Possible Benign Effects of Cosmic Solar Wind High-Energy Radiation on Human DNA."
As for whether he would offend Tony Stark, the billionaire, because of this.
Reed Richards simply thought these were just academic debates, and the other party shouldn't be so petty, right?
Subsequently, Stacker Pentecost issued a series of tasks to other PPDC Organization members attending the meeting, concerning the analysis of Kaiju physical characteristics and the search for Kaiju landing sites.
In fact, regarding the Kaiju landing locations, Stacker Pentecost really wanted to ask Karl directly.
But given Nick Fury's previous negative assessment of Karl's greed.
And the DiDi Substitute Driving Service launched by the Hyperspace Group at this hearing, which was enough to shake the foundation of the PPDC Organization.
He had no choice but to abandon this idea and regard Karl as his biggest threat at this stage.
...…
…
Night fell.
In Mount Marcy, Essex County, northeastern New York.
A car was driving along an unknown flat road, heading deep into the mountains.
About ten minutes later, the car slowly stopped in front of a monastery built into the mountainside.
"Leader, we've arrived."
The female Vampire driving the car gently reminded Selena, who was resting with her eyes closed in the back seat.
"Hmm?"
Selena looked at the tightly closed iron gate outside the monastery and the signs on it, such as "Private Property, No Trespassing," and a look of suspicion immediately appeared on her face.
Because she clearly remembered that when she obeyed Victor's order to imprison Andreas Tanis here, there was no such gate.
It seemed that over the past three hundred years, not only had someone been here, but they had also helped Andreas Tanis renovate the prison where he was confined.
"Stay here and be vigilant."
Selena waved her hand to stop the female Vampire who wanted to follow her in, then pushed open the iron gate as if no one else was around and walked inside.
Roar roar —
Accompanied by a series of roars, several Werewolves, as massive as small mountains, swarmed out from a mechanism underground, pouncing towards Selena.
Swish swish swish —
Selena took out her exquisite long cross-sword from behind her back, her figure like a phantom, moving swiftly through the Werewolves.
A chilling gleam flashed and disappeared.
Selena stopped, raised her hand to flick the blood from the blade, and re-sheathed it behind her back.
Only then did the massive bodies of the Werewolves behind her, as if under a stasis magic spell, fall to the ground in pieces.
"Andreas Tanis, I know you can see…"
Selena arrived in front of the heavy stone door at the entrance of the monastery and said to the monitor installed in a hidden corner:
"If you don't want to die, open the door obediently. I'll leave after I ask my questions."
As expected.
The next second, the heavy stone door slowly cracked open inward, forming a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.
Selena wasn't afraid of the other party playing tricks. She followed the deep, artificially carved passage inside and came all the way to the luxurious main hall.
"Selena, you haven't changed at all. You're still as ruthless as ever. I knew you'd come back to me sooner or later…"
Andreas Tanis, known as the "Historian," looked at the Moon Goddess walking towards him with a face full of apprehension.
Suddenly.
He seemed to have discovered something astonishing and exclaimed in surprise:
"What's going on? I can't smell Victor's aura in your blood at all?"
"Could it be that you've broken Victor's bloodline suppression?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible… In nearly a thousand years, such a thing has never happened!"
Andreas Tanis, who had been imprisoned here, apparently still didn't know that Victor had been killed by Selena more than a week ago.
However, the latter was too lazy to explain further and said bluntly: "Victor has been killed by me. Now the Wizard Society is led by me."
Then Selena glanced at the two scantily clad young women on the large bed opposite. From their scent, it was not difficult to tell that they were two Werewolves.
"It seems your exile has greatly improved, hasn't it?"
"Not only do you have a large group of Werewolves serving as guards, but you also have two female Werewolves to warm your bed."
"All of this is what I deserve."
After witnessing Selena instantly kill a dozen Werewolves, Andreas Tanis had no doubt that she was capable of killing Victor.
So he explained evasively: "One of my clients is very generous…"
"If I'm not mistaken, the client you mentioned should be Lucian, the leader of the Werewolves, right?"
Selena then came to a workbench, pointed at the special weapons not yet fully assembled on it, and said expressionlessly:
"It seems that the one who has been secretly providing ultraviolet bullets and grenades to the Werewolves is you!"
Andreas Tanis immediately became tense.
But before he could even defend himself, he heard Selena opposite him continue indifferently:
"As long as you promise not to continue providing weapons to the Werewolves in the future, I can let go of what happened during Victor's reign."
"However, whether you can survive today depends on whether you are valuable… I want to know about William, the progenitor of the Werewolves, and Alexander Corvinus."
Andreas Tanis swallowed hard.
Under the influence of a strong will to survive, he truthfully recounted the hidden past that occurred a thousand years ago.
It turned out that Marcus, the progenitor of the Vampires, fearing the violent power of his brother William, the progenitor of the Werewolves, was forced to seek help from Victor, the lord at the time, and promised that after reaching an agreement to suppress his brother, he would actively help Victor gain eternal life (become a Vampire).
Then, with Victor's help, William was successfully imprisoned in a secret prison.
But whether it was Marcus or William, the blood flowing in their veins all originated from Alexander Corvinus.
So, in a sense, this human was the common ancestor of all Vampires and Werewolves!
Finally, Andreas Tanis cautiously looked at Selena, "Since you have already killed Victor, you must have recalled that your father was ordered to build that secret prison back then, right?"
In fact, he also wanted to add that this was the real reason Victor later killed her entire family.
But he was afraid of angering the woman in front of him.
If he lost his life because of his big mouth, it would truly be too uneconomical.
Selena frowned slightly, seemingly recalling her childhood memories, and then after a moment, she spoke again, "I remember opening that prison requires two special keys?"
"That's right."
Andreas Tanis nodded, then took an ancient book he had compiled from the bookshelf, turned to one of its pages, and pointed at two ring-shaped objects on it, saying:
"One of them is on Lucian, the Werewolf King, and the other one…"
A cunning glint flashed in Andreas Tanis's eyes, and he deliberately held back, "Only Alexander Corvinus, whom you just mentioned, knows where it is."
"If you let me go and promise not to send anyone to hunt me down in the future, I can arrange for the two of you to meet tonight."
"You are not qualified to negotiate with me."
A look of impatience appeared on Selena's face.
Then, a captivating purple light suddenly flickered in her ice-blue eyes.
Andreas Tanis opposite her immediately became like a puppet at her disposal, spilling all the information he knew.
"The second 'key' is inside Victor's body, hidden beneath the skin of his chest…"
"And Alexander Corvinus's ship, the Lorenz Mark, briefly docks at Pier 17 in New York Harbor for one night in the middle of each month, then departs before dawn the next day."
Seeing this, Selena became increasingly satisfied with her awakened hypnotic ability.
Ever since she "awakened" that special psychic power during her battle with Victor, Selena had been trying to delve deeper into this power recently.
However, apart from her hypnotic ability being further strengthened and enhanced, she still seemed unable to truly unleash the full power of this psychic energy at present.
It seemed that she would most likely need to continue improving her own strength to "unlock" more psychic power.
But Selena was full of confidence in this, and even regarded this powerful blessing as a manifestation of Karl's favoritism towards her…
So, naturally, she worked extra hard!