Batman Incident (10)

"Alright, let's repeat our operational objectives." Peter was squatting on the roof of a building, with Pikachu perched on his shoulder, its ears fluttering in the wind.

"After initial reconnaissance, we have determined that the location of the bat commander should be underground in this block."

"It's daytime now, they must be hiding in some room and dare not come out. We need to cooperate with that Vampire Hunter called the Daywalker, and it would be best if we could take down their command post in one fell swoop."

Peter's gaze was fixed on the street below the building, where there was a bar that appeared to be closed during the day, but which was actually quite hidden inside.

This is a meeting point for a group of high-ranking vampires, and it was chosen as the base for the vampire commander after the invasion began.

"Later, the Daywalker will cause some commotion at the main gate to attract their attention. I'll rush in and carry out the decapitation strike, while you find the right opportunity to unleash your ultimate attack..."

"Don't worry," Pikachu patted its chest and said, "I have enough energy stored in my body to unleash a 100,000-volt attack. However, you only have one chance. You must use your movement to force them to gather together to maximize the damage."

Peter stretched out a Silk and stuck it to the wall of a building across the street. As he swung down, he said, "Watch me."

At that moment, a car parked in front of the bar suddenly exploded. Fragments of the vehicle shattered the bar's windows, causing quite a commotion. Within two minutes, several figures rushed out of the bar.

However, they dared not show themselves on the street. Instead, they leaned against the wall of the bar building, hiding in the building's shadow. Blade was crouching behind a truck not far from the street, observing the situation. He muttered to himself, "These rats are still so cowardly, afraid of even a little bit of sun."

After saying that, he picked up a Submachine Gun and walked out, Burst Fire a burst of bullets at the area. Several vampires were caught off guard by the sudden attack and hurriedly retreated into the bar, but they quickly reacted and teleported into the shadows behind Blade.

Blade was all too familiar with this tactic, after all, he was also a half-vampire. He simply swung the machete in his One Hand and slashed at the vampire's arm.

This vampire didn't seem to be a native of New York either. He had no idea what Blade's fighting style was like. After being slashed, he screamed and turned into a bat, trying to fly away.

But this was exactly what the Blade wanted. He swung his machete, threw down his machine gun, and quickly pulled out a strange-looking pistol from his waist. Blue ice spikes shot out from the muzzle, hitting one of the bat's wings directly and instantly freezing the entire bat into a large block of ice.

Seeing this, the other vampires rushed to help, completely unaware that two figures had already sneaked in through the back door of the bar.

Spider-Man originally intended to break the window by force, but on Detective Pikachu's advice, he chose to pick the lock instead. He made almost no noise and appeared on the ground floor of the bar with Pikachu.

However, this floor was just a disguise. Their real location was on the second basement level. Peter bent down and glanced down the stairs, saying, "I just counted. There used to be five vampires patrolling here. Four of them just left, and there should be one guarding the entrance on the second floor. We need to figure out how to deal with him."

"Use the Cold Gun." Pikachu jumped off Peter's shoulder and took the Cold Gun from Peter's waist. He said, "I'm small, so I can walk along blind spots and he won't see me. I'll go over and shoot him to freeze him. Before the ice block that's frozen him falls to the ground, you have to catch him and don't make any noise."

Spider-Man- Man gave him an OK sign, and Pikachu, carrying the rather large Cold Gun, slowly walked down the corner of the stairs.

Just as they had planned, the vampire guarding the door had just finished fighting that night and was now in bat form, hanging upside down from the rafters to rest.

Pikachu was right in front of him, but he didn't notice at all. Feeling a bit bored, Pikachu raised his hand and fired a shot. As a result, Peter didn't even need to lift a finger. The Cold Gun froze the bat directly onto the roof beam. It didn't fall down and made no sound.

Peter tiptoed down the stairs, crouched outside the door, and peeked into the room through the window. He saw two figures and was about to go in when he heard a loud argument coming from inside.

"You the Truth those humans' nonsense? Why can't you understand? It's all just rubbish they made up to divide us!"

"You're the one who's stubborn! Don't you know what's going on among them? They say that there's something in our blood that can grant humans immortality. Do you know how dangerous that is?" A woman's voice came from the room.

"So what? Do these weak humans think they can hunt down the great vampires? What makes them think they can do that? These pathetic ants are meant to be food for higher life forms!"

"Deacon, your Pride is truly astonishing! Those weak creatures you speak of fought against your elite troops on the bridge for a whole day and night!"

"Why won't you admit it? Things are not like they were thousands of years ago. Do you think humans are still monkeys fighting each other with sticks and stones?"

"They haven't changed at all!" Deacon said with scorn. "They've just replaced the sticks and stones they used with guns and cannons. This race has a natural weakness; they only fight amongst themselves and don't understand the meaning of unity. They only throw their weapons at their own people!"

"I have used my years of accumulation to bribe many human politicians. These people have no bottom line and no loyalty even to their own race. As long as they stand on our side, we can shake the human situation. If we can drag this out until tonight, the entire Brooklyn District will be under our control."

"This is the most populous borough in all of New York, which means that my men and I will have plenty of food, and our strength will reach its peak."

"Stop dreaming," the woman's voice said coldly. "Haven't you realized yet? Humanity is determined to unite. Do you know why?"

"They say we have a gene that can extend their lifespan. Humans are a short-lived species, and they'll do anything to live longer! You have no idea how serious the problem is!"

The female voice seemed to have lost her patience. She said, "I am here on behalf of the Elder Faction to warn you one last time. Once your madness brings destruction to our entire race, you will also be our enemy."

"You bunch of spineless cowards!" Deacon roared. "We could have conquered the world! We could have enslaved all of humanity! Why do you just stay in one corner of the world! Or even hide away!"

"We do want to control human society, but it's for better enjoyment. Only they can create such a prosperous society, and we can just manipulate it from the shadows."

"And you, you idiot whose mind is filled with nothing but war! You're about to ruin our plans! Do you even know that the stupid prophecy you concocted has seriously interfered with the elders' next steps!"

"We originally planned to unite in the next election to influence the outcome. To that end, we have already rallied many people, including professors from several universities on the East Coast, as well as many medical professionals, led by Doctor from Presbyterian Hospital, and financial personnel from Wall Street!"

"This force, even if it can't decide who the president is, can at least control a state's legislature!"

"That will be our base of operations. Elder Sebastian has already deployed considerable forces in Hell's Kitchen in Brooklyn District. We will control human society from both the top and bottom levels. Your stupid plan has exposed many people prematurely! Now, whether you win or not, the Elder Council will not let you off the hook!"

"What infiltration plan! That's just an excuse for your hedonistic desires." Deacon's voice grew increasingly furious. "Hundreds of years ago, how glorious our race was!"

"We can kidnap people on the streets without any restraint, and we can eat wherever we want!"

"But ever since you bunch of appeasement cowards made that negotiation with humanity, we've had to go into hiding. Some of you cowards are even willing to accept stale, frozen blood. I can't take it anymore!"

"The final battle is tonight, and I will win! You have no idea how powerful the Bat God is!"

"I think you've really gone mad. You've been blinded by that mythological doctrine. Do you really believe that some Bat God will come to your aid?"

"Ha." Deacon sneered. "If I didn't have absolute certainty, how do you think I would dare to defy the opposition of so many people in the tribe and insist on launching this war?"

The firmness in his tone made the female vampire hesitate. She said, "I advise you not to have any illusions. Earth is not a place where just anyone can run wild. You won't live much longer than those elders. They once warned me to be wary of all foreign faiths..."

"Their cowardly words will be etched on their tombstones," Deacon concluded.

"Are you really sure the power of the Bat God will descend?"

"Not only that, the Bat God will send his most capable guards to come here in person to help me, right at the moment when the moonlight is at its brightest tonight. And those foolish humans don't know that the arrival of the Bat God Guardian doesn't require any ceremony, so their strict defenses are completely useless!"

"We will share this world with Him!"

Peter was listening outside the door, broke out in a cold sweat. He grabbed Pikachu, ran upstairs, and then quickly retreated from the bar. Blade, on the other hand, quickly dealt with the vampires who were attacking him. Seeing Peter run out, he said, "What happened? You took care of them so quickly?"

Peter looked into Blade's eyes and said, "What else do you know about the Bat God?"

"What's wrong?" Blade asked, noticing his pale face.

"I just overheard the vampire leaders talking underground. One of them, the one who is in charge of this war, mentioned that the power of the Bat God will descend tonight when the moonlight is at its brightest."

Peter's tone was very certain. Blade frowned and said, "That's impossible. This prophecy and the so-called Bat God must be something they made up."

Seeing Peter's skeptical look, Blade said firmly, "You should know that I am also a half-vampire. The difference between me and them is that my mother was transformed by vampires, but during my growth, I also participated in the internal affairs of this race. The Bat God is a concept that has only spread in the last few hundred years."

"This story begins several hundred years ago with a negotiation held in Kunlun."

Then, Peter learned from the Blade about the race's unknown past.

Hundreds of years ago, vampires fought a war with humans. However, unlike this time, the conflict with vampires was fought by superhumans. Moreover, the battlefield was in the Eastern continent, and some wars broke out in Europe as well. Only the Americas remained untouched, so the people there do not know much about that war.

The details are unnecessary to elaborate on, but the radical vampires of that time were almost wiped out by superhumans. In the end, it was the immortal Count Dracula who stepped forward and negotiated peace with the humans. The peace talks took place in Kunlun.

Since then, the vampires' policy of seclusion has been consistently upheld. In Asia and Europe, there are specialized investigative agencies to ensure that vampires living in seclusion in human society do not cause too much damage to society as a whole.

But ambitious people exist everywhere and in every era. The newly born vampires were very dissatisfied with this humiliating treaty, and Deacon was a prime example.

Simply put, it means they've never been beaten up and think they're incredibly capable.

Blade tells Peter, "The belief in the Bat God arose as this new generation of radical vampires grew stronger. This belief is essentially fabricated by them to support their aggressive ideology. There has never been such a claim before."

"If such a god really exists, it is impossible for him to have such great power in just a few hundred years. Moreover, I have heard from some old Vampire Hunter that there has always been a mysterious force protecting the earth, and not just any creature dares to call itself a god here."

Finally, Blade concluded, "I think they were probably tricked by some powerful supernatural being, who may have claimed to be a god and performed miracles on them. They foolishly agreed to summon him, which was extremely dangerous; they were courting death."

"The problem now is whether this god will really descend?" Peter's expression was very serious. He said, "Those crazy bats will definitely launch a full-scale attack at night. If some powerful creature descends at that time, humanity will definitely not be able to resist, and the losses will be very heavy."

"Humanity is determined to fight these monsters at all costs, but what we need to do is minimize those losses as much as possible." Peter's tone was firm. He continued, "I think we need to continue our investigation."

"I plan to kill Deacon. Once Deacon is gone, there will be no one to conduct that summoning ritual, and that guy who calls himself a god will naturally be unable to descend," Blade said.

Spider-Man was once again caught up in his very clear tactical thinking. He stopped Blade and said, "No, Deacon isn't the only radical. Let's not even talk about whether we can completely kill this vampire. Even if we do kill him, his subordinates will do the same. According to you, there are quite a few of them. We can't possibly kill them all before nightfall."

"From what I overheard the conversation, that woman might be a representative of the moderates. I heard them say that there's a plan to secretly control humanity. What's going on?"

"That's normal," Blade said with a smirk. "Vampires have never been subservient to humans. They only choose to live in seclusion temporarily because they were hurt badly hundreds of years ago and have changed their methods of aggression."

Is the conflict between radicals and moderates really that deep?

"Of course, just as you just heard, the moderates intend to accumulate strength and gradually control human society from the shadows, but the radicals' constant disruptions have caused their plans to fail. Humanity's vigilance is growing stronger, which is slowing down their process of achieving their goal."