Four-star General Thaddeus Ross's Octopus Unit had gone from being an experimental squad scorned throughout the military to a prized prize in politicians' eyes.
There was no need to worry about the military seizing power, and if used properly, it could share in the credit. Major cities across North America had all submitted requests for assistance.
For some reason, Doctor Otto Octavius's reputation improved as well, even while he was in prison.
There were even calls to pardon Doctor Octopus, let him redeem himself through service, and have him lead the Octopus Unit in wiping out Vampires and Werewolves. No one considered that he was merely a scientist, not a soldier.
The X-Men were the same. As a long-established vigilante team that had been public in North America for years, now that the trouble in nearby New York had been resolved, shouldn't they go help other cities clear out Vampires and Werewolves?
The requests for aid that had already existed now carried a greater sense of urgent pressure.
The Assassin Brotherhood and the Mutual Aid Society did not stop in New York either. They split up and traveled to different cities, continuing their secret missions to eliminate Vampires, even though no one had asked them to do so.
After all, they were not assassins who worked for money. Whether it was the Assassin Brotherhood or the Mutual Aid Society, their actions followed certain beliefs and principles.
Even though they had cooperated with Vampires in their past history, not just any worthless Vampire could become their partner.
Looking at the group as a whole, these monsters that seriously threatened humanity's survival were best wiped out completely.
They had not done so before because there were too many Vampires, and their hidden forces were powerful. They could not fight them alone.
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