Los Angeles, Cleared of Street Crime

As expected, dealing with a force like Vampires can't be done like a dog chasing a mouse, taking down each hideout one by one. We need to find a way to gather them together and then wipe them out in one fell swoop!

Dickon Thaddeus Ross's ambition to become the Blood God was thwarted by the Blade. Consequently, the Vampires forces surrounding Dickon also suffered a heavy blow.

Even if there are Vampires or humans belonging to this faction who escaped the calamity by not going to the Evernight Temple for some reason, these people will not be able to easily take up the banner of the Vampires radical faction.

Having been tricked and oppressed by Dickon, the twelve clans had no choice but to seize this opportunity to get revenge.

At the very least, Dickon Thaddeus Ross's money will definitely be divided up by these old ghosts. Those radical Vampires who have survived by sheer luck and want to use Dickon's legacy to rise to power will have to ask those covetous old ghosts for their permission first.

Vampires are extremely ruthless when dealing with their own kind, showing no regard for kinship or kinship.

This is completely different from Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants' attitude of "not killing one's own people" and "putting the interests of the Mutants community first."

Whether the Brotherhood actually has any Mutants is another matter, but Magneto's attitude towards Mutants is truly very tolerant; otherwise, the X-Men- Men would have been replaced several times over long ago.

In short, in the real world, this would mean a significant improvement in the atmosphere on the streets of Los Angeles. The police would have less work, and the street gangs would no longer be on edge, fearing they might run into Vampires again.

These dark creatures, who consider themselves more evolved than humans, don't accept just any thugs who come seeking refuge. Before you know it, these thugs asking to join them become their free blood donations.

Where do thugs seek powerful backers? Are they just courting death? Aren't they all just hoping someone will back them up in a fight or cover for their misdeeds?

However, Vampires not only look down on these street urchins, but also frequently use them as food. It would be a miracle if street gangs welcomed Vampires!

So those guys who couldn't stand the Sun Pharma disappeared from the streets of Los Angeles. While no one openly celebrated or partied, everyone was secretly delighted, and some even celebrated privately.

The same applies to Hollywood. As the Jewish peninsula, Vampires have had influence since ancient times, but they haven't entered Hollywood with the condescending attitude of radicals.

Nobody wants to have an extra boss for no reason, or to have to share their profits with others. Not to mention that these dark creatures not only break the rules but also try to establish their own. That's what makes it unbearable for everyone.

Henry quickly realized the benefits of getting rid of those radical Vampires.

Although Charlize Theron is filming a movie in Australia, her agent, JJ Harris, remains in Hollywood.

Besides helping girls with their work, JJ Harris also manages other actors. The obstacles that had stood in her way for over a year seemed to have suddenly disappeared, making her work much smoother.

This agent would occasionally visit Stark Studios alone to discuss these matters with Henry. Besides showing considerable interest in Charlize Theron's business, he also seemed to be using the film studio's channels to gather information and, at the same time, trying to win over the CEO.

Henry did not reject this kind of goodwill, which was somewhat utilitarian. At least it was mutually beneficial, rather than a one-sided demand.

In addition to these superficial improvements, the combat testing of the Duck Leopard armor—Duck Type and Variable-Directional Tracking Combat Missile has also been a key project that Henry has been privately researching recently.

This weapon, inspired by the Macross anime series, presented numerous technical challenges in its realization within the Marvel Universe, but it wasn't as difficult as one might imagine.

First, this type of missile is primarily designed for space operations outside the atmosphere. Therefore, it does not require wings or similar structures to control its direction; it relies entirely on multi-directional nozzles for steering and propulsion.

While it can still be used within the atmosphere, the attack range is significantly shorter, requiring some minor adjustments to the configuration and materials.

Secondly, the missile's attack trajectory is unpredictable because during the change-of-direction tracking process, it often overcorrects and flies too far, so it needs to change direction again to bring the missile back.

Logically speaking, for such a waste of propellant, the programmer who wrote the thrust calculations and the physics engineer who designed the missile should all be executed!

However, this overload design unexpectedly gave the missile an unpredictable flight path, making it difficult to intercept and evade. What was originally a bad thing turned into a good thing, which can be considered a miracle in the history of missile design.

Therefore, the unpredictable flight path of this missile is not the result of deliberate design, but rather an unexpected bonus resulting from a series of errors, the legendary "two negatives make a positive".

The initial direction of launch determines the trajectory of the missile towards the enemy.

With Henry's current technology, although he can control the missile's direction of change mid-flight instead of letting it track itself, he still cannot make precise adjustments.

Or perhaps Henry never intended to achieve great precision. Unpredictability is a defining characteristic of this type of weapon; the goal is to kill the enemy amidst chaos.

The only drawback is that, due to its limited size, there aren't many other things that can be installed besides the amount of explosives and propellant.

Therefore, this type of missile does not have the capability of being fired and forgotten; instead, it requires additional systems to assist in locking, tracking, and controlling it.

What If...? all the functions were to be integrated into a single missile, its current size would not just be slightly larger than a thumb, but would need to be two or three times larger to accommodate all the functions.

But now, it's controlled by wireless signal transmission through Quantum Computer system built by Henry behind the scenes.

Fortunately, Henry's communication function was based on alien technology, which current Earth technology could not crack, let alone detect.

However, the explosive formula has also been upgraded; for the same weight, its power is several times that of TNT. The propellant formula is also the same as the one used by the Space Empire, and its efficiency is much better than Earth's fuel.

However, the size of small missiles is ultimately the biggest limitation. Given a certain explosive power, the propellant capacity of a missile cannot support it to fly too far.

This is why Henry defined it as a "close-range missile." Because, without changing its trajectory, these missiles can only travel a distance of about one kilometer.

After the restrictions are lifted, the attack range for this type of small missile is within 500 to 600 meters.

Unless it's used outside the atmosphere today, the propellant is used differently in outer space than it is inside the atmosphere, which would extend the attack range.

As for increasing the size of the missile and the amount of explosives and propellant, the idea only briefly crossed Henry's mind before he abandoned it.

The strength of this thing lies in its sheer numbers, bombarding targets relentlessly. It not only tracks targets from multiple directions, making it difficult for the enemy to intercept:

Moreover, it can lock onto multiple targets simultaneously and strike them concurrently.

These characteristics make it well-suited for close-quarters, multi-target melee combat. It's actually less suitable for medium- to long-range missile attacks.

Moreover, this thing was originally designed to shoot down aircraft, so Henry using it to shoot people is a bit excessive. It's not a problem to take down armored vehicles, tanks, or armed helicopters in the air.

If you want to amplify the power, what exactly are you trying to attack? There are no Gundams in this universe.

Moreover, during the research and development phase, Henry removed the explosive from the Negasonic Teenage Warhead and replaced it with ordinary counterweight, then used Kitty as a hypothetical target for testing. This truly gave the Tiger a good workout in terms of dodging skills.

For his first real-world combat mission, against Vampires whose speed was superhuman and whose attacks rivaled those of tigers, Henry collected a great deal of combat data. This data could serve as a basis for improving his close-combat bullets.

Although he had no intention of becoming an arms dealer, Henry felt a strange sense of urgency, urging him to do something, as the era of superheroes appearing in droves drew ever closer.

In other words, if Henry hadn't done these studies and spent his time tinkering with alien technology, he wouldn't have known what to do with his Super Brain.

Money is such a trivial matter that it's not worth his time pursuing. If it can't be converted into something beneficial to him, it's just a boring number. And what can money buy that's better than something he's made by hand?

This feeling of confusion is affecting his daily life to some extent.

Until... it was interrupted by a distress call and then...?