Launching

Hearing Whistler's praise, Trask nodded proudly. Everything he produced was always top-notch.

Aside from his particular obsession with Mutants, Trask was quite reliable in other respects.

Then, Whistler said excitedly to Wang Nanxuan, "Boss, send me back to Earth already. I can't wait to kill Vampires. Oh, and I need to save Blade."

"No rush. You need some training first. As for Blade, he isn't dead."

Wang Nanxuan snapped his fingers, and a Light Screen appeared. Within it, Blade hung suspended in midair, covered in wounds and looking utterly miserable.

"Those bastards."

Whistler cursed furiously. Wang Nanxuan shook his head and said to the Light Screen, "Blade, if you're willing to give me your soul after death, I'll save you. I'll even send a very powerful helper to assist you."

Wang Nanxuan's voice rang in Blade's mind. Blade froze for a moment, then answered decisively, "No problem. As long as I can kill Vampires, I'm willing to give everything."

Blade was a Half-Vampire, and his body contained a soul.

"The contract is complete. Just wait. You won't regret this deal."

Wang Nanxuan nodded in satisfaction. Whistler laughed. "Boss, you got the short end of the stick this time. Blade's a Half-Vampire and can live for centuries. Wait, the helper you mentioned... it isn't me, is it?"

"You think he profited, but you don't know that the Demon King never loses."

Wang Nanxuan said, "I don't care about your souls. I care about only one thing: wiping out Vampires. Whistler, from now on, this will be your and Blade's shared mission. You will become my emissaries and slaughter every Vampire for me."

Whistler's metal face was full of delight. "Gladly."

"Good. Go train and master that mechanical body as quickly as possible."

Wang Nanxuan nodded and went to Howard's research base. He asked, "Is the artificial intelligence still not ready?"

Howard said, "No, but don't worry. I made a basic intelligence that can control robots to rescue people. It won't delay your plans."

Wang Nanxuan said, "That works too. Remember to add a firewall. Don't let anyone hack it. Your son isn't exactly the obedient type."

Howard laughed. "Don't worry. In the Stark family, fathers beat sons. Sons don't beat fathers."

At night, in a Vampire Settlement in New York, Vampire leader Deacon Frost shouted to those below, "We are the noble Blood Clan. Humans are nothing but food to us. Only the rotten Vampire Council would negotiate peace with humanity.

"Now, the Council has been overthrown by us. Nothing can stop us anymore. I declare that the carnival has officially begun. From this moment on, there are no restraints and no limits. Do whatever you want.

"Blood Clan supremacy!"

"Blood Clan supremacy!"

Vampires at gathering sites across New York roared in unison. Then they charged out of their settlements, beginning their hunt for delicious food and their unrestrained revelry.

Humans were merely food to them.

"Let's go to the Altar."

Deacon spoke to the elite Vampires behind him. They all nodded and followed Deacon by car toward the ancient Altar.

Along the way, a chubby Vampire held up a device and said to Deacon, "Someone is following us."

"Everything is within Deacon's expectations."

"Deacon" looked disdainful. His mission, like that of the other Vampires, was to divert humanity's attention and resources for the real Deacon.

Once Deacon became the Blood God, he would lead the Blood Clan to utterly defeat humanity and establish the Vampire Kingdom.

Meanwhile, in the sewers beneath Manhattan, New York, Doctor Lizard, in human form, pointed at the vials in the corner and said to the dozens of his kind before him, "Take these potions into the streets and turn everyone else into our kind."

These dozens of his kind were the Rat people who lived in the sewers. They were desperately poor and could only survive underground, living worse lives than even the homeless. Doctor Lizard had found them and used potions to turn them into his kind.

"Yes, Chief."

The Lizardmen nodded one after another and left excitedly with the potions. They wanted to build a kingdom of Lizardmen, a kingdom where everyone was equal and no one had any flaws.

Long live the Lizardmen.

After all the Lizardmen had left, Doctor Lizard put on a backpack and departed from the sewers. He was returning to the Osborn Group, where there was a device capable of producing a medicinal mist that could cover the entire city. When the time came, New York City would become Lizard City.

In Hell's Kitchen, Daily Bugle editor-in-chief J. Jonah Jameson roared into the phone, "Peter Parker, are you here yet? Get over here now! I received intelligence that there'll be major news tonight."

"I'm coming, I'm coming."

Spider-Man shouted while swinging between buildings. He felt deeply frustrated. He was paid as a temp but had to work overtime like a full-time employee. Jameson really was a Vampire.

"Get here now, or I'll fire you."

Jameson hung up in irritation. At that moment, the cameraman beside him pointed at an alley ahead and shouted, "Chief, something happened."

Jameson hurriedly turned around and saw a man pinning a woman against the wall in the alley, then lowering his head toward her neck as if assaulting her.

"Just a molestation. That's not major news."

Jameson was uninterested. Just then, the man suddenly raised his head. Under the lights, his mouth was full of blood, and two fangs were clearly visible.

"A Vampire! Start the live broadcast!"

Rather than being frightened, Jameson was delighted. He immediately shouted, then spoke to the camera. "This is Daily Bugle TV. Recently, there's been a lot of debate online about Vampires. Now, I'll show you whether Vampires really exist."

Jameson gestured for the cameraman to move the camera over. The man was clutching the woman's neck and drinking greedily. Jameson was about to say something when the pair fled toward them in terror. The next second, the Vampire behind them pounced and knocked them to the ground. Then the two Vampires eagerly began drinking blood.

The camera captured the scene. Viewers in front of their televisions were utterly shocked. Was this real, or just a stunt?

At the same time, many similar attacks appeared throughout New York City. Many people uploaded videos online and to TikTok. Although viewers did not quite believe them, panic gradually began to spread.

At S.H.I.E.L.D.'s New York branch, Iron Man looked at the tragedies on the screens and shouted in dissatisfaction, "Why haven't you acted yet? What are you waiting for?"

"We're waiting for approval from the World Security Council. With our strength, we could have wiped out the Vampires long ago. We haven't acted because the higher-ups refused to approve it."

Coulson looked at Nick Fury, who was in a meeting with the council members, and said, "Now, they have no choice but to agree."

Iron Man frowned slightly. "Did you deliberately create this situation?"