Prism

As a walking five million dollars, U. S. U.S. military personnel around the world would basically glance at Doom's photo every day to solidify their impression of Doom face, lest they encounter Doom on the street one day and miss out on the five million dollars because they didn't recognize him.

However, the past six months on the run had changed Doom's appearance considerably. The constant lack of food and sleep and the fear he had endured had turned Doom from a pampered young man into a gaunt figure with a dark complexion and sunken eyes, making him look like a drug addict. This caused two soldiers who passed by him to not recognize Doom.

Even if they didn't recognize him at first glance, the soldiers spent more time looking at Doom's photos every day than looking at their own faces in the mirror. The image was deeply ingrained in their minds, and the familiar feeling of brushing past him lingered in their hearts.

Changes in a person's weight will not significantly affect their facial features. Just like wisdom tooth extraction, which female celebrities use to change their face shape, it will not drastically alter the face shape. Only cosmetic surgery can achieve that effect.

Because of the uncertainty, one of the two United States soldiers kept getting distracted while drinking, and looked sullen.

Seeing his expression, his teammate nudged him with his elbow and asked, "Jack, what's wrong? Are you worried about whether your child is being bullied at school, or are you worried that your wife has found herself a boyfriend?"

"Henry, even though we're good friends, I'm still very unhappy about this kind of joke." The soldier named Henry glared at his comrade out of the corner of his eye, then lowered his voice and said, "I think I just saw someone I know."

"An acquaintance, is it one of those local girls you know?" Jack took a sip of his drink and, with a very lewd expression, launched into a string of suggestive remarks, the kind that would definitely be censored if written down.

Henry shook his head and said, "No, it's Doom, Victor Doom."

The name, representing five million dollars, immediately made Jack's expression serious. He looked around and asked, "Where did you see him?"

"The guy who went out when we came in, I glanced at his face as he passed us, and I had a feeling he looked a lot like Doom," Henry said uncertainly.

Upon hearing this, Jack immediately pulled out his phone and started walking out of the bar. Henry grabbed him and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Jack answered matter-of-factly, "Call back to base and have the commander send men to seal off the area and find Doom!"

"I just think that person looks a lot like Doom, but I'm not sure if it's definitely him," Henry said. "If we impose a military blockade here, it's easy for conflicts to break out and civilians to get hurt."

Henry knew his own team's true nature well. The local people near the base were angry but dared not speak out. The seeds of conflict had already been sown. In addition, there were no gun control laws in the area. If a conflict broke out with local civilians during the blockade, opening fire would be inevitable.

Upon hearing Henry's statement, Jack looked at his comrade with great surprise, as if they were complete strangers. "When did you ever think that the lives of ordinary people were more important than five million dollars?"

In the eyes of most United States, the lives of people from other countries have never been considered lives. In order to get rid of their huge debts, even children can talk about completely annihilating other countries. It is only through Hollywood's powerful propaganda capabilities that the United States has established its image as a beacon of the world.

Just like in a movie, the military planned to use drones to bomb the area where a group of dangerous militants were about to carry out terrorist activities. Just minutes before the operation was about to begin, a little girl selling pancakes appeared within the blast radius, and then a group of people had a heated discussion about whether to continue the mission.

Just think about it, and you'll know that such a thing is completely impossible in reality. Let alone a little girl, even a kindergarten child would be launched if within the blast radius.

Jack answered the phone quickly and briefly reported Henry's findings. The base leadership immediately ordered all personnel to cancel their leave, return to base, gather equipment, and seal off the entire area—as for the wishes of the local government and the people, was that even a matter to consider?

Five million dollars is a small sum; eliminating Victor Doom, this dangerous individual, will pave the way for a promotion.

However, before the troops could set off, a phone call from the United States. mainland stopped the base's top commander's actions. Their actions did not require reporting to the mainland, but the United States. mainland had already learned of the situation.

During the preparation phase of the vampire eradication operation, the United States military had already taken notice of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s Project Insight, which was the main source of intelligence. The intelligence system for big data collection and analysis had always been coveted by the United States military, so they immediately assembled a team to prepare one, officially codenamed "Prism".

Of course, this is the official version of events. In reality, no one knows how many years the US military has been planning this. After all, directly accessing the central servers of internet companies to mine and collect data requires manpower and resources that cannot be prepared in just a few months. Furthermore, it requires reaching consensus with multiple internet and communications giants, and establishing the necessary relationships and interests takes a considerable amount of time.

After the PRISM program was launched, all social information, including emails, instant messages, videos, photos, and phone calls, came under the control of the United States government, which then gleaned the intelligence it desired from this vast ocean of information.

"Victor Doom" was the triggering keyword. Jack's phone call to the base was recorded, analyzed and prioritized by artificial intelligence, and then directly reported to several high-ranking officials in the National Security Agency and the military.

Then a military officer made a direct transoceanic call to the highest-ranking officer at the garrison, stopping the rash action. Doom was quite capable to have managed to escape alone for so long despite being wanted globally; if he acted rashly, the enemy would definitely notice and seize the opportunity to flee.

The city's complex terrain makes a search operation inherently difficult. For one thing, if Doom were to endure the nausea and crawl into the sewers, no one would ever find him.

As for whether this "Doom" is real, the military's intelligence analysis department, after reviewing and analyzing certain data, believes it to be true. This country is right next to Doom's homeland, Latovinia, and if Doom had any backup plans, he would definitely have kept them there.

After all, Latovinia is right next to Russia. If the United States military makes any major moves, it will definitely affect Russia. Although Russia, which inherited the largest part of the CCP's legacy, is in economic decline, it is still very capable in fighting.

If Doom seeks political asylum in Russia, things will get complicated. After all, the intelligence he possesses will only lead to the downfall of a few high-ranking officials, rather than affecting the overall political strategy of the United States. Any country would do something like sacrificing a pawn to save the king.