"Latveria's essential services are collapsing. We will closely monitor Latveria's political situation and stand ready to provide humanitarian aid at any time. The aid bill has currently been submitted to Congress for a vote. Meanwhile, the White House will urge Romania, Hungary, Serbia, and other neighboring countries around Latveria to monitor developments, prepare to receive refugees, and provide them with necessary assistance. We condemn the barbaric acts of the Latverian rebels. They have ignored the most basic moral principles and slaughtered civilians, disregarded freedom of the press and diplomatic relations, and arbitrarily executed United States and European citizens within Latveria. The White House has decided to intervene when necessary in order to preserve Latveria's place in the free world..."
The hammer struck the miniature primer, instantly igniting the propellant in the chamber. Expanding high-pressure gas drove the bullet from the case neck, sending it spinning along the rifling and out of the barrel. It struck the target ten meters from the shooter at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow. The gunshot instantly drowned out Vice President Joe Biden's voice from the holographic television. It was an election year in 2016. The previous Democratic Party president had already served two terms, and old Joe Biden frequently appeared in public to build his popularity. The Latveria incident could serve as a campaign platform for the Democratic Party.
None of that had anything to do with the people at Oxfordshire Manor. Little Lorna pulled the trigger several times, only stopping after emptying the entire magazine. Bayonetta nodded in satisfaction, then pointed at another gun on the table. Little Lorna set down the Beretta 92F in her hand, picked up the .50-caliber Smith & Wesson M500 revolver, loaded it with practiced ease, and fired five shots at the target in