Su Ming raised his head to look at the snowflakes and moonlight leaking through the roof, then shook his head at the devastated city. Because the response here had come a little late, the damage was far worse than in New York.
With one wall facing the street missing, the firelight and thick smoke outside were visible directly from the little bar. Quite a few mangled corpses were mixed in among the rubble as well.
The attack had come at midnight, when many people were already asleep at home. When the assault arrived, they had not even had time to react before being hit by bombs or Flamethrowers.
He ignored the woman beside him, who barely dared to move. He had already said what he needed to say to her. As long as she kept their agreement, Su Ming would naturally let her live a few more years.
Lotus did not have much capacity for independent action. Like most Japanese women, she preferred obeying the commands of the strong. It was a tradition carved into her bones, one that could not be changed.
Compared to brutal figures like Master Man and Count Blood, Lotus's former role had been as insurance against Cap.
Steve's head was full of righteous ideals, and his willpower was among the very best, so Mind Control abilities did not work on him.
But the people who acted alongside him often were not so fortunate. If Super Axis was targeted by Captain America and could not win, Lotus would control Cap's teammates and have them hold Cap back while the others escaped.
Whenever he had to fight his own people, Cap was always constrained and unable to strike ruthlessly.
Countless Superheroes had fallen victim to Madame Lotus's hypnosis. During World War II, that included every member of