The surrounding soldiers suddenly parted, and a man in military uniform walked in.
His hawklike eyes settled on the leader, and he said:
"Did you organize this march?"
"Y-yes, I did!" The leader trembled under his imposing presence and stammered, "What are you going to do?"
"Take them all away! Keep this man under close guard!" The officer ignored his question and spoke directly to the men beside him.
"Yes, sir!" all the soldiers roared, their voices rolling like thunder.
The protesters truly panicked.
"What are you doing?"
"You have no right to arrest us!"
"..."
The leader was frightened too. He kept backing away as he watched two soldiers approach him.
"You can't arrest me! My cousin is a superhuman! If you arrest me, he'll definitely come after you!"
"Heh." The officer sneered. "So what if he's a superhuman? However strong he is, is he stronger than the Avengers?"
At that, the leader turned deathly pale.
He felt that things seemed different from what he had imagined.
It looked like the higher-ups were taking this very seriously.
They had really made up their minds!
Just then, he suddenly remembered the announcement S.H.I.E.L.D. had released.
Could it actually be true that animals would turn into monsters?
At that thought, a wave of regret suddenly washed over him.
But regret was useless now. The two soldiers had already seized his arms.
He immediately went limp, as though all his bones had vanished.
When the protesters saw that these men really meant business, they panicked and began shouting.
Quite a few tried to escape in the confusion.
Until a burst of gunfire rang out.
The soldiers surrounding the march had each fired several shots into the air.
The gunfire instantly frightened everyone into submission.
"Shoot anyone who runs!" the officer ordered.
Everyone's