Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Three golden threads suddenly wrapped around the three of them, pulling them skillfully through the rain of debris, gradually distancing them from the collapsed hospital.
Ye Li refined the Golden Light Spell into golden threads, attempting to combine it with weaving magic—
—Clearly, the effect was quite good. The control became highly flexible, moving almost effortlessly at will.
"Ahh!!"
Song Yi grabbed Ye Li's hand, full of gratitude, and said, "It's still the hometown folks who are the most reliable!"
Tang Ren also nodded repeatedly— "Brother, honor matters in the underworld. You saved our lives; the five million is yours!"
Qin Feng had never experienced something this thrilling before. He pulled out a freshly printed business card and handed it to Ye Li, saying, "G-Great kindness needs no words. If... if you need anything, just find me!"
Ye Li nodded, also handing over a business card and inviting him, "If you're interested, you can come and check it out."
The first line on the card read "Ghost Spider Club," and the second line, "Silver Sable Security Company."
Those who can be protagonists are usually rare talents; he didn't mind forming a good connection.
Since he was planning to create a holographic gunfight game.
Why not expand into a reconnaissance and intelligence corps? A skilled detective like Qin Feng would be a great choice.
…..
"Oh my god! It's huge!!"
The situation was far from over.
Bystanders who had fled to a distance stared at the giant of light in the hospital ruins, their expressions full of shock—
"What kind of monster is that?! It looks disgusting!"
"Is this part of Mandarin's plan too?"
"This must be a terrorist plot!"
James had already swelled to the height of a building, with the collapsed hospital burying his lower half.
His body had become grotesquely bloated with glistening flesh, making him unable to move. He could only sit in place, roaring in agony!
Although the monster couldn't move, just the pulsating mass of fiery orange light was enough to terrify everyone.
If this thing explodes...
"Brother, let's run!"
Jessica was utterly helpless against such a massive creature.
Even if she used the Ox Talisman, she lacked the ability to manipulate living matter. At most, she could tear off a chunk of James' flesh... but if she accidentally triggered an explosion, that would be quite the spectacle...
Ye Li actually had a solution, but at that moment, he received a phone call—it was Lewis.
Lewis: [Li! Jane is missing!]
Ye Li: [Uh... I suppose she got lost while conducting field research somewhere?]
Lewis, excited, responded: [Hey! Li, I knew asking you was the right choice. She disappeared in this abandoned building... I mean, I'm here now too. This building is really fun and strange...]
Ye Li interrupted her: [Alright, Lewis, wait until I get there and then give me the details....]
"Hands up!"
"Hands up, heads down!"
"Don't move!"
At that moment, several police officers approached, drawing their guns and aiming at Qin Feng and the others—
—In their police database, these three were marked as fugitives!
Song Yi quickly complied, raising his hands and lowering his head, saying, "Looks like we just escaped the wolf's den only to fall into the tiger's lair."
Tang Ren also raised his hands, but muttered under his breath, "What's there to be afraid of? We didn't actually commit any crimes."
"Our clothes..."
Qin Feng reminded, "The clothes we're wearing were stolen."
"Shh, keep your voice down."
Tang Ren quickly stopped his nephew from speaking carelessly: "That's nothing to fuss about!"
"Let them go," Ye Li spoke.
Before leaving.
He decided to help out his fellow countrymen. Just after finishing the call with Lewis, he contacted George—
"George, I have..."
…..
One minute later.
Ye Li glanced at the skyscraper-sized James, then left with Jessica and the others.
…..
Meanwhile, Tang Ren happily led Qin Feng and Song Yi away, singing endless praises for Ye Li.
"Look at this! One phone call, and the cops let us go. Now that's what you call influence!"
"Old Qin, let me see that business card. Maybe we can make a name for ourselves in New York too."
"No way." Qin Feng carefully stored the business card like a precious treasure.
As a detective, he was naturally curious, and this extraordinary world beyond the ordinary only fueled his desire to explore more.
"By the way..."
Qin Feng suddenly remembered something and asked Song Yi, "Earlier, you mentioned your sister. She..."
…..
S.H.I.E.L.D. Base.
"Director Fury, take a look at this."
Hill played a video for Nick Fury, showing James sitting in the ruins of Midtown Manhattan's hospital.
"Data analysis shows this monster contains high energy levels, and if fully released, could flatten a large area of Midtown Manhattan..."
"Holy hell."
Nick Fury took the tablet and watched closely: "These damn things just keep popping up. When will it end? What kind of new nonsense is this?"
"Surveillance shows..."
Hill pulled up another video: "At the time of the hospital collapse, the president and vice president of the Phantom Spider Club were present, along with Cindy Moon, aka Silk."
"Have we contacted President Ye?"
Fury remembered that the Tesseract and the Mind Scepter were still in the club's possession, causing him another headache—
Hopefully, they were capable of keeping those dangerous items safe. With Black Spider around, it should be fine.....
He really didn't have the time to deal with those items now. Maybe letting the club guard them was the best choice.....
"Natasha has already tried contacting him."
Hill said helplessly, "But he told us to go through the consultant..... Said that Iron Man is investigating something called the Extremis virus and probably knows what's going on."
"Stark? I thought he was faking his death lately....."
Nick Fury swiped across the display screen on his right, bringing up a news report: "More of these damn terrorists... I think we need to accelerate Project Insight. Where's Cap?"
Hill: "On a mission."
"Send Natasha and Barton... No, never mind... they won't be able to fix this either..."
Fury rubbed his dark bald head, feeling like the handful of Avengers he had left weren't nearly enough.
"Since these two matters are connected, have them take a team and go assist Stark with his investigation..."
"As for Midtown Hospital..."
"Evacuate the surrounding area immediately and then detonate that monster. We can't just leave it sitting there."
"But..."
Hill hesitated: ".....Even if we evacuate the nearby residents and businesses, detonating that monster will cause huge economic damage..."
Nick Fury asked back, "Agent Hill, do you have a better solution?"
"Maybe Hulk..."
"You want to make things worse?"
"..."
Hill thought for a moment, then shook her head: "Then which squad should we send to assist Natasha and Barton?"
Nick Fury wiped his face and casually pointed: "… Rumlow's squad should do."
Hill: "Rumlow is currently investigating the disappearance of several transport planes with autopilot systems."
"...Put that minor issue aside for now."
Fury let out a sigh.
There was just so much going on—it was driving him mad.
He kind of missed the supposedly-dead Coulson...
…..
While S.H.I.E.L.D. was overwhelmed,
Ye Li was watching some news related to Jane—
In the news footage, a reporter gestured toward an old man streaking behind her and said:
[...I am currently at Stonehenge, covering an unusual event that happened today...]
[...Police received a report shortly after 11 a.m. and arrived on the scene...]
[....A man who appeared to be a normal tourist came here, then began running naked while waving scientific instruments, frightening other visitors, shouting that he wanted to save them.....]
[...The man was later identified as renowned astrophysicist Dr. Erik Selvig. He is currently in police custody awaiting questioning...]
"Pfft~!"
Seeing Selvig running around bare-bottomed in such a ridiculous manner, even Ye Li couldn't help but burst into laughter.