American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 106 Weird
"SHIELD seeks help from the Osborn Group?" Harry was surprised when he heard this. SHIELD still needs help from the Osborn Group?
"We are facing an unprecedented threat." Natasha said slowly, "There have been a series of attacks on children in New York City recently. It is said that the attacker looks like a clown in a circus."

"The Joker? Isn't that a super villain from Gotham? How did he get to our side? Those guys from Wayne Company just like to overstep their boundaries, right?" Harry got angry immediately after hearing that. The people of Gotham didn't take the people of New York seriously at all.

"Not the Joker from Gotham, but a clown-looking super villain who might even be a weirdo."

Natasha shook her head. New York is also the home of SHIELD. If it was the Joker from Gotham, SHIELD would not react like this.

Or to put it another way, SHIELD is an official organization in name only, but the major shareholder behind it is actually a political alliance headed by New York forces.

These include New York groups such as Stark, Osborn, and Hammer Technology, as well as politicians such as the mayor and senators of New York, and even have close ties with senior military officials born in New York such as General Ross.

These ruling classes of America are entangled with each other in the form of various overt or covert organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D., foundations, secret societies, committees, etc. They are intricate, influencing each other, and cooperating with each other. This is one of the reasons why Xiao Xian and the White Queen still keep the shell of Harry and do not replace him immediately.

Some things, with Harry's identity and bloodline, could be solved with just a word. If Xiao Xian or the White Queen were to do it, they might spend a lot of money but still not be able to get through the levels, or they might not even be able to find a way in.

The White Queen is relatively safe. As long as her identity as a mutant is not exposed, she can easily get admission tickets to these organizations by controlling Oscorp. Then, she can use the power of money to expand her network and influence. By the time the White Queen's children take over decades later, they will most likely be top rich second-generations like Harry.

As for Xiao Xian, let's put other things aside. Just with his bloodline, once he stepped forward and took control of Oscorp, not only would he not get an entry ticket, but he would be targeted instead. If it weren't for his super regeneration, he might have committed suicide by being shot seven times in the back that day.

"Weird?" Harry showed a frightened expression when he heard this. Norman had told Harry a long time ago that weird was scary.

Other people, whether they are humans or superhumans, even Commander America or Superman, will always take Harry's identity into consideration, but the monsters don't care about that. As long as Harry provokes the monsters, he will often end up dying a miserable death.

As the saying goes, one who is willing to sacrifice his life can bring down the emperor. Even an ordinary person, as long as he does not care about his status and life and death, is worthy of fear for a rich man like Harry, let alone a weirdo with extremely strange abilities?

You have to know that many weird things cannot be dealt with by existing technology at all. They are completely unreasonable. Even a superman may be defeated when facing weird things.

Just a weird videotape made Superman unable to sleep well every night. He was attacked by immortal monsters every day, and finally had to ask Wonder Woman for help.

This is because Superman has thick skin and flesh and cannot be killed, so apart from being scared and unable to sleep, nothing serious happened. If it were someone else, even Commander America, after watching the videotape, he would probably have been killed that night.

It is precisely because of the horror of the weird that all major organizations attach great importance to the weird. Once an unknown weird appears, they will try to eliminate or restrict it as soon as possible. In the eyes of the weird, there is no difference between the rulers and ordinary people. If you don't try to eliminate or restrict it, if you or your family members are drawn in the lottery, it will be fatal.

Although the top leaders of major organizations claim to be noble, most of them are actually just ordinary people, and their survival rate when encountering strange situations is not much higher than that of ordinary people.

Besides, even someone as strong as Superman will still encounter strange things that he cannot handle and that give him a lot of headaches.

Moreover, if some of these anomalies are left unchecked, they may potentially destroy a country or even the world.

For example, if that videotape were broadcast live around the world, the consequences would be disastrous.

These organizations may be perfunctory and slow in handling other matters, but when faced with something that may endanger their own life and death, their efficiency soars.

"Yes, based on the existing intelligence, this clown is very likely a monster." Natasha nodded. If they were not worried that the other party was a monster and showed suspected growth characteristics, SHIELD would not have asked for help so straightforwardly.

Among all the monsters, the most terrifying are the growing ones. They may be unremarkable at first, but if left alone, they will soon grow to a level that requires a huge price to be paid to eliminate, and may even grow into a terrifying existence with the ability to destroy the world.

"This guy's current code name is the Joker. The weirdest thing about him is that children can easily recognize him, but adults often turn a blind eye to him and the consequences he causes, and subconsciously ignore his existence." Natasha said solemnly.

"The most terrifying thing is that one of the best captains of S.H.I.E.L.D. failed to notice the Joker until all his team members were killed and he was the only one left. Even his son was killed. He didn't realize the Joker was next to him until the headquarters asked him. But even so, the captain failed to find any trace of the Joker and turned a blind eye to the broken limbs and blood on the ground."

"You know, according to the existing intelligence, it has a variety of superpowers including shapeshifting, teleportation, and invisibility, and it seems to have the ability to grow stronger by relying on the fear of others. Among them, teleportation means that it could be anywhere in New York now, including here. After all, we are all adults and cannot detect the presence of the clown."

"What? This thing is so weird?!!! Why don't we kill him right away? What does the Osborne Group need us for?"

Harry felt a chill on his back when he heard this. There was actually such a terrifying creature. What would he do if it really came to his house? With such a terrifying ability, wouldn't it mean that even if it killed Mary Jane in front of him, he wouldn't be able to find out, let alone stop it?

"We need Osborn Corporation to provide a group of serum superpowers to participate in this operation. Lizard or spider serum will do. Experts believe that animal intuition or spider sense will be one of the key abilities to deal with the Joker, especially spider sense." Natasha said, "Of course, SHIELD will give generous rewards and give Osborn Corporation a larger share of the weapons orders next year."

(End of this chapter)