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Chapter 238 Spoils of War

After Erin and the others finished cleaning up the battlefield and erasing the traces they left behind, they quickly evacuated the scene via a pre-prepared retreat route.

Just then, Erin heard the sound of police sirens getting closer and closer.

Bucky glanced at the time on his watch and scoffed:

"This is the first time I've seen the police arrive at the scene so quickly."

"That's normal. After all, Alexander Pierce is a minister on the UN Security Council and has an important political position internationally. If such a big shot is attacked, the police department would be extremely proactive unless they want to lose their jobs."

After making a joke, Erin and Bucky sped away with their men.

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Not long after Erin and the others left.

A senior NYPD official who lived nearby personally led a team to Alexander Pierce's villa area.

After arriving at the scene, the special operations team members quickly got out of the armored vehicles and immediately took up advantageous positions.

After the Secret Service confirmed that there was no immediate threat in the vicinity, a high-ranking NYPD officer wearing a gold and blue badge with four stars on it stepped out of the armored vehicle.

He had just stepped off the armored vehicle.

The high-ranking NYPD officer was utterly shocked by what he saw.

At this moment, Alexander Pierce's villa has long lost its former magnificence and instead resembles a battlefield in the Middle East.

The battlefield, filled with the smoke of gunpowder, was littered with corpses.

While it can't be described as a scene of carnage and rivers of blood, it was close enough.

All the police officers who arrived at the scene and witnessed this scene were on edge.

After taking a deep breath, Mooney, the NYPD officer with slightly graying hair, immediately ordered the Special Operations Team captain beside him, "Ryan, take men and rush in. We must confirm Chief Pierce's fate immediately. If he's alive, save him at all costs. If he's dead, make those audacious bastards pay for Chief Pierce's death!"

"yes!"

He responded with a reply.

Captain Ryan, completely encased in his special operations uniform, made a gesture to the people behind him, and then quickly led a dozen special operations team members toward Alexander's villa.

As Ryan led his men forward, Mooney said to his assistant behind him, "Send the message back to the police station and immediately send people to block off all nearby traffic arteries and investigate any suspicious persons."

"If... if something really happens to Minister Pierce, we absolutely cannot let the killer escape."

"By the way, Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. was assassinated not long ago, and now Secretary Pierce, who has just taken over as acting director of S.H.I.E.L.D., has been attacked. I suspect there is some unknown connection between them. You should immediately send someone to inform S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council about this matter and have them send people over to conduct a joint investigation."

"Remember... this blame absolutely cannot be placed on the NYPD alone!"

In the end, despite his somewhat graying hair, Muni's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.

"yes!"

After giving a reply, Mooney's assistant took out his phone and immediately started making a series of calls.

As Mooney's assistant, he was well aware of the underlying meaning in Director Mooney's words.

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Under Mooney's orders, the New York Police Department immediately mobilized all available officers.

The New York Police Department's unprecedented all-out operation caused some trouble for Erin and others who had not yet completely left the police cordon.

Fortunately.

With Erin's divination help, they avoided most of the trouble. Even when they encountered a checkpoint by the New York Police Department when leaving the restricted area, Erin easily hypnotized the police officers who were checking them with his mental field ability and got away with it.

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Just as Erin left the NYPD cordon.

Ryan, the special operations captain who had rushed into the villa earlier, hurriedly ran out.

Seeing Ryan's hurried appearance, Mooney had a bad feeling. Before Ryan could reach him, Mooney asked, "How is it? Did you find Minister Pierce?"

"Chief, the villa has been bombed multiple times, and many of the bodies are unrecognizable. We haven't found Secretary Pierce's body yet, but it's very likely that it's among them."

"Because... there is no one left alive in the villa, and according to our observation, the murderers had already finished fighting before we arrived. They even had time to erase some traces. Under these circumstances, Minister Pierce's chances of survival are slim."

"And... in addition to Minister Pierce, we also found the body of a cardinal in the villa."

Upon hearing Ryan's words, the elderly Chief Mooney suddenly felt dizzy and his vision went black.

"Oh no! The bureau chief has fainted! Someone come quick!"

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On the other side...

After leaving the police cordon.

Erin and his group quickly returned to Hell's Kitchen in batches using the pre-arranged transportation.

Back in Hell's Kitchen.

The special team members, who had just gone through a fierce battle, greeted some of their usual friends as usual.

Those who need to chat should chat, and those who need to train should train.

They even made plans on where to go for drinks after get off work.

It was as if they hadn't even fought a single battle.

In fact, for them, there was really "no" battle tonight.

Miracle Corporation has not yet fully grown into a towering tree that can provide shelter from the wind and rain.

To prevent these people from accidentally revealing tonight's operation.

Before returning.

Erin specifically used hypnosis to put them into a hypnotic state.

They forgot about tonight's battle.

Of course, as a reward for their hard work tonight, Erin will give them a generous reward later, for some other reason.

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Back at Miracle Building.

After Bucky got the Witch potion from Erin, he took a long leave and left Miracle Tower.

Watching Bucky's figure disappear into the night.

A hint of unavoidable unease flashed in Erin's eyes.

Erin knew that when Bucky reappeared before her, she would truly let go of the past and become a true witch.

I wonder what Bucky will look like after he becomes a witch.

After a fleeting sense of anticipation, Erin shook her head slightly and left Hell's Kitchen, returning to Chinatown.

For Erin, this battle...

In eliminating Alexander Pierce and avenging his past encounter with Hydra, he also helped Bucky resolve his inner conflict and gain a powerful new subordinate.

of course.

What pleased Erin the most was that this battle also brought him many unexpected gains.

At this moment, Erin couldn't wait to check his spoils.

However, before Erin could even enter the Libra space, he unexpectedly received a call from Gwen Dominion.

After the relationship is established.

Arlin and Gwen's relationship has become much closer.

Even the long phone calls that are an essential part of a couple's relationship have unknowingly become a regular occurrence for them.

After the long phone call ended.

After her mood calmed down considerably, Erin entered the Libra space again.

After arriving in the Balance Space.

Erin then took out the brass ring that he had taken from Alexander Pierce.

When Erin took out the brass ring, the phantom of the scales hovering over the River of Fate emitted a beam of white light, which shone on the brass ring.

Ding!

With a notification sound, information about the brass ring appeared in Erin's mind.

【Ding! 】

[Authentication complete: Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Lucky Ring.]

[Lucky Ring: A ring forged from the divine essence and blood of a goddess of fortune from a certain pantheon, after a daring individual hunted her down. Anyone who wears this ring will possess extraordinary luck.]

[Note: Although every wearer of this ring possesses extraordinary luck, strangely enough, every wearer ultimately succumbs to a violent death. It seems... from the very beginning of its forging, this ring, born from the slaying of gods, has been burdened with some kind of curse.]

From a certain perspective, isn't this extraordinary good fortune also a kind of misfortune?

Ok?

Forged with the divine essence and blood of the goddess of fortune?

Erin looked at the brass ring on his hand, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had initially thought that the lucky ring was blessed by some goddess of fortune.

But to my surprise, its origins were even more significant than I had imagined.

Of course, its side effects are also much greater than one might imagine.

Seeing the note "Every owner died a violent death," Erin inexplicably thought of Alexander Pierce, who was stuffed into the mouth with a grenade and blown into pieces, leaving no trace of his body.

With this side effect, it's hard to say whether this lucky ring should be called a lucky ring or a bad luck ring.

of course.

The side effects of the Lucky Ring made Erin somewhat wary.

But the same applies.

Its effects are undeniably powerful.

Often, luck itself is a powerful manifestation.

Having witnessed firsthand Alexander Pierce's incredible luck, Erin would not underestimate such good fortune.

If it weren't for this lucky ring, Alexander Pierce, as an ordinary person, would probably have been killed by his own clone long ago.

Even this time, he personally took action.

Alexander Pierce also held out for a long time during his attacks.

If it weren't for Erin's numerous methods and the vast difference in strength between him and Erin, someone else might have actually been outmaneuvered by Alexander Pixar's bizarre luck.

As the leader of Hydra, Alexander Pierce possesses many valuable items, and with the added power of the Lucky Ring, no one knows what the final outcome will be.

Putting aside other things.

The energy gun he pulled out last made Erin feel quite threatened.

I remembered that energy gun.

Erin then took all the spoils, including the energy gun, from the Ring of Greed and placed them on the Scales of Fate for appraisal.

Apart from the lucky ring, Erin acquired a total of three items at Alexander Pixar's villa.

Under the white light cast by the scales of fate, information about those three items quickly appeared in Erin's mind.

[Energy Gun: Dr. Zola successfully developed this groundbreaking weapon by extracting energy from the Space Stone within the Cosmic Cube, converting it into stable energy, and filling it into an energy magazine.]

[Note: Although the rate of fire of this energy gun is slow due to technological limitations, the immense energy contained within, derived from the Space Stone, can easily shatter the defenses of an armored vehicle, reducing it to scrap metal. However, while possessing such power, please remember that the energy magazine of this energy gun only stores the energy for five energy bullets. Furthermore, due to imperfect storage technology and decades of energy dissipation, the energy stored in this energy gun can now only fire three more shots.]

Looking at the energy gun in his hand, which was somewhat similar to a Luger pistol but had a much cooler appearance.

Erin shook his head slightly.

It was only because Zola developed these energy weapons too late in the time, and at that time the Federation had a chosen one like Captain America.

Otherwise, if Hydra's energy weapons and energy tanks had become widespread during World War II...

Erin really couldn't believe that with all these weapons and equipment, how could they possibly have lost that battle back then?

After all, energy weapons are something like that.

Even in this day and age, it is a high-tech product that cannot be widely adopted.

Of course, while this energy gun is powerful, its battery life is a problem.

After using up three bullets, Erin had no idea where to replenish her energy.

With a flick of his right hand, Erin executed a beautiful gunfight before storing the energy gun in his Ring of Greed.

Apart from the energy gun.

Two more magical items that Erin found in the basement of Alexander Pierce's villa.

They are a music box and an oil painting.

[Chocolate's Music Box: A music box that embodies Chocolate's beautiful wishes. Once played in front of it, this music box can reproduce any sound.]

[Note: A music box can only store eight different sounds.]

[Special Feature: To fulfill Chocolate's wish, please play a different piece of music in front of it every week. (Please note that this music cannot be repeated within eight months, otherwise, the unfulfilled wish of the music box will bombard your ears wildly.)]

This "Chocolate Music Box" has now been used by Alexander Pixar as a brainwashing tool. The music box contains eight lullabies carefully recorded by hypnotists.

Given the right setting, these eight lullabies can hypnotize the will of an ordinary person.

Looking at the music box in his hand, Erin seemed to understand why the Hydra warriors were so loyal.

(End of this chapter)