The Extraordinary Life of a Certain American Comic...

When you're in the game, it all boils down to one word.

Don't back down!

People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others.

Dickon Frost has already set up his carriage; if he doesn't accept the challenge, he might think he's scared.

As a senior agent of the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau, how could he be afraid of a vampire who can't see the light of day?

Oh.

What are you thinking about?

After Locke finished speaking, he took out his phone and dialed the number on the business card.

Come.

Go head-to-head, whoever backs down is a coward.

The call was connected very quickly.

"Feed".

A deep, slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone; in short, it sounded like a young… villain.

Locke and Brown, who were on speakerphone, exchanged a glance.

Locke spoke, his tone calm.

Dickon Frost.

"……Who are you?"

"Oh."

Locke toyed with the business card in his hand: "You've left your card in four different places, do you still need to ask who I am?"

Dickon Frost on the other end of the phone realized what was happening.

It is located in a high-rise building in Manhattan, New York.

Wearing a gray silk nightgown, the villainous Dickon Frost, with a somewhat sinister look, pushed away the two vampire maids, one black and one white, who were clinging to him. Holding the phone in his right hand, which was adorned with a ring, he walked straight out of the bedroom and onto the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room.

next second.

The curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows were pulled open to both sides, and the sunlight instantly flooded into the large platform.

but……

Dickon Frost, basking in the sunlight, was unharmed.

Dickon Frost squinted his squinty eyes, switched the phone to his other hand, and then twirled the ring on his finger with one hand: "Mr. Locke Underwood of the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau?"

Locke's lips curled up: "Yes, Frost left his business card, not just to confirm my identity, right?"

Dickon Frost laughed heartily.

"Of course not."

"oh."

"I would like to be friends with Mr. Underwood."

"hehe."

Locke listened to these words and simply smiled without saying a word.

Dickon Frost didn't seem to care and said directly, "Since Mr. Underwood knows about the existence of the supernatural world, he should also know about the covenant between the supernatural world and the ordinary world."

Locke raised an eyebrow.

Transcendental-Mortal Covenant!

Natasha said this during the intelligence exchange.

This so-called "Transcendental-Secular Covenant" was not signed by S.H.I.E.L.D., but rather by the five superpowers and the entire Transcendental world after World War II.

However, the driving force behind this alliance was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Ms. Peggy Carter.

After all, at that time, Captain America Steve Rogers had a considerable reputation in the Amazing World.

Because Steve Rogers is a true hero.

A true hero is respected everywhere, and by extension, the extraordinary beings in the Lawful Alignment of the Extraordinary World also hold Peggy Carter in some respect.

The content of this covenant is very simple.

The Extraordinary World acknowledges that the world belongs to the Five Overlords, and the Five Overlords also acknowledge that Extraordinary beings have the right to live on Earth and will not actively disrupt this balance.

Of course.

The covenant stipulates that extraordinary beings must also refrain from interfering with the ordinary world.

For a period of time after the signing of this alliance, it was actually implemented very well.

However, things started to loosen up after Ms. Peggy Carter retired and the ties between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Howling Commandos completely broke down.

Especially after the Mutant Freedom Act was passed in 1973.

Are mutants considered extraordinary beings?

It can be counted, or it can be not.

but……

Some beings in the supernatural world who do not belong to the lawful camp believe that the Mutant Freedom Act is a test of their supernatural race by the ordinary world.

In a word.

If the ordinary world dares to oppress mutants today, they will dare to oppress their own people tomorrow.

There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Since the ordinary world has already broken the alliance, then they are not considered to have breached the agreement.

So since then, this so-called alliance has actually become a dead letter.

The extraordinary world is in turmoil.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is having a tough time.

The Sentinel Special Operations Bureau was also in turmoil.

This is why Locke and Brown were able to hunt vampires without any restrictions, instead of capturing mutants.

the reason is simple.

When senior officials at the Sentinel & Secret Service headquarters in Washington learned of this, they saw it as an opportunity.

This presents a new opportunity to restore the Sentinel and Secret Service's law enforcement capabilities.

In fact, when the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau was first established, it was not originally intended to target only one type of supernatural being: mutants.

The Sentinel Special Operations Bureau of that time was not established to target the entire Extraordinary World.

Because S.H.I.E.L.D. is an illegal organization.

Regardless of whether S.H.I.E.L.D. was jointly created by the five superpowers, any organization that has not been approved by Congress is illegal on federal lands.

Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable for the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau to want to obtain law enforcement authority over the entire supernatural world.

Simply put, any superhuman being living on Commonwealth lands must be subject to the control of the Sentinel Special Operations Department, just like mutants.

But SHIELD objected at the time.

Because if we let the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau do it that way, it would directly conflict with their authority.

As for why the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau didn't achieve the desired result at the time, it's actually quite simple.

Because S.H.I.E.L.D. has brought back Peggy Carter, who had already retired.

But that was in 1974, and now it's 2011.

With this incident, the top brass of the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau has once again become more active.

It's been years. Even when dealing with a vampire, you, S.H.I.E.L.D., are this incompetent?

Great.

You guys at S.H.I.E.L.D. are lousy, but we at Sentinel Services are not.

This provides an opportunity for the Sentinel Special Service to reiterate its proposal to expand its scope of operations.

This is why, even though there are still mutant cases, the department hasn't assigned them to Locke and Brown in the past month.

The idea was to send him out with Brown to cause trouble.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

This is not!

The fish has taken the bait.

As Locke heard Dickon Frost mention the "Transcendental Covenant," he recalled his conversation with his supervisor, Walter Herman, a few days earlier.

He smiled.

Come back to your senses.

Locke said calmly, "Of course I know about this alliance, but you started this whole thing, and our people are dead."

Yes.

In this incident, no matter how you look at it, it was their people who died first.

What?

Was that vampire acting in self-defense?

Oh.

What are you thinking about?

They are a legitimate law enforcement agency with a search warrant. They will come to your home to investigate you, and all you have to do is cooperate.

Fight back?

You deserved to be killed!

Do you even understand the value of a federal license?

what!

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