Lord of Cinder in American Comics

"Don't you really know what I'm doing?"

"Ash Solar, the Bureau of Control is responsible for any supernatural or suspected supernatural events across the United States. Your handling of the vampire incident today has been communicated to all law enforcement agencies. Your actions were legal, so don't drag S.H.I.E.L.D."

Hill assumed Ash was demonstrating his authority, since S.H.I.E.L.D. had become a joke after Nick Fury's incident, and any department could laugh at it.

"...What I mean is, I need help now, I need to get in touch with those five big shots behind you."

Are you kidding me?

"Listen to me, the vampires are preparing to summon the Blood God... Davelin has gone to deal with the virus... If either of these two things were to come to pass..."

If it involves human safety, it should indeed fall under the jurisdiction of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council, but Hill has a feeling that Ash is looking for someone to take the blame.

"How powerful is this Blood God you're talking about? Does it have five divisions?"

"Do you remember that unspeakable demon I mentioned during the last dimensional invasion? A 150,000-ton yield is nothing but a firecracker in front of it."

Speaking of the last dimensional intrusion, the Security Council has classified it as top secret. Anyone attempting to engage in related summoning activities will be detained by S.H.I.E.L.D., and even searching online for how to summon will result in people coming to their door for coffee.

Sensing something was wrong, Hill picked up another phone, found the channel, and put his hands on the dial button.

Ash continued, "The Blood God is a subordinate of that unspeakable demon god. The first vampire was created using the book left behind by this demon god, and the Blood God is immortal. Every vampire will unconditionally obey its commands. So, it has more than five divisions under its command!"

Like Ash, Hill also thought of the mustache.

Faced with such a threat, Hill didn't care about the time and immediately contacted the five-member World Security Council. She also invited Ash to join.

Hill relayed the information provided by Ash, which gave the group of five a headache. However, despite the racial threat, the group persevered and listened to the whole thing.

"So we're going to experience another dimensional invasion?"

"Sponsored mushrooms, Ivan brand giant mushrooms..."

"Sponsoring little mushrooms, there will definitely be enough..."

After the Security Council had completed its routine of sponsoring and rejecting sponsorships, and after everyone had calmed down, Hill received his orders.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. is fully committed to cooperating with Ashe to stop this crisis."

Hill also received another order.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. needs a professional to find Constantine."

Chapter 184: Pietro's Extravagant Life

The World Security Council wanted to find Constantine, and Ash gave them that opportunity, since Wanda and her siblings hadn't returned to the Ringed City yet. The hunters had already taught their apprentices a lesson; the mages needed the same.

Inside Constantine's office, Wanda was idly imitating Constantine's lazy manner, lying on a chair doing nothing.

A portal opened behind Wanda, and Constantine stepped out.

Noticing someone behind her, Wanda didn't have time to adjust her body before trying to look behind her, which caused the chair to tip over and her to fall to the ground.

"Teacher, you've come!"

Wanda got up from the ground, dusted off imaginary dust, and welcomed Constantine.

Constantine looked around the entire office but couldn't find Pietro. He asked, "Where's Pietro?"

Wanda, a little embarrassed, lowered her head and said, "Pietro went out to play as soon as he got the money on the first day... He brings back food every day and then goes out again. It looks like he won't be back until tomorrow."

Constantine stroked Wanda's hair with one hand and drew a portal in the air with the other.

Wanda and her siblings naturally carry Constantine's information so that he can find them in the shortest amount of time.

Across from the portal was a bar, and Pietro somehow managed to sneak in, finding himself in the middle of a group of men and women introducing his glorious achievements.

Judging from Pietro's arrogant demeanor, he certainly doesn't have much of a sense of secrecy.

"I'm a magician, you know what a magician is! I can throw fireballs at will and use all sorts of magical projections to destroy enemies..."

While boasting, Pietro picked up a drink from the table and took a sip. Judging from the color of the liquid, it was definitely not orange juice.

Although she is the younger sister, Wanda plays the dominant role between the two, and all of Pete's actions are subject to Wanda's control.

"Pietro! How dare you drink! You're not old enough to drink!"

Pietro, holding his wine glass, instinctively shuddered and said, "Am I hallucinating? I almost thought that red-haired tiger was calling me from behind..."

Holding his wine glass, Pietro turned around with a smile, then froze, turning into a stone statue.

The red-haired tiger he was talking about strode angrily through the portal, walked up to Pietro, and took the wine from his hand.

After smelling the liquid in the glass and confirming its aroma, Wanda wanted to smash the glass at Pietro, but stopped herself from doing so and simply slammed the glass on the table.

"We need to talk about what you've actually been doing these past few days!"

Wanda stared at Pietro, making him feel uneasy. Under Wanda's imposing presence, Pietro dared not utter a single word.

"Let's go, the teacher is still waiting for us."

Wanda grabbed Pietro and headed into the portal, but Constantine beat them to it and walked through the portal first.

When Wanda saw Constantine and noticed him putting on his spell gloves, she assumed he was going to punish Pietro and pleaded for him, saying, "Teacher, Pietro was just being naughty. I'll talk to him, and he won't do it again..."

While pleading for him, Wanda pinched Pietro's arm, making him cry out in pain. Pietro, realizing what was happening, said the same thing as Wanda.

However, Constantine simply bypassed Wanda and her siblings, blocking them behind him.

"I was wondering who had the audacity to let my Constantine's disciple in. Turns out it's you bunch of bloodsucking trash."

Constantine's words were only heard by Wanda and her siblings behind him, and a few people at the same table as Pietro; the rest of the people were dancing to the deafening music in the bar.

Upon hearing Constantine's words, several vampires began to bare their fangs at the three of them.

"A dog that dares to show its teeth will have its legs broken... Since you're not dogs, then die."

Constantine casually cast a few defensive spells on Wanda and her brother behind him, then absorbed more flames into the spellfire before crouching down and slapping it on the ground.

[Firestorm: One of the initial spells taught by Krana, one of the witches of Izalith. It can ignite several pillars of fire in the surrounding area. The storm rages indiscriminately, friend or foe. This also conveys the need for reverence for fire.]

The pillar of fire appeared instantly, first striking the table where Pietro had just been sitting. The swirling flames engulfed the small group of vampires, burning them to ashes.

This situation quickly attracted the attention of the other vampires. Realizing that someone was causing trouble, the music in the bar stopped instantly, and the vampires rushed over, howling.

However, none of them managed to reach Constantine's side. Any vampire who dared to face Constantine was struck by the pillar of flames that surged from beneath his feet, instantly incinerated, and then blown away by the heat storm whipped up by the flames, leaving not even a trace behind.

Flames kept appearing, and the number of vampires kept decreasing until the last coward hiding under the bar was left behind.

When Pietro saw Constantine wipe out everyone in the bar with a wave of his hand, he froze, too stiff to move. When he saw Constantine sit down at the bar, Wanda dragged him to the side.

Constantine tapped on the bar and said to the vampire below, "Come out, you're the only one left."

However, there was no reaction whatsoever. Constantine pressed his hand, gloved with pyromancy, onto the bar, and pyromancy fire gradually burned through the wooden bar, reaching down towards the vampire below.

"Wait, I'm coming out, I'm coming out!"

Seeing the red, fiery hand reaching for him, the cowardly guy, who already had a low tolerance for pressure, crawled out from under the bar.

"Bring that to me!"

Constantine pointed to the most expensive bottle on the bar and gestured for the vampire to give it to him. Ever since being mocked by an obsessive-compulsive accountant, he had crammed on his knowledge of alcohol, and Constantine could quickly tell which bottle of alcohol was the most expensive.

The vampire, his hands trembling, took the bottle from Constantine, carrying it over to prevent himself from breaking it.

After carefully wiping the bottle clean and giving Constantine a new glass, the vampire dared not make any other move, standing there dumbfounded, waiting for Constantine's judgment.

Constantine poured himself a glass and beckoned to Pietro: "Pietro, come here!"

Pietro stopped every few steps, and Constantine said nothing more, just watched him until he came to his side.

"Drink it."

Pointing to the glass of wine that had just been poured, Constantine pushed it toward Pietro.

Holding the wine glass, Pietro, unsure of Constantine's meaning, anxiously looked at his sister.

Although Wanda was also worried about Pietro, she trusted Constantine and knew he wouldn't hurt him. She simply turned her head to the side, pretending not to see Pietro's pleading eyes.

Upon seeing his sister, Pietro disregarded everything else, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and downed the entire glass of wine in one gulp.

The strong alcohol irritated Pietro's throat and esophagus, and after drinking it, his stomach underwent a tremendous transformation.

Pietro felt unwell and started vomiting while hugging the ice bucket on the bar.

Constantine knew it was just a stomach spasm caused by a brief ingestion of stimulating alcohol, coupled with the intense pressure of being caught by his parents, which was manifesting in his body.

After watching Pietro finish vomiting, Constantine poured him another glass and pushed it next to Pietro again.

Looking at the glass of wine, Pietro shook his head at Constantine, refusing to drink any more.

"Drink it. It's just throwing up. You'll get used to it after a while."

Constantine took out his silver jug, took a sip in front of Pietro, and let out a sigh of admiration.

Wanda prepared ice water for Pietro to rinse his mouth and relieve the irritation in his mouth and esophagus.

Once Pietro had completely calmed down, Constantine slowly said, "Curiosity and a desire to show off are the most ordinary desires in everyone's heart, but what a person should do most is to recognize himself and know what he should and shouldn't do."

The reason for setting age limits for alcohol consumption is that most people are unaware of the addictive nature of this Group 1 carcinogen.

"Was that drink good?"

Upon hearing Constantine's question, Pietro, having calmed down, shook his head and said, "It doesn't taste good. I think it tastes worse than beer."

Constantine pointed to the liquid in the glass and said, "What you just drank was Hennessy Forever Cognac, which costs about $15,000 internationally, and that's before tax. That one sip was like spitting out half a truckload of beer."

Looking at the glass, Pietro was shocked by the price of that liquid. Having lived in Sokovia since childhood, all his money combined was not worth as much as that glass of wine.

Seeing that Pietro was thinking, Constantine gave him another hard blow.

Pointing at Pietro, Constantine said to the bartender, "Show him your fangs!"

Under the unfriendly gaze of Wolf Standin, the bartender, under pressure, bared out his sharp teeth at Pietro and made a threatening sound in response.

Having just watched Constantine take care of all the vampires in the bar, Pietro didn't feel any danger. But when real vampires bared their teeth in front of him, and thinking about how he had just been drinking with these creatures, Pietro felt uncomfortable all over.

"I saw it. Almost everyone in the bar was a vampire and their servants. You were the only human who foolishly walked in and joined in without thinking of leaving. Use your not-so-bright brain to think about what they're going to do next?"

After joining the Dragon Academy, Pietro became arrogant after his sister gained Constantine's favor and he learned that he also had extraordinary talents.

It was this setback that truly allowed him to reflect on himself and recognize his own identity and situation.

However, just as Pietro was about to thank Constantine, he heard Constantine whisper, "Something's not right. How come there are only so few vampires? There's only one human? I need to find someone to ask."

As he spoke, Constantine drew a portal in the bar, and a person in combat gear fell out of it.