Lord of Cinder in American Comics

The role of the spinning machine was limited to human action, and humans became the dominant force. If Sloan's fate cloth had not been discovered in the film, this one-sided dominance would have continued until Sloan's death.

After Sloan finished explaining, Ash had his men hand Sloan over to George, while Firefox was picked up by her sister Jane Smith.

Looking at the spinning machine, Ash was undecided for a moment.

The spinning machine can be observed but not sensed. This ability, which surpasses even the Lord of Cinder's perception, seems so strange.

The most powerful force in this universe is none other than the six Infinity Stones, no, it could be seven.

The seventh gem, the Gem of Self, originates from the vengeful goddess Nemesis and was sculpted from Nemesis's soul.

If that's really the case, then the five great gods and OOA in this universe will definitely appear.

However, this presents a paradox: Ash has not found any trace of a creator god in this universe; the most powerful beings are only dimensional demons and cosmic elders.

If it were the Self-Stone of Nemesis, then this universe must have a creator god transcending the multiverse. But no trace of a creator god has been found in this world, so this fantasy item is not the Self-Stone.

After thinking for a while, Ash decided to pass the information to others. He planned to contact and analyze the textile machine to see what it was.

If there truly is a creator god of the multiverse, the best plan would be to steal the gems, escape, and then seal the Dark Souls world for millions of years.

After mentally preparing herself, Ash slowly placed her hands on the spinning machine.

A tempting fantasy gradually drew Ash closer, attempting to persuade him to become its partner.

"So... this is what you are? You've made me worry for so long!"

Ash was so angry that she kicked the spinning machine, shattering its frame into wood chips.

The spinning machine also paused, as if pondering why Ash's appearance had changed so drastically.

However, Ash did not give the spinning machine a chance, and directly burned it to ashes with flames, capturing its core in her hand.

A golden, solid ball of light appeared in Ash's hand. The ball of light contained a great many inferior souls. Although these souls would be considered high-quality by ordinary people, Ash considered this mixed energy to be nothing more than useless.

After being burned by the flames, the ball of light lost its useless parts and no longer had the energy to communicate with Ash. Instead, it became somewhat weak.

With a casual crushing of a battle-hardened warrior's soul, a vast amount of soul energy transformed into power and flowed into the ball of light. The ball of light grew increasingly solid, and finally, a golden, patterned sphere appeared in Ash's hand.

Tossing the sphere in her hand, checking its abilities, Ash chuckled self-deprecatingly at her earlier tension, "Something like you actually made me so worried..."

This golden sphere has another name—the Golden Apple. The Golden Apple can create illusions, control people's minds, and bring humanity technology that surpasses its time. But these abilities come at the cost of one's life.

This golden apple dates back to the Revolutionary War. The life energy from the mass deaths gave the golden apple the illusion that it was in control, which almost destroyed it. It then lay dormant on a spinning wheel until the present day.

Recalling those hazy memories, Ash still remembered the Golden Apple.

There are six golden apples in total, but Ubisoft only wrote five. The first, second, and third golden apples have the means to create illusions and control minds, and were obtained by politicians in history.

The four and five golden apples brought humanity technology that was ahead of its time. The four apples were obtained by the man with the mustache, while the five apples were in NASA.

Ash, on the other hand, possessed the No. 3, which had been lost in the Americas.

Ash put the golden apple away. Although it possessed the power to control people's minds, it was ultimately useless to her. Controlling people's minds? Was it any faster or more effective than summoning angels to heal injuries and illnesses?

Ash was about to send the team back to their lounging time at Firelink Shrine. The Fire Keeper had been shopping all this time, but he hadn't seen her bring anything back. If Ash hadn't noticed the constantly decreasing amount in her account, he would have thought she was just browsing around without buying anything.

Just as Ash stepped out of the room, preparing to go back inside, George blocked her way and closed the door.

"What...do you want to do?"

George repeatedly checked the room, then said to Ash with a grave expression, "We're in trouble. That Sloan has a waiver agreement, and the signing agency is S.H.I.E.L.D."

Ash stroked his non-existent beard and found things getting interesting.

The agreement signed with S.H.I.E.L.D. is definitely not the current S.H.I.E.L.D.; Hill wouldn't allow that to happen. So it can only be either the previous Hydra or, damn it, Fuckman.

Ash had someone bring Sloan's waiver agreement. After seeing the signature on it, Ash took a picture of it with his phone and uploaded it. Soon after, the handwriting analysis report came out, confirming that it was indeed Nick Fury's handwriting.

Since Nick Fury's arrest, all the agreements he had previously signed have been reviewed, but many of them were signed under pseudonyms. Therefore, in order to accurately identify the documents signed by Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. developed handwriting analysis software specifically for him.

Once a photo is taken and uploaded, the supercomputer in the backend can identify whether it is Nick Fury's signature.

Patting George on the shoulder, Ash reassured him, "Don't worry, it's a bad guy's signature. S.H.I.E.L.D. is tracking this imposter, and they won't protect him. You might even get a large reward from S.H.I.E.L.D...."

Still somewhat skeptical, George followed Ash's instructions and called S.H.I.E.L.D. to report on the results of the operation. As the conversation continued, George's expression brightened.

Not long after, a Quinjet belonging to S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived at the textile factory and hovered in the sky. Agent Thirteen, Sharon Carter, slid down from the Quinjet.

If you count the time, they just finished the mission to eliminate Mary Shaw with Geralt yesterday, and they're already in New York today. Their diligence and dedication made Ash shake his head in admiration.

After Sharon Carter finished handing over the duties to George, she left with Sloan. Although she saw Ash, she didn't interact with her, since Ash was the one who exposed S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dirty secrets.

After Sharon Carter left, George furtively handed a stack of documents to Ash.

"This is Sloan's ledger, which records his financial transactions and other financial matters..."

Why didn't you hand it over to S.H.I.E.L.D.?

"Who told S.H.I.E.L.D. to lie to me using Forberle's name before? What I meant by handing it over to you was whether you could transfer it to Forberle and give S.H.I.E.L.D. a backstab..."

Chapter 229: The Rampage of the Giant Beast

Sure enough, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reputation has been ruined among all law enforcement agencies. Even George Stacy, a champion of justice, has learned to stab people in the back.

Ash put away the documents and said to George, "It's said that after the NYPD raided a killer organization, on their way back, a vehicle that had been involved in the shootout accidentally overturned in the Hudson River. The vehicle was carrying some information about the killer organization, and after the officers' strenuous efforts to salvage it, they only recovered most of it..."

George listened to Ash's fabricated story and nodded, indicating that the NYPD's vehicles were extremely old and such problems were unavoidable.

The two of them huddled together, whispering to each other as they refined the story.

Just as George was about to accidentally drive the car into the sea, Ash dialed the phone number of Davelin, the director of the Bureau of Investigation in Forborough.

After a brief conversation, Ash led the troops back to the Control Bureau's base. However, on the way, Ash tossed the documents into a taxi, which was driven by Davelin's driver, Jimmy Tang.

Forberle harbors a deep-seated hatred for S.H.I.E.L.D., who has done countless evil deeds under Forberle's guise. Forberle has been holding his breath and relentlessly pursuing S.H.I.E.L.D.

This time, Forberle is going to race against S.H.I.E.L.D. to find dirt on them.

Ash naturally enjoyed watching this kind of show. He unusually stayed at the Control Bureau's base for two days, constantly refreshing the intranet, hoping to see interesting news as soon as possible.

However, instead of seeing the news, Forborough called Ash. It was Russell, who had previously represented Davey at the meeting.

As Davey's subordinate, Russell was highly valued by Davey; otherwise, he wouldn't have represented Davey at the meeting. He was also acquainted with Ash; otherwise, he wouldn't have cooperated with Ash to sabotage S.H.I.E.L.D. at the meeting.

The phone crackled with the roar of a helicopter engine and Russell's roguish voice: "Ash! A giant wolf over fifteen meters long should be under the Bureau of Control's jurisdiction, shouldn't it?"

A giant wolf? Ash's first thought was whether it was a wolf from Farran or Ariandel's painting world that had escaped.

But then he thought that under his control, anything from the Dark Souls world that could reach the real world would require his permission, so he ruled out that possibility.

"Russell, you'd better explain yourself! What exactly happened!"

At this moment, Russell was still able to make a phone call while sitting in the helicopter, and there was no scream of pain from the crash, which meant that the situation was not very dangerous. Ash was waiting for Russell to give an explanation before deciding whether to take action against the Bureau of Control.

"It's all S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fault!"

After cursing S.H.I.E.L.D., Russell finally explained the reason for the incident.

Two days ago, after obtaining Sloan's ledgers, Forberle mobilized all his resources, preparing to give S.H.I.E.L.D. a good beating.

Tracing the flow of Sloan's ill-gotten gains, Forborough focused his investigation on a biotechnology company.

This company has been receiving large amounts of undisclosed donations to research gene-editing technology. Gene-editing technology, which violates ethics, is prohibited by law, but in order to circumvent Earth's laws, this company has placed its laboratory directly in space.

The arrival of Forborough stirred up the Wyden siblings, who controlled the company. In order to destroy the evidence and eliminate the evidence, the younger brother, Brett Wyden, directly derailed the space laboratory from its original orbit and crashed it towards Earth.

The space laboratory disintegrated directly in the atmosphere, and the research results inside fell to Earth. These gene-modifying agents mutated the organisms that received them into enormous creatures.

After hearing Russell's explanation, Ash became somewhat puzzled and asked, "Since you've investigated so thoroughly, why didn't you just take control of the White siblings and get the methods for dealing with mutated creatures from them? Why did you come to me instead?"

Hearing this, Russell cursed again, saying, "It's all S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fault! S.H.I.E.L.D. was only one step behind us, and now they're using the excuse of S.H.I.E.L.D. funding everything to block Forberle's investigation. I have no choice but to come out and catch the wolf..."

Ash understood Russell's hardship. Without the information on the Wright siblings and their company, there was no evidence to directly take down S.H.I.E.L.D., and capturing this wolf was the best way for Forberle to obtain evidence.

"Alright, where are you now? And do you want this wolf alive or dead?"

“I’m in Wyoming. This wolf is heading east. It’s moving at over fifty miles per hour in the mountains. I can’t keep up with it without a helicopter… I’m sending you my coordinates in real time. Hurry up!”

Based on the intelligence revealed by Russell, Ash immediately ruled out heavy land weapons, as their speed on mountains is fifty miles per hour, which is faster than even a tank's road speed.

It seems we can only rely on air power and personnel mobility. Fortunately, after the previous incident with the teddy bear, the Bureau of Control has developed a new method for capturing such large creatures.

After gathering their weapons, Ash led the Bureau of Control's operations team onto a C-130 transport plane.

Adhering to the principle of overwhelming the enemy with firepower, Ash brought the maximum firepower within air traffic control limits, including two Super Hornets. He even brought four A-10 attack aircraft under the guise of another escort formation.

If it weren't for the assurances from Forberle and Air Force Ross, and without prior notification, Ash would have shot down any fighter jets he sent into the air, regardless of whether they were on his side or not.

The news that Ash had gone to deal with the giant wolf quickly reached S.H.I.E.L.D. At this point, S.H.I.E.L.D. hated Nick Fury to death. Just like the Little Mermaid with the dark skin, cursing Nick Fury had become the norm; anyone who didn't curse Nick Fury was definitely suspicious.

Everyone cursed Nick Fury as they ran, trying to investigate the company's problems before the Bureau of Control and Forberle dealt with the giant wolf.

A large number of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were stationed at the company in Chicago, while the company's owners, the Wright siblings, were placed under house arrest in their top-floor office.

"The growth rate of a blue whale, the strength of a rhinoceros beetle, and the speed of a cheetah, all combined in a genetic virus—how was this experiment conducted? Who gave them the space lab to launch?"

Hill flipped through the documents in front of her, and her head spun as she looked at the chameleon's environmental camouflage ability and the snake's infrared sensing ability, which hadn't been added yet. She couldn't believe that Nick Fury would allow such an experiment to take place.

Although various organizations are conducting enhancement experiments, no organization is so crazy as to combine the advantages of almost all organisms. Is this to create biological weapons or perfect organisms?

Rubbing her head to calm her pounding brain, Hill asked Sharon Carter, "How are the siblings doing?"

Sharon Carter reviewed the surveillance footage and said, "They were imprisoned in the circular office on the top floor. There were several arguments during that time, but they didn't reveal any useful information. As for the space lab crash, it was a plan devised by my brother to cover up the crime..."

"Where are the hunters I asked you to contact? Where are they?"

“We couldn’t get through to Geralt on the phone; it was out of service area the whole time. Clint said he needed to go to New York and pass through a specific location before he could get back…”

"Then tell him to hurry up!"

Hill threw down her pen, truly fed up with the mess Nick Fury had left behind. If anything were discovered, it would be something that S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't handle at the moment.

Last time it was aliens, this time it's mutated creatures, what will it be next? An alien fleet or summoning a god to land on Earth?

And Geralt, outside the service area? How could that happen under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s satellite network? There's clearly only one possibility: Geralt has left Earth and is in some other dimension.

Hill felt even more agitated when she recalled Geralt's nonchalant manner as he left with the doll girl.

Since Geralt cannot appear for the time being, the responsibility of dealing with such a large creature falls to Ashe.

After flying for more than two hours, Ash appeared above the coordinates transmitted by Russell.

Instead of a hasty airdrop or attack, the giant wolf's movement route was simulated through continuous confirmation from airborne radar and cameras.

Along this route, people carrying heavy equipment were constantly being airdropped from the massive tail section of the C-130.