Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Snake Eyes nodded. Although he didn't know what the problem was, he didn't mind giving Ghost a little more time out of respect for Ash.

Ash extended her other hand toward Snake Eyes, who, understanding her intention, handed her another knife he was carrying on his back.

Wielding the snake-eyed weapon, Ash slashed directly at the old knife.

A crisp sound accompanied the broken blade falling in front of everyone.

Ash returned Snake Eyes' weapon to him, guessing that the expression hidden beneath the mask must be quite interesting.

"An indestructible sword forged by the Storm Shadow Clan?"

Ping Dan's words instantly extinguished all of Snake Eyes' will to seek revenge. Looking at the kneeling White Ghost, Snake Eyes put down his weapon and knelt in front of White Ghost in the same posture.

As apprentices of the Storm Shadow Clan, they are given their own blades upon entering the clan, and these weapons will accompany them throughout their lives. The blade that killed their master looks exactly like the weapon of the White Ghost, but it can be cut in half, which means it is a fake.

This indirectly proves that Shiro Ghost was not the murderer of his master, and Snake Eyes' revenge over the years has become nonsense.

Ash took out her aria and placed it in front of the two kneeling men.

Ash said, "Touch this weapon, and it will connect your hearts..."

But just then, alarms sounded in the base, indicating a major incident had occurred.

Ash said to Bronsky, who was watching the commotion, "Abomination! Go find Hawke and follow his orders..."

Shouting out his codename meant it wasn't his usual routine. Bronsky transformed instantly and leaped towards Hawke's office.

The accident still happened. Even with the rapid reinforcements from the Abominations, the crates containing the weapons were brazenly taken away.

Subsequent surveillance footage showed a person dressed as Hawke leaving with a weapon.

Ash knew who did it. There was a master of disguise in Cobra called Zatan, who could impersonate anyone, and Hawke's facial data could be extracted from the network.

Although she knew who it was, Ash still couldn't reveal this information. Knowing a little bit of information could be considered as having a wide range of intelligence, but knowing the enemy's personnel composition and capabilities before engaging in full-scale investigation made Ash the prime suspect.

Reality is different from other worlds, so deceiving Thor could be considered a prophecy or something similar, since magic is nothing special in Asgard.

But at this point, in Europe and the special forces, it wasn't Ash's base of support, so saying too much would only lead to more mistakes and attract more suspicion.

Hawke didn't have the same kind of relationship as Ross, so Ash simply pretended not to know anything.

In the situation room, looking at the Snake Eyes holding the Lament in his hands, Ash asked, "Have you understood everything?"

Snake Eyes nodded to show his agreement, then presented Ash with a weapon from his back.

The hilt of this knife is white, clearly indicating it is the weapon of the White Ghost, and offering one's weapon to another is part of a ritual of loyalty.

Snake Eyes is overstepping his bounds by pledging allegiance to Ash on behalf of White Ghost.

After gaining a mental connection with White Ghost and learning about his senior's situation, Snake Eyes began to find a way out for White Ghost.

In this encounter, although the White Ghost's side was almost completely wiped out, he was indeed the enemy, and the dead enemy is the good enemy.

The White Ghost's fate was naturally not good, and Hawke wouldn't have much room for maneuver either.

Only Ash can save Ghost's life. That's why Snake Eyes is acting the way he is now.

In the situation room, Hawke looked at his old subordinates. The fact that they didn't plead for him made him look a little uneasy, but he also knew that the special forces didn't have the same influence as Ash.

So Hawke turned away, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

Hawke's tacit approval allowed Ash to accept the weapon and complete the ceremony of pledging allegiance.

Ash tossed the weapon to Snake Eyes and said, "Make him tell you everything he knows, understand?"

Snake Eyes nodded, and his steps became lighter and faster as he left.

"Incredibly audacious! Incredibly audacious!"

Hawke flipped through the compiled intelligence, slamming his fist on the table and cursing McCallum's shamelessness and audacity.

Having worked for Cobra for so many years, Ghost has gathered all sorts of intelligence, except for the fact that he was misled by the medical officer and didn't realize that his enemy was right in front of him.

The report clearly details how McCullen planned to defraud investors to develop weapons, how he engaged in shady dealings, and how he used weapons to become the king of the world.

Hawke has even deployed satellites to explore Cobra's armed base in the Arctic.

But the most important thing now is how to recover the stolen weapons: four nanobombs. Without the corresponding deactivators, it's only a matter of time before they destroy the Earth.

Ash is now sitting next to Hawke watching him rage, except that there's a Ghost figure behind him.

Ash pushed her glass toward Hawke and said, "Calm down, have some to soothe your throat..."

Hawke picked it up and took a big gulp, saying, "You still have this thought now!"

"The answer is written on the riddle itself, you're too hasty..."

"What do you mean?"

Ash said, "Every action has its goal, and McClane wants to become the king of the world and kidnap the whole world, so he first needs to demonstrate, attack a target, and then negotiate terms..."

We now know that weapon activation requires a particle accelerator. Activating it in the Arctic would be too slow. Once we find the nearest accelerator and the most obvious target, finding them is just a matter of time…”

After hearing Ash's words, Hawke gritted his teeth and uttered a single word: "Paris!"

As the heart of Europe, what place is more representative than Paris? Besides, one of Europe's two largest accelerators is located in Paris.

In fact, these answers could also be obtained by interrogating the Baroness, who was the Duke's former fiancée.

But now that they've lost their weapons and Ghost can provide intelligence, Hawke doesn't care about these people anymore. Letting them provide intelligence is considered a way for them to atone for their crimes, and Hawke isn't going to give them that opportunity.

Ash stared blankly into the distance as Hawk hurriedly went to assign tasks.

"Should we go with the Eiffel Tower, along with the Statue of Liberty?"

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Chapter 361: Foreign Aid

The special forces acted swiftly, and before Ash could even decide which direction the Eiffel Tower would fall, they were already fully prepared.

Snake Eyes donned a special enhanced suit belonging to the special forces. They would be the main force on the mission, and as a ninja, his reaction time and speed were beyond that of ordinary people; this enhanced suit was the icing on the cake.

Ghost will also cooperate with Snake Eyes' actions. After communicating telepathically, the two brothers also understand who their enemy is: Zatan, who stole weapons from the special forces base, will be their target for revenge.

According to Heavy Artillery, this enhanced suit for special forces is "equipped with full-body hydraulic power, an advanced smart helmet, multiple firepower, and automatic rocket identification..." In short, they've exaggerated the capabilities of these two sets of equipment to the skies.

But Ash thinks this equipment looks like a poor imitation. ATS armor comes in different models, and this thing tries to include them all?

Despite having a bad feeling about the mission, Ashe still dialed Stark's number. When faced with intractable technological problems, Stark was more reliable.

"Stark, you'd better hurry, or Paris will be gone!"

"It's on its way. Although it's just a prototype, it should be able to function..."

Flying over the Atlantic in his armored suit, Stark looked at the weapons mounted on the back of his companion suit and answered Ash with some uncertainty.

Ash asked somewhat anxiously, "What do you mean? 'Should'? You're the expert on weapons! And now you're saying such ambiguous things!"

"What do you know! Weaponizing nanotechnology? There's not even a shred of cutting-edge research on that. The only thing that seems relevant is Dr. Zhao Hailun's nanomedical technology. I'm already doing a great job of coming up with a countermeasure so quickly. This is science, it's the accumulation of prior technology and knowledge, not some kind of magic where you can just clap your hands and have whatever you want!"

Stark's voice was somewhat exasperated. For Ash, who had no knowledge of cutting-edge technology, this was already considered a popular science explanation.

"Then you'd better hurry, because if this thing gets released, it could involve tens of millions of people..."

Upon hearing this, Stark immediately instructed Jarvis to increase the thruster's weight, saying, "Don't worry, as long as we stay within the entire city of Paris, I can eliminate the threat. As long as the Paris government doesn't come after me for compensation..."

"Don't worry, we're here to prevent a disaster. It's just a side effect. If Paris can't even figure this out, then they wouldn't be able to sit in those five seats..."

For Zatan of Cobra, he played a major role in this mission, and now he is leading his men into the particle accelerator laboratory.

This was originally the Baroness's job; as the wife of the laboratory's owner, she was supposed to secretly gain control of the accelerator.

But now that the Baroness has been imprisoned by the special forces, the plan has changed. Zatan can only lead his men to storm the laboratory and try to activate the weapon before the special forces arrive.

Four grenades-like weapons were bombarded by particle beams in the accelerator. The nanomachines within them, capable of endless replication, began to stir. Once freed from the weapon's outer shell, they would devour all the metal, replenish themselves, and continue to expand.

Zatan looked at the weapons before him and a cryptic smile appeared on his face. Suddenly, he raised his gun and pointed it at his men.

Several Cobra soldiers were killed before they could even react.

However, these soldiers are just Cobra's lowest-ranking mercenaries; they are like clones of Umbrella, resources that can be consumed.

After eliminating the bystanders, Zatan addressed the vigilant Cobra-enhanced human: "Destroy all the data, kill the others who know the truth, and then stop anyone trying to get in..."

After saying that, Zatan left via another route with his weapons. Meanwhile, the Cobra-enhanced humans raised their weapons at the researchers and equipment operating the accelerators.

Zatan changed his appearance the moment he left the room. As a master of disguise, he carried multiple masks with him and could easily blend into the crowd.

At this moment, Zatan became a cleaner, whistling as he pushed his cleaning cart away from the building.

Suddenly, White Ghost appeared before him, looking at the disguised Zatan. Zatan was unaware of White Ghost's defection. As usual, he nodded to White Ghost and gestured towards the weapons inside the cleaning vehicle.

Zatan and White Ghost passed each other, and suddenly White Ghost drew his weapon and stabbed Zatan in the back.

Zatan dodged White Ghost's sneak attack with a sidestep. As a master of disguise, one must not only master the lifestyle and speaking habits of the person being disguised, but also control one's own body. Zatan is also a kung fu master, otherwise he would not have been able to easily sneak attack and kill White Ghost's master.

Having dodged the White Ghost's attack, Zatan hadn't even had a chance to ask why before the White Ghost pounced on him, giving him no chance to react.

The White Ghost's blade flashed like lightning, giving Zatan no chance to survive, and quickly inflicted multiple wounds on his body.

Zatan dodged the attack from the White Ghost and fell to the ground, kicking the cleaning truck at the White Ghost.

He originally intended to cleave the cleaning truck in two with a straight downward strike, but upon seeing the weapon box inside, he quickly changed the angle of his strike and used the blade to deflect the cleaning truck in another direction.

In the brief moment that White Ghost transformed into his blade, Zatan pulled a special weapon from his pocket and swiftly pulled the trigger at White Ghost.

An energy pulse erupted from Zatan's weapon, sending White Ghost flying and crashing into the other side of the corridor.

Zatan retrieved the weapon case and was about to give Ghost another shot when Snake Eyes appeared next to Ghost in his enhanced suit.

White Ghost, leaning on his weapon, struggled to his feet and pointed to Zatan on the other side of the corridor.

The two brothers instantly understood and attacked Zha Tan from the left and right.

At this moment, Zatan no longer cared about the overheating and wear of his weapons, and kept firing at the four walls of the corridor.

Zatan knew he was no match for the ninjas, who could dodge bullets simply by pointing their weapons.

Zatan then targeted the walls of the corridor, hoping to use the explosion of the building to stop their attack.

As expected, Zatan's move worked. The building's concealment caused White Ghost to stop in his tracks, since physical strength is no match for reinforced concrete.

Snake Eyes, using the speed of his enhanced suit, slid past from below.

Snake Eyes' pursuit made Zatan's hand speed even faster, and the various fragments generated by the building's explosion and impact buried Snake Eyes directly.