Lord of Cinder in American Comics

As soon as they returned, Ghost came to their side with a walkie-talkie, but this time it wasn't Ross's call.

"Ash, right? This is the World Security Council. I'm Pierce, and I'm speaking to you on behalf of the Security Council for now."

Hearing the voice from the other side claiming to be Pierce, Ash couldn't help but wonder what these Hydra agents were planning to do.

"We received a report from Ross that you have a strategy for dealing with this enemy?"

"We speculate that this enemy is capable of defending against all expected attacks, and to kill him, we must do so in a way that he cannot anticipate. Or, there is another possibility: he has linked his own life, and we must kill all of his subordinates."

Upon hearing Ash's words, the five men and women opposite him all frowned.

As a representative of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, I have had some contact with and understanding of supernatural information, but this is the first time I have encountered such a troublesome enemy.

The representative of the Russian bear, Ivankovic, stepped forward first and said, "We, the Russian bear, can sponsor a giant mushroom bomb weighing 20 million tons to help you solve your problem. If that's not enough, we have even bigger ones, like the Tsar Bomba."

At this moment, Zheng Xian, the director of the Divine Spear Bureau, couldn't help but agree and chime in, "Although we don't have that many, our total yield is definitely enough."

Representative Ami coughed twice to ease his frustration and said, "We don't need your help with our domestic affairs. Pierce, come over here, let's discuss how to resolve this."

After saying that, Representative Ami hung up the communications with other countries and called Pierce over, saying, "Find a way to solve that problem quickly. New York is full of those monsters now. You can have anything you want, as long as you don't grow mushrooms in the country and don't give other people the opportunity to grow mushrooms."

Pierce was naturally overjoyed to receive such an order. Hydra's power had increased even further, bringing them one step closer to their goal of global control.

However, upon seeing the red barrier on the screen, Pierce's face instantly fell.

Upon connecting with Fury, Pierce asked, "Fury, are any of your agents on the scene right now? I'd like to know more accurate information."

“A newly recruited agent is currently on the front lines, and she has learned roughly the same information as us from the person she claims to be the Gunslinger.”

"So, we have absolutely no way to deal with this?"

"There are two superhumans on the front lines. One is Ash, the military's chaplain, and the other..."

Fury paused here, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "The other one is the mage Constantine. My men just had a conflict with him."

Pierce, who had finally found a glimmer of hope, was so angry at Fury's words that he didn't know what to say. At such a crucial moment, it was his own men who had messed things up.

"Suspend that guy of yours and make him clean the toilets!"

## Chapter 72: The Winged Knights Appear

Whether Coulson will actually be assigned to clean toilets by Fury remains to be seen.

After venting his frustrations, Pierce could only say sadly, "So at this moment, I can only support that military guy, Fury, do you understand?"

Pierce meant that in this situation, it's best to focus on doing your job well. Even if you give some benefits to outsiders, as long as you do your job well, you'll still get a reward from the big boss.

If things don't go well and the big boss loses face, you'll either be forced to grow mushrooms at home or give others the opportunity to do so. This leads to a bad outcome for everyone.

Fury clutched the pager in his pocket, his only wish being to summon his Captain Marvel to his aid, but Captain Marvel, far away, couldn't solve the immediate problem.

Fury, now even more certain of forming a superhero team, could only nod and indicate to his old superior, Pierce, that he understood.

After connecting with the front lines, Pierce said to Ash, "All resources will be poured into the battlefield, as long as you can solve the current problem."

Ash was unsure of what to do, unsure of what Hydra meant, and didn't want to offer an opinion.

Pierce, on the other end of the intercom, felt that Ash was making excuses. Now that the Security Council was involved, if things went wrong, it would be the Security Council's responsibility, and the military would have nothing to do with it.

Pierce grew anxious and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"It's not a problem, the main issue is that I want to summon angels on the battlefield and use their power, which has some negative implications."

That's right, Ash plans to summon a guardian knight of Gertrude to use his power to conceal her true strength.

This not only allows them to disguise their strength but also tests the Ancient One's current attitude. The battle has escalated to the point where tens of thousands of orcs have died; the Ancient One couldn't possibly remain unresponsive.

If the summoning is successful, it means that the Ancient One has completely lifted the restrictions on him, and Ash can continue to fast-forward with his plans.

Pierce, on the other hand, trembled with joy upon hearing that Ash was going to summon an angel.

Everyone knows the Pope's previous attitude towards Amy; public opinion led everyone to believe that God had abandoned Amy.

The fact that angels could appear in Ami at this moment is absolutely exhilarating for the people, showing the media and other countries that Ami is still God's favorite.

Not to mention that there is now Ash who can summon angels. As long as Ash is brought into Hydra, with the blessing of angels, who would think that Hydra is an evil organization?

Pierce believed that no one would be immune to the allure of Hydra's generous terms for membership.

With his heart pounding, Pierce agreed to Ash's request, saying, "Go. You're the boss on the battlefield now. Do everything you can to win this war."

After saying that, Pierce hung up the phone; he wanted to share the good news with the other smugglers.

Ash smiled knowingly at Pierce's support. Pierce's quick agreement was definitely not a good thing. Ash would definitely find a way to kill him if given the chance.

Having made up her mind, Ash began clearing a space on the beach.

With her knight's sword, Ash drew two concentric circles along the beach, filled with Dark Soul script incomprehensible to outsiders. Ash then began her angelic summoning.

Ash had no idea how to summon anything; he was just pretending to shake the holy bell and start walking along the summoning circle.

The so-called summoning circle is just a depiction created to maintain the campfire. If you look down from the campfire at the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the same circle as the one on the beach.

And Gertrude, the daughter of the angel, or rather, Rosalia's angel, was already waiting at the Initial Furnace, ready for Ash to summon to help at any time.

The crimson barrier formed by the men in black grew larger and larger, and any bombs that were directly fired into the barrier sank without a trace.

Only those bombs that explode outside the barrier, aided by the shockwave and flames, can slightly slow the barrier's spread.

All eyes on the battlefield were focused on Ash on the beach. The well-trained old Lord of Cinder didn't care about such a small scene and continued to pretend to shake the Holy Bell.

Just as the crimson barrier was about to spread to the beach, Ash finally took out her ancestral spiral sword and plunged it into the center of the array.

As Ash moved, a milky white light appeared on the beach, revealing a knight clad in golden armor, wielding a halberd, and sporting a pair of milky white wings.

The appearance of the winged knights was accompanied by countless halos of light and feathers composed of light, which drifted across the entire battlefield.

As the angels descended, everyone on the battlefield let out a shout with all their might.

Aside from being a little overweight, the Winged Knight at this moment fits everyone's image of an angel, and everyone hopes that he can resolve this disaster.

Winged knights clad in golden armor began to fly swiftly along the battlefield, scattering large amounts of white feathers. All the wounded warriors who came into contact with these feathers, seeing their wounds healing rapidly, couldn't help but shout once again, celebrating the arrival of the angels.

After scattering the feathers, the Winged Knight stood at the forefront of the battlefield. He released the Winged Knight Halberd in his hand, letting it float beside him, opened his arms, looked up, and prayed to the sky.

A series of milky-white beams of light appeared around the winged knights and then bombarded the crimson barrier in front of them.

[The Angelic Pillars of Light: A miracle attributed to Gertrude, the "Daughter of the Angels." Several pillars of light can descend upon her. It is said that this is a story taught to Gertrude, the saintess whom the angels met. Gertrude lost her sight and voice, but tirelessly recorded these stories; the piles of books, incomprehensible to ordinary people and riddled with knots, are the origin of the angelic faith in Lothric.]

After the angelic pillar of light came into contact with the crimson barrier, two different lights burst forth: the milky white of the angelic pillar of light and the blood-red of the crimson barrier intertwined.

Two different energies begin to come into contact, collide, and explode.

One gap after another appeared in the crimson barrier, through which anyone could see the rows of orcs behind the barrier, and the mountains of unexploded shells.

The continuous attacks of the angelic pillars of light eventually broke through the crimson barrier's defenses, and the relentless assault ultimately caused the crimson barrier to dissipate at the edge of the beach.

After stopping the angelic beam of light, the winged knight picked up his winged knight halberd, gripped the back of the halberd handle with both hands, and began to perform a large spin in the air.

The winged knight spun around dramatically as he slashed at the enemy, carving bloody paths through the orcish ranks.

Golden armor, heavy, blood-stained blades, and wings untouched by a single drop of blood—a strange yet harmonious combination on the winged knight.

Waiting for the winged knight to fly back, Constantine hovered at the front line of the battlefield, flapping his wings. He once again threw his fireball, letting it land on the unexploded shells.

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## Chapter 73: Battlefield Mage

Explosions, endless explosions. All the bombs that were engulfed now unleashed their full power.

The bombs that had been hidden in the barrier were now eager to show their power.

The sea, which had been frozen solid and had not been damaged by previous bombings, was now being violently blasted open by the explosion, creating three huge cracks in the ice sheet on the battlefield.

Some of the surviving beastmen, caught off guard, fell into the dark and deep crevices of the ice cap before they could even utter a cry of alarm.

The shockwave from the explosion even blew away the frontline warriors, but fortunately, the Winged Knights acted quickly and brought them back to the ground one by one.

"Ash, tell the mage next to you to be careful!"

Ross's voice came through the communicator. Seeing Constantine detonate the bombs on the satellite and the consequences made Ross somewhat dissatisfied with Constantine's unauthorized actions.

Ash shrugged helplessly at Constantine, not relaying Ross's words to him, as talking to oneself seemed a bit like a psychopath.

Natasha grabbed a sheet from the rear lines, quickly vaulted over various obstacles, and ran towards Ash.

She handed the list to Ash; the situation was urgent, and Natasha no longer pretended to be Natalie.

Without exchanging pleasantries, he went straight to Ash and said, "This is the consumption of ammunition, which needs to be replenished as soon as possible. In addition, the soldiers' weapons are almost worn out and need to be replaced as soon as possible."

Before Ross hung up the phone, Ash relayed the battlefield requirements to Ross. In Ross's reply, Ash learned that Sheffield's ground forces had crossed Long Island and were advancing towards this location.

In other words, support will arrive within the next half hour at the latest.

Support was available, but the equipment that needed to be replaced was insufficient; Sheffield had deployed combat personnel based on the maximum troop capacity.

The vehicle carried enough ammunition, but not enough replacement weapons. The base in New Jersey also lacked sufficient equipment for replacements.

At this time, the base in New Jersey was full of heavy equipment rotating for sorties, and the AC130 that had just returned and reloaded its ammunition had just been refueled.

To prevent more Orcs from crossing the ocean towards New York, air power is now primarily used to support and deploy soldiers to defend against Orc attacks. Even with weapons available, there are no aircraft to transport them.

The situation reached a stalemate; half an hour was the difference between life and death.

After finishing his last cigarette, Constantine became agitated again, frantically trying to find a cigarette from somewhere on his body to relieve his fatigue.

Just as he was searching through his entire body but couldn't find what he wanted, Natasha handed him a pack of cigarettes from the side.