I'm the Demon King in Marvel

The consortium that started out with arms is not stupid. It is enough for them to sell some light weapons in the country to maintain the market. Are they really going to spread heavy weapons and long-range weapons all over the streets?

The bosses of the consortium are also mortals and can be killed by shells.

Against ordinary people, the power of light weapons is enough to make the enemy lose their ability to resist, but it is powerless against black skeletons.

After discovering that the Black Skulls were not as fragile as the state TV station had claimed, the "rednecks" became angry and afraid, and did not forget to curse the state government as they fled.

The riots in Houston spread like this.

By the time the military and police gathered from outside the city, the situation in the city had deteriorated to an uncontrollable point.

"Can anyone tell me?" the commander of the National Guard roared, "How many damn skeletons are there in the city right now?"

This question is destined to be unanswerable.

The residents who fled the city in panic only brought back the answer that "the streets are full of them."

"Damn it, there are probably more than 100,000 skeletons in the city. How can we eliminate them with just our limited manpower?"

"Report, request the navy to dispatch bombers!"

Chapter 162: Houston Riot (Part )

The news of the riots in Houston immediately reached Capitol Hill, and the financial bosses behind the scenes learned the details even faster.

"It's over, Houston is over!"

"Not so pessimistic, right? There should still be many people alive. The Black Skull is not very fast."

"Who can tell? How can they tell? The Texas state government has no ability to control the situation at all."

In fact, the "Elite Eagles" are all aware that if faced with a similar situation, they would not be able to control the situation in other states, let alone Texas.

The federal system and the weakening of the federal government's grassroots control are operations used by the consortium to create a "perfect capitalist country."

The federal system means that each state is independent, and large and small financial groups in each state can legitimately control local administrative power. This is why each state in the United States can have legislative power and a state flag.

There is real power, but also symbolic power.

There is no need to hide "local protectionism" in the United States. It is a legitimate power written into the U.S. Constitution.

The weaker the federal government's control over the grassroots, the more the power of capital can penetrate into every aspect of American life. At the same time, it can continue to create a sense of powerlessness among ordinary people and cultivate antagonism between Americans and the government.

Through the monkey-like election, Americans can have a sense of vanity of participating in major events while hiding themselves.

Again, don’t blame the consortium bosses if the people in the White House do a bad job, because you elected them yourselves!

Through this series of operations, the capital consortium successfully transformed America into a "perfect capital country."

In this country, capital is God and can do whatever it wants.

The only thing that can restrict the existence of capital is more powerful capital.

"Texas has asked the Pentagon for permission to send out warplanes from the navy in the Gulf of Mexico to clear the black skeletons in Houston."

"This... When did 'Red Neck' come so happily?"

"It looks like the situation in Houston is not optimistic."

Seeing that the decision to carry out the purge was about to be issued, the unwilling leader of the consortium stood up and said, "I don't think it's necessary to bomb. We can let the local military and police clean up manually, which can reduce the damage to Houston."

The consortium was unwilling to accept the result because they had many industries in Houston and did not want to see them destroyed in the gunfire.

But one word from others made these people shut up.

"You will pay pensions for the dead soldiers and police? You will also pay compensation for the civilians affected?"

After a quick assessment, the consortium that had spoken earlier fell silent.

After a building is destroyed, the worst that can be done is to repair or rebuild it. Although this costs money, the losses can be estimated in advance. After all, the consortium controls its own construction company and can greatly reduce the cost of repair or reconstruction.

If the army and police were dispatched to clear the area, the number of casualties would be difficult to estimate.

The most important point is that no one knows how many black skeletons there are in Houston, and how many living people are trapped. As long as some time is given to allow the living people in the city to run out as soon as possible, then it can be considered that there are no living people in the city.

When the time comes, the bombers will arrive and block the local signals in Houston in advance to prevent the survivors from spreading the news, so that these unfortunate people can be ignored in public opinion propaganda.

This will result in no casualty pensions or compensation.

Sending troops and police to manually clear the area is different. Not only is it inefficient, it will also result in a large number of living people being trapped, and the battle will result in combat damage and incidental civilian casualties.

After the ruthless capitalists calculated the economic accounts, they defaulted to the direct and efficient approach.

The Texas state government immediately ordered the military and police on the front line in Houston to send helicopters over the city with loudspeakers.

Television stations and portals continued to broadcast the Texas government's decision in a loop.

"Dear Houston residents, please find a way to leave the city immediately. The state government has set up a safe camp outside the city with plenty of water and food."

"Once the authorities have cleared the city of monsters, everyone can go home."

The broadcast was continuously played on loudspeakers, television and the Internet for a full 24 hours in order to reduce the pressure of public opinion.

Throughout the day, Houstonians continued to escape, and the military and police defenses outside the city were attacked by the Black Skulls many times, but they were all eliminated.

As expected, no soldier or police officer died and no pension had to be paid.

……

Going back in time a little, when dawn came and the Black Skeleton was wreaking havoc in Houston, the genuine Steve Rogers, who had just rushed back to the city from the wild and had slept for a few hours, heard the noise outside.

Walking to the hotel window, Steve saw the black skeletons on the street and was shocked.

"Thor! Johnny!"

He immediately rushed to the next two rooms and woke up his two companions.

When the two pairs of sleepy eyes saw the situation outside, their sleepiness immediately disappeared.

"This should be a monster from hell!" Thor said in a deep voice.

Steve immediately turned around, ran back to his room, dragged the witch demon that was bound by magic to the window, and asked sternly: "Did you make this thing?"

"Eh..." Wu Xinmo was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Interesting!"

He didn't expect that the things he made a few days ago were actually contagious. After all, this was his first time in the human world.

"Humans are indeed weak. They can't even withstand a little bit of hell's energy."

"Asshole!" Steve punched Wu Xinmo in the face, causing half of his face to collapse.

However, the witch's inner demon can heal itself quickly.

"It's useless. When the old thing created me, he bound my body to a part of the territory. Unless the authority is taken away or that part of the hell territory is destroyed, I will not die." Wu Xinmo was fearless.

This is what the dimensional demon is like. The dimension is immortal and so is itself.

"Tell me quickly, what can we do to eliminate this energy?" Steve used magic to torture the witch demon.

Wu Xinmo was very scared and immediately replied: "The fire of hell can burn the sins in the soul, and the innocent people will naturally not be infected."

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that most of the people here are guilty." Just after saying two honest words, Wu Xinmo started to talk nonsense again: "Interesting, no wonder the old guy chose to do the experiment here."

"Impossible!" Steve was unwilling to believe that most of his compatriots were sinners.

"Uncontrolled hellfire would expand the standard of guilt to include all living things, meaning that eating meat would also count as killing."

Thor suddenly explained for Steve: "The hellfire in Johnny can be controlled by him, which is equivalent to accepting his own values ​​as a human being. The criterion for guilt or not is whether he harms other humans."

"It is recorded in the Asgard texts that the fire of hell was first sent down by God six thousand years ago. It is essentially the spirit of revenge, similar to the great flood that God used to cleanse the world. It is a means of punishment for mankind."

"After the great flood, the Council of Gods unanimously criticized God's extreme behavior, so he changed to sending down the spirit of revenge in the form of rain of fire to cleanse the sins of the world."

"Mephisto must have obtained a portion of Hellfire to create a Ghost Rider like Johnny."

After hearing this, Steve, who was just an ordinary human, felt resentment towards the almighty God for the first time.

Just because they think humans are guilty, they can destroy humans without restraint, but humans have not given them this power.

However, this was not the time to vent. Steve quickly asked Thor: "If we kill Mephisto, can we stop the spread of Hellfire?"

"I don't know?" Thor shook his head honestly: "Maybe."

"We must try it!" Steve said firmly.

There were too many Black Skeletons on the streets, and Steve didn't have time to clean them all up. He could only find a way to control them at the source.

He didn't ask Thor for help because he knew Thor had no good feelings towards America.

What's more, if Thor only uses his fists and feet, it will not be efficient at all. If he uses thunder, he will most likely be regarded as an enemy by the authorities.

Not only will they launch an attack on Thor, but they will also most likely portray Thor as the mastermind behind all of this in order to divert public pressure.

Steve, who had a similar experience, knew very well the behavior of the American upper class.

Chapter 163: Houston Riot (Part )

Just as the real Steve Rogers was racking his brains over how to lure Mephisto out, a helicopter broadcast an ultimatum appeared in the sky of Houston.

"What do they want to do? Why are they driving the citizens out of the city?" Johnny Blaze couldn't understand the state government's actions: "Shouldn't they send the army in to rescue people?"

Steve, who had experienced this once, instantly understood the state government's intention. His face turned pale and he gritted his teeth.

"Haha!" Thor sneered, not disguising his contempt: "This country has never disappointed me in terms of shamelessness."

"What are they going to do?" Johnny asked quickly, with a hint of uneasiness.

"They don't plan to send troops into the city. They should plan to bomb the city directly." Thor replied with a sneer.

"No, how could they do this!" Johnny couldn't believe it: "There must be many people trapped in the city. As long as we send troops in to clean up the black skeletons, we can rescue them."

"Maybe it's because it's easier this way." Thor shrugged and smiled, "No matter how shameless this country does, I won't be surprised."

"Damn it! Roxanne is in danger." Johnny didn't have much compassion for others. He only cared about the people he cared about.

He has not yet come up with the idea of ​​wandering between the two worlds to punish evil, and is only thinking about lifting the curse and returning to normal.

Johnny rushed out of the hotel and went straight to his ex-girlfriend's apartment.

After rescuing the person last night, the shocked and naked Roshan was unable to explain her experience and was too ashamed to face her ex-boyfriend. She strongly demanded to return to her apartment, so Johnny had to send the person back first.

"Thor, there must be a large number of residents trapped in the city's apartments and residential areas. Can you help me..." Steve asked with difficulty: "You don't have to save them, just help open a gap for them to escape."