Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Reicher, exasperated, subtly changed the subject: "You're also working for Matthew?"

"Hmm, I was struggling to find a job before, and Negri just happened to offer me this very well-paid and exciting job," Kara said with a smile, smoothing her hair that had been ruffled by the sea breeze.

Carla was indeed very satisfied with her job; she was Matthew's personal secretary and also worked part-time as a forensic accountant.

Not long after she started working, her boss, Matthew, brought her something beyond her comprehension.

Just a day earlier, she had taken over the task of laundering Matthew's billion dollars and other assets when she received news from Negri that Reicher had been arrested.

So she, Negri, and the soldiers they recruited followed the trail left by Reicher and searched the area by armed helicopter.

In fact, the search results were not ideal; finding Rachel in the vast ocean was extremely difficult.

Even Kara thought the chances of finding it were very low.

As a result, she and the recruited soldiers witnessed an incredible scene.

Matthew transformed into a golden beam of light, flying across the sea at an incredible speed, disappearing from everyone's sight almost in the blink of an eye.

In less than half a day, Matthew contacted them via communicator, saying that he had found Rachel.

Moreover, this time we not only witnessed Matthew's extraordinary strength, but also his deep thinking.

After finding the large ship, he did not rush to take action, but instead waited for them to arrive.

While waiting, Matthew stood at the highest point of the large ship, covering the entire ship with Observation Haki, trying to glean some useful information from the conversations of these people.

This kind of mentality is not something a boy of this age should possess.

Chapter Twenty: We can't let Nick Fury notice us.

When they arrived, Matthew once again displayed even more extraordinary power.

That terrifying, almost tangible aura instantly enveloped the entire ship.

Although this force did not directly press down on them, one could still vaguely sense its destructive power. The entire ship and even the surrounding sea were severely shocked and impacted by this astonishing aura.

The calm sea suddenly churned, and the large ship shook violently and rocked incessantly.

On the entire ship, everyone except the three people who were in solitary confinement with Rachel was killed.

This visual and spiritual shock is enough to make people remember it for a lifetime.

“Okay, let’s talk next time. I have other work to do.” Kara waved her hand and walked into the ship.

Watching Kara's disappearing figure, Rachel looked at Matthew.

What are your plans next?

"Don't you want to know who that big shot is?" Matthew retorted.

"Who?"

Matthew's voice was not loud during the interrogation, and it was also covered by the sound of the wind and waves, so Reicher did not hear it clearly, and therefore was very curious about that "big shot".

"Alexander Pierce."

Reicher's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned: "The Secretary-General of the World Security Council?"

"Not only that, he is also the leader of Hydra."

"what?"

Rumble~

A thunderclap boomed across the sky, and it also exploded in Lei Che's heart.

His pupils contracted slightly, almost unable to believe his ears: "It's the Hydra I know?"

"Hmm~"

Matthew had a "what do you think?" look on his face.

Lei Che took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart. Chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind, and it took him a long time to sort them out.

"Looks like I need to prepare in advance."

Rachel knew Matthew's personality very well.

Alexander Pierce was a top figure, both openly and secretly, with so much power that he could crush me at any time if he wanted to.

However, Matthew would definitely not pay attention to the so-called important person. The other party had too distinct a personality and was a fearless person. Fortunately, Matthew was not an arrogant person. He was bold but cautious.

However, taking action against Alexander Pierce would inevitably cause a stir, with an impact far exceeding that of the Margrave incident.

"There's no need to be so nervous, he won't die that easily."

Matthew patted Rachel on the shoulder.

..........

A detached house in Washington, D.C.

As night deepened and the maid left, only one person remained in the villa's living room.

A middle-aged man sat on a bar stool, wearing a black sweater, loose trousers, and slippers, with a glass of whiskey in front of him.

He had neatly trimmed short blond hair, fair skin, and an aura of quiet authority.

He took off his glasses and placed them on the bar, then picked up his glass and took a sip.

Just then, the cell phone on the bar suddenly rang with a crisp ringtone, and he picked it up to answer it.

"Sir, that ship has completely lost contact, and the search has yielded no useful results."

"Nothing was found?"

The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged, only his voice was slightly cold.

"Yes, the ship was sailing along its planned route when all communication and signals suddenly went down. It must have been someone who activated the signal jamming. Our people went to the area where the ship went missing to search, but we haven't found any wreckage yet, so we can rule out the possibility that it was sunk by a bomb."

"The weather in the sea area was overcast at the time, and the dark clouds obscured the satellite monitoring."

"It seems that our Mr. Reicher has quite a bit of influence behind him."

He said something meaningful, then paused for a moment before continuing, "Let's temporarily abandon the arrest operation and instead conduct a covert investigation. We can't let Fury notice us."

"Yes, sir."

"Rayet Jack, Matthew Brown, how long can you hide?"

A faint sound echoed in the quiet living room.

Apart from the bar lights, the entire villa was shrouded in darkness, and the swaying shadows seemed ready to devour him at any moment.

........................

There is a small town in Minnesota called "Devil's Pot," named after the local Devil's Pot Falls.

The town is located in a remote area, and its residents live in a mysterious and eerie atmosphere.

The waterfall disappears into thin air after passing through a huge rock vortex, as if swallowed by the earth. According to local legend, this is the entrance to hell.

A legend circulates in the town that if a virgin is sacrificed to Satan on the night of a waning moon, the sacrificer will rise to great heights.

This was just a legend, and even most locals didn't take it seriously. But half a month ago, everything changed.

Disaster struck, and fear and despair enveloped the entire town.

Because the legendary demon has appeared.

For some unknown reason, about two weeks ago, a beautiful high school girl seemed to be possessed by a demon and began to lure young men and devour them.

At first, the disappearances did not attract much attention, but as the number of missing persons continued to increase, people realized that something was wrong.

It was only then that the locals were horrified to discover that as many as twenty people had gone missing.

Just as the local police department began its investigation, a report from a high school girl named Nydy caught the attention of the investigating officers.

According to Nydy's police report, she has a childhood friend named Jennifer.

Unlike Nydy, a bespectacled, unfashionable nerd, Jennifer is beautiful, has a great figure, and is a popular figure at school.

She longed for life in a big city.

Life was originally uneventful, but starting two weeks ago, Jennifer seemed to have become a different person.

One night, Nettie returned home to find Jennifer standing in front of her, covered in blood with blood on her lips, behaving in an extremely bizarre manner.

He even opened the refrigerator and ate frozen raw meat, and eventually vomited a large amount of black blood.

Nyddy was terrified and before she could react, Jennifer rushed out of her house.

Nydy was still shaken, but when she saw Jennifer at school the next day, she was back to her usual glamorous self, with no memory of the previous night.

From that day on, Nydy discovered that more and more people were going missing, including Jennifer's ex-boyfriend and many boys who admired her.

Nydy grew increasingly uneasy.

One night, she followed Jennifer and witnessed Jennifer luring a young man into the woods.

Then, a horrifying scene unfolded: Jennifer bared her fangs, opened her mouth to an eerie degree, and devoured the young man whole.

Terrified, Nyddy immediately ran to the police station to report the incident, but when the officers arrived at the woods, they found nothing.

When they found Jennifer, she was at home, and it all seemed like Neytie's hallucination.

The police report was taken as a prank, and Nydy was even reprimanded by the officers.

By the time the police took the alarm message, which was initially dismissed as a prank, seriously, it was too late.

The entire town of Devil's Pot was suddenly shrouded in an eerie mist. The townspeople tried to leave, but found that the road that led to the outside world had vanished into thin air, leaving everyone completely trapped in the town.

Chapter Twenty-One: The Plan to Swallow Hydra's Assets

But outsiders can freely enter this town.

Soon after, news of Jennifer's actions spread throughout the town, and the once peaceful town was instantly transformed into a slaughterhouse, with Jennifer becoming the butcher who reaped lives.

She was like a ravenous monster, hunting down the townspeople whenever hunger struck.

The residents tried to resist, but neither bullets nor bombs were of any use to Jennifer, who could even control everything around her with her mind.

Despair and fear, like a thick fog, shrouded everyone's hearts, refusing to dissipate.

Until this day, a figure set foot in this town known as "Devil's Pot".

The once bright daytime was completely obscured by a layer of gray fog, and Devil's Pot Town had become a desolate place, with hardly a single person in sight.

The streets were littered with various debris, mottled bloodstains, messy muddy footprints, overturned bicycles, and several cars of different brands had crashed together, leaving a chaotic scene.

The scene looked as if a chaotic famine had just occurred.

Matthew walked along the town’s main street, lined with shops, supermarkets and restaurants, creating a more chaotic scene.

Broken glass was everywhere, and vehicles were stuck in the middle of the street, making it almost impossible to pass.

The sky was shrouded in fog, but the fog deepest into the town was not particularly thick, at least not enough to seriously obstruct vision.

Matthew stopped in his tracks.

While the traffic jam ahead blocked his way, it wasn't the main reason he stopped. What truly made him stop was the complete lack of any sign of life around him.

However, his Observation Haki detected an aura that he instinctively loathed, an aura filled with evil, darkness, and greed.

"Tsk, looks like I've come to the right place."

Standing in this eerie and gloomy town, Matthew felt no fear whatsoever; instead, a smile crept onto his lips.

Two weeks ago, he rescued Rachel and learned that the mastermind behind it all was Alexander Pierce.

Since Pierce had his eye on him, Matthew naturally wouldn't pretend nothing had happened.

He didn't act hastily, not because he feared Pierce's influence and extensive network, but because he had other plans.

What he wanted to do was to swallow all of Pierce's assets in one go, including not only his enormous wealth, but also his private armed forces and the influence he had painstakingly built up over the years.