Chapter 731: Ending (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote for the Monthly Ticket) Second Update, Please Guarantee the Minimum Monthly Ticket
There is nothing much to say about the battle scene, it is just a repetition of the previous battle. Ghost Rider doesn't have many tricks. He has the same few moves, but he is very durable. Kai smashed him several times, but he is still strong.
In fact, fighting Ghost Rider is easy, but it is just a grind.
After waiting for the power of the Spirit of Vengeance to weaken, Kai smashed it with a hammer. This was not enough. Kai even smashed his bone stick into powder. Of course, Kai used a trick here. He took advantage of the moment when the power of the Spirit of Vengeance decreased, suppressed it with the power of the Holy Grail, and then smashed it, and then put it in the King's Treasury! Then he threw out a few sections of human bone models stolen from the medical school, and then used the power of Thor to completely destroy it, leaving no ashes.
In this way, it was really unnoticed.
If SHIELD wants to find out anything from it, it will be a waste of time.
And all this was done under the filming of several news media helicopters. Sometimes I really have to say that those reporters are bolder than those from SHIELD. SHIELD's helicopter was also there, but it was much farther away than the media's helicopter.
After doing all this, Kai and Tony left the scene directly without staying there. As soon as they left, SHIELD's large force arrived. This time, it was not all SHIELD people. I don't know how SHIELD works. They actually pulled the New York National Guard to block the surrounding three kilometers. Even the sky is no exception.
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Phil led a group of SHIELD technicians to conduct a carpet search of the entire waste treatment plant, hoping to find a bone of Ghost Rider. There is no doubt that SHIELD has not given up Ghost Rider.
But soon, the technicians came.
Nothing was found.
"How is it possible?!!" Phil didn't say anything before Hawkeye quit. It's not that Hawkeye is so enthusiastic about the power of Ghost Rider, it's really... he can't accept that the fighting power of SHIELD and Kai is so far apart.
You know, Hawkeye was very confident before. As a good friend of Natasha, he has always been unhappy that Natasha (that is, Natalie, Natasha is the real name of Black Widow) left the front line and went undercover for a long time. In fact, it's not just this matter. Hawkeye is equivalent to the hawk in SHIELD. He thinks SHIELD doesn't need to be soft on Kai. If they think Kai is a threat, then SHIELD should take measures.
At least Hawkeye is confident that he can deal with Kai!
But now... the gap is really big.
Phil ignored Hawkeye's surprise. He is very familiar with Hawkeye and knows Hawkeye's thoughts.
"Is there not even a trace of use?" Phil asked.
"We didn't even find the ashes." The technicians were also very depressed. In fact, they wanted to know what the Ghost Rider was the most. Who can not be curious about such things? But the problem is that there is nothing. He can't make it.
Phil didn't find it strange.
"It seems... Kai is on guard against us."
Hawkeye frowned: "What do you mean?"
Phil thought about it and felt that Hawkeye was trustworthy. So after letting the others go away, he whispered to Hawkeye about their conflict with Kai in Los Angeles.
Hawkeye knew that Kai had a conflict with SHIELD in Los Angeles and arrested all the people of SHIELD in the police station. Later, their director went to Los Angeles specifically for this. But Hawkeye didn't expect that their director was also imprisoned by Kai.
After all, no matter what, the director's dignity must be guaranteed, so few people know about this. If Phil hadn't been an eyewitness, he probably wouldn't know.
At the same time, Phil repeated what Kai said to the director at the time.
"He thinks we... SHIELD is a threat?!!" This is so funny, isn't this pointing at the police and saying they are bandits? Does he know how hard they SHIELD work for the safety of the world? For this world, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't know how many excellent agents had sacrificed their lives for it, but in return, they said that S.H.I.E.L.D. was the biggest threat to the world?
Phil shook his head. Although he didn't think what Kai said was right, Phil also felt that there was something wrong. S.H.I.E.L.D. was too enthusiastic about the pursuit of power. This was nothing, but... Phil always felt that S.H.I.E.L.D. was a little too enthusiastic about these things.
Of course, this was just his own feeling, and he never told anyone.
"Kai thinks that it is because we are overly pursuing those powers that we don't understand that led to the Battle of Los Angeles. I guess he thought so this time, so he didn't give us any chance." Phil felt that he had guessed Kai's thoughts.
"Humph!" Hawkeye felt that Kai was just joking. If there was no power, how could they protect the world? Anyway, he didn't think S.H.I.E.L.D. was wrong.
On the contrary, Hawkeye felt that S.H.I.E.L.D. was still too weak, otherwise today... So Kai was completely taking advantage of the topic.
Just when Hawkeye was about to say something, a voice came from Phil's communicator.
Phil answered.
It was Nick Fury.
"Phil..." Nick's voice was a little low. He seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Director." Phil's attitude was very upright. ₆₉ₛₕᵤₓ.cₒₘ "I am willing to take full responsibility for the failure of this mission."
Nick was silent for a while, then said: "Phil, I already know what happened. Don't blame yourself. The bureau has no intention of pursuing you."
"Director..." Phil said, both moved and ashamed.
Things are definitely not as simple as Nick Fury said. Nick Fury is indeed the director and has a high prestige in the agency, but this does not mean that SHIELD really speaks for itself, although it is like this most of the time. Yes, but the Security Council and the federal government have not given up infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. over the years. There are also factions within S.H.I.E.L.D.
This time the losses were so huge, how could it be possible to let Phil pass the test at will.
This time Nick Fury spent a lot of effort to protect his confidant. The benefits of this transfer are not small at all.
Nick is clearly not used to Phil's sensibilities. He immediately changed the topic: "How is that flaming skull?"
Phil was silent for a while: "Kay is already wary of us. We didn't get any useful information."
In fact, until now, they knew nothing about the flaming skull. In addition to being able to be beaten and not being beaten to death.
"Did that guy really get killed by Kai?" Nick Fury, as a severely hypochondriac like Cao Cao, is always full of doubts about everything. Moreover, that thing is so easy to kill?
"There should be no other possibility." Phil quickly denied Nick Fury's speculation. "We're keeping an eye on him the whole time. There's no way that guy can escape from under our noses. Besides, Kai probably won't let him escape."
Nick Fury nodded, as to whether he really believed it. Only God knows.
"Have you ever communicated with Kai about that thing?"
Phil smiled bitterly: "Kay probably doesn't want to see us at all now. This time it has affected many civilians, and Kai looks very angry."
Of course Nick Fury knows. In fact, Nick Fury quite likes Kai's character. Not because Kai was concerned about civilian casualties, but because Nick felt it was a weakness. He likes people with weaknesses, because having weaknesses means they can be targeted.
As for the despicable... agent thing, how can you say despicable? All for world safety!
"I understand. I will investigate with Natasha. You can withdraw. By the way, Phil...the New York Police Department, let them go."
When Phil heard the last sentence, he nodded slightly bitterly.
This time S.H.I.E.L.D. was too embarrassed, and S.H.I.E.L.D. was too embarrassed to go to the New York Police Department to make such nonsense, so they could only swallow this bitter pill silently. In addition, there is another reason why Nick gave up his actions to stop the New York Police Department.
That is, SHIELD's New York branch has been partially paralyzed, and because of Phil's defeat, the Washington headquarters will not provide more resources. Just use some new recruits to supplement the manpower. The New York Bureau does not lack manpower, but it lacks elite agents. But Nick protected Phil to the death and did not let Phil withdraw from the position of responsible person in New York. But there was a price to pay. There were only so many elite agents, so why should others support Phil, a defeated general?
Someone said that the New York Police Department is poaching here! If SHIELD doesn't support Phil, why don't you let Phil just watch and do nothing?
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. This saying is true. Is this approach taken by the NYPD serious?
So what should we do?
In the eyes of some people, this is the first of its kind. If other big cities do this in the future, what will happen to the majesty of SHIELD?
But in the eyes of others, it's another story. First of all, the resources available to SHIELD and the police in a city are vastly different. How many manpower can a police station mobilize? How much funding? How many devices? How much scientific research strength is there? How much intelligence power? How many political resources?
And what about SHIELD?
There's no comparison at all. In the eyes of these people, this is all a trivial matter, not worth mentioning at all. They weren't worried at all that this would threaten S.H.I.E.L.D.
So they don't care at all.
In their view, the only person in New York who truly deserves SHIELD's careful treatment is Kai. If one person succeeds, it will not last long.
Even in their eyes, this so-called department is just a house game played by Kai himself and is not worth mentioning at all.
In short, apart from causing an uproar in SHIELD at the beginning, this incident subsided as Phil and his team rushed to the street.
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Kai followed Tony back to the penthouse in Stark Tower.
"It's absolutely safe here today, right? Pepper won't suddenly run out, right?" Kai confirmed for the last time. After all, Johnny's identity... is really too sensitive, and he is now a murderer. In fact, originally, it was easy for Johnny to clear his name. After all, the people he killed before were all those who deserved their crimes. Although many people still feared him, at least he could rely on his courage to see justice. Then excuse him because he has no control over his new abilities.
But now...there really is no need to wash it. Those agents of SHIELD, no matter Kaido dislikes SHIELD, there is no denying that those idiots died in the line of duty. Since these agents died in the line of duty, Johnny... can't be a positive character no matter what, right?
What's more, it also affects civilians. All these excuses are useless, even if it is made clear that the spirit of vengeance is causing trouble, it is useless, because no one will trust him anymore. For example, Frank the Punisher has a very bad reputation, but not many people really hate him. At most, they say his methods are a bit cruel. Why, because he never harms ordinary people, but only fights against gangsters. The people can accept such people.
But Johnny...he hurt civilians. It was impossible for people to believe him anymore.
So, Johnny probably won't be able to restore his true identity in this life.
"Don't worry, I've arranged it, and Jarvis is watching all around. It's absolutely safe!" Ever since he was on guard against SHIELD, Tony has been committed to creating an absolutely safe environment for himself. Stark Tower is Tony's lair, so he spent a lot of time thinking about it.
"That's good."
Then the two came to a secret laboratory, which Tony even kept secret from Pepper.
Then Kai released the Ghost Rider from the King's Treasury. Thanks to the fact that Ghost Rider can't be considered a living creature in this state, otherwise Kai's King's Treasury really can't hold him. (The King's Treasury can't hold living creatures, who still remembers this setting)
"Cool!" Tony watched the flaming skeleton stand up from the ground and immediately whistled. Even though he had seen it countless times, Tony still really thought it was cool. Tony is also a heavy metal fan, and the Ghost Rider's appearance really has the temperament of heavy metal rock.
After Ghost Rider stood up, he did not make any movement, but stood there obediently.
Tony looked at Kai: "How did you do it?"
He was really curious. Kai did not hide much about the origin of Ghost Rider, but he was very secretive about the means of controlling the Spirit of Vengeance.
"Secret." Kai threw out two words directly.
Tony curled his lips and did not ask any more questions. Everyone is an adult, so naturally they will not quarrel over this. Who doesn't have a secret?
After temporarily suppressing the Ghost Rider, Kai immediately communicated with Johnny's soul. No one except Johnny could suppress the Spirit of Vengeance.
Soon Johnny's soul began to respond and gradually regained consciousness, and the Spirit of Vengeance could only roar unwillingly and disappear from Johnny's body under Johnny's suppression.
Then Tony saw that the flames on the Ghost Rider began to gradually recede, and Johnny's flesh and blood gradually recovered with the retreat of the hellfire.
After a while, Johnny fell to the ground.
The two grown men obviously had no interest in catching Johnny, and just watched him fall to the ground.
"What should we do now?" Tony asked. "How about waiting for him to wake up? After all, this is what he will look like in the future, I think we should listen to his advice."
"Why are there so many rules? Just make it look handsome, absolutely no problem!" They held Johnny and threw him into a medical cabin according to Tony's instructions. Then Tony began to operate.