Chapter 612
Sheriff Black Assassinated
Sheriff Black stood in front of the large screen in the temporary command post at the front line, watching the battle reports from various combat teams constantly refreshed on the screen. His shoulders, which had been tense for too long, finally relaxed a little.
Although unexpected reinforcements arrived, the outcome suggests that things are moving in a positive direction.
The bank robbers in the West Side have been wiped out by Tony and Rhodes.
The hostage rescue operation at the Presbyterian Hospital, with the intervention of Pakistani, Sharman, and Norman, is also successfully entering its final stage.
Although the Spider Team lost contact with him at the Brooklyn Bridge, they have yet to re-establish contact.
But Sheriff Black believed that as Riley's brother, Peter would certainly be able to take good care of him and his squad and carry out the operation brilliantly.
Not to mention...
Influenced by Riley, Sheriff Black, who was also accustomed to preparing for the worst, decisively asked Banner to transform into the Hulk and team up with Alexei to become heavily armored humanoid tanks to support the Spider Team almost immediately after they lost contact—that is, after calling them three times without receiving any response.
Judging by the time, the two of them should be meeting up with Peter and the others by now.
It was at this moment that the tent flap of the command post was lifted from the outside.
When Sheriff Black looked in the direction of the sound, the Spider Team trio had already entered one after another.
Although the three's battle suits still bore the marks of battle—various scorch marks, scratches, and dust, making them look quite disheveled—at least they returned safely.
This finally put the weight off Sheriff Blake's mind. He subconsciously put down the bottle of nitroglycerin pills in his hand, straightened up from the holographic table, and took the initiative to greet him.
"Spider-Man, you guys are back! I knew you could do it! By the way, what exactly happened during the time the signal was blocked? Where are Hulk and Rhino? Didn't they come back with you?"
He asked a question, and then directly placed his hand on Peter's shoulder to check if Peter was injured.
He showed no sense of superiority as a superior; on the contrary, his every move exuded the care and satisfaction of an elder.
However, he did not receive a reply from Peter as usual.
Just as he approached, "Peter" silently flicked a sharp knife from his wrist.
Then, the instant Sheriff Black finished speaking, "Peter" did not hesitate at all, and without warning, he raised his hand and thrust straight in, precisely inserting the blade into Sheriff Black's heart!
The excruciating pain made Sheriff Blake's eyes widen suddenly, and his mind went completely blank for a moment.
Instinctively, he looked down at the blade that was deeply embedded in the hilt, then looked up at the suddenly unfamiliar "Peter" before him. His eyes were filled with disbelief, his lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word. He clutched his chest and collapsed heavily to the ground.
"What's wrong, Chief Blake!"
"Drop your weapons! Stand still!"
Meanwhile, the District 13 agents who remained at the command post, noticing that Sheriff Black was acting strangely, were equally shocked by Peter's unusual behavior.
Then they all suddenly stood up, drew their guns, aimed at the "Spider Squad" in front of them, and shouted sternly.
Of course, the reason they didn't fire immediately wasn't because they were intimidated by the "Spider Squad's" strength or worried they were no match for them...
Rather, it was because they had already experienced the mind control of Max and the forced body swap of Riley. They were unsure whether the "Spider Team" before them was in either of those two situations, which was why they were hesitant to act rashly, fearing that they might accidentally harm their own allies.
Especially "Peter".
Don't be fooled by Riley's seemingly carefree and detached demeanor as he lies in the District 13 lounge...
But judging from Riley's usual performance...
The agents were 98% certain that if they dared to harm "Peter," or even accidentally kill him...
What they'll be facing next is the fury of the Black Spider, who has transformed from our core DPS into a world boss!
"Gurgle..."
Just as the agents hesitated, unsure whether they should fire, all the holographic screens in the command post suddenly began to flicker violently without warning.
The blue and white data stream that was originally displaying the real-time battle situation was swallowed up by a blazing dark red.
The floor beneath my feet cracked open, revealing a dense network of lava-like patterns, from which suffocatingly hot light shone.
Immediately afterwards, the command post tent burst into flames. Looking out through the breached opening, one could see that the entire command post looked as if it had been dragged from the human world into the depths of hell by an invisible hand, with wandering demons and imps everywhere!
Taking advantage of the agents' intense focus on the sudden change in the scene, the three "Spider-Men" quickly dispersed and pounced on the agents like hungry tigers, ready to kill them on the spot!
"Ouch! What is this thing! It almost made me trip... Wait, I didn't break any important equipment, did I? Sheriff Black, is this yours?"
At that critical moment, a familiar shout rang out, and the hellish scene that had just appeared vanished completely in a twist and flash. Even the tent that had been scorched by the fire was completely restored to its original state.
Meanwhile, Jackie Chan hopped on one leg, rubbing his sprained ankle, and raised his other hand to show everyone in the tent a small, oddly shaped cube-shaped device.
When Jackie Chan sensed something was wrong and took a closer look, he froze on the spot. He even put his feet down, left the command post, and then lifted the curtain to come back in.
Until they were certain that the strange images they were seeing were not their own hallucinations.
Jackie Chan raised his eyebrows slightly, speaking as he assumed a fighting stance.
"Uh...it seems I might have arrived at the wrong time?"