The frontlines of the battlefield drew all the attention.
Meanwhile, scattered Chitauri soldiers across the city were under attack from all sides.
…..
Hell's Kitchen.
A red figure leaped out from the shadows.
Twin red batons split apart — with a flick, a steel wire connecting them wrapped around a Chitauri soldier's neck.
Bang~
Daredevil gave a sharp tug, and with the wire, decapitated the alien cleanly.
"This is my first time killing someone... but maybe aliens don't count..."
Murdock focused his senses on the Chitauri's corpse.
His heightened senses could detect the difference between their body structure and that of humans.
"...So this is the enemy S.H.I.E.L.D. was talking about. Looks like it's going to be a busy day..."
…..
Outside the Ghost Spider Club.
Crunch!
Peter grabbed a lost Chitauri soldier, his green claws ripping its head off along with its helmet, before tossing it to the ground.
Clang~ Clang~ Clang~
"Nice one, Peter!"
"Yeah! That's it! Rip off those damn aliens' heads!"
The club members inside cheered, raising their glasses in celebration!
They looked relaxed and carefree.
After all, these scattered Chitauri soldiers couldn't even get past Peter at the door.
In his lizard form, Peter swept a few bodies aside with his tail and asked toward the doorway, "Ned, how many now?"
Crunch~
Ned, hiding behind the glass door, munched on chips and said, "That's eleven! Keep it up, Peter."
Peter made an "OK" gesture with his lizard claw. "Deal was—thirty kills, and your Red-Eyes Black Dragon card is mine!"
…..
Bang!!
A few Chitauri soldiers stormed into a house, cornering a man...
"No, no, no! Don't push me!"
The dark-eyed man leaned helplessly against the wall, shaking his head. "I'm serious... You'd better leave my house..."
Click—
Click—
Click—
The Chitauri soldiers ignored him, raising their weapons in unison, blue energy charging in their barrels—
Rip!!
Boom!!
CRACK!…
Crunch...
Strange noises echoed from inside the house.
Then everything went quiet.
Only a deep voice remained—
"I told you... don't push me..."
Crack...
A black hand tore off a Chitauri soldier's head and shoved it into a mouth full of sharp teeth, chewing with a loud crunch, "Tastes awful…"
Standing atop the Chitauri corpse was a creature even more terrifying than them—
It had sharp fangs, slitted pale eyes, bulging muscles, pitch-black skin, and was covered in slime.
It was none other than the long-missing Venom...
…..
Tat! Tat! Ratatatat!
Sunnyvale Manor.
Only a few Chitauri soldiers had reached this location.
Silver Sable, having been enhanced by the serum, leading the 'Wild Pack' had no trouble handling them.
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Another squad of flying Chitauri soldiers approached.
"Prepare the attack helicopters!"
Silver Sable commanded several armed helicopters to take off and engage. "Let's show them what Earthlings are made of!"
Fwoosh——!!!
A beam of orange light shot up from the manor, slicing through the Chitauri fleet—everything it touched exploded instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire fleet was destroyed in seconds.
Silver Sable: "..."
On the balcony.
Two pure white dresses fluttered in the wind, their fabric rippling like water—exquisitely elegant.
"Li, seriously..."
A blonde, blue-eyed beauty stood at the railing, her expression tinged with concern as she gazed at the blue energy beam surging into the sky.
"New York is in chaos, and he had to go out now—and won't even let me leave the manor… And Matilda—who knows where she ran off to…"
"Come on now~ no need to worry, Gwen. If Li says it's fine, then nothing ever goes wrong."
The stunning catgirl also wore a pure white dress.
But hers was a different style—combined with her cat ears, tail, and white hair, she radiated both purity and seductive charm.
She comforted Gwen, saying, "We just have to listen to Li. When he gets back, we'll make sure he feels very well taken care of~"
Gwen found the first part reasonable.
But by the second half, her cheeks flushed red. "Felicia, you… have no shame…"
You can't just say things like that out loud...
"Mmhmm~"
Felicia twirled her snowy hair and smiled, "Whatever Master says, I'll obey~"
All the girls were obedient to Ye Li, but if you had to pick the most loyal… it was definitely the little kitty~
Buzzz—Buzzz—
"Uh..."
Gwen suddenly raised her pale hand to her forehead, looking slightly unwell…
"Gwen, what's wrong?"
Felicia quickly held her up, gently massaging her pressure points. "Do you need to rest inside?"
The little Spider-Girl forced herself to look up. "...It's my Spider-Sense..."
"Is there danger nearby?"
Felicia's cat ears twitched, her pupils narrowed into slits as she scanned the area warily.
"I don't see anything..."
"No... not in the manor..."
Gwen steadied herself a bit, murmuring as she looked off into the distance, "Why… am I suddenly sensing a threat… that far away…?"
…..
Tap... tap...
A Chitauri soldier noticed movement in the dim alleyway and flew his hoverbike into it———
Krrrkrrkrrk...
A spine-chilling sound of metal twisting echoed.
Clang~
The mangled hoverbike rolled across the ground, unrecognizable.
Then.
A tall man stepped out of the alley, dressed like an old European aristocrat, holding the Chitauri soldier from before.
Hu... hu...
Morlun brought the grunt up to his nose, sniffed him... then smashed him into the wall—
—Boom!
"Totemless trash..."
…..
At the edge of a skyscraper.
A handsome man stood quietly with his eyes closed.
All around him, Chitauri soldiers lay scattered, dead in various gruesome ways—even a Leviathan had been blasted into a mound of meat.
Suddenly.
Ye Li's eyes snapped open.
A glint of brilliance flashed through them.
"It's coming..."
"My prey..."