119. Reinforcements.

On the streets of New York, countless mutated monsters roamed like an army. Their grotesque, sinister appearance would drive anyone who saw them to the brink of madness.

As Doctor Strange had said, these abominations were likely created by some entity. They followed basic rules and programming, attacking anyone who violated these rules indiscriminately. They were designed specifically to target Doctor Strange. But with their target gone, these monsters became uncontrollable, blindly attacking the surrounding buildings in search of the hidden Doctor Strange.

Originally, their attacks had a certain strategy. Their goal wasn't to kill Doctor Strange quickly but to keep him trapped, preventing him from leaving. But with their target gone, these uncontrollable monsters became even more dangerous, or rather, more frenzied.

"Honestly, I'm about to puke!"

Speeding through the streets of New York, Pietro suddenly stopped, raising the Staff of Zeus to summon a massive lightning bolt that obliterated a mutated creature into pieces. Beside him, Moon Knight's face was equally grim. Even with his mask on, the expression beneath was clearly twisted with disgust. Suppressing his discomfort, Moon Knight ignored Pietro's comment and instead asked, "Have you found them? The cards indicated they should be nearby."

In Moon Knight's hand, a Joker card glowed with an eerie red light.

"No, I haven't found them. Isn't Doctor Strange a sorcerer? They might be invisible or using powerful magic to hide, especially since these monsters are so persistent." Pietro punched the arm off a mutated creature that tried to ambush him, though it still had seven other limbs.

At that moment, a rainbow-colored laser struck, destroying the mutated creature and temporarily clearing the weaker ones nearby. It was Karolina, with Blood Baron John following behind her.

"Honestly, even if I get dementia, I'll never forget these things. They'll be etched in my mind forever. Ugh!" John had been vomiting along the way.

As a vampire, John was a creature of the dark, accustomed to drinking human blood. But seeing these monsters made of twisted human body parts made him feel intensely nauseous. It was like a human refusing to eat a chicken with eight wings, or finding strawberries in taco, or chocolate sauce in butter chicken– a thousand times more disgusting.

"This is nothing compared to what I've faced before. Don't look at them too closely, just keep killing," Karolina said coldly.

Perhaps because all her comrades had died, Karolina was no longer the naive girl from the Runaways. After her teammates were wiped out and she endured mental torture, she had become a killing machine, exuding a repellent aura of hostility.

"Don't forget our mission. We're here to find Doctor Strange and the Punisher," Moon Knight shouted.

"But we don't know where they are, right? And we don't even know why we're looking for them," Karolina replied.

"I don't know what Alex's plan is, but I trust him. If anyone can help us through this crisis, it's him. Since he sent us here, there must be a reason," John said.

"I trust him too, but he's kept a lot from us. He didn't even try to share his plan," Karolina said, frustrated.

"That's because you've been tainted," Pietro said, speeding through the abominations, leaving a trail of severed limbs. "That thing has polluted you, so it naturally keeps an eye on you."

"Quicksilver is right— I mean, Pietro, sorry for mistaking you for someone else," Moon Knight said. "You remind me of the days fighting alongside the Avengers."

"Haha, no problem. We're the same person, just on different paths in different worlds. Call me whatever you like, Moon Knight," Pietro said, patting Moon Knight's shoulder with his vibranium arm.

Moon Knight nodded heavily. Perhaps he was the only one who could understand this unique feeling. But he quickly composed himself. As 'captain,' he couldn't afford to be distracted in battle.

"Pietro is right. We've all been somewhat tainted, especially Karolina and me. We were influenced by Deadpool multiple times, almost falling into despair. Fortunately, Alex helped us through it. Now, we're not sure if that thing still affects us." Moon Knight's words cleared up some doubts, mainly addressing Karolina, since Pietro and John already fully trusted Alex and didn't need any explanation.

"So, how do we find Doctor Strange and the Punisher? If they're hiding, it won't be easy to locate them," Karolina asked.

"We don't need to find them," Pietro raised the Staff of Zeus.

"Exactly," Moon Knight said, understanding Pietro's intention. "We just need to make them come to us!"

With the Staff of Zeus fully activated, its core capacitor erupted with immense energy. Small lightning bolts danced like snakes, crackling over Pietro's vibranium arm. Luckily, Pietro's suit was insulated. Otherwise, the Staff of Zeus would have electrocuted him first.

"John, help me out. I need a big one!" Pietro stood atop a bus, shouting.

"The magical energy here isn't enough... wait a moment." John raised his hands, chanting an obscure spell. This wasn't just any black magic, but blood magic from the vampire lineage.

With the multiverse collapsing, John could no longer draw energy from other magical dimensions, except for vampire magic. But for now, blood magic was enough.

Powerful magical energy surged out, merging with the lightning from the Staff of Zeus, creating a palpable sense of terrifying energy gathering above.

"It's going to explode, Pietro, do it now!"

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