Tony put his arm around Charles's shoulder and chuckled, "Your companions this time are simply outstanding. Where did you find them?"
Charles laughed and replied, "Both of them are ninjas!"
Hearing Charles's answer, Tony raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice, "Compared to you?"
Charles glanced at Tsunade and then gave a thumbs up, indicating that she was stronger than him!
Surprised by Charles's gesture, Tony couldn't help but be astonished.
At this moment, Pepper Potts came to Ginny's side, and the two of them started talking. On the side, Tsunade and Shizune calmly observed everything, while John stood beside them like a tool.
Entering the main venue of the charity banquet, Charles, accompanied by everyone, arrived at the dining area with various pastries and seafood.
"Tsunade, this is the buffet area. You can eat whatever you want."
Charles briefly introduced it to Tsunade, who had recently joined them. Charles didn't care much about the banquet; for him, it was just a place to eat.
Tsunade looked at the people in the room, not hesitating to grab her favorite foods.
Tony, watching Charles turn the banquet into a meal, smiled and casually picked some food to eat as well.
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On the other side-
Iruka, leading the team, boarded three armored vehicles and arrived outside the Vampire Castle. Seeing the closed castle gate, he ordered, "Smash it open!"
Selene stepped on the gas, and the armored vehicle directly smashed through the castle's iron gate, rushing in until it stopped at the castle's front door.
"Get out, and clean up!"
"Yes!"
Following Iruka's command, the members of Iruka's team jumped out of the vehicle.
Meanwhile, the werewolves in the other two armored vehicles formed two teams. One team blocked the castle's main gate, and the other headed toward the castle's back gate.
Watching the tightly closed door in front of them, Rock Lee approached and delivered a powerful kick.
"Boom!"
The door shattered.
At this moment, Marcus inside the castle had just gathered his subordinates and was about to search the safe houses and werewolf bases. Suddenly, he heard the sound of the door being smashed.
A vampire responsible for the monitoring room ran over and immediately reported, "Master, a group of people has attacked!"
While he was still speaking, the castle hall's door was broken, and debris flew everywhere.
Seeing the six people at the entrance, Marcus quickly recognized them through the werewolf doctor's memories.
"I was just looking for you, but I didn't expect you to come to me willingly!"
"Selene, did you betray the vampire family?"
Iruka glanced at Marcus, then turned to Selene and asked, "Is he Marcus?"
"Yes, he is Marcus, the elder of the vampires!"
Satisfied with the answer, Iruka said, "Leave Marcus to me; you guys clean up the small fries!"
Marcus, seeing that the people in front of him didn't take him seriously, showed anger on his face: "Kill them!"
Iruka, with a kunai in his right hand, charged towards Marcus. Sasuke, Naruto, Rock Lee, and others didn't hesitate and chose different directions to engage vampires.
Iruka swiftly reached Marcus, and with a swing of his kunai, aimed directly at Marcus's head. Marcus leaned backward, narrowly avoiding the attack. Instantly, wings without feathers sprouted from his back, transforming into two spears aiming at Iruka.
"Clang!"
Iruka countered with a swift swing, and the kunai clashed against the wings, producing a sound resembling the collision of steel.
Taking advantage of the clash, Iruka executed a backflip, simultaneously throwing explosive tags. In mid-air, the tags formed a barrier under Marcus's feet.
Observing Iruka's actions, Marcus wore a puzzled expression.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
As Iruka landed, a massive explosion erupted, flames soaring into the sky, causing the entire castle to shake.
As the smoke cleared, Marcus lay on the ground, groaning in pain. During the explosion, he had managed to form a shield using his wings, protecting himself in the nick of time.
Unexpectedly, the power of Iruka's attack was overwhelming, disintegrating Marcus's wings and severely injuring him. If not for the wings taking the brunt of the impact, he might have perished instantly.
Seeing the fallen Marcus, Iruka didn't hesitate. He swiftly approached and used a shuriken to decapitate Marcus.
The vampire elder, the origin of the vampire lineage, died on the spot.
In less than a minute from their assault on the castle, the vampire elder was defeated in combat.
Iruka glanced at Selene, who was firing her gun, then tossed Marcus's body towards her, shouting, "Extract his memories!"
"Michael, protect Selene!"
In the castle hall, the other vampires had been dealt with by Sasuke and the others. Iruka and his team split into four groups, systematically clearing the entire vampire castle.
Staring at Marcus's corpse thrown in her direction, Selene was momentarily stunned.
In Viktor's memories, Marcus was considered an unbeatable figure. Even Viktor himself had been turned into vampire by Marcus. However, this formidable vampire elder hadn't lasted three rounds against Iruka.
With a mix of disbelief and wonder, Selene didn't resist Iruka's orders. Instead, she bit into Marcus's lifeless body.
A flood of memories overwhelmed her mind, leaving Selene standing in shock.
On the sidelines, Michael, witnessing the carnage, remained unfazed. Having experienced so much in just a few days, he was immune to the gruesome scenes.
At the same time, he didn't consider other vampires as comrades. His focus was on protecting Selene, preventing any stray vampires from disturbing her.
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Back in New York-
The Disney Hall's banquet had concluded.
After bidding farewell to Tony, Charles and the others returned to the agency.
In his room, Charles accessed the system interface. Looking at the not-yet-summoned Temari, an idea crossed his mind.
He dragged Temari's ninja card to the combat slot.
"Ding: Shall Temari manifest within a three-meter radius?"
Hearing this system prompt, Charles didn't summon Temari as usual but chose "no."
"Please select the manifestation location."
Choosing a random option, Charles also assigned Temari a task through the system: to return to Charles's Agency by herself.
The randomly chosen location for Temari's manifestation turned out to be the outskirts of Mexico City.
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