The pillars of the Brooklyn Bridge provided natural cover for the bats, with many hanging underneath the bridge to avoid the heavy firepower from humans on the shore. They would swoop out to attack during moments when the humans were reloading. The battle stagnated for a while.
Spider Man didn't have much of a better plan, because the bridge was different from the streets, the distance between the two pillars was too far, there was nowhere for him to swing back and forth, he could only engage in close combat.
But this situation didn't last long. Soon, the humans' armed helicopters entered the field, beginning a battle with the bat army for air supremacy. One moment machine-gun fire would bring down a few bats, finished off by ground forces, the next an armed helicopter would be damaged by the bats, its propeller smoking as it fell from the sky.
Spider Man was busy rushing to the crash sites to rescue people. At this time, the intensity of the airborne battle reached its peak, as Hawkeye and Quake and other Shield agents entered the fray.
Although Hawkeye is considered the weakest Avenger, he's much stronger than ordinary humans and police officers. His arrows almost never missed, and he had switched to the more powerful silver explosive arrowheads, which would definitely disable a bat as long as it hits.
Quake, also known as Daisy, was also very strong. In the comics, her powers were quite formidable, she had even defeated Magneto who was controlled by an energy entity. However, she had just joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and hadn't fully manifested her powers yet, this was the first time she was participating in such a large-scale battle.
But she was perfect for this fight, she could envelop the helicopter Hawkeye was in with a shield of her shockwaves. Any bat that dared to come close would be immediately blown away, ensuring the safety of the main attack force.
Natasha was on another armed helicopter, she was the commander of this air battle. The female agent yelled into her communicator: "Helicopters teams on the southeast, retreat immediately! Ascend now! Those monsters under the bridge are rushing up again!!"
She cursed in Russian, then said, "Contact ground forces immediately, stop those monsters on the southeast, we can't afford to lose any more squads."
"Also, why isn't Spider Man connected to the comms? Send someone to give him a walkie-talkie, I need to know the safety of the helicopter pilots..."
Before long, Spider Man's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Hello? Can you hear me? This is Spider Man channel, code 10611, I'm currently on the east side of the bridge. The helicopter pilot is submerged and stuck in an underwater crevice. The situation is complicated, and my aquatic mobility is limited. Send help over quickly..."
Natasha was somewhat surprised. She knew Spider Man's true identity; his typical style was to save everyone, regardless of the time it would take.
But now, he was actually considering efficiency and asking for help. This was a considerable step up for a teenage boy.
Natasha responded: "Do not enter the water, repeat, do not enter the water. Blind rescue efforts in an unknown underwater situation can backfire."
"We're sending professional rescuers immediately. You head west now. The situation over there is too intense, I need you to save the pilots of the two helicopters over there, then have them immediately return to the battlefield. Remember, tell them, they must ascend before re-entering, or they will definitely be shot down!"
Spider Man immediately left the area without any hesitation. It wasn't long before the unfortunate pilot submerged in the water was rescued, and Spider Man had since saved two more pilots.
He looked up to see that the helicopters were suffering heavy losses. Of the initial nine armed helicopters, only three remained. If it weren't for Quake's protection, the three helicopters with Hawkeye and Natasha would have already been shot down.
Despite the humans' technological superiority, the bats had the upper hand. They were numerous, swift, and would immediately use magic to escape once hit. They also had high self-healing powers and would return to the battlefield in no time.
Natasha analyzed the situation with a frown, while Hawkeye shouted into the communicator: "This can't go on! I've seen the same bat three or four times! It's always him! It's like they're endless..."
At this point, under the pitch-black night sky, countless bats were circling the Brooklyn Bridge, forming a terrifying curtain that shrouded the entire bridge and river surface. The flashes from the machine guns and occasional screams made this scene even more horrifying.
Before long, JARVIS's voice came through the communicator: "1,200 special night vision devices have been deployed, and the ultraviolet generators are being set up..."
Natasha said, "Keep two for me, don't deploy them yet, let's give them a big surprise from the sky!"
Then she called out to Quake, "Daisy, do you think you can control a device around 120 kg for a while?"
"At most 5 minutes," Daisy replied, hanging from the bottom of the helicopter in her tight suit, batting away a bat with a casual wave of her hand. "My power is destruction! I'm not good with controlling! And I need to focus on protecting the safety of this helicopter, so if this device requires delicate control, the most I can manage is 5 minutes!"
"That's enough. JARVIS, tell Stark, the parachute drop target is Hawkeye's helicopter."
"Daisy, be ready. Once the device is deployed, immediately move them in the southeast direction and then stabilize them. You only need to hold out for at most three minutes... no, two minutes! You only need to endure for two minutes, and we will force these bats over to that side with our formation!"
At the same moment, Natasha's voice also came through Spider Man's walkie-talkie: "Spider Man, make some commotion under the bridge to make the bats fly up. Try to drive them to the southeast and have them hover in the air for a while…"
"Leave it to me!"
Spider Man cut off communications and took a great leap straight up, landing on the riverbed beneath the bridge. Countless black tendrils emerged from his back, sticking to numerous large rocks on the riverbed like a spider web which were then flung under the bridge. Instantaneously, a flock of bats took flight, startled like a flock of sparrows.
"That's a cool move! Let's make an even bigger web. We'll trap them and toss them over!"
Venom sent a tendril to stick to the bridge's pillar directly, and a black sticky fluid broke out, forming a huge spider web.
Peter caught the web in his hands and swung it a few times before heaving it forward. Suddenly a dozen bats in mid-air were stuck and ensnared. Peter hung from the top of the pillar and with a strong swing, the large group of bats were thrown into the range of the ultraviolet generator to the southeast.
Natasha shouted: "Well done, Spider Man! I underestimated you!"