Listening to Hobbs' words, Merlin's mood became complicated. He wasn't sure whether to feel grateful or find some amusement in the situation. After all, Hobbs was showing concern for him.
With the arrival of the convoys of Inclined Demon Treasures and Heavy Truck Spiral Phantoms, combined with the sweeping barrage of airborne missiles, the surrounding lizards and chaotic species were almost entirely wiped out.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield of the Transformers, Decepticons were being defeated. Dizzy and the others, sensing the tide of battle turning against them, lost their will to fight and began retreating. Seeing that their enemies were receiving more reinforcements, they didn't linger. They quickly abandoned Megatron and fled the scene.
"A bunch of cowardly idiots!" Megatron fumed as he watched his subordinates flee. But with the enemies surrounding him, he knew the battle was lost. Breaking free from Optimus Prime and Bumblebee's entanglement, he transformed into a cybernetic tank jet fighter and quickly took off, vanishing into the sky.
"Optimus Prime! You traitor, you will regret this!!!" Megatron roared as he disappeared.
Players from the surrounding areas arrived one after another, and the battlefield was quickly cleared.
"Merlin Shaw? Shaw... There's a guy with the same surname as you," Hobbs remarked as the tension in the air started to dissipate and everyone began to relax. Hobbs then introduced himself. "I'm Luke Hobbs, and I'm here to resolve this incident on behalf of the FBI."
He looked down at Merlin, his tall stature imposing as he asked, "Tell me, Merlin, and Gwen Stacy—what's going on with you two? Is everything you said in the mission briefing true?"
Stark and the Punisher also turned their attention towards Merlin, curious to hear more. They knew Merlin was in danger, but the specifics had eluded them.
"Yes," Merlin nodded in confirmation.
Hobbs pressed on, "Then why were you studying the serum? Where was it made? Did anyone instruct you or give you hints?"
"You have too many questions. Which one should I answer first?" Merlin responded, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Realizing his interrogation might be a bit too intense, Hobbs softened his tone, "Oh, I'm sorry. Just answer whatever comes to mind. No need to feel pressured."
Merlin paused, gathering his thoughts before explaining, "This whole situation is connected to Spider-Woman. After it was revealed that Professor Connors was the Lizard, Gwen was asked by him to research the virus serum."
He added, "Gwen was an intern under Professor Connors," hoping to clarify the connection for everyone.
"Gwen and I are also good friends—the kind who almost became more than that—so she came to me for help," Merlin continued, his tone slightly embarrassed as he spoke.
Natasha, picking up on Merlin's hesitation, jumped in, "Then the two of them secretly broke into Oscorp's lab, studied the virus serum, and managed to succeed."
Everyone immediately nodded, now understanding the full picture.
It was obvious that this was something Merlin could do. "Spider-Woman... By the way, where is she now?" Speaking of Spider-Woman, everyone remembered that she was part of this mission.
"She's at the top of the Osborne Industrial Building, blocking Connors and Peter," Merlin replied.
"Let's rush there quickly; her situation seems a bit dangerous," Stark urged after seeing the picture sent by Jarvis.
"Let's clear the way, follow!" Hobbs, who understood the situation clearly, didn't hesitate and quickly turned around to get into his black Phantom wedge. The sloped Phantom had a low chassis, making it feel like a flat shovel sticking to the ground when driving. The Cone Phantom was a heavy-duty truck similar to Optimus Prime, but with a cone-shaped steel plate welded to the front end.
"Buzz buzz!!!" A dense roar exploded on the streets again. Hobbs drove the Cone Phantom at the forefront, shoveling away all the ruins and recovered lizardmen along the way. The forklift fleet followed closely behind, clearing a clean and spacious road.
Merlin and his team were positioned in the middle, with John driving the Hellcat, Uncle Punishment driving the Saint's Journey, and Matt driving the Vigilante. The three of them were distributed around Merlin, providing protection. Natasha and Stark were still flying in the air. Behind them were the vehicles transformed by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. Surrounded by this impressive convoy, Merlin, who was driving Arcee in the middle, felt as if he was in a forest of steel, full of security.
After resolving the small-scale containment, the rest of the journey became much smoother. There were not many lizardmen on the way; most of them were mechanical chaos species. These mechanical chaos species, transformed from various electronic devices, swarmed toward their team like bugs. Some cars or large vehicles were just larger elite monsters. However, they were all blocked by the convoy. Merlin didn't even need to take action this time, as John and the others blasted them away one by one with precise attacks!Duke's performance during this period was also extremely fierce. However, as they approached the Osborne Building, the number of lizards and players around them increased.
"Bang!" On the street, a lizardman exploded on the spot. In a hidden building, a player holding an MK2 heavy sniper rifle continued to hunt the lizardmen below through the scope. Among the surrounding buildings, who knows how many other players were hidden, taking shots from the shadows.
The lizardmen also discovered the presence of numerous hidden players and began climbing the building walls like geckos, searching for targets. On the street, chaos ensued as three factions—the chaotic species, the players, and the lizardmen—became entangled in a fierce battle. The air was filled with the sound of bullets whizzing by and the roar of artillery fire.
As Merlin's motorcade entered the block, a female lizardman with a large chest clinging to the wall of a building spotted Merlin in the middle of the group from a distance.
"Roar!!!" After confirming her target, she immediately looked up to the sky and began to shout.
"Roar!" "Ho ho ho!!!" A familiar scene unfolded as the whole neighborhood was suddenly filled with roars echoing one after another.
"Fortunately, the mutated ones are lizard people! I really can't imagine if they were a group of monkeys," Stark's complaint sounded in the headset.
"Alert!" Hobbs said in a deep voice through the headset. "After breaking through this block, we'll almost reach the tower. Then we need to escort Merlin into Osborne Tower to make the serum."
"The sooner this game ends, the better!" From the beginning of the game to the outbreak of Chaos, it was already early in the morning. If the problem could not be solved before dawn, the military would intervene and carry out indiscriminate bombing of some of the hardest-hit areas—especially in Manhattan, where the mechanical chaos species broke out and around the six towers where the mutation originated!
To be honest, no one wants to bomb their own city, let alone New York City, which is the economic center of the United States. But as the situation continues to develop, it will only become more serious. If it can't be handled, stopping the loss in time becomes the best choice!
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