You give me an Entry every time we meet, Matt, you're too generous.
After putting Matt on the sofa, Akira went to look for the medical kit. Matt hadn't even worn his Batman cosplay suit, so he was likely ambushed by an enemy.
"Who is this?" Makima asked.
Akira replied without turning his head:
"This is the lawyer I told you about who can solve your identity problem."
"Oh, he looks like he fell from a high place, and these are just external injuries. The really serious ones are internal, right here."
Makima pointed her finger at a spot on Matt's chest, slightly below the center.
"Hmm?" Akira pulled open Matt's somewhat torn suit and indeed found a clear palm print on his chest, slightly below the center.
"This kind of palm print, could it be a martial arts master who knows internal cultivation?"
"Looks like it." Makima agreed with Akira's guess.
"You even know about internal cultivation?" Akira's attention was drawn to something strange.
"When I first arrived in the human world, I appeared in China, and later went to Japan to join the Public Safety Bureau."
Akira nodded, finding it perfectly reasonable. After Makima's death, the new Control Devil, Nayuta, also appeared in China.
"However, I can't treat these kinds of injuries. Can you?"
Makima looked at Matt, then at Akira, and took the first aid kit, saying:
"Leave it to me!"
Akira stepped aside and silently watched Makima treat Matt's wounds.
Akira thought to himself, "Looking at her like this, she seems like a gentle and virtuous woman. I can't imagine that the woman in front of me would be someone who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals."
"Matt's Entry will have to wait until he wakes up to be acquired. Let's study Makima's first."
Akira shifted his gaze to Makima's head, concentrating. Entries appeared one by one. He first skipped the Entry representing Makima's identity, [Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Control]. This Entry had no special abilities; perhaps it could be used during the next summoning.
He looked at the second Entry—[Mother-like Woman]: Equip this Entry, and everyone's address for you will become "Mom."
What kind of insane Entry is this? It forces people to become like a junior student in a game! Akira doesn't play that game.
Akira was speechless at the effect of this Entry. It seemed like it could be used for pranks, but there was no way he would equip it himself; that image was too perverse.
The next Entry was [Charm]: Equip this Entry, and your Charm will greatly increase.
'This seems to be an enhanced version of the [Charm] Entry I used to summon Makima, but to what level can it increase?' Akira decided to find an opportunity to test it.
The last Entry was [Scent]: Equip this Entry, and you can distinguish anything through scent.
This Entry seemed similar to Makima's ability. I remember she could distinguish devils and humans through scent, and also remember others through scent.
"Indeed, powerful Entries like [One Who Escaped Death] with Mystic Eyes of Death Perception are rare!"
While Makima was treating Matt's wounds, Akira, having nothing else to do, held Hajime in his arms and turned on the TV. He suspected that Matt's injuries were related to the earthquake.
He tuned into a news channel, and sure enough, it was reporting on the earthquake in New York. In the U.S., news always travels faster than rescue.
"Our reporter contacted a geological expert, who stated that this earthquake is extremely rare. No signs were observed before the tremor, and calculations show that the epicenter is located beneath Manhattan, New York, which has never happened in history."
"This is the building currently most affected by the earthquake, Fisk Tower. We can see that half of the tower has collapsed, and the entire ground floor has sunk underground. In front is the renowned philanthropist—Wilson Grant Fisk, who is relaying to reporters the impact of the earthquake on his newly constructed tower."
"Kingpin's tower was the most severely damaged. Could the explosion have happened right beneath his tower?"
Akira was certain that the explosion that caused the New York earthquake was inextricably linked to Kingpin.
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Inside Fisk Tower, the conference room here had been temporarily reinforced, so there was no need to worry about the ceiling falling on your face during a meeting.
Madame Gao, who was usually unreadable, cursed at a woman who resembled an Alien Queen:
"Alexandra, are you out of your damn mind! Why did you blow up the seal of the Dragon Bone? And cause an earthquake that swept through New York? Do you know that all of New York's attention is focused here now? If S.H.I.E.L.D. finds out, what are we going to do? Hand over the Dragon Bone to them?!"
The woman called Alexandra ignored Madame Gao's furious scolding and said as calmly as ever:
"Fisk will handle the external scrutiny. Your plan is too slow. We don't have time to find Iron Fist. We need to excavate the Dragon Bone as quickly as possible!"
Madame Gao laughed in anger: "Heh, but you didn't blow open the seal, and you messed up my plan!"
"I will resolve it. Elektra has been resurrected by me. She can withstand the power of the Beast. Once she fully assimilates the Beast's power, the seal will naturally be broken by me!"
Alexandra said this and left without paying any attention to Madame Gao.
Madame Gao wanted to say more, but Murakami, who was beside her, stopped her. Murakami shook his head at her, implying that she shouldn't act impulsively.
"Hmph!" Madame Gao snorted and did not pursue the matter further.
Kingpin, who had the physique of a bear, spoke up:
"I can at most stall them for five days. Even if you haven't dug out the Dragon Bone by then, there's nothing more I can do."
"It won't take that long!"
Madame Gao turned to Murakami and said:
"Murakami, help me send people to monitor Iron Fist Danny. He should have arrived in New York by now. We'll seize the opportunity to capture him. We need to prepare for both possibilities; I don't trust Alexandra."
"I was just about to do that!" Murakami did not refuse.
Madame Gao remembered something and asked: "By the way, how is that kid, Xin?"
Murakami's expression turned grim: "It's very strange. Even with prosthetics, Xin cannot use them. It's as if his body never had legs and arms; the corresponding positions simply cannot move normally."
Madame Gao was also very puzzled: "Was it that glasses guy who did it? But I've inquired around, and no one knows that glasses guy. It's like he appeared out of thin air!"
"It's like those ancient curses. Could it be someone sent from K'un-Lun to apprehend us?" Murakami was a little scared. K'un-Lun's power was not something they could resist, not including this generation's Iron Fist.
Madame Gao shook her head: "No, if it were someone sent from K'un-Lun, they should be acting with the new Iron Fist."
Alexandra walked out of the conference room and called Elektra, who was waiting at the door:
"Let's start acting now, Elektra. You go collect 666 portions of blood. Children's blood is best, but not mandatory. We need to perform the Beast summoning ritual as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the Beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
In the Bible, 666 represents the evil of the Devil, symbolizing Satan, and 666 portions of blood are key to summoning the Beast. Children's blood is best, but not essential; adult blood can also be used.
Xin's previous capture of children by the Gang was also to collect blood to summon the Beast.