Druid in the Marvel Universe Chapter 33: Influential People

The two unlucky vampires lunged at the three people, targeting the most ruthless one.

A shot in mid-air blew up one desperate vampire, while the other one, just as it leaped out the window, got a high kick to the jaw from Frank. The vampire screamed, spitting out several grams of teeth, its head snapping back violently. Frank grabbed its hair, slammed its face down hard onto the ground.

Frank grinned wickedly, pulled out a foot-long whaling fork from the sheath on his chest, and viciously chopped off half of the vampire's shoulder. Seeing the resilient creature still struggling, he then stabbed it through the back, pinning it to the ground.

The fight ended quickly. When Frank stood up, he saw Alvin and JJ looking at him with strange expressions.

JJ whispered to Alvin, "This guy, at his age, how does he get his leg that high?" He gestured to his own chin height. Alvin nodded in agreement, "Maybe he likes yoga!"

Frank scowled and flipped JJ the middle finger. He said to Alvin, "I'll split up with JJ to check if there are any stragglers."

Alvin nodded and said, "Hurry up, I'll call the police. I didn't expect there to be so many illegal immigrants here; only the police can handle this."

Frank nodded, called JJ to check the rooms on the second floor, and found nothing. It seemed the vampires were having a party, leaving only a punk singer to guard the door, who was then taken down by Alvin.

Luckily, otherwise, if the vampires had picked up guns, there would have been casualties.

Ignoring the pitiful women, they waved them downstairs. Afterward, it would be up to the New York police to deal with them.

After a brief cleanup, Alvin found that fighting vampires was indeed environmentally friendly since there were no bodies left. This time, they had overachieved their mission by leaving three survivors.

Shoving the screaming blind vampire's cries back into its stomach, Alvin called Chief George.

"George, buddy, I think you need to send someone to the Hell's Kitchen docks."

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"It's fine, I caught the thing. But there are dozens of illegal immigrants here, and I can't handle that."

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"Yes, I'll bring the thing back. You take care of things here, and if you have time tomorrow, come over and take a look."

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"Alright, I can wait for you at home to question it together, but you need to hurry. I don't want to stay up all night."

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Frank and JJ checked and found no remaining vampires, then returned to meet up with Alvin.

JJ was lucky enough to find three travel woven bags, very familiar to Alvin, with red and white stripes that made Alvin feel nostalgic.

Alvin roughly stuffed a vampire headfirst into a woven bag, finding it a bit too short.

He had JJ hold the vampire's feet while he punched its spine, making it go limp. This made it easier for Alvin to fold it up and fit it into the bag.

The vampire pinned to the ground by Frank was handled the same way.

The one smashed against the wall by the iron door didn't need it; its bones were already shattered.

One vampire even begged for mercy, but Alvin ignored it. Jokingly, you treat us as food, and now you beg for mercy when you can't win? Do you have any vampire dignity left?

Outside the warehouse, Alvin and the others carried the woven bags like bank robbers, loaded them into the pickup truck. JJ got into the driver's seat, and the three headed home.

On the way home, they encountered a convoy of police cars, sirens blaring, rushing towards the docks. It felt familiar; Hell's Kitchen nights were always so lively.

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In the morning at the diner, Nick had gone to school, and little Ginny was struggling with a bowl of noodles using two chopsticks, looking a bit anxious.

Alvin, JJ, and Frank sat at the bar drinking coffee. Chief George walked in, looking not too well.

At the bar, Chief George tiredly said to Jessica, "Darling, give me a cup of coffee, no sugar."

JJ glanced at the pale Jessica, who had vomited five times since last night. Shaking his head, he stood up and poured a cup of coffee for Chief George.

Chief George looked at Jessica curiously and asked JJ, "What's wrong with her today?"

JJ shrugged and said, "Jessica took a peek at our prey yesterday, and it might have been a bit too gory, so..."

Chief George anxiously asked, "Did you kill that thing?"

JJ smirked, tilting his head as if recalling something amusing, and said, "No, it's because they're still alive that our Jessica is like this!"

Jessica angrily threw a condiment bottle at JJ, shouting, "You guys are disgusting! Why did you bring those disgusting things home? And let their insides spill everywhere!" She covered her mouth and rushed to the bathroom again.

Chief George asked in confusion, "What things? Spilled everywhere?"

JJ laughed and said, "When we got back last night, one of those things' intestines fell at Frank's basement door. Our Jessica stepped on it, haha!"

Chief George's face turned serious, "You said those things are still alive?"

Seeing the chief's grim expression, JJ seriously said, "Yes, they're alive and kicking. You can see for yourself later."

Chief George sighed in relief, looked at Alvin, and said, "Buddy, things aren't looking good! Yesterday, the FBI forcibly took over the dock case. Just now, two congressmen called me, asking me to drop the vampire investigation and hand the case over to S.H.I.E.L.D. Buddy, we might be in trouble!"

Alvin smiled, refilled Chief George's coffee, and said, "It's you who's in trouble. Remember what I said? These are a species that have been breeding on Earth for thousands of years, viewing humans as food. But why don't ordinary people know about them?"

Alvin stared into George's eyes and said, "Because they've infiltrated among us!"

Chief George angrily pounded the bar, cursing, "Those sons of bitches, I'll root them all out."

Then he dejectedly wiped his face, "But I have to leave for DC the day after tomorrow for a very important meeting! Damn it!" The frustrated chief punched the bar.

Seeing Chief George's helplessness, Alvin thought for a moment and said, "The best way for you is to let the public know about this, let them know there's such a terrifying thing in the dark."

Chief George asked in confusion, "How do I do that?"

Alvin confidently smiled and said, "It's simple, find someone very influential to take a look. I think a guy with the title of billionaire and genius inventor would be perfect!"