Rhodes stood in front of the soldiers, standing tall and straight, like a strong pine tree, watching the ferocious and impressive gang members leave, thoughtfully.

From a man's perspective, he quite appreciated the fierce style displayed by these people in this operation.

But from the perspective of a lieutenant colonel, he was only filled with fear.

Especially when such a terrifying power is in the hands of an underground figure.

Rhodes' eyes fell on David.

Fortunately, he is only the executor of the task, and he does not need to consider many issues.

The most important thing is that although he thought about turning against him directly and commanding soldiers to arrest and deal with these gang members who must all have criminal backgrounds, the price of turning against them was something that no one could bear.

Once chaos breaks out in New York's underground world, the soft blow to Manhattan may be no less severe than the ravages of vampires.

New York, the most prosperous city in the world, is crisscrossed with various underground interests. Once an avalanche is triggered, not only will you not become a hero, but you will be instantly submerged by snowflakes.

Thoughts flashed through.

Rhodes no longer waited and commanded his soldiers to storm into the building.

boom!

About five minutes later, a huge thunderous explosion sounded.

All the glass outside the building was shattered by the explosion.

A powerful shock wave, carrying an astonishing heat wave, rushed towards us.

Rhodes stood at the front of the crowd, unmoved by the explosion, as if everything was under his control.

"The firepower is really strong."

David was not surprised when he saw a fierce fire erupting from the window of the building and then felt the scorching air waves.

At the same time, he realized the true meaning of "foolproof" that Rhodes said before.

Judging from the explosion of this level, there is almost no other possibility except thermobaric grenades to erupt such terrifying lethality indoors.

When it comes to thermobaric grenades, we have to popularize the concept of thermobaric weapons.

Thermobaric weapons are actually fuel-air explosives. They are high-explosive weapons developed on the basis of fuel-air bombs. They are the most lethal bombs in the world second only to nuclear bombs and are known as "sub-nuclear weapons."

Compared with nuclear bombs, the manufacturing cost is much lower.

The most important thing is that thermobaric weapons are the trump card for urban and mountain warfare against large-area soft targets on the ground, targets in bunkers and underground fortifications.

As early as the 1990s, the United States has used thermobaric weapons on a large scale in major wars.

As for thermobaric grenades, they can probably be regarded as the mildest type of thermobaric weapons.

Even so, it can blow up a house.

David looked at Rhodes who was directing the battle. He really didn't expect that in order to deal with vampires, the opponent was actually equipped with such a terrifying wartime weapon.

Isn't he afraid that one person will lose control and blow up the whole building?

However, relatively speaking, as long as it is properly controlled, a simple and crude thermobaric grenade can release high temperatures in a short period of time. It is indeed one of the most powerful and effective weapons used by the army to deal with vampires who have tenacious vitality and are not easy to kill completely.

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"David Fisk, I've heard of you."

Rhodes noticed his gaze, turned around and said with a smile: "Many people have mentioned your name to me recently, which impressed me deeply."

"If I remember correctly, this should be the first time we met."

David squinted his eyes, feeling that the black officer in front of him had profound meaning in his words.

Although this was his first meeting, strictly speaking, he was not unfamiliar with this product at all, and was even quite familiar with it.

James Lord, black man, officer.

As soon as a few tags were applied, his identity was revealed. He corresponded to a man who had occupied a place in the Marvel world where talented people were born by hugging his thighs.

The black lieutenant colonel in front of him is undoubtedly Iron Man Tony Stark's friend, the future war machine, and half of the first generation member of the Avengers.

"Meeting you here is an accident, but at the same time it is not an accident."

Rhodes chose to show off and explained: "I'm here for Dr. Michael Morbius."

"Michael?"

David was taken aback, then reacted, remembering that Morbius had mentioned to him before that the FBI had given him some hints.

"It was the military that attracted Michael before..."

He had an idea and suddenly realized: "You want to use bat serum technology to recreate the super soldier serum and conduct research on human body enhancement?"

Previously, the covert invitation from the FBI made David think that senior officials from the Department of Justice wanted to win over Morbius, who is defined as a superhero, to increase his momentum. He never thought that it was actually the military behind the scenes.

If the military came forward, the situation would be obvious.

The Super Soldier Serum will always be the white moonlight in the hearts of the military, and it is also the long-standing persistence of countless people.

"Yes, the appearance of Dr. Morbius has given some people new hope." Rhodes said without hesitation, "Unfortunately, Dr. Morbius declined our invitation."

After a pause, he emphasized: "You have to know that some people are very optimistic about Dr. Morbius's abilities and think that he is an important figure leading the research on super soldier serum."

"I have always believed that Michael is one of the best scientists in the world."

David remained calm: "But the appearance of the bat serum was an accident. Becoming a person with extraordinary abilities was never his goal. He just wanted to cure his own disease."

"Don't worry, we respect Dr. Morbius and have never thought of forcing him."

Rhodes nodded and smiled: "However, some people know that you have a very high say in Dr. Morbius's heart. They hope that you can convince Dr. Morbius to join the military laboratory."

"Let me convince him to join the military laboratory?"

David looked strange.

Taking the initiative to let go of a talented person and prompting him to switch to another place is something that a normal person can do?

Besides, he didn't think that even if he gave up on Mobius, Mobius would be convinced by him and turn to the military.

The thought flashed across his mind, and David did not refuse immediately. Instead, he looked at Rhodes curiously and asked:

"Are you here to be a lobbyist?"

"It can be said that my task is to convince Morbius to join the military laboratory. To this end, I can make some promises within my ability."

Rhodes nodded and said: "For example, help you resolve the conflict between Fisker Pharmaceuticals and Osborne Company, and help you obtain some resources from the military... This can make Fisker Pharmaceuticals grow rapidly."

"Resolve the conflict with Osborne Company..."

David caught the important word and repeated it, his face becoming weirder.

He realized a key point.

"With all due respect, as far as I know, the military and Osborne Company have always cooperated." David narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did Osborne Company participate in the establishment of the military laboratory?

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"The plan to restart the Super Soldier Serum project was proposed by General Thaddeus Ross and received unanimous approval from the top brass."

Rhodes hesitated for a moment, spoke vaguely, and said relatively euphemistically: "As we all know, General Ross has a close relationship with Osborne Company."

Thaddeus Ross?

Hulk's father-in-law?

"It seems that it is not the military that wants to recruit Michael, but that Osborne Company is obsessed with Michael."

David's mind turned around and he understood the twists and turns.

Osborne Company has been making a lot of moves recently.

Not only did he conduct in-depth human experiments on the bat serum, he also used his connections in the military to join forces with Ross to prepare to restart the super soldier serum project.

Cooperate to establish a military laboratory with the purpose of creating new super soldiers.

Under the premise that Osborn Company has successfully reproduced the bat serum, the emergence of Michael Morbius and Lucius Crown, two people with extraordinary abilities, gave the military enough reason to trust Osborn Company.

The success of "Super Soldier" can be replicated.

If the pie is well drawn, the military has no reason not to eat it.

The project is backed by Osborne, so failure is acceptable.

Once the project is successful, the military will reap unimaginable fruits of victory.

No wonder Osborn Company is trying every possible means to win over Michael Morbius, even using the cover of the military.

However, it can be seen that the military clearly recognizes Osborne's view and is willing to try it.

"I know you have conflicts with Osborne Company, but these are minor issues."

Seeing David's thoughtful look, Rhodes added: "It doesn't really matter what Dr. Morbius thinks. The key is that him staying at Fisker Pharmaceuticals is a waste of talent."

"Correspondingly, using him in exchange for reasonable resources will be of great help to Fisker Pharmaceuticals."

Rhodes' tone was sincere: "I don't think you need to refuse."

"Maybe you are right, but sorry, I refuse."
To be continued...