Bullseye and Blood Baron

Former Osborn City.

Blood Nest—

After dealing with the endless Doombots, Blood Baron John trudged wearily toward his own "nest."

His current residence was in the tower by Blood Nest’s main gate, the very place where Green Goblin Osborn and his Villain Alliance had once lived. From atop the tower, he could monitor the entire city through more than fifty large screens. No one could escape his gaze.

There were many technological devices in the tower, along with some magical ornaments Lorelei had left behind. Blood Baron did not understand any of those things, nor did he care. Exhausted after several days, he only wanted to get some proper rest before sunrise.

Doctor Doom’s Doombots had already taken over the outer walls and battlefield. Blood Baron could not afford to provoke Doom, nor could he afford to provoke Red Skull, so he sensibly threw all those matters to them and let the two sides sort them out themselves.

But if he remained neutral, Blood Baron believed he would become a thorn in both Red Skull’s and Doctor Doom’s sides. If he wanted to fully control this place and avoid being held accountable by those two afterward, then he had to choose a side when the time came.

Thus, on the surface, Blood Baron showed Doctor Doom great respect. Not only did he allow the Doombots to take over the battlefield outside Blood Nest, he even let them freely access the city’s internal records.

At the same time, Blood Baron secretly hid away quite a few useful things. Only when Hydra’s people arrived did he quietly hand them over, hoping Hydra’s higher-ups would put in a good word for him before Red Skull.

Blood Baron had never dreamed that he would go from being a stray dog everyone wanted to beat not long ago to becoming a lord. He treasured this opportunity, and he also took the task Zhang Ye had given him very seriously.

Thanks to his smooth handling of affairs, Doctor Doom did not cause him much trouble. After gathering quite a bit of information about the "Justice League," Doom left, leaving only the Doombots he had brought behind to continue scanning the battlefield bit by bit.

Perhaps Doctor Doom had left so hastily because he did not want to face Hydra’s people. Blood Baron did not know.

As for Hydra, Blood Baron’s hidden stash eased much of their initial anger. Their goal was the same as Doom’s; no one would be happy if the other side got there first.

Fortunately, Blood Baron had prepared in advance, which was how he managed to deal with those Hydra people.

Blood Baron did not know which direction events would take next, but he knew his initial mission was complete. After receiving Red Skull’s recognition, he could now officially take over Osborn’s city and become a lord in his own right.

Yet Zhang Ye’s warning still echoed in his heart. He knew the so-called Justice League was fake, fabricated by Zhang Ye, but there truly were beings from other universes in this world.

If that person heard that Justice League heroes had appeared here, they would absolutely come looking for clues. That was also why Blood Baron had remained so uneasy.

He did not know how powerful heroes from other universes were, but judging from Zhang Ye and his group, he guessed that unknown being would not be weak.

If the other party was reasonable, that would be one thing. But if they decided to kill him without a word, then things would become much more troublesome.

Shaking his head, Blood Baron let out a soft sigh and drove those messy thoughts from his mind. Right now, he only wanted to return to his coffin and get some sleep. It had been a long time since he had spoken with so many people.

When he returned to his room and pushed open the door, Blood Baron suddenly felt a breeze wash over him. Looking up, he saw that the window in his room stood wide open, its curtains gently swaying in the night wind.

He froze for a moment, wondering if he had forgotten to close the window.

But he did not dwell on it. He paused for only an instant before continuing inside, walking to the window and preparing to shut it.

Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind him.

"Have you become this useless now? You should know that if I wanted to, I could have killed you countless times from the moment you entered until now, Blood Baron."

Blood Baron’s body trembled when he heard the voice, but he quickly calmed down. Without turning around, he closed the window and spoke.

"What would be the point? Not just anyone can get here through Hydra’s and Doom’s blockade. Since you have that kind of ability, then if you want to kill me, I cannot stop you anyway."

With that, Blood Baron slowly turned his head.

"Right, Bullseye?"

In the darkness, Bullseye reclined elegantly on the bed, his right leg resting over his left as he toyed with a silver-glinting playing card.

"Heh heh heh. You really have only gotten worse with age." Bullseye sneered.

"Get to the point, Bullseye. I believe you did not risk being surrounded by Hydra just to reminisce with an ‘old friend’ like me," Blood Baron said evenly. "Yes, I know your current situation. Those Hydra agents told me about your betrayal."

"We can hardly be called ‘friends,’ John. But you have a point. I am not someone who likes to ramble, so let’s get straight to it. Tell me about those three superheroes!"

Blood Baron was not surprised by this.

Most people who had come here recently were after the Justice League. Besides, Bullseye’s betrayal had happened around the same time as Hawkeye’s return. It took only a little thought to figure out why Bullseye had thrown everything away.

"I gave the video to Doom and Red Skull, but I have a backup if you want to see it. You can only watch it here," Blood Baron said, taking a phone from the pocket of his combat suit.

"Fine."

Without another word, Bullseye stood and took the phone.

Watching the fervor on Bullseye’s face and the urgent look in his eyes, Blood Baron slowly withdrew his gaze. He knew the old man before him had gone mad and was heading down a road of no return.

"Bullseye, you did not need to make a special trip here. I am certain I uploaded the video to Hydra’s channel. With your abilities, infiltrating Hydra and searching for information should not have been difficult."

"It was not difficult. But this matter is extremely important to me. I cannot afford any carelessness or mistakes. I have been tracking these three for some time now. I have to catch up to them before Red Skull and the others. They are my prey!"

Bullseye replied perfunctorily as he stared obsessively at the footage on the screen.

His gaze lingered on each of the three people in the video.

Three people, two men and one woman.

It matched!