Chapter 37: The Double-Crossing Duo

Wade eyed him suspiciously. This clear and specific vow seemed quite sincere.

He stared into the man's eyes, looking again and again. There was nothing but honesty in them.

"Even if I agree, they have so many people. Adding me won't make a difference!"

Cohen snorted coldly. "The strongest one is that Speed Demon. I'll take care of him. When you see three flashes, you know it's time for you to betray them!"

Wade took a deep breath. Only he knew, after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he was like a fish struggling to survive in the desert.

"Fine, it's up to you!"

"Don't worry. Double the reward, treatment for your cancer, and taking care of your girlfriend—I won't forget any of it. Now, go distract your teammates and cover for me."

"Got it!"

Wade took several large strides to the side, suddenly shouting, "Hey, who's there? Come out!"

Immediately, everyone's attention turned to him. Taking advantage of the distraction, Cohen repositioned himself and approached another person.

Wade waved his hand to apologize to everyone, saying, "Sorry, I must have seen things. It was just a big rat. I thought that guy had mutated or something..."

Everyone could understand his unreliable nature.

Cohen had planned to sneak up on Black Widow from behind, but she was no amateur. As a senior agent of SHIELD, she was extremely alert.

She quickly flipped backward, crouching low, and in a smooth motion, performed a quick combo that tripped Cohen, wrapping her arms around his neck and locking him.

"Hiss!" Cohen sucked in a breath. If it weren't for the pain in his chest, how could she have gotten the upper hand?

Feeling her soft touch on his back, Cohen couldn't help but feel a surge of impulse... Just kidding! She was squeezing too tightly! He couldn't breathe!

He grabbed her arm and gasped in a hoarse voice, "Bucky... he's still alive!"

"What?"

Black Widow froze.

Cohen was also startled. Did I mess up? Wait, let me try again.

"Dreykov... he's still alive!"

"What?"

At the mention of this name, Black Widow's body visibly shook.

If Bucky was the ray of light in Captain America Steve's tragic early life, then Dreykov was the mastermind behind Black Widow's disastrous past.

His significance was monumental.

But she distinctly remembered ending him, together with Hawkeye, in Budapest.

"His Red Room is still monitoring the world. Your sister Yelena is under their control!"

Cohen struggled and spoke again.

Black Widow was clearly shocked and hesitated for a moment.

Seizing the opportunity, Cohen quickly turned the tables, breaking free from her hold while locking her in place.

He swiftly covered her mouth.

The two struggled on the cold concrete floor, bodies entwined, but Cohen eventually overpowered Black Widow.

The pain made him gasp heavily, his warm breath blowing on Black Widow's neck, causing her body to stiffen.

Breathing in the sweet scent from Natasha's neck, Cohen restrained the urge to bite.

"Do you have teammates outside? Why haven't they come in? This match is almost over, and Kingpin is about to win!"

Black Widow clearly panicked. "Mmm-mmm?"

"Don't make a sound, and I'll let you go!"

"Mm-mmm!"

"The Department of Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support actually cooperates with a criminal involved in murder, drug trafficking, and human trafficking? Do you still have any bottom line?"

Cohen released her mouth.

"Cough, this isn't cooperation, just using each other. Once I catch you, Kingpin won't escape either!"

"What have I done wrong that you keep hounding me?"

"You've killed so many people and poisoned all of Manhattan!"

"The poisoning was a misunderstanding! As for the murders, I only killed those who deserved it. In other words, I was carrying out the tasks forgotten by the police, the FBI, and your special agents! I was doing your dirty work!"

Black Widow wanted to say something, but Cohen didn't give her the chance, tightening his arm slightly. "Work with me! After we leave here, I'm willing to have a talk with the Department of Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support. We can also discuss Dreykov, the Red Room, and your former family!"

Black Widow fell silent for a moment. "Fine!"

Cohen thought for three seconds and chose to trust her.

Not because he was good-looking, but because he knew the weight of Dreykov in her heart.

He relaxed his arm, his warm breath near her ear. "When you see three flashes, act. For now, I am your prisoner..."

"I've caught him!"

At the sound of the voice, everyone closed in on Black Widow.

Wade's eyes lit up. He lagged behind slightly, staying in the back.

Kingpin laughed heartily. "Well done, Natalia! I'll consider giving you a raise!"

"Thank you!"

Black Widow wisely stepped aside.

Kingpin waved his hand, and a previously silent figure, the Black Widow's hidden partner, the Nine Spiders' Bride, flicked her hand, sending a tiny needle into Cohen's chest.

Cohen hurriedly pulled it out, but the needle turned blue-black, clearly containing poison. His face paled slightly.

At this moment, he was backed into a wall, surrounded by half a circle of people, injured, with no way to escape!

"So, you expected this situation, huh? Devil Face?"

Kingpin's smile widened, and after a pause, he tapped his cane. "You shouldn't have provoked me, whether at the gallery or using my station to poison people."

Cohen rolled his eyes. "Selling drugs was a misunderstanding. Why doesn't anyone believe me?"

He just came from a drug-free socialist country, and it's normal not to know much about drugs, okay?

He was tired of explaining.

Cohen raised his head, glancing at Kingpin, but his peripheral vision involuntarily swept over the Speed Demon.

He was the greatest threat among everyone present.

The guy was staring at him fiercely. Though his face was masked, his eyes betrayed his impatience and irritability.

Cohen had already figured out how to deal with him.

Lightning.

But given Speed Demon's reaction and speed, he wasn't entirely confident he could hit him, so he had to wait for the right opportunity.

Finally, the moment arrived.

He coughed. "I have to say, the dogs you found today aren't too bad!"

He said this, but his eyes were fixed solely on Speed Demon.

As he spoke, his multicolored eyes held four parts mockery, three parts taunting, two parts provocation, and one part contempt.

Speed Demon had already been set up by Cohen and was already in a bad mood.

Now, he was furious.

Kingpin noticed Cohen's gaze and felt a bad premonition rising in his heart. He quickly reached out to block Speed Demon.

But Speed Demon, a top-notch warrior, was faster than Kingpin expected.

His hand barely extended a few centimeters before Speed Demon had already charged toward Cohen.

In a flash, Speed Demon appeared in front of Cohen, and a fist, like a phantom, flew straight for Cohen's face.

But what he didn't expect was that after Cohen spoke, even before he moved, Cohen had already stepped forward and opened his arms.

In that instant, it looked as if Speed Demon was running straight into his embrace.

Everyone exclaimed in shock, even Kingpin's small eyes filled with suspicion.

"Ohhh~"

Wade made an ambiguous sound.

Though he took the full force of the punch and felt intense pain in his chest, Cohen grinned, feeling the weight in his arms.

He chuckled inwardly, Gotcha, baby!

In the next instant, the sound of sizzling filled the air.

Silver-white arcs of electricity flashed before everyone's eyes!

"Zzzzz!"

"Zzzzz!"

"Zzzzz!"

After three flashes, Speed Demon's body softened and collapsed like a pile of mush into Cohen's arms.

Seeing the three flashes, Wade quickly reacted, stabbing his long knife forward and hitting the unprepared Sowanda in the kidney.

Black Widow also reacted quickly, landing a heavy chop on Maya's neck, causing her to fall unconscious instantly.

The situation on the battlefield flipped in an instant!

(End of Chapter)