(Sorry I forgot about Squirrel Girl in the earlier chapters, I forgot she was one of the New Warriors. My apologies for that mistake).
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Chapter 36: New Tactics
(In the entrance hallway of Dracula's castle)
The first group that stayed behind to battle the villains is having some trouble.
"Could use some help over here!" Ant-Man grunted as he traded blows with Taskmaster. "How come Deadpool left?! He said he'd fight Taskmaster?!" Iron Spider called out as he traded blasts with Beetle. "It's Deadpool bro! He does as he wishes! But we have more to worry about than just him!" Power Man grunted as he tried holding off the Wendigo King.
The Zeta and Gama squads had taken positions behind various display cases on the sides of the hall. They fired from around the cases, taking shots where they saw in opportunity. The heroes are in the thick of the fight, trading blows with the various villains. Skaar spied Leader.
"Skaar smash Leader!" HE shouted as he lunged at his team's enemy.
Leader is in his mech-suit he'd used a few weeks ago against She-Hulk and A-Bomb. He threw his mechanical right fist forward. Skaar slashed the robotic limb as he ducked under the attack. As he climbed to the top of the suit something hit him in his side. Power Man smashed into Skaar's side after being thrown like a softball by Wendigo King. As it attempted to make a lunge at the two, a fist the size of a boulder connected with its torso. It slammed into the wall. Ant-Man then aimed his next punch at Abomination.
"Gah! This guy's stronger than I thought!" Ant-Man grunted as he tried to fight the gamma monster. "Abomination strong! Almost strong as Hulk!" Skaar grunted as he got off the ground. "How are the rounds affecting these guys Gamma and Zeta?!" Falcon called out as he dodged the attacks of the Sandman. "They're only tickling them sir!" A Zeta squad trooper called out. "Aim at the physically weaker targets! Avoid hitting Abomination and the Leader!" Falcon cried as he continued to evade the Sandman. "You heard him!" The Zeta and Gamma leaders called out.
(In the ballroom)
The armored vampires attacked with skilled coordination as they fought the individuals who chose to stay behind.
"These guys are trained well!" Red-Hulk grunted as he fired his blaster at a vampire. "Dracula's trained them in medieval combat! Some of these guys are probably centuries old!" Jack growled as traded blows with about 5 vampires. "Our rounds are getting through!" A Giga trooper called out. "You heard White Tiger! Fire at them when they're armor is off! You have to wait till they're skin is revealed!" She-Hulk yelled as she punched at a vampire. "Yes ma'am!" A Beta squad soldier said.
Red-Hulk spied a few vampires making a break for the door.
"Cover that door!" Red-Hulk shouted. "You heard the man! 10 men block that door route! No vampire gets through!" The Alpha squad leader shouted as he fired at a vampire that had its armor ripped off by Man-Thing.
Man-Thing shot forth his 'arms' and grabbed two vamps and smashed them together. He tore off their helmets and neck armor which allowed a few Beta troopers to fire their sedation rounds into the vampires' necks.
"Ahhh!" Blade shouted as a vampire punched him, sending him flying. "Blade!" Jack shouted as he punched away a vampire. "I'm good! I hate using this thing!" The dhampir shouted as he got on his feet.
He leapt forward and savagely slashed at the vampires with his rapier. Cloak nearby used his teleportation powers to maneuver Dagger's 'blasts' to behind a few vampires fighting Squirrel Girl as she leapt around on their heads, stunning them before the blasts knocked them down as they hit the vampires' armor.
"Thanks guys!" She called out. "No problem!" Dagger shouted back as she continued launching her light-made missiles at a vampire. "Gah! This isn't working!" Red-Hulk grunted as he continued missing the evading vampires.
(In the entrance hallway)
The group was starting to get beat down by the villains who were slowly gaining the upper-hand.
"This isn't... Ugh!.. Going... Agh!.. Well!" Ant-Man shouted as he continued to punch at Abomination and Absorbing Man. "You're telling me!" Iron Spider shouted as he fired his blasters at Beetle and Sandman. "I thought you were tough Juggernaut! I'm disappointed!" Rhino snorted as he continued to punch the mutant relentlessly.
The villain caught one of the punches. Rhino's eyes widened with surprise.
"Oh no…" He mumbled as the mutant's other hand hit him in the face and knocking him backwards.
Rhino groaned as he tried to pick himself off the ground.
"Rhino!" Power Man and Iron Spider shouted as they rushed over to his side. "Oh… Ugh... Thanks guys… Man this isn't going good…" Rhino groaned as his friends helped him up. "Crap!" Ant-Man shouted as Abomination delivered an uppercut sending the hero on his back. "AHHH!" Falcon cried as he hit a wall after being hit by Wendigo King. "Skaar slash!" Skaar shouted as he continued attacking Leader.
Unfortunately, Leader saw an opening and swatted Skaar like a fly and hit the wall and fell to the ground a few feet away from the others.
"Cover them!" The Gamma squad leader shouted as he and his troopers ran over to the heroes. "Cover fire!" The Zeta squad leader shouted.
As the Gamma squad ran over to protect the heroes, the Zeta squad unleashed a hail of gamma rounds on the villains who maneuvered out of the way.
"Are you alright?" A Gamma trooper asked. "Ugh… Just a bit disoriented." Falcon grunted. "Yeah…" Ant-Man groaned as he returned to normal size. "We need to change our game up fellas!" Power Man said. "He's right! We need to do something unexpected! Forget completely coordinated attacks! Be random! Be unexpected!" Falcon said. "You mean like this!" Rhino snorted.
Rhino roared as he charged forward smashing into Abomination, Juggernaut, and Absorbing Man. The others look dumbfounded.
"… He's got the idea! Let's go!" Power Man shouted as he rushed forward, the others not far behind.
Iron Spider and Falcon unleashed a hail of missiles at Beetle and Sandman who couldn't put up a strong defense. Taskmaster aimed a punch at Ant-Man, but the hero disappeared suddenly. The villain looked around to find the man. He felt a tap on his neck. Taskmaster quickly turned around to find a fist smashing into his face. Ant-Man chuckled at this before he found himself squaring off with Leader. Ant-Man dodged the first punch and leapt onto the arm. He ran up the length of the arm and punch at the suit's chest. His fist went through the material as he increased his size.
"Skaar slash!" Skaar snarled as he swiped his blade at Kraven.
Kraven wielded his dual-blade energy spear. Both combatants jabbed and parried each others' weapons. Trading blows wasn't making Skaar happy. He began to grow agitated with not being able to smash Kraven.
"Skaar smash puny human!" Skaar growled as he aimed a punch forward.
It connected with Kraven's nose, breaking it. Kraven groaned and pain and didn't notice the next blow hit him until he was on the ground.
"Skaar beat puny human." Skaar chuckled.
Power Man traded blows with the Wendigo King. Both sent forth powerful punches, battering the other. Power Man feinted a hit and dived for the monster's tail. The wendigo screeched in pain as it felt its tail being crushed in a strong grip. Before it could grab Power Man, Luke used his strength to drive the monster into the floor repeatedly. Then he lifted the Wendigo King in the air and twirled him around. The monster growled as it became disoriented. Luke tossed it towards a wall and smashed into it. The monster fell to the ground and dizzily stood up and walked around. Luke laughed at this.
(In the ballroom)
Those in the ballroom were starting to get overwhelmed by the vampires' attacks.
"We need a new plan of attack!" Red-Hulk shouted as he continued firing at the vampires." Change up our tactics! Use new attacks!" Jack shouted. "How do you plan to do that?!" Blade shouted as he slashed at a vampire he swiped at him.
Jack remembered seeing a move the Smashers used in several of their battles. He leapt over to Red-Hulk's side.
"You remember the attack you utilize with A-Bomb?" Jack asked. "Yeah... W-WH-WHYYYY?!" Red-Hulk cried as Jack grabbed him by his feet and threw him at the vampires with ease.
Red-Hulk's 'flight attack' caught about 10 vampires in the motion, sending them all to the ground. Red-Hulk groaned as he got on his feet. He started cussing at Jack.
"Nice one!" She-Hulk laughed as she punched another vampire. "Keep using new combinations! Figure out something that can be useful!" Werewolf by Night shouted as he lunged at another vamp.
She-Hulk and Frank nodded at one another. They smashed together his hammer-fist and her energy-gloved fist, which caused this shockwave of energy that, knocked down several vampires.
"Kid! Teleport me!" Blade shouted as he ran over to Cloak. "Where?!" Cloak replied with worry. "Take a look!" The dhampir shouted.
Cloak saw what he meant and nodded. Swiftly he engulfed Blade in his robes and teleported them behind a line of vampires who were picking themselves off the ground. Blade used his rapier to slash off their helmets. He quickly dug the blade into their skin, using his sword like a medical shot.
"It's working!" Dagger cried with surprise. "Keep firing men! Take your shots carefully!" The Alpha squad leader shouted as he fired on a vampire with his armor slashed off by Jack as he fought off another. "Yeah! Let's hope the others can find Spidey and stop that Creep!" She-Hulk called out as she traded blows with another vampire.
To be continued…