Chapter 551 Turning a Winning Game into a Losing One
Although Yang Le really wanted to say "make it short," seeing Steve's expression, he knew this wouldn't be a short story.
"This matter needs to be told from when you disappeared," Steve pondered for a moment before slowly opening his mouth. "At first, when we discovered you had disappeared, we were very panicked because we weren't sure if something had happened to you."
"We spent a lot of manpower and time searching for you, and in the end, it was thanks to Tony that we learned of this place that might be your base."
Pú Bà couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Although he didn't know how Tony knew the location of his secret base, if it was really as Steve said, then they should have entered the base once at the earliest about two years ago.
"We were originally prepared to enter here to analyze, but a sudden event disrupted all of our plan."
Speaking of this, a stern look appeared on Steve's face, and his hands couldn't help but clench together. Because he was using too much force, even through his gloves, the sound of bone creaking could be heard.
"That was the beginning of everything. The Hydra organization, which should have been destroyed, revived from the ash at some unknown time." Steve paused here, and then immediately gave an explanation.
"Hydra is an evil organization on Earth. I've dealt with them for half my life. I know that no matter what they want to do, it's definitely not a good thing. So, we had to put aside the mission of finding you and first deal with the business of Hydra. Sorry."
Seeing Yang Le nod to show understanding, Steve continued, "We received news that Hydra's goal was the Infinity Stones that the Avengers and SHIELD were searching for together. In order to prevent their plan from succeeding, we and Hydra entered a long attrition warfare."
"At first, we had the upper hand and gradually gained control of three Infinity Stones. These three are the Cosmic Cube, which contains the Space Stone, the Aether, which contains the Reality Stone, and the Mind Stone on Vision's head."
"For safety, we did not keep these three gems in one place. The Space Stone was given to Wakanda, the Aether was placed in Thor's home Asgard, and the Mind Stone was given to Vision for personal safekeeping."
Yang Le nodded secretly. Although there was only one difference in the storage locations compared to the original story, it was clear that this time the Avengers had put in some effort.
The storage locations of these three gems represent three factions, namely Wakanda, Asgard, and the Avengers. Storing the three gems separately not only increased the safety factor, but also united the three factions into one faction when they knew of each other's gem existence.
No matter which aspect was attacked, the other two aspects would receive news and then be prepared in advance. Thor couldn't possibly not tell his Dad about the gem. This time, with Odin's involvement, Yang Le couldn't figure out why Steve and the others could still turn a winning game into a losing one.
Fortunately, Steve quickly gave an explanation.
"At first, we were full of confidence and thought we would definitely guard the gems, but soon reality gave us a resounding slap in the face."
Steve raised his head and said in a trembling sound, "Thanos came, and he destroyed everything."
"How could that be?" Yang Le couldn't help but interrupt Steve. "Even if Thanos is strong, he couldn't possibly defeat the alliance formed by the three factions so quickly, right?"
"Because Thanos and Hydra joined forces." A tired but charming female sound sounded. Yang Le and Steve looked up at the same time and saw Natasha walking out of another bedroom.
"Thank you, Pú Bà." Natasha tidied her hair. "I haven't had such reassured sleep in a long time. In the past two years, my skin has become increasingly worse."
"No, you are still as beautiful and charming as before." Yang Le complimented. After all, it's a face that makes people want to drink bathwater, plus American Comics Technology preservation, time has not left a trace on Natasha's face.
"Thank you." Natasha smiled charmingly. "But let's get back to the main topic."
Putting away her smile, Natasha took over Steve's mission with a serious expression and began to narrate, "Loki doesn't know what method he used to escape from the Asgardian Dungeon. According to Thor's narration, he should have escaped when the Dark Elves rose."
"Because at that time, not only Asgard, but even the factions on Earth had focused their gaze on this battle. After all, you had previously brought intelligence that the Aether was very likely the Reality Stone. At that time, everyone's gaze was focused on the Dark Elves, and the guard on Loki was weakened."
It sounds like Malekith is even more miserable than in the original story, Yang Le thought to himself in his heart.
"With the three factions united, we quickly defeated the Dark Elves and also seized the Aether, but when it was over, we also found that Loki was gone."
"Later, we analyzed that Loki found Thanos. Although we don't know what happened between the two of them, it must have been him who established a connection between Thanos and Hydra."
Natasha said fiercely. Judging from her expression, she should be regretting not shooting Loki with a gun back then.
"After that, Thanos learned a lot of inside information from Hydra, including everything between us." Steve pointed his finger at Yang Le and himself respectively.
"In the presence of Thanos who knew all the inside story, we were like the Maginot Line."
Joke Analysis: A WWII veteran personally telling a WWII joke. Yang Le remained outwardly calm, but in reality, he was about to lose it.
"Thanos knew all the locations of the gems and also found a method to defeat us one by one."
The sound came from behind. Clint, who had been in sleep for half a day, finally woke up at this time. He slowly straightened up his body and narrated slowly.
"First, it was SHIELD and the Avengers. It turned out that more than half of the SHIELD agents were disguised as Hydra. SHIELD had long been infiltrated into a sieve. They used strategy to make the Avengers turn against each other and no longer trust each other."
Yang Le's gaze flickered. What was being narrated here should be the Civil War. This is indeed difficult to evaluate. After all, it is the hatred of revenge for killing Dad and Mom, which is indeed enough to become a fuse.
"Then it was Wakanda. Hydra contacted the Wakandan residents who were wandering abroad and launched a challenge to T'Challa, who had just become King of Wakanda. This national crisis made Wakanda unable to intervene in the Avengers' Civil War."
This is Killmonger.
"Finally, it was Asgard. Thanos directly attacked Asgard and fought with Odin. His subordinates held back Thor and sent subordinates to sneak into Asgard to awaken Surtur and Hela."
"One of them is Thor's sister, but she was sealed by Odin because of some business. The other is a giant who wants to destroy Asgard. As soon as these two woke up, they indiscriminately started killing everywhere. Even if Thor and Odin joined forces, they couldn't withstand such a siege."
"Even Great God Odin died in that battle."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 552 Thanos's Conspiracy and Trickery
"SHIELD, the Avengers, Wakanda, and Asgard, all four factions were attacked almost simultaneously, with forces strong enough to annihilate them."
Clint, who had just woken up, couldn't help but shudder, seemingly recalling something unpleasant.
"The previously established alliance is practically useless. No faction can spare the energy to support the others. We've been scattered."
Yang Le's eyes flickered. In the comic universe, Thanos is an exceptionally powerful military strategist. Compared to his unparalleled combat power derived from his Eternals heritage, in the comics, Thanos prefers to rely more on his brain.
Almost all of Thanos's actions are launched after careful deliberation. Except for a moment of diminished intellect when facing the Goddess of Death earlier, this cosmic emperor is virtually without weakness.
Almost every time he makes an entrance, Thanos uses his all-encompassing brain to devise brilliant strategies, making fools of superheroes, other supervillains, and even gods and Buddhas.
However, in the movie, honestly, although Thanos always puts on an air of having everything under control, Yang Le still feels that the movie only showcased Thanos's powerful combat power and barely demonstrated his military and strategic abilities. This is a minor regret.
But now it seems, the movie universe's Thanos is not weak in this aspect. After learning the news that his opponents were prepared, he didn't rashly attack. Instead, he began to gradually understand the various hostile factions on Earth.
Among these moves, the most brilliant was contacting Hydra. Hydra, which had infiltrated SHIELD so thoroughly it was like a sieve, knew all the information Thanos wanted. It can be said that once Hydra was in his grasp, the balance of offense and defense completely shifted.
Hydra's frequent appearances are likely related to Thanos. Although it's unknown how he managed it, it's estimated that Hydra was already under Thanos's command even back then.
Earth had almost no privacy before Thanos. For this planet that once held four gems, Thanos showed ample respect, laying out his plans step by step, and finally seizing victory with lightning speed.
"The first to fall was Asgard. Under the combined assault of Surtur and Hela, God King Odin and Queen Frigga perished in battle. Thor, gravely wounded, led the surviving Asgardians in retreat. Thanos withdrew triumphantly with the Reality Stone."
Natasha leaned back in her chair, her expression dazed.
"Next came SHIELD and the Avengers. During the Avengers' Civil War, Hydra suddenly revealed itself, catching us all completely off guard. Thanos dispatched two capable subordinates who entered the fray, killed Vision, and seized the Mind Stone. My eyes were ruined at that time as well."
Clint touched his eye socket, a wry smile appearing on his face.
"Wakanda was the last to fall." Steve crossed his arms, his expression serious. "T'Challa had just been plunged into grief over his father's death. His cousin Erik seized the opportunity to ambush him, winning against T'Challa in the battle for the throne, resulting in T'Challa's entire family becoming prisoners. During this time, Erik voluntarily offered the Space Stone."
Yang Le couldn't help but click his tongue. Just from the brief description, the tragic nature of the battle was evident. He estimated that the heroes who had died in the past few years were certainly more than just those mentioned, otherwise they wouldn't have brought Hawkeye, this blind man, along.
"It sounds like Earth has fallen into a desperate situation." Yang Le sighed. "How many remaining forces do you have now? It's not just the people here, is it?"
"Though our numbers are dwindling, we're not so depleted that we only have enough manpower to play a game of beach volleyball."
Steve gave a wry smile, then said, "I won't introduce Natasha and Clint. The young man who came with us is called Sam Wilson, code name Falcon. Before the 'Great Collapse,' he was just an ordinary soldier. I discovered and trained him, and now he's a warrior who can hold his own."
"Excuse me for interrupting," Yang Le interjected, holding up a hand to stop Steve. "What exactly is this 'Great Collapse' you mentioned?"
"It's when Earth completely collapsed." Clint took over, continuing the explanation. "Don't think we're making light of it, but we held out for a long time before we finally lost. And our defeat doesn't mean Earth itself is defeated."
"Thanos knows that the Time Stone still exists on Earth. We discussed this in a meeting with Ebony Maw. It's likely that the human traitor group within Hydra told him."
Clint slammed his hand on the desk beside him before continuing, "Once he had three gems, he naturally set his sights on the fourth. Thankfully, no one knows the Time Stone's location."
Afterward, Thanos launched a full-scale invasion of Earth for the Time Stone. Earth's technology was virtually no match for Thanos's army. Countries around the world began to gradually fall, and human society began to collapse. This is the 'Great Collapse'."
Yang Le nodded to show he understood, then gestured for Steve to continue.
"Besides the four of us, there's also Princess Shuri of Wakanda. Her brother and the Dora Milaje worked together to rescue her. Sadly, T'Challa and the others perished during the escape."
Steve sighed deeply, as if pausing for a moment of silence for the deceased before continuing.
"Rhode, also known as War Machine, died on the front line of the battle between America and Thanos's army. The Maximoff siblings are still alive, but their state isn't good, especially Wanda, who is now terrified of battle."
"Doctor Banner is still alive, but Thanos broke both his legs. Hulk is too afraid to emerge now. Tony is also alive, but sadly Pepper is dead, which has made him somewhat neurotic."
"Thor's injuries don't seem to be healing. In theory, he should have recovered long ago. Doctor Banner says it might be psychological, just like his own situation."
"Oh, right," Steve said, as if suddenly remembering something. "We've also gained quite a few new members, including two magicians. One is named Wong, who seems to be of Chinese descent, and the other is Stephen Strange, who was originally a surgeon."
"The others are just ordinary people. We're all living in shelters, hiding from Thanos's pursuit to this day. We came here today for two reasons: first, the resources in our base are depleted, and second, Tony and Shuri jointly located your position, so we came to try our luck."
"Looks like we came to the right place," Steve said, a rare smile gracing his lips. His words weren't absolute. After all, Earth is in this state. Forcing the others to help would be like dragging irrelevant people into a pit of fire.
Although Steve desperately needed their help, he didn't have much hope.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 553 Alliance Still in Effect
"Our Alliance is still in effect, Captain."
Yang Le saw Steve's concerns and directly gave him reassurance without hiding anything, after all, the Movie Universe becoming like this was indeed inseparable from him.
However, this kind of confident statement followed by being taken away by the Villain in one wave, why does it give Yang Le a familiar feeling? He seemed to have seen it in the Real Universe.
Right! It was that unbearable Memory, called Apokolips...
"Ugh!"
The Death Memory suddenly attacked Yang Le's Brain. That Memory was so dogshit that Yang Le really couldn't help but throw up.
Fortunately, he has now transformed into Upchuck. His unique physiological structure prevents him from being able to vomit a large pile of semi-solid and semi-liquid vomit. He can only spit out a little Gas at most now.
But this was enough to scare Steve and the other two in front of him. Originally, when they heard Yang Le say he would continue to help them, Steve and the others were still very happy, but who would have thought that the next second Upchuck would start vomiting and spit out several streams of Gas of different colors.
"Mr. Upchuck, are you alright?" Steve just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Upchuck reaching out his Hand.
"I'm fine, it's just an Old Wound that relapsed." Yang Le waved his Hand, and also declined Clint's support from behind.
"It seems like none of us have had it easy." Steve smiled wryly. He thought Mr. Upchuck was really injured, and automatically filled in the Reason for the Plumbers' disappearance. He must have encountered some powerful enemies and participated in some War, right?
Strictly speaking, Steve was not wrong. Yang Le did encounter powerful enemies (DC Animation), and indeed participated in War (Apokolips War). This War not only caused Yang Le Injury, but also countless American Comics Fans were also harmed.
Rounding it up, the Plumbers almost perished!
"Sort of." Yang Le put his Hand on the Respirator inlaid with the Omnitrix Symbol and adjusted it. "After leaving your Universe, we have indeed experienced many Wars."
This was also not a lie. Zombie Universe, Beyonders, just these two alone surpassed the threats encountered by the Movie Universe at this time. One almost destroyed a Universe, and the other almost destroyed all Parallel Universes.
"Our... Universe?" Natasha frowned. "What does that mean?"
Obviously, this sentence was beyond her comprehension. If those High Intelligence Characters like Tony were here, they should be able to understand what Yang Le was saying, but the people present were clearly not in that range.
"Do you know the Parallel Universe Theory?" Yang Le calmed his churning Belly, and continued after seeing a few people nod.
"It's good that you know. Although it may deviate a bit from the theory, that thing is real. The Plumbers' scope of Work is not just a narrow range of one Universe. We are fighting for the entire Multiverse."
"I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost with what you're saying." Steve looked embarrassed, but Natasha beside him helped him out.
"It's very simple, Captain. You can convert Universe into City. What Mr. Upchuck means is that they are not just local police, but Agents like SHIELD who manage everything."
"That's also a way to explain it." Yang Le nodded helplessly. Although it's not completely correct, explaining it in detail would take too much Time. It's better to skip it if possible.
Steve's Gaze still revealed a hint of clarity. He felt that after returning, he should ask Tony to give him a lesson, even if he used those sharp and sarcastic Words to say about himself, he would have to endure it.
"The Reason why we all suddenly left is because of this. Simply put, a group of Madmen appeared in the Multiverse. They wanted to destroy all Universe. The Plumbers urgently summoned all Plumbers to stop them."
Yang Le simplified the matter of the Beyonders and said it, which was considered to be patching up the Plumbers he made up with a pudding.
Although a lie needs to be maintained with countless lies, Yang Le now does not want to drop his Persona. After all, this might bring hostility from Steve and others. Don't look at them now as if they are no different from usual. Yang Le knows this is just the surface.
After experiencing more than two years of cruel War, Friends and Family died one after another, and the recovered Nation and Planet fell. No matter how you think about it, their mental State will not be very good.
Yang Le was extremely grateful that he transformed into Upchuck. After all, Steve and the others had seen this Alien Hero. If it were a completely new Alien, he would have to waste a lot of Words, and it was not impossible for them to get physical.
If it doesn't work out, he can really establish a Plumbers in the future and turn the Persona into reality. Coincidentally, he has also spawned a bunch of Frost Phantoms, and he can also get some Green Lanterns to make up the numbers. Isn't it simple to create a Plumbers?
Steve and the others nodded. Although they were not clear whether what Yang Le said was true or false, at least this Explanation could make them feel better.
In fact, not to mention others, even Steve couldn't help but have some complaints about the Plumbers in his Heart. After all, they said they would fight against the enemy together, so why did you run away when something really happened?
Although he knew that this matter could not be blamed on the Plumbers, but everyone makes mistakes. It was already very good that Steve and the three of them didn't say it out loud.
After all, a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions.
"I know it's a bit presumptuous to ask this." Steve said with a serious Face. "But for the sake of our Planet, I can only be rude."
"May I ask how much Manpower the Plumbers can Support us with now?"
The Reason for saying it was presumptuous was because Yang Le had said before that the Plumbers had also just experienced a great War, and he himself had also shown some Symptoms of discomfort. Although he couldn't see any Injury on Upchuck, this could also be attributed to the different physiology of Aliens.
At least Steve really wanted to believe what Yang Le said, otherwise he wouldn't have asked this question.
"Manpower..." Yang Le hesitated for a moment and didn't say it directly. He was thinking about how to help Steve and the others.
After all, Yang Le has the Ability to directly pull Thanos down from his throne and beat him up. Even if Thanos had the complete Infinity Gauntlet, he would not be Yang Le's opponent. Yang Le could even win without using Alien X.
However, Yang Le felt that he couldn't do this. This was all due to the previous OBA Event and Eternity's Words.
Flowers in a greenhouse cannot survive in the crisis-ridden Marvel Universe. If he directly helps Steve and others clear obstacles, what if the next Thanos comes?
Yang Le cannot always wipe their Butt. He must make the Avengers become capable of standing alone, at least grow up to be able to solve Universe-level Crisis.
Yang Le was slow to open his Opening, and Steve and the others' Hearts were also up and down. Just at this Time, a loud noise suddenly appeared at the other end of the Base.
"Boom!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 554 Black Order Four Generals (?)
"The Vanguard sent out have not responded for a long time."
A figure wearing a black robe, as thin as withered wood, floated out from the darkness. In front of him were a group of Vanguard kneeling on the ground.
"Since the army descended upon Earth, we have been invincible. It is the first time that so many soldiers have lost contact at once."
A humanoid carrying a huge war blade with an exaggerated shape on his shoulder, most of his body hidden under a black cape, quietly appeared behind the Vanguard. Next to him was a well-figured woman holding a spear as tall as a person, with horns on her head and the upper half of her face blue.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two loud noises were accompanied by tremors like an earthquake. A giant beast with an extremely exaggerated physique and covered in scales looked ferociously at the kneeling Vanguard.
"What were those guys called again? Ebony Maw." The humanoid carrying the war blade asked the slender figure casually.
"Superheroes, Corvus Glaive." Ebony Maw replied expressionlessly. "Translated into a language you can understand, it's 'Superhero'."
"Haha!" Corvus Glaive laughed loudly. "Heroes scurrying around with their heads in their hands, truly the funniest joke, my dear."
Proxima Midnight remained cold-faced, but nodded in respect. Black Dwarf on the side let out a few low roars with a hint of laughter.
"No matter what, Corvus Glaive." Ebony Maw lightly tapped the ground with his toe and landed, waving his hand to dismiss the kneeling Vanguard.
"Those guys scurrying around with their heads in their hands have indeed devoured an entire Vanguard army. This is a great disgrace. I can hardly imagine what will happen if Your Majesty finds out about this?"
"We have wasted enough time on Earth." Ebony Maw clasped his hands together in front of his chest. "Your Majesty has long lost patience. He even abandoned us to go to other parts of the universe to find the other two gems."
"Perhaps, the reason why those heroes can eliminate a Vanguard army is because they also used gems."
Ebony Maw was eloquent. With just a casual remark, he stirred up the inner heart of everyone present. If it was really as this withered branch said, then the person who snatched the gems must be the number one contributor.
"Interesting." Corvus Glaive twirled a blade. The blade cut through the air, making a subtle sound, but it made everyone present except Proxima Midnight feel chills.
"Tell me the position where the signal was sent from. I will go and see for myself."
After Corvus Glaive finished speaking, he didn't even turn his head back, and walked away carrying his war blade. Black Dwarf on the side looked a little anxious, he also wanted to compete for this merit.
"Clang!"
A spear slammed into the inevitable path of Black Dwarf's advance. It was Proxima Midnight. She held the spear and calmly stared at the tall Black Dwarf in front of her without a trace of fear.
"Roar!"
Black Dwarf became enraged and roared loudly, raising his hand to grab Proxima Midnight. The latter clenched the spear in her hand, ready to strike first and poke a few holes in the former.
"Enough!"
Ebony Maw's voice was not loud, but it was enough to directly strike everyone's mind present. However, this was not enough to stop the two generals from moving.
Ebony Maw himself also knew that this would definitely not stop the two. The hands that were originally clasped together in front of his chest gently separated. Along with his movements, Proxima Midnight and Black Dwarf were sent flying backwards several meters.
This was not enough to hurt the two, but it was enough to separate them. Taking advantage of this time, Ebony Maw quietly landed between the two, stopping their fight.
"We are all blades of Your Majesty. As long as we can handle business well, we should be content. Self-destruction must never happen."
Black Dwarf snorted out two streams of white vapor disdainfully. Proxima Midnight slammed the spear in her hand heavily on the ground, then turned and left. Judging from her appearance, she was preparing to help her husband, Corvus Glaive.
"Wait a moment, Proxima Midnight." Ebony Maw suddenly opening his mouth to stop her. The latter turned her head back and waited for the former to speak.
"Last time, the Vanguard found some clues about the group of survivors. You need to go and see if you can find them. Black Dwarf can't do this kind of work."
"Understood." Proxima Midnight nodded, then imitated her husband, and left without looking back.
Leaving behind a large number of Vanguard, Black Dwarf with a face full of displeasure, and Ebony Maw who didn't know what he was thinking.
…
"Pu Tong!"
Corvus Glaive plunged into the water and dived into the sea surrounded by a group of Vanguard. Soon he saw the underwater mountain marked as the goal. It looked really unremarkable, but the small submarine waiting aside told of the difference here.
Swinging his legs, Corvus Glaive quickly rushed to the front of the goal. Ignoring the request of his subordinate Vanguard to lead the way, he raised the war blade in his hand and slashed down at the submarine.
The sharp war blade cut through the submarine without any hindrance. After a short wait, the weathered submarine instantly turned into two halves, losing its momentum and turning into deep sea garbage and falling towards the seabed.
'In this way, these rats will have no way to escape.'
Corvus Glaive switched hands to hold the war blade. After a short period of charging, he swung the blade in his hand at the mountain again.
The sea water was briefly separated, and the invincible war blade cut off the mountain, revealing a scene that did not belong to nature at all, a technology building that was obviously beyond Earth's technology.
Because of the angle of the slash, Corvus Glaive failed to completely cut open the base. He only cut out a small opening, but it was enough for him to dive in.
Although drowning the enemy with sea water was the best choice, Corvus Glaive obviously did not intend to choose this easy option. This kind of opponent was his favorite aspect of battle.
Omitting the process and only seeing the tragic state of the prey's death, Corvus Glaive did not like this kind of tasteless business. He wanted to personally catch those rats who wasted his long time, even if he couldn't find the gem, he could use them to relieve his heart qi.
Changing his blade gesture, Corvus Glaive took the lead and rushed into the crack. Behind him, there were dozens of Vanguard following. Obviously having subordinates but exploring the way himself, this represented that he simply looked down on the creatures on Earth.
This was the confidence accumulated from two years of victory. Just like Ebony Maw said before, since coming to Earth, they had never lost a battle.
But today was obviously different.
Corvus Glaive rushed into the base. Without the obstruction of sea water, he was about to open his mouth to ridicule the living beings in the base, even though Corvus Glaive had not seen them at all.
But after leaving the sea water, what greeted him was not air, but an iron fist.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Corvus Glaive, seeing stars, fell powerlessly to the ground like a sparrow hitting glass.
[Note: It is estimated that this Black Order General was not invited to participate in the Marvel Movie.]
[Note:]
[End of chapter]
Chapter 555 General Corvus Glaive
General Corvus Glaive clutched his Goblin-like face, the dizziness in his brain almost making him vomit.
'What the hell happened?' That was his first thought, but in less than a second he realized he had been hit.
'The touch felt like metal, but it was warm, like some lifeform with powerful physical fitness had hit me with a fist.'
Shaking his head, General Corvus Glaive recovered and sorted out his thoughts. Just as he was about to stand up, a warm liquid splashed over him. A strong metallic smell filled his nostrils, and a disgusting stickiness slipped through his fingers. It was blood!
A lot of blood, like a torrential rain, poured all at once over General Corvus Glaive. Except for the fresh blood cut by the invincible war blade in his hand, his whole body was soaked in blood, looking as if he had changed into a set of clothes.
This smell was very familiar to him, it was from the Outriders he had brought. These single-minded clone soldiers were very useful. As long as the glorious death was engraved in their DNA, these things would step onto the battlefield one after another.
The battle-hardened General Corvus Glaive was very clear about the smell of his subordinates. These things were all cut from the same mold, without the slightest difference, and without any novelty.
General Corvus Glaive raised his head, and he only saw a lifeform he had never seen before. The creature was wearing a uniform that was mainly black and blue with unique red patterns. Only a small amount of skin was exposed, including strong arms and a striking bald head.
Scarlet eyes showed no emotion at all. Those thick and powerful arms were each grabbing the upper and lower body of an Outrider. Sticky fresh blood was constantly flowing out from the cross-section.
Behind that person, there were still dozens of Outriders floating. Some of their bodies were twisted into unimaginable shapes, and the rest, without obvious external injury, were also motionless, as if they had lost consciousness.
"Thump, thump."
Two muffled sounds of landing came. That person released the Outriders in his hands. The sound of landing was like a starting gun. The intact Outriders floating behind him began to rotate their upper bodies to the right and their lower bodies to the left in unison.
Just like wringing a rag, in a chilling sound of bones shattering, the fresh blood of the Outriders was all squeezed out of their bodies. It was obvious that the person in front of him used invisible power to control them. Otherwise, what was squeezed out should not only be fresh blood, but also bone and broken internal organs.
Even the battle-hardened General Corvus Glaive, who had been through countless battlefields before following Thanos, couldn't help but feel fear when he saw this scene.
Grasping the war blade in his hand tightly, this old partner who had accompanied him in countless battle barely gave him a trace of safety. General Corvus Glaive still did not stand up, but maintained his current posture, looking like a beast about to hunt.
"Who are you?" General Corvus Glaive asked. "Never fight a useless battle" was his motto. Even if he had to face death, it must be a death of value, in preparation for a comeback.
"Martian Manhunter."
The person in front of him was Yang Le transformed into Martian Manhunter. He had created clones even before returning to the Movie Universe, just to keep his persona of the plumbers. In addition to Gutrot and Martian Manhunter, there was also a Grey Matter clone on standby for unforeseen needs.
The reason for transforming into Martian Manhunter was because he was too versatile. Apart from flame, there were no obvious weaknesses. And this fatal weakness had been solved by Yang Le's method.
After solving this weakness, Martian Manhunter could even solo all instances in the entire Movie Universe. The Swiss Army Knife among Super Heroes was not just for show.
"Martian... Manhunter?" General Corvus Glaive was briefly stunned. "That planet doesn't have any creatures." (Note 1)
Yang Le just tilted his head at this, neither denying nor agreeing with General Corvus Glaive's words. After all, in the Marvel Universe, Mars indeed had nothing special about it.
"Are you playing games with me?" General Corvus Glaive immediately connected Yang Le's previous words with his current expression, thinking that the other party was humiliating him.
This made him fly into a rage. No longer probing, his slender legs burst out with surprising strength. His whole person shot towards Yang Le in the air like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
"Swish!"
The piercing sound of air being torn came. The peerless blade in his hand split the air and slashed down at Yang Le, who was neither dodging nor avoiding.
The fact that the other party did not react was not beyond General Corvus Glaive's expectations. When Yang Le's punch smashed into his face, he felt through his rich battle experience that the person in front of him definitely possessed amazing defense power.
This kind of opponent might be extremely difficult for others to deal with, but General Corvus Glaive liked this type of enemy the most. Because they possessed powerful defense power, they were extremely arrogant, and they neither dodged nor avoided most attacks. This gave General Corvus Glaive an opportunity.
For example, the robot with a vibranium body two years ago had arrogantly taken a slash from him. General Corvus Glaive still remembered the other party's unbelievable expression, as well as the horrified or anger expressions of his partner.
He liked to savor these things the most.
As General Corvus Glaive expected, the peerless blade passed through the air without any resistance as usual, just like an empty swing that did not hit the target.
"Tap."
General Corvus Glaive landed gently, turned his head to admire the expression that he had seen countless times and never got tired of, but found that Yang Le was also looking at him at this time.
General Corvus Glaive curled the corner of his mouth. The peerless blade was really too sharp, so sharp that even the physical body of the creature in front of him had reacted to being cut open. It didn't matter, he had experienced this scene many times. In at most two seconds, that person would split in half.
"1." General Corvus Glaive gently opened his mouth, leaning on his war blade. His tone was frivolous, as if announcing that Yang Le's death was approaching.
"2 Pu!"
Before he could finish counting to two, Yang Le's fist had already slammed into his face. General Corvus Glaive, who had a confident expression in the previous second, was sent flying out in the next second and smashed into an instrument.
The precise instrument was instantly destroyed, bursting out with countless electric arcs that crackled and climbed onto General Corvus Glaive's body, causing his body to spasm slightly. However, because the voltage was not enough, it could not cause him any damage.
"This... this... this is impossible!" General Corvus Glaive said, while teeth fell out of his mouth. Even his pointed chin seemed more prominent, turning into a shape that looked like it enjoyed playing match-three games.
"Why... why weren't you cut open by me?"
"I dodged it." Yang Le condescendingly looked down at the embarrassed General Corvus Glaive. "Before your blade cut me, I used control of my cells to dodge it."
Note 1: Marvel Comics has published a comic called "Martian Mouse Rider", and it was even made into an anime. It is very likely that it is still many people's childhood memories. Unfortunately, the author has only watched one or two episodes.
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