"Wait a moment. I'll head to Europe to find some human traffickers and convince them to support you with long-range firepower."
Pierce could only respond in helplessness.
In truth, Pierce was slightly hesitant in his promises; before finding an effective way to deal with that strange woman, no nation or power was willing to confront the "Celestial Dome."
His aim with those promises was simply to deceive the Baron, giving him confidence to act.
Sokovia
From his window, Pietro looked out fearfully at the utter chaos sweeping through the area. War had returned once again.
This kind of disaster occurred nearly every few months, and the locals already had a relatively advanced emergency plan to deal with it.
"Wanda, did you lock the door?" Pietro asked, his voice slightly trembling.
Wanda answered cautiously, "Yes, I locked the door and shut off the power meter. No one should know we're here."
Pietro sighed. "I don't know which armed group brought their forces this time. I just hope they don't use weapons of mass destruction, or this building won't be safe for us."
Suddenly, Wanda cried out in surprise, pointing outside:
"Pietro! Look! It seems those armed men are being hunted not by humans... but by robots!"
"Robots?!"
Pietro looked in the direction his sister pointed, and saw a hideous steel robot slaughtering the militants without mercy.
He shouted in shock:
"Is this... an invasion from another dimension?!"
Wanda asked in confusion:
"I don't know of any armed group that possesses such advanced technology. And why would a group with such power care about a place like Sokovia? I don't understand."
Pietro said:
"I suggest we check the Marvel List's private chat channel. Maybe we'll learn something about this attack…"
Marvel List Chat Channel
When Pierce learned that Sokovia was being attacked by unknown robots, he began to question who might be behind it.
After a brief moment of thought, Pierce immediately identified the culprit.
At this point, there was only one person with both the capability and audacity to do this... That man!
Pierce: @Isaac Leclerc, according to our sources, a group of unidentified robots is invading Sokovia. Is this your doing? Why are you invading an innocent country without any clear reason?
Isaac, who had just woken up, opened the chat after seeing the @ mention notification and joined out of curiosity.
After reading Pierce's message, he typed:
Isaac: "Seems you're not entirely stupid. So? Surprised? Shocked? Innocent? Do you really believe that nonsense?"
Pierce: Do you understand what you're doing? You're destroying peace, attacking a weak country for no reason. The people there will suffer the horrors of war. Don't you feel any guilt? Are you trying to make all of humanity your enemy?
Isaac: As if they weren't already suffering before I arrived? I'm simply offering them a new system… a service they can't refuse. And making all of humanity my enemy? Sorry... even you all aren't worthy of being my enemies.
Tony Stark: What?! This guy really invaded a country? That's a serious escalation! Isn't America going to do something about this?
President Bill (New U.S. President): "We, the American people, strongly condemn this unethical behavior! If you don't halt your invasion immediately, we will intervene militarily!"
And since America spoke, the rest followed the same path.
President Xi Jinping (China): Our intercontinental missiles are ready. If you don't stop, we will also take action.
President Charles (France): "We support peace in Europe and strongly oppose this blatant invasion. We will take the necessary measures when needed."
But Isaac, reading these repeated declarations, seemed clearly amused.
"Peace? Sokovia, this little town, is destroyed daily by more than a dozen armed groups… and you call that peace?"
Isaac: "Go ahead, launch your ICBMs if you want. Or use your nuclear bombs. Let's just see where they land."
Natasha (Black Widow): You have this power… so why destroy the peace we fought for? Aren't you afraid of starting a new world war?
Tony Stark: What you're doing has nothing to do with democracy. Even the U.S. wouldn't go this far! You're powerful… you should at least have the dignity not to harm the weak.
Isaac: Oh? Should I act like America? Send a celebrity to deliver a speech after the war saying: 'Even though people lost their homes, lives, and families… they're now free'?
President Bill: That's a distortion of the truth! An insult to the American people! As everyone knows, America is a land of freedom and strength. We only protect the freedom of other nations…
Natasha: …
Hill: If you hate the United States this much, then what's the difference between your behavior and theirs?
Isaac: The difference is simple… I'm stronger than America, and I will bring them true peace.
Hill: Aren't you afraid the entire world will become your enemy?
Isaac: Who dares to be my enemy? Let them come forward and speak! I want to see how many people in this world don't fear death!
At that moment… a heavy silence fell upon the chat room.
The power Faora alone possessed was equivalent to — if not more terrifying than — a nuclear bomb. No single nation or organization dared to provoke someone with such strength... not without a price.
Except, of course, Hydra.
President Charles: I have a simple comment. After verifying the situation in Sokovia, I found the country drowning in chaos. As long as Mr. Isaac is willing to bring peace to it, we, as a sovereign nation, will continue to support him.
President of China: We will too. We previously opposed Isaac simply out of ignorance of the true situation. But now we understand Sokovia desperately needs a man like him to restore order.