Bang~!" The wall exploded, and Hulk's disheveled figure appeared, grunting and rubbing his neck, seemingly very uncomfortable.
From the crack, Lu Yifang slowly emerged, holding the small notebook Banner had given him, flipping through it intently.
"Banner was right, Hulk's neck is indeed more vulnerable compared to other parts. So, the next sensitive spot should be…"
"Roar~!" While Lu Yifang was muttering to himself, Hulk roared and lunged at him again.
But Lu Yifang calmly received Hulk, then slammed him hard to the ground, pinning Hulk's chest, and Lu Yifangdelivered a punch to Hulk's face.
"Boom~!" The ground was torn apart by the struggling Hulk, and both of them fell together onto the hangar deck on the lower level of the ship.
"The effect is okay, but it's still not enough." Lu Yifangstood up and shook his head unconsciously.
"Lu Yifang, have you dealt with Hulk yet?" Fury's anxious voice came through, accompanied by piercing alarms from his end.
"Almost, give me a little more time." Lu Yifang replied.
"You better hurry, or else before we even make contact with the aliens, you two will have torn down the entire Airborne Aircraft Carrier." Fury growled.
"Alright, I'll try to be quick." With a sigh, Lu Yifanglooked at Hulk again.
Defeating Hulk was no pressure for him, but subduing Hulk was harder than defeating him. After all, Bannerwas on their side, and Lu Yifang couldn't just kill him like he would Apocalypse. And this Airborne Aircraft Carrier was like tofu to Hulk; the two of them fighting casually was indeed no different from demolition work.
That's why Lu Yifang took out the small notebook Banner gave him, hoping to find Hulk's weakness, preferably something that could knock Hulk out without killing or crippling him.
But after trying all the weaknesses described in it, the effect was not as good as expected. Just as Lu Yifangwas about to give up and simply throw this guy from ten thousand meters in the sky, his gaze inadvertently fell on Hulk's lower body.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally, Lu Yifang showed a hint of hesitation. Banner was a man after all, doing something like that to him seemed a bit too cruel. So… Lu Yifang decisively broke several surrounding cameras. If he remembered correctly, Banner usually had no memory when he reverted, so now…
"Roar~!" The next moment, the entire Airborne Aircraft Carrier could hear Hulk's deafening roar, and anyone who wasn't deaf could hear the astonishing rage hidden within it.
Roar~! Hulk takes massive damage, enters enraged state, attack power increased by three hundred percent. The enraged Hulk furiously pounces on Lu Yifang, throwing a fist the size of a head at Lu Yifang.
Attack immune, damage +0. Lu Yifang used counter skill: Basic Attack Kick.
Roar, roar~! Hulk takes critical double damage, enters extremely enraged state, attack power increased by one thousand percent (physical).
Attack immune, damage +0. Lu Yifang used counter skill: Stomp.
Roar, roar~ Meow!!! Hulk takes fatal damage, enters critical health enraged state, attack power increased +MAX (physical).
Attack immune, damage +0. Lu Yifang found a hammer and used counter skill: Chaotic Cloak Hammer Method.
Hulk's roars could still be heard on the Airborne Aircraft Carrier, but a careful listener could discern that the anger in them was diminishing, replaced by endless grievance and a sense of resigned self-abandonment.
And anyone near that area could also hear a sound mixed with the roars that was absolutely a hallucination.
"Haha, go ahead and scream, no one will come to save you even if you scream until your throat breaks."
A minute later, when Lu Yifang walked out refreshed, whistling, Hulk, stripped to the waist, lay weakly on the ground, eyes rolled back, tears still in the corners of his eyes, and saliva continuously overflowing from the corners of his mouth.
"Fury, I've successfully dealt with Hulk." Lu Yifang was about to contact Fury when a violent explosion suddenly came through the communicator.
At the same time, the Airborne Aircraft Carrier began to shake violently.
"What's going on?" When Lu Yifang flew out of the Airborne Aircraft Carrier, he found that the Airborne Aircraft Carrier was rapidly falling.
"It's Hawkeye, he invaded the bridge control room and used a virus to destroy our system. The Airborne Aircraft Carrier is completely out of control, we're going to crash." Fury's anxious voice came through.
"How long will it take you to restore the system?" Lu Yifang said calmly.
"About two minutes, but it's useless. One of the turbine groups is broken. Even if the system is restored, we don't have enough power to stop the descent. Tony and Captain will need at least five minutes to repair the turbine group."
"As long as it can be repaired." Lu Yifang said, then plunged down rapidly, arriving at the bottom of the Airborne Aircraft Carrier. Looking at this colossal behemoth, pressing down like a mountain, weighing who knows how many tens of thousands of tons, Lu Yifang calmly extended a hand.
"Bang~!" The falling ship suddenly jolted at this moment and then stopped directly.
…
While Lu Yifang was stabilizing the Airborne Aircraft Carrier, Thor finally arrived at Loki's detention area. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Loki had already walked out of the cage.
"No!" Thor roared. He still wanted to take Loki back to Asgard. How could he let his evil Otouto run out again and then go fool around with strangers? So he directly rushed forward, wanting to subdue Loki again.
But unfortunately, Loki had already seen through his foolish older brother's thoughts, so Thor only touched an illusion. He had already come out with the help of the accomplice, he was just waiting for Thor to arrive.
So when Thor came to his senses, he was already locked in the cage.
"You really never learn, do you?" Loki looked at Thorplayfully, then walked towards the control panel. "Humans once thought we were immortal, so let's test that, shall we?"
Watching Thor's uneasy yet helpless and aggrieved expression, Loki felt an immense satisfaction in his heart, as if he had snorted two large bags of "laundry detergent."
My foolish older brother, you have your day too! Beg me~ Hurry and beg me, haha!
To hear Thor beg, Loki even deliberately slowed down his movements. But unfortunately, Thor was like a stubborn child; although his face, unable to hide his thoughts, fully displayed his emotions, his mouth simply refused to open.
This greatly angered Loki, but just as he was about to press the button, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Don't move~!" Coulson, holding a huge energy weapon gun, had already aimed it at Loki.
"What are you doing?" When he saw the energy weapon gun, a hint of unease appeared on Loki's face.
"Stand aside." Coulson said, shaking the gun. Ever since he got on this ship, Coulson felt his role becoming smaller and smaller under the aura of the superheroes. But thankfully, he had seized his chance now.
"Cool, isn't it? We studied the Destroyer. Although our progress was difficult due to different technology trees, with the help of Kamar-Taj's magic, we still managed to create a prototype. Want to test its power?"
"Oh, I really do want to try?" Loki's voice suddenly came from behind Coulson, and when he turned around, the weapon in his hand had already been seized.
"This good thing, let your friends verify it." Loki said, taking out the Mind Stone brought by the accomplice, then touched it to Coulson's chest.
Ch 172
No!" Looking at loki's scepter reaching out, Coulson's pupils constricted, and he instinctively grabbed the scepter with his right hand.
He wasn't afraid of death, but if he were to turn his gun on his comrades, with whom he had shared life and death, like Hawkeye, Coulson would rather be killed. But obviously, he wasn't as strong as Loki, and the scepter, touching Coulson's chest, emitted a dazzling blue light in an instant.
And as Coulson was momentarily lost, Loki released him. "How do you feel? Do you know who your enemy is now?"
Looking at the smiling Loki, Coulson blinked. Still with a hint of confusion in his expression, he instinctively gripped his energy gun with both hands. "Yes, I certainly do."
"Then go do what you need to do," Loki said, waving his hand. He was still busy training his foolish brother.
"As you wish, you bastard," Coulson said, then aimed his gun at Loki and fired a shot.
"Boom!" The next moment, the energy cannon fired, and the powerful energy directly blasted Loki away.
"Oh, that's so powerful!" Coulson's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but touch the energy weapon in his hand a bit more, then turned his gaze towards Thor.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out right away," Coulson said, walking to the control platform.
But at this moment, Thor's expression changed, and he quickly shouted, "Coulson, wait a moment! Loki isn't that easy to defeat. You first…"
However, before Thor could finish his sentence, a silver-blue light flashed, directly piercing through Coulson's chest.
"No, Loki, what have you done?!" Thor roared, witnessing this scene with his own eyes truly enraged him.
And looking at Thor, whose eyes were filled with anger, Loki's gaze flickered for a moment, then he suddenly smiled. "Goodbye, my foolish brother!"
With the button pressed, Loki withdrew his gaze and limped away from the scene.
Only Coulson was left lying on the ground, his chest pierced by the energy cannon, blood continuously gushing out, and he felt his life rapidly ebbing away.
"Did I mess up? I really am a terrible Agent."
"Indeed, you're quite terrible. I used that thing on you, and when I came back to check, you were still like this. But this is good too; with the stimulation of life and death, your genes will be activated more thoroughly." Lu Yifang walked out from somewhere, shaking his head as he spoke to Coulson, who was lying on the ground.
"It's Lu Yifang. Loki went in that direction," Coulsonstruggled to stretch out his hand, trying to point. As for Lu Yifang's self-talk, as a dying man, he pretended not to hear it.
"You don't need to tell me, I know," Lu Yifang said calmly. After the Airborne Aircraft Carrier calmed down, he rushed here immediately.
In fact, he had already arrived when Loki was about to leave, but he deliberately avoided him for a short while to let Loki escape.
That's right, he deliberately let Loki escape. Otherwise, if he wanted to stop him during this period, Lu Yifanghad plenty of methods. But Lu Yifang's true purpose was to have Loki open the door and truly usher in a new era. Fury, Professor, Magneto, and many others knew that after Thor's appearance, Earth was bound to enter the interstellar era, and it would be forcefully pulled into it.
It was just a matter of time and who would initiate the interstellar era. And having Loki do it was far better than having Mephisto, Ronan, or even Thanos do it later. After all, Loki was far inferior to them, and the victory of the first interstellar war would also help boost human confidence and slightly deter other interstellar civilizations.
This was what Lu Yifang thought: since war was inevitable, why not choose an easy one to practice with first?
"Thank you, Lu Yifang," Coulson's weak voice pulled Lu Yifang back from his thoughts.
"Every time I've been in trouble before, I've had to ask you for help, but this time, I'm afraid I really have to rest."
Looking at Coulson's apologetic smile, who was just short of saying he'd repay him in his next life, Lu Yifangcouldn't help but smile too. "It's regrettable, but this time I still have to help. You want to die without my permission? You're thinking too much."
After Lu Yifang finished speaking, he pulled out a small bottle of light blue liquid from his magic ring and dripped it into Coulson's mouth.
"Cough, cough!" As the light blue liquid entered his mouth, Coulson coughed violently. Then, the flesh around the large hole in his chest began to Creep, healing at a visible rate.
"What exactly is this?" Feeling the changes in his body, Coulson looked incredulous.
"The Mutant's healing elixir, Apocalypse's blood," Lu Yifang replied.
"Mutant?" Hearing this, Coulson couldn't help but frown, immediately recalling the golden crystal that had turned into smoke earlier. "Lu Yifang, what did you do to me?"
"I remember you used to complain about the stress of working with superheroes causing hair loss, right? So I turned you into a superhero," Lu Yifang said calmly.
"So you turned me into a Mutant, using that thing," Coulson said, standing up. Coulson naturally wouldn't be repulsed by becoming a Mutant; he wasn't a conservative fundamentalist. On the contrary, he was actually a little excited about what kind of power he would have.
"Tell me about what felt off just now. I want to guess your ability," Lu Yifang asked at this point. Whether it was the immediate changes Coulson showed when he first used the x crystal, or Apocalypse's blood healing him later, it all indicated that Coulson had definitely become a Mutant.
However, the result was still that Loki easily dealt with him. Could this guy's power be a Lv1 weakling?
"If I had to say, it seems that when my right hand touched loki's scepter, his mind control ability failed," Coulson guessed.
"Failed?" Hearing this, Lu Yifang couldn't help but frown. That was the power of the Mind Stone, even if it was only a small part that had been activated. Thinking of this, Lu Yifang immediately reached out and grabbed Coulson's right hand.
"Why are you pulling me?" Feeling the strength in his hand, Coulson asked in confusion.
And upon hearing this, Lu Yifang's expression suddenly changed. In fact, he had used his ability just now, but it seemed to have failed. At this moment, he actually felt like he was truly pulling a person weighing over a hundred pounds. The moment he touched this right hand, his ability was nullified.
"Wind!" Lu Yifang's expression darkened as he let out a low growl. The surrounding air flowed rapidly, and the next moment, Coulson was pushed out by a powerful force, hitting the wall.
"What are you doing?" Coulson, who was dazed from the impact, asked with some annoyance.
"If I'm not mistaken, I think I know your ability," Lu Yifang said with a strange expression. "Your ability is very powerful; it seems to be able to nullify all supernatural forces it comes into contact with."
"That powerful!" Hearing this, Coulson's eyes widened. "Does that mean I can nullify Mutant energy attacks and a magician's magic?"
"Theoretically, yes, but further testing is needed."
"Then I've really become a superhero," Coulson said, his expression exhilarated. In the past, most of the dangerous missions he undertook were related to supernatural forces, which was why he, as an ordinary person, felt so helpless. But if supernatural forces had no effect on him, then as an elite Agent, he had nothing to fear.
"Wait, something seems wrong. If supernatural forces have no effect on me, then why did your wind affect me just now?" Coulson, realizing this, immediately pressed for an answer.
"This? It seems that only your right hand can use this ability," Lu Yifang said with a strange look.
"Only my… right hand?!" Hearing this, Coulson, who had just been excited, was instantly dumbfounded, then slumped back onto the ground like a salted fish.
What kind of crappy ability is this? What's the use of it? To pick up girls when I'm bored? It feels as useless as Captain America's shield. Should I go ask Captain how he manages to draw so much aggro with his shield?
Learning it might not even be useful. Coulson felt that if he wasn't some protagonist, then having this ability would definitely doom him. I'm really… unlucky!!!
Ch 173
Look on the bright side," Lu Yifang said reassuringly. "Although the ability seems to have a big flaw, it might have unexpected effects in other areas!"
"What unexpected effects? Will this superpower bring me good luck? For example, can I easily pull a complete set of collector's edition Captain America SSR cards?" Coulson looked up, speaking with a hint of hope.
"Uh, I think that's absolutely impossible." Lu Yifanglooked at Coulson with some pity. He was certain that Coulson's naive fantasy would inevitably be ended by this newly born fantasy killer.
"But perhaps it could increase your appeal to women or something." Lu Yifang remembered that Coulsonoriginally had a girlfriend who played the cello. After Melinda's divorce, she had always had good feelings for Coulson. Also, the Inhumans recently seemed to be planning to send a representative to S.H.I.E.L.D., just like the Mutants. Skye was undoubtedly the choice, and if nothing unexpected happened, Fury would likely assign Skye to Coulson.
Thinking about it this way, wouldn't this guy reach the pinnacle of his life after gaining this buff?
While Lu Yifang was lost in thought, Coulson had already slumped back against the wall like a salted fish. He needed some time to process this information. He had almost died just now, but he hadn't; instead, he had become a Mutant with a superpower, and yet this superpower turned out to be a trap.
With such dramatic ups and downs, Coulson felt as if he was about to see through the mortal world!
"By the way, about you becoming a Mutant, let's keep it a secret for now. Of course, after this matter is over, I will personally tell Fury." Lu Yifang squatted down and said seriously.
"Is that so?" Hearing this, Coulson frowned. As Fury's most trusted Agent, Coulson should theoretically immediately relay this information to Fury.
But Coulson was not an unreasonable person who couldn't adapt. First, Lu Yifang used this item to save him. Second, Coulson still trusted Lu Yifang's actions. Moreover, Loki was about to lead an invasion of Earth, and even if he told Fury this intelligence, Fury wouldn't have time to worry about it. It would only add useless trouble to Fury.
As Coulson nodded, Fury had already rushed in, hearing the news that Coulson had been seriously injured facing Loki after the attack, he rushed over immediately.
"I'm sorry, Officer, I let Loki escape." Upon seeing Fury, Coulson was about to stand up and report, but he was immediately stopped by Fury.
"Don't speak, and don't move." Looking at Coulson's clothes completely stained with blood, Fury said anxiously, then turned and began shouting for a Doctor.
"Officer, you misunderstood, actually I don't need…" Coulson wanted to refuse, but he was again stopped by Fury.
"Don't give up on treatment, stay conscious, you can…" Fury's voice was filled with sorrow and helplessness. As the head of Agents, he had seen too many of his subordinates die, so with this much blood spilled all over the floor, he knew at a glance that there was absolutely no hope. Fury couldn't even bear to look at the wound under Coulson's clothes, because he already had an idea of how massive a wound it would take to cause such a large amount of bleeding.
"Coulson, you must hold on. Haven't you always wanted a promotion and a raise? As long as you live, I'll even let you be Director." Fury said with red eyes.
"Really?" Hearing this, Coulson's eyes lit up, and he quickly lay back down.
"Really, I will promote you three levels and hold a S.H.I.E.L.D. Director-level funeral for you." Fury's words made Lu Yifang, who was standing by, roll his eyes. So you're telling him to hold on, but you've already started planning the funeral.
"I don't want to be a Director. I just want to know when my Level Eight Agent evaluation will come through, and the several times I applied for a raise." Coulson said in a "weak" voice.
"Your Level Eight Agent evaluation has already been approved. As for the salary issue…hmm?" Just now, Furywas simply worried and confused, but after this delay, Fury finally came to his senses. As the head of Agents, he frowned, as if realizing that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
"All right, I confess, I'm fine now." Seeing Fury come to his senses, Coulson wisely raised his hand and said.
"What's going on? How did you do that?" Fury didn't dwell on this trivial matter. Instead, he lifted Coulson's clothes and looked at the newly healed skin around Coulson's wound, saying with a shocked expression.
"I don't know what's going on either. In fact, after taking that blast from Loki earlier, I also thought I was dead, until Lu Yifang gave me a strange liquid to drink." Coulson looked at Lu Yifang.
"That's right, I saved Coulson. What he drank is a new little gadget our Mutants have come up with. You know, our Mutant abilities are all sorts of strange, and some abilities, if used properly, can achieve unexpected results." Lu Yifang calmly explained.
"Well, that's a very good little gadget then." Fury looked at Lu Yifang with some surprise, then stood up and spoke seriously.
"Anyway, you've been a great help this time." Although Fury had seen too many of his subordinates die, he would still feel guilty if Coulson died here.
"It's nothing, Coulson is my friend too." Lu Yifang waved his hand and said.
"Fury, I heard Coulson had an accident. What exactly happened?" At this moment, Tony's voice suddenly came from the speakers above them. He and Captain America had finally finished repairing the turbine assembly.
And besides Lu Yifang, among the extraordinary individuals present, the one with the best relationship with Coulson was undoubtedly Iron Man Tony.
"Coulson, he… Ugh~!" Fury was about to speak, but Lu Yifang directly covered his mouth.
"What happened to Coulson?" Tony asked anxiously.
"He has… he has bravely sacrificed himself!" Taking a deep breath and letting the emotion build, Lu Yifangshouted in his most mournful voice.
Fury: "→_→"
Coulson: "(⊙_⊙;)"
"What?! What on Earth is going on? Your camera is broken over there, I can't see the specifics." Tony's voice became even more anxious.
"It was Loki's doing!" Lu Yifang continued mournfully.
"We'll be right there." Captain America's grim voice also came through at this moment.
"Lu Yifang, what are you doing?" When the sound stopped, Fury immediately asked.
"Nothing? Just helping out." Lu Yifang merely shrugged. "You should have seen it too; this team is like a pile of loose sand right now, so we need to give them some pressure and motivation, like hatred~!"
"You do have a point." Hearing this, Fury was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously nodded.
"So you know what we should do next, right?" Lu Yifanglooked at Fury with a smile.
"Don't worry, acting is what Agents are best at." Furyalso smiled.
"This… isn't very good, is it?" Looking at the two foxes, one old and one young, who had already sold him out in their casual conversation, Coulson could only protest in a low voice, asserting his presence.
"Is that so? I thought you acted quite well just now." Fury turned around and gave Coulson a side-eye, making Coulson instinctively shiver.
Hmph, you cheated my feelings, and now you want to run? No matter what, I have to trick others first, otherwise, you just wait and see.
"It's fine, Coulson, don't you want Captain America's limited edition signed cards anymore? There shouldn't be a better opportunity than this, right?" Lu Yifang said comfortingly at this moment.
And under the combined coercion and temptation of Fury and Lu Yifang—one playing the bad cop, the other the good cop—Coulson immediately perked up.
"Surviving a great disaster brings great fortune. The ancient people of the East truly did not deceive me. Am I really about to turn my luck around? The limited edition Captain America SSR card set is about to be mine!"
Ch 174
When the red light of the emergency room went out, everyone who had been waiting outside immediately stood up, and what they saw was naturally Coulsoncovered in a white sheet.
"Let's talk." Fury sighed heavily and invited Steve and Tony to the next room. There should have been other Avengers as well.
But Thor was thrown from a high altitude by his brother, and Black Widow was currently with Hawkeye, who was undergoing a forced physical reboot and was also at a critical moment. As for Banner, his previous exertion was a bit much, and he was still asleep.
After sitting down, the two realized that the room was transparent, with only a glass partition in the middle. On the other side of the glass was Coulson covered in a white sheet, and Lu Yifang was, for some reason, guarding Coulson.
Perhaps it was because of their good relationship, which made him somewhat unable to accept reality, Tonythought to himself.
"These cards were in Coulson's pocket. It seems he didn't get a chance to get your autograph." Fury tossed the cards onto the table; some bloodstains were still visible on them.
Steve picked up one of his cards and fell completely silent. As for Tony, he seemed to be spacing out; he had never experienced a friend dying in battle, which left him somewhat unresponsive.
"We are now at our wits' end. Communications are down, the Tesseract is missing, we've lost Thor, Bannerhasn't woken up yet, and even my most capable subordinate has passed away." Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Fury began his performance.
"This might be my own doing. Yes, I did intend to use the Tesseract to make weapons, but besides that, I had an even bolder plan: the Avengers Initiative, by gathering some extraordinarily capable individuals, through their teamwork, mutual trust, to defeat those we cannot defeat."
Looking at the two who kept their heads down and remained silent, Fury continued sadly, "Coulsonbelieved in this idea until his death. Originally, he planned to ask for your autograph at the celebratory lunch after your victory."
Fury walked up to Steve, and Steve didn't say anything to Fury but pulled out his pen and began signing each card.
At this moment, on the other side of the glass, through a slight gap in the white sheet, Coulson's eyes lit up. Finally, it arrived, my collection of the unique, limited edition Captain America SSR card set that I've collected for years. At this moment, Coulson even wondered if he was dreaming. If he couldn't move right now, Coulsonwould have slapped himself to see if it hurt.
Under Coulson's expectant gaze, Steve signed card after card until the last card was signed, and the stone hanging in Coulson's heart finally dropped. He succeeded. What if he was working for a Chief of Staff? He was unstoppable, having defied fate.
At this point, Steve, having finished signing, put down the pen. On the other side, Tony, as if by telepathy, handed him a lighter. So, Steve took the lighter and lit the cards one by one… the cards were lit… lit!
"What are you doing?" Fury, seeing this scene, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Returning them to Coulson. We disappointed him, so at least let me make up for this small regret of his." Stevelooked up and said.
"That… is true!" Fury said, involuntarily looking to the other side of the glass. He had already seen Coulson's body trembling. If Lu Yifang wasn't holding him down, that guy would definitely have jumped up.
"Is it my imagination? I think I saw Coulson's body moving!" Tony suddenly widened his eyes and said.
"Nothing, this is…"
"This is post-mortem spasm. It's normal for this to happen before rigor mortis sets in." Fury, feeling that his cover was about to be blown, was about to explain, but Captain America had already spoken with practiced ease, as he had seen such scenes too many times.
"I think I also saw him crying." Because Coulson moved, a corner of the white sheet unfolded.
"Of course, we disappointed him. Perhaps this is dying with regrets." Captain America sighed.
Hearing this, Tony was stunned. The hope that had just risen was crushed by Captain America with cruel reality. Unable to suppress his emotions any longer, Tonysuddenly stood up and burst out of the door.
Watching Tony leave, Fury immediately turned his gaze to Captain America. "Go comfort him. You are a team, and he hasn't experienced this before."
Hearing this, Captain America nodded solemnly and chased after him. Watching Steve leave, Furyimmediately walked through the glass door and approached Coulson.
That was a close call; he almost blew his cover. Just as he was about to say a few words to Coulson, he found Coulson still lying on the bed, with no intention of getting up. When Fury pulled back the white sheet, he found Coulson lying on the bed like a salted fish, letting two lines of clear tears fall like a breaking dam.
Heaven help him, collecting Captain America's limited edition cards was one of Coulson's few hobbies outside of work, and this set of limited edition cards had taken him several years to complete. Now, these cards were burned just like that, and after Captain America's name was signed on them, burned right under his nose.
Indeed, limited edition SSR cards are all a lie. This must all be a dream, all fake. You are all deceiving me, haha~ Wuwuwu, I am truly… unlucky!
Seeing Coulson's appearance, even Fury, who had a dark face and an even darker heart, couldn't help but feel a faint pang of pain. "It's okay, Coulson, I'll promote you and give you a raise. This time, I promise to do it."
On the other side, Captain America, who had chased after him, saw Tony standing alone by the railing, looking at the scenery. Although it was just a back, Captain America could feel his confusion and sadness.
"This is your first time losing a comrade, isn't it?" Stevesighed.
"We are not soldiers." Tony said without turning his head.
"But Coulson is!"
"That guy Coulson…" Hearing this, Tony suddenly turned around, his face filled with excitement. "That guy is an idiot. Only an idiot would confront Loki alone. He should have waited for backup; then he… he wouldn't have died."
"Sometimes there's just no other way, Tony." Captain America patted Tony's shoulder and said.
"Anyway, Coulson left with regret, and what we need to do is not sit here sighing, but to help him make up for that regret. Let's re-evaluate. Loki needs an energy source, and to do these things, he…"
"He's turned the war into a personal vendetta." Tonysuddenly interrupted Captain America, as he seemed to have thought of something.
"That's the key, and Loki's goal. He resents his brother Thor and his father's actions, and he's determined to get revenge on them. So, he wants to defeat us, and he wants Thor and Odin to see him win, to prove his power to them.
He wants everyone to see him win, so he wants an audience. His performance in Stuttgart, Germany, was just a dress rehearsal. For the official opening ceremony, as the protagonist, Loki naturally wants something grander. He wants everyone to be amazed, to be filled with fear. He also wants a magnificent monument with his name carved on it. He's such a flamboyant person, just like me…" The talkative Tony suddenly paused, and all the lines he was about to say next suddenly condensed into three letters.
"MMP!"
Ch 175
Agent Romanoff, can you fly a plane?" Steve pushed open the ward door and walked in.
"I can, and I'm a professional." Before Black Widowcould speak, Hawkeye, who was changing into his combat suit, looked up and said, but when Steve saw Hawkeye, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
"He's fine now," Black Widow explained.
"Good, then let's go together, we're about to depart." Steve finished speaking and had already walked out, while Tony on the other side had also repaired his armor and was fully ready.
"Where's Lu Yifang? Didn't he come?" Steve asked at this moment.
"I'd like to know that too." A very exasperated voice came, and Steve turned around to see Banner limping in with bowed legs.
"Dr. Banner, are you alright? Your face looks so green, you're not going to transform, are you?" Startled, Stevesubconsciously raised his shield, after all, the Airborne Aircraft Carrier couldn't withstand another rampage from the Hulk.
"I'm fine, just a little exasperated." Banner forced a smile and said, his eyes constantly searching for Lu Yifang's whereabouts. He decided he needed to have a good talk with Lu Yifang. Don't misunderstand, Banner genuinely intended to talk, because he couldn't beat him physically, which was truly a sad story.
"That kid said he had something else to do and would catch up with us later," Tony, now wearing his mask, replied.
"Then let's move." Steve finished speaking and led the group to the hangar deck on the lower level of the Airborne Aircraft Carrier. Steve looked around, then finally walked into the rear cabin door of a Kun-style Fighter Jet.
"You cannot enter without permission." The man who was inspecting inside immediately blocked everyone when he saw this scene.
"Kid, who are you? What are you doing here?" Seeing this, Steve immediately retorted.
"I am Agent 0233, here for routine inspection and to… oh no, to load ammunition," Agent 0233 honestly replied.
"Then you should know who we are, so save it." Stevepatted Agent 0233's shoulder and said earnestly.
"Of course I know you, but… but you still don't have permission, rules are rules," Agent 0233 said seriously.
"You kid…" Captain America, who was originally planning to pull rank, was now somewhat speechless. Are all Agents so stubborn now? Can't they be a bit more flexible with orders from superiors and Agentconduct guidelines, and adapt a little?
"Let me do it. If we keep wasting time, Lu Yifang will arrive before we even take off." Tony was not a patient person. He stepped forward, intending to knock out Agent 0233.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Lu Yifang's name, Agent 0233's face suddenly changed dramatically. Before Tony could act, he instinctively began to retreat. "I didn't blow it up! I'm not blowing anything up! I'm just following orders to load ammunition. You guys hurry up and take this plane away, otherwise My Lord Advisorwill make me… I just finished the reconstruction work at Kamar-Taj, I don't want to!"
Dropping these words, Agent 0233 scrambled out of the plane and disappeared from everyone's sight without looking back.
"Are all your S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents so neurotic?" Tony, momentarily stunned, turned to Black Widow and Hawkeye.
Black Widow and Hawkeye: "…"
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fury was comforting a traumatized Coulson when an alarm suddenly blared. "Alarm! Unauthorized takeoff from Hangar 6."
"Looks like they've found Loki's location. Did I tell you?" Fury turned to Lu Yifang.
"If Tony isn't mistaken, Loki should be at Stark Tower in New York right now," Lu Yifang replied.
"This is truly the worst news." Fury clenched his fists, his face filled with unwillingness. He had originally hoped this battle would take place in the wilderness, but Lu Yifang's words shattered his last illusion.
Without a doubt, New York was doomed. Even with the most optimistic estimate, at least half of its nearly ten million residents would be dead or wounded. Such massive casualties were absolutely unbearable for Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D..
"Do you Mutants have a way to evacuate the New York City populace?" Fury suddenly looked up, with his last shred of hope, his gaze fixed on Lu Yifang.
"Although we Mutants have no shortage of spatial ability users, and certainly no lack of powerful ability users, do you think we can achieve such a feat?" Lu Yifang suddenly retorted upon hearing this.
"Of course, in this battle, we Mutants will also do our utmost to kill more enemies and save more humans."
"So Magneto and his Brotherhood will also act." Furyfinished speaking, then suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh. "This is good too, at least this enemy, whom I have always been committed to eliminating, is far more useful than I am at this moment."
"Not only that, we will bring you more surprises." Lu Yifang smiled mysteriously, then suddenly leaped from the railing and flew towards New York.
The Airborne Aircraft Carrier was already hovering off the western coast of the Atlantic Ocean, so at Lu Yifang's speed, it wasn't long before Lu Yifang saw New York. And Stark Tower, always known for being conspicuous and rated as New York's most peculiar building, also appeared in Lu Yifang's sight.
At the same time, Tony, who had departed earlier, had already reached the top of the building, where he successfully saw the Tesseract and Dr. Selvig, who was fiddling with the portal device.
"Shut it down, Dr. Selvig," Tony warned.
"Too late, it can't be shut down now. Open your eyes, a new Universe, one humanity has never known, will appear before our eyes," Selvig said excitedly.
"Then let me force it to shut down." Tony said as the energy cannon on his hand fired.
"Bang! Boom!" When the energy hit the device, it immediately bounced back, knocking Tony flying.
"Sir, our attack cannot break the device's energy shield," the computer Jarvis's voice came.
"Then let's talk to Loki first, he must know the method." Tony said, looking at Loki, who was watching the scenery from the rooftop balcony.
"Sir, there's bad news. This suit of armor is too severely damaged, and the energy is insufficient," Jarvis's emotionless voice came again.
"Alright then, this might be a difficult conversation," Tony said with a sigh.
And when Tony took off his armor and walked in, Lokiwas already waiting there with a playful expression. "Have you come to beg for mercy?"
"Can I say I actually came to scare you?" Tony retorted without showing weakness.
"Then you shouldn't have taken off your armor," Lokisaid with a smile. "The Chitauri army is coming, and you simply cannot stop them."
"That's not necessarily true. I still have some confidence in my team, even though it took a little time to get coordinated." Tony said, already opening the liquor cabinet on his own.
"I tried it, it doesn't look good," Loki said mockingly.
"So you want to try again?" Tony retorted. "Do you think you can truly be king here? Even if your army is coming, and even if we ultimately fail to resist this invasion, we will hold you accountable. If we cannot become the Guardians of human civilization, then we will become the Avengers of human civilization. So now, are you mentally prepared?"
"Perhaps I can try." Having come this far, Loki naturally wouldn't choose to give up because of Tony's slight threat.
"Then let me now, first turn one of Earth's Guardians." Loki said, already touching the scepter to Tony's chest.
"Bang!" The scepter emitted a metallic clang at this moment, and the expected mind control naturally had no effect.
"Is this thing broken?" Loki frowned, after all, he had encountered this situation twice today. Is Chitauritechnology really that unreliable?
"Malfunctions are normal, after all, someone as handsome as me…" Tony was about to say something provocative when Loki suddenly touched the scepter to Tony's head.
Hmph, although I am an evil villain and talk a lot, I'm not stupid. Do you think you can trick me by stuffing a piece of iron in your chest?
"So now do you know who your enemy is?" Loki took a step back, saying somewhat uncertainly, after all, he had already suffered a loss last time.
"Of course, My Lord," Tony paused slightly, then said with a blank expression.
"Then go intercept them, especially the one named Lu Yifang." Loki had never underestimated an Earthlingwho could defeat the Destroyer.
"Rest assured, My Lord, I have long studied Lu Yifang, and I believe I will not disappoint you." Tony said, tapping a sensor on his hand, and a never-before-seen top-secret armor automatically flew to him.
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Is it about to open?" Lu Yifang had already seen the explosion light from Stark Tower, and just as he was about to contact Professor X and Magneto, a fire suddenly flew towards him.
"Tony, why aren't you dealing with Loki? What are you doing here looking for me?" Lu Yifang looked at Iron Man with some surprise.
At this moment, Tony didn't speak, but extended his hand, and several Iron flying objects behind him also flew over. One of the flying objects suddenly opened, and Tony took out a weapon resembling a Rocketlauncher.
"You haven't been controlled by Loki, have you?" Lu Yifang said with a strange look in his eyes.
"No, I just gained the opportunity to broaden my mind at the cost of losing my freedom," Tony said calmly.
"So, in short—lost his mind~!"
"Whoosh~!" As soon as Lu Yifang finished speaking, a missile already shot towards him.
"Boom~!" Just as Lu Yifang was about to deflect the missile, he was instantly engulfed by the monstrous explosion of fire.
"It's a remotely detonated missile, but it can't hurt me," Lu Yifang's unharmed figure emerged from the flames.
"No, this is just a fuse. In fact, it's just a large, high-quality incendiary bomb, meant only to consume more oxygen. The next few are the main event and the real focus." As soon as Tony finished speaking, the four Iron flying objects behind him had already stopped at their calculated positions.
The next moment, these flying objects rapidly descended, then were detonated simultaneously, sending intense flames soaring into the sky. These were four carefully prepared, high-yield fuel-air bombs. A high-temperature, oxygen-deprived, ultra-high-pressure field formed, instantly reducing all buildings within the affected area to ruins.
The giant fiery mushroom continued to rise, but Tonyquickly noticed that the flames began to twist and gradually transform into the shape of a tornado. At the same time, Tony also heard the sound of wind; these flames were captured by a strong gust. The giant fiery tornado, like a fire dragon, roared as it crashed into Tony, directly blasting him out of the air.
"As expected, this thing is specifically designed to deal with me, Tony. Your intelligence seems a bit outdated." Lu Yifang, protected by a wind shield, calmly walked out of the ruins. Creating an oxygen-deprived area? That can be solved by controlling large-scale air flow. Besides that, Lu Yifang can also bundle a portion of oxygen-rich air around himself using wind.
"Alright, that was indeed an old solution. How about trying this?" Tony, having gotten up, activated his foot-mounted flame emitters again, propelling him in an instant to Lu Yifang's front. Then, Tony, with a clenched fist, punched Lu Yifang in the face.
Bang~!
With a loud bang, the ground directly beneath Lu Yifang's feet exploded and collapsed, and Tony, as if drunk, swayed for a while before regaining his balance.
"What did you do?" Lu Yifang, emerging from the collapsed pit, rubbed his face, a puzzled expression in his eyes. Although Tony's punch just now didn't hurt him, Tony's reaction was clearly different from what was expected.
"Nothing, just studying you," Tony said calmly as he stood up. "Ever since I personally saw you defeat Obadiah, who had the same setup as me before, I started thinking about how to solve this problem. And this set of Anti-Lu Yifang Armor is the result of my research."
"Armor against me!" Lu Yifang's expression immediately became awkward. This would annoy anyone it happened to, especially since Lu Yifang had gone to help that time. This flamboyant genius really was using the guise of 'prevention is better than cure' to engage in 'civil war is fierce like a tiger' shenanigans.
"That's right. Through my research, I found that your ability can reflect any damage done to you, so I had a sudden thought. If the force I originally struck you with were to be retracted the instant it touched you, would your ability then reflect that force back onto you? It's a pity that although your body was deceived, it quickly corrected itself and channeled the force into the ground."
"That's natural. I'm not brain-dead, nor have I been nerfed, so how could I be so easily fooled?" Lu Yifangrolled his eyes and said. Also, one thing he didn't mention was that Lu Yifang also cultivated mental power, and mental power extended from the soul is definitely faster than the body's reaction speed. The moment Tony tricked his body, the keen mental power would sense danger, followed by a secondary forced correction, such as channeling the force into the ground. This was Lu Yifang's subconscious action without thinking.
"Alright, I never intended to defeat you directly with this half-finished product, but being able to disrupt your abilities is enough. You know what? I actually really like Eastern martial arts, so I've installed a set of martial arts combat software in the Anti-Lu Yifang Armor by collecting data. Want to try it out? I call it Iron God Fist." Tony finished speaking, clenched his fist, and strode towards Lu Yifang.
"Take this, Tornado Destroys Parking Lot," Tonygrowled, then suddenly kicked out.
"Slap~!" Lu Yifang reached out and grabbed Tony's leg, then swung it down to smash him against the ground. "This move is called Playing with a Hammer, and then comes the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique."
Boom, boom, boom~!
After fiercely smashing Tony around, Lu Yifang then spoke with disdain. "Who told you I can only reflect?"
Reflection is an ability that Lu Yifang's body automatically triggers in dangerous situations without him having to act, just like a knee-jerk reaction when tapped on the knee, or teeth chattering uncontrollably when cold. Under normal circumstances, can't a person control their own legs? Lu Yifang is naturally the same; he can just actively control his ability.
As for Tony's Iron God Fist, whether he punches out or retracts, under active control, Lu Yifang only needs to set it so that the force Tony strikes him with is evenly divided into four streams of power, with directions adjusted to up, down, left, and right. Then, no matter how great this force is, it will be automatically cancelled out.
"That's natural, how could I… Bang, bang~!" After being violently smashed around, Tony suddenly froze for a moment. Loki's mind control could be recovered by a violent physical reboot of the brain. At this moment, Tony was about to speak, but he was violently smashed again by Lu Yifang.
"Wait… wait a minute, I've already recovered… Bang, bang~!" Tony shouted.
"Recovered?" At this moment, Lu Yifang glanced at Tony, a "river eel" smile appearing on his completely blackened face. "Who knows if it's fake? What if you stab me in the back later? So, to be safe, let's smash you a few more times."
Anti-Lu Yifang Armor, is it? Specifically designed to deal with me, is it? You're quite capable, so go ahead and reflect now, I'm looking forward to it.
While Lu Yifang was performing a physical reboot on Tony, above Stark Tower, a pale blue light suddenly shot into the sky. Space had now twisted into a vortex, and a strange starry sky could vaguely be seen at the center of the vortex.
Immediately after, countless flying vehicles and small spacecraft surged out, and the Chitauri invasion began.
"Boom~ Boom~!" Beams of energy shot from these flying vehicles and small spacecraft, causing explosions of fire on the ground. Countless people screamed and ran, but their running was clearly meaningless. In front of the fully armed Chitauri, they were merely lambs to the slaughter, completely incapable of resistance.
But now, Lu Yifang was preparing to give them a chance to save themselves.
"Hey, White Queen, is everything ready?" Lu Yifangdialed Storm's phone.
"It's been ready for a while. Dr. Stern's first batch of mass-produced x crystals have already reached our hands, but do you really want to do this?" The White Queen's hesitant voice came through. Although Professor X and Magneto also didn't object, proving that they had chosen to acquiesce to or even support Lu Yifang's approach, what Lu Yifang was about to do was still too shocking.
"The future of Mutants is something we must fight for ourselves," Lu Yifang said, his eyes glinting. Mutants couldn't always hide in the shadows, and what better time than now to step into the light?
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When the Chitauri army descended and began their indiscriminate bombing of New York, Thor finally arrived.
Clearly, the cage that had fallen from 10,000 meters earlier wasn't enough to trap him.
"Loki, shut down the Tesseract, or I'll destroy it," Thorthreatened, pointing Mjolnir at Loki.
"You can't destroy it," Loki retorted without hesitation, pointing his scepter at Thor.
"And it can't be stopped at all.
Now, all you can do is fight!"
"Then let's go."
After being tricked by Loki multiple times, even Thor, the brother-protecting maniac, was starting to lose his temper.
So he decided to properly discipline his evil Otouto.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, my foolish brother!" Loki laughed, waving his Mind Scepter, casting several auxiliary magic buffs on himself, and then attacked Thor with the scepter.
As a mage, and the magic heir of Queen Frigga, Lokiwas unconvinced that he couldn't defeat Thor in close combat.
He always believed the reason he couldn't win was because Odin had favored Thor by giving him Mjolnir, but now he had a divine artifact in hand, so what was there to fear from a hammer?
As expected, the fight quickly became an inseparable struggle.
Loki wielded his scepter with fierce power, capable of both offense and defense, displaying a fighting style reminiscent of Asgard's legendary sorceress, Queen Frigga, with a sword.
Loki defended his dignity as a mage with his exquisite combat skills, and even gained the upper hand in a short time, finding a moment to use his scepter to shoot down the Kun-style Fighter Jet controlled by Hawkeye.
But what he didn't know was that upon seeing the plane crash, Thor seemed to have instantly accumulated enough rage, and as if possessed by a protagonist, he unleashed a burst of power, knocking Loki to the ground.
However, just as Thor gained the absolute upper hand, he became soft-hearted.
The moment he raised his fist, he seemed to see himself and Loki running together in the sunset.
He simply couldn't bring himself to strike.
"Look, look at what you've done?" Thor grabbed Loki's collar, making him look down at New York, which was being wantonly destroyed by the Chitauri, seeing humanity groaning in pain amidst blood and chaos.
"Your so-called dream of kingship will only lead to a massacre."
Loki also seemed to be shocked by this scene and then said, "It's too late to stop it."
"Of course, it's not too late."
Hearing Loki's apparent softening, Thor's heart was filled with joy.
My brother can indeed be saved, he thought, and immediately continued, "As long as we brothers work together, there's nothing to fear."
Seeing Thor's sincere gaze, Loki seemed to finally be moved.
He smiled, and then... stabbed a knife into Thor's kidney.
"You are truly too naive," Loki said playfully.
"My foolish Nii-san, did you think a few words would make me forgive you?
This is the punishment you deserve."
But he didn't know that his actions had unknowingly touched Thor's last bottom line.
He could forgive everything Loki had done before, but from the moment that knife pierced his body, he knew that his brother had truly changed, and the Otouto he once knew was truly gone forever.
Thus, Thor, utterly despairing of Loki, grabbed him and gave him a severe beating.
But Loki wasn't intimidated.
He seized an opportunity and leaped onto a Chitauriflying vehicle, speeding away, not forgetting to turn back and provocatively glance at Thor.
This time, however, Thor didn't pursue him, but watched him depart with a complex expression.
What Loki didn't know was that with this turning away, no matter how many remedial measures he took in the future, he would find it difficult to regain the trust of his foolish brother.
Loki, completely unaware of the grave mistake he had made, continued to fly his vehicle, letting himself go.
Meanwhile, the clear sky began to turn cloudy, with strong winds and dark clouds gathering.
As a mage, Loki keenly sensed the source of the anomaly.
On another skyscraper, Storm had already flown into the air, while Lu Yifang was assisting her, extending the affected area to the entire New York City.
As for Loki's distant gaze, Lu Yifang merely gave him a fleeting glance and lost interest.
Loki was no longer important.
His greatest mission was complete, and whoever wanted to deal with him could do so.
"This is the specially made high-concentration x crystal," White Queen said, handing over a square metal box.
Inside the box was a glowing, giant golden crystal.
"This truly is a beautiful work of art.
The Brotherhood consumed quite a lot of resources to complete this thing," Magneto, standing nearby, remarked with a sigh as he looked at the golden crystal.
"It's fine, after all, those were just dispensable things, far, far less than what I've gained," Professor X also spoke at this moment.
Although they knew New York City was extremely dangerous at this moment, how could these two elders, who had fought for this historic moment for over half a century, miss it?
"So what exactly do you want to do?" Tony suddenly asked, though he had recovered from Lu Yifang's physical reboot, he was now even more apprehensive.
Aliens had already invaded New York, yet these Mutants were still secretly plotting, and almost everyone was present, even bigwigs like Magneto and Professor X.
The more Tony thought about it, the more he felt a chill, even suspecting that what Lu Yifang held was actually a biochemical weapon of mass destruction.
If he hadn't considered that if he made a move, even a hundred of him in the latest Mark VII armor wouldn't be enough to take on all these people combined, he might have truly acted.
And even so, Magneto, who had been a failed villain for many years and was experienced, waved his hand at Tony.
The next moment, Tony felt a jolt through his body and immediately collapsed to the ground.
Given the situation today, it's likely that the anti-Magneto armor was already on Tony's agenda.
"Don't worry, I'm just going to give the citizens of New York the power to resist, and..." Lu Yifang said, throwing the golden crystal into the dark clouds.
"Offer blessings for humanity's coming new era!"
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck the golden crystal in the dark clouds.
The next moment, the crystal shattered, transforming into a golden light wave that spread throughout the clouds.
"Drip!"
A drop of golden Water fell at this moment, landing on Lu Yifang's face, giving him a sensation that every cell in his body was cheering.
This was because his X gene was stimulated and became active.
And this change would be even more pronounced for those potential Mutants who had not yet awakened.
"Fear, pain, and anger now permeate all of New York, and these intense negative emotions, along with a strong desire for survival, are the most important catalysts for activating the X gene.
It must be said, no place is more suitable than New York City right now," Big Head Stern said, looking down at the entire New York City.
"According to my calculations, 80% of ordinary people, and with our newly improved x crystal formula, the awakening success rate has reached about 80-90%, so it seems that by the time this battle ends, perhaps all who survive in New York City will be Mutants."
"Don't be too quick to rejoice," Lu Yifang said, turning back.
"The characteristic of the X gene is that it inevitably evolves in a favorable direction.
Those of us who awakened naturally are judged by our genes to be suitable for awakening, so our superpower potential is very strong.
However, those who are forcibly awakened have inherently weaker innate potential, and coupled with their unfamiliarity with their newly awakened abilities, their initial strength may largely not be optimistic."
"I only gave them the power to protect themselves.
Whether they can survive depends on them, after all, we don't have that much energy to rescue them.
What we can do now is kill more enemies, avenge the dead, and create more opportunities for the living."
After Lu Yifang finished speaking, he backhanded a throwing knife, destroying a Chitauri flying vehicle that had been attracted, and then leaped down from the top of the skyscraper, actively joining the battle.
"The real battle begins!"
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How are you all doing?" When the Kun-style Fighter Jet crashed because of Loki, Captain America and the others struggled with all their might and finally climbed out of it. The crash of the fighter jet also attracted many Chitauri aircraft.
"Boom! Boom!" Energy cannons fired, one after another.
"Get out of the way!" Captain America timely raised his shield in front of him, but the overflowing energy aftermath still sent everyone flying.
Facing the high-flying Chitauri, the four of them were in a difficult situation. Captain America could only barely hold on, while Black Widow, hiding behind the wing of the Kun-style Fighter Jet, could only retaliate with two small pistols, which obviously caused little damage to the fully armed Chitauri warriors.
Only Hawkeye's explosive arrows could still inflict some damage, each arrow capable of killing a Chitauriwarrior.
"Banner, how are you feeling?" The trapped Black Widow immediately looked at Banner. If he transformed, these dozen or so Chitauri warriors wouldn't even be enough to fill his teeth.
"I'm sorry, I don't know why, but I feel particularly good-tempered today," Banner said with a pained expression. "I think I might need some time to build it up."
"That's not good," Black Widow had just finished speaking when a drop of rain suddenly landed on her. Only then, in her highly tense state, did she realize that the sky had become covered in dark clouds at some unknown point.
What surprised her even more was that the color of the rainwater was golden. Could it be that the opening of the spatial wormhole caused such a Strange weather phenomenon? Of course, as an elite Agent, Black Widow also knew this was not the time to think about it. She still had to… what was going on?
Black Widow, who had suppressed her chaotic thoughts and was about to move to another cover, suddenly felt her body shake, stumbled, and fell to the ground.
"Agent Romanoff!" Hawkeye's pupils contracted when he saw this, because he had already seen a Chitauriaiming an energy cannon at Black Widow.
Everything happened in an instant. The energy cannon had already fired, and there was no time to do anything. Facing the threat of Death, Black Widow only felt as if the World had paused at that moment, and then everything went dark. She began to fall madly, seemingly unable to stop until she reached hell.
Black Widow was going to die, but she didn't want to die; she wanted to live. Her strong desire to live made her see a faint blue light.
"Boom!" The energy cannon exploded on the ground, but Black Widow's figure was no longer there. Meanwhile, the Chitauri warriors nearby screamed and fell directly from their aircraft, with multiple wounds on their bodies from being cut by sharp blades.
Captain America and Banner had no idea what happened. Only Hawkeye witnessed the entire process. In that instant, Black Widow's body suddenly became ethereal under a faint blue energy.
Then, she actually bypassed the attack, leaped onto an aircraft more than a dozen meters high in one breath, and used a special energy to kill these Chitauri warriors in one go.
All of this seemed to completely transcend human limits. Agent Romanoff, she… wait, such speed should have already surpassed the limits of human eye capture. Why could I see every detail so clearly, as if it were in slow motion?
"Where is Agent Romanoff?" Captain America rushed over immediately, completely unaware of what had just happened.
"She should be there," Hawkeye extended his finger and pointed to a Shadow. In the Shadow, a ghostly, flickering figure gradually revealed Black Widow's appearance.
"You killed these Chitauri warriors. How did you do that?" Hawkeye looked at Black Widow with a face full of confusion.
"I don't know either," Black Widow also looked incredibly disbelieving. "I just followed my instincts, and then this happened. My body seems to have undergone a Strange change."
"It seems that you're not the only one who's changed," Hawkeye's gaze swept around. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he could see everything within several thousand meters around him, as if looking down from a God's-eye view.
Because of this, he discovered that after the golden rainwater fell, the fleeing citizens, who had been running, all underwent mutations. A scrawny man, who had been chased into a dead end by the Chitauri, suddenly changed his style, picked up a car, and knocked down several Chitauri in a row.
An old man, severely wounded and on the verge of Death, found his wounds healing rapidly. Not only that, his hair turned black, and his body visibly grew stronger and younger. This old man literally went from sixty back to looking forty years old.
Even more bizarrely, a little girl wearing a red hood suddenly transformed into a ferocious werewolf and, in turn, tore the Chitauri warrior chasing her into pieces.
And not only that, after Hawkeye scanned around, he found that a considerable number of people had also undergone physical changes after acquiring special abilities. Some grew wings on their backs, some grew a third eye on their foreheads, some had four hands, and so on.
The entire New York City at this moment felt like gods and demons dancing chaotically, looking at first glance as if it had returned to the age of myths.
"What happened to us? I feel like I've become a ghost Agent," Black Widow said, and a mass of faint blue energy appeared in her hand.
"Then what do you usually call people with such special abilities?" Banner spoke at this moment. Bathed in the golden rain, his body, which had inexplicably felt a bit weak, now seemed to be re-energized, and even his pain wasn't so bad anymore.
"Mutant!" Black Widow was not stupid; she immediately grasped the key point. "We've become Mutants. Could this rain be related to Lu Yifang and the Mutant group behind him?"
"Whether it is or not, just ask him directly," Hawkeyesaid, then suddenly turned and fired an arrow into the air. At that moment, Lu Yifang, who had just torn apart a group of Chitauri warriors around the corner of a building, appeared and directly ran into the arrow.
"What a coincidence, it's you guys," Lu Yifang saw Captain America and the four others, and immediately landed.
"This rain was made by you Mutants, wasn't it? What did you do to us?" Black Widow's body flickered, and the next moment she was already behind Lu Yifang. A dagger condensed from faint blue energy was already held against Lu Yifang's neck, and Hawkeye had drawn his bow and aimed it at Lu Yifang.
"As expected of Agents who have undergone professional training, their adaptability is much stronger than ordinary people, and the awakened ability is also very good." With the dagger against his neck, Lu Yifangshowed no tension, instead beginning to evaluate Black Widow's powers.
"So all of this…" As Black Widow said this, she suddenly felt a jolt in her mind, and an inexplicable yet familiar voice sounded at that moment.
"Don't be nervous, don't be afraid!" As this was said, Black Widow only felt a blur before her eyes and found herself in the air. In front of her appeared almost all of the X-Men and some Mutants from the Brotherhood. Under everyone's gaze, Lu Yifang threw a golden crystal into the air.
And at the same time, the gentle, low male voice came again. "My fellow citizens, perhaps you are currently in a dangerous predicament, perhaps you are very confused and afraid. You have encountered alien enemies that only appear in movies, and at the same time, your bodies have undergone changes that you simply cannot comprehend. What I want to tell you is that you are not alone."
As this voice slowly narrated, the scenes Black Widowsaw also continuously changed. She appeared in every corner of New York City, and repeatedly took on the perspectives of the elderly, middle-aged men, women, children, and so on, and even saw the changes happening to them, and could even vaguely feel their emotions.
"Do not fear the alien enemies before you, and even more, do not fear your own abilities. What you see is your true self. My fellow citizens, in the face of such a disaster, the Police cannot protect you, and the army will not arrive in time to save you. But you can save yourselves. Your abilities are your best weapon for self-protection, so use your own strength and try your best to survive."
As the voice finished speaking, everything seemed to shatter. When Black Widow came to her senses, she found that everything she had just experienced had, in reality, only been an instant.
"What was that just now…?"
"That was Professor X's voice. He is currently connecting with the minds of millions of newly awakened Mutants and working to calm them," Lu Yifang explained. "As you can see, we just want to save more people."
"Turning everyone in New York City into Mutants, I have to say you've done something very crazy," Black Widowsaid, then suddenly turned and threw the energy dagger in her hand, plunging it into the body of a Chitauriwarrior who wasn't quite dead. "But I have to admit, in this situation, you really did a good job."
"A correction," Lu Yifang seriously held up a finger and wagged it in front of Black Widow. "Please do not use the discriminatory term 'Mutant' for yourself. You should call yourself — a New Human!"