Of course, weapons count as one's own strength!
Tony Stark couldn't help but nod to himself; the Playboy couldn't agree more on this point.
After all, his Iron Man Armor, to put it plainly, wasn't it also a weapon?
Captain America's shield, wasn't it also a weapon?
Of course, weapons count as one's own strength.
Regardless of what that silver short stick Zhou Cheng used was, the fact that he could possess such a thing meant it was his capability, wasn't it?
And besides that silver short stick.
During that battle, the pair of wings on Zhou Cheng's back also drew Tony Stark's close attention.
However, the Playboy was quite unsure about what those wings truly were.
If he hadn't obtained the diary, Tony Stark would definitely have guessed it was some high-tech product, but now?
Tony Stark already knew that the World contained various supernatural powers like magic and witchcraft.
The more he knew, the harder it was to judge.
But one thing was beyond doubt: that Zhou Cheng was indeed extraordinary.
"Black Widow?"
"She can also make Hulk return to normal?"
Immediately after, a look of surprise appeared on Tony Stark's face.
Of course, the Playboy knew who Black Widow was; they had a pleasant experience of undercover work and cooperation, so Tony Stark was quite familiar with her.
It was precisely because of this that Tony Stark felt somewhat surprised.
That Agent with the fiery figure and stunning looks, she had this ability too?
How did she do it?
It seemed that the beautiful Agent indeed had some tricks up her sleeve, no wonder she joined the Avengers, formed by superhumans, alongside Barton, as a mortal without any superpowers.
"Natasha?"
Nick Fury, on the other side of the diary, instantly felt a stir in his heart, and a gleam flashed in his single eye.
Ever since he conceived the idea of incorporating Hulk into the Avengers, Nick Fury had been troubled by the issue of controlling Hulk.
If this problem wasn't solved, Bruce Banner joining the Avengers would be a joke.
And Nick Fury had no clue how to solve this problem; he was even completely at a loss.
General Ross spent so much money, and after all that effort, wasn't he still at square one?
This was never an easy task.
Until now, Nick Fury finally saw hope.
Natasha!
He hadn't expected his capable subordinate to be so effective, finding a way to control Hulk.
If that were the case, wouldn't S.H.I.E.L.D. have gained a trump card?
So, was this why Bruce Banner eventually successfully joined the Avengers?
Nick Fury immediately made a decision.
Once this round of spoilers was over, the task of controlling Hulk would be handed over to Natasha!
And besides that.
As of now, Nick Fury finally knew the definitive list of the "First Generation Avengers":
Besides the "Big Three"—Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America—there were Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow.
There was a high possibility for Hulk, but no absolute certainty.
The overall concept was still perfectly consistent with Nick Fury's plan, so there was naturally no problem, and Nick Fury didn't think much of it.
His attention was quickly drawn to another phrase.
Fifty-fifty?
What did this mean?
Literally, it wasn't hard to understand: fifty percent versus fifty percent, indicating that both sides were evenly matched.
But why would being evenly matched become famous?
Moreover, being evenly matched couldn't be generalized, could it? It depended on the specific opponent.
Encountering someone of similar strength would naturally result in an even match.
But if you encountered someone stronger than yourself, wouldn't you be defeated?
What was so remarkable about that?
So Nick Fury was really unsure whether "fifty-fifty" here, as used by Satan, simply meant evenly matched, or if it had a deeper meaning.
"I remember Captain America's strength is only a few tons, at most not exceeding ten tons."
"Such strength is indeed superhuman for ordinary people, but it's nothing in front of true superhumans."
"Monsters like Thor and Hulk don't even need to be mentioned; Captain America's strength can't even compare to Spider-Man's."
"No matter what, Spider-Man can pull a high-speed train with his bare hands and stop a cruise ship with his bare hands!"
"But the amazing thing is right here."
"Captain America can somehow fight anyone to a fifty-fifty draw."
"In 'Captain America 2,' on the cruise ship, he clearly took so long to fight a single soldier, yet he could block Thor's mjolnir!"
"He could even block a palm strike from the Purple Sweet Potato!"
"This is truly incomprehensible."
"Haha, what would happen if Captain America, the fifty-fifty, met Kakashi, the fifty-fifty?"
"Would these two fight until the end of the World?"
Pulling a high-speed train with bare hands, stopping a cruise ship!
Tony Stark couldn't help but feel surprised; this strength was too astonishing, wasn't it?
A high-speed train, a cruise ship—what kind of concept was that?
Could such things actually be moved by a human body of flesh and blood?
It seemed that Spider-Man's strength was quite formidable!
But thinking back, it made sense; if Spider-Man didn't have a certain level of strength, how could he fight alongside him on Titan in the future?
It was just that, so Captain America's fifty-fifty meant this?
Although Captain America's strength reached the level of several tons, he could fight to a stalemate against enemies far below this magnitude, as well as enemies far above it?
This kind of thing was truly a bit strange, wasn't it?
If the diary mentioned that Captain America took a long time to fight a single soldier, it could be explained by reasons like Captain America not wanting to be too harsh, just playing along with the opponent.
But for a person with only a few tons of strength to actually block a palm strike from the Purple Sweet Potato, that was truly a bit unreasonable, wasn't it?
Even if it wasn't the Purple Sweet Potato who had obtained the Infinity Stones, he was undoubtedly a Universe overlord, an intergalactic boss.
His strength being only at Captain America's level, that was truly a bit laughable, wasn't it?
And Thor was the same.
The diary had mentioned Thor's awesomeness multiple times.
He was a ruthless individual whose physical body could withstand the energy of a neutron star, and whose axe nearly killed the Purple Sweet Potato with all the Stones!
Captain America could actually block a hammer strike from such a person?
This clearly didn't align with the reality of Captain America's strength being only a few tons.
Could it be because Captain America contained "Thor's power" within him?
The diary had mentioned that Captain America could transform into Thor.
And Captain America, even after transforming into Thor, could stun the Purple Sweet Potato!
This indicated that Captain America was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface; he most likely harbored immense potential within him.
Fighting those weaker than him was one thing, but when he encountered enemies stronger than himself, would the hidden potential within him gradually be forced out?
So he could fight those enemies who were clearly several levels above Captain America to a fifty-fifty draw?
So, would it be like this?
After much deliberation, Tony Stark could only come up with this relatively reasonable explanation.
But whether it was truly the case, the Playboy couldn't be sure.
The specific truth, he feared, only Zhou Cheng would know.
"Kakashi?"
"Who is this person?"
However, when Tony Stark saw this name, he fell into contemplation.
This was a brand new name, one that had never appeared in the diary before.
And it immediately caught the Playboy's attention.
From the name, this "Kakashi" was a person from the Land of Cherry Blossoms, and like Captain America, he was also a "fifty-fifty."
Although the Playboy wasn't sure what Kakashi's fifty-fifty specifically entailed.
But if, as the diary described, two fifty-fifties erupted into a major battle, what would that situation be like?
Wouldn't both sides just get stronger and stronger as they fought?
Fighting and fighting, a battle that started with only a few tons of power would evolve into two Universe overlords fighting?
Hiss!
How terrifying!
Tony Stark almost didn't dare to think further.
"I just don't know if the other African-American Captain America has this fifty-fifty attribute."
"But I guess not."
"There are so many Marvel Captain Americas, but only Rogers should have this treatment."
"The African-American Captain America doesn't need to be mentioned; he was clearly a Super Soldier like Rogers and even participated in the Korean War."
"He even once defeated the Winter Soldier."
"But just because he was Black, his existence was kept secret from beginning to end; he was even secretly arrested after his service and used as a guinea pig for thirty years."
"It's truly too tragic!"
"African-American Captain America?"
Tony Stark still expressed extreme surprise at this latest wave of spoilers.
For a long time, "Captain America" had become a symbol, an icon.
An idol worshipped by everyone in America.
Whether it was the Playboy or anyone else, they all naturally assumed there was only one Captain America.
That was Steve Rogers!
Mention Captain America, and everyone's mind would subconsciously conjure up Steve Rogers's sunny and powerful face.
To put it bluntly, Captain America was synonymous with Steve Rogers!
Even though the diary had previously spoiled that there would be a second-generation Captain America in the future, that was clearly something that would happen after Steve Rogers's "retirement."
But now the diary said that besides Steve Rogers, there was another Captain America coexisting with him!
Since that African-American Captain America made outstanding contributions during the Korean War, he was clearly born in the same era as Steve Rogers.
In other words.
Ever since Captain America "became famous," there had always been two Captain Americas!
The difference was that the public only knew Steve Rogers, the national hero, but knew nothing about the other African-American Captain America!
Not only that.
The government also secretly imprisoned that African-American Captain America for thirty years, using him as a guinea pig for experiments!
"Those inhuman bastards!"
The Playboy was somewhat enraged, even letting out a low curse.
Considering the historical context, Tony Stark actually somewhat understood why the African-American Captain America was not publicized but kept secret.
After all, that era truly didn't allow a Black person to become Captain America.
And it wasn't just that era; even in the current era, the possibility of a Black Captain America was slim.
But to secretly experiment on someone for thirty years, that was truly insane!
Those politicians were truly inhuman.
In an instant, Tony Stark felt deep sympathy for this African-American Captain America.
He just didn't know how that African-American Captain America, who had been a guinea pig for thirty years, was doing now.
"Another Captain America besides Rogers?"
Nick Fury couldn't help but frown.
As the head of the World's largest intelligence agency, he had never known such a thing!
However, as a king of spies, Nick Fury's focus was naturally different from Tony Stark's.
The tragic fate of the African-American Captain America couldn't affect his state of mind in the slightest; Nick Fury was now entirely focused on how to find this African-American Captain America.
How to bring this African-American Captain America under his command!
This African-American Captain America once defeated the Winter Soldier, and the diary had mentioned the Winter Soldier's strength multiple times, indicating that the other party's strength was absolutely no weaker than Captain America's—oh, no weaker than Rogers's.
So, from this perspective, this African-American Captain America was not some "bootleg" or weakened version, similar to the second-generation Captain America.
But a true Captain America!
How could Nick Fury miss out on such a person?
"There's no need to mention the second-generation Captain America and the third-generation Captain America; these two are completely ordinary people."
"Although the second-generation Captain America eventually secretly injected himself with the Super Serum and became a superhuman soldier like Captain America."
"But just as he gained Captain America's power, he was stripped of the Captain America title."
"And the third-generation Captain America, Falcon? He was just an ordinary person from beginning to end; his only advantage was the Falcon wings."
"He might be the only Captain America who can fly?"
The second-generation Captain America, wasn't that John Walker?
Ever since the diary spoiled this crucial information, Nick Fury had already been closely monitoring this person.
However, whether it was the diary's spoilers or Nick Fury's own investigation, this John Walker was just an ordinary soldier who was relatively excellent in all aspects.
Nick Fury had truly not expected that this ordinary soldier would obtain the Super Serum in the future!
Nick Fury didn't care whether the other party injected it secretly; what he cared more about was, did the Super Serum still exist?
Was it that the original serum was not completely destroyed and survived until now, or did someone successfully replicate the serum again?
Thanks to Book Friend 08a for the reward!