"Tony, what did you just say?"
Because Tony spoke too fast, the others didn't quite hear what he said, only that he sounded very excited.
"It's a missile, but it's okay, the target isn't us."
Tony had calmed down by now, speaking peacefully.
But just as he finished speaking, the missile slammed into the Nine-Headed Serpent Base's energy shield.
Tony thought the missile's explosion would at most cause the energy shield to wobble a bit, possibly consuming a lot of energy to maintain the shield's stability.
But the next second—
Tony knew he was wrong!
And greatly mistaken!
Accompanied by a dazzling White light, the entire snow forest was illuminated in a scorching White!
People within this range instantly felt as if they were blind, and the stinging pain from their eyes made them scream uncontrollably.
Viewed from a distance, it was as if a Sun suddenly appeared on the ground and expanded rapidly, instantly covering an area with a diameter of over one or two kilometers!
The next second—
The "Sun" suddenly contracted inward.
From a diameter of one or two kilometers, it instantly shrank to the size of a grain of rice!
And with that, everything within this range instantly turned to dust!
Two seconds later;
The earth-shattering explosion finally sounded, as if arriving late!
Rolling Impact waves, like ocean waves, crushed the surrounding trees into debris one after another, and the ground was compressed, sinking by at least two or three meters.
Subsequently;
A huge mushroom cloud rose slowly!!!
Appearing over Sokovia.
Fortunately, this Nine-Headed Serpent Base was still a considerable distance from the city.
Otherwise, under this terrifying explosion, the entire city would likely be annihilated!
Even so;
The Impact wave of the explosion still affected the city more than ten kilometers away.
The glass of buildings shattered one after another!
Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the outer walls.
Some buildings that were not very sturdy collapsed directly amidst the roar.
For a time, people screamed in terror and fled in all directions.
Some people still had blood on their ears, screaming in pain and running like headless chickens.
Inside the snow forest;
The snow was gone.
The forest was gone!
Even a nearby mountain peak was leveled.
And the Avengers were all buried under thick wood chips and dirt.
After a while, a green hand suddenly emerged from the rubble, and then the Hulk, looking disheveled, crawled out from underneath.
He spit out some wood chips and dirt from his mouth, his eyes somewhat dazed as he looked around.
Evidently, even the mighty Hulk was dazed by this explosion.
And there was even less to say for the other Avengers.
Although Tony was closest to the explosion, the Vibranium armor on his body protected him very well, and he was actually over a kilometer away from the explosion's center.
Therefore, he wasn't really injured while hiding in the armor, just a bit disoriented, and it took him a while to crawl out from under a pile of rubble.
"Is everyone okay?"
As soon as Tony emerged from the rubble, he immediately asked about the others' condition.
"I'm fine."
Steve's voice sounded at the right time.
The moment the explosion occurred, he subconsciously used his shield to block in front of him, which saved his life.
But the others had no response at this time.
Tony quickly had Jarvis locate the communicators of the other Avengers.
Then he flew over to each one, rescuing everyone else from under the rubble!
Soon, Natasha and Barton were both rescued.
But Thor was nowhere to be found.
"Thor should be fine, right?"
Tony muttered.
After all, he was the Thor of Asgard, a god no less.
He shouldn't have been killed by the explosion, right?
As for Natasha and Barton?
Besides some scrapes on her body, Natasha's most serious injury was on her forehead, which was also the main cause of her unconsciousness.
Barton's situation was worse.
He had already been attacked by Pietro and was injured.
As a result, he was thrown by the Impact in the explosion, and then buried by various wood chips and dirt.
Although Tony rescued him in time, Barton was still very seriously injured.
If he couldn't get treatment in time, his life might be in danger!
Rumble!
At this moment, a huge roar came from the distant horizon.
Followed by a bolt of lightning.
It was Thor flying back.
He looked quite disheveled, with dirt still on his face.
"What just happened?"
Thor looked bewildered; he had no idea what had just happened.
He was originally busy smashing those HYDRA soldiers, but the next second, everything in front of him turned an incandescent White, and he felt a burning pain all over his body.
When he came to, he found himself lying in a mountain gully, with a small stream nearby, and surrounded by loose rocks.
And he was also dirty all over, with even some signs of abrasions in places.
You know, he was the Prince of Asgard!
The son of Odin, the All-Father!
His power might not be exceptionally strong, but his physical toughness was absolutely astonishing.
Yet, even so, he still had these abrasions on his body.
One can imagine how terrifying the explosion just now was!
You know, Thor's location was slightly further from the explosion's center than Tony's.
Yet he was still in this state.
If it had been anyone else, they would have probably lost their life long ago!
Even being reduced to dust would be normal!
...
"Wanda, are you okay?"
In a distant mountain gully, Pietro found his sister Wanda.
"I'm fine, what was that explosion about?"
Wanda removed a few wood chips from her hair, looking at the distant mountain hollow with lingering fear.
If she hadn't used her abilities to protect herself in time, in an explosion of that magnitude, even though she was no longer what she used to be, she would have instantly been blown to pieces, right?
"Was that a nuclear bomb?"
Wanda asked, her face pale.
Pietro also didn't know if it was a nuclear bomb or not.
But if it wasn't, what kind of missile could have such terrifying power?
Everything within a two to three-kilometer radius of the explosion's center was destroyed; if the explosion hadn't occurred in a mountain hollow, its power might have been even greater.
If he and his sister hadn't gained superpowers, they would have long since become two corpses!
No! Not even corpses would be left, right?
The greatest possibility was that their bodies would be completely gone!
It was too terrifying!