Ancient One Intervenes

"But…"

Captain America looked deeply conflicted. He could not just stand by and watch countless innocent people die.

"There are no buts."

Chen Mu waved his hand without hesitation. "The moment the American military launched nuclear missiles at my Space Force, they declared war on us."

Chen Mu said expressionlessly, "As for whether the people of New York live or die, I don’t care in the slightest."

Your own country did not care about its people, so why should I, an outsider, care?

"And another thing: every single person here is someone the American military has resolved to eliminate. Whether it’s Tony Stark, you people from S.H.I.E.L.D., or even the two princes of Asgard, the American military wants to wipe you all out in one sweep."

As the American military’s most powerful weapon, launching nuclear missiles naturally came with that intention.

"Everyone present, give up your fantasies. The American military wants to destroy every last one of you."

Watching the people present continue to hesitate, Chen Mu spoke with cold mockery.

Was America really worth such devotion from them?

Tony was understandable, at least. He was a capitalist giant in this country and had enormous interests tied to it.

It was understandable for him to fight for America, but what about the others?

Chen Mu could not understand it, anyway.

"If you don’t want to leave, then goodbye."

Seeing that several of them were still hesitating, Chen Mu had no extra time to waste here.

"I don’t want to die here." Tony looked at Little Pepper and took her hand.

Honestly, if there had been a way to stop the nuclear explosion, Tony might have tried it even at the cost of his own life, because he was Iron Man.

But there was no way now. Perhaps the only option had been for Chen Mu to act, but Chen Mu clearly had no intention of helping under these circumstances. In that case, wasn’t staying here simply courting death?

There was no point in it. Tony did not want to die like this.

Besides, even the strongest people had a soft spot, and Tony’s soft spot was Little Pepper. Was he supposed to die with her in a place like this?

Tony certainly would not sit around and wait to die, choosing to perish alongside Little Pepper.

"Natasha, you should leave too. I am a sinner. I hope my death can atone for what I’ve done."

Hawkeye Barton looked at Natasha and said, "I am guilty now. I have no right to keep living. Help me take care of my family."

"Don’t try to persuade me. I’ve already made my decision." Seeing Black Widow about to say something, Hawkeye hurriedly cut her off. "S.H.I.E.L.D. still needs you. Take this armor back and give it to someone else. I think Rumlow would be a good choice."

As he spoke, Hawkeye removed the Kirin Armor and looked at Black Widow with determination.

I think I’d be a good choice too…

Standing nearby, Captain America could not help having that thought when he heard Hawkeye’s words.

"Well, I think I should still…"

Seeing Chen Mu step through the portal and apparently prepare to close it, Captain America took a step forward and spoke hesitantly.

But before he could finish, he stopped. Not only him—the entire world seemed to freeze at that moment.

"Ancient One."

When Chen Mu saw the Eye of Agamotto appear before him, he understood what had happened.

Ancient One had intervened after all.

"Hello, Chen Mu."

Ancient One appeared before Chen Mu, smiling as she always did.

"What does Ancient One intend to do?"

Chen Mu looked at Ancient One expressionlessly. With his current strength, he was not actually afraid of her, nor was he incapable of fighting her.

More importantly, Chen Mu had never been alone. Behind him stood China!

Ancient One had lent the Eye of Agamotto to Chen Mu, but from beginning to end, it still belonged to the Sorcerer Supreme. Therefore, it was not strange that Ancient One could control the Time Stone.

What puzzled Chen Mu was why Ancient One would do this.

After thinking it over, Chen Mu came back to himself and understood Ancient One’s intentions.

"There is a Sanctum in New York. If the nuclear missile explodes and destroys it, invaders from other dimensions will come to Earth."

Ancient One shook her head and explained, "So no matter what, I still have to stop it."

That was why Ancient One had stopped the nuclear explosion.

She could ignore how brutally mortals fought wars or how many people would die from nuclear weapons. Ancient One truly did not care. She only cared that the nuclear explosion would destroy the New York Sanctum and allow invaders from other dimensions to come to Earth. Therefore, she had no choice but to prevent the nuclear missile from exploding.

"I have no intention of becoming your enemy. It would bring me no benefit."

Ancient One smiled. "I also know that you certainly will not let this matter go so easily. So I came to ask you: where do you want the nuclear missile sent?"

"The American military district that launched it, or Japan?"

"…"

"Are there no other choices?"

Chen Mu fell silent for a moment before asking.

Although he disliked Japan, debts had their debtors. This nuclear missile had nothing to do with Japan, and Chen Mu would not throw it onto Japan’s head for no reason.

"I originally wanted to ask about the White House or the Pentagon, but after thinking about it, I decided against it. Those two places are not suitable for destruction right now."

Ancient One said with a smile.

"I was just about to ask for those two places." Chen Mu was speechless.

"That’s why I didn’t ask about them."

Fine. At least Ancient One was on his side this time. She simply had no choice but to stop the nuclear explosion because of the New York Sanctum.

"Then send it to the military district that launched this nuclear missile."

Chen Mu curled his lip and waved his hand indifferently. He had originally wanted to watch the spectacle and see what would happen after New York was nuked, but clearly he would not get the chance this time.

"Very well."

Ancient One nodded with a smile and released Time Stop. Standing before Chen Mu, she casually cast Portal magic, and the nuclear missile flying toward New York—already visible to the naked eye—abruptly vanished.

Far away in a desert region, a massive mushroom cloud slowly rose. Naturally, no one present knew what had happened.

"I think I’d better leave first… Huh?"

Captain America recovered and continued speaking, but when he saw that Chen Mu had already closed the portal, he had no choice but to shut his mouth.

He had closed it already? So many people here had not left yet!

"No need. The nuclear missile crisis has already been resolved."

Seeing Captain America’s bewildered expression, Chen Mu spoke calmly.

"Did you send it away?"

Tony breathed a sigh of relief. At least it was no longer in New York, which was something to be thankful for.

"Not me. Ancient One helped."

Chen Mu gestured toward Ancient One with his chin and spoke indifferently.

"That’s wonderful. Thank you, Ancient One."

Upon hearing this, Tony and the others all thanked Ancient One.

"But where was the nuclear missile sent?" At that moment, Captain America asked with a worried expression as he looked at Ancient One.

P.S. The holiday is over. I spent the past few days playing with my child and had no time to write. Now that the holiday is over, should I go back to my old grind-like-an-emperor mode? ?? ?

Also, some readers asked where I live. How could I possibly tell you? At most, I can tell you that I sell houses at Mount Qingcheng. Any big shots interested in buying vacation homes in a scenic area? Villas are only seven or eight thousand per square meter, with no purchase restrictions… Haha…