Coordinated Assault Plan

Based on your rescue operation, your reputation in the United States of America has increased. Current standing: Friendly (78/100)

Based on your rescue operation, your reputation in the United States of America has increased. Current standing: Friendly (83/100)

Bai Cangshu waved his hand, and Uchiha Madara and the others left one after another. White Face, together with Black Face, carried the unconscious young Spider-Man and headed outside.

Seeing this, Tony immediately stepped in front of them.

White Face looked at Iron Man with a sinister expression. She even felt that they should simply kill this group of Avengers right now. This timeline was most likely no longer usable anyway.

Killing these Avengers now to earn some Singularity, even if they withdrew immediately afterward, would not be a loss.

Black Face obeyed only Bai Cangshu’s orders. Seeing someone blocking the way, he did not need to draw his blade. With merely a focused gaze, intense Spiritual Pressure burst from his body.

Iron Man once again felt his field of vision turn black and white. The burden upon his soul made it difficult for him to breathe. His heart had already had problems, and now it seemed to have slipped beyond the control of the reactor in his chest.

Huff… huff!

He gasped, darkness creeping into his vision as his entire body lost control.

Without saying a word, Black Face carried Spider-Man out of the building. White Face merely sneered twice, turned back and made a throat-slitting gesture at Bai Cangshu, then followed him out.

This was identical to what Bai Cangshu had seen through Future Sight.

Tap, tap, tap.

Smiling, Bai Cangshu walked to Iron Man’s side and pressed a finger downward against Tony’s neck.

The next moment, Iron Man’s ragged breathing and his heart’s failing blood supply began to miraculously recover.

Shen Wulong’s Logic could not only perfectly control one’s own condition; when used on others, it could also produce an extremely powerful controlling effect.

Against an ordinary person like Tony Stark, it could even create effects nearly akin to pressure-point strikes from a Wuxia world.

"Hey, relax a little, Mr. Tony. They won’t hurt Parker~"

Bai Cangshu made an entirely baseless promise. In truth, he had no idea what Spider-Man would encounter next.

White Face was a lunatic, but she was also a lunatic highly skilled at digging into the plot.

Moreover, Bai Cangshu believed that, given White Face’s current desire for resurrection, if she could not uncover sufficiently valuable hidden plotlines, she would most likely bring Parker back and let him kill the boy for Singularity.

So Bai Cangshu was not entirely talking nonsense.

Then, after giving some thought to Tony Stark’s earlier question, Bai Cangshu said,

"As for who we are, that is a complicated question. You can think of us as a special kind of mercenary, or as bounty hunters."

"We actively seek out any valuable battlefield, then fight for our own interests."

Recalling the terror of the battle just now, Tony Stark could not hide his agitation. Rhodey and Sam had already been confirmed dead.

Black Widow and the captain’s fates were unknown.

Vision was dead, and Wanda was mentally extremely unstable…

This group had practically pushed the Avengers into a crisis of total annihilation, while New York itself had been directly devastated by the successive battles.

This was New York!

The greatest city in the world!

Tony still found it difficult to believe everything that had happened. Calls from the Department of Defense had nearly blown up FRIDAY’s communicator. Those officials were probably not calling to demand accountability right now.

More likely, they were gripped by incomparable panic.

In the most powerful country on the planet, in its most prosperous city, against its strongest heroes, a group of people had actually caused the destruction of the entire city.

And in fact, they still knew absolutely nothing concrete about this group.

"You said you would stand on humanity’s side!"

Tony realized how powerless he was before these people. Even though he knew Wanda and Vision’s fate was likely connected to the man before him.

Still, he did not want to bring up that subject now.

Because… after noticing that these people had participated in the rescue efforts, Tony realized that these mysterious newcomers were not one unified group.

Just as the man calling himself Mercenary Tao had described before, they had split into several factions.

That half-black, half-white angel had unleashed slaughter across New York without restraint. It was probably the most vicious of them all.

As for the Mercenary Tao before him, while his conduct was suspicious, he had indeed fought that being head-on and seemed to have even killed it.

He did not know that New York’s sinking had been caused by Bai Cangshu, but even if he did, he would avoid mentioning it at this moment.

Bai Cangshu sensed the exhaustion of this former playboy. The burden of that so-called heroic responsibility had probably already left him unable to breathe.

When a person was forced to shoulder responsibilities beyond their abilities, they would always be crushed by them.

At this moment, Bai Cangshu viewed Iron Man, this ordinary man who could only fight while wearing armor, with a little more respect.

He did not like weaklings who overestimated themselves. Yet when such a weakling clearly understood his own fragility and still tried to turn the tide, using his own way to contend against irresistible forces, a peculiar radiance would emerge from his heart.

Pat, pat, pat.

Bai Cangshu gently patted Iron Man’s armor, then smiled and consoled him.

"Don’t worry, Tony. Look, haven’t I already taken humanity’s side~?"

"I killed Solomon, the angel who slaughtered New York, and I also killed the evil Titan Thanos, who crossed the universe to come here…"

"Perhaps you don’t understand, Tony, but I actually saved your life~"

Tony Stark watched Mercenary Tao speak in a drifting tone, as though he were describing some predetermined fate that he had shattered, thereby saving Tony.

Tony could not help frowning. He did not believe in such things.

But a gigantic warship had indeed been discovered near New York’s coast, and its terrifying army, armed with high-tech weapons, had suffered severe casualties in the previous battle.

Yet the small portion that remained still posed a great threat to them.

Reading Iron Man’s concerns, Bai Cangshu thoughtfully snapped his fingers again.

"Satoru Gojo, go help this city. Wipe out those Tarris completely…"

Satoru Gojo, who had been leaning against the wall, smiled and raised a hand upon hearing that.

Pretending to be Bai Cangshu’s most obedient warrior, he said,

"Understood~"

Then, with a bang, the air exploded, and Satoru Gojo vanished as though through Teleportation.

The killing intent he had long suppressed suddenly erupted from another part of New York.

The next moment, Satoru Gojo began a slaughter amid the Tarris’ artillery fire.

Bai Cangshu merely watched his reputation rise continuously, then said to the somewhat reassured Iron Man,

"Mr. Tony, although it may be cruel to say this now, in three days, several more powerful people will appear here…"

"Of course, I am not asking you to join the battle. I am only worried that if I assume that form again to fight, I do not know how much of New York will remain."

"How about we evacuate New York’s citizens first? Tony, you know I am only saying this because I stand on humanity’s side."

Smiling, Bai Cangshu dropped the news of the Primordial Dragon Court’s impending arrival. As expected, Iron Man tensed up once more.

New York simply could not withstand another battle on that scale. Even now, widespread cave-ins had occurred, making recovery exceedingly difficult.

"What do you want to do?"

He asked directly.

Bai Cangshu’s smile grew even more pronounced.

"I hope Wanda and Captain Marvel can join the battlefield’s fighting force. Of course, there is also me…"