The Battle Is Imminent

Watching the departing Quinjet, Hulk let out an angry roar, but it was useless. He could only turn his head toward Coulson. This one was an enemy. He could smash him to death!

Without another word, Coulson raised his gun and fired at Hulk, but that little pistol was utterly useless against him. Hulk stepped forward, ready to grab Coulson and crush him to death!

"What a shame. I’d only just started getting into it!"

Coulson despaired. Just then, Betty’s voice sounded from a speaker nearby. "Hulk, just knock him unconscious."

"Hulk!"

Hulk was very unhappy, but he did not disobey Betty. His huge hand reached toward Coulson!

"I’ll do it myself, so you don’t accidentally kill me!"

Coulson smiled faintly and slammed his head into the deck, knocking himself unconscious on the spot! "Hulk hates you!"

Hulk nearly went mad. What kind of person would rather knock himself out than let Hulk do it?

Betty was speechless too. Coulson really was ruthless!

At the same time, Tony and Rumlow escorted the Quinjet away. Natasha and Steve did not pursue them, because the Helicarrier’s situation was already terrible! "Done!"

Ivan typed in the final line of code, and the Helicarrier’s systems began returning to normal. Hill was overjoyed and immediately activated Engine One, but it was still a little too late. They were only a few hundred meters above the sea now. There was no time to take off again!

Of course, what they had just done was not entirely useless. It could greatly reduce the impact of the crash. If they were lucky, the Helicarrier might even stay afloat!

"One minute until the Helicarrier hits the water. Fifty-nine, fifty-eight…"

The computer began issuing warnings, and everyone hurriedly prepared for impact. Ivan put on his armor and flew out of the command room. He had no interest in becoming a drowned rat! Hulk, Betty, and the others were already in the air. Betty said, "It still fell."

Ivan shrugged. "Bert is always accurate, especially when he predicts bad things!"

"Is it really okay to make fun of your boss like that?"

Betty was speechless. She asked, "Hasn’t Bert come back yet? With things like this, no one but him can handle it!"

"I’ll ask him!"

Ivan contacted Wang Bert, briefly explained what had happened aboard the Helicarrier, and then asked, "When are you coming back?"

"Tony actually got controlled?"

Wang Bert was somewhat speechless. The plot had really changed quite a bit. He said, "Once the Helicarrier hits the water, head back to New York immediately. Loki is probably planning to open a portal there. Don’t worry. I’ve got everything under control!"

"With you saying that, I can relax!"

Ivan smiled, then asked, "But why do we have to wait until the Helicarrier hits the water?"

Wang Bert smiled. "Because I want to watch the Helicarrier hit the water. Start streaming already!"

"That really is just like you. Actually, I want to see it too!"

Ivan burst out laughing and turned on the camera to begin streaming. Not long after, the enormous Helicarrier crashed into the sea with a thunderous boom, sending waves soaring a hundred meters into the air. It was quite a spectacular sight!…

Let us turn the clock back a little. After receiving Coulson’s order, a group of mercenaries immediately headed for a small villa in Manhattan. Their target lived there!

It was summer vacation, and Mindy had been staying at home these past few days. At the moment, she was entertaining her classmate and only friend her own age!

Mindy said speechlessly, "Chubby girl, how many family buckets have you eaten already?"

A little girl with black hair and purple clothes stuffed a Chicken Leg into her mouth and said unhappily, "I’m not fat! I don’t even weigh as much as you!"

"That’s exactly what annoys me. You eat several times more than I do every day, so why are you still lighter than me?"

Mindy complained, "What kind of monster are you?"

"I just digest food well! Mindy, are there any more Chicken Legs? At the orphanage, we only get one every few days. Your house is so much better. You can eat as much as you want!"

The little girl devoured the meat off the Chicken Leg in a few bites, then gnawed on the bone as she asked.

This little girl was named Lina. She was an orphan of unknown birth, and Damon was planning to adopt her!

It truly had not been easy for Mindy to make a friend her own age! "You can still eat? Are you really human?"

Mindy grumbled. Just then, screams suddenly rang out from outside. Mindy’s eyes lit up, and she immediately turned on the surveillance feed. She saw a man in a suit stepping on a trap in the yard and screaming in pain!

At the same time, three other men who clearly looked like no-good scum stood beside him! "Someone’s come looking for trouble? Great! Hit-Girl is returning to the scene!"

Mindy said excitedly, but before she could change clothes, a group of people rushed out of the neighboring villa and captured those suited men. Not one was left behind! Mindy nearly went crazy. "Ah! Master is so awful! He actually arranged for a whole bunch of bodyguards to live next door."

Lina blinked her big eyes and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Nothing happened."

Mindy said dejectedly, "Do you still want Chicken Legs? Let’s order delivery!"

The moment she heard there would be food, Lina immediately forgot about what was outside. Drooling, she nodded repeatedly. "Okay, another family bucket!"

"Eat yourself to death!"

Mindy shot Lina an irritated glare and began making the call!

Mindy knew Lina was a little unusual, but so what? Her Master was a Vampire too!

Ordinary people could not be Mindy’s friends! In an alley outside the villa, a mercenary in a red masked uniform hurried over while clutching his stomach, which had been pierced by a short blade and was still bleeding. When he saw that all the mercenaries had already been dealt with, he fell to his knees in despair. He was too late! If I’d known, I wouldn’t have taught that driver how to kill his love rival. I didn’t even get paid!

The mercenary sighed. He had specifically come to warn Mindy that someone wanted to kidnap her, so that Mindy would forgive him for previously swindling her out of money. If he got lucky, he might even latch onto a wealthy patron and never have to worry about food or drink again! To move Mindy, the mercenary had even stabbed himself. Yes, the wound in his stomach was self-inflicted! But because he had arrived late, everything had gone down the drain. That stab had been for nothing!

"It can’t be for nothing. Hurry and collect the blood, then sell it to those wanted Vampires desperate enough to eat anything!"

Thinking of something, the mercenary hurriedly pulled out a bottle from behind his back and began catching the blood dripping from his body. As for why he carried a bottle around with him, that was something only he could answer! Then, he climbed to his feet and left while muttering somewhat neurotically, "I keep feeling like I shouldn’t exist in this world. Right, what was my name again? Why do I keep forgetting?"

After hearing the bodyguards’ report, Wang Bert, who was still in California, called Mindy. "Mindy, go hide at my estate for now! I’ll send a helicopter to pick you up!"

"I’m not scared!"

Mindy said unhappily, "How could a few petty thieves possibly defeat Hit-Girl?"

"I’m scared. Scared that you’ll kill all those petty thieves!"

Wang Bert said irritably, "Be good and go. Once this is over, I’ll have Ivan make you a little suit of armor to play with!"

"Really?"

Mindy was overjoyed. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I want to bring Lina with me. It isn’t safe for her to be alone!"

"Bring her along!"

Wang Bert nodded. After hanging up, he frowned. "Which bastard is depraved enough to want to kidnap Mindy to threaten Damon?"

Lilith said, "It has to be someone from S.H.I.E.L.D. Loki doesn’t know that much."

"S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

Wang Bert snorted. Just then, the phone rang. It was Wong calling. Wong said with a bitter smile, "Blood God, isn’t your efficiency a little too high? You sent them over so quickly?"

"I handle several tens of billions a minute. Of course I’m efficient!"

Wang Bert smiled. "Wong, do you need my employees to help move them?"

"No, there are other people in the Sanctum."

Wong said mournfully, "But Blood God, I don’t think I ever agreed to accept these things!"

Wang Bert smiled. "Whether you agreed or not, the things have already been delivered. Are you planning to have my people carry them back?"

"That definitely won’t work!"

Wong said with a bitter smile. "Kaecilius is probably going to scold me to death this time!"

"Kaecilius?"

Wang Bert’s eyes flickered. He said, "It’s just a small gift. Don’t take it too seriously!"

"A gift worth over a hundred million dollars isn’t small!"

Wong hesitated for a moment before saying, "Blood God, if you have time, you’re welcome to visit Kamar-Taj!"

"I’ll go someday! Oh, and give Master Ancient One my regards!"

Wang Bert smiled. After spending so much money, he had finally gotten those words! Wang Bert would definitely visit Kamar-Taj, but not now. Someday! "I’ll personally receive you then."

Wong nodded and hung up. Wang Bert said, "It’s time to return to New York. Too bad I can’t make portals, or this would be much more convenient!"

Lilith poured cold water on him. "Kamar-Taj won’t accept a Vampire as an apprentice!"

"Not necessarily!"

Wang Bert shrugged. "I’m heading back now. Contact Trish and have her make the current situation public. Loki and the others will reach New York soon."

"Okay!"

Lilith nodded. Even she could not help sighing. New York really had terrible feng shui! Wang Bert said no more. He entered the silver sports car beside him, then used Dragon Fire to modify it slightly—his talent strengthened life, so he could only make minor modifications to machinery! Next, a large amount of blood poured from Wang Bert’s hands, completely covering the sports car. Man and car became one, their speed stacking together!

Once he was ready, the sports car slowly rose into the air amid Light Flame. Wang Bert nodded to Lilith, then transformed into a streak of blood-red light and vanished beyond the horizon!

The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to New York was only a little over three thousand kilometers. At Wang Bert’s speed, it would not take much time at all!

At noon, the tv station suddenly announced a special emergency broadcast of ‘Trish Talk.’ The viewers immediately had a bad feeling. Every time Trish revealed something, it was huge! The facts proved that their instincts were accurate—or rather, far too accurate. As soon as ‘Trish Talk’ began, an ‘S-Class Incident’ symbol appeared!

"S-Class Incident? The Lizardmen were only A-Class last time, right?"

"A-Class means city destruction, while S-Class means national destruction. Is this a joke?"

The viewers erupted into an uproar. With a serious expression, Trish said, "I know many people will definitely say I’m joking, but unfortunately, I’m not. Thor’s younger brother Loki is about to lead an alien army in an attack on New York!"

"Loki? An alien army?"

"Of course it’s New York again!"

New Yorkers despaired. Would it ever end? The Lizardmen incident had not even been fully resolved, and now aliens were coming. Could they not pick another place? They heard Washington had good feng shui too! Trish then began explaining the entire situation!

S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to use the Tesseract—the relic of Red Skull and Hydra—to create weapons of mass destruction. Instead, it attracted the Evil God Loki, who used his scepter to control S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and steal the Tesseract! Afterward, Loki arranged for an army to attack Wakanda, drawing War Abomination away. Then he pretended to surrender, destroyed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier, and controlled Iron Man and Peacemaker! Now, Loki was preparing to construct a giant portal in New York and bring an alien army through.

"According to the intelligence we have received, Loki and Iron Man will arrive in New York shortly. The giant portal will most likely be located in Manhattan. Citizens, please leave as soon as possible!"

Trish said sternly, "This is not a joke. New York is about to be invaded by aliens."

After hearing Trish’s introduction, the viewers were initially dumbfounded. Then they began cursing furiously, cursing Loki, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Iron Man countless times as well.

"Even Iron Man has been controlled. New York is doomed! Run!"

The entire city of New York panicked. Countless people prepared to flee. At a time like this, the city government needed to step forward and organize things. Otherwise, massive chaos, traffic jams, and even catastrophe were inevitable!

The problem was that after watching Trish Talk, the Mayor of New York got on his private plane and fled New York without another word!

Are you kidding me? This is an alien invasion. I’m not even planning to run for reelection, so why should I risk my life protecting those troublesome people who protest every day? The Mayor of New York was only responsible for votes!

When the director-general, who had only taken office a few months ago, saw the mayor flee, he immediately requisitioned a helicopter and fled with him. Tens of thousands of New York police officers were suddenly left in the awkward situation of having no leader! Just as the police officers were preparing to flee as well, a familiar, resolute voice sounded over the police communication channel. "I am George Stacy. I want to save New York. I want to protect the people of New York. Is anyone willing to support me?"

The communication channel fell silent. A moment later, someone shouted, "Sin Buster is willing!"

"Electro is willing!"

"Spider-Man is willing! Um, I wasn’t eavesdropping on the police channel. I’m qualified now…"

"The Director of the 11th Precinct is willing!"

"The Director of the 22nd Precinct is willing!"

"Chief George!"

Cheers erupted across the communication channel. Chief George nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now, listen to my orders. Take to the streets, maintain order, direct traffic, and ensure the citizens can safely evacuate New York. Manhattan is the most dangerous place. All Super Heroes, head there…"

Although the police were doing their best, New York’s situation continued to grow more chaotic. Meanwhile, the White House was still confirming whether the intelligence was real! President Ellis roared inside the White House, "Why do I, the president of America, have to learn about an alien invasion this serious from Trish Talk? Are the FBI, CIA, and military intelligence systems all eating shit?"

"S.H.I.E.L.D. concealed the information. Even we didn’t know!"

The military immediately shifted the blame. "Mr. President, unfortunately, what Trish said is very likely true."

"Damn S.H.I.E.L.D., damn Nick Fury, and damn aliens…"

President Ellis unleashed a stream of curses before shouting, "Deploy forces to intercept Loki and Iron Man. We absolutely cannot let the giant portal appear! Also, send the National Guard into New York. Seriously, what is wrong with New York? Why are there so many disasters? First Lizardmen, then aliens!"

A general saluted and turned to leave. "I’ll do it immediately!"

After thinking for a moment, President Ellis asked Senator Stern, "Is that man in Manhattan now?"

Senator Stern knew who President Ellis meant and replied with a bitter smile, "He’s in California."

"On the West Coast? Tell him to come back immediately. Without him, the military probably won’t be able to handle this."

President Ellis said, "Also, have War Machine and War Abomination return to America at once. As for Wakanda, we’ll deal with it after the aliens are handled!"

"I’ll do it right away!"

Senator Stern nodded and turned to leave. President Ellis leaned back in his chair and cursed, "That damned S.H.I.E.L.D. is completely unreliable. Once this is over, I want Nick Fury out!"

Everyone exchanged glances, then nodded together. "Nick Fury must take responsibility for this incident!"