Clap, clap!
Without waiting for the future Captain America and Ant-Man to say anything,
Future Tony reached out and patted the "inverted triangle" on his chest, releasing the nanites within.
In the blink of an eye, a Nanotech Armor, several times more dazzling than the current Mark VII, enveloped the future Stark.
Iron Man made a dazzling entrance!
Clang!
Future Iron Man reached out, pushed open the car door, and strode out. He walked a few steps forward.
Standing right in the middle of the road, looking imposingly at Tony from a distance, they faced off against each other.
Looking around,
I saw two big, red hunks of metal standing face to face. You looked at me, and I looked at you.
They had almost identical designs, with the same big, red color scheme, as if they were looking in a mirror.
But one of them looked noticeably more advanced than the other.
It had to be said, the scene was a little strange.
"The basic design parameter match rate is as high as ninety-two percent, even the color scheme is the same."
"I have also detected another artificial intelligence within the other party's armor that is not weaker than me."
"And, the other party has obviously used nanotechnology..."
"Sir, I think he really is you from the future!"
As the two metal behemoths met, Jarvis finished scanning the future Iron Man and relayed the conclusion to Tony.
"So, this is the armor that allows me, a mere mortal, to rival the gods?"
"I can't wait to see what it can do!"
Tony's eyes, hidden behind his mask, were starting to gleam.
"Scott, drive!"
A voice called from inside the car.
It was the future Captain America, who had grabbed the Tesseract and was calling to the future Ant-Man, who was driving.
Actually, there was no need for future Captain America to say anything. Future Ant-Man had already sprung into action, quickly starting the car.
Screech!
The sharp sound of tires scraping against the ground filled the air, and hot smoke billowed from the exhaust pipe.
The car executed a perfect drift, beginning to merge onto the main road.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't authorize you to do that."
Seeing this, Tony didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately raising his hand towards the car.
A dazzling light already flickered in his palm.
But unfortunately, another version of himself was still present.
Tony didn't even have time to fire his repulsor when the future Iron Man flew in front of him and shoved him.
Tony's body immediately tilted.
Boom! The repulsor blast went wide, hitting the road.
In the short delay, the future Ant-Man had already driven the car away.
Tony wanted to stop the future Ant-Man, but the future Iron Man charged forward again and kicked him hard in the waist.
Clang! A clear sound of metal on metal, and Tony was kicked to the ground by the future Iron Man.
Tony rolled twice on the ground and immediately got back to his feet, aiming his repulsor at the future Iron Man.
"Get out of my way!"
"Your armor looks pretty, and you wouldn't want to break it, would you?"
Tony warned the other him.
"Stark, we're not bad guys!"
"Even though I can't tell you who we are, we're not bad guys!"
"Listen, we have a compelling reason, we have to do this!"
"We're not taking the Tesseract, we're just borrowing it. We'll return it, I promise!"
The future Iron Man didn't intend to fight Tony, but instead explained sincerely.
"Then take off your helmet and let me see who you are!"
Tony shouted at the future Iron Man, "You don't even dare show your true face, and you expect me to believe you?"
Although Tony was now basically certain that the person in front of him was his future self, because the voice sounded so similar.
But still.
Tony still needed to make a final confirmation.
"Sorry, I can't."
The future Iron Man shook his head, refusing decisively.
"Then I can only apologize."
Tony's hands and feet sprayed out intense energy streams, and he shot in front of the future Iron Man, throwing a heavy punch at him.
Future Iron Man didn't want to be outdone and fought back.
Clang! Clang!
The crisp sound of metal clashing filled the air.
The two metal behemoths engaged in a thrilling brawl right there on the road.
They drew the attention of countless onlookers.
Unfortunately, Tony's current Iron Man armor was still inferior, significantly so.
It couldn't compare to the Nanotech Armor and was essentially getting pummeled from start to finish.
Tony was getting battered pretty badly, and even his armor was damaged, but the future Iron Man's armor was still dazzling and radiant.
"Okay!"
Tony knew what he had to do. It seemed he couldn't hold back anymore!
If he was held back here, the Tesseract might really be taken.
And this was something Tony couldn't accept, no matter what.
Because the Tesseract, or rather, the Infinity Stones, were extremely important to him, having gotten a lot of spoilers from the diary.
Or rather, it was extremely important to Earth.
"This shouldn't hurt you, but it might make you uncomfortable."
Ching… Boom!
Tony, knocked back by a "Super Fist" from the future Iron Man, suddenly raised his hand towards the future Iron Man.
A repulsor blast shot out.
But the future Iron Man just flicked his wrist, and an Energy Shield materialized in his palm.
He effortlessly blocked Tony's repulsor blast.
"Energy Shield?"
"Alright, that really fits the 'future person' title."
Tony couldn't help but complain.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the sound of something tearing through the air rang out, and Tony felt a blur before his eyes.
It was the future Iron Man, who had launched two red "iron claws" that immediately latched onto the palms of Tony's armor, completely locking his hands in place.
This prevented Tony from clenching his fists or firing the repulsor beams!
Following that, the future Iron Man flew through the air again, his metallic arm beginning to flow like water.
It formed a somewhat sharp, blunt weapon.
Similar to Captain America's shield in Infinity War.
He slammed it hard against the Arc Reactor on Tony's chest.
Of course, Tony wouldn't just sit and wait. He immediately counterattacked.
But then Tony realized that his feet were also locked down. He couldn't even stand, let alone fly.
The following events were, of course, a foregone conclusion. Tony began to be completely dominated by the future Iron Man.
It was only a matter of time before the Arc Reactor in his chest was destroyed.
With the future Iron Man's overpowered armor, dealing with his past self was indeed effortless.
Everything was under control.
But for the future Ant-Man, the situation wasn't so great.
After the past Tony had descended from the sky to intercept them, it meant they had already been exposed.
Even though Tony had stopped the past Tony, S.H.I.E.L.D. still took swift action.
未来蚁人 had only driven for a couple of blocks when a bullet, seemingly from nowhere, struck the front left tire of his car.
It exploded instantly.
Screeech!
Bang!
The car of 未来蚁人 immediately lost control.
He immediately started frantically turning the steering wheel and hitting the brakes, but the car still slammed into a roadside gazebo.
Before he could even react, three more bullets flew in, completely blowing out the other three tires.
Now, things were really bad; the car was completely wrecked.
And when the dazed 未来蚁人 in the car finally came to his senses, he saw a guy in a uniform, holding a shield, swaggering towards them at the intersection ahead.
Captain America!
It was indeed Captain America.
"This has to be a joke."
Future Captain America glanced at the other him outside the car window, his brow immediately furrowing.
This was going to be bad!
"I never expected to encounter something like this before coming here."
Future Ant-Man's brow was even more tightly knit.
"You take the Tesseract first, I'll hold him off."
Future Captain America instructed Future Ant-Man, and without further ado, he got out of the car with his shield.
Future Ant-Man flipped his hand and produced a small "flying disc."
It was precisely the thing that could enlarge and shrink objects.
It's worth mentioning.
This thing was indeed made based on Pym Particles, but it couldn't be used as Pym Particles; they were two completely different things.
"Only one left."
The future Ant-Man shook his head.
This thing was originally intended for stealing the Scepter, but there was really no other choice now.
The Captain America from the past had already arrived, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were probably not far behind.
If he delayed any longer, the Tesseract he had obtained would be lost.
Clap!
Future Ant-Man shot the small "flying disc" at the Tesseract, and it immediately shrunk.
Future Ant-Man also shrunk his own body, and silently slipped away with the shrunken Tesseract.
As for Future Captain America, he was already standing in front of Captain America, holding his shield.
???
What the hell?
Looking at the guy who was dressed exactly like him and looked exactly like him, Captain America was truly baffled.
The first thought that flashed through his mind was, this probably isn't Loki, is it?
After all, he had already learned from Nick Fury that Loki possessed magic that could change his appearance.
But he had clearly confirmed with Nick Fury. Loki was locked up tight, and there was no way he could have escaped!
Could this be Loki's accomplice?
"Who are you?"
Captain America stared at the other man, his voice low and firm.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you."
The future Captain America shook his head, sounding utterly resolute.
"Fine. Once you're back with S.H.I.E.L.D., you'll tell me everything."
Captain America began to grip his shield, slowly advancing towards the other man.
"I'm not going back with you. That's not happening."
Future Captain America also tightened his grip on his shield, moving towards Captain America.
As they drew closer, both began swinging their shields, aiming to smash them into each other.
Clang, clang, clang!
The crisp sound of metal on metal rang out again.
The two Captain Americas were locked in a fierce battle.
Trading blows, a fist for a fist, a shield for a shield, the fight was intense.
Thud!
In the midst of the fight, Future Captain America kicked Captain America, sending him sprawling on the ground.
But Captain America rolled and sprang back to his feet.
"I could do this all day!"
Captain America adjusted his breathing slightly and said his famous line to the future Captain America.
"I know!"
The future Captain America shook his head helplessly.
He hadn't felt it before when he said it himself, but now it seemed like that line was a bit arrogant! The two sides began to fight again.
As for Black Widow? Knowing the truth, she didn't join in the fun, not wanting to disturb the "enjoyment" of the two Captain Americas.
Instead, she stayed at the scene, covering Captain America.
Patiently waiting for the arrival of the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
Whoosh!
It was only a matter of minutes.
With the sound of hurried footsteps, a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, armed to the teeth, rushed out from various intersections.
They surrounded the future Captain America.
Each of them raised their guns, and red laser beams shot at the future Captain America from all directions.
"Drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"
"I repeat, drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in charge shouted at the future Captain America through a megaphone.
But the future Captain America remained unmoved.
He looked up at the sky, a slight curve forming at the corners of his mouth.
Whoosh! Clang!
The next moment, a super cool hunk of metal descended from the sky and slammed down beside the future Captain America.
It was the future Iron Man, who had disabled Tony's Destroyer and arrived just in time to support the future Captain America.
Destroyer!
The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents "recognized" the future Iron Man's identity at a glance.
Each of them felt a wave of annoyance.
Why was this guy here, making a scene?
"Where's the stuff?"
The future Iron Man ignored the reactions of those around him, casually asking the future Captain America.
"Safe."
Captain America from the future gave a reassuring answer.
Iron Man from the future was completely relieved.
Then…
Boom!
A flashbang was fired by Iron Man from the future, blinding everyone present, including Captain America.
And when everyone came to their senses, they found that the person they were trying to arrest had already disappeared.
The Destroyer had rescued the target!
"What the hell is Stark doing!"
Captain America put his shield on his back, his face already turning a bit gloomy and unpleasant.
"Nick, we have a situation here."
"Also, about Stark... I think we need to have a serious talk."
Following that, Captain America reported the situation on the scene to Nick Fury.
"Understood."
"Good job, Captain. Head back here for now."
Nick Fury was well aware of Captain America's accusations.
But he couldn't explain anything to Captain America right now, so he could only call him back.
"Captain, I think you might have misunderstood Stark."
And after Captain America returned to report.
Nick Fury immediately showed Captain America the video of the two metal behemoths battling.
Captain America was completely dumbfounded.
Two Destroyers?
Besides Stark, there was another Destroyer in the world?
And that Destroyer was with the other Captain America?
So, what exactly was going on?
He was a mess! Captain America was utterly bewildered.
But for Captain America, and of course for Nick Fury as well, the most important thing was to recover the Tesseract.
Everything else could wait!
The only consolation was that Stark had a way to locate the Tesseract, so things weren't completely hopeless.
Nick Fury immediately contacted Tony.
However, what Nick Fury didn't expect was that the diary updated again during this process.
Tony, who had originally wanted to drive himself, changed his mind.
He handed over the important task of driving to his driver, Happy.
As for himself, he opened the diary in the car and began to read the latest batch of content.
"Am I seeing things? There are two Iron Men fighting in the street!"
"Of course, we can't forget, there are also two Captain Americas!"
"The future Avengers have really arrived, but the unfolding is a little different from what I remember."
[It's not that weird to see two Captain Americas fighting, but what the hell is with two Iron Men?]
[Also, the fight between the two Captain Americas should be inside Stark Tower, not on the street!]
[This deviation seems a little big.]
[Also, I don't see Ant-Man and Hulk. I don't know what those two are doing.]
[It's really hard to guess about Ant-Man. I just don't know if Hulk went to Kamar-Taj, and if he got his soul slapped out by the Ancient One, like before.]