Chapter 196: Avengers' Counterattack
New York, Manhattan district.
The War Lord crashed down like a meteor. After using the cannon fodder Chitauri as a buffer, he smashed into a building.
*BOOM!!*
Instantly, the towering skyscraper collapsed.
After smashing through the tall building, the War Lord also crushed an overpass, ultimately leaving a massive crater on the ground.
Despite the powerful impact, he was still alive.
He shook his head, stood up, and a ferocious smile spread across his face. He looked up as the Super Heroes gathered.
The first to arrive on the scene was, as always, Black Panther T'Challa.
Falling from a height of ten thousand meters, he showed no fear. With his arms crossed over his chest, he closed his eyes within his Battle Suit and dove down, murmuring a prayer.
"Long live Wakanda!"
*BOOM!!!*
T'Challa crashed directly into the asphalt road, then shook off the debris and fragments like a cat shaking off water.
Next to arrive was Captain America.
He had lost consciousness briefly after being attacked by the War Lord while on a giant Chitauri Beast. Fortunately, Peter had been quick-witted and wrapped him in Spider Silk.
This saved him from the damage of the vacuum of space.
Afterward, Black Panther had put him into his Battle Armor.
Now that he had woken up, he immediately rushed back to the battlefield.
Following them were Venom and Peter.
Peter, wearing the Venom Battle Suit, formed glider wings between his arms and thighs.
They dove down like flying squirrels. Just as they were about to reach the ground, Venom extended thick arms from Peter's back, directly grabbing the eaves of a building and dragging a scar dozens of meters long.
He had almost peeled the skin off the building.
At this moment, Peter stood diagonally on the wall of a tall building, holding on with one hand like an ape, looking down at the War Lord.
"Okay, so you're called Venom, and you're a Symbiote."
Peter, enveloped by Venom, finally understood the situation.
"I don't know what a Symbiote is, but it feels so much better with your help," Peter said excitedly.
He felt that ever since he put on Venom, his strength had grown immensely, and it had brought him more confidence.
In reality, Venom hadn't significantly increased his strength.
It had merely allowed Peter's strength to be fully unleashed, coupled with a slight psychological effect, giving Peter the feeling that he had been strengthened several times over.
However, as Venom slowly replicated Peter's current strength, it was likely that it would soon bring him a doubled increase.
"That's right, we are Venom!"
Venom was now exhilarated, as if on a high.
In a sense, possessing Spider-Man fulfilled a lingering obsession he had inherited from Deadpool.
Moreover, he was genuinely infatuated with this strong body.
"You're very polite, kid!"
Venom said happily, "Let's bite that guy's head off! Then use his axe to sever his promotion device, and then shove the handle up his mom's [expletive] so she awakens her inner female!"
Peter: "???"
Peter, who had never cursed, was dumbfounded.
"Are you speaking English?"
"Alright, never mind that, let's go!"
Venom urged.
However, Norman's voice suddenly came through the comms.
"The Planetary Shield is gone. Does anyone have any ideas?"
Norman stared intently at the sky. The Planetary Shield, which should have continued to protect Earth, had been terminated shortly after activation.
This allowed the Chitauri who had been blocked outside Earth to surge back in.
Although the destruction of the breeding facility by Natasha and the fall of the giant beasts meant the Chitauri numbers would not increase further, the remaining forces were still a significant threat.
"You'll have to ask that Asgardian about that."
Inside Avengers Tower, Tony answered while putting on the Mark 4 with the help of machinery.
"Wait, where's the Hacker?"
Someone asked.
Tony rolled his eyes and said, "Who knows about him? Also, can anyone tell me why the temperature in New York is starting to drop so rapidly? If I remember correctly, New York isn't within the Arctic Circle, is it?"
Steve, on the battlefield, looked up at the sky. Several blocks away, many buildings were already frozen over, and a cold current howled between the skyscrapers like a white dragon.
He immediately thought of the Casket of Ancient Winters that Loki had used back in New Mexico.
"It seems Loki and the Hacker are in trouble."
Captain America sighed.
"You should worry about yourself first," Tony retorted immediately. He had already put on his Battle Suit and charged towards the War Lord's position.
"We'll handle these in the sky," Falcon said, spreading his wings and circling.
Besides him, Green Goblin Harry, Barton, and others were also fighting the Chitauri warriors.
The only good news was that Norman had evacuated New York City in advance, and all citizens had gone to the shelters.
Among these people was Thor.
At this moment, in the shelter.
Thor tightly held Jane Foster's hand, anxiously watching the broadcast of the battle from the cosmos in the shelter.
That's right, Norman, adhering to the principle of "if you're going to do something, let everyone know," had been recording the beginning and end of this war from the start.
H.A.M.M.E.R. had no intention of being unsung heroes.
Everyone was shocked by the brutality of the battle.
After the Chitauri army invaded, the fighter jets dispatched by the military couldn't last long before being shot down.
The heroes in the sky were blocking the dense army, while the battle between Manhattan and the War Lord was even more perilous.
Just by looking at the War Lord, it was clear he was no ordinary Chitauri.
Even facing the siege of several heroes, he still held the upper hand.
One could even say that with the heavy hammer in his hand, he had an overwhelming advantage.
Thor watched all this with concern. He felt he should do something, but thinking that he had long lost all his Divine Power made him feel utterly despondent.
He couldn't understand why the Allfather Odin would turn a blind eye to everything on Earth, allowing aliens to invade the Nine Realms.
On the screen, the battle became increasingly fierce.
Spider-Man shot out a black Spider Silk, sticking it to the War Lord's arm. Then, he pulled with all his might, trying to drag the War Lord away.
But the War Lord's strength surpassed Spider-Man's. Not only did Peter fail to budge the War Lord, but he was instead pulled towards him.
He was then hit in the chest with a punch.
*Bang!!*
The immense force almost caved in Peter's chest. The power even penetrated his body, causing the Venom Battle Suit on his back to explode!
Peter was instantly sent flying, crashing into a wall.
"Kid!"
Seeing this, Tony felt his breath catch.
During their time together, the Avengers' internal members had mostly learned Peter and Ben's true identities, though no one had explicitly stated it.
Everyone knew Peter was still a child, so they treated him with extra care.
But now...
That punch had almost gone through Peter's body. No one could survive such an injury.
Tony and Steve's lips turned pale. If Peter really died, they didn't know how they would face Ben.
Everyone felt immense anger, but the War Lord remained unfazed.
If anger could solve problems, then the planets destroyed by the Chitauri invasion, where many had died at their hands, would not have been annihilated.
"This is just the beginning," the War Lord said cruelly. "I will personally lop off the heads of you who resist fate!"
"Then come and try!"
Tony said defiantly, his voice sounding like it was filled with explosives.
Fortunately, at this moment, Peter's voice came through the comms.
"Cough, cough, I'm okay. I might need to lie down for a bit."
In the ruins of the building.
Peter coughed violently, grimacing in pain.
The War Lord's punch had directly opened him up, but the Venom Symbiote quickly gathered around his wounds. Then, his shattered bones rapidly repaired under the Symbiote's healing, and all his broken organs reassembled.
"Venom, you saved me?"
Peter asked in surprise.
"Be careful, my healing isn't a miracle cure," Venom said. "That big guy is too strong. I have a plan."
"What?" Peter perked up, thinking Venom actually had a good idea.
"Let's bail!"
"Absolutely not!" Peter immediately rejected. "What about them?"
"I don't care about them?"
"You're so lame!" Peter said with disdain.
But Venom didn't care. "I'm a loser anyway. Besides, even with my help, your injuries wouldn't have healed instantly. I just put your organs and bones back together, understand?"
"Like glue," Venom said. "You've still got at least ten broken bones."
"Then I still have 196 bones I can move."
Peter said firmly.
Venom was helpless, but he couldn't do anything about Peter.
The stronger the host, the harder it was to control them directly.
At most, he could only make Peter gradually become more irritable, but this only further fueled Peter's desire to beat the War Lord to a pulp.
Peter said he was going to lie down for a bit, but in reality, he quickly got up, leaning on the wall, and hobbled out.
Outside, the War Lord's battle with the other heroes continued.
He swung his axe at Steve, who quickly raised his shield to block, but was still sent flying like a golf ball, hitting Tony, who was trying to rush the War Lord from the air.
Then, his battle axe began to charge again.
Swish!!!
A powerful beam of light surged out, like a long spear, aiming to pierce through Tony and Captain America.
At this moment, T'Challa was still on the ground, with no time to rescue them.
"Cap!"
"Tony!"
Just as everyone thought no one could save them, a silver shadow leaped between the buildings and knocked them to the ground.
The figure rolled on the ground with Steve and Tony, and only then did Tony and Captain America get a clear look at him.
"Bucky?"
Steve was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy.
The person who arrived was the Winter Soldier.
The Winter Soldier glanced at Steve, then out of the corner of his eye at Tony, not daring to look directly at Tony Stark.
However, at a time like this, Tony wasn't about to bring up old grudges.
"I owe you one."
He stood up, and the Arc Reactor on his chest glowed intensely.
The next moment, a powerful beam shot towards the War Lord. The War Lord immediately raised his axe to block, but was still sent flying back several meters.
"This is for you!"
Then, he charged at the War Lord again, but was immediately punched away by the War Lord, who had recovered. His battle armor was heavily damaged, scraping against the ground.
"Bucky, let's go together!" Captain America shouted.
The Winter Soldier didn't respond, as he didn't know if he was the person Steve was talking about, but his actions were not slow at all. The two charged towards the War Lord together.
T'Challa also got up from the ground again, charging at the War Lord with his claws. Coupled with Peter, everyone was regrouping and launching an attack on the War Lord.
They would not give up, nor would they retreat!
Until the War Lord was killed, or they themselves died in this battle.
Tony's battle armor shook violently on the ground, making his eyes go blurry inside. He felt his left arm had completely lost sensation, but the battle had to continue.
On the battlefield, Steve's shield was directly knocked away and embedded in the wall of a building.
To save Steve, the Winter Soldier's metal arm was also severed.
At the same time, he asked over the comms.
"Can anyone tell me where Dr. Connors is? He's not lost, is he?"
"We're about to break!"
Connors answered proactively. "Sorry, Tony, it's too cold, I can't move..."
At this moment, Connors, who had prepared the serum and turned into Dinosaur Man, was extremely frustrated.
Due to the sudden drop in temperature in New York, his body's activity level had significantly decreased, almost entering hibernation.
Tony was about to curse when Connors added, "Don't worry, a hot-headed guy is on his way."
He was referring to Banner.
"Very good, when will he arrive?"
"Now!"
The one who answered him was Hulk's thunderous roar!
Tony Stark sharply raised his head. In the sky, a green shadow was falling like a meteorite.
Hulk raised his arms, thicker than a large tree, as if drawing a bow to its fullest!
Seeing this, Tony fiercely swung his right arm and then shouted:
"Get back!"
Alerted, the Avengers simultaneously looked to the sky. Seeing Hulk, and having witnessed his immense power before, the Avengers were filled with hope.
It didn't matter that Connors couldn't make it; someone even more formidable had arrived!
In that instant, Peter immediately grabbed Captain America and Bucky, forcefully throwing them both away.
War Lord also noticed the big guy, Hulk.
He immediately wanted to raise his battle axe and bring it down.
But would the Avengers, who had been held down by him for so long, allow that?
Peter instantly restrained him with Spider Silk, and then T'Challa directly leaped forward, jumping onto his axe. His claws slashed, instantly tearing through the flesh of War Lord's arm.
"Ah!!!"
War Lord roared in immense pain. He struggled fiercely to break free from the Spider Silk and Black Panther, and almost succeeded. At this moment, Peter lunged forward again, helping T'Challa pin down the axe.
Tens of tons of strength erupted completely.
In an instant, even War Lord couldn't shake it off!
And Hulk's fist had already heavily smashed into War Lord's head.
"Splat!!!"
It was like a watermelon being smashed.
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