"Can't help us?"
Tony glanced at Garrett, keenly sensing a problem, but he didn't ask further. He'd find out by checking the S.H.I.E.L.D. database when he had time.
Garrett thought of something, took out his phone, and skillfully opened Kuaishou. The Superheroes beside him were speechless. They had heard that S.H.I.E.L.D. relied on Kuaishou for intelligence, but they didn't expect it to be true.
"Speaking of which, Kuaishou has been getting better and better recently. Every time I open it, it's content I want to see."
War Machine Rhodey thought of something and said. Everyone nodded. The Kuaishou experience has been off the charts recently; they often scroll for several hours, delaying their important tasks.
"That's because their algorithm is powerful. What they push to you is what you want to see. For example, if you want to see beautiful women, they'll relentlessly push beautiful women to you."
Tony said with a slightly sour face. A while ago, he discovered that Kuaishou Company had developed the AI Alice, and immediately 'kindly' took Jarvis to impart experience to her.
As a result, the two senior figures were utterly defeated by Alice, who even left the word 'old-fashioned' on his home TV, almost driving Tony to his death.
The world is not what it used to be. Today's juniors are becoming increasingly impolite.
Soon, the live broadcast screen opened, and Roxanne appeared on the screen. She directed the cameraman to film the Midtown Financial Tower ahead while saying, "According to information received by this station, this building belongs to an ancient evil organization, The Hand.
The Hand believes in evil gods and possesses the ability to resurrect. I know you don't believe it, but it's true. There is much evidence that those ninjas have died multiple times.
A mysterious item is buried beneath this building. Once it is activated, New York will collapse.
And this is The Hand's goal: they want to sacrifice millions of lives in New York to the evil god.
I know you must be wondering if I'm on drugs right now. Unfortunately, I'm not. Although it sounds like a fantasy, it's true. Does everyone remember last night's earthquake? It was caused by The Hand."
"Shit!"
Although what Roxanne said was bizarre, Horn TV Station's reputation had been established, and most viewers believed what she said. Many people immediately cursed, "Again?"
A small number of New York citizens chose to lie flat, letting things happen as they may, as it wasn't the first time.
Another group of citizens skillfully picked up their already packed bags and rode their motorcycles out of the city—they had to ride motorcycles because the roads would be 100% jammed.
The New York citizens' practiced escape moves were heartbreakingly familiar.
"Such a disaster?"
The Superheroes couldn't help but swallow. They initially thought it was just about a hundred hostages, but it turned out to involve all of New York.
Spider-Man couldn't help but ask, "Is what Roxanne said true?"
Tony said, "Last night's earthquake was very unusual. The epicenter was indeed Hells Kitchen."
Gwen shouted, "So, it's true? We must stop them."
Jessica also said, "Yes, let's go down immediately."
At this moment, War Machine received orders from the military. He hesitated for a moment and said to everyone, "The military wants me to blow up the underground space and the building to protect New York."
Stone Man immediately objected, "No, there are still hundreds of hostages down there, and blowing up the underground space will cause all the surrounding blocks to collapse."
An Agent retorted, "The problem is, if The Hand succeeds, millions of people will die."
While everyone was arguing, Roxanne, outside the building, glanced at her phone and said, "Just received news that the military is preparing to disregard the hostages and surrounding civilians to blow up the underground space. Unfortunately, this is useless. Unless the evil god's vessel is killed, the disaster will certainly happen.
Residents around the Midtown Tower, please evacuate immediately. No one knows if the military will act forcefully."
Everyone was dumbfounded. "Your news is too fast, isn't it?"
"The good news is, we don't have to argue anymore. The bad news is, we have to go down immediately and fight the ninjas."
Tony frowned and said, "The problem is, how do we get down?"
"I'll help you get down."
At this moment, a beautiful figure walked into the hall. Everyone turned and saw it was Invisible Woman Susan Storm.
"Sis…"
Human Torch was about to greet her when Garrett stepped forward and asked ingratiatingly, "Ms. Storm, what brings you here?"
Everyone looked at Garrett speechlessly. Although Susan had a Super Hero boyfriend, you, a Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D., don't need to be so enthusiastic, do you?
But then again, Susan's arrival was truly a big surprise.
Garrett ignored the others' gazes. This was the Demon King's concubine. If he had the chance, of course, he would try to curry favor. In fact, he also wanted to curry favor with Gwen, but he hadn't found an opportunity.
Susan smiled, "Spider-Woman invited me. I'm her backup team member."
After the last major battle, Susan joined Spider-Woman's team and became a Super Hero with her. However, Susan was busy with work and had little free time, only able to go out once or twice a month, making her a part-time backup member.
Tony eagerly asked, "Susan, how can you help us get down?"
Susan said, "My abilities have upgraded. I can make others invisible with me. Also, I have a defensive shield that can withstand attacks."
Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Tony said, "That's great. Without further ado, let's act immediately. Remember, unless necessary, absolutely do not use ultimate moves or missiles, otherwise, the underground space will collapse.
Oh, and Human Torch, don't go down. Your Pyro form is too dangerous underground, especially since you have a very fiery temper."
"Mm."
The Superheroes all nodded. Human Torch initially wanted to object, but Susan glared at him, and he obediently accepted the arrangement—recently, he had often caused problems, such as accidentally burning down more than a dozen cars, which S.H.I.E.L.D. found very troublesome but was reluctant to give up this enforcer.
Tony continued, "S.H.I.E.L.D., evacuate the surrounding civilians. No one knows what will happen next."
"Iron Man, the police are already evacuating the surrounding civilians. You don't need to say more."
Garrett snorted and said, "You go down first. S.H.I.E.L.D. will support you."
"Okay."
The Superheroes were about to set off when, at that moment, the ground shook violently, and cars outside wailed, lasting for several seconds before stopping.
"The Hand has started moving."
Everyone's expressions changed. Tony urgently shouted, "Susan, start immediately."
Susan nodded, raised her hands, and all the Superheroes simultaneously entered an invisible state. It's worth mentioning that they could sense each other, so there wouldn't be any friendly fire incidents.
After the Superheroes left, Garrett and Ward carried a large box out of the car, filled with low-power energy guns.
Garrett picked up an energy gun and said to the Agents, "Once the Superheroes stabilize their position, we'll go down too. Any problems?"
"No problem, Commander."
The Agents answered in unison. Although they knew they might not come back alive after going down, not a single person chose to retreat, because it was their duty.
"Very good. Once you're down, remember to aim for the head. Don't waste energy bullets."
Garrett shouted. The energy guns had no magazines for replenishment, and once the energy inside ran out, they immediately became scrap metal.
Let's rewind time a bit. In the underground space, Elektra (Beast) looked at the injured Iron Fist in front of her and said with disappointment, "You? You call yourself Iron Fist? Back then, the Iron Fist named Wu Fengji could even defeat a phoenix."
Iron Fist looked at Elektra, whose eyes glowed with an evil light, and exclaimed in surprise, "You're not human."
"Elektra, what's wrong with you?"
Daredevil, whose hands and feet were bound, couldn't help but shout. Elektra was his junior sister and ex-girlfriend.
"Of course, I'm not human. I am a god."
Elektra was too lazy to waste more words. She pointed at the light barrier formed by Iron Fist's power beside her and said to Iron Fist, "Break that seal."
"Dragon Seal? I will never help you open the seal."
Iron Fist looked at the light barrier and said firmly—that light barrier was a seal placed by another Iron Fist, and only an Iron Fist could open it.
The previous Iron Fist was still very strong. As for the current one, it's better not to mention him.
"I said, open that seal."
Elektra raised her hand, and several ordinary civilians' bodies quickly shriveled, their essence and spirit absorbed by Elektra.
"Stop!"
Iron Fist was furious and swung his fist to attack Elektra. Elektra dodged disdainfully while continuing to absorb the civilians' life force.
Iron Fist grew anxious. His right fist glowed with dazzling golden light, and he fiercely slammed it towards Elektra. Daredevil and Luke simultaneously shouted, "No!"
Just then, Elektra dodged, and Danny Rand's Iron Fist slammed hard into the light barrier behind him. The light barrier shattered like glass, and then the surroundings shook violently, with a large amount of dust falling from above.
Everyone was greatly alarmed. Fortunately, the tremor only lasted for a few seconds and then stopped; the underground space did not collapse.
"Iron Fist!"
Daredevil and Luke were both speechless. How could there be such a foolish person, falling for such a simple trap?
Andrew also shook his head. The situation in the TV series was similar to what just happened. Iron Fist's combat power was not only surprisingly weak, but his IQ could also rival Asgardian Prince Thor.
"You, living like this, are truly a disgrace to Iron Fist."
Elektra shook her head. Her palm, like a sharp blade, pierced Iron Fist's chest, splitting his heart in two. Iron Fist slowly collapsed, a look of disbelief on his face.
"Iron Fist."
Daredevil and Luke struggled desperately at the same time, but they were firmly held down by the ninjas. Andrew was a little surprised. Iron Fist actually died just like that?
After a second thought, Andrew found it normal. Why keep someone who has no use, it's not a TV series, is it?
Just then, a dragon-shaped golden light flew out of Iron Fist's body, escaping into the soil above and disappearing. That was the Dragon Soul within Iron Fist—Iron Fist's power came from the Dragon Soul.
Elektra was too lazy to stop it; a weak old dragon was not worth her attention. At this moment, she sensed something, looked towards the elevator, and instructed The Hand's remaining Four Fingers, "Someone is coming. Kill them and all these captives."
After speaking, Elektra turned and walked into the sealed area. Inside was a huge Dragon skeleton, which she intended to use to collapse New York.
Elektra had no time to wait slowly; she wanted to destroy New York in the shortest possible time.