The gap in strength was an insurmountable chasm.
Neither Han Shaoqing nor Erik had ever taken Wakanda seriously.
For the Wakandans' final act of defiance and resistance, Han Shaoqing and Erik didn't even need to retaliate. The mere tremors caused by the Vibranium Mine's excavation were enough to make the Wakandans collapse without a fight.
Vibranium had been their salvation, and now it was their downfall.
The glorious civilization Wakanda had built upon vibranium was now utterly destroyed as the Vibranium Mine was unearthed.
"The Vibranium Mine is truly massive. For thousands of years, Wakanda has been sitting on this goldmine, eating their fill while only scratching the surface. Do you think the meteorite that caused the dinosaur extinction might have been this one?" Erik's mind raced, finding the possibility quite plausible.
"Who knows?" Han Shaoqing shrugged indifferently.
"Ah!!!"
As the two spoke, weapons occasionally slipped from the grasp of Wakandans, plummeting to the ground with desperate screams.
These screams came from those Wakandans who had stubbornly clung to their weapons. Lifted high into the air by their own weapons, they now fell, exhausted and truly killed by their own foolishness.
Erik ignored the pathetic Wakandans, focusing all his energy on controlling the magnetic field and increasing its force.
His magnetic manipulation was absolute. Once unleashed, all metallic matter, regardless of size, fell under its influence, making him the destroyer of the steel civilization!
Having only recently reached the fourth-tier mutant stage, Erik found it still challenging to control the massive Vibranium Mine.
Seeing this, Han Shaoqing immediately activated his gravity field, applying anti-gravity to the Vibranium Mine and reducing its weight by more than tenfold.
"Lift!"
Erik felt his burden lighten dramatically. With the magnetic force amplified, the hundred-meter-tall Black Panther Statue slowly rose from the ground.
Was it true that it took over a dozen generations of Wakandans to mine and sculpt this vibranium statue?
It's not as if the Wakandans were just bored and had nothing better to do.
The Black Panther is the totem of the Golden Tribe and the shared faith of all Wakandans.
In the Marvel universe, the Black Panther God is a real entity.
Yet the Black Panther God they worship now is like a mud Buddha crossing a river—unable to save himself.
Even as Wakanda faces an unprecedented disaster, he has not appeared.
This left Han Shaoqing somewhat disappointed.
As one of the top Celestial-tier beings, Han Shaoqing naturally wouldn't fear a mere Black Panther God. If the deity dared to show up, Han Shaoqing was confident he could crush it under his heel, grind it into the dirt, and even check it off his to-do list.
But the Black Panther God never appeared. Was it because he didn't notice Wakanda's plight, or was he afraid?
"This..."
"Gods! Save us!"
"Is this the end of Wakanda?"
"You despicable outsiders! Return our vibranium!"
***
As they watched the Vibranium Mine float into the sky, the unarmed Wakandans were plunged into deep despair and helplessness.
They possessed the Vibranium Mine, their technology far surpassing the outside world. For generations, they had guarded this secret, like newly rich individuals terrified of attracting thieves.
They disdained and resisted contact with the outside world, fearing its prying eyes and the loss of their vibranium. Any outsider who discovered Wakanda's vibranium secret would never leave the nation alive.
For how many generations had the Wakandans guarded this secret?
While pretending to be poor, they enjoyed a life of luxury, turning a blind eye to the plight of their truly impoverished Black brethren in neighboring lands.
Even when these brethren were slaughtered by other races or enslaved, the Wakandans merely sighed at the outside world's backwardness and barbarity, offering no assistance.
Living a life of prosperity envied by other Black people, the Wakandans inevitably developed a sense of superiority over time.
Like invisible billionaires, they were both cautious and proud.
For generations, the Wakandans had lived by the principle of "staying hidden" to the very end!
But paper can't contain fire forever; secrets always come to light.
They never imagined this day would come so soon, and that their opponent would be so formidable!
The Wakandans' pride seemed insignificant before Han Shaoqing and Erik.
While the Wakandans plummeted into despair, the majestic Vibranium Mine, under the astonished gazes of countless other Wakandan tribes, slowly rose into the sky, as if soaring alongside the sun.
The Vibranium Mine, buried deep within the earth for millions of years, was now being pulled from the ground by Erik using magnetic fields, a truly spectacular sight.
"Oh my God!"
"How... how is this even possible? What kind of monster are we fighting?"
"There's no hope. It's over! Everything's lost!"
***
The people of the five major tribes were devastated. Many slumped to the ground, some gnashing their teeth, others shaking their heads and sighing, and some burning with rage.
Yet no one could turn the tide!
In the sky, the massive Vibranium Mine shone with a brilliant purple light, its glow rivaling the sunlight and making Han Shaoqing and Erik appear like divine figures.
At the same time, Wakanda's energy shield shattered with a deafening roar, exposing everything within the nation to the outside world.
Fortunately, the African continent was still impoverished, and without satellites in that era, few people witnessed the Vibranium Mine soaring into the sky.
Some local tribes, seeing this, believed it was a divine miracle and prostrated themselves in prayer.
Han Shaoqing and Erik ignored the Wakandans below.
Under the influence of the magnetic field, not only the Vibranium Mine but all of Wakanda's metal had been carried away.
Now, Wakanda would no longer have to pretend to be poor!
It had truly become the poorest tribe in Africa!
After scouring Wakanda, even digging three hundred feet deep, not a single trace of metal could be found, successfully returning the nation to the Stone Age!
The future of Wakanda was not Han Shaoqing's concern.
After watching the Vibranium Mine ascend, Han Shaoqing flew to its side and stored it within the Sea God Ring.
Without the Sea God Ring, transporting such a massive Vibranium Mine back to Skull Island via Mental Transmission would have been far more troublesome.
If Erik had followed his original plan, he would have likely towed the Vibranium Mine across the ocean, drawing unwanted attention and causing unnecessary trouble.
But with the Sea God Ring, everything became simple.
The ring's internal space was vast. Not only could it hold a Vibranium Mine, but with sufficient mental energy and time, Han Shaoqing could have even stored all the water from the four oceans within it.
The Vibranium Mine had been buried deep underground, connected to the earth, making it difficult to store in the Sea God Ring. That's why Han Shaoqing had asked Erik for help.
After scanning the other metals, Han Shaoqing also stored them in the ring, leaving not a single needle for Wakanda.
"Just how big is the space in that ring?" Erik asked, unable to hide his astonishment as he watched Han Shaoqing vanish the Vibranium Mine with a wave of his hand.
"Not that big. It can fit the four oceans. Now that we're done, let's go!"
After collecting all the metals, Han Shaoqing and Erik teleported back to Skull Island.
*Leaving without a trace, their deeds hidden from fame.*
Looking at the devastated land and the heavy casualties among the Wakandans, T'Chaka's eyes blazed with fury. Clenching his fists, he roared: "Outlaw Zhang San! I will make you pay for this with your blood!!!"
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