Looking at the images displayed on the projection, the various safe houses were first plunged into a deathly silence.
And then...
It was as if a ladle of boiling water had been poured into a pot of sizzling oil; all the safe houses instantly erupted.
"Holy crap!!!"
"Awesome!!!"
"Oh my god! What did I just see! They... they instantly killed that monster?!"
"This is f*cking... is this something I can watch for free?!"
The Earth-shattering cheers almost ripped the roof off the entire underground bunker!
Suppressed? Tense?
To hell with that!
At this moment, all the negative emotions in everyone's hearts were swept away, replaced by extreme excitement and fanaticism!
Especially those wealthy capitalists who usually prided themselves on being well-informed, they were now flushed with excitement, waving their fists and letting out excited howls.
They had previously spent a fortune to watch deathmatches in underground boxing rings and beast-fighting shows on private islands.
But compared to what was happening before their eyes, those were utterly weak!
This was true power!
This was true violent aesthetics!
Before they could recover from this shocking scene, the live broadcast screen changed, and Peter's somewhat playful voice sounded again:
"You wouldn't think this is the peak, would you?"
"Terribly wrong!"
"The best is yet to come!"
As soon as his voice fell, the camera switched to Central Park.
Felicia, known to the public as "Nightingale," was now suspended in mid-air, her hands spread open, the Ten Rings glowing with a faint blue light, rapidly spinning in front of her.
"Break for me!"
Accompanied by a delicate shout, the Ten Rings merged into one, and a thick beam of light, comparable to a searchlight, suddenly blasted out!
Buzz~!
The beam of light instantly pierced through the body of a Leviathan, entering through its gaping maw and exiting from the tip of its long tail!
The giant beast didn't even have time to let out a cry before its massive body stiffened in mid-air.
Then, its body crashed heavily to the ground, with a huge hole in its forehead large enough for an adult to easily pass through, allowing one to "see from head to tail"!
Inside the safe house, there was another collective gasp, putting a huge burden on the air purification system.
If the combined efforts of Hulk and Alexei were pure physical violence, then Felicia's strike was a dimensional attack only seen in sci-fi movies!
The screen changed again.
This time, it was a colossal giant made entirely of sand!
William Baker, the Sandman, roared, and a pair of enormous, sky-obscuring hands made of sand shot upwards!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
With his movement, countless massive sand spikes burst out of the ground.
Not only did they impale a Leviathan, but they also skewered countless Chitauri Soldiers!
Immediately after, the camera sharply pulled back, chasing a flamboyant red figure soaring at high speed through the air.
"Next, please enjoy Mr. Tony Stark's classic act... 'Rich Man's Carpet Bombing'!"
Peter's commentary had just begun when, the next second, the Iron Man Suit's back and shoulder armor opened, and hundreds of small missiles poured down like a sky full of flowers!
"Boom boom boom boom boom——!"
An entire street occupied by Chitauri Soldiers was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire, the explosion's Impact waves sending everything flying into the sky, eventually turning into charcoal.
"F*ck! We both supply weapons to the Military, so why is there such a huge generational gap between us and Starrk?"
In the safe house, Justin Hammer watched the flamboyant Tony on the screen, so jealous he almost ground his teeth to dust.
"Ladies and gentlemen, next up is the main event!"
"Let's welcome our new hero, Quake, to the stage!"
Following Peter's introduction, a female figure wearing a S.H.I.E.L.D. special operations suit and a mask appeared on screen.
It was Daisy Johnson!
Facing the dense barrage of energy blasts from the Chitauri Soldiers, she neither dodged nor evaded, simply raising her hand slightly.
"Buzz!"
An invisible Quake barrier formed in front of her. All incoming energy beams, upon touching the barrier, were instantly twisted, deflected, and then dissipated into nothingness, like pebbles dropped into water!
Daisy, protected by this seemingly impenetrable barrier, charged straight towards a rampaging Leviathan.
She leaped high and pressed her fair palm heavily onto the beast's metal-armored head.
"Buzz buzz buzz buzz——"
High-frequency vibrations spread from her palm.
The next moment, to everyone's horror, the Leviathan's massive body, like rotten wood thrown into a super-powered shredder, began to disintegrate inch by inch from its head, turning into a sky full of metal and flesh fragments!
Not a single bone remained!
"…"
Inside the safe house, there was dead silence.
Everyone was too stunned by the continuous god-like performances to speak.
The capitalists who had previously been plotting trouble were now trembling with excitement.
Citizens who had previously complained about food and space issues were now arm-in-arm, pointing at the screen and cheering loudly for their favorite Superheroes.
What class conflicts, what personal grievances—in the face of such a spectacular super-battle concerning the survival of New York, they all seemed so insignificant!
At this moment, they shared only one common identity.
That is—Superheroes' fans!
...
If the battle had ended in such an atmosphere, it would undoubtedly have been an excellent performance.
But unfortunately, the war's development was not as beautiful as imagined.
While the Superheroes were powerful, their stamina and energy were ultimately limited.
And they were facing a total of five Chitauri motherships.
These five motherships carried over 30,000 Chitauri Soldiers and nearly a hundred Leviathan!
Facing an endless tide of forces, Initially on the battlefield, Superheroes began to get injured one after another.
Harry was not careful and was hit by a Chitauri officer's advanced energy weapon, leaving a visible bloody hole in his calf.
His flying skateboard was also damaged.
If Gwen hadn't made an emergency save and used the Shun Shun Rikka's inherent Soten Kisshun ability to heal him, he might have died on the battlefield at any moment.
Then came The Prowler, Captain America, Daredevil, Hawkeye, and other ordinary Superheroes.
They didn't have Peter providing them with higher-level ability enhancements, nor did they have the Vibranium Battle Suit protection like Tony.
Facing an endless stream of enemies, injuries were inevitable.
Seeing more and more Superheroes getting injured, Gwen, with her healing abilities, visibly began to get flustered.
The cheers in the safe house also gradually subsided.
Everyone held their breath, nervously watching the figures battling fiercely on the screen.
They could truly feel that the Superheroes... were tired.
And in the distant Universe, Ebony Maw, who was watching the battle, subconsciously curled his lip. He disdainfully glanced at Loki, then bowed to Thanos and saluted:
"My Lord, Earth's resistance indeed exceeded my expectations, but that is all it amounts to."
Upon hearing this, before Thanos could speak, Loki, drenched in cold sweat, interrupted him:
"No, you are too naive."
"What?" Ebony Maw didn't expect this little waste to dare to speak!
But Loki just stared intently at the screen, seemingly trying to find a certain figure, muttering to himself:
"He hasn't made his move yet, and you've already lost the forces of approximately one mothership..."
"They've grown stronger, and you still underestimated him!"
"This war, you've lost!"
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