Chapter 186: You Should Not Resist
"Boom!"
The deafening roar tore through the silence of the plain.
An armored giant war rhinoceros took the lead and charged out of Wakanda's military formation.
Its thick four hooves stamped deep pits into the ground.
The two-meter-long alloy rhinoceros horn flashed with a deadly cold light, heading straight for the Justice League's formation.
"Leave it to me!"
Peter shouted excitedly.
Although he was quite shocked by Luka's punch just now,
facing this menacing beast, he didn't shrink back at all.
He saw his legs suddenly exert force, rushing towards the rhinoceros like a cannonball.
"Hey, big guy! Speeding is not allowed on the street!"
In mid-air, Peter executed a nimble roll, dodging the deadly rhinoceros horn Shockwave.
While still in mid-air, he simultaneously pressed the buttons of the web shooters on both of his wrists.
"Taste the upgraded electro-web!"
Swish, swish!
Two spider webs flickering with blue electric arcs shot out, landing accurately and squarely on the war rhinoceros.
"Bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzt!"
The intense electric current instantly conducted through the war rhinoceros's entire body.
Even though the Vibranium armor could absorb kinetic energy, it could not completely isolate high-intensity electric shocks.
"Awooo!"
The war rhinoceros let out a painful whine and began to twitch violently.
It tried to struggle, but the toughness of the spider web far exceeded imagination, wrapping tighter and tighter instead.
"Down you go!"
Peter landed lightly on the war rhinoceros's back, grabbing the edges of the web with both hands and pulling backward.
Rumble!
The giant beast weighing several tons was directly electrocuted to lose its balance, sliding more than ten meters on the ground before stopping.
"Nice hit, pajama baby!"
Pietro turned into a silver afterimage, whistling past Peter.
"However, to deal with these natives, you still have to count on me!"
Pietro's speed reached its absolute limit at this moment.
He had already rushed into Wakanda's legion.
Although these soldiers were equipped with advanced energy guns,
in front of Pietro's speed, they didn't even have the chance to pull the trigger.
"Too slow! Too slow! Are you fighting with cold weapons?"
Pietro's voice echoed now to the left, now to the right of the soldiers' ears.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His fighting style was very simple, which was to utilize the kinetic energy brought by high-speed movement.
For instance, punching the soldiers on the jaw or the back of the neck one punch after another.
Wakanda soldiers were knocked flying one by one like bowling pins, tumbling and falling in mid-air.
"These clothes are quite tough, but hitting the joints works just as well."
Pietro shook his somewhat numb wrist and continued to shuttle through the enemy formation.
He was like an uncapturable storm; wherever he passed, people were thrown into disarray.
On the other side of the battlefield,
Gwen was engaging Wakanda's Royal Guard.
This group of bald female warriors was well-trained and tacitly coordinated.
The Vibranium spears in their hands were not only extremely sharp, but could also release high-energy pulse shockwaves.
"Kill!"
Guard Captain Okoye roared, wielded her spear, and surrounded Gwen with several female warriors.
"Gang up on me? I'm not afraid."
Gwen nimbly dodged and maneuvered within the spear's attack net.
Her fighting style was different from Peter's fierce and bold style, being lighter and more lethal.
"Swish!"
Gwen shot out a spider web, sticking it onto Okoye's spear.
She pulled hard, and leveraging this force, her body completed a spinning kick in mid-air.
Bang!
A whip kick lashed against another female warrior's chest, kicking her flying away.
"Your weapons are indeed powerful, but that cannot make up for the disadvantage in speed."
While taunting, Gwen activated the Biokinetic Fieldsimulation system on her suit.
Hum!
A faint halo covered the surface of her body.
During the battle, Okoye's spear pulse bombarded Gwen's body.
But the next second, most of this energy was absorbed by the halo, and the remaining Shockwave force was also resolved by the suit's material.
"What?!" Okoye was greatly alarmed.
"Luka said, Stark production must be of fine quality."
Taking advantage of Okoye's momentary daze, Gwen shot a cluster of spider webs to seal Okoye's face, and then kicked her down to the ground.
...
"These invaders... exactly what kind of monsters are they?!"
In the command room, King T'Chaka silently watched the battle scene on the screen.
Wakanda's army was an invincible division sufficient to sweep across the African continent, yet they were steadily retreating under the attacks of a few young people!
"Father, their suits and abilities are very bizarre. Ordinary attacks are hard to work effectively."
Princess Shuri tapped quickly on the console.
"I am analyzing the energy fluctuations of that red-haired woman."
"Her power... Oh, god, this is simply modifying the laws of reality!"
In the center of the battlefield,
Wanda hovered a few meters above the ground, scarlet magic lingering between her hands.
At this moment, her eyes were indifferent, as if looking at a group of insignificant ants.
"You should not resist," Wanda said softly.
With the wave of her hands, Chaos Magic surged around.
The blue beams shooting at her directly dissipated into nothingness the moment they contacted the red light.
"This is impossible! Our weapons have failed!" the soldiers shouted in panic.
But this was only the beginning.
Wanda's hands suddenly closed together, and then pulled outward.
"Rise!"
Rumble, rumble!
Under the control of Chaos Magic, several scattered armored vehicles around, including several fallen armored rhinoceroses, rose into mid-air one after another.
"Go."
Wanda pointed her finger.
These objects smashed into the formation of Wakanda's army like a meteor shower.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Screams, explosions, and collision sounds intertwined together.
Under the suppression of Chaos Magic, Wakanda's firepower network instantly collapsed.
...
"Bastard!"
T'Challa roared, his eye sockets splitting.
Watching helplessly as his soldiers were slaughtered by this group of monsters, the pride and anger of the heir had long erupted.
"I'm going to kill you!"
T'Challa's legs exerted force, and purple energy lit up on his suit.
Then he turned into a black lightning bolt, directly crossing the chaotic battlefield, targeting Luka Stark who was standing in the back watching the show.
"Capture the ringleader first! As long as we defeat this guy, all of this will end!"
T'Challa roared in his heart.
Of course, it wasn't because he was stupid.
He was very clear about how terrifying Luka's power was, after all, even energy shields could be shattered with a single punch.
However, T'Challa had absolute confidence in his Vibranium suit!
Everyone says Vibranium can absorb all kinetic energy!
And the design of his suit was also very clever.
The greater the opponent's strength, the greater the power stored by the suit would be.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the opponent's attack would only turn into energy for his counterattack!
I have to say, the design of this suit was indeed very good.
But if it were used by a stronger person, such as Peter Parker, Gwen, Hulk, Luka, and so on,
any one of them wearing this suit would achieve a better effect than T'Challa, who was only a few times stronger than an ordinary person.
Chapter 187 We... surrender
Without thinking further, T'Challa bared his sharp claws.
With an unstoppable momentum, he lunged fiercely straight at Luka's chest.
"Oh? Finally ran over?"
Looking at T'Challa rushing over, Luka smiled faintly.
But he just stood quietly in place, watching the sharp claws get closer and closer to him.
"Die!"
T'Challa had no time to wonder and could only roar as his sharp claws stabbed fiercely into the combat suit on Luka's chest.
"Clang!"
A crisp collision sound rang out.
But nothing happened.
T'Challa discovered with horror that his unbreakable sharp claws actually couldn't pierce Luka's combat suit?!
"How is that possible?! Vibranium is the sharpest metal on Earth!"
T'Challa widened his eyes in utter disbelief.
"Are you surprised, Your Highness?"
Luka lowered his head slightly, overlooking T'Challa who was close at hand, as dazzling red and blue lights lit up the depths of his eyes.
"Vibranium is indeed very hard, but unfortunately, this combat suit of mine is much more advanced than Vibranium."
As soon as the words fell.
Luka raised his right hand and grabbed T'Challa's wrist in one go.
"Do you think you can survive just by wearing a turtle shell?"
"Today, I will teach you what dimensional reduction strike means!"
"Crack!"
Luka's fingers suddenly exerted force.
The Vibranium combat suit, claimed to be able to absorb all kinetic energy, began to shatter under Luka's grip.
T'Challa's wrist armor was crushed flat by brute force, and the intense pain made him let out a muffled groan.
"Let me go!"
T'Challa struggled desperately, trying to counterattack with his other hand.
But he discovered with shock that in Luka's hands, he couldn't move at all.
"Can't take it already?"
Luka chuckled softly.
Then he lifted him up, suspending him in mid-air.
"You just said that your combat suit can absorb kinetic energy, right?"
As he spoke, Luka's eyes flickered with a dark and cunning light.
"Then I'd like to see if it can absorb to its limit."
"Boom!"
In just an instant, Luka's left fist turned into a black afterimage and slammed fiercely onto T'Challa's chest.
With this punch, Luka did not use his full strength, but purely used a few hundred tons of force.
"Bang!"
T'Challa shook violently, but the combat suit instantly absorbed this kinetic energy and stored it inside as energy.
"It's useless... You can't break it..."
T'Challa gritted his teeth and said with difficulty.
"Is that so? Then let's continue."
Luka smiled.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
He began to continuously bombard T'Challa's chest.
The fist speed became faster and faster, and the power became heavier and heavier.
Five hundred tons! One thousand tons! Two thousand tons!
On T'Challa's combat suit, the purple energy light became more and more dazzling, as if it would explode at any moment.
"What is he doing?!"
In the command room, Shuri saw this scene on the screen and covered her mouth in shock.
"Brother's combat suit kinetic energy absorption is about to reach saturation!"
"If this goes on, the combat suit will self-destruct because it cannot bear too much energy!"
At this moment, T'Challa also felt the threat of death.
He could feel that the energy stored inside the combat suit had reached a critical point.
Those purple lights had already begun to burn his skin.
"Stop... Stop!"
T'Challa finally panicked, a look of despair appearing in his eyes.
Ironically, his proud defense in front of Luka turned into a time bomb tied to his own body!
"What? Can't absorb anymore?"
Luka stopped attacking.
Then he looked at T'Challa, who was exuding a dazzling purple light all over and looked like he would explode in the next second.
"Is this Wakanda's highest technology?"
"Is this your capital for closing the country and looking down upon the world?"
Luka sneered disdainfully, and then slammed T'Challa hard onto the ground.
"Boom!"
The moment T'Challa hit the ground, the energy accumulated in the combat suit could no longer be suppressed and erupted roaringly!
In the next second, a purple energy Shockwave swept around.
"Ah!!!"
T'Challa let out a miserable scream.
Although the energy burst did not directly blow up the combat suit.
However, the terrifying backlash power instantly fractured more than a dozen of his bones.
At this moment, he collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud, vomiting blood heavily, and had already lost his combat effectiveness.
"Your Highness!!"
Okoye in the distance saw this scene, her eyes splitting with anger.
She desperately shook off Gwen's entanglement and raised her spear to charge at Luka.
"I am going to kill you, demon!"
"Get lost."
Luka didn't even look at her.
The combat suit instantly extended a thick tentacle.
"Bang!"
The tentacle whipped fiercely onto Okoye's chest.
She flew backwards dozens of meters directly, smashed into a scrapped armored vehicle, and passed out on the spot.
...
"Enough! Stop!"
At this moment, a weary and painful voice resounded over the battlefield.
A small Wakanda royal flyer slowly descended.
The cabin door opened, and T'Chaka walked out supported by two guards.
At this moment, his face was ashen, and his eyes were full of sorrow and despair.
Looking at the devastated battlefield, looking at his son lying in a pool of blood with life and death unknown, looking at those soldiers who were beaten with no ability to fight back.
He knew that Wakanda had lost.
Lost thoroughly, lost without any dignity.
Their Vibranium technology, energy shields, and invincible army had all become jokes.
"Mr. Stark..."
T'Chaka walked up to Luka, lowered his head deeply, and there was no longer any of his previous arrogance in his tone.
"You won."
"Please have your subordinates stop attacking. Wakanda... surrenders."
Hearing the king's order, the surviving Wakanda soldiers put down the weapons in their hands one after another.
Their eyes were also filled with humiliation and fear, and some people could not help covering their faces and crying bitterly.
At this very moment.
This once arrogant and conceited hidden country was stepped under the feet of a few young people today.
Luka raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Peter, Gwen, Wanda, and Pietro all stopped their actions and returned behind him.
"Your Majesty the King, wouldn't it have been better if you did this earlier?"
Luka walked up to T'Chaka and patted his shoulder, which symbolized royal power.
"I said long ago, we are not here to fight a war, but to talk business."
"However, since you just rejected my technological poverty alleviation and also dirtied my shoes."
As he spoke, Luka's gaze instantly turned cold.
"Then the bargaining chips for negotiation now will have to change."
"What I want is no longer ninety percent of the profits."
Luka looked down at T'Chaka and said word by word.
"I want one hundred percent absolute control of Wakanda's Vibranium mines, and furthermore, starting from today, all scientific research and development in Wakanda must be subject to the supervision of Stark Industries."
"If you don't sign..."
Luka pointed to the magnificent capital behind him.
"I think you definitely don't want to know how powerful Stark Industries' technology really is, right?"
A naked threat! Robbery without any bottom line!
T'Chaka trembled all over, but looking at his son lying on the ground, looking at those frightened subjects.
He knew that he had no choice at all.
In this cruel world, the law of the jungle is the only truth.
And in front of absolute power, justice and sovereignty are just a joke.
Chapter 188: magic Armor (Two-in-One)
The smoke of war on the battlefield had not completely dissipated.
The once arrogant Wakanda army had now lost its fighting spirit.
Thousands of soldiers dropped their spears and knelt dejectedly in the ruins.
There was no longer any arrogance in their eyes, only deep fear and despair.
In the center of the battlefield.
T'Chaka seemed to have aged a decade in an instant.
His spine, which symbolized royal power, bent helplessly.
"Mr. Stark..."
"We have already surrendered. Please tell your companions to stop, Wakanda cannot withstand any more destruction."
Obviously, T'Chaka did not pick up on what Luca had just said.
It was like self-deception, as if as long as he didn't respond, the fact wouldn't happen.
But the reality was clearly far different from what he imagined.
Luca's armor had quietly receded, turning back into a suit.
Except for the slightly messy collar, it was still elegant.
As if the battle just now was truly just a post-meal walk for him.
At this moment, Luca looked down condescendingly at T'Chaka, but did not speak immediately, instead casually snapping his fingers.
Jessica, standing behind him, immediately understood.
She carefully bypassed the gravel on the ground, holding a glass of pre-poured red wine and handing it to Luca's hand.
"Thank you."
Luca took the wine glass and gently shook it.
He first tasted a sip of the red wine, and then leisurely dropped his gaze back onto T'Chaka.
He naturally knew the other party's little thoughts.
But he didn't care; what waseté the use of little thoughts at a time like this?
It was merely a struggle before death.
"Surrender? Your Majesty, you used that word very inaccurately."
Luca's tone carried undisguised mockery.
"I reiterate once again, my original intention is not to fight, but to represent Stark Industries in conducting an in-depth business cooperation with Wakanda."
"Since it is cooperation, there should be a formal contract. After all, we are civilized people, right?"
Luca turned back and shouted at the justice transport plane hovering mid-air.
"Jarvis, send the contract down."
"Alright, sir."
Accompanied by a slight hum, a small miniature drone flew out from the transport plane.
Soon, the drone hovered in front of T'Chaka, projecting a densely packed holographic electronic agreement.
T'Chaka raised his head tremblingly and looked at the terms above.
Just by taking a glance, the old king felt a darkness before his eyes and almost passed out directly.
"Exclusive Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Stark Industries and the Kingdom of Wakanda"
[Article 1: Stark Industries will hold 100% equity and take over the mining rights, processing rights, and distribution rights of all Vibranium mines within Wakanda. Wakanda will retain 10% of the mine's revenue as basic maintenance fees.]
[Article 2: All future scientific and technological research and development achievements of Wakanda must be unconditionally shared with Stark Industries, and Stark Industries will decide whether to make them public to the world.]
[Article 3: Wakanda's border defense system will be connected to Stark Industries' supernatural phenomenon wide-area detector network, and the Justice League will provide all-weather security protection.]
"This... how is this cooperation!"
T'Chaka was shaking all over with anger, and the fingers pointing at the holographic projection were twitching.
"This is robbery! This is thorough plunder! You are turning Wakanda into the Stark Family's private mine!"
Hearing this, Luca shook his head and smiled slightly.
"No no no, Your Majesty, this is not robbery, after all, how can robbery make money as fast as this."
It would have been better if he hadn't said it, but as soon as these words came out, T'Chaka wanted to die.
If he had the chance, he really wanted to give Luca a thousand cuts!!
At this time, T'Challa had also climbed up from the ground.
The battle suit on his body was already ragged, and his chest was sunken by a large chunk.
Hearing the contents of the agreement, T'Challa's anger rushed to his heart, and another mouthful of blood spewed out.
"Father! You cannot sign it! Once signed, Wakanda's foundation will be completely ruined! We would rather die in battle than ever become slaves to the outside world!"
T'Challa forced his body to hold on, wanting to launch an attack again.
But.
Before he even took a step.
"Boom!"
Luca's gaze turned cold instantly.
A force field slammed heavily onto T'Challa's body like a materialized entity!
"Bang!"
T'Challa didn't even have time to scream before his whole body was pinned firmly to the ground by this immense force.
The surrounding floor shattered inch by inch, and he felt as if his internal organs were about to be squeezed to bursting.
Luca held the wine glass and looked coldly at T'Challa on the ground.
"Your Highness, the reason I didn't kill you just now is because I think you still have some research value."
"But if your brain is still this unclear, I wouldn't mind letting Wakanda change to another heir."
As he spoke, Luca turned his head, his gaze sweeping across T'Chaka like a knife.
"I don't have time here to listen to you talk about sovereignty and dignity. Dignity is an excuse used by the weak to cover up incompetence."
"Either sign."
Luca pointed at the magnificent capital of Wakanda in the distance.
"Or, I will make this city disappear from the map forever."
"Then, I will send people myself to hollow out this mountain. The result will be the same, but the process will be slightly noisier."
"Which one do you choose?"
Naked threat! Bottomless intimidation!
T'Chaka looked at his son groaning in pain pinned to the ground, and then looked at the desperate soldiers around.
He knew that Luca would definitely do what he said.
The other party's god-like power was simply not something Wakanda could contend against.
"I... I'll sign..."
T'Chaka closed his eyes, and two lines of turbid old tears slid down his cheeks.
He extended his trembling fingers and pressed his fingerprint on the confirmation key of the holographic projection.
"Ding!"
"Agreement effective. Thank you for your cooperation, King T'Chaka." Jarvis's gentle voice sounded.
This soft sound was like a funeral bell.
The Wakanda Elders present closed their eyes one after another.
Okoye even knelt on the ground, crying uncontrollably.
It's over.
Everything is over.
Wakanda had hidden for so many years, accumulating technology and wealth of countless generations.
But today, it was completely taken away by one person with a piece of absurd commercial contract.
This was a dimensionality reduction strike.
In front of absolute force, they didn't even have the qualification to resist.
Their Vibranium became commodities in the eyes of others.
Their high technology became other people's spoils of war.
Starting today, Wakanda was no longer a high and aloof hidden divine kingdom, but merely a raw material supplier on Stark Industries' financial report.
This deep sense of powerlessness and humiliation would be forever carved into the bones of every Wakanda person.
...
And behind Luca.
The members of the Justice League saw this scene, and their reactions varied.
Peter stood watching those crying Wakanda soldiers, and his kind heart fluctuated slightly.
"Mr. Luca... they look so pitiful."
Peter couldn't help whispering.
But soon, the thoughts instilled in him by Luca occupied his brain again.
"No, Peter, you can't think like that!"
"Mr. Luca is right! They hide such precious Vibraniumunderground, while watching people outside die because of war and disease, that is true selfishness!"
"Mr. Luca did not slaughter them, he just took away their surplus resources."
"This is for the progress of all mankind! We are saving the world!"
"Mr. Luca is so great, bearing all the infamy, just for the future of Earth!"
Watching Peter like this, Pietro rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"This kid is still helping count the money after being sold. This fucking is obviously robbery, yet he can make it sound so sacred? However..."
Pietro touched his chin, glanced at the Wakanda crowd not far away, and felt secretly thrilled inside.
"Anyway, what's being robbed isn't mine. If I can use this magical metal to forge a battle suit for me, my speed can definitely double again!"
"Whatever sovereignty or not, big fists are the hard truth."
In contrast, Wanda and Gwen's reactions were much purer.
The two didn't care about Wakanda at all, nor did they care about any business agreements.
Their gazes stayed solely on Luca from beginning to end.
Looking at Luca's peerlessly handsome profile and his aura of controlling everything.
All these made Gwen's heart beat faster, and her legs felt a bit weak.
"This is my man..."
And on the other side.
Wanda's gaze was even more blurred.
In this world, as long as she stood behind Luca, no one could hurt her.
"No matter what he does, I will support him forever. Even if he wants to destroy the world."
Wanda swore secretly in her heart, her eyes flashing with a nearly morbid fanaticism and love.
...
Meanwhile.
On the other side of Earth, the Himalayas, Kamar-Taj.
In the antique tea room, sandalwood curled.
The water mirror in mid-air broadcasted everything happening in Wakanda here.
The atmosphere in the tea room was eerie in its silence.
"A mountain? An entire mountain of Vibranium?!"
At this moment, Tony's breathing was a bit rapid.
Dad Howard spent great efforts back then just to get that tiny bit of Vibranium to forge Captain America's shield.
And now, Luca actually got a mine!
"We're rich! We're really rich this time!"
Tony walked back and forth excitedly in the tea room, inspiration gushing out.
"Jarvis! Did you see that?! With Vibranium, the nano-armor won't have to worry about defense issues anymore!"
Tony shouted excitedly into the air.
"I can fuse Vibranium and memory metal!"
"In this way, it can not only absorb kinetic energy, but also carry the energy engraving of magic arrays!"
"Even, I can replace the Ark Reactor shell with Vibranium, so that its upper limit of energy output can be increased by another ten times!"
"Luca usually looks sloppy, I didn't expect him to be so talented at acting like robber!"
"Technology equity? One-nine split? Hahahahaha! This is simply the most wonderful business joke I have ever heard! Well done, Luca!"
Seeing Tony falling into a frantic state.
Steve sitting aside silently touched the shield.
"Fucking..."
Steve took a hard puff of a cigarette, and then crushed the cigarette butt on the tea table.
"This kid does things even more unreasonably than the German Gestapo back then."
Although Steve deeply despised Wakanda's behavior of not sharing resources and hiding in a shield to watch the show.
And regarding Luca's action this time, Steve had to admit a reality.
In this world, most of the time, reasoning is useless.
Only when you possess the power to flip the table will others obediently sit down and listen to you speak.
Luca accomplished what he wanted to do back then but couldn't.
That is to use absolute force to establish new rules.
"Forget it, anyway, Vibranium falling into Stark's hands is better than falling into Hydra's hands."
Steve shook his head, comforting himself silently in his heart.
"With this batch of Vibranium, if it's really like Ancient Onesaid, and some cosmic demon gods want to invade Earth, we at least have the capital to resist."
And on the other side of the tea room.
Wong looked at the mountain-like raw Vibranium ore in the water mirror, his eyes turning green.
Although he was a mage, it didn't mean he didn't understand money!
"Sorcerer Supreme..."
Wong leaned over to The Ancient One's side, lowering his voice, tone excited.
"You say... since Mr. Luca is so rich now, can the repair work of our Kamar-Taj magic array be sponsored by Stark Industries?"
Wong rubbed his hands, full of expectation.
"The wind on the Himalayas is too strong, repairing the roof every year costs quite a bit of money."
"If we can use Vibranium technology to build a windproof shield for Kamar-Taj, then future winters will be much easier to get through."
"Also, I heard there is a three-star Michelin restaurant in New York, their roast whole lamb..."
Ancient One ignored Wong's nagging.
She just quietly gazed at Luca's back.
As the Sorcerer Supreme, what she saw was far more profound than what Tony and Steve saw.
"A terrifying variable..."
The Ancient One murmured softly in her heart.
What she saw was not only that Luca seized Vibranium, but also Luca's control over energy displayed in the battle.
Thinking of this, The Ancient One's brows frowned slightly.
"This physique is simply born to devour the Universe."
She remembered those vague disasters she saw in the timeline before.
Originally, she thought demon gods would be Earth's biggest threat.
But now it seemed.
If one day, Luca grew tired of this world, or the power inside him eager to devour everything completely went out of control.
Then, Luca would become a cosmic-level disaster even more terrifying than Dormammu.
"Deep inside his heart, coldness and ruthlessness are hidden."
The Ancient One's gaze fell on Wanda and Gwen by Luca's side.
"The only thing that can tie him down seems to be his family and the women he cares about."
"Hopefully this bond can always exist."
The Ancient One waved her hand gently, and the water mirror turned into golden sparks and dissipated in the air.
Afterward, she looked at Tony, who was still excitedly drawing design blueprints.
"Mr. Tony."
The Ancient One spoke gently.
"Your brother has already obtained a key for you that can open a new era."
"Next, it depends on how you combine magic and technology to forge a lock that can protect this key."
Tony raised his head, his eyes full of fanaticism and confidence.
"Rest assured, Master."
"With Vibranium as the carrier, in less than a month, I will let the whole world know what true magic armor is called!"
Chapter 189 Global Sensation
Wakanda.
On the plains, the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.
Seeing that things were over, Lucas slapped his hands together in satisfaction.
"This is the harvest Stark Industries should have."
He turned his head, looked at the justice hovering in mid-air, and snapped his fingers.
"Jarvis."
"Here, Sir."
"Edit the video recorded just now according to the way I taught you before."
"Remember to cut off the head and tail, delete the footage of us fighting them, and only keep the footage of the shield opening, the king warmly welcoming us, and signing the cooperation agreement."
At this, Lucas gave a light smile.
"Then, send this video, along with the scanned copy of the "Exclusive Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Stark Industries and the Kingdom of Wakanda", to all mainstream media around the world. By the way, buy a few trending searches."
"I want the whole world to know that Stark Industries has discovered an ancient technological country possessing miraculous metal in Africa, and has reached a deep strategic cooperation that benefits all mankind."
"Understood, Sir. The video editing is complete, and the global deployment push is underway. It is expected to reach major news network terminals in ten seconds."
...
Ten minutes later.
United States, Washington, D.C.
The Pentagon, Strategic Command Center.
General Ross was sitting in front of the conference table, discussing with several high-ranking officials of the Department of Defense how to take the opportunity to annex the overseas assets of Stark Industries.
"General, according to satellite cloud images, intense energy fluctuations erupted over Wakanda. The Stark Brothers must have run into a tough opponent!"
The aide reported excitedly from the side.
"In a place like Africa, besides barbarians, there are only diseases."
"Even if Lucas Stark has a Superpower, he can never retreat unscathed. As long as they die, we can…"
Before the aide could finish speaking.
A huge screen right in the center of the command center suddenly flickered.
Then, the screen that originally displayed the global the military deployment map was forcibly cut off and replaced with a high-definition video.
At the beginning of the video was a dense African tropical rainforest.
Subsequently, a light blue energy shield above the rainforest slowly opened, revealing a magnificent high-tech city!
"What is this?!"
General Ross widened his eyes, staring dead at the city on the screen that was even more sci-fi than New York.
The video continued to play.
In the picture, Lucas Stark was wearing a suit, with an elegant smile, shaking hands cordially with T'Chaka, the king of Wakanda.
Although T'Chaka's face looked uglier than eating a fly, at the bottom of the screen, a line of bold subtitles was prominently displayed.
[Historical moment: Stark Industries discovered a hidden ancient country in East Africa—Wakanda! The two parties reached an exclusive strategic cooperation to jointly develop the miraculous metal Vibranium!]
Immediately afterwards, a scanned copy of the key terms of the "Exclusive Strategic Cooperation Agreement" was thoughtfully attached next to the video.
Wholly-owned holding, absolute mining rights, unconditional sharing of technology...
After reading these terms, the strategic command center fell into a dead silence.
The senior generals looked blankly at the screen, unable to say a word for a long time.
"Vibranium... A high-tech country with a Vibranium mine..."
Ross felt as if his heart had been severely pinched by someone, almost suffering a stroke on the spot.
Just now, they were still mocking the Stark Brothers for going to Africa to teach the natives how to grow corn.
As a result, the other party turned around and discovered a Superpower whose technology was far ahead of the United States by God knows how many years, and monopolized all the other party's resources!
"Motherfucker!"
In anger, Ross slammed his fist on the conference table, his eyes turning red.
"Damn capitalists! How did they do that?!"
"That shield just now looks even more advanced than our anti-aircraft missile defense system! By what right can Lucas Stark make them obediently sign a contract of indenture?!"
"General..." The aide swallowed a mouthful of saliva, somewhat in disbelief.
"This... This is no longer a business cooperation."
"Stark Industries has mastered Vibranium, and their technology and the military power will surpass The Pentagon! How are we going to fight them in the future...?"
Hearing this, General Ross slumped in his chair, his face ashen, his eyes filled with unwillingness and fear.
He knew that the the military might no longer have any hope of turning things around.
Especially in a capital-first country like the United States, it is even more impossible.
...
Meanwhile.
The other end of Washington.
In a secret command post.
Pierce quietly looked at the video also playing on the screen.
"Vibranium... It really is Vibranium..."
Jealousy and greed flickered in Pierce's eyes, but more than that was a deep sense of powerlessness.
"The miraculous metal that Hydra searched for for half a century, the weapon material that Dr. Zola dreamed of... actually fell into the hands of the Stark Brothers just like that!"
"And it's an exclusive monopoly! Wholly-owned holding!"
Pierce was shaking with anger, directly sweeping all the documents on the table to the ground.
"Lucas Stark, this monster! What means did he use?! How could such a country submit to him?!"
Pierce was very clear about the weight behind this agreement.
With Vibranium, Stark Industries would no longer be an ordinary arms company or tech giant.
They would become the only existence on this Earthcapable of making the rules.
If Hydra went to provoke Stark now, what they would face would not be iron armor, but an indestructible legion forged from Vibranium!
"Sir, what should we do?"
Agent Sitwell beside him asked.
"Should we... send someone secretly to Wakanda to steal some raw ore?"
"Steal? Is your brain flooded with water?!"
Pierce roared, looking at Sitwell like an idiot.
"It is written clearly on the agreement that Wakanda's border defense system has been connected to the monitoring network of the Justice League!"
"You want to go steal? Do you think Hydra isn't dying fast enough, and want Lucas Stark to come to Washington in person to settle accounts with us?!"
Pierce took a few deep breaths, forcing himself to calm down.
"Pass down the order! Everyone immediately cut off all contact with Africa! Shrink Hydra's forces completely!"
"Before finding a way to counter Vibranium and Lucas, no one is allowed to touch the bad luck of Stark Industries!"
Chapter 190: A Hammer Fallen from the Sky
Meanwhile, in a S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house,
Nick Fury and Coulson also watched the video, and their expressions could be described as colorful.
"Motherfucker..."
Fury squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.
"Is this so-called African poverty alleviation?!"
"He calls this poverty alleviation?! This fucking uprooted them completely! He didn't even leave a single bone for them!"
Fury was about to go crazy with anger.
As the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, he hid in the sewers every day to avoid Hydra's assassinations, and was exhausted trying to find the inner mole.
And what about Lucas Stark?
Flying a private jet on vacation, he brought back a superpower whose technology was leading the world, and a priceless Vibranium mine!
How could the gap between people be so huge?!
"Director..."
Coulson stared at the pile of raw Vibranium in the video, his eyes glued to it.
"With Vibranium, the Stark Brothers' strength will undergo a qualitative leap. All the check-and-balance plans we formulated before have become waste paper."
"I know!"
Fury slapped the table, pacing back and forth in the safe house in anger.
"Now I finally understand why he high-profilely announced the establishment of the Justice League! He is swearing force to the whole world!"
"He used force to force Wakanda to bow its head, and then used this legal commercial agreement to shut everyone's mouth!"
"Politicians can do nothing about him, the the militarydares not provoke him, and now even S.H.I.E.L.D.... can only watch him grow bigger with open eyes!"
Fury leaned against the wall powerlessly, feeling a deep despair.
He knew that starting today, the true overlord on Earth had been born.
No longer the United States government, no longer S.H.I.E.L.D., and definitely not Hydra.
But the Justice League, a superhero group.
...
Not just top-tier forces.
With the release of the video, the entire world fell into a boiling frenzy.
On the big screen in New York Times Square, the footage of Lucas and T'Chaka shaking hands was playing.
The square was crowded with citizens, and everyone was stunned watching it.
"Oh my god! Africa actually hides such a developed city? This is simply like a sci-fi movie!"
"Did you guys see it? Stark Industries monopolized this metal called Vibranium! I heard that even bombs can't blow this thing up!"
"Mr. Superman is so great! Not only did he protect New York, but he also discovered a new technological treasure for humanity! He is the hero of all mankind!"
The headlines of major global news networks were instantly dominated by Stark Industries.
The CNN anchor shouted excitedly.
"This is a great discovery that changes the course of human history! The cooperation between Stark Industries and Wakanda will lead Earth's technology into a completely new era!"
The front page of the Wall Street Journal directly hit with shocking bold characters.
[One hundred billion dollars! Within just ten minutes after the video was released, Stark Industries' stock price triggered the circuit breaker mechanism again! Market value broke historical limits! The Stark Brothers have become the true gods of wealth on Earth!]
Global billionaires waved their checks frantically, wanting to buy Stark Industries stock, but found that no one was willing to sell at all.
And those who once held bias and hostility towards the Stark Brothers were not so happy, such as Daily Bugleeditor-in-chief Jameson.
At this moment, he held a sample newspaper that had just been laid out, ready to heavily smear Lucas's African show.
Seeing the news, he hurriedly shoved the newspaper into the shredder.
"Quick! Rewrite the headline immediately! Title it "Light of Humanity: The Great Discovery of the Stark Brothers!"
Jameson roared at the editors with sweat all over his head.
The public opinion of the whole world all tilted towards the Justice League and Lucas Stark.
...
A few hours later.
Over the African continent.
In the cargo hold of the justice, it was piled with the first batch of mined raw Vibranium.
In the cabin's lounge area, the members of the Justice League were enjoying the leisure time of the return trip.
Lucas leaned on the sofa, holding a glass of champagne in his hand.
Gwen sat on his left, excitedly browsing the news with a tablet computer.
"Lucas, you look at these comments. Everyone is praising you as a hero of humanity."
Gwen raised her head, little stars of worship flashing in her eyes.
"Although... although we just forced them to sign the paper, now I think you're right. If Wakanda has always hidden this kind of technology, that would be irresponsible to humanity."
Wanda, sitting on the right, was not to be outdone.
She picked up a peeled grape and gently fed it into Lucas's mouth.
"Everything Lucas does is for the good of the world. Those who don't understand just don't have Lucas's vision."
Wanda's voice was soft and sweet, her gaze toward Lucas filled with affection.
Seeing the two girls surrounding Lucas on the left and right trying to please him, Pietro sitting opposite was driven crazy with jealousy.
But he had no choice, and could only take a powerless bite of the sandwich in his hand, crazily complaining in his heart.
"Damn capitalist! Damn brainwashing Master! Clearly it was a robbery, yet he could make it sound so righteous and grand!"
"What's most irritating is that Wanda actually believed it too! This idiot sister is completely hopeless!"
Just at this moment.
The holographic projection inside the cabin suddenly lit up, and Jarvis's gentle voice broke the relaxed atmosphere.
"Sir, sorry to disturb your rest. The paranormal wide-area detector just issued an alarm."
Hearing this, everyone's actions stopped.
Peter immediately put down the juice in his hand and stood up nervously.
"What happened again, Mr. Jarvis? Is there a new alien monster invading New York?"
"Not quite so, Mr. Parker."
Jarvis projected a high-precision satellite image into mid-air.
"The detector captured a data fluctuation near a small town in New Mexico that does not belong to Earth and has an extremely high energy level."
On the screen, a huge meteorite crater appeared.
In the center of the crater, a short-handled battlehammer with an antique design lay quietly.
"According to satellite images and energy analysis, this hammer fell from the sky."
Jarvis magnified the image.
"Good news, after getting Wakanda's technology upgrade, I can do a lot more things."
"Bad news is, although after the upgrade, I can directly analyze the material of this item, according to preliminary analysis, the material of this hammer is not in Earth's known periodic table of elements."
"And there is still a strong aftermath of lightning energy remaining around the hammer. The nearby town experienced small-scale electromagnetic interference due to this energy fluctuation."
Seeing this hammer, Pietro curled his lips in disdain.
"Just a broken hammer? Is this even worth sounding the highest-level alarm? Jarvis, shouldn't your system be upgraded?"
"No, Pietro."
Peter looked carefully at the data on the screen, his expression turning solemn.
"This is definitely not an ordinary hammer. Look at the meteorite crater it created by hitting the ground, with a diameter exceeding fifty meters. But the hammer itself is completely intact."
"This means its density is astonishingly large. Moreover, being able to carry lightning energy to fall from outer space... This is already beyond the scope of physics explanation."
Hearing everyone's discussion, Lucas's hand holding the wine glass paused slightly.
His gaze locked onto the hammer on the screen, chuckling teasingly.
"What is this? Mjolnir? Or Mjolnir?"
"Could it be that Thor has descended to Earth? Is there any true god in this world besides me? Haha!"
Hearing this, everyone laughed.
It would have been fine if Lucas didn't say anything, but as soon as he spoke, everyone else also felt that this hammer was very similar to the hammer of Thor in Norse mythology.
And it even carried lightning energy? Isn't this the standard configuration of Thor?
But this was just teasing; no one would believe that Thordescended to Earth.
After all, that was just myth; how could a myth be real.
"Mr. Lucas, do we need to change course immediately and head to New Mexico to investigate?" Peter asked eagerly.
Having just changed into a new battle suit recently, he was worried he hadn't had enough actual combat yet.
"Don't rush, kid."
Lucas raised his head and drank the champagne in his cup in one gulp.
"Since the hammer fell in the desert, it's fine; it doesn't have legs and can't run away."
Subsequently, Lucas stood up, patted Peter's shoulder, with a relaxed and casual tone.
"This African poverty alleviation operation was a complete success, bringing back so much Vibranium. Our top priority is to return to New York first and hold a proper celebration banquet."
"When Tony comes back, we'll study these new toys carefully."
"And some people, it's time for them to pay the price."
Lucas walked to the bar counter and poured himself a glass of hard liquor.
"As for this hammer... After we've rested enough. If we have time, we'll go take a look in New Mexico."
"If the owner of this hammer is really the so-called Thor..."
Lucas's eyes instantly lit up with dazzling red and blue light, making everyone feel a wave of palpitation.
"Then I will let him know who the true god is on Earth."