Chapter 196: Asgard? Interesting.
Luca took a document from Matt and casually threw it in Kingpin's face.
"Take a look. This is the retirement gift I prepared for you."
Kingpin's hands trembled as he picked up the document and clearly saw its contents.
[Agreement for the Unconditional Transfer of Hells Kitchen Assets and Intelligence Network]
The agreement stipulated that Kingpin would unconditionally transfer all the casinos, smuggling routes, gang strongholds, and the massive underground intelligence network under his name to Stark Industries' security department, to be fully taken over by Happy Hogan.
This was equivalent to making Kingpin hand over his life's work on a silver platter, without receiving a single penny!
"You... this is a bully clause..." Kingpin gritted his teeth and growled unwillingly.
"That's right, it is a bully clause."
Luca looked down at him from above, expressionless.
"You have two choices right now."
"First, sign it."
"Then you can save your life, and in the future, be a law-abiding administrator under Happy, managing those street rats for me."
"Second, refuse it."
Luca snapped his fingers, and Frank immediately raised his rifle, pointing the dark muzzle at Kingpin's head.
"Then I'll have Frank send you to see God, and then I'll send people to take over your territory. It's just a bit more troublesome."
"Choose, Fisk."
Kingpin was dumbfounded.
He knew that he had completely lost.
He had lost everything so thoroughly that he didn't even have a chance to turn the tables.
Ultimately, in the face of the threat of death, this once all-powerful underground emperor finally bowed his proud head.
Trembling, he picked up the pen and signed his name on the agreement.
From this moment on, New York's underground world was officially renamed Stark.
...
The grand cleanup ended perfectly.
The entire Hells Kitchen fell dead silent within a few hours.
The once arrogant gang members were either dead or surrendered; no one dared to cause trouble on the streets anymore.
Matt stood on the top floor of Fisk Tower, looking down at the neighborhood that had become quieter than ever before.
He recalled everything that happened today: Frank's ruthless slaughter, Luca's dimensional strike, and Kingpin's humiliating surrender.
Matt sighed deeply.
In the past, he bled and risked his life here every night, yet could change nothing.
Yet Luca Stark had silenced the evils of this neighborhood in just a single morning.
"Perhaps this is the truest rule of how this world operates."
Matt muttered to himself.
He began to doubt if his past persistence was truly wrong.
But he knew he had no way back.
...
Noon.
Luca returned to the Justice League base.
As soon as he walked into the lobby, Jarvis's urgent voice rang out.
"Sir, there is an emergency to report to you."
"What is it? Did that old black guy Fury cause some trouble in Washington again?"
Luca took off his coat and asked casually.
"Not Washington, sir. It's New Mexico."
Jarvis projected a satellite cloud map in mid-air.
"Just now, the energy fluctuation frequency in New Mexicoclimbed sharply, reaching a dangerous critical threshold."
Jarvis paused for a moment, seemingly a bit puzzled.
"Moreover, according to the information sent back by the probe, a strange man has appeared in a nearby town."
"This person is smashing things everywhere, and claims to everyone he meets that he is Thor of Asgard. The local police believe he is a psychiatric patient and are preparing to arrest him."
Hearing this report, Luca's expression became somewhat odd.
What was this, speaking things into reality?!
He was really just joking yesterday!
"Thor? A god of Asgard?"
Luca waved his hand and smiled softly.
Then he walked to the bar and poured himself a glass of whiskey.
"Jarvis, send a notification to everyone."
"Tell them to have a good rest today and gather in the baseconference room tomorrow morning at ten o'clock."
"The Justice League's next target is New Mexico."
After arranging the next step of the plan, Luca sat alone on the sofa.
Then he closed his eyes, his fingers gently tapping on the sofa.
Kingpin's underground empire was already in his hands.
But this was not as simple as just a few casinos and some smuggling routes.
What was important was the intelligence network Kingpinhad built across the U.S. and even globally.
This was the real treasure.
And with this network, Stark Industries would effectively grow countless pairs of invisible eyes.
Whether it was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret operations or the movements of those Hydra rats hiding in the gutters, they would not be able to escape his monitoring in the future.
On the surface, there was the halo of a superhero and a legitimate business empire, while in the dark, he controlled the global underground world.
Having a grip on both the legitimate and underground worlds, this was the ultimate form of monopoly.
Furthermore, the addition of Frank and Matt also filled the gap for the Justice League in handling routine gang affairs.
If there was any dirty or tiring work in the future, it could be directly handed over to these two to handle, with absolutely no need for him, the big boss, to take action personally.
Thinking of this, Luca opened his eyes and looked toward the distant sky.
What exactly lies beyond Earth?
"Asgard? Interesting."
Chapter 197: Thor Odinson (Two-in-One)
The next morning.
New York, Justice League base.
In the conference room, all members of the Justice Leaguehad already assembled.
Except for Tony, Steve, and Wong, who were still studying magic in Kamar-Taj, everyone else was present.
Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, Wanda, Pietro, Bruce Banner.
Along with the two who had just joined last night, Matt Murdock and Frank Castle.
On the projection platform in the center of the conference room, satellite images intercepted by Jarvis were playing.
In the image, outside a desolate town in New Mexico, yellow sand filled the sky.
In the center of the desert, there was a huge crater.
At the bottom of the crater, a short-handled warhammer with an ancient design lay quietly.
"Everyone, take a look at this."
Lucas held his coffee, walked to the front of the projection platform, and pointed at the hammer.
"We all know that yesterday, this hammer smashed into this desert."
Then, Lucas snapped his fingers.
The scene shifted, switching to outside a fast-food restaurant in the town.
The surveillance camera captured it.
A burly man with long golden hair was being pressed against the front hood of a police car by two local policeSirs.
Although subdued, the blonde man was still struggling and roaring madly.
"Let me go, you ignorant mortals!"
The man's voice came through clearly.
"I am the son of Odin! Thor, the Thor of Asgard! That hammer is Mjolnir, my weapon! You have no right to stop me from taking it back!"
The conference room was silent for two seconds.
Then.
"Pfft!"
Pietro couldn't help it, holding his stomach as he burst out laughing.
"Hahaha! Good grief, is this guy a lunatic who escaped from a comic convention?"
"The Thunder God of Asgard? The son of Odin? Does he really think he's a character from Norse mythology?"
Peter also scratched his head awkwardly.
"Mr. Lucas, you didn't summon us just to go to New Mexicoto catch a psychiatric patient, did you?"
"Are the beds at New York's Arkham Asylum... oh sorry, psychiatric hospital full?"
Even the usually taciturn Frank frowned, impatience flashing in his eyes.
"Stark, if you called me here to deal with a paranoid patient, you've got the wrong person. Bullets are expensive and can only be saved for the scum of Hells Kitchen."
Although Matt couldn't see the image, his acute hearing and perception allowed him to detect a hint of strangeness in Lucas's tone.
"Boss, is there something special about this hammer?" Matt asked in a deep voice.
Lucas glanced at Matt and nodded with satisfaction.
"Attorney Murdock is smart after all. Don't be fooled by appearances."
Lucas put down his coffee, his expression turning serious.
"After this hammer fell, the local police and some curious residents tried all sorts of methods to move it away."
Lucas pressed the remote control, and the image switched once more.
In the video, a high-horsepower pickup truck tied a steel cable around the handle of the hammer.
Then the driver slammed on the gas, the tires spinning wildly on the sand and emitting thick White smoke, until even the bumper was ripped off.
However, the hammer didn't budge an inch!
It was embedded firmly in the dirt, as if it had taken root.
"Did you see that?"
Lucas pointed at the screen and shrugged.
"A pickup truck can't pull it, and an excavator can't shake it by even a fraction."
"Jarvis has conducted a preliminary analysis of the material."
"The conclusion is that the composition of this hammer is not a material from Earth. Moreover, it contains an advanced and stable energy structure inside."
Speaking of this, Lucas's gaze swept across the crowd, observing everyone's reactions.
"A hammer of unknown material, extremely high energy level, and unable to be pulled out by anyone no matter how much strength they use. Coupled with a lunatic who claims to be the owner of this hammer and shouts the names of Norse gods."
"Don't you think this combination is too coincidental?"
Banner frowned tightly, his intuition making him realize the seriousness of the matter.
"Lucas, you mean... this guy claiming to be Thor might be telling the truth?"
"Could the gods in Norse mythology really be some kind of advanced civilization we haven't contacted yet?"
As soon as these words came out.
The atmosphere in the conference room changed instantly.
The smile on Pietro's face froze.
Peter's mouth also widened.
If this guess was true, this wouldn't be a farce of catching a psychiatric patient.
That would be humanity's first contact with a divine civilization in history!
"Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we go take a look."
Seeing everyone's reactions, Lucas chuckled softly.
"Everyone, what is the motto of Stark Industries?"
"It is to explore the unknown and control the future."
"Regardless of whether this guy is a true god or a vagrant, and regardless of whether the hammer is a divine artifact or some high-tech weapon."
"As long as it fell on Earth, on United States territory, it is ownerless property."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. is currently busy playing in the mud with Hydra in Washington, and has no time to mind other people's business over there. This is a god-given opportunity."
"Therefore, the Justice League's mission today is very simple."
"Go to New Mexico, bring back this guy who claims to be a god to slice him up... I mean, bring him back to study properly."
"By the way, pull out the hammer and use it as our new base's town treasure."
"Did everyone understand?"
"Understood, Boss."
Everyone responded in unison.
Although they still felt it was somewhat absurd, they began to look forward to this special containment operation.
...
Half an hour later.
The justice took off from the base and sped toward New Mexico.
In the lounge area inside the cabin.
Peter and Pietro sat together, whispering about the new features of the battle suit.
Wanda sat beside Lucas, still maintaining an obedient appearance, occasionally pouring wine for Lucas.
Matt closed his eyes, sensing the unique airflow fluctuations of high-altitude flight.
Frank sat in the corner, saying nothing.
And at the other end of the cabin.
Natasha and Jessica held trays, doing the job of serving tea and water.
However, today their gazes both appeared somewhat absent-minded, or rather, burning with impatience.
Just now in the conference room, they had heard Lucas's entire plan.
So, a mysterious warhammer.
An alien suspected to be Thor from Norse mythology.
This intelligence was extremely important!!
If all of this was true, then whoever mastered this guy and his weapon.
Would likely crack the technological password of the so-called gods.
Thus occupying an absolute ruling position in the future power pattern.
"We must transmit this news back to headquarters immediately!"
This thought surged in both of their minds simultaneously.
Therefore, taking advantage of the gap to go to the pantry for champagne.
Natasha sneaked into a compartment without surveillance.
Then she quickly pulled out a signal transmitter from the interlayer of her heel, encrypted the intelligence, and sent it out.
On the other side, Jessica also used the opportunity of going to the restroom to contact Hydra using the same method.
After the intelligence was sent, the two glanced at each other, both seeing a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes.
They didn't know what kind of reaction their respective organizations would make after receiving this heaven-shaking news.
But what they could be sure of was.
Whether it was Nick Fury or Pierce, it was absolutely impossible for them to sit idly by and ignore something of this level.
...
Meanwhile.
In Washington, D.C., inside a covert abandoned air-raid shelter.
This was a safe house temporarily established by Nick Fury.
Inside the cave, several old screens emitted a dim blue light.
Fury sat in front of the computer, his remaining single eye full of bloodshot veins, looking extremely exhausted.
"Damn Hydra..."
Over the past two days, he and the Agents still loyal to him had engaged in brutal bloodshed with Hydra's assassins.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had been completely infiltrated; now, he couldn't even tell who the enemy was.
The former intelligence empire had now become a sieve riddled with holes.
And he was now like a rat, having to hide everywhere.
"Director."
Coulson walked quickly from the entrance of the air-raid shelter.
His arm was wrapped in bandages, and his complexion was equally pale.
"Natasha sent an emergency classified report."
Coulson handed a freshly printed slip of paper to Fury, his tone trembling slightly.
"Director, something big has happened."
Fury took the slip of paper with a frown.
He thought what Natasha had sent back was that the Stark Brothers had come up with some new technology again, or were going to maliciously acquire another company.
But when he saw the contents on the slip of paper clearly, he fell silent.
[A mysterious warhammer suddenly appeared in the New Mexico desert, material unknown, unable to be shaken by any force.]
[A man claiming to be the Norse god Thor appeared locally and has been controlled by the police.]
[Lucas Stark has led a team to New Mexico, attempting to forcibly contain the man and seize the warhammer.]
[Gods? Thor's warhammer?]
Fury stared fixedly at the slip of paper.
After a brief blank moment, his brain began to work.
As a veteran Agent, Fury didn't believe in any Norse mythology or gods.
In his cognition, if there really were gods in this world, they were merely aliens who had mastered technology countless times more advanced than Earth.
Just like the Skrulls, they were all aliens.
But precisely because of this, this intelligence appeared even more fatal!
"If the hammer is truly a weapon of an advanced civilization... if the guy claiming to be Thor is really an alien..."
Fury's fingers trembled violently, and his excitement could no longer be concealed.
"This... this is a god-given comeback opportunity!"
Fury stood up abruptly, almost tipping over his chair because he got up too fast.
"Coulson!"
Fury grabbed Coulson by the shoulders, his voice somewhat hoarse with excitement.
"Do you understand what this means?"
"Right now we are being pressed so hard by Hydra that we can't lift our heads, and the Stark Brothers have become lawless. S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer has any trump cards in its hands!"
"But if... if we can beat Stark to it and control that guy and his weapon in our hands!"
"As long as we can parse out the energy inside the hammer, or pry the technological secrets of their civilization out of that guy's mouth... S.H.I.E.L.D. can instantly possess military power surpassing Stark Industries!"
"At that time, what is Hydra? What is Lucas Stark?!"
"We will be able to retake control!"
For some reason, seeing Fury fallen into fanaticism, Coulson felt somewhat uneasy.
"But Director, our manpower is seriously insufficient right now."
"If we divide our forces to go to New Mexico at a time like this, the defense line here in Washington might collapse. And..."
Coulson swallowed a mouthful of saliva, raising the most fatal question.
"Moreover, Lucas Stark has already taken people over there. With the remaining people we have in our hands right now, how is it possible to snatch things from the other party?"
The fanaticism on Fury's face froze instantly.
Yeah, Lucas Stark.
Thinking of Lucas's half-smiling face, Fury felt a chill shoot straight from the soles of his feet to the back of his head.
"Motherf*cker..."
Thinking of this, Fury weakly released Coulson's shoulders and slumped back down into his chair.
"Why are his actions always so fast?! He is simply a capitalist hungry wolf that smells blood and pounces!"
Fury closed his eyes in pain.
He knew Coulson was right.
S.H.I.E.L.D. currently had no ability at all to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
If they rashly sent people, not only would they fail to grab the hammer, but they might also lose their last remaining elite forces.
"Director, are we giving up?" Coulson asked in a low voice.
"Giving up?"
Fury opened his eyes.
"No. What S.H.I.E.L.D. cannot get, Hydra shouldn't think about getting either. Since Stark wants to hog it all alone, I'll let him eat his fill!"
Fury picked up a communicator on the table.
"Since we can't grab it, we'll muddy the waters."
"I'm going to leak this news to Pierce 'accidentally'."
"Let those lunatics of Hydra go bump into Lucas Stark. It's best if they can perish together in the New Mexico desert!"
...
At the other end of Washington.
Inside Pierce's secret command post.
The atmosphere here was similarly tense to the extreme.
Pierce sat in his chair, the screen displaying the intelligence Jessica had just sent back.
"Mysterious warhammer... Thor... unshakeable energy weapon..."
Pierce muttered to himself, his expression uncertain.
His reaction was identical to Nick Fury's.
In this world, no one was more eager to obtain unknown, powerful strength than Hydra.
For decades, Hydra had been studying cosmic energy, trying to parse the infinite energy within.
Yet progress was slow, and they had consistently been unable to achieve breakthrough progress.
And now, a weapon containing extremely high energy had actually dropped onto Earth so swaggeringly!
If Hydra could get it...
"Minister, this is an excellent opportunity!"
Standing aside, Agent Sitwell rubbed his hands excitedly.
"If the hammer is truly as the intelligence says, possessing technology and energy far surpassing Earth."
"As long as Dr. Zola can parse it, our Project Insight can be completed ahead of schedule! The Helicarriers will possess invincible firepower!"
Greedy light also flashed in Pierce's eyes.
But he was much calmer than Sitwell.
"Opportunity? Do you think Lucas Stark will yield this kind of good thing to us?"
Speaking of this, Pierce let out a cold snort.
"That guy is an insatiable monster."
"Since he has already led the team over personally, he will absolutely not allow anyone to touch his prey."
"But Sir, we can't just watch Stark Industries continue to grow!" Sitwell became somewhat anxious.
"If the other party takes the divine technology for themselves as well, then Hydra will truly never see the light of day!"
Pierce fell silent.
He stood up, walked to the glass window, and looked outside at the raging flames of war.
His inner self was struggling violently.
On one side was the chance that could change Hydra's destiny.
On the other side was the invincible demon god that made his soul tremble.
Go, or not go?
If he went, it would inevitably lead to a direct conflict with the Justice League.
With Hydra's current forces, could they really defeat a monster that broke shields with a single punch?
But if he didn't go...
"If Lucas Stark gets the hammer, to what extent will his strength expand?"
Pierce asked himself in his heart.
The answer was despairing.
"We can't wait anymore."
Pierce turned around, intending to make a desperate gamble.
"We can no longer sit and wait for death. If Stark gets the technology, Hydra will sooner or later be pinched to death by him."
"Sitwell, pass down my order!"
Pierce slammed heavily onto the desk.
"Mobilize all heavy firepower we can currently deploy! Including those energy weapons that haven't been fully tested successfully!"
"Target: New Mexico!"
"But remember, don't go head-to-head with Lucas Stark."
"Our mission is to suppress with firepower and snatch the hammer amid the chaos! If we can't grab it, tie back that guy who claims to be Thor!"
At this point, Pierce's expression became incomparably ferocious.
"Even if it takes human lives to fill it, even if New Mexico is bombed into a flat land, we must never let Stark get his wish!"
Chapter 198: Why is the hammer so light? (Two-in-one)
United States, New Mexico.
Outside the small town under the cover of night, violent winds whipped up yellow sand all over the sky.
Around a giant crater a few kilometers outside the town, the atmosphere was exceptionally grim.
Strangely enough, there were no defensive facilities here, only a few patrol cars from the local police station parked outside.
But just half an hour ago, a well-equipped mysterious force descended upon this desert like ghosts.
These people did not wear any insignia, but they uniformly wore black tactical armor and carried energy weapons emitting a faint blue glow in their hands.
That's right, this was the secret elite force of Hydra.
Pierce issued a desperate, all-or-nothing command.
This secret unit, which was originally lurking around New Mexico, was urgently pulled over.
And they had only one target, which was to snatch this war hammer that fell from the sky.
"Hurry! Establish a defensive position! Dig the hammer out for me!"
The squad Commander stood at the edge of the large crater, waving his hand and roaring loudly.
"Before Stark arrives, we must take the thing away at all costs!"
Upon receiving the order, more than a dozen strong Hydrasoldiers jumped down into the large crater.
Then they took cables and tried to tie up the war hammer quietly lying at the bottom of the crater.
"Sir! There is something weird about this thing!"
Soon, a soldier's face turned red as he desperately pulled on the cable.
But this hammer, which looked to weigh only tens of catties, remained motionless as if it were connected to Earth as one.
"Trash! You can't even move a lump of iron!"
The Commander cursed angrily, just about to order an armored vehicle to come over and drag it.
Right at this moment, a commotion suddenly came from the cordon on the outer perimeter of the large crater.
"Stop! Who goes there?!"
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a few collision sounds.
A burly man with long golden shoulder-length hair appeared.
Soon, this person knocked aside two Hydra soldiers and broke into the restricted area.
This was precisely the Thor, Thor Odinson, who was stripped of his divine power by Odin and exiled to Earth.
At this time, Thor looked extremely disheveled.
He was wearing a very ill-fitting shirt, and his face was covered in dirt.
But in his eyes, pride and anger were still burning.
"Get away! You humble mortals!"
Thor roared to drive these people away.
Although he lost his divine power, it didn't affect him too much.
Relying on his inherently formidable physique, he forcefully tore a gap in Hydra's front line, heading straight for mjolnirat the bottom of the crater.
"That is my mjolnir! No one has the right to touch it!"
The Commander frowned deeply upon seeing this lunatic who suddenly popped up.
"Open fire! Kill him!"
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
Several soldiers immediately fired wildly at Thor.
Thor was not afraid either, quickly and agilely rolling and dodging amidst the hail of bullets.
If it were ordinary firearms, Thor would basically ignore them.
But the weapons used by this squad were clearly not simple weapons, but special firearms reinforced by the organization.
Coupled with the joint attack of several soldiers, the firepower was powerful enough to injure someone at the level of Captain America.
Now Thor, who had lost his divine power, was at this level.
Therefore, under such firepower, Thor still grazed his arm and shoulder.
Fresh blood stained his shirt red, and the intense pain caused him to emit a muffled grunt.
If it were before, mortal weapons would just be tickling to him.
But now, the fragility of a mortal body made him feel unprecedented grievance and anger.
"Damn it! If I still had my divine power..."
Thor gritted his teeth, enduring the severe pain.
Taking advantage of the enemy reloading, he rushed in front of a soldier and smashed a punch onto the other's mask.
Bang!
The soldier flew backward, and Thor snatched the gun from the other's hand.
But strangely enough, he didn't even glance at it, instead using it like a club to violently smash it onto another soldier's head.
Then, he threw the weapon away...
Afterwards, braving the firepower, he fought his way step by step to the bottom of the crater.
"mjolnir..."
Looking at the familiar hammer, wild joy and excitement flashed in Thor's eyes.
As long as I grip it!
As long as I grip it, I can possess the power of thunder!
By then, all these Midgardians will turn to ashes in the lightning!
Disregarding the hail of bullets behind him, Thor quickly threw himself in front of the war hammer, gripping the handle tightly with both hands.
"Ah!!!"
Thor roared to the sky, the muscles in both of his arms bulging out one by one.
Clearly, he was using all his strength trying to pull up the hammer.
However.
One second passed.
Two seconds passed.
The war hammer still quietly lay in the dirt, without even a tremor.
"This... This is impossible..."
Thor froze.
He looked at his hands in disbelief, gripped the handle again, and pulled upward desperately.
"I am the son of Odin! I am Thor! mjolnir, respond to me!"
But unfortunately.
No matter how hard he tried, the war hammer completely ignored him throughout.
Odin's spell ruthlessly rejected this arrogant son.
"No... No! Father! You cannot do this to me!"
Thor was in despair.
Gradually, he let go of his hands and knelt in the mud, tilting his head back and letting out a painful cry.
In the rear, the Commander sneered upon seeing Thor's appearance.
"Turns out to be a mental patient with a bit more strength."
The Commander waved his hand.
"Catch him. Since the hammer can't be pulled out, then dig it away along with the turf!"
Several soldiers immediately held their guns and surrounded him, preparing to pin the despairing Thor to the ground.
Right at this critical juncture.
"Boom!!!"
A terrifying sonic boom suddenly exploded in the night sky.
The sound was astonishingly loud, as if it was going to tear the sky apart.
The soldiers' eardrums ached from the shock, and they all looked up at the sky in panic.
I saw a massive transport aircraft had somehow broken through their radar blockade, hovering quietly directly above the large crater!
The huge engines spewed intense airflow, blowing the yellow sand below to fly all over the sky.
"Enemy attack! Anti-air weapons ready!" The Commanderchanged expression greatly, roaring at the top of his lungs.
However, before the soldiers could aim their gun barrels at the sky,
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several figures leaped down from the cabin door like shooting stars!
The first to land was Pietro, who transformed into a streak of silver lightning.
Soon, he shuttled quickly through Hydra's position in a circle.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
In less than two seconds, the weapons of more than a dozen soldiers preparing to fire were all dismantled into parts.
The people were also knocked flying by the huge impact, falling to the ground and wailing endlessly.
Immediately afterwards, two web lines descended from the sky.
Peter Parker and Gwen swung using leverage in mid-air, like ghosts in the dark night, landing lightly on two armored vehicles.
"Hey, guys! Playing with sand in the desert late at night is not a good habit!"
As soon as Peter's voice fell, his wrist flipped.
"Bzz bzz bzz!"
Two huge electro-shock webs spewed out, instantly covering several armored vehicles preparing to launch micro-missiles inside.
The intense current quickly paralyzed the electronic systems of the armored vehicles, sending out bursts of black smoke.
Wanda hovered in mid-air, her hands wreathed with Chaos Magic.
Afterward, she waved her hand gently.
The soldiers attempting to counterattack on the ground instantly felt their bodies out of control, one after another raising their buttstocks to smash towards their comrades beside them.
"Damn it! What kind of monsters are these?!"
Below, the Commander watched everything, but he trembled all over, cold sweat pouring down.
Fuck!
The troop was dealt with in less than ten short seconds!
"This... This is the Justice League?!"
The Commander finally recognized the identity of these people, his eyes full of despair.
"Didn't Minister Pierce say they wouldn't arrive so quickly?!"
"Bang!"
Just as the Commander was about to press the emergency retreat button, a foot heavily stepped on his chest.
"Puff!"
The Commander spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, instantly kneeling on the ground.
"Late at night, disturbing the neighbors' sleep is not good."
Subsequently, a lazy voice sounded above the Commander's head.
Luca looked down condescendingly at this group of defeated soldiers.
"I heard from Jarvis that a good thing fell into New Mexico."
Luca smiled slightly, but his gaze was as cold as ice.
"Stark Industries has always been very interested in these things."
"And you lot, a group of rats hiding in the gutters, want to steal my business?"
The Commander struggled in pain, his eyes filled with fear.
"You... You can't kill me! We are..."
"I know who you are."
Luca interrupted him, a flash of hair-raising murderous intent passing through his eyes.
"Hydra, right? Cut off one head, two more shall grow. I've heard this slogan until my ears have grown calluses."
Luca bent down slightly, speaking in a low voice that only the Commander could hear.
"Go back and tell your leader, this hammer, we of the Justice League have taken over."
"If you dare send people to cause trouble in my territory again, I'll let you know why people call me Superman."
"Now, take your men and get lost."
Luca raised his foot, and the meaning was self-evident.
The Commander, as if granted amnesty, scrambled and called out to the soldiers to flee the scene.
After cleaning up the small fry, Luca's gaze finally landed on Thor at the bottom of the pit.
At this moment, Thor was still kneeling on the ground, his face full of decadence and despair.
And now, seeing a group of people suddenly descend from the sky, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"Are you... also here to seize mjolnir?"
Thor raised his head, his gaze arrogant.
Although disheveled, he still maintained his arrogance.
"Earthling, mjolnir belongs to Asgard, belongs to me, Thor."
"Although I cannot lift it now, you absolutely must not touch the weapon of the gods!"
Hearing these words.
Pietro behind him couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Good grief, this guy is not only a psycho, but also a chūnibyō. This needs to be treated."
Peter also scratched his mask speechlessly.
"Um... Mr. Thor, although I don't know whether Asgard is in Brooklyn or Queens, I suggest you go to the hospital to bandage your wounds first."
"After all, you've bled a lot."
Luca, on the contrary, didn't laugh, and then leisurely came before Thor.
"Is this the Thunder God of Asgard?"
"He looks just like a tramp. Or rather, a homeless person."
As soon as these words were spoken, Thor's pupils shrank abruptly, and anger ignited his proud self-esteem.
"Mortal! How dare you insult the son of Odin!"
Thor roared and stood up, raising his fist to fiercely smash towards Luca's face.
"I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
"Bang!"
Thor's fist landed solidly on Luca's face.
But the result shocked Thor.
The opponent didn't budge at all; instead, after bearing the rebound force, Thor felt so much pain that he gasped.
"Just this little strength?"
Seeing this, looking at the painful Thor, Luca's gaze was cold.
"It seems Thunder God isn't much after all."
Without waiting for the opponent to react, Luca swiftly grabbed Thor by the neck.
"Ugh..."
Thor's face flushed red, and his legs kicked wildly in mid-air.
But he discovered with horror that he didn't even have room to resist in this mortal's hands!
"Listen, bumpkin."
Luca stared coldly at Thor.
"I don't care if you're a god or an alien."
"But on Earth, in front of Stark, no one has the qualification to act superior."
"Your rules don't work here. This is a world where capital and power call the shots."
Having said that, Luca let go of his hand.
"Bang!"
Thor crashed into the ground, clutching his neck and coughing.
"As for this hammer..."
Luca turned his gaze to mjolnir lying quietly at the bottom of the pit.
"Things that fall on Earth are governed by the laws of Earth. Now, it is the legal asset of Stark Industries."
"In your dreams!"
Thor said, coughing and gritting his teeth.
"mjolnir has my father Odin's spell on it! Only those who are worthy can lift it!"
"Is that so?"
Luca raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly.
Sure enough, he had been wondering what was going on with this hammer.
If what the opponent said was true, then this explanation made sense.
Afterward, he looked at the members of the Justice League.
"Everyone, did you hear this god's words?"
"Since he's so confident, let's play a game."
"Whoever can pull out this hammer will get a double bonus this month."
"I'll go first!"
Hearing this, Pietro immediately jumped down excitedly.
Then he loosened his wrists and walked up to Mjolnir.
"Just a broken hammer, how heavy could it be?"
Pietro grabbed the hammer handle and suddenly exerted upward force.
"Hey!"
One second.
Two seconds.
Pietro's face turned flushed, and veins bulged out, but the hammer didn't budge at all.
"F*ck! Is this glued to Earth?!"
Unconvinced, Pietro switched to holding the hammer handle with both hands, desperately pulling upward using the kinetic energy brought by Super Speed.
But the result was still the same.
The warhammer seemed to have taken root, embedded firmly in the mud.
"Dammit, I give up."
Pietro panted heavily, rubbed his sore hands, and retreated to the side.
"Let me try."
Peter also walked over curiously.
But after just one try, his pupils shrank instantly.
Wait!
Why is the hammer so light?!
He was a bit excited and just wanted to lift the hammer.
But seeing the way everyone looked at him, as well as Luca's overbearing demeanor.
No, I have to pretend I can't pick it up.
After all, Luca hasn't made a move yet, wouldn't that be slapping Luca in the face otherwise?!
If I slap the boss in the face, will my salary be docked?!
No way, no way!!
Thinking of this, Peter activated the kinetic assistance module on his suit.
"Suit power amplification fully activated!"
"Ughahahaha!"
Peter's muscles were tensed to the limit, seeming to really use all his strength.
However, this seemingly ordinary warhammer was like an unshakeable mountain.
"Hoo... No good, Mr. Luca."
Peter let go of his hand and breathed heavily.
"The mass density of this thing is definitely abnormal, it violates the laws of physics!"
Luca didn't say anything, just nodded.
Peter breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the team with a guilty conscience.
Phew, phew! Wasn't discovered!
Seeing the two fail successively, Thor sitting on the ground let out a smug sneer.
"I told you, mortals! Without Odin's approval, no one can lift it!"
"I should be able to."
At this moment, Banner, who had been silent, pushed up his glasses and walked down from the edge of the pit.
"Perhaps, conventional strength indeed doesn't work. But... what if we change the approach?"
Banner took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Next second.
His skin rapidly turned green, his muscles expanded, and his clothes were instantly ripped apart.
"Roar!!!"
Earth-shaking roars exploded in the pit.
Hulk, making his debut!
Hulk looked at Mjolnir on the ground, snorting two streams of rough air from his nostrils.
Then he walked up to the hammer, and his thick hands grabbed the hammer handle.
"Hulk! Pull!"
Hulk roared, and the violently unmatched gamma energy inside his body burst forth instantly.
The terrifying strength caused the surrounding ground to begin cracking and sinking.
Hulk's muscles bulged as if they were going to explode, and blood vessels twisted like cyan little snakes under his skin.
"Rumble..."
Under Hulk's strength, the surrounding mud began to show signs of loosening.
Thor's smile froze on his face, and unbelievable shock appeared on his face.
"This... this green monster..."
However.
Miracles didn't happen after all.
Even though Hulk used all his strength, stomping out two large pits in the ground.
But Mjolnir still only trembled slightly, never breaking away from the ground.
Odin's spell was not only a test of worthiness, but also contained powerful universal laws.
In front of rules, strength seemed somewhat pale and powerless.
"Roar!"
Unwillingly, Hulk let go of his hand and slammed the ground angrily.
Then, amidst a flash of green light, he turned back into the weak Dr. Banner.
"It seems... powerful strength cannot break this mysterious mechanism either."
Panting heavily, Banner shook his head helplessly.
Seeing even Hulk fail, Thor finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
He laughed loudly again, his laughter full of arrogance.
"Hahahaha! Give up, ignorant Earthling!"
Thor pointed at Luca.
"No matter how many monsters you find, the result will be the same! This hammer belongs only to Asgard! Belongs only to the king who is worthy!"
Luca quietly watched the wildly laughing Thor.
His gaze was like looking at a clown.
"Worthiness?"
"What I, Luca Stark, want has never needed anyone to grant qualification."
Luca chuckled, came before the hammer, bent down slightly, and extended his right hand.
"Since the limit is not enough..."
As he spoke, dazzling red and blue light instantly lit up at the bottom of Luca's eyes!
"Then I will use power that overrides the rules to forcibly break it!"
Luca's hand grasped the handle of Mjolnir.
Chapter 199: You Were Abandoned By Your Dad, Right? (Two-in-One)
The moment the hammer was in hand, a cold sensation washed over him.
Luka did not hesitate, as the energy within his body erupted at that moment.
Red and blue lights instantly flashed from the depths of his eyes, then spread to his arms and all over his body.
His power was poured into his right hand without any reservation!
"Up!"
Luka let out a low shout, his muscles instantly tensing up.
Rumble!
The Earth within a hundred meters began to tremble violently.
The soil beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, and huge fissures spread in all directions.
However.
One second passed.
Two seconds passed.
Mjolnir still did not shake in the slightest, pinned firmly in place.
As if its own weight had surpassed Earth, or as if some invisible rule was suppressing Luka's power.
"Interesting."
Seeing this, Luka let go of his hand and straightened his body.
Continuing to stubbornly fight it out was meaningless, because he already sensed that this was not a matter of weight at all.
Even if he punched through Earth, he would not be able to pull this thing up.
"Wanda, you give it a try."
After thinking for a moment, Luka looked at Wandastanding to the side.
Wanda nodded.
She stepped forward, extended both hands, and Chaos Magic instantly condensed in her palms.
The thick-fog-like red energy quickly enveloped Mjolnir.
Wanda closed her eyes, trying to use Chaos Magic to cut off its connection with the ground.
The red light grew brighter and brighter, and the surrounding rubble floated into mid-air under the influence of the magic.
However, the hammer still remained motionless.
Under the envelopment of energy, the hammer suddenly flashed with a trace of faint silver lightning, directly bouncing the magic away.
"No..."
Wanda caught her breath and withdrew the magic.
"There is an extremely overbearing energy protecting the inside of the hammer. My magic cannot penetrate it."
Pietro widened his eyes on the side, unable to help complaining.
"Good grief, neither Luka's nor your magic works?"
"What on Earth is this thing? Could it be a weight dropped on Earth by God?"
Seeing this, Gwen simply spread her hands.
"Since even you guys cannot pull it out, I will not waste the effort and make a fool of myself."
Afterwards, Gwen walked over to Luka's side and locked arms with him.
"Perhaps, it is really glued to Earth with super glue."
In the distance, Thor suddenly stirred.
Seeing Luka and the others deflated, he was stunned for a moment, and then let out a low laugh.
"Hehe... Hahaha..."
The laughter grew louder and louder, finally turning into unbridled wild laughter.
"Mortals... You foolish mortals!"
Thor staggered to his feet, pointing at Luka and the others, his face full of condescending mockery.
"I told you long ago! That is mjolnir! That is a divine artifact belonging to Asgard!"
"Without Odin's permission, no matter how great your strength is, it is absolutely impossible to touch it even a bit!"
"This is a god's weapon, not something you can pull up!"
Hearing Thor's taunt, Pietro unhappily clenched his fists and was about to rush over to punch him, but was stopped by Luka with a look.
Thor laughed until tears were almost coming out.
Since none of them could pick it up, the hammer definitely was not broken.
He felt that mjolnir must have been joking with him just now.
Thus, he prepared to change his posture and try again.
He strode up to the hammer and looked at it like an old friend.
"mjolnir, only I, Thor, am worthy to lift you!"
Thor took a deep breath, gripped the handle of the hammer with both hands, and pulled upwards with all his might.
At that instant, he waited full of anticipation for the moment when the power of thunder would flood his entire body again.
However.
The hammer still did not budge an inch.
The smile on Thor's face froze once more.
He stared blankly at his hands, then looked at the hammer on the ground, his mind going completely blank.
"No... This is impossible..."
Refusing to believe it, Thor grasped the hammer handle again and pulled upwards desperately.
It was clear that he used even his last ounce of strength, and his face turned flushed red.
"Up! Get up for me!"
But unfortunately, there was no lightning, let alone any response.
The hammer rejected this former Master.
"Why... Why is it like this..."
Thor let go of his hands, his legs went soft, and he knelt in front of the hammer once again.
Just moments ago he was laughing at others for not being able to lift it, and now his pride was gone too.
Laughing as he laughed, Thor's voice turned into sobs.
Large tears rolled down, mixed with the dirt on his face, making him look exceptionally miserable.
Afterwards, he suddenly raised his head and let out a hysterical roar towards the sky.
"Why?! Father! Why?!"
"I am your son! I am the heir to the throne of Asgard! Why are you treating me like this!"
"I already know I was wrong! Give me back my power!"
Thor cried out in despair at the bottom of the crater, completely devoid of the majesty of a god.
Some are happy while others are sad.
Thor, who was laughing wildly the second before and broke down crying the next second, left everyone in the Justice League completely dumbfounded.
"Man, does this guy have bipolar disorder?" Pietro pointed at Thor's head and muttered softly.
"This condition looks pretty serious."
Peter also felt somewhat soft-hearted and scratched his hood.
"He looks so pitiful. He keeps shouting about Asgard and a father, could he really be an alien kicked out of his home?"
Luka did not speak.
Observing the hammer on the ground and the weeping Thor, he saw through a few nuances.
The characteristics displayed by this hammer completely defied common scientific sense.
Not only did it ignore his own strength, it even bounced away Wanda's Chaos Magic.
What did this indicate?
It showed that this guy calling himself Thor and the Asgard he spoke of were definitely real!
Therefore, Asgard truly existed!
Moreover, that place might possess high-dimensional technology far exceeding Earth's understanding.
Or rather, some kind of powerful force capable of establishing rules.
That made sense.
The hammer could not be pulled out probably not just because it was heavy, but because it had been set with certain conditions that could only be lifted under specific requirements.
Thinking of this, Luka's mind instantly cleared.
He felt that he had discovered an unprecedented huge gold mine!
"Asgard... Sounds like an advanced civilization dripping with wealth."
Luka calculated secretly in his heart.
"If there really are gods in this Universe, their technology, metals, and resources are definitely good goods that cannot be found on Earth."
"If I can establish a connection with such a place, or go there to stock up on some goods, wouldn't Stark Industries' territory be able to expand directly into outer space?"
Thinking of this, Luka's gaze changed.
Now looking at Thor, his gaze was no longer like looking at a madman.
What is the point of fighting and killing?
Making money and acquiring resources is the king of kings.
Thus, Luka put on a sincere expression.
Afterwards, he gently patted Gwen's hand to signal her to let go, then walked over to Thor's side and slowly patted the other person's shoulder.
"Hey, man. Calm down."
Luka's tone became gentle, making people feel extremely at ease listening to it.
"It looks like you are indeed in trouble. Your father is very strict with you, right?"
Thor raised his head, looking at Luka with a face full of tears.
He did not expect that in the unfamiliar Midgard, at his most desperate moment...
The first to come comfort him would actually be these Midgardians.
"Father stripped me of my divine power and banished me here... He abandoned me."
Thor spoke hoarsely, like a wronged child.
"Oh? Is that so? Elders are sometimes like that; they always like to use some extreme ways to educate their children."
Luka sighed, took a handkerchief out of his pocket, and handed it to Thor.
"Listen, you cannot just fall like this. Since the hammer fell on Earth, it means there is still a turning point for everything."
Luka stood up, extended his right hand toward Thor, his gaze incomparably sincere.
"Let's reintroduce ourselves, I am Luka Stark. The boss of Stark Industries."
"This is Earth, not Asgard."
"Since you are now homeless and cannot take the hammer away, why not come be a guest at my company first."
At this moment, Luka's tone was full of temptation, just like a good person.
"Stark Industries loves making friends in the Universemost."
"We can provide you with shelter and food. Even, we can study this hammer together and help you retrieve your power."
"What do you think, the great Thor?"
At the most helpless moment, this sudden kindness was like a beam of light in the darkness.
Seeing Luca's outstretched hand, Thor's eyes turned red with emotion, and he tightly grasped Luca's hand.
"Thank you, Luca. You are a true warrior and a generous friend."
Thor stood up, endlessly grateful.
"Midgardian, you have won the friendship of Thor!"
Seeing this scene, Pietro and Peter looked at each other in dismay.
The boss, who had just looked so cold, turned into a considerate big brother in the blink of an eye.
And he even successfully moved the so-called Thor to a complete mess.
Is this... right?!
"This speed of changing faces... is even faster than my running." Pietro muttered softly.
Gwen and Wanda smiled at each other.
After all, they were long used to Luca's tricks.
The others were also unperturbed.
"Alright, since we're friends, we won't stand on ceremony."
Luca turned around and snapped his fingers at justice in the sky.
"Jarvis, take the hammer away. Since it can't be pulled out, we won't pull it out."
"Sir, it cannot be moved." Jarvis reminded him.
"I didn't say to pull it out. Can't you just take it away along with the turf beneath it?!" Luca ordered lavishly.
"Understood, sir. Deploying cutting lasers."
A few minutes later.
Amidst a string of dazzling laser-cutting sounds.
Mjolnir along with a chunk of rock was cut out.
Then several drones tightly bound it with steel cables and directly hoisted it into justice's cargo hold.
...
Half an hour later.
High above, justice was steadily returning to New York.
In the cabin's lounge area.
Thor had already taken a hot shower and changed into a clean suit.
Although the suit was stretched tight by his muscles, he finally looked somewhat human.
At this moment, he was sitting on the sofa, drinking and dazing.
"This drink tastes pretty good, although it's a bit less potent than Asgard's mead."
Thor gulped down more than half the cup in one go and burped comfortably.
With the hospitality of food and wine, coupled with the goodwill Luca had previously shown, Thor had completely lowered his guard against this group of people.
Luca sat opposite him, swirling his wine glass, looking like an ordinary person full of curiosity.
"Thor, I've always been curious."
"In our legends, gods all live in the heavens. Since you are a god, why did you fall to Earth... oh no, Midgard?"
Mentioning this, Thor immediately put down his wine glass and straightened his back.
"Midgardians, your understanding of the Universe is far too lacking."
"Gods do not live in the heavens, but in the head of the Nine Realms, Asgard!"
Seeing the Midgardian's curiosity about his hometown, Thor felt extremely proud and immediately began to talk endlessly and explain.
"There are nine worlds in the Universe, connected by the branches of the world Tree. Your Midgard is simply the most fragile one among them."
"And Asgard is the Guardian of the Nine Realms!"
"Our palace is made of gold, and the Bifrost can instantly cross galaxies. We fight across the sea of stars, protecting the peace of the Universe."
Peter and Pietro widened their eyes like children listening to a story.
"Aliens are teleported using the Bifrost? That's space technology!!" Peter exclaimed.
Luca ignored Peter's fuss, listening with a smile on the surface, while actually rapidly extracting useful information.
Nine Realms? Bifrost? Technology to instantly cross galaxies?
Isn't this just an interstellar-level highway network?!
If Stark Industries could Master the technology of the Bifrost, what would Earth's resources even amount to?
The entire Universe is Stark's mine!
"What a magical place."
Luca showed just the right amount of astonishment, then smoothly steered the topic to the core.
"However, since Asgard is so powerful, what material is your hammer actually made of? Why can't we budge it?"
"Hearing you say just now that it's your father's spell, is it some kind of high-tech weapon's locking program?"
Thor laughed out loud and waved his hand.
"Technology? No, Luca. It is the combination of magic and forging craftsmanship."
Speaking of this, Thor's eyes were full of pride.
"The hammer is named mjolnir."
"It was forged from the core of a dying star in the dwarf ring forge of Nidavellir!"
"Its main material is a magical divine iron named Uru."
"This metal is extremely rare throughout the Universe, not only incomparably hard, but also possessing extremely strong magic affinity, capable of perfectly carrying and storing massive Universe energy!"
"As for why you can't pull it out..."
Thor's expression turned somewhat reverent.
"Those are Asgardian runes and Odin's spell magic."
"My father Odin is the most powerful god in the Nine Realms; he cast a rule spell on the hammer."
"Except for warriors possessing the qualifications of a king or a pure and kind heart, no one can break the suppression of the rules."
After listening to Thor's words.
The people in the cabin fell into shock.
Although Luca remained calm on the surface, a stormy sea had already stirred in his heart.
Uru metal?!
Forged from a dying star's core?!
A cosmic divine iron that can perfectly carry magic and energy?!
Asgard's rune magic?!
If I could get a batch of Uru metal, fuse it with Vibranium, and then add Chaos Magic...
To what extent would the defense of his battle suit reach?
"If Tony learned Asgard's rune magic, and then engraved the magic array onto the nano-armor forged from Urumetal, wouldn't Tony's combat power be able to directly sweep across the Milky Way Galaxy?"
Asgard? The Realm of Gods?
No! This is clearly a gold mine!
By comparison, the resources on Earth are simply in a slum!
"I must find a way to make a trip to Asgard! I must go!"
Luca made a secret decision in his heart.
Looking at Thor now, his gaze became increasingly gentle.
This guy is the key for Stark Industries to open the door to the Universe.
...
A few hours later.
justice landed at the base.
Everyone dispersed to rest.
Luca brought the rock wrapping Mjolnir to the laboratory.
He prepared to thoroughly study this so-called Uru metal.
Just as he sat down at the experimental table, he hadn't even taken a sip of the coffee in his hand.
"Sir."
Jarvis's gentle voice sounded in the laboratory.
"Just intercepted a message from the New Yorkunderground intelligence network."
"Underground intelligence network? Passed from Kingpin's side?"
Luca raised an eyebrow.
Ever since absorbing Kingpin's forces, every single disturbance in the entire New York underground world had been under his surveillance.
"Yes, sir."
The holographic screen unfolded in front of Luca, displaying a surveillance screenshot of an underground tunnel somewhere in Brooklyn.
"Intelligence shows that deep underground in Brooklyn, a bizarre biological energy fluctuation has appeared."
"According to secret reports passed back by Kingpin's subordinates, a transnational ninja criminal organization calling themselves the Hand is carrying out large-scale secret excavation in that underground area."
"They seem to have discovered an ancient giant skeleton there. Inside the Hand, this skeleton is called... dragon bone. Moreover, they are preparing some kind of ancient resurrection ritual."
"The Hand? Dragon bone?"
Luca put down his coffee and slightly raised an eyebrow.
A mysterious ninja organization digging up bones underground in New York? And dragon bones at that?
Sounds like this thing not only contains biological energy, but is also top-notch experimental material.
Luca smiled slightly.
He was just worrying about not having a new energy source to strengthen his body, and look, someone has immediately delivered it to his doorstep.
"It seems the New York underground world is still too active; it needs a good cleanup."
Luca got up and stretched his fingers.
"Jarvis."
"Present, sir."
"Notify Matt and Frank. Tell them they've rested long enough."
"Have them get ready, Justice League is going to conduct a thorough cleanup tonight."
Chapter 200 The Hand
New York, Brooklyn.
The night was deep and the drizzle was continuous.
Raindrops continuously slapped against the puddles in the neighborhood, reflecting the flickering lights.
Deep inside an abandoned subway tunnel.
Hundreds of red-robed ninjas lurked in the shadows like ghosts.
They held poisoned blades, breathing lightly, almost blending into the surrounding environment.
This was the secret excavation site of The Hand.
Right at the center of the tunnel, a huge altar was already taking shape.
Beneath the altar, a huge skeleton emitting a faint red glow could be vaguely seen.
And this bone was what they called the Dragon Bone.
Right now, Madame Gao, one of the five fingers of The Hand, was here.
At this moment, she stood in front of the altar leaning on a cane, looking at the skeleton with fanatical eyes.
"Speed up! As long as we can excavate the Dragon Bone and extract its essence, not only will we gain eternal life, but we will also let Black Sky descend completely!"
However, as soon as her words fell.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion suddenly sounded out.
It directly blew the iron gate at the tunnel entrance into pieces.
Fragments mixed with firelight flew into the tunnel, instantly smashing a dozen ninjas who couldn't dodge in time into meat paste.
Madame Gao turned her head abruptly, shock filling her turbid eyes.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust.
Two figures swaggered in.
The person on the left was wearing a black tactical vest printed with a white skull, holding a sci-fi-styled rifle in his hands.
On his back, he also carried a backpack.
This was Frank, and also the Punisher.
The person on the right was wearing a red slim-fitting uniform, holding a blind cane in his hand, and wearing a half-covered red mask on his face to cover his eyes.
This was Matt Murdock, also known as Daredevil.
Seeing these two uninvited guests, Madame Gao's expression became gloomy to the extreme.
"Daredevil? And the Punisher?"
Madame Gao sneered, her cane heavily striking the ground.
"Just two mice, how dare they break into the forbidden area of The Hand? Kill them for me!"
With an order given.
In the darkness, over a hundred red-robed ninjas rushed out like a tide.
Their movements were as swift as ghosts, pouncing towards Matt and Frank from all directions.
If it were before, facing this number of assassins.
Matt and Frank would definitely fall into a harrowing, desperate battle.
But now, the times had changed.
"Mice? Old hag, do you have some misunderstanding about the firepower of Stark Industries?"
Frank still had an unlit cigar in his mouth, firing expressionlessly.
"Hum!"
The rifle instantly charged.
Da da da da da!!!
Low electromagnetic surging sounds rose and fell one after another.
Blue streams of light poured out like a rainstorm.
In front of such a weapon, the ninjas' stealthy movement techniques and parrying skills had already failed.
The laser bullets easily penetrated the samurai swords, the defensive armor on their bodies, and the pillars they were hiding behind.
"Puff! Puff!"
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and screams broke the dead silence of the tunnel.
"This firepower... is fucking awesome."
Seeing the ninjas falling one after another, there was only excitement left in Frank's eyes.
Now he didn't need to aim at all, just holding down the trigger and walking forward.
On the other side.
A dozen ninjas tried to sneak attack Matt from a blind spot.
Matt gently pressed a button on his blind cane, and then heavily thrust it onto the ground.
"Thud!"
A visible circle of current fluctuation instantly spread outward.
"Urgh ah!"
Those ninjas who had just jumped into mid-air were hit as if by a heavy hammer one after another.
Then, the ninjas lost control of their bodies and dropped to the ground with a patter.
One by one, their whole bodies twitched, foaming at the mouth, and they completely passed out.
The entire process took less than five seconds.
Over a hundred ninjas were completely wiped out.
Seeing this scene, Matt was even more shocked.
This was much better than before, requiring no bloody hand-to-hand combat and no painful grappling.
With just one move, the criminals were disabled from resisting.
"Is this... a dimensional reduction strike?"
Matt muttered to himself.
His persistence in Hells Kitchen over the past decade seemed so ridiculous and inefficient.
Perhaps... this was true justice.
"Trash! They are all trash!"
Madame Gao on the altar trembled with anger seeing the corpses all over the floor and her unconscious subordinates.
She never expected that two street heroes had actually upgraded their equipment, holding high-tech weapons that even the the military did not have!
"Since you are seeking death, then I will let you witness the true power of The Hand!"
Finished speaking, Madame Gao bit her finger and smeared the fresh blood on the stone tablet of the altar.
"Wake up, Black Sky!"
Following Madame Gao's summon, a muffled roar came from beneath the altar.
Then, a woman wearing tight black clothes and holding two short sai daggers slowly walked out from the shadows.
This was Elektra.
Matt's ex-girlfriend, and also the ultimate weapon resurrected and brainwashed by The Hand using secret arts, Black Sky.
"Elektra..."
Feeling the familiar aura, Matt's heart trembled violently.
"She is no longer the woman you knew, blind man."
Frank said coldly, raising his gun at Black Sky.
"Luca said, the Justice League only has living teammates and dead enemies."
Afterward, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
However.
Black Sky's speed was unimaginably fast.
She had already transformed into a black afterimage.
Not only did she easily dodge the rifle's strafing, but in the blink of an eye, she rushed in front of Frank!
"Clang!"
The short sai in Black Sky's hand fiercely pierced toward Frank's chest.
If Frank weren't wearing the defensive vest of Stark Industries, this blow would have been enough to take his life.
"Damn it! This guy's speed and strength are abnormal!"
Frank was knocked back repeatedly by the huge impact, and the rifle also dropped to the ground.
Matt immediately waved his blind cane and rushed up, trying to subdue Black Sky.
But Black Sky not only had huge strength, but her combat skills were also very bizarre.
Coupled with her body enhanced by secret arts, Matt and Frank joining forces were actually suppressed and beaten.
Just when the two fell into a bitter battle.
Madame Gao on the altar let out a smug, wild laugh.
"Hahaha! In front of the power of Black Sky, technology is just scrap metal!"
"Today, all of you are going to die here, becoming the nourishment for the resurrection of the Dragon Bone!"
However.
Madame Gao's wild laughter hadn't faded yet.
"Rumble!!!"
An earth-shattering explosion suddenly sounded above the tunnel!
Countless huge rocks and dirt smashed down, and the entire tunnel was shaking violently.
Amidst the flying smoke and dust.
A pitch-black figure descended from the sky accompanied by violent airflow!
"Bang!"
The newcomer ignored a layer of defensive magic array around the altar, heavily smashing into the very center of the altar, incidentally crushing the stone slab under Madame Gao's feet into pieces!
"Old hag, laughing so happily, did you pick up some money?"