Wakanda Royal Palace Banquet Hall
Inside the magnificent banquet hall, golden sconces emitted a soft glow, and the long table was laden with Wakanda's unique delicacies. Eric sat at the head of the table, smiling, and raised his gem-encrusted wine glass: "To the friendship between Wakanda and the Arbitrators, cheers!"
Chen Tian raised his wine glass, a faint smile playing on his lips. His gaze swept around—twelve Dora Milaje warriors stood on either side, seemingly in a ceremonial formation, but their positions were meticulously arranged, bringing all exits of the banquet hall under their control.
Chen Tian gave Steve a look, and Steve, understanding, spoke first.
"King Eric's hospitality is truly overwhelming. However, I'm more curious to know what kind of cooperation you invited us here to discuss?"
Eric put down his wine glass, his finger gently tapping the table: "Are Arbitrators always this direct? I like that, so I'll be straightforward—Wakanda is willing to open its Vibranium technology to the Arbitrators to jointly build a stronger World."
Steve frowned slightly: "As far as I know, Wakanda has always prohibited Vibranium from flowing out."
"Times have changed, Captain." Eric chuckled, "Wakanda can no longer remain isolated. We need allies, and the Arbitrators..." His gaze lingered on the three of them, "...are the most suitable choice."
Natasha toyed with a dining knife, "Sounds tempting. What's the price?"
Eric's smile suddenly vanished, and his eyes sharpened: "Very simple. During my process of reshaping the World order, the Arbitrators must remain neutral."
The temperature in the banquet hall seemed to drop sharply.
Steve placed his hands on the table, "Is this why you've been waging war across Africa?"
"War?" Eric sneered, "No, this is liberation! For hundreds of years, we Haji Black have been oppressed, enslaved, and now, it's time for them to rise!"
Steve suddenly stood up, "This is not a reason to wantonly kill innocent civilians! In various places across Africa, there are many people of different races living peacefully with the Haji Black, and they have all been killed by your racial hatred!"
"These are just necessary measures. Even if those Haji White are friendly to the Haji Black now, their ancestors once enslaved the Haji Black," Eric said indifferently.
"Then tell me, why harm the Dragonborn?" Chen Tian's voice suddenly rang out, his tone cold as a knife. "There are many Dragonborn doing business here in Africa. Tell me, Eric, why harm them?"
"Oh? Hahaha, judging by your tone, you don't seem to like this very much, Mr. Chen Tian." Eric laughed twice and shrugged, "You know, there's no right or wrong in war, and accidental injury is very normal."
Chen Tian slowly stood up, raising his chin, "In that case, I don't think we have anything to talk about. Accept the war. It's not about the Arbitrators; it's just you and me, an ancient script, only life and death."
Steve looked at the suddenly angry Chen Tian and frowned, but he knew that Chen Tian was someone who really liked Dragon Country. This was evident from the Arbitrators' cooperation with various countries on the global defense system; he selflessly provided a lot of technology to Dragon Country, even handing over control of the global defense system in Dragon Country to them without asking for any compensation.
Natasha knew this even more. From the Red Room's intelligence sharing to when the Adjudicators went to Dragon Country to perform adjudication missions, they would actively cooperate with Dragon Country's relevant departments.
She stood up and walked behind Chen Tian, placing a hand on his shoulder, indicating her stance.
Steve also walked behind Chen Tian. Regardless of any past disagreements between Steve and Chen Tian, they were now on the same front and needed to show their support.
Facing the assertive Chen Tian, Eric remained unhurried, simply leaning back in his seat and reaching behind him. His Dora Milaje placed a lit cigar in his hand.
He slowly took a puff, exhaling a smoke ring. A holographic projection floated above the dining table—countless red dots flickered on maps of major cities around the World.
"See?" Eric's voice was unhurried, "New York, London, Paris.... Wakanda's warriors are already in position. With just one command from me, the oppressed will gain power and overthrow those who have ridden on their backs for hundreds of years!"
Chen Tian raised an eyebrow and scoffed.
"Is that all?"
Eric frowned; Chen Tian's reaction was too abnormal. Logically, he should have been nervous.
Chen Tian sneered and tapped his wrist a few times, and the holographic projection instantly changed.
New York: Dante, sitting on a chair, eating pizza, with dozens of Haji Black kneeling before him. In an empty space nearby, there was also a pile of Vibranium weapons.
London: Bayonetta sat on a table, crossing her legs, her slender beautiful leg resting on the back of a Haji Black. Beside her, just like with Dante, dozens of Haji Black were kneeling.
Paris: Madara's Sharingan eyes rotated, his arms crossed. In front of him stood a group of Haji Black, tying each other up with neon-style 'tortoise shell restraints'.
Other regions had the same situation, the only difference being that a group of robots were working with local law enforcement to arrest the Haji Black.
Eric suddenly stood up, his wine glass smashing to the ground with a 'bang', scarlet wine splashing onto his boots.
His pupils constricted, staring intently at the 'warriors' in the holographic projection who were pressed to the ground—those Haji Black who were supposed to ignite revolutions in major cities, but were now kneeling at the Arbitrators' feet like stray dogs.
"How did you..." Eric's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth, veins bulging in his neck.
Chen Tian sneered: "You want to start an uprising with just those Haji Black gangsters whose brains are fried from drugs, along with a few Wakandan spies?"
His fingertip glided across the holographic projection, and the screen switched to a surveillance view—several Wakandan spies were locked in cages, their faces covered in blood. "Did you forget? The Haji Black's favorite thing is to act arrogantly when they gain power, as if they want the whole World to know about every little achievement."
Eric's hand pressed on the table, his fingertips trembling. He suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, the sound shaking the crystal chandelier: "As expected of the Arbitrators! So, my plan was ruined by you?"
"There's still a surprise." Chen Tian suddenly curved his lips, and the device on his wrist glowed with a faint blue pattern. "Thank you for inviting us into Wakanda, and for allowing us to access your holographic projection system..."
Eric, who had already consumed the Heart-Shaped Herb, clearly felt a slight tremor under his feet. He frowned, looking at Chen Tian, "What did you do?"
"Paving the way for the avenging king." Chen Tian looked at Eric with disdain.
A Dora Milaje quickly approached Eric and whispered a few words in his ear. Eric looked at Chen Tian in shock, "You infiltrated Wakanda's system?"
"Do you think Wakanda's technology can withstand the Arbitrators' invasion after you lost Su Rui?"
Eric's face twisted instantly. He suddenly waved his hand, and the holographic projection changed again—above Wakanda's vast grasslands, the 'Deathwing' fighter jet was approaching the palace at an astonishing speed. The Vibranium defense barrier, which should have activated automatically, remained unresponsive, and the towering turrets stood silent like dead objects.
"This is impossible..." Eric's voice wavered for the first time.
Chen Tian slowly walked forward, the hem of his black trench coat swaying gently with his steps: "You've lost the people's hearts, Eric." His voice was soft, yet it pierced Eric's heart like a knife. "You were too hasty. Wakanda's policy of independence, upheld for thousands of years, should not have been used by you to wage war."
Outside the banquet hall, intense fighting suddenly erupted, the clang of metal and the roar of energy explosions growing closer. Eric turned towards the door, a flicker of panic in his eyes—his Dora Milaje were steadily retreating.
"Wakandans are not that warlike." Chen Tian continued, his gaze calmly fixed on Eric, "They choose peace, not out of weakness, but out of wisdom."
"Boom—!"
The banquet hall doors were violently slammed open by a powerful force, sending fragments flying. Through the dust, a familiar figure slowly walked in—T'Challa, clad in a brand new Black Panther suit. Behind him, Tony, Banner, Pietro, and Su Rui followed.
Even more shocking was that following behind them were the Elders and warriors of various Wakandan tribes—the Dora Milaje of the Golden Tribe, the nomads of the Border Tribe, and even W'Kabi, who had once pledged allegiance to Eric.
"Brother," T'Challa's voice came out hoarsely, "Your reign is over."
Eric stumbled back a step. His gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Chen Tian: "You... you planned all of this long ago?"
Chen Tian did not answer, merely gently raised his wrist, projecting real-time footage from various parts of Wakanda—citizens were dismantling Eric's portraits, children were returning to school, and Vibranium armories at the border were being sealed one by one.
"I didn't plan it," Chen Tian finally spoke, "It was the Wakandan people's own choice."
Eric suddenly threw his head back and laughed, his laughter containing a chilling madness: "Thank you... thank you!" He repeated his thanks, his lips twisting into a grotesque arc, and his eyes began to glow with an unnatural pallor.
"Thank you all for coming!" he suddenly roared, his voice echoing like thunder in the banquet hall. "The real banquet is about to begin!"
The entire Wakanda suddenly vibrated violently, the Vibranium decorations on the walls fell one after another, and the ground cracked into spiderweb-like fissures. T'Challa and Tony exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
"What's going on?" Steve steadied himself, his shield instinctively raised to protect him.
Natasha keenly noticed the strange light flickering in Eric's eyes: "His eyes… something's wrong!"
Just as everyone was in doubt, Chen Tian suddenly exploded! His right fist, wrapped in black lightning, swept out with lightning speed, striking Eric's face heavily.
"Bang!"
Eric's body flew more than ten meters like a rag doll, crashing through a pillar before stopping, and he fainted on the spot.
"Capture him first!" Chen Tian said in a deep voice, his black trench coat flapping in the energy storm. "We'll go see what exactly happened."
T'Challa immediately motioned for the Dora Milaje to step forward: "Lock him in a Vibranium cell and make him drink the Heart-Shaped Herb neutralizer!"
Su Rui's fingers flew across the holographic projection, the image continuously zooming in. When she saw the true appearance of those creatures, her pupils constricted: "This is impossible… Wakanda's defense system gave no warning at all!"
In the projection, thousands of monsters were galloping across the grassland. They had the Outriders' characteristic purple skin and ferocious fangs, but their body structure had been significantly modified—their forelimbs had evolved into Vibranium claws, and their backs were covered with energy patterns similar to the Black Panther suit.
"Outriders?" Chen Tian frowned, his black trench coat flapping in the energy storm. "How could Thanos's army appear here?"
Tony's faceplate quickly closed: "Jarvis, scan biological characteristics!"
"Sir, mixed characteristics of Vibranium and alien genes detected… also faint readings of Heart-Shaped Herb energy."
T'Challa suddenly turned to look at the unconscious Eric: "He secretly used Vibranium and the Heart-Shaped Herb to modify these monsters!"
Suddenly, the entire grassland vibrated violently. The ground in the distance exploded, and three gigantic creatures, ten stories high, burst out of the earth—they resembled rhinos, but their entire bodies were covered in Vibranium armor, with six cannon barrels extending from their backs, and their eyes glowed with the same pale light as Eric's.
"Damn it!" Pietro gasped, "He crossbred war rhinos with Outriders?"
Chen Tian frowned as he looked at the grassland outside Wakanda City, where dust was rolling. He said in a deep voice, "No matter what, get ready. Arbitrators, it's time to strike."
With that, his figure disappeared into the air.
Tony laughed, "Ha, what a grand party!" His gold and red armor began to change into blue and white, and six mechanical wings behind him carried him out of the palace.
Steve tightened the shield in his hand, about to board the Deathwing, when Pietro ran to his side, "Captain, I'll give you a ride." With that, he grabbed Steve and disappeared.
Natasha pouted, "Didn't even wait for me." The golden light of her Scorpio Cloth flowed over her body, and her figure rushed out like a red lightning bolt.
T'Challa looked at the suddenly empty banquet hall, with only Dr. Banner still operating Su Rui's holographic projection system. He took a deep breath, the Black Panther suit's faceplate automatically closed, and purple energy patterns flowed through the Vibranium fibers.
"Border forces, listen up!" T'Challa's voice spread throughout the palace via the suit's internal communication system. "Immediately establish a defense line three kilometers east of the city, prioritizing the protection of civilian evacuation routes!"
W'Kabi stepped forward quickly, his spear thudding heavily on the ground: "Your Majesty, let me lead men to support the front line!"
T'Challa pressed his shoulder: "No, you are responsible for commanding the border cavalry, establishing a mobile defense line on the grassland." His gaze turned to Okoye, "The Dora Milaje will be divided into two groups, one to protect the Elders into the underground shelters, and the other to follow me."
The ground suddenly vibrated violently, and deafening explosions came from afar. Through the shattered stained-glass windows, mushroom clouds could be seen rising from the grassland. Dr. Banner's glasses reflected the blue light of the holographic projection: "T'Challa, those monsters are advancing at 80 kilometers per hour!"
Su Rui's fingers danced on the holographic keyboard: "I'm trying to restart the defense system…"
"Dr. Banner," T'Challa said in a deep voice, "I'm leaving this to you."
Banner pushed up his glasses, green veins faintly visible on his neck: "Don't worry, I'll do my best…"
T'Challa nodded and turned to rush down the corridor.
As he passed through the long corridor, he saw the civilians of Wakanda evacuating in an orderly manner, guided by guards.
A mother holding a baby stumbled, and T'Challa instantly appeared beside her, steadily supporting her shoulder.
"Go to the underground shelter," his faceplate retracted, revealing a reassuring smile, "Wakanda will protect her people."
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The strong wind whipped up yellow sand, and Chen Tian's figure appeared in the center of the battlefield. He flicked his right hand lightly, and a greatsword appeared out of thin air—the Azure Rose's engine roared, and the blade glowed with a scorching red light.
"You scum, are you ready to go to hell?" Chen Tian's mouth curved into a wild smile, his left hand spinning Azure Rose to load, the muzzle flickering with a ghostly blue light.
The Outriders' army surged like a tide. Chen Tian neither dodged nor retreated, holding Azure Rose level in his left hand—
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three specially made bullets whistled out, each wrapped in compressed 'Cang' energy. The moment the bullets hit their targets, a miniature black hole-like energy field erupted, tearing apart all enemies within a ten-meter radius.
"Warm-up over." Chen Tian swung Scarlet Queen down with his right hand, the engine overloading and erupting with scorching sword energy, "EX! Slash!"
Crimson sword energy spread out in a fan shape, distorting space in its wake. Dozens of Outriders were neatly cut into two. The residual blue-black energy at the cuts prevented regeneration.
Three mutated Outriders ambushed from the flank. Chen Tian didn't even turn his head, quickly forming a hand seal with his left hand:
"Cang!"
A powerful gravitational field instantly compressed the three monsters into meat balls. Immediately after, he flicked Scarlet Queen upwards with his right hand—
"Heh!"
A repulsive force field blasted the meat balls into a sky full of blood rain.
"Chen Tian! Reinforcements are here!"
A silver lightning bolt streaked across the battlefield; Quicksilver arrived, bringing Steve, who was clad in the Leo Gold Saint Cloth. Chen Tian grinned: "Captain, watch closely—"
He gripped Scarlet Queen with both hands, red and blue energy intertwining on the blade: "Hollow Purple · Scarlet Comet!"
A torrent of red and blue energy surged out, cracking the earth in its path. Hundreds of Outriders were annihilated in the energy storm. The aftershock blasted a hundred-meter-diameter crater in the mountain wall a thousand meters away.
"You bastard…" Steve was dumbfounded, "How is your destructive power so similar to Dante's?"
Chen Tian shook off the residual energy from his sword: "This is just the beginning."
Natasha's Scorpio Cloth descended from the sky, red light flickering at her fingertips: "Scarlet Needle · Starburst!" Countless beams precisely shot at the distant Outriders.
Tony's armor launched all its missiles, and after a missile barrage, two laser swords popped out from his wrists: "Leave the cannon fodder to us!"
Chen Tian nodded, his gaze fixed on the three war rhinos in the distance. He quickly reloaded Azure Rose with his left hand, loading a special 'Cang' bullet.
"Teleportation · Cang!"
Amidst the spatial distortion, he had already appeared on top of the leading rhino's head. His right hand's Scarlet Queen engine overloaded to its limit: "MAX-Act! Red Hot Dance!" (MAX-Act, maximum charge)
Crimson sword light poured down like a torrential rain, instantly burning and dismembering the rhino into dozens of pieces. The second rhino had just raised its cannon barrels when Chen Tian disappeared again, reappearing with Azure Rose pressed against its forehead—
"Cang · Zero-Distance Shot!"
Its head exploded in response, and the headless corpse crashed to the ground, the explosive energy sweeping away the surrounding Outriders.
The third rhino turned to flee, Chen Tian sneered, and his figure disappeared again,
"MAX-Act! Meteor Fall!"
Chen Tian raised Scarlet Queen high, descending from the sky with scorching flames.
"Boom!"
The immense power directly blasted the rhino into a meat paste, sweeping away the surrounding Outriders along with it, instantly creating an empty space with a radius of several tens of meters.
The battlefield suddenly fell silent. Tony's faceplate popped open: "Shit! Chen Tian! Such a cool fighting style! I want it too!"
Chen Tian slung Scarlet Queen over his shoulder, arrogantly flicking his White bangs, a characteristic rogue smile curving his lips: "You can't learn it, Tony, this is a fighting aesthetic unique to handsome guys."
Tony's faceplate clicked shut, and his armor's thrusters spewed dazzling exhaust flames: "Ha! After this battle, I'm definitely going to have Jarvis analyze your combat data!"
"Suit yourself~" Before Chen Tian finished speaking, his right hand suddenly flipped, and Scarlet Queen drew a perfect arc in an inverted grip. The moment the sword tip touched the ground, the engine erupted with a deafening roar: "The battle continues!"
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