Above the HYDRA base in Sokovia!
"Wow, I actually kind of like this castle. It's a shame to let those HYDRA idiots live there."
The rear hatch of the Quinjet was open. Looking at the castle standing on the mountainside, Tony Stark turned to Su Che with a smile and said, "Dude, what do you think of this castle? If I rebuild my seaside villa into a castle when I get back, it should be pretty cool, right?"
"Are you sure?"
Standing at the open hatch, the powerful airflow seemed to have no effect on Su Che. Atomized water droplets condensed at his fingertips, compressing into black metallic hydrogen beads that shimmered with a silvery glow under the sunlight.
He turned to Tony Stark and said, "Are you sure Pepper would like to live in a castle like this, as if Dracula has been resurrected?"
"Uh... forget it."
Thinking of Pepper, Tony Stark instantly dismissed the idea.
He was still waiting for this mission to be over so he could go back and confess his feelings to Pepper.
Better not piss her off just yet.
Thinking this, Tony spread his arms and smiled at everyone. "Alright, team! Our first battle is here, so I'll take the lead!"
"Time to let these stupid guys experience some love from their Daddy Tony!"
With that, Tony Stark jumped directly out of the plane.
Watching Tony leap from the Quinjet in his armor, Steve walked over, shield in one hand and hammer in the other, and said to Su Che, "If possible, I really wish Tony would take back what he just said."
"After all, no one wants to be the father of these HYDRA scum."
He smiled at Su Che, and as he did, his body began to crackle with lightning. With a light leap, he jumped straight out of the fighter jet!
"Tony, Steve! You two stay away from the castle for now. I'm going to give these guys a big welcome gift first!"
He relayed the message to Steve and Tony, who had just jumped, through the comms.
Then Su Che turned to Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton, who were piloting the Quinjet, and said, "I'll go ahead first. See you when this is over!"
"Su!"
Looking at Su Che, his silver-white cloak fluttering, Natasha Romanoff, who was piloting the Quinjet, immediately said, "The outside is up to you. The louder, the better."
"No problem, I love a big spectacle!"
Nodding to the two of them, Su Che then jumped from the plane. Countless droplets of condensed black metallic hydrogen shot from his fingertips toward the castle at high speed like cannonballs!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
As the metallic hydrogen beads struck the castle, the once-intact structure erupted into violent explosions the very next second.
In the blink of an eye, the entire ancient castle nestled on the mountainside was engulfed in explosions and towering flames.
A powerful shockwave rose from the ground, instantly destroying and scattering nearly all the trees surrounding the castle.
The outer walls of the ancient castle were left in utter ruins, a complete mess!
"That's... really a big spectacle!"
On the Quinjet, watching the castle's outer walls instantly consumed by violent explosions and a sea of flames, Clint Barton, sitting in the co-pilot's seat, exclaimed in amazement, "Natasha, didn't you say Su's ability was water-based?"
"I thought Su was going to flood the HYDRA base!"
Hearing Barton's words, Natasha Romanoff guided the Quinjet to a stable landing spot.
While unfastening her seatbelt, she said, "And this is him holding back!"
"If Su really went all out, the entire Sokovia would be flattened or flooded into ruins!"
As she spoke, Natasha picked up her weapon and said, "Let's go. It's almost our turn."
"The more noise they make outside, the more HYDRA soldiers they'll draw out. We can use this chance to break in and search for HYDRA secrets!"
Jumping from the plane, Barton notched an arrow and made his way toward the base with Natasha. "I'm kind of jealous that they can all fly. Seems like we're the only ones on the team who can't!"
Listening to Barton's complaint, Natasha ran weapon in hand, glancing up at the sky.
At that moment, Steve was flying through the air with his hammer, constantly summoning lightning to strike the alerted HYDRA soldiers.
"If I wanted to, maybe I could fly right now too."
Tossing out the casual remark and ignoring Barton's surprised expression, Natasha rushed toward the castle with Barton along the path!
Outside the battlefield!
"Cool trick, man! What was that exploding thing you did?"
Controlling his armor, Tony Stark used shoulder missiles to create bursts of explosions among the swarming HYDRA soldiers.
He curiously asked Su Che.
"Ask J.A.R.V.I.S. It should be able to analyze it!"
At the edge of the forest, facing a dense hail of bullets, countless ice needles shot into the sky. Su Che's eyes were cold as the ice needles reaped the lives of HYDRA soldiers like a Death's scythe!
Effortlessly taking out dozens of HYDRA soldiers, Su Che watched as more heavily armed HYDRA soldiers emerged from the castle...
He soared into the air, cold mist gathering in his palms, then transforming into projectiles that shot directly into the crowd!
The howling icy wind wailed shrilly around them like ghostly cries.
Wherever Su Che passed, ice condensed. Countless sharp ice chains, gleaming with a cold light, extended rapidly from his sides after he landed.
A massive ice formation, sharp as Vibranium blades, spread out in all directions with Su Che at its center.
In the blink of an eye, the HYDRA soldiers surrounding Su Che were trapped by the sharp ice chains!
Under the sunlight, the cold ice chain array emitted a holy light, as enchanting as a glacial fairyland on earth.
But every ice chain was impaled through the corpses of HYDRA soldiers.
Gushes of viscous, flowing blood shone brightly, forming a stark and vivid contrast with the holy light radiating from the ice chains!
The contrasting effect seemed to pierce deep into the soul!
"Holy shit!"
Witnessing this scene, Tony Stark, hovering in the air, widened his eyes and couldn't help but swear.
The shattered corpses, with clearly severed limbs, were chained by the ice and strung together, reminiscent of a hellish Asura scene.
Yet the bright, dark red blood reflected under the holy light of the ice locks was eerily beautiful.
The scene created by the blending of the two was like a stunning painting.
Macabre yet poignant, sending chills down the spine and haunting the mind!
"Hey Tony, watch your language!"
Knocking a HYDRA soldier flying with his shield, Steve Rogers looked at the HYDRA squad charging toward him, firing bullets his way.
He raised his hammer to summon lightning, directly blasting the enemies in front of him.
Hearing Tony's involuntary curse over the comms, Steve retrieved his shield and said into the comm, "Steve, you didn't see what Su just did. Those hundreds of HYDRA soldiers... Ah, forget it!"
He couldn't even describe it—he didn't know how to put it into words now!
Looking at the area where the small missiles from his armor's shoulders had exploded, leaving a mess of HYDRA soldier corpses, this gruesome scene stood in stark contrast to Su Che's bizarrely beautiful battlefield.
It was like heaven and earth!
This left Tony Stark feeling somewhat helpless!
Even a brutal battlefield could be turned into an art exhibition?
The number of HYDRA soldiers he'd taken down wasn't even close to Su Che's, and the spectacle Su Che created just by entering the fray was beyond comparison!
What was there even to say?
What could he say?
Damn it
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