When Xi Nian rushed back to the city where the instructors and students were, he found that almost everyone there was looking at a huge advertising screen on a building with surprise on their faces.
A broadcast report was being played on the giant advertising screen.
It was a live broadcast of Gotham City, shot from a helicopter's overhead perspective.
From the clear on-site footage, we can see that sirens are ringing all over the city, and the sky and the earth are burning.
The abandoned factory site was reduced to a wasteland, and the ground in the battle zone had collapsed five meters. The shattered reinforced concrete buildings resembled an urban area ravaged by natural disasters, making one feel as if they were inside it, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.
Everything shows that while an alien invasion is taking place in New York City, a brutal battle beyond human imagination is also taking place in Gotham City!
In the center of the battleground, there was a tall man in black bat-style armor, a beautiful woman holding a golden sword and a round shield, and a woman dressed like a reporter in a plain shirt and uniform...
Xi Nian's face was solemn. His aunt was actually involved in another war today.
The camera zooms in on the shooting scene in the news report.
The tall man with a red cloak on his shoulders faced off against the ferocious giant monster.
The monster was even bigger than any abomination Xi Nian had ever seen. It was ugly, ferocious, and terrifying, with densely packed muscles all over its body.
As for the tall man in the red cape, everyone on Earth knew who he was without any news commentary.
Superman!
But Superman, always invincible, carrying a Boeing and crushing mountains, was now tangled in a close combat with a terrifying monster! The gleaming green spear in Superman's hand pierced the indescribable monster's body, and his own chest was also pierced by the monster's sharp, shiny black claws!
Superman and the monster stood motionless on the ruins, ready to perish together, like an ancient and forbidden sculpture!
Tick!
Scarlet blood flowed from Superman's perfect and strong body. Many people at the scene and even those watching the news reports around the world exclaimed in their hearts, "So God can bleed, and red blood at that!"
Superman opened his mouth in pain, and the wailing sound that came out was like an actual sound wave, rushing out!
Soon, he and the horrible monster that he was entangled with tilted their bodies slightly and both fell in the center of the battlefield ruins!
Superman lay on the ground covered with iron and blood, and above him was the scorching red night sky that had experienced a nuclear explosion.
"On January 2, 2012, at exactly 9:00 PM, Superman died in battle!"
Everyone at the scene, including those watching the news reports, fell silent after watching this scene.
"Superman, died in battle?! Is that true?"
Countless people found it unbelievable.
But no matter what, this is the fact!
Today, after the simultaneous events of the Battle of New York and the Death of Superman, mankind has gained insight into a cruel and chilling truth - there are terrifying alien forces outside the Earth, and even on Earth, there are unknown beings that can kill Superman!
Fear, trembling, and panic!
Things that were originally hidden on the back of the world are completely revealed!
It's like returning to the primitive stage when humans had not yet ruled the earth. From today on, a brand new era begins!
…
New York, SHIELD headquarters building, conference room.
A bald, suited man wearing elegant glasses slammed his hands on the table and shouted, "What's going on?! Not only is Loki's Mind Scepter gone, but even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s original Tesseract is missing!! You, the Avengers, must take full responsibility!"
Facing his questions.
On the conference table.
Stark, who had taken off his iron armor, fiddled with his water cup absentmindedly. Dr. Banner, who had recovered from the Hulk form, yawned. Captain America Steve Rogers took off his helmet without saying a word. As for the two major S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, and Hawkeye Clint Barton, who had been secretly sniping aliens somewhere before, the two followed the boss and pretended not to hear the question.
"Can you pour me a glass of water? By the way, who are you?" Stark gestured at the glass of water in his hand, then glanced at the bald man.
The bald man's eye twitched, and he said with an angry look, "I am Agent Sitwell from the SHIELD team. I have been given instructions from the highest level of SHIELD and have the authority to handle all subsequent matters related to the Battle of New York!"
"Really? Then where were you when we were fighting just now?" Stark shrugged.
"Watch your attitude..." Before Agent Sitwell could finish his words, Dr. Banner suddenly twitched, looking like he was about to get angry and turn green, scaring him and the SHIELD agent standing behind him so much that they subconsciously took a few steps back.
Unexpectedly, Dr. Banner just feinted and spread his hands and said, "Don't worry about me, you guys continue."
How can you not care? You are a ticking time bomb!
Agent Sitwell was about to say something when the door to the conference room opened and a one-eyed black man dressed in black walked in, followed by a tall female agent assistant.
"Agent Sitwell, you guys go out first." said the one-eyed black man.
"Yes, Chief." Agent Sitwell waved his hand helplessly and left the meeting room with the team. Before leaving, he said, "Chief, you have to understand that I don't really want to get involved. It's just that it's difficult for me to explain this to the senior council members."
Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., had a blank expression on his face. After the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents left, only the Avengers members were left in the conference room.
"Where's Thor?" Director Nick asked calmly, his hands on the table.
Stark quickly replied, "He returned to the divine realm to deal with his brother Loki."
"As a war criminal, Loki must be punished accordingly." Director Nick narrowed his single eye gravely, glancing at the heroes present. "I'm sure you all know that Superman died in battle not long ago. We suffered heavy losses in this Battle of New York, and this can't be considered a complete victory. Countless dangers await you, the Avengers, in the future."
Director Nick paused and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"Armor, weapons!" Stark said immediately, his voice deep, "We need to arm the whole world with armor!"
"Tony." Captain America frowned and retorted, "Your idea is too extreme!"
"Extreme? I don't think so!" Stark shook his head.
"Let's not discuss whether the entire world needs to be equipped with armor. Anyway, armored weapons need to be improved, and our current equipment isn't powerful enough." Dr. Banner joined the discussion. "For example, you could create a Hulkbuster armor based on me. Firstly, it could contain my out-of-control behavior, and secondly, it could be deployed as heavyweight armor on future battlefields."
"Banner, you really understand me." Stark's eyes lit up, and he was obviously moved by Banner's proposal: "Not only anti-Hulk, we need more types of anti-armor weapons!"
"What about you two? Don't you want to say something?" Director Nick looked at Black Widow and Hawkeye who were sitting quietly beside him.
Hawkeye touched the back of his head and said casually: "We need more superhero members."
Well, that's a pretty boring nonsense.
The more superheroes there are, the better. But where can we get so many superheroes?
"I've been wondering about something." Black Widow suddenly said, "Who is that mysterious person who joined the battle and helped us today?"
This question.
Every member of the Avengers fell silent. They also wanted to know about the powerful being who had single-handedly reversed the Battle of New York.
Who is it?
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