"Forget about the details for now, I've captured their leader," Shen He's calm voice came through the channel. "These guys are probably going crazy, we need to find a way to stop the next wave of attacks."
"..."
It wasn't just the military personnel in the communication channel, even the people within the Virtual Reality Company were wondering if they'd misheard.
Just casually running over there, and then casually running back, and then saying he'd captured the enemy's leader?
But the situation didn't give them time to react.
Because, as Shen He said, the Chitauri army had gone berserk, with a large number of troops pouring out from the three Motherships, swarming towards the narrow Wormhole opening, one after another. Aircraft, warships, and giant dragons, completely disregarding any tactics, the massive enemy forces gradually spread out across the vast outer space.
The combat center within the Virtual Reality Company had already sounded a piercing alarm.
"Shen He, I think it'll be difficult to stop them without controlling any of the Motherships," Steve tried to inform Shen He of the situation. "If the leader you have can't control his troops, then capturing him isn't of much use."
"No, it's meaningful." Shen He's tone was still very calm. "I asked some key questions, and I think I know how to close the Wormhole."
"...Are you sure?" Tony interjected, his voice clearly strained.
"Loki's Scepter, that's what Thanos gave him to guide the Tesseract." Shen He embellished his lie as much as possible. "I felt the power within it was a bit too strong before. Now that I think about it, that might be another Infinity Stone. Using it should be able to control the Tesseract's power."
"That's great!" Tony raised his voice, then immediately switched to a private encrypted channel, quietly asking Shen He, "So what about our plan? The Chitauri just retreated like that. Are you sure we can still sell our civilian products?"
Although Tony hoped to get through this crisis with minimal sacrifice, he also understood that maintaining the crisis was beneficial to Chaldea's development.
"That's why I brought this guy, their commander." Shen He smiled, still confident.
A Chitauri commander could give Earth a true picture of the universe, and the humans on Earth would understand the dangers and situations they faced.
"You mean, with their commander on Earth, even if we close the Wormhole, the Chitauri army will still come from afar to attack Earth?" Tony misunderstood.
However, Shen He didn't refute.
Because this was also a crisis that could be publicized.
Moreover, Chaldea had captured the Chitauri army's commander, which meant that there was nowhere on Earth that could restrict their actions.
Shen He felt that his previous thinking had fallen into a misunderstanding.
External crises could unite the forces on Earth, but similarly, Chaldea's strength could also make them wary.
As a combination of interests, as long as the damage to those interests didn't reach the bottom line, the World Security Council wouldn't easily have the courage to jump the wall in desperation.
In other words, he could continue to act more domineeringly in the future, bit by bit pushing their bottom line.
Shen He suddenly felt his thoughts were clear, and looking at the dense Chitauri army gathered in front of the Wormhole portal, attempting to intercept them, he simply tossed another Basic Enhancement Card to Saiki Kusuo.
"Saiki, I'm leaving this to you. Have fun."
"Okay." Saiki Kusuo took the card.
And in the next instant, the splitting began.
Flames, rarely seen in Saiki Kusuo's eyes, ignited. This was a rare opportunity for him to fully experiment with his abilities.
A massive number of people wearing Chaldea robes leaped from Shen He's side. All the Saikis rudely charged into the Chitauri army, with all kinds of abilities bringing dazzling battles.
Each clone possessed all of Saiki Kusuo's strength.
And because of personality differences, many clones didn't have Saiki Kusuo's reluctance to show off too much. Among them were those who enjoyed and were enthusiastic about fighting.
Saiki Kusuo was absorbing combat experience from these clones.
Shen He knew nothing of this, he just felt like he had Saiki Kusuo's army at his command, and the world was his.
Perhaps there was no need to fear Thanos, who had yet to collect the Infinity Stones.
With this thought and confidence, Shen He led everyone back to Earth through the opening torn by Saiki's army, flying directly to the virtual reality company.
"Sir, Loki's Scepter has been strictly guarded, and no one has been allowed to approach it since just now."
Coulson strode over, then directed Black Widow to personally take a group of agents to detain the Chitauri leader in a special prison.
Tony and Steve hadn't stayed here to greet him; they had also rushed to the battlefield.
"Hmm, the headquarters' reinforcements can stay for an hour." Shen He strode towards the location where Loki's Scepter was placed. "How are Wanda and Pietro doing?"
"They've been testing their abilities these past few days, and indeed, they've been greatly enhanced." Coulson had clearly been keeping an eye on the twins. "Wanda even requested to go to the front lines to experiment with her abilities."
"No, it's too dangerous," Shen He immediately vetoed.
As he spoke, they had already arrived in the laboratory, where a large number of robots controlled by Jarvis were guarding.
Shen He had just announced on the public channel that the Scepter might be the key to closing the Wormhole. It was possible that some people with ulterior motives would hear it, so Coulson's caution was necessary. After all, there would definitely be spies planted by other forces within the Virtual Reality Company.
Shen He strode forward and grasped the Scepter in his hand.
Then, his voice appeared directly on the public channel.
"Saiki, bring the helpers from headquarters and disassemble some of the 'spoils' from outer space, bringing them in. Let's start the final countdown of this war."
"Is this true, sir?" Coulson couldn't help but reveal a look of joy.
And some employees in the command channel had already begun to stand up and cheer, and even the military's operations center was filled with cheers.
Although the battle wasn't over, Shen He's words made everyone feel different.
As long as the Wormhole could be closed, the enemy's current frenzied attacks were nothing more than a last-ditch effort. They wouldn't be able to cause any destruction to this world within the hour that Chaldea was protecting it.
At this moment, a notice was also released to the world on the official website of the Virtual Reality Company.
——The final hour of the war!
Chaldea had never been shy about praising itself, nor did it like being a nameless hero. The things Shen He had done in this battle, along with the feat of capturing the enemy leader and finding a way to close the spacetime gate, were described in detail and announced to the entire world.
Shen He needed to let the people of the world know who their savior was.
Modesty? Not a chance.
As this news swept across the globe like a storm, in the Wormhole under the cameras, people wearing Chaldea uniforms were running back and forth, carrying all sorts of wreckage. The enemy was completely blocked outside a huge area, and the number of Chaldea personnel was rapidly increasing. More than a hundred people had already appeared.
This time, Chaldea truly revealed its unfathomable foundation.
According to Shen He, he had one more chance to request support from the headquarters.
This would become the nuclear weapon of a new era, because this kind of power was definitely enough to conquer the world.
The World Security Council had already begun to consider how they should face Chaldea, a powerful organization with both strength and status, after the war ended.
However, Shen He wouldn't focus too much attention on them now.
He just wanted to do what he wanted to do.
If someone played dirty tricks, then he'd play them back; it was just a little fun in life.
In this hour, most people around the world were no longer in the mood to work.
Whether they were students, workers, or white-collar employees, everyone's eyes were glued to the official live stream of the virtual reality company's website, provided they had nothing urgent to attend to.
The stream showed footage from the Wormhole, along with a large countdown timer.
With only half an hour remaining, the camera switched to Shen He.
He was clad in white armor, wielding Loki's Scepter, and walking into the Manhattan area, which was occupied by the Chitauri. In front of him, two warriors in Chaldea robes appeared, unleashing gusts of wind to roughly clear a path.
The only thought on everyone's mind was:
—This guy is just showing off.
Because he was strolling along unhurriedly, the fierce battlefield around him, the desperate counterattacks of the Chitauri remaining on Earth, contrasted sharply with his leisurely movements.
However, this showboating made everyone's spirits soar.
Shen He was making everyone profoundly aware of Chaldea's might in such a concise and clear manner.
The aliens were simply no match for Chaldea. Before Chaldea, they were like slightly stronger ants. This so-called war was just a matter of finding a way to prevent the mass of ants from destroying Chaldea's garden.
But ants are, after all, just ants.
The more fiercely the aliens struggled and the more brutally they counterattacked, the more excited people became. The suppressed emotions of the past twenty-plus days were swept away at this moment.
Finally, under everyone's gaze, Shen He walked step by step onto the now-ruined Stark Industries Tower. The source of everything, the continuously shining Cosmic Cube, was quietly suspended there.
Looking at it, Shen He couldn't help but sigh.
Even though he had tried his best to delay and change this war, which should have ended long ago, he hadn't expected that the reason for its ending wouldn't be the elimination of the enemy, but rather the inability to conceal Chaldea's strength any longer.
If it wasn't ended now, then the next step would be a Mothership battle with the Chitauri, which wouldn't be of much significance. That Mothership, which couldn't be brought to Earth and didn't possess powerful technology, held no appeal for Chaldea.
So, it's over. That's all that matters.
Shen He plunged the scepter directly into the light emanating from the Cosmic Cube.
Under the gaze of the entire world, the Wormhole that had brought about such a massive change to the world finally vanished.
The sky over New York once again returned to its blue and white, devoid of that hateful black hole.
Almost the entire world was united, and the globe was plunged into a sea of cheers.
This was especially true for the citizens of New York, who had been under constant threat of war and unable to return home. People excitedly shouted to each other, embraced, and shared their joy with those around them, sincerely rejoicing in humanity's victory. They also felt immense anticipation for the brand-new world that was about to arrive.
They didn't yet know what changes this war would bring to the world.
But they already knew how virtual sleep pods and war weapons would change their lives.
Even if there's another war.
They'll be able to grasp their own destinies, instead of being slaughtered without resistance.
The war, which should have ended in a few hours, lasted for over twenty days. The changes it brought to the world and to people might be even more significant than Shen He imagined.
But no matter what, the war finally ended.
Everything else can be discussed later. What needs to be done now, of course, is a victory celebration.
"Coulson, I order in the name of the chairman that all employees today have a day off, I mean all!" Shen He's voice echoed through the operations command center.
The cheering crowd erupted into even louder cheers.
During this period, compared to Shen He, who had a clear idea of the situation, the ones truly bearing the immense pressure were the employees on the front lines.
Staying in the command center, the Empress looked at the excited people in front of her, and even her own mood seemed to be somewhat affected.
She stuck out her pink tongue and licked her red lips.
This world was even more interesting than she had imagined.
When Shen He returned to the virtual company, dusk had already fallen.
Although the employees were on holiday, they couldn't rest so quickly. They still needed to discuss the aftermath of the war, such as cleaning up the battlefield.
Shen He's suggestion was to hand over the battlefield cleanup to civilian war weapons. After all, there were many dangerous things among the alien weapons. Before the battlefield was cleared, it was best to prevent humans from entering this area.
The government's representatives didn't directly agree, but also stated more solemnly that they would take Chaldea's opinions into consideration.
Now, Chaldea's status as a country was indeed difficult to define.
Even in the history of this entire world, let alone this country, a force like Chaldea has never appeared.
There is one thing that is undeniable.
In this world, no one can ignore the voice of Chaldea.
"Thor, how long will you stay here?" Shen He looked at the God of Thunder beside him, "At least you should attend the celebration party, my castle has the world's most amazing chef."
"Of course." Thor didn't want to go back so soon either, "I didn't expect Loki's Scepter to be the way to close the Wormhole. Shen He, you really have a very powerful team. It's my honor to be able to fight alongside you."
"Haha." Shen He laughed a few times and patted Thor's shoulder hard, "Seeing that you speak so well, I'm relieved. Asgard will have an excellent king. Actually, Thor, I hope to go to Asgard and see your father, Odin, the Allfather."
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