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Steve sprinted through the streets. Although his body didn't feel the slightest bit of fatigue, his heart was so heavy it felt like it was suffocating him.
Right now, the only thing he could do was keep killing Chitauri and try to save as many people as possible.
As for the battle on Hulk's side, he honestly couldn't get involved.
Just then, he noticed another group on the street furiously fighting off the Chitauri.
A look of surprise flashed through his eyes. But upon closer inspection, he realized they were... mutants from the Brotherhood.
And leading them were some of the Brotherhood's key members:
Sabretooth, Pyro, Ruckus, Rockslide...
At a glance, there were over twenty of them—nearly thirty in total.
Magneto's earlier appearance had already been a massive surprise. But now, seeing this many Brotherhood members in action amidst the chaos truly caught Steve off guard.
This was a formidable force.
The Brotherhood mutants noticed him too.
Their eyes met, and they exchanged a nod.
Suddenly, one of the Brotherhood mutants whispered, "Should we take the chance to kill him?"
Smack!
Pyro slapped the back of that mutant's head and snapped, "Don't you dare have any evil thoughts about my idol!"
Everyone turned to Pyro in shock.
He scowled and muttered, "What? I'm not allowed to admire someone?"
Ruckus chuckled.
Rockslide scratched his head and asked innocently, "Did you ask him if he wants to be your idol, though?"
Pyro: "…"
You've gotta be kidding me. Am I supposed to go up to Captain America and ask for permission?
"Where's Logan?"
As Steve approached, Sabretooth asked in his usual cold tone—but there was a flicker of concern in his eyes.
Steve pointed to a distant battlefield where loud booms echoed, and said, "There's a powerful enemy over there. He's fighting alongside Hulk."
"Damn it!"
Sabretooth cursed and suddenly leapt forward, landing on all fours like a giant cat, and darted off in that direction.
"Victor!" Ruckus's face changed.
But Sabretooth ignored him and vanished in a blur.
Pyro cautiously glanced at Steve, who was only two meters away. His eyes shifted uneasily, and when he dared a peek, his face suspiciously turned red.
Ruckus looked speechless.
At that moment, Steve said, "Everyone, can you fight alongside me?"
"You think—"
Smack!
Before the Brotherhood mutant could finish, Pyro rushed over, clamped a hand over their mouth, and said excitedly, "Yes! You can use us however you like! We're more than happy to help!"
Use us however you like?
That sounded... a little strange.
Steve blinked at the odd phrasing, but didn't dwell on it. Instead, he nodded and said, "Thank you. Let's do our best to secure this area."
"No problem!"
Pyro shouted enthusiastically, then turned to the others with a fierce glare. "No problem, right?"
The others quickly shook their heads.
Steve: "…"
While Steve organized the Brotherhood into a new defensive line, another frontline was on the verge of collapse.
The last Kryptonian—Lamb.
He and Ram were brothers, nearly identical in appearance, but Lamb was the more brutal one.
He flew down from the sky toward Barton, who had just leaped off a rooftop. As he closed in, his eyes lit up.
But at that moment, two red beams shot toward him from behind and blasted him into the side of a building.
It was Scott, who had been watching over Barton.
The next second, Lamb turned his blazing red gaze toward Scott.
With a deep growl, Scott fired back with two powerful optic blasts.
The ruby-red lasers clashed with Lamb's searing heat vision midair, causing a shockwave of raw energy. The force was so strong that several careless Chitauri were instantly pulverized on impact.
Lamb grinned savagely. While deflecting the optic blasts, he slowly advanced through the air.
Scott remained calm. Suddenly, he reached up and adjusted his ruby-quartz visor, dialing his power to maximum output.
Boom!
The twin beams, originally no thicker than an arm, instantly expanded to the size of barrels, blasting Lamb completely out of sight and sending him hurtling from view.
Scott then leapt off the rooftop.
As he fell, an invisible force caught him midair and slowed his descent.
Jean and Raven had arrived.
He and Hawkeye had been positioned high up and monitoring the battlefield. When Ram engaged Logan and the others, he'd already called for backup.
With only himself and Hawkeye, if the Kryptonian got close, the number of deaths would multiply in seconds...
Before Scott even touched the ground, Lamb—previously blasted away—came hurtling back like a bullet. He smashed straight through the center of a building, leaving a massive hole, and reappeared above Scott.
"Hey!"
He smirked at Scott and tilted his body slightly, preparing to dive again—when a massive boulder, as tall as a person, came flying at him.
It was Raven.
Lamb scoffed and crashed directly into the rock—
But...
From the crumbling boulder burst a flash of pink energy.
Boom! Boom!
Amid violent explosions, Lamb was engulfed in the pink energy.
Seeing this, Natasha—hidden in a nearby corner—let out a breath of relief.
Their plan had worked.
From the moment the tides turned, they'd followed Scott's orders and prepared this ambush to hold the line.
And it seemed to be working… or so she thought!
When the enemy emerged from the explosion completely unscathed, Natasha's expression turned grim.
This kind of opponent—she had no way of handling. Rushing in would only make things worse.
With a sigh, she accepted her helplessness.
At that moment, another figure rushed in.
A single punch sent the charging Lamb crashing into a building wall.
Surprised, Lamb looked up at Raven descending from the sky. He gave a slight smile, his eyes lighting up again.
As he fired his heat vision, Raven's heart skipped a beat. She instantly shrank down into the form of a child, narrowly dodged the beams, and was quickly pulled to safety by Jean's telekinesis.
Just then, a flurry of exploding playing cards and arrows rained down on Lamb, momentarily halting his movements. As he landed, Cyclops—now back on the ground—pressed his visor again and unleashed a full-force laser beam, blasting Lamb away once more.
"Jean! How's it looking?" Scott turned toward her.
Jean shook her head. "No good. My telepathy has no effect on him. More precisely... I can't enter his mind at all."
Scott's heart sank.
Jean bit her lip. "We can't go on like this. I..."
She was preparing to unleash her full power. Although she couldn't fully control it yet, it might be the only way to stop the enemy.
"Jean!" Raven looked at her with concern but couldn't stop her.
The enemy was just too strong.
(End of Chapter)