Chapter 97. Beating the Wasp Warrior, Wasp Warrior: My head is about to split! (Part 2)
Joker quickly chased after him, Darren's Wasp Suitcontinuously firing lasers.
Outside the Pym Technologies park, sirens blared incessantly.
Numerous police cars arrived, and San Francisco police officers rushed over, raising their guns and shooting at Joker in the sky.
Flames jetted from Darren's Wasp Suit, propelling him quickly into the air. He laughed at the scene, but the next moment, Joker swung a palm at him.
Darren cried out in pain, his entire body flying rapidly into the distance.
"Bang!"
Darren instantly flew out and crashed into a police car.
The police officers were all startled and got out of their cars, raising their guns towards the car roof.
The pained Darren returned to his original size, lying on the car roof.
Darren looked ferociously at Joker, who was walking quickly towards him, and immediately pressed the enlarge button on his suit glove.
The next moment.
Darren's body instantly grew larger, from normal size to two stories high, then to half a building's height, finally transforming into a giant standing in place.
The car beneath him was flattened.
Darren looked at his huge hands, then at the tiny people around the building.
In an instant, Darren's ego swelled along with his size and strength.
"You damned bastard, die!"
Darren roared, and four giant mechanical arms suddenly fired huge, thick cyan lasers, blasting towards Joker.
Eustass immediately controlled his shadow rider thread clone to dodge the lasers. The lasers struck inside the Pym Technologies park, creating a large crater in the ground, sending soil and rocks flying, and kicking up dust.
"Shoot, shoot!"
Below, Officer Paxton shouted, quickly leading the police officers beside him to raise their pistols and shoot at the suddenly enlarged monster.
Gunshots rang out continuously. Darren roared, turned, swung his hand, clenched his fist, and smashed down violently.
Darren's giant fist landed on the ground with a rumble, sending numerous police cars flying directly, and the police officers wailed in pain.
Paxton quickly carried a young police officer and fled with him.
This monster was too terrifying; he felt they needed to call the Avengers to deal with it.
"Retreat, evacuate the public!"
Paxton shouted, and the remaining police officers followed Officer Paxton away.
With Joker on one side and a giant enemy on the other, they simply didn't have the ability to defeat these two.
Their only task was to evacuate the public and minimize casualties.
'Thank goodness, thank goodness. Since Joker appeared, he really hasn't attacked ordinary residents.'
Paxton thought with relief.
In fact, in America these past few years, even though Joker's appearances weren't frequent, his reputation here was no less than that of the Avengers.
The Avengers were Superheroes, Joker was a super villain.
But every time the Avengers were dispatched, it was inevitable that innocent residents would be caught in the crossfire. The funny thing was, although Joker was a super villain and killed people, he basically never laid a hand on civilians.
Even during the Sokovia attack, someone later discovered that Joker's organization hadn't caused a single casualty. On the contrary, because of their attack, a large number of casualties were reduced in the subsequent event where Sokovia flew into the sky.
Therefore, Joker alone had more fans than half of the Avengers combined.
Agents, soldiers, and Superheroes were too far removed from people. People rarely empathized when they saw Joker beating up Superheroes, and many troublemakers even cheered him on.
Officer Paxton found it very difficult to evacuate the crowd; five out of ten people were fervent Joker fans.
Joker's fervent fans all ran to a spot not far from Pym Technologies, loudly shouting things like "Go, Joker!"
"Shit, are these guys out of their minds? He's a villain! He's a Bandit!"
Darren roared, throwing a punch at Joker.
Inside the building.
Eustass sensed the insane situation outside, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
However, he had lived here for so many years and was used to it... There were all sorts of strange beliefs here, so wasn't it perfectly reasonable to believe in a super villain?
He threw the box in his hand to the Bear-Man and Mantis-Man Empowered Ones, treating it as if he lost a fight and got robbed. Anyway, the Bear-Man was wearing a Vibranium armor, so if he said he only fought with his armor and lost to Vibranium, wouldn't that be perfectly reasonable?
The Vibranium was bought from that arms dealer, Ulysses Klaw, before.
He felt that his subordinates were too weak without Haki, so he equipped them with some Vibranium products.
Eustass waved his hand, and the two Empowered Onesimmediately hammered away in the laboratory, faking a fierce battle, smashing the windows, and jumping out.
Eustass glanced at the camera and then left.
He had already broken the cameras, so he wasn't afraid of being discovered.
Eustass looked down at his watch. The hands turned with the progress of the file replication, now pointing to 12. Sharon should have already retreated.
Eustass arrived at the server room and saw that Sharonhad indeed left.
Eustass snapped his fingers, and a large number of nanobugs swarmed in, beginning to devour the devices inside the server room.
Before long, the server room was completely eaten clean by the nanobugs. He was the only one left with the data on the Wasp Suit and Pym Particles.
Eustass quickly walked outside... on the highway.
Scott sat in the van, anxiously watching the two fighting in the Pym Company park.
Today, Pym had only assigned him as an unplanned backup, meaning he would step in if Eustass couldn't resolve something.
But now, Joker suddenly arrived and started fighting the enlarged Darren.
Scott no longer had a chance to appear.
However, he wanted to appear heroic in front of his daughter and establish a good impression in her eyes.
"This guy definitely can't beat such a huge Darren. It's my turn to appear!"
Scott said, put on his Ant-Man helmet, and prepared to leave.
Old Pym quickly grabbed him, shaking his head vigorously:
"Are you a Joker fan? Why are you getting involved? Let them fight each other."
Pym said.
"Can't you see Joker is about to lose?"
Scott quickly said.
"Who wins and who loses, that's hard to say."
Pym, a former soldier, shook his head.
Scott looked at Pym, noticing that he was intently watching the battle outside. He quickly took advantage of Pym's distraction and rushed out of the van.
Scott ran towards the Pym Company, quickly pressing the enlarge button.
The next moment, as Scott continued to run, his body continuously grew larger.
A large amount of white threads wrapped around Joker. Countless giant waves of white threads wove together, forming a giant foot as large as Darren, kicking towards Darren.
Darren quickly raised both hands to block the giant white thread foot.
The next moment, an equally huge Scott, wearing his Ant-Man battle suit, ran up behind him. Scott leaped up, his legs together, and delivered a flying kick.
Darren's head instantly buzzed. Struck by Ant-Man's giant flying kick, his mind went blank, and he staggered, crashing into the nearby Pym Technologies building.
"Boom!"
Most of the rooms on the side of the Pym Technologiesbuilding facing the Wasp Warrior were crushed and collapsed, and the building caved inwards.
Outside.
On the highway, inside the van, Pym saw this moment and felt a pang of heartache.
Pym Technologies was his life's work.
Being kicked out was one thing, but now the building was almost kicked down.
Old Pym's heart was bleeding.
In the sky, a stealth fighter was about to fly into the clouds, then suddenly disappeared from view.
Sharon Carter stood in the cabin, putting box after box into the cabin's storage compartment.
Inside were Wasp Suits and many tubes of Pym Particle energy.
Old Pym didn't have to worry about the Pym Particle energy produced by Pym Company being used by villains, because Sharon had already emptied it all.
Production lines were moved one by one. All production lines and a large number of devices were shrunk by the golden Pym Particles that Darren had imitated and created, then packed into suitcases and transported away, box by box.
Even the Crow-Man from a certain Ultraman Worldwould call this 'expert'... Pym Technologies Park.
Darren was sometimes kicked by Joker's giant white thread foot, condensed from huge waves of white threads, and sometimes punched by Scott.
The panel under Darren's suit was purple and bruised. He was kicked over by Joker.
He was careless; he never thought that Joker could also use white threads to form a giant body for combat.
"Rumble!"
Darren's huge body lay on the ground. Eustass, hands in his pockets, happened to pass by and glanced at Darren:
"Boss Cross, please refund the money later. The suit and Pym Particles were stolen during my fight with my opponent. Your Pym Technologies' security capabilities are really too poor~"
Eustass complained, then turned and left.
Darren quickly reached out to grab him, having no time to wonder why the other party had lost his suit. Between life and death, Darren anxiously shouted:
"Quickly use the nano armor, Mr. Mora! They're stealing my property, help me drive them away... Ahh, I'll give you as many Particles as you want!"
Scott sat on Darren, punching him repeatedly, and Darren screamed continuously.
The key was that Darren didn't even have time to shrink to evade. A large number of white threads, controlled by Joker, pierced his Wasp Warrior combat suit and pulled him outwards.
If he shrank, he and his suit would shrink, but Joker's white threads would not.
Then his combat suit would be torn to shreds.
And he would have no power to fight back.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Cross, my nano core has no energy left. Why did you rush me here so early? Hurry, hurry, my armor hasn't even been recharged~"
Eustass said, then walked out of the Pym Technologiescampus.
Darren looked on in despair as he walked away, Don't go~ Come back quickly~!
Joker's white threads tightly hooked Darren's combat suit, and Darren dared not shrink casually.
Scott, sitting on Darren's back, held Darren down with one hand and kept pounding Darren's head with the other. After pounding for a while, he changed his method of dealing with Darren.
He reached out and twisted Darren's head, waved his palm to slap him, and pulled out large trees from the park to poke Darren's head.
Then, using a neural sensor, he controlled a large number of ants to crawl onto Darren's head, burrow into his uniform, and vigorously gnaw at Darren's face.
Darren's expression was painfully contorted, full of grievance. If it weren't for the suit's hood covering him, it would truly be like a Western version of the 'Erkang: My head is about to split.jpg!' meme.
Darren cried out in pain, wailing loudly, his voice echoing through many blocks:
"Let go, let go quickly, my head is about to split!"
Darren repeatedly slapped the ground with one hand, in immense pain. Large tears flowed from the ripped seams of his suit, wetting the ground.
The volume of tears was like half a fire truck spraying water at full force.
Ant-Man Scott beat Darren in various ways, thinking that it was finally his turn to be a hero, and he was so happy he couldn't help but enjoy the beating.
On the street.
Eustass bought a bottle of iced happy water and a bag of fries, then came back, ready to watch the show.
Darren's eyes were blurry with tears, and faintly, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope for rescue.
Eustass was back; he must have put on his fully charged nano armor, brought his Nano Legion, and come to save him.
As it turned out, Eustass sat across the street, drinking happy water and eating fries, occasionally taking out his phone to snap a few pictures.
Tears streamed from Darren's eyes, and only then did he clearly see the situation across the street.
Seeing Eustass enjoying the spectacle, Darren's head wasn't just about to split, his whole being was about to split!
Darren: Motherfucker!
"Come on, kill him!"
Eustass cheered him on.
Darren's mouth was wide open, his eyes bulging. Enraged, he wanted to curse. Who was this guy cheering for? Was he not dying fast enough?
Scott's fist was clenched on top of Darren's head, constantly twisting Darren's scalp around, while ants kept biting Darren's cheeks.
Darren's face was contorted in pain, crying like a child.
"Scott, the US Military is here!"
Just then.
Eustass quickly notified him through the channel.
Scott was already, but didn't want to get hit by a missile.
He quickly made the ants leave Darren's clothes, then pressed Darren's head and slammed it into the ground.
Darren's head directly created a pit in the ground, and he was completely dazed.
Scott's body instantly shrank, and he quickly ran towards the minivan outside.
Eustass, sitting by the roadside, let out a bored burp. He controlled his shadow rider thread clone, manipulating countless Thread Pillars, entwined with Armament Haki, and instantly stabbed towards the Wasp Warrior.
The giant Wasp Warrior was instantly pierced on the spot, and the ground trembled.
The Wasp Suit's chip suffered devastating damage, and its control core was also destroyed.
In his dying moments, Darren's body suddenly began to uncontrollably shrink!
This was the effect of the Wasp Suit's core being destroyed. Darren's body continued to shrink to a tiny speck, which flashed like a small spark and then vanished without a trace.
Eustass watched Darren disappear, took a swig of happy water, got up, and got into the minivan, leaving with Pym.
An invisible fighter jet instantly swept over Pym Technologies. Joker shot out a white thread, hooked the fighter jet, retracted the white thread, and quickly flew towards the cockpit.
In the sky, several fighter jets flew by quickly, targeting Joker's jet, and strafed wildly.
Sharon quickly dodged the attack while piloting the jet. Joker got inside, the jet went invisible, flew into the sky, and disappeared.
"Target lost, repeat, target lost!"
The crew chief quickly said.
"Return to Base, no pursuit needed!"
"Received, returning immediately!"
The US Military fighter jets flew quickly through the air, with other jets following closely.
Dr. Pym slowly drove the minivan away from the scene. He looked at Pym Technologies with a pained heart, sighed, and drove off.
[host defeated Wasp Warrior Darren Cross!]
[Reward obtained: Speed ×2!]
Eustass glanced at the system reward, then calmly continued drinking happy water.
Getting a reward and then a bottle of happy water, it was simply awesome.
"By the way, what about the Wasp Suit and Particle energy after your transaction?"
Dr. Pym looked at Eustass and asked.
"It was stolen, my nano core energy is insufficient."
Eustass said, "Also, the other party's people were armed with Vibranium armor."
Dr. Pym sighed:
"You've done your best, thank you. It seems our enemies will become even stronger now."
Eustass drank happy water and ate fries.
What's strong or not strong?
He used the nano armor for travel, and the Wasp Suit to send his 616 Witch wife home.
He wasn't greedy for showing off; he just wanted convenience in life, as long as he was strong enough.
"By the way, Old Pym, I'll help you get back to Pym Technologies later."
Eustass said.
"It's useless. As long as I have Pym Particles and the Ant-Man suit, even if Darren isn't coveting the equipment, others will be."
Pym said.
"As long as you're strong enough, and strict enough in vetting your own people, who can take Pym Particlesfrom you?"
Eustass asked.
"This..."
Dr. Pym hesitated slightly.
"What are you still hesitating for? The Mora Group will help you, and your pressure will be less. If they dare to steal, I'll help you."
Eustass laughed.
The reason Pym Technologies was targeted by the US Military was simple.
The company wasn't big enough.
If it reached the terrifying scale of Stark Industries, would Pym, as the boss of Pym Technologies, still fear pressure from the US side?
This place was a paradise for conglomerates.
As long as the scale was large enough.
And there were enough important senators supporting it.
As long as Pym himself didn't act foolishly, the US Military couldn't take his Pym Particles.
At most, it would be like him and Stark, receiving a subpoena, and then going to argue with those idiots on the committee for a while.
"I'll help you get back to Pym Technologies, you just need to help me with one thing, not Pym Particles."
Eustass said.
"What?"
Dr. Pym looked at him in surprise.
"The people of Sokovia have truly suffered too much this year. I want the Mora Group to establish a new company in Sokovia, providing employment while trying to bind Sokovia's interests with America's. This way, Sokovia will be safe.
And you just need to do similar things. The more important enterprises that settle there, the safer Sokoviawill be."
Eustass finished speaking, and Dr. Pym looked at him in astonishment.
He hadn't expected this guy to be quite a peace lover, he really didn't see it... After all, this was the second person, besides Stark, who dared to hide dozens of suits at home.
The committee had subpoenaed Eustass several times, and he had broken his appointments several times, mocking the committee several times, acting incredibly arrogant.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm a good person."
Eustass joked about himself.
"Haha, doesn't look like it."
Dr. Pym shook his head, "Saying I'm a good person is more like it."
"Don't talk nonsense, you've fought wars. Strictly speaking, you're just patriotic, but to people in other regions, you're a bad person."
Eustass retorted directly.
There are no purely good people among Agents and soldiers.
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Several days later.
Eustass had Helen Cho test the Golden Pym Particles; they behaved the same as the red ones.
He then handed the two vials of Golden Pym Particles to Wanda from Universe 616 and sent her back to her own Universe.
A few days after that.
Wanda brought back a suit designed by that World's Scott Lang to pair with the shuttle. Eustass followed her to Universe 616 and stayed with her for a while before returning to his own Universe.
Sokovia.
It was a beautiful day. Stark Industries, Mora Group, and Pym Technologies all moved in, and the three international giants would be hiring large numbers of Sokovians.
Eustass, Stark, and Pym arrived to celebrate at the banquet.
"Listen, buddy, this clean-up move of yours is brilliant—way better than just throwing money around."
Stark drank and grinned at Eustass.
"Not bad."
Eustass smiled; he was doing it mostly for Wanda.
Sitting beside the bar, Eustass watched Wanda in her dress, smiling.
"Take my advice—stick to one woman or your kidneys will file for divorce."
Stark teased.
"Then take mine: keep it physical, keep it simple, life is bliss."
Eustass laughed.
"Are your kidneys nuclear-powered or something?"
Stark sighed.
"Only one way to find out."
Eustass set his glass down and walked toward Wanda.
With the two Wandas separated, he finally had a shot at the young Wanda of his own Universe.
"Where are you going?"
Stark called after him.
"Testing."
Eustass said, "Why don't you get Pepper to run the test?"
"???"
Stark stared, speechless—abandoned just like that? What a playboy.
"How about a drink and a chat?"
Stark looked at Old Pym sitting nearby.
"Not interested. I've got nothing to say to any Stark."
Pym slammed his glass down and walked off in a huff.
Stark stood bewildered—what did Pym's dad ever do to him?
In the crowd.
Wanda spotted Eustass approaching and nervously tried to leave.
Honestly, she still couldn't accept the other her's claim that she'd end up with him.
"Wanda, dance with me?"
Eustass stepped up, smiling.
"Next time, okay? I—I'm dizzy; I need to head back to the hotel."
She turned to go.
Eustass followed, still smiling.
"How do you chase girls?"
"Then let me walk you."
Eustass said.
"All right…"
Wanda nodded, head low.
They left the banquet and headed for the car together.
In the distance.
A haggard, reeking man stood outside the hotel, staring up, torn and hesitant.
Helmut Zemo lowered his head to leave—then saw Eustass.
He stepped forward eagerly, then cautiously back.
Wanda moved in front of Eustass, Scarlet Magic swirling around her hand as she eyed the suspicious stranger.
"Hello, I—I'm Helmut Zemo, Sokovian. Thank you for everything you've done for Sokovia."
Helmut looked gratefully at Eustass.
"Mr. Zemo, what can I do for you?"
Eustass asked, puzzled.
He had indeed helped, even if for selfish reasons; gratitude was deserved.
Eustass wouldn't be modest about it.
"I—I'd like your advice on something, if that's all right?"
Helmut asked.
"Speak freely."
Eustass chuckled.
"Could we talk alone?"
Helmut pressed.
"Of course."
Eustass nodded.
"Can I come?"
Wanda asked quickly.
"No."
Helmut shook his head.
"Why not?"
Wanda frowned.
"Sorry, I hate the Avengers."
Helmut said flatly.
Wanda was struck silent.
She'd joined the Avengers after Sokovia.
"Fine…"
Wanda watched Eustass leave with Helmut Zemo, worried.
She feared for him.
After hearing Universe-616 Wanda's story, she thought she'd end up with Eustass, so she avoided reading his mind.
Thus she still believed he was just an ordinary man relying on nano armor.
So she stayed alert, trying to protect him.
Helmut Zemo, a colonel in an elite unit.
Reading his memories, Wanda saw nothing but hatred.
Not far away, in a corner.
Eustass sat on a planter bench, looking at Helmut.
"Go ahead."
"Thank you for what you did for Sokovia; I've always been grateful."
Zemo said, turning to him. "You gave us security and jobs."
"You got jobs, I got profit—win-win. No need for thanks."
Eustass waved. "You didn't come just for that, did you?"
"There's something I want to do. If you say no, I'll never do it."
Helmut's face turned grave.
"Spell it out."
Eustass studied him; the name sounded familiar, yet he couldn't place it—who remembers a small fry?
But no one remembers a small fry.
"During the Sokovia incident, those mad robots sent a whole town up into the sky—you remember?"
Helmut asked.
"I remember."
Eustass nodded. "Ultron lifted the land, planning to turn Sokovia into a meteor to wipe out humanity, so we destroyed it to spare the innocent."
As he finished, Helmut's face twisted.
"But who could guess? One tiny shard crashed through my house—such absurd odds!"
An impossible chance, yet my family met it. When I came home and saw the ruined roof, my loved ones on the floor… I nearly broke!"
Helmut sat on the planter, clutching his head in agony.
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"Those fragments were tiny, tiny things for the whole World, but terrifying for the people below.
The fragments pierced through the roofs and windows, piercing through my family, ahhh..."
Helmut said painfully, weeping incessantly.
Eustass glanced at the sky. There was truly nothing that could be done about this.
It was already quite fortunate that the land had shattered into fragments back then.
The fragments falling down were indeed terrifyingly powerful. Helmut's family was truly unlucky to run into such a low-probability event.
"I want revenge. Of course, I will only target the Avengers. I wonder what your opinion is? If you disagree, considering all the good things you've done for Sokovia, I am willing to suppress this hatred."
Helmut said.
Eustass looked helplessly at Helmut. Why was he asking him what he wanted to do?
"You don't need to ask me what you want to do. Do whatever you want, but before you act, be prepared to bear the consequences."
After Eustass finished speaking, he stood up immediately.
"I have no one left worth cherishing, so I only want revenge!"
Helmut quickly shouted.
"Then be prepared to be killed."
After Eustass finished speaking, he left immediately.
In his view, as long as one takes action against an opponent, one must be prepared to be killed.
That was enough. This man was now blinded by hatred, and he wouldn't listen to anything said to him.
Eustass looked back at Helmut. He finally remembered who the man was: the Sokovian from Captain America 3, the Civil War storyline, who manipulated the Superheroes.
It seemed next year would be the start of Captain America 3.
By tomorrow, governments around the World would begin trying to put pressure on Stark, hoping to start probing by regulating the Avengers, attempting to regulate all superhumans.
Eustass sneered, turned around, and left immediately.
In a World with superhuman powers, an organization composed of ordinary people trying to regulate superhumans—wasn't that utter nonsense?
Eustass left immediately and took Wanda back to the hotel.
Helmut stood in place, watching Eustass turn and look at him for a moment, thinking the other party was confirming his idea, and left excitedly... One year later.
New York.
Queens.
Midtown High School.
Peter Parker walked out of the school, carrying his backpack and listening to music through his headphones. He looked around, spotted the convertible sports car in the distance, quickly ran over, pressed his hand on the car door, flipped himself inside, and sat in the passenger seat.
"You're late. My Aunt Mei invited you to eat at our house."
Peter said.
"You were also late leaving school, weren't you? Were you busy talking to some pretty girl?"
Eustass said with a smile.
"I, I... no, hey, don't talk nonsense."
Peter Parker instantly panicked and shook his head vigorously.
Eustass smiled as he looked at him. So he definitely had a crush on a girl.
"Alright, let's go."
After Eustass spoke, he started the car.
Looking back at Peter, Eustass noticed that he was staring intently in a certain direction, so he looked over too.
It was a girl of decent height, but her appearance... she was dark-skinned.
"You have very unique taste."
Eustass teased with a smile.
"Yeah, she's unique."
Peter said.
"..."
Eustass sighed speechlessly. Peter couldn't tell a joke from a compliment.
He said Peter had unique taste, but Peter responded that the Black girl was unique... hopeless.
Eustass drove straight toward Peter's house.
Previously, Eustass had introduced Peter to Dr. Pym, allowing Peter to study under Dr. Pym and intern at Pym Technologies.
Eustass had helped the Parker Family, so Aunt Mei often invited him over for dinner.
Over the past year, Eustass's relationship with the Peter Parker家 had returned to its usual closeness, and they often gathered for meals.
"When can I go work at Mora Group? Or Stark Industries, that old man's temper is truly too eccentric."
Peter quickly said.
"His temper is eccentric? I think he's alright."
Eustass said.
"It's really bad, he..."
Peter quickly spoke, chattering incessantly in Eustass's ear.
Eustass glanced at Peter with a smile. He had deliberately sent Peter to Dr. Pym.
Dr. Pym used to be a soldier, and now, for the sake of the Pym Particles, he was constantly competing with many people and haggling with the U.S. government.
He felt that Dr. Pym would definitely be able to make Peter a bit tougher.
He used to think the old version of Spider-Man's "With great power comes great responsibility" was too taxing, and he liked that the Holland version of Spider-Manwasn't so demanding.
As a result, the Holland version of Spider-Man also started doing all sorts of things a hero should do for the sake of "responsibility," following in the footsteps of his predecessors.
It can be seen from a line in Captain America 3 that Marvel has always followed the same old path.
Peter Parker in the old version of Spider-Man had "With great power comes great responsibility," a typical example of moral coercion altering the original phrase ("With great power comes great authority").
Peter Parker in the new Holland version of Spider-Manonce said a line:
"If you have the ability to solve a problem but don't act, then once something bad happens, it's your responsibility."
Isn't that still "With great power comes great responsibility"?
It's just that the line uses more watered-down words.
Eustass goes out to fight purely to get rewards and become stronger. He has specific goals. Strictly speaking, he never aimed to be a hero; he only sought benefits for himself.
Someone like Spider-Man is the real sucker.
Why risk your life when there's no salary or benefit?
"Alright, stop right there!"
Eustass waved his hand. "Be quiet for a bit. Learn more knowledge from Dr. Pym, or else come find me, and I can teach you how to fight?"
Eustass said with a smile.
"Oh, forget it. I don't have a masochistic tendency."
Peter laughed helplessly.
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"Then honestly follow Dr. Pym.
Also, stop playing Superheroes outside. Be honest, go out and party with friends more often.
Study at home normally, or help your Aunt Mei with chores."
After Eustass spoke, he threw a stack of photos in front of Peter.
Peter glanced at them.
They were all photos of him swinging between skyscrapers wearing his loose, rough Spider-Mancostume.
"Hey, look, I'm really cool!"
Peter said with a smile.
"I've already seen them. But in the future, you should rest more at home. Stop trying to be a hero; you're still young."
Eustass said.
Their two families had a good relationship. He actually didn't want Peter to be a Superhero. Just look at Stark; it would be exhausting.
"No, no, no, I'm not little."
Peter quickly said.
"Oh really, kid? Then it looks like I'll have to send these photos to your Aunt Mei."
"Don't!"
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Soon after,
Eustass left Peter's house, donned his nano armor, and rushed toward the Avengers headquarters.
The Avengers hurried to headquarters.
Eustass landed, and his nano armor retracted.
He walked into Wanda's bedroom and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed watching TV.
The TV was broadcasting media and public opinions after an Avengers operation.
"Last month in Lagos, Nigeria, during a clash between the Avengers and a group of mercenaries,
eleven innocent civilians who died were Wakandans.
When the attack occurred, these isolated Wakandans were conducting outreach in Lagos."
The white female host finished speaking, and the camera immediately cut to the King of Wakanda.
"Our people perished on foreign soil, and the cause of their deaths..."
Eustass watched the host's rambling, walked over, and sat beside her.
Wanda lay in his arms, and Eustass gently brushed her hair.
Eustass waved his hand, and the wisdom systeminstantly turned off the TV.
"It's all my fault..."
Wanda said sadly, "If Eustass had turned off the TV a bit later, it would have been filled with accusations against me."
"Then don't be a superhero; whoever wants to be one can be one."
Eustass replied.
"Then what?"
Wanda asked, confused.
"Maybe do something you enjoy."
Eustass laughed.
"Good idea."
Wanda smiled and leaned in.
At the door, Captain Rogers was about to voice his opinion on the operation, but after glancing at the two, he stayed silent.
The pair stared at Captain Rogers, wondering why he was hesitating, and said, "Let's go."
"You forgot to close the door."
Rogers hurriedly shut the door and left.
Eustass was about to give Wanda a popsicle.
Suddenly Vision walked through the wall, wanting to chat with his good friend Wanda.
"Vision, you should knock!"
Wanda said angrily.
"Uh, sorry, I'll be more careful next time."
Vision quickly walked through the wall and left.
Eustass and Wanda exchanged a look, then sighed helplessly.
"How disappointing."
"Good thing she's a woman; otherwise I'd be worried."
Eustass said with a smile, and Wanda chuckled.
"Shall we continue?"
Wanda smiled at him.
Then Vision pushed the door open again and entered.
"Are you done yet?"
Wanda said angrily.
"Uh, Mr. Stark is back, and he brought a guest—a Secretary."
Vision finished speaking, quickly closed the door, and slipped away.
Wanda, furious, tossed her high heel.
"Throw it?"
Wanda looked at Eustass.
"No, let's just have fun first!"
Eustass laughed.
Soon after,
Eustass and Wanda went together to the living room.
"Whoa, look who's here—Eustass, I've been wanting to see you!"
Ross smiled at Eustass, quickly hugging him.
"Yeah, I've missed you too. Got any free time? Let's play ball."
Eustass replied with a smile.
"We've been busy lately, you know, the Avengers stuff has us swamped."
Ross said with a sigh.
"Then you should take my advice."
Eustass said, smiling.
"I'll think about it, haha."
Ross nodded and brushed it off.
Eustass greeted Stark, then sat aside playing with Scarlet Witch's hand.
All the Avengers were present, except Quicksilver.
Quicksilver hadn't joined the Avengers; he went to the Mora Group.
During the previous Sokovia incident, Quicksilver almost died, but Eustass's nano armor saved his life.
Soon after, Ross began his speech.
This Ross is actually the former General Ross.
Now his position is higher; he opposes superheroes acting independently, meaning he supports regulating them under government oversight.
By examining their life trajectories, one can understand what Amelika's actions toward superheroes truly mean.
Ross thinks superheroes are dangerous, but what about the Abomination he created?
A troublemaker who claims others are dangerous and wants to supervise them—what nonsense!
He just wants to keep power in his hands, otherwise he can't rest.
It has nothing to do with justice; someone behind the scenes is pushing to seize extraordinary powers for private arms.
"Many people view you as heroes, but some prefer the term 'duty surveillance.'"
Ross said.
"Mr. Ross, what would you call them?"
Natasha asked.
"How about 'dangerous'?"
Ross, angry, looked at them, "A group of superhumans living in America who constantly ignore the law, impose their will on any place or person they choose, and disregard consequences—what would you call them?"
Then Ross played footage of the Battle of New York, the S.H.I.E.L.D. clash in Washington D.C., Sokovia, and Lagos.
Eustass quickly took a sip of water, nearly bursting out laughing.
What a mess!
If these places lacked superheroes, the disasters would be even worse.
The damn disasters happen because superheroes present a challenge.
What nonsense!
Such outrageous statements exist in many modern civilized superhuman Worlds, and that's enough.
"In recent years, you've operated without any constraints or oversight; governments worldwide can no longer tolerate this."
Ross said angrily, glancing at Eustass.
Eustass:???
Even he bites, huh?
We need to let Joker visit Ross's house in a few days.
"We have a solution: the Sokovia Accords."
Ross said, handing over a thick stack of agreements, then looked at Eustass, "Do you want a copy?"
"Thanks, give me one. We're short on toilet paper at home."
Eustass teased with a smile; Ross retracted his hand, taking the extra copies back.
Wanda held the agreement, glanced at Eustass.
Eustass shook his head, took the agreement, and tossed it to the illiterate.
Colonel Rhodey: "???"
"Look closely; the thicker the agreement, the more you have to parse—watch out for hidden pitfalls."
Eustass mocked.
Colonel Rhodey flipped through the agreement, getting more dizzy.
He couldn't understand it at all.
Some agreements are deliberately long and convoluted to trap people.
"This agreement has 117 supporting nations. It stipulates that the Avengers will no longer be a private organization; all your actions must be supervised by a UN special committee."
"And only when the committee deems it necessary can you act."
Ross finished speaking, and Captain Rogers immediately objected.
"Forming the Avengers was to make the World safer; I think we've succeeded."
Rogers shouted quickly.
"Captain, tell me, do you know where Thor and Bannerare now? If I misplaced two 30‑megaton nuclear bombs, the consequences would be obvious."
Ross replied promptly.
"Then may I ask, on what grounds do you claim the right to supervise Thor?"
Eustass asked, "Got the guts to go talk to the Asgardian king Odin?"
Ross was speechless, looking at him helplessly, wondering how to respond.
He was only using Thor as an example; if he really wanted to turn Thor into his private soldier via the Sokovia Accords, Asgard would tear him apart.
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"Secondly, I'd like to ask General Ross, how is Abomination doing now?"
Eustass laughed.
General Ross looked at him in silence, then turned to the others:
"In three days, the United Nations will hold a meeting in Vienna to approve this agreement."
General Ross finished speaking, then turned and left.
Before leaving, he turned and looked at everyone, "Oh, by the way, if you don't agree to this agreement, then you should consider retirement."
Eustass laughed. How was this any different from some privacy agreements in later generations?
The only options are 'I agree' and 'I agree'... if you don't agree, you can't use the app.
General Ross left directly.
Scarlet Witch glanced at Eustass.
"Right, General Ross said you had a plan, what was it again?"
Sam the Falcon asked Eustass.
"Now is not the time."
Eustass laughed.
Some people's beautiful dreams haven't been shattered yet; his plan can't be implemented in front of so many behemoths.
"Then will you sign the agreement?"
Sam asked curiously.
"No."
Eustass laughed, "Don't you have any idea who primarily controls the UN? Don't you have any idea what General Ross has done in the past? He wants to turn super-powered individuals into private soldiers, idiot! This is simply a pipe dream."
"Wild guesses and fabrications."
Colonel Rhodey said angrily.
"Illiterate, shut up."
Sam retorted.
"If I'm illiterate, then you are too."
Rhodey countered.
"You... you!"
"You too! You, you, you!"
The two kept mocking each other endlessly.
Eustass watched them with amusement.
He didn't allow others to say that word, but they could curse each other with it.
"I have a calculation. Since Mr. Stark announced himself as Iron Man eight years ago, the number of super-powered individuals with public identities has increased exponentially.
During the same period, the number of events with the potential to destroy the World has also risen proportionally."
Vision said from the opposite side.
"Is this our fault?"
Rogers glared angrily at Vision, as if wanting to curse, 'Damn idiot.'
"I mean there might be a causal relationship. Our abilities attract challenges, challenges ignite conflicts, and conflicts will breed disaster."
Vision began to analyze logically.
"You sound like an artificial idiot."
Eustass quipped.
"I think we should communicate calmly and peacefully."
Vision said helplessly.
"Then I ask you, what about a small country coming to America for revenge? How do you explain that?"
Eustass asked.
"Which region?"
Vision asked in confusion.
"When Stark first became Iron Man, he went to a certain place to destroy weapons."
Eustass said, and Vision understood.
"Because America seized their resources, they did that out of anger."
Vision said, "I sympathize."
"Then who is the mastermind behind the Sokovia Accords?"
Eustass asked.
"Uh..."
Vision was silent for a moment, "America."
"General Ross said that after signing the Sokovia Accords, all actions must be monitored by a supervisory team, and even what actions can be carried out and what cannot must be arranged by the team.
How can you be sure that the World's troublemakers won't use everyone to do things with ulterior motives?"
After Eustass finished speaking, Vision remained silent.
"Ignoring reality for ideals, I think your existence serves no other purpose than to deal with Ultron."
Eustass said.
"If you have nothing to do, just leave. Don't disturb others."
Stark said angrily, then went to pour coffee.
He wanted to support the Sokovia Accords, so he didn't care about anything else.
"One step tests the bottom line; as long as you concede one step, human greed will make the other party press harder. You can't even understand such a simple principle, can you?"
Eustass said, looking at Stark.
"I really misjudged you back then. I thought you would be my successor, but I didn't expect you to be so selfish."
Stark pointed at him and yelled angrily.
"Yes, I'm very selfish. It's not too late for you to see through me now. How great would it be if you had a child with Pepper sooner and passed the throne to the next generation?"
Eustass teased. Stark was a bit embarrassed and quickly turned away.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you... Also, Pepperand I broke up..."
Stark turned around, saddened.
"Then win her back. And you don't need to apologize; I'm just a very selfish person."
Eustass waved his hand and said.
"Look at this..."
Stark said, then played a silent photo.
"This is Charles Spencer, a good kid, computer engineering major, similar to your major, GPA 3.6. He planned to work at Intel in the fall, but before starting, he wanted to gain some life experience.
To see the World, or do some volunteer work. Charlie didn't want to go to Las Vegas or Fort Lauderdale.
He decided to help build eco-friendly homes for the poor during the summer. Guess where he went? Sokovia!
He probably wanted to do some good, but we dropped a building on him while fighting the enemy!"
Stark said.
Eustass thought for a moment; indeed, a building had collapsed on the outskirts at that time.
"He was a good kid, but we prevented the World from being destroyed. We are disaster preventers, and I also organized post-disaster relief. You keep talking endlessly; what, is his death all our fault? You sound like a sanctimonious bitch!
If you ask me, I should take my whole family to Asgard or Xandar for a vacation, happily drinking and singing. That's much better than preventing disaster only to be accused of being the creator of the disaster!"
Eustass finished speaking, then pulled Wanda and left directly.
Everyone looked at Stark with complex expressions. Everyone felt that his ideas were a bit problematic.
They were helping; when did good people also get wronged, or even extorted?
"Also, his Mama is really useless. Instead of cursing the real culprit, she curses and blames the heroes, shifting all responsibility onto them.
You know what? If it were me, I'd give her a bullet."
Eustass glanced back at Stark, then left directly.
Stark tightly gripped his coffee cup, watching them leave.
"You are all too extreme, one extremely realistic, one extremely idealistic."
Rogers sighed.
"He's just talking, he's already very calm. Stark is the one who isn't calm."
Barton said, then got up and left.
"Where are you going?"
Stark asked helplessly.
"Retire, then go home and live happily with my family."
Barton said, placing his bow and arrows aside, then left the room... Just as Eustass and Wanda left the Avengers Headquarters, Sharon Carter sent him a text message.
"My aunt passed away. I want to go see her."
Eustass sighed, preparing to go see Sharon.
Chapter 102 – 102. Arrest the Whole of Wakanda!?
One day later.
London.
A stealth fighter slowly landed in front of the church.
Eustass sat inside the aircraft, watching Sharon step off the ramp and walk toward the church.
The moment Sharon Carter appeared, the place fell silent; everyone was stunned.
No one had expected the woman who had betrayed S.H.I.E.L.D. to show up at her Aunt's Funeral.
The local British troops had just received orders to arrest Sharon.
But they were blocked by dozens of Artificial Devil-Fruit Users.
"To most people, Peggy was the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I'm just a traitor. Still, I had to come today—Peggywas my Aunt Peg.
When I was little I thought she was the coolest, but becoming someone like her wasn't easy.
So I never told anyone we were related.
Once I asked her how, in an era—and an industry—that looked down on women,
she managed to become a top diplomat and a brilliant spy.
She said, 'If you can yield, yield.'
'If you can't yield, don't—ever!'
Even when everyone tells you the wrong thing is right, even when the whole World says, 'Move aside,' you plant yourself like a tree.
Look them in the eye and say, 'No. You move.'"
With that, Sharon turned and left.
The stealth fighter lifted off and sped away.
The mourners dispersed.
Rogers sat in silence until Natasha came looking for him.
Stark, Rhodey, and Vision were ready to sign the Sokovia Accords.
Barton chose to retire.
Scarlet Witch hadn't decided which side to take.
Rogers, Sam, and Eustass all refused.
Several days later.
Vienna.
When the King of Wakanda and Prince T'Challa arrived, the King had barely opened his mouth when the giant screen flashed evidence that Wakanda had spied on the World for generations.
Wakanda had monitored the globe, dispatching Corporate Spies to steal outside technology so its own tech could keep pace with the World.
Thanks to their superior Vibranium resources, theories outside scientists could only sketch on paper were realized inside Wakanda.
The screen even showed proof that Wakanda had recently infiltrated Stark Industries, the Mora Group, and Pym Technologies to steal secrets.
Wakanda had indeed sent spies for generations; if they weren't stealing tech, were they just playing with mud pies?
A bunch of idiots who only knew how to make spears out of Vibranium—how could they ever develop anything?
Outside, many technologies stalled at the blueprint stage for lack of materials; Wakanda simply swiped the knowledge and used Vibranium to build them.
As the damning footage rolled on, delegates at the Sokovia Conference cursed and walked out.
Half of the 117 Nations left on the spot.
The Wakandan King had just ordered an investigation when a deafening explosion erupted downstairs.
The blast was huge; fire and shock surged up the stairway.
T'Challa rushed to shield his father, but the Aftershockstill killed the King… Vienna.
Inside a hotel.
Eustass lay on the bed, watching the news.
He had been the one to expose Wakanda's thievery.
The bombing, however, was not his doing.
Moments later Stark called.
"Did you just do that?"
"If you mean outing Wakanda for stealing, yes—that was me."
Eustass answered frankly.
"Why the hell did you do it!?"
Stark was furious.
"He's a thief; what's wrong with exposing him?"
Eustass shot back.
"But your timing stinks."
Stark said hurriedly.
"He stole from me; I'll expose him whenever I damn well please. Oh, and I'm adding a new rule: from now on the Mora Group and Pym Technologies won't accept any Wakandans."
"That's discrimination."
"Damn right it is."
"…"
"Instead of yapping at me, focus on what matters. You traced the leak back to me—can't you tell the guy in that video was wearing a mask? Could you please pay attention to the important stuff?"
With that, Eustass hung up.
Barely a minute passed before Stark rang again.
"Where's Wanda? I told Vision to keep an eye on her!"
"Wanda's with me; don't trouble yourself."
"She just caused a huge mess—don't let her run wild!"
"None of your damn business."
Eustass cut the call again.
He'd take Wanda wherever he pleased; superhero? She was done with that gig.
When Thanos came, let the Armchair Critics do the fighting.
That same day Rogers, Sam, Buggy, Black Panther, and Rhodey brawled, were arrested, and hauled away.
Buggy was locked up and interrogated.
Not long after,
Eustass showed up, paid bail for Rogers and the others, and ran into Stark, who was bailing out Rhodey.
Stark produced a pen of historic significance; in 1941, he said, it had signed the act that aided Europe in its darkest hour.
"Right—because by then Europe couldn't afford your Arms anymore, so you stepped in to call it off."
Stark looked embarrassed; Rogers stared in shock—he'd never looked into the real story of that war.
"Let's not go there. We're trying to do good now. Sign, and we can still fix everything."
Stark sighed. "I can make this legal, send Buggy to a Psychiatric Hospital in America instead of a Wakandan cell."
"So Wakanda spies on the World for years—should I lock up the entire country?"
Eustasked.
"Well… that might be tricky…"
Stark admitted.
"Ross turned Banner into what he is and later created the Abomination—why hasn't Ross paid the price? Instead he keeps getting promoted.
Bad guys thrive while Good Guys get trampled, is that it?"
Eustass glared at Stark. "You need therapy, Stark. Before you pick allies, why not check their rap sheets? Letting Villains police super-heroes—brilliant idea."
"Captain, you'd better stop that guy interrogating Buggy—he's not what he seems."
With that, Eustass strode out.
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Black Panther T'Challa was sitting outside; when he saw Eustass walk past, he hurried over.
"What
Eustass teased T'Challa.
"No, no, I don't mean that—I came to apologize."
T'Challa quickly said, "My father just died; I only just became king. I really didn't know our country ever did such things."
"If apologies worked, World peace would've arrived ages ago."
With that, Eustass turned to leave, and T'Challa hurried after him.
"Stark has already forgiven me, and we've agreed to make amends."
T'Challa said hastily.
"He only said that because he's desperate to push the Sokovia Accords through. Compensation? How exactly are you planning to compensate?"
Eustass gave the Black Panther a playful look.
"We could, could provide financial compensation."
T'Challa thought for a moment, then answered hesitantly.
Wakanda doesn't have a dime abroad to pay damages—what a joke; clearly no sincerity at all.
"Mind if I offer a suggestion?"
"Go ahead."
"I recommend every last person in Wakanda go to jail."
After saying that, Eustass walked off with a smile.
"Stop joking—what will it take for you to forgive us?"
T'Challa called after him.
"I hear you folks like settling who's right with a fight?"
Eustass looked back, grinning at T'Challa.
T'Challa nodded.
"Fight me: you win, I forgive you; you lose, and I get ten tons of Vibranium—deal?"
"That…"—
T'Challa hesitated.
Suddenly the building lost power.
"Fine."
With that, the Black Panther sprinted straight for the interrogation room.
Eustass smiled and walked outside.
Tech is nothing but smoke and mirrors to him—rewards are what matter.
Eustass left the place outright; staff inside heard the brawl and begged him for help.
"Sorry, I'm retired."
He quipped, heading out. "Unless you can cough up a couple billion bucks and take responsibility for whatever happens next."
Outside the interrogation room, after Helmut Zemorecited HYDRA's brainwashing code, Buggy turned into an emotionless mission machine and started fighting Samand the others.
Eustass simply drove off in his sports car.
A short while later.
Inside a factory.
Eustass walked in, smiling at Buggy whose arm was pinned beneath a machine.
Rogers and Sam stood on either side.
"I can introduce you to someone."
He handed them Scott's phone number. "Call him; he can be a big help."
"You're not coming with us?"
Rogers asked quickly.
"This mess is getting complicated; I'd rather stay out of it."
With that, Eustass turned and left.
Early in Captain America 3, Stark acted without thinking things through.
Later on it became a private feud among Rogers, Buggy, and Stark.
Eustass didn't feel like getting involved.
"Oh, right—I already stalled one guy for you: that fellow dressed like a cat."
After saying that, he exited the abandoned factory.
"Pfft—told you, that guy looks like a cat in a suit."
Sam laughed.
Rogers watched Eustass leave and chuckled too.
Queens.
Peter Parker, backpack slung over his shoulder, walked home listening to music, checking his phone every so often—his goddess still hadn't replied.
He'd sent her a wall of text, and she hadn't answered a single line—just like back at Midtown High when a girl spammed Eustass and he never replied.
Peter glanced at a webpage analyzing the old Hulk-vs-Abomination battle on Broadway.
The writer laid all the blame on General Ross, and New York netizens were furious.
Reaching his front door, Peter opened it and stepped inside.
"How was school today?"
Aunt Mei smiled at him.
"Pretty okay."
Peter grinned. "Lots of protests on the way home, all questioning that General Ross."
He turned—and froze when he saw who sat beside Aunt Mei.
Tony Stark!
Stark chatted about the September Foundation; Peterplayed along, and the two ended up in the bedroom.
"I never applied for the September Fund; I'm interning at Pym Technologies—I don't need money."
Peter said, standing to one side.
Stark played footage of Peter swinging between buildings, exposing his secret identity.
"Ever since Joker showed up, New York's surveillance has been a joke—he wrecked most of it. Getting this clip wasn't easy."
Stark chuckled.
After talking for a while, Stark asked Peter for a small favor.
"No, Mr. Eustass told me not to."
Peter shook his head quickly.
Stark was speechless—kid's sharp; Eustass had already nixed one potential ally.
"I can help you—don't you want to go to Germany?"
Stark pressed.
"Sorry, Mr. Stark. He said no, so I absolutely won't go."
Peter kept shaking his head.
"Why not?"
Stark asked, baffled. "That punk's selfish, arrogant, and loud—the worst guy I've ever met. Why listen to him?"
"I actually want to go, but Mr. Eustass told me not to. I know he won't hurt me, and I don't want to upset him."
Peter shook his head firmly.
"He found out your secret too, then scared you with those photos, right?"
Stark asked quickly.
"No, really, no!"
Peter looked panicked.
Stark laughed—the kid's terrible at hiding his feelings.
"Come on, your face gives it away. Fine, I'll call him."
Stark shook his head with a smile and dialed Eustass's number.
Ended call.
Stark was stunned; he tried again.
Ended call.
Dial, end, dial, end… Finally connected—only because Eustass accidentally tapped the answer key while browsing his phone.
"So you plan to ignore my calls and end our friendship?"
Stark snapped.
Peter scooted back, sensing big shots were about to clash.
"Good idea—I'll do exactly that."
Eustass replied.
Stark was speechless. Fine, you win.
"I want to borrow someone."
"Who?"
"Peter Parker."
"No. Absolutely not."
Eustass flat-out refused.
"Why?"
"Because he's still a kid."
Eustass said. Every generation of Spider-Man suffers worse than the last—why put him through that?
Can't this hero have one happy life?
"But when you were only a few years older than him, you already had Ivan Vanko on his knees."
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"Thank you for the compliment. Do you need anything else?"
Eustass asked.
"I want to take Peter Parker to Germany."
"No, you can't. Goodbye."
After Eustass finished speaking, he immediately ended the call.
"How about you come with me to Germany first? I can see the excitement in your eyes; they've really given you away."
Stark smiled, looking at Peter Parker.
"No way. I listen to my idol."
Peter finished speaking, half-lying on the bed and looking at his phone.
Germany.
Inside an underground parking garage of a certain building.
Just as Black Panther and his people got into the car, they found a large number of nano armor suits flying in and surrounding them.
"If you want to fight me, I think you should choose a better time."
T'Challa said angrily.
"You better move aside, or I'll drag you away!"
A tall Black woman behind T'Challa said angrily.
She is Okoye, Captain of the Royal Guard, and Black Panther's confidante.
"You are truly arrogant."
Eustass walked over quickly, raised his hand, and the nano armor immediately fired a beam of light at her.
Drag her away? I'll kill her first!
Okoye quickly drew out a Vibranium spear and swung it, knocking the energy beam away. The next moment, another energy beam flew in and immediately knocked her flying.
Okoye screamed and crashed into a stone pillar in the underground parking garage.
Just as she was about to stand up and counterattack, a large amount of Scarlet Magic flew over, instantly restraining her body and forcing her to kneel on the ground.
Scarlet Witch followed behind Eustass, looking coldly at T'Challa and Okoye.
"Are all you Wakandans superior, or what? Why is everyone so arrogant?"
Eustass looked at T'Challa with an unfriendly expression, tightly gripping a magic longsword gifted by Odin.
"I am very sorry."
T'Challa quickly apologized, "But you should move aside. I have something I need to do."
"No, I have something I need to settle with you right now."
Eustass finished speaking, pointing the sharp sword in his hand at T'Challa. "Duel me, Black Panther."
"Are you sure?"
T'Challa looked at him with a serious expression.
"I'm sure."
Eustass nodded.
"You've really been coveting Vibranium for a long time."
T'Challa said angrily.
"Why so much nonsense? Let your actions speak."
Eustass finished speaking, holding his sword and rushing forward quickly.
T'Challa put on the Black Panther suit, extended his sharp claws, and instantly rushed over, thrusting his right arm out sharply, the claws flashing with cold light as they struck.
The sharp sword in Eustass's hand struck downwards, severely hitting Black Panther's wrist, causing Black Panther to grunt in pain. He then raised a leg and delivered a knee strike to Black Panther. Black Pantherwas hit and retreated in pain.
The sharp sword in Eustass's hand suddenly struck down. Black Panther quickly raised his claws to block, but Eustass, perceiving the opponent's movements with Observation Haki, dodged Black Panther's claws and landed a heavy blow directly on Black Panther's head.
Black Panther's sharp claws suddenly grabbed forward. Eustass held the sword in one hand and struck with a punch with the other, causing T'Challa to grunt in agony.
The next moment, a leg shadow arrived. Eustass kicked out, striking T'Challa's abdomen. T'Challa's body caved in, and he rapidly flew backward, crashing into the pillar with a loud boom.
A section of the parking garage pillar was dented, with T'Challa's body embedded in it.
Just at this moment.
An orange beam of light rapidly blasted over. Eustassraised his sharp sword and swung it, knocking the energy beam away.
Vision quickly flew over, blocking him.
"Mr. Eustass, Mr. Stark asked me to inquire: which side are you standing on?"
Vision asked.
"I'm not standing with anyone. I'm just collecting some interest from T'Challa."
Eustass said.
"Can this wait until later? Mr. Stark still needs him now."
Vision quickly said. When Eustass turned in a different direction, she quickly blocked him again.
"Are you trying to force me to choose a side?"
Eustass questioned.
"I—I didn't mean that."
Vision got a headache just thinking about the trouble for Stark if Eustass sided with Captain Rogers. Eustass's strength could wipe out the entire Avengers team by himself.
"Then move aside. The Earth won't stop turning just because Black Panther is missing."
Eustass said coldly.
Vision glanced behind her, then quickly flew toward Eustass.
She could make her body intangible. No matter how strong Eustass's martial arts were, there would be times he couldn't hit her.
The next moment, a large amount of Scarlet Magicwrapped around Vision's body, rendering her immobile.
"Vision, you better be obedient."
Wanda said coldly.
"Vision, your purpose is over."
After Eustass finished speaking, he extended two fingers toward Vision's head.
Vision's expression tightened in alarm.
The next moment, Eustass's fingers, wrapped in Armament Haki, directly plucked out the Mind Stone.
Vision's eyes lost their luster, and she fell down with a thud.
Eustass turned his head and looked coldly at T'Challa.
T'Challa and Okoye fled in a panic.
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"T'Challa, you lost. Remember to give me 10 tons of Vibranium!"
Eustass shouted.
T'Challa, who was helping Okoye escape, shuddered.
He looked back reluctantly at Eustass.
Eustass smiled at him and waved.
If T'Challa didn't give him the Vibranium, then he would just bring people to invade Wakanda.
Let Wakanda be reduced to ruins, let Wakanda become history.
A bunch of Masira controlling the Earth's most precious metal resource is simply a waste of heavenly resources.
Wanda looked down at Vision and sighed. She actually thought Vision used to be quite decent.
But over time, Vision became stranger and stranger.
Before, this Female Vision kept chasing Thor, and even started a relationship with Thor after Jane dumped him... it was simply outrageous.
She later made the outrageous statement that disasters occurred because of the appearance of Superheroes.
Wanda didn't have much affection for Female Vision.
She raised her head and left directly with Eustass.
Vision's body lay quietly in the parking garage. Compared to the original plot, Female Vision was taken out much faster.
Eustass glanced in the rearview mirror, started the car, and drove away.
He had been annoyed with Vision for a long time.
[The host defeated Female Vision!]
[Reward received: Psychic Ability Resistance ×3!]
Eustass smiled as he listened to the system prompt, and casually played some car rock music.
Not bad, Vision dropped gold coins.
Soon after.
At a certain airport.
Captain Rogers sought out Falcon Sam, Ant-Man Scott, Hawkeye Barton, and Winter Soldier Buggy.
Stark sought out Colonel Rhodey, Black Widow Natasha, Black Panther T'Challa (who had just been beaten up by Eustass), and Little Spider Peter Parker (who Stark had tricked using the same method).
There was no helping it; Peter Parker already wanted to come, and Stark scared him with a video, threatening to show it to his Aunt Mei, so Peter Parker followed along.
6 VS 5!
In the distance, on the roof of a building.
Eustass, wearing the Joker skin suit, smiled as he looked down at the people below.
Eleven rewards, huh~