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"Tsk!"
Handsome Guy, like a proud young man whose secret had been exposed, gave Pietro the middle finger, then signed back:
"How's your new ability coming along?"
"If you need my help to temper your body's strength, just say the word."
Seeing this, Pietro quickly waved his hand in refusal:
"Please spare me. Although my body's strength has significantly improved, it's still far from being able to withstand attacks of that magnitude."
"Tsk, you weakling, you're nowhere near Karl's level."
Handsome Guy stuck out his tongue and again gave Pietro the middle finger.
"You..."
Pietro's mouth twitched slightly, but he had no way to retort.
Ever since he successfully "awakened" his super-speed ability more than a month ago, he had entered a frantic special training mode in the days that followed.
Through testing, Pietro gradually figured out the limits his current superpower could reach.
When he had sufficient energy reserves in his body, he could run continuously at a speed of 170 kilometers per hour for about an hour and a half.
Then, he only needed to slow down, briefly replenish his energy, and he could continue with the next round of running.
In addition to that.
Through professional instrument testing.
His current metabolism had reached about 15 times that of an ordinary person.
This gave him a rapid healing ability beyond normal human levels, and his body would not produce corresponding toxins due to fatigue.
Of course.
This healing ability, obtained by increasing metabolism, had not reached the superhuman extent of Wolverine.
It was merely several times faster than an ordinary person's recovery speed.
But even so, it still made Pietro ecstatic.
Because he knew very well that this was just the beginning, not his true limit.
He firmly believed that he could reach a higher level through training.
By then, he would be able to go out and perform missions for Karl, just like Frank, Zemo, and Wolverine.
But the surprises didn't stop there.
As time went on.
Pietro quickly discovered that his body strength... more accurately, the density of his skin, muscles, and bones, was also continuously increasing during the growth of his "Speed Force."
Although the growth was relatively slow, in just over a month, Pietro's skin was already able to withstand direct scratches from ordinary blades.
It would only leave a shallow white scratch on the surface of his skin.
And this change was still ongoing.
For Pietro, this was undoubtedly a huge piece of good news.
Because when the density of his skin, muscles, and bones increased to a certain degree, it meant that in future battles, he could act like a super-fast tank, ignoring the threat of any bullets and other attacks, and charging forward recklessly.
The only drawback was that, at this stage, to maintain a high metabolism and the huge energy consumed during training.
Pietro needed to eat at least eight large meals a day to maintain his condition at a relatively normal level.
"Handsome, I'm hungry again. Let's talk next time."
Pietro waved his hand, then his figure transformed into a series of white afterimages, rapidly sweeping towards the Mountain Top Base.
And just after he left, a figure radiating golden light slowly descended from the sky.
"Handsome Guy, did Pietro's superpower successfully awaken?"
Karl looked somewhat surprised in the direction Pietro had disappeared, asked Handsome Guy.
Apparently, on his way here.
He had already seen the "Speed Force" Pietro used when he left from the sky.
Wolverine replied directly with his mind: "That's right, but he's still a weakling."
Karl couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, feeling happy for his future brother-in-law's successful awakening of his superpower.
This way, he no longer had to worry about Pietro's psychological issues.
It was a weight off his mind.
Then Karl's gaze shifted to Godzilla in the distance.
Its enormous body lay on the ground, looking from afar like a majestic mountain of strange rocks.
Due to the previous consecutive battles with Supreme MUTO, Godzilla's body was already scarred and covered with hideous wounds.
Even the incredibly hard dorsal fins on its back were damaged in multiple places.
Presumably, after this battle, Godzilla would need to hibernate for at least several years before those damaged dorsal fins could regrow?
"Handsome, has Godzilla not woken up yet?"
"No, he just woke up, and then I knocked him out again."
Wolverine proudly shook his mountain-like fist, then complained with his mind:
"Karl, this old guy is so weak. Why do we have to bring him back?"
"Also... he's not going to live here with me, is he? This place is so small, it can't fit two people."
Clearly, Karl's extra attention to Godzilla had aroused the jealousy of Handsome Guy, who was afraid he would be neglected as a result.
Karl naturally sensed his thoughts and said, both amused and annoyed:
"Don't worry, Godzilla most likely won't choose to stay in Sokovia."
"But you must not underestimate his strength..."
"The reason Godzilla was beaten to a pulp by Supreme MUTO before was because he was restrained by the Electromagnetic Pulse.
This prevented his ultimate move, Atomic Breath, from being used normally, but when fighting other Titans, there are no such constraints."
"So, his strength is still very powerful."
"And for us, developing Godzilla into an ally is far more in line with future interests than treating him as an enemy."
Even though Handsome Guy was just a Titan, Karl was still willing to lay bare his true thoughts to him.
Whether Handsome Guy could understand was Handsome Guy's business.
But whether to speak or not involved Karl's principles as a person!
If one could not treat their own people with sincerity, then sooner or later, they would become estranged.
Handsome Guy apparently couldn't fully grasp the true meaning of the word "ally" yet, so he scratched his head and said, half-understanding:
"So, I can't fight him anymore? I can only team up with him to beat others, right?"
"Uh... you could interpret it that way."
Karl turned his gaze back to the unconscious Godzilla, shaking his head helplessly.
Handsome Guy's attacks were so heavy-handed; he didn't know how long it would take for him to wake up this time.
...
At S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Angry roars and dull thuds of objects hitting bulletproof glass echoed from Nick Fury's office.
"Those useless bastards at Monarch, they actually let Karl Merks take Godzilla back to Sokovia?!"
"Didn't they say that big lizard was their worshipped guardian deity? Why didn't they stop Karl Merks's actions in time?"
A few tens of minutes ago, when S.H.I.E.L.D. employees found footage of Godzilla appearing in the Kingdom of Sokovia via surveillance satellites, they immediately reported the news to Nick Fury.
And so, he "again and again and again" was infuriated to the point of breaking down.
His jealousy and resentment towards Karl had already disfigured him.
And he kept cursing in his mind those foolish higher-ups who had excluded S.H.I.E.L.D. from the major list of "handling crisis events caused by Titans and Kaiju."
Because Nick Fury always firmly believed that Karl Merks, this dangerous, ambitious "unstable factor," would surely become the greatest hidden danger threatening the safety of Earth and humanity in the future!
However.
Even if he was seething with anger.
But besides cursing Karl, who didn't exist in the void, in his office, he had absolutely no way to deal with the other party.
Such a frustrating situation.
Made Nick Fury, who was used to having absolute power, live in agonizing self-torment every day.
This feeling was even more unbearable than being directly killed with a knife.
"No, this time, I absolutely cannot let it go."
Nick Fury's face showed a ferocious expression, and he immediately instructed his adjutant, Maria Hill, who had unknowingly hidden in a corner, watching coldly:
"You immediately contact Serizawa Ichiro, tell him... S.H.I.E.L.D. is willing to jointly file a strong protest with Monarch to the Security Council. This time, no matter what, Godzilla absolutely cannot fall into Karl Merks's hands!!"
...
At Monarch Organization Headquarters.
At this moment, also feeling anxious and uneasy were the Monarch Organization higher-ups led by Serizawa Ichiro.
After learning that Godzilla was finally taken to Sokovia.
Serizawa Ichiro immediately convened all core members to discuss the next course of action.
He absolutely could not allow Godzilla to be owned by Karl Merks... no, it should be said, by any individual or organization other than Monarch.
Because in his eyes, the Monster King was the guardian deity of all humanity, sacred and inviolable!!
So he absolutely could not tolerate Godzilla becoming a private pet like Wolverine.
That's right, absolutely not!!
But the problem was, how were they going to rescue Godzilla from Karl's clutches?
On the one hand, Karl and Wolverine's strength was obvious to all, which meant that trying to use force was basically unfeasible.
On the other hand, if they wanted to negotiate to make the other party voluntarily hand over Godzilla, then they would inevitably have to pay a corresponding price.
But whether Monarch could afford this price, no one dared to guarantee.
If measured in money, how much was Godzilla worth?
If this question were asked to Serizawa Ichiro and other higher-ups, they would undoubtedly say "priceless."
But if it were up to Karl, let alone "priceless," even if they asked for tens of billions, they would feel that the other party was making an exorbitant demand, difficult to accept.
What's more, would Karl, with a net worth of trillions, care about a few small sums of money?
So, resolving the problem through negotiation was also likely unfeasible.
For a time, the atmosphere in the conference room became extremely tense.
Several higher-ups all frowned deeply, remaining silent.
Only Emma Russell's expression showed a hint of ease, and in the depths of her eyes, a trace of schadenfreude, difficult to detect, would occasionally flash.
"Unbelievable."
Vivienne Graham stared at the map app on her phone, exclaiming in disbelief: "Dr., could that Karl Merks know magic?"
"Otherwise, I can't imagine how he could have transported Godzilla from Montana to Sokovia, silently, across more than eight thousand kilometers, in less than a day?"
Serizawa Ichiro's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this, and he reprimanded with a gloomy expression:
"Vivienne, I don't care how he transported Godzilla back. I just want to know how we can get Godzilla out of Sokovia!"
"Does anyone have any good ideas for this?"
Then, he looked pleadingly at everyone in the conference room.
"Using force coercion should be unfeasible."
Monarch's chief geologist, and also a firm supporter of the "Hollow Earth theory," David Lind, shook his head helplessly, "Even S.H.I.E.L.D. can't do anything about that superpowered individual, let alone us."
"So you mean we should just watch Godzilla become that guy's private pet?"
A person in charge named Coleman angrily retorted: "Even if I die, I will never allow such a thing to happen. Godzilla belongs to us Monarch..."
Emma Russell subtly glanced at Serizawa Ichiro, then said sarcastically:
"Why don't we just drop a nuclear bomb on Sokovia? Anyway, Godzilla won't be harmed, and it can even help him recover from his injuries."
If such outrageous remarks were made normally, they would definitely be unanimously rejected by everyone.
But at this moment, with Godzilla at stake, those who urgently wanted to help Godzilla regain freedom actually felt that threatening him in this way might not be entirely out of the question?
"Absolutely not."
Serizawa Ichiro was immediately startled by such an anti-human proposal.
But what truly frightened him was that he noticed many of the higher-ups were tacitly approving of it.
Are you guys seriously that absurd, huh?
This was clearly a very bad sign.
So he quickly interrupted: "Neither the Security Council nor the Department of Defense would ever agree to such a decision."
"Hmph, why should we need the approval of those fools?" Emma Russell put on an aggressive stance and immediately questioned:
"Those in power are eager for someone to control Godzilla and help them kill other Titans...
Dr. Serizawa, as the leader of Monarch, it's time for you to show some toughness to the outside world!!"