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Chapter 173 The Fall of the Warship
In response to Tony Stark's sudden speech.

The entire S.H.I.E.L.D. was completely stunned.

Especially when they saw countless "Iron Man" figures surrounding the entire Tri-Wing building, the strong sense of incongruity made them think for a moment that they were dreaming.

The Tony of this era is ultimately not the great hero from the original timeline who had repeatedly saved Earth and ultimately sacrificed himself for the entire universe.

Ultimately, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a military intelligence agency, and its personnel, whether from the real S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra, are all true elites.

In Captain America 2, Captain America's speech immediately plunged S.H.I.E.L.D. into infighting between the real S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

That's because of Captain America's contributions during World War II and the Battle of New York, and his status as "one of our own."

However, Tony Stark's status as the world's richest man and Iron Man doesn't evoke the same strong fan filter in the eyes of these people as it does for ordinary citizens.

In the eyes of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Tony Stark's so-called Iron Man identity...

In fact, it's similar to how the New York police officers view Spider-Man in the Spider-Man movies.

They are all illegal "vigilantes" trying to overstep their authority and replace the real law enforcement agencies.

The only difference is that Tony Stark is still the world's richest man, wields immense social power, and controls the cutting-edge weapon system, the Iron Man suit.

That's why the government is hesitant to act rashly.

Therefore, Tony's speech and the surrounding Iron Soldiers did not resonate much with these S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

There is only a sense of absurdity in this "reversal of the Heavenly Gang".

So they all instinctively pulled out their weapons and aimed them at these "Iron Men" who had suddenly appeared outside the window.

Clearly, they did not heed Tony's warnings and advice.

The reason is also very simple.

Every S.H.I.E.L.D. agent knows this very well.

Whether Tony's words are true or false, as shown in the picture, they really did lay down their weapons and not resist, just as Tony said.

From today onwards, S.H.I.E.L.D. will become a laughingstock for the entire world.

Alexander Pierce, who was in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the time, couldn't help but sneer.

If the person giving the speech were Peggy Carter, his former superior, he might have a headache.

But what about Tony Stark, this spoiled brat?

Ha ha.

"Shoot those things down!" Alexander Pierce, already inside the emergency exit, gave the attack order to the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. armed force.

He had already begun his retreat the moment the steel legion appeared.

No matter how things develop, he definitely cannot fall into the other side's hands.

With his command, all the armed defense systems around the Tri-Wing Building were activated, and hidden artillery emplacements rose up.

The cannons on the space battleships began adjusting their parameters, and the fighter jets prepared to take off and land.

The entire special forces team within S.H.I.E.L.D. was mobilized.

However, it was obvious that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s preparations for a full-scale counterattack could not be kept secret from the people inside the invisible Skybreaker spaceship, which was suspended in mid-air.

"See, I told you you shouldn't have given this speech. Wouldn't it have been better if Ms. Carter had done it?" Despite the full-scale counterattack from S.H.I.E.L.D., Levi showed no sign of nervousness and mocked Tony mercilessly.

Originally, according to Levi's idea, this speech should have been given by Peggy Carter, the current Captain Britain and former director and one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Given this combined identity, the power of her words and her influence on S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are not much less than that of Captain America in the original timeline.

As for the real Captain America, Steve Rogers?

Don't be ridiculous. His identity hasn't been revealed since he woke up. Even if he gave a speech saying he was Captain America, he'd need S.H.I.E.L.D. to believe him. In the current situation, he's less persuasive than Tony.

"Hmph, it's just that I didn't perform well!" Tony couldn't help but retort. "Besides, the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are all brainwashed. How could mere words possibly affect them?"

Seeing that the two were still in the mood to bicker even in such a tense situation, Steve Rogers, who was not used to this kind of scene, couldn't help but frown and wanted to step forward to stop them.

However, Peggy Carter, who was standing next to him, stopped him.

“This is a war for the Alliance…we just need to cooperate,” Peggy Carter said, shaking her head.

“But…” Steve Rogers was about to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Peggy Carter.

“No buts, Steve, the world is different now. It’s their world now,” Peggy Carter said.

Faced with Peggy Carter's old-fashioned advice, Steve felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

This awkwardness actually occurred frequently in his interactions with Peggy Carter after he woke up.

The reason is simple: although Peggy Carter's body has returned to a youthful state, her mindset is that of a nearly 100-year-old man.

Steve Rogers was merely frozen for sixty years; his mind and body remained in the state of sixty years ago, only his ideas couldn't keep up with modern society.

Therefore, there will definitely be some disharmony in their relationship.

But these are things that only the two of them can work out on their own.

However, overall, Steve still feels indebted to Carter because of the promise that was made 60 years late, so he chooses to listen to Carter in most matters.

It's the same this time.

"Have you two had enough? Do you want me to do a live broadcast? Let the whole world see what kind of people the leaders of the two alliances really are?" In the end, it was the spaceship's controller, Natasha, who brought the farce to an end.

"Ahem, this kind of resistance from S.H.I.E.L.D. won't affect the overall situation at all. Let them see the true strength of the Alliance! Jarvis, blast that big guy down there! Then take out all those turrets." Tony gave Jarvis the attack order.

At this moment, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents had already launched an attack on the Iron Soldiers.

However, their attacks posed little threat to the steel soldiers.

Although the steel soldiers are not made of vibranium, they are just high-strength alloys.

However, it can easily block ordinary bullets.

Therefore, the only real threats to the Steel Legion are the defensive artillery emplacements and the space carriers.

On the contrary, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were easily shot by the Iron Soldiers.

Of course, in order not to harm innocent people, since most ordinary agents are not actually Hydra, the Iron Soldiers did not use lethal weapons, and instead used specially designed stun guns.

When you hit someone, they won't make a sound.

The aircraft that attempted to take off from the space battleships all had their engines destroyed by the steel soldiers, leaving them stranded on the deck.

However, the defensive artillery emplacements on those ground and space warships still caused a lot of trouble for the steel soldiers, with dozens of them being destroyed.

Therefore, Tony's first target was the spaceship and those defensive gun emplacements—especially the spaceship, which he had long disliked.

With his command, the Potian's weapon system was activated, and it was aimed at the space battleship.

The next second, in the line of sight of S.H.I.E.L.D. below, several beams of light appeared out of thin air and directly bombarded the engine of the space battleship.

The once imposing and powerful space battleship suddenly began to emit black smoke and started to sway precariously.

Although the Potian was just a very ordinary small combat ship in the universe, its weapon power was quite limited.

However, using it to fight this space battleship, which is still barely in the experimental stage on Earth, is still a bit beyond its capabilities.

So the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents could only watch helplessly as their prized new weapon platform slowly crashed into the Potomac River in front of S.H.I.E.L.D.

(End of this chapter)