American comics: Enlightenment in Arkham, Ascension to Homelander.

Chapter 157 A Veteran
"Shit, I...uh..."

On the communication channel, Stark was about to say something back when he was shocked and froze by Downton who suddenly appeared in front of him.

At the same time, Downton came close to Stark's ear, took off his headset and put it into his own ear.

After tapping his ears gently, Donton clearly heard that Steve was still talking there.

"It's no use talking about hell, because your personality is exactly the same as Howard's back then. Although he is indeed my close comrade-in-arms, other than that, he can be really irritating sometimes, you know."

"Yeah, of course I understand. After all, every showy guy will unconsciously occupy the right to speak for all the teammates around him. They talk too much!"

Donton responded to Steve and continued speaking into the communication channel.

"Oh, guys, I'm the Downton you're talking about.

Although the aerospace carrier is still some distance away from New York, I can still hear what you said clearly. Thank you Captain America for your affirmation of me, haha!"

As he spoke, Downton put his arm around Stark's stiff shoulders and forcibly carried the guy to the lounge in his laboratory.

While sitting on the sofa, Donton continued to speak on the communication channel.

"Guys, the rest of you should learn from Captain America and stop being angry all the time. Harmony is the key to creating a perfect world.

Remember, we must be harmonious with each other. In order to set an example, I have set up a banquet in Stark Tower, and you all have to be there in a while!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Donton took out his headphones and crushed them to pieces.

On the side, Stark shook off Downton's arm uncomfortably, then looked at Downton warily and said.

“Your banquet… is being held at my house?
Are you sure you are setting up your banquet?"

"Come on man, stop being so stingy!"

Downton interrupted Stark's question with amusement, then patted Stark's shoulder heavily.

"If you really can't figure it out, think about the nuclear bomb just now. If I hadn't helped you, your building would have grown mushrooms along with the mushroom cloud.

If you look at it this way, I saved your building, and I even saved the entire New York.

Considering all the things I have done, are you too reluctant to treat me to a meal?"

Having said that, Downton finally emphasized something to Stark.

"But I helped you keep everything you have in New York, so to put it bluntly, in today's New York City, what's yours is mine!"

Having said that, Downton looked around and continued to speak to Stark.

"So where is my little hot pepper? Call her up to give me a foot massage first~"

"Shit!!!"

Hearing what Downton said, Stark hurriedly escaped from his arms, and then looked at Downton with indignation.

Facing Stark's expression, Downton grinned and waved his hand casually.

"Okay, calm down, I was just fucking kidding you.

How could I possibly be interested in that little hot chili girl of yours? Not to mention giving her a foot massage, even licking her feet won’t be her turn~”

"Donton, I finally realize how irritating I am!!!"

Before Downton could finish speaking, Stark couldn't help but growl, and then hurried towards the door of the laboratory.

As he walked, he spoke without turning his head.

"You like Stark Tower, don't you? Fine, it's yours now. Anyway, I don't like a building that has been destroyed by others!

As for the banquet you mentioned, that thing at least needs to be given to me to give orders to my men, right?
Please wait here, I will..."

"You're just looking for a chance to escape, Tony!"

Donton interrupted Tony with a smile, then appeared in front of Tony and blocked Tony's way.

Looking at Downton, who was half a head taller than him, Tony took a deep breath and then simply spread his hands to Downton.

“Dude, you’re a strong man who can tear a building apart with your bare hands, you wouldn’t be interested in me right now.

You see, I don't even have a set of armor right now. Even if you want to fight me, you should at least wait until I make a new set of armor."

"hehe."

Downton responded to Stark's words with a sneer and patted Stark's shoulder gently.

"Stark!"

He said this while facing Stark's worried and nervous expression.

"I've never had a full banquet, and you happen to be very rich.

So, if any dish from the Man Han Banquet is missing from today's banquet, I will cut a piece of meat from Chili Pepper and go to Hell's Kitchen to find a few more friendly guys to make up the dish!"

"That's it?"

Hearing what Downton said, Stark was stunned, then nodded quickly.

“I thought you were going to say something, but it turns out you were just worried about the dishes?

If that's all, then don't worry. Even if New York is beaten like this, I will prepare all the rewards you want for your saving of New York."

“Uh, are you sure you’re not doing this for Pepper?

Haha, you are really stubborn, Tony~"

Donton sneered at Stark and walked out of the laboratory on his own.

But just as Downton left, Stark couldn't help but curl his lips and then spoke in a low voice.

"You said you've never had a full banquet, so how do you know if there are any missing dishes?"

"Shit, you just love to argue, if you don't, you're going to die!"

Downton couldn't help but turn around and curse Stark harshly.

Then, without looking at Stark again, he returned to the top of Stark Tower.

The rooftop was full of traces of fighting, but no one was there. There was only a teleporter left, and countless Chitauri corpses lying around.

The Chitauri are life forms that are bound to the mother body's signals and are controlled by the mother body.

Even if there is no nuclear bomb to destroy the Chitauri mothership, with the closing of the portal, the long distance has caused the Chitauri signal to become intermittent.

Then, Donton saw those Chitauri who were still intact rolling and flapping on the rooftop like dead fish.

At the same time, the war between Thor and Hulk continues, and the two have fought from New York to the sea.

After watching from a distance, Donton felt that the fight between the two men was almost over. After all, he clearly saw that Thor's eyelids were swollen.

In addition, in the direction of Thor and the Hulk, Steve and Natasha happened to be driving an airship towards New York.

However, as the signal of the Chitauri mothership weakened, their airship became less usable and it would probably crash into the sea soon.

then……

brush~
After the flames were lit, Donton landed on Steve and Natasha's airship.

At this time, Steve was nervously controlling the airship, while Natasha was lying on the edge of the airship looking at the sea, constantly determining the landing angle.

"Steve, slow down. It looks like the airship can't make it to the dock. We may have to swim back!"

"I see. I have no problem swimming, as long as I don't get frozen by the ice again!"

The moment he finished speaking, Steve suddenly controlled the airship to climb to its maximum speed. He and Natasha planned to use the rapidly reduced horizontal speed of the airship as it climbed to reduce the impact force when they entered the water.

Just as the airship began to climb, Donton suddenly rushed to Steve's side and coughed softly.

"Cough cough!"

"Downton?!!"

On the side, Natasha called out in surprise, and after hearing the name, Steve showed an expression of gratitude to Donton.

"So you are Donton, it's a pity that now is not the right time, otherwise I would definitely thank you.

You saved New York from the bomb, and my hometown of Brookline was one of them, so I owe you one, man!"

As Steve spoke, he adjusted the airship's climbing angle.

Then he held his shield and continued to yell at Natasha.

"Get ready to dive!"

"No, I have a better idea. For example, I save you for a little while, and then you return the favor to me together with the previous favors!"

Donton suddenly interrupted Steve, and without waiting for Steve's response, he picked up Natasha and Steve, one in each hand.

Looking at the two shocked people, Donton grinned.

“Have you ever been on a roller coaster?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Donton's legs exerted force suddenly and then rushed out fiercely.

The airship under his feet quickly disintegrated into several pieces due to the reaction force of his jump.

at the same time……

"Wow!!!"

Looking at the sky and clouds flying by rapidly, and then looking at the New York City gradually approaching below his feet, Steve exclaimed and gave a thumbs up to Downton in the wind.

“I’ve been on roller coasters, but I promise it’s not as good as this one.

You're so cool, man!"

"Haha, thank you for the compliment. I hope you can continue to laugh after I return the favor!"

As Donton responded to Steve, he landed on the edge of the dock due to gravity.

Then, he exerted force with his legs again, and after the next jump, he brought Steve and Natasha to the roof of Stark Tower.

This time, Steve's feet finally touched the ground. Looking at the dilapidated rooftop of Stark Tower, he couldn't help but take a breath.

"So many corpses, this must have been a huge war. Before this, I actually thought that after I was frozen, the world would really return to peace.

But now, it turns out that the world has never been at peace, it’s just that the problems are hidden deeper.”

"Yes, you are right, but you have to pay back the favor you owe me!"

Donton interrupted Steve with a smile, then suddenly made a move and pulled Steve's round shield off his arm.

Just when Steve was completely stunned, Downton immediately returned to Downton Abbey with the shield and handed his new loot to the technological duo Luther and Bruce.

Later, Downton reappears on the rooftop of Stark Tower in flames.

At the same time, looking at his empty wrists, Steve swallowed hard, then took a deep breath and said to Donton melancholy.

"If my shield could buy a city's safety every time.

I should really have them make me some more shields then, man.

Anyway, thank you so much for today.

I'm Steve Rogers, a veteran from the past."

After he finished speaking, Steve reached out his hand to Donton.

In response to Steve's courtesy, Donton gently shook Steve's hand and then nodded to Steve.

"Hello, Steve, I'm Donton.

In some ways, it seems like you and I have a lot in common.

It's like you're crawling out of the past.

I'm just an ordinary person who keeps crawling back from death."

(End of this chapter)