Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 9 Home Insurance: "Alien Invasion Exclusion Clause"

The Chirita are coming.

The Chirita were gone.

Leaving behind Loki, the leader of this alien invasion, many Chitauri soldiers who were still on Earth and had no time to evacuate, and the devastated New York City, they left in disgrace.

good news.

Loki has been captured, and even the Chitauri soldiers left on Earth have lost contact with their base and are paralyzed as if the power has been cut off.

At the moment when the space wormhole was completely closed, the Chitauri soldiers who were still wreaking havoc over New York City suddenly lost power and fell from the sky one after another like dumplings.

obviously.

In this sudden alien invasion and battle to defend the Earth, the Earth ultimately won the final victory.

bad news.

New York City suffered severe damage, with the five blocks centered around the Stark Tower being the hardest hit.

After all, that was the main battlefield, and it was almost destroyed.

The damage in other parts of Manhattan was relatively small, mainly compared with the damage in the main battlefield, but if compared with other places in New York City, the damage was also quite serious.

The next is the rest of New York City.

But there is one exception.

"Over in Jackson Heights, Queens, there's a whole block that was practically razed to the ground by the Chitauri."

"what?"

Aboard the helicarrier, satellite footage of New York City was being viewed. Commander Maria Hill, in combat uniform, spoke into the headsets of the original Avengers, who were just rejoicing over Iron Man's reawakening. "Strangely enough, the entire borough of Queens, except for the Jackson Heights block, has been subjected to a blanket Chitauri bombardment. According to the data stream, the Chitauri rampaging through Queens seem furious and are converging in that area."

The original Avengers who were still on the main battlefield looked at each other in bewilderment as they heard Commander Maria Hill's words through the headset.

In the end, Captain America spoke first.

"why?"

"Not sure, the agents are already on their way."

Maria Hill said this, then changed the subject: "All Chirita life signals have disappeared. Congratulations, Captain, we won."

As soon as these words came out.

The original Avengers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and then looked at each other.

after that……

There was a happy expression on their faces.

That night.

Not only the TV stations in New York City, but almost all the TV stations across the country and even the world were reporting the news of the Chitauri invasion of Earth.

no doubt.

The first generation of Avengers, who were active on the main battlefield and were the main force of this war, were also officially exposed.

Captain America, Steve Rogers.

Iron Man, Tony Stark.

Thor, the God of Thunder.

Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff.

The Hulk, Bruce Banner.

Hawkeye, Clint Barton.

Almost all the serious TV stations were reporting the details of this war.

The unreliable TV stations broadcast gossip and unofficial history of the Avengers.

Among them, the most popular one is naturally Captain America Steve Rogers, who was confirmed to have come back from the dead and reappeared after disappearing for many years without any change in appearance.

After all, Captain America is the symbol of America in this world. His popularity is already very high. Now he has come back from the dead and made a comeback. His popularity has skyrocketed.

Such as right now.

At this moment, Hawke was eating the relief meal distributed by the church staff while watching the wild history of Captain America on the old 18-inch TV not far away.

no way.

His apartment building has become a pile of ruins. Not only him, but also the people in his apartment, strictly speaking, all the residents in his block have been left homeless.

Because their neighborhood was put under martial law by a group of men in black clothes and black ties half an hour after the battle.

Some residents who wanted to go back to see if they could salvage their belongings from the rubble were not allowed to go. The response was that a federal martial law had been declared, and entry was prohibited.

Fortunately, the organizations in the blockade took into consideration their homelessness and found them a temporary shelter in an unused hangar at LaGuardia Airport. They also found a nearby church to provide free food to help them through their difficult times.

but……

Just as Hawke was munching on the bread in his hand and listening to Captain America's anecdotes, he heard sobbing sounds beside him.

Hawke came back to his senses and turned his head to look.

into the eye.

A burly man who looked to be about thirty-five years old was now folding his arms and burying himself between his legs. His crying was very soft at first, but soon turned into loud howling.

The survivors nearby couldn't help but feel curious.

"What’s wrong with you."

“My house is gone.”

"fine."

I thought something serious had happened to the crying man, but when I heard this, the survivor comforted me, "We have insurance, don't worry."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, but when the crying man heard this, he cried even harder.

This time the survivors are in trouble.

"What's wrong? Didn't you buy insurance?"

"No, I bought it."

"That……"

"I just called the insurance company," the weeping man sobbed, looking at the survivor who was comforting him. "The insurance company said that alien invasion falls under the exclusion clause and is not covered by their compensation."

The expression on the survivor's face was frozen.

"what?"

"Exempt?"

"No way."

“Why won’t the insurance company pay?”

"No, I need to make a phone call right away."

"..."

The other survivors who were listening to the conversation between the survivor and the crying man could no longer sit still after hearing this. They all found their phones and called the insurance company that covered their home insurance.

About a minute later, a second crying sound was heard.

The third way.

The fourth way.

In the blink of an eye, the entire hangar was filled with the sobbing of those who were about to become homeless.

Hawke was almost surrounded by crying people. In this atmosphere, he felt a lump in his throat when he thought about the loss of his apartment and the non-compensation of the insurance.

But he soon reacted.

Wait a moment.

His apartment is a welfare apartment provided by the federal government, and it will be taken away next year when he turns 18.

This is also the reason why Hawke lived frugally and saved up 30,000 US dollars.

Because after he turns eighteen, he will be kicked out of the welfare apartment by the federal government in the name of "independence".

After all, eighteen years old is already an adult under New York State law, so naturally he cannot enjoy the treatment of an underage orphan.

what?
You don’t have money to rent a house?
Sorry, that's none of our business. There are so many homeless people under the bridges and in the sewers in New York City. You can try to ask them if they mind squeezing in.

and so……

I don’t even have a house, so if the insurance doesn’t pay, it’s none of my business.

Hawke came back to his senses and looked at the survivor who was crying and had a somewhat ferocious expression. He seemed to have thought of something, and stood up calmly and walked out of the hangar.

He was afraid that a gunfight would break out here later.

……

(End of this chapter)