【"missile?"】
[Zhuge Cong answered while dealing with the Chitauri soldiers.]
【"how long!"】
"At most three minutes."
"That missile was armed with a nuclear warhead, enough to flatten the entire central area of Zone L."
[When Zhuge Cong heard the 'good news' brought by King, he was a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses.]
"Hachiman, you hold the fort here for a bit, I have something to do."
【"good."】
"Jarvis, transfer all remaining energy to the pusher."
[Hachiman Hikigaya didn't know what Zhuge Cong was planning. After all, King had only told Zhuge Cong, so Hachiman Hikigaya assumed Zhuge Cong was going to provide support. If Hachiman Hikigaya knew Zhuge Cong's true intentions, he would definitely stop Zhuge Cong, or at the very least, he would have to go himself. Zhuge Cong knew this, which is why he didn't tell him the truth.]
"It's okay to lose."
Hearing Jarvis's words, Zhuge Cong also took to the air, heading towards the direction from which the fighter jets were coming.
[Inside the fighter jet, the pilot's hand hovered over the launch button. After a moment's hesitation, he pressed it. The fighter jet launched the missile, loaded with a nuclear warhead, the missile flying towards the city center of District L according to the planned trajectory.]
"Nuclear bomb has been dropped. It will explode in two minutes and thirty seconds."
After giving his report, the driver turned and ran away.
292: I will become a firefly
Meanwhile, in the city, the heroes fighting against the Chitauri army were increasingly wounded, especially those with weaker physical abilities. Even the stronger heroes were struggling against the Chitauri's overwhelming numbers. Unbeknownst to them, a highly destructive nuclear bomb was hurtling towards them, intending to annihilate them along with the Chitauri soldiers.
[Captain Rogers was using his shield to knock away a Chitauri soldier when he was shot in the abdomen before he could dodge, collapsing severely wounded. Colossus, who was closest to Captain Rogers, rushed towards him upon seeing the danger. With his arms outstretched, he stood like an iron fortress, shielding Rogers from the Chitauri soldier's attack.]
[Then Colossus lifted the car next to him and slammed it into the pile of Chitauri soldiers, just like Dr. Zomboss in Plants vs. Zombies using a van to smash plants, instantly crushing a large number of them.]
"Are you alright?"
[Colossus, looking towards Rogers, extended his hand, asking a question. After all, Rogers had been shot in the extremely vulnerable area of the abdomen. Captain Rogers, panting, grasped the hand offered by Colossus and stood up, saying...]
"I'm fine."
"It doesn't look like it. If we don't shut it down soon, we won't be able to hold on."
[Colossus looked worriedly at the wormhole in the sky and said, "Even with his steel body, he is gradually suffering under the overwhelming firepower of the Chitauri army. Fortunately, his injuries are not too severe."]
Meanwhile, on the rooftop of the Zhuge Building, Black Widow Vermouth nimbly descended and retrieved the Mind Stone while Loki was stunned by the Hulk's attack. Dr. Yuiga Nariyuki, having regained his composure, walked to the device containing the Tesseract, turned on the computer, and began preparing to operate it.
"Aim at the top."
[Dr. Yuiga Nariyuki, seeing Black Widow Vermouth approaching with the Mind Staff, pointed and gestured for her to stab that spot with the staff. Vermouth then aimed the staff at the exact location Dr. Nariyuki had indicated and stabbed it down.]
When the dagger of the Mind Scepter touched the energy shield of the Cosmic Cube, it saw that unlike the weapons they had tried before, which were blocked by the Cosmic Cube's energy shield, this one penetrated the shield and began to seep in little by little.
"I can turn it off, I can turn off the Cosmic Cube."
[“Did you hear that?”]
[Vermouth, watching the Mind Staff steadily approach the Cosmic Cube, shared the good news with her teammates with a mix of excitement and joy.]
"Then shut it down!"
[Captain Rogers immediately spoke up after hearing Black Widow Vermouth's words. After all, every second of delay in closing the portal would result in one more casualty, and the heroes present were already exhausted. Of course, Hulk and Thor, those two freaks, could continue fighting.]
"Wait! Don't turn it off yet!"
[After hearing what Black Widow Vermouth and Captain Rogers said, Zhuge Cong also spoke hurriedly.]
"Why, Zhuge Cong, are you not shutting it down when the enemy is still attacking in droves?"
Captain Rogers was puzzled as to why Zhuge Cong insisted on not shutting it down.
"Because a nuclear missile is approaching, heading towards the city center of District L."
"And that nuclear bomb will explode within a minute."
[Zhuge Cong spoke calmly, yet his words stirred unrest in everyone who heard them.]
"I've already decided where to send it."
[As Zhuge Cong spoke, he noticed the nuclear missile approaching. He slammed on the brakes, but the missile flew ahead of him. Zhuge Cong immediately turned around to give chase.]
[Then Zhuge Cong caught up with the nuclear bomb and managed to catch it beneath him.]
"Clap clap clap."
Light Yagami didn't say anything, he just clapped his hands, because he had already guessed what Zhuge Cong wanted to do, or rather, he didn't need to think too much about it. Anyone who wasn't stupid could guess Zhuge Cong's plan.
Zhuge Cong prevented Captain Rogers from ordering the portal to be closed because Zhuge Cong planned to send the nuclear bomb to the Chitauri army, but that would mean he himself might not be able to return.
"Is Zhuge Cong planning to take everyone down with him?"
Gordon looked at Zhuge Cong on the screen and said that Zhuge Cong's armor was already quite tattered, and after maintaining such a high-intensity battle with the Chitauri army for so long, the armor's energy was running low, as indicated when it fired the red armor-piercing laser earlier. Now, with a nuclear missile being dragged along and being turned around to fly into the sky, it was conceivable that Zhuge Cong's return was uncertain.
"Most likely, after all, Zhuge Cong's current situation is not very optimistic."
L looked on and said, "I have to say that Zhuge Cong's act of lifting the nuclear bomb was a true sacrifice."
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I don't know what to say anymore.
"I just think those politicians are a bunch of idiots."
Saitama looked at Zhuge Cong, who was dragging a nuclear missile through the light screen, intending to perish together with the Chitauri army, and said, "If those politicians hadn't launched the nuclear missile, they could have just shut it down, and Zhuge Cong wouldn't have had to sacrifice himself."
Now Zhuge Cong has to clean up the mess left by those foolish politicians.
"A hero."
Genos looked at Zhuge Cong, who was fearless in the face of death, and said that Zhuge Cong's image was officially reversed when he lifted the nuclear bomb. Before, there were more or less criticisms and doubts. After all, Zhuge Cong initially showed a cynical and playboy attitude.
His selfless act of holding up the nuclear bomb made Genos realize what a hero is, and Genos wasn't the only one who thought so; even the original Zhuge Cong haters on the internet fell silent.
"Aren't you afraid that the nuclear bomb will detonate prematurely when you go to transport it?"
Sato Kazuma looked at Zhuge Cong and said, after all, the way Zhuge Cong lifted the nuclear bomb in the light screen was not light, and it even looked like he bumped into the nuclear bomb twice.
"Is that what you're focusing on? Actually, those few bumps and scrapes aren't a big problem."
"Besides, if it really explodes, then so be it."
Zhuge Cong was saying things that were completely inconsistent with his behavior in the light screen. Hachiman Hikigaya and the others were originally paying tribute to Zhuge Cong, who was performing such a righteous and awe-inspiring act in the light screen. But the next second, after hearing Zhuge Cong's words, they were all thinking, "Is this really something this guy would do? Lifting a nuclear bomb?"
"Sir, you don't have enough energy to go back."
Jarvis reminded Zhuge Cong.
"It's alright, let's save that energy for the nuclear bomb's deflection."
"Sir, it's Mr. Hachiman Hikigaya calling."
[Upon hearing Jarvis's words, Zhuge Cong turned his head and saw Hachiman Hikigaya's call notification. Looking at his friend's avatar one last time, as if making a final farewell, Zhuge Cong asked Jarvis to hang up the call.]
[Because Zhuge Cong knew that Hachiman Hikigaya must have overheard his words and realized he had lied to him. Although Zhuge Cong felt he hadn't lied to Hachiman Hikigaya—he had simply not told him he planned to launch the nuclear bomb—he was calling to inquire. Zhuge Cong even suspected that Hachiman Hikigaya was either trying to stop him or was bravely going to his death with him while on the phone.]
"Jarvis, hang up for me."
"Yes, sir. Would you like me to call Ms. Shiho Miyano for you?"
[Zhuge Cong originally intended to refuse outright, but upon seeing the picture of Shiho Miyano displayed on the phone screen, he paused for a moment, then asked Jarvis to call Shiho Miyano for him.]
Meanwhile, Shiho Miyano was on a plane traveling to other districts to help Zhuge Cong select suitable sites for the construction of the Zhuge Building. During the flight, she also learned about the current events in District L.
"The central street of District L has now been completely transformed into a battlefield. The army has arrived and is doing its utmost to suppress the enemy's offensive, but they seem to be struggling. I must admit, I have never seen anything like this in my entire career."
"We don't yet know the origins of this team, but we can recognize that it includes billionaire Zhuge Cong, who is also Iron Man; Iron Man Zhuge Cong's friend, Colonel Hikigaya Hachiman, also known as War Machine; the Hulk, the green monster who once wreaked havoc on the streets; and our good neighbor Spider-Man."
"And it seems there are quite a few superheroes we haven't seen before."
[At this moment, Shiho Miyano was listening to the news report on TV while searching for related information on her computer. The majority of the information consisted of videos taken by some daring individuals. She didn't call Zhuge Cong for fear of disturbing him, and thus missed his call; after all, no one could have predicted that he would order the nuclear bomb to be dropped.]
Inside the aircraft carrier, the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel were intently watching Zhuge Cong's movements, as he was currently carrying a nuclear bomb.
At this moment, Zhuge Cong arrived in the city carrying a nuclear bomb. His heroic figure attracted the attention of all the heroes on the ground, who looked up at him, gazing at the red figure holding the nuclear bomb.
[While Hachiman Hikigaya's armor is slower than Zhuge Cong's in terms of flight speed, let alone Zhuge Cong's armor at full speed.]
With Jarvis's assistance, Zhuge Cong seized the opportunity to fly upwards. A large amount of energy was used for a detour, and Zhuge Cong flew just short of the Zhuge Building, but crashed into its top. Fortunately, the nuclear bomb was unharmed.
"Oh my god, that scared me to death! My heart skipped a beat when Iron Man rammed into me."
Looking at Zhuge Cong, who had just crashed into the Zhuge Building, Masahiro Oyama said that when he saw Zhuge Cong crash into it, he felt his heart skip a beat, fearing that a nuclear bomb would explode and all the heroes would perish.
[When Zhuge Cong entered the final stage of delivering the nuclear bomb, he unleashed all the energy of his battle armor. After all, if it had been any later and the nuclear bomb had exploded, all his hard work would have been in vain.]
[Zhuge Cong, accelerating at full speed, successfully delivered the nuclear missile into the portal, and he himself disappeared within the portal.]
The S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel aboard the aircraft carrier erupted in cheers as Zhuge Cong successfully detonated the nuclear missile. Only Nick Fury, Director King, looked at Zhuge Cong disappearing from the screen with a self-reproachful, bitter smile.
King felt responsible for Zhuge Cong's death. He believed that if he had detected the politicians' intentions sooner, and if he had intercepted the attack, the portal would already be closed, and they would be holding a victory celebration instead of commemorating the heroic death of Zhuge Cong.
[The armor of Zhuge Cong, which had flown into the portal, had lost its luster. Jarvis, after uttering his final words of "call failed," also disconnected from the machine. Zhuge Cong slowly released his grip on the nuclear missile, and in the instant he looked up, he saw only the tip of the iceberg of the Chitauri army.]
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