In front of Superman, you have no choice but to give yourself to a little girl.

In the heart of Antarctica, a giant enclosed valley surrounded by a ring volcano.

Volcanic ash and acidic water vapor released by the volcano year-round condense into a thick fog that lingers above the valley.

A fighter jet covered by an invisible force field passed through the fog and landed at the bottom of the valley surrounded by volcanoes.

The landing fighter jet passed through an invisible force field that was extremely difficult to detect, and a scene that should not have appeared in such a place came into view.

"Tropical rainforest?"

Johnny, who was leaning against the fighter jet window, rubbed his eyes. "Are you kidding me? It's almost minus two hundred degrees outside!"

"This was man-made."

A hint of amazement flashed in Reed's eyes. "Using volcanic geothermal units to isolate the outside cold air, and then using artificial weather to build an internal system to achieve a closed climate loop, plus that broad-spectrum cloaking force field just now... When was such a massive project built?"

Based on Reed's understanding of S.H.I.E.L.D., which constantly complains about lack of funding, they shouldn't have this kind of technological capability.

Ben subconsciously replied, "Maybe they didn't build it after all."

Susan glanced at Wayne—sure enough, the kid wasn't surprised at all; it seemed he already knew about this place.

Wayne was naturally aware of the existence of this place; after all, how could such a place escape his superhuman vision?

He had also heard from Viper that Hydra had tried to take over the place several times, but had failed for various reasons.

"But no matter who built it... it's about to collapse."

With Reed's discerning eye, it was clear that this place was on the verge of collapse.

Although this place has been able to maintain its tropical rainforest climate in the past by using volcanic geothermal energy, it will not last long in the face of the cold air that may freeze the whole world. Sooner or later, it will be frozen along with everything else.

As the fighter jet approached the designated location sent by Fury, the group of primitive tribesmen below also spotted it.

However, they didn't seem very surprised; they simply moved a little further away to make room for the fighter jets to land.

The hatch opened, and everyone disembarked from the fighter jet.

Susan scanned the primitive tribe, her gaze finally settling on a creature that shouldn't exist there. Her beautiful eyes widened in confusion. "A saber-toothed tiger?"

"Forget about the saber-toothed tiger."

Johnny stared blankly, pointing to a creature propped up against a wall not far away. "Look what's that?"

Looking in the direction Johnny pointed, they saw a dismembered dinosaur resting on a bonfire that had been extinguished by the gust of wind stirred up by the landing of the fighter jet.

Judging from the severed head, it should have been a carnivorous dinosaur, whose original body length was estimated to be around three meters.

I couldn't help but complain, "Is this thing considered a protected animal?"

"Of course not. After all, this is the southernmost point of the world, it doesn't belong to any country, and in their understanding, this thing has long been extinct."

Tony, wearing sunglasses and with his hands in his pockets, walked over from a distance. "Welcome to this wild land isolated from modern civilization, gentlemen."

As he spoke, Tony pulled his hand out of his pocket and put it on Wayne's shoulder. "Come on, kid, I'll show you what the world of two hundred million years ago is like."

"I have seen the Earth 200 million years ago."

"...You're such a spoilsport."

Tony smirked, not doubting Wayne's words—isn't it normal for Superman to be able to travel through time?

However, Tony was right. The ecosystem of the Wildlands is extremely primitive. The "youngest" people living there are primitive humans, and the oldest species can indeed be traced back to the Triassic period, 200 million years ago.

Even so, tribal civilizations had already emerged here, and the primitive people here were already quite similar to modern people in appearance.

When S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered this place, Fury only reported it "selectively" for various reasons; otherwise, the place wouldn't have been so "quiet."

However, Fury at the time believed that it was because he had absolute authority in S.H.I.E.L.D. that the secrets of the Wildlands were not completely exposed.

He thought everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. was loyal to him... but now it seems Hydra was the one who made the move.

Hydra, which wanted to occupy this place, naturally wouldn't want it to attract the attention of other forces.

Reed glanced around and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, where are Captain Rogers and the others?"

"The captain and Barnes are busy with other things. The chaos in Antarctica has given a lot of people bad ideas. You know... the end of the world, they love to stir up trouble like that."

Tony couldn't help but think of how Steve and Bucky had been inseparable for the past few days. He didn't understand... but he respected it.

Unlike their first meeting, Tony's attitude towards Bucky has improved considerably now—after all, his parents have forgiven Bucky, so he can't say much. Besides, although they haven't spent much time together these days, Bucky is indeed not a bad person.

Shortly after regaining consciousness and understanding the situation, Bucky did not ask for forgiveness but instead confessed to his crime, without shifting blame or making excuses.

He had no choice, but he was the one who killed them, and he hadn't forgotten anyone he had killed—Bucky could distinguish that the blame did not lie with him, but he also did not evade the fact that he was the vehicle for the murder.

Even though the Starks have been resurrected and he has received their forgiveness, Bucky still couldn't help but doubt himself for a while.

Later, persuaded by Steve, Bucky decided to go with Steve to help more people, at least to make his own life a little easier.