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

Logically speaking, Hydra wouldn't do something like taking the blame upon themselves.

But the situation is different now. They are happy to see the two leaders of the now-famous superhero organization, the Avengers, turn against each other.

Steve looked at Bucky not far away, puzzled. Bucky had suddenly frozen in place for some reason, and no matter how much Steve called out to him, it was to no avail.

Turning his gaze away, Steve was surprised to find Tony frozen in place, just as if petrified.

Confused and unsure of what was going on, Steve could only ask, "Tony, what's wrong?"

"...It was him."

"What are you saying? I don't quite understand."

"He killed my parents!"

"??!"

Now Steve was stunned too.

Fortunately, Steve snapped out of it quickly. "Wait! Tony, isn't there some misunderstanding? We can..."

"Steve Rogers!"

Tony's sudden roar left Steve somewhat bewildered.

"Hehe... What a magnificent name. I've heard your name from my father countless times."

Tony opened his visor, his bloodshot eyes meeting Steve's. "In his words, you are the very embodiment of perfection."

"He speaks so highly of you, he told me you were friends with him... Now! Tell me! Do you want to seek justice for him!"

"..."

Steve saw his own expression reflected in Tony's eyes—his eyes were full of astonishment, and his lips trembled as he opened them but couldn't utter a word.

Yes, he is Steve Rogers, he is Captain America.

Everyone thought Captain America was perfect, and the righteous Steve Rogers would never be confused because he would only do the right thing.

But who knows that he wasn't a god either; he was also a person who could feel lost.

Steve never considered himself a perfect being, nor did he seek the worship of the world; he simply did what he could.

But this time, he really didn't know what to do.

Bucky is his friend, Tony is his friend, and Howard is his friend as well.

Steve didn't know why Bucky was still alive, or why he was with Hydra. He also didn't know how Howard had suddenly been killed by Bucky, and he didn't know how to face Tony at this moment.

Completely clueless about the whole situation, Steve was speechless and wanted to speak but hesitated. He frantically urged himself to act, but his body was like a puppet with its strings cut, showing no reaction whatsoever.

Tony, who hadn't yet lost his composure, observed Steve's reaction, his eyes swirling with complex emotions. Finally, he closed his visor, hiding his disappointment behind it, and strode past Steve toward Bucky.

One second, two seconds... finally!

"etc!"

Hearing the sound, Tony turned around and looked at Steve.

"I see……"

Steve's voice trembled slightly as he said, "I will give you an explanation, I will give Bucky an explanation, I will give Howard an explanation... I will give everyone an explanation!"

In Steve's eyes, there was a mixture of his usual unwavering resolve and an unprecedented pleading, "Tony, please trust me just this once?"

He didn't know if he could do it, but he could only take all the responsibility on his shoulders. He didn't know if he could handle it, but if he didn't, he wouldn't be Steve Rogers.

"..."

Tony stared silently at Steve.

After a long silence, Tony finally spoke slowly, "We can't let him get away."

Tony used "we" to tell Steve that he could give Steve time, but the bottom line was that Bucky had to be under their control during that time, which meant he had to be locked up.

From the beginning, although Tony was emotional, he never lost his composure.

Fortunately, the worst-case scenario didn't happen—if Steve, whom he considered a friend and who was also his father's former friend, had chosen Bucky and stood against them, that would have truly driven him crazy.

"No! This isn't the result I wanted!"

Zora, within the virtual screen of the visor, roared in fury, "This shouldn't be happening!"

"Jarvis, see the guest out."

Zola's impotent and furious face flashed repeatedly before finally disappearing completely.

Meanwhile, Bucky, who had been AFK, seemed to have received new instructions through his headset and began to take action.

Tony and Steve were also prepared to respond.

A flicker of pain crossed Steve's eyes as he murmured, "You'll be alright, Bucky, I promise."

However, before the three could regroup and fight again, they stopped once more.

One hand was placed on Bucky's shoulder, immobilizing him.

Tony and Steve looked surprised and delighted when they saw who it was. "Wayne?!"

Wayne, who appeared suddenly without warning, glanced around and then snapped his fingers, teleporting away planes, tanks, armies... a whole bunch of random things.

The remaining Colossus, Storm, and the others were completely bewildered.

Wanda watched this scene with curiosity, and for some reason, she felt as if she could do it too.

Aside from Wanda, Wayne did not bring Felicia on this trip.

He had just taken Felicia to a safe place, and Felicia had no objection to it. After all, given Genosha's current condition, let alone her, most of the heroes and villains on Earth could not guarantee their survival there.

Therefore, rather than letting Wayne be distracted by taking care of her in the past, Felicia prefers to help Wayne in other ways.

She plans to use her connections to find a few hacker friends to reveal the secrets she dug up from Hydra to the world and stop the current war.

When Wanda learned that Kinosa was in danger, she refused to stay in a safe place with Felicia.

Having no other choice, Wayne had to take her along.

After all, Wanda is capable of protecting herself, and abandoning her might make things even more complicated—excessive emotional outbursts could trigger Wanda's chaos magic.

Although Wayne has the ability to solve it, after all, he has beaten up Xithon, the most famous user of chaos magic in the multiverse.

But this is obviously an unnecessary hassle; it would be simpler and easier to just bring Wanda along.

As for Tony and his group, Wayne had actually noticed the situation there when he arrived.

At that moment, just one glance at Wayne revealed that this was probably the prelude to the legendary "Shield vs. Iron Man" battle.