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Chapter 158 The Phantom in the Sky Over New York

The danger facing the clown, Erin.

Outsiders wouldn't know.

They only believed what they had seen with their own eyes—that incredible scene.

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Even Tony Stark, who was overseeing the entire operation from the top of the building, couldn't help but twitch his face when he saw the Joker Arryn, who seemed to be dancing and slaughtering at will amidst a swarm of worms.

"It's him again..."

"This guy is totally stealing the spotlight from me..."

"And doesn't he find it disgusting to fight amidst that swarm of worms?"

Faced with this overwhelming tide of worms, wouldn't it be better to keep our distance and deal with them using some powerful weapons?

Why take such a huge risk and run into the worm horde to fight them at close range?

Is it because of exceptional skill and daring, or is it simply a pursuit of thrills?

Anyway, Tony Stark didn't quite understand Arryn the Joker's fighting style.

However, not understanding is one thing.

They saw the clown Erin make a move.

After holding back the largest swarm of worms on the battlefield, Tony breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At this point, the weapons mounted on his Mark IV armor were almost completely exhausted from his continuous use.

Although Tony had used Jarvis's computing power to minimize resource consumption and seize opportune moments to maximize damage.

They used those powerful, deadly weapons to inflict maximum damage on the worm swarm.

But as more and more worms emerged from the sewers, those disgusting worms seemed endless.

This meant that the situation on the battlefield not only failed to improve, but actually worsened.

"Hopefully, the reinforcements General Ross mentioned will arrive soon, otherwise, things will get really complicated."

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Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Natasha, who had already used up all the plasma bombs in her hand, looked at the clown not far from her.

A strange light flashed in his eyes.

Is he the Joker who caused S.H.I.E.L.D. so much damage?

Indeed, very strong.

That sight of them dancing and wreaking havoc amidst the desperate torrent of worms.

This made Natasha feel inferior.

More importantly, the other party was completely unharmed.

but.

If someone offends S.H.I.E.L.D., even if they are incredibly strong, Nick Fury will find ways to make it impossible for them to move an inch.

Natasha knew all too well how petty Nick Fury was.

Poor guy.

However, given his abilities, even if the bureau chief wanted to cause him trouble, it probably wouldn't be that easy!

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Just as Natasha was lost in her thoughts...

General Ross, in the center of the battlefield, looked at the clown Erin, who was holding back the worm torrent almost single-handedly, not far away.

A loud cheer immediately erupted.

"A great opportunity!"

General Ross's eyes lit up, and the next second, he called over a lieutenant and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Understood, General!"

After saluting Ross, the lieutenant quickly ran towards an armored vehicle in the distance.

Not long after.

A uniquely shaped device rose from the top of the armored vehicle.

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"That is..."

On the rooftop, Tony Stark raised an eyebrow at the large, unusual device activated by General Ross, feeling a strange sense of familiarity about it.

"Sir, according to the scan, the structure of that device is 67 percent similar to the particle freezing gun you once made. However, compared to the particle freezing gun you used to cool the swimming pool, this device is much larger..."

It's much, much bigger than that!

That special large device was hundreds or even thousands of times larger than the particle freezing gun he had built.

"I knew that device looked so familiar!"

"But how did my little toy end up like this, and even end up in General Ross's hands???"

Jarvis: "Sir, Mr. Obadiah once took your particle freezing gun under the pretext of cooling down his swimming pool, and then... he never returned it!"

Tony: "......"

Ok!

It's Obadiah again!

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"Activate the aiming system!"

After pressing a special button, a device resembling a cannon barrel rose up from the center of the special large device.

Under the operation of several federal soldiers.

The "cannon barrel" changed direction and aimed at the swarm of worms on another street.

There was no other clown delaying them on that street.

Therefore, by comparison, the worm swarm on that street caused greater damage, and the current worm swarm is much larger in scale.

In just a few short moments, at least a hundred people had perished in the worm swarm.

"What a pity..."

General Ross glanced regretfully at Abomination and the Hulk.

This special weapon was originally intended to be used against these two large creatures, to freeze them, and then drag them back to the base so that the military could study the reasons for the changes that had occurred in them.

Let's see if we can replicate this miracle in biological history and help them develop an even more powerful super soldier serum.

but

Unexpectedly, instead of using it on the intended target, it was used on these little insects first.

Once the weapon's function is revealed, it won't be so easy to use it to deal with Abomination and Hulk next time.

After all, they aren't those mindless beasts!

He glanced at the crowd frantically fleeing from the worm tide, and at his daughter, whom he had sent to a more distant place.

Ross shook his head, then muttered something under his breath!

"Everything for the Federation!"

"Fire!"

Under General Ross's orders.

On the barrel of that particle freezing cannon, rings of blue energy quickly lit up.

A massive amount of energy rapidly converged in the cannon barrel, then was transformed into a beam of azure particle freezing light, which shot towards the rampaging worm tide.

The moment the azure beam struck the swarm of worms.

An extremely cold aura instantly erupted.

This added an extra layer of bone-chilling cold to the already frigid battlefield.

At the same time, a wisp of ice crystal rapidly spread through the swarm of worms.

The near-absolute zero temperature instantly froze these worms into ice sculptures.

Furthermore, with the continued bombardment of that azure particle beam...

The ice crystal continued to spread amidst the tide of worms.

"Click, click..."

In just a few seconds.

The worm tide, stretching for dozens of meters and relentlessly advancing towards the crowd, was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture by the azure particle beam.

And that beam of particles seemed to be not enough.

Furthermore, these worm-shaped ice sculptures were covered with a thick layer of ice, completely freezing and killing the worms inside.

In just a few seconds.

The billions of worms that were raging and devouring people's lives just a moment ago were frozen to death on the long street by that large particle freezing cannon.

This has created a spectacular ice sculpture that stretches for tens of meters.

"As expected of Stark Industries' experimental weapon, which I purchased from Obadiah for hundreds of millions of dollars. Its power is worthy of its price. However, these weapons, still in the experimental stage, have too many limitations..."

In just over ten seconds, the particle freezing cannon completely froze a swarm of worms on the long street, but due to energy overload, the entire instrument emitted a puff of white smoke.

Without a long period of cooling and maintenance, this particle freezing cannon cannot be used again in the short term.

The thought of the terrifying energy expenditure every second when the particle freezing cannon was fired made General Ross's heart bleed.

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"We're saved!!!"

The frozen tide of worms was located tens of meters away.

A modern woman, who had fallen to the ground in a panic and twisted her ankle, thought her life was about to end there, but unexpectedly...

On her last, almost desperate moment, a miracle occurred.

A beam of azure light pierced the night sky, freezing the damned worms and completely rescuing her from despair.

"Thank God, I survived."

"Hahaha······"

A cheer of relief erupted from the crowd who had been chased by the worm horde.

Many people even stopped and began to pray to God.

but.

Among the crowd, those who were more rational did not show much joy on their faces. Taking advantage of this brief respite, they frantically ran towards the outskirts of Harlem District.

Trying to get away from Harlem, which has turned into a living hell tonight.

To prevent that terrible disaster from befalling them again.

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"Well done!"

On the rooftop, Tony Stark saw this and shouted excitedly.

Then he said to the artificial intelligence Jarvis:

"It seems there's still a lot of room for development in that toy gun I built before! Jarvis, remember to remind me to design a particle freezing weapon system for the new Mark armor later."

"Yes, sir!"

Tony Stark was quite impressed by the performance of the large particle freezing cannon tonight, making him eager to design a similar particle freezing device for his Mark armor.

I had initially abandoned the particle cryogun because it was too troublesome to power it.

But now, with the power supply of a small arc reactor, Tony can almost guarantee that he can make the most of that particle freezing weapon.

and.

In many cases.

Freezing can also be a non-life-threatening control method.

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At the same time.

The reporters who bravely captured everything that happened on the battlefield in Harlem with their cameras also broadcast this incredible scene on their cameras.

Meanwhile, deep within the battlefield, they spared no praise, exaggerating the Federal military's attack to the skies.

of course.

Nothing is absolute.

Besides those who thanked them for saving thousands of lives during the attack and praised the military.

In front of the television or online, some people criticized the federal military.

They felt that they had such powerful weapons, but didn't use them sooner.

Hundreds of people died in the worm swarm.

And it's not just in front of the TV and online.

Among those who were lucky enough to escape the tide of worms and save their lives.

Some people secretly harbored resentment towards the federal military.

They complained about why they hadn't used such powerful weapons sooner.

If they had used such a weapon sooner, their loved ones wouldn't have been devoured by the worms.

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Just as the internet was in an uproar over the federal military's attack.

The rapid death of a large number of worms also deeply affected the black cocoon hanging upside down from the top of the sewer.

next second.

From within the pitch-black cocoon, a strange hissing sound, like the chirping of insects, rang out.

at the same time.

An invisible wave suddenly spread out along with the hiss.

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Almost instantly.

That eerie screech echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

Everyone who heard this eerie shriek felt as if their minds had been plunged into an unfathomable darkness.

In a daze, they seemed to be transported into a strange and indescribable starry sky.

No.

This is not an illusion.

Ailin, who was the first to awaken from that eerie hiss, suddenly looked up at the night sky.

All I saw was...

The starry sky over Harlem, and even over the entire city of New York, which had been obscured by pollution and had not been visible for a long time, suddenly burst into bright light.

Beneath that dazzling starry sky, a colossal phantom enveloped the entire New York night sky!

That was a projection of the "Mother of Worms"!

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"What happened?"

Inside the New York Sanctuary, Mordo and Wong looked up in horror at the terrifying phantom that seemed to envelop the entire sky above New York.

If that phantom hadn't been devoid of the terrifying pressure of an evil god and the mental pollution it carried...

They all began to suspect that an evil god from that dimension had broken through dimensional barriers and descended upon Earth.

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next second.

Almost before anyone could react.

The enormous phantom that shrouded the night sky shattered instantly and was then absorbed by a tiny, pitch-black cocoon-like phantom that was many times smaller.

All that could be seen was the pitch-black cocoon.

You can vaguely see a figure curled up, seemingly undergoing some kind of transformation!

After completely absorbing that wisp of evil god's aura, the figure inside the black cocoon seemed to be in a strange state, exuding an aura of evolution and depravity, despair and terror.

Around that pitch-black cocoon.

Gradually, more illusions began to appear.

The barren, cracked earth was covered with dried bloodstains.

An endless tide of worms, beneath that colossal worm throne, engulfed city after city, devouring everything and turning it into eternal death and annihilation.

Mountains, rivers, living beings, flesh and blood...

Everything is subject to the fate of death.

They were submerged in an endless tide of worms and then plunged into eternal silence.

(End of this chapter)