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Chapter 298 War Escalates (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)

The Leviathan behemoth that burst out of the portal swooped down onto the street below, controlled by the Chitauri shortly after it emerged.

Driven by inertia, the massive steel wing sliced ​​through the tall buildings on both sides of the street into pieces of ruins as easily as cutting tofu.

Meanwhile, the Chitauri soldiers standing on either side of the Leviathan took the opportunity to launch themselves into the rows of office buildings.

Then, without any mercy, he raised the laser gun in his hand and began firing at the panicked, fleeing crowd.

The once gleaming building was instantly stained with blood.

One by one, the well-dressed business elites became victims of the Chitauri without even putting up a decent fight.

Many others, however, seemed terrified and fled amidst screams.

"Buzz!"

"Bang!"

After killing two Chitauri soldiers who were chasing a group of career women with his palm cannon, Tony Stark quickly flew to the front of the Leviathan and hurled a palm cannon shot at its face.

"Hey, you bastard, look here!"

When Tony's palm cannon struck the Leviathan's face, it left a mark on the Leviathan's steel armor, but it didn't cause any real damage.

The Leviathan, whose pain receptors had been surgically severed by the Chitauri, showed absolutely no reaction to this painless attack.

On the contrary, the constant waving of the Mark armor in front of it made the Leviathan behemoth feel somewhat annoyed.

The Leviathan opened its massive maw and let out a deafening roar at the tiny insect blocking its path.

It seemed to be both driving them away and intimidating them.

"Well done!"

Upon seeing the Leviathan open its gaping maw, exposing its relatively vulnerable and unprotected opening, Tony's eyes lit up, and he immediately began charging up the palm cannons in his hands.

"Hey, try this!"

Two seconds later, Tony dodged several Chitauri attacks from the Leviathan and blasted a basketball-sized ball of energy into the Leviathan's mouth.

boom!

When the energy ball exploded, a bloody chunk of flesh flew out from the Leviathan's gaping maw.

The tongue inside the Leviathan's mouth was even blasted in half by the energy ball.

"roar!"

After letting out a painful howl, the wounded Leviathan seemed to go mad, charging towards Tony Stark with an incomparably ferocious aura.

"GOOD, that's it."

Seeing that he had successfully drawn the Leviathan's attention, Tony spun up and dodged seven or eight energy shots that followed. Then he turned around and attracted the Leviathan behind him, flying towards the wide Hudson River next to Manhattan.

Tony Stark's actions quickly attracted the attention of some Chitauri, and in an instant, dozens of Chitauri aircraft flew toward Tony Stark.

However, before they could surround Tony Stark, three Quinjet fighters roared and cleared a path for him amidst the Chitauri attack.

"The path ahead is clear, Mr. Stark!"

Watching those three Quinjet fighters, facing imminent danger from a massive attack by the Chitauri, yet still managing to clear a path for themselves.

Tony solemnly said this in the temporarily connected combat channel.

"Thanks!"

One minute later.

Tony Stark has just lured the Leviathan to the skies above the Hudson River.

Three missiles, each as tall as a person, accurately hit the steel behemoth.

Boom boom boom!

With three explosions rang out almost simultaneously, the Leviathan was instantly cut in half and blown into several pieces, while the Chitauri soldiers on its back went to meet their maker along with the Leviathan.

After dealing with a steel behemoth running rampant in New York.

Neither Tony Stark nor Duke Granger, who was far away on the space carrier, showed any sign of joy.

Because, while they were dealing with this steel behemoth, more Leviathans and Chitauri descended upon New York through the spatial portal in the sky.

unknowingly.

Seven or eight Leviathan-like behemoths were already circling over New York, along with hundreds or even thousands of Chitauri aircraft.

Moreover, this number is constantly increasing.

And within those ever-expanding spatial portals, an even more terrifying entity is vaguely being transported in.

Meanwhile, some Leviathan behemoths and Chitauri aircraft flew into the streets and alleys of New York, wantonly destroying everything in their path.

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"Shit!"

Just as Tony Stark couldn't help but curse.

Dozens, even hundreds, of missiles of various colors suddenly streaked across the sky, bombarding the Chitauri army and Leviathan behemoths hovering over New York from all directions.

Meanwhile, fighter jets belonging to the New York military, carrying sonic booms, launched attacks on the Chitauri from a great distance.

And behind them.

Armed helicopters are speeding towards the scene.

At the same time, Tony's old friend Rhodes' voice also came through Mark Nine's communication system.

"Hey Tony, I see you! I'm not late this time, am I?"

No, you're already late.

After denying it without hesitation, Tony said, "As protectors of the Federation, shouldn't you have arrived the moment the portal opened?"

"Hey, come on, we've been fast enough this time. Our base isn't close to New York. If it weren't for our major military bases being on standby at all times and taking off immediately after the high-energy reaction in New York, you wouldn't be seeing us right now... Alright, that's enough. I'm going to go take care of those sons of bitches."

Done.

Rhodes, flying over Tony Stark's head, led the charge directly towards a Leviathan-like behemoth in the skies above New York.

"Try my precious baby, you son of a bitch alien bastard..."

As Rhode pressed the button, two air-to-air missiles instantly shot out from beneath the fighter jet he was piloting.

But they faced a counterattack from Earthlings.

The Chitauri army surrounding the portal also launched their attack.

In an instant.

Various missiles and Chitauri energy projectiles took off.

Boom boom boom!

In just over ten seconds.

Missiles and energy projectiles burst open in the New York sky like fireworks.

With the federal military, the most powerful violent institution on Earth, exerting its power.

In a short time.

The Chitauri who had been hovering over New York fell like rain.

Even the massive Leviathan behemoth was killed in two places by the bombardment of countless missiles.

Although the Chitauri's counterattack also caused some damage to the fighter jets dispatched by the Federation military.

However, this time, the casualty ratio between the two sides was reversed.

Of course, this only represents the casualty ratio of the two armies.

If civilian casualties are taken into account.

Earth still lost.

After all, this is Earthlings' home ground, and Manhattan, the economic center of New York, has always been one of the most densely populated areas in New York.

The battle between Earth and the Chitauri has fully commenced.

The aftershocks from those missile explosions alone affected countless people.

The Leviathan behemoth that fell from the sky directly collapsed several multi-story buildings, killing countless people.

Not to mention those who died directly in the Chitauri attacks.

But that's war.

A brutal war.

Compared to the tip of the iceberg shown in the movies of Erin's previous life, the real Battle of New York was countless times more brutal.

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"Sir, the Mark 10, 11, 12... armors are in place. Please find a safe place to change into your armor as soon as possible."

Awakened by Jarvis's notification, Tony Stark glanced around and quickly found a suitable spot on the roof of a small bungalow by the Hudson River.

"Let's go there!"

When Tony Stark descended onto the roof of the bungalow, four enormous oval devices also descended onto the roof of this unassuming little bungalow.

After tapping the chest of the Mark 9.

Mark 9, whose armor was riddled with bullet holes, suddenly cracked open, spitting out Tony Stark, who was encased within.

After emerging from Mark 9, Tony Stark walked directly to Mark 13, which was marked with the number 13 and was significantly larger than the other Mark suits. He then turned around, raised his arm with his back to Mark 13.

"Beep beep!"

When the still-cylinder Mark 13 scanned the bracelet on Tony Stark's hand, the massive cylinder immediately deformed.

soon.

Tony Stark then completed his costume change.

After donning the final layer of armor and donning the heavily armed Mark 13, Tony Stark addressed the intense battlefield not far away.

"Next, it's round two."

After saying that, Tony Stark added, "Jarvis, from now on you will use the assist mode to control Mark 10, 11, and 12, and they will follow me."

"Yes, sir."

Following Tony Stark's command, the remaining three Mark armors also began to transform.

Not long after.

One large and three small Mark armored vehicles appeared on this inconspicuous bungalow.

Of course, if you include the semi-open, battered Mark 9, then that makes five Mark Armor units.

"Set off!"

next second.

The thrusters on the four limbs of the four Mark armors unleashed powerful propulsion, propelling them rapidly toward the center of the New York battlefield.

Just as Tony Stark regrouped and returned to the battlefield in the more heavily armed Mark 13, two transport planes carrying a large number of agents also entered New York airspace.

at the same time.

Duke Granger's voice also came through Coulson's headphones.

A few minutes later.

Coulson walked over to Captain America and Natasha and said in a deep voice, "Captain, the mission has changed. Our next mission is to approach Stark Tower and provide the scientists at S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military with as much information as possible about the special devices on Stark Tower that have opened the portals, so they can find a way to destroy them."

Captain America didn't care about the sudden change in mission, even though the mission was near the most dangerous Stark Tower, which was close to the center of the battlefield. He didn't have any objections.

Coulson's last words made Steve frown. "Why wait for S.H.I.E.L.D. and military experts to provide a solution? Wouldn't it be better to just destroy those machines and shut down that portal?"

Coulson smiled wryly upon hearing this, "If we could do that, of course it would be best, but according to the information provided by Tony Stark, those machines are protected by an energy shield provided by the Tesseract, so it won't be that easy for us to destroy them."

"Of course, if all else fails, the military and the Federation may resort to violence, using missiles or even nuclear bombs to forcibly destroy Stark Tower and the machines on it, to see if they can shut down that damn portal. But if that happens..."

Coulson didn't say what came next, but both Steve and Natasha knew the consequences of doing so.

Today, New York's population has long exceeded ten million.

If the military and the federal government do ultimately launch a nuclear missile.

Then New York will be devastated, and hundreds of millions of people will lose their lives in this disaster.

The scariest thing is that this may not be the end.

After all, no one can guarantee that a nuclear bomb will definitely destroy the portal opened by the Cosmic Cube.

If the portal cannot be closed.

Even if the Federation launches a nuclear missile, it will still have to face the threat of the Chitauri in the end.

After taking a deep breath, Captain America gripped the vibranium shield tightly and said with unusual determination, "I will not let that happen."

"Of course, so do we."

After saying that, Coulson continued, "Next, S.H.I.E.L.D. and military aircraft will cover our approach to Stark Tower, and after that, it's up to us."

"By the way, Commander Duke said that you have more experience in dealing with war than we do, so we'll be in your command from now on, Captain."

With that, Coulson handed a special wireless headset to the captain.

As soon as Captain America put on the headphones Coulson handed him, he heard Duke's voice in his ear: "Captain, I'm counting on you from now on."

After a moment of silence, looking at the countless panicked civilians fleeing below the transport plane, Captain America said in a deep voice:

"Then leave it to me!"

(End of this chapter)