American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 142 Third Line

Leaving aside the dangers that Ai and the X-Men are about to encounter, let's shift our focus to another aspect.

Li Buying, dressed in casual clothes, walked down the street, when she heard Ai Yi's voice:

"A group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are already on their way to you, Master. It seems they've received word and are planning to take advantage of this opportunity to loot everything they can."

Without responding to Ai Yi, he stopped on the bustling street, looked up at the cameras around him, and once he was sure he had found a good spot, he stopped moving and lightly snapped his fingers to activate his gravity sense.

He stood there quietly, waiting for the enemy he was waiting for.

Hydra, which controlled the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., didn't keep him waiting long. Gravity sensing indicated that someone with a special force field was approaching, and they had some special equipment on them.

They were probably afraid that the weavers were protecting Li Buying, so they sent a large force over.

Li Buying, who was waiting silently for them, suddenly looked up. His eyes were on one of them, and his expression revealed excitement and frenzy.

He slightly raised his arm and made a grabbing motion with his palm. In front of everyone, he squeezed hard, and the next second, the heads of all the plainclothes officers who approached him exploded!

Red, yellow, and white liquids were scattered all over the ground, and a headless corpse lay on the road. The sudden turn of events caught passersby and members of certain organizations who were spying on Li Buying through surveillance cameras off guard.

The next second, passersby burst into a piercing scream, as if they were injured, and retreated in all directions. Some of the bolder ones even took out their phones to try to take pictures.

Li Buying activated the amplification ability of her artificial vibranium hands and shouted loudly in front of everyone: "Damn Hydra, who has completely taken control of the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.! You killed my parents, and now I've come for revenge!"

"Alexander Pierce, you're going to die!"

The sound spread quickly, not loudly but loud enough for everyone to hear; the entire street heard his shout, and the sound also spread rapidly through the internet.

With Ai's help, headlines all became about "S.H.I.E.L.D. being completely corrupted by Hydra," pushing the whole incident to its peak, and all the evidence began to be laid out in the open.

After shouting that, Li Buying didn't care about anything else and slowly walked towards the S.H.I.E.L.D. base in New York, looking extremely arrogant.

……

The original mastermind, Alexander Pierce, had just finished speaking with Captain America after the incident and sent people to stop this guy who could potentially destroy the plan.

Imagining the future era belonging to Hydra, Alexander Pierce couldn't help but show a joyful expression, wishing he could pop open champagne to celebrate.

However, just as he thought he could carry out his plan without worry, a Hydra member suddenly flung open the door, his expression extremely serious: "Mr. Pierce, something terrible has happened!"

Seeing the flood of information online, Pierce jumped up from his chair, veins bulging on his temples, and roared like a wild beast: "The weaver! That damned Asian kid!"

He had no idea that these two guys knew about his plan and would just reveal it to the public like that.

"Oh no! The captain has escaped!"

A Hydra agent broke in, and bad news followed one after another. Pierce took a deep breath; if S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't been completely infiltrated, he probably would have been subdued by now.

"Take control of all personnel who are unaware of the situation and start the aircraft carrier."

He quickly gave the order, took out his constantly ringing work phone, glanced at it, and then threw it on the ground and stomped on it. It was a message from those despicable senators.

He no longer needs to flatter those guys; once the plan begins, no one can defy Hydra!

"What about that mutant?"

"Send someone to kill him, for whatever reason, issue a warrant for his arrest, and thoroughly investigate whether there are spies from other forces within our ranks."

Pierce was extremely surprised that his plan had been exposed prematurely, and decided not to try to imprison Li Buying to uncover the secret of artificial vibranium, but to kill her immediately.

Based on Li Buying's behavior, he began to suspect that Li Buying might be part of an organization.

Turning his head to look down at the building, he saw Captain America on his way out. He noticed the gaze turn back to stare at Pierce before disappearing from sight.

"Damn, S.H.I.E.L.D. has really been infiltrated that deeply. I wonder if Fury was prepared."

During his escape, Steve Rogers learned a bit about the current state of S.H.I.E.L.D. Once he had completely shaken off his pursuers, he remembered the cell phone S.H.I.E.L.D. had given him and immediately took it out, intending to throw it away.

The constant stream of pop-up messages startled him. When he clicked on the video, he saw Li Buying shouting angrily and killing someone in the street, as well as some evidence from within S.H.I.E.L.D. He immediately realized that things were probably not that simple.

Before throwing away his phone, he made a call: "Tony, where are you? I need help."

To Steve's surprise, he heard the sound of waves coming from Tony's end.

"Captain, I saw the news. Sigh, although I want to help, I'm sorry I'm not in New York right now, but in Hawaii."

They just ran away?! What happened to our promise to protect the world together?

Steve almost cursed, but upon reflection, he realized Tony wasn't really suited to be involved in this kind of thing, and his next words relieved Steve.

"It's alright though. I left some equipment for you at the 'usual spot.' Remember to pick it up. Consider it a favor. Let me know if you really can't hold on any longer."

Tony, on the other end of the line, hung up before the captain could say thank you, and continued to lie under the parasol, gazing at the beautiful beach.

Whether he's a superhero or a businessman, it's not good for him to get involved in these kinds of government affairs. If he gets involved, the nature of the situation might change, so it's best to leave it to the captain to handle for now.

(P.S.: The movie never seemed to explain why the other characters weren't there?)

Anyway, he's very fast, and if Steve is in danger, his armor can be activated at any time.

Picking up his phone, Tony kept a close eye on the mutant named Li Buying, wondering if he and the weaver were in cahoots.

However, as time passed, he suddenly couldn't sit still any longer. He told Pepper that he had put on his armor and was flying towards New York.

……

"...Thanks, Stark."

Steve crushed his phone and changed direction from his original plan to the hospital, heading towards a bar where the Avengers were gathered, while listening to the conversations of passersby.

The high-profile Asian mutant seemed to have clashed with members of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Steve and Tony shared the same suspicions about this mutant's coincidental behavior, wondering if Li Buying was a member of the Weavers organization.

However, at this time, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and I only hope that he will not harm the innocent, just like the weaver.

After crushing the heads of a group of agents, Li Buying strode towards the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, which was still quite far away. However, he did not encounter any police or other forces to stop him along the way.

It is likely that the US government reacted quickly to such a major national event, not giving Hydra a chance to create chaos, and directly ordered the SWAT team and special organizations to temporarily cease their assistance.

They were quite cautious when facing a potential external enemy like Hydra... probably.

As for Li Buying, he hasn't shown any nuclear-like deterrent power yet. In their eyes, he's just another supervillain and a disobedient mutant, not worth taking too seriously.

Li Buying, who didn't quite understand the higher-level brain circuits, irresponsibly guessed that, in any case, whether it was the world of the past or the Marvel Universe, they were always completely clueless.

"Master, they're here."

Ai Yi warned, and Li Buying also spotted the fighter jets rapidly swooping down from the sky. It was clear that the Hydra agents were completely unpretentious and were preparing to attack him and the surrounding crowd right there in the street.

As the fighter jet swooped down, Li Buying raised her arm as usual, aimed at the pilot inside the fighter jet, and instantly crushed his head. The out-of-control fighter jet plummeted downwards, and the crowd scattered in panic.

A pillar of fire shot into the sky with the explosion. He used his gravity manipulation to confine the flames and impact within a certain range. With a gentle wave of his hands, those Hydra members who tried to approach and deal with him were instantly killed.

Just then, the Spider-Sense detected the threat posed by a distant enemy. Li Buying raised her hand and created a columnar repulsive field, at which point sniper bullets were fired from a distant building.

The bullet automatically entered the repulsive field, stopping just a meter away from him, and then returned to its original position at an even faster speed. The agent, who did not have time to turn his head, was blown up by the bullet.

We need to expose more information about Hydra before the X-Men can make a proper retreat.

Having learned from Ai Yi that the army had already set off in their direction, Li Buying took a deep breath and held up the wreckage of the fighter jet beside her.

The wreckage was continuously compressed by gravity into an iron ball. After preparing his attack, he soared into the air to everyone's astonishment!

As Li Buying hurtled toward the S.H.I.E.L.D. building, her speed increased dramatically. All the photographers could capture were afterimages of her flying past their cameras. After passing through several streets, she finally saw the towering building.

Sensing that many people emanating special force fields were hidden inside, Li Buying had no desire to go in. She simply floated outside and decisively raised her hand, sending the iron ball formed from the wreckage of the fighter jet straight towards the building.

The iron ball was completely torn apart in mid-air, turning into smaller projectiles that struck the glass of skyscrapers, evading ordinary people with certain trajectories and attacking those with special abilities.

The next second, the system at the bottom of his eyes kept jumping, it seemed that he had killed a lot of well-known fourth and fifth-tier villains. So Li Buying decisively opened the system and kept increasing the [Gravity Mastery] level.

This first wave of sudden attacks resulted in numerous casualties. The Hydra members never expected that Li Buying would be so unethical as to launch a sneak attack.

Barely managing to defend against the attack, the Hydra members launched their counterattack.

The glass, which was already on the verge of shattering, was completely destroyed. Several attacks, similar to flames, shockwaves, and energy beams, came. Li Buying dodged to the side and landed directly outside the building.

……

"Mr. Pierce, what should we do now?"

Pierce, who felt his own life was more important, had already taken a helicopter to the aircraft carrier and was observing the situation in the building via the internet. He was a little frustrated to see that Li Buying had no intention of entering the building at all.

The building has a device inside that prevents the use of abilities, but it will only take effect once Li Buying goes inside. If he continues to attack from a distance outside, there's really nothing that can be done to him.

"Concentrate our forces to deal with this guy. Divide our agents in New York into two groups: one group goes to the vicinity of the aircraft carrier, and the other group goes to the building to hinder his progress."

Pierce rubbed his temples and gave the order, just as another message arrived: "Captain America has made a move, he... he seems to have gotten some new equipment from somewhere!"

"What!?"

He immediately looked at the screen. Captain America had unleashed a speed that no ordinary person could possibly achieve, but there were basically no changes to his body except for a few extra items on his hands, legs, and waist.

He donned an exoskeleton developed by Iron Man, specifically designed for enhanced individuals like Captain America. While maintaining a largely unchanged appearance, it significantly increased his strength and also had some other unique uses.

Damn Iron Man, helping us this way.

Pierce, gritting his teeth, was also somewhat helpless. Originally, if Tony had come in armor, it would have definitely aroused suspicion among the American upper class, who would have wondered if these superheroes wanted to take the opportunity to increase their influence.

In that case, they will remain even more inactive, watching as Hydra and the superheroes both suffer heavy losses.

However, even if the higher-ups reacted slowly, they should have realized what was happening by now and ordered some special forces to attack them. It seems there is currently an army in Westchester County preparing to do something to the mutants.

"Sir, our spies are running out of time."

"Then let's concentrate our forces for one decisive attack."

Pierce ordered, "Cover your head and think about why things have turned out this way, completely deviating from the original plan."

……

Westchester County.

Colonel William Stryker arrived at Xavier's School with his troops, only to find the school deserted. Upon investigation, he discovered that the students had already left.

"Quick, hurry and catch up!"

Stryker roared and led the special forces to quickly catch up with the X-Men who were on their way. Ai looked back and called out, "Mr. Robert, Ms. Lorna, Ms. Storm, Ms. Petra... come and help."

At this point, the team had shrunk considerably. The Red Devils had taken away a large number of the children who were not capable of fighting, leaving only members with some fighting ability.

Professor X also noticed the special forces approaching from behind. He turned around and looked at Ai, ready to see how she would handle it. Ai led the four of them to the back and gave instructions:

"The four of you will now proceed as I instruct."

She pointed to the cliff face protruding from the mountainside: "Miss Petra, you, you, you, release your abilities together at about a quarter of the way up this mountain. I'll count down: three, two, one."

Petra possesses the ability to influence earth and rock, while the others have the ability to unleash shockwaves, cause structural loosening, and release brutal psychic power.

Their current strength is not enough to directly remove the cliff above, but they can do it by working together.

As they unleashed their abilities, the rocks above the canyon behind the entire team began to collapse, directly blocking the vehicles' path.

(End of this chapter)