American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

This made Iron Man and Black Widow's expressions turn somewhat grim; it was not good news.

"Besides, neither the Earth military nor the so-called 'response team' could resist the invasion of these aliens, which forced the higher-ups to make the extreme decision to launch nuclear missiles."

Black Widow added a comment from the side, making the atmosphere even more oppressive.

"What is shown in the images is only the battle that took place in New York. We do not yet know whether the war has spread to other cities."

"If so, then this could very well be a global crisis!"

"Of course, I may be exaggerating a bit, but in this kind of thing, we might as well prepare for the worst."

Nick Fury added in a deep voice, "If something like this really happens in the future, we must keep the battlefield in New York!"

“Sir, this doesn’t sound like an easy task.” Black Widow shrugged.

"The portal! That's the key point!"

After a moment of contemplation, Iron Man spoke up, “We’ve already seen the alien fleet outside the portal. It’s an enormous fleet; only a fool would think about how to fight one.”

"Since the aliens invaded New York through a portal, can't we just close the portal in time?"

Iron Man pinpointed the problem perfectly.

"Stark, are you talking about space technology or magical power?"

Nick Fury also pointed out a key question: "Based on the images, this war could break out in a few years. Can you master space technology, which is still only in science fiction, or learn magic in just a few years?"

"I don't know." Even the usually arrogant Iron Man rarely put away that attitude.

Space technology is indeed far ahead of our time, and given enough time, Iron Man is confident he can master it.

But in just a few years?

Iron Man really wasn't sure.

As for magic? Not even a mention of it.

“Even if I can’t master space technology, the portal is still a potential breakthrough.” Iron Man paused briefly before speaking again, “We’ve seen it too, the portal is right above Stark Tower!”

“We can prepare defenses against this in advance! For example… we can prepare nuclear missiles at Stark Tower beforehand, and drop them in as soon as the portal opens!”

Iron Man's words made Nick Fury and Black Widow's eyes light up slightly.

While Iron Man's suggestion is somewhat idealistic, it is undeniably a direction worth exploring.

Since Earth was no match for the aliens at first, they were forced to resort to nuclear weapons in the end.

So why not use it from the beginning?

The images clearly show that the portal is indeed located above Stark Tower.

Nick Fury was actually somewhat tempted.

“There’s an important problem,” Black Widow said seriously, as if she had just thought of something. “If we launch a nuclear missile, it would be terrible if the enemy intercepts it.”

If a nuclear bomb is intercepted by the enemy outside the portal, it would be equivalent to detonating over New York City, which would destroy the entire city.

“Their civilization is far superior to Earth’s. Intercepting a nuclear bomb shouldn’t be a problem, right?” Black Widow continued.

"That's not right." Iron Man immediately shook his head. "Then why did I succeed immediately when I flew into the portal with the nuclear bomb? Without any interception?"

Black Widow was taken aback; indeed, that was true.

"Could it be that we destroyed their interception system during the battle?" Black Widow said this, but she couldn't even convince herself.

That's an alien civilization!

Let's not even talk about the Earth's military breaking through the portal and storming into outer space to breach the interception system; that's practically impossible, after all, they're not pushovers.

So, a fleet would be destroyed in no time if its fighter jets flew in.

Even if an alien fleet lets you hack away there, you won't know where to begin.

How do we overcome the cultural barriers?

However, the fact is that Iron Man swaggered in and rammed the nuclear missile directly onto the mothership without encountering any interception from beginning to end!

It is indeed highly unrealistic for Earth to break through the enemy's interception system.

This is where the contradiction arises.

"Could it be that Thor cracked the enemy's interception system?" Nick Fury pondered, "We don't understand interstellar civilizations, but Thor might."

“I don’t think so. The gap between civilizations of different races is not so easy to bridge. Unless Thor and those aliens who invaded us are of the same race, I don’t think Thor can break through their interception system.”

Iron Man shook his head, denying it.

Thor is indeed a god, but even gods are not omnipotent. He is often helpless against another civilization.

“That makes sense… So Thor and the humans are teaming up to fight against their own race?” Black Widow immediately dismissed her own idea. “That doesn’t sound very likely either.”

Everyone fell into deep thought for a moment; it was indeed a bit strange that the nuclear bomb had not been intercepted.

Let alone an advanced civilization that has mastered teleportation technology, any fleet would be equipped with a basic interception system, right?

Otherwise, wouldn't we become sitting ducks?

Chapter 027: The Alien's Identity Exposed?

"So, is it possible that the alien race that invaded New York wasn't actually that advanced in civilization?"

After pondering for a moment, Iron Man offered another theory: "Not only that, their level of civilization might be even lower, so low that... they simply lack the ability to intercept us!"

“Stark, they utterly thrashed New York,” Nick Fury cautioned. “That doesn’t sound like something a low-level race could do.”

“Strength and civilization are not necessarily proportional.” Iron Man argued vehemently, “Captain America uses a shield, the Hulk uses his fists, and that caped man uses a hammer… all are very primitive methods, but they are not necessarily weaker than me in my armor.”

When Nick Fury heard this, he realized it was true.

If an alien race is inherently powerful, it can conquer without relying on advanced external means.

Just like the Skrulls who came to Earth a decade or so ago, they didn't even understand basic astrophysics, but that didn't stop them from having a higher status in interstellar space than Earth.

“Please continue, Stark,” Nick Fury urged, glancing at Iron Man.

"We've seen the fleet inside the wormhole. Judging from their appearance, they look more rugged and primitive, not like a high-tech style."

"Of course, it would be somewhat one-sided to make a judgment based on this alone, so let's take a look at their fighting style."

Iron Man spoke eloquently in front of Nick Fury and Black Widow.

"From the footage of my battle with those alien warriors, it's clear that their fighting style is actually quite similar to that of humans, except that they are larger and use an 'energy gun,' that's all."

"And as you all saw, several of them couldn't do anything to me!"

"But my Iron Man armor is actually only a dozen years ahead of contemporary technology, nothing more."

"This level of technology should be very low-level compared to a civilization that has mastered space technology."

"But in reality, in the battle against them, I was not at a disadvantage at all, but rather had an absolute advantage! They simply had no way to deal with my Iron Man armor."

"From this perspective, I find it hard to believe that their level of civilization is higher than that of Earth's technology."

Nick Fury and Black Widow exchanged a glance and shrugged. It has to be said that Iron Man's words actually made a lot of sense.

It's hard to believe how advanced their civilization is if those aliens can't even handle a mere Iron Man suit that's a decade or so ahead of our time.

“But they opened a portal, how do you explain that?” Black Widow then pointed out this crucial flaw, “This is indeed a civilization far beyond Earth’s.”

"Who knows? Maybe they have a serious imbalance in their studies, maybe they have some treasure, or maybe someone else opened a portal for them."

"There is indeed too little information at the moment, so we cannot draw more accurate conclusions."

Iron Man shook his head and said.

[Question: Why did Nick Fury first assemble the Avengers?]

[A. Fighting against the Chitauri invading New York]

【B. Searching for the stolen Tesseract】

【C. Raid on Hydra's secret military base】

[D. Suppressing the rampaging Hulk]

[Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive an unlimited ammo Colt M1911 as a reward;]

Those who answer incorrectly will have one attribute of their own deducted randomly, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.

The system's voice sounded again, and a new question appeared on the screen in front of them.

Iron Man and the others temporarily stopped their discussion and focused their attention on the second question.

"Nick Fury, it seems the Avengers you mentioned before have been successfully formed," Iron Man said, glancing at Nick Fury.

"Sir, this is good news," Black Widow said, slightly excited.

The current Avengers only consist of her and Barton. Of course, for a typical special forces team, a top agent like Black Widow is more than enough.

However, in a team of the caliber of the Avengers envisioned by Nick Fury, these two would pale in comparison.

The current team is so poorly organized that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a makeshift operation.

As a veteran of this organization, Black Widow was naturally delighted to learn that the organization would grow stronger and get on the right track in the future.

"It seems my decision to form the Avengers was the right one! Because only the right things can stand the test of time!"

Nick Fury nodded, quite satisfied.

At this moment, he glanced at Iron Man and said, "By the way, Stark, I've been delayed because of Captain America's matter and haven't had time to inform you. You've officially become a member of the Avengers."

Nick Fury originally intended to test Iron Man first, but when he saw Iron Man resolutely carry a nuclear bomb into a wormhole, Nick Fury changed his mind.

A person who is willing to sacrifice himself to save New York, even with many character flaws, is absolutely qualified to join the Avengers.

“That’s right, choosing to let me join the Avengers was definitely the best thing you ever did.” Iron Man started to act cocky again, nodding seriously as he spoke.

"So...Miss Agent, we'll be colleagues from now on? Want to grab a drink sometime?" After his flirtatious outburst, Iron Man started teasing Black Widow again.

"Alright, Stark," Nick Fury interrupted Iron Man with a speechless expression. "Now, let's get back to answering the questions."

As he spoke, Nick Fury began to rest his chin on his hand, staring at the screen in front of him. His gaze first fell on the first option.

"'The Chitauri who invaded New York,' could these Chitauri be the aliens mentioned in the previous question?"