As he spoke, Ulysses Klaue stretched out his palm. His hand split open, and a blue light gleamed in the center of it.
Bzzzt.
The next second, the glass display case shattered instantly.
"That was just the appetizer."
Ulysses Klaue took down the pickaxe with his other, normal hand. His mechanical hand gripped the head of the pickaxe, and as sound waves kept vibrating through it, the rust on the pickaxe head began to fall away, revealing its true face.
Looking at what had been revealed, Ulysses Klaue excitedly held it under his nose and sniffed it, then looked at Erik and said, "You're rich, kid."
Erik smiled and said, "I've got a better idea than just turning it straight into cash."
Ulysses Klaue said in surprise, "I've already contacted a buyer, but maybe I should hear your idea."
"Let's talk after we get out."
As he spoke, Ulysses Klaue snapped the shaft of the pickaxe, taking only the Vibranium part with him.
Erik walked over to a mask nearby and said at the same time, "No matter which idea you choose, you'll need to make your decision fast."
"The Wakandans may show up soon."
Hearing that, Ulysses Klaue instead said excitedly, "Then I'm going to have a hell of a day. I can kill two birds with one stone."
Seeing Erik staring at the mask, Ulysses Klaue asked, "You're not about to tell me that's Vibranium too, are you?"
Erik shook his head and said, "No. I'm just feeling this mask."
Then he took the mask down in one motion and carried it away.
Ulysses Klaue put Erik onto the stretcher, and just like that, swaggered out of the museum with him and pushed him into the ambulance they had prepared long ago, parked by the roadside.
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