One After Another

Xia Yu instantly tore open space, ignoring the surprised looks of those around him, and returned directly to the base.

The moment he returned, Xia Yu's immense mental power enveloped the entire base, especially the Power Stone and Vision.

Vision was watching TV and trying his best to imitate the characters' loud laughter, while the Power Stone remained unharmed.

He quickly contacted the Ancient One and learned that she was alright and everything was normal in Kamar-Taj.

Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the sofa.

Thankfully, nothing serious happened.

A few minutes later, Tony appeared in front of Xia Yu.

How's it going over there?

Xia Yu asked without looking up.

"They're rescuing people. I opened a portal and sent the machine army soldiers over to help, to see if there are any survivors in the rubble."

"Are you worried about the safety of the base? Afraid that Thanos will appear because of the Infinity Stones?"

Tony, who was about to leave, couldn't help but speak to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu nodded noncommittally. The message Thanos had asked the little girl to convey made him very worried. He wasn't afraid of facing Thanos head-on; he was afraid of accidentally losing the people around him.

"Tony, the Space Stone gives you power, but it also brings great danger. You need to protect yourself, Vision, and the base. I'm scared, I'm scared I can't keep an eye on everything. I don't want to come back one day to find this place like Xandar."

Xia Yu spoke, his voice low and deep.

The most terrifying enemy is the unknown. He didn't know what kind of power Thanos now possessed; things had completely deviated from the movie's plot.

"Hey, we're the Avengers. Let's have some confidence, let's give everyone some confidence. If Thanos dares to come here, we'll definitely give him a surprise. This isn't the Battle of New York anymore, is it?"

Tony deliberately spoke in an exaggerated tone, not only to comfort Xia Yu, but also to cheer him up.

"I know, I know we are powerful now, but judging from the situation on Xandar, he possesses some kind of power we don't know about. For example, how did he appear on Xandar in an instant? Thanos is a madman; he wants to destroy half of all life in the universe. I don't know if putting the Infinity Stones in our hands is a mistake; it could put everyone in danger."

The saying "the onlooker sees more of the game than the player" perfectly describes Xia Yu. In the movie, it seems that even without Xia Yu, the Avengers would still have become entangled with the Infinity Stones, and Thanos would still have come knocking on their door in the end.

But Xia Yu now believes it's his own fault. He's afraid. He's not only afraid that the people who died in the movie will still die, but he's even more afraid that some people who should be fine will be injured or even lose their lives because of his involvement.

Xia Yu clutched his head in distress. With all the responsibility falling on his shoulders, and after witnessing so many deaths on Xandar, Xia Yu subconsciously connected it all to himself. He was afraid that if he were not careful or made a mistake, he might kill the people around him.

All of this is very similar to what happened in Captain America 3, when Iron Man met the mother of the child who died in Sokovia.

In the movie, when Iron Man and his team were fighting Ultron, a building crashed down on a little boy.

"This isn't your fault, Xia. We're the Avengers. That guy's goal is the entire universe. We're destined to be enemies. Also, you're just an Avengers, not our boss. Don't act like everything's your responsibility. We're a team, brothers."

Tony patted Xia Yu on the shoulder.

His personality is the one that best understands Xia Yu's inner turmoil. In the movie, whether he sees the weapons he produced being used for terrorist attacks, or witnesses the illusion brought to him by Scarlet Witch, or fails to stop Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War: Infinity War, he takes the blame upon himself.

"I understand how you feel right now. You're worried about one of us getting hurt, and you feel it's your responsibility. Maybe we should learn from our Captain. That old man may be a bit old-fashioned, but he said something very true: we're a team, we need to stick together!"

Tony was offering Xia Yu words of comfort, but suddenly, an urgent news report came on TV.

Chinatown in New York Manhattan, was attacked by an unidentified terrorist attack, with multiple buildings in Chinatown suddenly exploding at the same time.

The scene was filled with cries of agony, and the list of casualties is still being compiled.

As the narration played, a helicopter view appeared on the television, directly above Chinatown. From the television, it was clear that the entire Chinatown had been almost completely leveled.

In the video, Xia Yu could clearly see that his house had also been reduced to ruins, and he could vaguely see the remains of the pharmacy's advertising sign downstairs.

Fire and smoke were everywhere.

Fire trucks are arriving at the scene one after another to carry out rescue operations.

Xia Yu immediately sensed that this matter was related to him, and he jumped up from the sofa.

At that moment, Natasha and the Captain entered the room simultaneously.

"This wasn't an ordinary terrorist attack; it was targeted at us. I'm sorry, Xia. I know that's where you grew up. There was an eyewitness who said that a purple-skinned giant told Xia that stopping a predetermined death would only bring more deaths."

The Captain spoke as soon as he entered the room.

Natasha went straight to Xia Yu's side, looking at Xia Yu with concern, and tightly grasped Xia Yu right hand with both of hers.

"This is impossible. A terrorist attack of this magnitude, regardless of its target, why did we only receive news of it now?"

Tony glanced at Xia Yu worriedly, and seeing that he didn't move, he asked the Captain.

"Someone blocked the news, and we don't know why yet, but it's definitely targeting us. The incident happened about ten minutes ago, and we only found out about it when reporters arrived at the scene."

The Captain explained everything in detail.

The Avengers are essentially just a group of Hero. They have their own intelligence network, but they can't monitor the whole world at the same time. They often exchange intelligence with various official agencies and even intercept other people's intelligence to obtain the information they want.

But this time, it's clear that someone is deliberately targeting them.

Xia Yu felt his head was buzzing and didn't hear what the Captain and Tony said afterward.

At this moment, the television screen shifted to the intersection of Chinatown, where a reporter was speaking into a microphone. From the footage, it could be seen that many other reporters and cameramen were also conducting the same live broadcast.

"According to eyewitnesses, this was an act of revenge by aliens against one of the so-called Hero from the Avengers. I don't understand why these so-called Hero went where they were when the disaster struck? Why should innocent people bear the consequences of the trouble they cause in space or on other planets..."

The reporter was still talking on TV when Xia Yu suddenly shouted, flung Natasha's hand away, tore through space, and disappeared.