Inhuman

When Immigrant Song ended, only Wang Khan was still standing on the battlefield.

It had to be said: the Vibranium suit combined with the full power of Thor was truly invincible.

On top of that, Tony and Spider-Man were both still using outdated equipment at this stage. Tony in particular had combat power that completely matched the performance of his Iron Man suit.

Because of Wang Khan's intervention, Tony's Iron Man suit was still using a palladium Arc Reactor.

This reactor was a full tier below the Space Stone Isotope reactor, whether in total energy reserves or output power.

And because everything had gone smoothly before this, Tony Stark had been under very little pressure. He hadn't holed himself up in a laboratory, frantically building suits. As a result, the current Iron Man suit was completely outclassed.

Wang Khan strode up to Tony Stark and tore the miniature Arc Reactor from the suit's chest in one motion.

"Now that's an excellent design. What a pity your suit is far too conservative. It hasn't come close to unleashing this energy's true power."

"Give it back!"

Tony's helmet had already been smashed open, revealing a blood-covered face beneath.

Wang Khan chuckled, then launched a kick that sent Tony flying before walking toward Spider-Man.

"Hey, what are you doing? Murder gets you thrown in prison! Think this through, don't act rashly, bro!"

Spider-Man was covered in wounds and could no longer stand.

Wang Khan said nothing. He simply brought two fingers together like a blade and chopped down on Spider-Man's thigh.

Amid a scream of pain, a chunk of flesh was sliced from Spider-Man's buttocks. It weighed nearly half a kilogram, enough to fry up with some steak.

"Your abilities come from genetic mutation. Although your combat power is nothing special in my eyes, you do have some merits in agility and speed, so I'll be taking them."

"Roar!"

With a thunderous roar, Hulk crawled out of the ruins and fled without looking back.

Wang Khan did not pursue him. Instead, he walked toward Abomination. Abomination was already dead. The Baji Beng Quan earlier had punched his intestines out, and Wang Khan had followed up with two more blows that pierced his heart.

Although the comic-book version of this gamma creation possessed an extremely powerful healing ability and could revive even after being dismembered into several pieces,

the Hulk in the cinematic universe had been beaten half to death by Thanos with a set of military-style punches. Naturally, he did not possess such an exaggerated healing ability.

If even Hulk couldn't do it, there was even less reason to expect it of Abomination.

"Red Queen, you collected Hulk's blood, right?"

"Guardian, Smart Spider has already finished collecting it. What should we do with Blonsky's corpse? Destroy it?"

"How could we destroy it? Although he's a copy of Hulk, the fact that he retained his consciousness clearly makes him superior to Hulk in that regard. He's extremely valuable for research. Take his corpse with us, especially the brain. Put it into cold storage immediately after we board the plane. Don't let too many of his brain cells die."

Red Queen controlled the Quinjet as it descended onto the ruins. She activated its mechanical arms and lifted Abomination's corpse inside.

Meanwhile, Wang Khan walked over to Skye, whose hands were almost crippled.

"Listen carefully, Skye. You're an Inhuman, and your ability is innate. There are other people like you among humans, but their overall numbers are very small. Living in the United States, you should understand exactly what a minority group means, let alone a minority group like you that possesses supernatural powers. When you go back, think carefully about whether S.H.I.E.L.D. is truly worth giving your life for."

With that, Wang Khan turned and walked toward the Quinjet.

"What happened in New Mexico doesn't count. This time, I spared your life as compensation for copying your superpower. After this, we're even. If you attack me again, I'll take your life without fail. Take care of yourself."

Amid the faint sound of its engines, the Quinjet, which had remained invisible all along, quickly departed. Although General Ross and S.H.I.E.L.D. mobilized the radars and satellites of half the planet, it was all useless. Wang Khan had vanished from the face of the earth without leaving behind a single clue.

"Activate every intelligence organization in the United States! Investigate every public and private laboratory! You must find that bastard!"

Ross issued orders like a madman. He had originally been responsible for most of the blame for the Harlem battle, after all. Blonsky was his soldier.

But Wang Khan's appearance, along with his later collection of blood samples from Spider-Man, Hulk, and the others, had demonstrated one thing to the world: he possessed the ability to copy superpowers. Even Thor's power could be obtained through genetic technology.

This gave a powerful shot of adrenaline to Ross, a war fanatic who was obsessed with genetic modification technology.

The Super Soldier Program, which had been suspended for many years, was restarted. Even Hulk became a research project, under the name Hulk Project.

After all, Blonsky was a successful example. Although he had ultimately lost control, that was irrelevant. To the military, Abomination's immense strength and his defense, which could withstand an RPG without even breaking the skin, were simply too tempting.

On S.H.I.E.L.D.'s side, Nick Fury, who was equally obsessed with supernatural power, naturally refused to fall behind. They already had a large reserve of superpowered individuals, as well as various 084s—mysterious substances that could not be explained.

Previously, all these things had been sealed inside the secret warehouse Wang Khan had been eyeing. Now that they had seen Wang Khan successfully copy several superpowers through genetic modification, apparently without any side effects, Nick Fury saw hope.

As a result, a large number of 084s were put into use, and funding for the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy was increased by several dozen percent.

In short, S.H.I.E.L.D. abandoned its conservative policy of the past several decades and began to grow aggressive, reckless, and even insane...

Skye, who had once again been drained of 500 milliliters of blood, returned to her dormitory with a pale complexion.

Her superhuman hearing allowed her to easily detect those secretly monitoring her, which made her already irritable mood even worse.

She kicked open the dormitory door and walked toward the academy's small park. As she left, she deliberately glanced toward the monitors.

"Coulson, she seems to have noticed us. Should we continue?"

"Forget it. As long as she doesn't leave the academy, there's no need to monitor her. We don't want to provoke her rebellious side. Wrap it up."

"Understood."

Skye entered the small park and sat on a bench beside the artificial lake, Wang Khan's words replaying constantly in her mind.

"Inhumans? What are Inhumans? Could my parents have been Inhumans? Then why did they abandon me? Why haven't they come looking for me all these years?"

As she muttered to herself, Skye's eyes reddened. Just as she grew more and more distressed and even began to feel the urge to jump into the lake and kill herself, a burst of sky-blue energy suddenly erupted around her body.

The energy transformed into a barrier. Then, a person without eyes suddenly appeared beside Skye.

Skye shot to her feet and raised her hand, preparing to use her Quake powers.

"Calm down, little beauty. I'm not here to pick a fight. Could you put your hand down?"

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"My name is Gordon. I'm an Inhuman."

The channel is being heavily promoted this afternoon. I wonder how much the recommendations and collections will increase. I'm feeling pretty anxious...