The civilians on the streets quickly fled into the buildings on either side to take shelter from the explosions around them.
At the same time, the massive panic caused by the Chitauri invasion led to thousands of traffic accidents erupting across the streets in an instant. Cars, buses, school buses, and other vehicles collided with one another, slammed on their brakes, and came to a stop in the middle of the road.
Countless humans also died beneath the guns of the Chitauri and in the explosions.
With Tony's perspective supplemented by J.A.R.V.I.S.'s visual analysis, he saw the devastation on the ground as well. He spun around and flew toward the low-altitude airspace, beginning to hunt down the Soldiers causing the destruction.
But Tony's speed was far from sufficient. For every soldier he killed, even more Chitauri Soldiers would rush down from the sky.
Four streaks of light shot out from the top floor of Stark Tower.
They soared rapidly upward, piercing every Chitauri soldier along the streets and detonating one aircraft after another.
Finally, the four streaks of light converged not far from the portal, rapidly crossing and attacking.
The four streaks of light quickly intertwined, forming a defensive net.
Every Chitauri emerging from the portal fell within the attack range of the four streaks of light.
Many Chitauri who had just poked their heads out were directly pierced through by the streaks of light, or had the aircraft beneath their feet pierced, triggering explosions.
Before long, the entire entrance of the portal had become a zone of violent explosions.
However, despite the Chitauri Soldiers surging out fearlessly and in droves, quite a few still broke through the gaps between the attacks and rushed out.
Only about half of the Soldiers could break through the explosions.
Leo merely locked the