Hero Appears! (Please Keep Reading)

"What?"

"The entire force was wiped out?"

At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Egghead Fury fell silent upon hearing the frontline agents' report.

"Where's the captain? Where's Agent Romanoff?"

"I'm fine."

Natasha cut into the comm channel, but her voice sounded a little off.

"I hid in the ventilation duct."

She spoke with difficulty.

Because she really had hidden—only halfway.

Since both her upper and lower body were a little too plump, she got stuck shortly after crawling into the duct.

Now, she could neither advance nor retreat.

"Where's the captain?"

"He lured the bullfrog away."

Natasha said helplessly.

Steve had clearly underestimated the bullfrog monster's destructive power. His shield blocked the frontal attack, but he hadn't expected the bullfrog monster to smash in the ground beneath his feet as well!

Of course, Steve was fine. His vitality rivaled that of a cockroach.

But his shield had been knocked away.

He only got the chance to retrieve it after the agent squad caught up.

As for that squad, after a round of suppressive fire proved ineffective, the bullfrog swept them all away with its tongue as though it were cleaning up a battlefield.

Several unlucky men were swallowed whole. Even those who hadn't been swallowed were left unable to rise after being struck by that tongue. It was no different from being hit by a car; their bones were probably nearly shattered to pieces.

Fury had never expected those highly trained agents to be taken down so quickly.

After a moment of silence, he finally cursed angrily.

"Motherfucker!"

Forming a superpowered team was imperative!

But first, they had to resolve the crisis at hand.

He picked up an old pager.

"Do I really have to call her back?"

Bring Carol back just to fight a frog?

Even Fury thought that sounded absurd.

If it comes to it, I'll have to request heavy firepower coverage.

At the end of the day, it was just a monster. Fury refused to believe a few missiles couldn't kill it.

But if they did that, Manhattan, New York's most prosperous district, would likely be finished.

If Manhattan, the financial center, suffered widespread destruction, the economic losses would be enormous.

But if they didn't do this, all of New York might be lost!

Fury found himself unable to decide.

Fortunately, at that moment, the captain cut into the channel.

"I have a plan. This time, I really do have a plan." He slid beneath the bullfrog's attack, then shouted.

"The bullfrog monster's skin is extremely tough. It's hard to damage it from the outside. But I doubt the inside of its body is made of iron and steel too."

"Captain, what are you planning to do?"

Of course, shove a grenade right up its ass!

The captain, whose mouth was usually sweet as honey, really wanted to say that.

But considering his image, he changed his wording. "Feed explosives into its stomach!"

"Then let me do it," Hawkeye said.

He was currently on the rooftop of another building, using his bow to cover Tony, and it had been quite effective. He had shot out one of Monster Bird's eyes, and he had also spotted Animo.

"Captain, lure the bullfrog onto the roof. I'll greet it with my explosives."

As he spoke, he tied all his explosive arrows together.

Steve had wanted to say that he was pretty good at throwing things too, but he nodded anyway.

After all, the bullfrog wasn't the only enemy. He still had to stop that mad scientist.

Steve led the bullfrog on a rampage. The monster practically smashed the entire building hollow from the inside. Several times, Steve nearly got caught by its tongue, but he narrowly escaped every time.

At that moment, he had reached the top of Stark Tower. The instant he poked his head out, a red suit of armor howled past him.

"Where'd this comedian come from?"

Tony still knew nothing about Captain America.

Steve had no time to look at Stark. He rolled away from his position, and the next second, a colossal creature burst out!

The bullfrog threw back its head and lashed out with its tongue!

Hawkeye, whose bow had long been drawn to full tension, released without hesitation. The flying arrow landed precisely in the bullfrog's throat!

"Such a huge target. There's no challenge at all."

He shook his head.

The bullfrog felt as though a thorn had suddenly lodged in its throat. The next moment, it heard a muffled bang—

Boom!!!

The blast instantly inflated its body into a round ball. Then, its mouth twisted crookedly as thick black smoke drifted out like a soul leaving its body...

"Nicely done!" Captain America pumped his fist excitedly.

Tony, flying in the sky, couldn't help nodding at the sight. "Destroy it from the inside. Good idea!"

He planned to copy that move.

But compared to the big-mouthed bullfrog, using the same method on Monster Bird would not be so easy.

The commotion naturally caught Animo's attention as well. He had been adjusting his serum all this time, and when he saw his mutant frog get blown up, his expression darkened.

"Raise your hands and surrender immediately!" Steve shouted.

"Wrong!" Animo stepped forward angrily.

"It is you who must submit to me—Genius Animal Doctor Animo!"

He grabbed the serum beside him and viciously injected it into his body.

The next moment, the mutation began!

Animo's skin began turning green, and his body immediately swelled to several times its original size!

He was no longer the frail human he had been, but a genetically mutated—Prehistoric Evolved New Human!

Animo now looked even more terrifying than Connors. Curved horns grew from his head, his mouth was full of fangs, and a massive pair of bat wings spread from his back!

He resembled a demon from hell!

Before arriving at Stark Tower, Animo had actually made a special trip to a prehistoric fossil museum and extracted the genes of many extinct ancient creatures.

The horns atop his head were actually mammoth tusks. The fangs in his mouth came from a saber-toothed tiger, and the wings on his back originated from a pterosaur...

He was the prehistoric version of Kevin Levin.

Only, his strength had not been weakened. Under the Variable Device's effects, it had instead been stacked together!

His towering body stood atop Stark Tower, as if a demon king had finally ascended his throne!

"Such powerful strength!"

Animo clenched his fist, savoring the unparalleled thrill!

His enormous figure formed a stark contrast with Steve—

The next moment, Animo pounced and seized Steve in one claw, smashing him toward the ground!

The rooftop of the tower was punched straight through!

Animo kept hold of Steve as he smashed through the entire building!

From the very top floor, he slammed straight into the floor of the first-floor lobby!

To him, the sturdy reinforced concrete was like the wooden boards used in taekwondo demonstrations—one touch, and they shattered.

But Steve, who had been smashed down from hundreds of floors above, now had unfocused eyes and barely clung to life.

No matter how sturdy his body was, he couldn't endure an attack like that.

Now, whether Steve lived or died depended on a single thought from Animo.

"Captain?"

"Steve Rogers!"

Over the radio, Fury's calls grew increasingly anxious.

However,

There was no response.

At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Fury's heart went cold.

A moment later, he finally picked up the phone and said heavily, "Prepare yourselves. In five minutes, begin firepower coverage of Manhattan, New York—"

"Wait!"

Hawkeye interrupted him urgently!

"I don't want to interrupt you, but the situation has changed."

"What?"

"It's hard to explain, but it doesn't look like an enemy!"

Above New York.

A burning figure dove down like a meteor!

Before Hawkeye's astonished eyes, the fireball slammed into the swiftly flying Monster Bird and drove it into the interior of Stark Tower with it!

Boom!!!

In an instant, Ben descended like heavenly fire!

Hero Appears!

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