The USA Was Still the Same USA

July 15.

Location: Washington, Triskelion Building (the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in Captain America 2).

Local time: 11:20.

At this moment.

A DR-7 Transport Boat appeared over Washington, escorted by a Freedom MS piloted by an ace and four Viking Fighters.

When the Flying Formation reached an altitude of two thousand meters, thirty more F-22s loaded with live ammunition approached, joining the Freedom and Viking Fighters in "escorting" the DR-7 Transport Boat.

It was called an escort, but in reality, it was surveillance—or a threat.

After all, in the Marvel cinematic universe, the US Government was the "top dog," while the United Nations Security Council was, in truth, nothing more than an "appendage" of the US Government.

If not for political necessity, the representatives of the other countries on the Security Council might not have shown up at all.

According to Arthur's plan, after the Paris-class and Rodger Yang-class ships had jumped to the skies over Manhattan and ended the war in an absolutely crushing victory...

Umbrella, represented by Arthur, had become a potential enemy in the eyes of the US Government.

What was more, when the agents had rescued Manhattan's civilians, they had constantly proclaimed that Umbrella had saved Manhattan. Over the past two days, that claim had thoroughly "fermented."

Many Manhattan residents had already stated online that when Manhattan came under attack, they had been saved by soldiers carrying Umbrella's banner.

On top of that, the US Government had dropped a nuclear bomb over Manhattan, only for it to be captured by a Freedom MS belonging to Umbrella. This had completely ignited the fury of Manhattan's residents.

The US Government was deeply unhappy, which was why it had dispatched a full thirty F-22s to show off its muscles, as if saying: We're the world's leader! Watch yourself!

Arthur, sitting inside