The Avengers' Collective Defeat
A calm, yet deeply provocative provocation.
What Beckett received, however, was a special bullet from Natasha.
Bang bang bang bang bang!!!!
Dozens of bullets landed on Beckett's protective energy shield as if they had hit Vibranium Shield, the Negasonic Teenage Warhead all falling to the ground without causing the slightest ripple.
"Wait, Agent Romanoff, you..."
Because he was unwilling to easily mobilize the Hulk's power, Dr. Banner had been standing behind Natasha and Barton, was completely bewildered.
"Go and check on Thor, now!"
Natasha held up her gun, the dark muzzle pointed at Beckett, who stood with his hands behind his back.
"What's your name?" Beckett raised his hand to signal The Other not to get angry.
Based on his previous speculation, the group of people in front of him should be one of his and his adoptive father Thanos's future enemies.
In other words, one of these people will definitely find the Soul Stone in the near future.
Or rather, knowing the location of the Soul Stone.
After all, they're all hanging out with Thor now.
"Natasha, Natasha Romanoff."
Boom!!!
As soon as Natasha finished speaking, the neighboring building was destroyed in the bombing by the Chitauri.
The sudden burst of firelight illuminated Beckett's grinning face.
Click!
Beckett twisted the S.H.I.E.L.D. -made firearms into a pretzel, scattering debris all over the ground.
A powerful arm reached out and, with lightning speed, gripped Natasha's throat.
Her bright red lips suddenly became engorged with blood, and her beautiful face gradually struggled to breathe.
"Natasha!"
Hawkeye, who had worked with this former Soviet agent for many years, immediately tried to save him, but the technological arrow he threw with his arm was completely destroyed by the energy laser shot from Beckett's eyes.
As a result, Barton's arms, which he used to be a sharpshooter, were also removed.
The blood-soaked cave entrance revealed stark white bones.
"Ah!!!!!"
The veins on Barton's forehead bulged instantly as he fell to the ground, because the unspeakable pain was piercing his heart!
"Since Odin is unwilling to come out..."
With Natasha's throat easily locked, Beckett's gaze fell on Thor, who had finally caught his breath and was gripping Mjolnir in his hand again.
"Then you shall tell me."
"Where is the Soul Stone?"
As planned, Beckett revealed the Soul Stone in front of Thor and his companions.
Boom!
The moment those words were spoken, another landmark building in New York collapsed.
The fighter jets dispatched by the US military were simply unable to collide with the warships from the Dark Order.
It's so fragile it'll break at the slightest touch, and explode at the slightest impact.
If it weren't for the fact that some of the fighter jets use materials manufactured by Stark Industries, Tony Stark, the former arms tycoon, might even suspect that someone in the military was embezzling military funds to use as political donations.
"Hey, can you still move?"
Tony Stark, having removed the palm cannon from his arm, kicked Steve Rogers, who was holding Vibranium Shield in front of him.
"Ah, no problem."
Despite their previous arguments and disagreements, Steve Rogers had no time to dwell on those issues now that a formidable enemy was at stake.
"Then, prepare to rescue them!"
Call out!
The palm cannon, fully charged by hand, fired instantly. Steve, without any prior consultation with Tony Stark, moved forward with his shield as if by telepathy!
"Oh?"
As if watching an ant struggle, Beckett flung Natasha, who was almost suffocating in his arms, aside, Energy Annihilation Cannon from his fingertips pierced directly through the Vibranium Shield in Steve Rogers' hand, which was known as the "hardest shield on Earth".
It even pierced through his lungs and heart.
There's also the palm-sized cannon that Tony Stark manually adjusts and fires.
"Go to hell!!!"
A torrent of lightning descended from the sky in an instant, but the figure holding Mjolnir was crushed underfoot by Beckett who leaped up in the next second!
Bang!
The condensed divine power was crushed by Beckett's foot, and Thor, who had risen into the air, was embedded in the rooftop bricks in the blink of an eye!
"Roar!!!"
Extreme rage tore through Dr. Banner's clothes, and the Hulk, wearing seemingly indestructible pants, roared to the sky, his fists slamming directly towards Beckett's location!
"Comparable to the power of the Asgardians?"
"Are there still humans like this in Midgard?"
Beckett's eyes were calm.
Hulk, now freed, was filled with rage, but his outstretched fists were easily caught by Beckett.
Bang!
A sharp gust of wind from a punch grazed Beckett's eye, Hulk, whose anger was still surging, made Beckett take a half step back for the first time.
"Your His Highness Beckett, something's wrong."
"His power is still rising, and it seems he's far from reaching his limit!" Woz said seriously, continuing to drink the engine oil The Other had bribed him with after sealing J.A.R.V.I.S., having given up on taking The Other's job.
"Interesting."
"He should be an exception in Midgard."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't be the only one here now."
What Beckett initially thought would be an extremely boring and tedious form of coercion has now become quite interesting.
Beckett was intrigued by the Hulk's ever-increasing power as he grew in anger.
"Woz is analyzing the cause. Please wait a moment, Your His Highness Beckett."
Inside the bracelet's space, Woz's honest and adorable face was full of seriousness.
"There's no need."
"It's just a green giant."
With one hand behind his back, Beckett kicked Hulk in the knee. The powerful kick sent the "child," whose only intelligence was currently focused on anger, sprawling to the ground and howling in pain.
"Roar!!!"
Snap!
The roaring Hulk was slapped away by Beckett, and his roar came to an abrupt end!
"Hulk... Hulk... It hurts!! Roar!!!"
Hulk had smashed through the rooftop wall, frantically clung to the window with both arms, his bulging muscles ready to unleash his fury, when he was slapped on the right cheek, the pain making him see stars.
Snap!
"I see."
"Is there no advanced combat wisdom, only the most primitive combat instinct?"
Hulk, who had just gotten up from the ground, hadn't even had a chance to vent his anger when Beckett's devilish whisper came from behind him again.
Snap!
Hulk turned around and received another solid slap on the cheek.
With one hand behind his back and the other slapping Hulk, Beckett felt fear as he suppressed him.
For the first time since birth, I have felt fear.
That was a complete and utter crushing defeat.
Whether it's strength or speed.
Hulk's instincts told him that he was no match for the man in front of him.
"Again."
Beckett turned to the side, raised his hand towards Hulk, hooked his index finger, and looked utterly contemptuous.
Bang!
The enraged Hulk slammed his fists into the ground, sending countless fragments of rock flying!
"Roar!!!"
After an incredibly sharp roar, Hulk... disappeared.
When the dust and smoke from the rubble cleared, all that remained was Dr. Banner, shirtless, staring blankly at his hands.
Tony Stark, who had stopped Steve Rogers from bleeding, was dumbfounded.
What the hell?!
The invincible Hulk disappeared after being slapped a few times?!
"Boring."
Beckett waved his hand dismissively, not even glancing at the numerous injured people lying haphazardly on the rooftop, and walked straight to the unconscious Thor.
He bent down, grabbed his throat with one hand, and pulled him out of the brickwork.
Boom!
Golden flames instantly ignited on Beckett's body.
Her blonde hair and blue eyes stunned everyone present.
"I'm giving you one last chance."
"I won't say the same thing a third time."
A surge of energy coursed through him, and Beckett's expression grew increasingly bloodthirsty.
"Come out, Odin."
In the bleak, cold wind, a crimson-gold spear, accompanied by a sigh, pierced the sky.
"Long time no see, Beckett."
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