Ambushed

"Stop this? Hand May over first and let me clean up the sect traitor! Then we can talk about stopping."

"I told you, May will definitely die today. I said she will!"

Zhan Liu's madness was on full display. He had no intention of ending the fight.

Whether it was because of the sect rules, his need to advance his Magnetic Field Rotation, or the dignity of a War God, he could not possibly stop now.

"I told you too, May definitely won't die today. I said she won't!"

Captain Marvel stepped forward and stared him down, standing opposite him as their battle intent soared.

None of the three knew that May was already dead.

Nick hid behind Captain Marvel and cut in:

"That's impossible. Mr. Zhan, you've seen it yourself. Earth isn't a place where you can run wild."

"Carol is only one of Earth's superheroes. If you keep fighting, you'll have no chance but death!"

"I can promise you that everyone who has learned Ultimate Limit Qigong will go to you to become your disciple, and they will never pass it on again. But I can't hand May over to you."

"Furthermore, if you're willing to cooperate, I can plead with the Security Council to pardon the crimes you've committed."

Nick was certain Zhan Liu couldn't defeat Captain Marvel. Putting on a magnanimous air, he employed both carrots and sticks, hoping to bring him under control.

"Haha... What a joke. I'm a War God!"

In the World of Martial Gods, might made right. Zhan Liu had lived in the World of Martial Gods for more than a decade, and his entire worldview had long since taken the shape of a War God's. Naturally, he believed that War Gods were born to rule the world.

"Bullshit! I voluntarily gave up ruling this world. That was already the greatest favor I could grant you, yet you're not satisfied. You want to push your luck and presume to judge me?"

Every War God was an extreme madman, a Magnetic Lunatic, and Zhan Liu was no exception.

"Woman, either you kill me, or I kill everyone in this city."

"Choose one. You have no other options!"

Nick's face darkened as murderous intent stirred within him. He switched to English and said:

"This man's a lunatic, Carol. If you get the chance, kill him. As long as you bring back his head, I'll naturally find a way to dig out his secrets."

Captain Marvel cooperatively switched off the Interstellar Translator.

"Nick, fighting will trigger a lot of chain reactions. More people will die by then."

"I know, but he insists on fighting. We can't stop him."

"His fighting style uses electricity and magnetic fields. Does S.H.I.E.L.D. have any technology that can restrain him?"

"I had some special insulating equipment developed to counter Magneto. It can greatly suppress both electricity and magnetism, but the equipment needs special items to power it, and we'll need time to prepare."

"Besides, I can't guarantee it'll definitely work on him. The military's fighter jets designed to counter Magneto were completely useless before."

"Do you have any other choice now?" Carol shot Nick a sidelong glance.

"All right. I need an hour. If you can deal with him within that hour, then all the better. If not, bring him to Base Seven after an hour. We'll set an ambush there."

"Fine." Captain Marvel switched the Interstellar Translator back on and said to Zhan Liu:

"I agree. We'll fight in the Sahara Desert. There's no one around, so the damage caused by our battle will be minimized."

After saying that, she rose into the air and flew away.

Zhan Liu didn't care in the slightest. He immediately rose and pursued her.

Watching Zhan Liu fly away, Nick picked up the phone. "Coulson, activate the demagnetization contingency plan. Send Item 084 to Base Seven. The equipment must be calibrated within an hour."

The Sahara Desert formed approximately 2.5 million years ago and is the largest sandy desert in the world. It lies in northern Africa, where the climate is extremely harsh, making it one of the least suitable places on Earth for life. Its total area could hold the entire continental United States.

But the Sahara Desert at this moment had gone from being unsuitable for life to being a place where life could not survive.

The boundless sea of sand was now covered everywhere with traces of glass.

There were no humans living here, so Captain Marvel also unleashed her full strength, determined to kill the madman before her here.

Collisions exceeding the power of a hydrogen bomb occurred more than a dozen times every minute.

The sand waves were lifted into the sky by the shock waves, then melted under the intense heat and condensed again, forming wonders resembling sharp towers.

Massive craters that looked like abysses and towers piercing the clouds, all bizarrely shaped, were products of the battle's aftershocks.

The venomous insects living in the surrounding desert sensed the apocalyptic scene and crawled out of the sand one after another, fleeing in all directions for their lives.

Viewed from high above by satellite, it was a spectacular sight. Natural enemies such as sand scorpions and venomous snakes gathered together and fled frantically toward the edge of the desert.

Those lucky enough to be far away escaped, but many more never even had the chance to crawl out of the sand before they were shaken to death beneath the boundless sea of sand by the aftershocks.

But the surrounding countries were even more unfortunate. Normally, the continental plates in this region were extremely stable, and natural disasters such as earthquakes were rare.

Today, however, the energy leaking from the two fighters spread through the earth toward the surrounding areas. The direct result was that the African countries nearby were struck by constant earthquakes.

These small countries already had buildings that were not particularly sturdy. They were perfectly adequate for daily life, but faced with a "natural disaster" of this level, they had no power to resist. Buildings collapsed one after another, and the resulting deaths and injuries were a hundred times greater than in New York.

Captain Marvel battered Zhan Liu at full strength for an hour. Every time she felt she had nearly beaten him to death, he somehow crawled back out of hell, mustered even greater strength, and continued fighting her.

It seemed that relying on her own strength alone, she would probably be unable to kill this madman.

Captain Marvel sighed inwardly, then took off and flew toward Base Seven.

Zhan Liu's physical condition was terrible, but his spirit grew increasingly vigorous. His fighting spirit soared, countless insights came to him, and his understanding of Magnetic Field Rotation grew deeper and deeper.

The pineal gland at his forehead also bulged slightly, as if some kind of organ was gestating inside it.

Just as the fight was reaching its most exhilarating point, Captain Marvel actually ran away again.

Zhan Liu was enraged and gave chase with all his might.

This time, Captain Marvel did not fly as fast, clearly intending to lure him somewhere. But it didn't matter. A War God could deal with any scheme or trick.

His rapidly rising strength caused Zhan Liu's confidence to swell explosively.

Before long, Captain Marvel landed at a place that looked like a base.

Zhan Liu didn't waste words. He raised his palm in the sky and brought it down in a heavy chop, smashing straight toward Captain Marvel's face.

He had originally gathered all his strength, but the instant he entered the base's perimeter, before he could even get close to Captain Marvel, he suddenly felt a strange force descend upon him. The electricity racing through his body jolted violently and immediately went out of control.

"Yeh!" Zhan Liu was startled. He hurriedly urged his Qigong to rein in the electricity, but Captain Marvel quickly closed in and slammed a heavy punch into his body.