Harvest

Rogers flung his shield, sending it flying toward Barton's head.

Bang!

The shield was instantly knocked away.

Ignoring the shield that had been sent flying, Rogers roared into the communicator, "Nick, we need backup!"

"I'm here!"

With a bang, a gold-and-red figure descended from the sky once more, its metallic armor gleaming brilliantly in the firelight.

"Friday! Call ambulances and fire trucks!"

The massive explosion had already brought sirens from all around. After telling Friday to make the calls, Tony looked toward Rogers and the others.

"We need to go!"

Tony spoke as suit after suit of armor descended, each one wordlessly scooping up one of the four.

If they did not leave immediately, their appearance here would only intensify the current uproar over "supervising Super Heroes"!

"Wait, my shield!"

Rogers spotted his fallen shield in the distance. Just as Tony was about to fly over and retrieve it, grenade after grenade landed with a series of bangs.

Electromagnetic Pulses flashed wildly. Tony immediately felt parts of his armor malfunctioning, while red warning lights began blinking across the control panel inside the suit.

"Severe electromagnetic interference detected. Activating defense!"

One piece of backup equipment after another within the armor deployed into the suit.

At that moment, RVs with their high beams on came charging through the torrential rain from afar.

Reporters rushed out of the RVs one after another, braving the rain as they ran toward Tony!

"It's Iron Man! It's Iron Man!"

"That's Captain America! How did he get hurt, and why is he here?!" Someone sharp-eyed spotted Rogers being carried by one of the armors. After all, Rogers's uniform was extremely conspicuous.

"Why are they here?! Isn't this the Osborn Company?"

"Big news, big news!

Iron Man and Captain America broke into a company and caused a massive explosion.

Mei, write this down quickly!"

"Do Super Heroes possess rights beyond those of United States citizens? Should Super Heroes replace the United States government? That is a question worth discussing!"

"Tomorrow's front page is secured!"

"The previous Sokovia Accords still have not been resolved, and now Super Heroes have been implicated in an incident involving a United States civilian company!

What secrets are hidden behind all this?!"

"Take pictures, now!"

Click, click~

The repeated camera flashes made Tony instinctively raise a hand to cover his face. He had forgotten he was beneath his armor.

Microphones were pointed at Tony like a forest of guns.

"Mr. Stark, can you explain the fire here? Why were you here?"

"Mr. Stark, what are your thoughts on the proposal put forth by the king of Wakanda?

Do you support it or oppose it? Do you believe Super Heroes should be subject to public oversight and regulation?"

"Mr. Stark, who are you planning to feature in this issue of Playboy? Jenna or Monroe...?"

Listening to the unbearably noisy questions, Tony retreated again and again. He no longer cared about the shield in the distance, grabbed Rogers and the others, and shot into the sky.

"Quick, let's go to Stark Tower!" Seeing the four figures soar into the sky, the reporters were not worried at all and immediately shouted.

Every vehicle now knew how to chase a news story.

The area was left in ruins. In the end, only the arriving ambulances remained to rescue the injured, while the fire trucks began putting out the blaze.

Inside the laboratory.

"Boss, are you all right?"

Connors looked at Shen Fei as he returned. Shen Fei put his clothes back on and looked at the Adamantium Shield on the experiment table. A decent haul.

The moment he sensed Natasha, he had immediately changed the battle plan.

This had been his opportunity to obtain Adamantium.

That was why the towering flames had been his way of ending the fight.

He had used robots to bury a large number of high-explosive bombs and fuel directly beneath his feet.

Shen Fei had needed to remain where he was.

Otherwise, with Rogers's sharp instincts honed over years on the battlefield, the moment Shen Fei fled,

it would have been impossible to achieve the outcome he wanted.

What he had truly intended was to create a situation where Rogers had no choice but to throw his shield.

If Rogers had not thrown his shield at that shot just now,

Barton would have had no chance of surviving.

Moreover, he had long guessed that Stark was the most likely person to come to their aid, because Stark had the greatest mobility and was also the closest.

Even if they were currently at odds.

With Stark's temperament, his grasp of the bigger picture was stronger than Captain America's. Otherwise, he would not have become a supporter of the Hero Act.

He had rarely appeared in public these days.

Because he was afraid that Super Heroes would once again be dragged into public controversy.

"Was this all part of the boss's arrangement? You had reporters waiting in the distance from the beginning."

"Yes. Those reporters are sharks hungry for blood.

As long as there is a major story, they will not care whether it is true or false. As long as they get the photographs,

who knows what the truth really is?"

Norman entered the laboratory from outside at that moment. "Boss, the press conference is ready."

"You can serve as the spokesperson. You know what to do."

"I know."

Norman nodded. All he had to do was dump all the blame on the Avengers.

After receiving Shen Fei's instructions, he hurried out. He still needed to prepare a few things.

"How many of those Super Soldiers did we capture?"

"Three are still alive, though all of them are severely injured. The rest were blown to death."

"Good. Inject them with Phoenix 1. We can use them to replicate Jessica's serum."

"Yes!"

Shen Fei looked at Connors. "Any news about that serum?"

"Yes. But Klaw told me that the chemical plant belonged to one of Wilson's operations..."

"Wilson Grant Fisk?"

Shen Fei suddenly paused. Had this become connected to that man?

"Yes."

Shen Fei had not expected to get tangled up with him. To be honest, aside from extreme cases like Hulk and Captain Marvel, whom he was somewhat wary of,

he believed he could handle people like Jessica, Luke, and even Spider-Man.

Even Captain America—he was going to swallow this dead rat whole this time.

But he did not like getting involved with smart people.

Because if they wanted to, they could very likely find your weak point and kill you with a single strike!

Wilson was that kind of person.

In New York, he had another name.

Kingpin!

He was Daredevil's greatest enemy, as well as the enemy of heroes such as Spider-Man and Punisher. He was also the largest crime boss in New York and even the entire United States.

He should currently have Hell's Kitchen under his control.

He was meticulous and far more intelligent than ordinary people.

He was also extremely disciplined. More than ninety percent of his body was muscle, and his body fat percentage was close to zero.

He could punch through a wall with his bare hands, and he was himself a world-class martial artist.

Cold-blooded, ruthless, intelligent, and powerful.

The reason Jessica had discovered something was wrong last time was because Kingpin had sent the message. He seemed quite annoyed that Clinton's side now had some strange new people challenging his authority.

And the reason those people had appeared was Shen Fei's Phoenix 1.