The Situation Forces Their Hand-They Weren't Even Pretending Anymore

"Although this disaster was caused by Tony's personal actions, I was also involved in building Ultron's underlying framework—so allowing this cross-dimensional threat to wreak havoc on Earth would be irresponsible on my part as well."

"We cannot let innocent civilians die simply because we fear failure and sacrifice, nor can we place all our hopes on whether Warp Group will answer our request, or when it will do so."

"All right, let's get ready too—"

Reed Richards slowly rose to his feet, stretching his somewhat stiff limbs. With a smile, he reassured everyone, "We may not be able to change the ultimate course of this war. We may not be able to turn the tide like the legendary superheroes.

But before Warp Group officially intervenes, we can at least cooperate with those ordinary soldiers on the front lines, who are buying time with their flesh, blood, and outdated weapons, and do everything we can to slow the Demon Engine Legion's advance."

"What Tony just said was right. Even delaying them by one more minute might save another block and buy the rear a little more time to evacuate and organize defenses—this is not merely a matter of probability. It is the bottom line of our morality."

Upon hearing this, Invisible Woman looked at Reed Richards with eyes full of relief and admiration. The man she had kept buried in her heart seemed to have returned at this very moment.

So she walked to Reed Richards's side, gentle yet resolute, and took his hand, silently expressing her support.

This time, she chose to stand beside Reed Richards, even if they were about to face certain doom.

As Reed Richards's die-hard friend, Thing merely snorted and thumped his equally hard chest with his rocky fist, producing a heavy thump, thump. "No objections