Vienna, United Nations International Center
Beneath the overcast sky, the enormous glass curtain wall reflected a cold gleam. At that moment, the plaza outside the building was packed with news vans, and reporters from all over the world were chattering endlessly into their cameras.
No one noticed an inconspicuous black sedan parked at the edge of the security perimeter.
Inside the car.
"Jiang, will it really happen?" Gwen removed her sunglasses. Her Spider-Sense had left her unable to sit still. "This is the United Nations. Security here is even tighter than at the White House."
"Security can guard against enemies, but not shadows."
Jiang Li leaned back in his seat, his gaze fixed on a news van in the corner of the plaza bearing the words "BNO News." In the original story, that very van had been packed with enough high explosives to blow up half the building.
"Zemo is a master of psychology. He doesn't need to break in. He only needs to light a match."
Jiang Li lightly tapped the Omnitrix dial with his fingers. He had not gone to defuse the bomb in advance, because Ross would simply turn around and claim that Jiang Li had planted it.
He would become the only "savior" at the very moment everyone fell into despair.
Inside the conference hall.
King T'Chaka of Wakanda stood at the podium, his weathered eyes gazing at the representatives of every nation below.
"...Wakanda has remained silent for too long. When we see this world bleeding because power has spiraled out of control, we can no longer stand idly by..."
Below the stage, Natasha listened with a grave expression. Prince T'Challa stood by the side entrance, vigilantly scanning every corner.
Suddenly.
"Beep—"
T'Challa's sharp hearing caught an extremely faint electronic sound. It had come