Replacing Lockdown's Armor with Vibranium and Robbing Wakanda

As the saying went, you only made a few hundred bucks a month, so why were you risking your life? If someone else was putting their neck on the line for you, shouldn't you give them something in return?

Though they were all thugs he had hired with money, Chen Xi felt that a few crocodile tears were still necessary.

"Master, isn't that unnecessary? What good stuff could a barren planet like Earth possibly have?"

Although Lockdown did not want to embarrass Chen Xi, he still felt his own life was more important. He did not want to end up like Megatron, covered from head to toe in "aftermarket parts"...

"Heh, kid, you really have a big mouth. Just wait—I'll broaden your horizons. Then you'll be shouting, 'Boss is awesome! Boss is badass!'"

Chen Xi immediately snorted, looking disdainfully at the poseur trying to act cool. People had to leave themselves some room when they spoke.

"You probably don't know this, but Earth has a metal called Vibranium that's famous across the universe. It's got to be better than that sheet metal body of yours."

"Huh? Then I really do have to see it."

Lockdown was instantly interested. Hadn't he roamed the universe all these years just to upgrade his equipment? He had even dared to hunt Optimus Prime alone. That showed just how insane he was...

In the small African nation of Wakanda, a superpower masquerading as an agrarian civilization, lay a one-of-a-kind source of Vibranium.

They could be said to be a nation built atop Vibranium mines, rich beyond description. Yet the entire world believed them to be a poor, backward agricultural country...

At that moment, this "poor" and "backward" little nation received a despicable, shameless uninvited guest.

The thunderous roar of a cosmic warship jolted awake the nation, which had only just entered nightfall, five hours behind Malai!

Wakanda's defensive barrier had no time to activate. They had lived in peace for far too long and had not experienced an invasion in who knew how many years...

The sudden upheaval threw all of Wakanda into panic. They simply could not imagine anyone attacking such a poor, backward Wakanda.

But T'Chaka, the current Black Panther, was exceedingly decisive. He immediately ordered the royal guard's spacecraft to launch and stand by. If the warship in the sky made any unusual move, they were to attack at once.

Clearly, the warship overhead showed no signs of charging an attack, which meant there was still room for negotiation. If war broke out, no one wanted the flames of battle spreading onto their homeland—the losses would be incalculable.

Just as everyone in the capital, Birnin Zana, stood on high alert and watched the warship in the sky, its hatch opened, and a pitch-black figure leaped down.

Such behavior was undoubtedly a provocation. Jumping directly into someone else's palace—wasn't that blatant contempt for their guards?

Sure enough, within mere breaths, Chen Xi was surrounded by the Black Panther's royal guard.

Sharp Vibranium spears glinted coldly in the night, as if they would poke several holes in him and let him bleed dry the next second.

For a nation with such advanced technology, they actually liked engaging people in close combat with cold weapons. Chen Xi found it utterly baffling and could not understand their behavior at all. Was it some intense clash and fusion of savagery and civilization?

Just then, surrounded on all sides, Chen Xi saw T'Chaka, the current Black Panther, descend the steps, his stern, icy gaze fixed on the dark figure of Chen Xi.

"Visitor from beyond the stars? Why have you descended upon my Wakanda?"

As for whether Chen Xi could understand him, T'Chaka did not care.

Only then did Chen Xi get a clear look at the old fox. Though his expression was impossible to make out in the darkness... ahem! No offense intended, but those sharp eyes gleamed like a nightingale's.

With a genial smile, he said, "Your Majesty T'Chaka, I only came to borrow some Vibranium. I trust you won't refuse such a small request?"

The moment those words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the palace abruptly tightened.

The young and hot-blooded Black Panther, T'Challa, flew into a rage upon hearing them!

"Borrow some Vibranium? This is outrageous! You have no regard for Wakanda at all!"

The other royal guards glared furiously as well, wishing they could immediately skewer this arrogant fool to death...

"Fuck!!"

Okoye, the hot-tempered captain of the royal guard, immediately made her move.

T'Chaka narrowed his eyes but did not move. He also wanted to test what this uninvited guest was capable of.

"Perfect timing!"

Chen Xi smiled slightly. He had been wanting to test the Symbiote Suit's power. He leaned slightly to the side, and his right arm suddenly transformed into a shield that blocked her spear thrust. At the same time, his left arm abruptly lengthened into a hammer and smashed toward her. Fortunately, a shield-bearing guard beside her raised his shield and blocked the blow.

Hiss!!!

That single exchange made their eyes widen. What the hell was this alien high-tech?

Okoye had no time to react. The attack had been so bizarre and fast that she had nearly suffered badly.

"Stop!!"

T'Chaka immediately shouted down the royal guards who were about to swarm Chen Xi. As a calculating man, he did not want bloodshed.

"Hehe, our alien friend wants Vibranium, is that right? There's nothing I can do. We've used up too much over the years. If you only need a hundred or two hundred jin, I can scrape some together."

T'Chaka said with a smile. He knew that if they fought, they would only be at a disadvantage. The other party's methods were unknown, and that bizarre suit alone was already far beyond Wakanda's technology.

He could simply give Chen Xi a little Vibranium to send him away. Next time, Chen Xi would not be so fortunate as to barge in before the defensive barrier was activated.

Chen Xi nearly laughed at that, then began spouting nonsense.

"T'Chaka, are you fobbing off a beggar? Do you know how many resources I spent traveling millions of light-years to get here? Fuel alone cost me one billion cosmic credits."

"I'm not asking for much. Just give me ten tons of Vibranium. I guarantee that the moment I get it, I'll leave immediately."

Chen Xi named an exorbitant price. In any case, he knew this matter would not end peacefully today. They had to test each other's limits.

There was no need to explain how important Vibranium was to Wakanda. Even T'Chaka's own younger brother would be punished severely for selling it.

"Can I take that to mean you came here to rob us?"

T'Chaka narrowed his eyes, his tone icy and threatening.

"What else? I'm robbing you!"

One second Chen Xi had been smiling; the next, his expression turned cold. He was not the kind of person who pretended to be virtuous while doing dirty things. People as straightforward as him were practically one in a million these days!

T'Chaka's patience had its limits as well. He was Wakanda's king and represented the dignity of an entire nation. Enough was enough!

"Wakanda Forever!"

With an angry roar, the vast royal guard surged toward Chen Xi like a tidal wave!