On Earth, at the same moment, alarms from space monitoring agencies around the world instantly rang through their respective command centers.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier was naturally no exception. Piercing alarms echoed through its spacious interior.
Upon hearing the alarm, Coulson immediately set aside his work and hurried toward the command deck, asking anxiously:
"Report immediately. What exactly happened?"
At the same time, the superheroes aboard the carrier also rushed over upon hearing the alarm.
Looking tense, the technician delivered his report at a rapid pace:
"Sir, a large number of unknown spacecraft have suddenly appeared outside Earth and are approaching the surface at extremely high speed!"
With that, he swiftly projected the satellite footage onto the main screen.
In the vastness of space, an enormous warship resembling a steel behemoth hung silently in the void.
Its size was astonishing, nearly half the size of the Moon.
Because it was closer to Earth, its massive hull practically blotted out the sky.
The shadow it cast instantly darkened the skies across the entire United States, as though night had arrived ahead of schedule.
Beside this giant warship were countless densely packed medium and small spacecraft, clustered around it like a swarm of bees. The sight was utterly staggering.
Coulson's eyes widened, and he could not help crying out:
"What the hell? The Chitauri are already here? How did this happen so suddenly?"
Tony looked up at the main screen, his brow tightly furrowed.
"That's impossible. The portal opened with Professor Erik's equipment would have had enormous energy output. We definitely would have detected it. Where did they open their portal?"
Dr. Banner could not help muttering to himself:
"With an alien fleet on this scale, can just the few of us really stop them?"
At that moment, JARVIS immediately responded through Tony's