Cross's Reason to Be Arrogant

Nick Fury could tell so quickly that this was man-made because the disturbances were far too regular.

It was nothing like a nuclear explosion.

"Bring up satellite images of that area."

Hill pulled up several feeds and shook her head. "The satellite directly overhead has already been destroyed by the energy. Satellites in other positions can't capture much of use, either. Storm clouds have covered the area."

They stared at the pillars of energy shooting skyward. Though they couldn't see the ground, they could at least make a preliminary judgment: the ground had not been hit by a nuclear blast.

Nick Fury said, "A few days ago, Tang said he was going there to find a friend. He also asked me to get him visitation rights for that friend's daughter."

"He probably saw this coming."

"All we can do is evacuate the city and minimize civilian casualties."

As S.H.I.E.L.D. rushed personnel in to evacuate the city's civilians, countless reporters, adventurers, and even members of major organizations with unclear intentions headed toward the battle zone.

For a time, many figures moved against the tide of people fleeing for their lives.

Apocalypse was feeling rather helpless.

He had thought Cross was just an ordinary villain and planned to leave him for Scott Lang to practice on.

Who could have imagined Cross would mutate to this extent?

Even taking the original story into account, Apocalypse couldn't work out where Cross's power came from.

Snakehead's power had come from several hundred doses of Super-Soldier Serum. That, at least, was understandable.

But this bastard was throwing nuclear blasts with his fists. It was beyond belief.

Boom... boom... boom...

Cross unleashed a barrage. When he saw that his Nuclear Blast Fist couldn't break through Apocalypse's defenses, rage flared.

"Apocalypse King, you like playing savior, don't