Baxter Building.
As Galactus descended, the Fantastic Four had left to stop him, leaving the building completely empty.
Doom slowly paced through the living room, gazing out through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the distance.
"Whoosh..."
Dark purple streaks tore through the clouds as a Punisher Robot fell from the distant sky. When it was still several thousand meters above the ground, several anti-air missiles rose in unison.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Amid the continuous explosions, blazing fire instantly engulfed the mechanical body.
Yet the dark purple figure immediately burst from the smoke without a scratch.
Under pressure from the Punisher Robot, the armored forces hastily deployed by the government began firing.
"Rumble..."
"Rat-a-tat-tat..."
Dozens of heavy machine guns roared at once, tracer rounds weaving through the night as they continuously hammered the Punisher Robot's body.
"Keep firing!"
"Prepare the anti-tank weapons!"
Anti-tank missiles trailing flames screamed out and struck the target head-on!
"Boom!!"
The violent explosion lit up the entire district, while the shockwave swept up vast amounts of dust and rubble.
Yet several seconds later.
The undamaged Punisher Robot charged out of the smoke once more.
It completely ignored the defensive fire from the ground and showed no intention of retaliating. In the Punisher Robot's judgment, they did not qualify as a threat at all.
Straight ahead, the New York Main Node shone brilliantly in the night sky.
[Target confirmed] [Destroy Cosmic Energy interference facility]
But just as it was about to cross the last building, an eerie green radiance suddenly lit up ahead.
A magical portal appeared out of thin air, and another Doom slowly stepped out of the light.
"Your plan is as naive as ever, Reed."
Inside Baxter Building, Doom watched the battle outside and murmured to himself.
From beginning to end, he had triggered