Today was Vanessa's most thrilling day. She had not joined the battle; she had a more important mission.
At that moment, Earth Spirit had already taken over the headquarters of the United States' largest digital media network. Outside, special forces had surrounded the building.
He was the only one inside. Earth Spirit's abilities were immensely powerful, while the rest of his subordinates were elite hackers and the like, responsible for technical tasks.
"Captain, should we storm the building? The hostages might..." The special forces were getting anxious.
"Storm it? Storm what? Can you even win? Damn it, where are the Avengers..." the special forces captain shouted irritably. He had submitted a request to his superiors ten minutes ago, yet no one had shown up.
The Avengers had split during Captain America: Civil War. However, since only Captain America, Carter, Falcon, and Bucky—who had not even been an Avenger—had left, the blow to the Avengers had not been that severe. Their core members were still there: Tony, Black Widow, War Machine, Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and the others had remained, though they had gone their separate ways.
Of course, the captain did not know that the Avengers were already a thousand miles away.
Vanessa stood by the window without any cover. Earth Spirit's defenses were incredibly powerful; even rocket launchers could not kill him. Moreover, he had an elemental body. Even if he were blasted into fragments, he could immediately recover.
Her image appeared on the giant screen outside.
"All of you, listen up. I have no interest in killing anyone, nor do I want to steal any money. My name is Vanessa. Anyone who knows me knows I have plenty of money. My mission today is merely to broadcast live the coming World-Ending War. So, special forces down there... get the hell