T'Chaka did not slow down. He roared in fury:
"I know who did it."
"The United States!"
"Those bastards! This is just the kind of madness I'd expect from them!"
He vanished through the hidden door to the underground command center. As it swung shut, it caught a corner of his dark-gold leopard-patterned cloak, and he yanked it free with a violent tug!
At that moment, he was even angrier than Yongye!
Footage of Wakanda's Vibranium shield shattering at the Wakandan Border spread across every screen in the world.
From CNN's studio to the BBC newsroom, from Twitter feeds to live YouTube channels, everyone stopped what they were doing.
On the giant billboards in Times Square, the image of shattered golden dust drifting slowly through the air remained frozen for five full seconds before the feed cut back to the studio.
The anchor in a navy suit gaped at the camera, unable to get out a complete sentence.
Global opinion exploded like a powder keg.
#WakandaShieldShattered shot to the top of the trending list, followed by...
#NuclearStrike!
#WhoDidIt!
#GlobalWarAlert...
And a string of other hashtags. Comments poured in so fast that even the servers began to lag:
"Holy shit!!! The Vibranium shield really broke! A Nuclear Bomb?!"
"Can someone tell me who the fuck did this!!"
"Three Nuclear Bombs? Which country has lost its mind? Aren't they afraid of starting a world war?"
"Those burning trees and collapsed towers in the footage... The shock wave is tearing through Wakanda's inner city."
"Wasn't Wakanda just livestreaming to the whole world how strong its shield was? Well, now it's blown to pieces."
"Isn't it obvious? The Golden Armor God of War publicly said he'd teach Wakanda a harsh lesson just two days ago..."
"Shut up! No matter how angry the Golden Armor