The Winter Soldiers and the superheroes.
Tony, Steve, Vision, Scott, Natasha.
Guardian had fallen, gravely wounded, and Peter needed rest after taking a slap from Scott.
Barton had been wounded by Night Ghost's throwing knife, and Pietro had destroyed Darren's mechanical arm.
Wanda and Delfi had overexerted themselves.
Pietro had exhausted too much of his strength rescuing people.
Bucky had lost his steel arm, and T'Challa had suffered internal injuries in the explosion.
Rhodey had fallen from the sky, damaging his War Machine armor.
Gentleman and Cowboy were wounded.
Tailor's fate was unknown.
Night Ghost had been buried underground.
Sam's Falcon aircraft had been destroyed, and his fate was likewise unknown.
Nearly every renowned superhero in the world had been wiped out here.
And they still hadn't even seen the mastermind behind it all.
Vision had even been struck by the enemy's high-tech arrow at the very start, and he was still suffering its effects.
The Winter Soldiers moved swiftly.
Every one of them was a mutant injected with Winter Soldier serum. Their formidable combat skills meant they could hold their own even against Steve.
Tony hadn't brought many lethal weapons on this mission, either.
Once the two sides clashed, one of the Winter Soldiers overwhelmed Tony.
"F.R.I.D.A.Y., analyze."
In terms of fighting technique, Tony was completely outmatched by these Winter Soldiers, who had been created expressly for combat.
He activated his analysis system, tracking attack patterns to counter them.
Once the analysis was complete, they began fighting back.
Natasha and Scott weren't so lucky.
Natasha was an ordinary person to begin with, albeit one with a "few billion" tricks up her sleeve.
Now that she faced a Winter Soldier who surpassed her in every respect, she could barely hold her own.
Scott shrank, but the Winter Soldier drew a