The Pentagon, the operations command center.
"Minister, we've captured live footage!"
"Oh my god... that's Iron Man?!"
The hall erupted in chaos, with a group of people staring at the large screen and gasping in shock.
"He didn't slow down! And his armor didn't disintegrate!"
All the staff officers stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.
"It's Wenwu! He was wearing this style of armor when he attacked our Middle East base before!"
A general stared intently at the blurry yet extremely imposing figure on the screen and exclaimed in alarm.
"What... Wenwu?!"
"That's right. His armor is suspected to be entirely made of Vibranium, capable of remaining intact even at speeds exceeding Mach 30. Who else could it be but him!"
The Department of Defense analyzed the situation with a somber expression.
"Impossible! How could his body withstand such speed? Even with Vibranium armor, his internal organs would be crushed instantly!" someone exclaimed.
"That means his physical strength far exceeds our imagination! He has absolute confidence that he will survive the impact with the ground; he couldn't possibly have come here to die!"
"Minister, it hasn't slowed down at all as it enters the atmosphere! If it crashes down with this terrifying kinetic energy, its power would be comparable to a megaton-class tactical nuclear bomb, or even greater!" an aide analyzed, sweating profusely.
"His trajectory has been calculated, and his target is thirty kilometers west of New York City... Oh my god, he's heading straight for... Dexun Base!"
"Damn it, it actually crashed into our military base! Contact the president immediately and prepare for a full-scale war against the Ten Rings!" the Department of Defense roared, veins bulging on his forehead.
"Minister, the Ten Rings just released a global news report! They say we kidnapped and murdered two of their leader's underage children, and they want us to pay the price!"
Suddenly, an intelligence officer screamed in terror and then switched the news broadcast to the main screen.
"Shameless! How dare they slander us!"
A burst of angry curses erupted in the hall. However, when the scene changed, all the noise stopped abruptly.
The footage shown is from a surveillance camera. Although somewhat blurry, it clearly shows two Asian minors being escorted by fully armed U. S. soldiers into a military base.
In the close-up shot, it's clear that both of their faces are filled with apprehension.
In that somewhat ambiguous state, that unease somehow felt like a manifestation of fear.
The video then abruptly ended.
The live stream then switched to Hamid, a spokesperson for the Ten Rings Organization.
With a cold expression, he announced that their leader's children had been brutally murdered, and that the leader would personally take revenge!
If the US dares to start a war, we will fight to the Ten Rings end!
If the US dares to launch a nuclear missile, the " Sun " missiles of the Ten Rings are already aimed at all major cities across the United States!
"What's going on?! Find out which base this is, and which lunatic did this!"
The Department of Defense slammed his fist on the table and roared furiously.
At that moment, the image of the White House president appeared on the big screen, roaring with a furious expression.
These lunatics! How dare they provoke another, even lunatic!
He's going to drag the entire United States and the entire world into an abyss!
In a hidden underground base.
Pierce stared at the rapidly descending red dot on the screen, and at the image of Wenwu, clad in armor, diving at high speed. He couldn't help but burst into laughter. "This Wenwu is truly ruthless and terrifying, abandoning his two children so easily. But his actions are exactly what we wanted!"
"That's right! No matter what, the US military and the Ten Rings are about to enter a state of full-scale war. Let's just wait and see what happens!" Another Hydra executive laughed along.
"Once he lands, tens of thousands of soldiers will be annihilated, and Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four will all be deployed. It will definitely be a fight to the death."
"It would be even better if it were a nuclear war! No matter who wins or loses, it would be beneficial to us. The world's population is still too large..." Pierce exclaimed excitedly.
S.W.O.R.D., Operations Command Center.
Nick Fury, along with Tony, Peter, Natasha, Barton, and others, also saw the live news broadcast of the Ten Rings.
Everyone was stunned when they saw the figure diving with terrifying kinetic energy on the big screen.
" Tony, can you stop him?" Fury turned to Tony beside him and asked in a deep voice.
"Me? What am I supposed to use to block it? If I flew over there, I'd be shattered into pieces, you believe me?" Tony spread his hands, speechless.
Fury sighed helplessly and ordered Hill, "Contact the Fantastic Four and prepare for battle! See if you can capture Wenwu!"
" Wenwu went there for this military base... Could the news about the Ten Rings be true? Did they really kill the Ten Rings leader's children?"
Tony pointed to the satellite imagery on the screen, his brow furrowed.
If not, what reason would the Wenwu have to initiate war? Especially such a mad act that would drag the entire world into an abyss!
"I don't know either." Fury shook his head, his face grim.
He's about to land.
Tony sighed, "These soldiers are beyond saving."
Oh my god...
"My God..."
The command room was deathly silent. Everyone could only watch silently as the soldiers, Wenwu, swooped down at terrifying speed on the screen, and mourn for them in their hearts.
That day, all of New York saw a meteor streak trailing a dazzling, enormous pillar of fire rapidly descending from the sky.
"Boom--!!!"
Wenwu transformed into a body of Uru Divine Steel, fully unleashing the power of his Spiritual Power, the five " Nova " Arc Reactor within his Godslayer Battle Armor, and his metallic abilities.
Therefore, after entering the atmosphere, its speed remained unchanged, still exceeding Mach 30, and it slammed into the ground with devastating kinetic energy!
"Boom--"
In an instant, the earth trembled violently! The rocks around the impact point, all the buildings, aircraft, tanks, and even the soil of the military base were crushed and vaporized by the extreme kinetic energy in an instant!
The tens of thousands of American soldiers who had just escaped several miles from the base were instantly torn to shreds by the violent shockwave, and then vaporized by the terrifying heat. Even Milley was reduced to ashes.
"Ah--!"
Yet, some people survived this devastating shockwave!
A young man burst forth with dazzling light, desperately bracing himself against the terrifying shockwave. His face was contorted with rage from the exertion, veins bulging on his neck, as if he were about to collapse at any moment.
Behind him, tightly protecting Mark, as well as Shang-Chi and Xialing, the siblings!
They were lucky. Before Wenwu landed, they quickly took cover behind a valley in a hill. The hill shielded them from most of the high temperature and shockwaves, and with the desperate protection of the powerful Hydra Mutants, they were able to survive by sheer luck.
"Father actually wants to kill us all?!"
Shang-Chi, clutching his head and lying on the ground, howled in the gale, his voice filled with despair.
He never imagined his father could be so heartless! It seems that leaving the Ten Rings with his sister was indeed the right choice!
At that moment, a terrifying and violent shockwave, accompanied by blinding light, instantly illuminated the night sky for tens of kilometers around.
The shockwave swept across the surrounding area like a tsunami, reaching as far as the outskirts of New York City.
Everything within a 20-kilometer radius was completely destroyed; all buildings were instantly razed to the ground.
The strong winds, accompanied by violent tremors, traveled as far as 30 kilometers, causing severe damage to numerous buildings on the outskirts of New York City.
Countless civilians lost their lives in this disaster.
At the same time, the powerful earthquake, which occurred at an extremely long distance, was detected by global Quake networks.