" JARVIS, intercept the transmission signals and cut off their uplink."
"Sir, a second data stream has been detected."
Tony raised his arm, and a large amount of code quickly appeared on the armor's faceplate.
The first set of data is coordinates, but the second set comes from a joint defense network. The orbital trajectories of global satellites, the deployment locations of Helicarrier, the communication protocols of various countries' forces, and the basic parameters of new weapons are being frantically packaged by adversaries.
"Intercept the second group first!"
Tony gained direct access to JARVIS's core privileges, with dozens of firewalls deployed simultaneously.
The next second, the first layer of firewall disappeared.
There was no explosion, and no alarm was sounded.
The green code was advancing slowly, but unstoppable. By the time Tony mobilized all his computing power to prepare for a counterattack, the second and third layers of firewalls had already collapsed one after another.
JARVIS's core interface instantly turned a glaring red.
[External permissions are being modified.]
[Interception failed.]
The underlying protocol has been overridden.
Tony's expression gradually froze.
He had never seen such an attack method before. The opponent clearly possessed the ability to crush everything, but instead of directly destroying the system, they deliberately slowed down the code's progress, allowing him to see clearly how each layer of defense was being breached.
This isn't an invasion; it's a cat playing with a mouse.
" Stark, how's it going?" Fury's voice came through the public channel.
Tony did not answer immediately.
He stared at the ever-decreasing data interception progress and for the first time felt that his title of genius was somewhat of an eyesore.
"This is bad." Tony gritted his teeth. "They're reading all our intelligence, and I can't stop them."
Aren't you a genius?
"Shut up, Nick Fury."
Tony abruptly turned his armor around, and twelve miniature probes shot out simultaneously, piercing the energy pillar below.
A large amount of green electricity crawled along the surface of the armor.
JARVIS's voice suddenly became intermittent.
"Sir, the other party... is taking over from the other side..."
Disconnect all external devices!
Tony forcibly shut down external communications, causing the armor's power system to lose half its power.
But it was still too late.
Within the joint defense network, vast areas of access have been covered by a green glow. Hundreds of military satellites simultaneously changed their orbits, the radar of the Helicarrier appeared as a double image, and distant drones were all suspended in mid-air.
Immediately afterwards, a muffled rumble came from underground in Wakanda.
The border land suddenly cracked open.
One robot after another rose from the ground, their bodies entirely made of silver-black metal, with their joints shimmering with a ghostly green light. They had no cockpits or obvious energy cores, but their surfaces were covered with flowing Vibranium patterns.
Countless drones flew out from behind the robot, swarming towards the joint forces.
"All units, maintain formation!"
Steve raised his shield, blocking the incoming green energy beam.
The absorbent layer on the shield's surface flickered violently, and the impact propelled him backward. The two exoskeleton soldiers beside him had just raised their weapons when they were electromagnetically locked onto by the drone, and their armored joints immediately became unresponsive.
"These things aren't in Wakanda's public equipment records!" Banner quickly said in the command network.
"You found publicly available equipment records?" Tony dodged three energy blasts. "Now I suspect they're even keeping it from their own people!"
A beam of green light grazed his shoulder.
A deep crack was burned into the silver-red armor, and the internal circuitry quickly repaired itself, but was forcibly suppressed by another force. Tony looked at the continuously decreasing energy readings, his face grim.
The enemy's weapon was able to penetrate my composite Vibranium armor!?
This technology was definitely not developed by Wakanda itself!
" Tony, to the left!"
The Black Widow's warning had barely been delivered when a flying robot rushed up behind him.
Tony turned and unleashed a palm-shaped cannon. Large green patterns lit up on the robot's chest, as it withstood the energy impact. Two slender weapons sprang from its arms, aiming directly at Tony's chest.
Tony dodged to the side, grabbed the robot's arm with his other hand, and activated the thrusters to drag it toward the ground.
boom!
The ground was smashed into a deep crater.
The robot lay at the bottom of the pit, its chest caved in, but it quickly stood up again.
"I have some good news," Tony said, catching his breath, "They can still be taken down by physical attacks."
"The bad news?" Hawkeye asked.
That really takes a lot of effort.
As soon as he finished speaking, more robots rushed out from underground.
Thor was already surrounded by six flying units in mid-air.
He swung Mjolnir, and lightning swept across the surroundings, instantly blasting three robots away. But the remaining robots simultaneously deployed green shields, diverting the lightning to the surrounding drones.
Hundreds of drones lit up simultaneously, forming a huge energy network.
Thor was trapped in the center of the net, and lightning kept hitting the shield, resulting in a stalemate between the two in mid-air.
"Bring it on!"
Thor roared and raised his hammer.
An even thicker bolt of lightning struck from the clouds, piercing directly through the energy network. The green shield twisted violently, and all six robots were blasted back simultaneously.
But they didn't fall.
One of the robots raised its arm, a ball of black light condensing in its palm, which instantly struck Thor in the chest.
Thor grunted and flew backward, crashing into an unmanned transport plane.
" Thor!" Steve shouted.
I'm fine!
Thor climbed out of the wreckage, glanced down at the charred armor on his chest, and his face turned extremely grim.
Inside the palace, T'Chaka watched the ever-expanding battlefield and finally rushed to the control console.
The green chip is still embedded in the core interface.
Several technicians stood beside the control panel, but their expressions showed no sign of panic.
"Remove the chip immediately!" T'Chaka roared.
No one moved.
The leading technical officer slowly turned around, revealing a Vibranium pistol in his hand.
"Your Majesty, it's too late."
T'Chaka stared at him, his voice lowering. "It's you?"
"It's not us, it's those who are willing to take Wakanda away from here."
The technical officer engaged the safety on his pistol, and several guards behind him simultaneously raised their weapons.
"Seven months ago, we discovered that spaceship at the border. Their technology is hundreds of years more advanced than ours. They promised to take us to a new world once they opened the passage."
"So you sold Wakanda?"
"We are saving Wakanda."
The technical officer looked at the combined fleet on the screen, his face showing an almost fanatical expression.
"The outside world has discovered us and will come to plunder our Vibranium sooner or later. Only by accepting their help can Wakanda be worthy of continuing to exist."
T'Chaka finally understood everything.
The falsified communications at the border, the disarmament of the missing troops, and the combat orders that were just forcibly overwritten—all of these originated from this group.
They deliberately lured the coalition forces here, and then used Wakanda's energy network to send data outwards.
This war was never about defending Wakanda from the beginning.
Rather, it was to open a door for those visitors from other worlds.
New York Sanctum.
The Ancient One stood before the floating golden magic circle, the center of which reflected the battlefield of Wakanda.
Chen Mo's consciousness followed the dark red substance on the surface of the sun, tracing the fluctuation that pierced into space.
"It's sending three things," The Ancient One whispered, "Coordinates, data, and a key hidden within the energy fluctuations."
Chen Mo narrowed his eyes.
"Keys aren't for opening doors."
"It's used to confirm our location."
The Ancient One raised his hand and activated the magic array, and golden rays quickly connected energy nodes across the Earth. But the strange power seemed to know in advance where he would be tracking, and as soon as the circuit was formed, it automatically split into hundreds of false signals.
"They're also on guard against us," The Ancient One said.
"This is interesting."
Chen Mo looked at the green chip in the magic circle, and a smile returned to his face.
"Blocking all signals will alert the enemy. Let's leave one real one to continue transmitting."
The Ancient One glanced at him.
Are you prepared to let the war continue?
The ground can still hold.
Chen Mo raised his hand and placed it on the edge of the magic circle, and the black and red substance silently seeped into the golden light.
"And those traitors weren't finished. The guys they contacted definitely gave them more than just this one chip."
"You want to find them by following the signal."
"To be precise, it made them think they had found us."