Boom!
A tremendous blast of sound swept outward, and savage hurricane winds tore through the air. In Manhattan, the prosperous district with the densest concentration of skyscrapers, modern high-rises swayed and collapsed one after another, kicking up vast clouds of dust. Steel and concrete rained down in torrents.
Amid the deafening chaos of explosions, steel towers toppled like towering mountains. Below them were endless lines of cars piled up in rear-end collisions, along with innocent civilians fleeing in panic.
The dark clouds gathering overhead blanketed the city like heavy mountain ranges. The oppressive atmosphere had turned into the despair of an impending apocalypse. Like ants that had lost their sense of direction, people succumbed to spreading panic as large-scale stampedes and violence began to erupt.
Especially after certain areas lost power and plunged completely into darkness, streams of people flooded into the streets like dense tides of ants.
Under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s command, the New York Police Department promptly deployed a large number of officers to maintain order, calm the public, and continually direct civilians toward safe locations.
As early as ten minutes ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. had contacted the local military and police departments and taken over command. They evacuated the crowds with remarkable efficiency, and their calm, composed attitude gradually spread to everyone. The sudden apocalyptic disaster was slowly being brought under control.
Dozens of armed helicopters circled high in the sky. In such terrible weather, the pilots could only maneuver with extreme caution. S.H.I.E.L.D. hoped to uncover the truth behind this apocalyptic disaster and obtain more useful information.
At the center of the enormous vortex, dozens of cars were dragged into the air and sucked in without any power to resist. Then came the teeth-grinding shriek of crushing metal, as though an invisible hand had suddenly clenched tight. Amid the raging