American Comics: BOSS Invasion

As dawn broke, a torrential rain began to fall.

The rising sun cast its rays, but the return to light revealed New York as a ruined wasteland.

Unlike the Chitauri invasion, this time the devastation was city-wide, with even the suburbs not spared.

The military had already abandoned their offensive two hours prior.

They were retreating across the board, hastily establishing defensive lines of questionable effectiveness.

The rampaging centipedes had ceased their activity, lying, reclining, or entwined, enveloping the entire city of New York like octopuses.

People only needed to look up to see thick, red shadows, like giant pythons coiled around skyscrapers.

The red glow that shone from their skin last night had gradually dimmed, replaced by a thick keratinous layer.

Some survivors had vented their emotions by firing at these things, but to no avail, save for a few sparks.

The military had been busy all night, and had managed to accomplish something: a city-wide evacuation plan was well underway.

Large numbers of survivors emerged from various districts, transported elsewhere in waves of transport planes.

However, this was New York, one of the world's largest cities, with an extremely exaggerated population.

Transport planes alone were definitely not enough; they needed to open a gap, clear the main roads, to have any chance of emptying the city.

Unfortunately, the military's attempts to deal with these things had been fruitless.

Iron Man stood on the rooftop of a low building, facing off against Qi Shan and his group from afar.

Number 16's combat endurance time was too short; he and Dr. Gro retreated three hours ago and were now guarding Qi Shan's rear.

On the battlefield, only Buu was playing around.

His black magic was very effective, with the ground covered in candy, milk, and small cakes, showcasing his glorious achievements.

Qi Shan stood calmly in mid-air, without moving.

He had absorbed some energy from his activities last night, but Qi Shan's indifferent expression and disregard for the monsters made Iron Man quite wary.

He even suspected that Qi Shan was the mastermind behind it all.

He had personally witnessed Qi Shan cut a giant centipede that had automatically crashed into him in two.

Moreover, Qi Shan clearly knew some sensitive information.

Qi Shan naturally knew what he was thinking, but didn't care.

After testing their combat capabilities last night, Qi Shan and the others could have left already, but they hadn't left not because Iron Man was watching them closely, but because Qi Shan was waiting for someone.

A Quinjet appeared in the sky, rapidly decelerated, and landed vertically on the relatively intact rooftop behind Iron Man.

The hatch opened, and Natasha walked out.

She wore a close-fitting combat suit, her reddish-brown short hair accentuated her snow-white skin, her figure curvy and shapely, and her walk was not deliberately seductive, but naturally exuded a charming allure.

The kind of temptation that made people drool, completely different from the feeling of Tomie.

"You got here so fast, did you miss me?" Iron Man flirted as usual.

Black Widow rolled her eyes and looked at Qi Shan: "Did he cause this?"

"I don't know, but he definitely knows something. You should have seen the information I sent to the director. Do you have any judgment?"

Black Widow shook her head: "There's too little information. Based on his words alone, it's impossible to make a judgment. You've been meeting with him for more than five hours. Why haven't you taken him down yet?"

"Then why do you think I called for backup?"

Iron Man retracted his helmet and said, "And I remember, I seemed to have called for the Avengers, where are Captain and the others?"

"They're being held up by Hydra in Austria! Hawkeye encountered vampires and can't get away either. As for Dr. Banner..."

Black Widow shrugged cutely, indicating there was nothing to say.

"Vampires?" Iron Man's expression was strange.

Black Widow nodded.

"This world is indeed getting weirder and weirder," Iron Man shook his head.

"Help me open the loudspeaker, I want to talk to him!"

Black Widow took two steps forward and shouted, "We are the Avengers, affiliated with S.H.I.E.L.D. Are you Mike Qi? I hope you will come with us."

Iron Man's armor automatically captured and amplified Black Widow's voice, making it easily transmitted even in the heavy rain.

Qi Shan's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke calmly: "Only you came? That's fine!

Listen, I don't have much time, I'll only say this once.

This thing is called a Dragon. It's made of something called a Kagune. Although it looks like flesh and blood on the surface, its actual properties are harder than steel alloys.

Don't be fooled by the appearance of giant centipedes, these are just tentacles. There are two true cores, one hidden among the many tentacles, and the other hidden underground.

The small monsters will self-destruct when attacked, and their flesh and blood will turn into toxins and blend into the air. If people inhale this toxin, they will go crazy in a very short time and enter a transformation process.

The consequences will be unimaginable at that time!"

"Remember, you only have 12 hours!"

Qi Shan reached out and gently tapped, and the space made a harsh tearing sound, twisting up and down, barely opening a black cavity.

Qi Shan and the other two walked in slowly.

Iron Man was taken aback: "What is that thing? Jarvis?"

"Abnormal spatial energy fluctuations, sir, without a doubt, the other party manually opened a small space door."

"What? Wait!"

Iron Man quickly put on his helmet and fired a repulsor blast.

The laser hit Qi Shan, but had no effect.

Qi Shan looked at Iron Man indifferently, without any action, until the black cavity slowly closed.

Black Widow shouted: "How do we find you?"

"No need to find me!"

The space closed, leaving only a voice, "When needed, we will appear again."

Iron Man repeatedly scanned the space and shook his head at Black Widow.

"Maybe I should study the space door. Is this thing standard equipment for interstellar warfare?"

Black Widow was too lazy to pay attention to his teasing, reached out and touched the communicator on her ear, and said: "Director, I think you heard it too, what are your instructions?"

"Come back first, bring Iron Man!" A steady and familiar male voice came from the headset, and the communication was cut off after only one sentence.

Black Widow said: "Tony, the Director is calling!"

"What location?"

"Directly above!"

"What about that one?" Tony pointed to not far away, referring to Buu, who was still competing with the giant centipedes, constantly turning them into various sweets.

"Uh..."

Black Widow hesitated for a moment, just about to say something, when she was stunned to see Buu gradually dissipate.

She shrugged and turned to leave.

Iron Man: "Okay, let's go!"

A few seconds later, two flying objects, one large and one small, soared into the sky and quickly disappeared into the clouds.