Chapter 153: Quicksilver: Was I Shot Dead?

"It's possible," Bruce Banner said.

"Speaking of eating, Dr. Banner was working at a pizza shop in the video," Clint Barton said, "Did they hide the micro-missile in the pizza?"

"Working at a pizza shop means you eat pizza?" Natasha Romanoff asked back, "Maybe Dr. Banner prefers KFC next door."

"I'm not Thor," Bruce Banner said.

"Perhaps that's the reason for injecting Stark with a micro-missile?" Steve Rogers said, "These micro-missiles were made to kill the Hulk. Since they made them, they might as well use them to kill Stark."

"What about me?" Clint Barton said, "You can explain killing Stark with a micro-missile, but what about me? How was the arrow shot?"

"You can also explain it with a micro-missile," Tony Stark said, "The missile doesn't need to be that powerful. It just needs to stimulate a certain nerve with electricity, causing your finger to twitch involuntarily and shoot the arrow."

[The second question begins. Be prepared.]

[In the Age of Ultron, how did Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver) die?]

[A. Killed by the Hulk]

[B. Shot by Ultron]

[C. Shot by Clint Barton with an arrow]

[D. Killed by a large number of robots]

[For this question, if answered correctly, you will receive a Black Panther suit. If answered incorrectly, one year of lifespan will be deducted.]

"Is this question about me?" Pietro Maximoff seemed somewhat excited, "Quicksilver, this nickname sounds pretty cool!"

"Isn't the point that you died?" Clint Barton couldn't help but comment, "You're actually focusing on your nickname first?"

"What's the big deal about dying?" Pietro Maximoff said nonchalantly, "After watching the video and knowing how I died, I won't die, right? It would be foolish to let the future happen when you already know about it. Do I look like a fool to you?"

"Pietro, this future will never happen," Wanda Maximoff grabbed Pietro's hand.

"Then, let's see the question," Steve Rogers said, "Pietro, you saw Stark playing the video before, and you will be extremely fast in the future. Think about it and answer the question."

"What is the Black Panther suit?" Pietro Maximoff asked, "Is it made of leopard skin?"

"It's made of Vibranium," Steve Rogers said, "The same material as my shield."

"It's much more durable than leopard skin," Pietro Maximoff got interested, he looked at the four options and said, "I think we can rule out option B. I am a speedster. Being shot dead by a bullet at that speed would be ridiculous."

"Also, Ultron doesn't look like someone who would use a gun," Wanda Maximoff said.

"A and C can also be ruled out, I think," Pietro Maximoff continued, "In the Age of Ultron, although we were against the Avengers at first, we eventually stood together and fought against Ultron. Since the Avengers didn't kill me when we were enemies, they won't kill me when we become friends."

"Barton won't kill you, but the Hulk might," Wanda Maximoff said, "He's not in his right mind, and he might attack you."

"But he can't catch up to me," Pietro Maximoff said, "So the answer to this question is obvious. In front of my speed, the only way to kill me is to surround me with a large number of robots from all sides, leaving me with nowhere to run. So, I choose D!"

[Answer is incorrect! One year of lifespan deducted!]

"What?" Pietro Maximoff was quite surprised, "It's not being killed by robots, then how did I die? Could it really be killed by the Hulk?" He still couldn't believe this deduction, "But how could the Hulk catch up to me?"

"It's not about whether he can catch up or not, but whether he would catch up," Steve Rogers said, "You dash away, and the Hulk should give up on you and find another target."

"Then it's not the Hulk, is it Barton?" Pietro Maximoff's gaze scanned option C, shaking his head repeatedly, "This is even less likely. Barton should be the Avenger with the best relationship with us siblings. At that time, he played a mentor-like role for Wanda. Moreover, can Barton's arrow hit me?"

"One answer is wrong, and just now you ruled out two more. Three out of four options have been excluded. Pietro, are you thinking it's B?" Wanda Maximoff said.

"B is even more impossible! It was the first one I ruled out!" Pietro Maximoff said, "A speedster, shot dead by a bullet, that's just embarrassing."

"Everything you said makes sense, but there must be an answer, right?" Wanda Maximoff said.

"I can't do anything about it either," Pietro Maximoff shrugged, "Anyway, I've already answered. I'll just wait to watch the video."

Soon, the video started playing.

At the beginning, Clint Barton appeared, and he heard a woman's voice calling out, "Cosiya!"

Clint Barton turned to look. A woman was sitting there, looking helpless, "We were just in the supermarket, Cosiya!"

Clint Barton heard the woman's words and didn't say anything. He went to find this Cosiya and soon found a little boy in a ruin.

There was no way to determine if he was Cosiya, but Clint Barton wouldn't just leave a little boy like that. He ran over and reached the boy's side.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Just as Clint Barton had just carried the little boy out of the ruins, a plane flew overhead, and a large number of bullets continuously poured down from the plane, hitting the people on the ground, causing them to fall one by one.

Clint Barton, holding the little boy, saw this scene and knew that he couldn't avoid it. So he tightly held the boy in his arms, turned around, and used his back to face the sky, trying to use his own body to shield the boy from the bullets.

But Clint Barton's selfless act was witnessed by someone, and that was Quicksilver Pietro Maximoff.

Without hesitation, Pietro Maximoff's body turned into a gust of wind!

Clint Barton felt a sway in his body. The expected scene of being pierced by countless bullets did not happen. He was completely unharmed, not a single bullet hit him!

How could this be possible?

Clint Barton slowly raised his head. He first looked at the little boy in his arms, then turned his head and saw Pietro Maximoff standing beside him, covered in bloodied bullet holes.

"Didn't expect me to have this move, huh?" Pietro Maximoff smiled at Clint Barton, and then he fell to the ground with a loud thud.

This scene was clearly seen by Wanda Maximoff, who was fighting the robots. Wanda completely collapsed. She knelt on the ground and roared in agony.

Of course, it wasn't just Wanda; even her magic burst out in crimson energy, instantly pulverizing all the surrounding robots.

Thor, Captain America Steve Rogers also noticed the situation here and hurried over.

Pietro Maximoff lay there, his eyes wide open but devoid of any expression.

The video ended at this point.

However, Pietro Maximoff's wide-open eyes left an indelible impression on everyone's minds.

No one had expected that Quicksilver would die like this!

Especially for Tony Stark, his feelings were even more complicated. Pietro Maximoff had come to the hospital to seek revenge, pointing a gun at him. Although he wouldn't mind, it still made him uncomfortable. As a result, he had a slight bias against Pietro Maximoff, feeling that this child was not very likable.

But he never imagined that this somewhat annoying child would perform such a heroic act in the future.

To save others! Sacrificing himself!

"Kid, I'll protect you," Steve Rogers walked up to Pietro Maximoff and patted his shoulder.

"That kind of thing won't happen," Pietro Maximoff blushed a bit, "I didn't expect to be shot dead by bullets."

"You did it to save me," Clint Barton also approached Pietro Maximoff, "Thank you, and I'll protect you in the future."

"After the question is over, I think I'll go to Wakanda," Tony Stark spoke, "Although I got the question wrong and lost the reward, I can still get the Black Panther suit. I'll buy one in Wakanda."

"I don't want your stuff!" Pietro Maximoff said, "I might not be killing you right now, but don't think I've forgiven you that easily."

"Presumptuous, I didn't say it was for you," Tony Stark said, "Captain, it's for you. As for how to use it, it's up to you."

"Thank you, Stark," Wanda Maximoff, despite being the younger sister, seemed more sensible than Pietro Maximoff.

"Why are you thanking me? You should thank the Captain," Tony Stark said.

"Pietro, although your heroic act of saving people is commendable, your death, as you said, is indeed a bit ridiculous," Natasha Romanoff spoke up, "A speedster, the king of speed, being shot dead by bullets."

"I, I did it to save someone!" Pietro Maximoff defended himself, "If it was just myself, I definitely wouldn't have been hit by bullets. But don't forget, I was saving two people at that time! Being able to save two people under such heavy firepower is already remarkable, you know!"

[The third question begins. Be prepared.]

[How many people did Quicksilver Pietro Maximoff save during the explosion at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters?]

[A. Less than 10 people]

[B. 10-20 people]

[C. 20-30 people]

[D. 30-40 people]

[For this question, if answered correctly, you will receive a bulletproof suit. If answered incorrectly, one year of lifespan will be deducted.]

"Another question about me?" Pietro Maximoff was a little surprised. He didn't expect two consecutive questions to be about him.

"Two consecutive questions about me. Could it be that I am the protagonist of this world?" Pietro Maximoff jokingly said.

"What protagonist? Have you ever seen a protagonist die so early?" Wanda Maximoff said, "Especially being shot dead."

"Wanda, you really know how to hurt your brother's heart." Pietro Maximoff's face stiffened.

"But, this situation is indeed rare," Steve Rogers said, "The question space can have multiple questions about one person, but in the past, they were always separate. Now, two questions about one person are linked together, which has never happened before."

"You see, Wanda, even if I'm not the protagonist, I'm still very special," Pietro Maximoff said to Wanda Maximoff.

"Where is this Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters?" Tony Stark asked in confusion, "I've never heard of such a school before."

"The name of this school feels strange," Clint Barton said, "I've never seen any school using 'genius' in its name. Some scamming cram schools might do that frequently."

"Pietro saved people, probably during the battle with Ultron in the floating city. Before that, he was with Ultron, which made him a villain," Natasha Romanoff said, "Could it be that this School for Gifted Youngsters is some school in that city?"

"That's possible," Clint Barton said, "The video shown by the questioner was only a specific segment, and it didn't show everything that happened. Perhaps in the unseen parts of the video, Pietro saved the people from that school before saving me."

"This, young lady, your statement seems a bit arbitrary," Pietro Maximoff said, "The reason I was with Ultron and Wanda before was to deal with Stark, but our goals were completely different from Ultron's. We were not villains. So, when I was with Ultron, why couldn't I have saved people? Maybe the kids from the Xavier School were causing trouble, and an accidental gas explosion happened, and I happened to pass by and save them?"

"Alright, you have a point," Natasha Romanoff didn't argue with Pietro Maximoff.

"Pietro, it doesn't matter where Xavier School is; what matters is your speed," Wanda Maximoff said, "Regardless of the location, if you're fast enough, you can save more people. If you're not fast enough, more people will die."

"We have seen Pietro's speed," Thor said, "He could save two people under machine gun fire, even if it cost him his own life."

"You don't have to say the second part? Dude!" Pietro Maximoff said, exasperated.

"Dude?" Thor was taken aback by the address.

"Didn't the video just show that you're over 1000 years old?" Pietro Maximoff said, "With such an age, can I not call you 'dude'?"

"Just look at my face, do I look like a dude?" Thor asked.

"Why are you judging by appearances? Your age speaks for itself," Pietro Maximoff said.

"Human lifespan is 100 years, and 18 years is adulthood. If we go by this ratio, compared to the lifespan of Asgardians, I'm still a baby," Thor said.

"Then, do you want me to call you 'uncle'?" Pietro Maximoff asked.

"..." Thor was speechless. Let you call me 'uncle'? I can't even imagine it!

"Pietro! What are you saying!" Wanda Maximoff tugged at Pietro Maximoff's sleeve. This person in front of her was a genuine god, even though he could be a bit sluggish sometimes and could be knocked down by an electric gun, but it was best not to be too casual.

"Although my speed is fast, facing a machine gun, I can only save two people," Pietro Maximoff said, "So, I think even if I can save a few more people in the face of an explosion, it won't be much more. Maybe two or three, three or four, but not over a dozen."

No one refuted Pietro Maximoff's words. They all thought the same.

"I choose A!" Pietro Maximoff made his choice.

[Answer incorrect! One year of lifespan will be deducted!]

"Wrong?" Pietro Maximoff was taken aback, "Could it be that I could save more people?"

Soon, he would find out exactly how many people he could save. The video started playing shortly.

The first thing that appeared was a rather eerie scene. A car was parked there, and the side of the car's wheels had splashed water, but both the water and the car remained still.

Next to the road was a patch of grass with flowers, and bees were buzzing around the flowers.

However, the flapping wings of the bees were extremely, incredibly slow, almost as if they were frozen.

"I understand now. It's not that the bees' wings are slow, nor is the splashed water slow, but that person is too fast," Tony Stark said, "Speed is relative. When a person's speed is very fast, and they look at other moving objects, they will feel that those objects, which are fast for others, are very slow."

"But that person is not me at all!" Pietro Maximoff said, "He has the same name, the same ability, but he's completely not me!"

"It seems like this is another new parallel world," Steve Rogers said.

"This parallel world is different from the previous ones," Bruce Banner said, "In the previous parallel worlds, the appearance of each character was the same, but in this parallel world, even the appearance of the same character is different."

"There are too many parallel worlds; why don't we assign numbers to them?" Tony Stark suggested, "The one that's almost identical to our world, where we can see our own future, can be called Parallel World No. 1. The world where Captain hasn't received the serum can be called Parallel World No. 2. The world where I, Barton, and Dr. Banner were killed can be called Parallel World No. 3. And this recent one, with two different-looking Pietros, can be called Parallel World No. 4."

"Pietro, Wanda, among these parallel worlds, the most frequently presented is Parallel World No. 1, which is also the one we need to pay the most attention to," Steve Rogers said, "Parallel World No. 1 is almost identical to our current world, with only one difference—our world has the intervention of this quiz space, while Parallel World No. 1 does not. If our world also lacks the quiz space, then Parallel World No. 1 would be exactly the same as ours."

"This Parallel World No. 4 seems quite intriguing," Bruce Banner said, "In the beginning, there was a blue-skinned person in that car."

"Perhaps it's some kind of cosplay," Natasha Romanoff suggested.

"In a place with someone like Quicksilver, I'd rather believe that it's also a person with special abilities," Bruce Banner said, "That blue-skinned individual probably possesses unique powers too."

"Pietro has special abilities, and the blue-skinned person also has special abilities. Could that Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters be a place specifically for nurturing individuals with special abilities?" Thor suddenly said.

"Really?" Clint Barton felt a chill just thinking about it. "An entire school of people with special abilities? That would be too much!"

"Indeed, it's too much," Steve Rogers said, "If a school is filled with people with special abilities, then in that world, these individuals must be everywhere."

"That's right. That's why there's a school specifically targeting these children with special abilities," Tony Stark said.

"But wouldn't Parallel World No. 4 be too dangerous?" Stephen Strange said, "I doubt those people with special abilities would just behave themselves."

The video continued playing.

Pietro Maximoff released his grip on the bread, and it immediately suspended in mid-air. He took out a piece of paper, glanced at the address written on it, and then disappeared on the spot, leaving the paper and the bread suspended in the air.

Yes, Pietro Maximoff started running, heading toward the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.

Even under the slow-motion perspective in the video, Pietro Maximoff's speed remained as swift as a flash.

"This is too fast!" Wanda Maximoff couldn't help but exclaim.

"He's not even in the same league as our Quicksilver!" Stephen Strange said, "This Quicksilver's speed, even under the extreme slow-motion perspective, seems no slower than our Quicksilver's speed under normal perspective."

"Yes, incredibly fast." Even Pietro Maximoff himself had to admit that the other person's speed far surpassed his own.

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