Chapter 195: Three Minutes

As the Seer delivered his urgent warning, the faces of the Avengers turned serious.

In this battle, their greatest concern was that the technologically advanced Chitauri might unleash weapons of mass destruction.

For the Chitauri, the fate of Earth was inconsequential, as the battlefield was not their homeland.

Thus, even if they annihilated Earth, they wouldn't feel a hint of remorse; instead, they would relish the chaos.

If the Chitauri managed to deploy such weapons unopposed, Earth would face catastrophic consequences, but the Seer had foreseen it all.

"Prepare to launch."

Tony acted immediately upon receiving the news.

While Earth's technology paled in comparison to that of outer civilizations, the strongest weapon—the nuclear bomb—could still wipe out countless lives.

Twenty Iron Man suits soared out from Stark Manor.

All these suits were AI-controlled by JARVIS, designed for combat efficiency.

Meanwhile, Nick Fury was issuing commands.

Aircraft loaded with nuclear bombs flew in from afar, preparing to rendezvous with Tony's Iron Man suits.

To inflict serious damage on the Chitauri, mere ground assaults wouldn't suffice; they needed to deliver a significant, psychological blow.

Normally, nuclear bombs wouldn't pose a threat to the Chitauri, who commanded a fleet of warships.

Human technology lacked the precision to strike enemies in space.

However, with Tony's AI-controlled Iron Man suits acting as suicide bombers, the scenario changed entirely.

Tony knew there were beings in the universe powerful enough to dismiss nuclear bombs, but the Chitauri clearly were not among them.

The twenty Iron Man suits rushed towards their predetermined drop-off location for the bombs, aiming to strike before the enemy could deploy their devastating weapons.

On the other side of the spatial vortex, a dozen massive warships adjusted their turrets, preparing to unleash orbital strikes that would obliterate the surface of Earth.

If they could eliminate these superhumans, acquiring the Tesseract would be merely a matter of effort.

"There are only three minutes; the enemy will retreat in the final minute after we respond," the Seer warned.

"If we wait, all of America will turn to ash."

As the bindings fell away from his body, the Seer hovered in the air, his white form glowing. His black eyes shone with purple light as he activated his foresight, revealing a vision of the future ten minutes ahead.

Chitauri swarmed out of the portal like a hive of bees, relentlessly pouring into the battlefield.

For ordinary civilizations facing such overwhelming numbers, survival would be difficult.

Seeing the Chitauri's aggressive advance most would assume they wouldn't use their large-scale destructive weapons on their own troops.

Three minutes was but a fleeting moment on the battlefield.

If the Chitauri evacuated at the last minute, there would be no time to retaliate—their attack would already be upon them.

"Three minutes is enough; prepare for cover."

Tony, unperturbed by the Seer's precise timing, gave the order.

As mass-produced Iron Man suits, their speed couldn't match Tony's personal armor.

Yet they still achieved a velocity of Mach 4, quickly executing Tony's commands.

Even so, to deliver the twenty bombs to the vortex and detonate them on the far side, they required protection.

If the Chitauri shot down the suits, triggering the bombs prematurely, everything would be lost.

At that moment, Tony activated the Void Mode, and the Ark Reactor pulsed with a purple glow, enveloping him in an aura of danger.

The violet energy radiated, warping the very fabric of space around him.

As both the commander and the warrior, Tony wasted no time after giving orders. He transformed into a dazzling streak of purple light, unleashing a speed of Mach 9 as he charged upward.

A trail of purple flames blazed behind him, stretching from a hundred meters above all the way to the sky.

Simultaneously, a thunderous "Boom!" echoed as a massive shockwave shattered windows for miles around.

This terrifying spectacle left the Avengers and even Nick Fury and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in stunned silence.

The Chitauri, still emerging from the portal, were caught off guard as a flash of purple light separated ships and soldiers, obliterating them.

"Sir, calculations indicate that at this energy output, the Void Mode can only be maintained for five minutes before self-destructing," JARVIS informed Tony promptly.

Simultaneously, a countdown of three hundred seconds appeared before Tony's eyes.

If not for Tony's greatly enhanced physical abilities, even with such advanced technology, he wouldn't have been able to handle that speed.

Even with the Iron Man suit easing some of the burdens, high-speed movement placed a significant strain on the human body.

For ordinary people, such speed could be perilous; without sufficient reflexes, they wouldn't be able to cope with the visual shock, and their brains would overload.

Seeing Tony's explosive velocity, Reno's expression grew serious. He gripped his sword, which instantly became enveloped in an eerie purple glow.

Unwilling to be outdone, he leaped into the fray, cutting down one Chitauri after another, clearing a path for the Iron Man suits headed toward the vortex.

As Tony and Reno charged like two bolts of purple lightning, hundreds of Chitauri soldiers fell, raining down like dumplings.

The blood misted into the air, transforming the sky into a crimson canvas.

This sight made the Chitauri general's heart race with fury; he never expected Earth to have such monstrous superhumans.

This level of power could easily defeat even the Black Order.

He realized that direct confrontation was futile; they had to deploy their technological weapons to obliterate the opposition.

"Accelerate the course; commence bombardment in three minutes."

"Even if they possess formidable strength capable of self-defense, the vast majority, including superhumans, will likely be unprepared."

The Chitauri general waved his hand decisively, issuing commands.