Chapter 272

"The military really means business. They even deployed so many Sentinel robots—this time, the White-Clad Hero is truly finished!"

Billions of people were left in shock.

Among them were Professor X, Charles, and Magneto, Erik, who had been following Irina's broadcast closely.

...

At the X-Mansion...

"The White-Clad Hero…" Professor X sighed.

"Good thing it's not Syd facing them…" Logan, muttered with relief.

However, he soon fell silent, realizing that once the White-Clad Hero was taken down, it might be Syd's turn.

As the Messiah, Syd was definitely a target too. How would he handle such a scenario when his time came? Or perhaps...would they all be next?

Logan wasn't the only one with this heavy thought; many others shared the same sinking feeling.

...

At the Brotherhood of Mutants...

Magneto, frowned deeply.

...

In New York, at Stark Tower...

"Are they serious?" Tony Stark stared in disbelief at the hundreds, possibly thousands, of Sentinel robots.

Pepper Potts, standing beside him, covered her mouth in shock.

Coincidentally, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and others were also present. Originally there for a meeting, they had turned their attention to Irina's live broadcast.

Thor couldn't hold back any longer and stood up abruptly.

"What are they trying to do?"

"You people of Midgard, what do you plan to do with my brother?"

His voice boomed, his face clearly filled with both anger and dread.

Would his brother die?

As Thor's anxiety grew, Captain America quickly interjected, "Thor, calm down. There might still be room to resolve this. I'll call Fury right away."

With that, he dialed Nick Fury's number.

At S.H.I.E.L.D...

Nick Fury had been monitoring the situation closely and picked up immediately when his phone rang.

Captain America asked him directly about the military's actions, and Fury frowned as he replied, "The military didn't inform me of this. I'm just as in the dark."

Frustrated, he added, "The military must be crazy. Targeting the Messiah is one thing, but the White-Clad Hero?"

"Don't they realize that the White-Clad Hero is rumored to be the son of the God King Odin?"

"Aren't they afraid of Asgard's retaliation?"

Fury's voice conveyed a mix of helplessness and anger, unable to fathom the military's behavior.

All he could do now was pray that the military's objective was merely to capture, not kill.

Imagining the repercussions of the White-Clad Hero's death, Fury felt a headache coming on.

"Don't worry, I'll try to negotiate with the military!"

Back at Stark Tower...

Hearing the conversation through the speakerphone, Natasha, and the others exchanged uneasy glances, silently hoping for a peaceful outcome.

Meanwhile...

Hidden in the shadows, Loki watched with a complicated expression.

And elsewhere, among the human population, the D'Bari aliens, who had previously crossed paths with Phoenix and Syd, had their eyes light up.

After witnessing the power of the White-Clad Hero and the Messiah multiple times, they had all but given up hope of obtaining their abilities. But now…

Margaret, with her head full of white hair, smiled and instructed, "Make sure to acquire the White-Clad Hero's body..."

As various factions on Earth buzzed with discussion and activity, Heimdall, the guardian god of Asgard, kept a close watch on Earth with his golden eyes.

Having already been monitoring Earth due to recent disturbances, he hurried to the palace of the God King.

"My lord…" Heimdall began.

Before he could continue, Odin, seated on his throne, frowned and spoke, "I already know."

He waved his hand, and a watery image appeared within the palace, displaying Syd and the Sentinel robots.

Upon seeing this, Queen Frigga's face turned pale. She grasped Odin's hand, pleading, "Odin, you must save your son…"

As Odin and Frigga conversed, on Earth, billions of people and various forces watched as a swarm of drones encircled the White-Clad Hero from afar.

Seemingly aware that the drones were ineffective, they merely formed a perimeter without advancing.

Hovering in the air, Syd stared coldly at the black drones in the distance.

At that moment, a new development occurred.

Ten small black dots flew rapidly toward him from a distance.

Focusing his gaze, Syd quickly identified them as Sentinel robots.

"Ten of them?"

Watching the ten approaching Sentinels, Syd immediately grasped the military's strategy.

"They're planning to exhaust me with wave after wave of Sentinels?"

Syd had to admit that the military was showing some tactical savvy.

As he pondered, space around him suddenly rippled, and ten Sentinel robots instantly appeared by his side.

Teleportation?

In the next second, the Sentinels' right hands transformed, and ten sharp black spikes whistled toward Syd.

Although the teleportation caught Syd slightly off guard, with the reflex speed granted by his Chaos Magic, he wasn't even close to being overwhelmed.

His right hand glowed red.

Boom! In an instant, the ten Sentinels collapsed into piles of scrap metal, enveloped by the red glow.

This scene was projected clearly to the billions watching from all corners of the world, leaving them in awe.

"Those were ten Sentinels! The White-Clad Hero's power truly is terrifying!"

As the crowd marveled at the White-Clad Hero's strength, it wasn't long before another ten Sentinels appeared and launched an assault on him.

Witnessing this, billions watching immediately grasped the military's true strategy.

"This is beyond cunning!"

"They clearly have the strength to overpower him, but they're still using such cheap tactics?"

"So cautious?"

Despite voicing complaints and cursing the American military's ruthlessness, they couldn't deny that the White-Clad Hero was truly in danger this time!

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Sentinels, coupled with this exhausting attrition tactic—how could the White-Clad Hero possibly survive?

At that moment, countless people held their breath in anticipation.

Once again, with a flash of red, the ten Sentinels were reduced to scrap metal. Even when they shifted to metallic states, their speed didn't decrease, and the result was the same.

As the billions watching and various factions anticipated another wave of Sentinels, they suddenly saw Syd's backpack open, and several items flew out.

The Tesseract, Mind Stone, Reality Stone, Orb...

Captain America, Nick Fury, and others immediately recognized the Tesseract and the Mind Stone.

Odin himself recognized the Reality Stone.

However, when the fourth item emerged, countless viewers were stunned.

"What is that?"

(End of Chapter)

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