Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 46 Iron Man and Captain America
The location of the conference room is not difficult to find, because although it is called a conference room, that room was actually the former office of the Avengers. It is also the best located room in Area A and can be seen as soon as you turn the corner after entering the gate.

Along the way, Su Ze met many SHIELD employees and agents. They were walking in the building in a hurry. Everyone had his own goal and everything seemed orderly.

If it weren't for their tired and depressed faces, Su Ze would probably have thought this place was prosperous.

Walking side by side with Rocket Raccoon, Su Ze even slowed down his pace to take care of Rocket who was in a bad mood.

By the time the two men got close to the door of the conference room, they could already hear sporadic whispers coming from inside.

".It has been twenty-three days since Thanos left."

It was a man's voice, and then Black Widow's iconic female voice sounded.

"Governments are falling apart, and the departments that are still able to function are doing population statistics, but based on the actual situation, it seems that he is doing... what he said before."

There was a slight pause, followed by a sigh.

"Thanos. He literally took away half of all life."

As Black Widow finished her words, the conference room fell into silence.

Su Ze turned his head to look at Rocket Raccoon, and saw his ears twitching slightly. He knew that Rocket had heard the conversation in the conference room.

After hesitating for a while, Su Ze did not choose to disturb Rocket, but took the initiative to raise his hand and knocked on the door.

Hearing the noise, the heroes in the conference room were attracted and they all looked outside the door. Since one wall of the conference room was one-way glass, they immediately saw Suze and Rocket Raccoon outside.

It was because of Su Ze's knocking on the door that the originally tense atmosphere in the meeting room relaxed a little.

Steve Rogers, who was leaning on the edge of the table, stood up slightly, turned and walked to the door, opening it from the inside.

"You are here." Steve Rogers first glanced at Rocket Raccoon, then shifted his gaze to Suze.

"Captain." Su Ze knew that Rocket was not in a good mood at the moment, so he was responsible for greeting him.

Steve Rogers seemed to have noticed this as well. He nodded slightly and said, "I heard that you wiped out the remaining Vanguards in Wakanda before. You did a good job, Kaia."

"It's my fault. It's mainly thanks to the rocket." Su Ze did not take credit for himself. He was well aware of his own fighting ability. Without using his spirit essence, anyone present could easily kill him.

Steve Rogers patted Suze on the shoulder and turned to make way for him. "Come in and sit down. Our meeting is just about to start."

Captain America's attitude is still very good. Steve Rogers has this gentle attitude towards everyone. It can be said that his character is to treat everyone equally.

But the other people in the conference room were much more distant. Except for Black Widow who smiled and nodded to Su Ze, the others just glanced at him and then looked away.

This is normal. After all, to them, Su Ze is just better than a stranger, but not yet a friend.

But because Captain America had already invited Suze and Rocket in, the others didn't say much. They remained silent, and no one knew what they were thinking.

Just then, Tony Stark suddenly spoke.

"Where did he go?"

Although no names were mentioned, everyone knew who Tony was referring to as 'he'.

"I don't know." Steve Rogers sighed. "He opened a portal and left. We can't locate him."

It was at this time that Su Ze truly saw the present Tony Stark, and he also realized that it was Bruce Banner who snapped his fingers and saved half of the people.

To be honest, there are some differences between him and the one in Su Ze's memory, but the current Tony Stark is as weak as the one in his memory.

Tony Stark was slumped in a wheelchair. Although he had undergone recuperation, his body was still seriously deficient. He was so thin that his bones were visible. One could clearly see the ribs under the skin just from his chest.

There was a bag of glucose hanging above the wheelchair. His pale face, purple lips, and bloodshot eyes all showed how much torture Tony Stark had suffered before.

Su Ze took Rocket to a seat at the edge and sat down, listening quietly to the conversation between these superheroes.

"We have been searching for Thanos for three weeks since we came back from Wakanda, using space and satellite scans, but to no avail."

Steve Rogers paused, looked up at Tony Stark, and continued.

"Tony, you fought Thanos."

"Who said that?" Tony Stark suddenly asked back.

"I didn't fight him. He hit me in the face with a satellite, and then the magician handed over the Infinity Stones. That's what happened. I couldn't fight him. I couldn't beat him. It can't be called a fight at all."

"Okay, I get it."

From Tony Stark's tone, Steve Rogers could already tell that the other party was in a bad mood. He knew how much of a blow this defeat and experience had been to his old friend.

So Steve Rogers decided to change his thinking and ask his question directly.

"Tony, did he leave any clues or coordinates?"

"Ah"

Tony Stark saluted Captain America and made a short whistle sound with his mouth.

Seeing his actions, Black Widow turned her head helplessly. As someone who had come into contact with Tony Stark before the establishment of the Avengers, she still knew him very well.

Sure enough, Tony Stark became a little excited next.

"I knew this was going to happen years ago. I expected it. I didn't believe it. I thought it was a nightmare."

"Tony, I need you to focus."

Captain America wanted to say something, but was quickly interrupted by Tony Stark.

"I needed you before, but that was before. I needed you more than you needed me. Now it's too late, understand?"

"."Steve Rogers knew what Tony meant by 'need'.

Tony Stark obviously didn't want to hear these things now. He stood up from his wheelchair abruptly and raised his hand to knock over the nutritional supplements prepared for him by the medical staff in front of him.

"You know what I need right now? I need a shave, and remember what I told you guys before?"

Tony said as he pulled out the syringe hanging from his arm.

Seeing this, Rhodes rushed over to stop him, but Tony continued on his own.

"I told you, and those who are no longer here, that we need to arm the entire world with armor, remember? Regardless of whether its existence infringes on our precious freedoms, that is what we really need."

"But that approach didn't work in the end, did it?" Steve Rogers had a complicated expression.

"I said we would lose, and you said 'even if we lose we will face it together', but guess what happened, Captain."

Tony Stark pointed at Steve Rogers and spoke word by word with red eyes.

"We lost. And you weren't there!"

"Okay Tony, sit down now."

Rhodes helped Tony and tried to get him back into the wheelchair, but Tony Stark became more and more agitated.

"Is this all we have? We are always one step behind others. Why can we only be 'Avengers' and not 'Preventers'?"

Tony Stark raised his finger and pointed at Carol Danvers, the Captain Marvel who saved her from the universe. "You are very good, very good, and your superpowers are very dazzling."

"And you." Tony Stark shook off Rhodes and pointed in the direction of Suze. "You are young and energetic. If you hang up the bow and arrow, you can replace Barton."

Su Ze looked away. He didn't expect that he would be called out again.

"As for you bunch of old rubbish, I have nothing to give you, Captain. No coordinates, no clues, no plans, no tactics, zero, nothing. I don't believe you either, liar!"

Tony Stark said as he walked towards Steve Rogers, step by step, coming in front of him.

"Take this, and put it on when you find him."

Under the gaze of everyone, Tony Stark snatched the nanoreactor from his chest and slapped it into the palm of Steve Rogers.

“Then hide”

(End of this chapter)