Marvel's Spider-Man: Web of Fate

The surrounding area was still primeval forest, but the area in front of them had become an endless grassland.

This created a very peculiar scene.

However, this should be what it originally looked like.

A metal aircraft shaped like a crouching frog flew rapidly toward us. The aircraft was shrouded in a faint light curtain, which was probably used to block wind resistance during flight, but it may also have some protective effect.

There were about ten people standing on the little frog flying machine.

The leader was a rather handsome black man, who was also the king of Wakanda—T'Challa.

Behind him stood Captain America, Black Widow, and Falcon, along with a group of Black women dressed in red and gold outfits, each carrying a short spear about two meters long; they appeared to be T'Challa's bodyguards.

That's true. After all, he's the ruler of a country, so it's normal for him to have some personal guards.

The little frog-shaped flying vehicle quickly stopped in front of Peter and the others, and T'Challa, Captain America, and others stepped off one by one.

Captain America walked over first, and after scanning the group, he realized the seriousness of the situation from their concentration.

“What happened, Tony?”

“Some very bad things have happened, and they affect the entire universe,” Stark said briefly.

But this one sentence made everyone present, except Peter and Strange, turn their heads.

“Mr. Stark, welcome to Wakanda,” T’Challa stepped forward. “If there’s anything you need to discuss, you can talk about it back home.”

As he spoke, he gestured for them to proceed.

"Alright."

So everyone boarded the little frog flying machine.

"Who are these people?" Captain America glanced at Peter and the others, clearly not recognizing Peter either.

Peter extended his hand and shook his: "I'm Spider-Man, Peter Parker. We met in Berlin."

"Young and promising."

"This is Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange. He is the Sorcerer Supreme who protects the mystical realms of Earth." Peter introduced these people to Captain America one by one, and also introduced himself to T'Challa and the others.

Chapter 177 Wakanda Encounters

After a brief introduction, the conversation returned to that matter "related to the entire universe".

So Strange spoke up, revealing Thanos, the Black Order, and his goal of collecting all six Infinity Stones.

"Wait, what's the purpose of this guy Thanos collecting the six Infinity Stones?" Falcon asked. The sheer volume of information—cosmic overlord, cosmic mercenary, the Black Order, the Infinity Stones—was overwhelming, making his CPU burn out.

So Peter summarized it for him, explaining simply and clearly: "Because of his childhood experiences, Thanos's goal has always been to reduce life in the universe in order to achieve so-called 'balance.' And with all six Infinity Stones gathered, theoretically, he could do anything in this universe!"

"So, Thanos's ultimate goal is nothing more than two things. First, to wipe out all life in the universe. Second, to wipe out half of all life in the universe!"

"Why is there a second one?" T'Challa asked.

“It’s still about balance,” Peter said, shrugging. “The first one is more like extinction, while removing half of it is more like balance, isn’t it?”

Stark and the others seemed to be deep in thought.

Peter's guess is not without merit.

Of course, the first scenario is also highly probable.

Because the "balance" was originally just their speculation about Thanos's behavior all along.

According to the travel guide of the former Sorcerer Supreme who loved to travel, Thanos did similar things when he invaded certain civilizations.

After conquering the planet, he would randomly divide the remaining inhabitants into two groups, killing one half and leaving the other half to fend for themselves on their own planet.

They were just unsure whether Thanos treated every planet this way, or if he only spared half for them occasionally when he was in a good mood.

Regardless, they were prepared for the worst.

Moreover, even if Thanos only wipes out half of them, who can be sure that they weren't among those half?

They don't know anyone there?

Furthermore, nobody knows how this half was calculated.

Is it based on halving the total life in the universe, or halving the total intelligent life, or calculating it separately for each planet, with each planet being directly reduced by half?

No one can be certain about this kind of thing.

Nobody can guarantee these things, right?

Therefore, the best way is to prevent Thanos from obtaining the six Infinity Stones!

T'Challa listened silently, his expression growing more and more serious.

Compared to Peter and the others, he was more anxious about the seriousness of the matter.

Peter and his group were worried, but they were ultimately just individuals.

Even Tony Stark, who employs a large group of people, is essentially just an employer-employee relationship with his staff.

But T'Challa is different.

He is the king.

He needs to be responsible to his people!

Wakanda's population isn't large, but it's still around a million. (I'm not sure of the exact number, but the city in the movie seems quite small. If anyone knows, please let me know and I'll correct it.)

Even if we assume that half of them are randomly removed, we would still lose more than 500,000 people.

This is extremely deadly for Wakanda!

Imagine a family of four, now missing two members, and this situation spreads across the country, the world, and the entire universe!

T'Challa turned his head and glanced at the several black women standing behind him.

The woman with short, curly hair is named Nagia. She is Black Panther's lover and bodyguard, and will most likely become the future Queen of Wakanda.

At this moment, Nagia reached out and grabbed T'Challa's arm tightly, clearly terrified by the scene described by Peter and Strange.

On his other side was a woman with a fierce face and no hair, holding a vibranium spear in her hand.

She is T'Challa's personal bodyguard and the captain of the Wakanda Royal Women's Guard, Okoye.

The so-called Wakanda Royal Women's Guard is actually the harem of the Wakanda King "Black Panther".

Each of them was an elite woman sent from various tribes.

They are loyal only to Black Panther.

In Wakanda, the Black Panther is actually a title passed down through generations; it's a synonym for the king.

Okoye's ability to stand out from so many elites and become captain clearly demonstrates her exceptional intelligence and methods.

Noticing the king's gaze, Okoye straightened his back, his eyes resolute.

Although she was shocked by Peter and the others' descriptions and Thanos's wickedness, as a warrior, all she needed to do was obey the king's orders and fight with all her might!

For the rest of the journey, everyone fell silent.

No one spoke again; they were all clearly processing the information they had just received.

Peter then took the opportunity to begin observing this mysterious country, which could almost be said to be hidden from the world.

After flying over the plain they had just passed, a winding river appeared before them.

Looking along the river, you can see a city built among the mountains on the river's alluvial plain.

This is Birning Zana, the capital of Wakanda.

The city's layout is quite strange. Some buildings are very modern, even ultra-modern—with a touch of futuristic science fiction—but underneath them are many low-rise bungalows that look very backward.

It's like an urban village.

There is a strange combination of advanced and backward.

Possessing a highly strategically important vibranium mine, and having an optical camouflage layer that can cover the entire country like a holographic projection, even preventing detection by outer space satellites and radar—Peter and Stark had secretly discussed that to achieve this effect, the camouflage layer above their heads must at least be able to prevent internal and external infrared and communication detection, so as not to attract the attention of major space powers due to industrial production activities and radio communications.

Theoretically, this camouflage layer should even be able to reflect signals, just like the ionosphere, to achieve the effect of shortwave communication—in short, the technology involved is definitely very advanced.

In such a sci-fi-like place, there are still so many backward bungalows. Peter really doesn't know what to say.

Is this what it means to return to simplicity?

He suppressed the urge to complain, as it would be extremely impolite to do so in front of the king.

As the little frog flying machine approached, the city's lineup gradually came into view.

Like Peter, they were also drawn to the city.

Shortly after, the aircraft slowly descended, and Peter followed Stark as he stepped off.

T'Challa led them to a large conference room.

Previously, Strange had only given verbal descriptions; now, they needed to exchange information properly.

This includes not only intelligence on Thanos and his Black Order, but also what they should do on their side!

Chapter 178 Preparations Before the Expedition