Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 376 Xia Zuo: Thunder isn't used like that.

Hawkeye glanced at the swarming Chitauri cannon fodder, his eyes revealing an undisguised despair.

He lowered his head, his eyes unusually fierce, and asked sharply, "Where is the scepter?"

Loki replied, "My brother knocked it off, and I don't remember where it is."

Hawkeye: "You are a god, the god of deceit and intrigue. You would never forget something so important. Speak!"

Loki sneered and retorted, "I won't tell you, so what can you do to me? You bug!"

Hawkeye was furious, but there was nothing he could do, because he really couldn't do anything about Loki.

Putting everything else aside, if Thor hadn't placed Mjolnir on Loki's chest, Loki would have jumped up and beaten him black and blue.

Moreover, the weapon in his hand could make Loki feel pain, but it could never injure Loki, not even by poking his eyeball.

Captain Steve looked at the Chitauri in the sky, took a deep breath to suppress his anxiety: "Now, our only chance is to find the scepter and close the spatial portal."

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"Keep it up, everyone!"

Captain America's voice was full of hope, but his rousing effect was limited. After all, the enemy army was pressing in, and the top of Stark Tower would be occupied in just a few minutes.

By then, even if they find the Spirit Scepter, they will no longer be able to get close to the Space Stone.

Despair spread rampantly, but not a single Avenger chose to retreat.

Even Stark, who was saved by Hulk, was prepared to sacrifice himself.

Xia Zuo rubbed his temples and threw away the broken communicator.

He gathered his troops back and found that Norman and Abomination were in good condition; they did not seem tired, but their despair was quite evident.

Comparatively speaking, Skye, who had killed more enemies and was already very tired, was full of enthusiasm, fighting spirit, and courage.

He clicked his tongue: "Silly girl, why are you being so impulsive? Have you even thought about what you're fighting for?"

Skye scratched her head. "Hmm, for humanity?"

"Wrong! We're fighting for our own interests!" Shazo bluntly rejected Skye's idea, then lectured her, "We're not righteous superheroes; there's no need for us to sacrifice ourselves for others' interests."

"Skye, remember this: the principle of war is not to never retreat an inch, but to fight if you can fight, and retreat if you can't."

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"Even for the sake of humanity, you can't just sacrifice yourself. Your survival is your responsibility to humanity."

Skye stuck out her tongue: "So, should we retreat now?"

Xia Zuo chuckled: "Oh, no retreat."

Skye's eyes widened in surprise as she stared at her boss.

Xia Zuo explained, "The premise of 'fight if you can, retreat if you can't' is: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Hearing this "profound" war theory, not only Skye was stunned, but Norman and Abomination were also stunned.

Xia Zuo could only put it bluntly: "What I mean is: I'm very strong, I can defeat these aliens all by myself."

Skye: "Huh?"

Hatred: "Long live the boss!"

Norman Osborn: "Lord, are you finally going to show your divine power?"

Norman Osborn, in particular, took his devout faith to an unprecedented new height: "You are the light that guides me, you are the holiness that redeems me, you are the morality that illuminates the path of mankind, I will follow you forever."

As a capitalist, when Xia Zuo said "for his own benefit," he no longer doubted Xia Zuo's identity as Archangel.

Fighting for one's own interests—that's what makes a true angel!

God said: There are no free lunches, only bigger deceptions.

Therefore, those who disregard their own interests and fight solely for humanity must be devils in disguise!

Xia Zuo walked forward, as if climbing a ladder to heaven, ascending a step with each step.

He murmured, "How interesting. My original plan was to rely on a combination of technology and tactics to make myself less conspicuous and avoid becoming a target."

"That shot in the back was really vicious. If I don't take down the Chitauri, my home, my legion's base, everything I have will be gone."

"Since that's the case, then I'll stop pretending. I'm laying my cards on the table. I'm the strongest fighting force on Earth, the kind that no one can stop."

"You rats who only dare to scheme in the gutter, you piece of trash who shoot arrows in the shadows, have you figured out how to quell my anger?"

At this moment, the sky was covered with thick clouds, and lightning flashed within the clouds. A figure holding a hammer guided the lightning to gather at the center of the lightning's convergence.

It turns out that Thor has retrieved Mjolnir and is preparing a powerful attack to give the Chitauri a taste of their own medicine.

Xia Zuo was surprised to find that this guy's waste of lightning was absolutely earth-shattering; more than 80% of the electricity was turned into light effects, purely to scare people.

After a full minute of build-up, Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, descended with a thick bolt of lightning, instantly striking down three or four hundred Chitauri cannon fodder soldiers, causing them to convulse and fall to the ground.

The dozen or so unlucky people at the center of the lightning strike were even reduced to ashes. The power of the Thunder God was truly awe-inspiring.

However, the loss of three or four hundred people was negligible to the continuous influx of Chitauri.

However, Thor was powerless to unleash such a massive lightning strike continuously and could only watch helplessly as the Chitauri multiplied, growing increasingly frustrated.

Xia Zuo took a step forward and came directly to Thor's side. He shook his head and said, "Thunder is not used like this. If you can master the nature of lightning, why can you only kill so few enemies at a time?"

Ignoring Thor's stunned expression, he raised his hand and grabbed Mjolnir, which was wreathed in electricity, using Electromagnetic Control to extract all the lightning power contained within the Mjolnir.

Anyone who has studied physics knows that electromagnetism and magnetism are inseparable; using magnetism to control electric current means you can really do whatever you want with it.

Thor felt a chill run down his spine. Just a moment ago, he lost his sense of lightning, and even his connection with Mjolnir weakened slightly.

Even more frightening was that the thunderclouds he had gathered with his divine power had become the opponent's possession, and the originally lightning-stirring thunderclouds instantly calmed down, just like ordinary dark clouds.

But he could clearly feel that the voltage in the thunderclouds was rising, and circuits with near-zero resistance were spreading through the air and naturally attaching to the Zeta Swiss soldiers.

The next instant, lightning flashed, and tens of thousands of straight bolts of lightning struck the Chitauri.

Because of the circuit connection, all the energy acted on their hearts and brains, instantly taking the lives of more than 10,000 Zeta Swiss soldiers.

Both humans and aliens on Earth were stunned by what they saw, but the Chitauri continued to pour in.

The eyes hidden beneath the mask were lifeless and dull, yet they seemed to be saying, "Come on, kill! Keep going, let's see how many you can kill!"

Thor was stunned; at that moment, he also felt a little numb.

He was shocked by Xia Zuo's ability to control lightning. How could a Midgard human be able to manipulate lightning so skillfully, making even the most violent lightning obedient?

Thor was also shocked by the Chitauri's resolute attack. He felt an unprecedented powerlessness, even more so than when his father had stripped him of his divine power and he faced the Destroyer.

Before this, he had always commanded the Asgardian army in wars, with thousands of elite warriors following behind him.

Once Thor creates an opening in the enemy formation with lightning, the Asgardian army will follow him into the enemy camp, slaughtering the enemy and leaving them with nothing but corpses, giving them no chance to regroup.

But this time, he had no army behind him, only himself.

This is why Odin is still not at ease. In this universe, a leader can be brainless, but must be able to fight against thousands and defeat all enemies on his own.

Just like Odin of Asgard, the swordsman of the Shi'ar Empire, and Ronan the Accuser of the Kree Empire, they were all leaders who could single-handedly support a powerful force.

Even Thor, a seasoned warrior, was deeply shocked. The other Avengers were even more bewildered; the Chitauri's madness and Shazor's power were beyond their comprehension.

Shazo chuckled: "Thor, the God of Thunder from Asgard, are you really Thor?"

"Shouldn't the true God of Thor be someone who controls electrical charges with ease, treating lightning like a subservient pet?"

Arcs of electricity flashed again in the thunderclouds, but gathered around Xia Zuo like raindrops.

Not only did tiny arcs of electricity appear in the thunderclouds, but also in the New York power grid, on plant leaves, above the heads of survivors, and even in the empty air inside Thor's hammer—wherever there was a current or a difference in charge—tiny arcs of electricity appeared and converged around Shazor.

Countless arcs of electricity converged and coalesced into a giant lightning dragon stretching hundreds of meters long, complete with whiskers, antlers, and fangs, radiating an astonishing aura.

【Genesis - Thunder Dragon】

This is an energy life form that transcends the scope of ninjutsu, developed by Xia Zuo based on the ninjutsu system of Xia Zuo in Naruto and the technology of the Sage of Six Paths in creating tailed beasts. It is formed by the convergence of a single lightning energy, which is enlightened by spirituality to develop basic intelligence and has only a short lifespan.

As the most active and destructive energy element, lightning life forms only achieve a balance in terms of power, duration of existence, and intelligence when they take the form of a dragon.

Because it was created by Xia Zuo himself, the Thunder Dragon was very close to Xia Zuo and absolutely obedient to him.

Of course, any disobedient lightning lifeforms will be instantly disbanded and destroyed by Xia Zuo.

As Shazo pointed at the Chitauri pouring out of the spatial passage, the Thunder Dragon let out a deafening roar, its long body snaking forward to slaughter the Chitauri.

Thor was completely dumbfounded when he saw this.

Yes, the one who can conjure lightning into life and command lightning creatures to fight against enemies is the true Thor.

In front of Thor, Shazo created three thunder dragons in succession, shattering Thor's spirit and energy, leaving him so frustrated that he wanted to smash his head with a hammer.

The heavy blow dealt Thor a wake-up call, and Shazor finally began to calm down and figure out what to do next.

He discovered that while lightning was indeed powerful and its ability to conjure thunder dragons was dazzling and efficient in utilizing energy, its effectiveness against large armies was not ideal.

Because Earth's environment is very peaceful, there is no large-scale lightning power to draw upon, and it is even impossible to create a hundred lightning dragons.

If this were on Jupiter, in its dense atmosphere, it wouldn't be impossible to conjure up not just a hundred thunder dragons, but even thousands.

However, in Earth's environment, the power of lightning is limited and cannot contend with the massive Chitauri.

The power of war is the product of scale and quality; one cannot blindly pursue the high end.

However, the power of lightning is not only for direct attacks; its better application is actually for manipulating objects.

Xia Zuo adjusted his power, converting all the electricity into magnetism, and manipulated all the metal objects within the range of the [Heart Network], turning them into his weapons.

All that could be seen were metal screws, car parts, broken weapons, and even the armor, metal skeletons, mechanical single-soldier flying machines, and metal fish of the Chitauri who had died earlier.

Any metallic material that was not fixed was manipulated by the magnetic force and flew into the sky.

Metals of all sizes rubbed and cut against each other, breaking into fragments of metal, forming torrents of metal.

This is Magneto Erik's signature move, first appearing in the mutant universe. Magneto developed this fighting technique after receiving enlightenment from Apocalypse and pushing his superpowers to their limits.

At this moment, hundreds of black metallic torrents appeared in the sky above Manhattan. Under Xia Zuo's control, the metallic torrents connected end to end, forming rings of different sizes.

Instead of maneuvering the rings to capture enemies, Xia Zuo brought all the metal rings together, eventually forming a giant circular millstone.

The enormous millstone, centered on the space tunnel, enveloped the entire Manhattan sky, creating a dazzling and mesmerizing sight.

Xia Zuo was very satisfied with this and immediately decided to name this move "Magnetic Release: Heaven and Earth Millstone".

With the millstone, we can capture the Chitauri and toss them into the rapidly spinning "Heaven and Earth Millstone" like soybeans.

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When the Chitauri are engulfed by the black torrent, they scream as they turn into skeletons, and the black metallic torrent is stained with blood.

For Shazor, capturing the Chitauri was very simple.

He discovered that the Chitauri soldiers and elite soldiers had undergone technological modifications, making them half-human, half-machine monsters.

In some ways, the Zeta Swiss soldiers, like Wolverine, have a large amount of metal embedded in their bodies to enhance their defense and combat capabilities.

How does Wolverine react when he meets Magneto? How do the Chitauri soldiers react when they meet Shazor?

Xia Zuo casually used magnetism to capture the Zeta Swiss soldiers, then threw them into the high-speed rotating millstone just like Huang Du, where they would soon become part of the metal millstone.

Those Chitauri who had just passed through the spatial passage were even more unfortunate. Without knowing anything, they fell directly into the monitoring millstone and were tortured to death with screams.

With increased killing efficiency, the Chitauri were quickly wiped out.