American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 86 Earth's Strongest

Seeing Nick Fury holding Coulson's collection card, Roy guessed what he was up to.

It's clear that Nick Fury wanted to use Coulson's "death" to boost team cohesion and build a true Avengers alliance.

Rogers picked up a bloodstained collectible card and turned it over.

The front of the card features a full-body photo of him.

To be precise, it was a photo taken when he was injected with the serum, wearing the first-generation uniform, and traveling to various cities to sell defense bonds under the arrangement of Senator Brandt.

Looking at the photo on the front of the collectible card, he couldn't help but recall the days when he ran around like a mascot.

"We are now deaf and blind, and at our wits' end."

"The Helicarrier lost its ability to fly, its facial recognition tracking system and communication system were severely damaged, Coulson was also killed, and the whereabouts of the Cosmic Cube are still unknown."

"During the mind control period, Agent Patton and I also revealed classified information related to you."

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"Maybe I brought all of this on myself!"

"That's right, we want to weaponize the Cosmic Cube and use its energy to manufacture various cutting-edge weapons."

"But I didn't put all my hopes on this plan, because I have an even bolder one."

"The Avengers!"

"Bring together a group of exceptionally capable individuals, form them into a team, and see if, once they are a team, they can fight side by side in times of crisis, unleash even greater power, and win those wars that we cannot win."

"Roy and Stark both knew about the plan, and Coulson believed in it until his death."

"Because he believes in heroes, he believes in you!"

"Now it seems that this idea is outdated."

It must be said that Nick Fury truly lives up to his reputation as a top agent; he never misses an opportunity to exploit.

Coulson was not dead, only seriously injured, but he was portrayed as Coulson sacrificing himself and still believing in them until his death.

Upon hearing Nick Fury's words, Tony and Rogers both fell silent.

After saying that, Nick Fury glanced at everyone and left the bridge without looking back.

After he left, Rogers put down the collectible cards in his hand and asked, "Is Coulson married?"

"No, he has a girlfriend who lives in Portland and is a cellist in an orchestra."

"They rarely see each other because of work."

Tony replied, looking dejected.

Although Coulson was not a friend he trusted, he had a pretty good impression of Coulson after meeting him a few times.

"It's a pity, he was a good man," Rogers said slowly.

Tony immediately retorted, "He's an idiot!"

Rogers looked at him with displeasure and continued, "Why? Just because he has faith?"

"Because he was armed with untested weapons and went to deal with those two aliens all by himself!" Tony replied quickly.

"He's just doing his job!" Rogers said, frowning.

Tony sighed. "He was overestimating himself. He should have waited for backup or sent out a distress signal."

"This is war. War doesn't wait for you to be fully prepared before it begins." Rogers looked at Tony with a serious expression.

"Even so, he shouldn't have taken untested weapons and faced those two aliens alone."

Tony argued his case forcefully, looking at Rogers without backing down.

Rogers seemed to have guessed something and slowly said, "Is this the first time you've lost a comrade?"

"I am not a soldier!"

"I will not obey Nick Fury's orders; it's all because of his research on the Tesseract!"

"He has absolutely no idea what the Cosmic Cube is!"

"In my opinion, it was his research on and weaponization of the Cosmic Cube that attracted those two aliens."

"His actions are tantamount to sending a signal to other civilizations in the universe, announcing that Earth is ready to wage an advanced war!"

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"If anyone is responsible for Coulson's death, he is absolutely the one who bears the primary responsibility!"

Tony glared at Rogers and shouted.

"I will no longer obey his orders, but what we need to do first is to find those two aliens, get the Tesseract back, and stop them from opening the portal and summoning more alien armies from the universe."

"They can only open small, temporary portals right now. According to what you and Dr. Banner said before, they need some kind of high-density energy source to activate the Tesseract, thereby opening stable, large portals."

"If only we could list them out—"

Before Rogers could finish speaking, Tony interrupted him, quickly saying, "They've turned Star Wars into a personal feud!"

That's not the point!

Rogers said with a helpless expression.

"No, that's the key point, that's their goal!"

Tony turned to Roy and continued, "They could have opened a portal to the deck at any time to launch a sneak attack and prevent us from finding them and the Tesseract, but they chose to launch their attack only after you left with Rogers and Natasha."

"Because they want to defeat us one by one, taking us down piecemeal."

Roy looked at Tony calmly and spoke slowly.

Tony shook his head and replied, "Taking them down one by one is indeed a good plan, but that's not the whole reason."

"Nick Fury just said that during his mind control period, he and Patton revealed a lot of classified information about us."

"They know what capabilities we have, and they know we can be a stumbling block for them!"

"More importantly, they know how strong you are!"

"They didn't want to run into you, which is why they launched the attack after you and your men left the mothership."

"Although they possess the Cosmic Cube and a scepter that can mind control others, they still are not confident in defeating you."

"They want to destroy the Helicarrier, not because they are afraid of its firepower, but because they want to use it to tie us down, preventing us from finding them in a short time, thus giving us time to open a large portal and bring the alien army to Earth."

"You are the strongest among us, perhaps even the strongest on Earth!"

"They want to conquer the earth, and they'll get rid of you no matter what."

"They see themselves as the main characters; they need an audience, a stage, a platform where the whole world can see how they defeat you and us!"

"They need a monument that soars into the clouds, one engraved with their names—"

"Damn it, I know where they're going to open the portal!"

Tony hasn't encountered many superhumans yet.

In his mind, Roy was the most powerful superhuman on Earth.

Especially after witnessing Roy summon Amaterasu Flame, turning Ivan Vanko and others, who were wearing Iron Man suits, into incredibly expensive fireworks.

Just as Rogers was about to ask where they were, Tony said to Roy, "Can you teleport us back to Stark Tower?"

"Can!"

Roy nodded.

Upon hearing his answer, Tony did not hesitate at all, immediately took out his phone, and remotely activated the Mark 7.

Upon receiving the activation signal, the Mark 7, which was placed in the hangar, immediately started its engines and flew like a missile across the passageway toward the bridge.

"You guys should change into your combat suits too," Tony said to Rogers and the others, putting away his phone.

Shortly after he finished speaking, the Mark 7 arrived at the bridge.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Mark 7 transformed and began its deployment and donning of its protective gear.

Donning the Mark 7, Tony turned to Banner and quickly said, "Dr. Banner, you're coming back with us. I need that big thing inside you."

"good!"

Banner did not refuse and immediately got up and went to Roy.