A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

Under the immense power of S.H.I.E.L.D., the NYPD's top commander was contacted, and Agent Hill explained the situation in the most concise terms.

As the supreme commander of NYPD, he knew of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s existence, but he was equally helpless in the face of this situation unless the military shot it down with interceptor missiles, but nuclear missiles were coming in a few minutes later.

This amount of time is simply not enough to contact the military. Moreover, even after contacting the military, they still need to lock onto the target and launch an interceptor missile, which is far from sufficient time.

Moreover, he didn't have the authority to command the army, so in this critical situation, he could only follow S.H.I.E.L.D.'s instructions and contact Tony Stark.

Along the coast of North America, two F-35s flew rapidly one after the other. With a loud bang, a sonic boom suddenly exploded above the aircraft. The two planes entered supersonic speed at the same time and flew from south to north towards Manhattan Island like lightning.

Two hundred kilometers from Manhattan Island, two fighter jets simultaneously dropped two white missiles.

These are two AGM-158 air-to-ground missiles, each 4 meters long, taller than a single-story building when standing upright. They have a maximum range of over 300 kilometers, a top speed of Mach 0.9, and a stealth design.

Even if we could contact the military, they wouldn't be able to stop those two missiles.

By the time Tony received the news, a little over a minute had passed since the two missiles left the aircraft's bomb bay, and the missiles, trailing long plumes of flame, were clearly visible on the distant horizon.

"Oh... no, God, the nuclear bomb is coming, we're doomed..." Miss Tony's pretty face turned deathly pale, and her delicate skin was covered in beads of sweat. At this moment, her heart suddenly calmed down.

Will I go to heaven or hell? Will I meet my parents again? If I do, how can I explain that their son has become a daughter...?

On the other side, Cao Gui held the ethereal blue Cosmic Cube, unaware of how the others who possessed it felt.

But for Cao Gui, the Cosmic Cube gave him a sense of vastness and immensity. Holding it, he felt as if he could appear in any corner of the world with a thought.

Moreover, this feeling is different from the illusion created by Mjolnir; the Cosmic Cube can actually do this.

Whizzing!

Just then, the sound of two huge white missiles piercing the air came. Cao Gui looked up and could already see the two missiles with his naked eye.

Below, the Avengers, like Tony Stark, were all pale-faced. That was a nuclear bomb, the most powerful weapon humanity had ever developed.

Cao Gui raised an eyebrow, and the Cosmic Cube in his hand, which was filled with flowing blue light, slowly lit up, emitting a deep blue glow.

High in the sky outside Manhattan Island, two enormous wormholes slowly appeared. Two rapidly approaching tactical nuclear missiles plunged into the wormholes and disappeared completely.

"It's over...it's all over..." Under the hood, Peter Parker's face was deathly pale: "I've never even had a girlfriend, I don't want to die..."

Before he could finish speaking, a faint blue light flashed in the corner of his eye, and before Spider-Man could react, the nuclear bomb had already disappeared.

"Huh? This...this is it?" Peter Parker's eyes widened in disbelief. The nuclear crisis was resolved so easily?

That's way too easy!

"Captain, all Avengers, please note that the Tesseract belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D. and is the cause of this war. We cannot allow it to fall into the hands of anyone else. This thing can only be kept by S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Otherwise, the world will be thrown into turmoil. We beg you to take this back!"

Nick Fury's heavy voice came through the headset, but his words made all the Avengers members' lips twitch.

Looking at Cao Gui's figure floating in the air, and recalling how he easily destroyed the steel behemoth with a flick of his wrist, as well as his achievements in defeating Loki and Thor, one can only imagine the scene.

The four remaining rational Avengers members believed that Nick Fury was not only blind in one eye, but also had half of his brain damaged.

Is this something a human being would do?

"Captain, what do you suggest we do?" Clinton immediately passed the buck to Steve.

"...Let me think about it." Captain America's eyes twitched slightly, and he was extremely conflicted for a moment.

In the air, Cao Gui held the Cosmic Cube, lost in thought. In reality, he was listening to the system notification sound in his mind:

Hey~

[Host, defeat Loki, organize the Chitauri army to invade Earth, and complete a "Protect the Land and Protect the People" mission. Reward: 20 merit points and 10 experience points.]

Hey~

[Congratulations, host, you have reached 50 experience points and your rank has been promoted to Navy Captain.]

[Rewards: 50 Merit Points, Character Card: Eustass Kid (Magneto of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, the Magneto of the One Piece World)], Character Card: Charlotte Pudding (Memory-Memory Fruit User)]

[Reward: Devil Fruit - Zoan Type: Ox-Ox Fruit]

[Distribute military supplies (uniform, flintlock rifle, justice cape, saber, 2 billion Berries)]

Hey~

【Justice Naval System (Supporting Every Naval Soldier with a righteous heart)】

[Soldier's Name: Cao Gui (Naval Captain, Swordsman Apprentice)]

[Merit Points: 77 million; Experience Points: 59.5/60]

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Chapter 320 The Avengers' Trouble-Making

Looking at the system panel, Cao Gui's lips twitched. 59.5, this number is so painful to look at. Also, why is the promotion of colonel to brigadier general reduced to 10 experience points?

Also, what's the deal with this Ox-Ox Fruit?

Cao Gui stared at the dark brown, bull-head-shaped fruit on the system panel, speechless. Even if Cao Gui hadn't become a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, he would never have eaten this fruit.

Who wants to be a minotaur? Besides, the original Dalton was all green, so who would want to be a green minotaur?

However, although the fruit reward wasn't great, the two character cards were pretty good: Eustass Kid, one of the thirteen Supernovas from the Worst Generation, and also the one with the highest bounty.

Although his bounty comes from indiscriminate killing and his tyrannical nature, it is undeniable that his Devil Fruit ability is very strong; the Magnet-Magnet Fruit is the bane of all weapons and swordsmen.

Later in Wano Country, it even teamed up with Luffy and Law to defeat Kaido and Big Mom... Although Oda went a bit overboard with the power-ups, it's undeniable that this Devil Fruit is incredibly powerful.

It's a pity that there are no X-Men and Magneto in this world, otherwise I would definitely want to go up against Magneto, the real Magneto.

Cao Gui smacked his lips, feeling somewhat regretful.

As for Charlotte Pudding, although her combat power is practically nonexistent and her Three-Eyed Clan abilities haven't awakened, her Memory-Memory Fruit is not to be underestimated. It allows her to directly edit and modify other people's memories, an ability that goes beyond just being "heaven-defying."

Cao Gui glanced at his system panel. The rewards this time were pretty good. The only thing that bothered him was that upgrading to a general-level officer required 100,000 experience points, and he was only 5,000 experience points away from upgrading.

This greatly displeased Cao Gui, who had a slight case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Below, in the Big Apple City, after Cao Gui closed the space wormhole, all the Zeta Swiss soldiers, as well as the few steel behemoths that had entered Earth, twitched and collapsed as if the power had been cut off.

Seeing this, fearing they might come back to life, the NYPD immediately finished them off with heavy machine guns, blowing their heads off before they dared to clean up their bodies.

This is very American, very NYPD.

These Zeta Swiss soldiers are all bio-engineered soldiers, lacking self-awareness, and can only fight under the command of headquarters.

However, Cao Gui closed the spatial wormhole, severing the signal connection between them, and these Zeta Swiss soldiers naturally lost command and control.

Their warships are located countless light-years away from Earth. Even with space jumps, it would be impossible for them to arrive on Earth in a short time. Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed Loki to go through so much trouble to steal the Tesseract and open a wormhole.

Moreover, even if they could come, Earth is nominally within Asgard's sphere of influence, and the Chitauri might not even have time to launch an attack before the Bifrost crosses over.

Cao Gui held the Cosmic Cube, and with a thought, he wanted to put it into his [System Backpack], but... he couldn't put it in.

Hey~

[Host, please note that this object belongs to the origin of the current world and cannot be stored in your inventory.]

Is this even possible?

Cao Gui's lips twitched. What to do? He couldn't just keep carrying this shiny thing around, could he?

That's way too flashy.

"Hello, sir." Below, on the rooftop of Stark Tower, a man and a woman called out to Cao Gui.

It was Captain America and Natasha, followed by Hawkeye Clinton and Spider-Man Peter Parker.

Sensing Cao Gui's gaze shift towards her, Natasha continued, "Sir, the Tesseract in your hand belongs to S.H.I.E.L.D."

“It was taken by the evil Loki, which caused today’s tragedy. If possible, please return it to us. We will keep it safe and make sure that this will never happen again.”

"Is this enough, Captain?" Natasha glanced at Steve, feeling somewhat dissatisfied. A bunch of useless men, she, a woman, had to do everything.

"Ahem... Yes, sir." Steve coughed lightly, his fist clenched, and said somewhat awkwardly.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the other party's strength, it's just that... in today's matter, they hadn't played any role at all, and were even making things worse, but now, he actually had to ask for someone else's spoils.

Rogers is Captain America, not the President, so he can't be that shameless.

But no matter what, the Cosmic Cube must not fall into the wrong hands. The first time it was in Red Skull's hands, the world was almost ruled by Hydra.

The second time it fell into Loki's hands, he summoned an army of alien creatures.

Thinking of this, a determined look appeared in Steve's slightly embarrassed eyes. The Tesseract cannot be controlled by anyone; it's too dangerous.

"Hehehe..." Cao Gui looked down at him with a disdainful baritone voice and sneered, "Where do you get the courage to say that to me?"

Upon hearing this, Steve's expression gradually changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Sir, perhaps you don't trust us, perhaps S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't trustworthy."

"However, the Cosmic Cube is a very dangerous thing. It cannot fall into the hands of anyone, otherwise it could very likely lead to another war. In order to avoid war, that thing must be kept in our possession."

Cao Gui remained silent, looking at Steve Rogers with a half-smile behind his mask. To be shameless to this extent, you truly deserve the Stars and Stripes on your body.

Perhaps it was Cao Gui's gaze that was too piercing, but Steve felt a strange pressure. Knowing that this matter could not be resolved peacefully, Steve slowly raised the shield in his hand:

"Please hand over the Cosmic Cube. I may not be able to beat you, but... I can fight you all day long!"

Behind them, Hawkeye slowly drew the bowstring to its fullest extent, Black Widow put down Loki's scepter and picked up a Chitauri soldier's laser gun instead. The four Avengers were ready to go.

"Hehehe, the Avengers... they're really terrifying!" Cao Gui looked at the four rock band members with great interest: "Want some? Come and get them."

Cao Gui slowly applied force with his five fingers, and immediately, a series of sounds like shattering glass came from the Cosmic Cube, and cracks appeared on the Cosmic Cube.

"Damn it... Stop!"

With a loud bang, a wave of pale blue light suddenly spread out, instantly crushing the entire Cosmic Cube, leaving only Cao Gui's right hand tightly clenched.

"Let's do it!"

Steve shouted, and with a soft squeak, a spider silk shot out like lightning, heading towards Cao Gui's right hand holding the Cosmic Cube.

Of the four, the one who made the first move was surprisingly Peter Parker, who had been quite relaxed throughout.

Spider-Man...how scary!

At the same time, Hawkeye flicked his wrist, and a jet-black arrow shot out, drawing an arc in the air, bypassing the spider silk, and still targeting Cao Gui's right hand.

"Speed ​​is power..." Cao Gui slowly raised his right foot, and dazzling lightning slowly enveloped it:

"Four Avengers, were you struck by lightning...? Huh?"