My family runs an adventurer's guild.

"...Look, that old-looking skyscraper over there was once the tallest building on this planet, the famous Empire State Building. It is said that many years ago, there was a famous monkey named King Kong who once shot down an airplane on the top of the Empire State Building."

"...This street decorated with the Charging Bull is called Wall Street. It's home to the world's most greedy and evil people, far more wicked and greedy than most of the evil villains you know, and far more evil than any supervillain or mutant in this world..."

"...Look, on that island over there, that giant statue of a goddess holding a torch in one hand and a book in the other, that's the Statue of Liberty that this country worships... Uh? You want to know the Statue of Liberty's name and emblem? This... I don't know either, meow!"

"...This street is called Broadway, and there are many theaters on both sides. Tonight we can try to sneak in through the ventilation shafts to see a show... But forget about buying tickets. First, we don't have any money, and second, these theaters don't sell separate tickets for pets..."

"...This is Times Square, full of billboards and trendy shops. We can only look; forget about buying souvenirs..."

"...These oddly dressed guys are probably some kind of performance artists, although I can't see any artistic value in them at all..."

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And so, Phil, with the remaining three cats, took a quick tour of the bustling metropolis of Manhattan, New York.

There were basically no problems along the way. As the financial and economic center of the United States and even the world, Midtown Manhattan has a pretty good reputation for safety. Since this is the Marvel universe, even the infrastructure and roads are much better than those in the real-world Midtown Manhattan.

The only problem is... there's no way to get around by car, so I have to rely on my four little legs to walk around. It's so tiring to walk so much!

Sigh, it's true when you think about it. Even that round, blue slime demon king, Rimuru, has a beautiful girl with big breasts and a soft body as his personal mount, carrying him around every day. Why don't I, such a cute and handsome adorable creature, have a suitable girl to carry me?

Of course, Feli the cat was well aware that if he cast a spell now and activated the [All-Race Charm] aura, he would quickly attract a large group of New York Lolis, mature women, aunties, and old ladies with hearts in their eyes, eager to become his cat servants... But what would happen next would probably not be that he would be carried by girls to continue touring the Manhattan street scene, but rather that they would take him home and put him on a chain to keep him at home, right?

Even more terrifying is the possibility that the cat owner lured by the "All-Species Charm" might not be a girl, but a middle-aged man, and that man might successfully pet and cuddle the cat before Phil even realizes what's happening... well, let me just say I'm putting on a look of utter despair.

Sigh, why isn't there a targeted charm technique specifically for pretty girls?

—Phil, the orange cat, is deep in thought.

Meanwhile, not far ahead of him and the other three Totoro Town cats, behind a patch of greenery, appeared a rather strangely shaped skyscraper with a huge "STARK" sign embedded on its top...

Chapter 99, Alien Attacks on New York Are a Routine in the Marvel Universe

"...Look! This skyscraper, which looks incredibly cool and futuristic from afar, is none other than the famous Stark Industries building in the Marvel universe. It's not only the headquarters of Tony Stark's company, but it also served as the Avengers' headquarters for a period of time..."

Hmm? What is the Avengers? Who are they seeking revenge against? To be honest, I don't really understand either, but the Avengers hold a very high position in this world. This alliance was originally composed of six superheroes, or rather, legendary heroes—Iron Man Tony Stark, Captain America Steve Rogers, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow Natasha, and Hawkeye Barton—responsible for saving the world from dire straits and resisting the invasion of various dark forces. And as their headquarters, this building can be roughly compared to the mage tower of a court magician in our world…”

Standing on a bustling, busy street, with her back to a rather peculiarly shaped skyscraper topped with a huge sign bearing the five letters "STARK," the cat Phili explained to the three country bumpkin cats from the magical world with a bit of a headache.

"...Wow! So the magicians in this tower must be incredibly powerful? What kind of experiments are they conducting?"

Fao, one of the three country bumpkin cats, craned his neck to look at the top of Stark Tower and exclaimed in amazement, "...The magic they tested was amazing! They actually pierced a huge hole in the sky, meow!"

"...The Avengers are definitely amazing! Um, wait! What did you just say? You poked a huge hole in the sky?!"

Upon hearing Fao's words, Phil quickly sensed something was amiss. He turned around and looked up, immediately seeing a striking blue energy beam shooting up from the top of the Stark Industries building beside him, piercing through the clouds and tearing through the sky!

Moreover, at the end of the blue beam of light, a crack was suddenly torn open in the clear sky, from which many strange-looking things were pouring out!

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the cat Philly finally let out a piercing scream:

"...Waaaaah! Sleepyhead, you tricked me! Why did you send me to the Battle of New York in 'The Avengers'?!!"

—Yes, just like the battles between superheroes and supervillains are a central theme of the Marvel universe, various alien attacks on New York are also a daily occurrence in the Marvel world…

In short, the cat Philie sadly discovered that she seemed to have stepped into a battlefield of blood and fire without any preparation.

To make matters worse, he also has three useless, troublesome cats around him...

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From the top of Stark Industries, a magnificent, solid, deep blue beam of light shot into the sky, piercing the clear heavens and blasting a huge hole in the sky. On the other side of the hole lay the deep, dark universe.

—This is a portal connecting to outer space, opened by Loki, the god of evil, using the Tesseract on the roof of Stark Industries.

Behind the portal was a hastily recruited alien cannon fodder force—a Chitauri army that was half biological and half mechanical!

The next moment, countless metallic specks were scattered like powder from the gap. They were all sorts of strange armed aircraft and Chitauri soldiers, half-biological and half-mechanical, continuously arriving over New York City through the portal.

These invaders, aboard massive, whale-like mechanical fish-shaped landing craft and individual flying vehicles resembling flying motorcycles, roared over the Manhattan skyscrapers, indiscriminately unleashing futuristic energy beams and wreaking havoc on Manhattan's bustling streets.

As the explosive energy beams from the alien weapon swept across the buildings, the floors hit instantly crumbled like paper, riddled with holes. Some of the buildings, riddled with holes, even broke apart and collapsed, ultimately becoming ruins.

As for those several giant, whale-like mechanical fish-shaped alien landing craft, they were like battering rams, relying on their copper and iron bodies to directly carry out a ramming demolition between the skyscrapers, smashing one skyscraper after another to the waist!

Moments later, bursts of fire erupted on the ground as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, the National Guard, New York police, and Avengers superheroes unleashed a barrage of ammunition at the enemy from outer space.

Various missiles and artillery shells flew through the air, attempting to build an air defense network to intercept alien enemies.

However, this hastily constructed air defense network was ultimately too flimsy. The vast majority of alien soldiers successfully penetrated the network and then piloted their aircraft, traversing the densely packed streets and high-rise buildings at low altitudes. While using the complex terrain of Manhattan to evade human counter-fire, they also wantonly unleashed their destructive power on the humans of this world.

As a result, bricks and stones flew everywhere on the bustling streets of Manhattan. Various hard building materials such as glass, steel bars, and aluminum alloys fell like snowflakes, causing the fleeing people on the ground to scream and wail, their flesh and blood mangled.

Even those buildings that did not collapse were engulfed in flames by the energy beams.

Many Chitauri mechanical soldiers jumped from their aircraft in mid-air, smashed through the glass curtain walls of office buildings on both sides of the street, and jumped directly into the skyscrapers. They then pulled the triggers on the stunned humans inside, starting a bloody massacre.

Although the Avengers bravely revealed their identities and acted as bait to lure the aliens, they fought fiercely on the streets near Stark Industries, constantly drawing the enemy's hatred and thus successfully attracting a significant portion of the alien army's forces.

The problem is that as more and more Chitauri mechanical soldiers arrive on Earth's battlefield through the portal in mid-air, the fierce fighting quickly spreads in all directions along the busiest streets of Manhattan.

Everywhere, hordes of Chitauri mechanical soldiers, armed with energy guns, exchanged fire with human soldiers, police, agents, and superheroes on the ground. Alien landing craft and human helicopters crashed down like meteors, exploding into countless patches of horrific flames on the ground.

Thick plumes of smoke rose from all directions, making Manhattan look like the battlefields of Stalingrad and Berlin during World War II...

Meanwhile, our protagonist, the feline Phil, leads three panting, exhausted cats on a desperate escape through this war-torn hell...

Chapter 100, A Marvel Journey with a Terrible Transmigration Experience

One after another, sharp and piercing air raid sirens blared throughout the streets and alleys of New York City.

Centered on the portal above Stark Tower, half of Manhattan south of Central Park is engulfed in fierce fighting.

The alien landing craft bombarded the city relentlessly, employing their "iron head" tactics and ancient ramming techniques to smash skyscrapers and overpasses to pieces, making an outstanding contribution to the prosperity of New York City's civil engineering and infrastructure industry.

Out with the old, in with the new.

The Chitauri's mechanical soldiers indiscriminately fired their guns across the streets and rooftops, chasing and killing unarmed civilians and reveling in the thrill of "slaughtering children."

The Avengers superheroes covered the evacuation of citizens while taking every opportunity to fight back, enduring a hail of bullets as if it were a gentle breeze.

Although New York's police officers and National Guard soldiers are no match for the superheroes in terms of combat capabilities, they are still opening fire to fight back despite the danger.

Many skyscrapers in Manhattan shook and trembled amid the astonishing explosion and dazzling flames, collapsing one by one with deafening roars.

As for New Yorkers who have been "on the front lines" their entire lives, they remained calm and took out their latest copies of the "New York Emergency Escape Guide," which they kept with them, and began preparing for an emergency evacuation according to the latest escape routes indicated on it—an essential item for "New Yorkers"...

Meanwhile, the cats who were unexpectedly caught up in this fantastical otherworld are now... running for their lives on all fours!

"...Meow! Is this war? How terrifying! How terrifying, meow!"

"...Dead people are everywhere, dying every single moment! I no longer believe in those heroic tales!"

"...Aaaaaah! My tail! My tail's on fire, meow!"

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Hearing the deafening explosions, watching skyscrapers crumble in flames, smelling the acrid stench of burning flesh, and feeling the tremors beneath their feet, the three cat-like citizens of the medieval magical society of Totoro Town in the Golden Dragon Kingdom felt a chill run down their spines. Although their four cat legs continued their frantic run, they were practically wetting themselves with fear!

In fact, as a feudal kingdom in the Middle Ages, the Golden Dragon Kingdom frequently experienced various small-scale wars, but these were mostly border conflicts involving hundreds or thousands of people, and the battlefields were quite far from the heart of the capital region, such as Totoro Town. For the people of Totoro Town, far from the war zone, apart from fluctuations in prices and occasional rumors, they hardly felt anything about these border conflicts.

Then, as a feudal kingdom with a system of enfeoffment, the Golden Dragon Kingdom never had anything like general mobilization or total war.

The kind of nationwide war that mobilizes the entire nation's army has not occurred in the Golden Dragon Kingdom for over a hundred years.

So, the Totoro citizens who came to Marvel's New York City with Phil to have a "dream trip" had all lived their whole lives in peaceful times and had never experienced a real war.

They had never even witnessed modern warfare with its roaring cannons and flying missiles, let alone ancient warfare with its clashes of swords and charging knights.

The largest battle these ordinary citizens had ever witnessed was nothing more than a drunken brawl in a tavern.

Unlike modern Earthlings, these cat-like beings don't even have the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of a battlefield through war movies and games...

This time, I was transported to New York in the Marvel universe, thinking I'd just be seeing some new sights from other dimensions. Little did I know I'd stumbled into a terrifying adventure, getting hit by cars one minute, being relentlessly attacked by stray cats the next… and now, a war is raging right next to them!!!

Anyone in this world, if suddenly faced with such an intense and dramatic scene, would probably be on the verge of a mental breakdown!

As for Phil, their half-baked tour guide, he was equally devastated.

Like these country bumpkins, Phil was also filled with the urge to curse as the fierce battle raged nearby.

—With such a long history as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, why did it have to choose such a bizarre time to make me a tourist in New York?

How exactly did Princess Hypnotic make these arrangements?

Are they deliberately trying to send us to the battlefield? We're not some legendary "battlefield sightseeing tour"!

This kind of heart-pounding Marvel world journey is definitely a terrible experience, okay?

Although cats like to play with their prey thoroughly before eating it, they don't like being played with at all!

I originally wanted to be a cat, sitting atop a Manhattan skyscraper, watching Spider-Man swing around below!

But it was too late to complain or curse anymore. At this point, all Phil could do was lead her three useless cats and rack their brains to find a way to survive amidst the hail of bullets and the earth-shattering chaos.

Recalling the use of the London Underground as air raid shelters during the Blitz in the Battle of Britain, he quickly made a judgment:

"...Let's go to Central Station! This battle won't last long! We should be safe once we get into the subway!"

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Although they made the "correct" decision to go to Central Station and take refuge in the subway, they encountered unexpected difficulties in putting it into practice.

—Perry, this so-called "guide," was not a New Yorker at all and was not very familiar with the streets of Manhattan.

Furthermore, there are some differences between the Manhattan neighborhoods in the Marvel universe and the Manhattan neighborhoods in the real world.

To make matters worse, because they were so terrified at the beginning of the incident and ran around in a panic, they are now completely lost.

To make matters worse, on this battlefield where bullets flew and fires raged, they had no time to calmly find their way.

Damn it, where exactly is Central Station?

No, more importantly, where am I right now?

Amidst the flying energy beams and scattering debris around him, the cat-like Phili mingled with a group of disheveled fleeing citizens, running frantically on all fours while skillfully dodging the falling shards of glass, rocks, metal fragments, and mangled, charred corpses overhead. He also had to avoid being trampled by the other fleeing human citizens, getting covered in dust and ash.

The three cats running behind him, panting heavily, were even more disheveled than Phili. Lazel's forehead was cut by flying shards of glass, his face covered in blood and grime; Fao's tail was on fire, and much of his fur was burned off; the chubby old man Cuenca, though unharmed, was covered in a thick layer of ash, as if he'd just been dug out of an ancient Egyptian tomb by grave robbers…

To make matters worse, just as they were dodging falling rocks and circling the burning car in an attempt to escape, enemy activity appeared ahead of them.

"...My God! There are aliens ahead!!!"

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Chapter 101, I got electrocuted! (5000 words)

"...My God! There are aliens ahead!!!"

"...Ah! Help! HELP! ME!"

"……ah!!!"

Accompanied by a terrified scream from a young white-collar worker in a suit, a Chitauri alien landing craft, resembling a mechanical fish, crashed to the ground at the crossroads ahead. Several half-biological, half-mechanical Chitauri soldiers then leaped from its back.

Then, before the stranded civilians could react, the Zeta Swiss soldiers, with their rough, bluish-gray skin and ugly, lizard-like faces, raised their energy guns and began to fire at the panicked crowd!

—It feels like this alien army, summoned by the evil god Loki, completely failed to focus its attacks on key locations such as communications centers, power plants, city halls, and the cross-sea bridge during the Battle of New York. Instead, it wasted its firepower and time on indiscriminately killing civilians, making it even more unprofessional than bandits in the Middle East…

But their ability to create tragedies was still very strong—in an instant, flames erupted, and blood and flesh flew everywhere... People with nowhere to hide were blown over and thrown into the air in large numbers by the energy weapons of the Chitauri mechanical soldiers, with limbs and blood splattered all over the ground, and intestines hanging on the street lamps.

Not only were they directly hit by the Chitauri mechanical soldiers' "suspected laser guns," but the flames from exploding car fuel and the high-speed flying brick fragments could also cause fatal injuries to ordinary and vulnerable New York City residents. It was truly a case of "one touch and you die, one graze and you get hurt!"

And the cats from this fantastical world, amidst such a brutal massacre, clearly could not escape unscathed.

For example, Phil's tail was stepped on, and the pain almost made him collapse. Lazar, who was already bleeding from his head, fared even worse. He ran too fast and was the first to run, only to be crushed head-on by the descending alien landing craft, turning him into cat meat paste on the spot…

—The advantage of traversing the battlefield as a group of cats is that they are less likely to become the target of concentrated fire; neither aliens nor humans will be distracted by shooting cats during the intense battle. The disadvantage is that they will not attract attention or be avoided, and there is always the risk of being run over by wheels or shoes during the escape.

"...Lazar has logged off and left the game! We can't stay on this street anymore! Let's quickly hide in the house next door!"

While meowing to her two remaining companions, Phil used [Mage's Hand] to dash ahead through the door of the nearby clothing store, disappearing into the way to avoid the energy beams flying everywhere. Seeing this, the remaining two cats and the still-mobile human refugees also rushed inside. Then, they worked together to close the store door, blocking it with furniture, and frantically searched for cover, hiding inside the clothing store.