Chapter 1267 - Ch: 197-207

Chapter 197 Famous elevator battle scene!

How exactly did Wakanda agree to this?

And what's with this Vibranium building? Was it a friendly donation from Black Panther?

Why wasn't the Black Panther from his Universe so generous?

Parallel Tony's mind was filled with thousands of questions at this moment.

But before Parallel Tony could press for answers, Stevespoke, "Hey, you two, no talking during the movie~"

The man and the AI, hearing this, obediently shut their mouths.

The scene continued.

Soon, the elevator reached the fiftieth floor and stopped.

Ding—

As the elevator doors opened, the Special Forces Team, looking bewildered, watched Captain, dressed in his classic uniform, walk in.

Crossbones looked puzzled, "Captain?"

Parallel Captain America nodded faintly and replied, "Rumlow..."

The elevator doors closed, and Crossbones scrutinized the Captain in front of him, frowning as he asked, "Captain, do you have any other instructions?"

Parallel Captain America glanced at the box in his hand and spoke with a serious expression:

"Rumlow, I received orders from Secretary Pierce that someone is coming to steal the Mind Stone, so I'm taking over the Mind Stone now."

Crossbones:???

You're taking over? Didn't you just give it to me?

And whose orders did you say? Pierce's?

Could this guy be any more fake? Doesn't he know that Pierce is under the Captain's command now?

Oh, right, this is a secret within HYDRA, ordinary people really wouldn't know.

Crossbones twitched his face, his hand already on the electric baton behind his waist.

The rest of the Special Forces Team were the same.

If this weren't an elevator, they probably would have pulled out their guns already!

However, Parallel Captain America, seeing this, showed no panic. Instead, he revealed a confident smile, leaned close to Crossbones' ear, and whispered:

"Hail HYDRA..."

Crossbones and the Special Forces Team behind him immediately widened their eyes.

Hail HYDRA? Here? We're still the Avengers Assemble!

Parallel Captain America's smile widened as he saw their shocked expressions.

It's stable!

But the next second, a sharp pain came from his waist, accompanied by a buzzing electric sound!

Parallel Captain America looked down to see several electric batons poking his waist from all directions!

He looked at Crossbones in disbelief, "I gave the correct code, why are you still attacking? Do we really have a personal grudge?"

Crossbones pulled out handcuffs and lunged at Parallel Captain America, who was still being electrocuted, saying coldly:

"Captain and I don't have any personal grudges, but your information is outdated. We changed our slogan. We don't say Hail HYDRA anymore. We say Hail Captainnow!"

"What?" Parallel Captain America looked bewildered.

But his reaction was not slow at all. He lowered his elbows to knock away the electric batons on his waist, then did a backflip, kicking the handcuffs out of Crossbones' hand with an aerial kick, and also kicking away the box containing the Mind Stone that Crossboneswas holding in his other hand.

Then he stood steadily and caught the box.

Parallel Captain America looked at Rumlow with determined eyes, "I must take the Mind Stone today, even if it means fighting you all day!"

Crossbones showed no panic about the stolen box. He merely rubbed his wrist, punched the elevator's stop button, and said coldly:

"Fight all day? That's the biggest flaw in your imitation this time. The real Captain wouldn't even need a second to kill us all!"

Parallel Captain America's mouth twitched, unable to speak.

Is this what they mean by, you can imitate my face, but you cannot imitate my 'face', the inner and outer strength?

"Forget it, it seems I'll have to replicate the elevator fight at the Triskelion back then!"

Although Parallel Captain America admitted he couldn't compare to his counterpart in this Universe, he believed he could still easily crush ordinary people.

In his Universe, he could take down Crossbones and a whole elevator full of big men, and he could do it again this time!

The next second...

Thud—

Parallel Captain America was kicked in the chest by Crossbones, hitting the elevator wall, slowly sliding down to one knee, looking up with disbelief.

How could Crossbones be so strong in terms of strength and speed?!

At the same time, Crossbones was also startled.

This impostor has some skills. He injected himself with the Super Soldier Serum brought back by the real Captain, and a kick with several tons of force actually didn't kill the opponent!

But as a HYDRA member, Crossbones wouldn't talk about martial ethics. He gestured to the other Special Forces Team members in the elevator.

"Go together, cripple him!"

Immediately, a dozen big men rushed towards Parallel Captain America, who was still catching his breath, and started kicking him in a circle!

Two fists are no match for four hands. Parallel Captain America could only cover his head and squat to defend!

In the office, Steve was heartily eating popcorn and sipping cola, truly enjoying himself:

"Good thing my private elevator is big enough and made of Vibranium, otherwise it really couldn't withstand them messing around like this~"

Ant-Man next to him was similar, even more focused than Steve, staring at the projection, constantly shoveling popcorn into his mouth, his eyes sparkling:

"Amazing, absolutely amazing! This is much more exciting than any action movie!"

Only Parallel Tony's face was grim, his head constantly turning towards the office door, wanting to help Parallel Captain America.

Steve didn't even turn his head, leisurely saying, "Don't worry, Tony, although he from your Universe is still miles behind me, he ultimately bears the name Steve Rogers. He won't be defeated so easily...."

Captain America's charm has never been about how strong he is.

Instead, it's about his courage to move forward, never give up, and bravely face challenges, no matter how strong the opponent or how perilous the situation!

For no other reason, but because he has such a heart!

With such a heart, anything can be achieved!

Parallel Captain America in the elevator seemed to be taking a beating with his hands covering his head, but in reality, he was studying the move Tony had used on him earlier, analyzing the force and trajectory of each Special Forces Team member's attack.

Parallel Tony in the office also realized this, a excited smile spreading across his face: "Steve, you bastard, when Bucky and I were beating you up, you actually had the leisure to secretly learn my moves!"

Don't forget, Captain America also has a super brain, even an ordinary Captain America!

And now... analysis complete!

Offense and defense switch!

MAN!

Parallel Captain America elbowed a big guy's calf. As the sound of bone cracking came, the big guy screamed and fell backward, unexpectedly knocking down two teammates and causing the others to instinctively pause.

Taking advantage of this opening, Parallel Captain America did a sweeping kick, knocking down a large group of Special Forces members who were circling and kicking him.

Then, without even looking up, he extended his hand, perfectly blocking Crossbones' powerful kick, and then with a backhand, he threw Crossbones away, who hit the elevator wall with a thud!

"That one's for you!"

Then, both rushed towards each other simultaneously.

But after taking so many blows, Parallel Captain Americahad long become familiar with Crossbones' style and strength. He could precisely block every one of the opponent's attacks.

Finally, after dozens of rounds, Crossbones, who had been at a disadvantage, finally exposed a fatal flaw and was lifted by Parallel Captain America, slammed with all his might into the elevator ceiling, and passed out.

Parallel Captain America panted heavily, picked up the fallen Mind Stone box, and glanced at Crossbones at his feet:

"I think this is a personal grudge!"

After speaking, the disheveled Parallel Captain Americapressed the elevator door open button, intending to leave quickly.

But just as Parallel Captain America walked out of the elevator, footsteps came from the end of the corridor, and a man in a black combat suit, with a cold silver gleam on his left arm, slowly walked from the end.

Parallel Captain America's face was filled with shock as he recognized the newcomer: "Oh my god, no way, Bucky...."

Chapter 198 Captain America VS Winter Soldier

Why, at this time, would he encounter Bucky at Avengers Tower, the person he least wanted to face?

Shouldn't Bucky still be in HYDRA's freezer right now?

No, Crossbones just said that HYDRA's motto now is 'Long Live Captain'?

Alright, that explains it...

Parallel Captain America, who could fight for an entire day, had to admit that he was truly exhausted this time.

Not physically, but mentally.

I don't even know if I should be happy for Bucky, who was freed from HYDRA early, or sad that I encountered Buckynow.

He genuinely didn't want to fight Bucky, so he opened his mouth, ready to use his Marvel's number one verbal persuasion.

But Bucky saw him open his mouth and, raising his cold gun barrel first, aimed it at him, saying sharply:

"Don't speak, imposter! Drop the box now and kneel with your hands on your head!"

Parallel Captain America didn't drop the box, nor did he kneel; he merely raised it slightly, indicating he had no hostility, and began to explain:

"Bucky, listen to me, I'm not an imposter, I am Steve, I..."

Before he could continue, Bucky, seeing that the other party wasn't complying, unlike the other chatterboxes among the Avengers, immediately pulled the trigger!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Parallel Captain America's reaction was also extremely fast; upon sensing Bucky was about to shoot, he immediately turned around, ducked, and used the vibranium shield on his back to block Bucky's three shots—two to the torso and one to the head!

Bucky's pupils constricted when he saw the vibranium shield, and his gaze instantly grew even colder: "You not only stole the Mind Stone, but also Steve's shield?!"

Captain America, who had just taken his shield into his hand, was full of questions.

No, buddy, are you mistaken? This is my shield!

"Bucky, let me explain, this isn't..."

However, Parallel Captain America's words were again cut short, interrupted by Bucky, who liked to cut off verbal persuasion.

"Shut up! Even if Steve doesn't need that shield anymore, it's not for you to hold! Put it down!"

Bucky lunged forward, smashing a metal fist towards Parallel Captain America.

With this punch, Bucky vaguely produced traces of a white Impact, showing he held nothing back!

Parallel Captain America didn't expect Bucky to be so fast and had no time to prepare, only managing to block with his shield.

Thud!

A huge muffled metallic thud echoed, and Parallel Captain America, along with his shield, was sent flying dozens of meters by Bucky's punch, finally crashing into the side of the building before falling down through the building's hollow center!

He fell down over a dozen floors until he hit a crossbeam, and Parallel Captain America finally landed on a rooftop on one of the lower levels, coming to a stop.

Lying on the ground, Parallel Captain Americaimmediately felt his bones were about to fall apart...

"Tony was right, we crossed into a Parallel Universe, not some damn time travel; everyone in this Universe is incredibly strong..."

Parallel Captain America struggled to get up, couldn't help but complain a few times, and just as he was about to bend down to pick up the long box that had fallen on the ground, he saw a Shadow on the ground rapidly enlarging!

Experienced as he was, he immediately realized that Bucky was coming after him and narrowly avoided it with a somersault!

Sure enough, the next second Bucky crashed down exactly where he had just been!

Thud!

Another muffled thud, and the ground kicked up a wave of Impact!

Bucky stood up from a standard Super Hero landing pose, his entire metal arm trembling slightly from the powerful Impact.

On the other side, Parallel Tony and Scott in the office were already dumbfounded.

Scott swallowed hard, looked at the projection of Bucky's punch, which could have hammered him into a pulp but only slightly dented the metal floor, and looked at Tonybeside him, smiling wryly:

"Honestly, Stark, I really shouldn't doubt your technology; you're far more impressive than Hank Pym. The AvengersBase could be repaired so sturdily by you; it was truly lucky that I was able to sneak in and steal things last time..."

Parallel Tony's face darkened, and he glared at him: "Shut up and keep watching!"

Steve smiled without speaking opposite him.

Not all Avengers Tower are made of Vibranium; his is probably unique in countless Parallel Universe!

Here, again, praise Wakanda's generosity!

Steve looked at the two confronting figures on the screen again, a subtle yellow light flashing in his eyes, and a smile played on his lips.

The scene continued to Parallel Captain America and Bucky.

Parallel Captain America saw Bucky's slightly trembling metal arm, and a hint of heartache flashed in his eyes:

"Bucky, I really don't want to fight you. Your reckless attacks like this, your body won't be able to hold up for long!"

That's right, in Parallel Captain America's opinion, this Universe's Bucky was even crazier than Bucky during his Winter Soldier period in his own Universe!

His fighting style was completely suicidal; he attacked with maximum power, completely disregarding whether his body could withstand it!

If this continued, he was afraid that before he could defeat Bucky, Bucky would have already killed himself!

Bucky on the opposite side frowned, thinking to himself what idiotic things this imposter was saying.

At this point, he was still concerned about an enemy.

And he would get injured from overexertion?

What a joke!

This minor injury wouldn't even recover as fast as the Symbiote inside him!

Thinking of this, Bucky suddenly remembered that he hadn't replenished the battle suit's energy in a while, so he might as well use this imposter to replenish it!

Bucky had no 'no-kill' principle; what he fed to the Symbiote battle suit was not chocolate like Peter and Gwen used.

Like Deadpool, he always used human-shaped 'chocolate' criminals!

And this imposter, in his opinion, had been stubbornly using Steve's face without repentance, which was already a heinous crime!

Facing Parallel Captain America's concerned gaze, Buckysaid nothing, only a layer of dark brown fluid substance attached to his metal arm, finally transforming the entire metal arm into a hideous, dark brown giant blade!

Parallel Captain America stared, dumbfounded, and couldn't help but show an awkward yet polite smile:

"Alright, it seems my concern about you getting hurt was completely unnecessary..."

Parallel Captain America took a deep breath. It seemed impossible to get Bucky to stop on his own, and the power gap between him and this Bucky was too great, so there was only one way...

Parallel Captain America's gaze fell on the long box located in the middle of the two, which had already opened a crack, revealing the Mind Stone shining with blue light!

(The Mind Stone is yellow, but the outer layer of the gem at the top of the Mind Stone is indeed blue. Since someone argued about it in the previous book, I'll explain it in advance.)

The Mind Stone, this was his only chance to defeat Bucky!

And Bucky also noticed Parallel Captain America's gaze.

Although he didn't know the effect of the Mind Stone, he knew that anything Steve valued should not be underestimated, so he would never let this imposter get it!

Both of them focused their gazes simultaneously and rushed towards the Mind Stone at the same time!

Chapter 199: Captain America on the verge of death, Bucky finds himself

Parallel Captain America was not fast enough, so he spun halfway to borrow strength, and threw a flying shield at Bucky!

Under the enhancement of the Symbiote, Bucky's reaction speed greatly increased, and he cut the flying shield away with one slash!

But it was this delay that allowed Parallel Captain America to catch up, arriving at the Mind Stone's location first, about to get his hands on it!

But just as Parallel Captain America's hand was about to touch the Mind Stone, his whole body suddenly stiffened.

Then his body uncontrollably lifted into the air!

Parallel Captain America slowly looked down, only to see a sharp black-brown tentacle impaled in his abdomen, and the other end of the tentacle was Bucky!

Bucky controlled the Symbiote tentacle to retract, pulling Parallel Captain America to his side, grabbing his neck with one hand and lifting him up, asking coldly:

"One last time, who are you? Change back to your original appearance. You don't deserve to use Steve's face!"

With his abdomen pierced, even though Bucky didn't use the Symbiote's devouring ability, it still left Parallel Captain America without the strength to resist.

He could only try to pry Bucky's hand away with his last strength, his face flushed red, squeezing out his last hope through gritted teeth:

"Bucky...it really is me...Steve...your mother's name is Martha...my mother's name is Sarah...we grew up together...do you still remember?"

Bucky's eyes widened, and he exerted force with his arm, lifting Parallel Captain America higher in his hand, roaring sharply: "Who are you, exactly? Why do you know these things?!"

His mother had passed away very early; he grew up with his father and sister. Even his archived records never mentioned his mother's name. Besides his closest few, no one should know his mother's name!

Or rather, in this World, the only one who could know his mother's name, besides himself, was Steve!

Parallel Captain America did not answer the question, or rather, he was already starting to lose consciousness due to excessive blood loss and lack of oxygen, so he didn't hear Bucky's question at all.

A montage of past moments with Bucky flashed through Parallel Captain America's mind like a revolving lantern, and he murmured unconsciously:

"We are friends...Bucky...Everyone says I'm brave and fearless...but only I know...that's because you'll always be with me...I know you'll always appear in time when I'm in trouble....

Just like before...the scrawny me always dared to stand up...because I knew you would always follow quietly behind me because you were worried about me...my courage is all because...I know that I...will always have you behind me...Bucky...so...don't do anything foolish before I come back...."

As Parallel Captain America's last word fell, Bucky threw the dying Parallel Captain America to the ground, saving his life!

Bucky clutched his head in pain, gasping for breath, as the memories from the past continuously flashed in his mind from the other party's words.

Finally, the memory image froze in front of an old, dilapidated door.

Himself in military uniform and the scrawny Steve met each other's gaze. The self in the memory skillfully took a key from under the floor in front of the door, handed it to the scrawny Steve, and said with a smile:

"Don't do anything foolish before I come back...."

The scrawny Steve took the key, opened the dilapidated door, and turned back with a smile:

"How could I? All the foolishness was taken away by you...."

Saying that, the scrawny Steve walked into the pitch-black door, his figure gradually swallowed by the darkness inside, and the door was slowly closing...

At this moment, the Bucky in the memory suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

It was as if he had a premonition that once this door closed, he would never see Steve again!

So, just as the door was about to close completely, a silver hand stretched through the last sliver of a gap in the door, preventing it from closing!

Bucky used his metal arm to force the door open again!

On the other side of the door lay Steve, dressed in battle armor, covered in blood, his abdomen pierced, and on the verge of death.

And Bucky, who opened the door, also transformed from his military uniform back into his black combat suit, with his left hand as the full-metal reality!

In reality.

Bucky pulled the dying Steve, his eyes seemingly regaining their original purity, as they were before being corrupted by HYDRA:

"I'm back, Steve!"

As Bucky finished speaking, the black-brown RiotSymbiote surged into Parallel Captain America's body through the wound in his abdomen, rapidly healing his injuries and pulling him back from the brink of death.

At this moment, Steve's voice came through Bucky's earpiece.

"Congratulations, Bucky, you've finally truly found yourself. Now come up and talk with him.

Oh, and don't forget to bring the Mind Stone, either you or him."

In the office on the other side, Parallel Tony, whose veins were bulging on his forehead and who had tried to get up to help when Parallel Captain America was impaled by the tentacles but was held down by an invisible force, finally let out a long sigh of relief and slumped into his chair after seeing Parallel Captain America saved.

At the same time, the invisible suppressive force on him also disappeared.

And next to Parallel Tony was Ant-Man Scott, who was already crying profusely.

"Waaah, so touching, this brotherhood is too touching, Stark, you really deserved that beating you got from Captain and Bucky, if I had a good brother like Bucky, if you wanted to kill him, I'd beat you too, waaah..."

Parallel Tony:...I have a 'motherfucker' I don't know whether to say or not!

Steve, in the main seat, after releasing the divine power suppression on Parallel Tony, also withdrew his remote control over the Mind Stone.

Yes, that's right, all of this was planned by him.

The duel between Parallel Captain America and Bucky, Parallel Captain America's sincere 'confession' before death, Bucky's memories in his mind—all of this was in his script.

This was what he owed Steve.

He wasn't the real Captain America. Even though he had forcibly corrected Bucky from the Winter Soldier before, Bucky ultimately hadn't fully returned to his old self due to the blood on his hands, something this imposter couldn't erase.

So this time, he used another Captain America's hand to let the true Captain America, through the stimulation of near-death, plus a little bit of the Mind Stone's mental guidance, completely free Bucky from HYDRA's brainwashing deep in his mind, awakening the true Bucky....

From today onwards, the Winter Soldier will be completely gone; there will only be a free Bucky!

A genuine smile appeared on Steve's lips.

After spending a few years together, it would be false to say he didn't have real feelings for Bucky.

Now he no longer needed to use Bucky's strength for anything.

So why not give him true freedom?

Even if that free Bucky might discover that he wasn't the Steve he knew, and choose to leave....

Chapter 200: Ant-Man is made to cry

Let's just say he's doing one last good deed before he leaves.

Soon, Bucky led Parallel Captain America upstairs.

Steve surveyed Parallel Captain America, who was clad in his classic uniform and holding a vibranium shield, and Bucky, who wore a black combat suit with a metallic silver arm, and couldn't help but nod.

It felt right; this scene gave him the perfect captain america 2 vibe!

And the fight they just had perfectly made up for the regret of this Universe not having a captain america 2!

Steve sighed inwardly and spoke first, "I trust that the other me has already explained the situation to you, so I don't need to explain the difference between him and me again, Bucky?"

Bucky nodded, indicating he understood.

Steve scrutinized Bucky, who seemed to have changed yet also not changed.

"So, what are your thoughts on this? For example, about him, or about me?"

Bucky remained silent, merely placing the Mind Stone on the table before pulling up a chair and sitting beside him.

Finally, he turned to look at him, a slight smile on his face: "None at all. He is him, Steve is Steve, and you are you. Your significance to me is completely different, but equally important."

Steve shrugged, his smile deepening.

It seems Bucky still loves me~

Whether it was watching a live-action captain america 2or Bucky's unwavering choice, Steve was in a good mood.

Therefore, he no longer made things difficult for the three time-travelers.

Oh, no, it should be four people.

Steve snapped his fingers.

A portal appeared on the ceiling, and the soulless Hulkimmediately fell from it.

Steve waved at the ceiling: "Hello, Dr. Banner, do you mind coming down for a chat? Sorcerer Gu Yi doesn't have what you're looking for there~"

Dr. Banner, who had just been knocked out of his soul by Ancient One's palm, was still bewildered when his body disappeared, and a voice came from under the floor.

Ancient One spread her hands, leisurely sipping juice, and said with a faint smile, "I already told you, Strange isn't here right now. You're about five years too early, and the Time Stone isn't in Kamar-Taj anymore~"

"Go, what you're looking for is with Earth's new boss. You'll have to go continue your grand reasoning with him~"

The bewildered Dr. Banner was thrown into the portal by Ancient One's wave while still in a daze.

Steve greeted Ancient One, who was peeking through, and then closed the portal.

He and Ancient One were already so familiar that there was no need for pleasantries just to retrieve someone from her.

After Parallel Tony and Parallel Banner briefly explained.

Steve clapped his hands, his expression turning serious: "Alright, everyone, entertainment time is over. Now, let's talk about business."

"Regarding the situation of your Universes and the events you are about to entrust to the Avengers Agency."

The four were stunned, and Parallel Tony quickly explained: "No, no, you misunderstood. We're not here to ask for your help. Actually, we just need to borrow these Infinity Stones. We promise we'll return them completely intact after we use them, okay?"

Steve pointed to the three Stones and the Mind Stone on the table, a look of sudden realization on his face: "Ah ha, so that's what you want. You should have said so earlier. Why didn't you say so just now? If you don't say it, how would I know? You want it, then say it…."

Although Parallel Tony was speechless, he still saw Hope in Steve's words, his eyes lighting up: "Then I formally request you now, Captain, please lend us these four Stones!"

"Hahaha, since it's a request from Tsundere Tony, then of course…." Steve smiled, then his smile vanished at light speed. With a flick of his finger, the three Stones and the Mind Stone floated around him, and he mercilessly refused: "No."

"You're messing with me!" Parallel Tony's eyelids twitched with anger!

Watching the frustrated Parallel Tony, Steve, who was always annoyed by this Universe's Tony, felt a surge of pleasure and wagged his finger:

"No, Tony, I'm not messing with you. It's truly impossible. These Infinity Stones are different from ordinary Infinity Stones. They are crucial to me, even concerning the survival of all Parallel Universes in the future. I cannot risk lending them to you."

This was not Steve lying.

These Multiverse Infinity Stones were left to him by Lokifor the Multiverse War, and they were indeed crucial to him.

Moreover, after Loki took control of the TVA, he would not be as strict with the timelines as Kang was before.

Any unexpected event could now occur in every Parallel Universe, and there would be no TVA to forcibly correct errors.

If something went wrong, it wasn't impossible for these Multiverse Infinity Stones to be stolen….

Parallel Tony and the others looked surprised but powerless to refute.

If it had been before, among them, except for Tony and Banner, the others might not have believed in the existence of Parallel Universes.

But after crossing the Quantum Realm and arriving at a completely different 2012, and encountering a completely different set of Avengers, they had no choice but to believe.

And now that this incredibly powerful Captain said that these Stones concerned the fate of all Parallel Universes, they had no choice but to believe him.

Because if it were true, then half the lives in their Universe would indeed seem insignificant compared to all Parallel Universes, and they had no right to complain if he couldn't risk lending the Stones.

Just as the group was feeling dejected, Bucky, who was behind Steve, smiled helplessly and patted Steve's shoulder:

"Alright, Steve, stop teasing them. The little red man is about to cry…."

Steve tilted his head and indeed saw Scott looking sad, drowning his sorrows in cola, tears welling up in his eyes, muttering: "Hope can't come back, and Hank too. What was Hope's mom's name again? Never mind, she can't come back anyway…."

Steve, hearing this from across the room, was speechless and spoke:

"Alright, stop looking so down. I only said I couldn't lend you the Stones, not that I wouldn't help. Didn't I just say?"

"The Avengers Agency accepts your commission, including but not limited to helping you bring back half of the lost population of your Universe, as well as partners you are about to lose."

The group rejoiced.

And Dr. Parallel Banner, in his soul state, was remarkably quick-witted and immediately realized the problem in Steve's words:

"Wait, you said 'not limited to helping us bring back half of the lost population,' and 'partners you are about to lose'—what does that mean?"

"Who are we going to lose?!"

Steve first gave Parallel Tony a meaningful look before turning to Dr. Banner and winking:

"As expected of someone with seven doctorates, you really know how to grasp the main point. That person who is about to be lost, and the item, are actually related to you too, Dr. Banner!"

The other three looked surprised, and Dr. Banner himself was very surprised.

He just asked casually, and it actually had something to do with him.

"An item, and a person. Never mind the item, who is the person?"

Steve didn't answer directly but asked: "Why do you think I only have four Infinity Stones here?"

Dr. Banner frowned: "Because the Power Stone and Soul Stone aren't on Earth, and they're too far away?"

Steve shook his finger: "No, it's because the other two—one's location isn't very clear, and the other requires too great a price."

"Too great a price, but Thanos didn't pay anything, he just…. Wait!"

Chapter 201 May I have the honor of inviting you to dinner~

Mid-sentence, Dr. Banner had a flash of lightning in his mind and exclaimed, "Oh no, Natasha!"

"It's the Soul Stone. Nebula once said that Thanosbrought the Soul Stone back from Vormir, but Gamora, who went with him, didn't return. That means a price has to be paid!"

Upon hearing this, Parallel Captain America and Tony, who both had good relationships with Natasha, also stood up abruptly, realizing and exclaiming:

"It's life! The price is Natasha's life!"

Only Scott patted his chest with lingering fear, "Oh god, good thing I didn't choose to go there. That name just sounds inauspicious!"

The other three looked at him in unison!

Scott swallowed, smiled awkwardly, and lowered his head.

Steve knocked on the table, signaling them to calm down:

"Hey, don't get so agitated. Didn't I say 'about to'? She hasn't been lost yet, right?"

The three of them once again placed their hopes on Steve: "Then we entrust you, we entrust the Avengers Agency, to help us bring back half the lives lost in our Universeand save Natasha. Whatever the conditions, we agree!"

Steve's eyes narrowed, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. The little fish had taken the bait.

"Agree to any conditions, huh..."

"But I don't seem to have anything to gain from you..."

"How about this... all of you, including all the Avengersmembers in your Universe, join my Avengers Agency and become personnel stationed in your Universe's branch. I'll help you bring back those half lives and Natasha, and help you deal with Thanos. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, the four exchanged glances and all nodded, feeling that since they would all end up as Avengers anyway, joining the Avengers of another Universe didn't seem to make much difference. Plus, they'd gain a group of powerful companions, so it was completely worth it!

So Parallel Captain America spoke up and agreed:

"That condition is fine. We can agree to it, but Thanosisn't necessary. Thanos's head in our Universe has already been cut off by Thor!"

Steve chuckled, looked at his counterpart, and said leisurely:

"Oh, are you sure? Do you think that by playing with time and borrowing Stones from other Universes to bring back to your Universe, there truly won't be any consequences?"

Parallel Tony, who had first proposed playing with time, immediately thought of something and frowned: "You mean, Thanos from other Universes will also travel to our Universe?"

Steve snapped his fingers: "Exactly. And because he knows the past, this time he'll be like me, snapping his fingers again to eliminate all life in your Universe, not just half."

"So, three conditions in exchange for all of your Avengersbecoming a branch of my Avengers Agency. It's a fair deal, isn't it?"

The four of them no longer hesitated at all, nodding frantically.

It was more than a fair deal; it was an incredible profit!

Seeing the four agree, Steve also nodded in satisfaction and clapped his hands:

"OK, since everyone agrees, let's prepare to depart tomorrow. You can rest for a night first, or explore this new World."

Dr. Banner quickly floated in front of Steve, who was about to walk out, and stopped him: "Wait, shouldn't we leave now? Tomorrow Natasha might..."

Steve directly held up a hand to stop him: "Dr. Banner. The time between Parallel Universes, the normal flow of time, or even the flow of time in the Quantum Realm are all different. Furthermore, time is currently in my hands. If I want to, I can even take you back to the past of your Universe, understand?"

"So, don't worry. Since I've accepted the commission, Natasha won't die. And right now, I have something more important to do, more important than saving your Universe~"

After speaking, without waiting for the others to say more, Steve took a step forward and vanished into a golden light.

Bucky stood up, came before the others, and smiled: "Don't mind it, everyone. That's just Steve's personality. But he wasn't wrong about one thing: the Avengers Agency has never failed a mission it's taken on, so relax. Let's go have a drink together. Everything will be better tomorrow~"

Parallel Captain America, Tony, and Scott shrugged in unison upon hearing this, following Bucky's footsteps.

Since things had come to this, they might as well go have a drink first~

Left in place was only the bewildered Dr. Banner in his soul state:

"No, you're just leaving like that? What about me? At least put me back in my body first!"

Bucky's voice came from far outside the door: "Sorry, Banner, I don't know magic, and if you go back to your body, you might scare people, so you'll just have to put up with staying like this for one night~"

Parallel Captain America: "Oh, Bucky, you're still as mischievous as you were when we were young!"

....

[Dr. Banner, would you like me to play a movie for you to pass the time...]

Bucky and the others' laughter gradually faded, leaving only a lonely 'floating' Dr. Banner and another electronic 'floating' Jarvis staring blankly at each other....

New York, Chitauri Remains Recovery Team.

Trucks marked with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo were neatly lined up beside a massive Leviathan corpse, while a silver shadow moved rapidly across the corpse.

In just a few seconds, a Leviathan tens of meters long was cut into uniform pieces, then loaded into the heavy trucks by S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel and driven away.

Pietro, holding two lightsabers, appeared before Wandaas if teleporting. He flicked the lightsabers upward, the beams automatically retracted into the hilts, and the hilts automatically attached to his waist.

Pietro took the electrolyte Water handed to him by Wanda, took a big gulp, then helplessly looked at Wanda, who was sitting on a stone, pouting, kicking at the brokenstones beside her, and sulking.

"My dear good sister, what's wrong with you now? Is it that time of the month? My legs are almost broken from running. If you're really bored, why don't you help me clean up these war remains?"

"This battle was truly five minutes of fighting fun, and a whole day of cleaning that still isn't finished...."

Hearing Pietro's complaint, Wanda looked up and glared at him fiercely:

"You make it sound like you finished the battle in five minutes. That was all Captain's credit. If it weren't for Captain, no matter how fast you ran, you'd probably have been shot full of holes by the Chitauri!"

That's it, this sister is completely gone. Her loyalty has shifted completely!

Pietro rubbed his forehead and raised his hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, I know your Captain is the strongest, the most amazing, okay?"

"Then, my sister, could you please, for your dear Captain, help me deal with the mess of a task he left behind?"

My Captain?

Wanda's face flushed upon hearing this, but she didn't refute Pietro's words. Instead, she was secretly pleased. With a wave of her hand, a huge Leviathan corpse in the distance was lifted by red mist, then instantly torn into pieces and loaded into the nearby heavy trucks!

Seeing this, Pietro couldn't help but give Wanda a thumbs up: "To use Captain's words, you're awesome, my sister! Your ability is so convenient. If you join, I believe this most difficult giant beast clean-up work will be done quickly!"

And he could take the opportunity to slack off!

Alas, who told him he had a powerful sister? He was just that willful!

However, before Pietro could enjoy being willful for another second, a large hand clapped him on the shoulder. Steve's face appeared beside his shoulder, and with a thirty-seven-degree smile, he said words that made Pietro shiver:

"Excuse me, Pietro, your sister has other important matters today, so she can't stay here to collect garbage with you. So you'll still have to work hard and continue running errands for me, your boss who leaves messes~"

"Also, clean up thoroughly. If tomorrow I see even one Chitauri or Leviathan corpse in my city, I'll remove a few zeros from the allowance on your credit card!"

"Now, speak clearly, Captain."

Pietro swallowed, feeling his credit card in his pocket go cold. The young man immediately stood at attention:

"Understood, Captain!"

"You can rest assured and go do your important business with my sister. I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

Steve's face then cleared, and he patted his shoulder: "Good, very spirited, keep it up!"

Then, Steve walked step by step to Wanda, bent down, extended his hand, and smiled slightly:

"Ms. Wanda Maximoff, may I have the honor of inviting you to dinner?"

Chapter 202: The Dream Town, Wanda and Steve's Building

Eighteen-year-old Wanda, in that period of nascent romance and darkest despair, met Steve, who descended like a God from the heavens and rescued her from the HYDRA hell.

At twenty-two, at the age when she most yearned for love, after four years of maturation, Wanda was already head-over-heels in love with the ninety-four-year-old Steve, who was in his prime!

Now the time was ripe; the two were like positive and negative poles meeting, their bodies and minds firmly attracted to each other!

Wanda stared blankly at Steve, who walked towards her. Even though Steve was not in his Sun God combat state, she still felt an overwhelming, dazzling light emanating from him!

Just like their first meeting!

Without even thinking, Wanda's body responded on its own, placing her hand in Steve's, a brilliant and alluring smile on her pretty face, like a blooming rose.

Wanda's eyes were full of Steve: "I do!"

Receiving her answer, Steve smiled, took Wanda's hand, and gently pulled her into his arms.

"Wanda, I promise this will be your most unforgettable day..."

When Wanda looked up from his embrace, she realized that she and Steve were no longer in the bustling New York City; before them was a picturesque seaside town.

Steve hugged Wanda, lowered his head, and softly said:

"This place is far from the city's hustle and bustle, yet possesses rare beauty, and the townspeople are as simple and friendly as the scenery here. How does it feel?"

Wanda leaned in Steve's arms, her eyes hazy as she looked at the tranquil seaside town with its curling smoke, and she couldn't help but murmur:

"It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful. It's exactly like the perfect hometown I dreamed of. I always dreamed of returning with Pietro to the time when our parents were still alive, and living with them in such a peaceful place..."

Then Wanda's face flushed, and she lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's: "And with you..."

"Let's go, let's take a stroll..." Steve smiled, holding Wanda's hand, and walked leisurely into the town.

The people here seemed to be far from war; they didn't recognize Wanda, who had recently made a splash in New York, but they knew Steve, the young man who often visited, so they all greeted the two of them warmly.

Wanda and Steve both smiled and nodded in return.

With Wanda visibly delighted the whole way, Steve led her to a three-story detached house with a small courtyard filled with various flowers.

Wanda covered her mouth with both hands, already guessing what it was, and suddenly turned to look at Steve, her eyes full of excitement: "This... is this..."

Steve took two identical sets of keys from his pocket, placed one in Wanda's palm, gently stroked her hair, and softly said:

"Do you like it? This is the home I personally built for us. Every brick, every flower here, I laid and planted with my own hands..."

Wanda's eyes were already filled with tears of emotion, and she could no longer suppress the long-held feelings in her heart. She wrapped her arms around the back of Steve's head, looked up, and initiated a kiss!

At this moment, a spring breeze swept by, and the air seemed to become as sweet as honey~

As they kissed, Steve lifted Wanda in a princess carry and walked into their little house~

The purpose of their day was clearly not the superficial dinner, or rather, they themselves were each other's dinner tonight...

The sun set, and the morning sun rose.

A new day arrived.

Wanda woke from her sleep and subconsciously reached for the empty pillow beside her. In a daze, it seemed like yesterday was just an unreal beautiful dream, leaving her feeling empty inside...

"Was it a dream...?"

However, almost immediately, a slight tingling sensation in her lower abdomen, and this strange yet familiar room, which only existed in her 'beautiful dream,' told Wandathat yesterday was not just a beautiful dream!

Then, she heard the faint sound of running Water outside the window.

She quickly got out of bed, went to the window, and pushed it open.

Immediately, a sweet smile, like a blooming flower, reappeared on Wanda's face.

Because in the garden downstairs, she saw the Shadow she thought of day and night.

"It's not a dream, no, it's a dream come true!"

Downstairs, Steve, wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and a straw hat, was watering the flowers in the garden with a watering can.

Steve, as if sensing something, lifted his straw hat and looked up at Wanda at the window. He picked a warm yellow chrysanthemum from beside his feet and held it up to Wanda with a smile:

"Oh, look who it is, isn't this my Sleeping Beauty? Ah, it's a pity I haven't had time to give you the antidote of a kiss yet, so I can only offer a flower to my beauty to express my love~"

Upon hearing this, Wanda's smile could not fade. She lifted the hem of her nightgown and quickly ran downstairs.

Pushing open the door, Wanda spread her arms and excitedly leaped towards Steve.

Steve caught the pouncing Wanda, spun her around in the air, then gently placed her bare feet on the grass. He put down the watering can he was holding in his other hand, playfully tapped her nose, and smiled:

"Little princess, don't be so hasty. It was just your first time yesterday, you haven't recovered yet. Be careful not to fall~"

Although Wanda possessed Chaos Magic, she was genuinely inexperienced. Last night, Steve didn't dare to be too rough, ending it in a few hours, precisely because he feared overdoing it.

Wanda heard this, her big eyes rolled, and she wrapped her arms around Steve's neck, refusing to get down. She whined:

"You're right, I feel so uncomfortable now, my whole body hurts, I can't walk, I need you to carry me (๑•́ ₃ •̀ ๑)~"

Steve smiled helplessly.

This little girl was walking perfectly fine just now, and now she's saying she can't walk? Who would believe that?

But what can he do with his wife? He'll just spoil her~

Steve supported Wanda's bent legs with one hand, lifting her up. With his other hand, he tucked the warm Sun-colored flower into her orange-red hair, adding a unique touch of pure elegance to the already delicate Wanda~

"Flowers suit you well, you and flowers, you match perfectly!"

Facing Steve's praise, Wanda rubbed his face like a kitten, whispering in his ear:

"The flowers are beautiful, but compared to flowers, I think I'm a better match for you. You are the best gift this World has given me~"

"Where do you learn all these cheesy pick-up lines...?"

Steve shook his head helplessly, carrying Wanda towards their little house.

This was a home unique to him and Wanda.

And he had three more homes like this.

After all, no one would actually let all their women live together, right?

Right? Right?

Even if they knew about each other and tacitly accepted each other's existence, as long as they were human, they would have selfishness. No one would want to share the person they loved with others.

Although Steve was a philanderer and a scoundrel, he would try his best to give each of his women a perfect love.

Chapter 203 A temporary separation, Tony wins Tony?

And a home belonging to him and them, was the very beginning and the most important step in this perfect love.

The apartment where he and Sharon met.

The palace where he and Hela resided in the Heavenly Palace.

The small building where he and Wanda lived in the small town.

These were all such places.

And after that, perhaps he would build even more such homes throughout the World, or even the Universe, or even the Multiverse!

Alright, Steve is truly a scumbag!

Eating three bowls of high-quality rice in front of him, yet still thinking about the various delicious dishes on the plate!

Bah! (From the author's disdain _∩_)

Happy times are always short-lived.

Soon, a day passed, and the sun set once again.

When the sun set yesterday, Steve and Wanda were passionately engaged in bed, but today, Steve, who could fight for seven days straight without rest, was surprisingly not in combat mode.

Instead, he lay peacefully with Wanda on a flowery meadow, gazing at the setting sun in the distance.

Wanda stretched out her five fingers, seemingly wanting to grasp the slowly descending sun, and murmured, "The setting sun is infinitely beautiful....."

Steve smiled, reached out his hand, and intertwined his fingers with Wanda's open hand, leisurely saying,

"Only near dusk?"

Upon hearing this, Wanda turned to look at Steve with a hint of resentment in her eyes: "Are you leaving again?"

Steve shrugged, helplessly saying, "Yesterday, I promised a group of time thieves that I would go to their Universeto help save half the lives in their Universe. As a matter of professional ethics, I think I must go."

Upon hearing this, the resentment in Wanda's eyes turned into worry, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly:

"Going to another Universe? Will it be very dangerous?"

"Steve, you're going further and further now, from within Earth, to the so-called Divine Realm, and now to another Universe. I'm truly worried, very worried that one day you will... you will..."

Steve smiled and ruffled Wanda's hair: "Go and never return?"

"Don't worry, Wanda, this is my home. No matter what, I will come home. Even if it's across countless Universes, I will definitely come back, I promise!"

Hearing Steve's promise, the worry in Wanda's eyes dissipated a little. She released his tightly clasped hand and instead held his palm with both hands, staring intently into his eyes:

"I know that with my current strength, if I were to accompany you, I would only be a burden to you and unable to offer any help!"

"But promise me, promise me, if you encounter danger, even the kind of danger where the Universe will be destroyed, including our Universe, you must prioritize your own life and not worry about us, okay?"

"Just this one thing, you must promise me, Steve!"

"Wanda....." Steve looked at Wanda's visible, intense adoration for him, sighed, and did not answer her question.

He just gently withdrew his hand and winked at her.

"Don't worry, Wanda, neither I, nor you, nor this Universe, will be in any danger in the future, because....."

"Your man, I, am invincible!"

As Steve's last confident words fell, a blue wormhole appeared behind him. He stepped back and vanished into the wormhole!

Wanda instinctively reached out, but only caught a wisp of blue smoke left behind by the Space Stone's teleportation.

Wanda stared blankly at the blue smoke in her palm, then red smoke from her palm devoured it. She looked up, her eyes already scarlet, and whispered:

"No, Steve, no one is invincible. Everyone has a weakness, and your weakness is the people you care about in this Universe. I should protect you from these worries when you're not here....."

"And the premise for all of this is that I must possess sufficiently powerful strength, strength as powerful as yours....."

"Perhaps.....it's time to see what that Darkhold that has been calling to me is....."

Wanda murmured to herself, her scarlet eyes tilting towards a certain direction—the direction from which the Darkhold was calling her!

"Oh yeah, this time I won against myself!"

As soon as Steve emerged from the wormhole, he heard Tony's grating barks!

He looked closely and realized that his office was quite lively now!

Two Tonys, one on the left and one on the right, were arm-wrestling on his desk!

And Parallel Captain America, acting as the referee, raised Tony's hand: "Winner, Avengers Agency, Tony Stark!"

Then Parallel Captain America smiled and looked at his own Universe's Tony: "And Tony, you lost."

In this match, Tony won, and Tony lost!

On the sofa nearby, a Banner and a Dr. Hulk were engaged in an academic discussion.

Mainly, this Universe's Dr. Banner was consulting Dr.Hulk Banner, who was integrated with Hulk, about integration issues.

And Bucky and Parallel Scott stood one on the left and one on the right behind the two Tonys.

Bucky smiled broadly, raising a toast for his Tony winning the match.

Scott, however, had a long face, constantly pointing and nagging at Parallel Tony because he lost the match.

Parallel Tony couldn't stand Scott's fly-like buzzing any longer. He slammed the table and stood up: "You talk big, you go then! That guy uses magic, he can even put Banner's soul back into his body. It's normal that I couldn't beat him, isn't it?!"

Upon hearing this, Tony looked disdainfully at his counterpart, smiling triumphantly: "Hey, Tony, a loss is a loss. Why are you being a sore loser?"

"I didn't cheat with any magic. I'm simply younger than you, stronger than you, and taller than you. Is it really that hard to admit that another Universe's self is superior, hahahaha!"

Parallel Tony's old face flushed red. He raised a hand and pointed at Tony, about to start with "motherf—," but seeing the figure behind Tony, his words suddenly caught in his throat.....

Tony, however, was completely unaware, only continuing to display his incredibly healthy biceps, purified by the serum Symbiote.

"How about it, old man? Even if you're another Universe's me, you have to admit that I'm the most excellent and strongest among all of me, completely crushing other Universe's Tonys, hahahaha!"

Facing Tony's triumphant laughter, the others suddenly fell silent, looking at him without speaking, only shaking their heads.

Just as Tony was confused, a hand suddenly appeared on his shoulder, and a cold voice came from beside his ear:

"Oh, really? Are you truly the most excellent Tony? I don't think so. At least the Tony opposite you has one thing that completely surpasses you: he has a daughter who loves him three thousand times more....."

Tony's eyes widened. He didn't look to see who was speaking behind him first, but pointed at Parallel Tonyopposite him and exclaimed, "What the f—! I actually have a daughter in the future, and you didn't tell me?!!!"

Chapter 204 Tony: Damn Tony, give me back my daughter!

Parallel Tony covered his face with his hand, looking helplessly at Steve behind Tony: "You shouldn't have spoiled Morgan's story. It's not good for him to know now. This Universe is completely different from my Universe; perhaps in the future of this Universe, Morgan won't even be born..."

At this moment, Tony realized there was an extra person behind him. He turned to see Steve's stern face and was startled!

Then Tony slapped the table: "Hey, Jarvis, didn't I tell you to inform me in advance if Captain came back?!"

Jarvis's holographic figure appeared, a humanized expression of helplessness on his face:

"Sir, you think too highly of me. I am only omnipotent in the network. If I could truly restrain Captain, who is omnipotent in reality, then you would have to worry if I would rule the entire World like a Terminator…."

Then, Jarvis turned to Steve, bowed slightly, and apologized:

"Sorry, Captain, Sir insisted on meeting the other Sir from another Universe after knowing he came to this World. I couldn't stop him, and both Sirs seemed to get along well, having a bit too much to drink, which led to this 'nonsense'…."

"It's alright, this has nothing to do with you, Jarvis…." Steve shook his head, placed his hand on Tony's shoulder, and sneered:

"But my good nephew, how can you have a party in my office and not invite me, the Master?"

Tony was only startled at first, then relaxed again, burped, picked up a glass of wine, and handed it to Steve, grinning mischievously:

"*burp*, invite you? Hehe, how dare I disturb my good uncle doing serious business? Aren't you, old man, going after young grass, hehe…."

"Old bull eating young grass?" Steve scoffed.

"I am now the Sun God. According to Asgard's divine age, at my age, I can only be considered a baby. I am at my tenderest!"

Upon hearing this, Tony gave an exaggerated surprised expression, glancing at his lower body: "Oh, no wonder everyone says you have a baby arm. So it's because you're still a big baby~"

Steve: ...

Awesome!

He couldn't refute it!

Because he really did have this 'baby arm'!

In terms of verbal skills, Tony, the legendary Poison Tongue King, was indeed superior!

But it didn't matter. If he couldn't win with words, Steve, as the uncle, would resort to action.

He raised his hand, and a deep red light appeared at his fingertips, without any warning, touching Tony's forehead. The red light flowed down Tony's forehead to his lower body, then disappeared into his o.

Parallel Tony was startled: "Holy crab, what did you do?"

Although the red light didn't enter his own oo, seeing a red light merge into his lifeline still made Parallel Tonyfeel a chill down there!

Tony was also startled, but his thought process was even more peculiar: "Did you enhance my kidney power?"

Steve pushed Tony's head with a speechless expression: "You're dreaming. I just increased your chances by a tiny bit, so you can have a lovely daughter in the future."

"Weren't you surprised just now that the other you in another Universe has a daughter? Now you can have one too~"

Parallel Tony's eyes widened, and he blurted out: "What the f*ck! There's such a crazy move?"

He and Pepper worked so hard to have Morgan, and now his counterpart in this Universe gets one just by Captaintouching him with his finger?!

Then, in the future, whose daughter would his daughter in this Universe be? His and Pepper's, or his and Captain's?

A strange thought suddenly popped into Parallel Tony's mind.

However, Tony didn't think that far; instead, he was full of excitement: "There will definitely be a daughter in the future, but how far in the future? Can you give me a specific time?"

Steve curved a mischievous smile and patted Tony's butt: "It's not like Pepper and I are having her, how would I know the exact time? It still depends on how hard you and Pepper work~"

Tony pouted: "Stingy, you clearly have the Time Stone to see the future, yet you're acting all mysterious…."

Steve shook his head: "Don't trust the future the Time Stone shows you too much; it's just a possibility of the future, full of variables. If you know it in advance, that possibility is very likely to change…."

"Moreover, knowing the future, I don't find it interesting at all. It's like I have the Time Stone, but I have never peered into my own future, because I like surprises, and I prefer to control my own destiny, rather than time controlling it for me…."

"Now, nephew, do you still want to know your future?"

Tony spread his hands: "My good uncle is lecturing me, what else can I say? Then I'll just sit and wait for the future surprise~"

Steve smiled: "Good baby, even if you said you wanted to know, I wouldn't tell you~"

Upon hearing this, Tony silently gave him the middle finger.

Then Tony ignored Steve and went to Parallel Tony, familiarly putting his arm around Parallel Tony's shoulder, chuckling:

"Hehe, Tony, since I now know I'll have a daughter in the future, and Steve has increased my chances of having a daughter, can you let me see what my Morgan looks like in advance?"

Parallel Tony sighed, nodded helplessly, then with a hint of pride, projected scenes of himself playing with Morganfrom his nanotech armor.

The final, heart-wrenching scene stopped at Morgansaying, "I love you three thousand" to Parallel Tony.

Three thousand times, oh, three thousand times!

The more Tony looked, the more he liked Morgan, and finally, he had the doting expression of an old father looking at his own daughter.

Deep in emotion, Tony couldn't help but grab Parallel Tony's collar and shake him wildly: "You damned bastard, I could tell at a glance, this is my biological daughter! Give me back my daughter! These three thousand times should have been said by Morgan to me!"

Watching Tony, who was mad with jealousy, Parallel Tony remained silent, only repeatedly playing Morgansaying, "I love you three thousand."

Tony's eyes turned red with jealousy as he listened. Suddenly, his eyes darted to Steve, gleaming:

"Oh, I remember now, Steve, didn't you take on a commission to go to their Universe?"

"I'll participate in this commission too. Can I go with you? An extra person means an extra strength!"

Steve glanced at Tony's obvious intention and mercilessly refused: "No, only I can go this time. You stay in my Worldand watch over the Avengers Agency for me!"

Tony's face immediately fell: "Why? If you can go, why can't I?"

Steve was silent for a moment, looked at the sky, and said calmly:

"Because this time, besides the matters of their Universe, I have other things. Your presence would affect me, with unpredictable consequences."

Upon hearing this, Tony and Bucky's pupils constricted, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

Although Steve's tone was calm.

But those who knew Steve well knew that the calmer Steve appeared, the more serious he was, otherwise he would surely have a relaxed expression!

Chapter 205 Another Universe, Natasha's Parting of Life and Death...

Tony was no longer a three-year-old child, so he naturally wouldn't throw a tantrum. He nodded gravely, "I understand. I'll keep a close eye on the Avengers Agency!"

Bucky also stepped forward and placed his hand on Steve's shoulder, saying in a deep voice, "Be careful with everything, Steve."

Steve nodded at them, indicating he understood.

Then he turned back to Tony with a relaxed smile, "But don't be too disappointed, kid. Although you won't see Morgan this time, after this, the Avengers from their Universe will also join our Avengers Agency."

"So I'll open a permanent cross-dimensional portal between the two Avengers Headquarters, allowing both sides to travel and help each other through the portal!"

Upon hearing this, both Tonys were delighted.

Parallel Tony was happy to have another fallback. If their World encountered another catastrophic crisis in the future, he could send his loved ones, such as Pepper and Morgan, to this Universe with powerful Avengers for refuge!

This Universe had another version of him, so even if he unfortunately died in battle, Morgan would be taken care of, and so would Pepper...

Though he didn't want Pepper to be taken care of by another version of himself...

And Tony from this Universe was delighted that he could visit his 'daughter' in the other Universe anytime!

And later, when he and Pepper had another daughter, he would have double the joy of having daughters. The thought almost made him laugh out loud!

Thinking of this, Tony pushed Steve's shoulder, impatiently saying,

"What are we waiting for? Let's go quickly. The sooner you complete the mission and finish the job, the sooner you can open the portal between the two Universes!"

Steve gave the impatient Tony a helpless look.

However, he also saw that not only was Tony impatient, but the four-person Crossing team was also already itching to go.

So he didn't delay any longer and nodded.

"Alright, let's go. The sooner we finish, the sooner I can get down to business..."

With that, Steve placed his hand on Parallel Tony, reading the coordinate information of the other Universefrom him.

Then, the Space and Time Infinity Stones appeared in his palm, and he gripped them!

Blue and green light flashed, and the power of the Multiverse's Space and Time activated. The four-person Crossing team and Steve instantly vanished from this Universe in the office.

9527 Parallel Universe.

Avengers Headquarters.

The Quantum Realm shuttle had just activated, teleporting the nine figures on the platform away before stopping its rotation.

The next second, five figures appeared next to the shuttle.

(Hereafter, Parallel Tony will be referred to as Tonynormally.)

Tony was the quickest to react, immediately coming to the shuttle and looking at the timer on it, his face full of surprise: "Only a few seconds have passed since we entered the Quantum Realm!"

Steve looked calm: "Actually, only one second passed. If it weren't for fear of time overlapping, I could even teleport you back to before it started..."

Dr. Banner couldn't care less about that.

The thought of Natasha's'See you in a minute' when they parted felt like a knife twisting in his heart!

If it weren't for the Captain in the Universe they went to being powerful enough to control time and space,

Then Natasha's'See you in a minute' might really have become the Avengers' biggest lie, and his life's greatest regret!

Therefore, the green Dr. Banner couldn't help but anxiously plead with Steve: "Captain, let's not talk so much. Please help us save Natasha first. Our set return time is only one minute. If a minute passes, Natasha will really die!"

"Captain..."

What kind of weird title is that...

Steve looked speechlessly at the green Dr., who was neither Hulk nor Banner, wondering if he had watched too many anti-Japanese dramas or if the fusion with Hulkhad damaged his brain.

And he swore he would never let the Banner and Hulk of his own Universe become this bizarre mess. He would rather separate Banner and Hulk into two individual entities than see this green Dr.

Shaking his head, Steve felt that even if the Soul Stonetook Natasha's soul, he could get it back. But seeing how anxious the others were, he said nothing more.

He nodded, closed his eyes, and his Biological Force Field, which had become immeasurably stronger, instantly covered the entire Avengers Headquarters.

He also brought a strand of Natasha's hair from her room to use as a spatial coordinate, then a blue light flashed around him, and he vanished.

4068 Parallel Universe.

Vormir.

At this moment, the Soul Stone emissary, our old friend, Mr. Red Skull, was introducing the rules for obtaining the Soul Stone to Natasha and Barton, the two-person Crossing team.

After discussing, the two had no choice but to accept the reality that obtaining the Soul Stone required sacrificing a soul.

Then they both looked at each other.

Natasha smiled at Barton, "I think our chosen person isn't the same, right?"

"That's right..." Barton's eyes narrowed, ready to take down Natasha.

But Natasha acted first, raising her arm and giving him an electric shock!

While he was paralyzed, Natasha ran resolutely towards the cliff!

Barton gritted his teeth, used his strong willpower to pull out the electric shock pellet from his chest, and quickly drew his bow and arrow....

Whoosh----

Boom----

Just as Natasha was less than a few meters from the cliff, an explosive arrow detonated beside her. The Impactinstantly blew Natasha away, leaving her unable to get up!

Then Barton flung his bow, ran past Natasha towards the cliff, and as he passed her, he resolutely said,

"Tell my family I love them!"

With that, Barton's steps didn't falter, and he jumped down without hesitation.

But then, a dark Shadow also followed, leaping down!

Natasha grabbed Barton with one hand in mid-air and quickly fired a grappling hook with the other, embedding it into the cliff face, stopping their descent!

Then, before Barton could react, Natasha directly fixed the grappling hook to a hook on Barton's waist armor!

Now, with the grappling hook on Barton, it instantly became him pulling Natasha!

Barton gripped Natasha's hand tightly, pleading in an almost begging tone, "Please, Natasha, no, no..."

"Let me go..."

In Barton's desperate eyes, Natasha pushed off the wall with her legs, using the leverage to break free from Barton's death grip on her hand, and plummeted down the cliff.

"No!!!"

Barton's eagle-like vision allowed him to see every moment of her descent, every moment filled with despair...

Then...

Bang!!!

It wasn't the sound of landing, but a sonic boom!

Steve, who had been watching the show for a while, instantly accelerated from zero seconds in the Vormir clouds to the ground, caught Natasha just before she hit the ground, and took off, also scooping up Barton who was hanging on the cliff, bringing them back to the top of the cliff!

All of this happened too fast, less than a second!

It stunned Natasha, Barton, and Red Skull!

Natasha and Barton's eyes were full of surprise: "Captain, how did you get here, and when did you learn to fly?!"

After the initial surprise, Red Skull's hideous, skinless red face surged with boundless fury:

"Steve Rogers, you despicable wretch who caused me to fall to such a state, you dare to appear before me again!"

Chapter 206: The Soul Gem That Will Make You Punish Me for Not Accepting Your Toast

The hatred for Steve made Red Skull instantly forget his duty, and he lunged at Steve!

Facing Red Skull, who was like a hungry dog pouncing on food, Steve merely glanced at him sideways, not indulging him at all, and slapped him across the face!

Slap!

A crisp sound of a slap sent the pouncing Red Skullspinning 360° like a top for dozens of turns, his head reaching his backside, making him temporarily disoriented!

After shaking his head for a while, Red Skull, who was sitting on the ground, finally straightened his face and looked at Steve in disbelief, exclaiming,

"How is this possible? How could you hit me? I am now the messenger of the Soul Stone, a soul state between reality and illusion. Any physical attack should be ineffective against me!"

Upon hearing this, Steve scoffed, giving Red Skull the middle finger:

"Schmidt, times have changed. Biological Force Field, understand?"

"What force field?"

Before the bewildered Red Skull could figure it out, Steveteleported in front of him, grabbed him by the back of his neck, and carried the struggling Red Skull towards the edge of the cliff, raising his hand to throw him down.

Natasha and Barton, who had recovered, quickly stepped forward, one on each side, to grab Steve's arms.

Natasha quickly explained, "Wait, Steve, obtaining the Soul Stone is not as simple as you think. It requires sacrificing the soul of a loved one. Other people's souls are useless, and this guy is the messenger of the Soul Stone. If he dies, we don't know what will happen..."

Barton also quickly nodded in agreement, "That's right, Captain, if he dies, we might never get the Soul Stone!"

Steve shook his arms, easily pushing the two away, and looked at them with a speechless expression:

"Please, if I'm not mistaken, this guy told you all those lies, right?"

"Are you severely nearsighted or blind? Can't you tell he's Red Skull, the former leader of HYDRA?"

"And look closely, he's already a ghost. Do you believe the words of a ghost?"

The three consecutive questions hit their hearts, leaving Natasha and Barton, two former Agents, momentarily speechless.

It felt like what he said made so much sense...

But then, Natasha sighed again, saying helplessly:

"But, Steve, we must get the Soul Stone, so we have no choice but to believe him, don't we?"

"One life for half the Universe's lives, isn't that a worthwhile trade?"

Steve thought for a moment and nodded, "I think you're right. One soul for half the Universe's lives is indeed a worthwhile trade..."

Just as they thought Steve had understood, Steve directly released Red Skull, letting him fall off the cliff with a scream!

Natasha and Barton were startled and quickly went to the edge of the cliff to look down.

Natasha turned to Steve, puzzled, "Didn't you just say I was right? Why did you still throw him down?"

Steve shrugged and said leisurely, "That's right, isn't it just throwing a loved one down?"

"Red Skull and I have loved and hated each other our whole lives. Doesn't that count as a loved one?"

Clearly, the speechless Natasha and Barton would not believe his nonsense.

Red Skull might not be human now, but what you're saying is definitely nonsense!

So obviously, Steve was lying. How could an enemy be a loved one?

Furthermore, Red Skull is currently in soul form, which means he's already dead. How could he die again?

And indeed, Red Skull was not sacrificed. He was floating on the altar below the cliff, holding up both middle fingers, mockingly laughing at Steve on the cliff:

"Hahahahaha! Captain America, is this the method you came up with? You truly are as barbaric and foolish as your name suggests. Do you think you can break the rules by casually sacrificing a soul?"

"That's hilarious! I am the Soul Stone's chosen messenger. Even if I were your loved one, you couldn't sacrifice me. Trying to get the Soul Stone with such despicable methods? You're dreaming!"

"And Steve Rogers, motherfucker, you're a stinking bitch, a loser, a shameless guy, a hormone-infused skeleton, a weakling pretending to be strong, a..."

Facing Red Skull's continuous barrage of curses from below, the expression on Steve's face slowly vanished, and his eyes gradually grew cold.

Thunder suddenly roared over Vormir, and dark clouds gathered, shrouding the originally vibrant Planet under a oppressive black cloud, as if the entire sky was about to collapse!

And Natasha and Barton, who were beside Steve, instantly felt as if a mountain had been pressed upon their bodies. Apart from their heads, they couldn't even move a single finger!

Subsequently, the two were surprised to find that their bodies were slowly ascending with Steve, finally standing high above Vormir.

"If you won't take the easy way, then don't blame me for destroying the entire path!"

"You want my beloved item in exchange, right? Fine, I'll give it to you, but you'd better be able to catch it, Soul Stone and your Red Skull messenger!"

Steve's eyes were cold. With a flick of his hand, a crimson-gold spear appeared in his hand!

Clearly, the Sun God Spear was his beloved item, no less cherished than Wanda's, Sharon's, or Hela's beloved items!

Then, red, green, and blue gems lit up on the spear shaft, and finally, the spearhead erupted in a burst of scorching Sun Fire!

Steve raised the Sun God Spear, aiming at the Planetbelow. First, the blue and green colors flashed, and the time and space of the entire Planet below were instantly locked!

Immediately, he did not shoot the Sun God Spear towards Vormir below, but rather threw it higher into the sky, soaring into the clouds and disappearing.

Natasha and Barton, beside Steve, were very puzzled by his actions.

What's happening now? After being cursed at, why did he suddenly run up into the sky to throw a spear around?

Barton looked up at the sky, and even his extraordinary vision could no longer see the long spear. He twitched his lips:

"Uh, Captain, did you throw that thing in the wrong direction? I guess you probably wanted to throw it at that foul-mouthed Red Skull?"

Steve crossed his arms, his expression calm: "You're right, but don't rush, Barton, let it fly for a while~"

Barton subconsciously looked at Steve and asked, "What does 'fly for a while' mean?"

And Natasha, a woman's sixth sense made her suddenly look up.

Not good!

The next moment, the sky, which had been covered in dark clouds, suddenly turned crimson!

The next second, a 'Sun' broke through the clouds and fell!

Upon closer inspection, the two realized that behind the 'Sun' was a crimson-gold divine pillar of unknown length, seemingly connected to the Universe's galaxy!

"My God..."

With suffocated expressions on Natasha and Barton's faces, the Sun God Spear, magnified countless times, almost brushed past their noses as it fell towards Vormirbelow!

If it weren't for the faint, mysterious transparent fluctuation around them, Natasha and Barton would have no doubt that they would have been torn to shreds by the strong winds generated by the falling giant spear!

However, it would not happen.

In fact, without Steve's Biological Force Field covering and protecting them, Natasha and Barton would have already been burned to ashes before the Sun God Speareven got close to them, just like Vormir below~

Below, on Vormir, even before the towering Sun God Spear fell, the boundless ocean where the altar was located had already begun to boil, rapidly evaporating!

Chapter 207 The Soul Gem is obtained!

Red Skull, who was standing on the altar, had already knelt powerlessly on the ground, his eyes devoid of all spirit.

He had previously fantasized that one day he would be able to break free from the control of the Soul Stone, return to Earth, and lead HYDRA to conquer Earth.

But now, that idea, at the moment the Sun God Spear fell, was evaporated along with the vast ocean beneath his feet!

The opponent is cheating, what's the point of playing anymore!

I'm not playing, I might as well die!

As Red Skull gave a defiant middle finger to the falling Sun God Spear, his soul was incinerated by the scorching Sun aura!

And the Soul Stone couldn't hold back anymore; it appeared from the altar, flashing brightly!

Soul Stone: Big brother, stop fighting, I surrender!!!

Natasha, who had pulled out a high-tech telescope from somewhere high in the sky, her face lit up with joy, exclaiming:

"Steve, your method actually worked, the Soul Stoneappeared on its own, we can get it!"

"Steve??"

However, Natasha's exclamation received no response. She turned to find Steve's face turned away, leisurely whistling, as if it had nothing to do with him!

This made Natasha's eyes widen in horror: "Steve, stop quickly, you'll destroy the Soul Stone!"

Steve heard this and slowly turned to her, saying indifferently: "Otherwise, what do you think I'm doing, playing?"

As he spoke, the Sun God Spear also landed on Vormir.

The entire Planet's time and space were locked. Even if the Soul Stone was the one with the highest self-awareness among the six Infinity Stones, it could not escape. It could only watch as the fiery red spear tip landed on its crystal!

Crack — — — — — —

Rumble — — — — — — — — — —

After a sound of shattering, the Soul Stone, along with the entire Planet Vormir, was blasted into dust in the Universe by the power of the Sun God Spear!

Natasha and Barton stared blankly at the dust and gravelfloating in the Universe beneath their feet, their eyes filled with both shock and sadness.

Because the Soul Stone was gone.....

Then their hope of bringing back the half of the Universe's life that was lost was also gone...

Natasha looked at Steve, who had saved her, with a complex expression. She opened her mouth but couldn't utter any words of blame.

Could she, after he saved her, turn around and morally blackmail him with righteousness?

And Barton keenly sensed that something was wrong with Steve and asked gravely:

"Captain, what exactly happened to you? Why have you become so impulsive and so powerful?"

"You.... are not the Captain we know, are you?"

After Barton spoke, Natasha also realized something was wrong. After looking him up and down, she realized that this guy, aside from looking like the Captain, was completely different in every other way!

Steve was too lazy to waste words explaining, so he took out the Mind Stone and gave them both a tap.

However, this was not mind control; instead, it projected the story of another Universe into their minds.

In just an instant, it surpassed thousands of words of explanation, making them understand everything.

Natasha and Barton exchanged glances, both feeling somewhat incredulous.

"So you are the Captain from another Universe, entrusted by our Universe's Captain and Tony to save us?"

"Is this reasonable????"

But no matter how unbelievable the two found it, this was the truth.

Steve no longer paid attention to the two digesting this massive amount of information.

He had vented enough; it was time to get down to business.

Although the Soul Stone of this Universe was useless to him, after all, Loki would only upgrade the Infinity Stonesof his Universe to a multi-level, not those of other Universes.

But now he didn't have the Soul Stone from his own Universe, and to recall half of the life in Parallel Tony's Universe, he needed to collect all six Infinity Stones and use six cosmic rules together.

So even if he had several multi-level Infinity Stones in his hand, if he lacked one or two rules, he would not be able to bring back all living beings.

Therefore, the Soul Stone of this Universe was still necessary to obtain.

Then someone might ask.

You've already destroyed the Soul Stone, how can you still get it?

Ah, Time Power, kid!

Steve reached out, and with a flash of blue light, the Sun God Spear returned to its normal size and reappeared in his hand.

Then he pointed the spearhead at the blasted Vormir dust below, and the Time Stone on the spear shaft flashed green.

Endless orange light gathered from the cosmic starry sky, and then in a very short time, it re-condensed into an orange gem!

The Soul Stone!

Of course, this was not recreation, but merely time reversal.

Just like Thanos reversed time in Avengers 3 to regain the Mind Stone destroyed by Wanda.

This time, Steve didn't even need to act. As soon as the Soul Stone recovered, it, also possessing the power of rules, did not lose its memory due to the time reversal. It still had the memory of being pierced by a spear, so it flew straight into Steve's hand without stopping.

It didn't want to be pierced again!

Steve didn't even look at the Soul Stone in his hand and casually tossed it to the once again astonished Natasha.

Loki's TVA had a drawer full of these trash gems that couldn't be upgraded to multi-level; even dogs wouldn't want them!

Dogs don't want it, but I do!

Natasha quickly caught it, holding it in her palm as if it were a treasure.

This was the Soul Stone that she and Barton had almost paid with their lives to obtain!

However, getting it so 'easily' now still made the two feel as if they were dreaming.

It seemed that their trip to get the Soul Stone, apart from them tearing each other apart, was completely just a side quest!

Natasha and Barton exchanged glances again, both showing a smile of relief after their ordeal.

However, at least the outcome was good: the Soul Stonewas obtained, and both of them were fine!

"Alright, if you want to be sentimental, go back and be sentimental with your families. For now, let's go. I'm in a hurry to get to the next set."

Steve's words interrupted their exchange of glances. They looked up and saw a dark blue spatial door had appeared in the void ahead.

Steve didn't wait for them and stepped in first.

Meanwhile, in Parallel Universe 9527.

Fat Thor, Rocket and Nebula, and Rhodes, the two teams, had just returned from the Quantum Realm when they discovered that Tony and the other three were already standing outside the Quantum Shuttle!

This surprised Thor and the other three.

After looking around, Rocket jumped off the Quantum Shuttle and grinned at Tony: "What the hell, how did you guys get back first? And where are the kid and the girl who borrowed my spaceship?"

Before Tony could explain, a dark blue spatial door opened, and another 'Captain' walked out, followed by Natasha and Barton, who had not returned from the Quantum Shuttle.

This made Rocket and the other three even more bewildered!

However, before Rocket could grin again, the newly appeared Captain walked towards the four of them, grabbed Nebula by the neck, lifted her up, pressed her face against the control panel, and removed her... the bronze-colored armor plates from her head, saying coldly:

"Come on, impostor, now it's time to tell your dad to roll over and get his Sun God-branded lunchbox!"