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"Tsk, I thought The Daily Bugle would have some amazing scoop this time. Is this all they've got?"
"Why are the cameras set up so far away? Are they afraid of dying? If they're afraid of dying, why be a reporter? They should just go home and drink milk."
"See? I told you, John Jameson just got lucky the first two times. Now his true colors are showing, right?"
"Exactly. A third-rate tabloid just doesn't have the depth. Aside from being good at gossip, their sensitivity to breaking news is too poor. They can't compare to those established newspapers!"
"It's understandable if they can't get a good camera position, but why doesn't The Daily Bugle rent a helicopter? Is it because they don't have money?"
Facing these malicious slanders, The Daily Bugle's loyal fans began to fight back.
However, their voices were quickly drowned out by the prepared keyboard warriors and internet trolls.
No choice.
After all, The Daily Bugle's performance this time was indeed somewhat disappointing!
...
New York.
The Daily Bugle Building.
Watching the negative reviews on the internet snowballing rapidly.
The employees of The Daily Bugle were all as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
They knew in their hearts that this time, they were likely being led astray by envious competitors.
After all, their unexpected rise to fame had made many TV stations in New York green with envy!
So, at the urging of his colleagues, a young man bravely pushed open the door to the editor-in-chief's office.
"Mr. Jameson, our column's comment section is about to be overwhelmed by netizens. While there's still time, why don't we rent a helicopter too?"
"Otherwise, if we can't even get a good camera position, we might end up returning empty-handed, and all the popularity we've just accumulated will be lost."
John Jameson seemed to have anticipated this. Chewing on his cigar, he said confidently, "Young man, don't pay attention to those Jokers. Let them jump around for a while."
"The one who gets the last laugh this time will definitely be The Daily Bugle!"
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Salinas County, less than 100 kilometers from Silicon Valley.
This city is located in Central California, less than 20 kilometers from the coastline. It has a mild climate, abundant sunshine, and fertile land all year round, so local agriculture and animal husbandry are quite developed.
Just over ten minutes ago, a fully armed Military unit, upon reaching the outskirts of the town, immediately began to construct a temporary defensive position.
Dozens of M777A2 155mm towed howitzers, pulled by Military trucks, were set up in relatively flat terrain.
Afterward, each artillery piece, under the adjustment of 5-8 artillerymen, completed its pre-firing preparations in less than two minutes.
The Commander on site used the waiting period for the firing order to shout at the ready soldiers:
"The Department of Defense has just confirmed that this monster is not the Kaiju that destroyed San Francisco half a month ago, but a Titan creature named MUTO.
Its blood and carcass will not cause fatal pollution to humans and the environment, so we can fire to our heart's content later!"
Just then, the firing order came through the communicator.
The Commander immediately waved his hand, "Soldiers, let this monster get a taste of our America's 'Excalibur' (M982 guided artillery shell)."
"Yes, sir!!"
Soon, round after round of fierce artillery fire, like a rain curtain, precisely enveloped the Female MUTO 5 kilometers away.
Because they had previously mistaken the MUTO for a highly venomous Kaiju, the intercepting Military had not dared to unleash their full power.
As a result, the MUTO successfully broke through one defensive line after another in just a few hours, advancing nearly 200 kilometers towards San Francisco.
Six towns along the way were consequently destroyed.
Now, after receiving notification from the Department of Defense, the intercepting unit could finally unleash their full firepower.
Nearly a hundred M1A2 SEP V2 main battle tanks that had entered the safe zone in advance, along with two low-altitude attack formations in the air, each composed of 12 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Black Hawk attack helicopters, opened fire simultaneously.
Armor-piercing rounds, HYDRA 70 Rockets, AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles... and 30mm M230 single-barrel chain guns were relentlessly unleashed at the Female MUTO as if they were free.
And several kilometers above the Female MUTO's head, 10 F-35 attack fighters carrying cruise missiles and laser-guided bombs, along with 5 MQ-9 Predator attack drones, were constantly circling.
Whenever there was a temporary lull in the attacks below, they would launch missiles for brief fire suppression.
Thus...
Under such sustained, no-holds-barred bombardment, the Military finally succeeded in delaying the Female MUTO's advance and making it feel pain.
However.
Such an attack still failed to cause any substantial damage to her.
...
Inside the Pentagon.
"Damn it, why haven't the Avengers shown up yet?"
General Ross, who was in charge of commanding this interception mission, stared at the screen and shouted with a frustrated expression:
"Keep contacting Nick Fury for me, tell him... If this continues to consume resources, all the taxpayers' money will probably be wasted on this monster."
At this moment, a young staff officer came forward and eagerly suggested, "General, since Monarch Organization said that the carcass of this Female MUTO will not pollute the environment, why don't we release Abomination to deal with her!"
"That disobedient waste?"
General Ross showed a mocking expression and immediately refused:
"Forget it! I'd rather use tactical nuclear missiles than let the American people fall into greater panic."
"Just let it rot slowly in the dungeon!"
Just then, several staff members suddenly pointed at the big screen and cheered, "Look, it's Iron Man! He seems to be wearing a brand-new Iron Man Suit this time. It's so cool."
Upon seeing this, General Ross roared furiously, "All of you shut your mouths! What good can that Playboy do? I want Hulk!"
Apparently, he had not completely given up on capturing Hulk.
The reason the Military had taken the initiative to request "support" from S.H.I.E.L.D. at the first opportunity this time was also due to his strong push behind the scenes.
However.
The next second, General Ross was heavily slapped in the face by the very Playboy he had just mentioned!
On the large screen, a red and yellow Iron Man Suit descended from the sky.
Then it calmly passed through the hail of bullets and stopped to the left of the MUTO's head.
Sizzle...!!!
Three beams of high-energy laser shot out from the back of the Mark42 Armor's left hand, precisely piercing the MUTO's left eye.
Roar—
In pain, the MUTO swung her two scythe-like claws, intending to swat away the annoying fly in front of her.
But the latter successfully dodged all of them with skillful maneuvering!!!