Marvel: Little Genius - Chapter: 396 (Patreon)

"Wong and Mordo, lead all the official Sorcerers of Kama Taj to guard the three Magic Sanctums. Make sure there are no issues with the Earth's magical protection network.

Strange, it's best if you join us in this operation. We need to ensure the safety of the Time Stone."

"What about the Mind Stone at the new base? All our power is concentrated here!"

Colonel Rhodes asked with some concern.

"That's manageable, but, Dad, you'll have to inconvenience J.A.R.V.I.S. for a bit. Shut down your program first and transfer it to my data processing center."

Tony nodded, "No problem. I have other backup intelligent AIs, and temporarily shutting down J.A.R.V.I.S. won't have a significant impact on me."

With Tony's confirmation, Mark opened a palm-sized portal, reached in, and, in front of everyone's eyes, the Mind Stone appeared in Mark's hand. "Now, no need to worry."

"Wow! This is amazing! Mr. Mark, can you teach me? I'm doing pretty well in school, and I represented our school in the intellectual quiz competition, winning first place. Do you think I have a talent for learning magic?"

At a time like this, Peter Parker was the only one with his gift of gab. Mark completely ignored him and handed the Mind Stone to Quicksilver, saying, "If the worst-case scenario happens, take it to your sister Wanda and have her use her powers to destroy this Mind Stone, understood?"

"I understand, but I believe such a situation won't occur. We are the most powerful superheroes on Earth!" Quicksilver confidently patted his chest, but everyone knew that this upcoming battle wouldn't be as optimistic as Quicksilver anticipated, especially the members who had experienced the Battle of New York. They still had vivid memories of that crisis, and there was lingering fear.

...

Above the streets, the peaceful morning had been shattered by enormous spacecraft, and the experienced citizens of New York City were frantically fleeing to the nearest shelters, trying to get as far away as possible from the menacing giant objects.

"Friday, contact the relevant authorities as soon as possible to evacuate civilians from the southern section of 43rd Street!" J.A.R.V.I.S's reboot would take some time, so Tony temporarily loaded his pre-prepared offline emergency AI, Friday, for assistance.

"It's been a while since we've seen so many big guys in the New York sky. Banner, are you going to step in? Smashing things is your specialty."

Tony looked at the person next to him and asked Banner.

"I'm not really inclined to, but this situation has never been my call to make, um..." Dr. Banner concentrated, trying hard to bring himself into a state of anger to summon the Hulk from within.

But this time, the Hulk, who had always been like a barrel of explosives ready to explode, couldn't be summoned no matter how hard Dr. Banner tried.

"Why isn't he coming out?" Tony asked with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know either. Perhaps I need to talk to him..." Dr. Banner was equally baffled by the situation he found himself in, not knowing what had gone wrong.

"Dr. Banner, there's no time left. The enemy is right in front of us. If you can't summon the Hulk, it's best for you to take the communication device left by Captain and return to the New York Sanctum. Inform the Captain about the situation.

I guess that the Hulk encountered Thanos in space and suffered a severe blow to his ego, making him unwilling to come out. This psychological issue won't be resolved quickly, especially when it's the Hulk inside you who's sick."

"Alright." Dr. Banner followed Mark's advice, took the communication device from Tony, and returned to the Sanctum.

"What do we do now? There are so many massive spacecraft in the city, and without the Hulk, we can't deal with them at all. S.H.I.E.L.D and the battle group dispatched by the UN will take at least fifteen minutes to arrive, but we can't afford to wait!" Fury looked at Tony and Mark, and at this moment, if anyone could make a miracle happen, in his mind, these were the only two candidates.

"Don't worry, Director Fury. There's something I need to apologize for..."

"Mark, it's not the time for apologies! We can talk about that after the war ends. Tell me if there's a way to deal with the current situation!" Fury interrupted Mark before he could finish his sentence. Due to his years as the king of spies, even though he maintained a poker face, he was more anxious inside than anyone else.

In the pocket of his trench coat, Fury had been tightly gripping an outdated pager. If Earth's forces couldn't stop this crisis, then...

"Well, do you remember what happened to that spaceship that landed in Greenwich back in the day? What was its ultimate fate?" Mark asked with a strange expression as he turned the question back to Fury.

"Of course, I remember. It was the sky-based weapon you developed, one shot, and it turned into gas. But later, that weapon was requested to be retrieved from space due to the UN's interference, right? S.H.I.E.L.D. was responsible for the transport, but later, the item was secretly taken by Hydra."

"So, take a look at this—Baymax, launch!"

With Mark's command, everyone followed the direction he pointed, and a dazzling light descended from the sky like a miracle, accurately hitting one of the massive spacecraft.

Under this strike, the spacecraft, as Nick Fury had described earlier, completely transformed into high-temperature metal vapor, leaving nothing behind, not even a trace of debris.

"This is the reason I want to apologize to you. I never actually removed the sky-based satellite; instead, I used AR technology to hide it. In other words, I took advantage of you, and you all were fooled. The sky-based weapon I launched has always been orbiting Earth, prepared to face dangers like today."

Although he had been deceived by Mark, Fury had no ill feelings at this moment. Instead, he applauded and exclaimed, "Hahaha, well played! If you hadn't successfully fooled me and the UN back then, I wouldn't be witnessing this satisfying scene today! Well done! As long as you eliminate these guys who thought Earth was an easy target, I'm willing to forgive you no matter how many times you deceive me!"

Under the consecutive strikes of the three Earth-orbiting satellites, the once-massive space fleet now had only one ship left. This was a deliberate move by Mark to track the main fleet's location in reverse. Otherwise, no matter how many warships Thanos dispatched, they would have been completely wiped out by Mark's devastating attacks.

While the warships were destroyed by the formidable firepower of the sky-based weapons, the Black Order and their soldiers managed to escape some of the attacks due to their powerful mobility and decisive decision-making.

Once these large forces were scattered, it would be troublesome for Mark and his team, who were outnumbered.

"Everyone, it's time for individual combat. I've already had Baymax mark all the alien soldiers who escaped from the warships for tracking and locating. I'll send this tracking information to your personal terminals. You can allocate your own areas and work together to eliminate these enemies!"

"Hmph, I've been itching for this! My new battle armor hasn't had a chance for real combat since it was developed! These aliens are conveniently delivering themselves to us. I'll make sure they understand the might of Earth's inhabitants. If they dare to come on our land, they'll undoubtedly pay a painful price!"

Tony, who had been eager to take action in the current situation, was the first to step forward. He lightly tapped the peculiar device on his chest, and a large number of nanometal particles instantly covered Tony's entire body, forming a high-tech red and gold Iron Man suit!

"It seems that you've finally made a breakthrough in nanometal research, Dad. Your long-planned nanosuit has finally been successfully developed!" Seeing the brand-new nanosuit on Tony, Mark knew that Tony's research had achieved a breakthrough.

Because Tony's nanosuit technology was different from Mark's, whether it was Mark's black nanosuit or the later-made Vibranium nanosuit, both used Pym particles to nano-size micro-robots, achieving the nanoscale application of this technology.

On the other hand, Tony used technology inspired by Dr. Helen's Cradle of regeneration technology, employing 3D nanomaterial printing as a blueprint, and innovatively achieved rapid deployment and repair of the suit through nanoliquid metal.

This nanoliquid metal was the result of Tony's long-term efforts, and based on the success of this research, Tony successfully realized his nanosuit project.

"This is Mark 50, with the nano-components on my chest, I can put on my Iron Man suit anytime, anywhere, greatly enhancing my combat mobility." Tony tapped his energy reactor on his chest somewhat boastfully, clearly very satisfied with the new Mark 50 armor.

Then, behind him, what appeared to be a single-piece backplate suddenly detached and formed floating cannon units behind Tony. They fired an energy pulse at a giant alien charging toward them from the end of the street. Under the massive energy impact, this burly alien warrior didn't last a second and turned into a pile of minced meat.

"Dad, you actually nano-sized my floating cannon technology and integrated it into Mark 50?" Mark looked at Tony in astonishment.

"Hehe, just a small thing," Tony responded quite proudly.

"No, what I mean is, you actually replicated my floating cannon without paying the patent fee for authorization. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Cough cough, who's related to whom here? We're a father-son duo, on the battlefield, we're still father and son. Don't be so petty about this small matter; I'll send the patent fee to you later."

"Fine, but it'll be five times the usual rate," Mark displayed a rare smirk, showing his entrepreneurial side.

"Haha! Five times! You... you... well, five times it is. I don't know where you picked up this greedy habit," Tony chuckled.

"Tony, and Mark, both of you, stop bickering. Start your actions in your respective areas. Don't let these aliens endanger civilians!" Rhodey intervened between the eccentric father and son's banter and then maxed out the War Machine's thruster power, soaring into the sky to engage in counter-attacks.

The second to rush out was Quicksilver, after all, he was the fastest man in the Avengers, and nothing would leave him behind. In no time, all the superheroes except Fury and Coulson were in action, constantly taking down the enemies roaming the city.

Among them, Quicksilver and Mark were the most efficient. Quicksilver, relying on his extraordinary speed and the Vibranium nanosuit, so he didn't need to defend at all. He charged through recklessly, one word—ruthless!

Unlike Quicksilver, Mark, although using a similar method, appeared more relaxed in his approach. He only needed to manipulate a large number of micro-robots scattered across the signal points marked on the map, effectively eliminating a significant number of enemy forces simultaneously.

The remaining warship, originally spared by Mark, saw the situation taking a turn for the worse and immediately planned to start its engines to escape Earth. However, Mark wouldn't let it succeed. In an instant, a vast swarm of micro-robots rushed towards it like waves, firmly immobilizing it on the ground.

At the same time, Mark received a communication signal from Dr. Banner. "Mark, I've contacted the Captain. He and a few others, along with Natasha, are currently in Wakanda. T'Challa is willing to mobilize the entire nation to help us resist the invasion of Thanos' forces. They are ready on their end, and as long as you open a magical portal for them, the fully armed warriors of Wakanda and the Captain's team can immediately join the battle and lend us a hand."

Dr. Banner had brought Mark fantastic news. With their current strength, even if each of them could handle a hundred foes, it would still take a considerable amount of time and energy to eliminate so many formidable alien warriors. Now, with Wakanda's assistance and the return of Captain America and his team, their progress would undoubtedly be greatly accelerated.

Without hesitation, Mark directly opened portals one after another in areas where no one was responsible, precisely deploying the warriors of Wakanda to the most critical battlegrounds.

Behind him, another portal opened, and standing on the other side was the long-lost Captain Steve Rogers, Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff, Falcon Sam Wilson, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, and Black Widow Natasha Romanoff.

Both sides looked at each other in silence, and the current situation didn't allow for small talk or reunions. Mark simply took out a capsule from his body and tossed it to Captain America.

"Captain, before we start, you might want to put this on. Your current suit can't fully unleash your power."