Autumn is thick and the air is chilly. People donned thick coats and took to the streets to wander through the beleaguered city of Manhattan.

From Carnival Square to the Watson Tower in Manhattan and the neighborhood of Brooklyn, the city of New York has been plagued by disasters, supervillains, alien armies, and characters that would have only appeared in comics, so that the inhabitants of the city have become accustomed to it.

Nearly a month has passed since the invasion of the Dark Elves, and it has been a rare period of peace, with the superheroes who once dominated the headlines gradually beginning to disappear from public view, with little news coming out.

Iron Man is obsessed with the renewal of armor and the official registration of the Ultron program, the Fantastic Four haunts talk shows and TV shows, and those street heroes have to occasionally come out to deal with gangsters or villains under the implementation of the registration law.

In fact, people are no longer keen to pay attention to the masked vigilantes, and through the live broadcast of the TV station in Brooklyn, they have seen with their own eyes that the all-powerful superheroes are completely defenseless in front of the alien warriors, and what a comical farce they put on.

To dim the aura above the hero's head, you just need to show people his mortal side.

Superheroes are not as powerful as everyone thinks. They are just ordinary people with extraordinary powers, just like Spider-Man can never stop the bullet that shoots at Uncle Ben, Captain America can never face the loneliness and confusion in his heart, even the son of Krypton in another world, like a god on earth, has a sensitive and fragile heart under the body.

So when people see this, they can't help but think, can they really protect us?

When doubt arises, other problems arise as well.

On the other hand, the elite soldiers who appeared in the final battle became the object of praise from the media and the masses, both in terms of their excellent equipment and their personal toughness, which left a deep impression on many people.

The next day, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense claimed that the team belonged to General Thaddeus-Ross and that the armament was provided by Ambrera, and that the two were working together to build the strongest army in human history......

The official rhetoric of the tirade sums up to a public announcement that superheroes are unreliable and that you should trust the state and the government.

After this speech, many people abandoned the previous distrust of the federal government, and the newly appointed President Underwood's public approval rating rose sharply, and there was no suspense about the next re-election.

As the superpowers fully entered the public eye, an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. officially took the stage.

Alexander Pierce originally envisioned using S.H.I.E.L.D. to go public through a backdoor listing so that Hydra would no longer have to hide in the dark and make an appearance in the open, but now this wish has finally been fulfilled, but it is a little different from the Hydra leader who died under the gun of the Winter Soldier.

The White House and the Department of Defense intervened in S.H.I.E.L.D., General Ross replaced the missing Nick Fury and the dead Alexander Pierce as the new leader, Ambrera founder, Sean Sipers as the top advisor, Helmut Zemo appointed as the commander, and a new S.H.I.E.L.D. appeared in front of the world, responsible for the world's supernatural events and major crises.

This secret institution, which was created in the early days of World War II and has never been known, has finally taken on a new glow.

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In Times Square, a tall, casually dressed man stands at a bustling intersection, and he remembers waking up from his slumber to see the scene, with people coming and going, traffic weaving, colorful billboards rolling, and neon lights flashing.

A new era leaps into the eye in this way, and then indifferently reminds itself that seventy years have passed.

He went from being a small soldier to a war hero full of medals and honors; He defeated the Nazi army, Hydra, and Schmidt the Red Skull of the Third Reich, and then lost his friends and lovers.

Steve watched all this with amazement, he was out of place in this era, the war was over, his lover was old, and even his friends were ...... It also becomes plausible.

Captain America recently signed his name on the registration bill that regulates superheroes and was released from prison with Sam the Falcon, and as for Bucky, he will be in attendance as the designator for a public trial in court.

What made Steve change his mind was the invasion of the dark elves, who saw that superheroes are not omnipotent, the world needs a new order, and the heroes are fighting on their own, and they cannot be cohesive into a perfect group.

After the reorganization, S.H.I.E.L.D. has become the protector of this new world, with a special service team composed of super soldiers, an intelligence system that monitors the world, and a powerful army of mutants.

Under the sweeping changes that have swept the world, Steve asks himself, when a strong enemy appears, does he really have the ability to save the world?

The little man who once refused to flinch in the face of villains, his inner firmness gradually wavered, and the strength of the enemy can highlight his own weakness, and the superhero who once made the crime syndicate and gangster villains fearful, it seems that he cannot become the guardian of the world.

"Captain Rogers, would you like a drink?"

The black sedan stopped, and the windows fell, revealing a mild, youthful face.

The two of them found a random bar, sat in front of the bar and asked for a glass of beer each, chatting with each other like old friends who had been reunited for a long time.

"I often miss the old days, especially the time I spent at the Caspian training camp." Steve took a long sip of wine and a look of remembrance in his eyes, "Maybe it was the happiest time of my life, Colonel Philip, Peggy...... I really miss those days. ”

"I never miss the past...... Only looking forward to the future. Sean replied softly.

Steve smiled wryly and shook his head, the other party never seemed to be confused, and he could always find the right direction, which undoubtedly made him very envious.

"In this day and age, I can't find my own value...... I want to do the right thing, but I don't know what is right, everyone has a different point of view, about the country, about politics, about everything...... You've always been able to make simple things complicated - maybe I'm really old. ”

Steve put down his glass and stared at the dim lights cast on the bar, he seemed to think back to the war years when he just wanted to join the army and make a contribution to the country, but then he was carried forward by the torrent of the times, from a superhero to a national hero.

The young man sitting next to him drank the icy liquid from his glass, his eyes were firm and deep, and he said, "Maybe you should let it go, Captain Rogers." ”

"The mission to defend the country, the identity of a superhero, and even the title of Captain America...... Don't you feel tired of carrying all this? ”

"You can live the life that belongs to Steve Rogers and have your own life. No one is born to save anyone, and it is a virtue to take responsibility, but don't let it become a heavy shackle that binds hands and feet. ”

Steve was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Dr. Erskine said that the serum not only affects my muscles, but also causes my cells to form a protective system that regenerates and heals. This means...... I can't get drunk anymore. ”

Looking at the glass in front of him, he didn't say anything more, just asked for a glass of beer until he was full of alcohol.

In the end, Steve doesn't remember when Sean left, he staggered out of the bar with a bunch of empty glasses in front of him.

Looking up at the hazy lights gradually lit up between the cities, the "old man" of this new era turned around and left blankly. ()

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