Chapter 8: Let's Jump! Cosmic Rubik's Cube! (Medium)

As the mushroom cloud of nuclear explosions rises on Manhattan Island, the war against aliens is finally temporarily extinguished in New York. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The people of New York are left with ruins filled with nuclear radiation, as well as endless tears and pain.

-- The nuclear bomb launched by the World Security Council at the last moment caused the death toll in the battle of New York to skyrocket from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and caused the entire New York city to be contaminated with nuclear radiation.

Fortunately, the nuclear bomb that fell in the downtown area of Manhattan was not the kind of strategic nuclear weapon that destroyed the country and slaughtered the city, but only a tactical-grade nuclear bomb with a yield of 5,000 tons, and the actual power was only a quarter of the Hiroshima atomic bomb: after all, this nuclear bomb was launched by a carrier-based fighter after taking off from the aircraft carrier, and the nuclear bomb that an ordinary fighter can carry is certainly not too large, and in addition, it is impossible for S.H.I.E.L.D. to have a number of "Big Ivans" with a yield of hundreds of millions of tons on its own aircraft carriers...... But even then, the mere sight of the mushroom cloud rising behind the Statue of Liberty was enough to drive the entire citizens of the United States of America crazy.

Not to mention that this odious nuclear bomb did not come from an enemy country or a terrorist organization, but was launched by the Americans themselves against New York!

Although the yield of this nuclear bomb is only 5,000 tons, Manhattan is by no means more densely populated than Hiroshima or Nagasaki! Not to mention the devastating blow to real estate companies in this regard - how much will the price of land fall from the world's financial center to a nuclear-contaminated area?

So, after part of the truth was revealed in the press, the White House's phone was completely blown up.

“…… Where is our mighty army in the face of an alien invasion? ”

“…… Are the presidents and parliamentarians crazy about dropping nuclear bombs on millions of civilians? Or have you been brainwashed by terrorists? ”

“…… Was it the purpose of the United States to destroy its own people with so many nuclear weapons that it had spent so much money on during the Cold War? ”

“…… Nuclear explosion in New York! What the Soviets did not do in the Cold War era, was actually done by the Americans themselves! ”

And the President of the United States is also furious in the Oval Office: "...... Nuke on New York! This is who came up with the crazy plan! I don't remember ever using the nuclear button! Can anyone tell me why someone could launch a nuclear bomb on the United States without me knowing? ”

-- For the poor President, the nuclear explosion in New York was nothing but an unwarranted disaster. The World Security Council did not consult the White House at all before launching a nuclear bomb bypassing S.H.I.E.L.D. And the president doesn't even know that there are a lot of nuclear bombs in the United States that are not under his control!

“…… I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but while what happened in New York recently is very regrettable, all of these decisions were made legitimately. S.H.I.E.L.D. is legally allowed to retain a certain number of tactical-grade nuclear weapons, and the World Security Council has the power to use them at any time without the approval of the White House. ”

The president's legal adviser replied with a bitter face, "...... Originally, it was used as a last resort to eliminate some dangerous anomaly, such as a particularly dangerous supernatural creature or a supervillain. But no one could have imagined that they would drop a nuclear bomb on Manhattan without saying hello in advance! ”

The World Security Council of the Marvel World is somewhat similar to the United Nations in the real world, but its actual influence is much more powerful than that of the United Nations - because of the existence of various supernatural forces and dark aliens, the World Security Council responsible for dealing with these things has an independent armed force that is far stronger than the United Nations peacekeeping forces, and the most powerful of them is S.H.I.E.L.D.

Although the rulers of the world want to rely on the power of the World Security Council on the one hand, and on the other hand, they want to contain and dismember this behemoth that they jointly created in the first place, there is no doubt that as long as the supernatural forces and aliens in this world are not eradicated one day, then the existence of the professional body of the World Security Council is necessary. All governments can do is control and infiltrate as much as possible.

In general, the relationship between governments and the World Security Council is similar to that of kingdoms and churches in medieval Europe, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is the equivalent of the Knights Hospitaller or Templar. Governments have only indirect influence over S.H.I.E.L.D., but cannot exercise direct control.

Before, such a cooperation model could barely be maintained, but with the nuclear bombing of Manhattan in New York, the White House, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon finally discovered the true face of the World Security Council, which turned out to be so frightening and restless!

This time it bombed Manhattan with tactical nuclear weapons, will it "clean up" Washington with a hydrogen bomb with a yield of 10 million tons next time?

However, the current extraterrestrial invasion has once again highlighted the importance of the World Security Council, which is really a dilemma.

The president sighed and rubbed his forehead, ready to think about the immediate future, "...... What is the current situation in the nuclear explosion disaster area? How many people died? ”

“…… Several neighborhoods centered on the Stark Industrial Building were razed to the ground, and all of New York suffered severe nuclear contamination. The Statue of Liberty and the bronze bull of Wall Street have been covered in radiation dust, and despite all efforts on all fronts, the latest death toll has exceeded 400,000. ”

“…… My God! In this way, the Americans who died in the nuclear explosion in New York are almost close to World War II! So for such an unprecedented tragedy, someone has to stand up and bear the anger of the people, right? Is the World Security Council ready to do so? ”

“…… It is regrettable, Mr. President, that the World Security Council has been silent on this and has made no statement of responsibility at all. ”

“…… Then launch a public opinion offensive! Now that they've all dropped nuclear bombs on Manhattan without permission! There's no need for us to maintain any tacit understanding! In any case, the World Security Council must be held accountable! It would be perfect if you could find a representative of Japan to come out and seppuku! ”

His Excellency the President waved his hand and commanded with some helplessness. As a politician, of course, he knows that as long as it is an organization, it likes to take responsibility for it, and a bunch of people drag responsibility to the void, as if everyone has a little responsibility, which seems very fair. In fact, this responsibility is floating in the sky.

When the accident happened, a bunch of people turned around scratching their ears and cheeks, shouting, "What should I do?" What to do? "But no one has the courage to stand up and take responsibility, or unite everyone to solve the problem, only perfunctory and procrastinating. In the end, there was no way to boil public resentment, so he launched a guy with a black pot according to the mainstream of public opinion, and what that person could do was never to solve the problem, but to apologize, resign, leave a sensational suicide note, and then commit suicide by drinking bullets or jumping off the railroad tracks to calm down the anger of the people, so things were settled like this, and maybe they would get unanimous praise from the international community.

What the? What if that unlucky guy refuses to kill himself? What do you think agents and killers do?

These emergency countermeasures have formed a mature routine in the political arena of various capitalist countries, but the problem is that even if you fool the people, at least you have to put out a person of sufficient weight to carry the black pot! What is the matter with the fact that your World Security Council has remained silent so far? Do you want the White House, Capitol Hill and the Pentagon to blame you? Why?

In this regard, His Excellency the President, of course, must state in the most resolute way that he absolutely does not bear any responsibility that he should not bear!

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On the other hand, the situation in the World Security Council is also in trouble. Even the president knows what they, of course, the trustees know. In fact, before the bomb was fired on Manhattan, the unscrupulous councillors had chosen a scapegoat, S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick. Fury!

Although this one-eyed black bald head is resolutely opposed to dropping nuclear bombs, the basic skill of the mixed political arena is not to shirk responsibility and reverse black and white!

Anyway, the fighter plane that launched the nuclear bomb took off from the floating aircraft carrier where you were sitting, who are you not carrying this black cauldron?

The problem is, as the king of agents, S.H.I.E.L.D. Chief Nick. Fury is not an innocent and simple young child, and at the same time as the nuclear bomb was launched, he had already taken the lead and stabbed the news media with all the communication records on the S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft carrier, especially the communication footage of the World Security Council, which ignored his opposition and forcibly commanded the fighter plane to take off and carry out a nuclear bomb attack on New York......

If that were the case, the World Security Council might still have a way to censor the press. But the problem is that they played too much with the brazen nuclear bombing of New York this time, which seriously stimulated the White House, the military and countless big conglomerates, for fear that the World Security Council would play with nuclear bombs and shoot them on their own heads next time...... As a result, under the joint siege of all parties, the World Security Council was criticized by a thousand people in the global public opinion circles for a while, and had to denounce Nick in anger. Fury violated the rules by leaking departmental secrets, while trying to cause trouble and confuse the public, instructing his media to attack the Avengers superheroes, accusing them of leaving the battlefield after fighting the aliens and letting others wipe their butts......

However, you superheroes are not easy to pinch soft persimmons, Iron Man Tony. Stark immediately called a press conference and fired back with a rhetorical response: "...... It's like a bunch of chainsaw murderers who put their feet on someone's corpse while righteously accusing the neighbor's kid of crooking the fence of the victim's house! Who was the guy who ordered the nuclear bomb to be fired at eight million New Yorkers? Definitely not us anyway! ”

In short, the current situation is that the U.S. government and military are torn apart from the World Security Council, the World Security Council is torn apart from S.H.I.E.L.D., and at the same time with the Avengers superheroes, and the superheroes also use their own media channels to cry out grievances, telling about their grief and anger at being plotted by nuclear bombs behind their backs while fighting aliens to defend New York...... In addition, there are countless tragic performances of New York refugees with tears in their eyes. The headlines of major newspapers and news websites have published horrific photos of New Yorkers suffering from radiation burns with their skin blackened and necrotic, and even their eyes burned and peeled off. Human rights organizations, charities, religious organizations, humanitarian organizations, and green organizations also joined in the fun, dazzling the news media. There are also many legislators who are canvassing for votes and give speeches of various views, the main content of which is nothing more than shirking responsibility and blaming political opponents.

At the same time, the streets of New York are still filled with gunfire and explosions. Taking advantage of the collapse of the social order caused by the alien invasion, all kinds of ordinary hooligans and supervillains have come to take advantage of the fire to rob, and the National Guard has to continue to wage guerrilla warfare with humans after fighting the aliens. In addition, the various spies and agents lurking in New York are also trying their best to collect alien items, and countless conflicts have broken out with S.H.I.E.L.D., which is trying to eat alone.

In the midst of all the disturbance, the people who were dazed seemed to have completely forgotten one important thing: the alien invasion is not over yet!

-- The cosmic Rubik's Cube, which was transformed into a giant blue fluorescent elastic ball, continues to jump freely on the vast American continent......

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In the eastern skies of the United States, in the floating aircraft carrier command center of S.H.I.E.L.D., the current S.H.I.E.L.D. chief, Nick. Fury, the tall, majestic-looking one-eyed black bald head, was sitting in his place, looking at the latest picture on the LCD screen, and couldn't help frowning.

――On the screen, the portal generator that triggered the recent alien invasion is now transformed into a giant bouncy ball, and the cosmic cube continues to do random Brownian motion throughout North America. It has now jumped over the Appalachian Mountains and into Tennessee. Along the way, not only did he crush countless houses, vehicles, and street lights, but he also threw the Zetari alien soldiers everywhere like pepper noodles.

Of course, these remote control signals are intermittent, and the alien cyborg soldiers who are basically in a state of fighting the streets have not caused much damage to the lives and property of the people of the United States of America, but have made the American people along the way gain an unexpected fortune. But in any case, this still brings considerable trouble to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s extraterrestrial item recovery work...... In the last few days, people have begun to rob banks with alien weapons!

“…… All in all, that's the case! Ladies and gentlemen! Although the battle of New York is over, Loki and his scepter don't know where to go, and the Cosmic Cube is doing endless rabbit jumps on the territory of the United States, all of which need to be solved by capable people! ”

Nick. Fury turned to the Avengers Six standing behind him: Thor Thor, Captain America, Tony Iron Man, Black Widow Natasha, Professor Banner (the untransformed Hulk), and Hawkeye Patton, and said with a sincere expression, "...... The Earth needs your strength! ”

However, the superheroes who had just been backstabbed by a S.H.I.E.L.D. nuclear bomb on the island of Manhattan in New York obviously didn't buy this kind of pretty words.