The Undead Empire That Travels Through the Multiverse

In the life of Steve Rogers, the most important person to him is undoubtedly Bucky Barnes, his good friend who grew up with him, who has been with him from birth to death, and who has always been there to protect him.

But in terms of the person who influenced him the most, there are probably three people who could compete for this spot.

One of them, of course, is Dr. Erskine, who chose him to be the recipient of the enhanced serum that transformed him from a skinny Brooklyn kid into a super-soldier.

If there were no Dr. Erskine, there might not be Captain America, just a thin but determined Brooklyn kid who could do something special.

As for another person who had a profound impact on him, it was not the love of his life, Peggy Carter, who became Captain Britain in another timeline, but Howard, who built the most important shield for Captain America. · Stark.

It can be said that in Steve Rogers...no, it should be said that in the life experience of Captain America, Howard Stark occupies a very important position and weight.

Without the shield built by Howard Stark, Steve Rogers might still have become Captain America, but without that nearly invulnerable shield, he might have died on the battlefield.

And this shield, which has become a symbol of Captain America and even a spiritual totem of America, has also become a symbol of Captain America’s identity and some kind of inheritance.

In various parallel universes or timelines, Steve Rogers is not the only Captain America, but neither he nor his successor can truly inherit Captain America until they take over the shield. identity.

Although in the timeline of the movie universe, only Steve Rogers can truly be called Captain America, at this point in time he has not handed the shield to his successor.

Howard Stark's influence on Steve goes far beyond that. Not only was Howard involved in the enhanced serum project, but the subsequent establishment of the Howling Commandos was also inseparable from Howard Stark's strong support.

Not only did a variety of Howard's specially designed weapons and equipment be provided to the Howling Commandos, the talented scientist and billionaire at the time also personally piloted a bomber to send Steve Rogers and the Howling Commandos into German-occupied areas or battlefields.

It was not a steel suit made by Tony Stark. It could fly at a speed of Mach 7. The armor made of titanium alloy could resist various attacks. The black technology buffer inside had become an urban legend and ridiculed by fans.

It is a simple US bomber from World War II. Perhaps Howard made some minor changes to it, but essentially it is still an ordinary bomber.

Being able to personally fly such a bomber at night through the German air defense network and enter the German-occupied areas, Howard is admirable in terms of courage and courage.

It is precisely because of this experience of fighting side by side that Howard and Steve established a deep friendship. After Steve fell into the sea, Howard personally organized an expedition to the North Pole to prepare to search and rescue Steve.

It's a pity that Howard only found the Cosmic Cube at that time, but not Steve.

Out of concern for his old friend Howard and the protection of his old friend's son Tony, Steve offered to accompany Tony to the place written on the address after Tony opened the envelope and saw that there was only a line of address inside.

"Seriously, you don't have to come with me. As a politician, you should be more involved in public activities at this time. Now New Yorkers' support for you has skyrocketed. After giving many more speeches and participating in charity There is no problem for you to be elected as a New York City Councilor or even a State Representative this year." Sitting in his luxury car, Tony was chattering a little, but what was revealed between the lines was still an awkward concern for Steve.

However, Steve shook his head and said: "Perhaps this kind of thing is more suitable for me than participating in public events where I am endlessly questioned."

As he spoke, Steve opened the travel bag he brought, took out his shield from it, put it on his hand, and then glanced at the building outside the car, his eyes showing a kind of vigilance and peace. Be on guard.

"You know, that day I faced the person who gave you the invitation. He was very strong, stronger than you imagined." Steve explained to Tony in a very serious tone, the tone that he had been talking about for a long time. In the past, I only had to explain combat missions to my comrades before leading the Howling Commandos into the battlefield.

This is not only the seriousness and seriousness with which Steve takes things, but also shows that he is not sure that he can escape completely and let everyone, including himself, come back alive.

The former Captain America was neither a man nor a god. Not only was he injured on the battlefield, but he almost faced death.

Therefore, he always takes every combat mission and operation seriously and carefully prepares every detail.

After all, they are entering the battlefield. When they will die and who will die are matters left to God to decide. As for themselves, they can only guarantee that they will jump into hell with both feet.

It is precisely because of this uncertainty about whether he can come back alive that Steve shows this unique seriousness and a little nervousness.

As if feeling the pressure brought by Steve's seriousness and tightness, Tony also restrained his cynical expression and asked seriously: "Strong? What do you think he has?" How strong is it? Can it be stronger than the god Thor?"

Regarding this question, Steve took a serious look at Tony. After his eyes paused on him for a few seconds, he seemed to see his old friend Howard: "If you compare Thor with him, I think the difference between the two of them is The gap is like the gap between a fool with a hammer and a head of state with a nuclear bomb launch button in his hand."

"Uh...this is really an easy-to-understand metaphor and evaluation." Tony was speechless, but his eyes were awe-inspiring and serious: "In other words, in your eyes, Thor, the hammer god, cannot win at all. The one who gave me the invitation?"

Although he didn't understand how strong Steve was talking about, Tony still understood what Steve wanted to convey very well.

"If it's a face-to-face fist fight, I can't say. Thor may not lose, but if both parties can use all their strength or abilities, Thor will definitely be beaten to death." Steve did not look down on Thor in any way. means, and he also witnessed the power of the Hammer God with his own eyes during the Battle of New York.

But Chen Mo left such a profound impression on him that Steve had an illusion when facing Chen Mo, as if his head would be removed in the next second because of one of his thoughts.

In the past, Steve had heard the word "God's grace is like the sea and God's power is like prison". He didn't quite understand this sentence before. Even on the battlefield of World War II, a place worse than hell, he didn't feel that death was far away from him. So close.

At that moment, he really felt what it was like to be as powerful as hell, and this was something that Thor, the northern hammer god, could not give him.

From a certain perspective, Thor really doesn't look like a god at all in Steve's eyes.

Although he has great power, in Steve's view he is still a willful and immature guy, like a recruit who has just stepped onto the battlefield and picked up a weapon, still full of youthful blood. Restlessness, and some unrealistic fantasies about war, such as the so-called glory.

For Steve, who actually experienced World War II, war has always brought only one thing, and that is death.

When facing Chen Mo, he knew that death was right in front of him.

Tony didn't know Steve's inner judgment or fear of Chen Mo. He just felt that this old friend of his father seemed to be very serious and nervous at the moment. It felt like a recruit going to the battlefield for the first time. But he only received a magazine containing five bullets, and the gun had to be shared with his companions.

This also made Tony himself become nervous. He took the suitcase aside. This was a set of portable steel suits that he had remade to prepare for emergencies when needed.

Now seems to be the time to put it to use and keep it with you to be prepared.

But no matter what, they have to face the guy who gave the invitation now.

The two of them, one carrying a shield and the other carrying a suitcase and suit, stood together in front of the address written on the invitation letter given by Chen Mo, and what was in front of them was the New York Sanctuary.

Looking at each other, Steve took a deep breath, then looked at Tony: "Are you ready? Knock on the door."

Tony nodded, followed Steve's example, took a deep breath, touched the strange invitation in his pocket, and then raised his hand to knock on the door of the New York Sanctuary.

However, before his hand fell on the door, the door opened by itself. A fat man with an Asian face poked his head out from behind the door, looked at the two people standing in front of the door, and then said: "You two Who has received the invitation?"

"It's me, here's the invitation." Tony seemed to be relieved when he saw that the person who opened the door was not Chen Mo who sent the invitation. He took out the invitation from his pocket and handed it to the fat man in front of him.

However, the fat man just glanced at the coat of arms on the envelope and stepped aside without accepting the letter: "Come in, the Supreme Mage and the three great gods are waiting for you."

Hearing these words, both Tony and Steve had a hint of surprise in their eyes, but at the same time they felt it was natural.

Of course, they were surprised that the other party was waiting for them and the existence of the gods mentioned in the words. Although they all knew that there were gods in this world, for example, Thor was the God of Thunder in Norse mythology, but in their opinion, it was just a god. Just a group of aliens with powerful abilities.

But Chen Mo gave them completely different feelings. If they were asked to evaluate who is more like a god, Chen Mo or Saul, they would definitely vote for Chen Mo without hesitation.

Because Chen Mo's sense of oppression and magnanimity, as well as his various strange performances, make people feel that he is really a god.

And now, it seems that there are three gods waiting for them?

The two of them didn't ask the fat man who led the way for more information. Instead, they walked up the stairs under his guidance and came to a room that looked like a reception room, but was surrounded by books.

There is a small coffee table in the room, with a teapot and four teacups on it, as well as a plate of snacks necessary for English afternoon tea.

Steve was inexplicably nostalgic for this. When he was fighting in Europe, he had the opportunity to briefly recuperate in the UK. At that time, Peggy specially invited him to taste an English afternoon tea. Although the snacks served at that time were not so exquisite. and richness, but they were all made by Peggy herself.

Thinking back to this, the expression on Steve's face seemed to soften a lot.

And Tony noticed that sitting around this table were four people, or gods, who all looked ordinary, but it was obvious at a glance that they were extraordinary.

One of them is a bald woman, who looks most like a mage, because she wears a yellow robe, and her face has many traces or scars left by the years. One glance can make people think that she is not simple.

But compared with the other three Eastern people or gods who seemed to be wearing ordinary clothes and not attracting much attention when walking on the street, she seemed a little ordinary.

After all, with these three people or gods in front of him, as long as Tony kept his eyes on them for more than three seconds, he seemed to see an extremely terrifying scene, a scene like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

There are piles of bones everywhere. Everything seems to be blood red, with mountains of bones and rivers of blood.

The blood literally gathered into a turbulent river, flowing out from between the bones piled up into mountains and rivers. The scarlet river was filled with the souls of the dead, and they were being carried away by the blood and rushing into the distance.

And when Tony seemed to cast his sight along the direction of the river, what he saw was a river of stars that ran through the sky.

I don’t know where it starts, and I don’t know where it ends. It’s vast and endless.

"Hey, come to your senses. If I look at you again, you will never come back." However, a voice interrupted Tony's gaze. When he noticed Chen Mo speaking to him, the terrifying scene disappeared in an instant, and he returned Back to the room filled with books.

Chen Mo picked up the tea cup in front of him and tasted the tea collected by Gu Yi. At the same time, he said half jokingly and half seriously: "Don't look directly at God, because the existence of God is beyond your understanding and knowledge."

"Was what I saw just now an illusion?" Tony looked directly at Chen Mo again and asked him his doubts.

However, Chen Mo just smiled and shook his head, and explained nonchalantly: "That is just a little radiance escaping from the gods. Even if we all appear as mortals at the moment, the essence of gods still affects us all the time. In the space and time you are in, what you see are just some of the aftermath that escapes from the affected time and space."