Chapter 259: Chapter 259 The Justice League and the Avengers Clash Again!
The special forces also saw the blue beam emerging from the helipad on the Stark Tower in Manhattan at first light.
At the same time, they received a notification from Anton.
[Act immediately]
Under Hawk command, the fully armed special forces team assembled and headed towards Stark Tower.
On their way, they witnessed a battle already underway near Stark Tower.
Iron Man, Harry, and Victor Von Doom were jointly attacking cyborg, who was alone.
Apart from Victor Von Doom, Iron Man, Harry, and cyborg were flying around Stark Tower, occasionally exchanging cannon fire, causing huge waves and flashes of light in a spectacular display.
As they hurried to the scene, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow quickly appeared.
The former soared into the air and intercepted Harry in flight.
The latter stood on the rooftop of a building opposite Stark Tower, aiming his arrows at Victor Von Doom near the portal.
The situation was now three against three.
Meanwhile, aside from the special forces, members of the Justice League such as the Ninja Turtles, Daredevil, Venom, demon, and Spider-Man had also received Anton signal to assemble and were about to arrive at the scene.
These individuals, upon hearing the broadcast from cyborg taking over all of New York networks, realized the gravity of the situation.
It worth mentioning that the special forces were already stationed in Manhattan, and it only took them a few minutes to reach the base of Stark Tower.
By this time, Stark Tower was eerily deserted.
"Move out!"
Hawk commanded sternly, "Our target is that beam of light. We need to destroy the device and prevent the enemy from opening the portal."
Anton, while instructing the special forces, emphasized the critical nature of this mission.
The portal! The enemy intended to open a portal to bring an alien army to invade Earth!
Having dealt with more than one alien crisis as Batman, and with partial knowledge about Loki origins from John Cleese and S.H.I.E.L.D., Hawk had no doubts about Anton warning and looked very serious.
However, just as he finished his instructions, an airplane attacked.
Boom! Several figures suddenly jumped from the mid-air plane, landing right in front of them.
They were Black Widow, Hawkeye, Sandman, and Doctor Octopus.
"The Avengers?"
Members of the special forces frowned upon seeing this.
"The Avengers, we share the same goal. There something wrong with that beam of light above."
Hawk noticed the odd expressions on the faces of the Avengers but didn't dwell on it, instead saying, "We need to act fast..."
Whoosh! Suddenly, Doctor Octopus activated his mechanical arms, which swiftly extended and viciously thrust towards Hawk.
Boom!
The ground caved in, sending shards of rock flying and creating web-like cracks spreading out.
A bead of sweat formed on Hawk forehead.
Had he not dodged quickly, he would have likely been crushed into a pulp by the mechanical arm.
"Otto, what are you doing?"
Duke was startled and quickly pulled Hawk back into the formation. The special forces stood with stern faces, eyeing the Avengers as the atmosphere turned somber, the air around them seemingly freezing.
However, the four Avengers in front of them didn't respond, but instead launched a coordinated attack.
Hawkeye and Black Widow charged into the crowd. Though the special forces members were formidable, they were only extraordinarily skilled among ordinary people.
After being injected with the Extremis virus, Hawkeye and Black Widow had become superpowered beings, and the special forces stood no chance against them.
Even using firearms and heavy weapons couldn't stop the two.
Not to mention Sandman and Doctor Octopus.
Doctor Octopus mechanical arms instantly killed a skilled heavy gunner, highly valued by Hawk, then one arm tangled with Snake Eyes while another easily flung Duke, Parachute, and Circuit Breaker aside.
Sandman ability to transform into sand gave him an even greater advantage against the special forces.
He whirled into a sandstorm, effortlessly throwing Redhead and Roadblock into the air, while Firestone, watching helplessly, stepped forward to help but was easily neck-snapped by Sandman.
In a brief encounter, the special forces suffered numerous casualties and severe losses.
Hawk eyes reddened with grief.
These were his comrades, yet they had fallen at the hands of those they had once thought of as allies.
"Damn it!"
Hawk clenched his fists so hard that he drew blood, unaware of his own injuries.
"Avengers!"
In his impotent rage, a dark figure appeared, tall and muscular with claws and large eyes that were all white, none other than Eddie transformed into Venom.
Swoosh! Following him, Spider-Man, Daredevil, demon, and the Ninja Turtles appeared on the scene through teleportation rings.
Venom blocked Doctor Octopus.
demon used a freeze gun to halt Sandman movements.
Spider-Man, Daredevil, and the little turtles then surrounded Black Widow and Hawkeye, cutting them off from battling the special forces members.
"Leave this to us, you guys pull back for now."
demon, on his hoverboard — Phil — spoke solemnly, "It too late to shut down the portal.
Head to the rooftop across from Stark Tower, bring weapons, and prepare to focus on attacking the aliens arriving on Earth.
Keep the battlefield contained to Manhattan... As for shutting down the portal, Batman said, leave that to us!"
"Okay!"
Hawk clenched his fist. Despite the heavy losses, there were still many in the special forces left.
With these men and him as their commander, the special forces would not disband.
"Let go!"
Hawk gestured, leading the remaining members of the special forces, who suppressed their anger and grief, to quickly retreat to a nearby building rooftop.
At that moment.
Tony and Harry, from mid-air above Stark Tower, plummeted to the ground, creating a gust of wind upon impact.
cyborg and Wonder Woman also joined the Justice League ranks on the ground.
The Justice League and the Avengers were about to face a real showdown.
Undoubtedly, this battle would be even more intense than the Battle of Washington.
Meanwhile, Green Arrow was still on the rooftop, confronting Victor Von Doom.
Of course, Green Arrow was no match for Doom. His primary role was to provide Anton with a view to observe the space portal.
"The portal is about to open..."
At this moment, Anton, stationed on the rooftop of a building, had already transformed into Batman.
"To destroy the portal, brute force is useless. We must use Loki mind-control scepter, utilizing energy of the same nature as the Infinity Stones to break through the protective barrier," Anton pondered.
The original plot had already provided the best solution he didn't need to overthink it.
And to find the mind-control scepter, naturally, he had to find Loki first.
Since the Avengers controlled by Loki had already shown up, that also meant Loki should have arrived at the scene.
"The penthouse at the top of Stark Tower?"
Anton gaze crossed the considerable distance, focusing on the space below the rooftop of Stark Tower.