Chapter 567: Avengers 4: Final Battle
The Red Skull died after being swallowed by the Space Gem, and then was exiled to the Cliff of Souls by the Space Gem, but unfortunately encountered the Soul Gem.
The Soul Gem is very special, with self-awareness, a certain degree of wisdom, and the ability to control the dead. By chance, the Soul Gem extradited the Red Skull's dead soul to become the Guardian of the Gem.
Well, the Guardian of the Gem is a nice way of saying it. The unpleasant way is that it is the soul slave of the Soul Gem, cursed by the Soul Gem, neither alive nor dead, neither human nor ghost, wandering alone on this desolate planet, unable to transcend, and can only be an emotionless NPC to explain the requests made by the Soul Gem to the visitors.
In fact, although the Red Skull is trapped on this planet, he is of course still valuable. After all, he is the leader of Hydra. No matter what Alexander Pierce, Whitehall, Strucker, or Dr. Zora, they are all subordinates of the Red Skull.
A SHIELD with more than 200,000 agents has extraordinary significance and value. There is also Arnim Zola. Although he is ugly, he is actually one of the smartest people in the Marvel world who can be compared with Tony and Godstick. If he can inherit the legacy of the Red Skull and bring some of the Hydra people under his command, it will be much better than killing them all.
"..." The Red Skull looked at Bai Ye speechlessly. He himself is a master of drawing cakes, so he can attract so many talents for his own use. Now it is someone else's turn to draw cakes for him?
However...
The Red Skull considered that he was trapped here by the Soul Gem and could not get out. If he didn't use the back-up plans he had left in the world, they would only be wasted. Why not tell Bai Ye to make use of his remaining heat and let the world feel the shock from the Red Skull again?
——As long as someone can take the Soul Stone, the Red Skull will be free. However, the love that the Soul Stone requires must be true love, a love that is much more important than one's own life. Many people can't get the Soul Stone even if they drag their own fathers and mothers to the Cliff of Souls and kill them. The Red Skull doesn't think Hawkeye and Black Widow can get the Soul Stone casually. Otherwise, the Soul Stone has been here for so long, wouldn't it have been taken away casually?
"It's okay to give you my inheritance, but you must agree to one condition of mine." The Red Skull thought for a long time and said.
"You say!" Bai Ye did not comment.
"Let Steve Rogers join Hydra and shout long live Hydra!" The Red Skull smiled evilly.
He was already like this, and he didn't bother to think about his ambitions. He only had a grudge against Captain America, his long-time rival. If he could "persuade" Captain America to join the great cause of Hydra and let him shout "Long live Hydra", the Red Skull would be so excited that he would tremble all over just thinking about that scene.
"How about it?" The Red Skull said, "This is my only condition!"
"Simple!" Bai Ye snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "In fact, I also think that letting Captain Rogers shout Long live Hydra is a very interesting scene. Even if you don't mention this condition, I might do it."
The deal was reached.
The Red Skull told Bai Ye the back-up plan he had left on Earth.
Let Bai Ye use his name to make a big fuss on Earth.
...
In a flash.
The sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible hand. A dazzling and dazzling energy wave suddenly surged out from the depths of the Soul-Breaking Cliff, like a sleeping dragon suddenly opening its eyes, releasing a majestic energy, sweeping across the vast starry sky of Vormir. Wherever the light reached, the stars dimmed and the void trembled, instantly dyeing the originally desolate Vormir with thrilling colors.
The Soul Gem appeared.
"Eh?"
The Red Skull suddenly felt that his body, from a dead soul that was always wandering between life and death, had been as ethereal as smoke for a long time, but now began to gradually condense. Every molecule and every cell was rearranged and combined under the action of a mysterious force, from virtual to real.
He was resurrected!
The Red Skull's consciousness became clearer, and he recalled everything in his life, those glory and shame, success and failure...
"Hiss--!!"
A red light suddenly penetrated the Red Skull's eyebrows.
The Red Skull's body stiffened instantly, his eyes were full of disbelief, but he had to look up and fall down under the influence of gravity.
Damn it, I just resurrected, and I died again, damn it!
The Red Skull's heart was full of reluctance and anger, but all this was irreversible. His consciousness began to blur, and his body gradually became cold and stiff: Don't give me a chance, otherwise I will make you regret it, you bastard!
"Now I am the leader of Hydra, Red Skull!" Bai Ye smiled faintly.
He had long been eyeing Hydra's global network of forces. If Red Skull was resurrected and returned to Earth, there was no doubt that everything would belong to Red Skull.
Can Bai Ye tolerate this?
The dead Red Skull is the good Red Skull.
Bai Ye waited patiently for a moment, and Hawkeye just came over with an orange soul gem in a trance.
"You already know the condition for obtaining the Soul Stone. It means you have to trade your love, right?" Hawkeye threw the Soul Stone to Bai Ye and said angrily, "You don't want to pay the price, so you let us do it?"
"Oh, dear Barton, if you want to save half of the universe, it's not just about fighting a few gangsters, but an unprecedented space-time war. You hope that no one will die in the war, everyone will be safe, and you don't have to pay any price. Is it possible? It's too naive!" Bai Ye smiled and took the soul gem.
"Then I can also exchange it with my life! Why must it be Natasha?" Hawkeye said with hatred.
Bai Ye sighed softly, he stretched out his right hand, and the infinite gauntlet appeared:
"It doesn't have to be Natasha, but in the race of fate, she made her choice, and you, at that moment, lost to her. That's all, isn't it?"
As he said, Bai Ye slowly embedded the soul gem on the infinite gauntlet. As the gem was embedded, the gauntlet instantly burst into a dazzling light.
"Wow, it's the Soul Stone!"
Bai Ye felt the power of the Soul Stone, the most special and powerful Infinity Stone, and it lived up to its reputation. Now Bai Ye knew that according to the conditions of the Soul Stone, even if Bai Ye tied Norman Osborn, Harry, Tony, and Tangtang to the Cliff of Souls, he would not get the Soul Stone unless he committed suicide.
"Similar to Izanagi's invincibility frame, it controls the power of all the undead in the universe and strips away life... Not bad, not bad!"
"Have you found a way to completely defeat Thanos?" Hawkeye asked in a deep voice: "At this point, if you let Natasha's sacrifice go to waste, I will never let you go!"
Seeing that Hawkeye helped get the Soul Stone, Bai Ye didn't care, and said with a smile: "OK, I have found a way to deal with Thanos, and I promise to help you save the lives of half of the universe!"
Hawkeye took out the time-space teleportation device.
"Wait a moment." Bai Ye stretched out his hand to stop him.
"What else do you want?" Hawkeye said.
"In order to have a better chance of winning, I'm going to upgrade my equipment before going back!" Bai Ye wore the Infinity Gauntlet on one hand, and with the other hand, the palm was open, and a small and pocket-sized Human Emperor Banner was slowly rotating.
The Soul Gem represents the soul law of the Marvel world, and can control all the power of life and death. Isn't this the ultimate form of the Human Emperor Banner?
So Bai Ye can completely let the Soul Gem charge the Human Emperor Banner and push the Human Emperor Banner to the level of the king's weapon in one breath.
Since Bai Ye said it was for the winning rate, Hawkeye waited patiently no matter how anxious he was.
In this way, Bai Ye and Hawkeye stayed on Vormir for three more days.
In the ancient ruins of Vormir, the Human Emperor Banner was bathed in the orange light of the Soul Gem, like a huge sponge, greedily absorbing the energy of the Soul Gem.
As time went by, the charging of the Soul Gem gradually reached its climax. Ripples began to appear on the surface of the Human Emperor Banner, and an unprecedented light burst out from the Human Emperor Banner. The light was so strong that it penetrated the thick star barrier and illuminated a corner of the entire universe.
Under the infinite charging blessing of the Soul Gem, the power of the Human Emperor Banner soared, and it has reached the point of surpassing the Ice War God Armor, the Flowing Star Meteor Knife, and the Evil Spirit Bloodthirsty Sword, becoming Bai Ye's strongest artifact, both offensive and defensive.
It is no longer a simple weapon or protective gear, but an extension of Bai Ye's body and will.
…
Avengers 4 Time and Space.
"Swear, you didn't force Natasha to die just because you wanted the Soul Gem!" Tony Stark said, staring at Bai Ye with red eyes.
"Tony, we are all adults, don't act like a child!" Bai Ye said lightly: "If you can find a way to deal with Thanos, I don't need to intervene at all. How can I force you?"
"..."
Although it is cruel, this world is the law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak, Germany was punished for slaughtering squids, but was America punished for slaughtering Indians?
No! America can still shout universal values and claim to be the light of mankind!
When it is beneficial to abide by morality, America abides by morality;
And when it will lose benefits to abide by morality, America can decisively abandon morality;
This is the nature of America.
It has not delayed America from being the hegemon of the earth for nearly a hundred years!
The so-called civilized world is just a fig leaf of America, an illusion created for the whole world.
Don't take it too seriously.
If America has another economic crisis in 1929...
The members of the Avengers were silent.
...Too many people have died in the past few years. Even if there is one more Black Widow, the Avengers will be sad for a while, but they will soon accept the reality.
After all, Black Widow Natasha is a spy. The only person who has a good relationship with her, besides Hawkeye Barton, is perhaps Dr. Green.
The rest of the people are just colleagues to Black Widow Natasha, or at most colleagues with a better relationship - for example, in Tony Stark's heart, the most important one is undoubtedly Morgan Stark, followed by Pepper Stark, followed by Peter Parker, Happy, Colonel Rhodes... Where can Black Widow Natasha rank?
"Avengers, assemble!"
Under the leadership of Captain Rogers, all the surviving Avengers members gathered in front of the ruins of the Avengers Building.
"Are you ready?" Bai Ye held up the Infinity Gauntlet and said with a smile: "If nothing unexpected happens, this will be your final battle. Many people can enjoy their retirement life after this war."
For example, Tony Stark has not been Iron Man for a long time, but has been trying to be a good husband and a good father. If it weren't for Captain America's invitation, he would not come out.
"You talk too much nonsense!" Tony Stark said: "Hurry up! Morgan is waiting for me to come back to tell her a bedtime story in the evening!"
"Mad, can you be nicer to me? Now I am the only one in the universe who can help you defeat Thanos and save your relatives. I will go back and take Thanos's soul gem and run away. You will be orphans for the rest of your life, and I won't bother you!" Bai Ye retorted.
The space gem on his infinite gauntlet emits a deep blue light.
Scan the scene.
The next second.
The group was wrapped in an irresistible force, instantly crossing the boundless interstellar and descending on the desolate and mysterious surface of Titan.
On Titan, Thanos had been waiting for a long time. His purple skin looked even more gloomy in the afterglow of the sunset. Obviously, he was also ready for the final battle.
Tony Stark recalled the fear of being dominated by Thanos.
He and Doctor Strange and his team had fought Thanos here before.
They were about to take down Thanos, but a fool who was as powerful as a mortal pushed Thanos with a fist.
He could only watch his "son" disappear like smoke, but he was powerless.
"Thanos! Are you ready to die?"
Tony Stark's eyes were full of the flame of revenge.
Thanos was too lazy to answer, and waved his double-edged broadsword: "Kill--!!!"
The Iron Legion brought by Tony Stark, plus the Avengers members, and the Dark Order, the two sides were mixed together again, and the battle instantly reached a white-hot level.
Thanos rushed into the battlefield like a raging wave, and the double-edged broadsword drew silver tracks in the air, looking down on everyone.
Tony Stark's laser cannon was like an angry dragon, spurting out hot beams, and the missiles were as dense as raindrops, cutting through the sky and launching a fierce attack on Thanos.
"What's the solution you agreed on to deal with Thanos?" Tony Stark landed next to Bai Ye, with a hint of anxiety in his voice.
Bai Ye heard this, and a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly raised an index finger.
"What do you mean?"
"A method that couldn't be simpler, I thought you should have guessed it!" Bai Ye said: "The Soul Stone will choose its own owner, but here, there are two owners of the Soul Stone!" (End of this chapter)