Chapter 100: The True Reason
Outskirts of New York…
No, there are no outskirts anymore.
The Avengers' temporary camp is now located in the southwestern outer ring of the New York crater…
Anyway…
The core members of the Avengers sat in their chairs, silently staring at the holographic screen before them.
Thanks to Veronica's powerful tracking and recording capabilities, the footage they received was far clearer than what Nick Fury had seen.
Additionally, Veronica was equipped with a system Tony had specially designed to automatically detect anomalous extraterrestrial phenomena.
As soon as Heisenberg and Captain Marvel appeared in space, Veronica captured them!
Watching Heisenberg first take Captain Marvel and quickly disappear toward Venus, then return an hour later with her corpse…
The Avengers exchanged glances.
After a long pause, Captain America took a deep breath and spoke.
"Such methods… too…"
"OK, Cap, no need to say it!"
Iron Man cut him off, knowing what Cap was about to say.
"Carol Danvers, the woman who saved my life. Right now, my heart is far more conflicted than yours!
But can we afford another war?
Or, even if we want to do something about this, do we have the capability?"
Tony shook his head helplessly.
"We successfully brought back 4 billion people, but at the cost of New York's destruction. And none of us can deny…"
He paused, taking a deep breath.
"Considering he might have hypersensitive hearing for specific keywords, we must avoid using any…"
Tony stopped mid-sentence, swiping in the air. Several words appeared before them:
"Superman," "Super," "Heisenberg," "Heat Vision," "Frost Breath," "Bio-Force Field," "Lois Lane," "Clark Kent," "Krypton,"
And even…
"Batman!"
Tony marked countless words as sensitive, complicating their subsequent conversation.
He cleared his throat and continued.
"None of us can deny his contributions to the war. Without him, we might have succeeded, but our losses would have far exceeded what we've endured now!"
"Right and wrong—nothing can justify Carol's death!" Cap shook his head.
But before Cap finished, Barton retorted disdainfully.
"Cap, I don't think Carol meant anything. Even if I hadn't vanished in the Blip, I wouldn't have liked her!"
"True!" Natasha nodded. "In the past five years, she did almost nothing for Earth, always drifting in space!
She gave me the impression of someone who looked down on this planet!"
Natasha stepped forward, resting her hands on the table.
"I think we can drop this topic. What happened between him and Carol seems like a personal grudge…
Anyway, I didn't appreciate Carol's attitude toward cosmic beings.
As for her demanding the Infinity Stones…
Well, let's not discuss that.
But he did destroy a human trafficking ring in LA and saved two girls.
His methods are brutal, but his heart is just. Someone like me feels his sense of justice more deeply!"
"A just heart doesn't excuse his cruel killings."
Cap shook his head disapprovingly.
"Fighting the Chitauri, what struck me most was how they targeted Jews, then gays, then countless others.
Their methods were no different from a tyrant's. Was Carol just the beginning?
We need to recall our main forces. Banner alone can't stop him if he makes a wrong decision."
"I agree!"
Tony nodded, adding to Cap's point.
"While I have a good impression of him, I must admit he and Carol are essentially the same—transient visitors to our planet.
Even if we don't plan to actively pursue his crimes, we must have the power to counter him!
Thor's injuries, based on his energy response, will take two more days to heal.
Wanda, after leaving, seems to have returned to Westview!
I need to accelerate Thor's energy recovery, bring him back sooner, and recall Wanda."
"Wait!"
Banner raised his hand.
"I think all this is unnecessary!"
He frowned, dismissing their plans, and explained bluntly.
"He has no intention of staying in our universe. What we should do is develop a quantum portal to send him and the Infinity Stones back to his universe!
To speed this up, we need Hank Pym's help. After all, he's back from the Blip, right?"
…
Banner's words finally unified their opinion. Scott looked around, shrugging helplessly.
"OK, it's me again. I knew no one wanted to talk to that stubborn old man. Ha ha.
Leave it to me!"
Ant-Man left, and after his departure, the Avengers fell silent again.
The video now showed Heisenberg's final actions.
Seeing Captain Marvel's ultimate fate, they felt sorrow, but more so, shock!
"He's using Carol's corpse to deter aliens who might threaten Earth?"
"That's too cruel!"
"But it will be very effective!"
"Not just Carol, but Thanos too. He's turned them both into…"
"It's like the mindset of a god—spreading fear to mark his territory!"
"The key is, it's his territory!"
Iron Man sighed, clapping his hands to release his tense grip.
"I need to talk to him. Banner, handle the quantum portal and time machine development."
"No problem. Estimate… five days. If Hank Pym joins, just two!"
"As soon as possible."
Tony said, leaving the tent deep in thought.
…
The next morning, Heisenberg woke up in a luxury villa provided by a kind businessman. He gently pushed aside a female celebrity and got out of bed.
After a shower, he picked out a suitable outfit from the businessman's wardrobe.
Wrapping himself in a long coat, Heisenberg entered the living room, releasing the businessman he'd suspended all night.
"If your new son still makes me a celebrity and hints at those damn unspoken rules, you'd better die too…"
Heisenberg patted the businessman's shoulder, then strode past the man's son, embedded in the wall, and left.
Outside, he saw an Audi parked by the road. Inside was none other than Iron Man.
Heisenberg knocked on the window.
"Open the door!"
Tony jolted awake, and Heisenberg sat in the passenger seat.
"I thought you'd rip the door off and get in."
"Hmph, prejudice is like a mountain. Am I that violent in your eyes?"
Heisenberg pointed at the villa.
"That actress from Transformers… we had a thing last night. You know.
For saving Earth, give her a few million as my parting gift. How about it?"
"Easy."
Tony nodded. If a few million could hire Heisenberg to save the world, he'd pay a billion!
Seeing Tony agree, Heisenberg smiled.
"I'm surprised you're waiting here. You're not usually this patient. Why didn't you just come in?"
"I didn't want to end up on the moon…"
"Overthinking. You're not worthy of being hung there, pal."
Heisenberg laughed, cutting Tony off, but his answer only annoyed Tony more.
If not for the risk of death, Tony would have argued, proving he had the potential to stand alongside Thanos and Captain Marvel.
But now wasn't the time. Tony dropped the topic, staring gravely at Heisenberg.
"About Captain Marvel…"
"Hmph, I knew you'd be scared. Don't worry!"
Heisenberg shook his head, explaining for the sake of the gift.
"You might question why I killed her. Here's why:
In the club, she attacked my morals without caring about a single life there.
Her attitude toward cosmic beings versus Earthlings worsened my mood.
Most importantly, her condescending attitude—she thought she was benevolent and great. Why should I respect her?
What is she?"
Heisenberg leaned closer, patting Tony's shoulder.
"But those aren't the key reasons she had to die. Do you know what is?"
Without waiting for Tony's answer, Heisenberg smiled.
"She tried to snap her fingers in front of me, risking my life, especially after expressing her dislike for me!!!"
Heisenberg sat back, sneering.
"I'll never entrust my safety to anyone but myself, especially someone who dislikes me.
And I'm certain she'd never abandon her quest for the Infinity Stones—she's stubborn!
I'd never snap for her childish ideas.
See?
I couldn't change her mind, so I changed her state!
Alive, she'd be a problem. Dead, she not only reassures me but also deters most cosmic beings from targeting Earth.
Her death was inevitable. It's reasonable, right?"