togophonebook #152 - The force that drives the solar system! Will it end human civilization?
#152 - The force that drives the solar system! Will it end human civilization?
Thor smashed several Chitauri soldiers with his hammer, Mjolnir, then quickly swung it, propelling himself towards Stark Tower.
When Thor arrived at Stark Tower, he immediately noticed several perfectly round iron balls.
In an instant, Thor recognized that each of these seemingly smooth iron balls was a Chitauri soldier compressed by gravity.
During his time in Asgard, Thor had seen similar techniques used by Luo Fu more than once.
However, back in Asgard, Luo Fu mostly used these abilities for demonstrations and not in actual sparring.
Even so, the method of completely crushing an opponent into a small ball with gravity had left a deep impression on Thor and the Asgardians.
Scanning the Chitauri soldiers crushed into balls, Thor took a deep breath and strode towards Luo Fu.
"Hey, brother, I… I just heard some bad news." Thor approached Luo Fu with practiced familiarity, saying, "I just heard that to deal with these Chitauri, the people of this planet are planning to use a nuclear weapon to attack the city."
Luo Fu waved his hand, interrupting Thor's overly familiar manner, and said, "Let me guess, besides wanting to tell me that someone is planning to attack the entire city with a nuclear weapon, you also heard that the key to closing the portal is in my hands, right?"
Thor chuckled dryly and said, "Brother, you know me. Although I heard this news, I still want to advise you. No matter what conflicts you have with the various countries on this planet, the civilians are innocent. Although you are now a Dimensional Demon God, you were born on this planet. You can't possibly just stand by and watch this planet be engulfed in war, can you?"
"Thor, do you know what? People are like that, they will never truly understand each other's feelings," Luo Fu said. "Unlike you, I'm just an ordinary human on this planet. If it weren't for a lucky chance that turned me into a Dimensional Demon God and awakened the power within my bloodline, I would probably be like those anxious civilians below. But when I obtained this power, do you think I became safe?"
"Of course!" Thor replied matter-of-factly.
But Luo Fu shook his head and said, "Wrong. Let me tell you, I not only didn't become safe, but I became even more dangerous. Because those in power cannot control someone like me who possesses power. Not just me, but also the Avengers. Do you think this nuclear weapon is really just for the aliens? No, it also includes the Avengers. In fact, compared to the Avengers, I'm secondary. Their real goal is to completely destroy the Avengers who make them uneasy."
Thor was stunned. Although he wanted to refute Luo Fu's words, as Luo Fu had just said, there was no true empathy in this world.
Compared to the Avengers, whom he had only known for a short time, Thor trusted Luo Fu more, who he had known for over a year and had even gained the approval of Odin and Frigga.
His expression turning somber, Thor said, "Brother, are you saying that this nuclear weapon isn't aimed at you, but at the Avengers, at… me?"
Nodding affirmatively, Luo Fu said, "Didn't we already talk about it on the Helicarrier? SHIELD has been planning to counter your power since the moment you appeared a year ago. Those weapons developed using the Tesseract's energy were designed with you as the hypothetical enemy. The emergence of the Avengers simply made you less conspicuous, but the Avengers have become increasingly annoying to those people."
Thor was confused and said, "But if they kill all the Avengers, who will stop these Chitauri?"
"Why should they stop them?" Luo Fu's expression became increasingly unfamiliar to Thor.
"They are the enemy. Isn't stopping the enemy the obvious thing to do?"
"Hahaha…" Luo Fu laughed and said, "Guess why the Ancient One possesses such power but has always refused to reveal herself to the public?"
"I don't want to know why the Ancient One does that. I'm just curious about one thing: why are you fighting amongst yourselves when the enemy has already invaded?"
"That's the inherent flaw of humanity," Luo Fu sighed, thinking of the future, the Avengers' Civil War, and a series of other events. At first glance, it all seemed to be caused by internal problems within the Avengers.
But upon closer inspection, you would find that all of this was being driven by one or even more behind-the-scenes manipulators.
No matter how high-sounding the reasons, they cannot conceal one thing: from the moment the Avengers were born, they had become a thorn in the side of the Earth's rulers.
This cannot be concealed by a mere substitution, a resurrected Hydra.
Could it be that the vast majority of powerful people on Earth are all Hydra agents?
It can only be said that there is nothing new under the sun; what has been will be again, what has been done will be done again.
Luo Fu didn't want to get caught in the cesspool that was Earth.
Undeniably, Earth was indeed beautiful, but Luo Fu hoped that Earth would only be a place for him to rest, not a place where he had to scheme and fight with others.
Since learning that the nuclear weapon was originally intended to target him and the Avengers, Thor was shocked, although he didn't understand.
He wouldn't doubt Luo Fu, and he certainly wouldn't have any good feelings towards those who ordered the nuclear attack on New York.
Right now, Thor felt like his brain wasn't working properly. Compared to the Avengers and SHIELD, Luo Fu was more trustworthy.
"Brother, what are you going to do?" Thor asked curiously.
"I'm waiting," Luo Fu said. "You know, Thor, when your power isn't strong enough to crush everything, these people will plot against you, they will try to harm you. But when your strength is so great that you can ignore everything, even when you are wantonly reckless, they will fear you and try to please you."
After a slight pause, Luo Fu suddenly looked into the distance and said, "What I'm waiting for has arrived."
Following Luo Fu's gaze, Thor's eyes suddenly narrowed and he said, "That is…"
Luo Fu nodded and said, "That's right, that's the nuclear weapon intended for you."
In the short span of their conversation, the nuclear weapon had already reached the skies above New York.
Even if they could kill a few more enemies before the nuclear weapon struck, what difference would it make?
Tony Stark chuckled weakly and said on the Avengers' communication channel, "Now we can only pray for God's arrival."
Unlike the timeline without Luo Fu, Tony Stark selflessly carried the nuclear weapon and rushed into the portal, sending the nuclear weapon to the Chitauri.
Now, at the portal, because Thor didn't fly into the air and clear the area around the portal with lightning, the space inside and outside was packed with countless Chitauri.
Even if Tony Stark did the same thing as before, carrying the nuke, he wouldn't have had the chance to cross the portal and send the nuclear weapon to the Chitauri.
These Chitauri crammed around the portal would have made it impossible for Tony Stark to move.
At this moment, Tony Stark could only helplessly pray to God.
"Roar." Hulk roared and grabbed a Chitauri soldier as a weapon, smashing several enemies to death like he was playing whack-a-mole.
Captain America gasped and said, "Yes, now we can only pray to God."
At this moment, the one with the most complex feelings was undoubtedly Captain America, simply because Luo Fu, the so-called God on Earth, was too different from the image of God in Captain America's heart.
This was also why Thor's explanation of Luo Fu was too vague.
Because he didn't know how to explain the concept of a Dimensional Demon God to the people of Earth, he had to use his half-baked understanding of Earth's religions to compare Luo Fu.
In fact, the strength of the real God was not something that Luo Fu could even remotely match.
Seeing the nuclear weapon in the sky as it approached the portal, the Avengers were all plunged into despair.
"Why?" Natasha said in despair, "Didn't they say that the God on Earth would intervene?"
Before Natasha could finish her sentence, the nuclear weapon erupted with a light as brilliant as the sun.
Just as everyone closed their eyes in despair, waiting for the final doomsday.
The peace bomb, radiating brilliant halos, suddenly seemed to be twisted. Instead of unleashing energy and endless light and heat downwards, all its power began to surge upwards.
Tony Stark was completely stunned.
In his ear, Jarvis thoughtfully reminded him: "Sir, 500 meters above you, strong radiation has been detected, but the radiation is being distorted by a powerful gravitational force and is not reaching the surface."
"Phew." Tony Stark exhaled a long breath, his heart both happy and worried.
He was undoubtedly happy to have survived, but worried about Luo Fu's strength, which had actually reached such an incredible level.
It should be known that radiation is an extremely penetrating ray, but Luo Fu was able to use gravity to so skillfully twist all the power of the peace bomb upwards, without any of it falling on New York City.
This direct point meant that the most powerful destructive weapon that mankind had researched so far, the peace bomb, was completely meaningless in front of Luo Fu.
Although it was only a small-yield peace bomb, if Luo Fu could distort it so easily, then what kind of power would a peace bomb need to break through his ability limit?
More importantly, in previous exchanges with other Avengers members, Tony Stark had clearly learned that Luo Fu possessed the ability to teleport through space at any time.
Even if there really was a peace bomb that could break through Luo Fu's defensive limit, he could easily use his spatial ability to escape.
From the moment Luo Fu twisted the power of this small-yield peace bomb, from now on, the God of Earth had descended.
"We are probably about to welcome a God, and even more unfortunately, this God wants to be an Emperor," Tony Stark said with a wry smile.
"No one can become the Emperor of Earth, not even God," Captain America said firmly.
"Wow," Tony Stark was already in a bad mood.
Captain America's high-profile statement really aroused his dissatisfaction.
"Based on you, this old frozen meat? Or do you think you can rely on the shield in your hand to fight that human God? Have you forgotten that everything you have comes from a few test tubes of potions?"
"Tony," Captain America said in a deep voice, "Even if the enemy is strong, we should not give up hope."
"Hope? Are you saying that we have hope of victory by challenging God?" Tony Stark said dismissively.
"Even if failure is inevitable, I believe that our sacrifice can inspire the future."
"The future is that no one can resist God, and our sacrifice will only become a laughing stock!"
"Stop arguing, don't forget that we are on the battlefield now," Black Widow Natasha interrupted.
Inside the New York Sanctum.
Upon seeing the peace bomb explode, Luo Fu's parents and Daisy were all plunged into unprecedented despair and shock.
But when they saw that the powerful gravity had actually distorted the power of the peace bomb...
A flash of inspiration struck Daisy's mind, and she said to the Ancient One excitedly: "Master, is this... is this my brother's doing?"
The Ancient One sighed and nodded, saying, "That's right, this is the power in your brother's bloodline, manipulating gravity. With his current manipulation of gravity, I'm afraid he can even manipulate the gravity between celestial bodies. Do you know what this means?"
Luo Fu's parents looked blank.
After thinking for a while, a guess that even she herself dared not believe suddenly emerged in Daisy's mind.
"Master, could it be... could it be that my brother can manipulate the trajectories of the planets in the solar system?"
"That's right, not only can he make the Earth and the Moon collide, but he can even push all the planets in the entire solar system into the Sun, or push them out of the solar system."
Even though they knew that Luo Fu had become a so-called Dimensional Demon God, possessing incomparably powerful power, Luo Fu's parents never thought that their own son would actually possess the ability to destroy the world.
After the shock and surprise, the Luo family of three quickly became fearful.
This had nothing to do with their relationship with Luo Fu, but was an instinctive fear of life towards a power that could easily destroy itself.
Daisy couldn't help but say to the Ancient One: "Master, I... my brother doesn't really want to destroy the world, does he?"
The Ancient One smiled mysteriously and said, "Your brother is now called the God of Earth by those super-powered people fighting aliens, but this God wants to become the Emperor of Earth."
"Emperor? Then wouldn't I be a princess?" Daisy said with a wild imagination.
But the next moment, Luo Fu's father directly gave her a flick on the forehead, waking Daisy from her fantasy.
"No one in this world wants an Emperor above them, let alone a God," Luo Fu's father said with a heavy tone, "Master, could Luo Fu be influenced by that dimension, which is why he has such thoughts."
"The dimension's influence on him has already ended," the Ancient One shook her head and explained, "Now all his decisions come from his own heart. He really wants to rule this world and become its master."
"No way." Although Luo Fu's father also believed that if his child really wanted to become an Emperor, he could actually do it with his strength.
But doing so would inevitably plunge the entire world into chaos, and countless people would die and be injured by then.
Even if he relied on force to forcibly suppress all resistance, Luo Fu in the future would probably be infamous for ten thousand years.
"Master, do you have any way to persuade this child?" Luo Fu's father said nervously, "This child has never been very bright since he was a child. Although he now possesses the power to destroy the world at any time, but... those who rely solely on power are just brutes. Even if he becomes an Emperor, he will be played around."
Looking approvingly at Luo Fu's parents, the Ancient One had to sigh, Luo Fu, this Dimensional Demon God, was indeed someone she had never seen before.
In the future that she observed with the Time Stone, almost every time Luo Fu had the idea of becoming the Emperor of Earth, his parents would promptly persuade him, eventually restraining Luo Fu.
Although the Ancient One also suspected that Luo Fu's desire to become the Emperor of Earth was just a bluff, it was undeniable that his parents were indeed praised even by the Ancient One. Just this clear mind was enough to surpass most people on Earth.
"He has now become a Dimensional Demon God, and even I and Kamar-Taj need to borrow his power. Even if we persuade him, he may not listen to us. On the contrary, you can use the power of family to change his mind," the Ancient One reminded.
Luo Fu's mother, looking like a united couple, came to her husband's side and held his hand tightly.
The couple looked at each other and understood each other's intentions at the same time.
Although they were second-generation immigrants from America, they never had much thought of wanting their son to stand out.
Perhaps it was because of Luo Fu's previous life's dullness that made the couple believe many years ago that a plain life was suitable for Luo Fu.
Regarding Luo Fu's possession of powerful power, and even the ability to become the Emperor of Earth with this power, the couple tacitly chose the same decision.
Upon seeing this, Daisy sighed somewhat reluctantly, and then came to her adoptive parents' side. "I believe in Dad and Mom. My brother has never been obedient since he was a child. Even if he becomes an Emperor by relying on his power, he will definitely be a foolish and tyrannical ruler. Since that's the case, it's better to give up."
Upon hearing this, Luo Fu's mother's heart stirred, and she joked, "Girl, if your brother doesn't listen to persuasion, I think you can change your approach."
Daisy looked at her adoptive mother in confusion.
Soon, Luo Fu's mother's words instantly made Daisy's cheeks blush.
"That stinky brat may have the guts to contradict me and your father, but he definitely doesn't have the guts to contradict his wife. If you marry him, then our family of four will never have to separate again."
While Luo Fu's mother was tricking her sister into becoming his wife.
On top of Stark Tower.
After seeing the power of the peace bomb, even Thor had to admit that such a weapon could pose a fatal threat to him.
Yes.
Even Thor could not escape the power of the peace bomb.
But that was also under the circumstance that Thor was unprepared. As the Prince of Asgard, Thor had countless ways to resist or even escape the range of the peace bomb's strike.
On the surface, Thor only had Mjolnir.
But as the Crown Prince of Asgard, the Rainbow Bridge was an existence that the peace bomb could not break through.
In addition, there were more treasures that could allow Thor to be safe and sound even if he was in the center of the peace bomb.
If Thor completely awakened the Odin bloodline in his body, then even if he stood directly in the core of the peace bomb, Thor would be safe and sound.
Never underestimate the Odin bloodline.
To know, in the future, after Mjolnir was crushed by Hela, Thor found the dwarves and, while forging a new weapon, he relied on his flesh and blood to withstand the billions of degrees of heat from a neutron star.
That's even higher than the core temperature of a nuclear weapon.
Furthermore, Odin's bloodline granted Thor the ability to withstand the impact and radiation of nuclear weapons.
It's just that the current Thor is clearly not at that level yet.
It was precisely because he sensed the threat of nuclear weapons that Thor's expression became extremely unsightly.
Glancing at Luo Fu beside him, Thor said, "It seems that these guys from Midgard really want to kill the Avengers."
Seeing Thor's gritted teeth, Luo Fu couldn't help but smile and said, "Blinded by profit."
Taking a deep breath, Thor's goodwill towards Earth disappeared.
As for whether he would join the Avengers, there was no doubt about that.
Not to mention anything else, the Ancient One and Odin would both make Thor join the Avengers.
After all, Thanos in the future is a great enemy.
Even the Avengers were shocked by Luo Fu's distortion of the power of the nuclear weapon.
Not to mention the responsible people from various countries who initiated it, and on the SHIELD Helicarrier.
Nick Fury looked at New York City, the astonishing light and brightness in the sky, but the scenery below was safe and sound. He couldn't help but gasp, saying, "God has really descended."
At this moment, seeing such a horrifying scene, Nick Fury even began to wonder if Carol would be Luo Fu's opponent.
Even if Carol really fought Luo Fu, could Earth withstand their tossing around?
Although he had gone through thick and thin with Carol and could be considered a comrade who had lived and died together, in Nick Fury's heart, he actually didn't want Carol to stay on Earth.
Putting aside everything else, Carol's personality and strength destined that if she stayed on Earth, it would inevitably put Earth in a state of chaos for a long time.
If Carol, Captain Marvel, was already like this, then there was no need to mention Luo Fu.
Now Nick Fury could only hope that he could appease Luo Fu in a short time, and after Carol returned, the two of them could leave Earth to fight.
Otherwise, the aftermath of their battle would probably be more terrifying than this alien invasion.
Amidst a flurry of footsteps, Maria Hill quickly came to Nick Fury's side and said, "Director, the World Security Council needs to speak with you."
Nick Fury sneered. At this moment, he knew that these guys from the World Security Council were clearly frightened by the strength that Luo Fu had displayed.
In their eyes, the Avengers were just a group of unsafe monsters.
But possessing nuclear weapons, they might not have the capital to contend with the Avengers.
But now it was different.
Luo Fu was a being who could truly ignore nuclear weapons. Seeing how he unilaterally distorted the impact of the nuclear weapon on the ground, concentrating all the light, heat, and impact in the sky to strike those Chitauri, it was not difficult to infer that if a nuclear weapon was used to attack Luo Fu, the power of the nuclear weapon would probably become the other party's aid instead.
The World Security Council possessed technological foundations that were no less inferior to SHIELD.
Tony Stark was able to detect that Luo Fu was distorting the attack of the nuclear weapon with powerful gravity.
SHIELD and the World Security Council were only slightly slower and obtained the same information.
Anyone who knew a little about gravity would understand how terrifying the strength Luo Fu was currently displaying would be if it were used to harm the Earth.
Purely from the intensity of gravity, the people of the World Security Council had already come to a conclusion that made them despair.
If Luo Fu wanted to, he could pull down meteorites from outer space at will, adjust their orbits with gravity, and launch a cleansing of the Earth's surface. What was even more terrifying was that, based on Luo Fu's demonstrated control of gravity, the moon was precisely within his control range.
This meant that Luo Fu could stage a scene on Earth at any time like the extinction of the dinosaurs, a major collision between Earth and the Moon, completely ending the history of human civilization.
Realizing this, how could the World Security Council still sit still?
Arriving at a safe house on the SHIELD Helicarrier.
Along with the connection of the communication, a 3D projection of the World Security Council instantly appeared in front of Nick Fury.
"Nick Fury, what exactly is going on with this gravity-manipulating guy?" A female member of the World Security Council questioned Nick Fury furiously.
It was just that her anger was clearly just a show of bravado.
In reality, the power of gravity that Luo Fu had displayed had completely broken the psychological defenses of these World Security Council members.
"Regarding the abilities of this God on Earth, I haven't had time to report it yet." Nick Fury just glanced at this female director and immediately began to narrate the information he knew from Thor, including the energy incarnation that Luo Fu displayed in New Mexico a year ago, like the ancient Chinese myth, the God of War, Chiyou, and a series of other content.
Even Luo Fu's family situation and growth experience were explained in detail by Nick Fury.
Nick Fury was very clear that Luo Fu's problem was no longer something that he, a mere Director of SHIELD, could interfere with.
At most, SHIELD could secretly confront superpowers and even threats from the universe, but he had no right to make decisions about a terrifying existence like Luo Fu.
While listening to Nick Fury's narration, while browsing the information about Luo Fu sent by SHIELD.
The members of the World Security Council fell into a long period of silence.
"Nick Fury." A middle-aged white male director, as if looking at Nick Fury through the 3D projection. "The appearance of this Luo Fu is your serious dereliction of duty. God on Earth? When would God be a Chinese? And just a teenager under twenty? You said he wants to be an emperor?"
"That's right." Skipping the previous series of questions, Nick Fury said directly, "He has clearly stated before that he wants to become the emperor of Earth, the God of Earth, and he possesses the strength to support his ambition."
"Doesn't he know? In today's world, no one will accept an emperor suddenly riding on their heads. Not even God." Another slightly younger director said.
"We have tried to persuade him, but... he doesn't care." Nick Fury said helplessly.
"We will resist to the end." The female director roared loudly, putting on a brave front.
"Our God on Earth doesn't care. He believes that as long as he kills those of us who resolutely resist, and kills enough people, then the rest will choose to submit to him."
Nick Fury's words immediately silenced all the directors of the World Security Council.
Because everyone knew that what Nick Fury said was right.
Ordinary people may not be able to psychologically accept an emperor suddenly riding on their heads, but those who truly have this awareness and disregard life and death are still a minority after all. Even more people will choose to submit after being brutally suppressed.
Resisting in the face of a strong person like Luo Fu with overwhelming strength will only be a sacrifice for a very small number of people. More people will choose to submit instead.
"Nick Fury, the sudden appearance of such a freak is the dereliction of duty of you, the Director of SHIELD." The female director opened her mouth from the silence for the first time.
"You need to be responsible for your dereliction of duty."
Nick Fury almost laughed.
He spread his arms helplessly and said, "Please tell me, Director, how should I be responsible?"
"You have to find a way to appease him and dispel his impulse to be an emperor." The female director said as a matter of course, "It's best to be like that freak back then and let him leave Earth on his own initiative."
How could Nick Fury not know that the so-called freak in the mouths of these directors was Carol, Ms. Marvel.
It was just that, due to Carol's personality, it was possible to persuade her to leave Earth by reasoning with her and appealing to her emotions, to go to the universe to maintain peace, but Luo Fu was different.
Not seeing through Luo Fu's disguise, in Nick Fury's eyes, Luo Fu was really a terrible existence who acted recklessly after obtaining power.