Chapter 1059 - 783: I Still Have to Make It to the Next Venue

Chapter 1059: Chapter 783: I Still Have to Make It to the Next Venue

The Wakanda Royal Palace was dead silent.

Tony Stark stood in the middle of the crowd, slowly turning his head to take in everyone’s gaze, skimming over each person’s eyes one by one.

The Iron Man’s mood was the most complicated of all.

If he went by his old way of thinking, he would have immediately rejoined the Avengers, all the Avengers banding together to take down the Great Demon King Uehara.

But...

To have him just slide back into the ranks of these Avengers without any reservations, Tony Stark simply couldn’t accept that; he still remembered that video of his parents being brutally murdered.

Even though Tony already knew that Bucky Barnes had been following Hydra’s orders at the time, he still couldn’t just forgive him that easily...

And besides...

In Tony Stark’s mind, his understanding of this ultimate villain Uehara Naraku was actually a bit hazy; he didn’t know what attitude he should take toward Uehara.

Granted, Uehara was no saint.

But there were still some things that hadn’t been made clear, issues that made Tony’s impression of Uehara Naraku extremely complicated, things he still hadn’t figured out.

"You don’t need me to pick a side right now, do you?"

Tony Stark slowly stepped back a few paces; it wasn’t until he had retreated to the doorway of the hall that he finally spoke: "Right now... I’m going back to fix my suit... Before I figure all this out, I’m not getting involved in your fight."

With that, Tony turned his head toward Colonel Rhodes, calling his friend to leave with him: "Rhodes, let’s go."

"Uh... yeah."

James Rhodes hesitated, then nodded.

Uehara Naraku watched with interest as they withdrew from the main hall of the Royal Palace, but made no move to stop them; he even held Wanda back when she wanted to act.

"No need to chase him down. His brain is very valuable."

Uehara Naraku slowly stood up, overlooking the others in the hall, and calmly continued, "In the future he can help me make a few nice collectibles."

"As for the rest of you..."

Uehara Naraku’s eyes swept across the remaining few, and a fierce pressure slowly burst out from him: "I’m not interested in taking any of you as prisoners. Right here... let’s decide Earth’s fate."

That wave of pressure instantly swept across the entire palace hall!

The furnishings in the palace were ravaged as if a hurricane had torn through them!

Everyone was blown away in an instant by the impact of that pressure!

Uehara Naraku looked at the group sprawled on the ground in utter disarray and calmly continued, "Whoever loses today... can go live in the sewers and be a rat from now on."

"This guy..."

Nick Fury reached up to wipe at the fresh wound that had just been knocked open on his forehead; blood slowly ran down his face...

For the first time...

He realized he’d made a mistake.

This was a final battle in the truest sense!

As a spy, he shouldn’t be fighting in this battle at all; he should be outside the battlefield, doing something to secure victory for it.

Uehara Naraku’s power seemed a bit beyond expectation—no, it should be said his power had always been beyond everyone’s expectations.

If the Tesseract’s energy had turned him into a Superhero, then just how strong this Superhero was, Nick Fury had some idea; he’d seen one with his own eyes before...

The battle hadn’t even started yet, and Nick Fury was already feeling pessimistic about it; their odds of winning were absurdly low!

Among the people here...

Black Panther T’Chaka had been turned into a baby, Natasha and Hawkeye Clint’s strength was far too ordinary, and now only Steve Rogers could barely count as a Superhero; and that WWII veteran might not be able to match Uehara Naraku at all!

"Come on..."

Nick Fury struggled to reach for a pager in his pocket, mumbling under his breath, "You’d better make it back in time..."

"She’ll make it back."

Uehara Naraku’s figure appeared beside Nick Fury in an instant; he lowered his head to look at what Fury was doing, opened his palm, and chuckled softly: "Carol Danvers, that’s what she’s called, right? Right now she’s in the solar system..."

"How do you know..."

"Shouldn’t I know?"

Uehara Naraku let out a low laugh and slowly crouched down: "You have to remember, I’ve got Akatsuki behind me. As for that Captain Marvel’s secrets, how much do you think I might know?"

"..."

Nick Fury finally remembered that when the people from Akatsuki invited Uehara Naraku to join them, they’d mentioned Captain Marvel Carol Danvers.

Obviously.

They hadn’t kept this from Uehara Naraku.

This guy had considered Carol Danvers’s arrival long in advance!

The last card he was holding had already been seen through by Uehara Naraku!

"Don’t just stand there in a daze..."

Uehara Naraku motioned for Nick Fury to take out the pager in his hand, urging him, "Hurry up... There’s no point hiding it now. I don’t think you’d want me going out into space in the future and approaching her under the guise of being a friend, right?"

"..."

That did make a lot of sense.

Since Uehara Naraku had already discovered Carol Danvers’s existence, there was no point in hiding it any longer; better to tell her right now that this guy was a villain...

If Uehara Naraku ever approached Danvers in the future under S.H.I.E.L.D.’s name, it might turn into yet another elaborate game...

Nick Fury’s fingers quickly pressed the send key; the signal from this pager could cover the entire solar system and would soon be received by Captain Marvel Carol Danvers!

Even though Uehara Naraku

And before that happened...

What they needed to do was stall for time!

Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes charged toward Uehara Naraku as fast as they could, thinking Uehara Naraku was about to harm Nick Fury!

Uehara Naraku vanished from where he stood and suddenly appeared behind Rogers, reaching for his shoulder with one hand.

"Behind you!"

Bucky Barnes shouted a quick warning!

Steve Rogers spun around sharply, swinging his shield at Uehara Naraku’s head, only for Uehara Naraku to catch the shield directly!

The strength was tremendous...

He couldn’t even yank his shield back!

Uehara Naraku watched the pained expression on Steve Rogers’s face, and a dull voice sounded in Rogers’s ear.

"Captain Rogers, be careful. Try not to break my shield."

"..."

Did this guy have no shame at all!

Since when was the shield that symbolized Captain America yours!

But the very next second, Uehara Naraku snatched away the Vibranium Shield and drove a kick into Rogers’s abdomen, booting this Captain America across the room into the wall!

Uehara Naraku calmly raised his fingers.

As Uehara Naraku’s fingers moved, the wall turned to liquid like flowing water, spreading rapidly and tightly wrapping around Steve Rogers’s body!

Bucky Barnes, who had just tried to rush over, was also quickly trapped in place by the liquid stone rising up from the floor!

Natasha...

Clint...

T’Challa...

Without exception.

Every single person who tried to resist was subdued by Uehara Naraku with ridiculous ease; he just twitched his fingers and took care of all the enemies who wanted to fight back!

Uehara Naraku calmly sat down; a stone chair rose up beneath him, lifting his body as he settled into it.

"Let’s hope Ms. Carol Danvers can hurry up and get here..."

Uehara Naraku idly closed his fingers, lazily continuing, "I don’t have that much time to play with you; I’ve still got to head to the next stop."