For now, let's put aside all the online chatter and the shock of the genius scientists.
On the screen, the final battle between Kuuga, who had successfully mastered the Seiryu-Stick, and the grasshopper-like Grongi, Baz, was reaching a critical point.
【On the battlefield where they clashed fiercely.
After gaining control of the Seiryu-Stick, Red immediately assumed the stance of the "Go-ro-Hachi-ga-Jutsu" (Five-Man Eight-Trigrams) staff technique, which he had learned from a martial arts master while traveling to the Dragon Kingdom years ago.
In an instant, the Seiryu-Stick transformed into countless stick shadows, striking Baz, the grasshopper Grongi, from all directions, and whipping his massive body against the tall building wall behind him.
“Boom——”
A loud blast echoed.
The stones on the wall were instantly sent flying in all directions.
As for the Grongi monster in front of him, he was completely embedded in the wall, his body deeply sunken.
“Impossible, it's just a stick, how can your power, Kuuga…”
Unable to accept that he had been so thoroughly dominated by his archenemy, Baz, ignoring the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, forced himself to stand up, leaning against the wall. He stared at Red, who was charging towards him, and his grotesque mouthparts twitched.
“It's too late for words now!”
“Go to hell and repent for the innocent citizens you’ve murdered!”
However, his words were cut short.
Red, wielding the Seiryu-Stick, thrust forward, striking Baz, the grasshopper Grongi, in the chest.
“Bang——”
In an instant.
The powerful force of the stick pierced through the huge body of the grasshopper Grongi, smashing through the wall behind him.
Then, the azure gemstone decoration at the end of the Seiryu-Stick lit up at this moment, and an invisible wave spread through the grasshopper Grongi's entire body, followed by a familiar golden rune blooming on his chest.
“Ugh, aaaarghh——”
Seeing the appearance of the golden rune, Baz, the grasshopper Grongi, knew his time had come. He let out a desperate wail of despair.
Then, his strong, large body exploded, turning into ashes that vanished from the world.
】
As this scene played out on the screen.
Countless viewers of the future videos, cheered and applauded for Kuuga in his Seiryu form, having defeated the Grongi monster.
But at the same time, numerous schemers began to covet the belt worn by Red in the future video.
Take, for example, Alexander Pierce, who was hiding within S.H.I.E.L.D.
At this moment, he was staring at the screen with a greedy expression, instructing Crossbones, Brock Rumlow, to secretly go to the Adirondack Mountains and retrieve the mysterious belt for HYDRA.
He even declared that even if it meant exposing their identities, they were to retrieve the belt at all costs.
Brock Rumlow readily accepted the mission, then led a secret team away from the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, quietly heading towards the Adirondack Mountains.
In this unfolding action, the images on the screen continued to play.
【The next morning, the Brooklyn Police Headquarters.
Johnny Stone, in an attempt to find clues about the earliest Grongi monster, code-named “Zero.”
As usual, he went to the conference room alone and watched the footage recorded by the only camera that survived from the incident at the Adirondack Mountain ruins.
“Mr. Stone, are you watching the Zero footage again?”
At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Johnny Stone’s little fanboy, Officer John, walked in from outside.
“Yes, I want to see the beginning of all this, see if I can find anything useful,” Johnny Stone said calmly.
Hearing this, Officer John couldn’t help but sigh in his heart about Officer Stone’s diligence and conscientiousness. He then put a newspaper in front of Johnny Stone, informing him of some bad news.
“Since the establishment of the investigation headquarters, seven unconfirmed life forms have appeared in three weeks, but we've only managed to defeat one. The rest were all dealt with using Four's power, which has made the higher-ups very unhappy. He just yelled at several of our colleagues in his office,”
Hearing this, Johnny Stone couldn't help but frown, clearly dissatisfied with the higher-ups' approach.
But before he could say anything, a beautiful woman with curly hair pushed open the conference room door, walked to Johnny Stone's side, and handed him a fax document.
“Mr. Stone, we received a fax from Queens.”】
Queens, New York, Midtown High School.
In Peter Parker's class, when the female officer appeared on the screen.
Everyone in the class turned their heads to look at Michelle Jones in the back row, with a tacit understanding.
As for Michelle Jones herself, her eyes widened in disbelief.
“That’s… me?”
Just as she was feeling incredulous.
What Johnny Stone said in the future video confirmed her identity.
【“Thank you, Michelle.”
After thanking her, Johnny Stone reached out and took the fax from Michelle's hands.
“May I ask,” Michelle Jones looked at Johnny Stone, who was looking at the fax with a serious expression, and asked curiously, “Mr. Stone, what is this fax…”】
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