American Comics: Starting from the Invincible Young Hero

Chapter 76: Conquest Points Surge and the Red Tank (Two Chapters Combined)

“It’s not too late, Uncle.”

Russell's eyes were serious.

Nolan turned his head, and Mark looked at him with eyes full of longing, undoubtedly hoping that he would surrender.

"No... no."

Nolan looked conflicted and shook his head in pain.

"why?"

Mark's heart skipped a beat. Was his father willing to die rather than return to their side for the sake of the Witrum Empire?

"I cannot give up, that would be tantamount to surrendering. Compared to the defeat of one Vitrumian, the Vitrumians who make the entire galaxy tremble are actually surrendering. Someone becoming a prisoner will only further ignite the Empire's wrath."

"When the imperial army arrives, Earth may not even leave a speck of dust in the universe."

Nolan gritted his teeth.

I have to leave.

After I leave, the Empire might give me another chance to prove myself, that I can buy Earth some more time.

He looked at the two children.

“Mark, your potential as a Vitrum person has not yet been tapped.”

And you, Russell, your abilities are the most powerful I have ever seen in my life. Since you awakened your abilities, you have become several times stronger.

Perhaps you have this time…”

“Cousin…” Mark looked to Russell for help. His cousin had defeated their father, and now their father was about to leave after just a few words. He didn’t know what his cousin was thinking, or whether he could trust their father who had deceived them for so many years.

"You can go now, Uncle."

Russell frowned; this was indeed a problem.

He can forcefully seize control of Uncle Nolan now, but it won't do him or the Earth any good.

Moreover, compared to a terrifying enemy who has been captured, an enemy who has left and may return at any time is even more worrisome and frightening.

Those who are afraid will naturally turn their attention to the only person who can protect them.

"I'm sorry... Russell Mark," Nolan said hoarsely before leaving, blood trickling from his mouth, "I should have found a better way..."

"Tell your mother and aunt that I'm sorry!"

Nolan, dragging his heavily injured body, turned and flew away, disappearing into the horizon.

I saw in the news broadcast that Omnipotent was defeated by Infinite Man and had to escape.

The world's tense nerves instantly relaxed. Countless people collapsed in front of their screens, weeping with joy, and the streets erupted in waves of cheers: "Infinite people! Infinite people!"

"He saved the world!" "We're saved!"

People embraced and wept, and the ecstasy of surviving the disaster swept through major cities.

The news anchor's voice trembled: "Unbelievable... Infinite Man defeated the once strongest superhero on Earth, Almighty, and saved the world!"

Social media was instantly flooded with "#InfiniteManSavesTheWorld," and his white cape figure was turned into memes and posters, becoming a symbol of hope.

However, amidst the revelry, a flood of questions arose from around the world—

Why would Almighty betray them?

Some people dug up old footage: "He's a hero who protected the Earth for twenty years! Were all those rescues, those speeches... just a facade?"

People are discussing it online.

"The Vitrum Empire is not as good as it seems. What about helping other backward planets develop? I told you there was something fishy going on."

"Before dying, Immortal accused Omniknight... his teammates were killed by Omniknight himself!"

"We demand that the truth about the global security team tragedy be made public."

Psychologists analyzed the live news footage: "Some of the micro-expressions of the All-Round Man showed that he was in great pain... as if his whole body was being torn apart."

Online, people are divided into two groups: one group believes that Omnipotent Hero is extremely wicked, while the other group believes that Omnipotent Hero's actions are excusable. They argue that he has been a superhero for decades and has saved the world multiple times. Could it all be fake? Even if he didn't have any merit, he still put in a lot of effort. The whole thing should be made public so that the public can judge.

Russell then instructed the Global Defense Agency to selectively disclose the entire incident, downplaying the fact that no one was injured in the event, thus leaving Uncle All-Round a way out.

To draw people's attention to more important things—which are also the most pressing issues facing the planet.

"The world is on the brink of destruction, and the actions of the All-Round Hero are just the beginning."

It's hard to imagine that the all-powerful hero, unstoppable by anyone except Infinite Man on Earth, is merely a lowly soldier in the Witrum Empire.

"If the Witrum Empire sends troops, can the Infinite Man still protect us?"

The world is paying close attention to this issue, and the image of that young figure in the white cloak comes to mind.

……

"I'm sorry, Auntie."

At dinner that evening, Debbie stared blankly at the news program on TV denouncing Almighty, looking haggard. Russell apologized softly.

"I was unable to bring my uncle back."

“Child, how can this be your fault? You must be under a lot of pressure right now. The whole world is pinning its hopes on you, hoping that when the Witrum people arrive, you can be at the forefront and protect the earth.”

Debbie sighed and tenderly stroked Russell's head.

【Conquest Points: 91600】

"This is nothing." Russell shook his head after glancing at the tens of thousands of conquest points that had surged.

“Mark, starting tomorrow you will be training hard on yourself.”

Aunt Debbie looked at Mark with an unprecedentedly serious expression, which startled Mark. He quickly nodded, feeling a pang of sadness as he looked at the missing seat in the house.

"Yes...yes, I will definitely train hard,"

With his father gone, he and his cousin were now the men of the family. They couldn't rely on anyone else anymore, and they couldn't depend on his cousin alone.

Mark gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and silently made up his mind.

After dinner, Aunt Debbie went upstairs looking forlorn.

Russell sighed inwardly.

The situation is much better now than in the original timeline.

Aunt Debbie at least received an apology, but the family is still separated, and some people around the world see Almighty as a demon. It is unknown when the family will be able to reunite, or even if there will be any chance for them to reunite.
beep beep.

Russell's phone went off with an alarm, the sound attracting Mark's attention.

"Cousin, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing. That alien from last time came again. This time he flew very fast and rushed into the solar system, as if he had something urgent to attend to."

"alien?"

Mark jolted awake, looking somewhat like he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and his expression became tense.

"Could it be that the alien left last time to assess Earth's defenses, and this time he brought even more people?"

"It shouldn't be. We'll find out when we go and see."

"Alan's visit this time was probably a well-intentioned reminder that there are traces of the Vitrum people on Earth," Russell said.

The two then flew out of Earth.

"Thank God you're still alive?"

I'm not late!

Alan saw an orange streak of light flying from the depths of the universe and quickly stopped.

"I must warn you."

"Warning?" Mark asked, puzzled.

"When I returned to the Interstellar Alliance, I told them that I had come to Earth, which is this place."

They've all gone mad! Earth is forbidden territory! A Witruminer lives on your planet!

"That's all?"

Mark, standing next to Russell, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Allen was also going to follow his father's example and warn the Earth to immediately lay down its arms and accept rule.

"What do you mean 'only this'? You Witrum guy!"

Allen gestured nervously.

His homeland was destroyed by the Witrum people, and his entire clan was almost slaughtered!

“You’re late.” Russo patted him on the shoulder, trying to calm his agitated emotions.

"Late?"

“The Witrum people you’re talking about are my father. He tried to conquer the Earth but was defeated by my cousin,” Mark said with a sigh.

"What? You defeated the Witrum people?"

Allen looked at Russell incredulously. "No world in the galaxy has ever defeated the Witrumians."

"This is incredible!"

Allen looked Russell up and down as if he were some incredibly rare and exotic creature.

"If I go back and tell the Interstellar Alliance about this, they'll go crazy again!"

"By the way, the Interstellar Alliance, I must tell them this news. This news will inspire the entire galaxy." Allen said solemnly, even bowing with his hand on his chest in gratitude to Russell.

"The Interstellar Alliance is preparing to unite all planets to fight against the Vitrum Empire."

This news couldn't be better!

"Wait a minute, it can't be that bad, can it?"

Mark's eyelids twitched. Was the Witrum Empire really that terrifying?

It seems that there isn't a single example in the entire galaxy of someone who has successfully fought against the Vitrum!

"Does Earth want to join the Interstellar Alliance? You've all heard what I just said."

"With your participation, it will be much easier for the alliance to persuade other inhabited planets."

Allen's eyes were burning.

"Not for now," Russell waved his hand, declining Allen's invitation.

When news of Uncle Nolan's defeat reaches the Witrum Empire, Earth's existence may suddenly become conspicuous. If it were to join the Interstellar Alliance, which is directly hostile to the Witrum Empire, it would be an even bigger thorn in its side.

"You can publicize this and inspire others, but Earth is not planning to join for the time being."

"Thank you very much."

Allen waved goodbye and left.

In near-Earth orbit, Russell gazed in the direction Allen had gone.

“Cousin…” Mark’s voice was a little muffled, “Can we stand against the Witrum Empire?”

"can."

Russell turned to Mark and placed an encouraging hand on his shoulder, "You can definitely do it!"

……

The X-Men universe.

The former presidential palace has shed its extravagant and luxurious decorations, returning to simplicity and resembling a proper office space.

In his office, Magneto is no longer surrounded by steel, but instead spends his days buried in documents. The entire country is in dire need of rebuilding, and he has to make decisions on the implementation and approval of a series of policies.

This gave him a huge headache. He unconsciously frowned all the time, looked listless, and even started to smell like a student.

"Father, Russell has arrived."

The office door was pushed open, and Russell followed Scarlet Witch inside, looking around the newly renovated office.

The wall he broke into last time has been repaired.

"looking for me."

Russell sat on the sofa.

Magneto scoffed.

"The new Kinossa has a political system modeled after ancient Rome, with left and right consuls, which you and I will each serve as. But you, the left consul and head of state, are quite something, directly dumping all the affairs on me."

"It's not like I did nothing. Wasn't all the gold that helped rebuild Kenosha provided by me alone?"

Russell spread his hands.

The most important thing for a country to build up is its economy.

He provided all of these by himself. Isn't his contribution significant?
The Invincible Young Hero world has come to an end, and there's been a period of rest and recuperation. The conquest points are incredibly close to the 100,000 mark.

Once you exchange for the Allen template, you can quickly push its potential to its peak with your immortality. Even if the entire Witrum Empire came, they would have to think twice.

Every death of a Witrumite is a loss, and the Regent and his men dare not engage in a bloody battle.

Russell then came to the X-Men universe to see how Genosha was recovering.

As expected, if mutants establish a nation and attract mutants from all over the world to join them, the conquest points they can gain will be no less than those from preventing the All-Powerful Hero from conquering the world.

“You’re right, but you can’t just use your power to conjure up gold, fill the national treasury, and then disappear. As the governor, you should do something more.”

Magneto controlled a bunch of photos to fly towards Russell.

"I'm tied up with official duties and can't get away. There's something I need you to do."

"This...is this?"

Russell raised an eyebrow.

Several huge footprints on the asphalt road, an overturned special truck, and escort personnel lying on the ground with broken bones and ligaments all looked like a robbery scene.
"Initially, it was just a batch of gold that we were supposed to use to buy building materials that was stolen."

"But later, the robber seemed to have gotten a taste of success and started targeting our Kenosha transport trucks to rob them. Sometimes it was cargo, and when he found out it wasn't gold, he would angrily destroy it."

Sometimes it was gold, which he stole.

"A mutant?"

The Scarlet Witch looked up in surprise.

"Undoubtedly."

Magneto nodded.

"A mutant giant who is two to three meters tall, with extremely strong physical abilities, wearing a heavy red metal helmet to cover his face. I sent Pyro, Avalanche, and Meatball to deal with this mutant."

Even the meatball was utterly defeated in a head-on confrontation with him.

"Meatball said that the other party could manipulate him as easily as manipulating a baby, and casually tossed him dozens of miles away."

"As the Minister of National Security, how could I not know about this?"

Wanda was surprised.

After Genosha was captured, most of the mutants took up important positions.

"Hmph, you're the same as the Minister of Security. Since taking office, you've either been staying at home reading or designing and arranging your own garden, living a leisurely life and not caring about anything."

Wanda stuck out her tongue in embarrassment after being exposed by her stern father in front of Russell.

“I’ve dreamed of having my own garden for a long time. Before, when I was traveling around with you, Father, we didn’t have the means. Now that I have the opportunity, I’m a little excited.”

It's really too much to ask a girl in her early twenties to be in charge of a country's security department.

Magneto really had no one else available, so even Quicksilver, with his playful, impatient, and unreliable nature, had to become the head of an emergency response unit.

"Red Tank..."

With his incredibly powerful physical strength and the appearance Magneto had described, Russell quickly pictured a figure in his mind.

If it were him, it would be understandable that John the Fireman and his crew couldn't handle him.

Juggernaut is a formidable character who can fight the Hulk hand-to-hand and hold his own for a short time. Although Juggernaut is likely to lose when the Hulk gets angry, he is still quite powerful.

"It seems I'm the only one who can handle this?"

"Everyone else in the fraternity tried, and they all failed," Russell said, standing up and laughing.

"If you'd like, we can switch. You can handle this pile of administrative matters, and I'll deal with that guy. Fireman and the others say he's a brainless brute with a steel helmet on his head."

I think I can handle this quite easily.

Magnetism is king.

"No thanks." Russell glanced at the mountain of documents and surrendered.

"Actually, this matter should have been handled by Wanda, who was the Minister of Security, but..."

"If you go with Wanda, you two can look after each other."

The old father was still a little worried about his daughter's safety, and Russell, as the head of state, was doing really inappropriate things all day long, so Magneto came to him.

In addition... there was also his own little scheme.

Magneto looked at the two handsome young men and beautiful women in front of him and pondered for a moment.

"If all else fails, we should teach him a lesson and then recruit him into our ranks. With his strength, he would be a fierce warrior charging into battle for our cause."

"Hmm—what do you think?"

He asked Russell for his opinion.

It's clear that Magneto, used to being an unquestionable leader, is a little unaccustomed to having to ask another person before doing something.

However, Magneto estimated that such days wouldn't last much longer.

"I have no opinion."

Russell nodded.

(End of this chapter)