【Hammer Base】Until the Abyss

Thanos adjusted his near-perfect suit and walked into the ICC.

His steps were calm and deliberate, not like a terrorist causing global panic, but more like a duke about to attend a dinner party.Countless flashes and shutters exploded behind him, taking pictures of his back.He even waved back to the media as he walked up the last step.

The camera fixed this moment, and in an instant, this photo that seemed to provoke the whole world went viral on the Internet.

The International Court of Justice is in the shape of a stepped arc, and the representatives of the 46 countries present were whispering uncomfortably.On the other hand, today's defendant, Thanos, was obviously at the bottom of being targeted by everyone, but he didn't feel the slightest bit nervous.

He stood on the dock calmly, without saying anything, just standing there was enough to give people a sense of oppression.

The world-watched hearing is being broadcast live.

In fact, since no one expected Thanos to actually show up, all countries broadcast the trial of the century live. The sudden appearance of Thanos broke the whole situation, the live broadcast could not be paused, and everything could only go on according to the program.

The judge struck the gavel heavily, and the trial officially began.

Pieces of evidence were submitted, ranging from Thanos' crazy idea of ​​"infinite gems", the anti-human policies planned and prepared to be implemented and promoted, to the aggressive wars promoted or induced over the years, and many Neschet and ten Murder, abuse of civilians in three countries.

In the end, the lawyer expressed the demands of 46 countries: immediately stop all terrorist activities and admit the crimes committed.

No matter how loud the noise on the outside world is, the International Court of Justice is quiet and solemn.Finally, after the prosecution had presented its lengthy evidence and claims, the judge asked.

"Thanos, what do you have to say, do you want to confess?"

"I don't think those appeals just now are what they really want."

Duke Titan began his speech with these words——

"Why didn't you kill me just now? When I just stepped off the plane and stepped into the court. You have nearly 1 minute to do it. Bombs, machine guns, even pistols, I can't stand here now .Yes, you think that I came here this time to throw myself into the trap, and after I am sanctioned, you can divide up the remaining resources logically."

He looked around at the camera aimed at the dock, as if he was provoking all the national leaders and their think tanks behind the screen.

"The resources of a whole 13 countries, as well as Neschet. You will think: Why did Thanos choose there? These little-known places are future military important places. There are new types of energy hidden underground, or what is little known High technology? But I think, even if you were given more time, no one would dare to take this risk. There is no trust between you, mutual suspicion and pursuit of interests made you waste the last minute. The first The guy who shot me in the head, his country is destined to be the next to be besieged for sharing the most spoils."

There is condescending arrogance in his eyes, but also the profundity that sees through everything.

"Reality is always disappointing. Amid all the calculations and intrigues, you haven't even thought about the world or your people for a minute."

"You think the 'Infinity Stones' project is crazy and cold-blooded. People are graded with six types of data, and scores determine people's survival. But I want to say that this is absolutely fair."

"Let me tell you a truth," he said, facing the camera. "Since birth, people have been asking us: right, wrong; just, evil; fair, biased. When we accept these ideas, and for this When the rules of the game are being fought, these are the people who take what is ours."

"If there is justice and fairness, then skin color, origin, and nationality are not important at all. However, in fact, exploitation, occupation, waste, unfair hierarchy and discrimination are everywhere, imposing ideas are everywhere, and unreasonable distribution and oppression are full of Life. Life becomes the rarest thing in the world, and most people just exist."

"I could have been alone, but as the sole survivor of Titan, I can no longer remain indifferent to the same tragedy."

He frowned, and stroked the ring on his hand that symbolized the status of the Duke of Titan.

"Today's society is inefficient and full of hypocrisy, but fairness and justice are used as a cover."

"Maybe my ideas are cruel at first glance, but I will not deceive you. The reality is cruel. To tear off the fake skin, the world needs to be redefined. We need an environment-friendly, energy-saving, efficient and progressive society, excellence and ability That's the only standard."

He took a deep breath—

"People should control their own destiny, and you will have a better future."

After his speech came to an end, the court was silent at first, and then the whole court was detonated in an instant, and the representatives loudly demanded to stop the live broadcast.

"Is there anything I said that they shouldn't hear? Since you all think it's insignificant and crazy."

Thanos' question made many people's chests heave.

The purple-skinned man is still poised, standing on the dock, but he is as frank as the most righteous person.

The judge's gavel frantically knocked for a long time before both sides stopped.

"Lord Thanos, is that all you have to defend yourself?" the judge asked bluntly.

"No, I never wanted to defend myself." Thanos took out a button-like thing from his arms in a rather regretful tone, which was a multi-dimensional stereo projector, "It is only the guilty who need to defend, and I am just explaining. "

The projector was turned on, and the dazzling three-dimensional projection presented images of the leaders of the thirteen countries occupied by Thanos in sequence.

Each leader declared in the video that they are safe and voluntary. They said: They fully support the policies and choices of Duke Thanos. With his help, the country quickly reduced the pressure on population and resources. The quality of life of the people has improved exponentially.And they've finished their investigation of the incident that caused international public opinion, and they don't have any thoughts of prosecuting Duke Thanos.

They talked in a leisurely and confident manner, even with pride in their tone, which is an expression that cannot be seen on the faces of national leaders who have been ignored in the international community. They do not appear to be brainwashed or controlled at all.

Thanos moved his finger again, and in conjunction with the multi-dimensional projection, multiple blue data statistics columns appeared beside him. The constantly changing floating dot matrix data on the columns clearly proved what he said was true.

The representatives sitting in the audience are already a little bit embarrassed, because according to the convention, these thirteen countries are not parties to the "International Criminal Law". No doubt understands this and makes perfect use of the law.

"As for the bombing of the Asgard Square, it was done by the 'Reformation Church'. Although the 'Struggle Council' it belongs to is a team that supports me, but it is not led by me. I don't think I need to be responsible for it. "

"So apart from video and audio materials, do you have any more tangible evidence to prove that I have participated in many terrorist incidents and interfered in the internal affairs of various countries?"

He poked at the most sensitive nerves of these countries——

The information Tony and Thor brought to the heads of state is enough for them to be highly alert and determined to deal with Thanos together, but precisely because of the danger of these information, almost nothing can be put on the table.In order to speed up the process of attack, two days were only enough to make the evidence presented to the international court "look" appalling.

More real evidence that Thanos has committed crimes against humanity actually belong to the internal affairs of thirteen countries.

The most important link, no one expected that Thanos would really come.

If he did not attend, the evidence would be enough to bring him down, but the video he provided just now made it clear that the international court does not even have jurisdiction over those thirteen countries.

Finally, a representative couldn't help it, and he stood up from the jury box angrily.

"There are so many real victims!"

"Bring them to court." Thanos was confident.

Things are deadlocked.

A sarcastic and sympathetic smile crept across Thanos' face.

Thor, who was far away in Adrianburg, suddenly clenched his fists: "No, something is wrong."

Alpha stared at the screen, a look he'd seen from Thanos countless times.Cruel men don't have the emotions that normal people should have, so when he shows such an expression, it often indicates that great disaster is about to come.Due to their identity, the rebels could not reach the venue of the international court, but through satellite TV, they still saw every expression of Thanos in their eyes.

Loki shook his hand.

"It's okay, the Alliance has already discussed several plans to deal with him. According to the strength of the Alliance, it only takes ten days to take armed control of the thirteen countries."

"I hope so."

Thor tilts his head and kisses his partner on the forehead.

I don't know if it's because of his sixth sense, or because he came out of the nutrition cabin just now, Loki is a little cold. Thor wraps him in a thick blanket and wraps his arms around his thin shoulders.

But at this moment, the man on the TV changed his subject.

"It's so sad, you can't sanction me, it's still out of selfishness. But fortunately, you didn't do it."

"You guys are too optimistic, thinking that dozens of arsenals and three data disks can rule the world. I have never been so arrogant, and I have never tried to rule the world. What I want is change and progress."

Thanos said word for word—

"Seven years ago, I set up a laboratory in Antarctica. I have developed a stable nuclear fusion technology, which is made from seawater and rocks, with huge energy and efficient cleaning. It only takes 0.1 seconds, and I can use nuclear fusion to make heat Nuclear drills are starting to melt Antarctica if... you don't cooperate."

He smiled, with a shivering "compassion" on his face.

"If you don't cooperate, the sea level of the earth will rise by more than 60m in two days, and most of the coastal and offshore cities will be submerged. There is a deviation from my original idea, but in any case, the removal of about half of the population is what the earth can really do. burden."

Following the voice, the multi-dimensional projection that was parked in the center of the field changed at the same time, and what was displayed on the projection was the Antarctic continent.

The simulation shows that glaciers and ice shelves have collapsed one after another, and large areas of sea water have flowed backward.Coastlines, cities, and mansions were swallowed one after another, and millions of people screamed and howled.Even if there is only a picture, the howling tsunami that hits the face seems to be able to erode people's hearts.

For a moment, everyone present widened their eyes.

After an unknown period of silence, people broke out, some covered their mouths, some cursed, and some even drew their pistols out of excitement.

The pistol was pointed tremblingly at the culprit in the dock.

Thanos, on the other hand, just looked at the muzzle of the black hole calmly.

It was not only the representatives of the international court who were shocked by him, but also the rebels and people all over the world.World public opinion exploded in an instant, and the atmosphere in the command post in Fort Adrian became more frozen like ice.

Until Loki was the first to break the silence.

"At least now, we know what these materials are."

He pursed his pale lips tightly, and clicked on the information Banner deciphered. It was a pile of design drafts, which looked very similar to a new type of military base in terms of structure and function.Since there are too many military bases related to Thanos, no one knows where the information is used until Thanos tells the amazing news.

The plan to "melt the Antarctic" has to be said to be crazy.

Crazy beyond everyone's expectations, Thor who stayed by his side for seven years didn't even know that Thanos still had a base in Antarctica.

Crazy enough, for the first time, the rebels doubted whether they could defeat him.

Without wasting any more time, they grabbed the blueprints at hand one after another, trying to sort out effective information, and re-formulate the battle plan in a short time.

However, Thanos' absolute confidence on TV seems to be a naked mockery of them.

The man who despises all mankind raised three fingers.

"Three days. After three days, if you haven't made a decision, then the Antarctic will melt; if I die accidentally, then the Antarctic will melt."

"You only have three days. I want everyone in the world to think about whether to co-evolve or die with this corrupt world. If you choose to die, I will activate the thermonuclear drill."

"I'm not God, and I don't care about my own life or death. 'Infinity Stones' is a more humane and wise choice, but melting Antarctica is equally fair, and I feel extremely sorry for the capable people who lost their lives innocently."

The court was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground. This was no longer a hearing, but a Thanos crazy show.

"Don't think about bombing it with troops or missiles. The main part of the base is underground, and the shell is strong enough to resist any existing weapon attack on the earth. I only need to activate the drill in 0.1 seconds. The attack will only bring the same ending."

"Greenbrier in the United States, Kola in Russia..." He suddenly reported a dozen or so addresses in a series, "There are large-scale shelters set up by the government in these places. You can go and see how the government decides whether to protect officials like moths or Choose innocent people."

After speaking, he walked out of the dock with the same calm pace as when he entered.

"Think for yourself. In three days, hopefully we've all made the right decision."

Loki's body swayed involuntarily, and Thor grabbed his waist.

"Are you okay?"

Loki waved his hand.

"We can figure it out," said the blond man, but he could hear the lack of firmness in his tone.

The start-up time is 0.1 seconds, the base is buried deep in the glaciers and continents with extremely strong defenses, and the nuclear fusion technology is enough to shake the world.This requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and high-end technical personnel.No one would have thought that, apart from occupying thirteen countries and building Neschet, this is Thanos' real grand plan.

The firmness of the rebels before seems ridiculous.They couldn't help but wonder if the so-called "useless" people Thanos called, those missing workers and scholars, had all gone to that place over the years.

Now it seems that Neschet and the thirteen countries are like some kind of cover.

This man is really terrifying.

And outside the international court in Uktra Hill, no one dared to stop Thanos' footsteps.

The live broadcast is still going on, but there is no more cheers like the horn of victory in the opening.Everyone looked at a monster again, an irresistible hegemon.The reporters could only quietly live broadcast the back of Thanos leaving.

Still no one dared to shoot.

Just before boarding the aircraft, Thanos stood at the hatch door and snapped his fingers suddenly.

"Snapped!"

That soft sound seemed to knock on everyone's heart.

But it seems... nothing happened?

The reporters outside the Uktra Hill International Court didn't understand the meaning of the snap, but the alarm suddenly sounded at the Stormbreaker base in Fort Eddriel.

"Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-"

Thor's heart tightened at the piercing sound of the siren.

"what happened?!"

"Boss is not good," Fandral turned his head from the instrument, "We have been anti-detection, it is the anti-surveillance virus in the encrypted data disk."

Loki's face turned pale: "It's a trap."

The trap was far from over, just when Fandral and Banner were still trying to repair the program, a big, bright red countdown suddenly appeared on the big screen.

"72:00:00"

In the next second, that number changed.

"71:59:59"

"It's a three-day countdown." Someone shouted.

"Everyone, evacuate Adrianburg immediately!" Thor shouted.

The virus was faster than everyone imagined. Within 5 minutes, all the equipment in Fort Adria was paralyzed.The beast's sixth sense leads Thor to immediately order everyone to board the craft with vital resources.

Just after several aircraft took off and flew less than ten kilometers into the air, multiple long-range missiles hit the base.

"Boom—! Boom—!"

Amid the rising red clouds and the fiercely burning flames, the Stormbreaker base camp behind them was reduced to ashes.

However, this is only the beginning of the horror.

Banner was the first to discover it. He was about to contact Tony. When he turned on the contact device, he suddenly found that there was also a countdown on the computer screen.

"71:38:14"

The red numbers glaringly displayed that the second hand was still moving backwards.

"how so?!"

Fandral turned on his computer and took a look: "I have mine too."

Loki took out his phone, and there was also an indelible countdown on the screen.

Countdown timers appeared on the display screens of all mobile phones, computers, and related electronic devices that clicked on the [-] exposure videos released by "Ultron" on the Internet.

The bright red countdown timer cannot be turned off by any means, as if it is encroaching on people's will and life.

The stubborn virus is even spreading, from smartphones and smart watches, to TVs, electronic clocks, and even light boxes, billboards and large display screens on the street.As long as there is a screen, you can see time going backwards.

Time passed minute by minute.

Under the guidance of Thanos, the world fell into panic.

Those who can barely keep their sanity insist that this is a naked threat of terrorism that must be eradicated by the collective efforts of all mankind; Cooperating with Thanos, and then plunged the world into despair.

They all feel that they are special, cannot die easily, have the right to control their destiny, and should reshuffle the world.

Every second the countdown goes back, it tortures the human nerves more and more, and fewer and fewer people remain rational.

Some people started to preach, some people started to march, and riots broke out in many cities one after another. Crazy crowds attacked each other, or found out officials hiding in office buildings.

The panic and anger that can't be vented make the world a tit-for-tat.

At the same time, in a corner of the Internet, a group of photos were released.

The names marked above are as follows:

Thor Odinson

Loki Laufeyson

Tony Stark

Steven Rogers

Robert Bruce Banner

GrandMaster

...

After each name, there are clear photos and detailed personal information, as well as the rewards that can be obtained for capturing and killing them alive.

Thanos needs to be the first to get rid of the most staunch rebels.

No country can come up with a perfect solution to stop him.It’s not that they didn’t think of a way. In fact, within a few hours, countries around the world tried to draw up hundreds of plans to occupy Antarctic bases, but no one really dared to do it. Facing the disaster of melting glaciers and rising sea levels, no country gambled. afford it.

Thanos has kidnapped the entire Earth.

And he disappeared, and no one knew where he was.

Everything seemed to be out of control, and everything seemed to be pinched in the palm of Thanos.

"Quick, quick, quick!" GrandMaster called everyone to hide in the safe house.

It was Thor and his party from Stormbreaker that flashed forward, and the members of the Avengers arrived soon after.

Without exception, they have all been attacked. Huge rewards and detailed information allow lunatics who are willing to serve Thanos to predict their actions and hiding places through various channels.In just 24 hours, the rebels successively lost seven bases hidden around the world.

If it wasn't for GrandMaster and a safe place in "KNOWHERE", they probably wouldn't be able to survive the next 48 hours.

But even if it lasts for 48 hours, so what?

Too many soldiers were injured in this chasing battle of disparity in strength. In KNOWHERE's base, a faint smell of blood wafted in the air, and everyone was silent.

For the first time, they cannot see the future and the way forward.

The existence of the Antarctic base was confirmed as early as an hour after Thanos left. Fear spread like a plague, and concealment and rumors could not suppress the panicked people.Many countries can't even take care of their own internal affairs. It's just a dream come true to want them to gather together to attack Thanos in a short time.Even if it can be assembled, there is still no way to deal with Antarctica without an effective plan.

Surrender seems to be the only option to save all human beings.

As time went by, more and more people took to the streets to demonstrate, and Thanos' support rate on the Internet continued to rise, from less than 3% at the beginning to 17% now.

Loki coughs heavily, holding a bandage to Thor's wounded shoulder.

"Drink this first." GrandMaster handed him a cup of tranquilizer.

Omega nodded and thanked, there was black and blue under his eyes that couldn't be erased.His body had just recovered, and he was exhausted from the high-intensity fighting and fleeing all day.

Thor pats him on the back, trying to relieve him.

Everyone present wanted to stop Thanos, and they had to, but there was nothing they could do now.

Whether it is Thor, Tony or GrandMaster, there is no shortage of equipment and individual combat power, and they all have the strength to send people to sneak into Antarctica or any base.But they don't know whether Thanos is in the Antarctic, whether he has other precautions, how to kill him without triggering the nuclear thermal device, or even the internal structure of the Antarctic base.

With only 48 hours left, they don't know anything.

The Avengers who had just escaped did not show any joy, but fell into dead silence.

But at this moment, a communicator in the house suddenly rang.The sound of Didi stimulated everyone's nerves that were about to be broken. GrandMaster pressed a few buttons on the workbench in the middle, then he frowned.

"Loki, looking for you..."

"I?"

"Yes, it was the contact number you used when you first worked for me eight years ago. After you left, the number segment has been kept with me."

Everyone in the room suddenly fell silent. At this point in time, who would use the contact method eight years ago?

Loki walks over and connects the connection.

The voice on the other side was buzzing, like a huge wind and noise, and soon, an old male voice that no one could have imagined came from the other end.

"Thank goodness you answered the phone. Is that Loki?

"who is it?"

"Dr. Hancock Walker."

TBC