Reinforcements Arrive, Turning the Tide of the Offensive

Of course, what Tony and Rhodey didn't know was...

Such "coincidental" rescues didn't just happen on this one battlefield.

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With all escape routes completely blocked, Steve, now without his shield, skillfully wielded his gun and fired, while transforming his nanotech suit into a temporary, enclosed fortress to shield everyone from the enemy's relentless bombardment.

Taking advantage of this rare respite, Steve began directing the agents of District 13 into the previously opened sewer openings to temporarily avoid the enemy and save their lives.

Of course, the original design intent of the nanosuits, like those worn by Peter and his team, was solely for solo combat, designed to compensate for the vulnerability of mortals to accidental injury from firearms. Even though the nanosuits possess some ballistic protection, the activity of the nanobots is visibly decreasing under such intense concentrated fire.

According to Justice's prediction, this defensive line will completely collapse in less than twenty seconds! That's far from enough for all the agents to retreat safely!

So, Steve quickly went through all the escape plans he could think of in his mind, racing against time.

But regardless of the chosen approach, they all point to a common conclusion...

Someone must stay behind, at the cost of their own life, to draw the enemy's attention and buy enough time for the others to retreat.

However, if they didn't want a large number of casualties among the agents behind them during this process...

Theoretically speaking, the most suitable person to act as bait is Steve himself!

After all, killing a group of nameless agents is different from killing the famous Captain America...

It's obvious which option will attract the attention of these lunatics!

However, upon realizing this, Steve showed no fear or hesitation whatsoever. Instead, he let out a long sigh of relief, revealing a look of immense relief.

Ultimately, he was a great philanthropist who dared to throw himself on a smoking grenade before even receiving the Super Soldier Serum, creating a chance for his teammates to survive!

Even these so-called teammates had mocked Steve's physique not long ago!

Now, all he had to do was sacrifice himself to pave a way out for these agents who trusted him completely. In Steve's eyes, he had hit the jackpot!

With that thought in mind, Steve deftly removed the magazine, checked the weapon's ammunition level, and quickly reloaded it. Kneeling slightly, he pulled a smoke grenade from his chest holster, preparing to use the cover created by his nanosuit to create a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through, and execute this doomed mission before the defenses completely collapsed.

But just then, Steve suddenly heard a crisp sniper shot from directly above his head.

Immediately following was the angry and horrified curses of the evil spirit.

This piqued Steve's curiosity, and he couldn't resist adjusting the distribution of the nanobots to create an observation hole and look out in the direction of the sound.

Only then did they realize that the demon that had been hovering high in the sky, indiscriminately throwing pumpkin bombs, had its left wing engine, which it was standing on, precisely pierced by a specially made armor-piercing bullet, exploding into a cloud of black smoke.

This sudden and unexpected turn of events caused the aircraft to spin uncontrollably in the air several times. Finally, it flung the demon away, sending him crashing heavily next to a trash can at the alley entrance!

When the groaning demon, cursing and swearing, finally got up from the trash can and poked its head out to see who had ruined its plans...

The gunshot rang out again, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, piercing the demon's mask. With a blooming crimson flower, it cleanly and decisively took the demon's life!

The whole thing only took a second or two...

The once arrogant and domineering second-generation evil spirit died under the sharp and ruthless sniper shot!

Startled, Bullseye, who was throwing darts in various ways, immediately rolled over and hid behind the wall, refusing to show his face even a little bit!

It's not that the bullseye can't detect from which angle the enemy fired a sniper shot...

Instead, Bullseye quickly determined from these two seamless and clearly targeted shots that the opponent was an extremely professional top-level assassin!

Even setting aside whether Bullseye's darts could actually travel that far, let alone engage in a sniper duel with the enemy...

Bullseye wouldn't be so naive as to think that such a seasoned assassin would be foolish enough to stay put when he already knows his location has been exposed!

"So you're planning to use yourself as a sacrifice again to demonstrate your noble spirit of self-sacrifice, aren't you, Steve?"

At the same time, Bucky's voice came through Steve's earpiece, carrying the unique banter between old friends.

Just as Bullseye had predicted, after taking down the demon, he used his vibranium arm to hold the sniper rifle in one hand and ran quickly across the rooftop, rapidly moving to another sniping position he had selected beforehand.

After quickly estimating the angle, he took a high-explosive grenade from his waist. He pulled the pin, mentally counted down the seconds, and threw an air-detonating grenade towards the target's hiding place.

"Your time to die hasn't come yet, so go do what you're supposed to do... just like back then, I'll protect you."

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Meanwhile, on the other side...

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The snake, whose whereabouts had been exposed, was currently being blocked in a backup passageway in the hospital's underground level by more than a dozen armed thugs.

Seeing that he had nowhere to retreat, the little snake's eyes narrowed, and he drew the gun he carried with him. After loading special high-explosive rounds, he planned to fire at close range and perish together with the enemy before him!

But at that moment, the surrounding environment suddenly became bright and dim, accompanied by a howling wind.

When the little snake instinctively looked up, she saw a large patch of sand surging in from the other end of the ventilation duct, like a living creature, bypassing her and rushing into the enemy horde in front of her. It quickly formed a small sandstorm, engulfing all the enemies.

Then, a series of screams and cries of pain were heard, and the group of thugs who had initially dominated in numbers and acted with great arrogance gradually fell silent.

When the sandstorm gradually subsided, in addition to the thugs lying haphazardly on the ground, there was another figure that Little Snake had only glimpsed briefly in a photo in the Thirteenth District archives.

Flint Marko, the Sandman.

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The camera then shifts to the fourth-floor corridor of the hospital, just above the snake's head.

With a large number of hostages in the hospital, Felicia's movements are inevitably restricted. She is being chased by terror and is desperately running away in the corridor in a rather disheveled state.

Her optical camouflage was rendered useless by the terrifying sonic detection. The high-frequency sonic attacks, capable of easily shattering reinforced concrete and imperceptible to the naked eye, caused Felicia considerable suffering.

As they fought and retreated, and seeing that their whereabouts had been completely exposed and that the captain's side had clearly been attacked, Felicia had the idea of ​​temporarily avoiding the enemy's advance and prepared to climb over the railing and jump to the next level.

Unfortunately, the horror had no intention of giving Felicia any chance to escape. Almost as soon as Felicia had just climbed over, a precisely predicted shockwave struck her landing point at that delicate moment.

"Hmph, hahaha! What kind of skill is it to bully little girls! Let me, Green Goblin, play with you!"

Just as Felicia's electronic spider senses were constantly sounding alarms, and she was already in mid-air with no chance to use it for cover, she could only instinctively curl up, preparing to face the impending attack. Suddenly, a hoarse, deep voice, with a hint of maniacal laughter, echoed in the air above the hospital.

The next second, as a green afterimage flashed by, Felicia was suddenly grabbed by the green monster and flew into the sky, successfully dodging the terrifying and long-planned fatal blow!

Afterward, the green monster looked her over and, quite gentlemanly, gently placed Felicia on the hospital roof. It then raised its hands and took two steps back to indicate that it had no hostility towards Felicia, and watched as she slowly relaxed.

The green monster that suddenly appeared, its eyes glowing with orange light, grinned and leaped off the rooftop, heading straight for the horrified onlookers who were already dumbfounded!

Thus, the crisis of being systematically defeated, which was meticulously planned by the mastermind behind the scenes to force the Thirteen Districts to act separately, was successfully resolved by the timely appearance of a few people who were not part of the plan!

While everyone was fighting valiantly, no one knew...

The seemingly indifferent "kind" Riley, lying in the lounge of District 13, was idly flipping through the tablet in front of him.

Until the location sharing information confirmed that the surprise attack he had sent out had arrived on time, there was no need for him to personally take action.

"Kindness" Riley then casually tossed the tablet aside, yawned contentedly, and closed her eyes to fall into a deep sleep again.