Everyone spirits were lifted.
Batman subsequent actions confirmed Green Arrow words.
He jumped into the air, his flying apparatus spewing jets of air behind him, and soared up to the helipad on the roof of Stark Tower.
There lay a corpse and a pool of blood.
Anton didn't even bother to look at it, his eyes fixed on a dome-like protective stance at the center of which was the Cosmic Cube, emitting a blinding blue light and containing endless energy.
"Hey, what is that human doing?"
At that moment, a Chitauri noticed his actions.
Chitauri soldiers observing Earth from space also saw Batman movements and had an ominous premonition, immediately reporting to their leader.
Seated inside the largest biological warship in space, the Chitauri leader, seeing Batman actions through the transmission from his soldiers and noticing the Mind Stone scepter in Batman hand, frowned and barked,
"Stop him!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers immediately relayed the leader command.
In an instant, all Chitauri soldiers on Earth, as well as those continuously pouring into Earth from space, disregarding their previous tactical preparations and completely ignoring enemy attacks,
obeyed the command, turning their flying devices towards Batman on the Stark Tower helipad and swooped down on him.
At that moment.
"...now, it time to close the door and beat the dog!"
Green Arrow had just finished saying this, his determination surging as he led his companions towards the surrounding Chitauri soldiers.
Whether Avengers allies, special forces members, NYPD task force members, or even the sole representative of the Avengers, Captain America, they all united to protect Earth.
Green Arrow shot explosive arrows, downing a Chitauri soldier.
The abilities of others were also strong entering the thick of the Chitauri, they immediately triggered a series of explosions in the enemy flying devices.
However, just two minutes into their offensive, they saw the Chitauri soldiers suddenly turn their flying devices around and rapidly move away from their position, appearing to flee in haste.
"Hmm?"
General Hawk was surprised and said, "Did we scare them off?"
Not just him, many were puzzled.
The space portal was located above Stark Tower.
The Chitauri soldiers were flying towards Stark Tower, seemingly fleeing.
"That not right!"
Captain America, Steve Rogers, spoke up, looking in the direction the Chitauri were heading and making a judgment: "If you were them, would you flee now?"
Hawk was silent.
Of course, he wouldn't run instead, he would fight more fiercely, biding time until the tide of battle could be turned.
"It Batman!"
Green Arrow face darkened: "They perceive a threat from Batman actions, their target is Batman!"
Upon hearing this, everyone realized.
"Quick!"
Captain America shouted: "Go support Batman, we must ensure he succeeds in closing the space portal."
At the same time.
The camera focused on Batman moving from the top-floor apartment of Stark Tower towards the helipad, positioned at the blue beam.
Seeing the live broadcast, countless viewers, including many military bigwigs, watched this scene closely.
Batman began his move!
One military bigwig after another recalled the words John Keller had said at the outset of the incident.
Batman seemed not entirely unprepared for the alien invasion, rather, it appeared he had a plan all along.
Given Batman track record, his involvement usually signaled that victory was near.
They breathed a sigh of relief.
Moreover, it worth noting that these military leaders gained a clearer understanding of the terrifying force assembled by Batman in this alien invasion battle.
"As the battle draws to a close, there something you all should know."
"From the data in my hands, besides the few official members of the Justice League we know of, the following individuals also assisted Batman in this battle…"
General Colton expression was grave.
He was the early founder of the special forces that went into battle in Manhattan and, although he had long retired from the special forces, he still held a very high position within the US military.
Now, with many generals present who were his juniors, none dared to act rashly.
Thus, when he began to speak, the room immediately fell silent.
Colton picked up the intelligence report in his hand, his tone serious: "After investigation and comparison, we have basically confirmed their identities...
Reed Richards,
Susan Storm,
Johnny Storm,
Ben Grimm...
These four people, you may be unfamiliar with, but the next few, you should know well, especially one of them."
"Bruce Banner, the Hulk, a target once pursued by Ross."
"Curt Connors, Batman former opponent, the Lizard Doctor, and the Green Goblin, whose exact identity is unclear, also Batman former opponent... Oh, and that big rat, his name is Splinter, he is the teacher of the Ninja Turtles."
As he finished, the others exchanged looks, unanimously ignoring the barely noticeable presence of the big rat, Splinter.
"Unexpectedly, Batman has now recruited his former opponents as allies."
"Bold move!"
"Hulk was recruited by him too? It seems that during the handling of the Ross incident, this guy hid a lot of information."
"Don't we know it?"
The voices in the room grew louder.
"Enough!"
Seeing this, Colton, impatiently stopping the discussion, said sternly:
"Reinforcements are about to arrive in New York, and it seems that if Batman can successfully close the space portal, this incident will quickly subside.
Thanks to Batman, even though this was caused by the Project Pegasus getting out of control, S.H.I.E.L.D. is the primary responsible party, and the Avengers are useless, having been mind-controlled by the enemy.
Our deployment of special forces will offset some of the blame..."
"If this incident ends smoothly, then we face the key question of how to deal with Batman."
He paused, then continued: "Also, now put away your needless pride and ambition... Replacing the Justice League with special forces? You all know that not feasible. After this battle, Batman reputation will peak, and no one can replace him."
He continued solemnly:
"Although we have a good cooperative relationship with Batman and share common interests, he is ultimately not one of us.
What I want to say is, is there a way to bind him and us more closely?"
"Binding Batman might not be feasible, but we can bind Anton."
Suddenly, the Secretary of Defense, John Kreler, stood up, asserting: "Anton Jameson is the only one who can communicate with Batman,
according to our intelligence, he has a very deep connection with Batman, and the Jameson family,
which Anton belongs to, has passed our strict political vetting and fully meets the criteria..."
Saying this, seeing some puzzled looks, he changed his approach: "What I mean is, we can apply to the president to establish a special military division, making Anton the leader of this division.
In this way, Anton will naturally be bound to us, and Batman will also, to some extent, accept our directives."
"Establishing a new military division?"
Colton pondered for a moment, frowning: "Under what guise do you plan to achieve this?"
"Aliens!"
Kreler eyes sparkled: "Everyone knows that aliens have appeared on Earth not for the first time.
Since the last century, the Transformers, the Kree, and various extraterrestrial artifacts discovered around the world have all proven that humans on Earth are not the only intelligent life in the universe."
"The world is continuously developing, and our future lies in the stars.
Sooner or later, we will encounter more aliens, so why not organize a military division in advance to establish contact and even communicate with aliens, exchanging necessities...
As far as I know, Batman and others hold mysterious intelligence channels, I even suspect that they have already established contact with some alien visitors!"
"That a good idea."
Colton nodded, looking at John Kreler with a hint of appreciation, then said:
"If so, let have an internal vote after this matter is resolved. If approved, I will immediately propose it to the president."
"Alright."
"No problem."
Others nodded in agreement.
"Look!"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed: "All those alien soldiers are assembling and attacking Batman! Batman is in danger!"
"What?!"
Including Colton, everyone gasped and turned their eyes to the big screen.
In the scene, dense like a swarm of bees, the alien soldiers, along with the gigantic bio-warships hovering over Manhattan, all turned direction and headed towards the Stark Tower.
This moment appeared on the screen like a sweeping storm of dark clouds, aggressively advancing towards Batman.
Through the screen, they could see Captain America and others furiously chasing behind these soldiers, launching powerful attacks that took down several soldiers and even brought down a bio-warship with a massive explosion, yet still unable to make the alien soldiers turn back.
The outer Chitauri soldiers became mere targets, protecting the core forces at the front, determined to eliminate Batman with maximum firepower.
"Not good!"
Captain America, Rogers, looked distressed as he gritted his teeth and said, "It too late!"
Both Rogers and the others realized this fact.
It was too late!
The enemy moved too swiftly, and each had a flying device, their speed and maneuverability far surpassing theirs.
The terrifying part was that with the Chitauri soldiers and the bio-warships all assembled, Batman might soon face an unprecedented barrage of ammunition.
If Batman could survive this bombardment, they would have time to reach the scene and help Batman escape the danger.
But if Batman couldn't hold on, then it was all over!
Not just for New York, but perhaps for the Earth as well!