Chapter 168 The Meaning of Doctor Strange's Gestures
"This gesture is 'one'." Clint Barton tried to interpret, "What does he mean, 'This step must be taken'?"
"'It's time to take this step', 'It's time to take this step', it should mean something like this." Natasha Romanoff said, "To deal with a powerful enemy like Thanos, we must have done it before
We discussed and worked out various plans, and Tony stealing the gems must be one of them. But most people know that Thanos is very powerful, and they also know that not everyone can withstand the power of the Infinity Gauntlet, so if Tony steals the gems and snaps his fingers, it means death.
. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we will definitely not do this. But as you can see in the video, we all failed to stop Thanos from snapping his fingers, so Stephen used that gesture to tell Tony, 'It's time to steal the gems and snap his fingers.
There's a way'."
"Is that so?" Phil Coulson had a different view. "How do I feel it should mean 'pull off a gem'? The Infinity Gauntlet requires six gems to snap your fingers. Just snap off one."
Can it? It can also prevent Thanos from snapping his fingers. And as long as Thanos doesn't snap his fingers, he will definitely be beaten to death, right? Carol alone is as good as Thanos, let alone Stephen at the time.
You are the strong ones."
"What Coulson said sounds more reasonable," Bruce Banner said.
"I think it should mean 'just hold on a little longer, and I'll come over and help you right away.'" Sam Wilson also joined the discussion, "We all know how powerful Doctor Strange is, but he seemed to be held back by other things at that time.
He couldn't leave. So he probably just wanted to tell Tony that he could go over and help him right away."
"I think Mr. Strange did not mean 'one', but pointed to the sky." Pietro Maximov said, "Although Thanos is powerful, he looks like a warrior and does not know how to
Fly. So he should be telling Iron Man to ‘fly to the sky’.”
"This sounds very reasonable." Clint Barton was convinced.
"I think you may have misunderstood Strange's meaning." James Rhodes suddenly said seriously.
"Oh, Rhodes, what does Stephen's gesture mean?" Tony Stark asked.
"We all know that when answering questions, there are many times when reasoning is required. Tony often reasons and behaves like Sherlock Holmes. And Stephen does the same, often turning into Sherlock Holmes." James Rhodes laughed, "That's why Stephen's gesture
It means 'there can only be one Sherlock Holmes between us'."
"The reasoning is so amazing, I guess you are Sherlock Holmes!" Tony Stark said angrily.
[The second question begins, please be prepared.]
[Which of the following people burned all the heart-shaped grass in Wakanda?]
【A Ulysses Crow】
【BEverett Ross】
【C Eric】
【D Mbaku】
[If you answer this question correctly, you will be rewarded with "Through Arm Fist", if you answer it incorrectly, you will be deducted one year from your life.]
"Through-arm fist? What is this?" T'Challa couldn't help but said.
"It sounds like it should be an Eastern martial art." Nick Fury said, "It's a magical country where everyone knows kung fu."
"Kung Fu? Bruce Lee-like Kung Fu?" Scott Lang asked.
"Probably, after all, I have never seen Bruce Lee, nor have I seen the through-arm boxer," Nick Fury said.
"What is this 'heart-shaped grass'?" Stephen Strange asked, "It seems that I have never heard of such a thing."
"It's similar to Captain's serum. After taking it, your strength, endurance, speed and other aspects will be improved." T'Challa said, "This is the source of Black Panther's power."
"Then this heart-shaped grass is a good thing." Stephen Strange said, "It would be a pity that such a good thing will be burned down one day."
"T'Challa, although I know you probably don't know how to trade, I still have to ask." Nick Fury couldn't help but said. "Can the heart-shaped grass be sold? Or is it other ways to trade the heart-shaped grass instead of money?
"
"Sorry, heart-shaped grass cannot be traded." T'Challa refused without thinking.
"Techalla, you also know that our future enemies will be very powerful..."
"Even in Wakanda, there is only one person who is qualified to take heart-shaped grass, and that is the Black Panther of every generation, the king of Wakanda." T'Challa interrupted Nick Fury directly, "Don't take heart-shaped grass.
The idea is non-negotiable."
"What a pity." Nick Fury closed his mouth when he saw T'Challa's resolute attitude.
"So who burned all the heart-shaped grass?" Bruce Banner said, "It probably didn't burn it accidentally. It must have been done to destroy the heart-shaped grass. This means that person knew about the heart-shaped grass.
He also has a grudge against Wakanda."
"First of all, we can exclude two people. Ulysses Klaue, this thief, Wakanda has been looking for him since he stole in Wakanda, and he has been avoiding us like a mouse.
He would never dare to step into Wakanda again unless he was caught by us. And if he was caught by us as a prisoner, he would probably not be able to burn the heart-shaped grass."
"Indeed, Klaw doesn't look like someone who has the ability to do such a thing in Wakanda." Tony Stark asked, "What about the second person excluded?"
"M'Baku, the leader of the Jabari tribe." T'Challa said, "Although he is unruly and may have some criticisms of my father's rule, he will not do such a thing as burning the heart-shaped grass.
." After a pause, he added, "In fact, I don't think any Wakandan would do this. We will only protect the heart-shaped grass."
"So, he's someone outside of Wakanda?" Nick Fury said, "I don't know who Eric is, but if this Everett Ross is the one I know, he is very interested in Wakanda.
Dalai is definitely an 'outsider'."
"Who is he?" T'Challa asked.
"CIA." Nick Fury said succinctly.
"The CIA people burned down our heart-shaped grass?" T'Challa thought for a moment, "This is unlikely. We have nothing to do with the CIA."
"Maybe in the future?" Phil Coulson said.
"Wakanda is relatively closed, and it is unlikely that we will have any trouble with any country, especially an organization like the CIA." T'Challa said, "I don't think this kind of thing could be done by the CIA."
"What about Eric?" Clint Barton said, "You have just eliminated three options, and this is the only one left."
"I have never heard of this name." T'Challa said, "But as you said, I have eliminated three, and it seems that I can only choose him."
"Impeccable reasoning," said Clint Barton.
"I choose C!" T'Challa made his choice.
[Correct answer! Reward distributed!]
Suddenly, a lot of knowledge about the through-arm fist flooded into T'Challa's mind. Not only that, but he also had experience in using the through-arm fist against enemies. It was obvious that he had never used this boxing technique before.
T'Challa tried two moves, and he was so majestic and majestic, just like everyone who has been immersed in the through-arm boxing for decades. Who would have thought that this was only the first time he had done this kind of boxing?
"The reward for answering questions is indeed magical." T'Challa couldn't help but marvel.
"Is this the through-arm punch? It looks so powerful!" Clint Barton was speechless when he saw it. "I feel like before, even four or five of me would not be an opponent for T'Challa."
"Is this Eastern Kung Fu?" Natasha Romanov also nodded, "It's well-deserved."
"Techalla, you won't sell the heart-shaped grass, so what about this boxing set?" Nick Fury focused on the through-arm boxing again, "I think my agent's combat effectiveness will definitely increase after practicing this boxing boxing.
What price do you need me to pay to hand over this set of fists to me?"
"It doesn't cost anything." T'Challa said, "I can give it to you for free, but I want to remind you that without decades of hard training, this skill will never become a success."
"Decades?" Nick Fury was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, it will take at least several decades to get started. If you want to reach the point where I have just been, it will require not only decades of hard training, but also a lot of actual combat." T'Challa said, "In fact,
This is true of almost all Eastern Kung Fu, and it cannot be achieved overnight."
"In that case, there's no need." Nick Fury's interest in arm-through boxing suddenly dropped. It would take decades of hard work to achieve results. How could he have the time?
At this time, the video started playing.
At the beginning, a door slowly opened, and Wakabi escorted a black man with pigtails in. Within the room, T'Challa was sitting in the center.
"I became a king!" T'Challa could see at a glance that his identity in the video was different. He was no longer a prince, but a king.
Wakabi brought the black man with pigtails, Eric the "Leopard", to T'Challa, and then slowly walked aside.
"Speak." T'Challa said to Eric.
"I stand in your palace now and tell you that I punished a thief for you who stole your vibranium and murdered your people." Eric looked at T'Challa and said, "Your king failed to punish
he."
When T'Challa heard this, he stood up immediately. He walked to Eric and said to him, "I don't care if you bring Klaw back. The reason why I haven't killed you yet is because I know who you are."
,Now, what do you want?”
"I want the throne." Eric said unceremoniously.
Seeing this, T'Challa in the answering space couldn't help but frown slightly.
"What's wrong?" Steve Rogers asked.
"Could this person be from the royal family?" T'Challa said, "Only the royal family of Wakanda can challenge the throne."
"So the royal family of Wakanda burned all your precious heart-shaped grass?" Steve Rogers also felt very strange. "Didn't you say before that the Wakandans would protect the heart-shaped grass?"
"That's the problem. I don't know that such a person exists at all." T'Challa said, "But if he is from the royal family, how come I don't know him?"
"But I seem to know you in the video," Phil Coulson said.
"Maybe in the future, but now I have never heard of this." T'Challa said, "I am also very curious about this person's identity now."
"Ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"What a loud tone!"
In the video, the tribal leaders all laughed when they heard Eric's words.
"You are all sitting here comfortably. It feels good, right?" Eric still said calmly, "But there are still two billion compatriots with the same skin color as us in the world who are still living in dire straits. Wakanda
There are tools that can free them."
"What tool is that?" T'Challa asked knowingly.
"Vibranium, your weapon." Eric said.
"Our weapons are not used to wage war on the world." T'Challa said, "We will not use vibranium to be the world's police, to censor, judge or even execute the people of other countries."
"People from other countries?" Eric asked, "But didn't life originate from this land? Aren't all humans your people?"
"I am not the king of all mankind, I am the king of Wakanda." T'Challa said, "And this is also my responsibility, to ensure the safety of all Wakanda people, and to ensure that vibranium does not fall into the hands of people like you.
In human hands.”
"Son, we have played with this impostor for too long." T'Challa's mother said at this time, "Don't agree to his request."
"I haven't asked yet," Eric said. "Ask me who I am."
"You are Eric Stevens, a black American spy, a mercenary known as Killmonger. This is your true identity." Su Rui revealed Eric's identity.
"That's not my name, princess." Eric stretched his neck and shouted to Shu Rui, and then said to T'Challa in front of him, "Ask me, king."
"No." T'Challa didn't cooperate.
"Ask me quickly." Eric insisted.
"Take him down." T'Challa waved his hand.
"Who are you?" At this time, an old guy from the River Tribe suddenly couldn't help but ask.
It’s not surprising that this person has a big mouth, because there is a disc stuffed in his mouth, which stretches his mouth so wide that I don’t know how he is going to eat or rinse his mouth.
"I am Njadaka, son of Prince Njobu!" Eric said loudly.
"What? Uncle N'job's son?" In the answering space, T'Challa was shocked. He didn't expect that N'job had a son outside.
But if that's the case, then everything makes sense.
"When my father died, there were leopard paw prints on his chest!" In the video, Eric glared at T'Challa: "You are not a king, you are the son of a murderer!"
"You're lying!" T'Challa's mother also shouted angrily, "That's nonsense!"
"I'm afraid what he said is true, Queen." Wakabi took out a pendant.
"What?" The leaders of each tribe in the room were surprised when they saw the pendant, which shows that everyone knows this object.
"I am now exercising my rights as a descendant of the royal family and challenging the throne! Challenge the Black Panther!" Eric said.
"Don't accept his challenge, son." T'Challa's mother said to him.
"As a descendant of Prince Njobu, he has this right." The leader of an unknown tribe said.
"He has no rights here!" T'Challa's mother yelled angrily.
"The challenge requires weeks of preparation." The big mouth of the River Tribe spoke again.
"A few weeks? I don't need that long." Eric looked at T'Challa and said, "I don't need the entire country to be here, I just need him and someone who can help me loosen my grip."
"I accept your challenge." Sitting on the throne, T'Challa accepted Eric's challenge.
"Techalla, you are impulsive and should not agree." Seeing this, Tony Stark said, "Since Eric dares to challenge you, he must have the confidence."
"I am the king of Wakanda, and he went deep alone. If I don't even dare to accept this challenge, what qualifications do I have to be the king?" T'Challa asked rhetorically.
"What you said makes sense, but having said that, the fact that he dares to challenge you, the king, even when he is alone, shows that he is sure of victory." Tony Stark said, "And judging from the title, you are a complete winner.
If you fail, you will not only lose your position as king, but even the heart-shaped grass will be burned to the ground."
"What Tony said makes sense." Bruce Banner also said, "If Eric loses, Wakanda may spare his life, but he will definitely not be able to burn the heart-shaped grass. But the title says that he burned it
The heart-shaped grass means that he has won and he has become the new king of Wakanda, so he can burn the heart-shaped grass."
"Is this Eric crazy?" Steve Strange said, "Since the heart-shaped grass can become a super soldier and he has become a king, then the heart-shaped grass becomes his thing.
, he would actually burn it down?”
"Maybe it's not just T'Challa he wants to take revenge on, and it's not just T'Challa he wants to destroy, but the entire Wakanda." James Rhodes said.
"It doesn't matter anymore." T'Challa said in a deep voice, "Now that I know about this matter in advance, no matter what purpose or conspiracy he has, he will not succeed."
The video continues to play.
In a mountain stream surrounded by waterfalls, Eric stood there with a javelin in his left hand and a knife in his right hand, while T'Challa was kneeling in the water, drinking an unknown liquid.
"Because I have taken Heart-Shaped Grass and Eric has not, this challenge is unfair." In the answer space, T'Challa also knew that everyone did not understand this and took the initiative to explain, "So when I challenge,
I must eliminate the effectiveness of the heart-shaped grass, remove the power of the black panther, and become an ordinary person. This is only fair."
"It is indeed fair." Steve Rogers said, "Let an ordinary person fight a super soldier. There is no chance of winning. It is not a challenge at all."
No matter what T'Challa drank in the video, the effect was immediate. The blood vessels on his body burst out and turned black, and he also roared from his mouth. It can be seen that this process was accompanied by
painfully.
After a while, those black blood vessels disappeared, T'Challa took a breath and stood up.
At this time, he was no longer a Black Panther who could fly over walls and walls, but an ordinary Wakandan warrior.
But even so, T'Challa was still very confident. He said to Eric, "This is your last chance, put down your weapons, so that we still have room for negotiation."
"I have been preparing for this moment all my life. I trained hard, told lies, and killed countless people just to get here." Eric stuck his sword and spear in the stream, took off his shirt as he spoke, and saw him
On the skin, there are dense bulges one after another.
Fortunately, T'Challa is not trypophobic, otherwise he would be at a huge disadvantage.
"I have fought in the United States, Afghanistan, and Iraq. I have taken away the lives of my brothers and sisters from this land." Eric pulled the knife out of the water, pointed at T'Challa and said, "I have killed so many.
People just want to kill you."
When T'Challa heard these words, he knew that the opponent could not retreat and this battle could not be avoided, so he nodded to Zu Li on the side, and Zu Li announced, "The challenge begins now!"
Eric and T'Challa started fighting with swords. At first, the two sides could fight back and forth, but soon T'Challa gave out and was stabbed in the abdomen by Eric.
"This is for father!" Eric raised his knife high and was about to kill T'Challa.
"Eric!" Zu Li on the side took action directly and used his spear to hold Eric's knife.
"Zu Li, don't!" Zu Li obviously couldn't interfere in this battle. As soon as he made a move, both T'Challa, who was lying on the ground and almost got chopped, and other people watching the battle, spoke out to stop him.
"I caused your father's death, not him." Zu Li didn't care about those people. He walked up to Eric, looked at Eric and said, "Kill me."
"Both of you are going to die, Uncle James." Eric didn't know what politeness was. Zu Li asked him to kill him, so he took action directly and stabbed Zu Li's chest with a knife.
The death of Zu Li made T'Challa very angry. He picked up the knife and slashed Eric wildly. However, at this time, his knife was obviously out of order and could not cut Eric at all. Eric easily knocked him down.
On the ground.
"Is this your king?" Eric said to those watching the battle. "The Black Panther is supposed to be the one who leads you to the future, but he? Still wants to protect you?"
T'Challa got up from the water and punched Eric, but Eric grabbed him on the shoulder and threw him into the cliff.
"T'Challa, you really lost." Seeing this, Tony Stark said, "You lost miserably."
"But not anymore," T'Challa said. "Now that I have unlocked the through-arm fist achievement, I can knock that Eric down with my bare hands."
"But this Zu Li is really loyal to you, even at the cost of his own life to save you." Natasha Romanov said.
As the video continued to play, Eric stood there and said to a black woman in a blue robe, "Are they all here?"
"Yes," said the black woman, "we will be ready when the next king takes over."
"The next king?" Eric asked.
The black woman nodded.
"Go and burn them all," Eric said.
"Your Majesty, we can't do this." The black woman said, "This is our tradition..."
Before she could finish speaking, the black woman was grabbed by Eric's throat and lifted into the air. The latter said murderously, "You must do whatever I ask you to do." He gave the order again: "Burn them all.