frightfiction Chapter 312 Sacrifice (for subscription)
Chapter 312 Sacrifice (for subscription)
Chapter 312 Sacrifice (for subscription)
After the joy of victory, Tony suddenly noticed that Vision had been lying on the ground without any movement.
"Vision!..." Tony called out immediately.
As a result, no reply was received.
Tony walked over immediately, knelt down and stretched out his hand, placing it on top of Vision's head.
Then the nano armor becomes a deep scanning device:
"Check Vision status on Friday!"
Tony performed a full-body deep scan of the Vision, from head to toe.
"How's the vision?" The others immediately surrounded him.
The moment Thanos snapped his fingers, the Soul Gem instantly fell silent.
It's just that everyone's minds were seized by Thanos snapping his fingers at that time, and they didn't notice the change of the Infinity Stone, nor the change of the Vision.
Seeing the current appearance of Vision, everyone's heart sank.
At this moment, he was like a metal doll, cold and dead, his body was full of criss-cross cracks, which seemed to shatter at the touch of a finger.
"Sir, no signs of life detected, no electronic messages detected!" Friday's voice sounded.
"...It shouldn't be! Vision!..."
Tony didn't want to believe this test result, and kept sending various call signals to Vision.
As a result, it naturally fell into the sea like a mud cow, and no response was received.
"Let me try!" Saul squatted down.
He put his hand on Vision's body, and a tiny bolt of lightning was released instantly.
This is an attempt to awaken the consciousness of phantom through the stimulation of electric current.
"He's dead!" Ian's voice suddenly sounded, breaking Tony's last fantasy.
"Impossible! How could Vision die so easily?!" Tony retorted.
In fact, it is not unreasonable for him to think so.
As an intelligent life, Vision's body is no longer his Achilles' heel.
As long as his consciousness data is still there, even if his body is completely destroyed, he will not die, it's just a matter of changing his body!
So although Vision's body was on the verge of being broken, everyone only thought that he had been severely injured, not that he was dead.
"Intelligent life just has a strong life-saving ability, not really immortal!" Ian explained,
"Besides, Vision is facing the Mind Stone, and intelligent life has no advantage in facing the Mind Stone!"
He also knew that Vision was good at saving his life, but he was 100% sure that Vision was absolutely dead.
"Vision has a backup source code, it shouldn't die so easily!" Tony was still unwilling to accept this result.
"Vision's consciousness is too deeply entangled with the Mind Stone, and when the Mind Stone dies, his consciousness also dissipates!" Ian continued to explain,
"Even if there is a backup source code, it will only be a brand new artificial intelligence after activation, and it will no longer be a 'Vision'!"
Hearing Ian's words, everyone's faces darkened instantly.
The sacrifice of his companions wiped out the joy of victory in the war.
"Throughout the ages, as long as there is war, there must be sacrifice!" Ian comforted,
"What's more, in this Infinity War, the enemy everyone is facing is far stronger than us!"
In fact, in this infinite war, Ian himself suffered the most from all parties participating in the war.
The captain of the Nova Fleet, plus the soldiers of the Nova Troops, lost no less than 50 people.
Moreover, whether it is the captain or the fighters of the team, they are all elites who have spent decades to cultivate, at least they are also third-level mutants.
It can be said that everyone is Ian's most precious asset.
Losing 50 people at a time, Ian also felt quite painful.
"They are fighting for the earth and mankind! Their sacrifices are not meaningless. We will always remember their achievements, and mankind will always remember their legends!"
With a wave of Ian's hand, a heroic spirit monument tens of meters high was formed in the center of the square in front of the building.
The whole body of the monument is made of a silver-gray super alloy, which does not reflect sunlight and looks solemn and heavy.
The mechanical properties of this superalloy are relatively ordinary, but various resistances are very high.
Even if it is exposed to wind, sun and rain, it can remain unchanged for thousands of years, which is perfect as a monument.
"Tony, engrave Vision's name on it, he deserves to be remembered by everyone!" Ian greeted Tony.
Tony didn't want to believe it, but he had to accept the fact.
He knew very well that Ian would not lie to him, nor would he make a mistake in this kind of thing.
"You're right! They really deserve to be remembered!" Tony flew to the top of the Heroic Monument.
Instead of using nanoworm etching, he directly used his fingers covered with armor to engrave the name of Vision and the names of the superheroes who died on the monument word by word.
The participants in the Avengers this time include not only the true members of the Avengers, but also dozens of superheroes who are closely related to the Avengers.
They may not be considered well-known, and their performance in the war was mediocre, without any bright moments.
But their merits cannot be denied, they are also unrelenting, and they are also human heroes.
Not many superheroes participated in the battle, not many people died, and there were only eight names in total.
Including Vision and Bucky, a total of ten names were engraved, and it took a full 10 minutes to engrave them.
The speed of Tony's engraving was very slow, and everyone watched quietly, without any patience at all!
"Stephen, you go too!" Ian greeted Doctor Strange again,
"A living mage can be unknown, but a sacrificed mage must be remembered!"
Now that the sacrificed superhero has been engraved, other victims cannot be ignored.
"...Okay!" Doctor Strange thought for a while, but finally did not refuse.
Doctor Strange didn't have any injuries on his body, but his breath became much thicker.
In the process of fighting the time stone, he should gain a lot.
After Tony inscribed it, he landed slowly, and Doctor Strange flew up,
"You are the pride of Karma Taj!" he whispered, engraving twelve names on the monument.
The mages evacuated earlier and did not experience the last and worst war.
But they have been fighting on the front line from the very beginning, and their sacrifices are not small.
In Wakanda, only the King Black Panther participated in the battle, and in Asgard, only Thor participated in the battle.
So neither of them sacrificed.
"Professor, which one of you will go? The sacrifice of the mutants cannot be ignored!" Ian looked at the three of Professor X.
This Infinity War can be won, and the X-Men and the Brotherhood are absolutely indispensable.
They have been the key to the turning point of the war many times, and they are absolutely indispensable!
"I'll do it!" Magneto didn't delay either.
He engraved a full 25 names on the monument.
The intensity of the war between the X-Men and the Brotherhood is actually not high.
However, the mutants have been targeted many times in a row and fell into a state of chaos several times, so the sacrifice is not too small.
"There is also the sacrifice of the Nova Fleet, it cannot be unknown!" Tony reminded Ian.
As the actual commander of the Nova Fleet, Tony knows very well:
The sacrifice of the Nova Fleet is actually the biggest and most valuable!
The victory of the Nova Fleet is the key to victory in Infinity War!
"I will never forget them!" Ian flew up to the monument himself, and carved the names of fifty victims.
Among them, there are 35 captains of the Nova Fleet.
The remaining 15 people belong to the fighters of the new star team.
Five of them died in the battle to support the Fulian headquarters, and ten died in the battle to clear the balance guards!
This is the biggest casualty since Team Nova was formed!
In order to save the earth and human civilization, their sacrifices are very valuable!
But when he saw this statistic, Ian still felt a bit at a loss.
But when it came time to engrave their names, Ian didn't care about gains or losses.
He only felt that his heart became heavy, the people he cultivated...
Decades of training, on the surface they are just subordinate tool people, but in fact Ian's feelings for them are not shallow.
After engraving fifty names, Ian landed next to Yisha in silence.
"There are also heroes who died resisting the messengers of hell!" Aisha reminded.
'Hell Messenger' is the name of the balance guard in human society.
In fact, compared to the self-proclaimed 'Balance Guard', the title 'Hell Messenger' is actually more suitable for what they do.
Although the hell messengers have not been raging on the earth for a long time, they have slaughtered at least tens of millions of ordinary people.
In the process of resisting the messengers of hell, at least hundreds of thousands of heroes, civilians, and troops were sacrificed.
There must not be so many names engraved on the monument, so Aisha only chose some representatives:
The superheroes who died for leading the fight against the Hellbringers, as well as the supervillains!
Regardless of whether they were originally heroes or villains, at least today they sacrificed to defend against foreign enemies.
There are thousands of names in total.
"Steve, come on!" Ian looked at Captain America.
The US team represents the group of superheroes, and it is appropriate to engrave their names for the sacrificed superheroes!
"Thank you!" Captain America thanked Aisha, but he didn't thank him for himself.
"You're welcome! This is the honor they deserve!" Aisha replied.
If it weren't for their sacrifices that moved the teams who cleared up the hell messengers, Aisha would not have noticed them.
The US team took the list and walked to the monument, and began to engrave the names of these heroes with a carving knife.
More than 1000 names will take a long time to engrave.
During this process, no one showed a trace of impatience.
The people who rushed over later, whether it was the X-Men, the Brotherhood, or the military.
Also, no one dared to make a mistake, and everyone obediently waited by the side, and the atmosphere of the scene was solemn.
In a full two hours, the US team finished engraving the last name.
He put down the carving knife, turned around, stood under the solemn monument, and delivered his speech:
"Everyone here is a hero! It is because of their sacrifices that we can stand here safely..."
After the US team finished speaking, Ian turned around and flew back into the building:
"Tony, you guys arrange the aftermath first, and come to me after you arrange it!"
"Okay!" Tony nodded.
There are a lot of troublesome things to deal with aftermath, but they don't need to handle these miscellaneous things personally, but there are also many things to arrange and coordinate as a whole.
Only Ian doesn't have to deal with these things because Elsa handles them for him.
The headquarters building of Fulian was very lucky. After experiencing such a tragic war, only the exterior decoration was a little mottled, and the main body of the building was not damaged at all.
Walking into the building, Ian first came to the command room.
Here, he saw Black Widow and Hawkeye.
They haven't gone out, it's not that they can't go out, what they have is only an arm or a hand, not a leg.
They are still performing their duties, staring at the satellite monitoring and alerting possible unexpected situations.
"What do you think? Their names will be remembered forever by mankind, but you paid the price of disability, but you didn't get any honor?" Ian asked, pointing to the monument on the screen.
In addition to those who died, the living can also be honored as heroes.
But people will probably only remember the most outstanding performers, like Tony and Saul.
The performance of Black Widow and Hawkeye is average this time, and there is a high probability that not many people will notice them.
"We are luckier than them, at least we are still alive, and we may return to normal!" The black widow replied openly.
In addition to the identity of a superhero, they also have an identity of an agent.
The Agent is not keen on being famous, and even resists it.
"Do you want to restore the broken limbs?" Ian looked at their broken hands and arms,
"I can give you two choices."
The two are also considered sacrifices for the war.
It's fine if you don't see it. Now that you have seen it, Ian will not just sit idly by.
"What choice?"
Hawkeye's eyes lit up, and the Black Widow also looked at Ian expectantly.
Only when you have experienced the feeling of disability, you will be more eager for healthy limbs.
"Either I will replace you with mechanical arms, similar to Bucky's, and definitely not worse than his." Ian replied,
"Or I will help you regenerate your severed limbs and restore them to complete limbs without any sequelae!"
"What are the disadvantages and advantages of each of the two options?" Black Widow asked.
They were very eager to restore their mutilated limbs, but they still did not lose their calmness.
"The mechanical prosthesis is definitely much stronger than your original physical body. However, the mechanical prosthesis is a foreign object after all, and you need to get used to it slowly." Ian explained patiently,
"The rebirth of broken limbs can restore your original limbs. But the new limbs are relatively fragile, and you need to exercise carefully to restore them!"
Black Widow and Hawkeye didn't answer immediately, but turned to look at each other.
The eyes of the two met, they communicated silently, and finally made a choice at the same time:
"We choose to be reborn with severed limbs!"
"If I switch to a mechanical right arm, my archery might be useless!" Hawkeye explained.
"The robot arm is too ugly!" This is the explanation of the black widow.
"OK! No problem!" Ian didn't care about their explanation.
With a wave of his hand, a large number of particles gushed out, directly creating two medical cabins out of thin air, the standard configuration of the Nova Team.
The medical cabin opened, and Ian made a gesture of invitation: "Lie in!"
"Need to undress?" Black Widow asked.
Ian looked her up and down, then shook his head and said, "No need!"
The black widow breathed a sigh of relief, and obediently lay down in the medical cabin, but she always felt that something was wrong.
But before she could figure it out, the nutrient solution was poured into the medical cabin, and a strong drowsiness hit her instantly.
The nutrient solution filled the medical cabin, and Black Widow and Hawkeye also fell into a deep sleep.
"...Forget it, let's use the best one!" Ian thought for a while, and took out two tubes of medicine.
There are many medical technologies that can regenerate severed limbs, and there are several ready-made treatment plans integrated in the medical cabin.
But what can be [-]% perfect is only the top-level therapeutic agent produced by this mutant laboratory.
The potion is based on Wolverine's self-healing ability, which can achieve perfect regeneration of severed limbs without any side effects.
Even all kinds of old wounds can be healed together by the way!
Ian used his ability a little to clean up the wounds of Black Widow and Hawkeye.
Then press the red button on the medical pod:
"start!"
As the medicine was slowly injected, the bodies of the two began to heat up.
Then at the fracture of the limbs, skin, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, bones, etc., all limb tissues began to grow little by little.
This growth rate is a bit slow, not as fast as Wolverine's self-healing rate.
But this is also for the safety of Hawkeye and Black Widow.
Healing potions are just potions, not mutants' X abilities, and they cannot ignore the law of conservation of matter and energy.
The regeneration of severed limbs is not simply wound healing. It requires a lot of nutrients, far exceeding the natural reserves of the human body.
Deliberately controlling the growth rate of the severed limbs is to allow their bodies enough time to absorb the various nutrients needed for the growth of the severed limbs.
In the beginning, the physical reactions of the two were a bit distant, but after simple adjustments, they began to return to normal.
"It's done!" Ian clapped his hands and moved the two medical cabins aside.
Just let them grow by themselves, and Ian doesn't need to continue to worry about it.
After dealing with Hawkeye and Black Widow, Ian sat in this command room, waiting for Tony and the others to arrive.
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(End of this chapter)