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He spit out some wood chips and dirt from his mouth, his eyes somewhat dazed as he looked around.

Evidently, even the mighty Hulk was dazed by this explosion.

And there was even less to say for the other Avengers.

Although Tony was closest to the explosion, the Vibranium armor on his body protected him very well, and he was actually over a kilometer away from the explosion's center.

Therefore, he wasn't really injured while hiding in the armor, just a bit disoriented, and it took him a while to crawl out from under a pile of rubble.

"Is everyone okay?"

As soon as Tony emerged from the rubble, he immediately asked about the others' condition.

"I'm fine."

Steve's voice sounded at the right time.

The moment the explosion occurred, he subconsciously used his shield to block in front of him, which saved his life.

But the others had no response at this time.

Tony quickly had Jarvis locate the communicators of the other Avengers.

Then he flew over to each one, rescuing everyone else from under the rubble!

Soon, Natasha and Barton were both rescued.

But Thor was nowhere to be found.

"Thor should be fine, right?"

Tony muttered.

After all, he was the Thor of Asgard, a god no less.

He shouldn't have been killed by the explosion, right?

As for Natasha and Barton?

Besides some scrapes on her body, Natasha's most serious injury was on her forehead, which was also the main cause of her unconsciousness.

Barton's situation was worse.

He had already been attacked by Pietro and was injured.

As a result, he was thrown by the Impact in the explosion, and then buried by various wood chips and dirt.

Although Tony rescued him in time, Barton was still very seriously injured.

If he couldn't get treatment in time, his life might be in danger!

Rumble!

At this moment, a huge roar came from the distant horizon.

Followed by a bolt of lightning.

It was Thor flying back.

He looked quite disheveled, with dirt still on his face.

"What just happened?"

Thor looked bewildered; he had no idea what had just happened.

He was originally busy smashing those HYDRA soldiers, but the next second, everything in front of him turned an incandescent White, and he felt a burning pain all over his body.

When he came to, he found himself lying in a mountain gully, with a small stream nearby, and surrounded by loose rocks.

And he was also dirty all over, with even some signs of abrasions in places.

You know, he was the Prince of Asgard!

The son of Odin, the All-Father!

His power might not be exceptionally strong, but his physical toughness was absolutely astonishing.

Yet, even so, he still had these abrasions on his body.

One can imagine how terrifying the explosion just now was!

You know, Thor's location was slightly further from the explosion's center than Tony's.

Yet he was still in this state.

If it had been anyone else, they would have probably lost their life long ago!

Even being reduced to dust would be normal!

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"Wanda, are you okay?"

In a distant mountain gully, Pietro found his sister Wanda.

"I'm fine, what was that explosion about?"

Wanda removed a few wood chips from her hair, looking at the distant mountain hollow with lingering fear.

If she hadn't used her abilities to protect herself in time, in an explosion of that magnitude, even though she was no longer what she used to be, she would have instantly been blown to pieces, right?

"Was that a nuclear bomb?"

Wanda asked, her face pale.

Pietro also didn't know if it was a nuclear bomb or not.

But if it wasn't, what kind of missile could have such terrifying power?

Everything within a two to three-kilometer radius of the explosion's center was destroyed; if the explosion hadn't occurred in a mountain hollow, its power might have been even greater.

If he and his sister hadn't gained superpowers, they would have long since become two corpses!

No! Not even corpses would be left, right?

The greatest possibility was that their bodies would be completely gone!

It was too terrifying!

"Who was it? The United States? Or the Avengers? Or HYDRA?"

Pietro said with an ugly expression.

They had both almost been blown to death just now.

How could his face not be ugly!

"It shouldn't be the Avengers; they were just there too, and now I don't know if they're still alive."

Wanda shook her head, saying she didn't think the Avengers would commit an act of mutual destruction with HYDRA, especially since they had the absolute upper hand in the battle just now.

She hadn't heard of a party with the absolute upper hand using such a desperate measure.

"Then it's either the United States or HYDRA!"

Pietro said fiercely, "I think it must be the United States; it must be those bastards who did it! They did the same thing in 2012!"

In 2012, when the Chitauri invaded the Blue Star, in Free City, the United States had indeed deployed a nuclear bomb.

However, it didn't explode in Free City but was sent by Iron Man to the other side of the Universe.

Because there was such a precedent, Pietro had sufficient reason to suspect it was the Americans who did it!

"That's unlikely, after all, the Avengers are also on the side of the United States, and the Avengers had already controlled the situation just now.

The United States couldn't possibly launch a nuclear bomb under those circumstances."

"And... it's just a HYDRA Base, there's no need for that, right?"

Wanda thought about it and felt that the possibility of the United States launching a nuclear bomb was very small.

Mainly because it was unnecessary!

To kill a mosquito, do you need to fire a cannon?

That would be too wasteful.

"Then it's HYDRA!"

Pietro, seemingly without any thoughts of his own, echoed again, "It must be them, it must be Baron Strucker who detonated the nuclear bomb when he ran away, these damn guys, I knew they weren't good people!"

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Wanda, "..."

Three suspected targets, and you've analyzed each one.

Wanda didn't want to talk anymore; she felt her brother was really unreliable.

However, who did it?

And was it really a nuclear bomb?

Why didn't she feel any nuclear radiation?

Wanda still had many questions in her mind, but unfortunately, no one could answer them now.

Half an hour later.

The Avengers had returned to Stark Tower in Free City.

Here, Barton was sent into a device called the Life Cradle for treatment.

He was severely injured, and his condition was only temporarily stabilized on the plane.

If he couldn't be treated quickly, even if his life was saved, it would be difficult for him to continue fighting in the future.

Fortunately, the Life Cradle was incredibly powerful; it could heal any injury as long as it wasn't fatal on the spot!

This was an invention that even Tony admired, and Dr. Helen, the creator of the Life Cradle, happened to be at Stark Tower at this moment.

Otherwise, Tony would have had to find a way to pick her up from Korea.

Aside from Barton's particularly severe injuries, which required treatment with the Life Cradle to recover, the injuries of the others were much lighter.

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Thor only had minor scrapes, and they were mostly healed on the way back.

Tony had a slight concussion, but Jarvis checked him and found no problems, requiring no treatment.

And Natasha, who had been unconscious earlier, also woke up halfway.

Aside from two broken ribs, she had no major issues.

The same went for Steve; they were all minor injuries!

"You guys are really lucky to be alive!"

Hill, who came to greet them, looked down at the tablet in her hand and said to them, "The explosion that just occurred on the outskirts of Sokovia released energy equivalent to a 3-million-ton nuclear bomb explosion."

"Except for the lack of nuclear radiation, this thing is almost no different from a nuclear bomb!"

"Then should we be glad that the other party didn't use a nuclear bomb? Otherwise, we'd be worried about how to deal with radiation issues."

Tony said jokingly.

But no one could smile at this moment.

What was supposed to be a smooth operation first saw an enhanced person attack Barton, then an unidentified fighter jet appeared and launched a missile equivalent to a 3-million-ton yield!

Although HYDRA was annihilated.