5 Consequences

"New Threat or New Hero?: An Interview with Witnesses" - New York Times

"War downtown, the military can't escape blame, Ross must go to military court" - Herald Daily

"On the day of disaster, Spider-Man flees without a fight" – Daily Horn

The fight of the monsters in the streets of New York caused turbulent waves all over the world and public opinion in the world was in an uproar.

This is the first time that a monstrous level fighting force, with a national threat, has completely abandoned law and morals, ignoring civilians and fighting on the streets of New York, causing countless deaths and injuries to several cadres. Also, one daring person rushed into the war zone, all that one saw was an inconceivable mess. An entire street was reduced to ruins, neighboring streets were also dilapidated to varying degrees. It is an apocalyptic scene and countless people weep bitterly for their dead relatives in the ruins.

A large number of citizens took to the streets spontaneously, raising flags and signs during a parade, vilifying the incompetence of the military in this massacre.

"Since I cannot get protection, I must not pay taxes. I should pay taxes to the people who protect me… It's all Ross' fault."

A man with a cane was interviewed and demonstrated live.

"If it hadn't been for that person from last night, I would have died a long time ago. I am very grateful to him... Mutant you say? Who I love and admire is entirely up to me! I only know that he protected me when I needed his help the most."

Unprecedented changes have hit the nerves of the world. People began to worry about their own safety. Several protests continued one after another. There were countless experts and professors who jumped to quote the classics and talked endlessly.

"What do you think of this incident?" a well-known presenter asked the professor.

"This is a man-made disaster that is sure to be recorded in the annals of human history. Our generation will be nailed to the shame pillar of history. It will be written specifically by the book Is Our Shame. Someone should be held responsible for this…", said the old professor of human sociology.

"Can you estimate the cause of this incident?"

"You can definitely blame Ross," said the old professor.

The military was silent for a long time. Facing strong pressure from the outside world and superiors, they were finally unable to hold it back any longer, claiming that it all originated from the failed Project Super Soldier and that the military would shut down this Project Super Soldier.

Some victims of the incident aggressively questioned the military spokesperson, is it possible that only an extravagant 'termination plan' could compensate for the damage suffered in this national incident? Isn't there a better explanation of the military as the culprit?

The military spokesperson was silent for a long time and replied: "One can only blame Ross for the incident."

General Ross is a complete disgrace now.

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When Downey woke up two days later, he was in a coma for two days in order to recover as best he could from the recoil his power caused him from the final attack.

When he opened his eyes and saw that it was a hospital room, and there was only one patient in this room. Obviously, someone specially arranged for this to happen.

The curtains are half closed, making the sun shining outside the window pass through a crack in the curtain, Downey can hear the birds singing occasionally, this ends up generating a little tranquility in the room.

"Hello, anyone there? Nurse?" Downey yelled, his voice so husky it startled him.

Someone pushed open the door, but it wasn't the nurse Downey was expecting, but a man in a suit, with a kind smile, but a capable feeling.

"The doctor said you were going to wake up today. I've been waiting for you for some time." The man said with a smile, "My name is Phil Coulson from Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate. Mr. Downey, you can call me Coulson directly if you prefer."

Coulson has always been a smiling, kind and polite man, his formal suit is meticulously taken care of and the tie around his neck is tightly tied, with no flaws in his demeanor.

"Coulson…so you were the one who saved me." Downey sat down and took the water from the table. Today was really hot and he had to drink water to cool off.

"It can be said that we exerted a lot of effort for this and at the same time stopped many unscrupulous people who wanted to approach Mr. Downey."

Coulson briefly presented the situation to Downey after he passed out. He spoke very directly about the situation. Many people were very interested in him. They used relationships and various other methods to try to drag Downey back to a study table, but all were still thwarted. Among them, General Ross was the most anxious and angry of them all, he was so angry that he almost threw a gun in his face.

Ross is said to have received orders from some superiors at the time, telling him to take Downey back.

Downey laughed without comment, signaling for Coulson to sit down and talk more comfortably.

"Where is he?" Downey asked suddenly in the middle of the conversation, looking a little anxious.

"The car is outside, I thought you would look for it as soon as you wake up, so we already prepared."

"It's him, not that. I pay attention to the way you talk about him. I hope you don't make any mistakes like that again." Downey stubbornly corrected.

Coulson showed a regretful expression and asked Downey to come out to check on his car, as the car didn't appear to be in very good condition.

Downey got up slowly from the bed, Coulson wanted to help him, but he was brushed aside with one hand. Downey used some Tinder, there was a tingling pain in his brain, only a small thread passed through his body, which was different from before.

Coulson hastily said, with a touch of admiration, to Downey: "The doctor said that your brain was the only one injured, your body basically healed. The two days you were in a coma was solely because your brain was trying to fix itself, but for some reason you can't fully recover even with your healing factor."

Downey was silent, even though he has fully recovered, at least physically, but due to his brain injury and constant use of control, he doesn't have much energy and is in a very bad condition to walk, he uses the remnants of his Tinder to support his body, using it to circulate around his body, making his condition greatly improve.

'I have to get something later, I can't depend on Tinder to support this body all the time, but for now that's my only option.' Downey thought about his situation.

Downey knew his Tinder's main role was to make and manipulate 'machines' to create Transformers and this had little effect on himself, at least it's at the level he's at now.

He already has a vague plan for his future development, especially in combat.

The two were on the hospital campus, standing in front of a scrapped truck, watching.

This Changan Star Card (Changan Xingka) was in very bad condition. The car cover was dropped due to constant reassembly during the fight, revealing the wiring and engine below, almost all of the glass was broken. Only the remnants of the remaining windows clung tenaciously to the car. Three of the four tires simply disappeared. One has a tire, only most of the bearing is missing.

The entire car is not in good condition. It's a miracle it didn't fall apart.

Coulson took the initiative to tell you that this hospital is owned by the Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate.

"Mr. Downey, because we didn't test the specifics of your abilities, we didn't rush to fix your car, not knowing what your response would be to our action. We just cleaned the dust off the outside to make it look a little better." Coulson watched Downey silently as he said this, he took the initiative to find a topic and explain it to Downey.

Downey looked at Coulson gratefully and said softly, "Thank you."

Downey didn't respond much to his post. Before going into a deep sleep, he had an estimate of his possible end and was mentally prepared for all kinds of end, at least that's what Downey likes to think. But right now, he has a heartfelt feeling for Coulson. This person is strict, just in the right measure. The scale is perfect and flawless.

(A/N: Don't ask me how he managed to think of something like that before he slipped into a deep sleep.)

Coulson smiled gently and made an inviting gesture. It was already clear in Coulson's mind and he still had the analysis of Downey's psychological characteristics, which was enough to build a complete enough mental model of Downey, which helped a lot to analyze the situation more comprehensively.

Downey slowly reached out and in the expectant gaze of Coulson and the lurking agents, he put his hand on the small truck, a wave of invisible energy radiated from Downey, unleashing a gust of wind that made people squint. The tattered truck suddenly roared, the sound of mechanical metal friction is loud, introducing Optimus Prime's second transformation to the world.

"This is really… a miracle!"

Coulson's eyes widened, he exclaimed and spoke the thoughts of everyone present. Although he had repeatedly watched the camera video on the street and the newspaper that night, he was mentally prepared, but when he faced the transformation, he was still shocked.

Countless hidden cameras around recorded this visually impacting scene up close and madly streamed the video to the outside world, more people were able to witness this exciting scene that had never been seen in this world before.

*Click*

Clicking sounds sounded constantly, little by little a human-shaped metal figure formed, but what made Downey frown was that a large number of broken pieces were scattered on the floor during the process. All of this was scrap and could not be used in the transformation.

Optimus Prime was assembled in an awe-inspiring manner, his tattered metal body still made a huge impact and a fierce aura rushed towards the spectators' faces.

"The move is about to be completed!" Someone couldn't help but exclaim, looking extremely excited.

"I'm looking forward to it." Someone spoke and the others could only agree. Everyone spoke and exclaimed, with an expectant look in their eyes.

In the end, the transformation was coming to an end, people became more and more excited, their faces flushed and they wanted to see a miracle. Seeing Optimus Prime well equipped supporting himself on the ground with one hand, like an arrogant man who was about to stand up proudly, but with a *Plop*, he fell to the ground on his face and broke the ground.

Countless people were stunned, not knowing what happened.

Downey didn't look the least bit surprised and sighed deeply: "It's too fragile, he's too vulnerable... Optimus Prime *Sigh*, he's already at his limit..."

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