【Eastern Africa】.
In a dense, primeval forest, behind what appears to be a poor and underdeveloped agricultural nation, lies one of the most technologically advanced countries on Earth.
That's right, this is the origin of 【Vibranium】 – 【Wakanda】.
At this moment, in the king's bedroom.
King T'Chaka, with his white hair and beard, breathing steadily, and fast asleep, was suddenly having a strange dream.
In his dream, he had once again entered the "Ancestral Plane," which he had visited decades ago when he first became the 【Black Panther】.
It was a boundless prairie.
The gray sky, shrouded in night, was filled with aurora-like, dazzling, and psychedelic purple halos.
T'Chaka, who was lying as still as a corpse with his arms crossed over his chest, slowly crawled out of the soil. His original silk robe had been replaced by a pure white ceremonial garment.
However, he wasn't surprised by this, because everything was exactly the same as when he first came to the "Ancestral Plane."
What puzzled him was why, after so many decades, he had been "summoned" here again?
With this question in his mind, he slowly stood up and looked at the tall "Sacred Tree" in front of him.
Several black panthers with jet-black fur but eyes that shone brightly were perched on the trunk.
"Father, is it you who summoned me here?"
One of the black panthers jumped down from the tree trunk with a light movement.
The moment it landed, the black panther transformed into an elderly Wakandan man.
Although he looked similar in appearance to T'Chaka, who was nearly seventy years old, he was actually T'Chaka's father, the previous 【Wakanda】 king and 【Black Panther】!!
The old man embraced T'Chaka and gently patted him on the shoulder, saying, "No, child, it is 【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast who is summoning you…"
"【Black Panther Goddess】?"
A look of shock appeared on T'Chaka's face, but before he could ask anything, a black panther as huge as a hill suddenly appeared in front of him.
Upon seeing this, T'Chaka immediately knelt on the ground with a pious expression. "Great Panther Goddess, T'Chaka responds to your call…"
"T'Chaka, the reason I have suddenly summoned you here is because there is an urgent matter that needs your attention."
【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast did not speak, but her voice was clearly transmitted directly into T'Chaka's mind.
"Please, Panther Goddess, give your instructions."
"Very well, I need you to send someone to investigate what exactly happened inside the 【Hall of Gods】 in 【Egypt's】 【Great Pyramid of Giza】?
"【Hall of Gods】?"
"That's right, it is the place where the 【Egyptian Ennead】 judges their agents in the lower realm, and it is also the only connecting link between 【Celestial Heliopolis】 and Earth, known as the 【Golden Bridge of the Path of the Gods】… I have a bad feeling that something bad seems to have happened there!"
【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast did not deliberately hide the existence of the "Egyptian Gods" from T'Chaka. Although she was the deity worshiped by 【Wakanda】, she was actually a member of the 【Egyptian Pantheon】.
It was just that she had been stationed in the 【Pantheon】 for many years (her identity can be imagined as a representative of various countries stationed in the 【United Nations General Assembly】). In addition, by chance, she obtained her own exclusive "soul dimension (pocket dimension)" due to the faith of 【Wakanda】, so she rarely returned to 【Celestial Heliopolis】.
However, as a member of the 【Egyptian Pantheon】, Bast's soul still had a close connection with 【Celestial Heliopolis】 that was unaffected by time, distance, or dimension.
But not long ago, this innate connection was completely severed?
Bast, who was in the 【Pantheon】, immediately consulted other gods, and the final answer she received was that either the dimensional space where 【Celestial Heliopolis】 was located had been destroyed, or the 【God-King】 of the 【Egyptian Pantheon】 had changed.
However, not long ago, the new 【God-King】 Osiris had just arrived at the 【Pantheon】 to report the bizarre death of the 【Scarab God】 Khepri to the 【King of the Gods】 Zeus.
Although this matter did not attract Zeus's attention at all, and he merely said a few perfunctory words before sending Osiris back.
But combined with the current situation, it was enough for Bast to determine that something had happened to 【Celestial Heliopolis】… and it seemed to be a very serious event!!
Therefore, she suddenly summoned her agent T'Chaka to the "soul dimension."
(Note: 【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast originally had the head of a lion as the goddess of war in Egypt, but later, because she was somewhat similar to the 【Lioness Goddess】 Sekhmet, her divine duty and image gradually transformed from the goddess of war into the guardian of the family, the cat goddess symbolizing family warmth and joy. In the later Greek rule, she was further transformed into a deity representing the moon.)
"I understand. After returning, I will send my son T'Challa to conduct a detailed investigation there in person."
T'Chaka did not hesitate at all, nor did he raise any questions. For him, the order of 【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast was an inviolable divine decree!
However, as a father, he did not forget to give his son a little "warm-up" in front of his own god!
"Very well, my loyal warrior, I will always be with you!"
【Black Panther Goddess】 Bast nodded in satisfaction, and then used her divine power to send T'Chaka's "soul consciousness" back to the real world.
"Huh…"
T'Chaka, who was originally fast asleep, suddenly sat up abruptly. Such a violent movement directly woke Queen Ramonda beside him. "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
"No, the 【Black Panther Goddess】 appeared in my dream and asked me to help her complete a task."
As he spoke, T'Chaka had already straightened his clothes. Without explaining too much to his wife, he went directly to his study.
A few minutes later, a burly Wakandan man walked into the study, looking sleepy as he asked, "Father, is there something you need me for so late?"
"That's right, my child."
T'Chaka said with an extremely serious expression, "I have a difficult task for you to complete. This concerns whether you will be able to successfully succeed me as the new 【Black Panther】 in the future, so I hope you can muster all your energy to deal with this matter…"
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【New York】.
A street with a constant flow of people and vehicles.
A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard, wearing faded sportswear stained with large patches of yellowish-brown dirt, stood blankly at the intersection, looking at the passing pedestrians and vehicles, his eyes full of confusion.
This man has two names.
One is Benjamin, but it is little known!
The other is 【Soldier Boy】. Once upon a time, during 【World War II】, he was a household name as a superhero, and he personally led the 【Payback】 team to make great achievements… his reputation even approached that of 【Captain America】!
Even 【Soldier Boy】 himself believed that one day he could surpass that 【Captain America】 who was full of benevolence, morality, and 'hypocritical' behavior, and become the symbol of the American spirit!
But during a military operation in 【Nicaragua】, he was betrayed by members of his own team. After being drugged with chemicals, he was unknowingly sold to the Soviets.
So from 1984 to now, he has been frozen in a "refrigerator" by the Soviets for nearly 30 years.
It was not until a few days ago that he was accidentally released from a secret laboratory in 【Russia】 by Billy Butcher and several of his men, and he was able to escape!
Now, he has returned to 【New York】… but not to start a new life!!
Or rather, for 【Soldier Boy】 at the moment, his primary goal is not to rush to start a new life, but to take revenge!
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That's right, 【Soldier Boy】 is vengeful, and the most important thing is to make those who betrayed him pay their dues in blood!!
But before that, he must first figure out what happened, why his loyal team suddenly betrayed him, and who sold him to the Soviets?
Fortunately, he has already figured out his next first target to visit… his former boss, a vice president 【Legend】 who was previously responsible for managing superheroes at 【Vought International】.
He is confident that he can obtain the whereabouts of the 【Payback】 members and everything he wants to know from the other party… of course, provided that the other party has not died!
Thinking of this, the confusion in 【Soldier Boy's】 eyes gradually faded, and then he walked towards one side of the street according to the location information in his memory.
"The epic masterpiece 【The New Era of the Seven】 will be shown in major theaters…"
Before he had taken two steps, 【Soldier Boy】 saw promotional advertisements about Homelander and 【The Seven】 on a passing promotional vehicle, and felt a burst of disgust in his heart.
"Damn it, it's been so long, and those idiot executives at 【Vought International】 are still doing such low-level things. What a bunch of idiots…"
Then he continued forward with a look of disdain. However, before he had gone far, he saw promotional posters about the 【Avengers】 in front of the shops on both sides of the street.
Looking at 【Captain America】 standing in the C position, 【Soldier Boy's】 face suddenly became a little strange.
"Good for you, Steve Rogers. So you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have fallen to this point now… I knew you were a hypocritical guy. Look, aren't you advertising now to make money?"
"【Avengers】? Such a low name that even dogs wouldn't use in the past is far worse than my 【Payback】…"
However, just as he was about to continue forward, as if he suddenly noticed something unusual, the right foot he had just stepped out of suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Then, with a look of astonishment, he rushed to the huge poster, stared at 【Captain America】 on it with wide eyes, and exclaimed in a lost voice:
"Wait a minute, what's going on here? Isn't he already dead? How could he be alive again… and according to the time of his death until now, it has been 70 years. Why… why doesn't his face show any signs of aging? What the hell is going on!"
The sudden roar startled the passersby around him.
Seeing his crazy appearance, the passersby quickened their pace or simply chose to detour.
Afraid that they would be sent to see God by the "equalizer" that the madman took out of his backpack.
Only a homeless man who relied on the corner of the wall for a living saw him as "pitiful" and hesitated for a moment before loudly reminding him:
"Hey, buddy, haven't you taken too much? Cap was frozen at the bottom of the sea for 70 years, until last year when 【.】 rescued him from the bottom of the sea…"
Don't doubt why even a homeless man begging on the streets of 【New York】 knows the existence of 【.】. This is of course due to the powerful publicity capabilities of 【The Daily Bugle】!
In addition to 【.】, like 【Monarch】, 【Pan Pacific Defense Corps】… all can't escape.
"What, he… he was actually frozen at the bottom of the sea for 70 years?"
【Soldier Boy's】 face couldn't help but show a look of disbelief when he heard this. "I didn't expect his fate to be even more miserable than mine… alas, let's just write off the past!"
Thinking of his own experience, 【Soldier Boy】, who felt somewhat empathy, immediately dispelled all the old grudges in his heart towards 【Captain America】 at this moment.
As for the what 【.】 that rescued Cap from the sea, he didn't care at all, because in his opinion, it was probably just an organization that was as profit-seeking as 【Vought International】.
"Расцветалияблониигруши，Поплылитуманынадрекой…"
After walking past another street corner, a melodious Russian song came from the sound system of a van parked on the side of the road.
After hearing this music, 【Soldier Boy's】 mind involuntarily sounded a series of bad memories.
After he was sold to the Soviets, the other party did not directly freeze him. Instead, they used strong chemical anesthetics to prevent him from exerting his superpowers, while using various severe tortures… including electric saws cutting off limbs, throats, and genitals, heavy machine guns continuously sweeping the oral cavity, electric welding of the temples, and many other tortures, in order to try to find a way to kill him, so as to facilitate subsequent brainwashing and control.
Until they finally discovered that these tortures were all ineffective against 【Soldier Boy】, they had no choice but to continuously freeze him with strong anesthetics and ultra-low temperatures.
However, although this process of abuse did not cause any substantial damage to 【Soldier Boy's】 body, it caused permanent psychological trauma that was difficult to erase.
And this Russian song was like a switch to open that nightmarish memory, instantly activating 【Soldier Boy's】 【PTSD】.
So……
Next second.
