Katinov's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough. In terms of eloquence, Tonny, who had been in social circles and among women since he was a child, could beat him by more than ten streets. But at this moment, in the face of the miracle-like world around him, Tonny felt as if his tongue had been rooted, and he couldn't say a word.
He opened his mouth awkwardly for a long time, not knowing what to say. Only then did he feel the paleness of words in front of the facts.
They had gone deep into the base of the Communist Alliance, and they were surrounded by a world beyond their imagination. The soft grass was spread under their feet, the flowering trees were entwined around them, and the fresh fragrance of soil, flowers, and sunshine in the air was relaxing. This place was not like the center of the city, but more like the nature closest to human beings.
Only by seeing the technological products that were integrated with the plants, like art, and the magical buildings that blended into the surrounding environment, could people realize that this was a city from the future.
"We are walking the same path. Although you are ahead of us, that doesn't mean you can laugh at us … We just haven't gone there yet!" Captain America looked at Katinov without showing any weakness: "You just have a little more time."
"Well said!" Katinov smiled and extended his hand in invitation: "Then join us!"
"As a human being, integrate into this glorious era, forget all the rules you established in the past era, accept this great and glorious era, and enjoy the true freedom of human beings. Your identity, your status, and all the imprints of your past will lose most of their meaning, leaving only the most core things. "
"Wisdom, courage, noble character, persistent faith, and firm will."
"Apart from that, you will have nothing …" Katinov looked into Captain America's eyes as if asking him, 'Do you dare?'
"People have the right to choose freely. Since I have chosen to stand with them, I will defend everything to the end. My force field will always be firm, and my shield will always fight to protect them. Anyone who violates their choice, whether it is a criminal, an alien invader, or anyone else. Even if it is our government, I will fight them to the end. "
"Obviously, it's impossible for me to abandon Stark Industries with just a few words." Tonny said seriously, "I'm only complete when I'm with my company. This has nothing to do with money, power, or anything else … It's a part of me, it's where my dreams lie. It's as inseparable as this body of steel."
"When I say have nothing, I don't mean lose everything. On the contrary, I mean have everything." Katinov shook his head. Material, everything you can imagine, everything you can have, you can have it. Because it is infinite, because it is senseless. "
"Apart from your essence, the things that make you human. Everything else would be like air, yours to possess, but it would be meaningless. Try to imagine that you are in a small space where you are suffocating. They killed each other for the slightest bit of oxygen, greedily occupying that bit of resources. Use all shameless, despicable, and cruel means to possess her. "
Revealing the essence of the problem, Katinov seemed to have pulled out all the thoughts of the Avengers, those little secrets in the dark, complex. Dusty, not-so-heroic things were pulled out from the depths of their thoughts, from under the skin of morality. Captain America and Tonny couldn't help but feel a sense of irritation and instinctively become angry with Katinov.
The heroes of the Avengers quickly got rid of this feeling. They knew it wasn't a good performance, but the feeling of being forced to face something they didn't want to face still made them feel embarrassed.
Katinov's words were like a blade, cutting open the surface of the prosperous era on Earth that the Avengers were proud of, revealing the paleness and emptiness behind it.
"Now we are going to open the window! The despicableness and shamelessness that you insist on are meaningless. What once allowed you to survive and gave you status is now just proof of your despicableness. Everything that was once greedy for possession … "Katinov made a gesture of being blown away by the wind.
"If the despicableness of possession is your position, if the greed that allowed you to survive is your faith, then I can tell you that the darkness has passed and the dawn is coming. If you insist … then I can only tell you …"
"Your position is meaningless, your faith is not worth mentioning!"
"Enough!" Captain America interrupted him angrily.
"You are not qualified to talk about my faith. You are too far away from it, and I am too close to it. I have been sleeping since World War II, but I can still see it today. That spirit is shining. It has shone for a century, created an era, and will inevitably continue to exist. I will use my life to guard and practice it."
Captain America raised his shield and said in the most resolute manner, "I swear to fight for freedom!"
Tonny also placed his hand on Captain America's shield and said with the same sincerity, "This time, I completely agree with you. I swear to fight for the United States, for the freedom of mankind!"
"For the freedom of mankind!" Hulk, no, now it should be Dr. Bruce, also placed his huge right hand on the back of Stark's hand and said solemnly.
The three of them looked at each other. Their eyes were very firm, and they all had the determination to give everything they had.
"Count me in, my friends from Earth!" Thor laughed and put his right fist on the shield. "Asgard is willing to fight for freedom." Loki hesitated for a moment and tried to put his hand on the shield, but he was glared at by several people.
He raised his palms innocently, indicating that he had no malice, and then slowly stepped back to stand next to Katinov. "I am also willing to fight for freedom … but I will always stand on the winning side."
Hawkeye silently added his hand. Only Black Widow was left among the Avengers. Everyone looked at her, especially Bruce. He looked at her with eyes full of expectation, but Black Widow's silence scared them.
"Natasha! We are waiting for you! "Bruce said anxiously.
But Black Widow was unmoved.
Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts. Tonny tried to make a joke. "Putting my hand together with three men makes me feel awkward. Come on, Natalie, I can't wait!" But the Black Widow still maintained a puzzling silence, and a strange atmosphere suddenly spread between them.
Although she did not make a sound. But the silence had already explained her choice.
"Sorry!" Black Widow waved her hand.
"Why?" Bruce asked desperately.
"The United States is your country …"
"But you are with us. We are family, partners … You are a real hero, and we know how much you have done for this country!" Bruce said excitedly.
"But that is because my country is dead!" Black Widow roared.
"My soul has no support, and it wanders at will. Without it, everything I do is meaningless. I feel disgusted by the monster who stood up from the corpse of my country, so I can only choose for myself! "
"It's not like that …" Bruce was about to lose his mind. He looked at the woman in front of him in despair. "You love us. There is a real bond between you and me …"
"Sorry!" Black Widow slowly stepped back and stood with Katinov. She suppressed her emotions, but her voice was already sobbing.
She was sorry. It was a strong nasal sound.
"But I have faith!" Black Widow said this sentence very softly. If it were not for the fact that everyone present was not an ordinary person, no one would have heard it.
This sentence made Bruce feel like he was struck by lightning. Tonny and Captain America also revealed shocked expressions. They had never been as shocked as this moment in their lives. Everyone had an expression of disbelief on their faces.
"I see a building. A narrow door in front of it is wide open. Behind the door is a thick, dark fog. Outside the high threshold stood a girl … a Russian girl. "Natalie read Turgenev's prose in a low voice.
Katinov also softly read with her:
The wind blew through the thick fog, and there was a chill coming from the depths of the building. At the same time, there was a slow, heavy voice asking, "Ah. What do you want to do in this threshold? Do you know what is waiting for you inside? "
"I know," the girl replied.
"Cold, hunger. Hate, ridicule, contempt, insult, prison, disease? Even death? "
"I know."
"Estranged from people, completely alone?"
"I know. I am ready. I am willing to endure all the pain, all the blows."
"Not only your enemy. Even your relatives and friends will give you this kind of pain, this kind of blow. "
"Yes … even if they give me these, I have to endure it."
"Good. Are you also ready to sacrifice? "
"Yes."
"This is a nameless sacrifice! You will die, and no one … no one knows, and no one will revere you. "
"I don't want to be remembered, I don't want to be pitied. I don't want fame. "
"Are you willing to commit crimes?"
The girl lowered her head.
"I am also willing … to commit crimes."
The voice inside paused for a moment, and then said these words:
"Do you know that in the future, when you are in trouble, you will deny this belief of yours? You will think that you have wasted your youth for nothing?"
"I know that too. I only ask you to let me in. "
"Come in."
The girl stepped over the threshold. A thick curtain was immediately lowered.
"Fool!" someone sneered from behind.
"A saint," came the reply from somewhere.
"That's me!" said Natalie.
She raised her head, and her face was already radiant. Seeing such a smile, Bruce felt that this was Natalie with a soul. It was such a brilliant, sincere, and heartfelt smile that even made everything around her pale in comparison. It was as if Natalie's soul had descended from heaven just a moment ago, and at this moment, Natalie's soul had descended from heaven.
Bruce was momentarily lost.
Tonny and Rogers watched sadly as Natalie moved further and further away from them. Her voice came from the other side.
"Arise, slave of cold and hunger!
Arise, sufferer of the world!
My blood is boiling,
Fight for the truth … "
For the first time, they knew that Natalie could sing, and that she could sing so beautifully.
In the song, under the bright sunshine, the Avengers split for the first time!
An Avenger stood against her companions forever, willing to draw her sword against her former comrades for the sake of her beliefs and ideals, willing to sacrifice everything for justice and beauty.
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