Chapter 493: Utter Defeat
Was it to choose the lives of millions or to choose the Tesseract?
An invisible scale quietly held up these two choices, silently weighing the weight of both sides.
And the weight on this scale was the order that Soul Society had always marked.
The lives of millions of people were the foundation of order. Once a soul that died from nuclear explosions appeared on a large scale, the degree of resentment would easily change to hollow. At that time, the balance of the three realms would be in chaos, not to mention the trouble that would follow.
But this does not mean that the Tesseract is not important.
I have previously mentioned this matter. The reason why Arrancar wants to rob the Tesseract is to unite the Quincy in the future, open the space wormhole to Soul Society, and then gather strength to destroy Seireitei.
These two choices, no matter which one, are tricky.
Tony tried to replace himself in, and the result was that he was sadly discovered - even he did not know how to choose.
Reason told him that the importance of the Tesseract was greater than everything else.
But emotion told him that he must not give up the lives of millions of people.
When emotion and reason were entangled, it was like an angel and a demon were whispering in his ears, struggling on the edge of morality and bottom line. His soul seemed to be torn into two halves and he was deeply trapped in a quagmire, unable to extricate himself.
"Damn it."
Steve's eyes were red, and the veins on his neck bulged. He suppressed the anger in his heart.
However, what he hated was not these stupid faces, but the high and mighty politicians of the US government.
That ridiculous and ignorant blind suspicion finally made him see it clearly. He was extremely disappointed!
"There are still 30 seconds."
Ulquiorra's cold voice was like a demon, mercilessly urging them to make a choice as soon as possible.
Tony and others bit their lips, staring with bloodshot eyes, quietly looking at the four captains who were silent. They knew how difficult this decision was, so no one chose to intervene, even though they hoped to save the millions.
Everyone was waiting for the result.
After a long silence, the captains finally made a choice.
The noble Kuchiki Byakuya raised his tired eyes and said in a hoarse and low voice, "This time, you won, but next time, we will not be careless!"
The implication was that they chose to give up the Tesseract.
Compared to what would happen in the future, the four captains still chose to solve the matter in front of them first.
The Tesseract was indeed very important, but the lives of millions of people were even more important.
Seeing this, Tony and the others finally let out a sigh of relief, and their hearts that were raised to their throats slowly fell to the ground.
The moment the time and space froze and disappeared, everyone saw that in the distant sky, there was a meteor that tore through the vast sky.
"That nuclear bomb. It's B83!"
As a weapon supplier, Tony, from the appearance and style of the missile, instantly deduced the power of this nuclear bomb named B83. The highest explosive capacity is about 1.2 million tons, which can flatten the entire New York City in an instant!
Steve and Frank had a military career, and they were close to S. H. I. E. L. D., so when they heard that it was a B83 nuclear bomb, their faces turned pale. Obviously, they had heard of the power of this nuclear bomb before.
Now the nuclear bomb was only 20 seconds away from explosion!
In just 20 seconds, it was not even enough to pee, let alone stop the nuclear bomb from exploding!
Now they can only pin all their hopes on death god, hoping that they can stop this nuclear bomb.
At this time, Kuchiki Byakuya's eyes were cold, and he resolutely came out and said coldly, "Kisuke, inform Technological Development Department, at the moment when I stopped the missile, with me as the center, open the space-time freeze again."
Without waiting for the answer, he rushed to the nuclear bomb alone!
He wanted to stop the nuclear bomb with his own strength, and then detonate it in the frozen time and space. Only in this way would it not spread to New York, and thus protect the safety of the millions of ordinary people.
"Bankai - Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"
With the voice of Kuchiki Byakuya sounded, the scattered millions of sword blades gathered to form a torrent, surging through the sky, wave after wave of endless raging waves, like a god of anger rushing to the nuclear bomb.
Kuchiki Byakuya clenched one hand, and the scattered sword blade gathered and took shape.
He saw that as Spiritual Power released, hundreds of millions of bright blades lined up, forming a dark enchantment that wrapped the nuclear bomb. He wanted to block all the power of the nuclear bomb in this way.
Kisuke Urahara seemed to be unable to bear to look, silently closed his eyes and whispered, "Lock down the five thousand miles of space-time around Captain Kuchiki."
In the next moment, Kuchiki Byakuya, along with the nuclear bomb, disappeared in front of everyone.
"He really did it!"
Tony's heart was half cold, and death god risked his life to drag the nuclear bomb into the space-time freeze.
And the consequences of doing this was almost equivalent to courting death!
A nuclear bomb with a capacity of 1.2 million tons. Just the highest temperature in the center of the explosion was more than the temperature of the sun surface. It was enough to melt any living thing in an instant. Even if it could survive the first wave of high temperatures, the subsequent shock waves and radiation could kill any microorganisms.
At the same time, the Arrancar got the Tesseract.
Haschwalth used the Mind Stone Scepter to shut down the device on the top floor of Stark Tower. The Tesseract, which had lost its defensive position, was held firmly in Ulquiorra's palm. He allowed the high temperature to burn his skin. There was no painful expression on his face.
"Is this the... Tesseract?"
Ulquiorra was slightly shocked in his heart, shocked by the energy contained in this gem.
If his Spiritual Power was a stream, then the huge energy contained in this small universe cube was like an ocean, the two were not the same day, almost the difference between heaven and earth!
No wonder Lord Lod asked for this gem!
Ulquiorra collected the shock in his eyes and put the hot space gem into his space. Then he looked at Haschwalth next to him and nodded imperceptibly, indicating that it was time to leave and get the lunch box.
"Goodbye, death god."
Haschwalth was expressionless. He pushed his glasses with one hand and looked at the remaining three death god. He said lightly, "Cherish the time you have left. It won't be long before we personally go to Seireitei to meet our Majesty."
After throwing harsh words, Haschwalth disappeared in an instant.
Ulquiorra cut hollow with one hand, and when he was about to enter the black chamber, he suddenly turned back and looked at everyone meaningfully. "I believe that soon, we will meet again."
The three masked men stepped into the black chamber and slowly disappeared in front of everyone.
Tony, Frank, and Steve looked at each other. Finally, they looked at the mess in New York City and could not help but sigh heavily.
This was the situation they were talking about.
The Tesseract was lost, and Loki's Mind Stone Scepter was also lost. In the end, they did not get any benefits, but instead caused a lot of trouble.