Chapter 65

Dalei: "Are you looking for death...?" —— Thoroughly enraged by the acting governor, she began to gather magical energy, and a dark cumulonimbus cloud quickly formed in the sky above her head.

Gordon: "Is this (observing the airflow)... the precursor to a tornado? Are you going to destroy the entire Great Scales City?"

Dalei: "How could I? I still have to live here. I just want that traitor's life!" —— Fiercely

With that, she waved her hand, and several wind blades shot straight toward the acting governor. Captain America, who had been on guard, stepped in front of the acting governor and raised his shield to meet the attack. Dalei had expected to see the acting governor and the spies sliced into pieces and lying on the ground, but the result was quite unexpected. The wind blades not only failed to cut through the shield but also couldn't even create a dent. Her magical power was neutralized by the shield.

Dalei: "My wind blades weren't deflected by that shield, nor was it because it was too hard to penetrate. It absorbed them. What's going on?" —— Unable to understand why her magical power was ineffective against the shield

Gordon: "It's indeed a vibranium shield disguised as a standard weapon..."

Dalei: "Vibranium?"

Gordon: "A metal that can absorb all kinetic energy, ignoring all direct physical damage and energy waves. I didn't expect it to be effective against magical energy as well."

I (narrator): "A metal that can absorb all kinetic energy? How was the vibranium ingot forged into a shield? By forging? By stamping? All these processes require kinetic energy. What a mysterious metal."

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Acting Governor: "Good, good, well done, keep protecting me." —— Sighing with relief

Bucky: "Keep protecting you? Are you kidding? You're our hostage, not our boss." —— Tightening his electronic arm to show a threat

Acting Governor: "I am your boss, I've given you many orders to do real work for Lord Ares, and I hold real power. You all know this. Otherwise, you wouldn't have abandoned the princess and kidnapped me. I'm your talisman, so be gentle with me." —— Pointing to the electronic arm around his neck, acting shamelessly

Captain America: "Don't be so smug. We chose to act against you because kidnapping you was the easiest and most effective. Besides, we're not your henchmen. We came to Paradise Island to save the ordinary Tidal people from Ares' oppression and persecution. We are the righteous royal army!" —— Shouting, trying to spread the true purpose of his mission

Captain America originally intended to gain the support of the Tidal people who were facing off against the regular army, to boost their morale and get them to join his side. However, his words not only failed to win the recognition of the Tidal people but also stirred up the anger of the Conch Village residents.

Liu Haiblue: "What righteous royal army! It was you who captured my mother, burned down my house, and almost killed me! I remember every one of your faces!"

Conch Village Resident A: "That's right, it was him (pointing to a member of the Howling Commandos) who tortured me in the dungeon and interrogated me with brutal methods."

Conch Village Resident B: "It was him (pointing to another member of the Howling Commandos) who killed my wife and raped me in the dungeon. I would recognize him even if he turned to ashes."

Conch Village Resident C: "It was him who stole our family heirloom."

For a moment, the cries of "It was him!" and "It was him!" rose and fell, turning the scene into a denunciation meeting.

Liu's Mother: "You are nothing but a group of beasts more vicious and evil than Ares. You have the nerve to call yourselves the saviors of the Tidal people! Animals! You came here to kill and burn!" —— Concluding the denunciation meeting

I (narrator): "Sigh, what goes around comes around. Who would have thought that your hard work would backfire? Did you really think you could enjoy your fun and then pin the blame on Ares? Your calculations were good, but there's no such thing as a free lunch. Karma has come to collect."

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Captain America: "This can only be considered collateral damage in the battlefield, not our intention. We were forced to carry out the governor's orders for the sake of a covert operation. The real culprit is her!" —— Pointing to Dalei

Dalei: "The real culprit is me? What a joke. At most, I was negligent in supervision. I never ordered you to burn, kill, and loot in Conch Village or to use brutal methods during interrogations. I only asked you to capture people and conduct individual reviews. The rest were your personal actions, don't blame me."

Gordon: "That's right, superiors usually don't give such direct orders. Most of it is the personal behavior of the soldiers. (Turning to the Conch Village residents) Did they seem happy and pleased when they were burning, killing, and looting?"

Liu Haiblue: "Yes, and they didn't show any remorse at all." —— Affirming

Gordon: "That's right. This is the true nature of the royal army you've been waiting for, trying to shift the blame onto others. What a bunch of hypocrites."

Bystander A: "Is this the character of the royal army?" —— Disappointed

Bystander B: "They say they came to save us, but they're here to enslave us!" —— Angry

Under Gordon's incitement, the heroic image of the royal army in the hearts of the crowd collapsed. They were no longer seen as the living Buddhas and saviors of the prophecy.

Gordon: "I suggest you don't recruit superpowered criminals next time when replenishing the Howling Commandos. Using active-duty soldiers would be better. Or is it because American soldiers' lives are too precious to sacrifice for the happiness of non-citizens?" —— Pressing the point

Captain America: "Nonsense, if we used active-duty super soldiers, SHIELD would have noticed. I had no choice. And you should know better than I do how difficult these psychopathic bastards are to handle." —— The last part said softly, not wanting certain team members to hear

Gordon: "I understand your predicament, Captain, but in the eyes of the Tidal civilians, you are just a group of beasts who kill innocents and murderers. They don't understand all that. They only see you as representatives of the royal army, and the entire royal army is like this. By the way, Captain, didn't you deliberately relax control to gain favor and win the hearts of the people after occupying Paradise Island?" —— The first part said softly, not wanting the Tidal crowd to hear

I (narrator): "Captain America deliberately relaxed control to gain favor for his side in the future? It's very likely. First, he pretended to be the ruler's henchman, committing all the atrocities. Then, he put on a mask, changed his clothes, and transformed into the royal army to come and save the day, to do good and benefit himself. How sinister."

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