Chapter 210: C203
The terrifying surge of air lasted over ten seconds before subsiding slightly.
When everyone stood up and surveyed the scene, they were shocked to find the entire town reduced to rubble. The shockwave had flattened everything.
The town lay in ruins, with a massive pit hundreds of meters in diameter at the end of a long trench. Cracks radiated outward from the pit, and broken trees, streetlamps, wooden planks, shattered billboards, glass fragments, and overturned cars were scattered across the muddy ground. The destruction was breathtaking.
Coulson and a group of agents who had been lucky enough to escape unscathed stood in silent shock. The scene was beyond anything they had ever imagined.
For Coulson, the most destructive event he had ever witnessed was Natasha's battle with the Abomination in New York. That fight had devastated several streets, but it had been over within minutes.
This, however, was different. The power on display was incomprehensible. Coulson felt a chill run down his spine as he realized how close he had come to death. If not for his instincts urging him to drop to the ground and brace for the worst, he might have ended up like the unfortunate agents who had been caught in the aftermath.
"Damn it, I hate missions like this," Coulson muttered under his breath. With a mix of frustration and relief, he removed his damaged sunglasses and wiped the rain off his face.
"Sir," one of the agents called, a group of them gathering behind him.
Coulson waved them off, turning away without looking back. Into his headset, he ordered, "All agents, evacuate the town immediately. Deploy drones to monitor the area from a safe distance. This is no place for us to linger."