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Chapter 168 - Chapter 167 Captain America: The one who defeated me was myself!

"Wow, America's ass?"

Black Widow was the first to tease, "Barton, remember I told you that few people could compare to my physique, but Captain could? Captain… could you share with us how you maintain your physique?"

Following Black Widow's words, everyone present couldn't help but glance up and down at Captain America's physique.

Perhaps they hadn't paid attention before, but now that Black Widow pointed it out, everyone truly felt that Captain America's physique was really damn good.

Some parts were larger than a woman's, and some parts were curvier than a woman's.

If Captain America were to participate in a bodybuilding competition, winning the championship might be an exaggeration, but he would likely achieve a very good ranking.

"His physique is quite a match for Thor's," Loki also nodded and said from the side.

In terms of physique, this guy who could wield Thor's hammer had a very similar style to Thor.

This even gave Loki a fleeting illusion that only two muscular men could pick up the hammer. Did the hammer actually prefer that type?

Was that why he couldn't pick up the hammer either?

"America's ass? That's too exaggerated."

Tony Stark, however, curled his lips dismissively, "Am I the only one who thinks Captain Rogers' uniform looks like something a circus clown would wear?"

"Stark, is that jealousy?" Black Widow couldn't help but laugh.

"Jealousy?" Tony Stark scoffed, "That's because I don't want to work out! Because muscles like that aren't suitable for a playboy millionaire like me! This is the perfect playboy physique!"

"Alright everyone, let's end the discussion about my physique here," Captain America, ever the rigid and uninteresting one, immediately interrupted their discussion, "Let's focus our energy on answering the questions."

Everyone present temporarily refocused and turned their gaze back to the large screen.

"'America's ass,' that doesn't sound like something said after two sides have fought," Hawkeye Barton was the first to speak, "To defeat the Captain and still say something like that, I can only think of two possibilities."

"Either the person who defeated the Captain has a problem with their brain and is a pervert, otherwise why would they focus on someone else's butt after a fight…"

At this point,

Barton couldn't help but glance at Loki beside him, and the others also looked towards Loki.

In everyone's eyes, Loki definitely fit the label of a pervert; he was a poor soul whose mind had become twisted due to a long-term lack of love.

If not a madman, who would wage war on another unrelated world just because of a lack of love?

"Wait a minute, what are you looking at me for?" Loki immediately became displeased, shaking his head repeatedly, "You're not going to take me for a pervert, are you?"

"Mr. Loki, in my eyes, war criminals are all delusional perverts," Nick Fury said to Loki with a serious expression, "There is definitely something wrong with their psychology, and I wouldn't be surprised by any crazy things people with psychological problems might do."

Nick Fury was absolutely qualified to say such things.

He had risen from a rookie at S.H.I.E.L.D. to the director, having dealt with countless terrorists, war criminals, extremely dangerous serial perverts, and so on.

What he said about Loki was indeed Nick Fury's experience-based opinion.

"Not just Loki, Thanos and Ultron are also perverts," Black Widow nodded in agreement from the side.

Thanos had led alien armies to invade Earth, and not just once. Currently, the mastermind behind multiple Earth invasions was suspected to be Thanos.

He might even kill billions of people in the future, a complete pervert!

If not a pervert, who would kill so many people?

Although Ultron was a robot, he couldn't be treated as an ordinary robot.

Based on the various clues currently available, his intelligence was no less than that of a human, and he could be completely regarded as a human being.

A human with a steel body.

So the word "pervert," used to describe humans, was also appropriate for Ultron.

This guy wanted to destroy humanity and Earth, also a complete pervert.

"That's right, for this question, three of our options are perverts," Hawkeye Barton nodded with a serious expression, "They defeat their opponent and don't enjoy the joy of victory, but instead stare at their opponent's butt and make grand judgments—typical perverted behavior."

"So what we need to do next is to filter out the one person from these three perverts who best fits the requirements."

"Option C, Captain America, we can probably rule out, right? A person can't defeat themselves, unless they have multiple personalities."

Hawkeye Barton summarized with a matter-of-fact expression, but as he said this, he couldn't help but look at the big screen twice, always feeling a bit strange.

The other options were all quite normal, but what the hell was option C?

Even if one analyzed this option with their thigh, it could be ruled out, it seemed to be there just to make up the numbers.

Not only Hawkeye Barton, but everyone else present actually had the same feeling.

After all, Option C, among all the options in the question, was like a serious business meeting where suddenly a guy in sportswear walked in.

It seemed so out of place, making it hard not to notice.

"Wait a minute," Black Widow also interrupted Hawkeye Barton at this moment, "Why is Captain America in the options for this question? Isn't that a bit strange?"

"I mean, a person certainly can't defeat themselves, which is obviously illogical. How could the answering system give such an option? Isn't that just giving away points?"

"That's right, this option is a bit strange, a bit too insulting to one's intelligence," Tony Stark nodded with a serious expression, "Even as a distractor, it's too low-quality."

It was like a high school graduation exam where everyone suddenly encountered a true/false question that said one plus one equals three!

As long as one's brain wasn't completely filled with excrement, it would be impossible to choose incorrectly.

Such an option inevitably seemed a bit strange.

"This indeed doesn't fit the style of the answering system. The answering system has never set such low-quality, even absurd, options," Nick Fury also nodded with a serious expression.

Black Widow and Captain America, two veterans who had gone through multiple rounds of questions, also expressed their deep agreement.

"Stark, you're the only one among us who has participated in all the questions, what's your take?" Nick Fury then turned his one eye towards Tony Stark and asked in a deep voice.

"I think there's only one answer," Tony Stark pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone with a serious expression and stated his conclusion, "That is, the event in Option C will really happen! Captain America will really fight Captain America! And defeat Captain America!"

"That's an interesting proposition, but Tin Man, how can a person fight themselves? And defeat themselves?" Loki shrugged from the side.

"Although he is Loki… but, I think he has a point this time, Stark, a person cannot fight themselves," Hawkeye Barton also said thoughtfully.

Captain America, Black Widow, and even Nick Fury, all frowned slightly, clearly still having some trouble digesting Tony Stark's deduction.

"Nick Fury, do you remember that one question we had, where one of the options said that the Captain engaged in criminal activities for Bucky Barnes?"

Facing the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Tony Stark continued to speak eloquently, "That option seemed similar to this one, both equally absurd and impossible."

"Because in everyone's perception at the time, Bucky Barnes was already dead, and Pierce couldn't arrest the Captain for seventy years of criminal activity!"

"So I deduced… Bucky Barnes wasn't dead, only then did everything seem reasonable."

"This option is the same. Based on my experience, only if the Captain really fought the Captain does this option seem reasonable."

"But Stark…" Captain America still wanted to raise a question, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Tony Stark.

"Hold on, I know you'll say a person can't fight themselves, but I have to say, I'm a little disappointed."

"After experiencing so many questions and witnessing so many incredible things, you're still using old ways of thinking to consider problems."

"Everyone, it's time to broaden your minds!"

"We've already confirmed the existence of parallel universes, and Thor has told us what the six Infinity Stones are!"

"Plus there's crazy magic, cloning technology, and 3D printing humans like Vision… So now you tell me, is it possible for a person to fight themselves?"

Tony Stark's words greatly inspired everyone, opening up their minds instantly.

"Stark is right," Black Widow immediately nodded, "If someone cloned or printed the Captain, or if the Captain went to another parallel world, wouldn't there be two Captains in that world?"

"Or the Time Stone," Hawkeye Barton also interjected, "Although we don't understand the Time Stone, since it's the Time Stone, it should be able to travel through time, right?"

"If the Captain traveled back to the past, then there would also be two Captains in that timeline."

"The young ones are teachable!" Tony Stark spread his hands, showing a very satisfied expression, "This is what I'm trying to say, for whatever reason, Rogers fighting Rogers is very likely to happen in the future!"

"If that's the case, then it just happens to fit another hypothesis I mentioned," Hawkeye Barton thought of something and immediately nodded.

"I said before that I thought of two possibilities: one is that the Captain's opponent is a pervert, and the other is that the Captain's opponent is someone he knows!"

"That battle wasn't a fight to the death as we imagined, but more like a sparring match… a friendly battle."

"So that line was purely a tease."

"I think Option C just fits this situation. Although the two Captains aren't actually the same person, the likelihood of them wanting to kill each other should be small, right?"

The others also didn't believe that two different Captain Americas would escalate into a fight to the death.

After all, Captain America's personal moral character was evident to everyone; they wouldn't kill another person who wasn't evil.

Let alone if that person was themselves.

"So the question is," Loki began to seek attention again, "is the answer the crazy pervert you mentioned, or Captain America himself? 'Captain America'? Is that his title? What an arrogant title."

"But I must first state one thing: I may be a pervert in your eyes, and I accept that."

"But I absolutely, absolutely would not critique someone's butt after defeating them. That couldn't be me!"

Loki's voice was full of conviction, full of righteous indignation. This concerned the reputation of his great god Loki, and he had to make it clear to everyone.

However, unfortunately, no one present was still willing to pay attention to Loki, and his silent protest was simply ignored by everyone.

"Everyone, now that Stark has clarified that Option C is a possible event, I think this question becomes simple,"

Nick Fury spoke up at this point, glancing at the big screen with his one eye, "'That really is America's ass,' pay attention to 'really'! Whoever said this, it means they knew about this teasing of Captain Rogers before."

"That person must be someone Captain Rogers knows!"

"Loki and Thanos are both aliens and not on Earth, so they can be ruled out first. The possibility of them having heard such teasing is too small."

"As for Ultron, there's a high probability he was created by Stark, and later turned against Stark. I think the possibility of him becoming friends with Captain Rogers, becoming familiar, and having heard such teasing is not high."

"Even if it is, it certainly wouldn't be as likely as Captain Rogers himself. No one knows Captain Rogers better than himself!"

Nick Fury's words made everyone present nod in agreement.

As Nick Fury said, once the issue of Option C was resolved, this question was actually quite simple, with no real difficulty.

The difficulty lay in Option C, whether everyone could break free from conventional thinking and accept something that seemed impossible under normal circumstances.

Once accepted, the answer to the question would also be revealed.

"I choose C, Captain America Steve Rogers!"

Everyone present had taken turns answering a round of questions. A new rotation began, and after a brief discussion, Hawkeye Barton started the second round of answering.

Without any superfluous words, he directly gave his answer to the big screen.

[Correct Answer!]

[Congratulations to answerer Barton Clint for receiving one Body Attribute Enhancement Card!]

[Reward has been issued, please check!]

As expected, the system immediately gave feedback: correct answer.

At the same time, an ordinary-looking small card appeared in Hawkeye Barton's hand.

Undoubtedly, it was the Body Attribute Enhancement Card.

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