Chapter 595 Disaster Loss
In the blink of an eye, almost a month had passed, and the storm created by the wind element finally dissipated completely over the ocean.
After rough calculations, the top leaders barely figured out the losses caused by the elements in this major human event.
The death toll that can be directly confirmed has reached over 50, which is comparable to the impact of ten Hurricane Katrinas.
The number of missing people is estimated to be around 100 million to 300 million, or even more, but the statistics cannot be calculated at present.
In some places, you can even see some flesh and blood torn apart by the storm scattered on the ground, but more often than not, there is nothing left.
The economic losses are at least 8.7 trillion US dollars, which is even more than 10% of the global GDP.
The insurance industry was plunged into its biggest crisis in history and almost went bankrupt.
The area of North American surface soil stripped away by the storm is larger than the entire France. Countless dust will float in the Earth's atmosphere, causing the global temperature to drop by more than 0.5°C in at least five years.
This is not even counting the impact of the earthquake disaster caused by the earth element in Nairobi.
As for the water element, the impact of fighting it is insignificant compared to the other three elements.
The New York Temple, which had been repaired by Strange by reversing time, suffered serious damage again due to the violent collision between its magic shield and the remaining dark forces in the storm.
This time we can only rely on the mages themselves to repair it.
But thanks to the existence of the temple and the mages, New York suffered less damage and was the least damaged among the nearby major cities.
America's losses this time have been unprecedented, and almost every household is wailing.
Apart from those who are powerless, in the past month, superheroes have been rescuing people affected by disasters across the country, and even mages have been using portals to transport supplies.
Other countries have also stepped up to offer their assistance. This is a global event, not just a disaster in one country.
Afterwards, the Meteorological Bureau conducted careful calculations and found that the damage caused by the storm was greater than they had imagined.
If it weren't for Wanda and Thor's previous efforts, the storm's diameter would have continued to expand from 300 kilometers to 5000 kilometers, and the wind speed would have remained at 400km/h, which would have been enough to wipe out all surface life in North America within 72 hours.
Tony watched the host on TV crying and reporting the damage, then silently turned off the TV.
Toby Spider and his crew were teleported away by Skynet 24 hours after the battle. They didn't even have time to say goodbye to the Avengers because they were carrying out the rescue operation.
Only the local people were left licking their wounds silently on this devastated land.
The fire in Tony's heart burned fiercely. He had never thought before that one day his enemies would not only be biological creatures, but also supernatural monsters!
And with the help of the evil god, that monster almost destroyed the entire earth.
At this moment, Tony hated Dormammu to the core. All the Avengers regarded Dormammu as the greatest enemy of the Earth. If it were not for him, the elements would not be so powerful!
They destroyed the water and earth elements so easily!
But even though he hated it, Tony didn't know how to deal with such a powerful god. He even wanted to learn magic because he didn't want to have to watch the storm coming and be powerless to do anything again.
The boiled egg head shook his head and said, "This is not a disaster assessment report! This is a notice of critical illness for humans!"
Tony took a deep breath.
"We are very lucky this time. Humans on Earth escaped a disaster, but what about next time? Will we be so lucky every time?"
"What do you want to say? We can't predict this kind of thing! Tony!"
"Yeah! But I need a response plan. Who knows when that guy named Dormammu will come back? What happened to the elementals cannot happen again. The earth can't stand it!"
Captain America heard this and said, "What are you going to do?"
"Over the past period of time, I have been thinking about how to deal with this level of existence!"
"If it weren't for the help of Asgard's Rainbow Bridge, we would not be able to destroy the elementals! And activating the Rainbow Bridge! There is a price to pay!"
Thor has returned to Asgard. Due to the full power activation of the Rainbow Bridge, the energy of the Nine Realms is temporarily unbalanced. Odin has to use the Cosmic Cube to balance the unbalanced energy.
"Moreover! Thanos has obtained the Aether! Or the Reality Stone! God knows where he is hiding in the universe? Will he attack the Earth in the next moment?"
After the war, Carol informed Egghead of the news.
Nick Fury was shocked when he heard this! They were afraid that all the Infinity Stones were placed on Earth, and Thanos would come and take them all, so they only gave one away, but Thanos still got it.
If I had known earlier, I would not have agreed to Thor's proposal and would have left all the Infinity Stones on Earth. Maybe we could have figured out something.
Now Thanos has taken the Reality Stone and then mysteriously disappeared. No one knows where Thanos and his army have gone.
Seeing that Tony still didn't get to the point, Banner took the initiative to say, "Tony wants to update the existing global strategic defense system!"
"Watt?" Captain America frowned. How else can that thing be updated?
Tony took a deep breath.
"In the past, we have always been in a passive position to counterattack. Why can't we take the initiative to attack? Or deter the other side from attacking the earth?"
"Why are we avengers? And not preventers?"
"That god! He only transmitted a little bit of power, but he put us in a desperate situation! Look at Wanda! She lay in bed for more than a week before she woke up!"
"Look at Thor again! His hammer! The hammer that was once indestructible has been cracked by the dark power!"
"The mages have been working hard to defend the Earth from these monsters invading! But it turns out that they alone are not enough! One Casillas can destroy their temples one after another!"
"We need more powerful forces!"
"Tony! Are you okay?" Looking at Tony with dark circles under his eyes, Natasha couldn't help but worry.
"No! I'm not feeling well! Now every night when I go to sleep, I dream about the fire element detonating Yellowstone Park, or the wind element creating another big storm and destroying the entire earth!"
At this time, Tony is just like him in Iron Man 3, suffering from severe anxiety!
He began to desperately think about how to prevent these things before they happened!
After a moment of silence, Tony said resolutely: "I want to be injected with the Extremis virus!"
"Are you sure? Isn't that thing very dangerous?" Rhodes became a little restless after hearing that.
“Maya’s research is already very stable, and coupled with Zhao Helen’s regeneration cradle technology, it is enough to ensure no worries!”
Tony knew very well that without his armor, he was just an ordinary person. When facing a monster of the fire element's level, he was unimaginably vulnerable.
There is no doubt about Mark Destroyer's combat capability on the physical side, but that is not enough, he still lacks the strength to deal with the mystical side!
Regarding this matter, he thought he might need to talk to Strange or Ancient One. Whether it was the new global defense strategy system or his new armor plan, magic would be involved.