Tony stood up from the ground, looked at the wide-open hatch, and muttered, "Another troublemaker."
Natasha, in the driver's seat, exclaimed, "Isn't he Thor from Asgard?"
Why take this alien away?
Steve got up from the ground, looked at Tony, and shouted, "Do you think he's an ally?"
"It doesn't matter."
"Whatever his reason for abducting this alien, the Tesseract is gone forever."
Tony finished speaking and walked towards the hatch without lingering. Rogers, standing beside him, immediately called out:
"Stark, we need a strike plan."
Tony said as he walked, "I have a plan, and that is to strike!"
After saying that, he flew out of the hatch and went to chase after Thor.
Rogers, somewhat exasperated, grabbed a parachute from the plane and tried to catch up.
After glancing at Rogers's actions, Natasha immediately advised, "I advise you not to get involved, Captain."
Rogers said as he put on his parachute pack, "I can't do it."
Natasha continued, "Thor is a legendary figure, the legendary God of Thor."
Rogers, already wearing his parachute pack, said, "There is only one God, ma'am."
"And he certainly wouldn't dress like that."
After saying that, Rogers jumped out of the plane without hesitation to go and support Tony.
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Thor then flew Loki to the top of a mountain and threw Loki onto the ground. The huge impact made Loki groan, and then he laughed.
Thor looked at Loki lying on the ground and asked directly, "Where is the Tesseract?"
Loki lay on the ground, smiling, and said, "I missed you a little, brother."
Thor shouted, "Do I look like I'm in the mood to play your nonsense?"
Loki replied as he stood up, "You should thank me. Without the Bifrost, how much dark energy did Odin gather to teleport you here to your beloved Earth?"
Thor immediately put Mjolnir down and grabbed Loki, saying, "I thought you were dead."
Loki, held captive by Thor, didn't resist. Instead, he looked at Thor and asked, "Have you mourned for me?"
"We all mourn, our father..."
Before Thor could finish speaking, Loki held up one finger and said, "It's your father."
Thor continued, "To mourn you, I, along with Prime Merlinian, pacified all of Jotunheim; even the Mountain Giant perished for you."
Loki was taken aback by the result and asked in confusion, "Who is Prime Merlinian?"
"Charlotte Doyle, the guardian of the Earth."
Loki was somewhat surprised; wasn't he a ninja? How did he suddenly become Prime Merlinian?
Although Loki had doubts, he didn't ask but instead said, "He told you about my background, didn't he?"
"I killed Laufey, the Frost Giant King, and instead of praising me, he blamed me. But then he turned around and sent you to pacify Jotunheim."
"Heh, how ridiculous."
Thor, however, played the emotional card, saying, "We grew up together, played together, fought together, we're brothers, don't you remember any of that?"
Loki turned to Thor and said, "I only remember the shadows."
"I have always been shrouded in your great shadow."
"All I remember is you pushing me into the abyss. I was meant to be king!"
Upon hearing Loki's words, Thor asked, "So you think I looked down on you and are destroying the world I love in order to get revenge on me?"
"I won't agree. I will protect the Earth."
"Loki, and Earth isn't as simple as you think. Your massive army can't cause any real trouble here."
Loki laughed, "You've done a really good job protecting them. You just stood by and watched as humans slaughtered each other."
"I want to rule them, what's wrong with that?"
"As for this Charlotte Doyle you mentioned, someone will naturally deal with him. How could a mere human possibly stop me, even if he is Merlin's successor..."
Loki was unaware of Charlotte Doyle's power, but Thor, who had fought alongside him, knew all too well. Just thinking about his brother Loki's strength, he knew that if he angered that man, there was a risk of being killed.
Therefore, Thor wanted to tell Loki how terrifying that man was.
"Loki, listen to me..."
Just as Thor was about to speak, Tony Stark arrived and knocked Thor away.
Loki, seeing Solton Stark sent flying, mockingly said to the air, "I'm listening."
Tony Stark piloted his Iron Man Armor and took Thor directly into the woods, where he threw him to the ground.
Thor stood up, looked at the other person, and said, "If you touch me again, you'll regret it."
Tony ripped off his mask, looked at Thor in front of him, and retorted, "Then don't touch my stuff either."
Thor said bluntly, "You have no idea what you're messing around with."
Tony glanced at Loki atop the mountain and said jokingly, "A park performance of a Shakespearean play?"
He then went on to mock Thor's attire, saying his cloak looked like a curtain.
Considering that Earth is protected by Charlotte Doyle, Thor explained, "This is beyond your capabilities, Iron Man."
"Loki will be punished by Asgard."
Tony blinked, then asked, "That alien, is he one of your Asgard?"
"Loki? Isn't that your uncle?"
"Of course, once he hands over the Tesseract, he'll be at your disposal."
"Otherwise, not only will you be your uncle, but you'll have to get out of my way."
After speaking, Tony Stark removed his mask, preparing for battle.
Tony's words immediately ignited Thor's anger. He glanced at his Hammer, muttered to himself, "Alien? Uncle?"
He then threw Mjolnir directly at Tony Stark.
"Boom!"
Thor didn't use much force, but Mjolnir sent Tony flying, crashing through several trees before coming to a stop.
Seeing Thor make his move, Tony disregarded Thor's status as reinforcements and launched his own attack.
The two fought fiercely below, while Loki, watching from the mountaintop, secretly chuckled and made no attempt to escape.
Thor summoned lightning to quiet the Iron Man, but unexpectedly, it gave Tony a supercharge, bringing his energy to 400%.
Although the armor was damaged, the overall battle was a gain. With the abundant energy, Tony, after his initial surprise, resumed the fight.
The Energy Cannon were used without restraint, and the two sides exchanged blows in a very exciting battle, but Thor still had a slight advantage.
As Thor continued hitting Tony, he asked, "You Iron Man, aren't you under Charlotte Doyle's control?"
"I'm only going easy on him because of him, but aren't you afraid of my wrath for interfering with me like this?"
However, Thor's strength had increased considerably after the suppression of the Jotunheim rebellion, and although they were currently fighting, he hadn't unleashed his full power.
Tony was taken aback by Thor's words. He had looked at Thor's profile, and in theory, Thor and Charlotte should have no connection.
After thinking for a moment, he still asked, "Do you know Charlotte Doyle?"
Upon hearing that the Iron Man before him knew Charlotte Doyle, Thor stopped his attack and then spoke:
"He and I are friends who fought side by side."
Tony asked doubtfully, "Charlotte Doyle and I are good friends, but you shouldn't have seen him when you last came to Earth."
Are you sure we're talking about the same person?
Thor frowned slightly, then asked, "You're his friend too?"
"He is Prime Merlinian of Earth."
Hearing Thor's words, Tony nodded and said, "Then that's it, that's indeed one of his identities."
Because of Charlotte Doyle, Tony and Thor stopped attacking each other.
Tony said, "Since we're all Charlotte's friends, let's take your uncle back to S.H.I.E.L.D.. first and have him tell us the location of the Tesseract."
"Then you can take him away. I still have to give Charlotte face."
Thor said helplessly, "He's my brother, not some uncle."
"Your bards are completely making up our stories and relationships."
Tony, however, said nonchalantly, "That's how it's written in Norse Mythology, I don't know anything about it."
Just then, Captain America Steve Rogers ran over, saw the two stop and talk, and said:
"Hey buddy, looks like you guys have reached some kind of agreement."
Tony and Thor exchanged a glance, then the three of them, with Loki on their backs, returned to the S.H.I.E.L.D.. Helicarrier.
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As soldiers escorted him, Loki was imprisoned in a huge jar with a transparent glass enclosure.
At this moment, Nick Fury walked over and said:
"Let me make this clear first: if you try to escape, even a light wipe of the glass will send this cage plummeting from nine thousand meters in the air."
Do you understand?
"Mr. Loki from Asgard."
Loki laughed, "This cage is really nice. I bet it wasn't built for me."
Nick Fury didn't argue, simply stating, "It was built for something far more powerful than you."
Loki laughed. "I've heard about it."
"A mindless Beast that pretends to be a normal human being."
"How desperate must you be to turn to this uncontrollable monster?"
At this moment, in a conference room, Natasha, Chen Haoran, Brock Rumlow, Steve Rogers, Yakushi Kabuto, Thor Odinson, Bruce Banner, and others were gathered.
The conversation between Loki and Nick Fury was transmitted to the conference room via equipment for everyone to analyze.
Nick Fury countered, "Despair?"
"You threatened to wage war against my Minecraft; you stole powers you couldn't control."
"You claim to be at peace, yet you take pleasure in killing."
"You really drove me to despair, and you might regret it."
When Loki arrived, he didn't see Charlotte and the other ninjas. He was a little curious as to why Nick Fury hadn't summoned them, but he still taunted, "Losing something that's almost gone must be making you angry, right?"
"Obtain the Tesseract and master its power."
"What would you do with unlimited energy?"
"Light a beacon for all humanity, and then let them witness true power."
Nick Fury stared at Loki expressionlessly, wondering just how many of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s secrets this guy knew.
After a few seconds of silence, he snorted coldly and said, "So-called true power? Just say the word if you want to read a magazine."
After saying that, Nick Fury turned and left.
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Inside the conference room.
Dr. Banner, glancing at the monitor screen on the conference room table, spoke first, "This guy talks a lot."
Rogers explained, "This guy is stalling for time. What exactly is Thor planning?"
Soran stood aside in thought, and after hearing Rogers' words, he spoke up, "He has a Chitauri Army; they are not Asgardians, but come from an unknown planet in the universe."
"He plans to lead this army to attack you; they will help him take over the Earth."
"I guess he'll offer the Tesseract in exchange."
Thor then glanced at everyone present and said, "But what I don't understand is, why isn't Charlotte Doyle here?"
"If he intervenes, the Chitauri Army should be no threat."
Steve Rogers asked in confusion, "Charlotte Doyle?"
Natasha, Chen Haoran, Brock Rumlow, and Yakushi Kabuto all remained silent, offering no explanation to Captain America about Charlotte Doyle's identity.
Even Bruce Banner seemed to sense something terrifying, and took off his glasses to wipe them.
Seeing that no one spoke, Steve Rogers asked again, "Can anyone tell me who he is? Since he can take care of the enemy, why not contact him?"
Thor looked at everyone with some curiosity, sensing that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
At this moment, Natasha spoke up, "He's not with S.H.I.E.L.D.., and we haven't notified him about this operation yet, since things haven't reached the point of no return."
Steve Rogers nodded thoughtfully, then continued:
"If the person Thor mentioned doesn't intervene, how can we withstand the Chitauri army, an army of aliens in the universe?"
Bruce Banner spoke up, "Loki's purpose in capturing Erik Selvig was likely to build a portal for this army."
Upon hearing the name, Thor asked, "Selvig?"
Banner explained, "He's an astrophysicist."
"He's my friend," Thor said.
Natasha then spoke up, "Loki cast a spell on Jean, controlling him and one of our agents."
Yakushi Kabuto looked at everyone present, but didn't say anything; he just silently watched them talk.
Rogers continued, "Why did Loki surrender so easily? He has no way to control his army here."
Dr. Banner said, "I don't think we should keep focusing on Loki. His thought process is a bit off; he looks like a madman."
Upon hearing someone belittle his brother, Thor immediately retorted, "Watch your words! Even if Loki has lost his mind, he's still Asgardians, and he's still my brother."
Brock Rumlow then spoke up, "He killed 80 people in two days."
Thor glanced at the man who had spoken, paused for a second, and then said, "He's adopted."
Chen Haoran, who was standing to the side, almost burst out laughing when he heard Thor's words.
At this point, Dr. Banner stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "I think we should focus on the mechanical aspects. Why do they need iridium?"
At this moment, Tony Stark and Coulson arrived and immediately said, "Iridium can be used as a stabilizer."
"This can prevent situations like the one at the S.H.I.E.L.D.. base from happening again, and it also allows Loki to control the portals at will."
"He can drive it however big or for as long as he wants, no problem."
As they spoke, Tony approached the group. Looking at the numerous computers operating on them, Tony secretly placed a Decrypter underneath them.
With Tony's arrival and his and Dr. Banner's explanation, everyone just stared at each other blankly, as if listening to gibberish.
Ultimately Dr. Banner and Tony reached an agreement to study Loki's Scepter.
Watching the two leave, Nick Fury, who had just arrived, looked at everyone and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
At this moment, Blazing Hero Chen Haoran spoke up, "If an alien army really arrives, I will use flames to show them what the ruthlessness of Earth's superheroes is."
Brock Rumlow and Yakushi Kabuto said, "We will follow the organization's orders, and I will do my utmost to eliminate the enemy."
At this moment, Natasha spoke up, "I'll try to get some information out of Loki and see if I can find out anything."
Nick Fury nodded. "Okay, try your best and see what information you can get out of it."
Seeing that everyone else was busy, Rogers went to the Laboratory where Dr. Banner and Tony were. As soon as Rogers entered, he saw Tony poking Banner with a Test Pen and immediately questioned him angrily.
Seeing Tony strolling around in a daze, Rogers started arguing with Tony.
"You should focus on your own responsibilities."
Tony retorted, "Do you think I didn't?"
"Why is Fury only contacting us now, and not earlier?"
What is he hiding from us?
"Why don't I see Charlotte Doyle and the others in the group? They are the most powerful people on Earth."
"I cannot answer your question without the required information."
When Rogers saw Charlotte Doyle's name mentioned again, Rogers knew that Nick Fury was hiding many things from them.
"It seems Fury has been hiding something from us."
Tony said, "He's a spy, Captain, he's the king of spies."
"His secret is that he can father children."
Then he looked at Banner and said, "Doctor, you think so too, don't you?"
After a few seconds of silence, Banner said, "I just want to finish the work at hand..."
Although Dr. Banner didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was roughly the same.
But Rogers didn't want things to remain unclear, so he asked directly, "Doctor."
Seeing this, Banner spoke up, "To light a beacon for the whole world, regarding Tesseract 'Loki sarcastic remark about Fury."
Banner pointed at Tony and said, "I think he's referring to you."
"Even if Patton didn't tell about the Rocky Stark building, it was all over the news."
Rogers quipped, "That big, ugly Stark Tower?"
Banner continued, "That building uses Arc Reactor, a self-sufficient energy source that doesn't require external power for a year, right?"
Tony nodded and said, "Yes, I'm probably the number one person in the clean energy industry today."
Banner continued, "So why doesn't S.H.I.E.L.D.. recruit him into the Tesseract Project?"
"Moreover, why would a secret service agency want to get involved in the energy industry?"
Tony said, "Once my decryption program cracks all of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s encrypted files, I'll know all of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s hidden secrets."
"However, this will take some time."
At this point, Steve Rogers, though somewhat puzzled, still said, "You're just curious why they didn't hire you."
Tony chuckled, "Is the intelligence department afraid of geniuses?"
Rogers said, "Don't you think this is a plot by Loki to make us nervous?"
"He distracted us so he could pick us off one by one."
Rogers said, "All we need to do is follow orders and obey orders."
Tony stated bluntly, "Obeying orders isn't my style."
"You only care about your style, right?"
"Who was the first person in this room to dress so extravagantly, yet be completely useless?"
At this moment, Banner spoke up, "Steve, aren't you even a little curious about the reason?"
Rogers glanced at Tony and said, "Just find the Tesseract's Cube."
After speaking, he turned and left the room, heading towards the Secret Archive on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
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On the other side.
Natasha approached Loki and began trying to extract information from him.
During their conversation, Loki verbally offended Natasha, but Natasha also learned of his thoughts.
At this moment, Natasha reported directly to Loki, "Loki wants Banner to transform into the Hulk. Don't let Banner leave the Laboratory. I'm going right now to get Thor too."
Before leaving, Natasha couldn't resist mocking Loki, saying, "Thank you for your cooperation."
While Natasha was gathering intelligence, Tony had already successfully hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D..'s systems using Jarvis, and Steve Rogers had also found the Energy Weapon that S.H.I.E.L.D.. was developing in a classified Warehouse.
At that moment, Nick Fury walked in and demanded, "Mr. Tony, what are you doing?"
Tony replied, "I also wanted to ask you the same question."
Nick Fury said, "You should go and search for the Tesseract."
Dr. Banner, who was standing nearby, said, "That's right, the search model has been built and is scanning for search signals. Once we have the results, we can narrow down the search area to within 800 meters."
Tony added, "Yeah, then you'll get the Tesseract back. Don't worry."
At this moment, Tony looked at the information that popped up on the computer screen and asked directly, "What is Phase Two?"
At that moment, Rogers walked in with an Energy Gun and said, "Phase 2 involves S.H.I.E.L.D.. using the Tesseract to create weapons."
"Sorry, the computer is too slow for me."