Preparing for Battle

Dr. Selvig had long ago calculated that the center point of the Nine-Star Alignment would be in Greenwich, at which time the other eight kingdoms would appear in the sky above Greenwich.

Because of Xia Yu and Tony's exposure, and also because of the increasing number of time-travel incidents, the government had no choice but to close off the entire Greenwich District.

The area around Greenwich is currently under martial law by government personnel, while inside, the entire Avengers are on high alert. Even Banner, who rarely makes a move, has been thrown into Greenwich by Xia Yu.

The moment Malekith appears, he will be met with the full force of the Avengers' firepower.

Jane stayed by her father's side to help.

Thor contacted Xia Yu, who then took Xia Yu to their temporary camp, a luxury hotel in Greenwich, where the presidential suite on the top floor became the Avengers' temporary base.

With Xia Yu's teleportation ability, he could have gone to Peggy's manor. Although it wasn't in Greenwich, it was better to avoid Tony meeting Bucky there since Bucky was recovering from his injuries. So, he chose that particular place.

When Thor arrived, he found all the Avengers there.

Xia Yu, Tony, Hawkeye Natasha, Captain and Banner, and Falcon just joined.

Xia Yu introduced Falcon and Thor, and the two greeted each other.

"What's wrong, Thor? What happened?" Xia Yu asked, feigning ignorance, as he looked at Thor's injured body and sorrowful face.

"My mother was killed by the Dark Elves," Thor said softly.

Most of the people present had been treated by Frigga in Asgard, and everyone offered their condolences to Thor.

"And then Loki was just killed too, to save me," Thor said again.

"Is that Loki who started the Battle of New York? Thank God." Although Falcon had never met him, he knew who Loki was and what he had done.

"What did you say?" Thor was displeased and picked up his hammer.

The Captain quickly kicked Falcon.

Falcon knew it was inappropriate and quickly said to Thor, "I mean I'm very sad that you lost your brother."

Thor then put down the hammer.

Tony walked over to Falcon and whispered, "Actually, I'm also very happy about Loki's death."

Xia Yu was worried that these bastards would start fighting amongst themselves and speak recklessly, so he quickly pulled Thor down to sit and asked him to explain the situation.

Thor explained the details of the Nine Realms to everyone. (If you haven't seen the movie, please Google it. I'm writing it all down here, so this chapter is just filler.)

For example, the Frost Giant, the Fire Giant, the Dark Elves, the Dwarf Realm, and so on.

Actually, Dr. Selvig has already explained the Nine-Star Alignment very clearly before. Thor added that some of the Nine Realms would pose a threat to Earth during the Nine-Star Alignment.

Then, the focus was on introducing the Dark Elves and Malekith, since he was the main enemy this time.

"So the Aether is one of the Six Infinity Stones. When Malekith used the Aether, it was very difficult for us to get close, right?" Tony asked the first question, but his eyes were fixed on Xia Yu.

"Cough! Cough! I can indeed absorb the power of the Infinity Stones, but that's only under the condition that no one is controlling it, and I haven't fully mastered the power of the stones within me yet, so I might not be able to get close when he's using the stones."

Xia Yu said awkwardly.

"There's good news: although the Dark Elves are born with a certain ability to sense and manipulate Aether, this is limited to transforming other worlds into Dark Worlds. They cannot fully control all the power of Aether, which is very different from my brother's battle against Ronan, who possessed the Power Stone, on Xandar."

Thor explained to everyone.

"Actually, Ronan didn't fully control the Power Stone back then; he did it with a hammer." Xia Yu pointed to Thor's hammer.

"However, I think I understand what Thor means. The Aether don't immediately enhance Malekith's strength; he's just using them to cast a spell that can alter the world's energy. Am I right?"

Thor thought for a moment and then said, "He has increased his strength, but he is not invincible. His main purpose is to reshape the world."

Thor added more detailed information about the Singularity Grenade, the Kurse, and so on, to prevent being caught off guard when Malekith arrives.

However, there is good news: Greenwich is under martial law, so everyone can fight to their heart's content without worrying about harming innocents or protecting ordinary people. All they need to do is take down Malekith before the Celestial Convergence ends, and ideally, steal the Aether.

After a brief discussion, Tony distributed the new equipment to everyone.

Dr. Selvig, modified by Tony, invented Gravity Tester that can stabilize or alter the magnetic field of this spatial exchange, allowing the nine worlds to brush past each other during their merging.

However, the interweaving of various substances and even light is inevitable.

Tony gave everyone a few small stick-like objects and a wristwatch with a control button.

"With this, if you happen to fall to another location while you're in the same space, holding this and pressing the button on the watch will teleport you back to Earth."

Tony said proudly.

"It can also randomly teleport items within range to other locations. It only has two functions: going and returning. Going is random, but returning will take you back to Earth. Use with caution."

After saying that, Tony took out a small box and handed one to each person.

"This is a communicator I modified from Xia's spaceship. Its range isn't as large as the one on the spaceship, but carrying this on your person during space fusion ensures that everyone can communicate through their earpieces, no matter where you are."

They discussed the necessary precautions and general strategies, and Dr. Selvig said that the Nine-Star Alignment would occur within 24 hours at the latest.

I'm sure Malekith won't miss this opportunity, so tomorrow should be the day of battle.

After reaching a consensus, everyone went to rest, while Xia Yu received a belated task from the system.

"Master, a new mission has been issued." The updated Tmall voice is much more pleasant than before, and the mission issuance is no longer so cold.

"Speak," Xia Yu answered in his mind.

"Before the Nine-Star Alignment ends, kill Malekith and retrieve the Reality Stone. The reward is that you can absorb the power and attributes of the Reality Stone! You're almost halfway to getting the Six Infinity Stones. Good luck, Master!"

"I fucking know how." Xia Yu waved his fist at the air.

What do you think the Reality Stone will bring to Xia Yu?