The Battle Begins

The bald guy who just splashed Banner with stimulant came straight here to release Loki after leaving. Loki stayed behind hoping to trick Thor, but instead of Thor, Coulson showed up.

"Loki escaped, repeat, Loki escaped! Coulson is seriously injured, requesting backup." Coulson's men reported the situation immediately before drawing their guns and attacking Loki.

With Hulk and an engine, the Avengers' strongest forces were overwhelmed. Brock Rumlow led a small team to hold off Hawkeye and Natasha, while Loki- controlled individuals kept popping out to cause trouble. Nick Fury could only have Agent Hill and his men hold the bridge for their lives, leaving him no time to worry about anything else.

The Avengers' communication system was already connected to S.H.I.E.L.D..'s internal network, and they learned that Coulson was seriously injured. Xia Yu's heart trembled. In the movie, Coulson was actually killed, but the TV series later found a way to revive him. However, Xia Yu didn't dare to gamble.

Having spent some time with Coulson, Xia Yu had already come to consider him a friend, so he started to get anxious.

"Thor, I have to go save Coulson. Think of something," Xia Yu said.

"You fly out first, and summon the hammer when I give you the signal," Thor shouted.

Xia Yu seized an opportunity to break away from the battle, smashing open the rear window and flying out. Thor used all his strength to block Hulk's punch with one hand, and the hammer flew out of his hand and smashed into Hulk's abdomen.

"Now!!" Thor roared.

Xia Yu extended his right hand, the hammer just touching Hulk's stomach. The hammer, Hulk, and Xia Yu were aligned in a straight line. As Xia Yu reached out, the Mjolnir carried Hulk away.

Surprisingly, as Hulk was being thrown into the air, he reached out a hand and grabbed Thor's foot.

"Stop summoning! The hammer will pierce his body at this angle. Go save him. I have a way to escape," Thor shouted to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu ignored Thor and Hulk, who were freefalling, and instead of returning the way he came (it was too slow inside), he flew directly to the hole in the third engine and went inside.

After easily dealing with the group that was blocking Captain and Tony, Xia Yu flew inside through the breach.

"Xia, I'm sorry I couldn't stop Loki. He was already out when I arrived. Tony said he wanted me to take the cello girl and me to Portland sometime this weekend, but it seems I won't have a chance to go..." Coulson sat on the ground leaning against the wall, holding an exaggeratedly designed gun in his hand, and said weakly to Xia Yu.

"Shut up, you lecherous bastard who's thinking about dating even on your deathbed. Save your breath and don't speak. You won't die now that I'm here." Xia Yu rushed to Coulson's side and used his Internal Energy to heal Coulson's injuries.

"Loki's gone," Coulson continued.

"This isn't your fault. Nobody expected there were so many of their people inside," Xia Yu said, trying to comfort him while tending to his wounds.

"Hey, Stark, did you hear me? I'm not going to die! My Portland trip, I'm going to ride in your private jet... Ah!"

"Coulson, Coulson..." Coulson suddenly screamed, and several concerned voices came through his earpiece.

"It's alright, he won't die. He just talked too much, so I knocked him out," Xia Yu said calmly.

With Xia Yu dealing with a few troublemakers, Tony Captain America quickly and smoothly repaired the engine and went to help Natasha and Hawkeye deal with Brock Rumlow and the others.

Loki had somehow escaped in a fighter jet with his Scepter. The Helicarrier had quelled the commotion again. Xia Yu helped Coulson stabilize his injuries and handed him over to the medical team.

Thor carried the naked and unconscious Banner onto the Helicarrier.

Nick Fury led everyone to a conference room on the mothership, then Nick Fury the door, leaving only Nick Fury and a few members of the Avengers inside.

"Brock Rumlow was originally in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s operations team. After Hawkeye joined the Avengers, we were short-handed, so I transferred him over to protect the Tesseract. After Loki arrived, he was taken into custody. Among the people he brought today was a Level 3 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The Captain knocked them unconscious. This Level 3 agent woke up before Rumlow, and his first words upon waking were: 'Rumlow is Hydra agent.'"

Captain America, who was present, was most sensitive to this question, "Hydra still exists?"

"Cut off one head, and two more will grow back. Obviously, they didn't cut off all the heads back then. They've become much better at hiding themselves. That agent even gave out a few names, all high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents, including the bald guy who tricked Banner into transforming," Nick Fury said.

"So you brought us here because of Hydra? To be honest, I'm not really concerned about that right now. In fact, in my opinion, S.H.I.E.L.D.. and Hydra are no different." Tony said, taking out his phone. On it was information he had obtained after hacking into S.H.I.E.L.D..'s servers, showing how S.H.I.E.L.D.. used the Tesseract to create weapons of mass destruction.

Everyone turned to look at Nick Fury.

"Hydra manufactures weapons to rule the world, and I'm here to protect it. Remember your father's Bigger Stick Theory, Tony? Compared to the universe, Earth's stick is too thin. Do you remember the original intention of the Avengers Initiative that I told you about?" Nick Fury said.

"I remember you told us to be Earth's shield, but now you want to create a sword." The Captain was a little angry.

"I can't entrust the safety of the world to just a few of you. I must develop weapons that can fight against alien civilizations," Nick Fury shouted.

"It is precisely your act of developing weapons using the Tesseract that has attracted Loki and the Chitauri. In the eyes of other civilizations, this is your Earth preparing for an advanced interstellar war." Thor also sensed his dissatisfaction.

"You don't entrust the world's safety to us, but to S.H.I.E.L.D.., which is full of Hydra? Nick, you may have a point, but you developed the weapons, yet you can't guarantee that the hands that wield them are clean or bloody. You can't guarantee that. You promised me the Avengers were a secret, but how do you explain what happened with the military last time? You can't guarantee anything," Xia Yu said to Nick Fury.

"That's exactly what I wanted to say. Now I need to manage my own affairs and not cause you any trouble. Loki is in your hands," Nick Fury said.

"We'll take care of Loki, but after this is over, I need to have a serious talk with you about Hydra, Nick," the Captain said calmly. No one understood the threat Hydra posed better than him.

Xia Yu spoke again, "Nick, go and stabilize the situation first. Leave Loki to us. You do your best to clear all obstacles for us. After this is over, the Avengers will no longer be subject to S.H.I.E.L.D.. As I said before, I can trust you, but I don't trust the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.."

Nick Fury said nothing and turned to leave.

Everyone knew that it was probably too late to stop the portal from opening, and now all they could do was prepare for battle.

A great war is about to break out!