Battle of New York: Part One

After Nick left, Banner slowly woke up. "Oh my god, what happened? Did I hurt anyone?"

"You grabbed Thor by the foot and jumped off the mothership together, and you punched me a dozen times. That should be all that's left. Never mind that. All the original equipment is destroyed. Is there any way to quickly find the Tesseract?" Xia Yu knew where it was, but he couldn't say it directly.

Banner shook his still slightly dizzy head. "If Loki is in a hurry to open the portal, then the only place is Stark Tower. There's no better place. High-density energy—is there anything more suitable than his reactor?"

Xia Yu nodded. "That makes sense. Besides, Loki is a typical megalomaniac. He loves applause and flowers, wanting his name to be high above others. Tony, doesn't that sound familiar?"

"That son of a bitch, let's get going." The Tony Tower was just completed; it's no wonder we're in a hurry.

"Everyone, get ready. We're leaving in five minutes. Banner, don't waste any more time getting dressed; you're going to burst anyway," Xia Yu decided.

At Stark Tower, Xia Yu, Tony Sol, and the other two who could fly arrived first and, as expected, found Dr. Selvig on the top of Stark Tower, who had already activated the equipment.

"Stop immediately, Dr. Selvig." Thor landed first.

"It's too late. Once it starts running, it won't stop. It will take us to see a whole new universe." Dr. Selvig's eyes lit up.

"You're wrong, Doctor. It just opens a portal to Hell." Thor said, raising his hammer and smashing it down hard on the Tesseract.

Unfortunately, the Tesseract had already begun operating, and an energy shield blocked Thor's hammer, unleashing an astonishing rebound energy. Thor was blasted off the building, and Dr. Selvig crashed into a nearby box, losing consciousness.

"I'll give it a try." Tony fired a double laser shot at the Tesseract's Cube.

"Bang!" Tony was also sent flying.

Xia Yu glanced down and saw Loki standing on the platform below, looking at them with a mocking gaze.

"This kid's getting cocky," Xia Yu thought to himself, and immediately began to fall downwards.

"You're too late, my army is on its way." Loki said as he walked into the house. Although the Tesseract had worked successfully and the Chitauri army would be arriving soon, Loki was still a little flustered in front of Xia Yu.

Xia Yu followed Loki into the house. "Are you so sure Earth is powerless to resist? Who gave you that confidence?"

Perhaps it was the imminent arrival of the Chitauri that gave Loki courage. Loki proudly addressed Xia Yu, "Earth? This rural place that other civilizations call Planet C-53? That's an army, not to mention I, a god from Asgard."

"Sigh!" Xia Yu sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Why can't you learn your lesson?" As he spoke, Xia Yu slapped Loki across the face.

Loki picked up the Scepter to try and resist, but Xia Yu slapped his wrist, sending the Scepter crashing into the wine cabinet. Xia Yu then raised his hand again and slapped Loki on the head.

'Smack!' This time, the blow landed squarely near Loki's left temple. Xia Yu's immense physical strength, reaching a staggering 30 tons, nearly sent Loki flying.

"Enough! My army is almost here. Earth is destined to be mine. How dare you attack me..."

Slap! Another slap. "I can't help myself when I see you, and I can't help myself even more when you speak," Xia Yu said.

Slap! "You really think you're something special. We're here to deal with the Chitauri army. You're just a nobody, being used as a pawn without even realizing it. I really don't know where your arrogance comes from."

If Loki could normally withstand a few blows from Xia Yu, after that brutal beating, even with his strength, Loki wouldn't be a match for Xia Yu. Just now, picking up the Scepter to fight back had exhausted all his courage.

All that's left is to dodge and raise your hands to slightly protect your head.

"Big brother, stop fighting. Let me talk to him some more. The portal is about to open. You and Tony should go check it out." Thor appeared out of nowhere.

Xia Yu glanced at Loki a couple more times, still feeling angry, and with a flick of his right hand, took out the Heaven Reliant Sword from his ring.

With a 'whoosh,' he stabbed Loki in the thigh, leaving a shallow gash, and said, "If it weren't for Odin and Thor, I would have cut your head off in one stroke. You really think you're the main character, you stupid brat."

Xia Yu vented his anger a little, left the place to the Thor brothers, and flew up to the rooftop.

The instrument on the rooftop, carrying the Tesseract, was spinning rapidly, its speed increasing until it finally reached its peak and shot a visible blue beam of light into the sky. The portal was beginning to open. (Speed, reaching peak, shot? I feel like something's off about my writing.)

"System task issued, please check, Master." A blue light shot into the sky, Tmall's voice rang in Xia Yu's mind.

Xia Yu immediately opened the task to check.

1. Eliminate the invading Chitauri army. Each soldier rewards 10 Points, and each Leviathan Dragon-shaped flying vehicle rewards 500 Points.

2. Victory in the Battle of New York is achieved by destroying the Chitauri Mothership or shutting down the Tesseract, and is rewarded with 50,000 Points.

3. Eliminate hidden enemies. Reward: Absorb a portion of the Tesseract's attribute power.

"Du Niang, what is a hidden enemy?" Team battle missions are definitely more appealing; the third one is especially attractive—absorbing the power of the Infinity Stones! Xia Yu was excited.

"Master, I already said it was hidden, how would I know? You named me Tmall, not Du Niang, thank you."

"Damn it, I've always thought of myself as a sarcastic jerk. Compared to you, I'm practically an innocent baby. So let me ask you, does the second task have to be completed by me personally to get the reward?" Xia Yu was getting a little exasperated.

"Thank you for the compliment, Master. Please remember that you are a member of the Avengers. Teamwork means sharing the victory, whether it's you or not is irrelevant."

This is pretty good, quite user-friendly. It's chaotic when you're fighting, and you might not be able to grab anything yourself. "One last question, Tmall, since the second task is considered complete by the team, does that mean I also get Points for the first task when they fight monsters?" Xia Yu asked again.

"Master, don't dream. You really think you're playing this like a game? You think you can gain experience by teaming up? Impossible, hahh!" Tmall's electronic voice rang out again, each word distinct.