When Schiller rushed to the passage entrance, Loki, who was on night watch, was listening for movement from within. He pointed toward the operating room where Stark was and said, "That's probably where something happened. Could another piece of equipment have exploded?"
"That kind of noise couldn't have been caused by an equipment explosion." Schiller gave Manny a grave look. Manny shook her head at him.
Soon, a floating figure emerged from another pipe. Henry drifted before them and said, "You've made a huge mess. You drilled open the cage of that big thing down below."
He clearly knew a great deal and had chosen to hide the truth, but Schiller had no time to hold it against him. First, he had to ensure Batman and Stark's safety, since those two were the most likely benefactors to buy the hospital. Second, he had to protect the hospital itself. If something tore it apart, his entire plan would go down the drain.
At that moment, Thor waved the others back and said, "I'll go check things out first. If it's safe, I'll call you over."
As Thor crawled into the passage, Natasha and Arkham Batman arrived as well. Natasha glanced into the tunnel, shook her head, and said, "You should have waited for us. That big guy might not adapt well to terrain this complicated. After all, he used to be able to fly..."
"It's fine. Thor often falls into gravity traps because he doesn't watch where he's going, so he has plenty of experience with this sort of thing."
"You're sure he falls in because he doesn't watch where he's going?" Schiller looked at Loki skeptically. Loki looked away.
Thor's voice soon came from the other end. "Half the operating room has collapsed, but there's solid footing. You can come