Everything had descended into chaos.
Upon receiving the news, the New York police deployed forces to intercept targets at two locations simultaneously.
Washington D.C. had likewise been informed of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rebellion.
The people surrounding Stark Tower were practically beating each other's brains out.
Yet amid the chaos, a group boarded a S.H.I.E.L.D. Harrier Jet and slowly flew toward a High Tower in New York City.
At the top of the tower, a group of scientists in white lab coats erected an antenna-like device. They set up computers around it, which immediately began working at a frantic pace.
Loki slowly jumped down from the jet and dumped all the materials in his hands onto the scientists he had brainwashed.
"Begin!"
He watched as the scientists added powerful chemicals to the device before embedding the Cosmic Cube within it.
"I, Loki Odinson, will prove myself at last!"
Loki threw back his arms and laughed wildly. With his roar, a dazzling blue beam like a radiant waterfall shot into the sky, brutally tearing a massive rift through the pristine blue heavens and opening a stable Spatial Tunnel.
Quite a few New York City residents witnessed this scene firsthand. Panic-stricken, they pointed toward the sky and babbled incoherently.
Though longtime New Yorkers had seen plenty of major incidents, this was the first time they had faced a large-scale alien invasion!
From within the torn rift, dense swarms of aircraft poured out like ants from a nest, streaking through the air before descending across New York City to begin a bloody slaughter.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Blue beams rained down all over New York City, exploding and causing further destruction. No one knew how many people died beneath that dense, saturated bombardment.
Alien weapons fell like a raging storm, blanketing the entire city with firepower and