The Plan to Destroy the Avengers Was Devised by Mephisto

Inside the president's office of Roxxon Energy Corporation, one of Roxxon's shareholders was speaking animatedly to its president, Dario Agger.

"Mr. Chairman, I trust you already know who we are."

"S.H.I.E.L.D. notified me. They said devils had infiltrated my shareholders... At first, I wasn't quite sure what that was supposed to mean, but now it seems perhaps it isn't so unbelievable."

Dario looked at the shareholder, who had taken on a devilish appearance. "Do you want to make a devil's bargain with me? I'm sorry, but I won't agree to it."

"Don't be so quick to refuse, Mr. Agger. The reason ordinary people don't turn down bargains with devils is because what devils offer is simply too important." The devil from Hell's Border chuckled. "For example, one of my major clients wants to do business with you. He is willing to offer you a chance to defeat the Avengers."

"Defeat the Avengers?"

Dario laughed. "Why would I need to defeat the Avengers?"

"Because you are a member of Hydra. Though you hold no loyalty to Hydra, you are also a member of Malekith's Dark Council. You yearn to build your own perfect kingdom. And, of course, because you are the Minotaur, the great master of the labyrinth..."

Dario narrowed his eyes. He did not answer a single word, and the devil laughed again at the sight before handing him a USB drive. "In here is a plan to destroy the Avengers—or, more precisely, to destroy Iron Man. My client once came to Earth. At that time, a war occurred that probably no one knows about now. Fortunately, he preserved weapons sufficient to destroy Iron Man from it."

Weapons sufficient to destroy Iron Man?

Dario shook his head. If it were merely a matter of physically eliminating Tony Stark, Hydra could