The Tesseract, flickering with a blue Energy Core, deeply captivated Leo's attention.
The enormous blue energy seemed to be constantly calling out to Leo.
A surging, landslide-like desire welled up inside Leo.
Just a little, just a tiny bit more. If I absorb a little more energy, I'll be able to level up.
He reached out toward the Tesseract.
Tony, who was beside him, grabbed Leo's arm. "Leo, don't touch that thing."
"We still haven't figured out what the Tesseract actually is."
Leo looked at the serious Tony and licked his lips, reluctant to give up.
"It's fine. It's just an energy source, and I happen to need this kind of energy."
"But you said it yourself. This thing is that... thing."
Tony glanced at Thor and Loki beside him as he spoke.
Leo looked at the enormous energy source flickering before him and lowered his arm. "All right. I'll have to find another opportunity. I'm still missing that final trigger."
The Tesseract suddenly began to surge, its entire body slowly flickering.
Loki, standing nearby, gave a mysterious smile.
The Mind Scepter standing to the side began to slowly emit yellow light.
But Leo, with his back to the scepter, did not notice at all.
In an instant, the Mind Scepter released a strange energy that resonated with the Tesseract's blue energy.
The two small streams of energy erupted on the rooftop.
Tony couldn't help taking several steps back. Without his Iron Man Armor, he felt utterly insecure in front of Loki.
Thor grabbed Loki in a headlock. "Loki, stop!!"
Loki, with Thor's arm around his neck and struggling to breathe, said, "No, I didn't do this."
Leo looked at the two resonating gems and waved a finger. The Mind Scepter beside him went tumbling into the building and embedded