Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo destroyed a Leviathan and returned to Stark Tower as the reinforcements’ blockade helped contain the Chitauri attack. The wormhole then sent out more than ten Leviathans and countless aircraft, threatening to overwhelm the defenses.

• Four Sky Carriers and four hundred Quinjets joined the battle and began attacking Chitauri aircraft while holding the perimeter.
• Chen Mo flew to the Leviathan near Steve and Carter, cut through its armor, and planted an armor-piercing round inside it.
• Chen Mo’s round blew the Leviathan in half, and he left Steve and Carter to continue fighting the Chitauri soldiers.
• Chen Mo returned to Stark Tower and saw another Leviathan down, while Hulk attacked Chitauri soldiers among the buildings.
• More than ten Leviathans and countless Chitauri aircraft emerged from the wormhole and spread toward the city.

Chen Mo, Hulk, and Thor fought to destroy the Leviathans while Tony Stark and the carrier-based aircraft struggled to hold back the Chitauri. Dr. Ethan and Pepper Potts arrived in Iron Man suits to reinforce Tony, while Steve and Carter received a new reinforcement on the ground.

• Chen Mo used waves of Micro Auto-tracking Missiles to destroy Chitauri aircraft before cutting into Leviathans and killing them with his weapons.
• Hulk and Thor joined Chen Mo in attacking the Leviathans, but the growing Chitauri forces put increasing pressure on the Avengers and the outer blockade.
• Chitauri aircraft continued to threaten the blockade, and the Sky Carrier's weapons destroyed those that slipped past the carrier-based aircraft.
• Dr. Ethan and Pepper Potts arrived in black Iron Man suits and joined Tony Stark in clearing Chitauri aircraft, easing pressure on the blockade.
• Steve and Carter gained a new reinforcement on the ground.

Sharon Rogers joined Steve and Carter in the battle, while the Batmobile reinforced Black Widow Natasha Romanoff and Agent Hawkeye Clint Barton. As Chitauri forces continued pouring through the wormhole, Chen Mo ordered Thor to unleash the Power of Thunder and block it, leaving Thor’s lightning pinning a Leviathan in the opening and striking another behind it.

• Sharon Rogers explained that she and her parents had been sent to support the battle after their assigned unit arrived at its position.
• The Batmobile arrived to help Black Widow Natasha Romanoff and Agent Hawkeye Clint Barton, with Wang Jin driving and Happy operating its heavy machine gun.
• Chen Mo realized that Chitauri aircraft and Leviathans were still pouring through the wormhole and ordered Thor to block it with lightning.
• Thor summoned a massive bolt of lightning through Mjolnir and fired it at the wormhole, destroying aircraft and trapping a Leviathan in its opening.
• Lightning branched through the trapped Leviathan and struck another Chitauri beast behind it.

Chen Mo and Hulk cleared the Leviathans, then Chen Mo joined the battle against the Chitauri on the streets, using his sword, missiles, and telekinetically controlled knives. The wormhole reopened, and more Chitauri aircraft and Leviathans began approaching.

• Thor's lightning killed a Leviathan and blocked the wormhole with its corpse, temporarily stopping the Chitauri from passing through.
• Chen Mo and Hulk killed the remaining Leviathans while the carrier-based aircraft replenished their weapons and ammunition.
• Chen Mo cleared Chitauri aircraft from the sky, then landed, changed into his armor, and attacked the ground forces with the King's Sword, missiles, and throwing knives.
• Chen Mo and the other heroes eliminated more than half of the Chitauri forces in the area before the wormhole passage reopened.
• Chen Mo saw Chitauri aircraft attacking again and more Leviathans swimming toward the wormhole.

As the Chitauri forces continued pouring through the wormhole, Chen Mo decided the defenders could not hold them back indefinitely and set out to attack the source of the invasion. He left Steve in command and flew toward the other side of the wormhole while the Avengers continued defending New York.

• Chen Mo judged that the defenders would eventually be overwhelmed and chose not to reveal his hidden forces, preserving them for the future battle against Thanos.
• Chen Mo moved Black Widow Natasha Romanoff and Hawkeye Clint Barton to Stark Tower, where they replenished their ammunition and prepared to attack Chitauri aircraft.
• Chen Mo ordered Steve to command the defenders and told everyone to hold the enemy back until he returned.
• Chen Mo announced that he would travel through the wormhole to destroy the source of the Chitauri invasion, despite the others' protests.
• Tony Stark offered to accompany Chen Mo, but Chen Mo ordered him to stay and defend the blockade.

Chen Mo crossed the wormhole alone and infiltrated the Chitauri mothership, aiming to destroy the alien forces with the nuclear bomb he had taken. Invisible and undetected, he entered the ship and discovered that its Leviathans were cultivated as biological weapons.

• Chen Mo kept Dr. Erik Selvig unconscious, then flew through the wormhole as Nick Fury and the others watched with worry.
• Nick Fury realized Chen Mo had taken a nuclear bomb and suspected he might sacrifice himself to save Earth.
• Chen Mo emerged in space, saw the enormous Chitauri mothership and its army, and used a cloaking device to hide from them.
• Chen Mo avoided Chitauri aircraft and Leviathans, then entered the mothership through a hatch.
• Chen Mo found rows of incubation tanks and realized the Leviathans were cultivated as biological weapons.

Chen Mo infiltrated the Chitauri mothership’s command center and killed its guards, leaving the Chitauri leader alive. The leader attacked him, but Chen Mo caught his punch and confirmed that his strength was no match for his own.

• Chen Mo made his way through the Chitauri mothership to its central command room while cloaked.
• The Chitauri leader noticed the disturbance and called out, but Chen Mo attacked without understanding his language.
• Chen Mo used J.A.R.V.I.S.-guided missiles to kill the guards and console operators while sparing the leader.
• The Chitauri leader charged at Chen Mo and threw a punch.
• Chen Mo caught the leader’s punch and assessed his strength as comparable to Steve’s enhanced abilities.

Chen Mo captured the Chitauri king, read his memories, and learned that Thanos had arranged the invasion to obtain the Cosmic Cube. He uncovered the Chitauri mothership’s control over its rapidly cultivated biological army and connected J.A.R.V.I.S. to its core program to help destroy it.

• Chen Mo restrained the Chitauri king with reinforced handcuffs and read his memories, discovering that Thanos had orchestrated Loki’s invasion to get the Cosmic Cube.
• Chen Mo learned that Thanos would eventually invade Earth for the Infinity Stones and resolved to strengthen himself before facing him.
• Chen Mo discovered that most Chitauri soldiers and Leviathans were mechanized biological weapons controlled by the mothership, and that destroying its core would kill them all.
• Chen Mo used mind control to make the Chitauri king operate the mothership’s console, then connected his suit to the control port.
• The Chitauri king relinquished access permissions, allowing J.A.R.V.I.S. to enter the mothership’s core control program.

Chen Mo infiltrated the Chitauri mothership, had J.A.R.V.I.S. copy its technological data, and killed the Chitauri Legion’s leader. He took samples of frozen Chitauri and Leviathan embryos, then left a Nuclear Bomb in the storage facility to destroy the mothership and prevent the Chitauri from rebuilding their forces.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. cracked the Chitauri system and copied its technological database while Chen Mo remained hidden inside the mothership.
• Chen Mo beheaded the Chitauri Legion’s leader, a subordinate of Thanos.
• Chen Mo tested his spatial storage on a tube of frozen Chitauri embryos, then stored a drawer of them.
• Chen Mo found and stored a drawer of Leviathan embryos before leaving the other embryos behind.
• Chen Mo placed a Nuclear Bomb from the Sky Carrier in the embryo storage facility and departed.

Chen Mo escaped the Chitauri mothership after setting off a nuclear bomb, then returned to Earth as the Chitauri forces were attacking the Avengers. The bomb destroyed the Chitauri army, and Chen Mo kicked the escaped Loki from Stark Tower.

• Chen Mo set the nuclear bomb’s timer, cloaked his aircraft, and escaped through the Leviathans’ passage before the blast destroyed the Chitauri mothership.
• Chen Mo returned through the wormhole above Stark Tower and saw Loki had escaped and was watching the Avengers fight the Chitauri.
• Chen Mo waited until the bomb detonated, killing the Chitauri soldiers and causing their aircraft and Leviathans to fall from the sky.
• Chen Mo dove onto Stark Tower’s platform and kicked Loki off it as the Avengers recognized Chen Mo’s return.
• The Avengers celebrated the defeat of the Chitauri, and Thor regarded Chen Mo with admiration while Loki fell with resentment and fear.

Chen Mo shut down the wormhole and ended the Chitauri invasion, then caught Loki as he tried to escape. As Thor faced the Avengers’ hostility toward Loki, he struggled with whether to protect his brother.

• Chen Mo used Loki’s Mind Scepter to activate Dr. Erik Selvig’s hidden switch and close the wormhole before the approaching explosion could reach Earth.
• The Avengers and the Sky Carrier crew celebrated Earth’s victory, while the exhausted heroes recovered from the battle.
• Loki tried to flee, but Chen Mo found him and surrounded him with more than a dozen Avengers.
• Loki feared Chen Mo and looked to Thor for protection, recalling how nearly all his plans to conquer Earth had failed.
• Thor remembered his bond with Loki, but Hawkeye Clint Barton aimed an arrow at Loki’s vital points.

Thor asked Chen Mo for permission to take Loki back to Asgard for judgment, and Chen Mo agreed on the condition that Thor accept one requirement. The chapter ended before Chen Mo revealed that condition.

• Thor asked Chen Mo to let him take Loki to Asgard for judgment, acknowledging that Loki was his adopted brother.
• Thor recognized that Chen Mo's decision would determine whether he could take Loki away and feared Chen Mo would refuse.
• Chen Mo agreed that Thor could take Loki, since the Chitauri had been defeated and Loki did not have to die.
• Chen Mo said Thor could take Loki only if he agreed to one condition.

Chen Mo and Thor agreed to settle their rivalry in a sparring match before Thor took Loki and the Cosmic Cube away. Nick Fury approved the arrangement because he wanted to preserve Thor as Earth’s powerful ally.

• Chen Mo challenged Thor to a proper fight, and Thor agreed to let the winner take Loki away.
• Loki hoped Thor would defeat Chen Mo and avenge his earlier humiliations.
• After the Chitauri invasion ended, Chen Mo and the Avengers left to find a place where Chen Mo and Thor could spar.
• Chen Mo told Nick Fury that Thor would take Loki and the Cosmic Cube after the fight, and Fury agreed.
• Nick Fury decided that keeping Thor on Earth’s side mattered more than punishing Loki.

Nick Fury agreed to let Thor take Loki and the Cosmic Cube away from Earth, and Chen Mo’s group flew from the Sky Carrier to a desert. There, Thor and Chen Mo began the fight everyone had come to watch.

• Nick Fury readily accepted Chen Mo’s plan to send Loki and the Cosmic Cube back to Asgard.
• Chen Mo’s team passed through the fighter blockade as pilots watched them leave, impressed by their victory over the Chitauri and Leviathans.
• Chen Mo, Thor, Loki, and the others landed in an uninhabited desert, where the Avengers gathered to watch Thor and Chen Mo face off.
• Thor and Chen Mo moved at the same time, and Thor leaped toward Chen Mo with Mjolnir.

Chen Mo and Thor fought again, and Chen Mo’s shield absorbed Thor’s full-strength hammer blow while the resulting shockwave scattered the spectators. Their duel continued with Thor switching to a restrained attack, but Chen Mo countered with the King’s Sword and forced Thor to retreat.

• Thor opened the rematch with a full-strength hammer strike against Chen Mo’s shield, unleashing a shockwave that knocked the spectators back.
• Tony Stark grabbed Pepper Potts and flew them out of the shockwave’s path before it struck the crowd.
• Thor charged Chen Mo again and swung Mjolnir with only a fraction of his strength, hoping to avoid having the force reflected back at him.
• Chen Mo blocked Thor’s chest-level strike with his shield and slashed upward with the King’s Sword, grazing Thor’s armor before Thor retreated.

Chen Mo used his shield, swordsmanship, and Gun Fu’s predictive analysis to counter Thor’s attacks and thwart his attempts to seize the shield. Thor’s failed tactics disrupted his rhythm, and Chen Mo began to gain the upper hand.

• Chen Mo blocked Thor’s blows with his shield and struck at openings with King’s Sword, frustrating Thor.
• Thor tried to grab Chen Mo’s shield after striking it with Mjolnir, but Chen Mo predicted the move and slashed toward his reaching hand.
• Thor withdrew his hand to avoid Chen Mo’s blade and resumed fighting.
• The Avengers retreated to watch as Chen Mo’s sword moved too quickly for them to follow clearly.
• Thor repeatedly tried to grab the shield or attack with his free hand, but Chen Mo anticipated each attempt and gradually gained the advantage.

Thor grew increasingly frustrated as Chen Mo’s shield, swordsmanship, and predictions kept him from using his full strength. Thor unleashed his power and charged a lightning attack, but although Chen Mo blocked the main bolt with his shield, a branching bolt struck his chest.

• Thor’s attacks repeatedly hit Chen Mo’s shield while Chen Mo’s sword forced Thor to dodge and left him unable to gain the advantage.
• Thor realized Chen Mo’s shield prevented him from using his full strength, and his frustration and fury mounted.
• Thor unleashed a full-strength hammer blow that sent him flying backward, then rose with blue thunder flickering in his eyes.
• Thor summoned storm clouds and gathered lightning into Mjolnir while Chen Mo waited rather than interrupting him.
• Thor fired a thick lightning bolt at Chen Mo, who blocked it with his Primary Adamantium Shield, but a branching bolt struck his chest.

Chen Mo realized Thor’s thunder could penetrate his armor, then deliberately lowered his shield and endured Thor’s full attack. The Power of Thunder ravaged his body, but his healing ability began repairing the damage as he fought to stay conscious.

• Chen Mo sensed Thor’s thunder damaging his chest, while his healing ability repaired the injured tissue faster than the weakened energy could destroy it.
• After confirming his suspicion, Chen Mo pulled away his shield and fixed his gaze on Thor with determination.
• Thor’s unobstructed thunderbolt struck Chen Mo and enveloped him in blue arcs of the Power of Thunder.
• The stronger thunder penetrated Chen Mo’s Adamantium Armor and Vibranium Nanotech Combat Suit, spreading through his body and causing intense pain.
• Chen Mo gritted his teeth and maintained his balance as his healing ability countered the destructive energy.

Chen Mo endured Thor’s lightning, using his regenerative ability and defensive equipment to turn the attacks into physical and mental training. As Thor continued striking him, Chen Mo’s abilities soared, and he gained valuable experience fighting a powerful opponent.

• Chen Mo’s regenerative ability repaired cells damaged by Thor’s lightning and strengthened them, while his mental power grew denser and his mind expanded.
• The Avengers realized Chen Mo was not in mortal danger, so Thor continued attacking him as Loki’s hopes of seeing Chen Mo killed faded.
• Chen Mo used his equipment to weaken Thor’s attacks and create a near-even fight, honing his combat skills against a top-tier opponent.
• Thor’s frustration drove him to unleash lightning imbued with divine power, which Chen Mo used to temper his body and dramatically increase his strength.

Chen Mo endured Thor’s repeated lightning attacks until his body adapted and Thor’s thunder could no longer harm him. He then challenged Thor’s dependence on Mjolnir, leaving Thor staring at his hammer in thought.

• After Thor’s first barrage of lightning ended, Chen Mo said it felt good, prompting Thor to summon another storm.
• Thor struck Chen Mo with a stronger, longer blast, but Chen Mo’s cells grew increasingly resistant to the thunder.
• Thor summoned a third, weaker blast, and Chen Mo confirmed the lightning could no longer hurt him.
• Chen Mo walked through Thor’s thunder to stand before him as Thor’s power ran out.
• Chen Mo questioned whether Thor was truly Thor or merely the Hammer God, and Thor looked thoughtfully at Mjolnir.