Bant: You Can Be a King Too

"Trap?"

Ben looked at Loki strangely, seemingly waiting for Loki to give an explanation.

Loki's gaze swept across the satellite into the cosmos, his eyes able to perceive the approaching Chitauri Beast.

Then he said, "Once you start solving the Tesseract, there's no turning back."

"The Tesseract will fully awaken, at which point it will be able to open the Tesseract's portal in reverse and then descend upon Earth."

At this point, Loki's expression turned quite grim.

Because this was originally a task given to him by Thanos.

If the War Lord hadn't made him realize that there were problems with his memories and mind, he would have truly become Thanos's puppet.

But Loki, realizing he was being controlled, did something foolish again.

He went directly to Thanos.

This is why he has been missing for so long and is currently in such a sorry state.

Of course, he didn't see Thanos in person, he only saw the Supergiant.

Even so, the Supergiant wielding the Mind Stone was not someone he could handle. If it weren't for the Symbiote within him awakening his consciousness at the crucial moment, Loki would probably have been controlled once again.

The price was that the Symbiote went into a deep sleep, and he was also seriously injured.

Although he recovered his altered memories, his mind was once again stirred up by that Supergiant guy.

Loki fled in disarray, but in doing so, he revealed to the Supergiant the method to open a portal from the other side of the universe.

Ben frowned slightly upon hearing Loki's words.

He didn't think Thanos would come in person.

Thanos knew that the Ancient One was on Earth, and that Odin was in charge of the Nine Realms.

Conversely, even the Black Order are formidable enemies.

Unlike the Black Order, who were portrayed as utterly useless in the movies, Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive, when combined, were not much weaker than Thanos.

Now there are even Supergiant have never appeared in movies.

It's easy to imagine that this will be a fierce battle.

Conversely, if the Infinity Stones are not activated and the protective shield is not opened, Thanos's army will still attack from space.

At that time, Earth will face countless Chitauri and Thanos's main force.

Activating the Tesseract would not only provide Earth with a layer of protection, but also limit the number of Thanos's forces that could come to Earth.

After all, without the aid of instruments, even if the Supergiant were to open a passage in the Tesseract from the other side, its diameter would probably only be one or two meters, not even enough to fit a small Chitauri Beast.

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with them."

If that doesn't work, then Alien X!

Ben thought to himself.

However, he also knew that Enara and Oyana had only agreed to discuss his proposal in advance in a critical situation, but they hadn't said that the proposal would definitely pass.

"That's where the problem lies."

Loki covered his face in despair.

"He already knows how capable you are, so he'll try to get you transferred away from Earth."

He let out a deep breath, like a criminal finally giving up his excuses, all the punishment falling on his shoulders, and said weakly, "Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive have gone to capture Looma..."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Ben's face turned grim.

Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight are a formidable couple; even if they team up, Looma might find herself in a tough fight.

However, Loki asserted that Looma was doomed to defeat, because her enemies were not just these two, but countless Titans.

"What is going on?"

Ben asked immediately.

Then Loki recounted his experiences during the time since he regained his memories.

Including Bill's journey to the Knowhere, after Looma parted ways with them, she went to Jotunheim alone.

Afterwards, Loki intended to return to Earth to mock Thor's hairstyle in person, but he was spotted by Thanos on the way.

After the Supergiant controlled him, he obtained many secrets about the Galactic Plumbers from him, and a conspiracy began to unfold.

By using Looma to get Ben away from Earth, Earth will become Thanos's army's prize. Apart from Ben, no one on Earth can stop the Chitauri army and the Black Order!

Even if Ben could Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, it would be too late.

Thanos will obtain the Infinity Stones, and the human population on Earth will be drastically reduced due to the Chitauri invasion.

As for the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, her duty is to combat dangers from beyond dimensions, so she most likely won't get involved in this matter.

Even if she stood up because she couldn't stand the extinction of humanity, only the Chitauri army would perish. To Thanos, these things were just consumables. He controlled the Chitauri Queen and could have as many Chitauri as Chitauri wanted.

Just then, Ben's Galactic Plumbers Medal suddenly rang.

"It's Looma's distress signal."

Ben glanced at it, then opened the communication, and an image of Looma, who was in the midst of battle, came through.

"Benny-- "

Her voice was drowned out by the wind and snow.

"There are two annoying blue-skinned people showing off their love right in front of me!"

Looma shouted as she fought.

It was clear that she wasn't in a good condition, but Looma's pride prevented her from seeking help normally.

"Hurry and help me!"

The communication was fleeting.

Looma didn't have much time to call him normally.

Seeing this, Loki leaned against the wall as if he had used up all his strength, then collapsed, saying dejectedly, "It's all my fault..."

"If I hadn't betrayed the Galactic Plumbers's intelligence, perhaps..."

After hearing Loki's words, Ben also felt that the situation was critical, but not to the extent he thought.

He connected to the communications system on Sakaar, and the person who answered the phone was Caiera.

"Caiera, can the Galactic Plumbers provide immediate support to Looma?"

In the scene, Caiera looked distressed. "Even with the engine built by Looma, it will take several days to travel from the Galactic Plumbers to Jotunheim."

"Caiera, tell him about our situation here too!" Brunnhilde, clad in silver armor, squeezed into the image and said solemnly, "Sakaar has also been attacked!"

"Thanos has gone to such lengths," Ben frowned immediately, asking with concern, "Can we handle him?"

Caiera immediately said, "Don't worry, King of Sakaar."

"It's less of an invasion and more of an attempt by the attackers to tie us down."

Sakaar is arguably the Ben's stronghold, and Thanos clearly knew this, which is why he invaded Sakaar. He didn't deploy a large number of troops there, but he managed to defend all the Great Portal, preventing the Sakaar fleet from leaving.

Ben breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Sakaar could handle the situation.

At least for now, there isn't another place that needs his support.

He made his decision quickly.

"Loki, open the passage to Jotunheim."

No matter what, Looma must be saved. Although Looma is a muscular woman with four arms and four eyes, she is still his girl, and he shouldn't let others bully her!

"But then, it would be as if Earth had fallen..."

Loki shook his head.

"Even you couldn't bring Looma back immediately."

Jotunheim is a dimension, Loki couldn't have delivered Ben to Looma's side with such precision.

Knowing that Ben has left Earth, the Supergiant will immediately try to open the Tesseract's Cube in reverse and then steal Tesseract.

With Earth on one side and Looma on the other, Thanos wanted to know how Ben would choose.

Loki's idea was to abandon Looma.

In this way, as long as Ben is still around, they have a chance to win.

"I won't abandon Looma." Ben shook his head, then smiled slightly and said, "Besides, who says the Earth will definitely lose without me?"

"Who else can stop the Black Order?"

Loki asked incredulously, waving his arm and pointing to the heroes fighting in the universe.

"Rely on them?"

"But even just one advance team from the Chitauri has already put them in a tough fight!"

"If I'm not mistaken, that soldier can no longer lift the Hammer of Thor, can he?" Loki had clearly guessed as much.

If Captain America could still wield the hammer, he wouldn't still be using it now.

"Or should we rely on Thor?"

"He has long since lost his divine power and the pride of a god. Do you know what he's thinking right now?"

"To spend the last days of my life with that newly met nurse named Jane Foster before the world ends, thanks to Odin?"

"He had long since grown old and timid, constantly worrying about the so-called Ragnarok, and thus remained holed up in his Asgard, afraid to venture out..."

Ben said something good about Odin.

He was simply using his power to suppress a far more terrifying danger.

But Loki didn't listen.

"I don't know what kind of king he is!"

"But no matter what, who can stop them?"

He had already listed almost everyone he knew, but no one could be counted on.

There was one person he hadn't thought of, except for one.

"There's one person you forgot to mention."

"Who?"

Loki asked immediately.

He didn't know who else might be able to stop this crisis.

Then he saw Ben's finger pointing in his direction.

Loki was taken aback.

He instinctively glanced back and found there was nothing behind him.

It was only then that he realized that Ben was pointing at him.

"I?"

He wore an absurd expression and pointed a finger at himself.

I'm fighting War Lord, is that for real?

"Of course it's you."

"I'll fight them with my head." Loki thought Ben must be crazy.

Doesn't he know his own limitations?

Have you forgotten who was the one who grabbed himself and used as a punching bag in New Mexico back then?

Then he saw Ben take the Casket of Ancient Winters out of his bag and simultaneously remove the Cosmic Cube from the machine.

Then, Ben handed both items to him.

"What are you doing...?"

Loki was taken aback.

"Awaken the Tesseract, open the path to Jotunheim, then activate the Planetary Shield and slay that colossal Chitauri Beast..."

"Loki, didn't you want to know why I became the King of Sakaar?"

"Why are you saying this at a time like this?"

Ben ignored him and continued, "To be precise, I didn't become the King of Sakaar, but rather the hope of all Sakaaran, their savior."

I think you can do it too.