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Seeing that Arthur was still as irreverent as ever, Carl wore a slightly helpless expression as she said, "Little Brother Arthur, we're about to encounter Captain America, Hulk, and Thor. You should at least take it a little seriously."
"Heh." Arthur still smiled indifferently and shrugged. "All right. But Sister Carl, our task is to assist the Avengers with overwhelming momentum when they're locked in a bitter fight...
Isn't that what a dazzling entrance is?"
"You... Fine, I can't argue with you. We'll make a dazzling entrance later, just as you said."
In the end, Carl chose to give in and went along with Arthur's sense of humor.
"Phew!"
While this master-and-disciple pair with their adorably extreme height difference was talking, the sky suddenly changed. Dark clouds rapidly gathered over all of Manhattan.
Then...
"Rumble!"
At the top of the Empire State Building in the distance to the left of the alley entrance, explosive lightning appeared at its pinnacle and shot toward the Vortex Tunnel in a jagged arc.
The Chitauri airships along the way, as well as the giant creature Leviathan that had just been about to fly out of the Vortex Tunnel, were all blown apart and destroyed by this sudden lightning attack.
Seeing this,
Arthur narrowed his eyes and looked toward the top of the Empire State Building. He happened to see a small figure in a red cape, swinging the hammer in his right hand as he flew away from the building.
Carl, who wasn't very familiar with Marvel, turned to Arthur and asked, "Was that an attack from Thor?"
"Mm." Arthur nodded without denying it and added teasingly, "But Thor's lightning attack is far inferior to Sister Nova's Psionic storm.
"But... this is the cinematic universe, after all. Its combat power isn't as formidable