Can't say it was effortless, but I can say it was completely damage-free

Next.

As the mastermind behind the crisis that had plunged Manhattan into chaos—and Thor's younger brother—Loki finally awoke from his limp state.

(Before this, Loki had been thoroughly beaten by Hulk, in the famous scene from Avengers 1.)

However, Loki had never expected that when he turned around, he would see twenty Blood Raven Astartes who were even taller than Hulk. He nearly fainted again.

Immediately afterward.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assault team arrived on the top floor. Although they were surprised to see Arthur, Carl, and the Blood Ravens, they still took Loki's Scepter directly in the name of safety and protection.

As the person among them who knew the Marvel Cinematic Universe's timeline and plot best, Arthur knew that Loki's Scepter contained the Mind Stone. He also knew that those S.H.I.E.L.D. assault team members were actually Hydra operatives.

But he did not interfere.

There was no need.

Although the Infinity Stones were incredibly powerful, and combining them with the Infinity Gauntlet would make one practically invincible, that Purple Yam Thanos would not make his first public appearance until Avengers 3, several years later.

According to Arthur's deductions, Thanos was currently leading his forces through the universe and carrying out his so-called "population-halving" plan by force.

After calculating, Arthur guessed that the passage between worlds would open in six months. By then, he and the Blood Raven Battle Group would no longer be fighting alone. They would have the support of Umbrella and the UNSC's main fleets.

By then...

Thanos—and that Sanctuary warship of his, which had overwhelmed almost all the Avengers—would be nothing more than an ant before Umbrella's fleet.

As for Hydra, Arthur could not be bothered to expose them.

After all, they still belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D. for the time being, while he, Carl, and the Blood Raven Battle Group