I... Pah!

"S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

The name sounded familiar to Natasha, and she quickly thought of a certain bald black egghead.

"Could this trial be related to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Faced with Natasha's question, the resident mage did not hold anything back and briefly explained the Dark Elves' invasion as he had seen it.

In the end, he kindly reminded her, "Your sister and adoptive father are among the people S.H.I.E.L.D. sent this time."

"My sister, my adoptive father... Oh no, Yelena!"

Natasha cried out Yelena's name, then immediately grabbed Clea and ran out of the Sanctum.

Outside, a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents wore expressions of grim resolve as they set up explosives.

This alien invasion was too severe. They planned to contact the people inside no matter the cost.

Suddenly, bang!

The doors were shoved open violently, and two beautiful figures, one red and one white, rushed out.

Right after that, a muscular man in yellow, fully three meters tall, appeared out of thin air.

He crouched and carried the two beautiful figures on his back, then leaped all the way across two streets.

"That's Natasha! Natasha Romanoff!"

"And her summoned super golden soldier!"

Natasha's photograph and abilities had long since been recorded by S.H.I.E.L.D.

The agents quickly recognized Natasha, as well as the Golden Armored Warrior she had summoned.

At the shout, the other agents immediately stopped what they were doing, joy appearing on their faces.

"Stop! Report to the director immediately, then remove the bombs!"

Their goal had already been achieved, so naturally, they no longer needed to risk their lives blowing this place up.

On the battlefield elsewhere.

Algrim, transformed into a Cursed Warrior, was hammering Thor and Alexei relentlessly.

Although Algrim's strength far surpassed the two of them, his weapons were vastly inferior.

One was Thor's Hammer forged from the Death Star Core, while the other was a shield forged from Vibranium capable of absorbing energy and kinetic force.

Without those two weapons, Algrim would probably have already found the Aether with Malekith!

Seeing that the three men's melee would not be decided anytime soon, the battle between the Dark Elf soldiers and the Asgardian soldiers was equally deadlocked.

Malekith finally lost his patience and emerged from the warship with three personal guards.

At the same time, he took out three Cursed Stones, a pained look flashing across his face.

"The Aether Weapon lies not far ahead. The Dark Elves will rise again today."

Malekith handed out the last of the Cursed Stones and spoke in a low voice.

"Become Cursed Warriors. You will become heroes of the Dark Elves, and I will remember your courage and glory this day."

"Leader, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for the Dark Elves!"

The three guards' expressions did not change at all as they accepted the Cursed Stones without hesitation.

"For the rise of the Dark Elves!" x3

As they shouted, they sliced open their own arms and stuffed the Cursed Stones directly into their flesh.

Before long, all three guards transformed into Cursed Warriors with charred black skin.

Their strength after transformation depended on their physical strength beforehand.

Thus, these three Cursed Warriors were far inferior to Algrim in both size and danger.

"Kill all those Asgardian soldiers, then help Algrim defeat his enemies."

Upon receiving Malekith's orders, the three new Cursed Warriors instantly became three black hurricanes and charged into the crowd as if no one could stop them.

The Asgardian soldiers, already at a slight disadvantage, quickly collapsed under the Cursed Warriors' assault.

Meanwhile, Malekith headed toward the only warehouse in the area that had not been destroyed, preparing to claim the Aether particles inside.

Seeing the situation grow increasingly dire, Yelena, who had been hiding, drew her weapon again and prepared to help.

But the message that suddenly came through her earpiece made her face light up with joy.

She immediately shouted in Alexei's direction, "Alexei, my sister will be here soon! You have to hold on!"

"Her sister! Natasha!"

Yelena's shout immediately revitalized Alexei, and his movements became much nimbler.

He even burst into an arrogant laugh. "Hahaha, you alien freaks are finished! My eldest daughter will be here any second!"

As he spoke, he encouraged Thor beside him. "Old man Thunder God, put some muscle into it! As long as we keep him pinned down, we win!"

"What?"

Thor smashed Algrim's fist aside with his hammer, his face filled with confusion. "What does that have to do with your eldest daughter?"

"My eldest daughter is incredible. She's as strong as I am, but she has a terrifying summoning ability. She can summon golden humanoid monsters!"

"They're about as strong as this black alien monster, but my eldest daughter can summon several of them!"

"She can summon monsters as strong as Cursed Warriors!?"

Alexei's words left Thor shocked and unable to believe it.

He did not even notice Algrim's attack and was slapped in the head, sent flying into the sky.

The balance of the siege was broken at once.

Algrim prepared to seize this chance to kill Alexei, preventing Thor from returning and surrounding him again.

With one hand, he caught the shield Alexei hurled at him. Then he raised both the shield and Alexei overhead before smashing them heavily toward the ground.

Boom!

Dust flew everywhere, and the earth caved in!

Algrim immediately stepped onto Alexei, kicked away his shield, and raised a black fist as large as a clay pot high into the air.

"Powerful mortal, this ends here."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

His fists fell like raindrops in a furious storm, their impacts ringing out without end.

In the blink of an eye, Alexei was beaten beyond recognition, his face swollen and bruised, several teeth knocked out.

Even as blood began seeping from all seven of his orifices, Alexei stubbornly refused to beg for mercy. Instead, he kept spitting threats.

"You alien bastard, you're finished, bang!"

"My daughter Natasha, bang! will avenge me, bang! She'll kill you and every last one of your people! Bang! Bang!"

With every sentence Alexei spoke, Algrim's fists grew heavier and faster.

Only when Alexei could barely force out the word "daughter" did Algrim halt his fist in midair.

Of course, he was not mercifully planning to spare Alexei. Alexei had simply annoyed him, and before delivering the final blow, he wanted to crush his spirit.

"Pitiful mortal, I am about to punch you to death. Where is this daughter you keep talking about?"

"How about this? If you are willing to say, 'Great Dark Elf sir, please spare me,' I will let you go."

"I... pah!" He spat a thick gob of bloody phlegm.

"You're courting death!"

Algrim stopped wasting words. Clasping both hands together and putting his whole body into it, he hammered down at Alexei's face with all his strength.

Boom!

The violent impact resounded.

But it was not the sound of Alexei being struck. It was the sound of Algrim being hammered away.

Algrim, who had been knocked to the ground, immediately recovered and got to his feet. Staring warily at the golden armored figure that had suddenly appeared before him, he asked.

"Who are you? Our Dark Elves should not have offended you, should we?"

"Not offended me?"

Natasha jumped down from the Golden Armored Warrior, glanced at the unconscious Alexei, and fixed him with a blazing, blade-sharp gaze.

"Why don't you think about that again?"

Clea also jumped down from the other side, smacked her lips, and shook her head.

"You're in trouble now. You beat Natasha's father into this state. If I were you, I'd slit my own throat now. It'd be an easier death!"