Grief

After Loki arrived on Earth, he corrupted Hawkeye and a number of others to carry out his plans, while appearing in major cities to vent his resentment.

Ever since his father had chosen to save that Earthling, Loki had utterly come to hate Earth.

Even without Thanos's orders, he would have come here sooner or later to wreak havoc.

In the original timeline, he had only shown himself publicly once at a concert, then pretended to lose and deliberately allowed himself to be captured.

But this time, he simply stopped hiding.

He appeared directly in multiple locations, waving that bladed scepter in his hand and using the Mind Stone embedded within it to corrupt everyone present.

Of course, Loki had no need for these mortals. He merely wanted them to take revenge on other Earthlings.

Those who had been corrupted possessed no concept of good or evil, nor did they even feel fear. They were more terrifying than criminals.

In a short time, crime rates in multiple European cities soared, plunging them into chaos.

Black Widow arrived at the conference room. Director Nick Fury and Agent Hill had already been waiting for her, along with several technicians awaiting orders.

Nick Fury stepped forward and said gravely, "Natasha, watch this video. You need to prepare yourself mentally."

Black Widow looked puzzled. Why would she need to prepare herself just to watch a video? Was it bloody and horrifying or something?

In their line of work, much of the bloodshed had been caused by their own hands. Saying she needed mental preparation was practically a joke.

Still, since Director Nick Fury had requested it, Black Widow could only nod.

"Begin."

Nick Fury gave the order, and the technicians played a video on the holographic screen.

It showed Loki standing in the