Thor had previously heard Selvig say on the small rooftop terrace of Stark Tower that Loki's Mind Scepter could close the Portal.
So, after confirming that Loki's life was reasonably secure, he pulled the still-dazed Loki out of the hole in the floor.
Loki's body was limp as mud, his limbs dangling and his head lolling to one side. Thor tucked him under his left arm like a bundle of luggage.
With Loki in tow, Thor took a few strides to the Mind Scepter lying nearby. He set Mjolnir by his feet, bent down to pick up the Scepter with his right hand, then transferred it to his left.
Only then did he pick up Mjolnir and fly toward Stark Tower.
On the rooftop platform of Stark Tower, Lin Hai held the recently recalled Plum Blossom Spear in his left hand while his right continuously launched dark green spheres of energy, precisely shooting down the Chitauri Flyers trying to approach from the sides.
The Wood Dragon coiled atop the tower. Its more than twenty-meter-long wooden body occasionally stretched out, its dragon head darting forward to bite apart any Flyers that entered its attack range.
Lin Hai stood beside the Wood Dragon, gripping the Plum Blossom Spear he had just recalled from afar in his left hand. From time to time, he raised his right hand and sent out waves of dark green energy, knocking down Chitauri Flyers.
Gwen stood not far behind Lin Hai. Golden light poured from her staff, transforming into Magic Chains and energy missiles that struck the Chitauri Soldiers flying overhead with precision. The spells she used were all small- to medium-scale offensive magic from Kamar-Taj, so the cost was not great.
When Thor returned, this was what he saw—the Wood Dragon twisting through the sky and