Recaps

Lin Ze and Paimon learned that the X-Men school had been attacked and helped Colossus and Wade reach the children hiding in a Secret Passage. There, Wade introduced Lin Ze and Paimon to a wary black-haired man with an absurd claim that Lin Ze was his lover.

• Lin Ze defeated Colossus and demanded to know where the missing children were, then clarified that he and Paimon were travelers, not attackers.
• Colossus explained that armed intruders had attacked while Professor Charles and several teachers were away, forcing him and the others to hide the children in a Secret Passage.
• Lin Ze, Paimon, Colossus, and Wade headed for the passage after Wade retrieved his swords and continued irritating Lin Ze and Paimon.
• Lin Ze and the others found just over twenty children in the passage, where a muscular black-haired man approached them warily.
• Wade introduced Lin Ze as his lover and Paimon as the supposed testament to their love, leaving Lin Ze exasperated.

Charles reunited with the rescued children aboard the plane and revealed that the other kidnapped children were being held at a base in Rochester by Baron Strucker. Magneto questioned Charles’s trust in S.H.I.E.L.D. and watched Lin Ze and Paimon with interest as the group prepared to retrieve the remaining children.

• Colossus explained how Lin Ze and Paimon had ended up with Logan, who warned them not to try anything clever before leaving.
• Charles told Storm that the children were safe and that he had located the others, while suspecting that something had gone wrong within S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Magneto challenged Charles’s trust in human organizations and criticized his hope that Deadpool could protect the children.
• Lin Ze and Paimon boarded the plane and introduced themselves to Charles after he returned with the rescued students.
• Charles told Lin Ze that Baron Strucker’s followers were holding the other children at a base in Rochester.
• Magneto studied Lin Ze and Paimon, turning two metal balls in his palm as he considered them.

Stryker learned that Professor X had awakened and ordered his men to evacuate with the case and a person as the X-Men arrived at the hidden base. Magneto tore open the mountain entrance, and the group descended into the base while Deadpool distracted everyone with his antics.

• A soldier told Stryker an unidentified aircraft had landed near the base, and a mysterious caller warned him that Professor X was awake and ordered him to move the organization's assets.
• Stryker ordered his men to unleash the dogs and leave with the case and a person.
• Professor Charles explained that Stryker had captured children for experiments combining mutant bodies with a powerful energy source.
• Magneto split open the mountainside and ripped away the base's metal walls to expose its tunnels.
• Deadpool joked about Magneto's powers, then disgusted Lin Ze by eating a banana through his mask and ran off after Logan chased him.
• Lin Ze took Paimon with him as they followed the others down the mountain and into the base.

Lin Ze and the others fought their way through Stryker's facility as Stryker escaped with a masked soldier. Lin Ze encountered a shapeshifting monster and a pack of Tongue-Touchers, ending with him and Wade facing the last woman.

• Lin Ze spotted an ambush with Elemental Sight, warned the group, and Magneto and Pyro destroyed the plastic machine guns and their operators.
• Stryker destroyed the experimental data, took a metal case from a masked soldier, and escaped while Wolverine rushed ahead and Lin Ze became separated from the group.
• Lin Ze fought a featureless monster that swallowed his Dull Blade and discovered that cryo attacks could freeze it before he shattered it and retrieved his sword.
• Lin Ze followed Paimon's directions and found Wade fleeing a crowd of identical Tongue-Touchers, whose toothed tongues ensnared Wade.
• Lin Ze used a whirlwind to tear apart the tongues and drive off all but one Tongue-Toucher, then taunted her as she shouted at him.

Lin Ze rescued the missing children from a collapsing base, returned to the Transmigration Management Bureau, and learned about veteran employee Zhuang Ruo before preparing for another mission. Meanwhile, Loki escaped with the Tesseract, prompting Nick Fury to declare a level seven incident and announce that they were at war.

• Lin Ze and Wade led twenty-seven children through the collapsing base, and Wade carried Paimon while teasing Lin Ze during their escape.
• Lin Ze crashed into Zhuang Ruo at the Stone Gate and learned from Minister Wu that Zhuang Ruo's Shining Cold mission item forced him to wear outfits for their bonuses.
• After resting, Lin Ze learned the character banner had changed, pulled Diluc and two four-star characters, and asked Lucy to switch Aether to another element.
• Loki escaped with the Tesseract after turning Barton and Dr. Selvig against S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury called Coulson back to base and declared a level seven incident, saying they were at war.

Natasha interrogated an arms-trafficking leader before Bennett crashed through the roof and accidentally rescued her. After Bennett defeated the gang through a mix of swordsmanship and disastrous bad luck, Coulson called with news that Barton's been brainwashed.

• The old man revealed that Sorokhov was only a middleman in the arms-export operation before preparing to torture Natasha.
• Bennett fell through the factory roof, knocked the old man aside, and introduced himself as the leader of the Benny Adventure Team.
• Bennett tried to protect Natasha, dodged gunfire, and accidentally struck one attacker in the groin; Natasha used his sword to cut herself free.
• Bennett drove the attackers back with fiery sword strikes while Natasha covered herself with a man's jacket.
• Bennett accidentally worsened the old man's burns with mustard chili oil and a wooden board, then knocked a flaming bucket onto him, leaving him silent.
• Natasha answered Coulson's call, and Coulson told her that Barton's been brainwashed.

Natasha recruited Bennett to accompany her on an adventure, planning to bring him to meet the other powerful figure S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted for the Avengers Initiative. At the airfield, Bennett warned that his bad luck followed him everywhere, and a clear sky turned into a storm moments after he praised the weather.

• Coulson told Natasha that Barton had vanished after Loki bewitched him and asked her to speak with the other big guy.
• Natasha tricked Bennett into agreeing to protect her, and he followed her after paying a final visit to the old man's grave and retrieving his flatbread and cloth.
• At S.H.I.E.L.D.'s private airfield, Bennett told Natasha that his bad luck had driven everyone else from the Benny Adventure Team.
• Bennett praised the clear weather, then a thunderstorm erupted minutes later, leaving Natasha stunned.

Natasha brought Bennett to a Middle Eastern village and tricked Dr. Banner into meeting them, then persuaded him to return to S.H.I.E.L.D. to help recover the Tesseract. They arrived at the Helicarrier, where Bennett eagerly asked Captain Rogers to add him to his adventure team.

• Natasha calmed Bennett during their stormy flight and woke him when they neared their destination.
• Bennett found Dr. Banner and pleaded with him to save Natasha, who was pretending to be seriously ill.
• Natasha revealed her deception and discussed the mission with Dr. Banner, who agreed to return to S.H.I.E.L.D. and help recover the Tesseract.
• Natasha, Bennett, and Dr. Banner landed on the Helicarrier and met Coulson and Captain Rogers.
• Bennett introduced himself as captain of the Benny Adventure Team and asked Captain Rogers to add him as a partner.

Natasha and Coulson persuaded Nick Fury to let Bennett help S.H.I.E.L.D. capture Loki, and Bennett agreed after learning about the threat. The team flew to Stuttgart, where Loki was commanding a terrified crowd, and Steve prepared to jump from the aircraft with Bennett close behind.

• Natasha told Coulson that Bennett was a capable orphan and argued that S.H.I.E.L.D. needed talented allies amid the growing threats.
• Fury agreed to speak with Bennett, but Bennett fell into the sea during his tour and was taken to the infirmary with only a bruised foot.
• Fury explained S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mission and asked Bennett to help capture Loki, and Bennett eagerly accepted.
• Natasha piloted the team toward Loki's location in Stuttgart and warned Bennett and Steve that her flying was wild.
• Loki ordered a crowd to kneel as Steve prepared to jump from the aircraft, and Bennett encouraged him to go first.

Bennett tried to join the fight against Loki, but Tony rescued him and scolded him for risking his life. After Loki was captured and brought aboard the aircraft, Thor found the plane and confronted his brother.

• Captain America fought Loki until Bennett jumped from the fighter to help, and Iron Man caught him before he hit the ground.
• Tony returned Bennett to the cabin and ordered Natasha to keep him out of the fight.
• Captain America and Iron Man defeated Loki, handcuffed him, and brought him aboard the fighter.
• Tony questioned and reprimanded Bennett for putting himself in danger, while Steve stayed out of the argument.
• Loki taunted Tony and Steve, then Thor landed on the aircraft and announced that Loki would not escape.

Bennett confronted Loki on the hillside and briefly subdued him, but Thor, Tony, and Steve’s brawl caused the slope to collapse and drew them into another fight. Bennett finally knocked the three men apart with a shock wave, then discovered his nose was bleeding and struggled to stop it.

• Thor hauled Loki out of the plane, and Tony, Steve, and Bennett followed while Natasha stayed behind.
• Bennett glided down to the hillside, where Loki used an illusion to approach him and held a dagger to his throat.
• Bennett escaped Loki’s hold, fought him with his sword, and brought him under control.
• Thor smashed Tony into the hillside, collapsing the slope and sending Bennett and Loki tumbling downhill together.
• Steve struck Loki with his shield, and Thor, Tony, and Steve resumed fighting while Bennett called for them to stop.
• Bennett blasted the three men apart with a red shock wave, then panicked when his nose began bleeding.

After Loki’s schemes plunged the Helicarrier into chaos, Bennett tried to reach him but arrived as Loki stabbed Coulson and escaped. Bennett used his burst to revive Coulson, whose fading consciousness heard a mysterious woman sing and offer comfort.

• Nick Fury imprisoned Loki aboard the Helicarrier, where Loki taunted him and questioned S.H.I.E.L.D.’s motives.
• Tony, Steve, and Dr. Banner confronted Nick Fury over S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tesseract-powered weapons as Dr. Banner began losing control.
• Barton attacked the Helicarrier, and the Hulk rampaged through it while the others struggled to stop the assault and repair its propulsion systems.
• Bennett headed for Loki’s cell, where he found Loki free, Thor trapped, and Coulson stabbed with Loki’s Scepter.
• Loki dropped Thor from the Helicarrier and vanished, while Bennett used his burst on Coulson and a mysterious singing voice comforted the wounded agent.

Nick Fury used Coulson's apparent death to push the Avengers Initiative, while Barbara healed Coulson and then pursued Hulk after he fell from the Helicarrier. The chapter left Barbara searching for Hulk and an old farmer wondering what kind of god the Anemo Archon was.

• Nick Fury found Coulson alive and uninjured after Barbara's singing healed him, and Coulson explained that Loki had escaped.
• Coulson urged Fury to use his supposed death to motivate the others, and Fury announced Coulson's passing before explaining the Avengers Initiative.
• Aunt May drove Peter and Ned back to New York after their math competition, but her car struck someone who had fallen from the sky.
• Barbara saw Hulk leap from the Helicarrier and jumped after him, hoping to calm him with her singing.
• Barbara asked an old farmer for directions to Hulk, thanked him, and ran off after invoking the Anemo Archon.

Barbara found Dr. Banner after he crashed naked into May’s car, and she offered to help him on Bennett’s behalf. Banner joined May, Peter, and Ned for a ride toward the city, leaving the group to travel together.

• May, Peter, and Ned found Banner lying naked in front of their car after he crashed into it, and Peter helped him sit up.
• Banner apologized, explained that Hulk lived inside him, and borrowed a dress from May.
• Peter and Ned excitedly questioned Banner, while May remained cautious and seated him in the front passenger seat.
• Barbara ran up to May’s car asking for a green-skinned man, then recognized Banner and introduced herself as a Deaconess of the Church of Favonius sent by Bennett to help him.

Banner, May, Peter, Ned, and Barbara traveled toward New York, where a sudden alien invasion interrupted their plans. As an army emerged through a portal above the city, Barbara vowed to protect everyone.

• Barbara explained to Banner that she was a deaconess and an idol, and May agreed to let her travel with them.
• Peter and Ned met Barbara in the car, and May invited her and Banner to join their celebratory Chinese meal.
• The group entered New York and a police officer told May to take the children home because of an emergency evacuation.
• A blue beam opened a huge portal above the city, and Banner identified the figures pouring through as an army.
• Barbara prayed to Lord Barbatos, then left the car and declared that she would protect everyone.

Tony realized Loki was using Stark Tower to open the portal and failed to stop the Tesseract device as the Chitauri invaded New York. Barbara revealed her Hydro powers, destroying attackers and healing the wounded, while the Avengers arrived to find her leading a cheering crowd.

• Tony flew to Stark Tower, where JARVIS told him the Spatial Reaction Device was powered by itself and Selvig said it could not be stopped.
• Tony attacked the invading Chitauri, but the aliens overwhelmed New York and began slaughtering civilians and defenders.
• Barbara told May, Peter, and Ned to seek shelter, but Chitauri craft reached them before they could escape.
• Dr. Banner transformed into Hulk, who smashed several Chitauri craft and fought the aliens swarming him.
• Barbara summoned Hydro to destroy Chitauri and heal the wounded, drawing the survivors around her as their protector.
• Steve and the Avengers flew over Barbara performing for the crowd and saw Chitauri explode whenever they approached her.

Barbara reached the Tesseract on Stark Tower and tried to remove it while Thor fought Loki, but its energy surged into her and triggered a tremendous explosion. As Barbara fell from the rooftop, someone caught her ankle with a golden-gloved hand.

• Barbara had Hulk carry her to the rooftop of Stark Tower, where the Tesseract portal device stood.
• Tony directed Natasha and the others toward the tower while Loki noticed Barbara approaching the device and went to stop her.
• Thor confronted Loki and fought him as Barbara passed her hands through the energy barrier and grasped the Tesseract.
• The Tesseract's energy flooded into Barbara, and a blue explosion hurled her off the rooftop.
• A figure with a golden-gloved hand caught Barbara by the ankle and called for the Traveler to pull her up.

Lin Ze’s consciousness fractured across several characters after the Tesseract’s energy surged, causing him to awaken in different bodies. The chapter ended with Tony reuniting with Qiqi as a wind barrier and music kept the Chitauri at bay.

• Lin Ze caught Barbara as Aether, then realized his consciousness had shifted into several characters at once.
• The Tesseract’s energy briefly blinded Natasha, who narrowly avoided crashing her fighter jet into a building.
• Bennett fell onto the front of Natasha’s jet, and Steve and Barton watched as he slowly woke up.
• Thor recognized Fischl and greeted her and Oz.
• Tony caught Qiqi in his armor, rushed into a building, and tearfully welcomed her back.
• A wall of wind stopped the pursuing Chitauri as gentle singing and string notes filled the air.

Venti joined the battle at Stark Tower and helped Tony defend against the Chitauri, while Lin Ze coordinated the others against Loki. The chapter ended with Loki writhing from Barbara and Fischl’s Electro-Charged attack as Venti invited Tony to watch.

• Venti arrived on Stark Tower’s roof, greeted Barbara and the others, and used his wind powers to repel Chitauri attackers.
• Tony learned that Venti had come at Aether’s request, while Venti agreed to tell him stories in exchange for drinks.
• Loki damaged Natasha’s fighter jet with the Scepter, forcing her to make an emergency landing as Thor and Fischl struggled to restrain him.
• Barbara struck Loki with a Hydro attack, and Fischl’s Oz hit him with Electro after Lin Ze warned Thor to move away.
• Venti continued fighting Chitauri beside Tony, then suggested they go watch Loki’s electrifying predicament.

As the Chitauri invasion worsened and gigantic alien beasts poured through the portal, Lin Ze organized the group to rescue civilians and defend the city. Venti began summoning an old friend to help them fight the monsters.

• Natasha, Barton, Tony, and the others watched a huge armored beast emerge from the portal as Chitauri attacked civilians.
• Hulk leaped onto the beast and beat it down, but several more identical monsters flew out and began destroying buildings.
• Lin Ze assigned Fischl to support Iron Man and sent Barbara and Qiqi to find Bennett, rescue civilians, and protect Natasha, Barton, and Steve.
• Lin Ze trapped Loki inside a Geo construct, and Thor left for battle without realizing what had happened.
• Venti reassured Paimon that an old friend would help, then played the Holy Lyre der Himmel to summon them.

Susanna was rescued from the Chitauri by Steve, Barbara, Qiqi, and Bennett, who then helped evacuate civilians and fight through the city. As the Chitauri’s flying behemoths attacked, Dvalin arrived to destroy them and told Venti to do something useful.

• The Chitauri discovered Susanna hiding beneath a reception desk and pinned her to the floor with a spear.
• Bennett, Qiqi, Barbara, and Steve rescued Susanna; Barbara healed her wound, and Steve led her outside.
• Barbara and Qiqi helped heal wounded civilians while Bennett and the others fought Chitauri and escorted people toward safety.
• Fischl attacked the Chitauri from between buildings, while Tony and JARVIS joked about melodramatic battle quotes.
• Chitauri behemoths descended toward the city, but Dvalin collided with one and unleashed tornadoes that tore through the invaders.
• Dvalin told Venti to do something useful, and Venti replied, "Ehe!"

Venti repeatedly disturbed Dvalin’s sleep with lyre messages, provoking the dragon to cross into New York and attack the Chitauri. As Dvalin rampaged, Lin Ze protected the rooftop, and Venti joked that the furious dragon was going through menopause.

• Venti used his lyre to pester the sleeping Dvalin and lure him toward a world full of monsters.
• Dvalin grew enraged, broke through the barrier between worlds, and flew to New York after Venti.
• Dvalin attacked the Chitauri, biting a behemoth in half and shredding enemy forces with his wind blades.
• New Yorkers filmed Dvalin’s battle and reacted with amazement as footage spread through a livestream.
• Lin Ze used Geo to knock down Chitauri soldiers sneaking onto the rooftop and formed a barrier around their bodies.
• Paimon asked Venti why Dvalin was so angry, and Venti joked that Dvalin was going through menopause.

With Dvalin and the others turning the battle in humanity’s favor, the Avengers and their allies nearly cleared Manhattan of the Chitauri. The World Security Council secretly launched a nuclear missile at the city, and Fury warned Tony that it would arrive in three minutes.

• Dvalin guarded the portal and destroyed Chitauri reinforcements while the heroes evacuated civilians and pushed back the remaining troops.
• Thor, Venti, Fischl, and the others fought the aliens as Lin Ze managed the team’s abilities and struggled with exhaustion.
• Steve and Tony reported that the battle was nearly under control, while Hulk returned from fighting a giant beast.
• Fury refused the World Security Council’s order to launch a nuclear strike, but a fighter took off without his approval.
• Fury called Tony and warned him that a nuclear missile was headed for Manhattan with three minutes before impact.

Thor and the others stopped Loki’s invasion after Tony carried the nuclear missile through the portal and returned with Dvalin. With the portal closed and the crisis over, Lin Ze’s group celebrated and went to find kebabs, though the expected Stone Gate had not appeared.

• Thor confronted Loki and urged him to stop the invasion, while Dr. Selvig explained that Loki’s Scepter could penetrate the Tesseract’s barrier and might close the portal.
• Lin Ze used Loki’s Scepter on the Space Machine, but Tony revealed that a nuclear missile was already on its way and carried it into the black hole.
• Dvalin flew into the black hole and returned with Tony, while the Chitauri soldiers lost power and Fury’s command room celebrated.
• Lin Ze touched the scepter to the Tesseract and closed the portal, and Dvalin flew away and vanished from S.H.I.E.L.D.’s surveillance.
• Tony suggested the group get kebabs, and Lin Ze agreed despite wondering why Celestia’s Stone Gate had not appeared.

After the battle, the Avengers and the children found the kebab shop deserted, so Lin Ze and Barbara cooked grilled meat for everyone while Tony arranged burgers and Coconut Milk. Steve stopped Venti from drinking beer, and Venti insisted he was over six hundred years old.

• The group arrived at the kebab shop and found it empty, with furniture scattered across the floor.
• Lin Ze and Barbara cooked grilled meat while Tony arranged for burgers and Qiqi's Coconut Milk to be delivered.
• Barton, Thor, and Dr. Banner arrived and joined the others for the meal.
• Steve took the beer away from Venti and offered him Coconut Milk instead.
• Venti protested that he was not a minor and claimed he was over six hundred years old.