Chapter Summaries

Nick Fury explained to Tony that the blind box shop sold unpredictable powers and skills for money, and Tony became eager to buy them. The shop had no fixed location, leaving Tony without a clear way to reach it.

• Nick Fury struggled to accept that someone had gained strength comparable to Steve's for only $210,000.
• Tony accepted the discovery and excitedly imagined how powerful he could become by spending vast sums of money.
• Nick Fury warned Tony that reaching the shop would be difficult because it had no fixed location.
• Nick Fury told Tony that a girl had stumbled upon the shop, Where Are the Magical Blind Boxes, while out walking.
• Nick Fury explained that the shop's $10,000 blind boxes could contain strength, magical items, or powerful skills, but their contents were random.
• Tony learned that the courage-enhancing brooch was a green-grade item and wondered what higher-grade items could do.

Nick Fury told Tony about the blind box shop’s shifting location and his theory that only people who truly desired power could find it. Tony learned that S.H.I.E.L.D. had failed to locate the shop and began checking online reports about other customers.

• Tony asked Nick Fury what he meant by the shop’s location not being fixed.
• Nick Fury explained that the shop vanished after the girl left, and that she could make it appear again by silently reciting its name.
• Nick Fury said he believed finding the shop required a genuine desire for power, but S.H.I.E.L.D.’s attempts to test that theory had failed.
• Nick Fury warned Tony that the shopkeeper called himself a merchant and might trade with anyone who met the requirements.
• Tony asked JARVIS to search social media and felt relieved when the number of reported customers seemed manageable.

Tony and Nick Fury found Su Yu’s blind-box shop and met him, with Nick Fury trying to establish his authority as Earth’s protector. The chapter ended as Fury argued that the Avengers could use their power under his direction to protect society.

• Tony questioned Pepper about the situation and accused Nick Fury of seeking his help because S.H.I.E.L.D.’s agents had failed to find the shop.
• Tony and Nick Fury walked through a quiet street, where Tony quickly spotted the shop, Where Are the Magical Blind Boxes!
• Tony and Nick Fury entered the shop and respectfully greeted Su Yu, then Fury explained that his skepticism was part of his duty as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Su Yu invited them to buy blind boxes, but Nick Fury asked to speak first and claimed he was qualified as a protector of Earth.
• Nick Fury argued that the Avengers could protect society by using their power under his direction.

Su Yu warned Nick Fury that he would sell power to Hydra members and revealed that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated so deeply that it was effectively the Hydra Bureau. Nick Fury struggled to accept the revelation, while Tony asked whether they meant the Hydra he knew.

• Nick Fury questioned Su Yu's willingness to sell power to anyone who wanted it, and Su Yu briefly overwhelmed him with his aura.
• Su Yu assured Nick Fury that he would not sell to people guilty of truly heinous crimes, but said he would sell to some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemies.
• Nick Fury argued that Hydra had been destroyed and had few remaining members, but Su Yu questioned his confidence.
• Su Yu told Nick Fury that S.H.I.E.L.D. was also known as the Hydra Bureau and said its director had led agents in infiltrating Hydra.
• Tony interrupted to ask whether Su Yu meant the Hydra he knew.

Su Yu revealed that Alexander Pierce had been working for Hydra, prompting Nick Fury to reconsider Project Insight and the danger inside S.H.I.E.L.D. Tony then shifted the conversation to blind boxes and asked Su Yu about the available limited series.

• Su Yu confirmed that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., and Tony criticized Nick Fury for letting it happen.
• Su Yu revealed that former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Alexander Pierce was also with Hydra, and Nick Fury connected him to Project Insight.
• Su Yu teased Nick Fury by asking whether Coulson was a Hydra agent, then clarified that he had been joking and implied Coulson was trustworthy.
• Tony and Nick Fury turned their attention to blind boxes, and Tony asked Su Yu what kinds of limited-series boxes he offered.
• Su Yu listed options including weapons, unarmed combat, technology, and mystical abilities.

Tony chose a magic-focused system and bought fifty blind boxes from Su Yu, hoping to gain powerful abilities. His first two boxes contained stacks of US dollars, leaving him and Nick Fury stunned and Tony convinced his luck was terrible.

• Tony asked Su Yu about the system behind his lightning and chose a magic-focused system with multiple elements.
• Tony bought fifty blind boxes for five hundred thousand dollars, and Su Yu charged his bank card instantly.
• Tony opened the first box and found a stack of US dollars worth less than ten thousand.
• Su Yu said money was an extremely rare blind-box result, but Tony remained unconvinced.
• Tony opened the second box and found another stack of US dollars, leaving him frustrated.

Tony opened blind boxes at Su Yu’s shop, repeatedly drawing cash, mana orbs, and worn-out magic gear before finally getting a Skill Orb. He awakened as a mage through his first Mana Orb, and the chapter ended with him eagerly asking Su Yu what skill he had found.

• Su Yu and Nick Fury tried to console Tony after his second box yielded cash, but Tony remained upset and opened another box.
• Tony found a Mana Orb, absorbed it, and awakened mana and mental power, beginning his path as a mage.
• Tony opened thirty boxes and received Mana Orbs, worn-out magic equipment, and cash, leaving both him and Su Yu dismayed.
• Tony angrily opened more boxes, but most yielded more mana orbs, junk, and banknotes.
• Tony opened the final box and found a red Skill Orb, which Su Yu identified as a Skill Orb.

Tony was excited to obtain a Fireball skill, but Su Yu dampened his excitement by comparing his luck unfavorably with Margaret’s. Tony tested the spell by firing it at Su Yu, who harmlessly contained the explosion, and Tony apologized before realizing how powerful and adjustable his new skill was.

• Tony celebrated finding a Skill Orb, and Su Yu reminded him that Margaret had received far better rewards from her blind boxes.
• Tony touched the Skill Orb and learned the white skill Fireball.
• Tony summoned a powerful fireball and hurled it at Su Yu, who restrained and compressed the flames until they vanished.
• Tony nervously apologized for testing the spell on Su Yu, and Su Yu accepted his apology.
• Tony relaxed and grew excited about Fireball’s power and its ability to scale with the mana he used.

Tony celebrated gaining the ability to unleash a powerful fireball by spending all his mana, then bought ten Intermediate Blind Boxes hoping for better luck. His first box contained another stack of money, leaving him frustrated as nine boxes remained unopened.

• Nick Fury realized Tony's mana-powered Fireball could make him a formidable fighter and potentially exceed a missile's power when he used all his mana.
• Tony asked Su Yu to sell him ten Intermediate Blind Boxes, and Su Yu revealed that each one cost a hundred thousand dollars.
• Su Yu summoned ten blue-and-gold Intermediate Blind Boxes, and Tony eagerly opened the first one.
• The first box contained money, prompting Tony to lament his bad luck while Nick Fury distanced himself from him.
• Su Yu encouraged Tony to open the remaining nine boxes, insisting that better luck might still be waiting inside.

Tony opened his first Intermediate Blind Boxes and found an Elemental Mage legacy, a class-change path with seemingly unlimited growth. Su Yu explained its powers and warned that accepting the legacy could fail, leaving Tony ready to touch it.

• Tony opened all nine blind boxes at once and found an Elemental Mage legacy among the contents.
• Nick Fury lost himself while gazing at the legacy's light, but Su Yu brought him back to his senses.
• Su Yu explained that the legacy offered an ongoing path of growth outside the normal item grades.
• Tony compared the legacy to choosing or changing classes in a game, and Su Yu described the Elemental Mage's abilities.
• Tony decided to become an Elemental Mage, and Su Yu told him to touch the legacy while warning that the change could fail.

Tony passed the Trial of the Elements and became an Elemental Mage, discovering that he could manipulate several elements with limited strength. Su Yu offered him class-exclusive mystery boxes while turning his attention to the eager Nick Fury.

• Tony feared failure but accepted the class-change opportunity and entered the Trial of the Elements.
• Nick Fury watched the trial, and Su Yu explained that class-change items responded to their owners' expectations.
• After five minutes, Tony gained the elements' recognition and declared himself Elemental Mage Tony.
• Tony tested his new elemental abilities, creating a large Fireball and manipulating wind, while Nick Fury tested the lightning.
• Su Yu offered Tony Elemental Mage mystery boxes for a hundred thousand dollars each, then teased Nick Fury about wanting his turn.

Nick Fury opened blind boxes at Su Yu’s shop, getting a supernatural eyepatch and several useful items while Tony watched enviously. Fury then drew a green Pain Headband, which Su Yu explained could train the mind and willpower by letting its wearer experience pain.

• Nick Fury opened his first blind box and received a new eyepatch that refreshed him and improved his focus.
• Nick Fury opened the rest of his fifty basic boxes, getting Strength Orbs, Mental Energy Orbs, and an eye that could see far away while teasing Tony about his luck.
• Nick Fury bought ten Intermediate Blind Boxes and drew a green item, making Tony jealous.
• Nick Fury asked Su Yu about the black ribbon, and Su Yu identified it as a Pain Headband that could build mental strength and willpower through pain.

Nick Fury opened his final Intermediate Blind Box and received a class-change item for the Mind Reaver class. After Su Yu described its powerful abilities and unusual side effect, Nick Fury accepted the class change and endured an intense burst of pain.

• Nick Fury found a Pain Headband and a rare willpower-boosting item among his blind boxes, then reached the final box.
• Nick Fury's last box contained a guaranteed class-change item, which Su Yu identified as the Mind Reaver class.
• Su Yu described the Mind Reaver's Mind Control ability and its Psychic Catastrophe and Absolute Sovereignty skills, leaving Tony and Nick Fury astonished.
• Su Yu warned Nick Fury that the class might improve his teeth and appetite, but Nick Fury accepted the change anyway.
• Nick Fury's class change caused intense pain for more than ten seconds, followed by a wave of comfort.

Baron Strucker ordered Hydra to prepare Loki’s Scepter and continue searching for the blind box shop, while Nick Fury recovered from his class trial and opened blind boxes with Tony. Nick Fury’s mind-affecting powers grew dramatically, leaving him a powerful Third-Tier Transcendent.

• Baron Strucker learned the twins’ physiological parameters had stabilized and suspended the second experiment while keeping Loki’s Scepter ready for use.
• Baron Strucker ordered his subordinate to intensify Hydra’s search for the blind box shop and notify him if it was found.
• Nick Fury recovered from the Pain Headband’s trial and explained his new emotion-sensing and emotion-guiding abilities to Tony.
• Nick Fury opened a thousand exclusive blind boxes, while Tony opened five thousand and complained about receiving fewer rewards.
• Nick Fury gained the Mind Storm and Requiem skills, along with enough Mental Energy Orbs to reach the level of a Third-Tier Transcendent.

Tony obtained the blue Chain Lightning skill and the green Crystal Fall skill from mystery boxes, then joined Nick Fury in deciding to return after integrating their new powers. He summoned the Avengers to reveal that he had become a mage, leaving them stunned as he conjured a real fireball.

• Tony pulled the blue Chain Lightning skill and the green Crystal Fall skill from mystery boxes.
• Tony and Nick Fury decided to leave and integrate their powers before buying more boxes, and Nick Fury asked whether he could bring others to the shop.
• Su Yu told Nick Fury that anyone seeking power could visit, though each person would have to qualify to buy mystery boxes.
• Tony summoned the Avengers, including Thor, to the top floor of Stark Tower and showed them his mage-like appearance.
• Tony gathered mana and formed a large fireball, convincing the Avengers that he had truly become a mage.

Tony revealed that he had gained magical powers by visiting Su Yu and buying blind boxes, then offered to take the Avengers there so they could prepare for future extraterrestrial threats. Nick Fury arrived and proposed discussing how to bring down S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Tony demonstrated his command of magical elements, astonishing the Avengers and confirming that he had found Su Yu's place.
• Tony explained that he had gained his powers by buying blind boxes and offered to lend the Avengers money so they could seek powers too.
• Tony warned that the Chitauri invasion meant extraterrestrial civilizations had discovered Earth, and the Avengers agreed they needed more power.
• Nick Fury arrived and announced that they would discuss how to bring down S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury told the Avengers that Hydra had deeply infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., including former director Alexander Pierce, and proposed faking his death to expose the hidden operatives. After Fury’s staged assassination, Coulson recalled the agents to headquarters while Fury secretly monitored their emotions.

• Nick Fury told the Avengers that Hydra operatives had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and that Pierce was one of them.
• Fury explained that his new ability let him detect emotions and proposed faking his death to provoke the infiltrators.
• The next day, news reported that a Hydra operative disguised as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent had assassinated Fury.
• Coulson recalled S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to headquarters, while the supposedly dead Fury secretly watched their emotions with an amplified mental power.

Nick Fury discovered that only twenty-three people truly belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D. and decided to seek help from Su Yu’s blind box shop. Meanwhile, Baron Strucker brought the Mind Stone Scepter to the shop and offered it to Su Yu, intending to control him.

• Nick Fury found that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. so thoroughly that only twenty-three people, excluding Coulson, were genuine members, and he considered visiting Su Yu’s shop for help.
• Baron Strucker retrieved Loki’s Scepter and traveled with his subordinates to Where Are the Magical Blind Boxes.
• Su Yu recognized Strucker as a Hydra baron and agreed to sell him blind boxes, while Strucker paid one million dollars for a hundred.
• Strucker secretly planned to use the Mind Stone Scepter to control Su Yu and make him serve Hydra.
• Strucker presented Loki’s Scepter to Su Yu as a gift, concealing his intention to use it against him.

Baron Strucker tried to use Loki's Scepter to control Su Yu, but Su Yu remained unaffected. After explaining that the scepter had only drawn out Strucker's true desires, Su Yu confronted him as Strucker knelt in fear.

• Baron Strucker offered Loki's Scepter to Su Yu, then thrust its tip into Su Yu's chest in an attempt to control him.
• Baron Strucker celebrated what he thought was his victory, but realized his men were frozen in terror.
• Su Yu revealed that he was unaffected by the scepter, leaving Baron Strucker terrified and regretting his greed.
• Su Yu took the scepter, and the Mind Stone flashed as it sensed his power and tried to curry favor with him.
• Baron Strucker claimed the scepter had forced him to act, but Su Yu said it had only guided him by drawing out his true thoughts.
• Su Yu condemned Baron Strucker for targeting him, and Strucker dropped to his knees as Su Yu's killing intent intensified.

Nick Fury and the Avengers visited Su Yu’s shop, where they learned Hydra had tried to control him with the Mind Stone Scepter and failed. After Su Yu approved the Avengers for blind boxes, Steve became the first of them to complete his class change, awakening as a Paladin.

• Nick Fury recognized the scepter and asked Su Yu whether Hydra had visited; Su Yu said Baron Strucker had tried to control him with it.
• Nick Fury asked whether the Avengers could buy blind boxes, and Su Yu approved them for their strong wills.
• Tony explained the blind-box process and paid for the Avengers’ boxes, after which they opened them and prepared to reveal their class-change items.
• Steve opened his Intermediate Blind Box and received the Paladin class-change item, which Su Yu said suited him.
• Steve passed a difficult class-change trial and gained the Holy Light power, which could heal allies or burn enemies.