The white light receded.
The advertising screen on the shopping mall rooftop was still playing the weather forecast for two days later.
Clear, light breeze, good weather for going out.
Chen Mo plugged the Data Module into the Network Interface.
Twenty-nine seconds later, he raised his hand ahead of time.
At the thirtieth second, the Red and Gold Armor flew out from behind the buildings, its outstretched hand landing right in his grip.
The faceplate opened.
It was empty inside.
"Someone used my highest-level authorization signature-"
"To vouch for the end of the world, and sneak in a missing child dressed in red and black. We've already exceeded our surprise quota. Get on."
Chen Mo climbed onto the armor's back.
The remotely controlled armor paused.
Everything Tony had been about to say was cut off.
"What else did my future self write in the files?"
"You trust yourself too much. I'm staying on the pending-verification list for now."
Chen Mo patted the armor's shoulder.
"Get flying. Forty-eight hours isn't long."
The thrusters ignited.
New York fell away behind them.
Two days later.
The two Earths entered the overlap phase again.
The Orbital Anchors had increased from twelve sets to thirty-six. Asgard erected a second Bifrost on the far side of the moon, while the local Carol secured the space node beside her at the other end of the universe.
The Time Stone on Doctor Strange's chest rotated once.
Green light flashed through his eyes.
The images from before the previous round's destruction were fed back into his mind.
He paused for a second, then raised his hand and deleted the Earth node from the model.
"Handle the moon and sun first."
Chen Mo had already sent the coordinates to both Tonys.
This time, Earth and the moon separated simultaneously.
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