Meanwhile, in South America, at the center of the energy eruption.
Tony and Wanda and her brother arrived almost simultaneously.
As soon as they drew near, the immense, lingering energy fluctuations sent a shock through them. Tony in particular found his armor's sensors sounding alarms. It was hard to imagine what kind of monster Lucian was fighting.
"The boss is over there." Scarlet light flickered in Wanda's eyes. She could sense Lucian's earlier presence, along with another vast energy that made her uncomfortable, as though it came from the depths of the universe.
"We need to hurry!" Pietro was already growing impatient.
"Wait, don't rush in." Tony raised a hand to stop them. "We need to figure out what's happening first. Lu's plan is to break the connection, not charge straight in."
He was about to ask JARVIS to analyze the energy structure and find the best point to attack, but Wanda and Pietro clearly lacked his patience.
To them, Lucian's orders were everything.
The boss was risking his life up ahead. What were they waiting for here?
"There's no time to wait!" Wanda did not even look back.
Pietro was faster still.
"The boss said to interrupt them first!"
"Hey! You two..." Tony was only halfway through speaking when the two vanished from his sight.
"These disobedient kids." Tony's expression darkened, and he had no choice but to follow immediately.
In an instant, Wanda and Pietro reached the center.
Sure enough, they saw six people in unusual battle suits standing in a circle, their hands extended forward, continuously channeling their energy into something resembling a mechanical device floating in the middle.
Streams of golden Cosmic Energy flowed between them, ultimately pouring into the device before shooting up into the sky through it, connecting to that terrifying energy source in