The Captain has been found, but Captain is already dead.
Steve Rogers is dead, and he died a gruesome death; his body was even Shattering.
"You're late!" Ling Yi frowned.
Natasha remained silent, unsure of what to think for a moment.
Steve was dug out by someone and carelessly thrown onto the snow. His body looked like it had been hit by explosives, and the scene was very Masai.
Of course, this wasn't caused by explosives.
Natasha couldn't help but think of the Hulk, who was already dead; the methods seemed very similar.
"The body hasn't been covered by snow yet," Natasha reminded them.
Ling Yi nodded. What If...? he had arrived a day earlier, he could have saved Steve, but reality doesn't offer so many "What If...?."
"Since the mastermind in the shadows doesn't dare to show themselves directly, it means that their true strength isn't that great. To kill Hulk, Thor, Barton, and Captain, they must have used some special methods."
Natasha continued.
"The other side must have been secretly observing us during this time, but because of you, they won't easily show up unless they're absolutely certain."
"So?" Ling Yi asked.
"We need to put on a show, give that bastard a chance to kill me!"
"And it has to be quick; I'm worried his next target will be Fury."
Ling Yi drew a circle of light, and when the two reappeared, they were already in Nick Fury's office.
Nick stared One-Eye at the two people emerging from the circle of light, and said coldly, " Natasha, I need an explanation."
"No, you don't need it!" Natasha said calmly.
"You are likely their next target."
"So?" Nick asked, frowning.
Ling Yi waved his hand and cast a magic circle. The next moment, the magic circle flew towards Nick and, to Nick's bewilderment, merged into his body.
"What is this?" Nick's face darkened even more.
"This is magic that will save your life. It can withstand any attack, and I can Perception it immediately."
"I need to know your plans!"
" Natasha will tell you!" Ling Yi said, and then disappeared.
While both involve Space Traversal, Ling Yi can choose to have special effects or not.
It includes special effects, like a halo. When Teleport with others, special effects are usually needed so that people can see the Teleport Gate.
When he Teleport himself, he can choose whether or not to bring it along.
In the following days, Natasha and Nick began a large-scale Capture for Ling Yi.
The reason for arresting Ling Yi? No, there was no reason, he was just arrested. As for the reason, Nick left it to the others to imagine.
That day, Natasha and Nick, along with a large number of agents from the S.H.I.E.L.D., "finally" found Ling Yi.
Then, Black Widow's version of Thor and Ling Yi engage in a fierce battle in the suburban Lin Zhong.
The two sides fought back and forth, making for a very lively battle.
Magic, Lightning, hammers—all sorts of Marvel -specific sound and light effects were unleashed.
They seem evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand.
Natasha fought very hard, but Ling Yi was just going through the motions.
As for Nick, he and a group of agents from the S.H.I.E.L.D. would occasionally launch a surprise attack to support Natasha.
Ling Yi and Natasha fought for a full hour.
Both Natasha and Ling Yi were getting impatient. Ling Yi gave Natasha a wink and prepared to end this pointless performance, while he himself Siji off.
If one performance isn't enough, then we'll just have to perform it a few more times.
Ling Yi now had his own doubts: was the mastermind nearby, or had they been secretly observing them?
If he's not there, then all that acting was for nothing, wasn't it?
If so, how did the other person manage to evade my Perception?
It's important to know that Ling Yi's current physical condition is nearly 20,000 times that of an ordinary person.
Furthermore, the Divine Power parameters within their physique are more than 16,000 times that of ordinary people.
The stronger Divine Power, the stronger Perception.
Let alone a person, Ling Yi can even Perception and detect bacteria in the air.
But Ling Yi couldn't Perception any unfamiliar Aura nearby.
That's outrageous.
Either the other party is not nearby, or the other party has technology that can shield them from external Perception.
If it's the former, then it's just a waste of time; if it's the latter, then the technique is a bit underhanded.
Ling Yi leaned towards the latter, but he didn't know what the other party's hidden methods were.
That's exactly what Ling Yi was curious about.
I just don't know if this is due to skill or the use of advanced technology.
Just as the two were about to act out a scene where Natasha was tricked and Ling Yi took the opportunity to escape.
Ling Yi finally Perception a surge of energy.
Ling Yi instantly brought the entire area within a kilometer radius into the Mirror Dimension.
Once you're in your own Mirror Dimension, no matter who the other person is, they can't escape.
Seeing the sudden Changes in her surroundings, Natasha was alright, having experienced this more than once before.
But Nick was dumbfounded.
The noisy crowd around him was gone, as were the agents from the S.H.I.E.L.D. he had brought.
On the vast street, in the vast city, only the three of them remained.
No, to be precise, there are four.
Besides the three of them, there was also the mastermind behind it all.
"Can any of you tell me what this is?" Nick asked, pointing to the sky that looked like it was folded up.
Ling Yi, however, cast a spell into thin air with a disappointed expression.
The next moment, a person wearing a white and black armor appeared in front of the three.
" Hank Pym? How could it be you?" Nick exclaimed.
The armor on the man's head was opened, revealing an extremely old face with a distorted expression.
It was Hank Pym.
Ling Yi had seen Hank in his own dimension and naturally recognized him, which was the main reason for Ling Yi's disappointment.
The reason Ling Yi hadn't spotted Hank was because Hank had shrunk himself to an enormous size using the Ant-Man Armor.
So small as a speck of dust in the air, it is easily overlooked.
"Why did you do this?" Natasha asked, her body crackling with Lightning, her voice filled with murderous intent.
"Why? Because of you, Thanos was attracted. Because of you, Thanos snapped his the Snap. Hope died, Janet died too."
Nick and Natasha were completely confused and had no idea what Hank was talking about.
Hope is Hank's daughter, Janet is Hank's wife.
Hank and Janet were both agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..; Hank was the first Ant-Man, Janet was the Wasp.
But in an accident, Janet is drawn into the Quantum Realm and disappears.
Hank then left the S.H.I.E.L.D..
If that's the reason, Hank's hatred of the S.H.I.E.L.D. is understandable.
But judging from what Hank said, it was clearly not because of that.
Who is Thanos, and why did he the Snap? Why did Hank say that Hope and Janet were dead?
But Ling Yi had probably already guessed the reason.
This Hank comes from the period between Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
At this stage, the Ant-Man 2 storyline has ended, and Hank, Hope, and Scott have rescued Janet.
However, in Avengers: Thanos Avengers: Infinity War, they were supposed to be wiped out by Thanos' The Snap, with only Hank surviving.
This Hank, however, had already found a way to use the Quantum Realm to traverse parallel dimensions.
This is how we move from the parallel dimension to the main dimension.
Has this guy lost his mind? Instead of going after Thanos, he blames the Avengers for Hope and Janet's deaths.
Damn, there couldn't be a more far-fetched reason.
And what happened to the Time Variance Authority? Weren't those guys supposed to be protecting the Sacred Timeline?
Hank's random outings don't count as disrupting the Sacred Timeline?
Or is it that, in the eyes of the Time Variance Authority's administrators, this is also part of the Sacred Timeline?
Or perhaps the Time Variance Authority shares the Ancient One's view that the Sacred Timeline has no plot? Anything is possible?
What is the purpose of the Time Variance Authority?
However, Ling Yi had another guess.
There is more than one Sacred Timeline.
As mentioned earlier, Ling Yi learned from the Darkhold that the Marvel Universe is divided into parallel Marvel Universe, parallel Marvel dimensions, and magical dimensions.
The parallel Marvel Universe will never intersect with each other.
Each parallel universe is a Sacred Timeline, from which parallel dimensions branch Sacred Timeline for various reasons.
Each parallel universe is like a tree, and each tree has its own parallel dimension.
However, Ling Yi might need to contact the Time Variance Authority to find out the specifics.
And it's quite obvious that in this parallel Marvel Universe, there's most likely no Time Variance Authority.
Ling Yi cast a spell, Teleport Hank out of the Ant-Man Armor, and with a wave of his hand, took the Ant-Man Armor away.
The next moment, Ling Yi sent all three of them out of the Mirror Dimension.
Now that he had figured out who was behind it all, Ling Yi saw no need to stay in this dimension any longer.
However, before leaving, he still wanted to see the Ancient One.
As for how Nick will deal with Hank next, and how Asgard will develop, those are not things Ling Yi should care about.
Ling Yi's interest in the Time Variance Authority now surpasses everything else.
Ling Yi hasn't been idle these past few days either, collecting quite a few Skill Stone from his inventory.
However, only three types of Skill Stone have been accumulated so far: Energy Shield, Precision Strike, and Touch of Replication.
There was nothing he could do; Ling Yi couldn't take the Darkhold with him, and he didn't want to have all his entries wiped out when he Sacred Timeline.
Let's collect more Skill Stone first.
"There is indeed no Time Variance Authority in this world," The Ancient One said slowly after listening to Ling Yi's analysis at Kamar-Taj.
"Perhaps, as you say, there isn't just one Sacred Timeline; you'll have to verify that."
Ling Yi was somewhat disappointed. The Ancient One hadn't given him a clear answer, and it was clear that the Ancient One wasn't omniscient or omnipotent.
"Since I know about the Time Variance Authority in the other dimension you were in before, then go back."
Ling Yi understood what the Ancient One meant, but the problem was that while the Darkhold could locate the main timeline, it couldn't pinpoint exactly which specific main timeline it was.
" Ancient One, do you have any way to let me take the Darkhold Darkhold with me? It seems to be affected by some rule and can't leave this dimension with me."
After a moment of contemplation, the Ancient One said, "Perhaps you could try imprinting the Darkhold into your spiritual world."
"However, this means the Darkhold can only exist as an energy entity."
Ling Yi's eyes lit up; all he needed was the Darkhold's location and time-travel function.
Becoming an energy body simply means you can no longer stack attributes.