Chapter Summaries

Ling Yi showed Mindy the quantum teleportation and nano-weapon functions of a bracelet he had developed to protect her. After Mindy eagerly tried it on, Ling Yi sat down with Nick Fury and acknowledged his efforts to protect Earth.

• Ling Yi reflected on Marvel's advanced technologies and explained that he had copied and studied most of them with help from "Uncle Fu."
• Ling Yi demonstrated the bracelet's quantum teleportation by pulling Nick Fury from the base entrance into the living room.
• Ling Yi showed Mindy and Nick Fury how the bracelet could shrink and enlarge a car, then destroy it with nano poison mist.
• Mindy took the bracelet and kissed Ling Yi, pleased that it would let her leave the base safely.
• Ling Yi spoke privately with Nick Fury and called him a hero for protecting Earth, leaving Nick stunned.

Nick learned that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and gave Nick and Natasha advanced bracelets to help him prepare to act against them. Meanwhile, Tony and Yinsen continued building the Mark I armor in captivity, and Nick used his bracelet to locate Tony.

• Ling Yi told Nick that Hydra had seized power inside S.H.I.E.L.D., named Alexander Pierce as an infiltrator, and asked Nick to stay quiet while he handled the threat.
• Ling Yi gave Nick two DNA-bound bracelets, told him to keep one and give the other to Natasha, and directed him to trust only a few colleagues.
• Nick summoned Natasha, gave her a bracelet, and explained his meeting with Ling Yi, while she doubted his claim that Ling Yi had singled her out.
• Tony and Yinsen kept forging the Mark I armor in their cave and discussed their hope of escaping the terrorists.
• Nick used the bracelet's AI, Rocky, to confirm Tony's coordinates, then teleported away to reach him.

Nick Fury rescued Tony Stark and Yinsen from the Middle East using Ling Yi’s extraordinary technology, while Tony learned that Obadiah Stane had arranged his kidnapping. Back in New York, Ling Yi and Mindy stumbled into a Hulk and Abomination fight, and Ling Yi prepared to intervene.

• Nick used his new powers to defeat the terrorists, and the bald leader revealed that Obadiah Stane had masterminded Tony’s kidnapping.
• Nick called Coulson to have Obadiah arrested, then brought Tony, Yinsen, and the bald leader back aboard a fighter jet that appeared out of thin air.
• Nick offered to introduce Tony to the technology’s developer if Tony joined S.H.I.E.L.D., but Tony said he would consider it.
• Pierce learned that Nick had rescued Tony and ordered Obadiah silenced while directing Hydra to investigate Nick and activate the Winter Soldier.
• Ling Yi and Mindy left a disappointing New York grill after a battle between Hulk and Abomination erupted nearby.
• Ling Yi formed silver armor from his nano-bracelet and appeared above Hulk and Abomination, while Mindy wanted to join the fight.

Ling Yi saved Hulk, took Banner back to his base, and lost control of his power when Mindy was threatened, forcing Nick to help contain the fallout. After returning home, Ling Yi agreed to give Nick control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and promised to eliminate Hydra within three days.

• Ling Yi defeated Abomination, compressed his remains into a ball, and decided to take Hulk home for his genetic research.
• Mindy appeared and nearly attacked Hulk, but Ling Yi stopped her and learned that snipers had targeted them.
• Ling Yi unleashed a magnetic storm that destroyed the bullets, disabled nearby electronics, and overwhelmed Ross before Mindy calmed him; Ling Yi then warned Ross and erased his soldiers' memories of their service.
• Tony Stark's Mark III shut down in the magnetic storm, leaving him unable to enter the battle until Ling Yi had already left.
• Ling Yi returned to his base with Banner, where Nick urged him to manage his public image and offered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s help.
• Ling Yi agreed to give Nick complete control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and said he would make Hydra disappear within three days using quantum teleportation and consciousness projection.

Ling Yi gave Nick, Natasha, Mindy, and Banner Team Tokens, then helped Banner gain control of Hulk with a Soul Contract. After Nick left to prepare for the assault on Hydra, Ling Yi invited Banner to work with him on genetic battle armor.

• Ling Yi gave the group Team Tokens that enabled communication, summoning, and shared experience, and told them to recruit teammates before his planned attack on Hydra.
• Banner worried that Hulk would make him a danger to the team, but Ling Yi suppressed Hulk and assured Banner he could solve the problem; Banner then joined the team.
• Nick asked Ling Yi for Soul Contracts to control the Council of Elders, but Ling Yi urged him to rely on growing strength instead; Banner used a contract to put Hulk under his control.
• Ling Yi warned the group that future crises would require them to grow stronger, while refusing to reveal what he knew about the future.
• Nick left to prepare for Hydra's destruction, and Ling Yi took Banner to the laboratory to discuss genetic battle armor as Natasha and Mindy became friends.

Nick used the Team Token to expose Hydra agents within S.H.I.E.L.D. and teamed up with Coulson to eliminate the Hydra members at the hammer site. The team discovered the Token’s shared warehouse and learned about Asgard as Thor appeared to be nearby.

• Nick used the Team Token to identify hostile Hydra agents, recruited Barton, and sent non-Hydra personnel away on missions while he flew to Mexi State.
• Nick killed nine Hydra agents at Coulson’s camp, then killed three more, including Sitwell, after showing Coulson their Hydra tattoos.
• Coulson joined the team, and he and Nick examined the hammer while communicating with Ling Yi and the others through the Team Token.
• Ling Yi explained the Team Warehouse, warned them not to store Mjolnir because Odin was watching it, and described Asgard and the Nine Realms.
• Coulson told the team that they had spotted the God of Thunder.

Nick and Coulson attacked Loki after detecting him at Thor’s camp, but he escaped through the Bifrost after Nick’s Nano Poison Mist destroyed his dagger. Later, Ling Yi’s team wiped out Hydra worldwide, flooding the team with experience and level-ups.

• Thor failed to summon Mjolnir and mourned his lost powers while Loki watched invisibly from the tent.
• Nick and Coulson detected Loki and attacked him with Nano Poison Mist, but he dodged their strikes and used an illusion to conceal his real body.
• Nick identified Loki and challenged him, but Loki escaped through the Bifrost before Nick’s attack could land.
• Ling Yi reassured Nick that Earth could withstand Asgard, and Thor left to find Jane Foster.
• Nano Poison Mist destroyed Loki’s supposedly indestructible dagger, while Banner worked in Ling Yi’s lab and Mindy traveled with Natasha.
• Ling Yi’s team used Uncle Fu’s intelligence to eliminate Hydra members worldwide, earning a flood of experience and levels.

Ling Yi used his experience from killing Hydra members to buy a Simulation Laboratory and a Hyperbolic Time Chamber, while he and his teammates adjusted to their new strength. When the Destroyer arrived in Old Bridge, Nick, Barton, and Coulson attacked it and began dismantling it, leaving Loki in a breakdown.

• Ling Yi reached level 20 after killing Hydra members, then spent his remaining experience points on a Simulation Laboratory and a Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• Ling Yi entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train and recover from the emotional strain of the slaughter.
• Nick, Barton, and Coulson adjusted to reaching level 15 and discussed testing their increased strength.
• The Destroyer arrived in Old Bridge, and Nick, Barton, and Coulson faced it while Thor watched.
• Nick broke off the Destroyer's lower leg and stored it in the team warehouse, then he and Barton and Coulson began taking it apart as Loki broke down.

After Loki fell from the Bifrost, Ling Yi and Banner finished studying the Destroyer Armor’s runes and discovered nine elemental powers that could not be sensed with mental power. Ling Yi planned to use his findings to develop magical technology, but turned his attention to wiping out Hydra first.

• Ling Yi and his companions dismantled the Destroyer Armor, while Loki blamed Odin for favoring Thor and fell from the Bifrost in despair.
• Odin watched Loki vanish into spatial turbulence and sank to his knees on the bridge.
• Ling Yi and Banner spent seven months in the virtual laboratory deciphering the Destroyer Armor’s magical runes and identifying nine types of elemental power.
• Ling Yi speculated that dimensional demon gods had sealed the elements from perception and developed more than a hundred new magical runes.
• Ling Yi planned to inscribe the runes on Uru metal spheres and shrink them with Pym particles to create magical Nano Poison Mist.
• Ling Yi prepared to wipe out Hydra as its surviving members panicked and Nick dismissed threats from high-ranking politicians.

Ling Yi gave the team powerful magical nano bracelets, welcomed Tony Stark into the team, and began planning genetic armor research with him. The Ancient One discovered Ling Yi’s overwhelming power and considered meeting him, while Nick used quantum teleportation to threaten the Council of Elders and assert control over S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Ling Yi showed off his tier 8 magical nano bracelet, gave bracelets to Barton and Coulson, and sent one to Nick.
• Ling Yi refused Mindy a magical bracelet, promised her better equipment for her coming-of-age ceremony, and opened the Team Shop for the group.
• Natasha invited Tony Stark to the team, where Tony learned he was level 1 and agreed to help Ling Yi and Dr. Banner research genetic armor.
• The Ancient One used the Eye of Agamotto to examine the altered timeline, found that Ling Yi defeated her in their future battles, and decided to meet him later.
• Nick used quantum teleportation to slap the five Council of Elders members through a video call and warned them that he controlled S.H.I.E.L.D.

Three years later, Mindy navigated Peter’s crush on Gwen Stacy, then asked Ling Yi to travel with her, while Nick announced that the Tesseract had gone missing. Ling Yi recognized that Loki’s plans were beginning and prepared for the coming alien invasion, as he and his allies had spent the years developing advanced gear and leveling up.

• At Midtown High, Mindy refused to help Peter pursue Gwen Stacy and told him that Gwen would soon become Hali’s girlfriend.
• Mindy ordered Hali to win Gwen over within three days so Peter would give up, and Hali reluctantly agreed.
• Mindy returned home, asked Ling Yi to take a trip with her, and grew upset when he refused and suggested Natasha take her instead.
• Nick arrived and announced that the Tesseract was missing, prompting Ling Yi to conclude that Loki was following his original path and that an alien invasion was near.
• Ling Yi recounted how he, Banner, and Tony had developed Gene Battle Armor Generation 2 and how Tony had reached level 9 through experience gained on missions.

Three years after Ling Yi strengthened the team, its members prepared to reenact the coming invasion so they could exploit Loki and the Chitauri for experience. While Ling Yi stayed behind, Loki assembled his forces on Earth, unaware that the team was ready for him.

• Over three years, S.H.I.E.L.D. hunted criminals and rebels, while Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, Maria Hill, and Thor joined the team and gained strength through their equipment.
• Ling Yi told the team to follow a video of the original future, let the portal open, and avoid revealing their plans to Loki; he also said he would not take part.
• The team members teleported away to prepare, while Nick asked Ling Yi about studying the Tesseract and Mind Stone, and Ling Yi promised to take him somewhere interesting afterward.
• Carter and Steve thanked Ling Yi for restoring Carter's youth and giving them another chance together, while Mindy watched them with envy.
• Loki gathered controlled agents in a shopping mall basement, ordered Sitwell to obtain equipment and materials, and planned to conquer Earth with the Chitauri Army.

Loki assembled a makeshift team and stole iridium in Stuttgart, where the heroes staged a confrontation to mislead him. Thor took Loki aside to persuade him to return home, but the planned scene began to unravel as the team argued over their lines.

• Loki failed to find mercenaries, so he recruited mediocre prisoners for his team while S.H.I.E.L.D. tracked his activities.
• The team planned to fake conflicts and use Ling Yi's livestream function to make Loki less suspicious.
• Steve, Natasha, and Tony confronted Loki in Stuttgart, and Steve's shield reflected Loki's energy blast back at him.
• Thor arrived with a dramatic entrance, knocked Tony aside, and carried Loki away to talk with him.
• Thor urged Loki to come home, but grew distracted by feeling that his parents had forgotten him on Earth.
• Tony and Thor continued the staged confrontation, then Thor admitted he had forgotten his line and said they should fight.

Thor, Tony, and the others staged a fake conflict to make Loki believe Nick’s weapon was single-use, then let Loki retrieve the scepter and open the portal. As the invasion began, Nick’s team captured Loki, took the scepter, and launched their counterattack, while Peter Parker and Harry Osborn joined the team.

• Thor and Tony staged a halfhearted fight, and Tony added Nick’s line about his weapon being single-use to persuade Loki that Nick could no longer threaten him.
• Steve, Nick, Natasha, Thor, and Banner helped stage the Helicarrier events, letting Loki escape with the scepter and reach the portal plan without realizing the team was acting.
• Mindy invited Peter Parker and Harry Osborn to join the team, and Ling Yi explained that he had asked her to recruit them for the coming battle.
• Nick assigned the team’s roles as the spatial wormhole opened, then teleported everyone to the roof of Stark Tower.
• Nick immobilized Loki with spatial magic, seized the scepter, and ordered the team to attack the invaders while Hill and Carter stayed behind.

Older Tony, Steve, and Banner Hulk sought help from Ling Yi after realizing time travel could let Thanos’ counterparts threaten the multiverse. Ling Yi brought them together with Natasha and Barton, welcomed Odin, and offered the newcomers a choice between joining his team or helping him study the Infinity Stones.

• Older Tony argued that time travel could enable Thanos to unite with counterparts across parallel timelines, then revealed himself to Hill to make contact with this world’s Avengers.
• Ling Yi teleported older Tony, Steve, and Banner Hulk to his manor and explained that he would help them grow stronger.
• Ling Yi asked Heimdall to bring Natasha and Barton from Vormir, and Heimdall also arrived with Odin.
• Ling Yi offered the visitors team tokens or a three-day study of the Infinity Stones in his virtual laboratory; Tony chose the research option and asked to participate with Banner.
• Banner asked whether their arrival worried Ling Yi, who said his own existence was already an accident in this world.

Odin advised the future Avengers to join Ling Yi’s team, and Steve accepted, rapidly gaining power through the team system as the Chitauri invasion provided vast experience. After the battle, Ling Yi helped Odin return to Asgard and sent newly empowered recruits into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to adjust to their strength.

• Odin urged the future Avengers to join Ling Yi’s team, and Steve accepted a Team Token, leveling up as Avengers killed Chitauri through the team’s shared experience.
• Steve explored the Legion Channel and watched the Avengers fight a massive Chitauri invasion while Ling Yi projected the livestream for everyone.
• Ling Yi gave Odin a Vitality Potion and assured him Thor would prevent Ragnarok, after which Odin returned to Asgard.
• The space battle lasted nearly twenty-four hours, earning Ling Yi almost four billion experience points and raising every team member to level 21.
• Steve’s new strength let him leap into the air and use telekinesis and magnetic powers to hover, astonishing the future Avengers.
• Ling Yi summoned young Peter, young Hali, and another newcomer, then placed them in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to adjust to their enhanced powers.

After the Chitauri invasion, Ling Yi celebrated the newly formed team while considering how to gain experience without fighting himself. In a virtual laboratory, he discovered soul power in the Space and Mind Stones and used Soul Contracts on them, hoping to prevent Nemesis from returning.

• Ling Yi reflected that the multiverse held dangers beyond Thanos and planned to rely on the Team Token and other universes to gain experience without personally fighting.
• Nick celebrated the team’s victory at Ling Yi’s estate, while Hill had politicians who planned to launch nuclear missiles stranded on an island and helped Steve campaign for president.
• Young Hali and Peter discussed earning team points to obtain Gene Battle Armor and Magic Nanotech Bracelets, while the parallel-world Captain America also sought ways to earn points.
• Ling Yi, Tony, Banner, Stark, and Bruce tested copies of the Space and Mind Stones in a virtual laboratory and found soul power inside both.
• Ling Yi explained that the stones might contain fragments of Nemesis’s soul, then purchased two Soul Contracts and sent them into the Space Stone and Mind Stone.

Ling Yi learned that Nemesis came from a Saint Seiya-like world and began cultivating her Cosmos Meditation Method, while Tony abandoned his plan to upgrade JARVIS after seeing footage of Ultron’s devastation. Tony quit the legion, and Ling Yi prepared the team for a dungeon to strengthen them against future multiversal threats.

• After the Avengers returned to their parallel world, Steve used the Team Token to send Ling Yi the Reality Stone and Power Stone, whose soul fragments had vanished.
• Ling Yi learned from Nemesis’s memories that she was an ancient deity and transmigrator whose divided soul had become the Infinity Stones, then discovered her Cosmos Meditation Method and used experience points to advance his cultivation.
• Tony considered upgrading JARVIS with a blueprint from the Mind Scepter, but future Tony’s footage of Ultron’s destruction made him abandon the plan.
• Ling Yi told Tony to conduct the experiment only in a virtual laboratory or the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and ordered him to return the Mind Stone to the warehouse.
• Tony quit the legion that evening, and Ling Yi’s Team Token reclaimed everything Tony had gained through it.
• Ling Yi told Nick that the team would open a Team Dungeon in three days to prepare for multiversal war.

Ling Yi led the first Team Dungeon raid into a zombie-infested version of New York, where the group received missions to rescue Natasha and eliminate zombie threats. As the team split up to investigate, Tony’s attempt to give JARVIS a soul went wrong, and the AI vanished with twelve Iron Man suits.

• Ling Yi warned Mindy to leave if danger arose, then crushed the Team Token and sent the seven-person team into a dungeon world.
• Tony uploaded soul-related magical rune data to JARVIS, which spoke of suffering before its core data disappeared and twelve Iron Man suits flew away.
• Steve found a newspaper reporting that a Hydra virus had turned humanity into zombies, and Ling Yi displayed the dungeon missions.
• Nick assigned Thor and Barton to aerial observation while the others searched separate locations for information and survivors.
• Ling Yi took Mindy to the ruined base, where they found no signs of life, and Barton then called the team over the channel to investigate something.

Ling Yi and the team attacked the zombie horde surrounding New York while Natasha rescued this world’s Black Widow and learned how the outbreak destroyed the Avengers. The chapter ended with Ling Yi asking whether anyone had left Earth after the crisis began.

• Ling Yi discovered that steel walls surrounded New York and that a vast zombie horde was close to breaching them.
• Nick, Steve, Thor, Barton, and Mindy split up to slaughter zombies, while Ling Yi watched for zombie Avengers.
• Natasha invited the dying Black Widow to the team, restoring her health and regrowing her missing arm.
• Black Widow told Natasha that Hydra had unleashed an evolving virus, Tony had died after his experiment created stronger zombie Pepper and Happy, and Barton had fallen defending New York.
• Natasha brought Black Widow to the walls, where she saw the parallel-world Avengers fighting, and Ling Yi asked whether anyone had left Earth after the outbreak.