Early the next morning.
Malibu, laboratory.
Master Wong, sporting dark circles under his eyes, stood in the center of the laboratory.
He was dressed in a mage's robe, which seemed out of place in the high-tech scene around him.
He barely slept last night; his mind was a jumbled mess.
The good news is that Luca and his friends have become interested in magic.
The bad news is that they seem to learn magic in different ways.
After thinking about it all night, Wang couldn't come up with a solution.
Ultimately, he decided that he could only try to keep Luca and his group interested for now.
Once they've gotten over the initial novelty, he can guide them into the realm of magic through proper learning methods.
But now, he's making a final attempt to explain the seriousness of magic to Tony, who's busy at his workbench.
" Mr. Stark, you must understand."
Wang spoke earnestly, gesturing with his hands in front of his chest.
"Magic is the resonance between the soul and the multiverse; it requires meditation, enlightenment, and reverence for the unknown! You cannot use machines to..."
"Shut up, fatso."
Tony interrupted the king.
He chewed on a dried blueberry while rapidly typing on a virtual keyboard.
"In the lab, there's no such imprecise term. Science is science; everything can be quantified and analyzed."
Tony turned around and pointed at Wang.
"What you call magic, in my view, is simply an unexplained quantum interference phenomenon."
"You connect to energy fields in other dimensions through specific brainwave frequencies, and then, like thieves, transport energy over. This is called physics, not mythology."
Wang was stunned, his worldview severely shaken.
By Vishanti, this guy actually calls sacred magic quantum interference?
" JARVIS, import the Chaos Magic frequency you recorded yesterday. I want to see what the logic behind this energy is."
"Yes, sir. Energy modeling in progress." JARVIS's voice echoed in the laboratory.
Wang completely broke down, clutching his forehead and wailing in agony.
"This is blasphemy against magic! If the Ancient One knew I had you do this, she would banish me to the Dark Dimension!"
"No, Fatty, this is a modern upgrade of magic." Tony raised his eyebrows smugly.
"By the way, has Kamar-Taj applied for a magic patent? If not, Stark Industries will register it at the patent office this afternoon. From now on, you sorcerers will have to pay Stark Industries copyright fees when you draw circles."
Wang opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Can he say that all he wants now is to go back to the Himalayas to shovel snow?
Just then, Steve, who was sitting on the corner sofa eating a hamburger, spoke up.
"What the hell are you spouting so early in the morning?"
Steve took a big bite of his hamburger and mumbled a curse.
"You call this magic?! Back when I was fighting the Nazis in Europe, those charlatans under Red Skull were bragging the same thing, claiming they had mastered the power of God. In the end, I smashed their balls with my shield!"
Steve crumpled the wrapper into a ball and threw it in the trash can.
"And you, Tony. Can't you fucking speak like a human being? Quantum computing, interference? Do you think this is a movie?"
Tony rolled his eyes, not even bothering to argue.
He had grown accustomed to this moral paragon who spewed filth at everyone.
" Old Popsicle, your brain is still stuck in the era of cracking walnuts with a rock, I don't blame you. You just need to quietly eat your delicious burger and watch how modern technology grinds gods to dust."
Just then...
As the laboratory door opened, Luca walked in.
He was wearing a loose white shirt, the collar casually open, revealing his well-defined chest muscles.
Behind him followed Wanda and Pietro, as well as Jessica Drew, who was wearing a black bodycon dress.
Jessica was carrying a tray with several cups of coffee on it.
Although she wore a sweet smile, she was cursing wildly in her heart.
Luca, that scumbag!
I just got out of Gwen Stacy's bed last night, and this morning I'm already flirting with the witch!
Why didn't he die from exhaustion?!
What kind of monster did Hydra mess with?!
Is that old bastard Pierce out of his mind, making me monitor this kind of pervert?
Jessica felt the bodycon skirt was so tight it was suffocating, but she didn't dare disobey Luca's orders.
She knew it very well.
If he shows even the slightest abnormality, the seemingly cynical Luca will not hesitate to snap his own neck.
Knowing that Wanda had been summoned for an experiment, Pietro had been keeping a close eye on Luca since morning.
His fists were clenched, and his eyes were filled with rage.
But he dared not take action because he owed Luca a billion euros in damages for emotional distress.
More importantly, he knew that Luca was faster than him.
Luca had no idea what Pietro thought of him.
At this moment, he walked to the center of the laboratory, casually took the coffee Jessica handed him, took a sip, and nodded in satisfaction.
" Assistant Jones, your dress today really suits my taste. But your heart is beating a little fast. Is it because the lab's air conditioning is too cold, or are you thinking about something you shouldn't be thinking about?"
Luca leaned down slightly and whispered in Jessica's ear, his voice deep and magnetic.
Jessica was so frightened that a chill ran down her spine, and the hairs on her body stood on end.
"No... no, boss. I'm just... a little uncomfortable in this environment."
"Really? That's good."
Luca chuckled softly and looked at Wanda.
Wanda wore a long red dress today, looking very youthful.
This is Pepper taught her to dress, but she doesn't feel comfortable with it.
So, even at this moment, his hands were still nervously twisted together.
She had initially thought Luca had brought her to the lab to conduct some horrific experiment.
But when Luca approached, she felt no fear; instead, her heart raced and her cheeks flushed slightly.
In that instant, the scene I had seen in the illusion that day involuntarily surfaced in my mind.
The man who cried upon seeing his parents whom he hadn't seen for many years, the madman who was willing to destroy the world to avenge his family.
He looks like a shameless scumbag.
But deep down, he is more lonely and vulnerable than anyone else.
Wanda told herself this.
"Don't be nervous, Wanda."
Luca noticed Wanda's nervousness and smiled slightly.
"We're not doing blood tests today. Stark Industries ' technology is far more direct than you think."
Tony had already set up more than a dozen energy detectors in the center of the laboratory, all with their probes pointed at Luca and Wanda, who were standing in the center.
A ring of glass made of a special material rose up around it, shimmering with light.
When Wang saw this scene, he was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and the fat on his face trembled.
" Stark! Are you all insane? That's Chaos Magic! Forbidden power that can distort reality and alter probability!"
"You want Luca to absorb it directly? His body will turn into a bunch of butterflies or shards of glass! You have no idea how terrifying Chaos Magic is; it turns people into a pile of waste!"
Tony shrugged, paying homage to a Lakers legend.
"Fatty, stop with your myths. At Stark Industries, anything that's energy can be quantified. And anything that can be quantified can be utilized."
" JARVIS, turn them all up to the maximum!"
"Yes, sir. The detector is ready."
Luca stood in the center of the shield, casually tossing his clothes aside.
His well-defined muscles are on full display.
This is very different from the rigid muscles of a bodybuilder.
To be precise, it is a body that is full of explosive power and streamlined beauty.
It gives the impression that every muscle contains earth-shattering energy.
Wanda stared, her face turning bright red, and her breathing became rapid.
Jessica, standing in the corner, couldn't help but swallow hard.
Although she wanted nothing more than to kill this scumbag.
But she had to admit that this body was simply a masterpiece of God.