" Dr. Banner, are you ready?"
Upon hearing Fury's voice, Banner slowly raised his head.
His breathing grew heavier and heavier, the veins on his forehead throbbed, and a hint of green had appeared in his once gentle eyes.
"To be honest, I wasn't ready."
Before Fury could ask any more questions...
Banner forced a smile and said with difficulty, "But the other guy is getting impatient."
He flew past Fury and leaped out of the fighter jet.
While still in mid-air, Banner's skin rapidly turned green, and his bones and muscles expanded wildly. His clothes were torn to shreds, leaving him only in a pair of Hulk- brand pants.
boom!
The green, muscular giant crashed heavily onto the icy plain.
The snow exploded in all directions, and just as Steve looked up, he saw Hulk leap out of the pit.
"Roar!"
Loki instinctively turned around.
A green fist was already upon them.
With a bang.
Loki's face contorted instantly, his body spun and flew thousands of meters away again, the scepter slipping from his hand.
Hulk gave him no chance to catch his breath.
He landed on all fours, smashing through the ice along the way, and caught up with Loki again. He grabbed Loki's body with his two large hands and slammed him down onto the ice repeatedly.
One step to the left.
One step to the right.
It went to the left again.
Steve looked at the cracking ice field and silently lowered his shield.
Natasha walked over to him and examined the damage to the exoskeleton. "Do you still need our help here?"
Steve remained silent for two seconds.
"If we don't cause trouble, that's considered helping too. Let's take Stark away first."
On the other side.
The top of Stark Tower.
Chen Mo sat on the sofa, with a huge light screen floating in front of him, and a half-eaten popcorn in his hand.
Seeing Hulk repeatedly slamming Loki to the ground, he nodded in satisfaction.
" Banner seems to be on a good footing with the company; he started working overtime as soon as he arrived."
Chen Mo grabbed a few kernels of popcorn and added, "The company just needs to prepare a few more pairs of pants, as work injury reimbursements are likely to exceed the limit."
The Ancient One sat down beside him and took a sip of tea.
He ignored Chen Mo's nonsense, his gaze remaining fixed on the light screen.
"In my opinion, they are not ready yet."
"Hmm? Isn't this a pretty lively fight?"
" Chen Mo, a lively fight doesn't necessarily mean good teamwork."
The Ancient One calmly stated, "This team shouldn't have appeared so early. Tony is used to solving problems alone, Rogers hasn't adapted to this era, Banner can't control his powers, Thor hasn't regained his divine power, and the others don't know how to participate in this kind of battle."
"They haven't even established the most basic trust."
Chen Mo leaned back on the sofa, unconcerned. "Trust is something you develop after getting beaten up a few times. If you can't beat someone together, and you both end up in the hospital together, your relationship will naturally become closer."
The Ancient One looked up at him.
"Is this your experience in making friends?"
"No."
Chen Mo said seriously, "My friends usually don't go to the hospital; it's the enemies who do."
The Ancient One her eyes.
Do you think your enemy will survive to end up in a hospital?
He turned to look at Tony in the light screen. The frozen armor had not yet been restored, and Captain America and Black Widow were trying to rescue him. Although Hulk had temporarily suppressed Loki, he was completely unaware of the positions of the people around him.
There were two attacks just now, both within ten meters of Steve.
This kind of team is clearly not yet capable of shouldering the responsibility of protecting the Earth.
Chen Mo pointed to the light screen.
In the scene, Hulk is shoving Loki into the ice, his green fists landing blow after blow on Loki's face, the violent wind and deafening roar shaking the entire polar region.
"Look, isn't he pretty good at fighting too?"
Loki's power is still growing.
The Ancient One ignored his praise, her gaze fixed on the Casket of Ancient Winters: "His bloodline is being awakened by the chest. Give him some more time, and even the current Hulk can't suppress him."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a burst of frigid air erupted from the icy plain.
Hulk's right arm was instantly frozen.
Loki roared, grabbed Hulk's wrists with both hands, and flung him away.
The green giant crashed into an ice mound, and just as he was about to get up, dozens of ice pillars shot up from the ground, trapping his body inside.
Loki swayed as he stood up.
His nose had collapsed, and blood kept gushing from his mouth, but his wounds were healing rapidly.
"You lowly monster..."
Loki raised his head, his eyes almost crazed. "Do you really think Midgard is qualified to challenge me?"
He reached out and summoned back the scepter, and the jewel at its tip suddenly lit up.
Two enormous magic circles unfolded from the sky, with ancient runes rotating continuously along their edges.
S.H.I.E.L.D..'s detectors issued another warning.
Two high-energy fluctuations detected!
Hill quickly zoomed in on the satellite image. "Energy level cannot be confirmed!"
Loki raised his scepter.
In a burst of golden light, the Eye of the Sorcerer, bound by golden chains, slowly opened.
At the same time, the Destroyer Armor deep within the palace began to vibrate, and the flames within it gradually awakened.
Loki's arrogant smile returned.
"Mortals, pray for my mercy, the game is over."
The top of Stark Tower.
The Ancient One put down his teacup.
He raised his right hand and lightly tapped his index finger in the air.
The orange magic circle unfolded instantly.
The next second, an orange hand appeared in the sky above the ice field. Loki's magic shield, which he had just raised, couldn't even last half a second against the hand.
Click!
The shield shattered with a crash.
With a swift slap, Loki was smashed into the ice, and the two newly formed summoning circles collapsed.
Asgard returned to peace.
The flames in the Destroyer Armor's eyes had just lit up when they slowly went out.
Chen Mo turned to look at the Ancient One.
"Why did you intervene? Wasn't it agreed that they would receive practical training? If you don't let the Avengers practice more, how will they shoulder the responsibility of protecting Earth in the future?"
The Ancient One picked up her teacup again, her tone unchanged. "They'll have many opportunities to fight together in the future."
"But letting Loki continue to act recklessly will only waste everyone's time."
Chen Mo glanced at the unconscious Loki, then looked at the Ancient One who was quietly drinking tea.
Are you in a hurry to go back to sleep?
"I just think this fight should end."
"Understood."
Chen Mo nodded. " Sorcerer Supreme doesn't like working overtime."
On the ice field.
Hulk broke free of the icicles and grabbed Loki, who had just climbed out of the pit.
Loki tried to activate the Casket of Ancient Winters, but the magic within him seemed to be completely sealed off, unable to respond to his will no matter what he did.
Hulk looked down at him.
Loki also looked up.
The god and the monster stared at each other for two seconds.
Loki opened his mouth. "Wait..."
Hulk swung his arm and slammed him into the ice again, then began to swing his arms rhythmically from side to side.
S.H.I.E.L.D.. command center.
Fury didn't pay attention to Hulk's next move.
He stared intently at the energy curve on the screen, his expression gradually turning grim.
Just seconds ago, Loki's energy was still rising. According to the model provided by the system, his power was still in the process of explosive growth.
But now, that curve has suddenly dropped to zero.
There is no decay, no consumption process.
It's as if someone across the entire battlefield casually turned off Loki's device.
Fury zoomed in on the data, examining the satellite images frame by frame.
The only person he could think of who could do something like this Chen Mo.
But since Chen Mo summoned them to the Arctic and arranged this battle, there's no reason for him to make a move before Loki could even put up a fight.
Fury stared at the straight downward curve on the screen, his one eye narrowing slightly.
Could there be another person hiding on Earth besides Chen Mo?