The atmosphere in the S.H.I.E.L.D. conference room was still serious and composed.
Tony leaned back in his chair, his chin propped on one hand. At first, he listened halfheartedly to Nick Fury droning on, wondering why he had been called there. He had already sold Rimuru out to him. His fingertip tapped idly on his tablet as he began planning how to debug his new armor back in the lab after the meeting.
When Nick Fury mentioned the Norse gods, Tony was even more confused. Why were they talking about myths now?
"Hold on, Director Fury. Didn't you call me here to discuss this so-called crisis facing Earth? Why are you telling me mythological stories?"
Nick Fury sighed. "I am talking about the crisis facing Earth. Didn't Rimuru tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"A few days ago, something happened in New Mexico. Those legendary gods really showed up."
"Huh? Are you serious...?"
He had no idea that his private property had already been quietly invaded by three "uninvited guests."
Scarlet Chaos Magic enveloped the entire Stark villa and underground laboratory. Every surveillance feed had been altered in an instant, looping footage of the empty premises from ten minutes earlier. Everything appeared stable and normal, without a single flaw.
A gentle yet overbearing barrier of magic isolated JARVIS's intelligent detection system. Alerts for all incoming signal intrusions and unusual device activity were silently blocked, leaving the top-tier AI utterly blind despite having its eyes open.
This was Wanda's handiwork.
Utterly silent and completely traceless.
"The environment is secure. Full-area shielding is complete, and JARVIS can't detect anything unusual." Wanda stood in the middle of the bright, tidy lab and spoke softly. The faint scarlet light swirling around her fingertips slowly spread out, covering every instrument and machine in the room. "Now