Dr. Banner's face fell instantly. He cautiously walked forward, squatted down next to Odinson, and gently nudged him.
Hey, Odinson... are you alright?
Odinson's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes.
He first saw Banner's face, which was filled with guilt and worry, and slowly sat up, stretching his body which was still sore from being hit.
Banner shrank back, bracing himself for a thunderous rage.
However, Odinson simply looked at him silently, his weathered eyes showing no anger, only a complex emotion, something akin to... sympathy.
To Banner's astonishment, the tall Asgardians stretched out his thick arms and gave him a firm hug.
"Welcome back, Banner." Odinson's voice was deep and strong. "It wasn't your fault."
Dr. Banner was stunned, and his eyes instantly reddened.
Doctor Doom Doom scoffed, interrupting this heartwarming scene.
"We can catch up later; there's a big guy over there waiting to be dealt with."
Following his gaze, everyone saw Thor, Franklin, and Phoenix surrounding Mephisto, engaging in a brutal beating.
Even a villain like Doom thought the scene was a bit... excessive.
"Let's go help." Wanda stood up, crimson chaotic energy gathering again at her fingertips.
Odinson patted Banner on the shoulder, stood up, and his fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes.
So, the three who had just finished a fierce battle did not hesitate at all and rushed straight to another battlefield.
Mephisto is really going crazy.
Being ganged up on by three scoundrels with no sense of sportsmanship was bad enough, but now three more have shown up!
Doctor Doom's magic, Scarlet Witch's chaotic power, and that Asgard brute's fists...
He felt like a ball, kicked from one end of time to the other by this group of people, and then kicked back from the other end.
He tried to beg for mercy, but every time he opened his mouth, he was either filled with Thor's lightning or rendered speechless by Franklin's reality-correcting punch.
Just then, Captain Britain Brian Braddock of England arrived.
He looked at Mephisto being kicked around like a ball, then at Reed next to him holding the strange device.
Brian raised the Sword in the Stone.
For Britain!
He roared, and a divine sword light slashed down, striking his connection with some unknown dimension.
Mephisto, who was being whipped away by Phoenix's fiery whip, suddenly shuddered, his Hellfire dimmed, and his aura became extremely unstable.
He felt his connection to other Hell Dimension being severed for a fleeting moment!
Thor's eyes lit up.
Great opportunity!
"Jean! Help me completely separate him from the powers of other dimensions!" he shouted at Phoenix.
Qin Xin understood immediately, Phoenix Force transformed into countless golden chains, binding Mephisto's body tightly and severing all energy exchange between him and the outside world.
Those powers belonging to other Mephisto, whose connections had been severed by the Sword in the Stone, suddenly roamed aimlessly in the void like stray dogs.
Thor opened his mouth.
A terrifying suction force emanated from his mouth; the Law of Devouring was activated!
He swallowed all the scattered, pure power of Hell, along with the fragments of Mephisto's avatars' consciousness!
Thor's aura began to rise again after absorbing this power.
If before he was standing firmly on the threshold of Megaverse Level, now he has stepped through the door and is standing firmly in the center of the hall.
Mid Megaverse Level!
Feeling the surging power within him, Thor let out a satisfied burp.
Mephisto, bound by the Phoenix Force and reduced to only the essence of the Earth-616, watched this scene in horror.
He wanted to say something like, "You can't kill me, I am the balance of Hell," or some other nonsense.
But Thor didn't give him that chance at all.
A thick bolt of golden lightning descended from the sky and struck Mephisto precisely on the head.
"It's so noisy."
With a piercing scream, this veteran lord of Hell, along with Phoenix's golden chains, turned into cosmic dust.
With this, the threats posed by OBA and Mephisto have finally come to a temporary end.
On the golden throne, Loki watched all this and nodded slightly.
He waved his hand, and the chaotic ruins of time began to regain their order. All the timelines stabilized, showing no signs of further collapse.
Having done all this, his gaze fell upon Dr. Banner of Earth-616.
" Bruce Banner." Loki's voice echoed in everyone's hearts.
"You need to be constantly vigilant against the temptations emanating from One-Below-All. If there is even a moment when you waver, just as you are today, then you will once again become their puppet and destroy everything."
Mister Fantastic Reed Richards, immediately stepped forward, adjusting his glasses.
"Isn't there any other way? For example... completely sealing that power, or banishing it to another dimension?"
Loki shook his head.
"No, One-Below-All, it is one of the highest-ranking beings in the entire omnipotent universe. Don't even think about studying this power, for its essence is to reduce everything to Void; its birth is for destruction."
Odinson frowned. "Is there really no way? Loki, as long as you exist, you must have a weakness."
"Its power only appears on carriers of gamma rays, that is... all Hulk associated with the Hulk," Loki explained.
"The power of the Sword in the Stone has temporarily prevented it from invading reality, but it still lacks a crucial 'door' if it wants to fully descend into reality."
Loki's gaze was like two sharp swords, piercing Banner's heart.
"And that ' Green Door ' is inside you, Banner. If that door is fully opened, the consequences are unpredictable."
"I can add another seal to the power of the Sword in the Stone, temporarily sealing this door. However, you will still hear the seductive influence from OBA."
After Loki finished speaking, all the heroes fell silent.
They all understood that Dr. Banner had now become a time bomb that could detonate the entire omnipotent universe at any moment.
Mister Fantastic Reed's gaze was fixed on Banner, the gentleness in his eyes gone, replaced by an absolute, cold rationality.
His mind was already racing, devising various plans: how to isolate Banner, how to send him to a completely safe place... or, a prison from which there was absolutely no escape.
In Reed's view, Dr. Banner is now far more dangerous than the Scarlet Witch and the Sentry were in the past.
Just as the heroes of Earth-616 were preparing to board their spaceship and return to their own universe, Scarlet Witch Wanda stopped in her tracks.
She turned to Loki on the golden throne and respectfully asked, "Your Excellency Loki, I would like to ask, how exactly can I... completely master Chaos Magic?"
Loki didn't answer immediately; instead, his all-knowing eyes turned to Thor beside him with great interest.
"Ask Thor," Loki, never one to miss an opportunity for drama, immediately shifted the blame. "He's the expert on this."
The Thor people were a little confused.
What's that old guy up to?
Although he possesses Heaven-Defying Comprehension and can comprehend various laws and powers, including Chaos Magic, he can only "use" them.
The woman before me is the Scarlet Witch of the Prime Universe, the darling of Chaos Magic, with an absurdly high potential.
In Thor's current perception, Wanda's energy level is definitely at the Megaverse Level, similar to his own.
Is there anything I need to ask someone of this level of expertise?
Is Loki trying to flatter me to my detriment?
Just as Thor was internally ranting, Wanda's gaze had already shifted to him.
Her beautiful eyes held a hint of inquiry and doubt, as if she were examining a rare work of art.
She could sense the raging lightning power within Thor, as well as the destructive power that had just devoured Mephisto and OBA. But beyond that, she also vaguely caught a glimpse of something... familiar yet strange.
After a moment, Wanda spoke slowly, her voice tinged with uncertainty.
"You are also... a master of Chaos Magic?"