Chapter 184: The Avengers Assemble
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Somewhere a labyrinthine complex underground drain.
Soldiers armed with guns and researchers in white research coats hurried along, surrounded by a variety of bare skeleton instruments.
This is a set of equipment that Dr. Eric Serveg copied from his actual room at S.H.I.E.L.D. to activate the energy of the Rubik's Cube. Now he is adjusting the Rubik's cube-encrusted instrument, improving it according to Loki's request.
If Loki wants to summon his army, he first needs a super-large wormhole that is large enough to allow his army to invade in an instant. The distance requirement that the Cosmic Cube made in S.H.I.E.L.D. before was far from enough.
Speaking of which, it is necessary to prepare a sufficiently open space in advance.
Not underground.
Not inside the building.
The surface of the Clearing is fine, but according to Clint Patton the Hawkeye, it's easy for S.H.I.E.L.D. to spot.
So what Loki needs is a portable pocket Rubik's Cube excitation instrument system, and after the production is successful, he only needs to take it out, choose a good place to prepare the equipment, turn on the energy to activate it, and then welcome the arrival of the army on the other side. โซ
Loki sat alone in a corner, scepter in hand, quietly looking at the busy Dr. Eric Serveg. Suddenly, the azure gem set in the tip of the scepter in his hand suddenly burst into brilliant light.
The dim lights and old mottled walls were erased from sight by the light, like an eraser smearing the pencil sketch on a blank piece of paper, and repainting another landscape.
An endless starry sky and craggy rocks replaced Loki's previous gaze, and a man in armor was in front of him.
"The Zetarians are getting impatient." The sound of metal clanging came from the mouth of the man in armor under the hood.
"Let them be on standby, and when I am ready, I will lead them in a glorious war."
"War?" The mysterious man holds a bare and craggy strange rock in his hand. Moving closer to Loki: "A planetary war? โ
"Glorious War!" Loki said, "Hurry up." If your army is indeed as invincible as you say. โ
"You shouldn't question us." There was a hint of anger in the mysterious man's sonorous and cold tone, "Don't forget who gave you this qiฤ!" Scepter, knowledge, power, and mission. Without us. You're just a wolf bรจi's exile. โ
"I am the King of Asgard!" Loki, who had been poked in the sore spot, threw away his usual coldness and elegance, turned his face and roared, "The throne should have belonged to me. โ
"Full of childish thoughts. But a qiฤ is up to you, as long as you can accomplish your mission. The mystery man obviously didn't intend to argue with Loki about anything, "That planet belongs to you, and the Rubik's Cube of the universe that can open up the wider world belongs to us." โ
"I don't need you to do things." Loki replied coldly.
The mysterious man's body suddenly pulled out phantoms, but it suddenly stopped in front of Loki, who raised his scepter.
"I'll keep my promise, but that's at the moment I succeed." Loki used his scepter to gently push the mysterious man's raised arm aside, and said quietly.
"Go to war, Asgardians, if you fail. If the Cosmic Cube falls into the hands of someone else, your future will never be peaceful. The mysterious man walked around behind Loki, his metal masked face under the hood leaning into Loki's ear, and whispered a threat: "You think you've tasted pain?" The torture you suffer after a failed mission will make you crave pain. โ
The palm that swam around Loki's face slapped against him, and a blinding light exploded from where the palm touched Loki's face. Loki only felt a tingling in his mind, and when he recovered his vision from the pain, he was restored to his eyes again. Dr. Eric Servig was still busy in front of the instrument in front of him.
The aftermath made Loki grit his teeth. There was a bit of gloom on his face.
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A S.H.I.E.L.D. Kun plane landed on a giant aircraft carrier in the ocean.
The aft hatch drops, and Agent Natasha Romanoff descends from above with a somewhat restrained Dr. Bruce Banner.
Agent Phil Coulson and Captain America Steve Rogers greet each other.
"Hello, Dr. Banner. This is the captain, Steve Rodgers. Phil Coulson eagerly introduced the two.
"It's famous, and almost everyone who lives in this country grew up listening to your stories." Bruce Banner shook the captain's outstretched hand and complimented.
"Did you find Loki?" Taking advantage of the two greetings between Bruce Banner and the captain, Natasha Romanoff leaned in the direction of Phil Coulson. Asked in a low voice.
"There's some new news, but it's not very optimistic." "We're scanning all the cameras around the world that can be read wirelessly, phones, laptops, as long as they're connected and satellite and networked," says Phil Coulson. It's our eyeliner. But they are cunning, especially with Hawkeye Clint present. So a lot of the popular search methods are not suitable for this opponent. We'll have to come up with something else. โ
"Bruce Banner?" Natasha Romanoff didn't say anything, but she picked up Bruce Banner's eyes, tacitly understood by Agent Phil Coulson.
"It's just a hope for Director Fury." Phil Coulson replied.
"What are you talking about?" Captain Steve Rogers, who had finished greeting Bruce Banner, turned to ask the two Coulsons who spoke.
"I'm talking about you." A charming smile appeared on Natasha's face, "Phil is a big fan of yours, did he ask you to sign his Captain America collectible card?" โ
"Collectible cards?" Steve Rogers, who is still a lot confused about his post-slumber history, was stunned and glanced at Phil Coulson, who was a little embarrassed.
"Yes, out of print. I'm very proud. Phil Coulson said crampedly ahead of Natasha. To be honest, this kind of thing really doesn't seem to happen at his age and as well as his profession.
It's like a mature adult who always likes to play with children's toys and read children's favorite books and comics.
"Let's get in quickly, it's going to be hard to breathe in here soon." Natasha Romanoff said.
"Aircrew. Empty the deck. โ
The sound of loud radio sounded on the deck, and groups of soldiers were busy tidying up the deck and fixing the Kun fighters on the deck. The loud and thunderous sound of drainage roared up. The huge waves on both sides of the aircraft carrier are clearly visible on the deck.
"This is a submarine?" Bruce Banner walked towards the edge of the deck with his hands in his hands.
"Isn't it?" Captain Steve Rogers walked around, feeling that this aircraft carrier was really a little different from the submarine in his own concept, but after sleeping for so many years, there were too many technologies and things that he couldn't be sure about were created and happened. So there was a hint of uncertainty in his tone.
"Do you want me to stay in a closed, pressurized metal tank underwater?" Bruce Banner laughed at himself, "I hope the one you mentioned really made me a suit to suppress me." โ
Natasha Romanoff and Phil Coulson glanced at each other, and the two captains were silent as they walked towards the edge of the deck.
The closer you get to the edge of the deck, the louder the noise seems to get closer. Standing on the edge of the deck and looking down, Bruce Banner was momentarily stunned by what he saw. Huge propellers stir up tons of seawater, splashing white waves like rain.
The rotating propeller blades, like a whirlpool black hole, continue to devour the surrounding water. There are four such spiral engines in this aircraft carrier, and four huge whirlpool arches that are not naturally formed surround the huge aircraft carrier hull.
What made Bruce Banner feel even more bad was that he felt that the aircraft carrier under his feet was constantly rising towards the sky.
"No, no. I think this one is worse than the submarine. Dr. Bruce Banner took a few steps back and turned around and ran in Natasha's direction. He felt that he couldn't go on, that it was too unsettling for his little heart. This uneasiness was undoubtedly something he needed to avoid as much as possible.
In the control room inside the aircraft carrier, many staff members are busy.
When Natasha and Phil Coulson, with the captain and Bruce Banner, approached a corner of the room with a round table and a circle of chairs around it, Nick Fury was pressing his hands on the table with his back to them in the chairs, Mon Au and Tony Stark.
"He saved the Joker. Why save the Joker? The Joker is an extremely dangerous figure. A real lunatic! He also saved Bronsky, which made no doubt that the other side was recruiting. As well as combat power against our side. At the same time, they are very cunning, appearing and disappearing like lightning, playing hide and seek with us. We've got to find them as many as we can, or things will get in trouble. โ
"Is this a combat meeting?" Captain Steve Rodgers heard Nick Fury's words and spoke up behind him.
"No, Captain. We're just sharing intel and deducing what Loki will do next. Nick Fury turned around, gave one eye a serious look at Steve Rogers, and continued, "Welcome Captain, and thank you, Dr. Banner, for coming." โ
"Thank you for not being rude." Bruce Banner took a deep breath since the Hulk came along. In this strict and crowded environment, Bruce Banner will always become a little sensitive. And the worst thing is that he has to try his best to control and calm these sensitivities, so that his feelings can remain stable.
Fortunately, Nick Fury's impression of him is quite mild, if it were the attitude of General Caddeus Ross, he would have run wild at any cost.
"I think Natasha has already told you something." Nick Fury probing question.
"Yes, she said you need me a favor." Bruce Banner replied.
"It's a fact. We need you to help us figure out the Rubik's Cube of the universe. In the realm of gamma rays, you are the authority. โ
"Before I ask you how you're going, can you let me see someone first?" Bruce Banner glanced sideways behind Nick Fury and gestured.
"Of course, he's been waiting for you for a long time." Nick Fury stepped aside and beckoned to Meng Ao, who was seated in his seat.
Meng Ao, who was biting the straw with a drink, was drunk more than Tony Stark in one breath, immediately got up from his seat, straightened the hem of his clothes, held the cup and straw without falling, and walked around the chair next to him to Nick Fury and Bruce Banner.
"The Doctor has something to tell you." Nick Fury dropped a sentence and walked back to the conference room.
Meng Ao let go of the habit of holding in his mouth, stuffed the empty drink cup into the hand of a passing staff member, then put one hand in his trouser pocket, put the other hand on Dr. Bruce Banner's shoulder, moved his steps and led Dr. Banner away, greeting him cordially.
"This shouldn't be the first time we've met, Dr. Bruce Banner. The last time we met was in the dormitory of Cavour University. To be honest, if it hadn't been for my accident, we would have met face-to-face like this earlier. โ
Bruce Banner stiffly broke away from Meng Ao's hand, seeing more people who knew his secret and began to avoid him, Meng Ao's self-familiar acquaintance made the doctor a little uncomfortable. He distanced himself from Meng Ao a little, gestured, and asked with a little earnestness: "Hello, I know you." I heard Natasha say that you are one of the technology providers of this organization. โ
"That's right." Meng Ao nodded.
"Well, that's right. You know my secret, the existence of it in me. Bruce Banner rubbed his hands, his face with a mixed look of impatience and hesitation, the whole person looked like he wanted to say something, but there was some unspeakable hesitation, but after only a moment of silence, he seemed to have made up his mind, and asked seriously: "I heard Natasha say that you have a way to help me." โ
"I'll help you if you want." Meng Ao looked impeccable and sincere: "I may not be able to promise you anything, but what I can be sure of is that maybe the one in your body will not be eliminated for a long time, but I will try to make it controllable." It's like a human training a beast, making it go from tyrannical to well-behaved. โ
Bruce Banner's eyes suddenly showed gratitude, but before he could say anything, he only felt a pain in his waist, and he couldn't help but take a step on tiptoe, and his palm subconsciously touched the painful position. He turned around and saw Tony Stark smiling brightly at him with a pencil in his hand that came from nowhere.
"Doesn't this work? It seems that your patience has increased dramatically, Doctor. Tony Stark leaned in and said, "This doesn't match your might." โ
"Don't be like Stark." Seeing this scene, Nick Fury held his forehead with a headache: "This assembly is so that you can brainstorm and cultivate some team spirit and tacit understanding, not for you to play a prank to induce the doctor to transform." (To be continued......)
ps: ps: Alas, I will send it up first today, and I will write it immediately if I add more...... The table is anxious......
ps: In other words, the author is a fragmented manuscript, and it is useless to use it at critical moments...... Bitter ......