Chapter 655
The Battle of New York
Chapter 655 The Battle of New York (Continued)
Meanwhile, Tony, having arrived at the top of Stark Tower first, met Loki, who was guarding the Tesseract.
The opponent wields the scepter of the mind, and seems very difficult to deal with.
So Tony chose to outsmart them.
After dismantling the Mark 9 and hiding it in the stairwell, he quickly made himself a cocktail before smiling and walking toward Loki.
"Hey, I heard you're Thor's brother, you two don't look alike at all..." Tony, with one hand behind his back and the other holding a glass of wine, gestured, "Want a drink?"
As Tony slowly approached, Loki gave a haughty snort, showing no intention of speaking.
At the same time, they also quietly tightened their grip on the scepter of the mind.
With the blessing of the Mind Stone, the Mind Scepter possesses the power to control people's minds.
In other words, not only did Tony's mechanical hand hidden behind his back want to trick Loki, but Loki was also waiting for Tony to get close so he could control him with his Mind Control Scepter.
The atmosphere instantly became awkward between the two people, each harboring their own ulterior motives.
"A really good cocktail recipe!"
Just then, Mike, who had gone to the liquor cabinet to make himself a cocktail inspired by Iron Man, came up to the two of them with his glass in hand, looking like he was about to watch a good show.
"Ok?"
Loki, who hadn't noticed a third person approaching beforehand, was startled, but he maintained his aloof expression.
Tony's reaction was the complete opposite of Loki's.
Sensing no malice from Mike, he smiled, raised his glass, and said, "I've seen you before. I had a feeling that people as handsome as us usually have good taste..."
Just as Tony was rambling on, Loki seized the opportunity and quickly pressed the Mind Scepter against his chest.
They wanted to use this to control Iron Man.
"Ding ~"
Unfortunately, Tony's heart had long been modified into an arc reactor, making him a cyborg life form.
Without a heart, the scepter of the soul cannot function.
Loki, not quite realizing what was happening, poked it a couple more times in a silly manner.
Amidst the "ding-ding" sound, two men standing very close to each other locked eyes.
The atmosphere gradually froze...
"Has no one told you that sneaking up is a very unethical thing to do?" Tony broke the awkward silence first.
Then, with a flourish, he downed his cocktail in one gulp, while nodding to Mike, who was watching the show.
The entire process was extremely smooth.
Then, to Loki's incredulous gaze, Tony suddenly extended the mechanical hand hidden behind his back and fired a laser cannon.
"Bang~"
With such a close-range sneak attack, Loki had no way to avoid it and was blasted away by the laser cannon.
It tumbled to the side in a disheveled state, overturning countless tables, chairs, and benches.
"Despicable humans!!!"
Loki, known as the god of magic and trickery, is protected by magic, so a laser cannon is naturally no match for him.
He was the one who had always tricked others, but this time he was the one being tricked, and he was furious to the extreme.
Loki, who had returned wielding the Mind Scepter, unleashed a burst of powerful magic, sending Tony flying.
It crashed through glass and plummeted towards the outside of Stark Tower.
[Technological Research and Development (Experience)]... [Superhuman Strength (Trait)]... [Superhuman Endurance (Trait)]...
[Energy Core * Energy +800W]...
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Superior physical abilities (trait)...Illusion ability (trait)...Shapeshifting ability (trait)...Mind control (trait)...
[Frost Giant Bloodline * Energy +1000 million]...
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[Mind Manipulation (Trait)]...[Memory Rewriting (Trait)]...[Mental Power Enhancement (Trait)]...[Latitude Mental Network (Trait)]...
[Mind Energy +200E]...
On the other side, Mike, having watched a good show, unsurprisingly obtained many special orbs.
The Mind Stone, in particular, truly lives up to its name as an Infinity Stone.
While providing Mike with powerful mental strength, it also gave him a massive amount of energy.
Two hundred billion units of energy—if this were to be collected in the Middle Kingdom through the faith of the people, it would take Mike at least several decades to gather such a large amount of energy.
Indeed, getting out and about more often is the right choice.
"Next, it's your turn~"
Over there, Loki, having repelled Iron Man, turned his attention to another human present.
Then, the Mind Scepter unleashed its magic once more, striking towards Mike.
The magic that could send Tony flying was like a gentle breeze when it reached Mike, without causing any ripples.
"How is this possible? Who exactly are you?" Loki's face showed surprise again upon seeing this.
Then, refusing to believe it, he unleashed several more spells in succession.
However, these attacks were just like the first one, as gentle as a spring breeze, not even causing Mike's clothes to flutter.
"Don't waste your energy, you're no match for me," Mike kindly explained to Loki.
Well, Loki, known as the god of mischief, mostly uses magic to target the mental realm.
Mike had just absorbed the Mind Stone's [Mental Enhancement] property, raising his mental level from [Excellent] to [Superior].
This naturally adds an invisible shield to the spiritual realm.
Loki's attempt to harm Mike with the Mind Scepter is tantamount to fighting with both hands.
It's impossible to break through the defense...
Of course, this may also be related to Loki's own lack of strength, which prevents him from fully utilizing the Mind Scepter's abilities.
"How could you, a mere mortal, possibly have a stronger will than I, a prince of Asgard? I don't believe it..." Despite his strong sense of pride, Loki still couldn't accept his own weakness.
Mike's nonchalant attitude, in particular, was seen by him as nothing less than an insult.
Just as he broke through the defenses and was about to launch another attack, Tony, who had fallen outside the building, summoned his full Iron Man armor and flew back in a heroic landing pose.
"Our business isn't over yet~"
As Tony's voice rang out, two laser cannons blasted at Loki one after the other.
"Damn it, you've really angered me this time!!!"
With a powerful enemy at his side and having been ambushed and sent flying again, Loki was extremely agitated.
When she turned to look at Tony, her eyes were also rapidly turning red.
"What's wrong with him?" Tony, noticing Loki's unusual mood, looked at Mike in surprise.
This guy who calls himself "God" was clearly a cool and aloof boy before, how come his style has become so irritable in such a short time?
Tony certainly wouldn't believe that nothing happened in between. Therefore, the best way to find out the answer is to ask a third person present.
Mike, the third person present, shrugged and showed no intention of explaining.
"Okay~" Tony didn't feel embarrassed at all after getting a cold shoulder.
And soon, he no longer had time to pay attention to the answer to this matter.
Loki, who was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it, has once again shifted his target and launched an attack on Tony.
As a descendant of the Frost Giant King and raised by Odin, the God King, Loki's fighting prowess is actually quite formidable when he gets serious.
He's at least as good as Tony wearing Mark 9.
Of course, Tony's high-tech armor also has its merits.
Thus, the two evenly matched fighters, one using magic and the other using a laser cannon, fought their way from the top floor all the way into the air.
It was a back-and-forth affair...
[Spatial Teleportation. Dimensional Level (Characteristic)]...[Spatial Manipulation (Characteristic)]...[Energy Supply (Characteristic)]...
[Space * Energy +200E]...
After finishing his cocktail, Mike leisurely walked over to the Cosmic Cube.
They once again harvested a large number of special light clusters and a massive amount of energy.
It can be said that he has basically achieved his goal on this trip.
Meanwhile, Loki, who was locked in a fierce battle with Tony in the air, became even more agitated after noticing Michael approaching the Tesseract.
He came with a mission from Thanos and was very afraid that the wormhole space would be closed, causing the mission to fail.
Unleashing its full potential, it finally knocked down the annoying Iron Man again, and then hurriedly flew towards Mike.
"No matter who you are, you can't ruin Thanos's plans!" Knowing that his magic couldn't harm Mike, Loki chose to use a physical attack this time.
He used the scepter of the mind as a spear and stabbed at Mike.
"I told you, you're no match for me." Mike, skilled in various fighting techniques, defeated Loki with just one kick.
It tumbled and fell to the Hulk's feet.
Over there, the Hulk, who had defeated Leviathan, was now closing in on the Tesseract.
"What are you looking at, big guy! Haven't you ever seen a god before?..."
Having been humiliated by Mike once again, Loki is now like a hedgehog with quills stuck in its throat, finding fault with everyone.
Not to mention the Hulk with his ferocious expression.
"Hulk!!!"
The Hulk's beast-like fighting instincts made him sense intense malice from Loki.
He then grabbed Loki and swung him around like a toy.
They're just kids, after all; they'll do whatever's fun for them.
"Oh, I hope he doesn't get ruined by the Hulk..."
Iron Man, who had flown back to the rooftop, looked at the horrific scene not far away and grinned smugly.
"Stop watching the show, we must shut down the wormhole immediately!" Further on, Captain America, who had finally managed to climb Stark Tower with his bare hands, noticed that the situation on the battlefield was not optimistic.
Although the previous Leviathan was smashed by the Hulk, thousands of alien warriors had already been deployed to the battlefield by the Leviathan.
Thor, Black Widow, and the others below were clearly unable to handle so many alien warriors.
To make matters worse, two more giant Leviathans emerged from the wormhole above, seemingly poised to join the battle at any moment.
"Don't get agitated, I'll figure something out right away~" Realizing the urgency of the situation, Tony was no longer in the mood to laugh at Loki.
Upon arriving at the Cosmic Cube, he began contacting the intelligent butler Jarvis to analyze the protective shield surrounding the Cosmic Cube.
“This shield is difficult to break through, I need some time…” Tony, with his hand on the light shield, said to Captain America, “Until then, don’t let anyone bother me.”
"Understood~" Captain America took off the alloy shield from his back and walked to Tony's side.
His eyes kept glancing in Mike's direction, as if he was on guard against something.
……
"Pah! What a weak god!!!"
On the other side, the Hulk, realizing that Black Widow was in danger, finally let Loki go after he was smashed into the concrete.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to spit.
As for Loki, he lay in the rubble like a rag doll. He had paid a heavy price for his foul mouth and now didn't care about anything anymore.
I just want some peace and quiet...
"Tony, how much longer until you close the wormhole...? Some people have already suggested using a nuclear bomb to resolve the alien threat in Apple City..."
Just as Tony was deciphering the protective shield on the Tesseract, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., suddenly appeared in his earpiece.
He, who was remotely monitoring the battlefield, clearly brought the worst news to everyone.
"Wait, the situation on the battlefield is still unclear, but it's not so bad that we need to cover it up..." Tony's expression changed drastically.
Having once owned an arms factory, he knew all too well the power of nuclear weapons.
Nearby, Captain America, who had overheard the situation from Tony, quickly put on his headset and urged, "Furry, we can't use nuclear weapons. Apple City has millions of people living there; if we use nuclear weapons, they're all finished..."
“I know, I will try my best to buy you time. Of course, I mean if, if Apple City ultimately cannot be defended, you must evacuate immediately… before the nuclear weapons are activated…”
Nick Fury's warning sounded again through the earpiece.
"I won't give up~" Tony, unable to bear it any longer, hung up the phone.
"For the people of Apple City, I will fight to the very end!!!" After expressing his determination, Captain America then took off his headset.
Black Widow and Hawkeye, who overheard all of this on the same channel, also took off their headphones in unison, sharing a common hatred for the enemy.
It seems they are fighting a desperate battle, willing to live or die with Apple City.
Instantly, a sense of tragic grandeur spread and weighed heavily on the hearts of the Avengers members.
Of course, there are exceptions. Thor and Hulk, who didn't wear headsets from beginning to end, didn't have this problem.
Because they were so focused on the thrill of the battle, they had no idea what was happening.
Meanwhile, on the roof of Stark Tower, Tony and Captain America, who had been worried, suddenly discovered that Mike, who had been watching the show, had somehow flown into the sky and was heading towards the wormhole outside the atmosphere.
"Can people these days fly to outer space with just their physical bodies?" Captain America, who has a strong physique but can't fly, asked with undisguised envy.
“No, he should be the first.” Tony glanced up twice, then quickly looked down and focused on cracking the outer protective shield of the Tesseract.
Rather than being surprised, it was clearly more important to close the wormhole at this point to protect Apple City from being attacked.
On the other side, Mike, who wanted to try to collect all the energy orbs from Thanos in one go, was blocked by two giant Leviathans after passing through the wormhole.
Further away was Thanos's fleet.
Compared to the alien forces that invaded Apple City, the alien warriors deep in space were clearly more numerous.
"A high-tech barrier. I didn't expect the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit to be so cautious..." Looking at the light screen shields surrounding the fleet in the distance, Mike shook his head speechlessly. "But stopping me won't be that easy."
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(End of this chapter)