"How long will it take to fully activate the Cosmic Cube and open the wormhole?"
Loki stared at the blue cube placed on a complex instrument not far away and asked bluntly.
At this moment, he has returned to the secret base established by Hawkeye in the United States, making final preparations for the upcoming full-scale invasion.
Since Hawkeye was once a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he was very familiar with the thinking patterns and tactics of Nick Fury and other senior leaders of the organization, and he easily evaded the other party's search and tracking.
Not only that, this marksman with perfect shots has also secretly contacted many enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D.
By promising to pay for the Chitauri's ceramite-powered mechas and energy weapons afterwards, a large amount of precious intelligence was obtained, and targeted deployments were made to avoid the alien army brought here.
Defeat the virtual to maximize the effect of disrupting the situation.
In fact, if it weren't for the outstanding "traitor" commander Hawkeye, with the Chitauri's rigid combat methods, they would never have thought of spreading out guerrilla warfare and raiding warfare, constantly mobilizing the opponent during the movement to launch a surprise counterattack to eliminate the effective forces.
.
They will only have a head-on confrontation with the earth's defenders in a big city, and then be taken away by a sudden nuclear bomb.
Because of this, S.H.I.E.L.D. cannot concentrate all its efforts on dealing with Loki. Instead, it has to devote a large part of its energy to coordinating the forces of all parties and helping small countries with little military power to resist alien invasions.
Even the aerospace aircraft carriers and the first-generation Avengers had to rush around the world to put out fires.
General Ross even sent the Astartes Space Marines who were still in training to join the war, quickly clearing away the enemies that were raging in the skies over various cities in North America, and giving the military a wave of reputation.
Especially the thick and simple pure land combat power mecha, as well as the violent aesthetics of the bolt gun to knock down the target and then wield the chain sword to hit the target, which is very similar to Iron Man's light, flexible, high-speed and cutting-edge technology style.
Two completely different and sharp contrasts.
The simple and crude force of crushing, as well as the image of a tough guy mixed with smoke and blood when the Astartes warriors fight, have also gained a large number of enthusiastic fans among the people.
The military headed by General Ross took the opportunity to coerce public opinion and put pressure on Congress, hoping to obtain more soul currency budget next year in order to form a combat force of thousands of people, equipped with small spaceships and various heavy weapons.
team to respond to the crisis of alien invasion that may arise at any time.
After other countries witnessed the outstanding performance of the Astartes warriors in the war, they also began to plan to select the most elite soldiers and prepare to send them to Baator Hell to undergo transformation surgery.
Even if you don't have enough soul currency on hand, you must at least establish a quick response team consisting of a dozen people.
Of course, Loki doesn't care much about these elite Astartes, who are currently in pitiful numbers.
What really made him nervous was the arrival of Thor.
This means that Odin, the King of the Gods, has noticed what is happening on Earth.
If the Rainbow Bridge was intact, Asgard's army would probably have arrived by now.
Dr. Eric Selvig, who was controlled by the Psychic Scepter, obviously did not notice the anxiety revealed in his master's eyes. He still said excitedly and enthusiastically: "Almost! It's still close! I have figured out the activation method."
With its method, you only need to choose an appropriate location to open a wormhole to the deep space of the universe."
"I happen to know a nice place."
Hawkeye stretched out his hand and pressed twice quickly on a device, and then New York's most prosperous commercial street and the Stark Group's building were projected out of thin air.
"Why choose here?"
Loki asked in an uncertain tone.
Hawkeye explained patiently: "Because this is New York, it is very close to Wall Street, the center of financialization. There are many powerful bankers and capitalists there, which can ensure that the military will not easily use nuclear weapons for bombing. etc.
By the time they reacted, the fleet had already arrived in outer space orbit, and by then such backward weapons as nuclear bombs would be of no use."
"Very good! Then follow your plan."
Loki agreed to this bold plan without hesitation.
Because the latter has already proven himself in previous confrontations.
"Understood! I'll go get ready right away."
Hawkeye nodded slightly, then immediately turned around and began to assign tasks to the last Chitauri army hidden here.
At this moment, he had already changed into a ceramic powered mecha, which not only greatly improved his defense, but also made the types of arrows used more complex and diverse.
The previous arrows that instantly caused electromagnetic interference to the steel armor and caused downtime were just one of them.
It even includes anti-matter bombs that can create small black holes out of thin air to attract surrounding enemies, and melt arrows with super penetrating effects.
So Hawkeye is confident enough to surprise his former comrades.
Just as Loki was watching Dr. Eric Selvig command his assistant to pack up and carry away the Cosmic Cube and the surrounding complex instruments, he suddenly saw little Annie standing next to him at some point, and immediately changed into
Smiley asked: "How is it? You should know how to be afraid now, right? Soon countless cities will be reduced to ashes in the flames of war."
After saying that, Loki put on a sinister and evil look and suddenly moved his face towards her to scare this interesting human girl.
But the embarrassing thing is that little Annie didn't even blink. Instead, she calmly stuffed a chocolate ball into her mouth and ate it with gusto. At the same time, she casually asked: "If you occupy this planet, can you take the world's most beautiful chocolate ball?"
Are all the good pastry chefs gathered together and asked to prepare delicious snacks for me 24 hours a day?"
“Pfft hahaha!
No problem at all!
I can even make you a princess and directly allocate a piece of land to create a fairy tale kingdom for you to rule.
All the buildings inside are made of cake and honey.
Then you can eat as much as you want and do whatever you like."
Loki laughed and made the promise.
Because he really liked this weird little thing in front of him that made people wonder what was going on in his mind.
Especially in those big and smart eyes, there was no trace of fear from the beginning to the end, even after witnessing hundreds of thousands of deaths, they were not moved at all.
That kind of carefree look made Loki, who had just left Asgard and started wandering alone, feel like he had met someone of the same kind.
If possible, he really hopes that the other person can stay with him and maintain this relationship forever.
"real?"
Undisguised surprise appeared on little Annie's face.
But soon she frowned and muttered in an embarrassed manner: "I'm afraid this won't work, my father won't agree."
"Father?"
Loki keenly grasped a key word.
He originally thought that this little guy's parents had died long ago, or he was simply an abandoned orphan.
After all, under normal circumstances, any parent with any sense of responsibility would allow such a young girl to wander around alone in the ruins of the war-torn ruins.
However, Loki did not struggle with this issue. Instead, he touched the girl's hair and comforted her: "Relax, I will let your father agree. Because it won't be long before I will be the king of this planet." "
"Well - I'm afraid this won't work. Because you shouldn't be able to defeat my father."
Little Annie raised her head worriedly, with a trace of pity in her eyes.
She had witnessed the fate of enemies who opposed Zuo Si more than once, and she did not hope that this interesting uncle who had finally found him would die without a burial place.
"Haha, don't worry, I am a god, and your father is just a mortal. He dare not go against my will."
Loki obviously did not realize the seriousness of the problem. He opened his arms and raised the spiritual scepter high and vowed to give a guarantee.
But unfortunately, little Annie's reaction to this was just to sigh, take out a pink heart-shaped cartoon badge from the pocket of her skirt, pin it directly on the chest of the other person's clothes, and speak like a little adult He warned: "This badge can protect you. Promise me not to take it off no matter what happens."
"No problem. I promise to wear it all the time."
Loki thought this was just a child's trick, and nodded in agreement without hesitation, not realizing at all the amazing arcane energy contained in the silvery highlights on the surface of the badge that were like decorations.
In this way, two people, one large and one small, hand in hand, boarded a Quinjet that Patton had snatched and flew straight to New York.
…
On the other side, far away on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s sky carrier, the first-generation Avengers, who had been engaged in high-intensity combat for more than ten hours, were gathering in the combat conference room to rest.
Among them, Iron Man Tony Stark is repairing and strengthening his suit, Captain America and Black Widow are testing the new weapon that Coulson just sent that is still in the experimental stage, and Thor is missing his half-brother.
Mother's brother Loki.
Dr. Banner is still searching the world for gamma rays emitted by the Cube and has not participated in the war at all.
Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit depressing, Nick Fury was the first to break the silence: "According to the latest battle reports, we have eliminated the enemies raging in Asia and America.
I don’t know what happened over there in Africa, and the enemy suddenly disappeared without a trace.
To be continued...