Chapter 228: MD-Chapter 227 Energy Invasion!
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"What's happening?" Arthur was momentarily dazed, sensing a strange, unfamiliar fluctuation of spatial energy within him.
"What does this mean?"
Arthur, still disoriented, noted the nature of this fluctuation and suddenly realized that the energy column soaring into the sky seemed to be swaying, appearing unstable and it seemed that it was about to collapse.
"How could this happen?" Selvig's expression was also uncertain and asked: "What did you do?"
"God knows!"
Arthur looked up and suddenly understood: "So that's it…"
The reason he was launched into space by the Tesseract before was likely due to this peculiar fluctuation of spatial energy.
Its interaction with the Tesseract was probably due to its inherent connection to the Tesseract.
When Arthur first retrieved the Tesseract from the Joint Dark Energy Taskforce, there was no immediate issue.
However, once the Tesseract was activated, everything changed.
If these two things were unrelated, Arthur would never believe it.
With this realization, some problems seemed to be resolved, but the exact effect of this energy fluctuation remained unclear.
If it only resulted in the Tesseract launching him into space, it would indeed be the greatest blunder ever, with no equivalent in the entire Marvel universe.
"There's no time to waste!"
Arthur set aside concerns about the energy fluctuation inside him. At this moment, it was crucial to shut down the energy field before him.
However, just as he was about to advance, a blue beam of light suddenly shot out from the energy field, heading straight for Arthur.
"Seriously!?"
Arthur's expression changed as he instinctively raised The Orb in front of him.
The force hit The Orb instantly, and with a cracking sound, the orb shattered and a powerful force struck Arthur directly.
Despite his reinforced body, he could not withstand the immense force and was sent flying from the edge of the building.
A burning sensation spread through his body as he continued to fall.
At that moment, Arthur realized that the sensation in his hand was caused by the Power Stone.
With the shell shattered, the gem was finally showing its true power. Arthur's mind focused, and he quickly stored the Power Stone in the Disassemble space.
There was no hindrance in this process, and at the same time, Arthur maintained a flicker of mental clarity, using his mental energy throughout his body.
A violet power, imbued with a domineering force, surged into his body, intertwining with a blue light, creating a faint feeling of amplification.
The giant star within him began to emit layers of light and ripples, countering the immense impact. However, as this was an instinctive defense, the effect was not very noticeable.
With a thought, Arthur immediately used his full strength to envelop the two forces with his colorless energy.
In the thick white light, the two growing forces were trapped inside, temporarily mitigating the crisis within Arthur.
At that moment, Arthur opened his eyes and realized he was dangerously close to the ground. Just then, he heard a whooshing sound nearby and felt someone grabbing his shoulder and lifting him up: "Old man, up high!"
Arthur's face darkened as he replied: "Have you heard the saying? Even a time of 10 years is not too late for a gentleman to take his revenge while a petty person seeks revenge, from morning till night!"
"Thanks for the compliment!"
Tony replied, "What happened to you? I saw you falling with purple and blue flames all over you. Where did those flames go? Did you eat them?"
As he finished speaking, Tony set Arthur down on his office floor.
As soon as they entered, they encountered Loki.
The three of them exchanged glances, and Arthur charged forward: "Don't run!"
But how could Loki not run?
He couldn't kill Arthur even when teaming up with the Chitauri leader, and was instead startled by Arthur's ferocity.
At this moment, Loki was waiting here, hoping the troops above would solve the problem before thinking about the next steps…
After all, he had teamed up with the Chitauri leader to take down Arthur, but instead of achieving his goal, it led to the Chitauri leader's death. He needed to provide a reasonable explanation for this, or he would have to flee.
He hadn't figured out the situation yet when these two suddenly showed up.
Loki felt he had to run, he definitely had to run.
In his eyes, Arthur was a tough opponent, but this armored mortal was also a formidable foe.
With these two together, he had to run. He didn't want to meet the same fate as the Chitauri leader.
Loki was about to flee, but just as he reached the door, a large green figure charged in, grabbing him by the neck and throwing him in front of Arthur.
Then he saw Arthur laughing and stepping back, pointing at Loki on the ground and waving his hand.
Arthur considered for a moment, grabbed Loki, and found that it wasn't an afterimage!
He threw him back to Hulk.
Hulk laughed heartily, caught Loki, slammed him on the ground with force, and then threw him back to Arthur.
Arthur winced for Loki and quickly took his magic staff away, then tossed Loki to Hulk: "I'd leave it up to you!"
"Okay!" Hulk actually responded.
Arthur said to Tony, "I'll go up and try to shut this thing down."
He leaped and flew out, while Tony flew towards the street.
Loki looked at the massive green figure up close and felt a surge of anger at the thought of being controlled by such "insignificant creatures." Just as Hulk approached, Loki suddenly erupted with rage: "Enough! I'm a god! I won't be—"
Before he could finish, Hulk grabbed one of Loki's legs and vigorously rubbed him against the ground several times, until Loki doubted if he was still a "god," before casually tossing him aside: "Puny God! Hmph!"
With that, he turned and walked away.
Loki lay there with his arms crossed, looking bewildered.
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At that moment, Arthur appeared on the rooftop again, but as he approached, the spatial energy inside him began to fluctuate violently.
"No good!"
Arthur quickly stepped back: "I can't get close."
If he got any closer, the Tesseract would start causing problems. With a thought, he called Natasha directly: "Come to Stark Tower…"
"I'm already here."
As Natasha's voice came through, Arthur saw her flying towards him…
She was riding on a Chitauri, who was standing on a Chitauri Chariot, with a dagger pinning the Chitauri's shoulder to control the vehicle.
"Your operating method… is quite unique."
Arthur casually threw the magic staff towards her.
(End of Chapter)