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"This… is going too far."
Arthur rubbed his temples. "So, judging by the current outcome, I'm afraid Thanos won't die!"
"The final outcome is still unclear," Tony said. "But it's obvious, facing an attack of this level, even if he doesn't die, he definitely won't be having an easy time."
"If only this time he could just die peacefully..."
Arthur exhaled deeply. "Unfortunately, there's no such good thing in this world. The information nexus must be formed as soon as possible. Otherwise, in situations like this, we'll only be able to watch from here. We don't have eyes anywhere else in the universe. We have to urgently fill that gap…"
He paused for a moment. "Next, I'm going to Asgard, see if I can gather some useful intelligence."
Tony nodded. "And Yondu, they wander the universe, so they should have the sharpest eyes and the keenest ears."
Arthur nodded in agreement.
Nearby, a brother and sister looked confused. "What… just happened?"
"We'll explain it to you slowly." Arthur rubbed his forehead. "I've got to go now."
"Now? Where to?" T'Challa was taken aback.
"Asgard." Arthur said to Tony, "I'm leaving them with you for now. Once you get to Camp Lehigh, settle them in properly. If anything unexpected happens, notify me immediately."
"Understood." Tony nodded.
Arthur's figure briefly flickered, becoming faintly transparent, and the next second, vanished without a trace!
T'Challa was stunned for a moment before saying, "Now I truly understand what it means to be elusive as a ghost."
"Those kinds of days are going to come more often," Tony said. "You've got to get used to it, kid."
"I don't believe it, where could he have gone?" Princess Shuri said, unwilling to accept it. In just a few steps, she reached the control panel. "If he's still around, we'll definitely find him!"
"Try it."
Tony wanted to see if the invisibility device on Arthur, which he personally engineered, could be detected by Wakanda's technology. Could they pierce through this layer of concealment and locate Arthur's true form?
After a moment of searching, they found nothing.
The three in the cockpit exchanged glances. Princess Shuri said, surprised, "He really might not be here anymore. Gone to that… Asgard?"
Just then, a seven-colored rainbow light suddenly descended from the sky, streaking through the void like a fleeting meteor, then vanished without a trace!
Tony was silent for a moment. "He has truly left Earth now."
"What was that just now?" The brother and sister asked in unison.
"Bifrost," Tony said. "Don't worry, we've got plenty of time on the road, we can slowly teach you what it is. But for now, we should get out of here as fast as possible!"
When Arthur reappeared, he was already in the Bifrost Hall.
Without bothering to greet Heimdall, he spread his wings and headed toward the Golden Palace.
He came here with two things in mind.
The first matter was Coulson. Thanks to Wakanda's advanced medical technology, they had pulled him back from the brink of death, but Arthur wasn't comfortable leaving Coulson in Wakanda's Recovery.
He didn't know if this top-tier agent might use some means to send messages back to SHIELD.
If word got out that Coulson wasn't dead, someone egg-shaped (a certain person) would find out.
Though Arthur wasn't overly worried about this issue, it would be quite awkward. There was no need for that person to know unnecessarily.
Besides, Coulson was someone Arthur intended to entrust with great responsibility.
A temporary isolation would actually be beneficial for the upcoming plans, so Arthur chose Asgard as Coulson's place of Recovery.
In this vast universe, even if Coulson was insanely powerful now, it was unlikely he could get any messages out to SHIELD.
Even Arthur himself couldn't communicate with Earth from here.
There was one previous occasion, due to the influence of the Nine-Star Conjunction, when communication was disrupted, but after that period passed, everything returned to normal.
The device used previously to connect with Ronan had been obtained from the Kree civilization.
Therefore, Arthur could rest assured, leaving Coulson here.
The second matter required Loki's help to investigate Thanos's life-or-death status.
This didn't require much fuss, nor invoking the old wager. After all, if Loki still wanted to sit comfortably in his position, Arthur needed to help keep him covered.
No need for long words when none are necessary, in the blink of an eye, the Golden Palace was right in front of him.
Arthur descended and entered. Inside the great hall, 'Odin' sat on his throne, twisting his body and eating fruit. The hall was filled with some kind of rehearsal scene.
Seeing Arthur approach, 'Odin's' expression instantly changed. He waved his hand: "Everyone, leave."
A large group immediately stood, bowed respectfully to the God of War as they passed Arthur, and left.
Arthur blinked and then looked at the 'Odin' on the throne, raising an eyebrow slightly.
'Odin' cleared his throat. "You all should leave as well."
After his valiant warriors were also sent away, he smiled awkwardly. "Why are you here again?"
"Where's Thor?" Arthur asked. "What did you send him to do?"
"...That's a secret," 'Odin' grinned mischievously.
Arthur couldn't help but think this expression on that face was painfully embarrassing.
He sighed helplessly. "Do what you want, as long as he's safe."
"How do you know he's not in Asgard?"
"...If he were, no matter how straightforward he is, seeing this scene would definitely raise suspicion." Arthur sighed again. "Looks like you've gone to great lengths just to stay here. But judging from Asgard's current state, things seem pretty decent. At least no major chaos has broken out."
"Of course!"
Loki recovered his composure and asked, "So... why have you come again?"
"To help me with something," Arthur said, looking at Loki.
"Wait!"
Loki stretched out a hand. "Before that, I'd rather you answer one question for me."
"I don't know," Arthur said. "The thing you want to ask, there's no need. I won't say more, and I don't want to answer."
"In other words, I guessed right?" Loki's brow furrowed.
Arthur smiled. "Just believe whatever you want in your heart. Reality won't disappoint anyone."
Loki's heart immediately sank with a thud!