Chapter 121: Rocket Dud
High above the Atlantic Ocean, a quinjet swept past rapidly, closing the distance to the island at a fast pace.
According to the satellite imagery sent by Aiki, the situation on the island was crystal clear.
The eastern side of the island was densely packed with towering skyscrapers, looking completely like a modern small city.
The western side was a military base covering an area of about fifteen square miles, equipped with complete militarized facilities.
The entire layout completely conformed to the standards of a military base, and was even more scientific than the military bases of most countries in the world.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, several missiles appeared on the radar display screen, shooting toward the quinjet at an extremely fast speed.
Time rewound to ten minutes ago.
At the Hydra island base, a red dot on the radar display screen was rapidly approaching.
"General, an unknown aircraft is detected rapidly approaching."
The base military commander immediately turned his head to look at the huge display screen.
"Confirm the identity of the aircraft!"
The staff member immediately zoomed in on the image, and a familiar aircraft appeared within the satellite imagery.
"General, it's a quinjet."
"S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
Bang!
He slammed his hand heavily onto the control console in front of him.
"Shoot it down, the base needs to relocate as soon as possible!"
"Yes, General!"
As the staff member inputted the air defense commands, the air defense missiles outside the base slowly shed their camouflage.
One air defense battery after another also raised their muzzles high, their ferocious barrels pointing high up into the sky, shimmering with a cold metallic luster.
"Fire!"
As the general personally pressed the launch button, the air defense missiles instantly shot out from the launch silos.
They shot into mid-air, their thrusters at the rear spewing white exhaust trails.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The missiles quickly disappeared into the horizon, shooting toward the quinjet flying toward the base.
The base general did not lower his guard.
"Sound Level 1 alert, all combat personnel must return to their combat posts."
Now he only hoped this was just a routine patrol by S.H.I.E.L.D., and not those formidable superhumans.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The incoming missiles were successfully intercepted by Hill, and she smiled slightly.
"It seems they have already discovered us!"
Faora slowly stood in front of the cabin door.
"No matter how they struggle, the final result will not change."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
Several more air defense missiles shot over, and Faoradirectly jumped down from the cabin door, her figure swiftly passing the quinjet and shooting forward.
Bang bang bang!
With a few more explosions, all the incoming missiles were completely destroyed by Faora.
Pietro was dumbfounded inside the quinjet, looking in shock at Faora who had already disappeared in front of the aircraft.
"Are you Kryptonians all this strong?"
Arnold stepped forward and patted Pietro on the shoulder.
"There's no need to make such a fuss!"
With that, he walked quickly to the cabin door, leaped forward, and jumped down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the quinjet arrived above the island, Faora and Arnold were already wreaking havoc inside the base.
All air defense weapons that poked their heads out to attack the quinjet were thoroughly destroyed by the high-speed impacts of the two in the blink of an eye.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom!
Clusters of glaring fire blossomed within the base, and countless Hydra soldiers turned into bloody mist beside Faora and Arnold.
The quinjet landed swiftly outside the base. Kal-El noticed Wanda and Pietro staring blankly at the base from the side.
They were children after all, having never experienced such a bloody battlefield.
It was understandable that they were somewhat unaccustomed to it for a moment.
However, what Kal-El had to do now was make them get used to it.
"It's your turn. Don't let me down. This is a challenge you must face to become superheroes."
Wanda suddenly found it hard to move her feet, looking at the tragic sight in the base ahead, as if it had stirred up memories deep within her mind.
Huge explosions, soaring flames, and human screams.
All of this was exceptionally similar to that accident over a decade ago.
She suddenly realized how fragile she was, still that little girl who feared the flames of war.
Pietro's performance was much better than Wanda's; although somewhat at a loss, he was equally eager to try.
Kal-El reached out both hands to pull down the hands Wanda was using to cradle her head, fixing his eyes tightly on Wanda.
"That is your inner demon, you must overcome it."
"When you conquer the fear in your heart, you will find that you are far more powerful than you imagine."
Wanda calmed down, quietly looking at Kal-El in front of her.
"Don't be afraid, I am right behind you."
Kal-El led the two out of the aircraft, looking toward the gate ahead that had been blasted open by Arnold.
Pietro looked at Kal-El and suddenly asked.
"How should I fight?"
"Knock down everyone who shoots at you, using your speed."
"Oh oh, okay!"
Whoosh!
Like a gust of wind suddenly whipped up, Pietro instantly rushed into the base gate.
The extremely fast speed carrying a powerful impact crashed right into the midst of the Hydra soldiers.
Boom!
He was like a missile flying close to the ground, leaving a trail of complete devastation wherever he passed.
The bodies of the Hydra soldiers scattered and flew backward instantly in the face of Pietro's speed.
Boom!
Pietro stopped his figure, walking past the fallen Hydrasoldiers.
"What, didn't expect that?"
Boom!
His figure flashed once more, instantly dodging a high-speed sniper bullet shot towards him.
The sniper on the vantage point nearby found that Pietro's figure had disappeared from the scope, and moved the scope again trying to find Pietro's location.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the sniper along with the observer beside him suddenly smashed through the guardrail in front, their bodies falling heavily down.
Pietro's figure appeared from behind.
"Didn't expect this move, did you!"
...
Meanwhile, Wanda was slowly walking toward the base, crimson Chaos Magic energy emerging around her body.
Just as she was about to make a move, a rocket trailing a tail flame suddenly shot over.
Wanda's eyes widened, her mind went blank, and she stared tightly at the rocket rushing straight toward her.
Bang!
Clang, clang, clang!
The rocket suddenly crashed into Wanda's body, and after landing, rolled a few more times on the ground.
Wanda's body was instantly sent flying by the powerful impact, crashing heavily onto the ground.
The Hydra soldier carrying a rocket launcher in the distance looked at this scene in disbelief.
"Are you kidding?"
"Fuck!"
Hammer Industries' rockets could even turn into duds?
They had solemnly sworn back then that their products had zero issues, yet they started cutting corners so soon?
Stark Industries' munitions were still better to use, but unfortunately, they had also stopped selling.
Otherwise, they would definitely not have bought from Hammer Industries.
But he no longer had time to leave a bad review for Hammer Industries, as a searing high-temperature ray suddenly shot over.
Bang!
With a huge explosion, the Heat Vision successfully detonated the rockets carried by the Hydra soldiers beside him.
Their bodies were instantly swallowed by the firelight, and flames soared into the sky.
Kal-El took back his Heat Vision and came to Wanda's side.
"You almost died!"
Kal-El was expressionless, while Wanda shook her head with eyes full of tears.
"I can't do it!"
"If you can't do it, think about your parents. They died under missiles."
"This base has even more weapons, and they will kill more innocent people like your parents."
"If you don't completely wipe them out, even more people will die because of this."
Wanda's body trembled as she slowly clenched her fists.
When she raised her head again, her eyes had completely turned red.
Powerful Chaos Magic instantly spread outward with her as the center.
"Ah!"
She let out a piercing scream, and the red magical energy suddenly scattered everything around.
Boom!
Chapter 122 Mission Completed
Boom! Boom!
The crimson Chaos Magic spread outward like a huge dome centered around Wanda.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The tanks that had just rolled out of the base were instantly overturned by the Chaos Magic, and the armed helicopters hovering in the sky suddenly burst into flames, spinning as they crashed into the ground.
The group of Hydra soldiers who had just surrounded them had no resistance at all, flying backward like bullets.
Bang! Bang! Bang—!
The sound of impacts rang out continuously as Hydramembers crashed into the tanks, fighter jets, and steel equipment inside the base.
The bones in their bodies were completely shattered, and crimson blood spewed continuously from their mouths and noses.
Wanda completely forgot her fear, as if she wanted to thoroughly vent her hatred toward Tony Stark.
Her Chaos Magic had astonishing destructive power.
The incoming shells were blocked in front of her, the tanks were overturned, the fighter jets were pulled down from the sky, and crashed out of control toward the base ground.
Flames continuously emerged, and the entire base was covered by the flames of war.
Pietro also completely let loose, running wildly back and forth across the entire base.
His extremely fast speed allowed him to successfully dodge the incoming bullets.
Swish!
Suddenly, a grenade fired from afar rushed toward Pietrowith a terrifying screech.
"Let's have a competition!"
Pietro ran backward wildly at the very moment the grenade was about to fire, and the grenade pursued closely behind.
But even though it chased desperately, it could only look at the back of the man ahead and sigh in despair.
Finally, the grenade went out of range, and the warhead gradually fell downward.
Bang!
The flames exploded a hundred meters behind Pietro, and Pietro put his hands on his hips and slowly turned around.
"Bro, you didn't expect that, did you?"
...
The Hydra members in the distance looked at each other in dismay as the grenade disappeared from their sight.
Boom!
Suddenly, it felt like something struck them from behind, and their bodies instantly flew high and lunged forward.
Bang! Bang—!
With a few muffled thuds, the group of people finally fell from mid-air and slammed heavily onto the hard ground.
Pietro and Wanda easily defeated the continuously rushing Hydra soldiers in the base.
Faora and Arno maintained a neither-too-far-nor-too-close distance from Wanda and Pietro, ready to prevent accidents at any time.
The base hangar opened, and fighter jets roared onto the runway, rushing toward the sky.
Suddenly, a missile slammed toward the runway.
Bang!
Gravel splashed around, and the huge explosion instantly detonated the fighter jets taxiing on the runway.
As if triggering a chain reaction, the fighter jets behind tried to take off forcefully, but instantly crashed into the wreckage of the fighter jets in the middle of the runway.
The entire base was almost paralyzed.
Pietro was panting heavily at this moment, stopped his steps, and looked at Kal-El.
"I think I need a rest!"
Arno suddenly landed beside them.
"Then you'd better hide in the back!"
Kal-El did not join the battle, but instead stepped forward and led Wanda toward the command center.
Along the way, they continuously encountered Hydrasoldiers armed with rifles.
Kal-El didn't make a move; Wanda beside him continuously released Chaos Magic.
Her hands danced unceasingly, breaking through layers of obstacles, and all the enemies blocking her path were controlled by her like marionettes in her hands, crashing around everywhere.
The incoming bullets were blocked in front of her, and the Chaos Magic formed the sturdiest barrier.
Faora and Arno also brought Pietro and followed along.
They easily smashed through all obstacles; nothing could stop their advancing footsteps.
Led by Kal-El, several people walked toward the base command room, passing through checkpoint after checkpoint.
Tat-tat-tat!
Just as they appeared at the corner, Hydra's fierce firepower lashed out again.
A wall composed of a rain of bullets appeared ahead, blocking the footsteps of the few.
Wanda immediately froze the incoming bullets in mid-air, and Quicksilver burst into speed once more, rapidly charging toward Hydra.
Swish—!
Everything around him slowed down in his eyes.
He clearly saw the sparks at the moment the bullets were fired from the Hydra soldiers' muzzles, and saw the ferocity in Hydra's eyes.
Dense bullets were slowly drifting toward him.
He bent down to dodge in front of the bullets, as if crossing obstacle after obstacle, continually passing through the gaps between bullets.
Until he arrived in front of the Hydra soldiers ahead, he suddenly swung his palm to slap them.
Slap-slap-slap-slap-slap!
"Ahhhhhh!"
A squad of soldiers was continuously shooting at Kal-El and the others when a sharp pain suddenly struck their faces.
Their helmets seemed to be suddenly slapped away by something, and their bodies instantly flew sideways out of control.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The blockade ahead became empty.
In front of them was the final barrier of the command center.
Wanda stepped forward, and the Chaos Magic in her hands immediately blasted toward the door ahead.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the closed door instantly flew backward, taking the opportunity to send the Hydra soldiers lying in ambush behind the door flying.
"Ahhhhh—!"
There was completely no defensive force left in the command room, and the remaining soldiers had already fallen to the ground, turning into cold corpses.
The person in charge of the base was a middle-aged man; he showed not the slightest surprise at the arrival of the few.
At this moment, he stood in front of a group of Hydra staff members, quietly watching Kal-El approach.
"Superman, meeting you is even better than hearing about you!"
Kal-El also nodded faintly.
As a polite person, Kal-El was willing to chat a couple of sentences even with an enemy.
"What a pity, you are about to die, this is our last meeting."
The man, however, smiled indifferently.
He turned his head to look at the base's surveillance monitors; the entire interior of the base was in complete chaos, with the flames of war burning everywhere.
"Everyone will die. From the moment I joined Hydra, I guessed this day would come. Our path is very difficult!"
He turned his head and looked at Kal-El without the slightest fear.
"But this is our belief, and we are willing to give our lives for it."
He noticed Wanda and Pietro behind Kal-El.
"Who are they? Newcomers to the Justice League?"
Wanda stepped out from behind Kal-El and looked at the man opposite.
"Scarlet Witch, Wanda!"
"Quicksilver Pietro!"
"Indeed full of talents, it's a pity Hydra was a step too late."
He suddenly took out a pistol and pointed it at his own temple.
"Hail Hydra!"
Bang!
With a gunshot, the man's body fell heavily to the ground.
"Hail Hydra!"
The group of Hydra staff members on the side also shouted fanatically, and then clenched their teeth.
Their complexions quickly turned livid, and in just a few seconds they lost their vital signs.
Thud!
Thud!
...
Bang!
At this moment, the entire base suddenly exploded.
The earth shook and the mountains quivered, and the command center building was instantly destroyed.
Amidst the raging fire, the five of Kal-El walked out leisurely.
"You knew there were bombs buried underground from the very beginning?"
Pietro looked at Kal-El with lingering fear.
"Of course!"
Pietro shook his head.
"I almost thought we were done for. Next time there's something like this, remember to notify me in advance so I can prepare to run away ahead of time."
Kal-El and the others walked out of the base from the flames, and the quinjet piloted by Hill was parked right outside the main gate.
Seeing the corpses around the quinjet, Kal-El was somewhat surprised.
"You didn't have to participate in this battle!"
Hill put away her pistol.
"My hands were just itching."
She smiled and looked at Kal-El.
"Your newcomer training is really something else, destroying a military base."
Chapter 123: He Is Adopted
"This really is just a minor matter!"
"Everyone on this island might be serving Hydra, and I need to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. to come and clean up the mess."
Kal-El nodded.
"Do as you please, our objective has already been achieved!"
The quinjet turned back and returned to the Justice League.
Just as Hill was about to return, Kal-El suddenly called out to her.
"Superman?"
"Bring a fish from the restaurant for Nick Fury!"
Hill was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"When did you guys get so close?"
"Remember to remind Nick Fury that the Justice Leagueneeds a quinjet, and it's best to arrange a pilot as well!"
Hill: "..."
You really know how not to lose out—trading a single fish for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s quinjet and a pilot!
Until Hill left the Justice League with the fish, Pietrohesitantly looked at Kal-El.
"Is the fish she's carrying a marine fish?"
"That's a carp!"
S.H.I.E.L.D., Triskelion.
Nick Fury fell into deep thought looking at the freshwater fish Hill brought.
All the quinjets went to the Atlantic Ocean, and none of them were willing to bring back a marine fish?
"Director, Superman asked me to pass along a message: the Justice League needs a quinjet and a pilot, and he hopes you can arrange it."
Nick Fury shook his head.
"He really knows how to do business—trading a fish for my quinjet and pilot!"
"Since when did Superman pick up the capitalist habits of Tony Stark?"
"Also, I remember the Justice League has a spaceship."
Hill smiled.
"Superman said that's an alien spaceship, and using it for missions on Earth is complete overkill."
Nick Fury was instantly speechless.
"I'll arrange it for them!"
Hill nodded. Since Director Fury had already agreed, she didn't say anything more.
Seeing Hill leave the office, Nick Fury suddenly picked up a phone.
"I want to apply for funding!"
A few days later, Avengers base.
A group of people were joyfully celebrating their victory.
Having disposed of a batch of Hydra, Tony Stark was also in a good mood.
He came up to Kal-El, raised his glass, and clinked it with Kal-El's.
"Kal-El, thanks!"
"You've already said that many times!"
Tony smiled.
"I heard a few days ago you took the Justice League's newcomers to flip over a Hydra base—why didn't you take me?"
"You know how much I hate them!"
Kal-El turned his head and took a gulp of alcohol.
"That was just newcomer training for the Justice League; it doesn't require you to make a move."
"Fine!"
Tony leaned against the edge of a nearby table.
"The Justice League's newcomers seem to be named Wanda and Pietro, their nicknames seem to be Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver?"
Kal-El was somewhat surprised.
"I certainly never told you about them!"
Tony smiled.
"Every move of the Justice League is magnified; as long as one isn't an old-timer who never goes online, they wouldn't not know!"
Kal-El shook his head and smiled.
"The Captain isn't here, you don't need to be like this!"
"I'm not talking about that old-timer; you know I've always been very polite."
He bumped Kal-El's shoulder again.
"Are they the people you said you wanted to introduce to me?"
"That girl is not bad, very sexy, but unfortunately I have Pepper!"
"If I were still the playboy I used to be, I wouldn't mind..."
"Tony!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Kal-El.
Kal-El stared intently at Tony Stark.
"Listen, don't go around saying things like that, otherwise don't blame me if you get beaten to death!"
Tony suddenly turned his head and pointed at Kal-El.
"I won't be scared by you!"
"Stay away from them; now is not the time for you guys to meet."
Tony nodded, but Kal-El doubted he had listened at all.
Dr. Banner and Thor's group also walked over.
"Fortunately Earth still has the Justice League, otherwise the Avengers would be fighting alone, and we wouldn't know how much destruction those outrageous aliens would cause."
Thor held a large glass of beer and looked at Banner.
"Regardless, Loki is my brother!"
Banner suddenly explained.
"I didn't mean it that way, but it really was your brother who brought the Chitauri army to Earth!"
"He's adopted!"
Kal-El couldn't help laughing for a moment.
"I thought you guys had deep bonds!"
"Feelings are one thing; him liking to stab me in the back is another."
"That guy always likes to pull little tricks—who does he think he can fool!"
Thor arrogantly mocked Loki.
Seeing Thor's carefree attitude, the others didn't expose him.
Others might not know, but he could definitely fool you.
Natasha gently swirled a wine glass in one hand, while crossing her arms with the other, her sexy red lips moving continuously.
"But you don't look very smart, even though your muscles are well-developed."
Thor finished a large glass of beer in one gulp and suddenly set the glass aside.
He stood up and looked at the group.
"Do I look like someone without wisdom?"
The others nodded.
"Your taste is terrible; I am no simple-minded brute with developed limbs—only Hulk is."
Roar!
Banner suddenly shook his head violently, his face starting to change color.
"No no no, you can't let him out right now, he'll mess up our party."
Thor quickly stepped forward to appease Banner.
Roar!
Hulk's body suddenly burst through Dr. Banner's clothes, a large face instantly thrusting right in front of Thor, teeth tightly clenched.
"Hulk is not a brute!"
"Uh... I know, I only said that to get you to come out."
"I like you, big guy; Dr. Banner is so annoying, he always likes to say things people don't understand!"
"Let's be friends!"
Thor poured Hulk a full glass of beer, and just as he wanted to clink glasses with Hulk, a green fist instantly magnified.
Bang!
Thor was casually blasted away by Hulk, crashing into a nearby bar counter.
Hulk came before Kal-El and Tony, holding out a large beer glass with his big hand.
Tony looked at Kal-El and smiled.
"Looks like this big guy likes me!"
He held out his glass, wanting to clink glasses with Hulk.
But Hulk's glass moved away.
Extending it again!
Moving it away again!
Hulk looked at Kal-El, extending the glass in his hand in front of Kal-El.
"Hulk only clinks with friends!"
Tony: "..."
Kal-El smiled and extended his glass forward.
"Hulk is very smart!"
Hulk's mouth split open wide, showing how happy he was.
"Friend!"
Hulk clinked the glass in his hand with Kal-El's, and poured the beer into his mouth in one gulp.
Thor shook his head and walked over, not holding it against Hulk.
He wasn't afraid of Hulk, but Hulk was more like a childish kid.
There really was no need to fight him again.
Having tasted the flavor of the alcohol, Hulk started getting excited, beginning to clink glasses with each of them one by one.
Natasha and Hawkeye were also playing along with Hulk.
At this moment, Thor suddenly sat down on a nearby sofa, turning his head to look at the group.
"Earth doesn't have much going on for now, I'm going back to Asgard, is anyone willing to be a guest in Asgard?"
Hawkeye shook his head first.
"I want to stay home with my loved one and children! Busy with missions all these years, I've had very little time to accompany them."
"Understandable!"
Natasha also shook her head.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. still needs me, if I leave how is Barton going to take a vacation?"
The group all laughed.
Thor didn't wait for the group to answer, finding reasons for them himself.
He pointed at Tony Stark.
"You still have to research your tin can, or accompany your sexy girlfriend."
"Banner definitely won't go either; he has to deal with that troublesome girlfriend's father on Earth."
"Superman? I think you should take care of those two newly arrived mischievous kids of the Justice League."
Kal-El, however, shook his head.
"No, I'd be very glad to visit Asgard as a guest."
Chapter 124: Dark Elf Invasion
"What? Are you sure?"
Thor almost doubted he had heard wrong.
Kal-El nodded without hesitation.
"I am very interested in Asgard's magic and hope to exchange some knowledge with you all."
Thor immediately smiled happily.
"I think my mother Frigga's magic will open your eyes."
...
The next day, inside the Justice League base.
Kal-El looked at Faora.
"While I'm away, the base is left to you!"
Kal-El turned his head with lingering worry and glanced at Wanda and Pietro.
"Remember to keep an eye on them!"
Faora nodded.
"I will!"
Kal-El nodded and was just about to turn and leave when Wanda behind him suddenly spoke up.
"When are you coming back?"
Kal-El looked unexpectedly at Wanda, who was wearing a red leather jacket.
"I thought you'd jump for joy!"
"You would say, 'Wow, nobody is bossing us around anymore, we can do whatever we want!'"
Wanda raised an eyebrow.
"Now that I think about it, that feels pretty good!"
Kal-El didn't waste any more words with Wanda and went straight to the Avengers.
On the lawn, Kal-El and Thor stood side by side, looking at the Captain and Tony behind them.
"Goodbye!"
Thor raised the hammer in his hand toward the sky.
"Heimdall!"
The sky suddenly shot down a beam of colorful light and energy.
That was the famous Bifrost, a teleportation conduit capable of traversing endless distances.
Kal-El could feel that this Bifrost was like a space-time conduit, hiding an endless universe outside the conduit.
The figures of the two instantly crossed countless worlds along the Bifrost, and when they stopped, they had already appeared at the arrival point in Asgard.
Heimdall was wearing a suit of armor, leaning on his sword and standing quietly on the platform.
That sword was the key to activating the Bifrost.
"Heimdall, this is my friend Kal-El!"
"Hello, strong one from Midgard, welcome to Asgard!"
Kal-El nodded.
"Hello, Heimdall."
Led by Thor, Kal-El crossed the long sky walkway, and Odin was already waiting outside the palace with Frigga.
Arriving at the end of the walkway, Odin and Queen Friggacame forward to greet them.
"Welcome as a guest, Kal-El, we have fought before."
Kal-El smiled and nodded.
"I remember, that time with the hammer."
Thor was a bit baffled.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing!"
Kal-El followed Thor to tour Asgard.
The architecture here mixed ancient elements with a touch of science fiction style; magnificent palaces stretched endlessly, and air defense weapons were deployed at the highest points.
"You are the first friend I've ever had visit Asgard as a guest!"
Kal-El was somewhat surprised.
"You haven't brought Jane here before?"
Thor shook his head.
"My father is an old-timer, and I can feel that he is very dissatisfied with me having a human girlfriend."
Kal-El shook his head and smiled.
"I didn't expect there to be parents in the Realm of the Asgardians who hinder free love."
...
Kal-El stayed in Asgard and occasionally consulted Friggaon magic.
Frigga held nothing back regarding magical knowledge; as long as Kal-El was interested, she would teach him without reservation.
Transformation, phantom clones, spatial storage, telepathy, summoning spells.
Although Asgardian magic had many similarities with Kamar-Taj magic, their sources of energy were completely different.
Kamar-Taj magic was essentially a loan, with magical energy originating from dimensional gods.
Asgardian magic extracted cosmic energy directly from the universe, lacking Kamar-Taj's restrictions.
But Kal-El didn't understand why Loki, the top mage of the Nine Realms, was defeated so easily by the Sorcerer Supreme on Earth.
Falling in free fall for thirty minutes, he practically had no power to fight back at all.
Clearly being a mage, Loki always liked to stab people with daggers.
It seemed Loki had the heart of a warrior, yet lacked Thor's formidable close-combat ability, no wonder he always took a beating when facing enemies.
Kal-El thus stayed in Asgard, immersing himself in Asgard's magic library every day.
Kal-El wasn't worried about the situation on Earth.
As long as Darkseid didn't appear, with Faora and Arnold there, Earth wouldn't suffer any unexpected accidents.
Time slowly passed, and Kal-El buried himself in research in Asgard.
...
Half a year later.
Bang! Bang—!
A series of explosions suddenly came from outside the library, interrupting Kal-El, who was intensely studying magic.
Kal-El looked up and outward, seeing ships of bizarre shapes running amok across the Asgardian temple.
Although Asgard possessed quite a bit of anti-aircraft firepower, facing the overwhelming swarms of incoming ships, they could only be continuously destroyed.
Kal-El no longer stayed put, heading straight toward the temple.
Just as he flew up into the high altitude, several ships rushed toward him head-on.
Kal-El didn't care about the little fireworks released by the ships, crashing straight into them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kal-El's figure vanished into the sky, and the few ships behind him suddenly exploded out of control, falling downward while burning with flames.
Entering the temple, a group of Cursed Warriors were fiercely engaged in combat with the Asgardian temple guards.
The Cursed Warriors wielded laser weapons and were equipped with miniature wormhole grenades; every attack inevitably caused a temple guard to fall.
The temple guards wore armor and held shields and longswords, continuously falling to the ground under the onslaught of the Cursed Warriors.
Kal-El simply couldn't bear to watch.
This was the famous Asgard?
Not to mention being breached so easily, how could they even fail to resist Malekith's Cursed Warriors?
Kal-El didn't hesitate, his eyes instantly firing Heat Vision, sweeping across the Cursed Warriors with lightning speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Cursed Warriors who were besieging the temple guards were continuously sliced and pulverized by the Heat Vision.
Kal-El paid no attention to the temple guards gazing at him in astonishment, rushing straight into the inner temple.
Just as he entered the inner hall, Kal-El saw a Cursed Warrior thrust a short sword into Frigga's body.
Boom!
With a single punch blasted out, that Cursed Warrior immediately flew backward, shattering the wall of the inner hall.
Bang!
With an explosion, his entire body instantly turned into a bloody mist.
"What?"
Malekith immediately fled toward the door.
Bang!
The Thunder God Thor suddenly arrived holding Mjolnir, catching sight of Frigga lying on the ground at a glance.
He angrily threw the Mjolnir in his hand.
Bang!
Malekith, who was about to jump down from the temple, was suddenly hit and instantly plummeted from the temple.
At this moment, a ship suddenly flew beneath the temple, catching the falling Malekith.
Thor came before Frigga, his eyes filled with tears when he saw Frigga's injuries.
"Mother..."
Kal-El suddenly spoke up, interrupting their sentimental moment.
"Step aside, she will be fine."
Thor immediately stepped aside excitedly, looking at Kal-Elwith anticipation.
Golden light flashed in Kal-El's eyes, and two golden beams instantly pierced through Frigga's body.
Omega Beams, restore!
Boom!
The beams struck Frigga, yet brought no harm to Friggawhatsoever.
Frigga's wounds healed in an instant, leaving not a trace of injury.
Her complexion also quickly regained its rosy glow.
Thor hurried forward.
"Mother, how do you feel?"
Frigga felt her physical state, looking at Kal-El in some surprise.
She immediately placed her arm across her chest and bowed to Kal-El, and Thor beside her also bowed along with Frigga.
"Thank you, Kal-El, you have saved my life!"
Kal-El shook his head.
"This is nothing at all!"
At this moment, Odin finally walked over.
"I, Lord of Asgard, express my most sincere gratitude to you!"
He looked at Frigga on the side.
"You saved my most beloved queen; this is the greatest grace to Asgard."
Chapter 125: Ether Particles and the Tesseract
All the invaders in the temple were wiped out, and Thor walked over to Kal-El with his hammer.
"Why didn't you keep Malekith? I know that with your strength, he wouldn't have had a chance to escape."
"Because the Aether particles inside Jane Foster haven't been extracted yet. As long as the Aether is inside her, her life will be in danger."
Thor nodded.
"What should I do?"
"I think you can take Jane and draw the snake out of its hole; Malekith will not let go of the Aether."
Thor frowned slightly.
"Will she be in danger?"
Kal-El smiled. "Thor, you really are a romantic fool."
"I will follow behind you."
"As long as Malekith takes the Aether out of Jane, Malekithwill be useless!"
Thor also wore a ferocious smile.
"I will let him taste the power of Mjolnir."
"However, you can't just go like this. I think your brother, known as the God of Mischief, should be able to come in handy!"
"Loki!"
Thor nodded.
"He's always good at playing these tricks, and I need to persuade him."
"I just hope he won't stab me in the back again."
After much earnest persuasion from Thor, Loki finally agreed to help Thor go to Svartalfheim, the territory of the Dark Elves.
Kal-El followed far behind their spaceship.
After a long time, the spaceship arrived at the Dark World.
There were no plants here, no other colors, only endless dark gray.
The entire sky was also hazy and gray.
Thor and Loki brought Jane down from the spaceship, and ahead, Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elf race, also appeared with a Cursed Warrior.
Suddenly, an invisible magical energy spread out.
Illusion!
At this moment, Loki reached out his hands and presented them in front of Thor.
"Do you still not trust me, brother?"
Thor removed the shackles binding Loki's hands and glanced at Loki expressionlessly.
"Can you trust yourself?"
Thor turned his head to look at Malekith in the distance.
"No!"
Loki answered Thor softly, while one hand pulled out a sharp dagger from behind.
Without hesitation, he instantly stabbed the dagger toward Thor.
Stab!
"Ah!"
Thor suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his abdomen, and a dagger sank deeply into Thor's body.
Loki threw Thor down the small hill and jumped down right after.
"Do you think I care about you guys?"
He walked quickly to Thor, the dagger in his hand exuding a cold gleam.
Thor held his wound tightly with one hand and reached out with the other, trying to summon Mjolnir.
Loki understood Thor's purpose; he knew he couldn't let Thor successfully get Mjolnir, otherwise Thor's combat power would skyrocket.
The moment Mjolnir was about to return to Thor's hand, he swung the dagger again.
Stab!
Another cold gleam flashed, and the dagger quickly slashed across Thor's arm.
"Ah——!"
Thor let out a painful roar, holding his severed arm and shouting.
"Thor!"
Jane hurriedly chased after them in a disheveled state, coming to Thor's side to check on his injuries.
Loki on the side suddenly pulled Jane up and threw Thor toward Malekith.
"Malekith, I have brought the Aether. This is a gift for you, as long as you help me destroy Asgard."
Malekith was also a bit confused at this moment, failing to understand what this fellow was up to.
"I helped you guys in the cells of Asgard before; I was the one who guided you to the inner chambers of Asgard."
Malekith looked at the Cursed Warrior beside him, and a Cursed Warrior immediately nodded.
Although there were still some doubts, the Aether was inside the human in front of him, and he couldn't afford to waste time on an Asgardian traitor.
He nodded.
"I will give you what you want."
He no longer cared about Thor and Loki lying on the ground, suddenly extending his palm and controlling Jane Foster to float up.
A black magical energy gradually emerged from his palm, drilling into Jane Foster's body.
Countless dark energies surged into Jane's body.
"Ah ah——!"
Jane immediately groaned in pain.
As time passed, the Aether was finally successfully stripped from Jane's body by Malekith.
Like a layer of viscous muddy water surging toward Malekith's body.
At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded.
"Thanks for your little gift."
A golden portal suddenly opened, and Kal-El's figure rushed out from it, instantly blocking Malekith's way.
His hands were filled with a magical energy, grabbing the surging Aether into his hands.
Malekith's eyes widened in disbelief that anyone would dare to snatch the Aether he was determined to get right in his own territory.
"Damn it!"
He immediately rushed toward Kal-El, wanting to snatch the Aether back from Kal-El's hands.
Kal-El didn't give him a chance; seeing Malekith rush over, he casually threw a punch.
Bam!
This punch instantly blew Malekith and the several Cursed Warriors behind him flying.
"Oh god! It's this monster!"
Loki suddenly took a step back, afraid that Kal-El would look at him unfavorably and hit him again.
Kal-El looked at the red gem in his hand, flipped his palm, and the Reality Stone instantly disappeared from his hand.
Spatial Storage!
At this time, Malekith in the distance slowly got up, his eyes filled with anger as he looked at Kal-El.
"Damn Midgardian, you shall pay for everything you have done..."
Boom!
Two golden beams instantly pierced through his body and quickly pierced through the bodies of a group of Cursed Warriors behind him.
They quickly decomposed in front of the powerful Omega Beams, disappearing into this dark world in the blink of an eye.
Kal-El turned his head to look at Thor and asked with some confusion.
"What was he going to say?"
"Probably that you'll pay the price!"
Loki nodded at Kal-El.
"You're welcome!"
Now that he had obtained the Reality Stone and saved Thor's mother for him, Kal-El had no need to stay in Asgard anymore.
Asgard Temple.
"You're leaving?"
Kal-El nodded.
"I've stayed in Asgard for a long time, it's time to go back!"
At this moment, Odin walked over with Queen Frigga.
"Kal-El, thank you for everything you have done for Asgard!"
Kal-El just smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome."
"Since you are interested in the Aether, I think you will like this."
Odin reached out his hand, and a cube emitting blue light appeared in his palm.
The Tesseract, or rather, the Space Stone.
The surprise in Kal-El's eyes did not escape Frigga's eyes.
"It seems you are very interested in it."
Kal-El didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to take it.
"Thanks!"
Now Kal-El had the Mind Scepter on Earth, and now he had obtained the Reality Stone and the Space Stone.
Three of the six Infinity Stones had already been obtained.
Was he going to take over from Thanos and become the director of the family planning office?
However, having these stones kept by Kal-El was better than being snatched away by Thanos.
He probably couldn't snatch the stones from Kal-El's hands either.
Kal-El soon arrived at the Bifrost under the watchful eyes of Odin and the others.
"Heimdall, sorry to trouble you!"
Heimdall smiled and nodded.
"You're welcome, you are Asgard's most distinguished guest."
As the familiar rainbow appeared, Kal-El instantly disappeared from Asgard.
Bam!
Just as he returned to the Justice League, Kal-El saw a figure wearing a red and gold battle suit shooting backward.
Chapter 126 Powerful Chaos Magic
"What is going on?"
Kal-El was somewhat puzzled, but he quickly understood what had happened.
Wanda, wearing a red leather jacket, raised her hands, and crimson Chaos Magic spread out from her palms.
Tony Stark, who had just landed, was once again controlled by Wanda and suspended in the air.
Wanda suddenly flicked her hand to the side, and Tony Stark instantly crashed toward the distant ground like a cannonball.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
His body bounced a few times on the ground and slid for dozens of meters before slowly coming to a halt.
"Listen, if you make another move, I won't be polite!"
Wanda's eyes were tinged with crimson as she stared fixedly at Tony.
"Tony Stark, your weapons killed my parents, and today you will pay the price for this."
She glared angrily at Tony, but her hands didn't stop moving in the slightest.
The crimson Chaos Magic rushed toward Tony once again.
Tony was also provoked by Wanda's attack, and his repulsor ray suddenly fired.
Boom!
This blast was very fast, but it didn't cause a single ripple in front of Wanda's Chaos Magic.
Just as he was about to attack again, he suddenly found himself unable to move, controlled by Wanda's Chaos Magic.
"Where did Kal-El find such a monster!"
Boom!
With another loud bang, he slammed heavily onto the ground once more.
Wanda still hadn't vented her anger; the Chaos Magic in her hands tightly wrapped around Tony's Iron Armor.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Controlled by Wanda's powerful Chaos Magic, Tonycouldn't make any movements and was continuously smashed into the ground under Wanda's manipulation.
"Brat, I'm getting angry!"
"Full attack mode!"
Swish!
The armor suddenly transformed into its second form, with sleeker lines and all weapons and equipment fully activated.
Swish!
The thrusters behind him suddenly erupted with a powerful thrust, and he shot quickly toward Wanda.
In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Wanda.
He threw a punch, but his fist suddenly sank into a quagmire of energy.
A trace of a bizarre smile played on the corners of Wanda's mouth.
"Tony Stark, is that all the skill you have?"
She waved her hands violently, and Tony instantly took off, thrown into mid-air by Wanda.
She pushed her hands forward, and an even more condensed stream of Chaos Magic instantly shot toward Tony in mid-air.
Boom!
Tony's eyes widened as mini-missiles were launched, shooting toward the incoming magical energy.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
That crimson magical energy instantly tore all the incoming missiles to shreds and swiftly slammed into Tony's Iron Armor.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the Iron Armor was blasted far away by this powerful energy.
Long after, another loud explosion came from the distant ground.
The ground was densely covered with cracks.
Tony's brain almost stopped functioning.
He propped his fists on the ground, wanting to get up again.
Boom!
He knelt on one knee, his body feeling as though a great mountain had been placed on his back.
Wanda still didn't stop, continuously controlling Tony's movements.
In another battlefield, Quicksilver was fighting the captain.
Relying on his peerless speed, he continuously shuttled around the captain.
Boom!
The captain was on guard when his body was suddenly flipped up.
His body crashed heavily to the ground.
Pietro stopped moving and walked past Steve Rogers.
"Didn't expect that?"
After speaking, he turned into an afterimage again and disappeared before the captain's eyes.
Steve shook his head with a smile, sprang up with a carp leap, and vigilantly looked at the surrounding afterimages.
Boom!
With another powerful impact, his body was instantly sent flying.
He suddenly placed the shield in his hand beneath him to protect his body, reducing the damage from the fall.
Landing again, he quickly got up and carefully observed the opponent's attack rhythm.
Suddenly, he violently flung the shield in his hand backward.
His shield shot backward at high speed, but Quicksilverappeared right in front of the shield at that moment, crashing straight into it.
A flash of astonishment appeared in Quicksilver's eyes, and he immediately stopped his momentum and bent down to dodge.
Boom!
With a muffled thud, Steve Rogers's aerial spin kick had already landed on his chest.
Pietro's body was thrown backward several meters, and he clutched his chest as he looked at Steve Rogers walking over.
"How did you figure it out?"
Steve Rogers smiled slightly.
"Anticipating."
Pietro was instantly petrified.
"Also, don't let the enemy grasp your attack rhythm during a fight."
Faced with Steve Rogers's kind reminder, Pietro couldn't muster any ill feelings.
He nodded and looked at Steve with an expression of admiration.
"You're the first person I've met who could catch me while I was attacking."
Steve reached out and pulled Pietro up from the ground.
"Kid, I've been through countless battles, and you're still young with plenty of room for improvement."
"As long as you practice more, you'll definitely become a powerful superhero."
At this time, Wanda also came to Tony's side, and the Chaos Magic still shrouded Tony's armor.
Tony looked at Wanda, whose eyes were red.
"Little girl, you just wait, Superman will help me get revenge."
The movement in Wanda's hands paused for a moment.
"That's a matter for after he comes back; right now I just want to teach you a profound lesson."
"What?"
Tony tilted his head.
"You're not going to kill me?"
Wanda stared expressionlessly at Tony.
"I wanted to kill you, but he wouldn't allow it, so I've decided to beat you up every single time I see you from now on."
Tony suddenly felt that the girl in front of him was unreasonable.
"I'm warning you, if you make another move, I won't be polite anymore."
Wanda laughed in exasperation at Tony.
"You are no match for me."
Just as she was about to continue her attack, a familiar voice suddenly came over.
"Stop, haven't you made enough of a fuss?"
The movement in Wanda's hands stopped, and the crimson Chaos Magic in her hands gradually disappeared.
She turned her head to look at Kal-El.
"I thought you wouldn't come back."
Kal-El looked at Tony, who was struggling to get up nearby.
"Kal-El, I was just letting the kid win, you know that."
Kal-El chuckled lightly and didn't call out Tony's desperate attempt to save face.
Wanda's eyes emitted an eerie red glow.
"I already showed mercy!"
Kal-El nodded.
"I know, I'm honored that you could listen to my words."
At this moment, Tony suddenly draped his arm over Kal-El's shoulder.
"Man, she almost beat me to death, and we're just leaving it at that?"
Kal-El frowned slightly.
"Wasn't it you who said you were letting her win?"
"My point is that she needs some discipline, otherwise she'll definitely run wild in the future."
At this time, Steve Rogers and Quicksilver walked over together.
Tony's gaze looking at the captain held a bit of grievance.
"I almost got beaten to death, and you were over there playing kids' games with this long-distance runner."
Steve Rogers suddenly froze for a moment.
"Weren't you letting the kid win? She kept tossing you back and forth like she was playing a game."
"..."
In the base's rest area, Tony had already taken off his armor.
His face still retained a trace of flushed redness, and he looked at Wanda and Pietro nearby with an apologetic gaze.
"Although I didn't know, and that wasn't my intention, I still have to apologize."
"I apologize for the harm caused to you by Stark Industries' weapons."
Tony looked earnestly at the two of them.
"I never meant to hurt anyone; ever since I came back from the Ten Rings, I realized that Stark Industries' weapons had already caused harm to many people."
"That's why I shut down Stark Industries' weapons division."
"I established the Department of Damage Control with the military precisely to minimize the harm of war to those innocent people."
"I know this doesn't make up for past mistakes..."
He fell silent, and only after a long time did he speak again.
"Anyway, I'm sorry!"
Chapter 127: Stepping into the Cosmos
Wanda got up and walked towards the huge floor-to-ceiling window, her gaze piercing through the glass and looking out.
"We accept your apology, but I hate you."
Tony didn't mind Wanda's words either.
"It's human nature. Just like how I similarly hate that friend of the Captain."
...
Deep in the universe, a barren planet.
Not a blade of grass grew here, and the ground was covered in a yellowish-brown hue everywhere.
Titan.
A tall figure with purple skin sat quietly on the throne.
Below were his four capable subordinates.
Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian.
"My respected lord, a new protector has appeared on Earth, and Odin's son Loki left the Mind Scepter behind on Earth."
Ebony Maw knelt on one knee.
Thanos slowly clenched his fists.
"What kind of people are they?"
Ebony Maw crossed his arm horizontally, and a projection appeared on his arm, with the figures of Kal-El, Faora, and Arnold flashing through the projection.
"They call themselves the Justice League, led by Kal-El, and their combat power far exceeds that of the Avengers."
"They easily defeated the Chitauri army, utterly defeating that mage who likes to stab people in the back."
"Earth currently has the Time Stone and the mind stone."
"The Reality Stone was obtained by Malekith, but he was also defeated by the Justice League, and the Reality Stonemay have also fallen into the hands of the Justice League."
"As for the Space Stone, it is currently only known to have appeared in Asgard before."
Looking at the figures of Kal-El, Faora, and the other three in the projection, Thanos got up from the throne.
"We need allies, powerful allies."
The few people below knelt on one knee in unison.
"As you command, my respected lord!"
"Orb and the Soul Stone must be obtained as soon as possible. I have no patience to play trading games with Ronan anymore."
Corvus Glaive looked up at Thanos.
"We will retrieve Orb for you, my lord!"
"Is there any news about Gamora?"
Ebony Maw shook his head.
"It seems that her investigation into the Soul Stone has made no progress."
Thanos fell silent, not knowing what he was thinking about.
...
Earth, Kamar-Taj.
Kal-El sat opposite the Ancient One, the tea table in front of them overflowing with the aroma of tea.
"Master, I want to know how to return to the original universe!"
The Ancient One picked up the tea cup and slowly took a sip.
"According to what you said, you broke the spatial boundary wall during the battle with Darkseid, and came here by coincidence!"
Kal-El nodded.
"This method is very unstable, and I am not confident I can return there through this method again."
Master Ancient One put down the tea cup in her hand.
"The power of the Space Stone is very strong; it can allow you to cross endless distances."
Kal-El suddenly frowned.
"But it cannot let me cross the cosmic boundary wall; it can only allow me to teleport long distances within the known universe."
The Ancient One smiled.
"This method of teleportation has already touched upon the multiverse; having only one Space Stone is naturally not enough."
"What do you mean?"
"If you can collect all six complete stones and use the power of other stones to provide energy for the Space Stone, there will be a possibility of breaking through the multiverse."
Kal-El was stunned for a moment, a slight smile slowly curling up the corners of his mouth.
"But the Time Stone should be very important to Kamar-Taj."
The Ancient One refilled Kal-El's cup with new tea.
"If you can collect the other five infinity stones, then Kamar-Taj wouldn't mind helping you out."
"Of course, Kamar-Taj also requires something in return."
Kal-El looked earnestly at Master Ancient One.
"No matter what the request is, I will do my best!"
"The Dark Dimension demon Dormammu has always coveted Earth, and at the appropriate time, I will need you to lend a hand."
Kal-El nodded quickly without a trace of reluctance.
"That's naturally no problem!"
Walking out the door, Kal-El turned his head again to look at the Ancient One behind him.
"Master, I hope you won't easily give up your life; Earth still needs you."
The Ancient One slightly pursed her lips, shook her head, and smiled.
"I will!"
Leaving Kamar-Taj, Kal-El hovered in mid-air.
Since he had already obtained three infinity stones, Kal-Elintended to collect the other stones as well.
Not only to return to the original universe, but also for the safety of Earth.
Thanos, if you want to snatch the infinity stones, then come find me!
As for the parting advice to Master Ancient One, it was also to put another layer of insurance on Earth.
Just in case Kal-El wasn't on Earth and some aliens invaded again.
One month later, Justice League.
That sole spaceship of the Justice League was quietly parked in the training ground.
Three quinjets were parked in the spaceship's hangar.
Sharon Carter put the luggage in her hands into the spaceship, and turned to look at Wanda aside.
"I can't believe I just joined the Justice League and am already going on an interstellar voyage with you guys."
Wanda's eyes flickered with a nameless expectation.
"We will take care of you, our pilot, after all, you don't have any superpowers!"
Sharon Carter suddenly tapped her wrist, and a body-fitting nano-armor rapidly covered her skin.
"Sorry to disappoint you."
Wanda curled her lips.
"Is that stuff from that annoying arms dealer again?"
Sharon shook her head helplessly.
"Wanda, you can't always be like this. This was made through the cooperation of Superman and Tony."
"After all, I'm not a freak with superpowers like you guys; I still need some special weapons on alien planets."
"I'm not targeting you."
"..."
Beneath the spaceship, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury, Deputy Director Hill, Avengers Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Hawkeye Barton, Black Widow Natasha, and Bruce Banner were seeing Kal-El off.
"Must you leave?"
Tony stepped forward and asked.
Kal-El smiled.
"I need to obtain six infinity stones so that I have a chance to return to the original universe."
Steve Rogers looked at Kal-El.
"Isn't it good here?"
"It's very good here, it's just missing something!"
Nick Fury stood in front of Kal-El and smiled.
"You just hijacked a senior S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and my quinjet; I've taken a huge loss!"
"Your S.H.I.E.L.D. shouldn't be short of these."
"Anyway, we respect your decision."
Natasha stepped forward and gave Kal-El a hug.
"Come back soon, Earth needs the Justice League, and the Avengers also need Superman!"
Kal-El smiled.
"I will!"
Tony and the others on the side also stepped forward one after another.
Tony suddenly hugged Kal-El and patted Kal-El on the back.
"Don't forget, Earth still has your friends."
After hugging several people one by one, Kal-El looked at Nick Fury who was spreading his arms.
He looked at Kal-El, waiting for an embrace.
"You can't play favorites!"
Sharon Carter at the spaceship hatch suddenly smiled as she looked at the few people outside.
"Their relationship is really good!"
Just as Kal-El was about to turn and leave, he suddenly remembered something.
He took out a flip phone modified by Aiki from behind and handed it to Tony.
"If anything happens on Earth, remember to send me a message, and I'll rush over in the shortest time possible."
Tony took the phone and looked it over.
"A bit old-fashioned, but I'll take good care of it!"
Nick Fury's eyes on the side were full of envy.
"Don't we have one?"
Kal-El shook his head helplessly.
"I certainly don't want to receive a batch of harassing messages every day."
"Also, the Skrulls can no longer stay on Earth. They have already posed a threat to Earth, and you can't control them."
Having said that, Kal-El immediately turned around and boarded the spaceship.
"The Skrulls?"
Tony and Captain America and the others on the side turned to look at Nick Fury.
"We need an explanation!"
Chapter 128: Forging the Gauntlet
Nick Fury suddenly shook his head.
"Damn it, why did Superman have to make trouble for me before leaving? As expected, he harbors malice towards my skin color."
"No! Director Fury, do not change the subject."
Captain America looked at Nick Fury earnestly.
"No one is discriminating against your skin color; we just want to know about the Skrulls mentioned by Superman."
Tony leaned against the edge of the table with one hand in his pocket.
"Director Fury, it seems you have created some trouble without any of us knowing."
"We have the right to know all the truth that threatens the Earth."
Captain America gazed at Nick Fury, and the others also looked over, waiting for his reply.
"Fine, I will confess everything!"
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, the Triskelion.
After hearing Nick Fury's words, the Avengers members found it somewhat unbelievable.
"I think I understand!"
Tony stepped forward to explain it for Nick Fury.
"You mean they are an alien race whose planet was destroyed by the Krees, and they were exiled to Earth."
"And then you and some strange captain helped them and arranged for them to live on Earth."
"They also have the ability to change their appearance at will and can turn into anyone."
"Oh God!"
Tony suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Their ability makes them great material for agents, right?"
Nick Fury still looked somewhat proud.
Tony turned around and stared at Nick Fury.
"This is terrifying. I certainly don't want Pepper to suddenly give me a surprise one day and turn into that kind of green-skinned alien."
Natasha suddenly drew her gun, aiming the muzzle at Nick Fury.
"Who are you right now? A Skrull? Talos?"
Nick Fury quickly raised his hands.
"I am not a Skrull, Agent Romanoff!"
"Sorry, we need to confirm."
Natasha suddenly grabbed Nick Fury's hand, took out a small knife, and quickly slashed it.
"Oh! There is no need for such testing, Agent Romanoff!"
Seeing the bright red blood flowing from Director Fury's hand, Natasha let out a sigh of relief.
"For now, he is still the real one!"
"Director Fury, you need to arrange for them to leave Earth as soon as possible and have that alien captain help them find a new home quickly."
"We certainly don't want to constantly guard against being impersonated by aliens."
Nick Fury was still unwilling to compromise.
"They are peace-loving and will not be enemies to humanity."
Banner stood up and looked at Nick Fury.
"That is because their numbers are small and they cannot control the entire world."
"But with this special ability, they can completely and silently replace human government officials and presidents!"
"They have the ability to effortlessly steal humanity's highest power."
Nick Fury shook his head.
"I can control them."
"No, you cannot control them. You are just an ordinary human; don't think about making those alien races completely obey your commands."
Steve Rogers shattered Nick Fury's fantasy.
"Director Fury, I suppose you wouldn't want to see Superman handle this matter personally. The Skrulls must evacuate Earth as soon as possible."
Nick Fury turned his head and glanced at the few people; no one supported him in continuing to cooperate with the Skrulls.
He suddenly nodded helplessly.
"I will notify Captain Marvel and have her find a habitable planet as soon as possible."
The few of them walked out of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Tonysuddenly asked.
"Who is that Captain Marvel? She has never appeared whenever Earth has troubles."
"There are still many living planets in the universe, and Carol needs to protect them."
Fury's voice came from behind.
Tony shook his head and smiled with a hint of sarcasm.
"Still a cosmic cop, but Earth's huge mess hasn't been resolved yet!"
"Isn't she an Earthling?"
Nick Fury remained expressionless.
"Yes!"
Tony shrugged.
"This superhero leaves Earth alone and runs so far away to manage alien planets!"
...
Inside the spaceship, Aiki was sitting in the cockpit piloting the ship, while explaining the key points of piloting to Sharon Carter sitting beside her.
"First like this... then like that... finally like this..."
Sharon Carter asked doubtfully.
"That's all it takes?"
"Of course, it's very simple. This spaceship isn't so easily crashed."
Faora walked over from behind.
"Aiki, you must not mess around!"
"Where is our destination?"
Kal-El turned his head to look out the window.
"Nidavellir, a place capable of forging legendary weapons."
Aiki quickly searched on the spaceship's star map ahead.
"Found it, but we need to perform several space jumps."
Kal-El nodded.
"Very good, prepare to initiate space jumps."
The few of them returned to their seats one after another, getting ready for the sprint.
Aiki glanced at the nervous Sharon Carter beside her.
"You are fortunate to witness the speed of the Justice spaceship."
She immediately activated the faster-than-light engine, and a dazzling beam of light suddenly erupted from the rear of the spaceship.
Space jump, initiated.
Boom!
The spaceship flying at a constant speed suddenly accelerated and shot out again, instantly crashing into the void ahead.
The empty space suddenly burst open into a large hole, and the spaceship quickly rushed into the opening.
Bang!
Everything before their eyes seemed to turn into nothingness, and various colorful lights were dazzlingly bright.
The people in the spaceship couldn't feel the passage of time at all; they crossed countless light-years in an instant.
Their spaceship seemed to completely ignore distance limitations, constantly flashing across the empty universe.
Suddenly, the spaceship rushed into an unknown void again, and Kal-El turned his head to look out the window.
An alien with a big head and glowing eyes wearing a blue-black cloak stood quietly on a cliff of a planet.
Beside him, several slender cloaked figures stood quietly.
The Watcher!
Kal-El's mouth curled up slightly, not expecting to encounter this group of mysterious figures.
In the blink of an eye, the spaceship jumped again, disappearing into the vast universe.
The Watcher with the largest head below suddenly turned to look at his companion beside him.
"Can he see us?"
The several companions beside him looked at each other.
"Should be able to!"
"..."
Boom!
With the spaceship's final jump, a planet that seemed to be burning came into view.
Nidavellir has arrived!
The spaceship entered Nidavellir and landed on an open space.
A group of dwarves suddenly appeared around, holding various weapons and surrounding the spaceship in the middle.
"What a magical race."
Sharon Carter couldn't help but exclaim.
Kal-El opened the cabin door and stepped down from the spaceship wearing the Superman suit.
"Alien visitors, why have you come to Nidavellir?"
Dwarf King Eitri walked over, his 5.4-meter height full of oppression.
Kal-El hovered mid-air, looking at Dwarf King Eitri at eye level.
"I am Kal-El, from Midgard, introduced by the God of Thunder Thor to come to Nidavellir to forge weapons."
"Thor's friend?"
Eitri lowered his vigilance.
Thor is the prince of Asgard.
As Nidavellir is one of the Nine Realms ruled by Asgard, they have forged countless weapons and equipment for Asgard.
Since this guest knows Thor, he should also be treated warmly.
"Hello, I am Dwarf King Eitri, and also the chief blacksmith of Nidavellir."
While Kal-El and the others were resting, he immediately sent a message to Asgard.
At this moment, Thor suddenly received Eitri's message and was also somewhat puzzled.
"Superman is in Nidavellir?"
However, out of trust in Kal-El, he did not deny their relationship.
Eitri completely let down his guard.
"Respected guest, what do you want to forge?"
"I want to forge a gauntlet capable of carrying the infinity stones."
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"What!"
Kal-El added another sentence.
"I will have Thor give you all the resources needed!"
Dwarf King Eitri was surprised.
"A gauntlet capable of carrying the infinity stones? This is an extremely powerful weapon."
"It needs to be forged using the core of a dying planet."
Kal-El frowned.
"Is it difficult?"
Eitri smiled proudly.
"Difficult. Among the Nine Realms ruled by Asgard, or even in the known universe, no one can forge such an artifact."
"But we can. Forging such a powerful artifact is a small challenge for us."
"Yet we can accomplish it."
He turned and left, his massive body gradually fading into the distance.
Kal-El's voice came from behind.
"Put it on Thor's tab; I know a planet core is no cheap stone."
Eitri waved his hand.
"Since the guest is Thor's friend, we will not charge a fee."
"As the universe's most famous forging center, Nidavellirnever lacks resources for crafting weapons."
"Can you help me forge another sword? Use Uru metal."
Eitri suddenly stopped walking.
Thor's friend really didn't hold back.
He turned around and looked at Kal-El.
"Respected guest, what other requests do you have?"
"If possible, add a shield and a spear!"
"Put it on Thor's tab."
"..."
Dwarf King Eitri was petrified, wondering if Thor knew he had already racked up a tab in Nidavellir.
Eitri nodded and turned to leave.
"Friends, you need to wait a few days in Nidavellir."
Kal-El smiled.
"Many thanks!"
The group temporarily stayed in Nidavellir.
Thor couldn't stay put in Asgard, and the next day he came to Nidavellir through the Bifrost.
"Thor, you came at just the right time."
Kal-El suddenly laughed.
"Kal-El, it seems you've never smiled like this before!"
Thor looked at Kal-El uncomprehendingly.
"I forged some trinkets here, and as a friend, I need you to help me pay the expenses."
Thor immediately patted his chest.
"Of course, this is just a small matter!"
Thor and Kal-El found Dwarf King Eitri together.
"Thor, Nidavellir welcomes your arrival."
"This friend of mine forged some small things here, and I will pay the required compensation for him."
Eitri, however, shook his head and smiled.
"Since this guest is a friend of Asgard, Nidavellir will not charge any compensation."
Thor frowned.
"I, Thor, never welsh on a debt. Even if I am the prince of Asgard, we need fair trade and cannot infringe upon Nidavellir's interests."
Eitri said indifferently.
"This friend of yours used a planet core."
The smile on Thor's face gradually disappeared.
"Then ask my father for it!"
Kal-El: "..."
The prince of Asgard couldn't even afford this?
Perhaps the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so Thor suddenly stood up and left.
"I have things to do and need to go back to Asgard!"
Under Kal-El's watchful eyes, he raised Mjolnir in his hand and instantly disappeared under the guidance of the Bifrost.
Is this considered running out on the bill?
...
In Knowhere, the Guardians of the Galaxy—Quill, the Raccoon, Gamora, Drax, and Groot—successfully escaped from Xandar.
To find a good buyer for Orb, they came to the Collector's residence in Knowhere.
The moment the Collector saw Orb, his eyes widened.
"Very good, how much do you want?"
"Four billion!"
"Deal!"
He slowly took Orb and introduced the origin of the infinity stones to everyone.
"Before the birth of the universe, there were six singularities. After the Big Bang, these singularity fragments were forged into six stones."
A projection appeared in front of them, demonstrating the process of the Big Bang and the birth of the stones as he explained.
He didn't stop and paced slowly.
"Time, Space, Soul, Power, Mind, Reality—each gem possesses unique and powerful strength."
The Collector slowly stepped forward, gazing obsessively at the Power Stone floating in the special storage device.
"This is simply the most perfect creation in the universe."
Smack!
Peter Quill suddenly slapped his forehead.
"What's wrong?"
"The bid was too low!"
Gamora suddenly gave Quill a contemptuous look.
"You are so shameless!"
Boom!
Suddenly, the Collector's body flew sideways, slamming heavily into a nearby collection cabinet.
Ebony Maw's thin figure appeared in the collection room.
An orb suddenly appeared in his hand, and he put the floating Power Stone inside.
"Hey, you can take it, but you can't short me on my four billion."
Star-Lord pointed a gun at Ebony Maw.
Ebony Maw suddenly crooked his finger, and the gun in Peter Quill's hand suddenly broke free from his control, instantly turning its muzzle to aim at Star-Lord.
At this moment, Gamora suddenly rushed up holding a short baton crackling with electricity.
Ebony Maw raised his palm again, and all the surrounding collectibles instantly levitated, shooting rapidly toward Gamora.
"You betrayed the lord!"
Boom! Boom! Boom——!
Gamora waved the short baton in her hand, smashing the incoming collectibles one by one.
Rocket Raccoon suddenly hugged an energy cannon made of alien technology and pointed it at Ebony Maw.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He continuously pulled the trigger, and Ebony Maw quickly dodged.
Powerful energy bullets constantly exploded in the collection room, and the collection pieces inside were continuously blown into fragments.
"Stop blowing things up, I beg you..."
The Collector lay on the ground, looking at his collection room wishing he could cry but having no tears left.
These were his favorite collections; he didn't expect them to turn into ruins within a single day.
Groot's two arms grew rapidly, and long branches stabbed toward Ebony Maw.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the branches shattered, and an alien warrior holding an ultimate blade appeared beside Ebony Maw.
The double-bladed glaive in his hand flickered with cold light.
"Oh god, another one's here. We might as well just run for it."
Peter Quill caught the flying Groot, quickly turning his head to look at Gamora.
"Let's go!"
Rocket Raccoon immediately scrambled out on all fours, and Gamora followed closely behind.
Ebony Maw floated his body, like an elegant gentleman.
He gently raised his hand, and the surrounding debris and fragments levitated again, instantly transforming into sharp arrowheads.
With a gentle wave of his hand, all the arrowheads whistled forward instantly.
Swoosh——!
"Ah!"
At this critical moment, Drax suddenly grabbed the door of the collection room and blocked behind the group, stopping all the incoming arrows.
The group quickly escaped the collection room, and just as they were about to board the spaceship, Corvus Glaivesuddenly appeared.
The sharp blade in his hand exuded a cold light.
"Gamora, stop putting up a futile resistance!"
Just as Gamora was about to step forward, Star-Lordsuddenly grabbed her arm.
"Dum dum, dum dum——"
As the music played, Star-Lord's body moved to the rhythm of the music. Every wave of his hand and every kick hit the beat precisely.
His rhythmic dance moves were fully displayed in front of Corvus Glaive.
"What are you doing?"
Corvus Glaive was also filled with confusion at this moment.
Is the person in front of him really not an idiot?
It wasn't until he saw Ronan's figure appear that Star-Lordstopped his actions.
"I was just buying time!"
He suddenly shouted loudly to Ronan not far away.
"Orb is in their hands!"
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Hearing about Orb, Ronan instinctively reacted.
He looked up in the direction the voice came from.
A warrior holding a peculiarly shaped double-bladed glaive suddenly turned to look over.
Without hesitation, he leaped fiercely, smashing the Kree warhammer in his hand toward Corvus Glaive ahead.
Bang!
Corvus Glaive held his glaive horizontally, blocking this hammer strike.
His body was instantly sent flying by this immense recoil force.
"Hurry and leave."
Peter Quill grabbed Gamora's arm, wanting to board the spaceship with the others.
Massive stones suddenly shot over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The few dodged around, but were still blown away by this powerful impact force.
Ebony Maw flicked his fingers slightly, and a long iron chain instantly wrapped around Gamora.
"Gamora!"
Star-Lord suddenly ran toward Gamora, wanting to grab her as she was being dragged backward by the iron chain.
Rocket Raccoon on the side, however, grabbed his arm.
"Leave here first, then find a way to save her."
Groot extended his arms, and long branches tightly wrapped around Star-Lord's waist.
Swoosh!
He exerted force abruptly, pulling Star-Lord and Rocket into the spaceship.
Rocket Raccoon didn't hesitate at all and immediately sat in the pilot's seat of the spaceship.
Engine started!
Boom!
The spaceship left the battlefield, and Ronan was suddenly kicked away by Corvus Glaive.
"Ronan, do you want to make an enemy of the master?"
Corvus Glaive pressed the glaive in his hand against Ronan's chest.
Ronan shook his head.
"I signed an agreement with Thanos, I am responsible for finding Orb, and he is going to help me destroy Xandar."
"Besides, how do I know you and that woman Gamoraaren't accomplices?"
Corvus Glaive withdrew his glaive.
"The master has no interest in playing trading games with you anymore; your ability has not been recognized by the master."
"You don't need to worry about Orb anymore; we will hand it over to the master."
Ronan looked at Corvus Glaive.
"What about Xandar?"
"The universe needs balance, and they will attain redemption under the master's grace."
Corvus Glaive walked toward the spaceship without turning his head, and Ebony Maw on the side also glanced at Ronan with disdain.
His palm moved slightly, and Gamora, who was bound by the iron chain aside, floated up and drifted into the spaceship behind the two.
...
Deep in the universe, a prosperous planet had lost its due vitality by this time.
The entire world seemed to have just been baptized by the flames of war.
A huge spaceship entered the planet's atmosphere from space and hovered in the sky.
"What happened here?"
Proxima Midnight stood beside Thanos, looking doubtfully at the overwhelming winged monsters below.
Thanos was also somewhat doubtful.
Shouldn't this be a technological planet during a period of population explosion?
Right now, it didn't look like a normal world at all.
"Regardless of everything, for the balance of the universe, half of the population on this planet must be wiped out."
The spaceship suddenly shot a huge blue beam downward.
Boom!
Thanos appeared on the ground with Proxima Midnightand Cull Obsidian, followed by an endless army of monsters.
They were like large lizards wearing armor, baring their teeth and brandishing their claws as they lunged toward the Parademons in the distance.
Roar!
The Parademon army in the distance also noticed this huge, suddenly intruding spaceship, and immediately surged up overwhelmingly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Holding laser weapons in their hands, they continuously bombarded the monsters lunging from below.
Countless laser beams shot toward the spaceship, but did not cause the slightest bit of damage to it.
Proxima Midnight suddenly fired a beam of black light, detonating a group of rushing Parademons.
"What are these things?"
She found that these Parademons were completely fearless of death, as if they had no fear at all.
Cull Obsidian wantonly swung the giant axe in his hand among the Parademons, and every swing shattered the bodies of a large number of Parademons.
Thanos wielded a large blade, and with a casual wave, a large swath of Parademons instantly turned into green slime.
"These things have no thoughts at all; they are purely war machines."
Thanos completely lost interest in making a move.
At this moment, a tall figure emanating a powerful aura suddenly descended from the sky, slamming into Thanos's army like a meteorite flying from beyond the heavens.
Boom!
A huge explosion roared across the entire battlefield.
All the surrounding lizard monsters were instantly blown away by this terrifying shockwave, and a small half of Thanos's legion on the battlefield was wiped out under this single strike.
Thanos's eyes were grave as he watched the tall figure walking slowly over.
Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian suddenly brandished their weapons and rushed forward.
Darkseid didn't care in the least and suddenly threw a punch.
Bang!
The powerful force instantly blew Cull Obsidian away.
With another kick, Proxima Midnight was also sent flying backward right after.
But she immediately climbed to her feet, gripped the trident spear in her hand tightly, and a fatal black light beam instantly shot toward Darkseid.
Bang!
Darkseid merely reached out and swatted casually, and the powerful black light beam was suddenly swatted away.
Proxima Midnight just wanted to strike again when a purple arm suddenly blocked her front.
Thanos lifted his large blade and slowly blocked Darkseid.
"Who are you?"
"Darkseid, leader of Apokolips!"
Darkseid was in no hurry to make a move.
"You do not belong to this universe!"
As Thanos, who took balancing the universe as his mission and had campaigned across the universe for many years, he had never discovered a monster legion like Apokolips.
Darkseid suddenly extended his arm, a spear appeared in his hand, and his entire body exuded a powerful sense of oppression.
"I come from another universe, and entered this unknown universe while fighting a pesky Kryptonian."
"However, it doesn't matter; this place will become the starting point for my conquest of the universe!"
Thanos's eyes flickered slightly.
"It seems your enemy is on Earth, Kal-El!"
Hearing this name, Darkseid immediately turned his head to stare at Thanos.
"That's right, he is very strong and the greatest opponent I've encountered in my conquest of the universe."
"Perhaps we share a common enemy!"
Thanos slowly spoke.
"You?"
Darkseid shook his head.
"You are not qualified."
Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian beside Thanosinstinctively wanted to step forward, but Thanos suddenly reached out to stop them.
"Kal-El's Justice League also has two powerful Kryptonians, and you don't have many helpers. We can help you."
Darkseid's eyes flickered, and Thanos knew he had been persuaded.
"We can form an alliance to jointly deal with Earth's Justice League and Avengers."
Darkseid suddenly raised his hand, and the Parademon army behind him also stopped their movements one after another.
He had appeared on Earth before, but a woman named Master Ancient One discovered him.
After they fought once, he knew that person wasn't someone he could easily deal with.
Furthermore, his situation wasn't good at the time, and his old rival Kal-El might also be hiding on Earth.
Therefore, he left Earth and came to the depths of the universe.
He wanted to make his Parademon army reappear in this universe, eroding this universe bit by bit.
He just knew that as long as Kal-El and that mage on Earth were still around, he was destined not to succeed.
He needed suitable allies.
The Thanos before him was indeed not bad, his strength faintly about to surpass Steppenwolf.
and not inferior to his New Gods subordinates.
If he could help him fight the Justice League, that would naturally be great; if not, then he could serve as cannon fodder as his vanguard to test Earth!
He gave Thanos a deep look.
"I hope you won't disappoint me, otherwise, I will kill you without hesitation."