They repeated it several more times.
When the Ancient One appeared again, this time Alex didn't rush to attack.
"You said you foresaw the future. You saw me taking the Tesseract and the Mind Stone, leading to a future you don't want?"
The Ancient One nodded, "That's right."
Alex's smile deepened, "Then what if I only take one Stone?"
He pointed toward what had become the ruins of Stark Tower, "Outside this space, on that rooftop, someone wants the Tesseract."
"Loki's master. He sent Loki to invade Earth for this Stone."
"I have a proposal."
"I'll give you this scepter, and I'll take the Tesseract."
"That way, I only take one Stone. That won't lead to the future you're trying to avoid."
"Also, if the Tesseract is in my hands, Loki's master will come after me. That saves you a lot of trouble."
"Of course, if you want to keep going, I'm happy to continue."
The Ancient One narrowed her eyes slightly.
She was tempted.
Just as Alex said, if only one Stone was taken, the future would change.
The future she had seen with the Time Stone would not come to pass.
More importantly, she believed that if the Tesseract left this universe, it would lose its function.
Just like how the Time Stone couldn't affect time in another universe, she couldn't rewind this man to before he entered this universe.
If he took the Tesseract back to his own universe, the Stone would most likely lose its power.
In that case, he would gain nothing.
So agreeing to his condition might not be a bad choice.
However, to avoid arousing suspicion, she still said, "I want to hold on a bit longer and see."
Alex shrugged, "Suit yourself."
Then he fired his heat vision again.
After killing the Ancient One another 35 times, she finally spoke.
"Will you keep your promise?"
Seeing her relent, Alex smiled, "Of course. I'm not so lacking in credibility."
The Sorcerer Supreme nodded, "Very well. Give me the scepter, and you may take the Tesseract."
"But I must warn you. If you go back on your word, I can use time reversal to return to this moment. And when that happens, be prepared to remain trapped in this loop forever."
Alex shrugged, "No problem."
The next second, the Mirror Dimension vanished, and he was back on the rooftop.
The Hulk was still chasing the Avengers. No one paid any attention to him or the Ancient One.
It seemed that all the time they had just experienced hadn't even amounted to a single second in reality.
When he looked at the device, the Tesseract was no longer inside it. It was now in the Ancient One's hand.
She held it and looked at Alex.
Alex walked over, picked up the scepter, and handed it to her, while reaching out for the Tesseract.
The Ancient One grasped the scepter and released the Tesseract.
Alex smiled, let go of the scepter, took the Tesseract, and stepped back, completing the exchange.
Then he shot into the sky, his first cosmic velocity fully unleashed, disappearing from the Ancient One's sight in the blink of an eye.
The Sorcerer Supreme pulled up her hood, then opened a portal and appeared beside the Hulk.
The Hulk was grabbing Thor and smashing him into the ground repeatedly, completely unaware that the Sorcerer Supreme had appeared beside him.
The Ancient One tapped the Hulk's head with the scepter, and the blue light in his eyes gradually faded.
After finishing this, she looked thoughtfully at the scepter in her hand. In the end, she placed it beside Thor, then opened a portal and left Stark Tower.
Thor, dazed from being smashed by the Hulk, came back to his senses and found a scepter in his hand.
Looking at the Hulk again, the green giant was rubbing the back of his head, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
Iron Man flew over carrying Black Widow and looked at the Hulk, "He's back to normal?"
The Hulk turned and roared at him, then said, "Hulk… very normal!"
Tony stood up and picked up the scepter, "What just happened?"
He then looked around, searching for Alex, "Where did that guy go?"
Captain America landed beside the portal device and looked at the now empty structure, "He took the Tesseract."
Black Widow frowned, "Then why did he leave Loki's scepter behind?"
Loki, who had witnessed the entire process, made muffled noises and gestured for Thor to remove the gag from his mouth.
Thor shook his head, "Not a chance, brother."
At that moment, the army and personnel from the Department of Defense finally entered Manhattan and arrived at Stark Tower.
———
After some negotiation, Loki's scepter was handed over to the government. Loki was taken away by Thor. Banner regained his freedom. The Avengers completed their first battle.
After everything settled down, Tony Stark walked into his lab.
"JARVIS, pull up some files for me."
"The keywords are 'Hydra'… and 'Winter Soldier'."
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["Now playing the morning news."]
["Following what has now been identified as an extraterrestrial attack, countries around the world have responded…"]
["The Avengers, these superheroes, are not only a relief to many people, but also a reason to celebrate…"]
["It's good to have them. You know, having someone who can protect us… that's something worth being grateful for."]
The TV was playing news about New York being attacked by the Chitauri. While eating breakfast and listening to the broadcast, Caitlin spoke.
"Was yesterday really that bad?"
Alex, now dressed in casual clothes and sitting beside her, said, "Yeah. Yesterday was pretty terrible."
Caitlin stuck out her tongue, "Good thing we weren't in Manhattan. There's a Manhattan here too?"
Alex nodded, "And it's exactly the same as ours."
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Then the Wakandan prince T'Challa and his sister, Princess Shuri, walked in.
One wore a suit, the other casual clothes, looking like a college student.
Alex stood up and said to Caitlin, "Some friends need me for something. Take your time eating."
He gestured, and the three of them went into another room.
T'Challa closed the door, then looked at Shuri.
Shuri performed a Wakandan salute, kneeling on one knee as she respectfully said, "Great Conqueror, the battle suit you requested has been completed."
"Please take a look."
She took out a black bracelet and presented it to Alex, explaining how to use it.
After putting it on, Alex tapped the bracelet twice. It instantly turned into a black nanofluid, covering his body in the blink of an eye and forming a battle suit.
The suit was black, decorated with bright red patterns like flames. Combined with its sharp lines, it gave off an aura of iron and blood.
Alex was very satisfied, "Good. You've done well."
"Next…"
"I have some requirements for Wakanda."
T'Challa slightly lowered his head, "We are listening."
Alex said, "I want you to develop interstellar travel technology. I need a spacecraft capable of wormhole jumps."
Shuri looked up, a little surprised, then said cautiously, "Great Conqueror, Wakanda's technology may be ahead of other nations, but reaching the level of interstellar travel you're talking about…"
Alex smiled faintly, "Still a bit too much for you, isn't it?"
"That's fine. I'll provide you with some knowledge."
"Some knowledge of interstellar travel."
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