However, just as Makima's heel moved slightly, taking half a step—
An anomaly suddenly occurred!
Makima's steps abruptly halted, and at the same time, Su Modie, far away in New York, instantly constricted her pupils.
Thor, who had been silently standing at the edge of the crowd, suddenly erupted.
His speed was as fast as true lightning!
Instead of mediating, he bypassed Tony and Steve, who were in a standoff, and grabbed the Mind Stone on the experimental table!
Su Modie was bewildered.
Could it be that Thor had gained wisdom?
Did he discover that the Mind Stone was behind it a step ahead?
But what Su Modie and the others didn't expect was that Thor, holding the scepter, pushed past Natasha and Hawkeye, who were trying to stop Banner.
In the instant before anyone could react, he raised the scepter high and pressed its tip against Banner's heart!
Huh?
The entire place fell silent.
"ROAR—!!!!"
The next second, a painful roar erupted from Banner's throat!
The energy of the Mind Stone immediately injected into Banner's body, destroying his last shred of sanity, attempting to forcibly drag the Hulk out!
Banner trembled on the ground, his originally slender body swelling in an instant, tearing his clothes, and his skin turning green. But his eyes now emitted the same eerie, faint glow as the scepter!
Hulk was controlled by the Mind Stone!
"Thor! What are you doing?!" Fury was the first to react, roaring, just about to draw his gun and step forward to question him.
Thor slowly turned his head upon hearing this, a faint green light quietly dissipating, revealing a pair of identical eerie blue eyes.
Everyone was shocked!
This Thor... had already been controlled by the Mind Stone?
No wonder something felt off, but no flaw could be seen...
The real Thor, combined with the illusion cast by Loki, successfully deceived everyone's eyes.
At this moment, Su Modie, far away in New York, felt a current rush up her spine to her head, and all the hairs on her body stood on end!
That broken chain of logic finally closed in the most terrifying way.
Unless...
Unless... the news Thor brought back was all false!
Loki didn't lose all his trump cards and choose to flee. Instead, he contacted Thor before S.H.I.E.L.D., successfully mind-controlled him, and deliberately brought the scepter, like a Trojan horse, to be personally welcomed onto the Helicarrier by S.H.I.E.L.D.!
After all, Thor and Odin only knew that Loki had stolen the Tesseract, and had no idea he possessed another artifact—the Mind Stone.
This true God of Mischief, using Thor's hand, not only successfully infiltrated the Avengers but also, under everyone's unsuspecting eyes, directly detonated Earth's most destructive biological weapon, the Hulk!
Everything was in chaos...
They now had to deal with a Loki who possessed two ultimate combat powers, "Mind-Controlled Hulk" and "Mind-Controlled Thor," not just the Loki from the original plot who only had Selvig and Hawkeye.
...
Time rewinds a few hours earlier.
Stuttgart, Germany.
Unlike the original plot, Loki did not mind-control Hawkeye, who was skilled in assassination and tactics. This noble Asgardian God of Mischief now had to face a very awkward situation—he had to personally get his hands dirty with these sneaky tasks.
However, encountering Makima and Abomination right after landing on Earth wasn't entirely a bad thing for Loki.
It made him put away his arrogance early.
Midgard... is very dangerous...
Makima's chilling smile flashed through Loki's mind, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Or rather, certain creatures on Midgard... are very dangerous...
In the banquet restroom.
With a faint thud, the unsuspecting Dr. Scheffer slumped limply beside the toilet in the stall.
Loki clapped his hands dismissively, then a faint green magical glow lit up around him.
In just a few seconds, he perfectly transformed into Dr. Scheffer, from his physique and facial features to the expensive custom suit he wore.
As the Nine Realms' foremost sorcerer, this level of disguise was as simple as breathing.
The security guard on duty in the laboratory was visibly stunned when he saw the newcomer, a look of surprise on his face.
He checked his watch and asked confusedly, "Dr. Scheffer? At this hour... shouldn't you be at the symphony banquet?"
"Don't even get me started. The politicians and sponsors' drivel is more terrifying than a lullaby; my ears are practically calloused."
Loki perfectly mimicked Dr. Scheffer's usual tone, which carried a hint of academic arrogance and impatience, complaining naturally, and even rubbing his temples as if with a headache: "And I just had a sudden thought that yesterday's data could be optimized further."
"You know, inspiration doesn't wait. Instead of wasting time on socializing, I'd rather do something productive."
"Uh... you're right, scientists are always racing against time."
The security guard was clearly accustomed to the scientist's "workaholic" nature. Hearing him complain, he not only didn't suspect anything but smiled sympathetically and immediately respectfully deactivated the first security gate for him. "Hard work, Doctor. I wish you good progress tonight."
"Thank you." Loki nodded slightly, returning a somewhat perfunctory polite smile, and stepped inside.
In this way, Loki brazenly walked into the heavily guarded underground laboratory, as the retinal scanner simply couldn't detect magic.
He effortlessly retrieved the rare element used to stabilize the Tesseract's portal—Iridium.
"Take this to Dr. Selvig."
In the back alley of the laboratory, Loki handed the special container with the Iridium element to several S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents controlled by the Mind Stone, watching them quickly get into the car and leave, a cold, smug smile just beginning to curl on his lips.
Just as Loki was about to leave—
"BOOM—!!!"
A sudden anomaly occurred in the night sky, a fierce wind rose, and a blinding lightning bolt, tearing through the firmament, suddenly struck the alley entrance!
Accompanied by thunder and lightning, the burly man in silver armor, holding Mjolnir, landed on the ground like a God descending.
Thor Odinson.
Loki's smug sneer instantly froze. He hadn't expected his cheap brother to still be able to come to Midgard to meddle in his affairs after destroying the Bifrost Bridge.
Seeing that he was about to run into his reckless, muscle-headed brother, a more sinister plan suddenly flashed through his mind.
Loki twisted his wrist, and the Mind Stone, emitting a faint blue light, immediately vanished into the air.
Immediately after, he removed the glamorous disguise on his body.
Loki's true state was revealed—his face was as pale as paper, his eyes deeply sunken, and fine beads of sweat even seeped from his forehead. His entire being exuded an aura of weakness and exhaustion.
This wasn't entirely an act; it was half-truth, half-false.
The after-effects of using the Tesseract and battling Makima indeed left Loki utterly fatigued.
Being a villain is exhausting!
Su Modie and Makima also understood this very well.
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