In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 434 Nick is just a lazy winner, Walter is the real MVP!

Suddenly, countless bolts of lightning, mixed with four colors of light, struck down from the sky.

With the Mind Stone's precise mind recognition, every bolt of lightning accurately struck Thanos's side.

In an instant, this army, which had fought alongside Thanos and earned considerable fame in the universe, was almost wiped out, with only a small number of the stronger members surviving.

"This is... the wizard who fought against my master, my master..."

With sweat beading on his forehead and bloodshot eyes, Ebony Throat stared in horror at the tall, silvery-white figure in the sky.

In front of him were Strange and Mordo.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, then simultaneously cast spells, unleashing long whips formed from secret magical energy, and charged towards Ebony Maw.

In order to hastily withstand the sudden heavenly lightning, Ebony Maw forced himself to unleash his psychic power beyond his limits and was accidentally injured by them. Now, his strength is declining.

Not far away, Banner, in his Hulk form, was beating up Black Dwarf, who was also reeling from being struck by lightning.

If even two of the Black Order were in such a sorry state, then the others must have been even more disheveled.

The Chitauri, Vanguard, and Sakaran conventional forces have been reduced to ashes, and the remaining Leviathan forces have also suffered heavy losses.

Seeing that the battle situation had turned in an instant, Shimizu focused his attention again, delivered a powerful blow to those key targets, and then opened a spatial portal to arrive at another battlefield.

Joseheim, the icy world where the frost giants live.

Heavenly lightning struck once more.

Steve, panting heavily, and the Extremis agents behind him looked at Proxima Midnight lying in front of them, then looked up at the sky.

Tony unleashed a charged chest cannon, slaying a Leviathan wounded by lightning, before flying into the sky and arriving before Shimizu.

"Has the most troublesome one been resolved?"

Tony asked.

"The matter in Asgard is almost finished, with only one thing left."

"Is she Thor's sister who was imprisoned for thousands of years?"

“Yes, she’s quite strong. Her life and power are bound to Asgard, so she’s not easy to kill. I’ll seal her away first and then figure out a way. At worst, we can wait until these few years are over and Thor has fully inherited Odin’s divine power. He can still suppress Hela. He’s over a thousand years younger than his sister, so he can outlast her.”

"Are you going to deal with her now? Can I come along and see?"

Tony asked curiously.

He was genuinely curious about just how terrifying Shimizu's strength had become.

Less than a year ago, when faced with that so-called God of Darkness who descended upon Earth and wanted to devour the dimension in which Earth was located, only Qing Shui was able to stand up and drive him away.

Just now, they summoned countless bolts of lightning with a wave of their hand, turning the tide of the battle in one move, killing and severely injuring countless powerful enemies, and securing victory for the Earth Alliance, which was at a disadvantage.

Tony really wanted to know what level his friend had reached and whether he could catch up with him.

"Alright, let's go. With your current strength, as long as you're careful, you shouldn't be instantly killed when facing someone of that level. I should be able to protect you relatively easily."

Qingshui nodded slightly.

The next second, a spatial vortex emerged from behind them, engulfing the two figures.

The battle between Carol and Hela had long since shifted from the Norwegian Sea north of Norway to the Greenland Sea.

Countless marine animals living in the ocean have suffered as a result.

Just minutes earlier, the arrival of Thor and Loki had caused Hela, Odin's eldest daughter, to lose face and suffer greatly.

With Stormbreaker and the power of thunder, Thor's combat strength could even surpass hers when she wasn't in Asgard, and his single-target burst power was exceptionally terrifying.

Loki is considerably weaker, but not by a huge margin. Moreover, he is cunning and, with two powerful allies, can still annoy her.

Hela could not accept the fact that after being imprisoned by Odin for over a thousand years, she was beaten up by Odin's reborn brothers as soon as she was released.

However, Hela remained calm.

She hasn't lost yet!

She could also try to break through.

Even if she fails to break through, as long as Asgard exists, she is immortal. If she can hold out until these people run out of energy, she will still have a chance to escape.

If she isn't killed or sealed away, she still has a chance to turn the tables!

It remains to be seen whether she can hold out until then, or whether she will be captured and imprisoned by Thor and his men before then.

"Is that Loki? Has Bambi reformed?"

In mid-air, Tony looked down at Loki's figure.

“He is now my student. Before Odin died, he entrusted me to serve as the High Priest of Asgard and also gave Loki to me as his apprentice. This was because Odin saw that Loki was a troublemaker and wanted to find a powerful patron for his youngest son after his death.

Tony blinked.

"Did Bambi become so amazing after becoming your student?"

After watching for a while, Tony asked.

Tony felt that any one of the four people fighting below would be difficult to deal with. Even with Loki, who was relatively weaker, Tony wasn't very confident of winning even if he used some of his current trump cards.

Loki's current strength has definitely reached the threshold of the near-Celestial level, and with the help of the Ancient Winter Coffin, even Hela cannot underestimate his attacks.

If she gets frozen, she's doomed; she'll definitely be captured alive.

"Yes, what, you want to learn too? I'll teach you. If it's just magic or something, it shouldn't be too difficult for you."

Shimizu smiled at Tony.

There are parallel universe versions of Tony Stark who become the Sorcerer Supreme, and in terms of magical talent, he should be on par with Strange.

Moreover, Tony is capable of studying both science and magic, possesses exceptionally high intelligence, and can achieve results in many related fields. He is also very responsible and will take the initiative to do many things.

This way, you can be a more carefree, hands-off manager.

Tony's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Then it's settled. I've shared so much of my research with you, so you have to teach me some real skills, at least not weaker than Loki, right?"

"That depends on how well you learn. Loki's talent is really good, and his potential is very high."

“I’m very good at learning and research, you know. I went to MIT when I was fifteen and graduated before I was seventeen,” Tony said confidently.

If he can't compare to Shimizu, whose strength increases at a rate that's like he's cheating, then he can't compare to Loki either?
While they were talking, the four people on the ground also noticed Shimizu and Stark in the sky above.

Of the four, only Hela didn't recognize the other two.

Therefore, this woman decisively chose to break out in the direction of the clear water.

She didn't recognize the two people, but she recognized the Destroyer armor, even though its appearance had changed.

This means that these two people are definitely on Thor's side.

So what if she has the Destroyer Armor? If Odin came wearing that armor, she definitely wouldn't stand a chance.

But what about the others...?

What a joke!
There are already three powerful beings here, so the two above can't be that strong too, right?

If that's the case, is this still Midgard?

Hela was full of confidence, thinking of the best way to take hostages and force Thor and the others to back down.

Then she saw a gigantic hand, radiating four colors and possessing power far exceeding that of Odin at his peak, descend from the sky and envelop her.

Hela was stunned, then went berserk and fought back frantically, raising her hand to summon endless thick, sharp, dark green stone spikes that attacked the sky.

However, these giant spikes were all crushed and shattered.

The four giant, four-colored hands pressed down on Hela in an instant, while she continued to try to break free.

Upon seeing this, Thor immediately raised Mjolnir and Stormbreaker with both hands, gathering his lightning power, and slashed at Hela from behind.

Carol followed suit, clenching her fists and unleashing a photon energy shockwave in the same direction.

Hela suffered another heavy blow, and her resistance immediately weakened.

The four-colored energy giant hand rapidly shrank to about a few meters in size, firmly imprisoning Hela in its palm and pressing down on the sea surface frozen by the ancient winter coffin.

Loki strode forward, activating the chilling energy of the ancient winter coffin to freeze Hela.

The energy of the Infinity Stones in the four giant hands, guided by the clear water, transformed into runes, sealing Hela away with a sealing technique.

Finally, an ice sculpture with a surface shimmering with gold, red, orange, and green light appeared on the frozen sea.

"So now, Thanos, and all the other messy forces, have been dealt with?"

Carroll put her hands on her hips and let out a long breath.

"As you can see, yes."

Shimizu nodded and snapped his fingers.

The Space Stone glowed blue, opening a passage to Niflheim, the underworld.

“Send your sister back to where she belongs. His Majesty Odin must have told you where to imprison her before he died. The power within this seal should last for about ten years.”

"Thor, you need to accelerate the development of your own lightning power and draw upon the Odin power inherited from your bloodline. That should allow you to suppress your sister in Niflheim before your energy runs out."

The deal between Shimizu and Odin was for five years, and the extra five years were a bonus.

With Thor and Loki's current abilities, working together would actually be enough to suppress Hela.

Both of them will experience a period of rapid growth in strength in the short term due to their respective circumstances. In terms of their lifespan, this short term could be ten years or a hundred years.

Of course, as long as they don't just lie down and die, it shouldn't take decades or even centuries. With their talents, as long as they are willing to work hard and use their brains, they can compress the time to five to ten years.

Well, the part of the brain that Thor needs to work on will probably have to be done by Loki.

“Leave it to us, Loki. Let’s go. Wot, after we’ve imprisoned Hela, I’m planning to throw a huge victory celebration in Asgard. You absolutely have to come!”

Thor cheerfully hoisted the Hela ice sculpture onto his shoulder, said something to Clearwater, and then walked into the portal with Loki.

Shimizu's gaze shifted to Carol.

The latter also shifted his gaze from the vanished portal to Shimizudo:
"What are you going to do next? Now that you have four Infinity Stones, you certainly won't be content to stay on Earth any longer, right?"
By the way, these two extra Infinity Stones you have aren't Thanos's two, are they?

"Those two have been destroyed by Thanos and may have been regenerated somewhere in the universe. The two new ones I have are, one of them is the Space Stone from the Tesseract, which you should be familiar with. This was Odin's condition for my assistance and protection of Asgard."

As for this Reality Stone, it was a trophy I obtained after helping Thor and his companions defeat the Dark Elves who invaded Asgard during the celestial alignment and the connection of the Nine Realms.

As Shimizu spoke, he retracted his Destroyer armor as he wished, leaving only an iron left arm guard as a container for the Space Stone and the Reality Stone.

The remaining nanoparticles are still connected to the arm armor, but they are stored in the phage sacs inside the arm armor.

Clearwater still needs the complete Destroyer to bear the backlash from the four Infinity Stones.

"Interested in joining me? With your power, you can protect more than just Earth. There are many other places in this universe where life is suffering danger and hardship. I think that's where our power should be used."

Carol looked at the clear water and smiled.

"What, you don't trust me? Are you afraid I'll use my power to do bad things and no one can stop me, so you want to keep an eye on me?"

Shimizu saw right through Carol's thoughts.

If it were some righteous superheroes, they might actually agree with what Carol said and try to protect their ties on Earth while expanding the scope of upholding justice from Earth to the entire universe.

"After all, Nick Fury portrays you as one of the world's most ambitious and rare individuals, who, through scheming, transformed himself into the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the strongest person on Earth, and unknowingly acquired two Infinity Stones."

Of course, he also said some good things about you, such as how capable you are and how you truly protected the Earth during several crises.

Carroll joked that he just sold Nick Fury without hesitation in the process.

"Ha, that bald guy will praise me? Besides, if he says that my achievements today were obtained through scheming, he will distort all the efforts I put in during the process."

Shimizu chuckled.

"So what's your answer? Are you also an ambitious man like Thanos?"

"Then let me ask you, have I made the world a living hell? Have I wiped out half the world's population like Thanos has? Answer me! Look me in the eyes!"

Oh, ambitious man, Walter is an ambitious man, always hiding a bunch of secrets, to hell with him! If I hadn't suppressed and forcibly stopped the war in the Middle East, who knows how many more people would have died on Earth by now, not to mention that I've solved several crises.

Nick Fury is just a sucker who won by doing nothing, while I, Cleary Waters, am the real MVP!

Shimizu spoke to Carol in a passionate and impassioned tone.

(End of this chapter)