I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 317 Reunion

(I apologize for the situation in the previous chapter. Although I will revise it back later, it hurt everyone's reading experience. I apologize and will definitely work harder to write, stop playing games, stop procrastinating, and prevent this from happening again.)

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Watching Captain Marvel streak across the sky like a shooting star and disappear in an instant, Erin, whose spirit was somewhat dampened, narrowed his eyes slightly.

I didn't expect this woman to arrive so quickly. It seems I need to be more careful with those plans targeting Nick Fury.

Just as the people present fell slightly silent because of Captain Marvel's appearance.

Suddenly, Coulson's voice came through Natasha and Captain America's earpieces.

A few seconds later.

Natasha turned to the others and said, "I think I know who that woman is?"

Natasha had just finished speaking.

Everyone around her turned to look at her.

Having been threatened by Captain Marvel and suffering numerous bruises from flying debris, Tony gritted his teeth and asked, "Who is that woman?"

"Carol Danvers, a former member of Project Pegasus and a friend of Director Fury, was someone Coulson met when he first joined the company..."

After listening to Natasha's explanation, Tony frowned and said, "So, that annoying woman is also from Earth, but why can she fly and emit energy...?"

Natasha shrugged upon hearing this.

"I don't know. It might be related to that mysterious Pegasus Project, but only Director Fury should know the specifics."

After saying that, Natasha glanced at Dr. Banner.

Strictly speaking, Dr. Banner's current immense power is also a product of a failed military experiment.

Perhaps Carol Danvers, the man from earlier, also gained that power for similar reasons.

Tony Stark instantly understood what Natasha's meaningful glance meant.

Thor, who had been listening for a while, finally spoke up: "As long as we can confirm that this woman isn't an enemy, that's fine. Otherwise, we might be facing an enemy even more powerful than the abominations of the gods."

"I believe Chief Fury can handle her. In fact, Chief Fury is quite adept at dealing with women."

After Natasha finished speaking, she turned to Erin, who was standing behind Dr. Banner, and asked, "How are you? The great hero who saved New York, do you need me to help you up?"

Natasha asked the question, but she didn't make any move to help Erin up.

Even his tone carried a hint of schadenfreude and mockery.

They didn't treat Erin as some kind of great hero at all.

Looking at Natasha with her arms crossed, Erin could clearly read a hint of dissatisfaction on her face.

After all, this was after the major incident in Harlem.

Natasha had asked Erin if he was the one who summoned the six-winged angel.

Back then, Erin confidently told Natasha that anyone who could summon a six-winged angel must be a fanatical follower of God.

But now.

Ha ha.

If someone like Erin, who can freely mock God, is considered a fanatic, then Natasha feels that she, who has no faith, can at least be considered a devout follower of God.

After glancing at the resentful Natasha, Erin said indifferently, "No need. After all, I'm a germaphobe, and you look too dirty right now."

With that, Erin leaped off the wrecked car.

Upon hearing this, Natasha, who was not far away, froze completely on her face, her previously mocking expression turning into a blank.

After dusting off his silver-white metallic armor, Erin turned to Tony and asked, "Your armor is no good. A weakened nuclear blast just now damaged it, and now we can't even take it off."

Tony Stark rolled his eyes when he heard this.

Even my Mark 18 couldn't withstand a nuclear explosion.

You think you can withstand a nuclear explosion with a simplified version of your defensive armor?

"You should be content. This defensive armor has already exceeded its mission by absorbing the impact of a nuclear explosion for you. As for disassembly, there's specialized disassembly equipment on the rooftop of Stark Tower. We can go there together later. Besides, that little reindeer and those dangerous things like the Tesseract are still waiting for us to take them over there."

When he met Tony Stark, he mentioned Loki.

Thor's cheek suddenly throbbed with pain for some reason, as if he had been punched hard.

But just now, his face was clearly not injured.

Loki.

Arryn, standing nearby, noticed the name Stark mentioned, his eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Then let's go to Stark Tower first!"

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A dozen minutes later.

Tony Stark, who appeared on the top floor of Stark Tower, frowned as he looked at the pile of severed ropes on the ground:

"So, you're trying to tell me that the guy who was tied up like an earthworm ran off with the Tesseract right under your noses, and you didn't know a thing?"

Faced with Tony Stark's questioning, Coulson, who remained to guard Loki and the Tesseract, replied with a grim expression:

"It's a little embarrassing to say, but that's the truth..."

Looking at Coulson, who was so ashamed he wanted to bury his head in the ground, Thor, standing to the side with his arms crossed, seemed to be used to it all along.

"Loki may not be very strong, but his various tricks are very troublesome. With his abilities, it would be easy for him to deceive Coulson and the others. However, this means you must be prepared to deal with war at any time."

This great battle.

Although the Chitauri who invaded New York suffered heavy losses, these losses did not cripple them.

Furthermore, the Tesseract, which can open portals, has once again fallen into Loki's hands.

So, next time.

Loki, now fully prepared, could launch another major war against the Chitauri invasion of Earth at any moment.

Moreover, having witnessed the power Earth has unleashed, the next Chitauri army to invade Earth will only be even more terrifying.

"This is truly unfortunate news."

After making a comment, Tony Stark subconsciously looked at Arlin, who had just removed his defensive armor using the device controlled by Jarvis.

Even Natasha and the others subtly turned their gazes toward Erin.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Erin said calmly, "Don't look at me. Divination isn't omnipotent. For a master magician like Loki, there are plenty of ways to interfere with my divination, not to mention treasures of the Tesseract's level, which basically come with the ability to interfere with divination."

"is that so?"

Tony Stark and the others standing nearby were slightly disappointed upon hearing this.

Thor, arms crossed, sighed slightly and said, "I already asked Heimdall, and even his all-seeing eyes couldn't find Loki. If a master of illusion like Loki wants to hide, finding him won't be an easy task."

Upon hearing this...

Natasha and Tony Stark exchanged a glance, both giving each other a look that said, "This is serious trouble."

Meanwhile, Coulson, who had failed in his guard duties and allowed Loki to arrive with the Tesseract, was so guilty that he couldn't lift his head.

On the contrary, Erin silently curled her lip.

It would be a miracle if you could actually find it.

Who knows, the Loki of today was thrown into that corner by the Loki who returned from the Time Bureau.

Just then.

A colorful rainbow vortex appeared again in the sky above New York, and the next second a rainbow of light flashed and disappeared within the rainbow vortex.

Ok.

As soon as the rainbow beam of light flashed and disappeared, Erin seemed to sense something and slightly raised his head to look at the place where the rainbow beam of light had descended in the distance.

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are you back?

Sensing the familiar presence of the rainbow beam and the sudden appearance of it in New York, Erin quietly left the location of the Mind Scepter.

What no one noticed was that with Erin's departure, the Mind Scepter, which had been placed on a table, seemed to become somewhat illusory.

A few seconds later.

Erin gave Dr. Banner, who had regained his human form, a meaningful look, and then addressed the gloomy-faced crowd:

"Everyone, take your time thinking it over. I'll leave the search for Loki and the Tesseract to you. I have to go now."

Hearing that Erin was leaving.

Everyone present turned their attention to Erin.

"Are you leaving?"

"Of course, even though the war is over, what am I still doing here? Miracle Tower has also suffered a lot of attacks from the Chitauri, and there's a huge mess there waiting for me to clean up."

talking.

Arryn then took Dr. Banner and left Stark Tower.

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Shortly after Erin left Stark Tower.

A helicopter that arrived in a hurry landed directly on the helipad of Stark Tower.

Meanwhile, federal soldiers arriving from various military bases near New York City were quickly deployed to the city.

They helped maintain order for the New York Police Department, which was severely understaffed.

Severe measures are necessary in times of chaos.

In order to bring New York's nearly out-of-control order under control more quickly.

After receiving support from the federal military, the New York Police Department intensified its crackdown on those who took advantage of the chaos.

Some black men who took advantage of the chaos after the war to start zero-dollar sales at shops along the streets became the targets of a scare.

Gunshots rang out in the streets and alleys of New York.

Looking at those typical examples lying in pools of blood.

Stimulated by the bloody war, all sorts of chaotic thoughts and ambitions that were growing in people's minds were quickly extinguished.

After a period of commotion.

New York, which had just experienced a disaster, quickly restored some order.

However, order has been restored to a certain extent.

But those who died in the war remained forever in pools of blood.

As the war ended, more and more people turned their attention to those corpses.

A shadow called death, like an inescapable haze, lingered over New York for a long time.

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After half an hour.

Inside the Miracle Building.

Having just crossed the Rainbow Bridge and been teleported back to Earth from Asgard by Odin, the Joker's clone played with the Mind Stone that Arryn had just taken from Stark Tower for a moment before casually tossing the scepter inlaid with the Mind Stone onto the sofa next to him.

Then, with a slightly regretful tone, he said, "Are you really not going to use this Mind Stone to trade with the Scales of Fate? To be honest, I've always been curious about what kind of treasure a treasure of the Infinity Stone level can be traded for with the Scales of Fate."

"The six Infinity Stones are possibly one of the cornerstones of this universe. No one knows what would happen to this world if it were lost. This world is very complex, and I don't intend to take such a risk to exchange the Infinity Stones with the scales of fate unless absolutely necessary. Besides, we still need this Mind Scepter for our next plan."

After muttering something to his own clone, Erin took out a delicate human skin from the Ring of Greed and handed it to the Joker.

After receiving the perfect human skin from Erin, which he had kept sealed away ever since he won it in the lottery.

The clown Erin gently stroked the perfect human skin that had a delicate feel, just like real human skin. As if he had thought of something interesting, a huge smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

"Hehehe..."

Looking at the clown clone lost in his fantasy.

Arlin himself picked up the ball of eternal flame that the clown's clone had brought back and examined it closely.

Sensing the immense power contained within the Eternal Flame, Erin's heart stirred slightly.

A wisp of flame separated from the Eternal Flame and landed in Arryn's palm.

Although it was only a tiny flame, Erin could clearly sense the terror emanating from it.

Don't underestimate this tiny flame; if it were to land on a person, the power it contains could instantly incinerate an adult.

If Erin's fire control abilities allow her to manipulate flames like the Eternal Flame.

Then Erin's strength will undoubtedly receive a huge boost.

of course.

Because the power contained within is so immense and intense, it is not easy for Erin to manipulate these eternal flames smoothly.

Every moment, it burns with Erin's spirituality and power.

Compared to manipulating ordinary flames.

The difficulty and cost of manipulating the Eternal Flame are at least dozens of times greater.

If it weren't for the significant improvement in Erin's ability to manipulate fire after his ascension to the Faceless Man, it would have been even more difficult for him to control this eternal flame.

However, although manipulating the Eternal Flame is more difficult and consumes more resources, it is exceptionally worthwhile in Erin's eyes.

(End of this chapter)