I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Having finally returned to Earth from the void turbulence, he wanted to experience being a god-king, but before he could even enjoy the worship, he was beaten up by Laura Ora.

Although it's true that I brought this on myself, there's nothing I can do about being in a bad mood.

As for getting revenge, Thor hadn't even considered it. The other side was the little princess of Elriel. Not to mention the relatively friendly diplomatic relationship between Elriel and Asgard, even if they really had to fight, he'd have to see if he could win.

Although Thor thought he could also hammer the Destroyer, he felt he couldn't do what Laura did, where the situation was almost completely crushed.

In the original storyline, who would believe that the armor Odin used to prepare for fighting the Celestials was destroyed by Thor with a single blow? There must have been a mastermind behind it all.

After thinking it over, Thor decided to have a good talk with his brother to see if he could offer some comfort.

Avoiding the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Thor closed the door to the monitoring room, preparing to give his brother a good talking-to.

As for Fury, Laura, and the others, they consciously avoided the area.

As they walked aimlessly, Laura and Fury walked side by side, while Barton and Belfast followed behind, creating a strange kind of symmetry.

"Miss Laura, thank you very much this time."

With his gaze fixed straight ahead, Fury suddenly said, "If it weren't for your help this time, the Cosmic Cube might not have survived."

Fury had also witnessed the power of the Mind Stone; the beam of light emitted by the gem could easily pierce through a protectively dressed agent, while Loki's magical shield rendered bullets harmless.

If Laura hadn't intervened, the Cosmic Cube might not have survived.

"It's okay, I already promised you anyway."

Laura didn't care, but she was more concerned about how Fury addressed her: "Also, how many times have I told you, don't call me 'Miss' after Laura. Laura is still a minor."

From becoming a ship girl to the present day, Laura spent six years in the Pacific Rim and eight years sleeping in the Marvel universe at the beginning of the story, so she was never over 16 years old.

Besides, ship girls are immortal by nature, so age is obviously superfluous.

Laura should be forever thirteen years old, just like her neighbor, Purple... Purple Sister.

Yes, yes, that's it.

Under Laura's serious gaze, Fury pretended to ponder for a moment. To be honest, when it came to interstellar diplomacy, Fury believed that letting personal emotions get involved was a serious mistake.

However, since Laura had brought it up herself, Fury couldn't very well refuse.

Moreover, if a good relationship can be established, it might not be a bad thing for S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Since you've put it that way, Laura, is that alright?"

Seeing Laura nod with satisfaction and Belfast smiling in acquiescence behind her, Fury breathed a sigh of relief: "This incident was all thanks to Laura."

"It's nothing."

Laura was more concerned about Thanos's attention on Earth than that: "Speaking of which, perhaps Loki's appearance is more worthy of our attention."

"Loki? Wasn't he an accident caused by falling into the void turbulence? I thought it was the Tesseract's doing."

Laura's words made Fury frown as usual, and he recalled Thor's earlier remarks. Now it seemed there was more to the story.

In a flash of inspiration, Fury suddenly remembered Laura's words.

Maybe Thanos is lying to you.

(P.S.: Thanos and Thanos are the same word in English, so just use your own judgment.)

"Thor knew nothing about the Mind Stones. Even if he did, the Infinity Stones were at least an elective course for him."

Laura shook her head. Fury had kept the Tesseract and the Mind Stone a secret, so Thor's conjectures were sometimes biased.

The Cosmic Cube does play a role, but the key lies in the Mind Stone.

The Infinity Stones resonate and attract each other, which is why all six eventually ended up on Earth. Whether it was Thanos's doing or a series of seemingly coincidental events, it was all part of a predetermined destiny.

"How could a cosmic treasure like the Mind Stone, which contains rules, be obtained so easily, especially for someone like Loki who is born with E-level luck?"

Although Fury felt that Laura's statement might be a bit far-fetched, he listened patiently.

"Thanos is quite famous in interstellar space. His ultimate goal in collecting the Infinity Stones is to eliminate half of the universe's population in order to reduce civilizations' demands on the universe."

Laura sighed, unsure of what to say.

When Thanos's purpose was revealed, many felt that he didn't understand Malthusian population theory and that his motives didn't make sense. But Laura didn't actually think so.

Malthusian theory is a purely idealistic biological theory, more applicable to agricultural societies, while the entire interstellar universe has long since achieved a dynamic relative equilibrium and entered the space age.

Otherwise, according to Malthus's theory, there should not be such a large gap between the rich and the poor in the world.

Even with the power of cosmic treasures like the Infinity Stones, the law of conservation of energy cannot be broken. Laura believes Thanos might have traded half the population for something far more far-reaching.

To get Loki to open the wormhole, besides fighting Thanos, Laura also wanted to find out the truth and see what this Titan was really after.

After listening to Laura's words, Fury fell into deep thought for a long time.

Such an important mission as saving the universe has dragged humanity, a planetary civilization that has not yet embarked on the path of space colonization, into the fray.

Although it has always been said that S.H.I.E.L.D. is to save the world, is it too big of a leap to directly engage in matters of great importance concerning the universe?

The two Infinity Stones I just got suddenly didn't seem so appealing anymore.

However, with Thor on Earth's side and Loki, the only one who knows the truth about the Infinity Stones, imprisoned, things should still be under control.

As Fury weighed the pros and cons of keeping the Infinity Stones, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded, accompanied by Thor's furious roar.

Fury and Laura immediately realized that Loki had escaped.

In her heart, Laura silently gave Loki a thumbs up.

How long has it been? He's already tricked Thor into running away? No wonder he's a professional runaway prince.

Fury's expression changed, and he immediately called Barton and ran towards the monitoring room, while Laura and Belfast followed behind, leisurely walking towards the monitoring room which was not far away.

Damn, it's only been a short time, isn't the speed at which you've been proven wrong a bit too fast?

Because of JJ's incident, Shuke's PC platform was shut down until the 14th, which scared a group of authors into starting to revise their old books.

It's hard to put into words...

There are idiots every year, but I've never seen one this idiotic.

Fortunately, I never drive and I'm extremely cautious, so I shouldn't run into any trouble during this crackdown.

97. Particle Light Spear

As Fury watched the surveillance footage of Loki's escape, his face darkened further.

In the video, Thor keeps talking to thin air, trying his best to get Loki to let go of his resentment, unaware that Loki has already left.

If Belfast hadn't proven that Loki's illusions could indeed achieve this level of sophistication, Fury would have suspected that this was a charade orchestrated by Thor and Loki.

After all, Loki, who was so big, ran away in less than five minutes. Anyone would be suspicious.

"Let's put that aside for now, Coulson. Is it still possible to find Loki?"

Holding his head, Fury decided to put aside the matter of Thor for now. When Loki left, he not only took two Infinity Stones but also abducted Dr. Erik and a group of his agents.

Fury has witnessed the Mind Scepter's bizarre ability to manipulate minds.

Laura, standing to the side, couldn't help but marvel. Was this the world's corrective power? Even though she had controlled it beforehand, it was still able to leave successfully and even take Dr. Eric with it.

If Hawkeye hadn't been with him earlier, he probably wouldn't have escaped the fate of defecting.

It seems that if I don't stop it, the fate of the portal standing on Stark Tower is inevitable.

Laura couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Stark Tower being riddled with holes in the upcoming Battle of New York, a stark contrast to the Loresia Tower directly opposite.

Watching Tony get his comeuppance is actually quite a satisfying experience.

While Laura was lost in thought, Coulson checked the tracking devices on the agent and, as expected, they had all been removed.

As highly trusted senior agents who work in secret bases, they are in no way inferior to Hawkeye in terms of espionage knowledge.

With a headache, Fury glanced at Laura and ultimately gave up. It was best not to ask Laura for help with something so trivial.

S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't fallen to that level yet.

With the power of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury is confident he can find Loki if he dares to appear in front of a camera somewhere on Earth.

During this long wait, Laura and Belial began discussing how to fight the Chitauri and confront Thanos.

"Second Miss, the report on the prediction of war has been released."

Belfast meticulously listed the possible configurations of Thanos's Black Order fleet based on Laura's memories of the Chitauri's behavior.

Initially, a large number of Chitauri rangers were dispatched to attack using individual beam weapons, but the beam guns were not powerful enough, and sometimes they could not even penetrate the mechanical armor of the rangers.

They are agile but lack damage; even New York residents armed with heavy weapons can try to take down a few of them—typical grunts.

If the portal hadn't initially been unable to transport better units, Laura probably wouldn't have had the chance to deploy the Rangers.

As for the mechanical Leviathan that will appear next, in addition to being able to carry a large number of rangers, it can also use its huge size to perform a phase charge. Its main function is to transport troops, so it is not something worth paying attention to.

Roughly speaking, it bears a striking resemblance to the Battle of Chicago in the Transformers universe.

"So, all we need to do is saturate bombard them and overwhelm them, right?"

Laura clenched her right fist and clapped her hands sharply, suddenly realizing something, looking like she understood.

Laura's battlefield is not Earth, because the Avengers will eventually realize that the Mind Stone can close the portal, so Laura needs to teleport to the other side the moment the battlefield opens.

Along the way, they would inevitably pass by the Chitauri advance force, fully prepared for battle. Moreover, due to the vastness of the universe, the density and intensity would certainly surpass the Battle of New York.

Therefore, only by tearing through the defenses with overwhelming firepower could Thanos's flagship, the Sanctuary.

Therefore, Belfast described the ship's firepower and high mobility as a means to quickly break through the defensive line and then directly summon the Dawn to confront the fleet head-on.

As for Laura herself, she naturally went to the flagship with her ship-slaying sword to cut down Thanos and the five Black Stars.

Waving her little fists, Laura could already picture the scene of that charge.

The ship's equipment was fully deployed, and the luminous shields were raised, densely covered with unstable ripples caused by attacks, occasionally dodging several attacks from the ship's secondary guns at close range in the starry sky.

As it advanced, the Dawn, with its overwhelming hull, appeared above Laura's head, charging forward despite the barrage of fire from countless warships.

Powered by the immense might of the Bell Star Cluster, the Dawn, imbued with the power of the Bear, acted like a reliable Great Wall, blocking all attacks that could threaten Laura's ship spirit.

Mounted on both sides of the ship, the Rainbow Bridge and Neutron Annihilation were operating at full capacity. The wreckage that the Rainbow Bridge swept over was filled with starlight, while the wreckage that appeared intact on the outside but had actually fallen into complete death under the radiation of the Neutron Annihilation was like two extremes.

Laura, burdened with the heavy responsibility of exploring the truth of the universe, fought her way through countless obstacles and finally stood before Thanos, her blade pointing forward as if questioning Thanos's so-called destiny.