Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

"If your superpower can be upgraded further, my evolution speed will also accelerate, and there might be some unexpected changes that can enhance our combat power."

Hearing Venom's idea, Holm stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "That idea is indeed quite reasonable, but my ability doesn't display an experience bar to tell me how much I need or what I should do to continue leveling up..."

"That's right! Daisy's pendant!" Holm suddenly remembered something: "The reason I was able to activate my superpowers was because I came into contact with her pendant. If I had figured out what the pendant was made of, I might not have been able to further activate my superpowers."

"However, the origin of this pendant is very mysterious, and Daisy herself is not quite sure..." Holm thought to himself as he frowned slightly.

The idea that had just begun to take hold was immediately cut off from the path of further development.

He had tried to investigate the pendant after he awakened his superpowers, but he hadn't found anything.

Even Daisy herself didn't know what the pendant was made of; she only knew that it had been with her since she was a child, and she had carried it with her all her life.

"This is really troublesome. The Ancient One never explains things clearly, always so mysterious." Venom, having also hit a roadblock with Holm's train of thought, complained with some annoyance.

"She reminds me of those prophets in TV dramas. They all have this kind of style, and every time I watch TV, I can't help but want to force them to answer my questions."

"So you also want to force the Ancient One to answer? That might not be very effective." Holm joked, watching Venom swing its tentacles as if it had already bound those so-called prophets.

Upon hearing Holm's words, Venom paused, turned around and glared at Holm fiercely: "You know it's no use, yet you still say it. I can feel the powerful and mysterious aura emanating from her. We can't possibly be her match right now."

"Yes, the Ancient One was indeed very powerful, but even such a powerful person could not escape death. I wonder if I will ever see her again." Holm sighed inexplicably, thinking about the Ancient One's absurd and hasty death in his memory.

Holm's words made Venom realize something, and it stared wide-eyed incredulously, saying, "Are you kidding me? I can feel that she has a lot of life force, how could she not even live to see us again?"

"Do you mean someone can defeat her? That shouldn't be possible, even if Nar recovers..." Venom said with certainty while shaking his head.

It could clearly feel the oppressive aura and powerful presence emanating from the Ancient One, a feeling that only someone of Nal's level could possess.

“Of course I know, but…who knows what her plans are…” Holm sighed.

"I was actually thinking about asking her to help deal with Nar today, after all, she's so powerful. But the strange thing is, as soon as I had that thought, it was like my mouth was sealed shut by some strange force, and I couldn't utter a single word..."

Learning magic was Holm's first goal, and this was the second goal Holm planned to achieve today in his trip to Kamar-Taj.

But to his surprise, he failed to achieve either of his two objectives by the end of the trip.

The first reason is that he himself has no magical talent, so he didn't say anything. But the second reason is that he felt to some extent that the Ancient One did this on purpose.

He wanted to see if he could persuade the Ancient One to deal with Nal, the ancient evil god.

After all, judging by her strength, if the Ancient One was able to deal with so many dimensional demons, then dealing with Knull should not be a problem for her either.

But he didn't know if it was some kind of magical power at work; his mouth was as if it were locked, and he couldn't utter a single word related to this thought.

Holm knew, of course, that this was the Ancient One's doing, since it was her territory and only she possessed such magical abilities.

So Holm never brought it up again, and instead decided to follow the Ancient One's advice to cultivate his own power and then face Knull, the evil god he was destined to confront.

"What amazing power! What incredible methods!" Venom marveled at the Ancient One's abilities after hearing Holm's account.

After his initial reaction, Venom became even more puzzled by what Holm had just mentioned: "The more I sense her immense power and incredible abilities, the less I understand what you meant when you said that no one in this world should be able to truly defeat and kill her..."

Upon hearing this, Huo didn't say anything more. He could understand Venom's disbelief, because he felt the same way.

But the truth is so absurd: the Ancient One, who had few rivals in the entire universe, eventually died from falling to the ground from a great height.

If the dimensional demons that the Ancient One had dealt with before knew about this kind of death, they would probably be shocked.

Although Holm had always been puzzled, after meeting the Ancient One today and feeling the transcendent aura emanating from her, Holm could only guess that the Ancient One must have some special arrangements.

For a powerful mage like her, death was not the end of her life's journey, but a new beginning.

Even if the Ancient One's physical body dies, her powerful energy will envelop her soul, making her an immortal being in another sense.

Perhaps after shedding the frail human body, the Ancient One might have been able to experience a true rebirth. The human body has too many limitations, while her talent is so astonishing.

Chapter 294, The Strange Movements of the Cosmic Cube

While Holm and Venom were discussing and pondering, Holm's phone suddenly rang.

Looking at Agent Hill's name on the caller ID, Holm frowned slightly, a bad feeling creeping over him.

After the call connected, Agent Hill immediately informed him of some serious circumstances.

The Cosmic Cube, which was being researched in a secret base, suddenly showed some unusual activity today, which made Agent Hill, who was in charge there, very uneasy. So she called Holm to report the situation and inquire about the next steps.

"I'm coming right away." Holm hung up the phone after saying that, and then changed his destination and flew towards the secret research base of the Cosmic Cube.

The unusual movement of the Tesseract was also unexpected by Holm, as it meant that Loki was about to descend upon Earth, and the plot of Avengers 1 was about to begin.

With Nar about to be resurrected, Loki about to arrive, and Doctor Strange's storyline being brought forward, all these things piled up at once, leaving Holm feeling tense about not being able to handle everything and predict the future.

He couldn't let the plot continue like this. The matter of Loki's arrival had to be resolved as soon as possible, and it couldn't cause as much trouble as in the movies he remembered.

He now has to focus all his energy on guarding against Gnar, and he has neither the time nor the energy to deal with Loki's antics.

......

Far from New York, in a vast, ancient forest, a cluster of modern concrete and steel buildings is hidden.

The unique location speaks to its extraordinary nature, and the barbed wire fences surrounding it and the constant patrols by soldiers further underscore its special significance.

In the night sky, a Quinjet flew in from a distance and landed on the ground with the permission and guidance of the control tower.

After the fighter jet came to a stop, the cockpit door opened, and Holm jumped out of the jet.

Upon seeing Holm arrive, Agent Hill hurriedly stepped forward, explaining the situation to Holm as they walked towards the gate of this heavily guarded area.

"Attention all personnel, the evacuation order has been confirmed. Please proceed to the designated station for orderly evacuation in accordance with the regulations."

"Repeat, all personnel please pay attention..."

Following the instructions and guidance broadcast, the staff and agents here moved around with serious expressions, making intensive arrangements for the evacuation.

A moment later, Holm and Agent Hill arrived at the entrance of the Dark Energy Research Center.

Holm didn't stop. As he continued walking inside, he asked Agent Hill, "How are the evacuation arrangements going?"

Upon hearing Holm's question, Agent Hill responded, "It's already halfway done. I'll have them speed things up from here on out."

Upon hearing Agent Hill's response, Holm nodded and said, "We definitely need to speed things up."

Although he knew that the Tesseract's unusual activity was due to Loki's impending arrival, the Tesseract's energy fluctuations could be fatal to ordinary people.

He can guarantee his own safety, but the staff and other agents remaining here cannot guarantee absolute safety.

Therefore, the safest approach at present is to evacuate all personnel to ensure their safety to the greatest extent possible.

"Please urge them again to speed things up. Evacuate personnel and heavy materials first, and leave some instruments here for now."

Upon hearing Holm's instructions, Agent Hill nodded and then issued commands to various departments via voice channel.

Agent Hill then led Holm into the research center, and then took an elevator to the actual underground research center.

As Agent Hill led Holm inside, he explained the details to him: "Four hours ago, Dr. Sevig detected an energy emanating from the Cosmic Cube. He was in his room at the time, and it was the Cosmic Cube itself emitting the energy."

The Cosmic Cube is the core of this base, and this so-called dark energy research base was established to study the Cosmic Cube.

This thing first appeared in myths and legends. During World War II, the German Hydra unit, led by Red Skull, studied it and created many extremely powerful and advanced weapons.

If it weren't for Captain America Steve Rogers's emergence and his special forces team's successive destruction of Red Skull's various bases, Hydra would have caused who knows how much more trouble.

Finally, as Captain America and Red Skull fought to the death and Captain America crashed his plane into the sea, the Tesseract temporarily disappeared. However, it was not long before Howard Stark, Tony Stark's father, who had originally wanted to rescue Captain America, retrieved it from the sea and began a series of studies.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current research is based on Howard Stark's research on the Tesseract.

Holm has been very busy since taking over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., so this is his first time here.

Holm listened to Agent Hill's report and continued walking forward, soon arriving at the core experimental site.

Professor Sevier was staring at the Tesseract in his mind. He had a close connection with the so-called Thor incident in the West. After that incident, through Coulson's introduction, Nick Fury invited him to come here to study the Tesseract.

Although the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been replaced and Coulson is in a semi-retired state, Professor Sevig's work has not been affected.

Seeing Professor Sevier bustling around, Agent Hill introduced him, "Professor, this is our new director. He wants to know what's going on."

Hearing Agent Hill's words, Professor Sevier, while adjusting the equipment, took a moment to shake hands with Holm and said, "The situation is complicated. Simply put, the Cosmic Cube is acting a bit strangely right now."

"Now the Cosmic Cube is not only very active, but also goes its own way and has its own ideas."

"We've tried many methods, but none of them have been able to stop its current active state."

"Moreover, it has its own energy, so no matter what means are used, including cutting off all power, it cannot stop its mutation."

Professor Sevier then explained some things to Holm, but in general, he couldn't explain them clearly or figure them out.

No one knows why the Cosmic Cube suddenly became active, nor can anyone explain or stop its changes.

Holm knew the reason for this change, but he had no way of explaining it to these people.

He glanced at the surrounding setup and then immediately ordered Agent Hill to evacuate all the agents and staff present.

Only Dr. Sevier, Agent Hill, and another person remained, waiting for the Tesseract to open the portal.

Chapter 295, Loki Arrives

"What are we waiting for?" Agent Hill asked, somewhat puzzled, as he followed Holm after giving instructions to the others and watched the Tesseract continuously release energy fluctuations.

Professor Sevier looked at Holm upon hearing this, equally curious about what the young director was up to.

He sensed that Holm seemed to have some understanding of the energy fluctuations of the Cosmic Cube, otherwise he wouldn't have been so calm.

"You'll find out soon enough, if I'm not mistaken," Holm said softly, without offering much explanation.

Listening to Holm's words, Agent Hill's questions only increased, but since Holm wouldn't answer, she couldn't press him further and could only watch as the energy fluctuations of the Cosmic Cube grew increasingly agitated.

As they pondered what was going on, the Cosmic Cube suddenly vibrated with dazzling blue energy.

This surge of blue energy, like a tidal wave, spread outwards from the Cosmic Cube, even causing the entire research center to tremble.

Immediately afterwards, the Cosmic Cube, which had spread out several waves of energy, made a crackling sound. The pale blue energy that was dissipating from all around was gradually attracted to the Cosmic Cube in the center, and then gathered and rotated to form a vortex composed entirely of pale blue energy.

As the pale blue energy vortex gathered more and more, it spun faster and faster.

Suddenly, a dazzling light shone, and a beam of blue energy shot out from the Cosmic Cube, converging in front of the control panel.

The blue energy beam first converged into a mercury-like energy sphere, and then spread out in the air, forming a mysterious spatial gate.

The people present were all drawn to the sudden change in the Cosmic Cube, and they watched the scene with a mixture of worry and shock.

Agent Hill, who was standing next to Holm, keenly noticed that a person had suddenly appeared in the spatial portal where energy was converging.

"Someone's coming out!" she warned Holm as she drew her pistol and gripped it tightly, ready to react to any possible changes.