It was already the third day since I received Tony's notice.
During this one and a half day, apart from listening to Frank's tactical arrangements, everyone only carried out very low-intensity training, trying their best to ensure that the body's activity and physical strength were maintained at the best balance.
During this period, Luke also learned some follow-up information through Tony.
On the night when everyone was notified to gather, Loki suddenly appeared at a research base of S.H.I.E.L.D., stole an important item, and destroyed the base.
Nick Fury reacted quickly and immediately found a way to get the World Security Council to agree to the formation of the Avengers.
While he was trying to persuade the five directors, Phil had already informed Tony of the situation and then came to New York to pick up Captain America.
Natasha rushed to Brazil overnight, found Dr. Bruce Banner who was living in seclusion in the slums of Rocinha, and successfully brought him back.
When Luke heard the latter news, his expression was very strange: Is this the Marvel version of heroes being tempted by beautiful women
That's a green fat guy who explodes at the slightest touch! How could he be brought back by Natasha
Is it great to be beautiful? Is it great to have a great temperament? Is it great to look fierce
Well, that's really amazing.
For this reason, Nick Fury made a huge profit by resisting the pressure from the Russians and getting Natasha under his command.
At this point, the Avengers are mostly in place, including Captain America, Hulk, Natasha, and an extra-staff consultant, Tony Stark.
The only annoying thing is that Hawkeye suddenly betrayed and ran away with Loki who attacked the SHIELD base.
Luke wasn't too surprised.
This is the first time that Loki has come to Earth in his true form, and Hawkeye cannot be his insider.
And this prince of Asgard seems to be a... wizard? Maybe he has some kind of spell of enchantment.
Luke himself has the ability to manipulate pheromones to control women's behavior, and he doesn't allow Loki to learn some spells to control men.
The next night, Tony sent another message saying that they had captured Loki in Stuttgart, Germany, and then on the way to escort him back, they had a fight with Thor who suddenly appeared. In the end, they shook hands and made peace, and returned to a S.H.I.E.L.D. base together.
Now Loki has been imprisoned in this "special" base of S.H.I.E.L.D., but the item he stole has not been recovered.
Luke didn't lean over to study the meaning of the Second Prince of Asgard.
The relationship between him and SHIELD is not that close, and he would not go into one of SHIELD's bases and get killed.
Even if I were to clone myself and go in, there would be no need.
With Thor there, could he allow the Earthlings to torture the Second Prince of Asgard
So even if Luke went to that base, he could only watch, because Loki was not a woman.
Tony never directly explained the item that was stolen by Loki, but Luke knew what it was.
Cosmic Cube!
This thing called Tesseract naturally has nothing to do with Luke's Universe Cube technology company.
Luke vaguely remembered that it should be considered a space prop.
Loki seemed to have used it to open the space gate, allowing the Chitauri fleet to invade the earth.
Luke doesn't have much memory of how Loki used it to open the super huge space door in the movie. He only remembers that it was on the rooftop of a building.
Luke has launched four medium-sized drones to monitor the buildings throughout New York, especially this area in Manhattan.
But so far, no obvious abnormalities have been found, including in Stark Tower.
He was a little helpless about this: God knows how Loki controls Hawkeye.
If it is a frontal battlefield, Hawkeye is definitely not a hero with strong output.
But when it comes to covert operations and concealing one's tracks, this guy is a professional, and he knows all about Tony Stark and SHIELD's surveillance capabilities.
And if he could avoid the surveillance of these two parties, he could also avoid Luke's surveillance to a large extent.
Luke even asked Tony to check the interior of Stark Tower once, but no trace of the Cosmic Cube was found.
This made him suspicious: Shouldn't such a grand scene have been staged in Tony's building? By the way, demolishing the new building of this showy young master would be a very satisfying thing.
And I vaguely remember that the Stoke Building seemed to be the center of the New York War
With this doubt, he went to Stark Tower in stealth, but still found nothing.
Thinking of Elena's two paintings, Luke realized that he might not be able to avoid this attack.
The Chitauri army is bound to appear, so it’s best not to count on finding the Cosmic Cube in advance to avoid the opening of the space gate.
Fortunately, he never pinned his hopes on the movies he watched in his previous life, otherwise, according to the plot, he would definitely be confused now.
At noon, Tony suddenly contacted Luke and started telling him big news: "Hawkeye sneaked in secretly, destroyed the base, and was caught by us, but he let Loki escape. Bruce Banner transformed into the Hulk, rushed out of the base and disappeared. In addition..." He paused for a moment.
Luke: “Just say it if you have something to say.”
Tony: "Well, Phil died."
Luke's heart skipped a beat and his expression immediately darkened.
His hands couldn't help but tighten, and the coffee cup he was holding made a snapping sound, instantly being crushed into pieces, and the brown liquid splashed all over the floor: "Are you sure?"
Tony was silent for a moment: "Nick Fury told us."
At this point, he lowered his voice: "But... I didn't see Phil's body with my own eyes, I only saw the video of his murder."
Luke's mind raced. He raised his hand and waved at Mindy who wanted to come over to help, signaling her to leave it alone. He lowered his voice and said, "Phil should carry Life No. 1 and the Light Dagger with him."
Tony's voice was equally small: "Yes, I have the same idea. And after Nick Fury announced the news, the small conflicts within the Avengers were suppressed, so..."
Luke hummed lightly: "Phil may not be dead. Nick Fury is using his sacrifice to speed up the integration of the Avengers team."
Tony exhaled, "That should be it."
The young master quite liked the smiling Agent Phil. It would be a pity if he died.
Raising his hand and pulling out a tissue from the side, Luke slowly wiped the coffee and cup crumbs in his hand: "Who did it?"
Tony: "Loki."
After thinking for a moment, he added: "He pierced Phil's left chest with the scepter. It was definitely a fatal wound."
A cold light flashed in Luke's eyes: "Well, but Phil still has a chance to save his life."
Whether it is Life No. 1 or Light Dagger, they can heal wounds quickly.
Luke also specially modified a small device for Phil that could automatically inject a full bottle of Life No. 1 when it detected that he was dying.
Phil and Nick Fury still have light daggers.
Even if Phil himself could no longer move, Nick Fury would still save him with the light dagger.
Phil is not only the only SHIELD staff member who has a direct line of communication with Batman, but also Nick Fury's confidant. The director would definitely not want him to die.
Quickly speculating on the possible situations in his mind, Luke felt a little relieved.
Judging from Nick Fury's personality and subsequent behavior, Phil's chances of survival are extremely high.
But this doesn't stop Luke from letting Loki go.