S. H. I. E. L. D., Sky Space Carrier.
A low pressure visible to the naked eye pervaded the entire bridge. Everyone's faces were very ugly, as if they had been painted with a layer of coal ash.
Especially Director Nick Fury. His already dark skin color had now become darker, and his only eye was flashing with anger.
No one dared to approach the command station, fearing that if they provoked him at this time, they would be treated as a trash can that poured out anger.
In fact, not only Nick Fury, but all of agent, who had witnessed the scene, had ugly expressions on their faces.
The Captain America and the Punisher had defected. The Avenger had only been built less than a day ago, but they had already suffered such a huge blow. It had a great impact on everyone's morale, and everyone's hearts were heavy.
Coulson knew that this would not do. He had to think of a solution.
Even if there was no solution for the time being, at least he had to motivate the low morale. Otherwise, they would not have to wait until the official battle before they would lose without fighting.
Coulson took a deep breath, braced himself, and walked to the front of the command station. He asked carefully, "Director, what should we do next?"
"Wait."
Nick Fury's words were like gold, his face was gloomy and terrible, his eyes focused on the projection.
Coulson followed his gaze. On the huge map projection, there was a red dot moving slowly. It was the fighter jet that Tony and the others were on.
About an hour later.
As the cabin door of the bridge rose, Tony and Peter walked in. The young Loki and Thor followed closely behind.
Tony and Peter were dejected. They were no longer as high-spirited as before they left. Instead, they looked as if they had lost their souls. They sat silently on the chairs.
Losing two pillars of combat power in one go was a devastating blow to the newly formed Avengers!
Peter Parker, who usually chattered on, did not say anything at this time. He just looked down at his hands. Tony leaned against the chair with a livid face. He seemed to be thinking about something. His eyes glanced at Thor from time to time.
"Gentlemen, ladies!"
Nick Fury's sharp eyes swept across everyone present.
He asked three questions, "Have we lost? Have we admitted defeat? Are we going to choose to give up?"
"No, Director."
Barton was the first to express his opinion. He held the alloy bow with one hand and said, unconvinced, "No matter what happens, we have to fight, because this is a war with no way out. Either he dies or we die!"
"Yes, now is not the time to admit defeat!" Natasha nodded in agreement with Barton. She then said, "Although Steve and Frank are under control, we have other people, and we know his ability. We may have a chance of winning next time!"
In the eyes of S. H. I. E. L. D. and agent, Hawk Eye Barton and Black Widow Natasha were almost like legends!
The completion rate of the mission was close to ninety-nine percent. Even if the mission was difficult and impossible to complete, the two of them could work together and even set the record of the fastest speed of agent's promotion in S. H. I. E. L. D.!
With two agent as representatives, the anxiety in the hearts of the others lessened a little.
And according to what these two said, they seemed to really have hope, and the odds of winning were quite high!
Coulson knew what Fury was thinking, so he followed him out and echoed, "That's right, we have already grasped his ability, and we also have Thunder God's help. If we have the initiative, that guy, Loki, will definitely lose!"
"Heh, not bad."
The young Loki shrugged and winked at Thor, "Do you see that? Even this group of humans worship you."
"Be quiet!" Thor glared at him. Seeing the gazes everyone cast at him, he said somewhat uneasily, "If you can find him, I swear to the great Father that I will definitely defeat that fake!"
"Raise your heads!"
Nick Fury suddenly shouted. It was like a bomb had dropped into the water. Everyone looked up and cast their eyes at him. "It is not the time to admit defeat yet. Don't forget that you have a mission. Only we can protect the entire human race!"
Everyone's confidence immediately increased. They felt that hope was right in front of them.
After pulling back the fallen morale, Nick Fury breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Loki and asked, "Then, young Mr. Loki, can you tell us what your plan to come to Earth is first?"
"I..."
Loki rolled his eyes and planned to make up a lie to fool him.
However, this scene was seen through by Thor, who was next to him, and he exposed it without any mercy. "He plans to use the Tesseract to open up a tunnel that leads to the dark space and summon the army of the Chitauri people to descend to Earth, then occupy and rule this place."
"Huh??"
Six sharp gazes were cast from all directions, and instantly focused on Loki.
"Uh... This is at most an attempted crime, and there is also a plot of turning myself in. It should be considered a meritorious service, right?" The smile on Loki's face suddenly froze. Looking at the hostile eyes of the people around him, he hated Thor's big mouth to death.
"It seems that Loki took away the Tesseract with the purpose of opening a 'passage', right?" Dr. Banner rubbed the stubble on his chin and said thoughtfully, "But there is one more question. Why did he steal the metal iridium?"
"He needs stability."
Tony, who was sitting on the chair, raised his head and said, "The effect of the metal iridium is equivalent to a stabilizer to prevent the portal from collapsing. Otherwise, it will be like S. H. I. E. L. D.'s base. The excessive energy impact will cause the portal to explode."
Out of everyone present, Tony was the only one who was proficient in the use of all kinds of metals. Because he had tried countless kinds of composite metals in order to create the steel armor, he understood the function of the metal element.
Tony then said, "And with the involvement of the metal iridium, as a stabilizer, the portal can be as he wishes. No matter how big or how long he wants, it will not be a problem. At present, the only thing he lacks is energy!"
Coulson expressed that he did not understand, "Is the energy of the Tesseract not enough?"
"Because it needs to be activated, I have seen your experiment report." Tony looked at him and continued, "If you want to activate the Tesseract, you need a high density of energy to attack the surface of the Tesseract to reach the critical point."
Nick Fury suddenly raised his hand and interrupted, "Wait, where did you see the experiment report?"
"While you were in a daze, I had Jarvis hack into S. H. I. E. L. D.'s internal network." When Tony said this, his face did not have the slightest hint of hollow.
Nick Fury's face was ashen. "Tony, this is against the rules!"
Tony shrugged indifferently. "Sorry ---Your rules are useless against me."
Beep, beep, beep -
Right at this moment, an ear-piercing alarm bell that sounded like the buzzing of a bee suddenly sounded.
The next moment, before everyone could react, the entire Sky Capital suddenly shook violently!
A dazzling and intense beam of light instantly pierced through the defense armor in front of the bridge. The remaining energy beam that was too hot plowed a deep red gully on the steel deck. Dozens of agent were unfortunately hit by the beam and evaporated on the spot, leaving only a pile of charred ashes.
Everyone fell to the ground and were sent flying by the violent impact.
Only Peter had the most sensitive reaction. The spider senses allowed him to immediately transfer Tony, Barton, and Natasha before the light beam could pierce through the armor, allowing them to luckily escape.
As for Thor, he was not so lucky.
Although he had benefited from the power of the Thunder God and the Asgardian bloodline and did not die from the light beam piercing through his chest, he was unable to resist the impact. He was pierced through several steel walls and disappeared at the end of the tunnel.