"You may call me Li Yue, Dr. Banner! Strictly speaking, you have never met me, but I know about you!"
Li Yue sipped his tea, leisurely answering Banner's question!
"Hello...Li Yue, sir! I am here to find Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, can you bring me to him? We have important matter to discuss!"
Despite Banner's imposing new form, his character remained as Dr. Banner! Instead of pursuing why the man in front of him knew about his identity, he asked Li Yue to take him to Doctor Strange!
"Hehe, I think you're around five years too early! Doctor Strange is currently operating on a patients a few blocks down that way!"
For some reason, Banner's shocked expression was very funny to Li Yue!
"Ahem, but I know your true purpose for coming here. It is to obtain this Eye of Agamotto, is it not? To be precise, you wanted the Time Stone within it!
Li Yue put down his teacup and walked slowly towards Banner, making a strange gesture with his thumbs and ring fingers on both hand in front of his body!
The Eye of Agamotto on Li Yue's neck obediently opened as he made that gesture, revealing the brilliant green light hidden within its mechanism!
Banner's eyes immediately widened when he saw that unmistakable green light!
"That's...the Time Stone? You can use its power?"
It took all of Banner's willpower not to snatch the necklace away as he asked Li Yue in astonishment!
"I wish! Unfortunately, I'm barely able to open it for now. I'm just showing off to people that doesn't know magic like you!"
Obviously, Li Yue couldn't really say that. Instead, he said to Banner:
"Unfortunately, I can't give it to you! I promised someone that I would protect this Time Stone! But…"
"Sir, please, we need the Time Stone. I will pay any price you ask later! I'm sorry!"
Before Li Yue could finish his sentences, Banner's expression already changed. With a resolute and slightly apologetic expression, he reached with his hand to the Eye of Agamotto on Li Yue's neck!
"Can't you wait until I finish speaking?"
Li Yue was rendered speechless by Banner's action! But he obviously won't stay silent by this transgression. Banner's current strength wouldn't hurt him anyway!
Thankfully, Li Yue wasn't in the mood to fight, so he simply struck Banner's stomach with the palm of his hand, at a speed exceeding even Banner's reaction time!
"Heh, I didn't expect I'd get to use my astral projection magic this way! To be able to do this in just a few years of cultivation, this is not bad!"
Li Yue was overjoyed when he saw Dr. Banner's transparent soul being dislodged from the massive green body! He didn't expect that the trick he randomly read on Ancient One's grimoires collection would be practical!
The technique used his soul, which had been strengthened through cultivation, to temporarily remove the souls of others from their bodies!
Ancient One had used this technique several times before, and it didn't seem to be a harmful way to make people listen to her!
Of course, the one performing the technique must have much stronger soul than their target!
Li Yue sighed in awe in his heart. This was really an incredible skill!
Li Yue then spoke softly to Banner's shocked soul, "Now, we can calm down and have a good talk!"
...
Meanwhile, Thor and Tony far away in the sky were in trouble!
When Thor wiped out a swath of Chitauri soldiers with his ultimate move, he couldn't help himself from shouting: "Is that all you got!"
The Chitauri might not be very smart, but their combat ability ranked quite high in the universe, and they were very stubborn! Thor's provocation sent the Chitauri leader into rage!
The Chitauri had invaded countless Earth-like planets across the cosmos. The races of those planet had resisted, just like the humans, but they were all without exception slaughtered by the Chitauri!
This was the first time that the invincible Chitauri army had been foiled by a handful of puny creatures!
The Chitauri leader cannot accept this, as well as his foe's provocation. He cannot stand for this humiliation!
"Attack them with everything we've got! We will not rest until this planet fall!"
As the Chitauri barked commands in their language, countless Chitauri soldiers swarmed into the wormholes like hungry wolves!
Immense battleships made of their race's most advanced technologies also followed the soldiers one after another through the wormhole!
...
"Thor, there are so many of them. Can you still go on?"
Tony asked Thor besides him when he saw the two giant dragons flying out of the wormhole!
"Hah, I don't know about you, Stark, but my people call this a party!"
Thor laughed heartily as violent lightning exploded from his body! Thunders reverberated around them, as if cheering for Thor!
"Come, give me your worst!"
Thor didn't even flinch in the face of the giant dragon-like warship in front of him! He was even excited!
Perhaps impatient with his opponent's slow speed, Thor flew directly towards the giant dragon. With Stormbreaker at hand, dazzling lightning trailed behind him!
Thor quickly reached the dragon warship, his divine power still surging towards the Stormbreaker in his hand!
The Stormbreaker shone with a dazzling light as lightning flowed continuously on it!
"Die!"
Having finished charging the Stormbreaker, Thor threw the ax directly at the dragon warship!
With a beautiful arc of lightning, the Stormbreaker accurately slammed the warship's head! Moreover, the ax wasn't slowed down at all, cleaving through the warship undeterred!
"In a single shot!"
The bisected dragon warship crashed onto the protective shield, even causing ripples of blue energy!
Thor casually mocked the warship as he recalled his Stormbreaker with his hand, his red cloak fluttering in the wind!
...
While Thor was savoring his victory, the Captain, Tony, and Ant-Man from 2023 had sneaked into the Stark Building, ready to perform the heist on the Tesseract and the Mind Scepter!
"Welcome back, Mr. Stark! Although, considering that Mr. Stark that I know is still fighting in the sky, you must be someone else!
"But if you have any request, please feel free to tell me! I will keep it a secret for you!"
Right as Tony and the others entered the building, they were greeted by a friendly voice, although obviously not a human one!
Tony's eyes instantly turned red as he thought of his old friend.
"Jarvis, long time no see!"