Sitwell looked at the towering Iron Giant in front of him, questioning Coulson, "Is that Stark's creation?"
"Don't know. That guy never tells me anything," Coulson replied.
Coulson picked up a megaphone nearby, walked out from behind the car, and shouted at the Destroyer, "Hey!"
"You are using unregistered technological weapons. Identify yourself."
As Coulson spoke, the approaching Destroyer halted, even retracting the face mask on its head.
Coulson turned to Sitwell, saying, "See, that's better."
However, the entire interior of the Destroyer suddenly glowed red, and Coulson sensed something was wrong. He immediately yelled, "Run!"
He then dashed towards the position of the cars, urging others to follow.
The Destroyer's eyes emitted a laser beam, directly blasting a car in front of it. It continued firing the laser, sweeping across other locations.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. dodged while firing back, but their bullets had no effect on the Destroyer, and even the paint on its surface remained undamaged.
…
At this moment, Thor and the others emerged from the house, arriving on the street. Observing the distant changes, Thor spoke, "Jane, you all need to leave this place."
Jane looked at Thor and asked, "What about you?"
"I'll stay."
Fandral spoke up, "Thor wants to fight alongside us."
Apparently, Sif and others were unaware that Thor had been stripped of his powers by King Odin. Thor was now just an ordinary human, someone who could be knocked down by a simple stun gun.
Thor walked up to Fandral and said, "I'm just a mortal now. I might end up getting you killed."
"But I can help get these people to a safe place."
Jane also chimed in, "If you stay, then I'll stay with you."
"We need time."
"We'll have it."
Doctor Selvig, Jane, Thor, Daisy, and others began to run towards the shops and crowds on the street, warning the residents of the danger and urging them to escape and take shelter.
…
Back in Asgard-
Odin lay in bed, receiving care from Frigga. Although his body was under Frigga's care, his soul was not idle, feeling the changes there.
The Casket of Ancient Winters in the vault was taken by Loki, who then unleashed the Destroyer. Odin witnessed Heimdall being frozen by Loki and sending the Destroyer on Earth.
Watching Loki's series of actions, Odin was speechless. Then, his soul once again descended to Earth; he had to be prepared to clean up after Loki.
Although he had a prior agreement with the Ancient One to test Thor on Earth, the troubles caused were too significant. Odin wondered what additional demands the Ancient One might make.
After all, in the trial of the Supreme Merlin, Odin only scared off Mephisto with the Ancient One's help and didn't personally intervene.
…
At this moment, after the Destroyer obliterated all the S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles outside the small town, it started moving towards the town.
As Loki's orders before departure dictated, it aimed to eliminate any potential threats.
So, it continued to advance and destroy everything in its path, unleashing laser beams without restraint. Explosions and roars echoed wherever it went.
Outside the small town, Coulson, who had previously lost consciousness, woke up. Crawling out of the sand, he looked at the burning vehicles and the scattered corpses, his face filled with regret.
Next to him, Sitwell also stirred within the sand pile, and seeing another companion alive, Coulson's expression improved slightly.
Coulson immediately took out his satellite phone from his pocket. Seeing that his cellphone was undamaged, he didn't report the situation to Nick Fury right away. Instead, he dialed Tony Stark's number.
He knew that even though this Iron Giant wasn't created by Tony, he believed that Tony would have a solution.
However, the response from the other end of the phone was, "Sorry, the number you have dialed is out of service."
Hearing this, Coulson was momentarily stunned and then cursed, "Damn it!"
Tony's phone was unexpectedly out of service—how was that possible?
Coulson's face turned unpleasant. At this time, a team of agents arrived driving vehicles. Coulson pulled Sitwell up and said, "Get in the car. Head to the town and find out what this giant thing is up to."
After Coulson and Sitwell got into the car, Coulson immediately dialed another number, reporting the information to Nick Fury.
However, Sitwell couldn't report to Pierce in Coulson's presence. He could only record everything that happened here and report it to Alexander Pierce later.
After receiving Coulson's report, Nick Fury immediately called Natasha, who had been recalled.
"Natasha, there's a situation with Coulson. A massive steel robot is wreaking havoc, and we can't contact Tony. Charles's agency was bombed a few days ago and hasn't been repaired yet.
"Grab two boxes of energy blocks and head to the Continental Hotel in New York."
"According to the information I have, Charles and Tony have been at the hotel since yesterday. Go find them and ask if that robot is related to Tony."
"According to Coulson's assessment, that robot is even more exaggerated than Tony's armor. If it's unrelated to Tony, please request their help in dealing with the enemy."
"The two boxes of energy blocks can be considered a deposit for Charles."
Upon receiving the director's instructions, Natasha didn't dare to delay. After hanging up the phone, she immediately requested two boxes of energy blocks and drove towards the Continental Hotel in New York.
…
At this time, the Destroyer reached the small town, causing massive destruction. Houses, cars, and even the gas station were all obliterated.
Sif instructed the other three Warriors, "You distract its attention, and I'll ambush from behind."
Seeing Sif leave, Hogun and Volstagg prepared for battle. The two of them gestured an attacking posture to Fandral, who quickly understood.
Fandral, wielding a giant axe, swiftly began running forward. Hogun and Volstagg grabbed Fandral to assist his momentum and then threw him towards the direction of the Destroyer.
Flying through the air, Fandral shouted, "For Asgard!"
Just as he was about to swing his axe towards the approaching Destroyer, the giant robot counterattacked with a backhand slap.
Fandral was sent flying even faster than when he arrived, crashing onto a nearby car and flattening its hood.