New York, Manhattan, in front of the ruins of Avengers Tower.
It was early the next morning.
Bright sunlight streamed down, as if dispelling the darkness.
The massive space portal in the sky had long since vanished.
Even the snowflakes had stopped falling, and the temperature was rising rapidly.
However, compared to this environmental change, which seemed like a revival of all things,
everyone fell silent, looking at the post-war wreckage, which appeared as if it had suffered a natural disaster.
Even the joy of victory that should have been there was completely washed away.
Compared to Brooklyn, which was almost entirely invaded by the Frost Giant race,
although the affected area here was slightly smaller, the degree of destruction was even more severe.
The collapse of just the Avengers Tower and the Dark Elves' warship, two massive objects hundreds of meters tall, had already caused countless casualties.
At present, there wasn't even a single injured person or crying civilian to be seen here.
Because anyone who still had even a shred of mobility had already desperately fled the area.
All that remained were corpses and a scene of desolation.
But it was precisely this deathly quiet scene that made the victory of this war seem so heavy.
At this moment, all members of the Avengers were gathered here.
Even Luca and Gwen were no exception.
With things having developed to this point, it was no longer realistic for Luca to continue hiding his identity.
Even if Tony and the others were willing to keep it a secret for him, after continuously using so many distinctive items and playing such a significant role in this battle, as long as S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated, Luca would have nowhere to hide.
However, even so, Luca did not step out of his [Boxer] Mech in his true form.
Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA exposed him, he wasn't prepared to expose his identity to the public like Tony, in a showy manner.
Even though this might be beneficial for the sales of the company's products, it would bring a lot of inconvenience to Luca's personal life.
Therefore, at this time, he just stayed honestly inside the Mech's cockpit, pretending to be a cold, emotionless robot.
Of course, he wasn't the only one like this.
In less than half a year, New York had been invaded by aliens twice in a row, and the damage caused was more severe each time; everyone at this moment didn't know what to say.
"Look at what you've done!!! Is this what you wanted?! Loki!!"
Thor, who could no longer bear the suppression, rushed furiously to Loki, his eyes bloodshot, gripping his collar tightly.
For Thor, the people of Midgard were also his subjects, and the agonizing pain of a loved one killing another loved one made him almost collapse at this moment.
However, Loki, who was currently handcuffed and held by Steve and Natasha on either side, showed no remorse in his eyes at this moment.
Perhaps every World's Loki is destined to be different.
Having experienced two failures in a row and caused so much slaughter, he had already lost the last shred of kindness and honor from his 'God of Mischief' side, leaving only the evil and desire of the 'God of Trickery'.
"On the path to kingship, blood and sacrifice are inevitable!"
"You!!"
Hearing such cold words from Loki, Thor felt as if his heart had turned to ashes, his eyes filled with anger and murderous intent.
In fact, Thor wasn't the only one filled with anger.
Everyone present at this moment wished they could tear Loki to pieces.
But even Dr. Banner, whose face was already tinged with green, and even Tony, who had previously vowed to kill Loki, were now desperately suppressing their anger to ensure they wouldn't kill this bastard Loki on the spot.
It wasn't that they believed Loki shouldn't die.
In fact, when they captured Loki in Brooklyn, Steve Rogers had already wanted to personally end him.
But he was jointly stopped by Natasha and Barton.
'Loki can only be handed over to the Asgardians for judgment, whether he lives or dies in the end!'
This was the order Nick Fury had given them.
No matter what Loki did, his identity was still that of Asgard's second prince.
And at present, the power of Asgard's Heavenly Palace was far superior to that of Earth.
Compared to the irreversible casualties, Nick Fury was more concerned with not bringing another unconquerable war to Earth.
If you are behind, you must endure humiliation.
Everyone present understood this point.
But... in this World, there are always some people who are not so conventional and willing to choose to endure humiliation.
Just as Tony was getting fed up with this melodramatic brotherly scene and was about to open his mouth to mock,
a black grenade, beeping and flashing a deadly red light, was thrown from a distance at an extremely fast speed.
"Watch out!"
Luca, controlling the [Boxer] Mech, was the first to give a warning, directly spreading his arms to block Tony, Banner, and Hawkeye, quickly retreating.
On the other side, Gwen, who had Spider-Sense, also noticed the danger immediately.
Seeing clearly what was flying towards them, she knew even more deeply the terrifying power of this thing.
She immediately shot out two webs, sticking to Steve and Natasha, who were escorting Loki, and pulled the two of them desperately backward, away from their original position.
And Harro, who had always maintained a communication link with Luca and had been alerted in advance, seeing Steve and the two being pulled away, immediately shifted target, instantly activated jet propulsion, and flew out, holding Thor.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, only Loki, with his hands and feet shackled, was left in place.
The next moment.
The black hole grenade that flew from the shadows landed at Loki's feet.
"Boom—"
The distorted black hole force field instantly exploded.
Loki, his eyes filled with astonishment and fear, was instantly swallowed by the black hole.
"No!!"
Thor, who had been knocked away by the Erha Mech, watched in despair as his brother was swallowed by the black hole, quickly broke free from the Mech's arms, got up, and lunged forward.
However, by the time Thor rushed close, the black hole, along with Loki, had already completely disappeared.
The enraged Thor immediately turned towards the direction from which the black hole grenade had flown.
He only saw a Dark Elf soldier standing at a distant alley entrance, retracting his throwing posture.
"Die!"
The enraged Thor immediately spun Mjolnir in his hand and rushed over quickly.
However, by the time he got close, the Dark Elf soldier had already quickly entered the alley.
When Thor rushed out of the straight alley, he did not see any sign of the enemy.
There were only a few obviously dead and mutilated corpses on the ground.
Facing such a situation, Thor could only roar in grief and indignation at the sky.
Mjolnir in his hand hammered weakly against the ground.
It was only then that the other members of the Avengers arrived belatedly.
But at this moment, everyone seemed to have no intention of pursuing the Dark Elf who had just escaped.
Their eyes held only an inexplicable sense of satisfaction and calm.