The spaceship tilted to one side, and the Titans fired a volley of artillery again. The huge hull was blown into fragments, turning into wreckage that scattered to the side.
Fortunately, there was no one left nearby, so it would at most cause some property damage.
Malekith waved his hand, and the Aether Particle sent Bronski and Thor flying. Watching the destroyed spaceship, he was burning with rage.
If it weren't for Bor and Odin stealing his weapon and slaughtering his people, how could they possibly be unable to defeat these backward Midgardians!
"Enough!"
A storm-like Aether Particle soared into the sky. The celestial convergence was about to complete. He didn't want to deal with these damned Heavenly Palace warriors and humans anymore; he wanted to directly release all the Aether energy he could command and plunge this Universe into eternal darkness!
Carrying the Aether Particle, he flew back to the convergence point. Here, through those space-time wormholes, the Nine Realms were clearly visible.
With the help of the celestial convergence, he could affect the Nine Realms simultaneously from here. This would be the moment he was closest to his dream, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity and wait another thousand years.
Darkness began to spread.
"Harry, are you sure we should keep waiting? The celestial convergence has already reached its peak." Otto reminded him from the side.
Harry shook his head: "It's not time yet."
He wasn't entirely sure what the Aether Particle could do, but according to the original work, when Malekith used the Aether with full force, he would become quite sluggish. And because all the Aether was being driven by him to modify reality, he could no longer use the Aether to fight.
Harry had already planted a beacon at the convergence point. Once the time was ripe, this thing would tear Malekith into pieces.
The Aether Particle, like tree branches, extended through the space-time wormholes caused by the celestial convergence into the other realms. In the places affected by the Aether, light was disappearing.
At this moment, Thor and Bronski returned.
"We must stop Malekith from turning the Universe into the Dark Dimension. Can you contact the Avengers?" Thor asked.
Hearing this, Harry looked Thor up and down—you are the Avenger, why don't you ask your teammates?
Thor felt a bit uncomfortable being stared at by Harry. The next moment, Harry took out a trigger, and several researchers immediately got into position.
Click.
The wormholes connecting the Nine Realms twisted violently at the same time. A space-time fluctuation, visible to the naked eye, exploded from the center of the storm. Everyone who saw this scene felt extreme physical discomfort—
Without any sound or warning, space-time tore. Even though it was only an area with a diameter of over three meters, it had now become an immeasurable rift.
Not only that, the rift seemed to show a trend of spreading.
And in Harry's eyes, a huge tree appeared above the rift, trying its best to patch the space-time rift.
Whoosh—
The Aether storm dissipated, and the center of the tear was smoothed over by the World Tree, leaving only a twisted mass of flesh that could barely be recognized as having the physical characteristics of a Dark Elf.
The ladies at the scene covered their mouths and gasped, and the men also frowned.
Malekith was still alive; the power of the Aether kept him alive. But from a biological perspective, he was already dead—he should have died.
"You—what have you done to me?" Malekith's voice sounded as if it were coming from the abyss, and it even had an echo.
No one knew what state he was in now, but it was clear that he could no longer use the Aether.
To protect itself, the Aether forcibly changed Malekith's status to "alive," but it was merely "alive."
"What happened? What an evil weapon this is," Thor said with a grave expression, looking at Harry and the others.
"This weapon shouldn't have this effect; it was that thing in his hand that caused some unknown changes," Harry said.
Selvig pointed to the black and red particles swirling around Malekith and asked: "What exactly is that thing?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Thor believed Harry's explanation—Malekith's current state didn't seem to have been caused by that Earthling's weapon after all.
However, Thor didn't explain immediately; instead, he cautiously approached Malekith.
"Damn Midgardians, what have you done? I can't move!" Malekith's voice grew more anxious, but it was to no avail.
"You are under arrest, Dark Elf. Odin will judge you," Thor declared formally.
Harry patted his shoulder and said: "Before that, he needs to give Earthlings an explanation first."
"Undoubtedly, this was another Alien invasion, but thanks to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s handling, the invaders have been completely wiped out," Harry spoke eloquently to the camera.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had surrounded the area, and only the Osborn team was on-site handling the post-battle cleanup.
This brief explanation obviously couldn't satisfy the reporter, who continued: "It is said that this Alien incident is related to Thor. Can you elaborate on these Aliens?"
Harry cleared his throat and said: "Yes, to be precise, they are the Dark Elves from Norse mythology. The one leading the invasion this time was their leader, Malekith, who has now been handed over to the International Military Tribunal."
Under Norman's leadership, this once temporary institution had been re-established.
As a war leader, Malekith would undoubtedly be sentenced as a first-degree war criminal.
This kind of verdict was very important for building the confidence of ordinary people—otherwise, these Aliens and superpowered individuals would just disappear after causing destruction every time without any explanation, and everything would be handled by superheroes themselves, which was really hard to feel safe about.
Not to mention Aliens, any small group that caused trouble and was eventually secretly handled without anyone knowing wouldn't make ordinary people feel secure.
Harry wanted to hang this Malekith out in the open to gain the trust of the whole World.
The reporter continued to ask: "During this attack, why didn't the Avengers appear?"
Hearing this question, Harry shrugged: "I'm not an Avenger; I run a company, remember?"
Facing this answer, the reporter was stunned for a moment. Thinking carefully, Harry Osborn was indeed not an Avenger.
Moreover, except for Thor, none of those at the scene that day were Avengers.
Seeing his expression, Harry knew he had to do a bit of PR: "In this incident, my research team and I were the first to discover the clues and reported them to your government.
After receiving permission, the United States S.H.I.E.L.D. and Osborn Military Armament Company took over the scene in time, preventing the situation from further deteriorating.
In this operation, S.H.I.E.L.D. entered your country's territory entirely at the request of an ally, and Osborn also completed the deployment after receiving a private contracting contract. Everything was compliant and reasonable.
You can always trust Osborn."
Soon they would discover that there were no superheroes in the entire event; it was all handled by official and legal private institutions.
The public might worship heroes, but an organization that follows the law and comes from normal society obviously gives people more sense of security.
Besides, where exactly were those Avengers?
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