Eliminating the Chitauri

Ancient One closed her fan at Mephisto’s praise and said calmly, "You flatter me."

"Ancient One, you are indeed formidable, but your power has been steadily draining away. You do not have long to live."

Mephisto said coldly, "Once you die, who else will be able to stand against us?"

Ancient One turned to look at Wang Bert, who was getting back to his feet outside, but said nothing. Mephisto sneered. "Not him. He is too young and lacks sufficient experience!"

"Not now, but he will in the future. He has so much money; he ought to bear more responsibility for this world."

Ancient One said, "Enjoy the greatest blessings, shoulder the greatest responsibilities!"

"Interesting, Ancient One. You really are interesting!"

Mephisto burst into laughter as his body rapidly dissipated, leaving only his final words in the air: "Once I deal with that good-for-nothing son of mine, we can have some fun!"

"The one playing with you then will not be me. I have worked for several centuries. It is time for me to retire."

With a wave of her hand, Ancient One summoned the Mind Scepter into her grasp. Then she said to the exhilarated Blackheart, "Return to Hell and reclaim what is yours!"

Blackheart turned around and said respectfully, "Thank you, Master Ancient One. I swear that I will never make an enemy of Earth or Kamar-Taj!"

"Very good!"

Ancient One nodded and gestured for Blackheart to do as he pleased. Blackheart immediately put on the armor and opened a passage to Hell in the identity of a prince!

"Once I defeat Mephisto and become the Demon King of Hell, I will return the humiliation you have inflicted upon me a thousandfold!"

Before stepping into the passage to Hell, Blackheart’s eyes suddenly became incomparably vicious. Ancient One ignored it completely, because Blackheart could never defeat Mephisto. He was merely being used to buy time!

"The moment you put on that armor, your fate was sealed!"

Ancient One shook her head. Once Blackheart had left, she took a single step and arrived in a mysterious space. A group of people in identical uniforms was trapped outside the wall there! Ancient One said calmly, "Go back. This is not your past. This is a parallel world!"

The group froze. Their leader hurriedly shouted, "Hello, we came here to save half the life in the universe…"

"I know why you came, but I am sorry, I cannot let you enter!"

Ancient One said, "Any action you take in this world could bring unimaginable disaster. Go back, and do not come again!"

A large man shouted, "There will be no impact! For your world, we would take the Stones one moment and return them the next. There would be no impact at all."

"Leaving aside whether you can return them, even if you can, would the process of obtaining the Stones truly have no impact?"

Ancient One said, "And those who tamper with time will inevitably suffer time’s backlash!"

The group wanted to say more, but Ancient One said, "Go back. If you come again, the ones stopping you will be yourselves!"

With that, Ancient One waved her hand, and the entire group vanished!

Ancient One shook her head. These future people from parallel worlds were merely minor trouble. The real problem was something else!

Ancient One raised her head and gazed into the distance at the Chaotic Void sealed by the Eye of Agamotto. Mephisto had not been wrong. She now possessed only half her power, while the other half was all over there! Worse still, that place would require more and more power, which meant Ancient One would only grow weaker. That was also why she had been so eager to drive Mephisto back for good! When will I finally be able to retire? I have worked for centuries without pay!

Ancient One sighed, returned to the Mirror Dimension, then stretched out her hand and passed the Mind Scepter to Wang Bert outside!

Wang Bert was startled by the suddenly appearing hand and Mind Scepter. He then accepted the scepter and said respectfully, "Thank you, Master Ancient One!"

Ancient One’s voice sounded by Wang Bert’s ear. "Mephisto has been driven back to Hell and will not appear again for some time. Blood God, you do not have much time left!"

Wang Bert froze. Was Master Ancient One talking about Thanos? He wanted to ask something, but the hand in front of him suddenly withdrew. Wang Bert rolled his eyes. Why did these big shots always love speaking in riddles? I will take it one step at a time!

Wang Bert shook his head, flew upward with the Mind Scepter in hand, and called Nick Fury. "Director Fury, get me two nuclear missiles to play with!"

"What?"

Director Fury wondered if he was hearing things. Someone was actually asking him for two nuclear missiles—to play with? Wang Bert said, "I said, launch two nuclear missiles toward Manhattan."

"Why?"

Director Fury frowned. "The World Security Council wanted to launch nuclear missiles earlier. I went to great lengths to stop them!"

"You have that much pull?"

Wang Bert sneered. "Send them over. Getting hit without hitting back is not my style. I am going to blow up the Chitauri mothership! Besides, if we do not wipe them out, they will come back sooner or later!"

Director Fury fell silent for a moment, then said, "I will ask the security council for their opinion!"

A minute later, Director Fury said, "The planes carrying the nuclear missiles have already taken off. Bert Wang, those nuclear missiles absolutely cannot explode in Manhattan!"

"Relax. I am not as unreliable as your S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

Wang Bert flew into the sky and hurled his spear with all his strength. It pierced through a Leviathan before flying back into his hand! Tony Stark flew over and said angrily, "Bert, why did you blow up my tower? Pay up!"

Wang Bert said, "Go ask the White House for compensation! I have an exemption clause!"

Seeing Wang Bert act so smugly, Tony gritted his teeth in anger. Wang Bert glanced at him and said irritably, "Enough, stop acting. Our debt is settled."

Tony secretly relaxed, but he merely snorted on the surface. "Lucky you!"

"You are the lucky one!"

Wang Bert said impatiently, "I cannot be bothered talking nonsense with you. I am going to kill aliens!"

Tony shouted in dissatisfaction, "You already have the scepter, so why are you still killing aliens? Hurry up and close the portal!"

"We will talk later!"

Wang Bert transformed into a streak of fire and slaughtered Chitauri everywhere, clearing the battlefield in an instant. Unfortunately, these were not true living beings, so they could not increase his number of revivals!

At Blood God Manor outside New York City, Mindy was watching the live news broadcast indoors when a heavy thud suddenly came from the lawn outside. She turned and saw a little girl in tattered clothes lying on the grass! Hearing the noise, the guards immediately gathered around. Mindy blinked and hurried over with Lina, who was still eating!

"Do not attack her. Let me ask her!"

Mindy gestured for everyone to stop, then walked over to the little girl and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

The little girl climbed to her feet. She had severe dark circles under her eyes, as though she were wearing Gothic makeup. She swept her gaze over everyone, raised her head, and said arrogantly, "Kneel before your Queen!"

"Huh?"

Everyone was stunned. If an adult had said that, it might have sounded imposing, but when a little girl said it, it only seemed funny!

Mindy stepped forward, pinched the little girl’s cheeks with one hand, and said, "Say that again?"

"Mmmpf! Mmmpf!"

The little girl cried out through pursed lips. She wanted to resist, but she had no strength and could only look pitifully at Mindy. Mindy released her and asked, "I will ask again. Who are you, and why are you here?"

"I am Hela, Hela… Who am I? Why am I here?"

The little girl—or rather, Hela’s avatar, Little Hela—cried out in slight panic. Clearly, the earlier Space Storm had affected her severely! "The amnesia trope? So lame!"

Mindy looked disgusted. "From now on, your name is Hi. I will help you find out who you are. Oh, and call me Big Sis."

Lina leaned in while eating. "Call me Second Sis!"

Little Hela was unwilling. Though she had lost her memories, Hela was far too proud. How could she possibly acknowledge someone else as her big sister? Not in this lifetime!

Mindy raised her hand, and Little Hela immediately surrendered. "Big Sis, Second Sis!"

"Good girl! I will take you to get washed up. Butler, go buy her a set of clothes!"

Mindy nodded in satisfaction. Butler said from the side, "Miss, her origins are unknown. Should we not let the guards investigate her first?"

"No need. She is my third sister, and I am responsible for her!"

Mindy said this because unknown origins were more fun. If everything were clear, what would there be to play with? For now, let us leave aside how Little Hela became Mindy’s third sister. Wang Bert, who was wantonly slaughtering Chitauri, suddenly received a call from Nick Fury. "The nuclear missiles are here. How do we hand them over?"

Wang Bert stopped and said, "Launch them directly!"

"Alright!"

Director Fury gave the order. Wang Bert placed the Mind Scepter at the small of his back, transformed into a streak of blood-red light, and flew toward the incoming nuclear missiles!

Soon, Wang Bert saw the two nuclear missiles. Without wasting words, his hair transformed into two ropes that bound them, and he carried them toward the Space Vortex in the sky! "So this is outer space? It feels rather interesting. Once I am tired of playing on Earth, I will go have some fun in the universe!"

Outside the Space Vortex, Wang Bert floated in the air. As he slowed, shrank, and stored the two nuclear missiles, he curiously looked around!

What? Why did he put the nuclear missiles away? Naturally, to embezzle them! Did he need nuclear missiles to deal with the Chitauri? A few collisions would settle it! What Captain Marvel could do, he could now do as well! At that moment, the Chitauri discovered Wang Bert and were terrified. They hurriedly dispatched large numbers of bio-soldiers and Leviathans to surround him.

"Trying to stop a chariot with a mantis’s arms!"

Wang Bert smiled disdainfully and transformed into a streak of fire, flying at full speed. Wherever he passed, whether bio-soldiers or Leviathans, all turned to ash! The Chitauri mothership hurriedly fired energy cannons at Wang Bert in succession, but at his speed, the blasts could not hit him at all. He sped forward and soon reached the mothership!

Without any nonsense, Wang Bert smashed through the door and charged inside. Large numbers of bio-soldiers came to stop him, but Wang Bert swept his spear, sending out a crimson slash that cut every bio-soldier in half before they turned to ash!

"Where are you rats?"

Wang Bert closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then strode toward the command deck. The Chitauri were alarmed. Why did that guy know they were here? Because of their blood. The Chitauri higher-ups were true living beings, and their blood smelled completely different from that of the bio-soldiers!

"Stop him! Stop him at all costs!"

The Chitauri higher-ups issued frantic orders, but no matter how many guards they sent, the only result was ash! Boom! Wang Bert kicked open the command deck doors and said with a broad smile, "Welcome to Earth. I am here to return the favor!"

"Let us die together!"

Seeing no hope of escape, the Chitauri leader pressed the self-destruct button with a crazed expression. This guy was far too terrifying. He had to be eliminated for Lord Thanos!

At that moment, an invisible force slammed into the Chitauri leader’s chest. The leader screamed and flew backward, crashing into the wall before falling down! Wang Bert walked over and said coldly, "Decisive enough, but are you faster than me?"

The Chitauri leader roared from the ground, "Lord Thanos will not let you go!"

"Wrong. I will not let him go!"

Wang Bert snorted, stepped forward, and kicked him unconscious. The other higher-ups tried to resist, but a blood shadow flashed, and they all collapsed!

"The subordinates of a madman really are madmen!"

Wang Bert shook his head. If he had not reacted quickly enough, things might really have gone wrong! Thanos was a madman, so naturally his subordinates were too!

"Humanity is still far too weak!"

Wang Bert appeared outside the mothership out of thin air. Then he took out a large amount of Pym Particles, shrank the mothership, and stored it inside his body! Wang Bert’s body could isolate aura and signals. The moment the bio-soldiers and Leviathans could no longer sense the mothership’s signal, they immediately shut down and began falling from the sky with loud clatters!

Seeing a Leviathan fall, Blade hurriedly dodged. Looking at the crushed cars and roads, he cursed, "These aliens are disgusting. Even dying, they still have to cause so much damage!"

At that moment, Blade noticed Spider-Man staring at him and asked irritably, "What are you looking at?"

"Sorry, I just wanted to ask whether your sunglasses have any special functions?"

Spider-Man asked curiously. That was right, Blade’s battle suit also came with sunglasses! Blade said, "Of course. They make me cooler!"

"Huh?"

Spider-Man stared in disbelief. Blade said, "Being cool is a lifelong pursuit. You will understand when you grow up!"

With that, Blade flew into the sky and asked the others, "What happened? Why have all these aliens collapsed?"

"Bert probably took care of it!"

As Tony spoke, a streak of blood-red light descended from the sky and stopped beside the portal device. It was Wang Bert!

Wang Bert picked up the Mind Scepter and asked, "We are closing the door. Does anyone want to take photos and post them on Twitter as a souvenir?"

"Who would take pictures and post on Twitter at a time like this?"

Tony scoffed. Just then, Natasha, Blade, Ivan, Electro, the Hell Sisters, and the others all came over with their phones to take photos with the portal.

Tony stared in disbelief. Ivan said disdainfully, "You old fossil. You do not even know how to use Twitter."

"Who are you calling an old fossil?"

Tony raged. After "poor bastard," he had gained a second nickname that was absolutely impossible—old fossil! He, Tony Stark, the most charming man in the world, had actually become an old fossil? "Who else could I be talking about?"

Natasha said, "Everyone, let us take a group photo and put an end to all this damn mess!"