Sudden Change

"Damn it."

Thor was wounded and unarmed, so he had no choice but to flee. Loki chased after him relentlessly with an axe raised high, practically giddy with excitement. She had never imagined that one day, she, Loki, would be the one chasing Thor down with an axe.

In the past, Thor had always been the one chasing Loki down with an axe.

Aboard the New Sanctuary, Thanos watched the battle on the moon with a slight frown. It really was the Infinity Stones. And Blood God had truly arrived—New Sanctuary was near Earth, and with such a huge disturbance on the moon, there was no way he would not have sensed it.

Moreover, Thanos was now at the Creator God level. With his methods, secretly observing the situation was hardly difficult.

"Loki’s situation is strange. Wait and see first."

After some thought, Thanos did not act immediately. Instead, he instructed Supergiant on Earth, "Possess Tony Stark’s wife. I want to know everything about Tony Stark. For some reason, I keep feeling that Tony Stark is dangerous."

This was a Creator God’s intuition, and it was almost completely accurate.

"Yes, Thanos."

Supergiant nodded at once—she was one of the Black Order, and her ability was mind control.

Tony Stark had originally lived in a seaside villa in Malibu. Later, seeking peace and quiet, he moved with his family to Mountain Cabin. At this moment, numerous robots stood guard around the cabin to ensure that Pepper and Little Morgan would not encounter danger.

To protect Pepper and Little Morgan’s privacy, there were no robots monitoring the inside of the cabin. Pepper was washing dishes in the kitchen when Little Morgan suddenly ran in, clenching her fists and looking as though she wanted praise. "Mom, I completed my mission."

Pepper dried her hands, bent down, and asked with a smile, "What mission?"

"Aunt Natasha’s mission."

Little Morgan opened her hand. Black Widow, in Ant-Man form, smiled at Pepper and said, "Pepper—or perhaps I should say, President’s Wife. Long time no see."

Pepper was quite displeased. "Natasha, you actually used Little Morgan."

"I really couldn’t have seen you otherwise."

Black Widow jumped from Little Morgan’s hand onto the table, then said seriously to Little Morgan, "Morgan Soldier, your mission is complete. Remember, do not tell anyone about this."

"Yes, Commander Natasha."

Little Morgan gave a rather convincing salute, then ran off to play with a grin.

Pepper sat down in a chair and asked the tiny Black Widow, "Natasha, did you come to arrest Little Morgan and me?"

"Little Pepper, we haven’t sunk that low."

Black Widow shook her head. "Besides, if I really had come to arrest you, I would never have used Little Morgan. You should know that."

Pepper shook her head. "If you did not come to arrest us, then you can leave."

"Little Pepper, do you really want to watch Tony continue down the wrong path?"

Black Widow said, "I came to ask you to work with us to stop Tony. Only then can we prevent more disasters.

Do you know? He killed Steve and Parker. He always treated Parker as his own son."

"I know. He has not hidden anything from me."

Pepper said, "I will not team up with you against Tony."

Black Widow frowned. "Why? Do you not think Tony is wrong? Little Pepper, I can promise you that we will not kill Tony."

"He is indeed wrong, but Natasha, he only has Morgan and me left. If I betray him, he will fall into complete despair and madness."

Pepper shook her head. "I have to stay by his side. Only then will the pressure not crush him. Only then will he not go to extremes."

"Isn’t he extreme enough already?"

Black Widow snorted coldly. "Pepper, I always admired you as a strong woman. I never expected that in the end, you would still choose to stand behind Tony and become an ordinary woman."

"Do you know what my greatest dream in life is? To be Tony’s wife."

Pepper said, "Natasha, leave. I will not tell Tony about this."

"Though I am disappointed, I understand, Pepper. Sorry for disturbing you."

Black Widow sighed. "Will you send me out, or will Little Morgan? I need your cover, or those robots will spot me."

"I’ll do it."

Pepper held out her hand. Black Widow jumped into her palm, and Pepper loosely closed her fist before walking outside.

At the same time, Supergiant’s projection, draped in a silver Cloak, was flying this way. From far away, she sensed the robots and gave a disdainful snort, transforming into an invisible Light of the Mind as she continued forward.

It was only a projection. Supergiant’s real body was in New York, and she had used Mental Projection to carry out Thanos’s mission. After all, Pepper was merely an ordinary person.

The Light of the Mind is unfathomable. Even Iron Man could never detect it, let alone mere robots.

Supergiant thought to herself. Yet to her astonishment, the moment she entered the robots’ alert range, all of them turned to look directly at her position.

"Someone has infiltrated Mountain Cabin using Mind Energy."

Without hesitation, the robot Captain produced a Mind Stone from his forehead. Immediately afterward, a mental force field covered the surrounding area like a massive pot lid. Due to the mental interference, Supergiant was forced to reveal herself.

"How is this possible? Iron Man can actually detect Mind Power? And he even gave Mind Stones to his subordinates? Just how extravagant is he?"

Supergiant was utterly shocked. It was worth mentioning that although she had revealed herself, her form was shrouded in yellow light, making her appearance impossible to discern. She had deliberately concealed herself this way to prevent them from discovering her identity.

The robots did not care about Supergiant’s shock. They raised their arms and fired lasers at her. Supergiant dodged while bombarding the barrier with Light of the Mind, trying to escape.

At the same time, Pepper and Old Tony received the alert. Pepper said to Black Widow in displeasure, "Natasha, did you lure me outside so you could take me away?"

"Little Pepper, do you think I’m that kind of person? I haven’t been a spy for years."

Black Widow felt deeply wronged. "Forget that. Get back inside quickly. I’ll go check what’s happening over there."

With that, Black Widow flew swiftly toward the source of the disturbance. Pepper did not hesitate. She immediately found Little Morgan and took her into the cabin to hide.

Then, a Defense Shield appeared, tightly protecting the wooden cabin.

In the arena, Old Tony stood up and shouted angrily at Wang Bert, "Blood God, you actually ambushed my family?"

"Ambushed your family?"

Wang Bert froze for a moment, then turned to Nick Fury and asked, "Nick Fury, didn’t you say you were not that low?"

Nick Fury looked baffled. "I didn’t do anything."

"The attacker used Mind Power. Blood God, and you still say it wasn’t you?"

Old Tony roared, "I never thought you would be so despicable, trying to use Pepper and Little Morgan to threaten me."

"Tony Stark, do you know what you are saying?"

Wang Bert said coldly, "I’ll give you one chance to reconsider your words."

Though Wang Bert was merely a holographic projection, Old Tony still felt a chill run through his entire body. That chill quickly calmed him down.

"Not you. You are a noble guardian and would not use such despicable methods. Nick Fury might, but he does not have Mind Power."

After thinking for a moment, Old Tony said, "That means there are other enemies. Could it be those Eternals who escaped?"

Wang Bert was somewhat surprised. "The Eternals? You even dealt with the Eternals?"

Old Tony said bitterly, "Yes. Those bastards were planning to destroy Earth and turn billions of people into food for the Celestial Group."

"Huh?"

Everyone was greatly shocked. There was actually such a major villain hiding on Earth?

Wang Bert frowned as well. The reason he had been dissatisfied with the Eternals was that they never cared about humanity’s fate. He had not expected them to be hiding a world-ending conspiracy behind the scenes.

Nick Fury immediately said, "Tony, let’s team up and deal with the Eternals first."

"No need. I will deal with them—and that Celestial Group about to be born."

Old Tony snorted coldly. "There will be countless similar disasters in the future. Everything I do is for humanity. I do not expect your help, but do not stand in my way."

As Old Tony shouted, nine space portals appeared above the arena simultaneously. Then, a large number of robots flew out of the portals and charged toward Thor on the ground and the spacecraft in the sky.

The leader of these robots was none other than Ultron.

Loki shouted at Old Tony in dissatisfaction, "Tony, didn’t you promise to wait until I defeated Thor before acting?"

"I don’t have time to watch you perform. We end this now."

After saying that, Old Tony’s holographic projection vanished. He was going to confirm Pepper’s condition. The plan was important, but Pepper and Little Morgan were more important.

Seeing so many robots charging at them, Star-Lord controlled the spacecraft upward while shouting, "Blood God, hurry up and save us!"

Before Star-Lord could finish speaking, a portal suddenly appeared nearby. Tony, Dr. Banner in a close-fitting Nanotech Armor that mainly provided flight and oxygen, Strange, War Machine, Hawkeye in uniform, and Wang Bert emerged from the portal one after another.

Upon seeing Blood God and the others appear, Ultron immediately raised his right hand, which was embedded with the Space Stone. A powerful spatial force then enveloped the portal, attempting to crush it completely.

"Though I am not my true body, I am still the Space Lord."

Wang Bert smiled disdainfully and used Space Magic to stabilize the portal. Ultron had anticipated this. The Space Stone in his palm flew out and transformed into a small world, trapping Wang Bert inside.

"You actually used the Space Stone against me? How foolish. I grew up eating Space Stones!"

As Wang Bert infiltrated the Space Stone with his power, he split off a Mental Projection and sent it charging at Ultron.

Ultron immediately retreated. At the same time, another robot stepped forward and aimed its palm at the Mental Projection. A strange mental wave enveloped it, and the Mental Projection immediately became unstable, even rippling like water.

"A Mind Stone?"

Wang Bert frowned slightly. Just how many Mind Stones did Old Tony and Loki have? They had even installed them in robots?

"I don’t think I’ll be affected."

The Mental Projection let out a low roar and rapidly stabilized. Then it rushed in front of Ultron and threw a punch at him with an unshakable conviction of victory.

Ultron hurriedly turned into a phantom, but to its shock, the Mental Projection’s punch still struck it, blasting it into the arena with a bang.

As long as Wang Bert wanted his fist to land, even a phantom would be hit.

Though it had taken a punch, Ultron had a Vibranium body and quickly got back up. It then raised both hands and fired lasers at the Mental Projection in rapid succession. The Mental Projection dodged while swiftly closing in on Ultron.

Ultron released a Shockwave from its chest, blasting away the approaching Mental Projection, then shouted, "Increase the mental interference."

Mind Robot nodded and released mental interference at full strength toward the Mental Projection, causing its body to become unstable once more.

The Mental Projection wanted to rush over and deal with Mind Robot, but Ultron blocked it. One projection and one robot fought fiercely in the air, their battle exceptionally intense.

At the same time, Strange led Dr. Banner and the others into battle against the remaining robots. All kinds of magic and technology flashed through the air in succession, creating an extraordinarily lively scene.

Though the robots were numerous, Strange and the others were each stronger than the last and were not at a disadvantage at all. Dr. Banner even put on a display of tearing robots apart with his bare hands.

"This is the real you, big guy."

Rocket laughed loudly, firing wildly and bombing the robots. Star-Lord was responsible for controlling the spacecraft and evading the robots’ attacks. Though he was a fool, his piloting skills were among the best in the universe.

"Tony, that bastard, is even less trustworthy than I am."

Seeing the moon turn into a battlefield, Loki cursed and drew down the lightning from the heavens, hurling Stormbreaker in her hand at Thor with all her strength. The void was torn open into a massive rift, while a Space Storm sealed off Thor’s position and left him unable to move.

"I am Thor, the God of Thunder. I will not lose."

Thor’s eyes lit up with dazzling lightning. Endless bolts gathered above him and formed the phantom of a huge, majestic God King Odin.

After Odin’s phantom appeared, it gave a mighty shout and thrust Gungnir toward the incoming Stormbreaker. At that moment, Loki suddenly appeared behind Thor out of thin air and stabbed her dagger toward his lower back again. At the same time, the earlier Loki vanished—but Stormbreaker was real, and so was its attack.

Loki thought she would succeed again, but Thor suddenly disappeared. Then, Odin’s phantom in the sky transformed into a massive lightning cage that trapped her inside.

That was not all. Stormbreaker abruptly veered away from its original target, spun through the air, and sliced five robots in half at the waist, causing them to explode midair.

Loki was startled. Just as she was about to do something, a muscular arm hooked around her neck. "Loki, don’t move. Otherwise, I can’t promise your neck will remain intact."

Loki asked irritably, "You didn’t fall for it? And when did you learn my illusions?"

Thor complained, "Putting aside the fact that I was acting from the start, even if I hadn’t been, did you really think I would be stupid enough to fall for your schemes three times in a row?"

Loki pretended to think about it, then said, "You would. I have used similar tricks on you at least a hundred times."

Thor was somewhat embarrassed. "That was before. I’m different now."