Doctor Strange did not pay much attention to saving other universes, because in any parallel universe, there was a Sorcerer Supreme responsible for protecting that world. Therefore, parallel universes had little to do with him. He only needed to protect this universe. Even if he had the inclination, he did not have the power to protect the multiverse.
However, since Ethan said it would not affect this universe, he reluctantly chose not to object.
"How do you plan to do it?"
"Well... we need to go over there first, check the situation, and then decide."
Ethan knew the situation, but there was no need to reveal it now.
"Before that, maybe we should stabilize the situation in this world first."
"Right, let's go to Asgard first. I want to see how powerful the guy who beat the parallel version of me so badly really is."
Hawkeye was a little confused.
"Wait, can someone tell me the details? This world seems different from the one I know."
"Well, we can talk about it on the way."
Ethan turned his head and looked at Tony.
"Do you need to bring any equipment?"
"No need. I have everything with me!"
Tony in this world possessed very advanced technology and mysterious magic. He had enough means to handle his own logistics, and that alone far surpassed the Iron Man of the parallel universe.
"Are you coming with us?"
"No, I still need to guard the Sanctum."
Doctor Strange's responsibility was to protect this world. As long as Thanos did not come over to seize the Time Stone, he would not proactively go looking for trouble with him.
After opening a portal and returning to his Sanctum, only Tony, Pepper, Selene, and Clint Barton, the Hawkeye from another world, remained.
"Okay, let me briefly explain the general situation here first."
Ethan wanted to explain the situation, but he did not know where to start, so he simply let Clint ask questions while he and Tony answered.
Fortunately, Clint was a well-trained agent and knew how to understand the situation with the fewest questions, so he quickly realized how different this universe was from his own world.
The iconic Battle of New York had never happened, because Loki's plan had been thwarted in advance, so the Chitauri had never gotten the chance to invade Earth.
The Dark Elves also had not gotten the chance to cause trouble on Earth. They had been completely annihilated in Asgard.
However, the S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra situation had still occurred, which was not surprising. Hydra had been quietly developing within S.H.I.E.L.D. for so many years, and that kind of thing was not easily changed.
So Hydra had still jumped out to cause trouble, but in this world, Hydra had been eliminated by Captain America, Steve Rogers, and Iron Man, Tony Stark, before they could make much of a fuss.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had been disbanded, and the Avengers in this world did not become a purely civilian group. They retained a certain official background, which made the Avengers in this world less controversial and drew less criticism from the media. At the same time, Iron Man Tony Stark did not fall out with Captain America Steve Rogers, triggering a civil war among the Avengers.
In addition, all the superheroes he was familiar with had joined the Avengers team. Even Bucky, the Winter Soldier who had once been controlled by Hydra, was no exception.
When this topic came up, Hawkeye looked at Tony in confusion. He knew that a major reason for the fallout between Captain America and Iron Man had been the Winter Soldier, and one of those reasons was that the Winter Soldier had killed Iron Man's parents.
Hawkeye's first reaction was, Could it be that Tony in this world doesn't know about this? He would never have guessed that the real reason Tony did not mind was that his parents had already been resurrected.
He did not dare to ask, afraid that he might accidentally ignite a powder keg and cause the Avengers in this world to fall apart as well.
Ethan and Tony actually both saw what Hawkeye was thinking, but neither of them pointed it out. Explaining this would be too troublesome, so they let him misunderstand.
After understanding the differences between this world and his own, Hawkeye also learned the general situation in Asgard. Thor, the God-King, had become the All-Father and was currently leading the Asgardian army in a standoff against Thanos's forces.
"Aren't you planning to help?"
"Of course we are. The Avengers have made all kinds of preparations for war, and Steve has already gone to Asgard. As soon as the war breaks out, we'll go over immediately to support them."
Hawkeye nodded. It seemed the relationship between the Avengers in this world had been well maintained. Now he was worried that Asgard might not be able to withstand Thanos's attack. After all, that guy seemed invincible, especially if he obtained the Infinity Stones. No one could possibly match him then.
"The Infinity Stones! Did Thanos get the Infinity Stones?"
Hawkeye suddenly remembered that the Doctor Strange who had just been here was wearing the Eye of Agamotto around his neck, which contained the Time Stone. Moreover, from the information these two had provided, Thanos had not obtained the other Infinity Stones either.
He had only just realized this. When Tony and Ethan answered his questions earlier, they had not specifically mentioned the distribution of the Infinity Stones.
"You don't need to worry about that. It's already impossible for Thanos to collect all the Infinity Stones."
Just as Hawkeye was about to say something else, Tony suddenly spoke up and interrupted their conversation.
"I've already sent a message to Thor. He's waiting for us. Let's go now!"
"Wait? Go now? How? You're not saying we're taking that, are you?"
Looking at the plane parked not far away, Hawkeye pointed over there.
He had never been to Asgard and did not know how far Asgard was from Earth, but he knew Asgard had a teleportation technology called the Bifrost. Were they going to use the Bifrost?
"We'll just go like this."
Ethan gently raised his hand and made an inviting gesture, and a blue portal appeared beside him.
Tony spoke a few words to Pepper in a low voice and walked directly into the portal. Not only was Pepper not going along, but even Selene waved to Ethan.
"I'll stay here. I'm not interested in parallel worlds or anything like that."
"Okay, maybe you can go shopping with Pepper?"
"You don't need to tell us girls what to do."
Waving goodbye to the two women, Ethan beckoned to Hawkeye, who was still standing there in a daze.
"Let's go!"
Then he stepped directly into the portal.
After a single step, he arrived in Asgard. Thor was already waiting there. As soon as Ethan appeared, he opened his arms and walked over, ready to give him a warm hug.
"Ha, my friend, long time no see. You've gotten stronger again!"
"You've also gotten much stronger."
The fact that Thor could sense Ethan's change proved that his own strength had also improved significantly since before, because those whose strength was insufficient would at most think Ethan had become more handsome, completely unable to detect the change in his power.
"Thanks to your help."
Thor said this sincerely. If not for Ethan's guidance several times back then, and if he had not entrusted the Power Stone to him, allowing him to come into contact with greater power through the stone's energy and broaden his horizons, his strength could not have improved so quickly.
If he had not become this strong, he would not have been able to face Thanos's subordinates so easily.
Turning his head, he saw Hawkeye coming out of the portal, and Thor also smiled and greeted him.
"Clint, why did you come out from here? Didn't you go to call Steve?"
Just as Thor was wondering why Clint, who should have gone to call Steve, had come out of the portal, Clint's voice came from the direction of the main gate.
"Ah... actually, I did go to call Steve..."
Thor turned his head and looked toward the main gate. The person speaking was Hawkeye, Clint Barton, and the one who had come in with him was Steve Rogers, who had gone to observe the situation on the front lines.
Looking back, Thor asked uncertainly, "Loki?"
"I'm over here!" Loki rolled his eyes. "I came over with you."
"I mean, isn't this one of your illusions?"
Loki continued to roll his eyes, not even bothering to answer. He had long since grown tired of such boring jokes.
Thor's gaze became sharp. As his strength increased and his control over his power became stronger, he no longer released lightning at random, but his eyes glowed with a faint blue-white light, and his muscles tensed, ready to strike at any moment.
With a war against Thanos potentially breaking out at any time, it was hard not to be nervous when such a sudden situation occurred.
Ethan quickly motioned for Thor not to be nervous.
"This is the real Clint, but he's from a parallel universe."
Lowering his guard slightly, the light in his eyes also dissipated. Thor was very surprised by this answer.
"A parallel universe?"
At this time, Hawkeye was still looking around. Although he had heard a lot about this world, he still found it unbelievable.
Especially before coming over, he had just seen a Thor who had become a sloppy fat man, whose family was dead, who had lost everything, and who had fallen into complete decadence. In contrast, the tall and powerful God-King Thor in front of him, with his beard neatly combed and a smile always on his face, felt very unreal.
"Yes. The situation in that universe isn't great, so the Avengers in that world are trying to find a way to save it. Clint's time travel this time was actually an attempt, but I pulled him into this universe."
After briefly explaining the situation, Hawkeye recounted the events of that universe. Only then did everyone, including Thor and Steve, realize how terrible things would be if Thanos succeeded.
"Wait, you said the version of me in that world became a messy, sloppy fat guy?"
Thor's face was full of a smile that said, That's a pretty novel joke.
"How is that possible?"
"..."
Clint from the other universe did not know how to answer, but in his heart, he was thinking, Is that what you're focusing on?
Ethan, meanwhile, gently patted Thor's shoulder.
Realizing it was not a joke, Thor slowly put away his smile and stated with a serious face that he would absolutely not become a sloppy fat guy, so Thanos must die!
(To be continued.)
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