With a hint of curiosity, Zhou Cheng continued to survey his surroundings.
He noticed that, besides Black Widow, there were six or seven extremely well-built men waiting in the adjacent room, each fully armed.
Although their exact origins were unknown, they all seemed to be trained, professional special operatives.
Most of them were likely under Loki's control as well.
But that was all there was.
Dr. Selvig, who had been controlled in the movies, was nowhere to be seen.
In short, the "lineup" here differed significantly from what Zhou Cheng remembered.
"Alright."
"Looks like this universe isn't the 199999 Movie Universe after all."
Zhou Cheng shook his head slightly, letting out a faint sigh.
But this wasn't important to him.
The fact was, even if this wasn't the movie universe, some of the major events still followed a consistent trajectory—just with minor deviations.
With Zhou Cheng's current power, sweeping through the present-day Avengers, including Hulk and Thor, would be no problem.
He could easily handle any deviations.
So he remained completely unshaken.
Without wasting a moment, he fluttered his wings and flew straight toward Loki.
"Have the researchers I need been located yet?"
At that moment, Loki, completely unaware of the looming crisis, was seriously questioning Black Widow.
Black Widow took out a tablet and tapped a few times.
A researcher's profile appeared on the screen.
"Selvig. He's a top expert in this field. Aside from Stark, he's the best I could find."
Black Widow gave Loki a brief introduction.
Loki glanced down at Selvig's profile and, in a commanding tone, said, "Then what are we waiting for? I've already assigned you personnel, haven't I?"
"Understood!"
Black Widow put away the tablet without hesitation and headed for the door, ready to take Loki's "assigned" team to capture Dr. Selvig.
Clang!
But before she could even open the door, it was violently pushed open.
A masked figure in uniform appeared in Black Widow's line of sight.
Huh?
Hearing the noise, Loki turned his head to look at the unexpected intruder.
His brow furrowed. What was happening? Someone had broken in?
Could it be… they were coming for him?
"Satan!"
Black Widow immediately recognized Zhou Cheng and realized his purpose.
No doubt, her former commander had come to seize the Tesseract.
"Sir, this is an extremely dangerous individual! Please safeguard the Tesseract!"
Fully aware of the threat, Black Widow warned Loki as if preparing for war.
Coming for him, huh?
Loki glanced at Zhou Cheng, hidden behind the mask, and smirked with his usual arrogant, evil charm.
Extremely dangerous?
He was a god! Midgard—this mortal planet—how dangerous could it be?
How many mortals could even lift that hammer of his foolish brother or build an iron shell to wear like Zhou Cheng had?
Though Black Widow treated Zhou Cheng as extremely dangerous, arrogant Loki still didn't take him seriously.
"Natasha, you should know very well—you're no match for me."
"So why not just step aside and stop blocking my path?"
Zhou Cheng, standing next to Black Widow, shrugged lightly, speaking casually.
Clang!
Black Widow, loyal to Loki, acted immediately, drawing her gun to attack Zhou Cheng.
But would Zhou Cheng let her succeed?
Before she could even raise her weapon, Zhou Cheng casually waved his hand.
A silent force struck Black Widow.
Her body jolted violently and flew backward.
Bang! She slammed into the wall and lay sprawled on the ground, helpless.
Loki's smile faded as he stared at Zhou Cheng with astonishment.
This masked intruder was no ordinary opponent.
No wonder Natasha had reacted that way.
"Interesting."
Still seated arrogantly, Loki fixed his gaze on Zhou Cheng.
"A strong ant among ants may defeat others and think highly of itself," he said.
"But it forgets one thing: an ant is still an ant. No matter how strong among ants, it can't resist a human shoe… a human foot…"
Whoosh!
Before Loki could finish, his words were cut off. His face twitched.
Why?
Zhou Cheng waved at the Tesseract in front of him—and it flew directly into his hands!
Loki: "…"
This mere ant dared to defy me! While I'm giving my grand speech, it simply took my treasure!
"That's not yours to touch!"
Loki could no longer maintain his composure. He stood, his scepter glowing in hand, aimed at Zhou Cheng.
"Put it down, and no one gets hurt."
Loki warned sternly.
"I think so too."
Zhou Cheng nodded calmly.
If Loki didn't attack, he wouldn't be harmed. Simple logic.
Hiss!
Seeing Zhou Cheng's nonchalance, Loki wasted no words and fired an energy blast from his scepter.
But Zhou Cheng remained composed, raising his hand.
Using the Shenra Tianzheng ability, an invisible repulsion shield appeared before him.
Loki's energy blast was blocked and reflected away.
Loki's expression darkened. For the first time, he regarded Zhou Cheng with real attention.
Someone on Midgard who could effortlessly block his attack? This "ant" was remarkable!
Loki, adjusting, raised his scepter again to strike.
Zhou Cheng waved his hand once more.
A force hit Loki.
Bang!
Loki staggered violently, like Black Widow had, but as a god, he quickly got back up.
His eyes locked on Zhou Cheng, a familiar evil grin forming, sharp and deadly.
"OK!"
The next moment, Loki charged, swinging the scepter toward Zhou Cheng.
Smack!
A soft sound—his scepter froze mid-air.
Zhou Cheng casually grabbed it with one hand.
Loki realized his power was useless. No matter how he tried, the scepter wouldn't move.
What!
If Shenra Tianzheng represented magic before, now Zhou Cheng's strength proved the magician himself was formidable.
A combat-worthy magician? Loki had to take him seriously.
Before Loki could react further, Zhou Cheng kicked him hard, sending him flying.
The scepter fell into Zhou Cheng's hands.
He knew it contained an Infinity Stone, but it was useless to him. No ambition, no desire.
He casually tossed the scepter aside like trash.
Loki's anger boiled. How insulting!
He charged again.
Whoosh!
Zhou Cheng's wings spread, attacking with a barrage of feathers.
Shh-shh-shh!
Feathers rained down like a storm, covering Loki entirely.
Loki couldn't react in time, slammed into the wall, punching a hole, collapsing like a dog.
Still a god, Loki struggled to get up.
Zhou Cheng waved slightly.
Boom!
The wall collapsed, burying Loki under rubble.
Boom!
A force pushed the debris aside.
Loki, grimacing, climbed out.
But the masked man who had taken the Tesseract was gone.
Whoosh!
Loki's expression darkened, almost dripping with rage.
How is this possible?
How could Midgard harbor such a powerful being?
In so little time, the Tesseract was taken from him!
Who—who is this guy?!
Zhou Cheng, of course, didn't care what Loki thought.
The moment he secured the Tesseract, Nick Fury called.
Not surprising. Since he began, Fury had been tracking him.
Perhaps even witnessing Zhou Cheng's assault on Loki.
A SHIELD director doing this? Not surprising.
"Satan, I'm three blocks away. Bring the Tesseract over."
Fury's voice came through, giving Zhou Cheng the location.
Zhou Cheng had no objection. He turned his direction and flew to Fury's temporary base.
"Here's what you wanted."
He casually handed the Tesseract to Fury, as if it were nothing important.
Fury didn't fuss, taking the box and opening it.
The glowing blue cube—the Tesseract—shone before him.
Whew! Fury let out a long sigh of relief.
"I think I made a mistake—I shouldn't have just had you bring back the Tesseract. I should've had you bring Loki too."
Half serious, half joking.
Yes, the Tesseract was secured, and thanks to Zhou Cheng's actions, Loki's location was revealed.
But capturing Loki? That wasn't easy.
"That's not my problem."
Zhou Cheng shrugged. "If you want to commission another mission, I'm open."
"Keep your line open. If I need you, I'll contact you."
Fury gave no definite answer. He wasn't planning to yet.
Loki was formidable, but Fury wasn't weak. His whip-strike special ops could still handle things.
Whoosh!
After nodding at Fury, Zhou Cheng spread his wings and flew away.
Fury returned to the command center to personally coordinate Loki's capture.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
At the same time, near Stark Tower, flashes of light streaked across a street corner.
When the lights faded, several familiar figures appeared—abrupt and sudden.
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