"Excuse me, Thor, are you talking about yourself?" Tony Stark couldn't help but ask Thor with a hint of sarcasm.
"Who else could it be but me?" Thor said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Barton, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, they're all impressive, but who am I?"
"You are the son of Odin, a god from Asgard!" Black Widow interrupted Thor, chiming in.
"Exactly, I'm a god! If any of the four of us can withstand the Scarlet Witch's magic, it can only be me, right?" Thor declared confidently.
In fact, everyone present had pretty much the same initial thought as Thor.
After all, magic is different from other things; it's not something that just any powerful individual can resist.
In terms of resisting magic, there isn't much difference between a powerful individual and an ordinary person.
Even if Ant-Man can grow and shrink, even if Spider-Man can use his webs, even if Barton can shoot arrows, they all have a huge advantage over ordinary people, but in front of a sorcerer?
There really isn't much difference.
Especially since the question also stated that the Scarlet Witch used mind magic!
Powerful individuals would have even less of an advantage.
In this situation, Thor, being a god, was indeed the most likely candidate.
At the very least, that's how it appeared on the surface.
"From a probabilistic standpoint, Thor certainly seems more likely than the others to resist the Scarlet Witch's mind magic."
Captain America said with a serious expression.
However, he immediately turned his gaze to Thor and asked, "But we can't be sure of that. We need more convincing evidence. Thor, have you ever encountered mental attacks before?"
"Not before." Thor shook his head, still looking confident. "But even if I did, it wouldn't affect me. I am the strongest warrior in the world!"
"Everyone, do you remember a pattern we've observed since we started answering questions?" Tony Stark spoke up slowly at this point. "Every time Thor has appeared as an option, he has never been chosen, not once!"
"Stark,
That's just a coincidence!" Thor shouted, annoyed at Tony Stark. "This question, it has to be me. Just watch!"
"Let's put Thor aside for now and look at the other options," Hawkeye Barton suggested.
No matter how confident Thor was about being immune to the Scarlet Witch, it was still not very convincing, so Thor's option could only be tentative.
That is to say, there was a possibility, and that was all.
No further conclusions could be drawn by anyone.
"Hawkeye Barton, Ant-Man Scott Lang, Spider-Man Peter Parker… Unfortunately, we can't make any effective judgments about these people either."
Black Widow stared at the remaining options, shaking her head involuntarily.
Then she looked at the others around her and asked, "Has anyone remembered any clues that could help us analyze and judge?"
"I don't know. Besides Hawkeye Barton, whom I only met less than half an hour ago, I haven't even heard of the others."
Dr. Banner immediately shook his head.
The others looked at each other, equally clueless and bewildered.
Their understanding of the other three people in the options was extremely limited. No one knew whether they could withstand the Scarlet Witch's mind magic.
"Barton!"
Tony Stark suddenly remembered something. His eyes gleamed as he said to everyone, "When Loki invaded New York, he used his scepter-like object to control many people, and Barton was one of them!"
"That's right, Barton's mind was once controlled!" Black Widow's eyes also lit up, and she nodded repeatedly.
"So what?" Thor looked at Tony Stark, then at Black Widow. "Just because he was controlled once, does that mean he'll have experience the second time?"
"It's not that I'm underestimating you, Barton, but you're just flesh and blood, and we're talking about magic!"
"Thor, you're underestimating Barton too much." Black Widow said to Thor with a serious expression. "Barton may just be flesh and blood, but he can do many things that even you can't."
"How?" Thor said dismissively, glancing at the quiver on Barton's back. "With his bow and arrows?"
"Yes, with Barton's bow and arrows!" Black Widow nodded seriously. "Barton's arrowheads come in many types. He designed them himself during missions, based on different situations and needs."
"If Barton truly encountered mind control magic, I believe he would definitely research corresponding arrowheads to counter magic control."
Black Widow said with conviction.
Her relationship with Hawkeye Barton was extraordinary, and she knew Barton better than anyone else present, so her tone was quite certain.
"What kind of arrowheads can counter magic?" Dr. Banner couldn't help but ask curiously; he really couldn't imagine it.
"I haven't encountered magic attacks yet. I don't know what kind of attack it is, so if you ask me now, I can't give you an answer." Barton shrugged.
"Let's put Barton as tentative as well." Tony Stark made the final decision. "In any case, Barton also has a possibility of being immune to the Scarlet Witch's magic."
Everyone agreed with this point.
Especially those who had seen the Civil War video, they actually dared not underestimate Barton even more.
At that time, Barton was fighting Tony Stark, and it could be said that he should have been completely suppressed by Tony Stark in all aspects.
After all, no matter how many arrows you have, you simply cannot break through the Iron Man armor's defense!
The clash between the two should have been without suspense.
However, the reality was not like that at all.
Hawkeye Barton immediately caused Tony Stark a great loss.
His tactical thinking and his grasp of timing were all absolutely brilliant.
Such a person's inherent strength might not be too great, but the energy they can unleash in battle might be beyond imagination.
Even if he truly managed to become immune to the Scarlet Witch's mind control through some method in battle, it wouldn't be too surprising.
"What about Ant-Man and Spider-Man? Is there a possibility for those two?" Captain America then asked, looking at the other two options with a deep voice.
"If Ant-Man becomes very, very small, like an ant, or even smaller than an ant, then it's entirely possible for him to completely avoid the Scarlet Witch."
Tony Stark spoke eloquently, "If he just hides in some place or a corner, the Scarlet Witch wouldn't be able to find him at all, right?"
"Spider-Man Peter Parker? From what we know, that boy has physical qualities as strong as Captain America, and he also uses 'spider-webs' in combat."
"We have no idea what other abilities he has."
Black Widow shrugged, "Whether he has the means to deal with the Scarlet Witch, we don't know and can't analyze."
"So, after analyzing, we found that all options are actually possible!" Dr. Banner said, looking at everyone.
"Although all are possible, my possibility is the greatest!" Thor immediately declared confidently from the side, "No need to think about it, I am a god! If anyone is most likely to deal with the Scarlet Witch, it must be me!"
"Thor, since you're so sure, how about we do a live experiment?" Tony Stark suddenly spoke up, having thought of something.
"No matter how beautiful the theory, it's not as convincing as facts, right?" Saying this, Tony Stark gave Black Widow a meaningful glance.
"How about it, Romanoff, another soulful gaze at Thor with your beautiful eyes?"
"Practice makes perfect. I have to say, this is indeed a good idea." Dr. Banner nodded approvingly.
The question talked about resisting the Scarlet Witch's mind magic, and Black Widow's Sharingan had a similar effect.
So why bother with all the analysis when a live experiment would settle it?
"I'd be happy to, Thor?" Black Widow looked at Thor with an eager gaze.
"Heh heh." Thor chuckled, actively turned around to face Black Widow, and waved his hand at her repeatedly, "Come on, Romanoff, your Sharingan won't work on me!"
The others present all put on expressions of watching a good show.
Everyone was genuinely curious to see if Thor was as formidable as he claimed to be.
"Thor, I'm going to start." Black Widow said to Thor, then her pupils shifted, and her crimson Sharingan was activated.
Immediately after, Black Widow used her Sharingan to cast a genjutsu on Thor.
Thor immediately felt a momentary daze, as if some power had invaded his mind, but that was all; it wasn't a big deal.
He shrugged, looking at Black Widow: "Are you done? Everyone saw it, the Sharingan doesn't work on me at all? I told you so already, didn't I?"
"Romanoff, are you finished?" Tony Stark asked, staring at Black Widow.
"Finished." Black Widow nodded.
Everyone then turned their gazes back to Thor, only to see him standing there perfectly fine, completely unaffected.
"Well!" Tony Stark shrugged, "This really caught me by surprise. Thor definitely has a knack for resisting mental control."
"Stark, I told you so." Thor laughed heartily at Tony Stark.
But no sooner had he finished speaking than Thor's eyes began to glaze over, then his body swayed, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Tony Stark: "..."
He wanted to take back what he had just said!
"I knew it, I shouldn't have had any expectations for Thor." Tony Stark rubbed his forehead slightly. He had just praised Thor, and then he fainted; that was a rather quick slap in the face.
The others, looking at Thor lying unconscious on the ground, also felt quite speechless.
They actually thought Thor was fine!
In the end, this is it?
However, Thor truly lived up to his status as a god from Asgard. He only lay unconscious for a short while before quickly waking up on his own.
"What happened? What just happened?" Thor was slightly bewildered, then immediately realized something and said with an incredulous expression, "This shouldn't be! It must have been an oversight on my part, Romanoff, let's try again."
"There's no need, Thor." Captain America said to Thor with a serious expression.
"Rogers, even if I fell for Romanoff's Sharingan genjutsu, that doesn't mean I can't deal with the Scarlet Witch…" Thor still tried to explain himself, unwilling to admit defeat.
Unfortunately, everyone no longer believed Thor.
Although Sharingan and mind magic are two different things, both involve control over the mental and spiritual plane. At least, the scene just now was very relevant.
"Everyone, the experiment just now only proves that Thor might still be controlled by the Scarlet Witch, nothing more."
"But all four people in the options have this possibility, and some of them even have a greater possibility than Thor. We still can't make a choice."
Dr. Banner then scanned the crowd and said to everyone.
Everyone once again fell into deep thought. With four options and not a single one that could be definitively eliminated, this question was impossible to answer so far.
And based on past experience in answering questions, when this situation arises, it must mean that everyone has overlooked some crucial information.
So what exactly did they overlook?
Everyone began to ponder carefully.
"Stark, Captain, Thor, do you remember the footage from Civil War?"
A moment later, a glint flashed in Black Widow's eyes, as if she had thought of something. She glanced at the others and asked.
"Civil War, of course I remember. What is it, Romanoff?" Thor asked curiously and expectantly. It seemed Romanoff must have remembered some useful clue.
"When Spider-Man Peter Parker appeared, he greeted everyone present and said he was a fan of Captain America… Do you remember how he greeted them?"
Black Widow recounted.
"Peter Parker was meeting everyone for the first time, he didn't know anyone there!" Tony Stark was the first to realize something. He keenly grasped the key point and said.
Everyone thought back carefully, and indeed, Spider-Man's behavior at the time clearly showed that he didn't know anyone present.
Not only was it his first time meeting Captain America, but he also didn't know the other people in the Iron Man faction.
So, the question arises.
Why didn't he know them?
"Spider-Man isn't part of the Avengers at all!" Tony Stark said emphatically. "Otherwise, it's impossible for him not to know anyone except me!"
"Then Spider-Man can be ruled out. The question talks about Avengers!" Hawkeye Barton's eyes lit up.
It must be said that the way this question was set up was very misleading, initially making everyone unconsciously assume that everyone in the options was an Avenger.
But in fact, the question never explicitly stated that.
It was all due to everyone's preconceived notions.
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