A hammer falling from the sky—isn't this the start of the plot from Thor 1?
So, the Earth in this Universe is finally entering a relatively high-end phase, rather than the small-scale skirmishes he experienced before?
This is a God we're talking about; it's truly something to look forward to!
But before that... Ryan suddenly reached back, grabbed Natasha's neck, and pinned her down on the lounge chair. Looking down at her from above, he spoke with an unreadable tone:
"However, since Nick Fury hasn't contacted you for a month, can you tell me how you found out about this news, and why you're telling me?"
Seeing Ryan regain that sharp, terrifying aura, Natasha wasn't afraid at all. She even reached out to move Ryan's hand—which wasn't applying any real force—away from her neck and smiled faintly:
"You underestimate me too much. After all, I've worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. for so many years; I still have some personal connections within the organization."
"As for why I'm telling you this, it's simply because I can't stand your lazy attitude anymore, so I wanted to find something for you to do."
"But by telling you about Nick Fury's secret operation, I've truly become a traitor and can never go back to S.H.I.E.L.D. So, you'll have to support me from now on~"
Seeing that Natasha wasn't lying at all, Ryan straightened up and retracted the Symbiote he had quietly slipped into her body. He smiled and said, "Very well, your answer satisfies me. I'll double your salary for this month. And as long as you aren't foolish enough to do anything against me in the future, believe me, this job is much better and more stable than your work at S.H.I.E.L.D."
"I've already experienced the benefits of working for you firsthand~"
Natasha didn't get up from the lounge chair. Instead, she casually tossed Ryan a tracking USB drive and stretched. She curled up on the chair like a kitten, her tone lazy:
"Compared to your office chair, I've wanted to try this lounge chair you lie on every day for a long time. As expected, it's much more comfortable. Now I'm going to take an afternoon nap. Get me a blanket, and then you can leave~"
Ryan looked at Natasha, who was treating his lounge chair like a cat bed, and his lips twitched. He threw a blanket over her and turned to leave.
He was going to see his lovely hammer now!
However, Ryan didn't head downstairs; instead, he went toward the roof.
Upon reaching the rooftop, Ryan took out a badge embossed with a black long-legged spider pattern, pressed it, and said to the badge: "Spider Family, assemble!"
This badge was something Ryan had personally crafted during his free time over the past month.
It was the signature emblem of the Spider Family and also their exclusive communication device.
Its function was simple: relying on Parker Industries' satellites, it could call and locate Spider Family members who possessed this badge anywhere in the world.
It was used for calling for backup when a member encountered trouble or for emergency assembly.
As a red light flashed on the spider badge in Ryan's hand, Spider Family members in different locations received the signal and took out their own spider badges.
This time, Ryan was calling all combat members of the Spider Family.
So, they all set aside their work and followed the location on the spider badge, rushing toward Ryan's location.
They were Peter, Harry, Max, and Dr. Banner.
That's right, Dr. Banner had also been included in the Spider Family's combat personnel list.
This wasn't forced by Ryan; it was Dr. Banner's own wish.
Ever since Ryan said, 'Maybe your previous approach was wrong,' before leaving last time, Dr. Banner had been self-reflecting for the past month.
Ultimately, Dr. Banner decided to change his strategy. Instead of always wanting to expel the Hulk, he would first try to reconcile with him.
The first step of reconciliation was naturally to let Hulk out and connect their consciousnesses, attempting to fight side-by-side.
And where could Hulk appear without hurting innocents while also allowing them to fight together?
Naturally, it was in the battles between the Spider Family and supervillains!
However, for the past month, the events in New York had been minor incidents that Peter and Harry could easily handle; there was no need for a heavyweight like the Hulk to appear.
Therefore, Dr. Banner hadn't had the chance to reconcile with the Hulk yet.
Now that Ryan had issued the Spider Badge assembly order for the first time, they must be facing a difficult opponent, so Dr. Banner rushed over impatiently.
Once the combat members of the Spider Family had all arrived, Ryan did not disappoint Dr. Banner; his first sentence shocked everyone.
"Everyone, are you ready? Our opponent this time is... a God!"
Peter, Harry, Max, Dr. Banner:!!!
Several hours later, near nightfall... in the desert on the outskirts of a remote small town in New Mexico, a temporary Base was situated in the sands.
This was a temporary Base built by S.H.I.E.L.D. within two days, and this massive Base was constructed for only one purpose: to study a hammer!
Inside the Base, the person in charge of this operation, Coulson, was rubbing his head, which already had very few hairs left, in frustration.
The Director had ordered him to find out the origin of this hammer and find a way to bring it back to S.H.I.E.L.D.
But the problem was, whether it was the origin or bringing it back, he couldn't do either!
Nick Fury was like a client who didn't care about the details, constantly giving him tasks that were simply impossible to complete!
For instance, the last ridiculous mission to contact the Hulk. Just as he had found Dr. Banner, who had snuck back to America, the Military intervened and provoked the Hulk. After the Hulk came out, he didn't just wipe out the pursuing Military team; he almost wiped Coulson out along with them!
In the end, neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor the Military got the Hulk; instead, the Spider Family snatched him... and this time, his Director was even more excessive. The Hulk was at least an Earth creature, but this time he was sent to bring back an alien hammer that even a crane couldn't lift. Does he look like an alien who can do that?
While Coulson was having a headache over this, his subordinates brought him more bad news.
Their temporary Base had been broken into!
Moreover, the intruder was just one person without any weapons, using only his fists to knock down a crowd of elite Agents and force his way in!
This made Coulson's vision go dark!
Are you saying that our supernatural intelligence organization was broken into by an unarmed man who beat up a bunch of Agents? Is that right?
By the time Coulson reached the monitoring room, the blonde powerhouse who had broken in was already nearing the location of the 'treasure'—the hammer.
However, a S.H.I.E.L.D. Base, even a temporary one, certainly had more than just ordinary Agents guarding it.
High atop a watchtower, a pair of sharp eyes was staring at everything below, and a lethal arrow was already aimed at the intruder below, who looked like a God descended to Earth.
This was, naturally, Clinton Barton, known as 'Hawkeye,' who was as famous in S.H.I.E.L.D. as Black Widow Natasha.
"Coulson, do you want me to take this guy out? His bravery makes me want to applaud him..."
Hearing Barton's words, Coulson stared at the blonde powerhouse on the screen who was performing beyond normal human limits and said slowly, "Wait a moment, I want to see more. I have a feeling he might help us understand that mysterious hammer..."
"Copy that." Hearing this, Barton was just about to lower his bow when the air suddenly vibrated. At the same time, a streak of blinding light shone down from the sky, hitting him right in the eyes!
This caused Barton, whose eyesight was already excellent, to feel a sudden discomfort. His hand subconsciously loosened, causing the arrow on the bow to fly out!
"Oh no!"
By the time Barton realized something was wrong, it was too late!
The arrow had already shot toward the blonde powerhouse below and struck Thor!