Chapter 52: Thor Regains His Confidence

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[The sixth question begins. Be prepared.]

[In the Age of Ultron, who escaped Scarlet Witch's mind control?]

[A. Thor]

[B. Phil Coulson]

[C. Natasha Romanoff]

[D. Clint Barton]

[Answering this question correctly rewards you with "Mental Cola," which grants immunity to all mental attacks. Answering incorrectly deducts one year of life.]

As soon as this question was presented, Tony Stark's expression turned sour.

"What's wrong, Stark?" Phil Coulson, with his keen eyes, immediately noticed Tony Stark's unusual demeanor.

"I don't know if you noticed, but in the first question of this round, the one about Loki being beaten by the Hulk, there was a word mentioned in the question," Tony Stark said with a serious expression.

"It was 'Battle of New York,'" Clint Barton didn't need to think, he blurted it out. "'Who said, 'God, we're so weak' during the Battle of New York.' That was the exact wording of the question."

"That's right, 'Battle of New York'!" Tony Stark said with a solemn voice. "This term appeared not only in the previous round of questions that you didn't participate in, but also more than once."

"The Battle of New York, referring to Loki leading the Chitauri invasion of New York, right?" Phil Coulson followed the train of thought with the others. "Because the battle took place in New York, the question creator referred to it as the 'Battle of New York.'"

"That's correct, one term representing a specific battle. But in this question, a new term appeared," Tony Stark said, word by word. "Ao, Chuang, Ji, Yuan! I'm afraid these four words represent another battle unrelated to the Battle of New York, an entirely new battle!"

"Are we going to have another battle in addition to the alien invasion? We humans just can't catch a break," Clint Barton felt the weight on his shoulders and looked grim.

"Look at the options, Thor's name is among them," Phil Coulson pointed to Thor's name. "This suggests that Thor likely participated in this Age of Ultron battle."

"The last battle involving a god was the Battle of New York. Although it hasn't happened yet, we have seen the devastation of that battle," Tony Stark's tone slowed down compared to before. "In this Age of Ultron, with gods joining the fight again, it indicates that this battle will be as challenging as the Battle of New York."

"So, I'm participating in another battle on Earth?" Thor scratched his head, puzzled. "I'm the Prince of Asgard, not the Prince of Earth. Why do I repeatedly fight for Earth?"

"Perhaps you found true love on Earth," Phil Coulson suggested. "The love story between a wandering prince and a village girl is a timeless trope."

"But, as you said, Coulson, that's just a story," Thor said. "I, the Prince of Asgard, won't fall in love with an Earth 'village girl.'"

"Not only Thor, but the name 'Scarlet Witch' is also worth noting," Clint Barton pointed to the four words of Scarlet Witch. "This shouldn't be her real name, probably a nickname. But judging from this nickname, this person is a witch?"

"Colson, witches do exist?" Tony Stark turned to Phil Coulson and asked.

"In my previous understanding, they didn't," Phil Coulson replied. "But from this moment on, I think I should revise my understanding."

"We have a god on our side, and on the other side, we have a witch," Clint Barton didn't know what to say anymore. "Sounds like an 'interesting' war."

"Could this 'Scarlet Witch' be related to Loki?" Tony Stark suddenly came up with a theory. "The question mentions her mind control abilities, and who has used mind control? Everyone, remember? It's Loki!"

"Stark, you're overthinking it," Thor immediately dismissed Tony Stark's speculation. "I've never heard of such a figure in Asgard."

"Okay," Tony Stark didn't insist. He just brought up the idea, but upon careful consideration, it seemed highly unlikely.

When Loki controls minds, he uses a scepter, relying on an external object. Loki himself clearly doesn't possess that ability; otherwise, he wouldn't need the scepter.

"I think this question gives us too much credit," Phil Coulson looked at the question for a while and said, "We are all ordinary people, with a complete blank when it comes to witches or magic. We have no idea how to defend against them. I believe, except for Thor, as a god, neither I, Romanoff, nor Barton can resist mind control."

"Just like when Loki used mind control on us last time," Tony Stark agreed with Phil Coulson. "Except for me, who had a reaction chamber in my chest and managed to escape, no one knows how to resist control."

"Magic..." Phil Coulson murmured, feeling uneasy about this new element.

The unknown. That's what this field represented—"the unknown" with no knowledge about it.

That's what made it so terrifying.

"We need to find Doctor Strange as soon as possible," Tony Stark, the top genius, also felt the urgency. When it came to science, he wasn't afraid, but magic was truly his blind spot.

Stephen Strange was currently the only known figure who could potentially have ties to magic and was on their side.

"Thor, if it were you, could you resist mind control?" Phil Coulson asked Thor.

"Of course!" Thor said confidently. "No one can distort my thoughts, control my mind!"

"Do any of you feel like this scene is familiar?" Tony Stark couldn't help but ask. Seeing Thor so confident reminded him of something.

"Yes, it's too familiar. That scene feels like it just happened," Clint Barton turned his head to look at Thor. "It's just like when the question asked who was slapped by the Hulk, you were exactly like this, the same confidence and even the same tone. And we all saw the result."

"Yeah, Thor, so please think carefully before answering this question," Phil Coulson also looked at Thor and said, "I don't want to see you get slapped again, even though it was spectacular. But it would seriously hurt your pride, wouldn't it?"

"Come on!" Thor felt hurt by everyone's suspicious gaze. "I have followed my father on countless battles, and I have encountered mind control techniques, but none of those methods have ever worked on me!"

"Have you truly successfully resisted mind control before?" Tony Stark asked again. If Thor had indeed experienced such a thing, then perhaps this time they could believe him.

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