Chapter 127: You Have The Hulk, I Have The Hood
"I always feel like you're deliberately ordering me around and testing my psychokinesis under the guise of training."
Jean Grey frowned, sweating profusely as she manipulated a whole set of cleaning tools to tidy up Thor's villa.
Even though she didn't have to do it directly, it was still exhausting!
Meanwhile, Thor watched her with great interest, maintaining a gentlemanly demeanor.
Thor would not admit it: "No, I'm merely assessing your abilities. You should know that a terrifying force lies within you, one that could erupt at any moment, correct?"
Jean fell silent. After a long pause, she whispered, "Then, can you resolve it?"
Thor shook his head. "The solution is beyond reach.
The Phoenix Force is one of the most powerful forces in the universe.
It originates from the primordial universe and was born at the dawn of all things.
It is an immortal, eternal, yet impermanent presence of Chaos.
It is the child of the universe.
It embodies life and spiritual power in the primordial universe, symbolizing life and emotion."
"The only thing you can do is to control yourself as much as possible and avoid being controlled by the Phoenix Force. In a few days, I will take you back to Asgard. My mother is the wisest person in the world; she should be able to help you."
Like Wanda, Jean possesses immense potential. As long as she can effectively harness her power, it will be incredibly beneficial.
Thor, silently calculating his current power, felt a sense of confidence in the future.
However, Thor had been troubled by doubts during this period. It seemed unlikely that Thanos would remain passive despite the absence of the Ancient One and Odin. Why would Thanos allow himself to develop unimpeded?
Having already left the Nine Realms twice and not keeping a low profile, how could Thanos be so patient and refrain from taking action?
If Thor were in Thanos's position, he would undoubtedly attempt to besiege and eliminate the greatest threat to his plans.
Whether or not he would succeed is another matter.
Was Thanos planning to exhaust himself as he did with the Ancient One and Odin?
Thor shuddered.
"What are you thinking? You seem so preoccupied," Jean asked.
"I was wondering about the situation on Earth."
For Thor, greater strength means increased confidence when facing Thanos, but this might not be true for T'Challa.
When T'Challa awoke from the Black Panther inheritance dream and led everyone to the royal city to stop Erik, he was brimming with confidence.
After all, they had the Hulk!
Outside the palace of Wakanda, fighter planes far advanced compared to European and American technology began to take off slowly.
"Everything is prepared. Have the undercover agents been informed?" Erik asked.
"Yes. Some are disobedient, but many are ready to go, including those in London, New York, and Hong Kong."
Erik nodded. "That's fine. When we act, more people will join in."
"It's time for the whole world to see how powerful we are, for four hundred years of anger and sorrow!"
"Boom..."
On the distant horizon, a fighter plane crashed.
In the firelight, T'Challa in his Black Panther uniform approached slowly.
"Erik! I haven't given up yet!"
"No, the duel is over. I am the king!"
Erik laughed and said, "Though I wouldn't mind killing you again, I have more important matters to attend to now!"
He immediately ordered, "All planes take off and activate the protective shield!"
T'Challa turned pale in shock and rushed forward, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.
"Roar..." Hulk let out a roar, charging towards him and punching the protective shield.
"Bang——" A massive recoil sent Hulk flying several hundred meters.
Wakanda's protective shield has rare defensive capabilities. Except for a few high-level space teleportations, it is nearly impossible to breach intact.
In the movie, even the formidable Black Dwarf was subdued by the shield's power. If not for the constant wave tactics of the vanguards, the outcome for Wakanda would have been uncertain.
If the Wakanda fighter planes didn't need to take off and the shield hadn't yet activated its offensive capabilities, Hulk's punch alone could have severed one of his arms.
"You've already lost. Do you think I would give you another chance to duel? Stop dreaming!"
Erik taunted loudly, "So what if you have the Hulk? You can't stop all the planes!"
Countless fighter planes took off, flying in all directions.
T'Challa and Hulk, along with Princess Shuri armed with a hand cannon, tried their best to block only one direction...
"No! You bastard, you're bringing Wakanda to its ruin!"
T'Challa, who was usually good at controlling his emotions, lashed out. No one knew better than him how powerful Wakanda's technology was, and he had a premonition that a dark storm was about to sweep the entire world!