Chapter 160

"Notify Xiao Liu and Xiao Wu to bring a trusted team back to the base, and then we're heading to New Mexico right now!"

After having Li San and a group of trusted subordinates inject the No. 1 Enhancement Serum, just like he did, Leo gave a brief instruction to Dr. Smith and then boarded a plane to New Mexico with Li San and the others.

The No. 1 Enhancement Serum amplifies a person's physical abilities based on their own constitution; the stronger the person, the better the effect after injection.

Although Li San and the others didn't reach Leo's level, they still surpassed the limits of human strength, significantly increasing their power, which was quite impressive.

On the flight to New Mexico, Leo didn't remain idle; he continued diligently studying ninjutsu.

Up next, he would be facing Loki, the most cunning god of Asgard, and the Destroyer, a robot claimed to be indestructible and capable of destroying any material.

Although their power had been significantly reduced in the movie's, Loki was no longer the greatest sorcerer in the Nine Realms, often using mediocre illusions to deceive enemies and favoring a dagger for backstabbing—the Destroyer was no longer indestructible either. At least, the Destroyer controlled by Loki was far less formidable than when controlled by Odin; Thor smashed it to pieces after reclaiming Mjolnir.

But overall, even though their abilities were toned down compared to the comics, they were still very powerful compared to Earth.

A few hours later, the plane landed at an airport in New Mexico, and Leo drove with Li San and the others to Old Bridge Town.

By the time they reached the remote small town of Old Bridge, it was nearly midnight, so they first found a motel in town and settled in for the night.

The next morning, while Leo was having breakfast at the motel, Li San reported:

"According to the information we gathered, yesterday, fifty miles outside the town, someone indeed found a hammer that couldn't be moved. Since even a car couldn't pull it away, people thought it was interesting and started a beer and barbecue party around it.

I also checked with the hospital, but there was no patient who knocked out the doctors and nurses and escaped.

As for Dr. Jane Foster, whom you asked me to find, according to the locals, she was taken away by a group of men in black suits about a week ago. They said it was to assist in some investigation."

Gathering information wasn't difficult; as long as you were willing to spend money, plenty of people in town would tell you what they knew.

After hearing this, Leo sighed:

"As expected, I knew it wouldn't be that simple. Who took Jane Foster? S.H.I.E.L.D.? HYDRA? Or some other force?"

Originally, if nothing unexpected had happened, he was just here to observe until Thor's personality changed, and once Thor reclaimed Mjolnir, the mission would naturally be completed.

But now, it was obvious that his butterfly effect had caused some changes. The person who could bring about Thor's character change, Jane Foster, had been abducted, and Thor's whereabouts were unknown.

"Contact Fury first and see if it was his doing!"

If it was S.H.I.E.L.D., he could ask them to return Jane as quickly as possible, and maybe there was still time.

With this in mind, he immediately dialed the number Coulson had left him earlier.

"Agent Coulson, I want to ask, did you take Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Darcy Lewis from Old Bridge Town in New Mexico?"

"Hello, Mr. Leo. Yes, those three are indeed with S.H.I.E.L.D. We needed their help to study something."

Coulson's reply came from the other end of the line.

Upon hearing that the three were with S.H.I.E.L.D., Leo relaxed. Since they were with S.H.I.E.L.D., things would be easier. However, he quickly thought of something and hastily asked:

"Studying something, Coulson, please don't tell me it's the Tesseract!"

"Uh... Mr. Leo, how did you know?"

Coulson's voice was filled with surprise.

The Tesseract was a secret within S.H.I.E.L.D., known only to the higher-ups and those working on the project. How could Leo, a corporate chairman, know about it?

Leo's expression immediately darkened. He hadn't expected that his butterfly effect would lead Nick Fury to recruit Dr. Selvig early to study the Tesseract.

He wouldn't stop Nick Fury from studying the Tesseract because he needed the Mind Stone to help Wanda enhance her abilities.

But he didn't want it to happen so soon because he hadn't yet dealt with the Thor situation, and he had promised to take Wanda to Kamar-Taj the day after tomorrow.

So he tentatively asked:

"Did anything happen over there?"

"There was indeed an incident, and we're currently dealing with it."

Coulson paused before responding with a tone of significant frustration.

"Alright, if possible, I'd like you to release Dr. Selvig and the others immediately. They're my friends."

Leo knew something had definitely gone wrong with the Tesseract, and he also knew Coulson wouldn't tell him the details. His relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. was just a partnership, not deep enough for such information.

But right now, he needed to complete the Thor mission and didn't have time to deal with other issues, so he wanted to get Jane Foster and the others back first.

However, Coulson started stammering:

"Uh, Mr. Leo, that might be difficult. They've had some… unexpected experiences, and we're trying to bring them back."

"Did you study the Tesseract, and then a few aliens came out and used a scepter to control Dr. Selvig and the others?"

Hearing Coulson's hesitation, Leo immediately guessed the situation.

The Thor incident wasn't over yet, and Loki hadn't fallen into the void to meet Thanos, so if the Tesseract was activated, the ones coming out would be Thanos' minions.

It would either be the Black Order, an elder of the Chitauri, or his two daughters.

At that moment, Coulson, who was standing in the ruins of a base, was utterly speechless as he listened to Leo's words.

Because what Leo described was exactly what had happened at the base last night.

Around midnight, the Tesseract suddenly surged with energy, and then two alien women—one green and one blue—emerged from the Tesseract. They were incredibly strong and skilled, quickly taking down the agents guarding the Tesseract.

Moreover, they used a scepter to instantly capture Dr. Selvig and the others, along with Agent Barton and his team, before leaving with the Tesseract.

"That's exactly what happened. Two alien women, one with green skin, the other with blue..."

Sensing that Leo might know some secrets about the Tesseract, Coulson quickly gave a rough account of what had happened the previous night.

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