Chapter 220

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Success!

Tony, Banner, and Reed were all exhilarated.

Their eyes, unwavering, were fixed on the newly "awakened" Vision.

Their faces, filled with anticipation, dared not even breathe heavily.

This was the culmination of their long and tireless efforts, and now was the time to test the results.

But what would the results be?

Had they met everyone's expectations?

For Banner and Reed, it was simple anticipation.

But for Tony, the holder of the journal, his heart slightly skipped a beat.

A twinge of nervousness, unknown to others, flashed through his heart.

Although there had been no issues during the initial process, the painful lesson of Ultron was right before their eyes, and Tony couldn't help but worry.

After all, Vision's program included the Mind Stone's program.

That was an Infinity Stone!

Even if it was fully decoded, it didn't mean they had completely mastered the Mind Stone.

While the energy form of the Mind Stone was almost like a super program, the two could not be mentioned in the same breath.

How could the Mind Stone be merely compared to a super program?

Swoosh!

The next moment.

Under the watchful eyes of Tony and the others.

Vision, lying down, slowly sat up and raised his hands, feeling his own existence.

Like a newborn baby, exploring this new world.

After a few seconds, Vision got off the ground, turned around, and directly scanned the trio.

The scene grew eerily silent, with the older men looking at each other.

"Mr. Stark."

Fortunately, Vision's voice followed soon after, first addressing the people before him, "And Mr. Banner, Mr. Reed, thank you for giving me life."

Phew!

Seeing this friendly greeting, Tony finally relaxed.

"You're welcome, Vision."

Tony eagerly started communicating with Vision, "How do you feel?"

"It felt quite strange at the beginning, this being my first consciousness birth, my first contact with this world."

"But now, I think it's quite nice, having the feeling of being alive."

Vision, while relishing and sensing his existence, expressed his feelings.

"'Quite nice'?"

"Vision, I'd like to hear something more specific. For instance, do you know your mission?"

"Do you know the purpose for which we have given you life?"

Tony continued his inquiry with an eager gaze.

"Yes, you have indeed given me a definite mission, which you've encoded into my DNA."

"I was created to protect humanity, to protect Earth."

"Humanity is not alone in the universe; there are countless existential threats beyond human capability."

"And that is what I need to resolve."

Vision walked a few steps back and forth before Tony and Banner, providing a most reassuring answer.

Relieved!

Now Tony truly felt at ease.

It wasn't in vain that Iron Man had spent so much time and caution, even meticulously planning each step, to prevent Vision from deviating.

"Vision succeeded? Excellent!"

Fury, who got the news first, was also excited.

With Vision, the overall strength of the Avengers had greatly increased.

The Avengers finally had a real ace up their sleeves against various threats.

At the very least.

Judging by Vision's combat data, being currently the strongest force in the Avengers wasn't a question at all.

Easily overpowering Loki, the "little brother," not to mention Thor, wouldn't be too difficult.

Even against Hulk, Fury couldn't guarantee that Vision could handle Hulk as Satan did, forcibly reverting him to his original form, enabling him to turn back into Banner.

But standing undefeated against Hulk wasn't a problem at all.

One regret, however.

Because Tony had been too adamant, Fury ultimately couldn't experiment on the Maximoff siblings, Wanda and Pietro, using the Scepter.

Wanda was not much of an issue.

The journal had already mentioned that, experiment or not, her abilities would awaken eventually.

But regarding Pietro, Nick Fury would really have to concede losing Quicksilver.

A speedster who was compared by the journal's owner Satan to the Flash!

It definitely pained him.

But now, with Vision's birth, Fury could only "look forward."

Meanwhile, the countdown to the revival of the Dark Elf was getting closer with time.

Nick Fury now had no time for anything else.

Instead, he focused all his attention on Jane Foster.

The surveillance on Jane Foster almost reached a fanatical level.

Though nothing unusual about Jane Foster had been discovered thus far, Nick Fury remained ever vigilant.

"Director, Dr. Erik Selvig has invited Jane to London," Coulson reported half a month later, immediately drawing Nick Fury's attention.

"Why did Selvig invite Jane?"

To be as ready as Vision himself for any action.

"Captain, Dr. Banner..."

Of course, apart from Tony, the other Avengers also left no stone unturned and were contacted one by one.

After all, this matter with the Dark Elves threatened the survival of all the Nine Realms, and they could afford no oversights or mistakes.

"Ajak, the Dark Elves are likely to emerge soon, possibly in London."

"I hope you're prepared on your end as well."

Toward the end, Nick Fury also dialed Ajak's number to solemnly remind him of the situation.

"Understood."

"Phastos will be acting with you."

Ajak's assurance eased Fury's mind slightly.

There was no issue with the full mobilization of the Avengers, and now they had the additional support of Vision and a member of the Eternals, along with the power of Asgard.

That should be sufficient to handle the crisis posed by the Dark Elves, right?

After the Eternals, Fury didn't have anyone else he could contact.

He then focused all his attention on Jane Foster.

Of course, there was also Dr. Selvig, who had noticed a certain astronomical phenomenon in London.

If this phenomenon really related to the convergence of the Nine Realms...

Then Nick Fury could be certain that the emergence of the Dark Elves was imminent.

However, what exasperated Fury was that before he could figure it out, Dr. Selvig got arrested for streaking at a famous site.

Fortunately, SHIELD's reach was global, and they had connections in London too.

Fury had to pull some strings to get Dr. Selvig out.

Only then did he learn that the astronomical phenomenon discovered indeed related to the convergence of the Nine Realms.

There was no escaping it!

Now there was no denying it!

Fury was ever more certain of his hypothesis.

The arrival of the Dark Elves was certainly imminent.

And his guess was completely correct.

Just three days later.

Having already hurried to London to take charge personally, Coulson reported an important piece of news to Fury.

"Sir, Jane has disappeared."

"She vanished into thin air, just gone suddenly."

Disappeared?

The first thing that flashed through Fury's mind was that Jane must have entered a spatial nexus point like those recorded in her journal, thus ending up in Vanaheim.

Once Fury learned that an abnormal gravitational field was observed where Jane vanished, he had no doubt.

Anomalous gravity, that was exactly the phenomenon associated with the convergence of the Nine Realms that Thor had told him about!

No mistake!

Fury had no hesitations.

He immediately gathered Tony and the other Avengers, rushing to London as fast as they could.

Naturally, he also informed Ajak, needless to say.

Everyone arrived fully prepared, and in just over four hours, they gathered at the abandoned building where Jane Foster had disappeared, completing an initial assembly.

"Sir..."

Coulson, who had already been stationed there, immediately came up to report the situation to Fury.

"Just a moment."

But Fury gestured with his hand, temporarily interrupting Coulson.

"Heimdall, please notify Thor, the time has come!"

Fury then raised his head and shouted toward the sky.

Whoosh!

Several minutes later, a dazzling burst of colorful light surged in front of Fury and the others.

And when the lights finally faded...

Holding a hammer and draped in a red cape, Thor impressively made his appearance.

"Everyone's here."

Thor scanned the scene, and seeing the arrangement, his expression turned serious.

He also knew the time was crucial.

"Phastos? You're here this time? It's rare, Asgard and the Eternals fighting side by side again."

When his gaze fell on Phastos, Thor greeted him especially.

"Thor, you've grown so much."

Phastos looked Thor over somewhat surprisedly, "Back then, you were only a child, about this tall."

Phastos said, gesturing to his waist.

Thor: "..."

There was nothing wrong with the statement, but why did it always feel a little odd?

"Now that everyone is here, Coulson."

Fury's voice then sounded, he greeted Coulson who stopped talking and immediately briefed everyone on the situation.

"Five hours ago, Jane and her assistant Daisy were here for scientific research."

"We later discovered some anomalies in the gravitational field."

"At first, nothing unusual, but half an hour later, Jane went to the fourth floor to check the data and never came back."

"Our team has sealed the entire building and conducted a thorough search, but we couldn't find any trace of Jane."

"Not only that, but we also lost three agents, who, like Jane, mysteriously disappeared."

"And we can confirm that no one has left the building."

"According to our current investigation, they likely disappeared near an entrance on the fourth floor."

"But we've checked there repeatedly and found nothing unusual."

After hearing Coulson's report, the faces of the Avengers gathered became solemn.

It was without a doubt that Jane Foster and the SHIELD agents had entered a spatial nexus and ended up somewhere else.

And that spatial nexus was certainly on the fourth floor!

However.

Based on Thor's previous explanation, the spatial nexus of the Nine Realms convergence was random.

This meant that, at this very moment, the spatial nexus that Jane Foster had entered had already vanished.

It was impossible to find Jane using the same method.

This was truly the most frustrating part.

"Jane must be in Vanaheim."

Thor made a quick decision and solemnly declared to the group, "We must go to Vanaheim and settle everything once and for all."

"Even if we go to Vanaheim, how are we going to find Jane?"

Black Widow calmly asked a critical question, immediately rendering Thor speechless.

Before coming from Asgard, Thor had specifically inquired with Heimdall.

And Heimdall simply could not see Jane Foster!

In such a situation, with Vanaheim so vast, how would they begin their search?