Chapter 246: The Second Generation Hawkeye Shines!

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"Looks like this isn't ideal," Loki said helplessly as he watched the departing train.

"Give me the time device!" Female Loki drew her sword and held it at Loki's neck.

"Alright, alright." Loki reached out his hand, a light flashed in his palm, and the time device appeared, but it started smoking.

"I took quite a tumble," Loki explained.

"You bastard, you got us into this mess," Female Loki was almost ready to kill Loki.

"Perhaps I can fix it, okay?" Loki wanted to fix it. If he didn't fix it, the time device would disintegrate into a pile of parts right then and there.

"Can't you take anything seriously?" Female Loki asked.

"You're right, I'm a god," Loki said, not knowing what seriousness and being a god had to do with each other.

"You're a clown, and you drank too much on the train," Female Loki mercilessly criticized.

"I'm a hedonist," Loki said with confidence, "That's how hedonists are."

"I'm the hedonist here, much more experienced than you, I promise you that," Female Loki said, "But I won't sacrifice the mission for it!"

"Mission? What mission?" Loki crossed his arms, "Your glorious mission? Spare me. You can't beat them."

"Ah!!" Female Loki yelled in frustration and moved to sit elsewhere.

"Did it feel better after yelling?" Loki walked slowly over to Female Loki and sat down beside her.

"Yes, it did have an effect," Female Loki said, "You should try it sometime."

"Now what?" Loki asked.

"I don't know," Female Loki said, "You broke the time device."

"Alright..."

"That planet is about to collide with us."

"Yes, but..."

"But what?"

"But the entire satellite has been destroyed, hasn't it?"

"Yes, everyone on it is dead."

"Us included?"

"Yes, us included."

"What about the ark?" Loki asked.

"The ark didn't manage to take off because it was destroyed," Female Loki said.

"We didn't board it," Loki said.

"What should we do then?" Female Loki asked, "Should we hijack the ark and ensure it leaves this satellite?"

"I think that's a good idea," Loki said.

With that, an unreliable idea was set, and the two Lokis set off immediately to intercept the ark.

As they walked and talked, they got onto the topic of Female Loki's enchantments.

Female Loki explained some of the principles of enchantments to Loki, using an example of a soldier from the TVA: "That young TVA soldier, her mind was a mess, everything was blurry. I had to extract memories from hundreds of years ago before she even started working for them."

"What? What did you just say?" Loki was shocked by this, "Before she joined the TVA?"

"Yes, she was just an ordinary person on Earth back then," Female Loki said.

"An ordinary person?" Loki asked.

"Who liked drinking margaritas," Female Loki said.

"I was told that all TVA employees were created by the Time-Keepers," Loki said.

"That's ridiculous," Female Loki corrected, "They are all time variants, just like us."

"They don't know that," Loki said.

"All passengers holding tickets, departure in 10 minutes," at this moment, a horn sounded in the night sky.

"That's our ship," Loki and Female Loki had no time to discuss further, they ran towards the evacuation ship.

Both of them managed to catch the ship on foot. It's unclear why the locals took the train to get here when they could have just walked directly over. 

Outside the evacuation ship, a crowd of people gathered, in chaos, protesting against not being allowed on board.

"They're letting these people die." Loki stood there, taking in everything.

"We need to get on the ship and ensure it takes off," Female Loki said.

"How do we do that?" Loki asked.

"We go around," Female Loki pulled Loki, and the two of them ran, attempting to slip onto the evacuation ship amidst the chaos.

However, fate didn't give them that chance.

Boom!

A meteor crashed onto the evacuation ship, destroying it.

With the time device broken and the ark destroyed, the two Lokis were completely helpless, sitting there waiting to die.

Just as they were about to be engulfed by the meteor shower, two spatial portals suddenly opened.

The screen darkened, and the video ended.

"So, it turns out they were captured by the TVA," Tony Stark couldn't help but say, "Loki, or rather, Lokis, left in the most humiliating way. It's just embarrassing!"

"Yeah, Loki, you can't even manage to charge a time device," Thor chimed in, "No, not only did you fail, but you also became a liability. If you hadn't broken the time device, maybe it would've been charged up later."

"Being thrown off a train by a few ordinary people, if it were me, I wouldn't even have the face to live," Stephen Strange said.

"I think this incident proves that Loki is a girl," Tony Stark remarked, "Only a girl could be this weak."

"Even if I were weak, I wouldn't be thrown off a train by someone," Natasha Romanoff added.

"Shut up!" Loki's face turned as black as ink, and he couldn't help but shout, "I would never be that stupid, okay?"

"Isn't that you in the video?" Tony Stark asked in response.

"Just someone who looks like me," Loki replied, "With so many parallel worlds and so many Lokis, what's so strange about having one who looks like me?"

"I think the most important point revealed in that short video is about the TVA," Bruce Banner chimed in, "They portray themselves as Time-Keepers, capturing time variants all over the universe, but it turns out they are time variants themselves!"

"Thieves catching thieves," Steve Rogers said, "When I first saw the TVA video, I had a feeling they weren't good people."

"I wonder how those soldiers of the TVA would react if they found out they are time variants themselves," Scott Lang said.

"No need to ask, they would definitely resist," Clint Barton said, "TVA didn't tell those soldiers the truth, they manipulated their memories. TVA stole their lives, no one will forgive that."

[The seventh question begins. Please watch the following video.]

The video begins in a black market auction where a sword is being displayed.

"Next up is a very special item, relics from the ruins of the Avengers headquarters," the auctioneer explains, "You all surely remember the rogue who wiped out the underground criminal syndicates, bringing their leaders to their knees. His just judgment was brutal and bloody, and his identity remains a mystery to this day."

As the auctioneer speaks, the staff picks up the sword and showcases it to the audience.

"Now, you all have the chance to own this unique retractable sword, starting bid is $200,000." The auctioneer gives the price, "Anyone interested?"

This sword has quite a market, and people start bidding. It's finally sold for a high price of $475,000.

While these people are bidding, they are oblivious to the fact that a group of armed men has infiltrated. The only one who notices is a girl, a fangirl who witnessed Clint Barton shooting aliens during the Chitauri invasion when she was a child and has been enamored with Hawkeye ever since.

"Next up is item number 309, the matching Rogue suit." Right after the Rogue sword is sold, the Rogue suit is brought out.

Boom!

But at that moment, a loud explosion occurs. The wall is blown open, and a group of people wearing masks burst in.

Kate Bishop sees the Rogue suit right in front of her amidst the chaos. She quietly puts on the suit, fights off the thugs, successfully escapes, and even saves a stray dog in the process.

The scene freezes, and the question appears.

[After rescuing this brave girl from the Tracksuit Mafia, the true owner of the Rogue suit takes down the Tracksuit Mafia using whose signature move?]

A. Captain America Steve Rogers

B. Hawkeye Clint Barton

C. Black Widow Natasha Romanoff

D. Falcon Sam Wilson

[Answering this question correctly grants the "Five Tiger Disrupting the Gate Swordsmanship" skill. Answering incorrectly deducts one year from your lifespan.]

"First of all, it's certain that the little girl isn't a Rogue. She just stole the Rogue suit for some reason, well, a thief," Thor was the first to deduce.

"Do you even need to say that?" Stephen Strange said, "The Rogue suit comes from the Avengers Tower, so it must be connected to the Avengers. But this girl doesn't seem to have any connection to them."

"But in the video, they used words like 'brutal' and 'bloody' to describe how the Rogue acted. That doesn't sound like the Avengers' style," Thor said.

"Normally, it indeed isn't the Avengers' style, but if provoked, who knows?" Clint Barton said, "I'm probably the Rogue."

"You?"

"Do you remember when Natasha and I went to retrieve the Soul Stone, and Red Skull appeared? I pulled out a knife at that moment, the same knife as the one at the auction. And I said something like 'You know what I've become.'" Clint Barton said, "Plus, I asked Natasha, 'You know what I've become.'"

"Clint, what kind of stimulus would make you resort to brutal and bloody means to uphold justice?" Loki asked.

"My family," Clint Barton said, "When Thanos snapped his fingers, my family turned to dust too. That's why I became so extreme."

"So, whose signature move did Barton use to deal with the mafia?" Scott Lang said.

"I don't even know if I have any signature moves that others can use," Sam Wilson said.

"I think we can exclude Sam," Clint Barton said, "Sam's most notable feature is flying, so his moves are probably related to that."

"I don't know what kind of signature moves I have," Sam Wilson shook his head, "And there are plenty of people who can fly. Compared to Tony, Thor, and the others, my flying is the most basic."

"B can also be ruled out," Clint Barton said, "Using my own signature moves? That just sounds weird."

"Why is it weird? What's wrong with using your own signature moves?" Thor asked.

"What signature moves do I even have? Shooting arrows," Clint Barton said, "I've always used arrows, so should I use guns when dealing with others?"

"Cap, do you have any classic moves?" Stephen Strange said, "As a seasoned veteran, you must have a lot of classic moves."

"I know," Tony Stark said, "Cap's classic move is 'I can do this all day.'"

"Shut up, Tony. I know I can't do it all day, but surely that's enough?" Steve Rogers said.

"So, Cap, what's your classic move?" Clint Barton asked.

"The shield," Steve Rogers said, "But you don't use a shield."

"Natasha, what's your classic move?" Clint Barton turned to Natasha Romanoff.

"I really don't know. While Sam says he doesn't know his moves, he can fly. Cap uses a shield, and those are their unique 'moves.' As for me, I truly don't have any 'moves,'" Natasha Romanoff shrugged.

"But I think I'll choose you," Clint Barton said, "Even though I don't know what your 'move' is, I can't use Sam and Cap's 'moves' for sure. I'll go with C!"

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"I got it right?" Natasha Romanoff was bewildered, "What kind of signature move do I even have?"

"Oh, I remember now, maybe it's that one?" Tony Stark said.

"Which one?"

"Before you attack, you always do that move, crouching down, raising your left hand high..." Tony Stark crouched down as he spoke, imitating Natasha Romanoff's gesture.

"That's disgusting." Natasha Romanoff almost kicked Tony Stark in the butt.

"I'm really curious, why do you keep doing that move? Even if I don't understand combat, I know that gesture is completely unnecessary and has no practical combat meaning," Tony Stark asked, "Can't I be cool?"

"I can't be cool?" Natasha Romanoff said, "Is that any of your business?"

"None of my business," Tony Stark said, "Can you at least wear a skirt when you do that move next time?"

"I'll strap a gun to my thigh. When you see the gun, that's when I'll shoot," Natasha Romanoff said.

Before long, the video started playing.

The initial scene showed Clint Barton returning home with his son and daughter. The daughter sat on the couch and turned on the TV.

"Now airing breaking news, a sudden explosion occurred at the upscale gala on Park Avenue and 68th Street tonight. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. However, witnesses captured footage of a masked assassin fleeing the scene. Authorities believe this masked assassin might be the Rogue, the mysterious figure who strikes fear into the hearts of criminals in New York and beyond..."

Clint Barton looked at the familiar Rogue suit on the TV, and he was drawn into memories.

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