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Threat Level: Extreme

"Alright, no need to introduce him. Move on to the next one. I know this person better than any of you," Loki interrupted, his eyes briefly reflecting a complex emotion before quickly disappearing.

Hawkeye, under the control of the Mind Stone, gave Loki a curious look but said nothing. He simply moved on to the next profile.

"This is Steve Rogers, known as Captain America. He fell into a glacier at the end of World War II and was frozen for 70 years before being unfrozen by S.H.I.E.L.D. He possesses immense charisma and leadership abilities, as well as peak human physical condition. Threat level: Low. Weakness: he is out of touch with the current era and is experiencing inner confusion."

Hawkeye then proceeded to introduce a series of superhumans, including Professor X, Magneto, and Jean Grey. He also outlined the major factions on Earth, such as K'un-Lun, The Hand, and S.H.I.E.L.D.

On the other side of the universe, Thanos was listening and mentally noting the significant powerhouses. Of course, he only cared about the truly powerful ones. Individuals like Black Widow were so insignificant that Thanos didn't even bother remembering them. He likely could send a few hundred of his fodder soldiers to tear her apart.

After Hawkeye's explanation, Loki's eyes were spinning, clearly strategizing how to divide and conquer these individuals. He firmly believed that once he used the Tesseract to open a portal and bring the Chitauri army to Earth, the world would surely fall into his hands.

While Loki was deep in thought, Hawkeye destroyed the tablet to prevent S.H.I.E.L.D. from tracing the signal. His face then took on an unprecedented seriousness. Even his Mind Stone-clouded eyes revealed a deep-seated fear.

"There are two more people whose information I don't have clearance to access. Only the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. can directly view their files, but I've encountered them before, so I can describe them."

Seeing Hawkeye's tense expression, Loki also became more serious.

"Go ahead."

"The first is a woman who calls herself the Ancient One. She is bald and wears a yellow sorcerer's robe. Her predicted ability is time manipulation; she has only shown the ability to reverse local time. Her personality is unknown, her age is unknown, her faction is unknown, and her threat level is extremely high!"

Loki's mouth twitched at the mention of time manipulation. He was already silently cursing the fact that this small planet had so many bizarre beings, and now another big shot appeared.

At that moment, Loki's overinflated confidence deflated like a punctured balloon. He began to doubt whether the Chitauri army alone could conquer Earth. Was it really okay for a single planet to have so many overpowered entities?

But Loki couldn't turn back now. If he backed out, he would only incur the wrath of the Mad Titan. Thanos was a ruthless being who wouldn't hesitate to destroy his own planet. The thought of failing and facing Thanos's wrath sent a shiver down Loki's spine.

On the other end, Thanos wasn't particularly surprised to hear about the Ancient One. He had known about her existence for a long time. If not for her and Odin, the Tesseract wouldn't have remained on Earth for millennia. It wasn't as if other cosmic entities were unaware or uninterested in the Tesseract.

"The other person is…" Hawkeye said with a trembling voice.

"The other person is named Zane Sy, currently around 26 years old."

"His abilities are presumed to include weapon summoning, beam attacks, spatial manipulation, and unknown soul attack capabilities."

"He also commands a giant spaceship and numerous powerful robots."

"Five years ago, this man slaughtered all the people I mentioned earlier, excluding the Ancient One."

"Two people survived that battle: one was Magneto, likely because he is Zane's wife's biological father."

"The other is Jean Grey, who remains in a coma at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters."

"His personality is reckless and contemptuous of rules, and his presumed weakness is his family."

"Threat level: Extreme!"

As Hawkeye finished detailing Zane's profile in a trembling voice, Loki's mind went blank with a loud buzz.

"What did you say his name was?" Loki asked uncertainly.

"Zane Sy!" Hawkeye replied truthfully.

Instantly, Loki's face turned as pale as a chameleon changing colors to blend into a white background. Initially, Loki had hoped it was just a coincidence in names, but hearing Zane's abilities shattered that hope completely.

In fact, Loki didn't even know Zane was from Earth. After all, there were countless species in the universe that looked similar to humans. Besides, Zane had arrived in Asgard on a spaceship. Earth didn't have the technology to build such a thing.

The only people in Asgard who knew Zane was from Earth were Odin, Heimdall, and Thor, who had been exiled to Earth. Loki had never connected the terrifyingly powerful and brutal figure who haunted his dreams with Earth. The two seemed entirely incongruent.

Even after five years, Loki still occasionally woke up drenched in cold sweat from nightmares of that aloof, indifferent figure sitting atop a mountain of corpses. Hearing Zane's name now threw him back into a state of terror.

"Is that man on Earth now?" Loki asked Hawkeye anxiously.

He swore that if Hawkeye said Zane was on Earth, he would immediately abandon his plans and flee, even if it meant facing Thanos's relentless pursuit. Given his upcoming actions, there was no doubt he would provoke Zane, and there would be no escaping Zane's wrath.

Faced with the choice between certain death and potential death, even a fool would know what to choose. Loki didn't believe he had any chance of survival if he angered Zane, even as a prince of Asgard. Zane was known to be a ruthless figure who nearly exterminated the Frost Giants on a whim, unlike Thanos, who spared half of his victims.

"Don't worry, according to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s monitoring, Zane is still in space and has not returned to Earth," Hawkeye said seriously.

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