Chapter 63: The Avengers are Hit Hard

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At the moment when the answer was announced by the answering space, Thor's expression was exceptionally captivating, as if he had just heard that Loki, who had grown up with him, was actually a woman and had secretly been in love with him.

"Thor, I misjudged you. I didn't expect you to be like this," Tony Stark immediately condemned, "That's still a child, how could you bring yourself to step on it? If you just stepped on it and broke it, that would be bad enough, but you even kicked the toy under the sofa. Aren't you the prince of Asgard? Can a prince do such a thing?"

"Thor, I misjudged you," Phil Coulson also had a pained expression, "If accidentally stepping on a toy can be attributed to carelessness, then kicking the toy under the sofa is intentionally covering up the evidence."

"Coulson, listen to me, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter!"

"I won't listen! I won't listen!"

"Coulson, listen to me..."

"Thor, shut up, stop talking," Clint Barton said, "I condemn you on behalf of my son or daughter! Feel the silent disdain!"

"Alright, alright, what Thor did is indeed worthy of disdain, but after the disdain, let's analyze the question together," Phil Coulson said.

"What is there to analyze about a toy?" Tony Stark waved his hand, "Let's just collectively disdain Thor, I think it will be more fun."

"Stark, the point is not the toy, but my house," Clint Barton spoke up.

"What's wrong with your house?" Tony Stark asked.

"For those of us in our line of work, the thing we fear the most is 'attachment.' We have protected many people, saved many lives, but at the same time, we have also made many enemies," Clint Barton said slowly, "My family, it's my secret, it's not even in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s files. Only Director Fury and a few others like Natasha know. And I've been trying my best to hide my family, not wanting to bring trouble to them because of my identity."

"So why did we end up at your house?" Thor couldn't help but ask, "We are the Avengers, our presence itself means trouble, why did you bring trouble to your home?"

"That's what I want to find out as well," Clint Barton said, "But no matter the reason, one thing is certain, it's a big trouble."

"And it must be related to 'Ultron'," Tony Stark said.

"It's the Age of Ultron again," Phil Coulson said, "We still have too little information about this Age of Ultron." Phil Coulson's gaze fell on the bamboo dragonfly in Tony Stark's hand, "Can that thing really fly? It looks like a child's toy."

"It does look like a child's toy, but it can indeed fly," Tony Stark placed the bamboo dragonfly on top of his head, and it seemed as if there was some powerful adhesive that immediately stuck it in place.

Then, the bamboo dragonfly began to spin like the propellers of a helicopter, and Tony Stark's feet left the ground as his body slowly ascended.

"It really can fly?" Thor looked somewhat stunned, "This crude thing can actually fly. This answering space is truly unbelievable."

"This must be magic, right?" Tony Stark landed from the air, holding the bamboo dragonfly in his hand and examining it carefully. In fact, he had been examining it for quite some time, "No matter how you look at it, this is a child's toy. There's no way technology can achieve this."

"If it's a magical item, it's also strange," Phil Coulson said, "Why make it in the shape of a bamboo dragonfly?"

"This thing is of no use to me," Tony Stark himself had the ability to fly, so the bamboo dragonfly was quite redundant for him.

"I have no use for it either," Thor said, even though he no longer had his godly powers, everyone had seen from the video that Thor could fly.

"Coulson, Barton, this thing could be useful for you," Tony Stark said.

"This thing would be even more useful for Barton," Phil Coulson said, "With Barton's pinpoint accuracy with his bow and arrow, silent and unnoticed, with this bamboo dragonfly, he can practically hide and attack from any direction, it's virtually unstoppable."

"That's what I meant, Barton," Tony Stark handed the bamboo dragonfly to Clint Barton.

"Alright, I'll take it then, Stark, thanks," Clint Barton didn't bother with pleasantries and accepted it directly.

The lights brightened, and the answering space began to play a video.

Inside a Quinjet, the camera panned over Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Thor, Clint Barton, and Tony Stark.

Everyone's expression was serious and heavy, creating a stifling and solemn atmosphere.

"The media loves you, but everyone else hates you," Maria Hill had a video call with the Avengers, "There hasn't been an official announcement to arrest Dr. Banner, but it's only a matter of time."

"Has Stark activated the Stark Relief Fund?" Tony Stark asked.

"We're working on it," Maria Hill asked, "How is everyone doing?"

"Everyone..." Tony Stark's voice was low, "We've been hit hard, but we'll come out of it."

"From now on, I'm going into stealth mode, stay away from this place," Maria Hill said.

"So are we going to run away and hide?" Tony Stark sat up straight and asked.

"I don't have any other suggestions until we find Ultron," Maria Hill said.

"We don't either," Tony Stark said.

"In this storyline, almost all of us are downcast. It's evident that we've all been hit, and in the storyline, I even spoke those words myself. Only that witch could hit all of us like that, of course, except for Barton," Tony Stark said in the answering space, "The official announcement to arrest Banner, and Stark activating the Stark Relief Fund. From these two points, it can be seen that Dr. Banner was indeed manipulated by the Scarlet Witch and caused some damage."

"It can also be seen that the 'Age of Ultron' is named after 'Ultron'," Thor said, "But it's still unknown who Ultron is, whether it's that robot or that fast-running man."

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