Chapter 173: The Connection of the Nine Realms (Part 3)

"What do you mean by that?" Fury at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion headquarters in Washington stood up abruptly after hearing Daniel Davis's words. His sudden movement startled Natasha, who had come to report intelligence, and Hill, who was standing nearby.

The two female agents instinctively focused their eyes on the phone in Fury's hand.

"Something has happened here." Daniel immediately informed Fury about the connection of the Nine Realms. "That's the situation. The rest is no longer my concern."

"What? Wait a moment. Stay there; I'll send someone over immediately." After listening to Daniel, and realizing it wasn't what he initially thought, Fury couldn't help but feel relieved. However, his brows furrowed again. They had just finished dealing with one alien threat, and now another had appeared. It was giving him a headache, especially since he hadn't yet fully resolved the issues within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Garrett's betrayal had left the organization in turmoil. He was an eighth-level agent, one of the top echelons of S.H.I.E.L.D., and no one knew how many others might be connected to him.

Even Coulson had to undergo a lie detector test in the end.

"Hill, you'll handle things here. I need to go to England." Fury said as he picked up the phone and began contacting the Security Council. Since this matter involved aliens and occurred in the UK, there were some decisions he couldn't make alone.

"Director, what's going on?" Hill asked.

"I'll explain on the way."

"Tony, something interesting is happening here. Do you want to come and take a look?" After hanging up Fury's call, Daniel immediately contacted Stark and explained the situation with the Nine Realms.

"I'm on my way." Whether as a scientist or a superhero, Stark wouldn't miss such an event.

"That was quick." Not long after Daniel hung up Stark's call, the sound of sirens approached. Moments later, nearly twenty police cars appeared near the abandoned building.

Seeing the police arrive, Jane's assistant, Daisy, immediately rushed over with her own assistant, seemingly wanting the police to help find the missing Jane.

"Are you Mr. Daniel Davis? Orders from above state that we are to follow your commands." A man who appeared to be the police supervisor saluted Daniel with a somewhat surprised look but followed his orders.

"Do you have pen and paper?" As soon as Daniel spoke, the police officer had someone fetch pen and paper from the car.

"It's you. I recognize you. Jane is missing." At this moment, Daisy saw Daniel and rushed over, shouting loudly.

"I already know. Don't worry, she'll be fine. For now, have them leave the area." As soon as Daniel finished speaking, two police officers came over to take Daisy and her assistant away.

"There are quite a few vagrants inside. They must be evacuated quickly." Once he had pen and paper, Daniel sketched a rough outline of the abandoned building and drew a perimeter around it.

"Make sure no one enters this area. Any curiosity will cost you your life. Understood? Also, clear everyone within a five-kilometer radius for now."

"Understood." The police officer took the drawing and began assembling the police force.

As much as possible, Daniel intended to save those he could. Due to the connection of the Nine Realms, many people had already gone missing inside the abandoned building. As for their fate, even Daniel couldn't say for sure.

There weren't only hostile species among the Nine Realms. Some might survive if they crossed into certain worlds. However, those ending up in the Frost Giant's territory, like Daniel did before, would undoubtedly not survive due to the extreme cold, even without being attacked by Frost Giants.

"That's Jane, you know, Thor's girlfriend. She's missing." Daisy yelled at Daniel.

"I know she's Thor's girlfriend, but shouting at me won't help. This is an interdimensional space connecting the Nine Realms. Where she went, I don't know. We can only wait for her to return."

Daniel understood Daisy's behavior. Jane was not only her mentor but also a close friend.

"But Jane..."

Boom.

Before Daisy could finish speaking, a loud noise came from behind. Daniel turned to see a ten-meter-long, two-meter-wide beast resembling a crocodile with thick limbs and covered in scales charging out of the abandoned building.

"A beast from the Frost Giant's realm?" Seeing the frost forming on the ground beneath the creature's feet, Daniel guessed its origin.

Bang.

The rapidly moving beast flipped a car, demonstrating its strength.

"My rental car." Daisy screamed. Despite being a graduate student, her chosen field wasn't lucrative, and she was still studying, so she didn't have much money.

"Daisy is such a common name," Daniel thought, recalling that Skye's real name was also Daisy.

"Open fire." Seeing the beast charge outside, the police drew their guns and fired. However, the bullets only sparked off its scales without causing harm.

"What a hassle. Couldn't it wait until Stark arrives?" Daniel shook his head. If not necessary, he didn't want to expose his strength in public. Unlike Stark's high-profile approach, he preferred to stay low-key.

Thinking this, Daniel moved swiftly, disappearing from Daisy's side and reappearing next to the beast's head, kicking it back. The kick, imbued with his power, knocked the beast down, never to rise again.

"Fury, a beast broke through. Where are your troops?" Daniel immediately called Fury after dealing with the beast.

"They'll be in place soon." The distance between the USA and the UK was significant. At this moment, Fury and Stark were both flying at high altitudes. Fury was in a Quinjet, while Stark was flying in his Iron Man suit.

"These kids are really bold." After Daniel dealt with the beast, the police evacuated the people from the abandoned building. Some who noticed the anomaly, including vagrants, and some refused to leave, thinking the police wanted to take over the place, ran into the anomalous space and disappeared.

Daniel could only shake his head at their fate.

Thanks to Daisy's persistent research, the anomaly was discovered. Otherwise, once the Nine Realms officially connected, most people here would not escape.

Soon, more police and military arrived. The police maintained order outside, while the military set up defenses, equipped with heavy weapons to deal with the beast.

"What's going on?" Fury and Stark arrived almost simultaneously. Fury immediately approached Daniel for answers.

Stark, on the other hand, took out various instruments to analyze the situation.

"What do you mean, what's going on? This is a natural phenomenon. Roughly every thousand years, the Nine Realms connect for a while." Daniel explained, though he himself wasn't entirely clear on the details.

"How long will it last?"

"Don't ask me; I don't know. You should ask an expert, like Dr. Selvig." Recalling the recently arrested doctor, Daniel suggested.

"Don't worry. If we're lucky, it'll just be a few alien beasts." Daniel tried to reassure Fury, seeing his dark expression.

"And if we're unlucky?" Fury retorted.

"There might be an alien army trying to use this opportunity to invade. The connection of the Nine Realms isn't a secret there." Thinking of the hidden Dark Elves, Daniel refrained from saying too much.

"Army? We need more troops here." Fury called for reinforcements, shouting loudly.

"This is my kill. Make sure to send it to me later." Daniel pointed at the downed beast.

"An alien beast? What do you want it for?"

"To eat. I've never tried alien meat before."

"Aren't you afraid of alien viruses?"

"I have my ways."

"We'll discuss this later. Tony, what did you find?" Fury asked as Stark returned.

"It's fascinating. If we can stabilize this portal, we could travel to alien worlds at will."

"Nice idea, but no one can do that." If it were possible, Asgard would have done it already.

"No signal can get through. We can't figure out what's on the other side." Despite their efforts, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s scientists couldn't penetrate the anomaly. Fury even wanted to send people through to investigate, but Daniel and Stark's strong objections halted the plan.

Five hours later, Jane emerged from the abandoned building, immediately spotted by Daisy.

"What's going on? Why is S.H.I.E.L.D. here? You know, once they show up, our work is over." Jane was surprised and a bit unhappy.

Daisy explained what had happened during Jane's disappearance.

"Even so..." Jane was interrupted as the sky's clouds churned, and a sudden downpour drenched everyone outside.

"This guy." Daniel looked up, speechless.

Boom.

A rainbow-colored beam of light descended, landing next to Jane and Daisy. Thor appeared in full armor, holding his hammer. The rain diverted around him, leaving him, Jane, and Daisy dry.

"Jane." Thor was overjoyed, but Jane wasn't. She stepped forward and slapped him, then hugged him tightly.

"These two have no shame," Daniel muttered, casting a spell to clean himself and providing cover for Stark and Fury.

"Why didn't you come to me? I heard you were in New York." Jane demanded.

"Because Loki destroyed the Bifrost. Asgard has been busy quelling uprisings. Heimdall saw you disappear, and I was worried, so I came." Thor explained, preparing to summon the Bifrost to leave.

"Wait." Jane tried to grab Thor's arm, but a sudden surge of power threw him into a S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicle.

"So she has the Reality Stone," Daniel confirmed, seeing Jane's outburst.

"This is impossible!" Fury and Thor were both shocked.

"Jane, are you Jane?" Daisy

 asked cautiously. The rain still didn't touch Jane, as if she had a protective shield.

Thor returned quickly, unharmed, but concerned. "Jane, what's wrong?"

"I don't know. I didn't mean to."

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