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Chapter 169: Undercurrent Surges

"It's dead?" Skye murmured.

The supervillain in the eyes of S.H.I.E.L.D was like a joke in front of Thor, making her feel like she was dreaming.

Thor patted her on the cheek: "What do you think? This world is much bigger than you imagined. The existence of Hive is not even a minor threat. He calls himself the god of HYDRA, but is he really a god? In two years, a real cosmic overlord will come to Earth, and that will be a true battle of the gods."

"If you can fully control your abilities, you will definitely have a place in the future battle!"

Skye nodded, this is what she had envisioned.

"You already know about my background, right? You hinted early on that I would become a superhero. Aunt Carter told me that you can see the future, is it true?"

Skye was smart.

Thor neither admitted nor denied, and said with a faint smile: "All I can see are some general directions, not accurate details about everyone and everything. Just like you, I knew you would awaken your Vibe abilities, but I can't see every detail of your journey."

Since World War II, the flow of the world had changed, and many things no longer developed as he remembered.

Just like Skye, she was originally left in the orphanage in history, and later became a hacker for the Rising Tide organization, infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D, and became an undercover agent before finally rehabilitating and joining S.H.I.E.L.D wholeheartedly.

She was a model undercover agent, achieving the highest level!

But now, she became a hacker who joined S.H.I.E.L.D because of Peggy Carter. Although the end result was similar, the difference in life trajectory was significant.

Among other things, there was a saying in the original timeline: the iron-clad Skye and her revolving boyfriends. She had her own rebellious attributes, making her more terrifying than the character from a certain online game. She was a lone star!

It's different now. Peggy Carter had been watching over her closely since she was a child. Anyone with bad intentions was dealt with swiftly. Thor, on the other hand, was now more fortunate...

Looking at Skye with his hands hanging by his sides, Thor wondered - would Peggy go berserk if she found out?

In front of the TV, news was playing about the SOKOVIA incident.

The TV station selectively played interview clips. Some people were praising the Avengers for saving the world again.

However, more dissenting voices emerged.

"We are grateful for the justice of the Avengers. But can they take care of the lives and property of innocent people? Look, they destroyed another city!"

"After causing so much damage, they just leave? What's the difference between them and those alien invaders!"

"Yesterday it was New York, today it's SOKOVIA. What about tomorrow? It takes a long time to build a city, but only a few hours for the Avengers to destroy it!"

"Is that so-called god from an alien planet really a god?"

"Stark is a hypocrite. Why doesn't he stop selling arms? The crimes he's committed are a hundred times worse than selling arms!"

Thor pressed the remote and turned off the TV.

In fact, such voices often appeared.

There were always people who were obedient in the face of a crisis, but after the crisis was over, they struck out at their own heroes...

And during this period, such news had increased significantly, even influencing public opinion worldwide. No one believed there wasn't someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.

The SOKOVIA incident, in the final analysis, was Tony's fault, and he had tried his best to make amends afterward.

Reflecting a small city with a small population and poor economy, Stark Industries could still afford to compensate, at least enough to settle every refugee.

But New York was different. Even if Stark squeezed everything out, he couldn't cover it! And it wasn't the Avengers' fault that the Battle of New York happened in New York.

But people didn't see it that way.

Among other things, housing prices in New York ranked first in the world. In the Battle of New York, countless buildings collapsed, especially in Manhattan, where billions of dollars' worth of property was destroyed in an instant.

More importantly, insurance companies did not cover losses caused by war. Moreover, many people who had bought houses with loans had just paid the down payment, and then their houses collapsed, but the money owed to the bank still had to be repaid.

The collapse of the house was due to an alien invasion. Go claim your damages from the aliens! But the money owed to the bank still had to be repaid.

The American government wasn't rich enough to cover everything, and people had to be responsible for a lot of their own financial burdens.

Even if the Washington government stepped in to deal with it, they could only temporarily waive the interest and delay the repayment time.