Chapter 222: Loki's Arrival, "Learning to Meow".

What!?

Upon hearing Ava's request, Clark's expression was like this: w(Д)w What's happening? Without waiting for Clark to ask, Ava leisurely said, "I'm very scared. Although your energy and Aunt Janet's abilities can stabilize my body, I only feel safe when I'm close to you. Also, the scent you emit makes me feel especially comfortable."

Hearing Ava's words, Clark sighed inwardly.

It turned out that neither his energy nor Janet's abilities had truly freed Ava from pain; they had only greatly alleviated the pain she felt.

For Ava, who had lived in pain for so long, this was already an immense blessing, which is why she hadn't realized this.

It's like a person who's been hungry for years suddenly gets a piece of bread and finds it the most delicious thing in the world.

She hadn't enjoyed health for so long that she had even forgotten what it felt like. Or perhaps, for her, as long as the pain wasn't too intense, that was already very healthy.

Contact with Clark allowed Ava to continuously absorb the quantum energy he unintentionally emitted, further alleviating her pain.

That's why Ava felt safe and comfortable around Clark.

After realizing this, Clark found it even harder to refuse this poor girl's request. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded in agreement.

Agreeing to let Ava sleep in the same bed was one thing, but Clark wrapped himself up tightly, wearing his outerwear and trousers, and lay on the bed, ready to sleep.

Clark wasn't some fake monk who guarded his chastity, but he wasn't about to take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state.

His relationship with Hill could be described nicely as mutual affection, or less nicely as mutual need.

But Ava was different. Her feelings for Clark were of dependence, without any impure elements. Or rather, due to her lifelong illness, Ava hadn't had the opportunity to consider anything impure.

How could Clark bring himself to harm such a pitiful girl?

A quiet night passed, and the next morning Clark once again entered a tense state of training.

Mutant awakenings happening unpredictably, a dark version of Hebert Lang emerging, superstars lurking in the shadows, and the Chitauri army possibly arriving on Earth at any moment! The world, beneath its prosperous surface, was already poised for a storm.

To prevent his loved ones from getting hurt in this calamity, Clark had to seize every moment to improve his strength.

Even a slight increase in strength could play a crucial role in the upcoming battle for life and death.

As time passed, the initial surge of mutant awakenings around the world had ended, and the frequency of accidentally transformed mutants started to decrease, finally giving the busy Avengers a chance to breathe.

The Avengers continued to operate in their previously organized teams, taking turns going on missions. Those without tasks worked hard at Pym's lab to enhance their strength, preparing for the upcoming war.

Iron Man was making the fastest progress. To catch up with Clark, his Iron Man suits were constantly being updated. The Hulkbuster armor was already completed, and he had begun developing armors specifically for aliens, achieving substantial breakthroughs!

After learning about the existence and abilities of Supergiant, he developed something similar to Magneto's helmet, which could be carried around easily, making it difficult for others to control him mentally, even in his normal state.

With this in mind, Clark, along with Mindy, finally healed the large hole in his chest.

The healing process was quite straightforward.

After removing the arc reactor and accompanying devices from Tony's chest, Clark slapped his back, forcefully expelling the bomb shrapnel from his body. The shrapnel left several small wounds on his chest, and blood spurted out.

Caught off guard and without anesthesia, Tony almost fainted from the pain, letting out an inhuman scream.

"Ow!..."

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Tony's scream was so sudden that Mindy, who was about to take over the healing, was startled, causing the Holy Light she had gathered to dissipate.

"Stop screaming, it's scary," Mindy complained before quickly gathering another ball of Holy Light and pressing it against Tony's body.

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As the Holy Light entered his body, Tony's internal injuries began to heal rapidly, and the hole in his chest also started to close, though more slowly. Even with Mindy's full effort, repairing the breastbone was somewhat challenging.

Seeing the bleeding stop and Tony out of immediate danger, Clark asked Mindy to stop and immediately strapped Tony to a device.

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"Hey, Clark, what are you doing? I warn you, I'm not interested in men..."

Clark just gave a Loki-like mischievous smile and said, "At this point, I didn't expect you to still joke with me. I hope you still feel like joking later. Don't worry, I'm treating the wound on your chest. It will heal completely, but the process is a bit painful. Just bear with it."

Tony wanted to say something, but Clark had already put him in a sealed iron box, continuing, "It'll hurt at first, but it's okay. The initial pain will pass quickly, and then you'll feel comfortable. Here I come..."

"Wait, why do I have a bad feeling about this?"

Without further ado, Clark operated the machine to seal Tony in and summoned the Tesseract, placing it in the energy slot.

Just like Captain America's transformation, perfect gene enhancement requires energy during the process, and this was extremely energy-consuming. Regular power grids would be under too much strain, so the Tesseract was more convenient.

The perfect serum began to inject, followed by a burst of energy waves. Accompanied by Tony's soul-piercing scream, the chamber opened again, revealing a healed Tony, with his chest hole gone and his body looking stronger than before.

Releasing Tony, Clark nodded in satisfaction: "Looks like it worked well, Super Soldier Tony Stark."

An excited Tony first looked at his smooth chest, then had JARVIS check his body. Once he confirmed he was completely healed, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the perfect serum you mentioned? It's amazing!"

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In just a short while, Tony had provided nearly 400,000 impression points to Clark, showing that the perfect serum was indeed effective on him.

Watching Tony wipe the blood from his chest and admiring his own body, Clark wanted to tease him, but stopped as he remembered...

The BGM he had set on Loki two years ago had been activated. The condition for its activation was Loki's arrival on Earth and his appearance in public in his true form.

Looking at the date, May 5, 2012.

The inevitable has finally arrived? Clark was startled, ignoring the self-admiring Tony, and promptly put away the Tesseract, saying solemnly, "Qingfeng, immediately search for the energy signal I previously left. Use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s satellite system for a global search!"

"Impossible, sir," Qingfeng replied mechanically after hearing Clark's order. "Due to some supreme rule, it's impossible to search anything within the 9.6 million square kilometers of this mysterious Eastern country, even using S.H.I.E.L.D.'s satellites."

Clark: ...

"Then search within the range we can, just like that..."

"As you command, sir..."

Qingfeng finally agreed promptly, and a blue globe was projected in front of them, showing every location except for the rooster-shaped area, its territorial waters, and islands.

The globe rotated before them, pinpointing the location of the energy signal Clark mentioned.

Germany, Stuttgart! In the comic world, the German people always seemed to have a tough time, often in a humiliating position.

World War I saw them mowed down by Wonder Woman, and World War II by Captain America.

Both DC and Marvel ganged up on them, and now, with peace finally achieved, Loki came to Earth to cause trouble, starting in Stuttgart.

Clark shook his head and then, with a serious expression, ordered, "Order the Avengers to assemble, everyone at the fastest speed, prepare for battle!"

...

The Stuttgart National Opera House is one of the most famous venues in Europe, built between 1909 and 1912, and is one of the largest multifunctional opera houses in Europe. Known locally as "The Big House," it was formerly one of two larger royal court theaters.

Tonight, the grand opera house welcomed many socialites, but they were not in a good mood, ungracefully fleeing outside without any dignity.

Because a sinister man wearing armor, a green cloak, and a deer-horned helmet was following them out of the opera house.

And accompanying him was a light, upbeat tune, clashing severely with the opera house's solemn atmosphere.

"We learn to meow together, meow meow meow meow meow..."

"In front of you, I act coquettishly, oh meow meow meow meow meow..."

"My heart pounds, captivated by your naughty smile, if you don't say you love me, I'll meow meow meow..."

...

With "Learning to Meow" playing, Loki had already created three clones, controlling both the fleeing socialites and the innocent bystanders on the plaza.

Then, Loki roared at everyone present with divine power, "Kneel!"

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