"Captain, actually, I think this skill is very suitable for Barton."
After a moment of contemplation, Black Widow said to Captain America, "Because this skill can only be maximized with Barton."
"Why do you say that?" Captain America asked, looking at Black Widow with some curiosity.
Of course, it was pure curiosity, and there was no intention of disagreeing to give the skill to Barton. After all, frankly, night vision is not a very powerful skill.
And Captain America wasn't that kind of person.
"Aren't you curious why Barton is called Hawkeye?" Black Widow explained to everyone, "That's because Barton's eyes are truly as sharp as an eagle's; he can see much farther than ordinary people!"
If that's the case, then indeed, the night vision skill can be maximized with Hawkeye.
"I see!" Captain America nodded, then immediately said to Hawkeye Barton, "Barton, then you answer this question."
Everyone present happily reached an agreement.
"I choose D, Loki gets pummeled by Hulk!"
Hawkeye Barton didn't hesitate much and immediately gave his answer to the big screen.
"Correct answer!"
"Congratulations to the answerer Barton Clint for receiving the Night Vision skill reward!"
"Reward has been issued, please check!"
A series of prompt sounds immediately rang out. The result was not beyond everyone's expectations; the answer to this question was indeed D.
"What?" Loki shook his head repeatedly, unable to accept. "This is absurd, simply a joke! How could I be pummeled by this so-called Hulk? There must be a mistake!"
"Loki, you and Thor are truly brothers!" Tony Stark couldn't help but exclaim at this moment.
Loki and Thor, these two brothers, have always given everyone the impression of two extremes: one simple-minded and strong-bodied, the other insidious, cunning, and full of bad intentions.
One only knows how to charge headfirst, the other only knows how to scheme.
Those who didn't know
might even think these two weren't truly brothers, and that one of them was Odin's illegitimate child from an affair.
After all, with the same upbringing, why would there be such a huge contrast?
It wasn't until this moment that everyone finally saw some common ground in Loki and Thor.
"That expression, I've seen it many times on Thor, but guess what? He gets proven wrong every single time, every time!"
Tony Stark then said to Loki with a hint of sarcasm.
"Watch your language! Tin man, he's not my brother!"
Loki's voice was filled with anger as he growled at Tony Stark, "You might be his friend, but don't act as if you know me so well!"
"Barton, how do you feel?" Black Widow ignored Tony Stark and Loki, and instead stared at Hawkeye Barton, asking.
"It feels great. This room holds no secrets from my eyes anymore." Barton surveyed his surroundings, a satisfied look on his face. "Even things in the shadows are perfectly clear to me."
What the system produces must be of high quality!
This night vision skill was truly undiluted.
"Answer complete. Now playing the answer analysis."
Following this system prompt, a corresponding scene began to display on the large screen.
"I've got a lock!"
First, a man's voice rang out.
Everyone was very familiar with that voice; they recognized it immediately as Hawkeye Barton's voice.
Immediately after, Hawkeye Barton's figure appeared on the big screen. He stood domineeringly atop a tall building, drawing his bow to its full extent, aiming in a certain direction.
At this point, the camera switched, revealing an alien spacecraft streaking across the sky above the city.
Clearly, Hawkeye Barton's target was that alien spacecraft.
On that alien spacecraft, several Chitauri were piloting the craft, and a person dressed in an Asgardian-style robe sat casually in the back, like a lord.
He looked utterly composed.
It was Loki.
"This is..."
Black Widow couldn't help but murmur. She had recognized it; this footage was a snippet from the video about who definitively ended the Battle of New York.
Not just her, but other answerers who had seen the corresponding video also recognized it.
"Chitauri! These are the Chitauri!"
Loki's pupils couldn't help but contract, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He had come to Midgard this time to steal the Tesseract, with the goal of opening a portal to let the Chitauri in and conquer Midgard.
But this hadn't happened yet!
Loki hadn't even gotten his hands on the Tesseract before he was captured.
So what was this video of him and the Chitauri rampaging over the city of Midgard?
Could it be... this scene truly foreshadowed the future?
Loki was extremely surprised and suspicious.
"Here it comes, it's coming!" Tony Stark suddenly said with excitement, turning to Loki and saying, "Loki, watch closely, don't get distracted, the show is about to begin!"
Loki scanned the scene, seeing everyone around him looking at him with a hint of mockery and ridicule, whether intentionally or not.
He immediately had a bad premonition.
He thought back to how he had been blown away by that archer earlier, and now, the person in the video was once again shooting an arrow... *Whoosh!*
Under everyone's gaze, Hawkeye Barton released his arrow, and a projectile arced through the sky, shooting towards Loki's face.
But Loki easily caught it with a flick of his hand, his movements as graceful and fluid as his previous encounter at the base.
Loki's face showed the same mocking smile as before, but then he was immediately blown away by the arrowhead, falling directly from the sky.
Loki: "..."
He immediately felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't help but cover his face.
This feeling was truly... too embarrassing.
However, this time, Loki finally understood what the 'tin man's' "Here it comes, it's coming!" meant.
He also finally understood why everyone had been watching him like a show.
These people must have seen this footage beforehand!
"Bang!"
Loki crashed heavily onto the rooftop balcony of Stark Tower. Just as he was getting back on his feet, a beast-like roar suddenly erupted.
Immediately after, a large green figure descended from the sky, crashing heavily in front of Loki.
"This is the Hulk?"
Loki couldn't help but laugh.
Everyone kept calling him a giant, so he thought he'd be huge. But this?
He was only a little over two meters tall, right?
How powerful could this so-called giant be?
"Roar!"
Amidst a earth-shattering roar, the Hulk suddenly charged towards Loki, transforming into a green blur. Like a high-speed train, he slammed violently into Loki.
Loki was instantly thrown back, crashing hard against the wall, then falling heavily to the ground.
The Hulk pounded the ground with his massive, pot-sized fists and continued to charge towards Loki, but Loki unleashed his power first.
"Enough! You lowly, despicable people!" Loki roared at the Hulk, righteous indignation in his voice. "I'm telling you, I am a god! I will not be crushed by ants... Urgh!"
Loki's words were cut short mid-sentence.
Because the Hulk suddenly reached out, grabbed Loki by both legs, and then, using Loki as a hammer, swung him around and slammed him violently into the ground.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Loki's body was slammed hard against the ground several times, creating several deep craters.
Loki, watching himself being pummeled by the Hulk: "..."
"Fake, this must be fake! This is absolutely fake!"
Loki's face turned crimson, his mouth twitching uncontrollably as he pointed at the big screen and yelled non-stop.
"You guys deliberately did this to humiliate me, didn't you?" Loki then scanned the crowd, shouting.
But in truth, this was just Loki being stubborn to save face. Deep down, Loki actually believed the answer system.
The mysteriously deducted ten years of divine power, and the image of the Chitauri invading the city—all of this indicated that what everyone had said earlier was very likely true.
The answer system had a high probability of truly foretelling the future.
It's just that the future was too messed up, and Loki was unwilling to admit it.
"Loki, silence! You're interrupting our enjoyment of the show!" Tony Stark exclaimed at Loki, his eyes glued to the big screen, unwilling to look away.
The others were also engrossed in the exciting scene and had no time to bother with Loki.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
On the screen, Hulk repeatedly pummeled Loki several times, then, as if discarding trash, he threw Loki onto the ground.
Loki lay there powerlessly, his gaze blank, a look of bewilderment on his face, as if Hulk had literally knocked him senseless.
After casually tossing Loki aside, Hulk no longer bothered with him and began to walk away on his own.
As he walked, he cast a disdainful and contemptuous glance at Loki, muttering, "Weak god!"
The scene froze on Hulk's utterly scornful face.
"Pfft!"
Everyone present almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Hulk's last sentence was the perfect finishing touch, not very damaging but incredibly insulting. Its venomousness completely outclassed even the usually sharp-tongued Tony Stark by a mile.
It practically left Tony Stark in the dust.
"Wow, Hulk is truly too violent!" Black Widow was the first to say with a teasing look, glancing at Loki.
"I never realized before that Hulk had such a talent for language!" Tony Stark immediately added, "'Weak god'! Not many words, but very vivid!"
"I had so many phrases in my head just now, like 'Is that all a god has?', 'Who's the ant now?', 'Won't be crushed by ants, I heard that,' etc., etc., but none of them had the same effect as Hulk's line..."
"Enough!"
Loki angrily interrupted Tony Stark, his entire face twitching. He wished he could crawl into a hole.
He felt his cheeks burning, too embarrassed to face anyone.
"You feel humiliated?" Captain America glanced at Loki, then said to him with a serious expression, "Then you should be grateful we stopped you!"
"When you truly lead the Chitauri to invade New York, you will genuinely experience this humiliation! And you will experience an even greater humiliation: failure!"
"You invaded Earth with a massive alien fleet. Yes, you caused us some trouble, and even made us despair for a time."
"But in the end, it was us who triumphed! And you, the invader, will be utterly defeated!"
Captain America's words were full of warning.
But Captain America's words also conveyed another message to Loki: Captain America knew what Loki would do in the future!
"Chitauri"—that wasn't a word mortals on Midgard could utter.
"You know what my purpose for coming to Midgard is?" Loki looked at Captain America warily, then scanned everyone present.
"Yes, we do." Nick Fury nodded emphatically. "You want to use the Tesseract to open a portal and let the Chitauri invade Earth, Loki, we know everything about you!"
Loki's face darkened, becoming somewhat grim, and he also felt surprised.
One had to admit, this feeling of being completely seen through was truly unpleasant, utterly terrible.
Originally, after witnessing the true power of the Tesseract, Loki could be said to have arrived on Earth with great ambition, intending to make a big splash and achieve a grand dominion.
But who would have thought, before his plan could even unfold, Loki was captured as soon as he arrived on Earth.
Not only that, but the other party also knew all his plans like the back of their hand.
It was unbelievable!
How was he supposed to play now?
"So this quiz can really predict the future?"
After a long pause, Loki finally uttered this sentence in an incredulous and solemn tone.
By now, Loki had no doubts about the answer system.
This mysterious answer system, just as others had said, could indeed foretell the future!
No wonder... Thinking of this, Loki also had a sudden realization.
No wonder he encountered the meticulously prepared ambush as soon as he arrived; clearly, the other party knew he was coming in advance through the answer system!
"That's right, Loki, our understanding of you far exceeds your imagination! We know everything you intend to do!" Tony Stark sternly warned Loki, "So, don't try any tricks!"
"No tricks. You already know my plan, and I'm in your hands, so I have to admit that my previous plan can only die in its infancy."
Loki shrugged, "And now, I'm not interested in invading Midgard anymore."
Loki wasn't lying; his greater interest now was actually this answer system that could predict the future!