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Chapter 370 The Crash of the Flying Aircraft Carrier

Hawkeye's attack not only destroyed the air defense system, but he also attacked the Flying Carrier's No. 3 engine.

It was precisely the attack on the engine that was able to shake this 12-ton super spaceship.

However, Hawkeye's attack was very measured; he did not directly destroy the Flying Carrier's third engine, and he also preserved the most critical component, the turbine.

This level of damage would tie down SHIELD's manpower to the maximum extent possible, which would be most advantageous for him to carry out his next mission.

Upon learning that the turbine was not completely destroyed, Nick Fury immediately guessed that the enemy had made a move.

But this is an open conspiracy; if he doesn't act, everyone will die.

Fury had no choice but to grit his teeth and mobilize a large number of people to work with Tony Stark, the leading authority in the mechanical field, to carry out repairs.

At the same time, he ordered the aircraft carrier pilots to reduce the output of the other three engines, descend the flight altitude, and prepare for an emergency landing on the sea below.

Upon hearing Fury's order, Stark didn't even bother to swear; he flew ahead of Captain Steve to Engine 3 and even rushed inside to begin repairs.

This is why Xia Zuo mocked the Flying Aircraft Carrier back then.

Using four engines to lift a massive vessel weighing over 100,000 tons into the air, altitude itself is the biggest weakness of a flying aircraft carrier. If it is hit by a light anti-ship missile like today, it will face the risk of crashing.

The same anti-ship missiles, if they hit a regular aircraft carrier, even if a dozen hit at the same time, would not be in danger of sinking.

Moreover, the flying aircraft carrier not only lacks redundancy in terms of survivability, but it also has no chance of being salvaged.

As we all know, air crashes always result in one death and one plane crash, and aircraft carrier crashes are no exception.

This thing is so fragile that it breaks at the slightest touch, falls off when broken, and dies on the entire ship when it falls off. It has absolutely no resilience whatsoever; it's practically a murderous design.

If Stark cannot be repaired in time, or if enough time is not bought for a forced landing, the Avengers' first gathering will turn into a memorial service.

Of course, not everyone will die.

At least Tony Stark, Dr. Banner, and Thor won't die.

Once the situation had stabilized, Nick Fury turned his attention to Dr. Banner.

He picked up the communicator and shouted, "Natasha, how's Hulk?"

"Hulk? No, he's still Dr. Banner now." Black Widow's reply was filled with undisguised surprise.

Contrary to the expectations of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Dr. Banner remains emotionally stable and has not been seriously affected, let alone transformed into the Hulk.

When Natasha asked Banner why he was so calm, Banner smiled and replied, "Because Hulk has become gentler."

Natasha's exquisite and beautiful face was filled with question marks.

Banner replied, "Last time I was defeated by Mr. Shazzo on Wall Street, he told me that Hulk wasn't me, but some newborn kid, and that I shouldn't be prejudiced against him."

"After defeating the Hulk, Mr. Shazo also taught him a magical kung fu technique," truly, incredibly magical.

"Now Hulk is stronger, but his emotions have also become very stable, like an Eastern monk."

Dr. Banner clasped his hands together: "Even I tried to learn from him, and although I didn't even finish the first level, I felt much calmer. It's truly a great kongfu!"

Natasha's lips twitched, and she asked incredulously, "Didn't you go to the South American rainforest to avoid the crowds?"

Dr. Banner replied matter-of-factly, "Of course not, I asked Mr. Stark for leave to go on vacation to South America."

Black Widow was dumbfounded. The initial intelligence had such a huge flaw; this was definitely the biggest failure of her spy career.

In an instant, the darkness in Natasha's heart was dispelled by despair. The despair of being used by Hydra and possibly killing many innocent people, even good people, was nothing compared to the pain of having her lifelong pride destroyed.

Natasha wasn't the only one stunned by Mr. Banner; Black Egg also felt a burning pain on his face.

But Loki was the most devastated.

He deliberately killed people and then surrendered in order to get to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base and destroy it.

Loki's planned force to destroy the base was the Hulk, hidden within Dr. Banner's body.

Using the enemy's strength to strike the enemy—that's the behavior befitting the god of intrigue and deceit.

This was a meticulously planned scheme Loki devised after learning about the existence of S.H.I.E.L.D. and other intelligence from Hawkeye, for which he was willing to use himself as bait.

Now, the resources we needed to borrow are gone, and all our plans are ruined.

"Damn it!" Loki slammed his fist against the prison wall. "I have to do it myself, and that's just too inelegant."

"Someone, open this door!"

With a low shout from Loki, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was under his deep hypnosis rushed over and directly entered the code to open the door of the specially made prison.

Loki straightened his clothes, used his fingers to comb his hair, and then gracefully walked out of the prison.

But the next second, his beloved brother Thor smashed through the steel wall and arrived at the prison gate.

Seeing his brother walk out of the cell, Thor roared in fury, "Loki! You're trying to escape again!"

Loki looked at Thor, then at the wall he had smashed through, and said in surprise, "My dear brother, so far, the damage I've done to this flying coffin isn't much more than what you've done."

Thor blushed. "It's not my fault. This ship is too complicated. I couldn't find my way at all—"

Indeed, the flying aircraft carrier is incredibly complex. Its internal space and passageways are like a giant maze, and a 3D one at that. Just thinking about it gives you a headache.

Thor knew from the moment the invasion began that it was Loki's plot, so he grabbed Mjolnir and charged straight into his brother's prison.

It wasn't that Thor's mind suddenly became sharper; rather, it was because he had witnessed countless Loki escapes over the past millennium, which had become muscle memory for him.

As we all know, Thor is not only the god of hammers, but also the god of muscles. He never disappoints when it comes to anything related to muscles.

However, Thor was boarding the flying aircraft carrier for the first time, and even following the layout map and road signs on the wall, he soon found himself completely lost.

So the enraged Asgardian picked up his hammer and smashed everything that stood between him and his brother to pieces.

Thor, guided by his animalistic instincts and his most familiar method of finding his way in a straight line, found his beloved brother in just 10 seconds.

Seeing his brother escape from prison, Thor was heartbroken and shouted, "Loki, get back here!"

Without thinking, he lunged forward, only to find that he had missed the phantom.

Loki, who was tidying his clothes and hair, had somehow turned into a phantom. With his ever-reliable teleportation magic, Loki successfully sent his brother Thor to a specially made prison.

Loki was smug and filled with happiness as he fooled Thor with such a simple trap and a simple illusion.

But it still wasn't quite right. Loki clenched his fist, and a dagger appeared in his hand.

He suddenly realized, "Oh dear, I forgot to give my brother a good whack on the lower back when I lured him inside."

Thor roared, "You bastard, you wait! When I see you again after I get out of here, I'll—"

Loki couldn't help but laugh, "My dear brother, you haven't improved at all. You've been deceived by my magic for a thousand years, how could you still fall for it?"

"Loki, don't make any more mistakes."

Thor recalled his father's appearance and spoke earnestly.

He had long since stopped caring about Loki's repeated deceptions.

This is my dearest friend and family, my half-brother. Being lied to by my younger brother isn't a big deal; he's used to it anyway. After all, Thor is the older brother!

However, Thor's behavior greatly angered Loki.

Loki wanted to see a furious and enraged Thor, only then could his subsequent schemes succeed. How could Loki bear to harm a brother as affectionate and loyal as this?

Yeah, I really can't bring myself to do it, but scaring him a little won't hurt.

"Midgard is just a remote countryside to us Aesir. We have never seen an immortal god, so we all say: God is immortal."

Loki placed his hand on the button that would cause the prison to plummet, looking at Thor in the cage, and said, "Brother, why don't I try it and see if you're truly immortal?"

"!" "!" "!"

The continuous gunshots rang out in his ears, startling Loki, who was intently watching his brother. He couldn't help but poke forward with his hand.

When Loki realized he had already pressed down, the specially made cage and Thor plummeted from a height of ten thousand meters.

"Loki—"

The mournful cries echoed in his ears. Loki rolled his eyes and turned to look at Coulson, who was shooting at him, with a grim expression.

Coulson held a standard self-defense pistol, with a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent hypnotized by Loki lying at his feet.

Loki narrowed his eyes like a cold, venomous snake flicking its tongue: "Midgard, you've interrupted my game."

Coulson blinked innocently. "Uh, if I said I was just guessing too, I wonder if you'd accept my apology?"

Coulson, with his exceptional composure, calmly aimed at Loki: "Sorry, but now you'd better raise your hands in surrender!"

But he made a fatal mistake: he forgot that Loki was also a god, and a god who could outwit Thor, and was not someone an ordinary person could contend with.

Loki sneered. This kind of trash weapon was so bad that even if he didn't dodge or evade, his skin alone could stop the bullets.

And how could he have been hit by such a weapon?

Loki is the god of deception, and even possesses the authority of illusions. What use is any weapon if it can't hit him?

The phantom once again replaced him, remaining in place, while the real body appeared behind Coulson, ruthlessly wielding the Spirit Staff and stabbing it down, piercing directly through Coulson's back, with even a small portion of the sharp staff tip protruding from his chest.

The light in Coulson's eyes gradually faded, and he died.

Inside the command center of the flying aircraft carrier!

In the empty command center, the urgent alarm bells never stopped ringing.

The staff continuously observed the interface in front of them, read various detection data, and then calculated the various data bias angles, trying to stabilize the teetering aircraft carrier with the three engines.

While everyone was busy, a high-explosive grenade was thrown into the central area.

After bouncing a few times, it exploded. Taking advantage of the thick smoke that rose up, a six-man armed squad rushed in and opened fire on the staff.

These staff members were all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and immediately launched a full-scale counterattack under the command of Nick Fury and his adjutant Hill.

Unfortunately, few of the agents present were armed; those who were only armed carried the most basic self-defense weapons.

How can a rapid-fire handgun match the firepower of a standard infantry rifle?

S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were overwhelmed and couldn't lift their heads; people kept getting hit by the 'one'.

Worse still, the hypnotized Hawkeye, the team leader, under his command, utterly overwhelmed the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Suddenly, someone shouted in the channel: "Loki is scared. He stole the Spirit Staff and killed—killed Coulson—"

Upon hearing this, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were all stunned, and many of them showed anger and hatred on their faces.

Hawkeye and his team heard it too, and without hesitation, he waved his hand to order a retreat.

The entire team began firing wildly, trying to buy time for their retreat.

The individual fighters worked together seamlessly, their firepower giving them an absolute advantage and forcing a large group of unarmed personnel to keep their heads down.

Hawkeye seized the opportunity and fired an explosive arrow, causing the ceiling above to collapse and smoke to billow, effectively blocking the mothership security personnel behind the cover.

But Hawkeye unfortunately bumped into Captain America as he entered, and was punched in the face by Captain Steve, who reacted even faster, before catching his breath and gasping for air.

After being hit seven or eight times by a giant bucket weighing over a ton, Patton immediately fell into a coma.

The captain, showing no mercy, punched each of the attackers he brought, then, with a deep gasp, knocked them all to the ground.

Captain America subdued Hawkeye and his brother, and the chaos ceased.

Nick Fury began taking stock of the losses: "Stark, how's the repair of Engine Three going?"

Stark: "The engine blades are already turning, Francis can hold on for another three minutes."

"Hurry, we must land at the fastest safe speed. I don't know how much longer this outdated engine, which is three generations behind, can last in three minutes."

Nick Fury was pleased: "Excellent, all departments, follow Stark's advice, we'll descend at full speed!"

He then asked, "The prison, what's the situation there?"

Natasha responded, "The special prison has fallen in, but it's not Loki inside; it's Thor who was tricked into going in."

"Loki is right there on the carrier strike group!"

She was wrong; Loki had already jumped off the aircraft carrier.

After creating enough distance, Loki looked at Xi Fang's turbine with a wicked smile, and fired a huge energy blast from his scepter, hitting an intact engine.

The aircraft carrier experienced another massive jolt, then tilted inward by more than 8 degrees within seconds, and began to fall uncontrollably at an increasingly rapid speed.

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