A person is writing a diary in an American comic book, and Iron Man collapses at the beginning.

Chapter 227 The Supreme Leader of Hydra Has Become the Gatekeeper of the Infinity Stones!

"This is a bit troublesome."

Nick Fury, sitting in front of another diary, couldn't help but furrow his brow.

When Lu Dan learned from the diary that Black Widow died in order to get the gem, he only knew the general idea.

The details of what exactly this so-called "sacrifice" was are unclear.

But at this moment, the diary clearly tells Lu Dan that in order to obtain the Soul Gem, sacrifice is an unavoidable and necessary condition!

In other words.

Whoever obtains the Soul Gem must sacrifice a life!

Even for braised eggs, this situation is very tricky.

Those superheroes hold very important positions in Ludan's world, and Ludan doesn't want to sacrifice any of them.

not to mention.

While Lu Dan may indeed lack principles in some matters, compared to a true villain, he actually has far more principles.

Nick Fury also found it somewhat unacceptable to exchange human lives for jewels.

"Soul for soul."

"Is this the rule for obtaining the gem?"

Nick Fury began to ponder, his gaze becoming somewhat profound.

Since it's a set of rules, there must be some loopholes, right?

After all, there are no truly perfect rules in the world!

I wonder if there's any loophole in the rules for exchanging Soul Gems?

Is it possible to find a way to obtain the Soul Gem without making sacrifices?

The braised egg fell into deep thought.

[The idea of ​​exchanging souls for souls is simply a property of the Soul Gem itself; there's not much to say about it.]

But the key question is, why does the Soul Stone have a guide?

This is incomprehensible.

After all, the sole purpose of a guide is to instruct others on how to obtain the Soul Gem!

It's as if the Soul Stone was born from the universe specifically so that someone else could possess it.

This doesn't make any sense. What naturally occurring thing comes with its own instruction manual?

[Or is it that Red Skull became the gatekeeper of the Infinity Stones after his battle with Captain America, and there was actually an unseen mastermind behind it all?]

Was the mastermind behind everything orchestrating this so that either the Purple Potato or the Avengers could obtain the Soul Stone?

Guide?

Tony's gaze sharpened.

The diary had actually mentioned before that Red Skull had gone to Vormir to become some kind of guide.

However, none of the diary holders knew exactly what this guide meant.

Even after learning that there was an Infinity Stone on Volmir, people speculated that Red Skull's appearance was related to the Infinity Stone.

But no one could have imagined that Red Skull's "job" was to instruct others on how to obtain the Soul Gem!

Good heavens, so this is the director that Red Skull was after?

He really is the most enthusiastic person in the universe.

If that's the case, then a huge question naturally arises in Tony's mind.

Why did Red Skull become that guide?

Since he clearly knows how to obtain the Soul Gem, why doesn't he just take it himself?

Instead, he completely gave up and "selflessly" helped others obtain the gem?

This is abnormal no matter how you look at it.

As the diary complains, the only purpose of the Guide's existence is to let others obtain the Infinity Stones!

From this perspective, "guidance" is clearly not something that "forms" naturally.

It must be some mastermind behind the scenes who turned Red Skull into a guide.

The mastermind behind this was simply trying to get someone else to obtain the Soul Gem!

Otherwise, the existence of the guide is indeed inexplicable.

hiss!

Tony couldn't help but gasp at the thought.

Could it be that the Avengers' fierce and tortuous battle against the Purple Potato Demon was actually orchestrated by a mastermind all along?

Is all of this being orchestrated by someone behind the scenes?

Isn't that a bit too terrifying?

If there really is a mastermind behind this, then what level and rank must that person be?

They should at least be at the Celestial Group level, right?

No, upon closer reflection, Tony felt that even the Celestials might not be quite qualified.

After all, the battle between the Avengers and the Purple Potato Spirit also involved the complex matter of time travel.

The various disputes surrounding the Infinity Stones span the multiverse!

Indeed.

The Celestials can indeed create galaxies, but the diary never mentions that the Celestials are beings that transcend the multiverse.

So, is it the creator god?

Or is it the court of life?

Or perhaps, OAA?

The level behind this is so high, so high, that even Tony felt suffocated.

Another point is, why is it the Red Skull?

Why is he the supreme leader of Hydra?

Whoever was behind the decision to make Red Skull the gatekeeper of the Infinity Stones, why did they choose Red Skull in particular?

Was the Red Skull randomly selected, or was it something on the Red Skull that attracted that being?

The playboy fell into deep thought.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Tony thought about it, he could never come up with a definite answer.

Tony then temporarily put his attention away and turned his gaze back to the diary.

I hope to find further answers in the diary.

It's just a pity.

I waited for several minutes, but the diary remained silent and motionless.

Playboy immediately realized that Zhou Cheng, the owner of the diary, had once again capriciously and arbitrarily stopped updating.

Tony stopped worrying about it, snapped his diary shut, and stood up from the large rock he had been sitting on.

They headed toward the temporary camp that Pharstus had created using his "create something from nothing" skill.

Swish!

Footsteps sounded.

Tony noticed that Black Widow and Thor, just like him, were converging on the camp from various corners outside.

Without a doubt, both owners of the diaries had just finished reading them.

They exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of surprise in the other's eyes.

Clearly, no one was at peace with themselves at that moment.

To summarize the spoilers, Playboy suspects that the other diary holders, like himself, were shocked and disturbed by the possible mastermind behind it all.

However, right now, no one has the time to pay attention to the mastermind behind it all.

The Dark Elves still haven't been found.

The most pressing issue for everyone right now is dealing with the Dark Elves.

So the group wisely kept quiet and went straight into the camp.

Swish swish!

As soon as I entered, I saw Fastos rapidly making a series of movements in the air with his hands.

Before Faustos, one after another, the "components" shimmering with golden light floated in the air.

They are being assembled and combined accordingly.

It looks incredibly high-class, incredibly cool and eye-catching.

Dr. Banner stood there to the side, his head tilted back, staring intently at Faustos's "performance," completely mesmerized.

He is a top scientist with seven doctoral degrees, almost on par with Tony.

At that moment, Dr. Banner realized his own ignorance.

It felt like I was back in high school, swimming in an ocean of knowledge.

Fastos presented Dr. Banner with a vast and profound body of knowledge, leaving Dr. Banner with only a superficial understanding.

No, "half-understanding" is an exaggeration; it's more like being completely clueless, only able to barely perceive a fragment.

I don't know how long it's been since I felt this way.

Dr. Banner was so captivated by it that he felt a sense of awe and wonder.

It's not just Dr. Banner.

Vision, the newly created super robot, was also staring wide-eyed at Phantomhive's actions.

Compared to Dr. Banner, Vision had already noticed some clues.

"You're building a 'reconnaissance satellite'; you intend to use it to find the Dark Elves."

Vision couldn't help but speak up and make his own judgment.

Fastos nodded: "This device can detect life within a radius of a hundred miles, but it's not enough to cover the entire Watt Alheim. I need to enhance it."

"After that, it will be able to cover the entire planet?"

Tony, who had just walked in, overheard their conversation and immediately realized something. "Is this why we've been installing all those 'gadgets' around these past few days?"

"That's right."

Fastos nodded. "What I gave you before can be understood as some sub-devices."

"What I need to do next is connect all the sub-devices together."

"This will allow us to conduct a thorough scan of the entire Watt Alheim."

"At that point, as long as the Dark Elves are on this planet, they will have no way to hide."

Upon hearing Fastos's explanation, everyone present was invigorated.

Chris Hemsworth couldn't help but smile: "Looks like everything is going smoothly."

Not bad!

Excellent!

Chris Hemsworth was very satisfied.

The Eternal Clan's companions are as reliable as ever.

Thinking about this, Thor couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Nick Fury, that guy, finally did something reliable.

They bound the Eternal Clan to everyone's war chariot.

Otherwise, things might actually get quite troublesome.

"Yeah?"

"Is this incredibly boring time finally going to end?!"

"I'm almost asleep!"

Tony also looked eager to try.

He really wanted to know what level his Iron Man armor would be in interstellar space.

How much of an advantage do they have compared to the warriors of the Dark Elves?

While there's no doubt that my current armor isn't up to the standards mentioned in the diary, how much worse could it be?

"Everyone."

Captain America's voice suddenly rang out.

But Captain America was looking at the preserved Aether particles with a solemn expression.

It issued a warning: "It moved."

Swish!

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Everyone crowded around the "container" containing the ether particles, their eyes glued to it.

Under the watchful eyes of many, the ether particles, which had been dormant for three days, began to become active again.

It began to "wriggle" irregularly.

"That should tell you something, right?"

The Red Guardian glanced at everyone and made his own deduction, "This thing couldn't have moved for no reason; something must have triggered it, right?"

Black Widow, Hawkeye Barton, and other Avengers largely agree with Red Guard's views.

In a place like Watt Alheim, who would be the most likely person to trigger the Aether?

Without a doubt, Dark Elves!

Everyone's expression turned serious.

Instinctively, they rushed out immediately to conduct surveillance and reconnaissance.

However, after searching the area around the campsite thoroughly, they found nothing unusual.

The dark elves did not appear.

They had no choice but to return empty-handed.

However, what the Avengers didn't expect was...

At that very moment, their location, or rather the location of the ether particles, had already been locked by the dark elves.

"Found it!"

"Ether particles!"

It is located more than 3,000 kilometers northeast of the Avengers' camp.

On the surface, it appears to be empty, devoid of anything.

Even if Heimdall came, he couldn't see any clues at all.

But in reality, a colossal mothership is hidden here!

It can only be said that the Dark Elves' technology in stealth has indeed reached its peak; it's like having a cheat code in the entire universe.

Inside the main cabin of the mothership, Malekith's eyes gleamed.

Just three days ago, Malekith, who had been asleep for thousands of years, was awakened by the Aether.

Malekith immediately knew that the Aether had seen the light of day again.

The opportunity that the Dark Elves had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Given the importance of the Aether to the Dark Elves, Malekith did not hesitate at all and immediately awakened all the Dark Elves.

And he used those three days to fully recover his strength.

now.

Malekith himself, as well as his other warriors, were all back to their peak condition and ready to fight.

Malekith didn't hesitate any longer and planned to take action to snatch back the Aether!

"Where?"

A voice rang out, and Argolim, who was beside Malekith and was the "predecessor" of the cursed warrior, looked at Malekith and asked in a deep voice.

"Right in Watt Alheim."

Malekith's eyes gleamed. "We must take it back! I will reclaim everything the Dark Elves have lost, and I will accomplish what we should have done long ago!"

"And this time, no one will stop us."

No one can!

Whoosh!

At Malekith's command, the enormous, transparent mothership began to rapidly advance in the direction he sensed.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived outside the camp of the Avengers.

(End of this chapter)