Those time travelers that year

“No! This is a natural phenomenon!” Coulson replied affirmatively.

God the hell natural phenomenon

Nick Fury's face was grim. Well, it seemed Earth was becoming increasingly unbearable. Who knew if one day some alien god would declare humanity a cosmic pest to be exterminated or to destroy the planet altogether? Or perhaps that alien god had a daughter hiding in human society, living a life of leisure.

Okay! The above is just random speculation. Reality isn't a Superman movie, how could that be...?

Putting those thoughts out of his mind, Nick Fury pondered for a moment before continuing, "So, did our Thor ever say... why did the Shire, that foreign wizard, and Loki, the god of mischief, attack our base? And where did they go through the space tunnel in London?"

"According to the latest information, they went to retrieve the Destroyer Armor."

"The one in New Mexico?"

"That's right!"

"Why didn't they just ask us directly, instead of coming to our door?"

To this, Coulson replied uncertainly, "I guess...maybe they think we're unreliable...maybe!"

Okay! Nick Fury knew he'd made a foolish statement. If things went according to normal procedure, they probably wouldn't find the Destroyer Armor; they'd either have to haggle or offer something in exchange. But were those two the kind of people who would do that? Clearly, they weren't politicians, so the possibility of them taking direct action was much higher. Of course, he didn't care about a few deaths; after all, countless people on Earth died every day for various reasons. However, in this matter, certain stances and positions compelled him to investigate. Even if it only required a stance!

"So!?" Nick Fury rubbed his head and asked, "What exactly are they going to do?"

Coulson hesitated for a moment before answering, "...Save the world."

Then Nick Fury looked completely bewildered.

After asking questions in detail, he finally figured out the crux of the problem. Ragnarok was the fate of the Asgardians, and Surtr, the mythical enemy destined to destroy Asgard, was the most crucial factor.

On that day, one of the portals that opened over London led to Muspelheim, the world of the fire giant Surtur. The subsequent rain of fire that fell on London was merely a tiny, insignificant aftershock of Surtur's battle with the Ciel and Loki. In any case, the flames that, if left unchecked, could have burned down all of London, or even the British Isles, were simply a consequence of their battle.

Very good, very powerful. In short, Nick Fury knows that another monster capable of easily destroying Gaia (Earth) has emerged. It seems that nowhere in the entire universe is friendly to Earth. Of course, it's even less friendly to the 'free' world.

"So what's the ending?" Saving the world, even with its 'dark' methods, just imagine what would happen if Surtr, the monster destined to destroy Asgard, entered when the space tunnel opened. It's obvious Earth would likely be doomed. In any case, he has no power to hold those two accountable for their so-called 'responsibility.' He'd probably try to investigate, and they'd probably drop a black hole on Washington, pacifying the world's largest warmonger.

“I learned from Thor… that the Shire and Loki successfully broke into Muspelheim, and in their battle with Surtr, they managed to destroy the entire city,” Coulson replied. “…In the end, Loki used an artifact to summon a giant planet that smashed Muspelheim, severely injuring Surtr. The wizard ultimately killed Surtr, and—” Coulson paused here.

"Tell me! Is there bad news at the end...?"

“Not really, okay! In the end, that wizard killed Surtr and—seized all of Surtr’s power, officially taking over. Now, he’s being received by Odin, the Father, in Asgard… According to Thor, Surtr was on par with his father, and the wizard who devoured all of Surtr’s power is now also a Father God,” Coulson said. “…That’s all. I feel like Thor is hiding something, but I haven’t pressed him for details.”

"...Alright! Let's discuss the problem of that rabbit's family's Zong Chao King..."

(A pervert in a tight-fitting suit suddenly appears from somewhere and shouts: No, no, no! That would actually be even more troublesome... *thud* - the pervert in the tight-fitting suit who was trying to steal the spotlight is kicked away.)

280. The Evil God Who Makes His Presence

The world is what it is, and it won't change according to anyone's wishes. Just as the fate of Asgard was altered, there will be no more Ragnarok, no more apocalyptic war. But whether this is good or bad, no one knows. However, after the Ragnarok-limited fate was lifted, the Aesir, having reread their past and experienced countless Ragnarok wars, fell into chaos.

This chaos itself wasn't a big deal; it was just that the impact of many buried memories and information from the past caused many Aesir gods and demigods to fall into a brief state of confusion. However, given their nature, they would probably recover after a while, albeit in a state of bewilderment.

However, Thor himself is facing a minor issue in his love life. Yes, that's right. Although he's dating someone on Earth, in past reincarnations, Sif has always been his wife. So, he's caught in a love triangle between the legal wife and the mistress…

This is truly delightful!

Besides, Loki has truly left Asgard this time, and no one knows where he is now. Even the gatekeeper Heimdall couldn't find a trace of Loki, but given Loki's personality, he's probably somewhere in the chaos of Earth right now. Whether he's running away or not, that remains to be seen. In any case, if they can find Loki's trail, the Ciel wouldn't hesitate to kill him with a single sword strike.

Odin hosted Shire for a while, primarily to ensure Shire's well-being. It must be said that, despite his age, Odin, as the de facto ruler of Asgard, still deeply cared for the entire kingdom. His hospitality towards Shire was undoubtedly motivated by a desire to cultivate a closer relationship, as Shire, having absorbed and seized all of Surtr's power, now stood on the same level as Odin himself. No one knew the true strength of a Heavenly Father better than Odin.

Even Odin himself, aged to the point of needing to slumber, possessed the power to single-handedly wipe out the entire Asgardian pantheon. Moreover, the Shire, who had seized all the power and authority of Surtr, was not a godfather like Odin, who was already in his twilight years; he could very well have single-handedly conquered the entire Asgardian realm.

Although Sharl didn't quite accept Asgardian customs and traditions, it didn't matter; there were other things to learn in Asgard. For example, there was the various systems of knowledge about light energy, psionic technology, rune techniques, and so on, passed down through Asgard. Not to mention, Asgard itself was a complex system of magic and technology, and there was much Sharl was willing to learn or record.

Even the Gungnir in Odin's possession was borrowed by Sharl for research. However, this was because Odin himself was unaware of the true function of the Aether particles; after all, the Dark Elves were utterly useless in their time, wasting the Aether. Moreover, Odin probably didn't even notice that while Sharl was studying the Gungnir, he secretly used the Aether particles to scan the entire structure of this artifact. Even though the Gungnir represented the pinnacle of rune technology, it was still somewhat weak compared to the Infinity Stones with GM access!

So, without Odin or even the entirety of Asgard noticing, the Shire frantically copied every technology and product the Shire could access in Asgard, then used the Reality Stone and the Mind Stone to create the most outrageous piracy in history. At this moment, Sicario and the Chinese pirate CD translation groups seemed to possess him. Even Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, which had just returned to Asgard, couldn't escape its fate. Although the Shire couldn't lift the proud hammer, it didn't matter; once the pirated version was released, he would still have a dutiful pirated product.

Although it's unknown whether these pirated artifacts can be used after leaving the Marvel universe, that didn't stop Ciel from creating them first. He then quickly dumped them all into his own domain. Yes, that's right, after absorbing the souls of Surtr and the entire Muspelheim, and under the powerful amplification of the three Infinity Stones, Ciel's own Reality Marble directly merged with his Authority. It officially upgraded to version 3.0 of [Ezra's Lost Paradise], and its effects were exactly the same as the so-called domain kingdoms in various fantasy and magical novels.

While Ciel doesn't know how it would work in other worlds, within the current Marvel universe, once he fully unleashes [Ezra's Paradise Lost], the entire Earth will be forcibly enveloped in the 'Silent Hill' world he creates. However, all living beings within this domain will be subjected to a mandatory mental test. If not enough points are rolled, then sorry…

The idea behind throwing all the pirated artifacts and equipment into the domain was to leverage the domain's unique rules to ensure that, after leaving the Marvel Universe, they could retain some of the weapons' power.

Of course, it would be even better if we could also pirate the Infinity Stones!

But clearly, this was an unlikely reality. So, Ciel ultimately stripped away a portion of the essential power of the Infinity Stones he possessed and threw it all into his domain, hoping to see if a miracle would occur.

Having achieved his goals, Ciel chose to leave Asgard and return to Earth, leaving the Tesseract behind. Since he was leaving anyway, there was no point in leaving the Infinity Stones behind.

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Still in some chaotic, writhing space outside the world, the same luminous bubble floats idly in mid-air, drifting silently... Of course, from time to time, some additional information comes in, either from colleagues who come to ask some questions, or more often from unfortunate people in many worlds who have had the good fortune or misfortune to come into contact with this group.

This glowing bubble answers every question in detail. So detailed that anyone not inherently capable of handling it will be utterly destroyed. Generally, as a fellow evil god, even the weakest could withstand it, at most feeling adorable afterward and continuing to wreak havoc on other worlds. But for those believers in this bubble, or those who accidentally stumbled upon the flyers this silver-haired creature was handing out and, out of curiosity, connected to the internet… may those unlucky souls have sweet dreams.

Beside the bubbles, the silver-haired girl, whose real name is Nyarlathotep and who is now known as Nyaruko, is dressed in a black and white outfit, sitting at a table with a serious and focused expression. To her left are floating bubbles, and to her right is a computer monitor.

Then this wicked girl (no doubt) who caused the demise of many worlds out of her interest sighed and said, "The boss is acting crazy again, saying that if we don't bring in new people, we won't get our year-end bonus or salary..."

"...Speaking of which, haven't we never been paid a salary before!?"

281. Adorably cute newcomers

"Okay! I know that's not the point. The point is, how long is this time the boss going to go crazy?" The silver-haired girl, the evil god, clapped her hands and said to the glowing bubbles floating beside her, "...Aren't you supposed to be theoretically omniscient and omnipotent? Can you tell me how long this time the boss will go crazy?"

*Pop pop pop!* Immediately afterward, three more bubbles floated over from the glowing bubble and burst in front of the evil girl...

"Oh! It'll take 3 to the power of 15 years to go crazy! It's alright, at least it's within acceptable limits..." the silver-haired guy said with a relieved expression. "Hopefully, next time it goes crazy, it won't suddenly have the idea of ​​recruiting new people. We're not some rural demolition office that basically demolishes every world we go to. We're good people, good people who bring peace to the whole world... huh?"

Just as the silver-haired evil god was talking to himself, a new bubble suddenly floated over from the other side of the bubble that had been floating. This bubble was as big as a washbasin and shone with starlight.

"What's wrong!?" Raising her silver eyebrows, the evil god who drew Nyaruko's number looked at the silent swarm of bubbles with surprise, then turned her gaze to the bubble the size of a washbasin that had floated in front of her. Then, she pointed a finger at that bubble.

Then, the bubble emitted a silver light and disappeared, replaced by a light screen floating in mid-air. Then, images began to appear on that light screen.

From disguising himself as a woman to infiltrate Asgard and pull a mischievous god out of prison, to later unleashing a massive area-of-effect spell across the desolate Land of Fire on Earth, he then faced off against a fire giant named Surtr, using the Infinity Stones to fight him in a fierce and chaotic battle.

Then, stars fell, and the 'allies' stabbed each other in the back. Before the severely wounded Surtr could react, they sacrificed their own bodies to open a massive alternate world, pulling Surtr completely into it. Finally, they shattered Surtr's mind and consciousness, tore his soul and body apart, and devoured him entirely, rising to power in a treacherous reversal.

The first thing he did after waking up was to make a 'friendly,' 'peaceful,' and 'healthy and positive' visit to a race that had already left the alien colony, and the effect was outstanding.

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho..." As if a special lighting effect had been added, the silver-haired evil god's eyes lit up like light bulbs—yes, they really did. "Wow! What a promising young man!" the evil god said, gesturing wildly as he spoke with an air of superiority. "...I haven't even had time to go and persuade him—no, to do a pyramid scheme, ugh, I haven't even had time to explain the advantages of our company to him, and he's already come here on his own. This is incredible! If every talented and ambitious person were like this, that would be wonderful..."

"But then again, isn't this just an adorable newcomer!"

"Hahaha, even if the boss's crazy phase hasn't ended yet, this time he can't use the excuse of forgetting. My year-end bonus and the wages that were owed before are all settled this time!"

While rejoicing, the evil god hurriedly pulled over the computer on the table, quickly opened the chat software provided by a certain penguin evil god, and then scrolled through the friend list to find a messy tentacle and mouth icon labeled 'Azathoth'.

He opened the chat, then reached out and grabbed the floating light screen, shaping it into a ball of light, which he then shoved into the computer screen. A file transfer progress bar appeared on the chat screen, and finally, the silver-haired evil god clicked "send file," adding the text, "Boss, hurry up and pay my year-end bonus and salary~ Just wanted to rub against you ( *￣▽￣)((≧︶≦*)'"

"Yeah, yeah, that's my paycheck for the shopping spree!" Nodding, the silver-haired evil god said happily, hands on his hips. "Oh, right! I also need to call those good-for-nothings back for a meeting and introduce the new recruits. Seriously, a bunch of slackers who cut corners. Not a single one of them works seriously. Can't they learn from that new recruit? He just started and already wiped out a promising race... Especially that green jellyfish, what's wrong with her? She's always learning how to make seafood platters..."

……

Before long, through a chat communication device provided by a certain penguin evil god, numerous evil gods scattered across countless worlds all received a message from their boss's agent and vice chairman, the silver-haired evil god Nyarlathotep.

The core content includes two points: First, to come back for a meeting and discuss salary and year-end bonuses; second, to announce the addition of new employees.

Then these evil gods all started making a ruckus, and in the process, they wreaked havoc on the worlds under their names, almost causing them to collapse.

Meanwhile, in a certain universe, in the darkest part of the entire universe, a terrifying being that appeared to be spherical and indescribable—a being that would knock down an ordinary person with just one glance, and would cause even gods of eighteen generations to lose their left hand in a flash—trembled.

Then a chaotic consciousness swept across the universe, extinguishing countless stars and causing hundreds of planets to bounce and leap off their orbits, dancing in space. Don't ask the author why a planet would dance; the author simply doesn't know and can't imagine such a scene.

In short, this chaotic consciousness, which has affected every corner of the universe, has sent out several signals for reflection:

What is a new employee? What is their salary? What is their year-end bonus?

'I'm not the owner of the Jiangnan Leather Factory...'

'I didn't get paid? No! By the way, what's a salary?'

'Hmm... let finance handle it. By the way, who's finance again?'

'Alright! Since there's no accountant, then Nyaruko will do the accounting part-time!'

What does finance do again?

'Hmm, 'Giligili Love' and 'Gokuraku Jodo'? They are indeed two wonderful pieces of music! By the way, orchestra, please play them for me…'

Then, a brainwashing, distorted loop of voices began to emanate from every corner of this universe, turning the already limited life forms into complete idiots. What a cause for celebration!

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On Earth, far away in the Marvel multiverse, Shire, who had recently arrived from Asgard abruptly via the Rainbow Bridge, shuddered. It seemed something... very unexpected was about to happen.

But thinking about it carefully, in this current timeline of Marvel Earth, there shouldn't be any guys with GM privileges! Could it be that some alien civilization is going crazy and wants to invade Earth to cause trouble? But wait, those two pieces of music don't have any effects at all, how could that be!

"But what should I do now?" He reached out and froze a supervillain—a quintessential American product—in mid-air, then casually glanced at the unfortunate fellow. The poor man immediately began convulsing like he was having an epileptic seizure before finally dying. "Fine, I have nothing else to do anyway, might as well go home!" With that, Charles vanished in a flash, appearing a moment later in a location that spanned half the globe, directly in the Middle East.

The unfortunate soul who was being watched twitched his entire body after Ciel left, then suddenly grew countless thick hairs, transforming into a half-human, half-beast monster that rose from the ground and, driven by some inexplicable force, ran towards a certain unlucky city—New York.

May God bless New York...

By the way, this is some kind of weird thing that's practically the same as a virus...

It's past midnight!!!

282. Dormammu

"This world is practically doomed!" Empowered by the etheric particles, Xia Er looked up at the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere. From the perspective of a divine father, the entire outer atmosphere of Earth was filled with countless other dimensions, like grains of sand. These were countless spatial passages, some planetary, some demi-planetary. If it weren't for the power of the Vishanti's barrier, which firmly confined Earth's dimensional coordinates, those otherworldly monsters would have long since freely come to Earth for a friendly visit.

However, it now appears that something dark is slowly creeping through those alternate dimensions, spreading towards Earth. Coincidentally, on Earth, there are things exactly like that dark entity, acting like guiding coordinates. Those are Dormammu and his foolish followers. But that's not the real problem. The more troublesome thing is that the Infinity Stones they still hold are recently emitting signals from time to time, seemingly resonating with something.

The cosmic order that prevented the Infinity Stones from being gathered is being broken. A new Infinity Stone has reappeared in this universe; if Ciel remembers correctly, it should be the Orb representing the Power Stone. Unfortunately, the story takes place too far from Earth, so far that without coordinates, Ciel cannot travel there via a spatial tunnel.

Regardless, Thanos's gaze has likely already turned to Earth at this point. The Ciel isn't afraid of Thanos anymore, but he's well aware that the Infinity Stones are a huge trap. Moreover, the Infinity Stones are completely ineffective against the Living Tribunal. It's hard to say whether some super-powerful entity is manipulating things after Thanos collected them all. After all, no matter what happens, the Infinity Stones are powerless against the Living Tribunal.

"So, if I don't leave and continue to participate in the Infinity War, will some meddlesome cosmic god intervene and eliminate me?" Shal stroked his chin, feeling his thought was very likely to become a reality. At least in Thanos's Infinity War, the Goddess of Death's role had always been very subtle. On one hand, she granted Thanos immortality, so that after collecting all the Infinity Stones, Thanos had no weaknesses whatsoever. On the other hand, it seemed that the Infinity Stones themselves were the crystallization of the dispersed power of some powerful figure…

"The Marvel universe is definitely getting more and more dangerous!"

"So I'd better just leave. Anyway, what I've gained in this world has far exceeded my expectations. Staying any longer would just be like a snake trying to swallow an elephant—insatiable." Thinking this, Charles pulled out the pocket watch from some corner. The gold pocket watch, as always, had its twelve jewels still set as new around the twelve hour markers.

He reached out and gently flicked the hands of the pocket watch, and they began to spin wildly. The jewels set at the twelve o'clock positions started to light up one by one.

The next moment, Ciel vanished from the Earth.

The power of the pocket watch directly carried Ciel through the crystalline barrier of the Marvel multiverse, gradually opening a tunnel and taking Ciel away from this world.

At that very moment, in countless dimensions, the darkness that was spreading towards Earth suddenly changed its course, no longer continuing its journey according to the coordinates. Instead, a portion of it directly intercepted the dimensional space that Shire was traveling through when he attempted to leave the Marvel multiverse.