"Everyone."
Loki, who had been mostly silent, spoke softly. "While you're all analyzing, why isn't anyone analyzing Thor?"
Thor?
Everyone on the scene exchanged glances, seeing the same thought in each other's eyes: Thor was impossible!
This was the unspoken consensus, the default assumption of everyone present, which was why no one had mentioned Thor until now.
But since Loki had brought him up, they might as well analyze Thor.
After all, the idea that Thor couldn't help the Green Giant revert to normal was just a preconceived notion.
"I don't think Thor can do it," Tony Stark immediately expressed his opinion. "He's a god, but it seems like all he can do is swing his hammer. He doesn't seem to know how to do anything else."
"Iron Man, you've hit the nail on the head!" Loki clapped his hands together, his eyes gleaming as he pointed at Tony Stark.
"It seems you all know as well. Thor is just a brute who only knows how to use brute force. He just smashes everything with his hammer!"
"Although his muscles aren't as well-developed as the Green Giant's, his anger is on par with that big guy. He's always in a rage."
"Thor only causes trouble; he never accomplishes anything!"
Loki began to mercilessly criticize and attack Thor in front of everyone.
Everyone: "..."
They finally understood: Loki wasn't answering the question; he was deliberately looking for an opportunity to belittle Thor, right? But anyway, after they exchanged opinions, Thor was undeniably excluded.
Although Loki was exaggerating a bit, in some ways, it was also the truth.
Thor doesn't like to think things through; he prefers to just charge in. No one sees any possibility of the Green Giant returning to normal because of Thor.
"So, what do we do about this? The only one we can rule out right now is Thor, right?" Hawkeye, Barton, shrugged, seeking everyone's opinion.
"Guys, remember the pattern I told you about? Any option that includes Thor, just don't pick it!" Tony Stark said, his eyes gleaming, "This is a truth learned through practice!"
"So there's a pattern, Tin Man?" Loki's eyes lit up, "It seems you're a wise guy, able to discover this."
Everyone was speechless.
Whenever Thor was belittled, Loki couldn't help but get excited. Just how starved for affection was this guy? What did Odin and Frigga do to their son? Was their favoritism a bit too much?
"It seems we can only do this now," Captain America nodded seriously, "Romanoff, or General Ross, choose one."
In truth, whether it was General Ross or Black Widow, the reasons behind both choices were somewhat tenuous.
But there was nothing to be done. Even if these two were far-fetched, at least there were some reasons, which was better than Thor, who had no reason at all.
"According to past experience, when this kind of unchoosable situation arises, it's possible that we've overlooked some details."
Tony Stark spoke in a low voice, addressing everyone, "Let's think carefully and see if there's something crucial we've missed."
With Tony Stark's words, the scene fell into a brief silence, and everyone began to re-examine the problem from the beginning.
Not missing a single detail.
"Everyone, I think we really overlooked something," Black Widow stared at the problem for a moment, as if she had discovered something. "The 'lullaby' in the question, haven't we analyzed it from beginning to end?"
Lullaby?
These three words were originally just a modifying prefix, and no one had paid much attention to them.
But now that Black Widow had specifically pointed it out, everyone also noticed that these three words did indeed convey some meaning.
"Lullaby? Does that mean that the phrase 'the sun is setting' is actually a form of hypnosis for the Hulk?"
Hawkeye Barton quickly grasped a key point. "Otherwise, why would it be called a lullaby?"
"Good point!" Nick Fury nodded after a moment of thought. "Hypnosis is actually a form of psychological suggestion, dealing with psychology rather than magic or anything like that. So, we were wrong to choose Doctor Strange initially because of the magic factor!"
"Exactly! Hypnosis, psychological suggestion." Tony Stark chimed in. "We've all seen it in movies. Using certain methods to influence a person's subconscious, causing them to enter specific memories… Basically, something similar to that."
"Although we don't know what kind of memories they are, they must be able to calm the irritable Hulk, bringing him peace and serenity. They must be something beautiful," Black Widow added. "That's why the Hulk becomes calm."
"Then why can this hypnosis only be used by a specific person?" Tony Stark asked sharply again.
This question hit the nail on the head. If they could dig a little deeper, they could make a breakthrough.
"That's because… that beautiful thing can only be awakened by that person! It should be something beautiful that the Hulk, or rather, Dr. Banner, experienced with that person!"
Black Widow spoke again.
The eyes of everyone present gradually brightened. With the analysis reaching this point, the answer was slowly becoming clear.
"Regardless of who that person is, regardless of what that beautiful thing is, it must meet two conditions."
Nick Fury followed Tony Stark and Black Widow's analysis, dissecting it further, "First, that person must have significant interaction with Dr. Banner, experiencing something together, to the point of forming an emotional connection with Dr. Banner."
"Second, that emotional interaction must be beautiful and positive!"
"Everyone, based on these two points, I think we can make a judgment."
"You're right, Director," Hawkeye, Barton, nodded. "General Ross has dedicated his life to capturing the Hulk. He only brought nightmares to Dr. Banner!"
"Thor isn't even from Earth, and has relatively few opportunities to interact with Dr. Banner. The possibility of forming any emotional connection with Dr. Banner is also small."
"If either of them is gay, then never mind."
"The only one who fits the bill is Natasha."
"We all know that Dr. Banner will be an Avenger in the future, and he's a colleague of Natasha's. They'll have opportunities to work together on missions, and perhaps some feelings might develop in the process."
"Barton, are you saying that Dr. Banner will fall for me in the future?" Black Widow glanced at Hawkeye Barton and asked calmly.
"I didn't say that; the quiz system did." Hawkeye Barton shrugged. "It's not necessarily a bad thing, is it?"
Black Widow spread her hands, noncommittal.
At this point in the quiz, Captain America was the only one who hadn't answered a question, so even though the reward didn't quite suit him, he was the one who had to answer.
However, this reward wasn't entirely useless for Captain America. On the contrary, it could actually make up for one of his shortcomings.
After all, Captain America's ranged attack methods were truly terrible.
Admittedly, Captain America could throw his shield to attack enemies, but in terms of ranged attacks, the shield was too inefficient and had too many limitations; it couldn't be considered a true ranged attack.
Arcing Ballistics, to a certain extent, made up for this shortcoming.
"I choose B, Black Widow!" Captain America didn't make any excuses and gave his answer to the big screen.
[Correct Answer!]
[Congratulations to the answerer Steve Rogers for receiving the reward skill Arcing Ballistics!]
[The reward has been issued, please pay attention to check!]
A series of prompts sounded, and Captain America immediately felt as if something extra had been added to his body, and then he returned to normal.
The extra thing was undoubtedly Arcing Ballistics.
"Arcing Ballistics, is that what I think it is? A skill that lets you shoot bullets in an arc?" Hawkeye, Barton, couldn't help but ask.
This skill wasn't a big deal, even if the information leaked out around Loki. It wouldn't matter.
"That's right." Captain America nodded. "Simply put, it's a skill for firing bullets in a curved trajectory."
"I think it would be even more useful if this skill could be used with a shield," Black Widow quipped.
Unfortunately, this skill was "Ballistics," making it clear that it was a shooting technique.
[Answer submission complete, now playing answer analysis.]
After a bit of discussion, the corresponding images began to appear on the big screen.
First, everyone's eyes fell upon a very dim space, where a man and a woman appeared on the big screen.
"It's Scarlet Witch!"
Everyone on the scene couldn't help but react.
Up until now, Scarlet Witch had appeared in the quiz system many times, leaving a deep impression on everyone.
Standing beside Scarlet Witch was naturally Scarlet Witch's brother, Quicksilver, although no one knew Quicksilver's identity for sure yet.
Even so, no one dared to underestimate Quicksilver, because everyone knew he was a very fast man.
His strength was also very formidable.
"Report to the base immediately, this is not a drill!"
The broadcast announcement echoed throughout the scene, its voice filled with seriousness, "We are under attack!"
The camera cut to a new scene.
The scene shifted to a forest.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The deafening sounds of gunfire immediately erupted.
A single infantry fighting vehicle was careening through the forest. Black Widow was at the helm, driving with incredible force, while Hawkeye, Barton, stood on top of the vehicle, firing arrows at the enemy.
It was truly a scene of intense bombardment, filled with smoke and chaos, the fighting exceptionally fierce.
At this moment, another infantry fighting vehicle appeared, chasing after them. An enemy on top of it turned a energy gun, aiming to shoot at Black Widow's vehicle.
Swoosh! But at this moment, a figure descended from the sky, smashing down onto the enemy's vehicle. In a few quick moves, he knocked all the enemies down.
It was Thor.
"Thor!"
Loki recognized his dear brother at a glance, and couldn't help but feel surprised. "When did he start caring so much about Midgard?"
Thor had fought countless battles across the Nine Realms, but he had never interfered in Midgard's wars!
Whoosh!
After smashing the enemies on the war chariot, Thor swung his hammer again and soared into the air, flying to a fortress not far ahead. He effortlessly wiped out all the enemies on that fortress as well.
Next, Captain America appeared. He was riding a motorcycle, weaving through the forest, his shield flying like a frisbee.
He launched a fierce attack against the enemy.
The Hulk, needless to say, was like a human tank, wantonly crushing and destroying everything on the battlefield.
Things like armored vehicles and fortresses were all mercilessly destroyed by him.
A fierce battle was unfolding before everyone's eyes.
The participants were Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and the Green Giant. The known clues indicated that all six of them would become members of the Avengers in the future.
And this battle, as the title clearly stated, was about the Avengers attacking a secret base.
Everyone present was quite curious about what the base was.
Whoosh! On the screen.
The camera flashed, and Iron Man was seen flying at high speed through the sky above a forest, spewing several dazzling flames. He soon flew above a base.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! From every corner of the base, energy attacks began to be launched at Iron Man, but he dodged them all with a show of skill.
Bang!
But who would have thought that the next moment, Tony Stark slammed hard into something, stumbling backward.
It turned out that Iron Man was too close to the wall, and a layer of energy shield had sprung up on the base, catching him off guard.
"Damn it!" Tony Stark couldn't help but curse.
"Watch your language!" Captain America, riding a motorcycle, first complained in the communication channel before asking, "Jarvis, what's the situation upstairs?"
"The central building is protected by some kind of energy shield! Strucker's technology is much better than any Hydra base we've destroyed before!"
Jarvis's voice sounded.
Hydra base!
Everyone's hearts couldn't help but move slightly. No one expected that the base the Avengers were attacking this time was actually a Hydra base.
Then, everyone had a basic judgment about the time point of this matter.
That should be after Black Widow released all the data online, exposing all of HYDRA's secrets.
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