Two hours later.
The three who had just been fighting were back in the Quinjet, taking Loki back to the Helicarrier.
Nick Fury took his team to imprison Loki, while Agent Hill, his deputy, approached the group with a tablet.
"While you were apprehending Loki, Agent Barton, under Loki's control, attacked CERN and stole all the iridium metal stockpiled there. Dr. Banner believes they intend to use this chemically inert and high-temperature resistant metal as a target material to stabilize the energy fluctuations of high-energy particles, thereby further activating the Tesseract."
"Loki wants to summon an army he recruited in space, the Chitauri, and send them to Earth through a portal."
Thor shifted his gaze from Qingshui and turned to Hill.
He sensed a power similar to his own lightning within this mortal, but it wasn't as strong as his, the God of Thunder's.
Seeing Thor look away, Qingshui silently continued to channel Chakra into the Mind Stone Scepter, using all his senses to perceive both the Mind Stone and the scepter.
Perceiving the scepter was relatively smooth. This item was essentially just a carrier for the gem. While its overall structure wasn't simple, Qingshui's skill level allowed him to understand it.
Just like the relationship between a battery and a motor, the Mind Stone possesses an extremely vast and unique energy. The scepter's functions are primarily twofold.
One is simply to draw energy from the Mind Stone and guide it to the tip to fire energy blasts. The other is to serve as a casting tool.
Qingshui didn't understand magic, but he understood Ninjutsu.
He could feel that the scepter had an extremely high energy conductivity. His Chakra flowed through it very smoothly; far from losing any, channeling Chakra through it even allowed it to integrate some of the energy transmitted from the Mind Stone.
If he used this portion of Chakra to cast Ninjutsu, its power would multiply, and it would definitely gain some mind-related properties.
If used for Yin Release Ninjutsu like Genjutsu, this scepter's amplification of Genjutsu might be even more exaggerated than a high-level Sharingan.
Using it to cast spells would certainly yield extraordinary results.
Loki definitely wasn't using his full power earlier. His Genjutsu, after being amplified by the Mind Stone, was undoubtedly much stronger than what he displayed in Stuttgart.
He had, of course, deliberately allowed himself to be captured. Agent Barton would continue to create diversions to allow Dr. Selvig, who was also under his control via the Mind Stone Scepter, to successfully open the portal with the Tesseract.
Now that the Mind Stone was here, if the subsequent events could be resolved relatively easily, that would naturally be for the best.
For example, by first breaking the spell Loki had placed on the Mind Stone.
The conversation among these individuals was already becoming heated.
Qingshui's face was solemn as he continued to channel Chakra into the Mind Scepter, forcefully interfering with the energy flow within the scepter.
The scepter was no longer in Loki's hands, so Loki couldn't directly manipulate it. He could only let the energy flowing from the Mind Stone follow a pre-set program to carry out the emotion-interfering spell.
Qingshui didn't know how this spell worked, but he only needed to disrupt the original energy flow, and the spell would naturally fail.
As the Chakra output increased, a blue energy halo appeared on the scepter Qingshui held.
"What are you doing, Watt? That scepter in your hand doesn't belong to you."
Nick Fury noticed the commotion near Qingshui and couldn't help but speak sharply.
"Shut your mouth, One-Eyed Baldy. Haven't you noticed that as an agent, you've lost perfect control over your emotions? Not to mention, you weren't the one who found Loki or defeated Loki. At the very least, I contributed the most to this. If this trophy belongs to anyone, it's not you."
Qingshui spoke unceremoniously.
He was prepared and forcibly suppressed the scepter's spell from interfering with his mind, but he wasn't entirely unaffected.
*CRACK!*
A tiny crack appeared on the scepter's surface, and its internal energy circuits were damaged.
Now, the scepter had become a mere carrier for the Mind Stone; all functions designed to harness the gem's power had failed.
The oppressive sense of irritation in everyone's hearts diminished.
In the distance, Loki, imprisoned in the high-altitude cell, was verbally sparring with Black Widow when he suddenly turned his head in surprise.
The spell he had placed on the gem had been broken.
Was it Thor?
No, he doesn't have the brains for that.
"Do you Midgardians have wizards?"
Loki asked Black Widow, surprised.
"What?"
Natasha was even more bewildered than Loki.
"Loki left a spell in the scepter that can interfere with emotions. I remember when I was a child, he used this spell to make me greedy enough to steal Father's goats with him. I didn't expect Earth to have a wizard capable of breaking Loki's spell. If you defeat Loki in direct combat, then his spoils of war rightfully belong to you. This is an acknowledgment of a warrior's merit and honor."
Thor patted Qingshui's shoulder, looking at the scepter.
"Sorry, I'm not a wizard, but whether it's magic or technology, they're just applications of rules and energy. I merely disrupted the scepter's internal energy flow."
"But I clearly sensed you also possess power similar to lightning."
Thor asked, puzzled.
"Watt gained the ability to control electricity due to a laboratory accident."
Stark explained, eyeing the scepter in Qingshui's hand.
He suddenly developed an interest in studying this scepter as well.
Qingshui cooperated with Stark, extending a hand and releasing Lightning Release Chakra.
"I can convert the energy within my body into electrical energy and manipulate it. One-Eyed Baldy, don't look at me like that. Even with Norman's and my abilities, this experiment can't be replicated, and theoretically, it's impossible to replicate anyway, so don't even think about it."
As Qingshui demonstrated, he preemptively cut off Nick Fury's unspoken words.
"Guys, now's not the time to talk about this. We need to figure out Loki's purpose first before we can plan our next move."
Captain America clapped his hands.
"I think his goal is obvious: to make me green, and then..."
Banner pushed up his glasses, shook his hands, and mimed smashing things around.
"He's creating chaos. If he were here himself, along with a rampaging Hulk, the ship would be a complete mess. Not to mention Agent Barton, who knows this place well. Then he could allow the others to successfully open the portal."
Qingshui deduced, working backward from the outcome.
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