The day after Meng Ran returned to New York from New Mexico, as expected, a battle involving supernatural powers erupted there.
However, since the local residents had already evacuated the night before, no innocent civilians were harmed this time.
Only Thor got thoroughly beaten before he had fully regained his powers, and the few warriors who had come looking for him were pummeled by that metal monster like punching bags.
At the final moment, Thor finally came to his senses and once again raised his Mjolnir.
Accompanied by flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder in the sky, Thor swung his hammer with unstoppable force, reducing the previously arrogant Destroyer into a pile of scrap metal.
With the trouble resolved, Thor and his companions returned to Asgard, and then there was no further news of them.
Meng Ran had also witnessed all of this at the Hexagram League's base alongside Gwen and the others.
Everything about Thor matched closely with the memories in his mind.
Meng Ran also knew roughly what would happen after Thor returned to Asgard from Earth.
Back in Asgard, Loki once again sabotaged the Bifröst, causing its immense power to randomly surge across the Nine Realms.
To prevent innocent casualties from the destructive force of the Bifröst, Thor had no choice but to destroy it.
Although the destruction of the Bifröst temporarily removed the immediate threat, Thor lost the means to return to Earth and could no longer see his girlfriend.
Moreover, the order of the Nine Realms began to fall into chaos. Without the Bifröst, Asgard could no longer intervene swiftly to maintain order as it had before.
This chaotic situation would only be resolved later, after the Battle of New York, when Thor brought the Tesseract back from Earth and Odin used it to repair the Bifröst.
After the events in New Mexico concluded, the world seemed to settle into a period of calm. Supernatural incidents became rare.
Meng Ran enjoyed this moment of quiet before the storm. He knew that after this calm, the violent whirlwind of the Battle of New York would arrive.
After that would come one crisis after another, culminating with Thanos, the ultimate boss. Meng Ran merely thinking about it gave himself a headache. He had to strengthen his abilities and prepare for the impending dangers.
A year passed in this way.
During this year, Meng Ran and the others graduated from their senior year of high school and entered university.
Within the Hexagram League, apart from Liu Xiu, who was still in high school, Meng Ran and the others had all entered college, choosing Columbia University.
Columbia University, located in Manhattan, New York, is a world-class private research university, renowned for producing numerous Nobel laureates, and is one of the five oldest universities in the United States.
It has top-tier schools in law, business, medicine, journalism, international relations, and engineering. The Pulitzer Prize, awarded by its School of Journalism, is the highest honor in American journalism.
Meng Ran and the others pursued different majors: Gwen chose medicine, Meng Ran and Peter went into engineering, Harry chose business, and Mary Jane chose journalism.
Speaking of which, the future Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, also graduated from Columbia University's medical school, making him a direct senior to Gwen.
After entering university, Meng Ran and the others no longer had to live at home like in high school. They found their own residences while still having easy access to the League's base for training.
Meng Ran and Gwen rented a duplex apartment near the school and lived together, as did Peter and Mary Jane.
Only Harry lived alone. Although his family had a mansion near the school, he still chose to rent a smaller house for himself.
Harry felt that living alone in such a large house was lonely, so he preferred a smaller, cozier place.
Meng Ran agreed. The 200-square-meter apartment he rented was the smallest he had ever lived in, despite being considered fairly spacious by normal standards.
Facing the occasional "public displays of affection" from the two couples, Harry often wondered where his true love was.
For a super-rich person like him, finding true love was far harder than Peter suddenly improving his emotional intelligence.
Time passed slowly, and everything seemed so beautiful and happy.
But this peaceful life did not last long. A new crisis approached.
In Asgard, within Odin's golden palace, Frigga, Thor's mother, was speaking with Odin.
Frigga wore a worried expression as she said solemnly, "I sense the presence of Loki… and the Chitauri."
Odin's expression turned serious. They had thought that Loki, having fallen from the Bifröst, was dead. Yet now Frigga could sense him.
Being detected confirmed that Loki was indeed alive, which was good news—but the fact that he was now entangled with the Chitauri made both Odin and Frigga frown.
"Can you sense their intentions?" Odin asked quietly.
Frigga closed her eyes and used her magic to focus.
After a moment, she opened her eyes and said, "Though deeply hidden, I can feel their malice is directed toward Midgard."
"Midgard?" Odin frowned and murmured, "They must be after the Tesseract."
Frigga added, "The Chitauri are likely after the Tesseract. But Loki's goal is probably not that—he may want to conquer Midgard."
"Sigh… he still wants to be king," Odin sighed.
He knew the personalities of his two sons. Thor, though somewhat reckless, was fundamentally just. After the recent lesson, he had grown as well.
Loki, the God of Mischief, was not reckless at all and possessed extraordinary skill in manipulating minds. His heart was not guided by justice but leaned toward evil.
This was why Odin chose to pass the throne to Thor rather than Loki.
If Loki's heart were like Thor's, he would indeed be the most suitable ruler for Asgard. But unfortunately, he was not—he was more like Hela.
Thinking of Hela, Odin's worry deepened. His life was nearing its end, like a candle swaying in the wind.
Shaking off his chaotic thoughts, Odin pondered for a moment and then said, "Go and bring Thor here."
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