"So fast?"
The National Guard was one thing, but hearing that the regular Army had arrived so quickly caused everyone on the comms channel to show expressions of confusion.
Remember, during the Chitauri invasion not long ago, the military's performance wasn't exactly stellar. Those gentlemen in Congress would rather nuke New York than send troops in time for support. Even until the end of that war, the citizens of New York hadn't seen a trace of the army.
This battle had only just begun; how did these "grandpas" arrive so quickly?
Facing Captain America's skepticism, Nick Fury fell silent for a moment before saying just one sentence.
"Coincidentally, there's a military unit currently stationed in New York."
After speaking, Nick Fury hung up directly.
What he didn't say was that this unit had been stationed here under the pretext of sealing off the post-war zone. However, due to bureaucratic wrangling, only a very small number of this unit actually appeared in Midtown Manhattan, where the Battle of New York took place, to help "coordinate" the blockade of alien ruins.
The remaining main force could only be temporarily stationed at the small military base in Fort Hamilton.
Now, perhaps the military also wanted to gain more post-war allocation rights by participating in this second Battle of New York. Or maybe they simply had to step in because of the presence of this unit.
In short, regardless of the reason, the military's participation was good news for the current situation.
Although ordinary firearms struggled to inflict effective damage on Frost Giants, more heavy firepower output could still stop the Frost Giants from spreading further.
"So next, our mission is..."
"Wait!"
Just as Steve Rogers was about to issue new orders after receiving the news of reinforcements, he was interrupted directly by Luca.
Luca, who had been remotely controlling the mecha, was currently in the Avengers Tower, relaying the results given by Dr. Erik Selvig to the others on the comms channel.
"Dr. Selvig found some anomalies here."
"Just now, based on the fluctuations generated by this portal in Brooklyn, the Doctor locked onto another fluctuation hidden by it."
"This hidden spatial fluctuation is weaker but seems to be supplying energy to maintain the portal. It is very likely the source of everything."
"Right now, we can only pinpoint the approximate location at..."
Watching Luca speak halfway and suddenly slow down, Steve, who was listening intently to the latest news, asked nervously:
"Luca?"
However, at this moment, Luca didn't choose to answer his question. Even his voice became somewhat dull.
"...A second... giant portal has appeared!"
"Fck, Tony! The tower you built is definitely cursed!!!"
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Back at the Avengers Tower.
At this time, all ordinary staff in the entire building had been evacuated. Only Luca, remotely controlling the mecha; Dr. Erik Selvig and Jane Foster, who needed the lab for real-time observation; and Spider-Gwen, nominally protecting these two, remained on the top floor.
Just as Luca received the news from Nick Fury about the arrival of reinforcements, Erik and Jane suddenly exclaimed while looking at the screen in front of them. They immediately pointed out to Luca the source of the fluctuations hidden by the giant portal in Brooklyn.
However, just as Luca was relaying this news to the others, preparing to gather manpower to investigate if this location was the source of the event...
The spatial fluctuation alarm in the laboratory rang frantically again.
But actually, there was no need for the detection device to remind everyone now. Anyone on Manhattan Island who looked up at the sky could clearly see...
In the sky, a huge portal was emerging rapidly. As the expanding portal became more solid, people could faintly see an endless, pitch-black, dead space inside.
But this was only the perspective of ordinary people.
In Luca's eyes...
Not only the huge blue portal and the pitch-black abyss behind it. In the air, a giant "T-shaped" object emitting a glowing white light was slowly floating out of that spatial gate.
This giant "T-shape" was visually estimated to be over five hundred meters tall. Although the white light on it wasn't blinding, with such volume against the backdrop of endless black space, it was impossible for Luca to ignore its existence.
Holy sht! Such a huge Core Component?!!!
Yes, the white light emitting from this five-or-six-hundred-meter-tall behemoth represented a "Core Component" certified by his Gold Finger.
Moreover, not only did Luca know this thing was a "Core Component," he had even guessed what its true form was.
Dark space, invisibility, giant "T-shape," and that shape, soaring into the clouds yet sharp as a razor—everything pointed to one thing.
The giant mothership of the Dark Elves from Thor: The Dark World!!
So, that bastard Loki didn't just open a portal! Did he fcking advance the Convergence of the Nine Realms that happens once every 5000 years??!!
However, just as Luca was shocked by the appearance of this Razor ship, causing his speech to slow down...
What terrified him even more was that the giant white light, visible only to him, was crashing towards the location of the Avengers Tower beneath his feet at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast.
"Fck, Tony! The tower you built is definitely cursed!!!"
After cursing, the somewhat broken Luca couldn't care less about controlling the mecha in distant Brooklyn. He ordered Haro rapidly:
"Haro, you take over the mecha! Tell the others the location of that spatial fluctuation just now! JARVIS, you too!"
After issuing these orders rapidly, Luca didn't even have time to take off the VR glasses on his head. Seeing the three people still staring blankly at the portal in the sky, he roared directly at Gwen:
"Stop fcking staring! Take Jane and run!"
After roaring, Luca didn't care if Gwen reacted. He ran two quick steps to Dr. Erik Selvig, stuffed his white Haro into his arms.
"Hold this tight!"
Saying that, he grabbed Dr. Erik Selvig by the collar and rushed towards the broken window at high speed.
In fact, there was no need for Luca to remind her at this point. The moment he moved, alarms went off in Gwen's head too. Originally, Gwen thought this Spider-Sense was warning her about the portal in the sky, but the portal clearly hadn't moved, yet the danger warning from her Spider-Sense was becoming more and more urgent.
At this moment, she decisively gave up thinking, choosing to trust Luca and her own instincts. She picked up Jane Foster beside her and rushed out of the building following Luca's footsteps.
The next moment.
"BOOM——————"