Let me show you a new way Chapter 158

Asgard, Sif stood in the Rainbow Bridge control room, holding a golden greatsword.

Behind her, Dr. Banner, Thor, and Loki were all gathered.

“Loki, are you returning to Earth too?” Thor thought for a moment and asked.

“Of course.” Loki shrugged, walking towards the Rainbow Bridge passage without looking back.

“I mean, you didn’t care about Earth before…” Thor said, following him. Sif, at the control console, inserted the greatsword into the device and activated the Rainbow Bridge.

The Rainbow Bridge’s teleportation channel began to spin rapidly, and colorful rays of light spread out. Sif was constantly trying to pinpoint the spatial coordinates. Without Heimdall’s eyes, she would have difficulty with positioning.

“Hmm, I didn’t really care about Earth, but my daughter is still on Earth!” Loki said.

“Your what—” Thor exclaimed in surprise as the Rainbow Bridge emitted a powerful suction, instantly engulfing the three of them.

Sif, in the distance, frowned, seemingly deep in thought.

“Did Loki just say something about a daughter?”

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Inside a dilapidated factory in New York City, a dark red orb of light was constantly expanding, its powerful and volatile energy emitting an unsettling pulsation.

Jane Foster stared intently at the bomb before her. She had tried to use the Space Stone’s energy to create an outer shell to prevent the energy’s spread, but from her perception, the bomb made from fragments of the Reality Stone possessed the ability to penetrate space to a certain extent.

She had also tried to displace the space around the light orb, to throw this bomb into some alternate dimension, but the Reality Stone’s energy was too vast, and it was also filled with Omega Ray energy. The powerful interference made it impossible for her to locate an alternate dimension, let alone displace space.

Time passed by little by little, and the bomb’s expansion grew stronger. Jane Foster’s heart was filled with unease; her mechanical body parts kept warning her to leave this source of danger.

But she couldn’t just run away.

She couldn’t just give up on Earth.

The next moment, a golden spatial gate opened beside her. The Ancient One stepped out, her golden robes fluttering in the wind, looking exceptionally imposing.

Following the Ancient One were Captain America, wearing dual blue-green rings, and Iron Man, whose mental powers were severely damaged and who had just awakened from a nightmare.

“Clang!” Tony’s body swayed weakly. The silver-white armor he wore now brought him not enhancement, but a burden on his mind.

Accompanied by a faint glow, Tony’s armor slowly disappeared, revealing a simple grey shirt and trousers.

A golden lightning bolt arrived at a speed imperceptible to humans. Lin Dong strode out of the Speed Force, then disengaged from the Speed Force state, exiting his speedster form.

“How much time do we have?” Captain America asked calmly.

“Less than two minutes, maybe even less. This thing’s expansion rate is faster than estimated; I can’t calculate it precisely.” Jane Foster stared intently at the dark red light orb, a series of data flashing across her left blue mechanical eye.

The Ancient One and Lin Dong exchanged glances, frowning.

“Not enough time…” Lin Dong stated definitively.

“Indeed, not enough!” The Ancient One also replied.

After a brief thought, the Ancient One took off the Eye of Agamotto hanging on her chest and placed it in the air before her.

The golden Eye of Agamotto floated silently. Lin Dong and the Ancient One stood opposite each other, communicating with the artifact before them using their mental energy.

Then, they both performed complex gestures. The magical gestures slowly guided their mental energy to control the opening of the Eye of Agamotto, drawing out the time energy within it. Green light seeped out and spread everywhere, but it was constrained by both the Ancient One and Lin Dong using their mental energy.

The green light condensed into two hemispheres, slowly approaching the light orb under the control of the two top-tier mages. Finally, with a crisp “click,” the two hemispheres clicked together, like a green circular combination lock, locking the light orb.

The light orb’s expansion speed immediately slowed down.

As their mental energy was withdrawn, the Eye of Agamotto gradually closed, falling from the air and being caught by the Ancient One.

“We created a time lock, slowing down the internal time flow. This should buy us some time!” Lin Dong explained to the others.

“You’re mages, you should be able to use spatial teleportation or something to send this thing far away?” Captain America asked with a frown.

“No, a mage’s spatial teleportation range is drastically reduced after leaving Earth. In fact, most mages can’t even open a spatial teleportation portal then,” Iron Man explained from the side.

“Moreover, this thing contains powerful destructive energy, and spatial teleportation requires extremely high precision for the target. It’s very easy to be interfered with during teleportation, causing this thing to detonate prematurely!” Jane Foster added from the side.

“In other words, we need three people who can open ultra-long-distance spatial channels. One person needs to precisely locate the teleportation target, another needs to focus on opening the channel, and finally, someone with extremely high computational power is needed to constantly monitor the stability of the spatial channel and eliminate every bit of interference!” Lin Dong slowly concluded.

“Basically, it means we’re screwed!” Iron Man said with a serious face, making a completely unfunny joke.

“Can the Rainbow Bridge do it?” A rough voice sounded from above. Accompanied by a strong thunderclap, a man enveloped in lightning descended from the sky, crashing heavily in front of everyone, shattering the stone slabs on the ground.

“You should remember that your rings can slow you down, right?” Another voice sounded, mercilessly mocking his brother. Loki slowly descended from the sky and retracted the wings on his gauntlets. Dr. Banner also dispelled his green armor in a flash of green light.

“How are the gauntlets working out?” Lin Dong asked Loki.

“Thanks, not bad…” Loki nodded. He thought for a moment and added, “I really like the hand axes and chain blades, they’re quite handy.”

“The Rainbow Bridge can perform spatial positioning and transference. If it’s just about opening a channel, the Rainbow Bridge should be able to do it too.” The man enveloped in lightning slowly reined in the electricity on his body. He had short golden hair, a cleanly shaven chin, a muscular physique, and stood 1.87 meters tall, explaining to the others.

“Uh… who are you?” Iron Man frowned, scrutinizing Thor from head to toe, especially the green ring on his finger.