In Marvel, people are slime Chapter 097

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Speaking of which, Reim was not supposed to grow up.

In the past year or two, his height had not even increased by a millimeter, always similar to a certain famous immortal master.

Perhaps it was because the mimicry had a relatively fixed nature, or perhaps he himself had never thought of changing his current image.

“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Dr. Banner. Actually, I’m also your alumnus… Los Angeles Institute of Technology.”

Reim shook hands with Banner, who looked like he was questioning life itself. “Old Amick told me about you. You were one of the most outstanding students at the time.”

Hearing that name, Banner was a little surprised. “Amick?”

“He was my mentor, guiding me from undergraduate all the way to my doctorate.”

What a small world.

Banner nodded, some memories resurfacing. “Mr. Amick taught me math. He was a very good professor and often made little jokes with us in class.”

Recalling those happy and beautiful days at school, and then thinking about his current nomadic life because of the Hulk, Banner smiled, then suddenly lowered his head in a moment of dejection.

Just then, Natasha suddenly pressed her earpiece, listening intently.

She waved to Reim and Banner. “Nick Fury is calling us for a meeting.”

/——————

Helicarrier Conference Hall.

Besides a large glass table, there were countless computers lined up, which was actually the control center of the Helicarrier.

When Reim walked into the conference hall, he heard Thor speaking.

“…He has an army called the Chitauri, came out of nowhere. Definitely not Asgardian soldiers.”

Thor paced the hall, arms crossed, his vintage armor giving him the air of a medieval pioneering knight, completely out of place with the modern facilities.

“They help him conquer Earth, and in return, Loki should give them the Tesseract.”

Following Reim and Natasha Banner, Nat took over. “So he needs to create a portal, which is why he took Selvig.”

“Selvig?”

Thor knew this person; he was like a mentor and father figure to Thor’s girlfriend and had also saved Thor in New Mexico.

Banner nodded. “My old friend, an astrophysicist.”

Sitting at the table, Stark rubbed his chin. “And they need iridium to generate antiprotons, as a stabilizer for the portal, to make the portal open wider and longer.”

Reim completed the final piece of Loki’s plan. “Then, he’ll find an energy source with high enough energy density to act as propulsion for opening the portal, heating the Cube to 1.2 billion Kelvin to break the Coulomb barrier between atomic nuclei. Once the portal opens, it can maintain self-stability using the Tesseract’s energy.”

And the ‘high-density energy source’ Loki chose was the large reactor powering Stark Tower.

Reim glanced at Stark but didn’t say anything for now.

The energy source was secondary; besides the reactor, Loki might not be unable to find other substitutes. The most important thing was the Tesseract. As long as they got the Tesseract, the portal couldn’t open, the Chitauri fleet couldn’t enter, and everything would be over.

But Reim’s purpose was different from everyone else present. He wasn’t trying to save the errant second princess, nor was he trying to stop the evil demon king’s minions from invading Earth.

His goal was to let the Chitauri invade, and then let the Avengers fight them back, helping all of humanity get a preliminary understanding of what aliens were.

Through the current battle, he wanted to give everyone a bit of confidence and urgency, to unite the Avengers, so that they could deal with greater disasters more easily before they arrived.

Oh… hehehehe… I, the Great Demon King Slime, am truly farsighted!

Good, meeting adjourned smoothly.

Time to find some snacks first.

/——————

Why did things turn out like this?

…

“Phase Two, what is that?”

Stark, with a joking expression, suddenly threw out a strange question.

Steve Rogers slammed a strange-looking weapon onto the table; it actually had the Hydra symbol on it.

Nick Fury tried to explain, “Rogers, we collected all the data on the Tesseract, which doesn’t mean we’re…”

As he spoke, Natasha suddenly walked in with Thor.

She stared directly at Banner, as if wanting to arrest and imprison him. “Do you want to leave here? Loki is controlling you.”

“Aren’t you too?”

“I want to know why S.H.I.E.L.D. is using the Cube to create weapons of mass destruction?”

Nick Fury glared with his single eye, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Thor. “Because of him!”

“Me?”

“Last year, he and his brother destroyed a small town on Earth. Not only are there aliens in the world, but humans are also very weak… You all aren’t the only threat!”

“It’s precisely because you used the Tesseract that you attracted the attention of advanced civilizations…”

“Like nuclear deterrence.”

“Oh! Iron Man, do I need to remind you again how you made your fortune?”

“How can you people be so naive!”

“I used to be good, I was dedicated to helping others, until you dragged me back to this freak show…”

…

So, why?

Reim leaned outside the door, holding a small bag of potato chips, chewing idly, listening to the commotion inside.

First, Stark hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s system and obtained their so-called ‘Phase Two’ plan for researching weapons using the Cube.

Next, Captain America discovered weapons with the Hydra symbol in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s warehouse.

Then, Natasha extracted Loki’s plan to provoke the Hulk into a frenzy, leading her to suspect Banner was under Loki’s control.

Then Nick Fury and Thor started blaming each other, and the battle suddenly spread to Stark.

Stark and Steve began to argue, and then Banner started threatening everyone that he was about to transform.

There were three true reasons.

The first was that the Avengers didn’t understand each other, and their personalities and beliefs clashed in various ways.

The second was Loki’s conscious instigation of conflict between them.

The third, and most important point, was that Loki’s staff, which could bewitch people, was in the room behind them, currently emitting energy and affecting everyone’s minds.

‘Alert: Skill acquired: Mental Resistance.’

Reim knocked on the door, walked straight in, moved through the chaotic crowd, grabbed the glowing staff, and simultaneously blocked its influence on the outside world.

With the help of the skill, his voice was as deafening as a bell.

“Everyone, the enemy is acting, and you are fighting among yourselves here. Has a small trick from Loki made all the superheroes and important figures here spin in circles?”

Losing the staff’s influence and hearing Reim’s loud shout, everyone stood stunned for a moment, as if waking from a long dream.

In the next moment, a loud bang sounded, the massive Helicarrier shook, and piercing alarms blared everywhere.