Chapter 306 Ether Particles
"Hello again, Mr. Saul."
On the plane, Coulson, dressed in a black uniform, extended his hand to the tall man next to him. The man was wearing a white Tiangong plumber's uniform. He had a firm face, but seemed to have gained a little weight.
This person is Thor.
Not long ago, after seeing Tony's live broadcast, Thor decided to cheer himself up, so he quit his completely useless security job at Primus and devoted himself to the construction of the Tiangong Association.
In fact, he had been very nervous because he had been depressed for a long time. When he had nothing to do, he would stay at home drinking beer or sleeping with Jane Foster. His belly had become fatter, and he was afraid that he would be selected by God.
Fortunately, he was lucky. Norman saw his potential and identity and allowed him to pass the initial assessment. Then in the following time, Thor worked hard to train himself and finally lost weight, but his cheeks were still rounder than before.
As for Coulson, his experience is even more legendary.
As an old agent who has gone through three eras and has not been fired, Coulson has a high rank in the Earth branch. Like Agent Hill, he is now Norman's right-hand man. Especially since the two of them, one is in charge of internal affairs and the other is in charge of external affairs, Norman feels very relieved.
Coulson is the one who is on field duty every day.
"I still remember you," Thor also had an impression of Coulson, "You didn't have much hair, and you used to work with a bald guy."
Are you good at chatting, man?
Coulson touched his head awkwardly. With so many major events in the past two years, his hair was indeed more lonely.
I don’t know when the hair-growing potion that Bant Parker mentioned before will be invented.
This agent who often plays the role of a good guy had a little hope. As for the bald boss that Saul mentioned, he had completely forgotten about him.
Although he has worked with Pi Dan for many years, Coulson has not forgotten that he is an agent.
From the evolution of . to ., he knew that what he was doing was actually the same as before, but the danger and importance had greatly increased.
Nick Fury has long disappeared, but he has seen everything that Tiangong has done for the earth.
I am not serving a particular person, but working to protect the earth.
This is what Coulson is thinking now.
But he did feel a little sad.
"It was all a long time ago."
"yes……"
Thor nodded. The two of them were not familiar with each other before, but now they had a similar mood.
Coulson was not the kind of person who was easily affected by emotions. He quickly walked out and showed some information to Thor and several others.
“This is the specific content of our operation.”
"Not long ago, Sheriff Parker discovered a strange wave of data on Earth. The super-intelligent Eunice of the Tiangong Society calculated the location of the energy fluctuation based on the abnormal data. The location has been determined to be in London."
He briefly explained the content of the mission. At this time, several other people in the team gathered around. These people were actually Coulson's own team, and they were people who had worked together when . was still there.
For example, the original . agents Melinda May and Jemma Simmons.
On the contrary, Thor was more like an outsider who broke in suddenly.
These people all had considerable work experience. When they heard Coulson talking about the mission, May, who was driving the plane to London, turned around and asked, "Have you found out the cause of the abnormal fluctuations?"
Coulson shook his head. "It's not confirmed yet, but our people have blocked the scene. There is a strange spatial disorder in that area. Our mission is to enter that space, go to the source of the disorder, and contain it."
As he spoke, he took out a special blue glass container that looked like a cube.
"It looks a bit like the Cosmic Cube." Gemma said after taking a look.
"I heard that it was something brought over from the headquarters and was made in the shape of a cube..." Coulson said calmly.
No one felt surprised. After all, everyone knew that the Cosmic Cube had long been owned by the Tiangong Association.
Just looking at the glowing cube in Coulson's hand, some speculations flashed across the faces of the others.
We need this thing to contain it. I'm afraid it might be the raw stone again?
Everyone thought this, but no one was stupid enough to ask.
This is not a secret that people of their level should know. Since their mission is to shelter the people, they should just go and shelter them. There is no benefit for them to ask questions.
"Let me come when the time comes."
Saul volunteered, "I know more about these things."
Coulson did not refuse, but directly put the cube in Thor's hand.
Even if he lost his divine power, his knowledge would not be forgotten. Whether it was using the energy of the cube or the dangers of gems, Thor knew it better than anyone else.
In fact, it is precisely because of Thor's special characteristics that he is qualified to participate in this mission. Otherwise, with his plumber level, he should be taking classes in the space station and learning how to become an excellent plumber.
Saul was indifferent to those courses and even hated them.
Come on, even though I’m a plumber, I don’t really need to take a plumbing course, right?
And as for advanced mathematics and the like, is it really necessary for me to learn them?
The Tiangong Association's aircraft is very fast. Although it is not equipped with the Taizoman engine, Bant also brought the technology of the original Messenger from Sakaar.
It wasn't long before they crossed the Atlantic and arrived at their destination.
When the British saw that it was a plane from the Tiangong Association, they did not dare to intercept it, nor did they have the power or ability to intercept it. Coulson soon experienced a more convenient way of investigation than when he was in .
He no longer had to forge any FBI documents, and he didn't even need to show any documents. He just took over all the tasks directly.
Thor carried several heavy instruments and walked towards the blocked location. The original person in charge explained the situation in detail to Coulson.
"The first people to notice something was wrong were a group of children. They were playing in an abandoned factory, and one of them almost got lost. The space inside was a mess, and sometimes the gravity was abnormal..."
Coulson nodded as he listened.
He had already fully understood all of this before he came. Eunice's intelligence gathering ability was the best in the world, but there was no need for him to interrupt other people's good intentions.
"This is it."
The person in charge waved to the guards outside the factory and then opened the factory gate.
This time, even though the equipment had not yet been powered on, they had already noticed something was wrong - because a truck weighing dozens of tons was now floating in the air like driftwood, slowly turning over.
"It seems that the instrument can't be used."
Thor put the big iron block on his shoulder on the ground and strode towards the truck.
He was very carefree, but Coulson was much more cautious. He quickly grabbed him and said, "We're not sure if there will be any danger."
"Apart from the possibility of getting lost, there shouldn't be any other danger." The man who brought them here said, "The children who first discovered this place are not abnormal now, it's just that the space is disrupted."
After saying that, he demonstrated by taking out a flashlight from his waist and throwing it over there. As a result, the flashlight drew an arc in the air and suddenly disappeared before it hit the ground.
"This is..." Just as Gemma was about to speak, the flashlight suddenly flew out from another completely opposite direction and fell towards the ceiling, but it continued to disappear and reappear, and finally disappeared completely. "It seems that we'd better make some preparations before entering." Coulson already had an idea in his mind.
The Tiangong Association has a lot of equipment, and there are a lot of new technologies in Thor's uniform alone.
He turned on his computer, set up a makeshift desk, and glanced at Mei.
May had worked with him for the longest time and knew exactly what Coulson's next move would be. She immediately operated the instrument on her wrist, and then several small flying instruments emerged from her uniform and flew into the wheel-changing space.
These instruments are equipped with cameras and positioning devices to help them determine the situation inside.
Several people stared at the screen for a long time, only Thor stood at the edge of the chaotic space, frowning as if he was feeling something.
"The signal is intermittent and unstable." Gemma frowned.
"I'm afraid there is more than one disordered space. It is very likely that the connected location on the other side is very far away." Coulson said thoughtfully.
The signal range of detecting flying insects is very wide, and even if the space disrupts the signal, the positioning device will not have any problems. But now the red dot on the computer appears and disappears from time to time, which is too strange.
"I'm afraid some of the disordered space is no longer on Earth."
He said conservatively.
But in fact, it may even extend beyond the scope of the Solar System.
"Where's the picture?"
"No." Mei shook her head. Her screen was covered with snow from beginning to end.
"Then we'll have to go in and take a look ourselves." Coulson found it a bit tricky, but they came here for shelter in the first place. No matter what the situation was, they had to go in. But now they couldn't be sure if there would be any danger.
He looked up and saw Thor standing beside him, looking thoughtful, so he walked over and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Coulson had little hope.
He has known Thor for quite a long time, and this guy has always given him the impression of being a big fool with no brains. Even when the Earth has encountered so many troubles, Thor has never been reliable.
But to his surprise, Thor really nodded this time.
"It's kind of like the power of the dark arts."
"dark magic?"
Coulson was stunned and his expression became serious.
"Is it difficult? If so, I'm afraid we'll have to ask the agents for help."
He was worried that it was some advanced spell, which would be beyond the ability of people like him to deal with, and black magic... sounded evil.
"Somewhat familiar."
Thor tried hard to recall, but he had no divine power, so he didn't realize that the fluctuation was actually left by the Rainbow Bridge, but it was amplified by the energy of the ether particles.
"I don't think I need to ask for help. Officer Parker gave me this before."
Thor shook his head and took off the Tiangong badge on his chest, revealing the magic runes on the back.
Coulson nodded. He didn't know what it was. Not many people in the Earth branch had obtained the Magic Talisman. However, he knew that Thor's identity was not ordinary. Although his rank was not high, he definitely received special treatment.
"Then let's go in and find out ourselves!" he said decisively.
"May, Gemma, you stay here, Sol and I will go in," he said as he took off his suit and put on a plumber's uniform. He then extended a metal rope from the back of his waist and handed it to them.
The same is true for Thor.
"If anything unexpected happens, please bring us back."
"Don't worry." The two female plumbers nodded, and Thor and Coulson checked the equipment one by one.
"Energy guns, biological toxin disks, analysis devices, sonic devices...we have all the tools. I feel like we are really like plumbers going to work in the sewers," said Coulson.
"I don't think I have all the tools. I don't have a hammer," Thor said, shaking his head.
"That's true. It's not reasonable for a plumber to not have a hammer. You can ask the equipment department to get you one next time."
"Forget it, I still like Mjolnir." Thor acted as if he would only love one person in his life.
"Let's go."
The two people walked into the chaotic space without looking back.
Then, the factory, which originally had its end visible at a glance, suddenly seemed to become infinitely large, and the roads in front, behind, left and right became exactly the same. If it weren't for the rope, they would probably have lost their way back in an instant.
"What's next?"
Thor glanced back.
"Just go in the direction where the energy index is the most extreme." Coulson took cautious steps.
The next second, he appeared thirty meters to Thor's right.
"Hurry up and follow me. If you are left alone here, you won't be able to find the way."
Thor also knew that he had better not fall too far behind. In this space, the distance seen by the eyes may not be true. Just like now, if he really turned around to the right to look for Coulson, he didn't know where he would appear.
The two people went around in circles, sometimes appearing here, sometimes somewhere else, sometimes hundreds of meters apart, but actually only half a step away, and sometimes seemingly only one step away, but out of reach.
After walking for a while, Coulson took a step forward and the scenery in front of him changed instantly.
The dim factory disappeared, replaced by a gloomy and terrifying ruin. In the darkness, red energy flowed like the blood of the ruins.
At the same time, the instruments in his hands stopped working due to this extremely powerful energy.
"here it is?"
Thor dove in.
"It looks like this is it. Those red things are our targets, right?" Coulson said.
The two were about to take action when suddenly, a dark shadow attacked them from the opposite direction. The dark shadow was slender and wrapped in a black robe. She looked like a woman, but in her hand she was holding a huge sword that was bigger than her body and slashing at her.
Boom!
The giant sword smashed into the ground, instantly splitting the earth apart.
"Who are you?" Thor and Coulson dodged in time and were not injured, but the sudden appearance of this person made them very alert.
The shadow did not answer their questions. Instead, after failing to hit the target, he covered his head with one hand and screamed in pain:
"Shut up! I didn't mean to show mercy—shut up!"
(End of this chapter)