[Disappeared?]
Malekith was slightly surprised to see Thor vanish like that.
"Looks like this is the site of the Nine Realms' convergence. Once we get the Aether, we move immediately! Hurry! Catch the target!"
Huennn——!!
A black warship tore through the sky, heading straight for the rooftop where Ye Li was.
Bang!!
The flying ship crashed with a loud bang, getting stuck in the building.
Click.
The hatch dropped open.
One by one, Dark Elf soldiers wearing white masks poured out.
"The Aether Particle is with you, isn't it, Midgardian? You are not worthy of possessing it!"
Malekith, leading the charge, raised his hand, and the Dark Elves collectively lifted their glowing red energy weapons.
Ye Li, being targeted, suspected that their weapons might be similar to those powered by the Space Stone—possibly created using the Reality Stone.
...He'd know for sure after testing it.
He raised his black wrist ring and smiled at Malekith.
"You mean this?"
A red flash from the Reality Stone—
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
The weapons in the Dark Elves' hands exploded, injuring many soldiers. Some had their masks shattered by the blast!
'It seems the Aether Particle truly is the Dark Elves' most treasured possession...'
Ye Li thought to himself.
"You actually condensed the Aether Particle!"
Malekith was stunned. He snatched a wormhole bomb from a nearby soldier's waist and was about to throw it at Ye Li.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At that moment, figures with tails leaped down from nearby rooftops.
They landed on all fours, crawling rapidly toward the Dark Elves—
They were Lizardmen!
To be precise, they were cloned soldiers who had been injected with lizard serum.
They had even stronger physiques than the Fearless troops, and their regenerative abilities made them extremely durable.
The downside was that they retained some primal beast instincts, and the control chips could only issue simple combat commands.
But that was enough—
At the moment, the only command for these cloned Lizardmen was to attack the Dark Elves mercilessly.
"Get lost!"
Malekith pried open a lizardman's toothy maw, then hurled it off the rooftop with force.
Looking around, the Dark Elves, now without ranged weapons, were locked in melee combat with the lizardmen.
The Dark Elves were no slouches either, making the fight pretty even.
For now, it was a stalemate.
Malekith, the Dark Elf leader, had no choice but to draw his curved blade and charge toward his target.
"Die!"
As soon as he got close, he raised his weapon to strike Ye Li—
But—
Suddenly, he felt...
A shadow looming over him.
Looking up—
Behind Ye Li stood a towering, muscular figure…
Encased in armor, with only a pair of ferocious green eyes exposed, locked onto Malekith.
This was "Zero," the only successful clone soldier created from Hulk's blood.
All other experiments had failed.
Hulk's blood was simply too unstable.
Compared to the Hulk, Zero's abilities were more similar to Abomination—less potential, but more controllable.
His success was a fluke, and scientists were still trying to replicate it.
"Malekith, is it?"
Ye Li smirked.
"Shall we play a game of hide-and-seek?"
With that, he teleported to another rooftop farther away.
Malekith's slash hit nothing—
Before Malekith could react, Zero's massive fist came crashing down—
Peng!!!
Clang~
His curved blade clattered to the floor.
Malekith was sent flying.
Just as he was about to fall off the building—
He barely managed to grab onto the edge, swaying precariously without falling.
Boom... Boom...
Zero strode forward with heavy steps.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this warrior as terrifying as a cursed berserker approaching, Malekith hurriedly called out to his Dark Elf soldiers—
"Stop him! Hold him off!!"
Step, step, step, step...
A few soldiers rushed forward, positioning themselves in front of their leader.
They grabbed the wormhole grenades from their belts and hurled them at Zero—
Boom!!
Zero leaped high, smashing through the ceiling, dodging the wormhole grenade's spatial collapse attack.
Unlike other cloned soldiers, Zero was controlled by a real human.
Even though their attack had failed—
The momentary distraction allowed Malekith to climb back onto the rooftop.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few Dark Elf warships that had been held off by the Fearless now arrived.
They quickly assembled, their ship bodies smashing through the tops of several skyscrapers—
Even the Millennium Dome's roof was torn open.
Malekith made a quick decision—
Let his soldiers delay the battle here, while he led a team to continue chasing after Ye Li!
…..
In a privately booked restaurant.
"Oh~ Royal Cream Chicken, Yorkshire Pudding... and... Fish and Chips?"
Ye Li looked at the "lavish feast" on the table, not feeling much appetite. "Sigh, so-called British cuisine..."
"Hmm... is this all they have here?"
Gwen intertwined her fingers cutely, her soft pink nails lightly touching each other. Her bright, watery eyes looked at him as she said, "How about trying this scone? It actually tastes okay..."
"Can I try you instead, Gwen~"
"Enn~ Are you treating me as a side dish...?"
The lovely girl puffed out her left cheek slightly, pretending to be annoyed~
"I'm complimenting you, you know? 'A beauty that is a feast for the eyes'—you've learned that Chinese phrase, right?"
"Is that so?"
Gwen tilted her head slightly, causing her hair to sway gently.
The enchanting charm in her brows and eyes swept across the table...
Suddenly, she gave a dazzling smile.
With two slender fingers, she picked up a bright red raspberry, placed it between her alluring lips, and gently bit it with her pearly teeth.
Then she stood up, bending her slender waist.
She leaned her delicate face toward her boyfriend and mumbled—
— "Then I'll feed you~"
"How polite~ how polite~"
Ye Li happily leaned in...
BANG!!
BOOM!!
A section of a black spaceship crashed straight through the ceiling of the British restaurant, shaking the air as dust and concrete chunks scattered everywhere.
However, the area around Ye Li and Gwen's table remained untouched by the dust and debris.
"Whoa~ It's here... what bad timing..."
Ye Li halted his movement, instead using his index finger to gently push the raspberry into the girl's small mouth. "You should go back and change into your battle suit first~"
"Mmm....."
Gwen bit into the fruit, looking a little worried. "Then you... will be okay, right...?"
Ye Li: "Don't you trust your man? Hmm?"
"Mm... I trust you..."
Seeing his calm and confident expression, the girl didn't say more. She took a step back and disappeared into the shadow of the wall...