[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes":3,"chapter-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: God-Tier Talent—Infinite Critical Strikes!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1724108,2202,"Chapter 28: The Battle of New York! The Wormhole Opens!","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Loki's arrival was only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming all the way from deep in space to Earth at the cost of tremendous power, Loki was not here to play house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had been fooled by Thanos into thinking he could rule Earth, Loki at this point didn't know that yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still dreaming of conquering the planet, so he threw himself into it with full effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first objective was naturally to open a Portal and usher in the Chitauri army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that, Loki first had to defeat the Avengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he appeared directly in Berlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had Barton lead people to steal the iridium element that would serve as the stabilizing component for the Portal, while he waited in the plaza for the Avengers to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was controlling a group of ordinary humans and showing off, a guy in a blue uniform dropped down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? A soldier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do know you're outdated, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki gave a wicked smile as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surrender, Loki!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't even think about corrupting my mind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America shouted as he flung the shield in his hand straight at Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed in at the same time and drove a punch toward Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Loki, Captain America's fists were, at most—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mild itch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this wasn't the later version who could endure a direct blow from Thanos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body hadn't been honed yet, and the serum's effects hadn't been pushed to their limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, he wasn't Loki's match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it looked like they were trading blows back and forth, in reality Loki wasn't even using two-tenths of his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was he not using his full power—he wasn't even using magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki was of the Frost Giants!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In raw strength, he was even a cut above Asgardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he was only acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was enjoying himself, a black aircraft descended from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Widow's voice rang out from inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loki, surrender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki smiled up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue Scepter in his hand fired a beam of blue energy straight out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Widow could only dodge in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the system on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Quinjet was hacked, and a burst of music began to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, a yellow streak of light shot down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Man—Tony Stark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of light from Stark's repulsors, and two yellow beams slammed into Loki, blasting him backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Tony Stark and Captain America worked together and beat Loki down in a brutal combo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki wasn't harmed at all, but he still dropped onto the steps, sat down hard, and allowed himself to be taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You win. Take me back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki cooperatively extended his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron Man and the others didn't find anything strange about it. They grabbed Loki and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should have headed straight back to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, they ran into Thor on the way—he had come to snatch Loki back. A fight broke out between them, delaying them for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they all regrouped on the Helicarrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the Avengers, the captured Loki, and the Mind Stone Scepter treated like a weapon—all boarded the Helicarrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they didn't know was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it was called the Mind Stone Scepter was because it carried a bizarre power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Avengers even realized it, they were affected by the Scepter and started arguing fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gave Loki his opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawkeye, whose mind had been controlled, chose that moment to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crippled one of the Helicarrier's engines in a single attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Helicarrier instantly fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Banner-sensei had already been influenced by the Mind Stone Scepter, and the stimulation pushed him to transform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he fought Thor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer destruction nearly sent the entire Helicarrier crashing out of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Hulk was lured away by a fighter jet and jumped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor also broke off and went to find Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor at this time was still a bit naive. Loki toyed with him effortlessly and tossed him down from tens of thousands of meters up like a tin can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Loki's clash with the Avengers, Loki won across the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He killed Phil Coulson, seized the Scepter, and took control of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki went straight to New York City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a fierce battle, the Avengers stabilized things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pooling their ideas, they also pinpointed Loki's objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Stark Tower—located in the heart of New York City—powered by an Arc Reactor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony Stark flew directly to the top of the tower in his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still failed to stop Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Portal—powered by overwhelming cosmic magic—opened at last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skies over New York City, a massive blue rift split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chitauri army, like a swarm of locusts, poured out from that rift in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will become the king of Earth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki laughed loudly, took a hit from Thor, and tumbled off the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then escaped aboard a small Chitauri landing craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Avengers were tens of thousands of Chitauri soldiers wielding high-tech weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers were like a plague of locusts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So dense in the sky that it was impossible to count them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Avengers went pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New York City was a massive metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't protected by the Avengers alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of super heroes hidden within this great city emerged to fight and protect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the Avengers, with only three real heavy hitters, possibly hold back the endless Chitauri soldiers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all those people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one exerting the greatest power was naturally Kamar-Taj.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the butterfly effect caused by Karl's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with something like this happening, the Ancient One still had not returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the one stationed at the New York Sanctum on rotation that day was Wong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful as he was, he quickly discovered the Chitauri descending from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decisively struck the enormous alarm bell at Kamar-Taj's center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This powerful mystic artifact rang out at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large numbers of sorcerers returned from the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Master Sorcerer Kaecilius guarding an other dimension, or the Master Sorcerer Hamir who studied magic—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or Baron Mordo, who was roaming Earth in search of promising recruits—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were alerted by this powerful artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skies above Kamar-Taj filled with golden Portals of every kind of function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Kamar-Taj's main hall, a great number of Master Sorcerers and veteran sorcerers gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in the seat of honor was Baron Mordo; below him was Kaecilius; after that came Wong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wong-san, what happened that you actually rang the alarm bell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baron Mordo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Kaecilius—his expression dark—also looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New York City is under alien invasion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"War has arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must protect the Sanctum.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wong said grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master Sorcerers' faces instantly turned severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[100 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I see that this fanfic has support, I will upload 20+ chapters to Patreon!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[[email protected]\u002FZukooo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thanks for your support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1200,"2026-06-06T15:40:42.120Z",1,"novelbin.me","046401da97451f6b29f912bb2bc1bf10edff042af9444583299738806853b640","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-29","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-27",168,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-cover.jpg"]