[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-hunter":3,"chapter-marvel-hunter-marvel-hunter-chapter-124":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Hunter",{"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},1590013,2056,"Chapter 124: Banner","marvel-hunter-chapter-124",124,"\u003Cp>S.H.I.E.L.D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier has retracted its four turbine engines and now floats as an ordinary aircraft carrier on the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick stared solemnly at the satellite image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midtown Manhattan, New York.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previously clear sky, a blue beam of light surged upward, transforming into energy mid-air and slowly tearing open a massive hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on the Stark Tower in Manhattan, the energy source continued to pulse and expand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This disturbance was anything but minor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people looked up in confusion. In that moment, the entire city fell into stunned silence and growing fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because inside that massive black hole—one could clearly see the vast, boundless outer space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just outer space?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. The real threat lay beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless alien creatures, ready for battle, had clearly been waiting. The moment the wormhole opened, they appeared to receive a signal. Then, riding anti-gravity chariots, they surged toward Earth through the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spacecraft, monstrous alien beings, and those massive serpentine metal creatures, easily 100 meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chitauri army had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swoosh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shhhhhhh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, hordes of Chitauri soldiers descended at terrifying speed, piloting hovering sleds from the wormhole to the streets below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream pierced the stunned silence of New York, unleashing mass panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come... army!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony stared at the incoming wave of Chitauri descending from the sky. His helmet's HUD shifted from passive blue to combat red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Puff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four blue repulsor blasts ignited from the limbs of the Mark VII armor as Tony launched into the sky, soaring directly toward the Chitauri army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BIU—||—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Chitauri soldier let out a guttural, alien roar, firing a laser blast from its barrel-shaped weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-flight, Tony spun, dodging effortlessly, and fired a repulsor blast from his right palm, striking a Chitauri squarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alien exploded into black smoke, pieces of its charred armor raining down like shrapnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With coordinated strikes from both palms, Tony took down more of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were simply too many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony kept climbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mark VII's shoulder compartments opened, revealing dozens of micro-missiles—30 on each side. They launched with bright exhaust trails, each one locking onto a target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mid-air firework of destruction erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it made little difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were far too many Chitauri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Stark Tower at the center, wave after wave of Chitauri rained down like a plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-tech weapons blasted vehicles and tore through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some New Yorkers, still confused, stood staring—until they screamed and fled in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buildings, cars, roads—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chitauri were like locusts, and New York was the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere they went, they left devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Chitauri launched attacks across the city—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Widow, Hawkeye, Captain America, and Thor arrived in fighter jets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Loki! Shut down the device now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor tried once more to appeal to Loki's conscience—but that wasn't going to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki smirked, unconvinced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Thor fought him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the scepter in hand, enhanced by the Mind Stone, Loki was a match even for Mjolnir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natasha, see them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying the Quinjet, Barton spotted Loki and Thor locked in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Natasha adjusted the jet's course, activating its mounted machine gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Da-da-da-da—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets rained toward Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could land, Loki shoved Thor aside, gathered energy in his scepter, and blasted one of the jet's turbines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Quinjet, crippled, began to trail black smoke and veered out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America gripped the jet's structure tightly, struggling to stabilize himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor, spotting the opportunity, surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists hammered into Loki in a flurry of brutal, bone-crunching blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soldiers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soldiers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each punch landed with crushing force, sending Loki reeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha and Barton guided the jet toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have to get to the top—now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth's survival was at stake. There was no time to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened the rear hatch, unstrapped their gear, and sprinted toward Stark Tower as soon as they landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooftop was the origin of this crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stop the invasion, the wormhole had to be closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ah. Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha, Barton, and Steve stood in a driveway in full gear, staring blankly at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive steel creature, easily 100 meters long, emerged from the wormhole—swimming through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Leviathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, legions of Chitauri warriors bellowed, a terrifying war cry echoing across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-pitched shriek rang out as Chitauri soldiers leapt from the Leviathan, landing on buildings and launching indiscriminate attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stark, did you see—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steve pressed his earpiece, staring in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw it... but I still can't believe it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Tony, with all his experience, was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen anything like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jets of flame roared from his hands and feet as he trailed the Leviathan, observing it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Banner? Is he still around?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Banner?\" Steve's voice was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me the second you know anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony understood instantly, then made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"J.A.R.V.I.S., help me find its weakness.\"'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*************************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can get access to early chapters on patr*on\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like my work and you want to support me then you can become my patron on patre*n.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My patr*on account is Lord_Immortal_0170\u003C\u002Fp>",881,"2026-06-06T09:11:28.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","a93c5c92b978a126b29c349e4a4f318153c24643383e358e6264440aa2519c8b","marvel-hunter-chapter-125","marvel-hunter-chapter-123",411,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-hunter-cover.jpg"]