Chapter 21:
At this moment, the square in front of the Stuttgart Concert Hall at 28 Königsstraße was packed with people who had come to watch tonight's performance.
The music hall was also filled with local dignitaries and wealthy elites.
Loki walked straight down from the second floor of the hall, casually knocking over the bodyguard beside him. With one hand, he grabbed the shoulder of the concert hall manager and violently threw him onto the sculpture in the middle of the hall.
He took out something resembling a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it toward the manager's eye socket.
Blood immediately splattered everywhere.
"Ah!" The staff and guests inside the concert hall panicked and scattered. Those who were slightly braver hid to the side, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Hearing the commotion inside, the security guards outside also rushed in hastily.
"Bang!"
But in the eyes of others, the well-trained security personnel were like three-year-old children in Loki's hands — casually picked up and thrown away.
Looking at the terrified crowd in front of him, Loki stepped forward step by step.
At the same time, his appearance gradually changed. Golden armor slowly covered his entire body.
A powerful oppressive aura radiated from Loki, making everyone present tremble in fear.
At this moment, a familiar piano melody sounded from the speakers inside the concert hall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!" The piano music echoed throughout the entire building. The concert hall was instantly enveloped by this shocking rhythm.
The people in the hall also snapped back to reality from the music. Seeing Loki's appearance, they all trembled in fear.
Loki looked with satisfaction at the shivering people and shouted loudly:
"All of you, kneel!"
Hearing Loki's words, everyone subconsciously knelt on the ground.
"You Earthlings have been blinded by the temptation of profit and have long forgotten the slavish nature engraved in your bones. Today, I — the future king of Asgard — will teach you how to be the best slaves."
Loki shouted sternly, his eyes fixed tightly on the people kneeling on the ground.
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Hearing Loki's words, everyone present instantly became agitated.
"Be quiet, all of you!"
Upon hearing Loki's voice, the noisy crowd instantly fell silent.
Seeing how obedient everyone was, Loki couldn't help but reveal an evil smile.
But at this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly stood up from the back of the crowd.
He pointed at Loki and shouted loudly:
"We submit to no one! We will never submit to a madman like you!"
Hearing this, Loki reacted like a tiger whose tail had been stepped on. He instantly raised the Scepter in his hand, intending to erase the ant-like Earthling in front of him.
Just as the blue beam from the Scepter was about to hit the man, a familiar figure suddenly descended from the sky and blocked the fatal blow for him.
Looking at the suddenly appearing Captain America in front of him, Loki raised his hand and attacked again.
The result was once again skillfully blocked by Captain America using his shield.
Seeing that Loki still wanted to continue, Captain America no longer hesitated. After dodging Loki's several attacks in succession, he flipped over and arrived in front of Loki, intending to capture him.
However, as a mage, close-quarters combat was not Loki's strength.
So Loki quickly used an illusion to escape Captain America's entanglement. Just as he was about to launch a sneak attack from behind, he was interrupted by bullets from the Quinjet in the sky.
Loki looked at the Quinjet above and felt furious at its actions.
Seeing the blue beam about to hit the fighter jet, Alex Chen on the plane subconsciously used Magneto's ability. The Quinjet barely avoided the attack by a hair's breadth.
Seeing that the plane had almost been destroyed by Loki, Captain America immediately got up and continued to attack Loki.
Meanwhile, Black Widow's heart was not at ease.
There was no joy at having avoided destruction, nor was there any sigh of relief at their good luck. In her heart, there was only shock at the scene just now.
In that situation where it was completely impossible to control the plane to dodge, it seemed as if an invisible force had dragged the entire aircraft away from its original position.
But the only people on the plane were herself and Alex Chen.
Could it be that this Alex Chen was really hiding as deeply as Nick Fury had suspected?
Thinking of this, Black Widow couldn't help but glance back at Alex Chen.
Clearly sensing Black Widow's suspicious gaze, Alex Chen thought to himself that it was bad. He had been too agitated just now and might have accidentally exposed himself.
In the future, no matter what situation he encountered, he must remain calm. Alex Chen thought to himself.
But he couldn't entirely blame himself. After all, in a life-and-death moment, anyone's heart would waver.
"It seems I must be even more careful in the future," Alex Chen thought.
On the ground, the battle between Captain America and Loki was becoming increasingly intense.
Facing Captain America, whose heart was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, even Loki's mind control was unable to confuse him.
Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate where neither could do anything to the other, a rock music track suddenly played from the speakers on the Quinjet in the sky.
A familiar voice sounded in Black Widow's and Captain America's earpieces.
"Miss Romanoff, long time no see. And you too, kid."
Tony, wearing the Iron Man armor, landed beside Captain America.
"Hello, Captain. Nice physique."
"Hello, Mr. Stark."
Seeing the two of them ignoring him, Loki immediately became furious and raised his Scepter again to attack them.
But Jarvis's automatic reaction speed was faster than Loki's. Tony instantly raised his hands and fired repulsor beams from his palms, sending Loki flying. Captain America seized the opportunity to move in front of Loki and firmly pinned him down.
"You two bastards!"
Loki, who was pinned down, was so angry he could barely contain himself and tried to break free from Captain America's grip.
"Hmph!" Tony snorted coldly. He extended his right hand and punched Loki in the face.
Then the repulsor in his palm gathered energy again and aimed at Loki's face.
Seeing this, Loki no longer dared to resist and could only surrender obediently.
"Take him back and hand him over to that old bastard. Is our mission considered complete now?" Tony said to Captain America.
Captain America did not respond to Tony's complaint. He simply followed behind Tony, escorting the captured Loki toward the Quinjet.
Looking at Loki being captured by Tony and Captain America, Black Widow's heart did not relax. Her intuition told her that this matter could not be so simple.
Who was Loki? The God of Mischief in Norse mythology. He was the son of Odin, the king of the gods.
On the Quinjet, Captain America and Tony interrogated Loki for a long time, but they still couldn't get any useful information from him.
Just as Tony and the others were about to take Loki back to S.H.I.E.L.D., streaks of pale lightning illuminated the night sky here.
"What is that?"
"He's here…"
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