American Comics: Heaven's Reward

"Oh no!!"

"Once the energy inside explodes, many people will definitely die!"

"Even I may not be spared!"

Ever since gaining the Super Ability, Temperature Control hasn't really fought as a superhero yet.

And yet, to meet the nemesis Spider-man should have had, is definitely something Gwen has been eager for. She also wants to punish wrongdoers and eliminate evil, upholding justice like a hero.

Under the influence of George, she would occasionally teach a few scumbags a lesson.

But today's situation is beyond her comprehension and control.

Her Spider Telepathy, constantly sending her early warnings, is presenting a crisis she has never encountered before.

For a moment, she didn't know how to deal with it.

Now, after all, she is just a little girl who has just embarked on the road of superheroism, and she lacks the means and experience to deal with this crisis.

However, when she saw the disappearing figure of George Stacey, Gwen quickly made up her mind.

No matter how dangerous the front is, she will break in and save her father, even if the price is her life.

Thinking of this, Gwen put on the mask again, and rushed in when she saw the right moment, even ignoring the guards on the road, relying on her flexible positioning to avoid bullets.

Inside the base, Nick Fury also received news of an intrusion outside.

The opponent's body is flexible, and they can swing around in the sky at will using something.

Its purpose seems to be in this direction.

He just frowned, and after ordering the capture, he didn't care about it anymore.

The top priority is to solve the Tesseract issue.

If this matter is not handled well, everyone present will have to finish the game!

And now, all hope is placed on the god of magic.

He only hoped that this great god could be more reliable.

"Don't run away," Nick Fury muttered to himself, a thought crossing his mind.

People can open the portal to run at any time, but I can't!

Or... Or should I order a retreat?

The energy fluctuation of the Space Gem is getting higher and higher.

Eric was sweating profusely as he manipulated the machine. According to his knowledge, this kind of problem shouldn't have occurred, but now he couldn't turn off the energy at all.

This made him wonder if there was a bias in his memory, or a calculation error?

At this moment, the Tesseract's energy reached a peak.

A figure walked out from the portal.

Loki looked at the familiar place without any hesitation, he didn't even bother to take the Space Gem and went invisible directly.

Eric rubbed his eyes, seeing Loki disappear immediately after appearing. He was startled; "This is daytime hell?"

He subconsciously looked at the empty laboratory and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

At this moment, the figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and Loki tapped his chest with the scepter. Eric's glasses immediately lost their color.

"Leave the base immediately!" Loki murmured a word, before turning invisible again.

He let the Space Gem stay behind, and Yin 11 chased him away.

Because he knew that he couldn't take the Space Gem away.

Aaron has Heimdall to help, and with that powerful magic, he would catch him soon after he acquired the Space Gem.

Instead of going to a dead end, Loki decided to try a new solution.

He used the Space Gem to divert everyone's attention and then planned secretly, waiting until the Chitauri arrived to take down the Earth in one fell swoop!

This was also the plan he came up with temporarily. For this, he even added some materials in the test to make the Space Gem burst energy at a faster speed, building the portal.

The cost of reducing what should have been hours of work to less than half an hour was making the energy more unstable, violent, and difficult to restrain.

Once it erupted, it would cause unimaginable destruction.

For this, Loki had no psychological burden and even hoped that as many people as possible died.

The more they die, the more beneficial it is for him to control Earth.

After sending Loki off, since the Tesseract was not taken away, the portals were getting more unstable.

Yet the energy grew at an even faster rate.

Even small amounts of dissipated energy caused the whole base to crumble.

By the time Aaron brought everyone there, the portal had come to the brink of collapse.

"Where's Eric? Where did he go?" Nick Fury asked, scanning the empty scene.

"Dr. Eric just left, and we don't know where he went."

"What? He's done so much, and now he just leaves? Get him back immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

Aaron looked at the self-collapsing portal, his frown deepening.

Just now, he sensed a magical energy different from the Space Gem.

Although it only passed in a flash, he was sure that someone had been there.

That someone was definitely Loki!

But Loki hadn't taken the Space Gem this time and had chosen to leave directly.

Was he afraid of me?

Aaron thought for a moment and decided to give up on trying to track Loki down.

That makes no sense.

Suddenly, Aaron seemed to notice something, and when he looked back, he saw a figure flashing past in the distance.

If it weren't for his keen eyesight, ordinary people might not have caught it.

"Spider-Man?"

"No, wrong!"

"It doesn't feel like it!"

"Even if Spider-Man is mutated and exaggerated, it is impossible for his pectorals to be so... affected."

"It's so soft to the touch! It's so big! Is it a woman? A female spider?!"

Aaron subconsciously used Psychokinesis to touch it, his face becoming a little weird.

"Ah, there's a ghost!"

A sharp female voice came from the corner's shadows, and at the same time, a masked person in a white suit jumped out.

This sudden appearance drew everyone's attention.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes looked over, freezing Gwen in place.

Gwen realized something at that moment, turned her head mechanically, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I said I was here for sightseeing. Do you believe me?"

Her excuse was weak, and she had to come clean. "Okay, let me tell the truth: there are ghosts here!"

Everyone remained silent.

"What I said is true, there are really ghosts here!"

"Just now, an invisible thing suddenly touched..."

Gwen quickly covered her mouth. How could she say such things in front of so many people?

After three seconds of silence, Gwen smashed the jar.

"Forget it, whatever you think, I'm only here to stop the impending explosion."

"See if I can be of any help."

"You're Gwen?!" Aaron started.

"Why... no! My name is not Gwen!"

Gwen quickly realized what she'd just said. As a superhero, revealing her true identity could lead to revenge from wicked individuals.

"My name is... Spider-Woman! Yes, Spider-Woman!" she hastily corrected.

Listening to Gwen's fumbling response, the old foxes exchanged knowing glances.

Gwen... Spider-Woman? Another new superhero?

"That... Can you guys let me take this away? It looks like it's going to explode!" Gwen pointed at the Space Gem.

"No!" Aaron shook his head.

"Why not? If you don't take it away, the explosion will have even worse consequences!" Gwen urged, anxiety creeping in.

But in a rush, she didn't make any sudden moves. From the group of people in front of her, she felt more than one powerful threat.

It seemed that as soon as she acted, she'd be struck down.

Especially by Aaron and a woman in red—this feeling was especially strong.

They seemed to be the source of her first sense of crisis.

If she guessed correctly, the other party was the culprit behind the Washington incident. The "demon" who killed thousands of soldiers in an instant!

Gwen couldn't understand the reasoning behind killing Deadman.

To her, superheroes should assist the police in apprehending criminals, with their trial left to the law.

Moreover, it was the army, supposedly representing "justice," that was killed this time.

She was a little scared of Aaron.

But Gwen still mustered the courage to puff her chest and face him. She needed to project the image of a superhero who would never give in to darkness.

"Because it is my goal. You don't want to take it away," Aaron said firmly.

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the Space Gem.

The energy surged violently after Gwen's interruption. If it wasn't handled soon, it would explode.

He couldn't allow such waste.

He reached directly into the surge of energy, which had already been on the brink of collapse.

Bright light filled the entire field of vision.

Is this reckless?!

Many thought, stunned. They had imagined how the God of Magic would solve the portal's collapse, but they never expected such brute force.

No skill at all.

This (chdf) trick directly angered the hornet's nest. The energy went berserk.

Gwen felt the most intensely. Her Spider Telepathy became ill.

She trembled slightly—a reaction to impending death.

But death did not come.

The light quickly dimmed.

The violent energy did not sweep everything.

When they looked again,

All the energy was rushing madly into Aaron's arms.

The blue and golden rays intertwined in heavenly beauty.

They were saved!

The God of Magic had restrained the power!

Sif and Amora exchanged smiles, raising their necks proudly. This was their companion—able to suppress a destructive explosion with just a gesture!

"Is this absorbing power from the Tesseract?"

"Phil Coulson's earlier reports were true; the other party can really absorb all the energy to improve himself!"

"If there's no limit to this absorption, how terrifying will he become?"

"Ten times stronger? A hundred times?"

Nick Fury's expression twitched. He was terrified.

Today's Aaron was beyond what they could handle. One day, who would be able to stop him?

He's practically a bug-level existence!

But Nick Fury suspected this absorption must have a limit.

If there were no limits, Aaron could absorb the energy of a fixed star.

That alone would make him capable of destroying Earth.

So either the absorption has a cap,

Or he doesn't have the ability to access fixed stars...

But no matter what, it was just a guess.

Nick Fury observed as Aaron quickly converted the absorbed energy.

Before long, all the energy needed to construct the portal had been absorbed. The Tesseract was removed. Problem solved!

Far away, the moment the energy disappeared, Loki looked back, regretful.

He knew that Aaron must have made the move. Only he could solve the problem caused by the Space Gem so easily.

Sure enough, he was the only Asgardian he recognized.

"I will not lose to you!"

"I will prove that I am no worse than anyone!"

"Neither Thor nor Father is better than me!"

Loki secretly swore he would improve his magic, take down Earth, and make those who doubted him regret it!

Once the Space Gem problem was solved, Aaron intended to return to Asgard.

And perhaps gather magical knowledge from energy duplication.

He was also contemplating whether to find a researcher to build a device to extract Space Gem energy.

The energy within is far beyond planet-level.

It might contain as much energy as an entire universe!

It's not comparable to the Casket of Ancient Winters or Eternal Fire.

It even surpasses most dimensional energies.

If fully absorbed, it could elevate one's power to a whole new level.

But for now, Aaron wouldn't dare try to control the energy of the Space Gems.

Even with LV7 Energy Absorption, managing infinite gem energy was still risky.

For now, he could continue absorbing it.

During WWII, HYDRA used the Space Gem to develop energy weapons, and now Eric had learned to create portals from Loki.

This meant he could access energy from the Gem continuously.

It only required technical knowledge and some equipment.

Aaron debated whether to outsource this to someone else, but reconsidered.

Could they be trusted with it?

Only someone like Tony Stark, a top-tier genius, would be capable of handling such technology.

Maybe he should do it himself?

With his abilities, he could surpass all genius researchers if he wanted to.

He'd make progress as he absorbed knowledge.

This fleeting thought crossed his mind before he dismissed it.

For now, his priority was improving his magical abilities, not learning new scientific knowledge.

Aaron sighed.

He still wasn't sure how to proceed with his quest to enhance his intelligence.

After some thought, he decided to take the Space Gem and return to Asgard.

"Let's go."

Aaron opened a portal and took Sif and the others out of the base.

Nick Fury and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The great god had finally left...

And nothing else went wrong.

But when Nick Fury and his team rejoiced, Gwen snuck back into the shadows, hurrying away.

She had memorized Aaron's appearance.

She had a premonition that they would meet again.

Thinking of the "demon," Gwen was still a little scared.

Also thankful for Aaron's departure are the magicians of Kamar-Taj.

All divisions breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the active energy index in New York drop and Aaron opened the portal to leave Earth.

The Washington District was saved, and so was New York City.

Their holy place, all right!

It was a thrilling day!