Chapter 85 Loki accidentally enters the "Desert Temple"
America · Mojave Desert · SHIELD Base · [Sandbox]

As night fell, indicator lights flickered faintly outside the base, and Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., drove slowly into the base in his own car.

At this moment, the alarms and announcements resounding throughout the base indicated that something terrible was about to happen...

"Attention everyone, the retreat order has been confirmed!"

A large number of SHIELD agents and soldiers were evacuating from the base, leaving in transport vehicles, and precious research materials, valuable experimental equipment and everything else that could be taken away were loaded...

Nick Fury soon met with his right-hand man Phil Coulson.

As soon as they met, Nick Fury asked the most crucial question directly.

“How bad is it right now?”

"That's the problem, Chief. We just don't know."

So the two of them quickly took the orbital elevator, and Phil Coulson, who was standing by, spoke quickly, reporting the current situation while following Nick Fury to the secret laboratory:
"Four hours ago, Dr. Selvig detected a powerful energy released by the Cosmic Cube."

"Out of consideration for unknown threats, the anomalous item containment experts from the UEP on site discussed with us and did not allow Dr. Selvig to continue the test."

"But then something unexpected happened, and we hadn't done any proactive testing at all,"

"The [Cosmic Cube] released energy 'autonomously'."

Nick Fury remained expressionless and continued speaking.
"Did it just start up on its own without any warning?"

"Yes, and the energy level is still rising. Dr. Selvig is unable to shut down or stop the abnormal condition of the Cosmic Cube."

Coulson also looked helpless.

"So, in order to avoid heavy casualties, we issued an order to evacuate."

Then, Nick Fury turned around and gave Coulson instructions.
"Go get our people out now, as fast as possible!"

Soon, Coulson turned and trotted away, leaving only his lieutenant, Agent Maria Hill, to follow Nick Fury to the classified laboratory.

Seeing his director coming, Dr. Eric Selvig hurried forward.

"Doctor, what's going on now?"

"It's terrible, Chief. The energy level of the Cosmic Cube is still rising, and we can't stop it."

"According to Captain Steve Rogers' recollections and based on some of our existing research results, we have reason to suspect that the other end of the Cosmic Cube is connected to an unknown place."

"So what do we do now?"

At this moment, the man who had been standing silently by the side, wearing a white uniform with the UEP logo on his collar, walked up to Nick Fury.
"We have applied to headquarters for the use of the derivative of [UEP-023 "Ender Box"]."

"what is that?"

"I'm sorry, I don't have the authority to review the detailed report, but based on the partially declassified information provided by the headquarters and the guidance of professional exception handling experts."

"We successfully built something called a 'pressure plate trap.'

Looking in the direction pointed by the UEP task force, Nick Fury saw a scene that confused him.
The device responsible for controlling the [Cosmic Cube] was placed on an independent platform.

This is a typical square platform with a side length of 9×9 meters, made entirely of alloy. In the center is a slightly protruding square thin plate with a side length of 0.8 meters and a stone texture.

Under the thin plate is a huge cube that looks like some kind of crude and inferior material, with a side length of one meter.
The whole body is red, and it seems to be bound together by countless long tubes of uniform thickness, surrounded by a thick long white cloth, on which three letters can be vaguely seen. "TNT"

Nick Fury was shocked, but still didn't understand it, and couldn't help but ask,
"What the hell is this!?"

The UEP task force also answered very patiently.
"We do not know the nature of this anomalous object."

"All these things were taken out from [UEP-023 "Ender Box"]. You can't even imagine that these things appeared out of thin air."

"The good thing is, it seems to be harmless, relatively speaking."

"According to the test, this so-called TNT cannot be "activated" by any means we use, and the pedal is also indestructible. It may be that we have not found a way to destroy it."

"We combined the two and triggered them in an accidental experiment,"

"It caused a terrible explosion. Even though the experimenters around us had already put on the most advanced protective equipment, we could still clearly feel that we were 'injured'."

After listening to the UEP task force's long speech, Nick Fury nodded with some understanding, and just when he was about to ask further questions,

The Cosmic Cube, which had been quiet all this time, suddenly emitted a sharp buzzing sound, and the equipment and the ground in the laboratory began to vibrate.
"Om-"

A thick, long, azure blue beam shot out from the Cosmic Cube, forming a deep, vortex-shaped portal at the end.

Finally, accompanied by an invisible energy shock wave, the [Cosmic Cube] returned to calm.

But a figure quietly appeared on the platform. Loki smiled evilly and looked at the humans who were slowly surrounding him.
But I heard a "click" sound under my feet, accompanied by a "sizzling" sound.

Loki didn't care about the Asgardians' confidence in their physical bodies. He was about to speak.
"Boom-"

There was a loud explosion, accompanied by white "snowflakes" that scattered in the air like pixel particles.

At that moment, Loki was completely stunned, and severe pain came from all over his limbs.

"How can these ants hurt God!?"

But as the number one wizard in the Nine Realms, he quickly used magic, raised his scepter, and moved in space.

As if it was fate, Hawkeye Barton, who was not far away, raised his bow and arrow and shot at Loki.
But Loki still kept a smile on his face. He flashed in front of Hawkeye Barton, raised the Mind Scepter in his hand, and gently tapped his chest.
In an instant, Hawkeye Barton was under control.

Nick Fury, who was not far away, seemed to be stared at by NTR eyes, his eyes full of shock.
But he quickly took out the [Cosmic Cube] from the device and put it into a safe briefcase.

The "object" above the laboratory that was constantly twisting and releasing strong energy fluctuations gradually attracted everyone's attention.
"It looks like time is running out."

Loki looked up at Barton, who shot Nick Fury without saying a word.
In an instant, Nick Fury collapsed to the ground, his face full of pain and unwillingness.

Then, Loki left the place with Dr. Eric Selvig and Hawkeye Barton, who were also easily manipulated, and most importantly, the metal suitcase containing the [Cosmic Cube].

Nick Fury, wearing a bulletproof vest, stood up only after a short period of adjustment to the pain.

He removed the bullet embedded in the bulletproof vest and limped out of the base, while continuously issuing orders through the communication device.

The twisted portal that had been hovering above the laboratory suddenly released a strong gravitational force after a moment, like a black hole, quickly swallowing up all the surrounding matter.
The entire base also began to "break" as time went on, collapsing inwards...

　At this time, the higher-dimensional beings were furious, "Fuck, why is there a bug again?", "Where are the trap materials in my ender box?"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)