Ghost-Spider Must Have Something Important!

"This scepter… you told me to let Dr. Selvig try it out… but I'm not a mage… I just used it a bit… and then…"

The girl stammered as she explained to her boyfriend, a trace of awkwardness and embarrassment flickering in her sapphire-blue eyes.

"Hmm..."

Ye Li pondered, holding the cane—cough, the scepter—for a moment, then understood what Gwen meant.

In short, it was a case of: 'Try it and you die'...

Ah... Not that extreme, but still...

Anyway. After Gwen used the scepter to cure Dr. Selvig's streaking habit, this esteemed astronomy professor developed another 'small' issue...

"It's fine, I'll go check on him later."

Ye Li decided to take a look at Dr. Selvig's condition later since it was, after all, his idea for Gwen to use the scepter on him.

"As long as you're here, it's all good~"

Gwen thought about how her boyfriend was now considered a recognized mage. He should definitely be able to use the scepter to fix the professor's abnormal behavior. She waved at Ye Li and said goodbye.

"I'll head out first~ I met Dr. Selvig as Ghost-Spider, so I can't reveal my identity. The rest is up to you, Li. See you tonight~"

With that, she took a few steps back into the shadows on the outer wall of the stairwell, slowly merging into them...

But—

A hand suddenly grabbed the girl's slender wrist, gently pulling her out of the shadow gate and into an embrace~

"Li, what are you doing~"

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave~"

"Aren't you supposed to go treat Dr. Selvig...?"

Ye Li caressed Gwen's soft waist, seductively whispering to the beauty, "No rush. We can first do something we love doing~"

"Hmm?"

Gwen gave a look of innocent surprise, her bright blue eyes wide open. She pointed at her slightly upturned pink lips with a finger and tilted her head slightly, "Heehee, are you addicted to this? My pervy boyfriend~"

Ye Li smiled, "That's not the only part I'm addicted to....."

The girl thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up, "Alright then~"

She wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's waist, lightly pushed off the ground, and fell into the shadows behind her—bringing him along.

Plop~

Like ripples on water, they emerged from a shadow on the ceiling, falling onto a soft, bouncy, pure white bed—bouncing slightly upon impact.

"Whoa~"

Ye Li landed on top of his petite girlfriend due to the falling direction, "You're getting better at using this ability."

The girl smirked proudly, "Of course, this is how I saved Dr. Selvig and the others..."

She then reminded him seriously, "Li, we agreed—if now, then not tonight... I can't handle two rounds with you in one day..."

"Without me, Jess and the others will have to suffer a lot~"

"I don't care about them... Besides, I'm not that amazing, stop exaggerating~"

…..

"Dr. Selvig Seems to Have a Problem."

Ian looked at the news about Dr. Selvig streaking and had a strange expression on his face. "Is what he's saying about celestial convergence true?"

"Cut him some slack."

Jane kindly defended her old friend, "Selvig isn't crazy. He doesn't want to be like this. It's just that his mind came into contact with a god....."

"A god?"

Ian put down his phone, suddenly interested. "Is this about the... New York battle that Lewis mentioned?"

"Exactly, intern. You don't know how dangerous that battle was..."

Lewis nodded seriously. "You probably won't believe this, but back then, while saving a child, an alien shot a huge hole through my stomach. But it only hurt for a moment, then—bam—I was completely fine again. My skin even became whiter and smoother. Pretty weird, huh..."

"Oh..."

Ian listened to his gorgeous mentor recount her heroic experience, completely stunned—feeling like he had just stumbled into a whole new world...

"Selvig!"

Jane spotted Dr. Selvig, who was supposed to meet with them, installing instruments alone. She called out, "Your research is progressing fast! Can you tell me more about the Nine Realms Convergence?"

"Jane, Darcy, you're here!"

Dr. Selvig was delighted to see the two outstanding female astrophysicists. "You're asking about the Nine Realms aligning? Of course! But we don't have much time left. Come over and help me set up the instruments while I explain."

Ian asked curiously, "Why don't we have much time left?"

"Because the convergence is about to start. It's happening today, and the focal point is right here... Thanks to Ghost-Spider, she saved my life and even got me here in time... Oh, and she used Loki's scepter to cure my mental issues. I'm really grateful to her..."

Selvig sighed in gratitude, then inserted a rod-like instrument into the grass before turning to Ian. "But she left earlier and hasn't returned. I'm not sure what she's doing—probably something important... Meanwhile, I'm struggling to set up these instruments on my own... By the way, kid, who are you? Can you give me a hand?"

"Uh... I'm Ian, Lewis's intern."

Even though Selvig said his mind was healed, Ian still felt that something was... off about him.

He hesitated, then reached out to touch the equipment—

"So, how do I install this? Do I just tie it together or—AHH!!"

Just as Ian was about to touch the instruments, Selvig's expression suddenly changed!

"DON'T TOUCH MY STUFF! LOKI!.... onwu!!"

He lost all reason, baring his teeth and lunging at Ian—his mouth even mimicking the growling of a dog protecting its food!

"WOT THE—!!"

Ian, his hand bitten, immediately yanked it out of Selvig's mouth. But seeing that the professor-turned-mad-dog was about to attack again, he bolted!

"Uh... what the hell..."

Watching Ian and Selvig chase each other, the two women were dumbfounded...

Jane: "Oh... my God... It's gotten this bad?"

Lewis: "Oh my gawd..."

They stood frozen for a second before quickly running after them.

…..

"Hey! Are you crazy? You asked me to help!"

Ian ran while nearly crying. He was just an intern—an unpaid one at that! How did he end up in this mess?

Lewis, running behind, suddenly stopped, patted her best friend's shoulder, and pointed ahead.

"Jane, doesn't that pig look kind of familiar?"

Jane: "?? Why are you worried about a pig right now?"

Up ahead, Ian also noticed a large, muscular pig munching on the grass. He didn't think much of it and simply ran around it—

But Selvig, with his bared teeth, was still chasing after him—

The Duroc pig saw his aggressive expression, and its eyes narrowed sharply—

Pig Hero! Justice Execution!!

Bang!!

As four pig hooves moved forward, Selvig was pushed out by a big pig snout...

Jane and Darcy widened their eyes in shock again...

.....

Clomp... clomp...

As someone slowly walked into the planetarium with a staff, they saw many people gathered around a spot, curiously watching something...

At the center of the crowd, pig squeals were occasionally heard... and also—

"Loki! Don't think I won't recognize you just because you've got big ears and a long nose now!!"

—shouted Dr. Selvig loudly...

"Excuse me, excuse me...."

Ye Li casually raised his staff and lazily patted the human wall blocking his way.

The sharp-looking tip of the Mind Staff made most people choose to step aside.

Some bold individuals curiously reached out, trying to grab the uniquely shaped staff—

"Is this a movie prop? You're not allowed to bring dangerous items here."

A 200-pound British strongman tried to grab the staff, saying smugly, "Hand it over! Or I'll call security and get you kicked out!"

'Seriously... that big and you're threatening with security?'

Ye Li chuckled and flicked his hand. The staff instantly transformed into a shorter cane, leaving the Brit grabbing at nothing.

"Wow! Is this magic?"

The British strongman immediately changed his attitude, "What kind of magic is this? So cool!"

Ye Li simply repeated, "Step aside."

"Ah.. ah... okay!"

The British strongman immediately moved aside and even used his large frame to help clear the way for Ye Li: "Move aside! Move aside!"

As the crowd parted.

Ye Li saw—

Selvig wrestling with a Duroc pig, tangled in a chaotic fight...

Jane and the others stood nearby, looking extremely anxious.

Lewis poked Ian: "Intern, hurry and pull Selvig away! He's a renowned astronomy doctor, this is too embarrassing..."

"I... I don't dare..."

Ian clutched his right hand with his left, fearfully saying: "I'm afraid he'll bite me again..."

"Tch... Useless. Guess I'll do it."

Lewis rummaged through her bag, pulled out her taser, and squinted as she aimed at the old man wrestling with the pig...

Pa.

A hand grabbed hers.

"Let me do it."

Ye Li pushed down the taser in Lewis's hand, "You bought a new one again? I'll get you a more advanced one next time."

Jane saw him and happily said, "Li, you're back."

Lewis pouted her full red lips, looking as if she had seen through something—

"Gone for half a day, where did you go play? And what is that in your hand...?"

"Something to free Selvig from his troubles."

Ye Li said as he approached Dr. Selvig.

"Hehehe! Make way!"

At that moment, Thor's loud voice rang from outside the crowd.

He carried a pile of food bags and approached with Sif and others, exclaiming in surprise: "Hey! We just went out to buy some food. What happened here? Is that Selvig?"

Selvig didn't notice him at all, biting down on the tough pigskin: "Loki! Your skin is pretty tough!"

"??... Selvig, stop biting the Duroc!"

Thor immediately stepped forward and pulled him away: "That's not my brother! It's just a pig!"

"Hiss... That's a bit intense..."

Ye Li was impressed as well. He raised his staff and tapped Selvig's forehead.

Wong~~

With a resonating hum.

The doctor finally regained his senses, spitting out in disgust...

He was actually quite lucky.

The Odin-blessed pig had only considered Selvig's actions as playful roughhousing and didn't take it seriously.

"Loki's staff? Nicely done, buddy!"

Thor, seeing that Selvig was fine, turned to Ye Li and said: "We came here as you suggested. Whether or not the Dark Elves show up, this place truly is a convergence point for the Nine Realms..."

"Of course..."

Ye Li tapped his staff toward the sky, signaling everyone to look up: "Look there, it's about to begin."

In the sky.

The illusions of the Nine Realms had already begun to manifest...

At the same time.

Flap flap flap———

A flock of strange, bird-like black creatures suddenly emerged from nowhere, flying just above the heads of the crowd.

This startled the previously entertained onlookers, and after seeing the strange phenomenon in the sky, many began to panic!

"What's happening!? Is that a mirage in the sky?"

"Where did those terrifying birds come from!?"

"Look at that! Doesn't it look like the New York space portal from the news?!"

"Are aliens invading here too!?"

"Let's run!!"

Clomp~ clomp~

"Hey, calm down."

Ye Li watched as people ran frantically in front of him. He tapped Thor's armor with his staff and told them: "Look who's here, the God of Thunder, a superhero. Why are you panicking?"

Hearing this, Thor smirked confidently and said: "That's right, I am Thor, the God of Thunder from Asgard. Protecting Midgard and the Nine Realms is our duty, so don't panic. I..."

"God of Thunder?"

"Who?"

"Never heard of him!"

"I've heard the name! He's from that... League of Parental Issues!"

Thor: "??...."

Due to Ye Li and the Jessica sisters' interference, along with the New York battle's final lightning storm disrupting communication, the Avengers' fame was not as legendary as in the original timeline. Naturally, the crowd didn't buy into Thor's reputation...

Seeing this, Ye Li sighed and tapped the ground with his staff. The power of the Mind Stone spread out, instantly calming the crowd.

Dr. Selvig also stopped gagging and said, "We need to act quickly!"

"Mm."

Ye Li nodded and instructed Jane and Lewis: "Jane, Darcy, stay here and help Selvig set up the equipment. He won't be a problem anymore."

"What about you?"

Jane sensed the meaning in his words: "Where are you going?"

"I'm taking Thor and the others somewhere else."