After all this talk, let's go see that Mjolnir ourselves."
After Li Yue finished speaking, he saw that everyone was silent and couldn't help but interrupt their contemplation.
"So how are we going to get there?"
Captain America was the first to speak. He was also very interested in seeing what Mjolnir looked like.
"I'll go prepare the plane."
Natasha said, starting to walk out.
"No need. We'll take a faster 'mode of transport'."
Li Yue said with a smile, stopping Natasha. Natasha turned back, looking at Li Yue in surprise. What mode of transport could be faster than a plane? Could it be Stark's new technology?
Everyone looked at Li Yue curiously, wondering what he would do.
Li Yue stood up from the sofa, walked over to Natasha, and, under everyone's gaze, drew a circle in the air with his right hand.
Immediately, not far in front of Li Yue, a glowing circle, taller than a person and flickering with blue sparks, appeared. Looking through the circle, it was clear that the other side was an unfamiliar place.
"This is it. Let's go!"
Li Yue walked directly into the glowing circle. Among the stunned crowd, Tony was the first to react. He knew Li Yue had the ability to teleport, but this was the first time he had seen this particular trick, and he was quite curious.
However, he still pretended to be relaxed, walking step by step towards the glowing circle, not forgetting to tease Natasha, who was still frozen there.
"Surprised? Unexpected? Awkward?"
Hearing Tony's voice, Natasha, Coulson, and Captain America finally reacted. Seeing that nothing unexpected happened after Tony entered the glowing circle, they also walked towards the circle step by step.
Captain America was the second to enter the glowing circle, followed by Natasha, then Coulson. Just as Coulson crossed the circle, the blue glowing circle slowly shrank until it disappeared, leaving only faint blue sparks scattered by the wind.
They looked around and were surprised to find themselves standing on a hillside, below which a group of people were constructing some kind of fortification.
Coulson was all too familiar with this; these were all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had been dispatched to New Mexico to secure the site.
"So, we just stepped from Tony's villa to New Mexico?"
Everyone was incredulous. Although they had seen grand spectacles before, being able to transport people thousands of kilometers away just by drawing a circle was still quite shocking. If they hadn't experienced it themselves, many wouldn't believe it!
..."Coulson, I think you should explain it to them."
Li Yue saw a group of armed agents below, closing in on their direction, and couldn't help but remind Coulson, who was still looking around.
"Mr. Li Yue, leave it to me."
Coulson finally came back to his senses at Li Yue's reminder, then quickly stepped forward to meet the rushing agents.
"I'm Coulson, stand down!"
Coulson pulled out his ID and ordered the agents to stand down.
A person in black, holding a bow and arrow, approached Coulson.
"Agent Coulson, how did you get here?"
Hawkeye was a little curious because he hadn't heard any vehicle sounds, nor had he seen any cars or planes. Did they walk here? How was that possible?
"We'll talk about that later. First, take us to see that hammer."
Seeing Li Yue and the others approaching, Coulson spoke to Hawkeye.
"Follow me, sir!"
Led by Hawkeye, they arrived in front of the hammer, which was surrounded by heavy fortifications.
"Is this the hammer you tried everything to lift but couldn't?"
Looking at the not-so-large hammer on the ground, Tony was the first to speak.
"If you think you can do it, go ahead!"
Natasha retorted unceremoniously.
Tony said no more and walked directly towards Mjolnir, stretching and warming up as he went.
"Sir? Aren't you going to stop him…?"
Hawkeye didn't recognize Tony at this point, so he asked Coulson.
"No need!"
...Tony came to Mjolnir, rubbing his hands together, then placed one hand on the handle, exerting force. But he quickly put his other hand on it, using all his might, his expression frozen, yet the hammer showed no sign of moving.
Ultimately, Tony failed.
"How was it? It seems our Iron Man isn't so great after all; he can't even pick up a hammer."
Natasha mocked the returning, defeated Tony.
"JARVIS, activate Mark VII for me. Wait, also activate F-HK2. Target my current location."
Hearing Natasha's words, Tony was unwilling to give up. He pulled out his phone and instructed JARVIS...
Seeing Tony fail, Captain America couldn't help but feel a little eager. This was the first time he had seen such a strange object, so he walked up to give it a try.
Captain America came to the hammer's side and, unlike Tony, didn't warm up. He simply placed both hands on it and slowly increased his strength until he was using all his might.
As Captain America exerted more force, Li Yue's mind keenly noticed tiny arcs of electricity slowly flickering on the hammer. At the same time, the weather above began to change. After Captain America used all his strength...
The electrical arcs on the hammer became visible to the naked eye, a gentle breeze began to stir around them, and dark clouds slowly gathered in the sky.
Everyone stared intently at Captain America, who was straining. Coulson's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He desperately hoped Captain America could lift the hammer, as Li Yue had once said that whoever could lift the hammer would possess the power of Thor.
However, this phenomenon lasted only a few seconds before dissipating. The electrical arcs on the hammer also vanished, and the surroundings returned to calm.
Captain America ultimately failed to lift it. Li Yue wasn't quite sure why, but it was clear the hammer reacted to Captain America, yet he couldn't lift it at this time.
"All bark and no bite."
Tony muttered under his breath, a bit resentful. Why was there no unusual phenomenon when he tried to lift the hammer?
"Mr. Li Yue, aren't you going to try?"
Seeing Captain America also fail, Coulson couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still asked Li Yue.
Although Li Yue felt he definitely couldn't lift it (don't get the wrong idea!), hearing Coulson's words made him a little eager. He then slowly walked towards Mjolnir.
Li Yue placed his hands on the hammer's handle and slowly applied force. Li Yue's physique was already much stronger than Captain America's; at full power, he could lift a ten-ton boulder.
But even when Li Yue used all his strength, his feet sinking deep into the ground, the hammer still showed no reaction.
Li Yue couldn't help but feel a little disheartened; he really couldn't lift it (don't get the wrong idea!).
However, just as Li Yue was about to give up, a thought suddenly struck him: he had only used physical strength until now. What if he added his own energy?
Acting on the thought, Li Yue directly drew his blue spatial energy from his mental sea. The blue energy slowly flowed from his arms into his hands at a visible speed.
Then, an incredible thing happened. As the blue energy touched Mjolnir, the hammer was instantly lifted over Li Yue's head. Li Yue felt no resistance at all.
He nearly sat down from overexertion, but thankfully Li Yue reacted quickly and avoided making a fool of himself in public.
As Li Yue lifted Mjolnir, the sky was instantly covered by thick dark clouds, with flashes of lightning and thunder rumbling within them. An arm-thick bolt of lightning struck Mjolnir, which Li Yue held aloft, with lightning speed, and for a moment, electricity blazed.
This apocalyptic scene scared everyone, causing them to quickly move away from Li Yue, not daring to approach.
Looking at Li Yue, bathed in the dazzling lightning, everyone was filled with shock! They could hardly believe it. Was this the power of Thor?