【Hammer Base】Until the Abyss

The name reported on the phone made everyone startled, Dr. Hancock Walker, the owner of this name should have died five years ago in the sea off Jotunheim.

"Listen, I only have 3 minutes, can you open the one-way video connection?" The old man on the communicator said again.

Loki finally nodded.

The doctor's image appeared in the center of the room. He was wearing a white coat, and he still looked as chunky as he remembered, but he was much older and haggard than ten years ago.Because of the one-way video, there is no focus in his eyes.

"As you can see, I am still alive. I have been forced to stay in the Antarctic laboratory all these years. Thanos announced that I am dead. My business is not important. I contact you today to eliminate Thanos with you." He Straight to the point.

"I know you don't trust me at all, it doesn't matter, just reach a common goal. Thanos killed my daughter, her name is Elena Mitchel, a member of SakaarScrapper."

"I've missed a lot of things..." the doctor took a deep breath, "but I won't let this mistake continue, and Elena won't want to see this, so I want to cooperate with you. A detailed map of the base is sent to you. I have been helping to perfect the infinite stone system in this base for five years. Please believe me, I also do not want to see half of the world's people die. If you want, we will mark the location at the coordinates in 14 hours Meet, this is our last chance."

There was a light beep, and KNOWHERE received a multi-dimensional map and related information.

Afterwards, the doctor simply cut off the communication.

The call time was 2 minutes and 27 seconds.

The sudden contact was like a stone stirring up thousands of waves. For a while, only the voice of verifying information could be heard in the main control room of KNOWHERE.

"Elena Mitchel." Valkyrie turned around, "There is this person."

She projected the data on the computer.The electronic data shows an extremely young girl, her eyebrows and eyes are three to four points similar to Dr. Walker. She was only 26 years old when she died in battle. She was an ordinary SakaarScrapper soldier who joined four years ago. The position she is in is completely worthless as a spy. .She was killed in a small-scale guerrilla warfare 16 months after joining.

"The map should be real too." Banner interjected.

The multi-dimensional three-dimensional map is clear and detailed, showing that the base is located 700 meters below the Antarctic continent, with a total of ten floors, including the functions of each room and the connecting paths of different areas.

Loki tried to adjust the map back and forth with his fingers for comparison.

The matrix operation can compare the drawings in the encrypted folder with the three-dimensional map given by Dr. Walker in the shortest time.70% of the sketches are indeed the prototype of the Antarctic base structure.

It seems that everything Dr. Walker said is not false, only the problem now is——

Are they going to continue.

This is the question that lingers in everyone's mind.

The unexpected result of the international court, the absolute strength shown by Thanos, and the sudden turn for the worse within 24 hours cast a shadow over everyone's mind.

In fact, before arriving at KNOWHERE, more than one government has already interrupted their cooperation with them-the governments have thought of a way, but among the hundreds of proposals proposed, it is almost impossible to achieve it. Thanos kidnapped the entire Earth.

Even when Thor spoke to Asgard for the last time, the chairman of Asgard gave the following answer.

"The President is trying to negotiate with Thanos while keeping the people's best interests in mind."

The implication of this sentence is no less than preparing to surrender.

With powerful enemies, non-existent allies, and Dr. Walker, who is not sure whether he is sincere or not, how much chance do they have of winning?

"So guys, are we going to join the project, with Dr. Walker?" Tony asked.

KNOWHERE's main control room fell silent.

First of all, even if the information is the same as the real one, it doesn't mean it's not a scam. Dr. Walker has a criminal record.Secondly, even if they decide to participate, what is the chance of winning?In the international court, the governments of various countries have made perfect preparations, and Thanos can still retreat unscathed.This time, the Rebels will go to Thanos' home field alone, the cold Antarctic without backup.

If death can be exchanged for victory, there is no one present who is greedy for life and afraid of death.The question is, even if you are not afraid of sacrifice, will sacrifice definitely bring you victory?

"No, can we survive the Infinity Stones project? Even if we are alive, would we be willing to live a life of never-ending exile? Or do we want to survive under Thanos' inhumane rule?" Thor said in a deep voice, "Regardless of whether it is true or not, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we should do our best."

"You have to know that this action is no different from suicide." GrandMaster fell into the sofa.

"Only if Idie." Alpha replied.

"Iagree." Loki stood firmly beside him.

Silence spread in the house, until suddenly someone said——

"Notabadidea."

"Countmein."

"Take me."

There are more and more such voices, and in the end, they are firmly written on everyone's face.

"Looks all right." Thor grinned.

They all know that this decision is hasty, no one is not afraid, death, parting and failure can always arouse the deepest fear in the human heart.But there are always things that need to go beyond fear and do it with your life.

Since they are all dead, at least they have to die on the journey infinitely close to victory.

"I suggest we start now, time is running out." Loki looked around at the crowd, "The safer way is to divide into three groups."

"Are you worried that the Antarctic base isn't the only trigger?" Tony asked.

"There can't be the only trigger point. Thanos is a lunatic who is extremely cautious and never stops. The plan for the Antarctic base is the biggest lesson. If he dies, it will cause the Antarctic to melt. I believe it is not difficult for countries to come up with a catch He then ensured that his brain and heart survived, but the extreme means of destroying the body, Thanos will not let this kind of mistake. So for him, the safest thing is to hide in the Antarctic base himself, and reserve another activation switch in it Schett."

"Dr. Walker's information did say that he appeared in Antarctica after leaving the International Court of Justice. You also mentioned that Neschet is his military rear. In other words, he, the Antarctic base and Neschet may be It’s all kick-off points.”

Loki nodded in agreement: "That's what it means."

"Okay, I'll take people to Neschet, and call Fandral to show me the way. You know Thanos better, and lead people to the South Pole. GrandMaster, Banner and Steve, please hold the rear, and try to contact the Alliance while providing technical support country, provide effective military support." Tony quickly worked out a battle plan.

No one objected to this arrangement.

Soon, all the most advanced equipment was moved to two stealth fighters, KNOWHERE left the necessary personnel, Thor and Tony each led a team to the South Pole and Neschet.

The Sea God fighter jet tore through the night sky, passed through the clouds and waves, and flew towards the Antarctic at the fastest speed.

Thor was replaced by Natasha and walked into the cabin. Loki is standing on the table in the middle of the cabin, checking the combat equipment, including the bulletproof and constant temperature combat uniform, the capsule escape tool set, the communication and positioning watch, the miniature smoke bomb, the anesthesia bomb, the humanoid necklace and so on.

The high pressure and tension since the last day made Omega thinner, and Thor saw it.But he knew that he had taken medicine, so he didn't persuade him to rest.

They are now not only partners, but also comrades-in-arms.

"You told me before that the Jotunheim authorities tried to contact you?"

"Yeah, they want to award me a first-class merit medal in recognition of my outstanding contributions to fighting Thanos in recent years." Loki raised his lips, "How about it, do you want to promise them?"

Thor suppresses a laugh.

Before the opening of the International Court of Justice, all countries are full of confidence in the hearing, as if they have seen the grand occasion of dividing up the spoils.The cunning Jotunheim naturally would not give up this opportunity, they tried to contact Loki, and once it was proved that Loki was a national agent, Jotunheim became the front line of "persistently fighting against Thanos".

"They even stopped the JNSA, but when Thanos showed up at the International Court of Justice, the contact stopped."

Thor originally wanted to ask if you would mind?But seeing Loki's eyes, those eyes were clear and bright, he didn't say anything.

Loki handed the cleaning tool forward, and Alpha naturally took it to help.

After ten years of acquaintance, they have already tacitly understood that they can communicate with each other with just one look and one movement.Perhaps when they were in the Tonga prison, no one thought that they could put down their hatred and come together with the past; when Loki was truly sober at home in Neschet, no one thought that they could really escape from the magic den and have a future.But now that they have come here side by side, no difficulty will make them shrink back.

Together they packed the equipment into four backpacks, Loki asked suddenly as they pulled the packs up.

"Can this thing be useful? It's a waste of our efforts."

"Maybe it can save lives at critical times."

The Omega nods, and Thor gathers his fingers into his palms, their foreheads touching.

The joy in bitterness ended quickly, and as time passed, the riots in the outside world became more and more intense, and when Thanos' public support rate was approaching 28%, they arrived at the South Pole.

The Poseidon fighter jet rubbed against the sea surface, stirring up a tall white wave, which floated on the sea surface 10 kilometers away from the coordinates.

Thor pushes open the rear hatch.

"Let's go."

Four people jumped into the ocean one by one, and the icy sea water quickly wrapped them up.

In addition to Thor and Loki, their group also includes Natasha, an experienced female spy, and Clinton, a sharpshooter known as Hawkeye.They aim to cooperate with Dr. Walker's plan to prevent Thanos from melting the South Pole, and if possible, kill Thanos completely.

According to Dr. Walker's information, Thanos appeared at the Antarctic base 30 hours ago, but it is uncertain where in the base and whether he left again.

They dived into the deep sea with their underwater thrusters.

This huge Antarctic base is hidden in an abyss 700 meters underground, almost reaching the limit of human diving.It has a super defense system, and any submarine that gets close to it will be sunk.

This is actually a collection of many ruins during the Cold War. More than 80 years ago, two major powers competed to build a huge underground nuclear test facility for storing and burying nuclear materials.Later, these bases were gradually abandoned, and Thanos selected a few of the strongest ones, and rebuilt them after they were connected.

This information is all ironic: the inhumane nuclear site has finally come in handy.

Many marine creatures unique to Antarctica swim by. If it is not for the mission of saving the world, the quiet ocean will even make people feel peaceful.As the dive got deeper, the target got closer, and the distant ice shelf gradually became clear. In the part where the sun couldn't reach, the faint light of the searchlight reflected the austerity and coldness of the huge ice shelf.

Thor looked at the coordinates on the watch and gestured.

According to his instructions, everyone gave up their propellers and stuck their bodies on the ice shelf as much as possible.They have to enter from the designated entrance, although there is only a ventilation hole, there are still defensive devices.

They pressed their bodies tightly against the iceberg, approaching it a little bit, and finally arrived at the top of the entrance 20 minutes before the appointed time.

Natasha took out the detection device from her waist and slowly lowered it. The red light on the device was on, and the report of the distance between the defense devices came from the earphones. Fortunately, it was enough for one person to pass through.Afterwards, with Loki in the lead and Hawkeye in the rear, the four slid into the entrance from above against the iceberg.

They waited in the pipeline, so quiet that only the sound of their own panting in the helmet could be heard in the terrifying deep sea.

The green light on the watch shows two lines of time, one is the real time and the other is the countdown.

『32:52:15』, this is all they have left.

Fortunately, Dr. Walker opened the pipe on time, and saw the water baffle behind them drop, the water in the pipe they were in was quickly emptied, and the trap door above their heads was pulled open.

Thor climbed out of the tunnel first.

Seeing Dr. Walker again, Thor and Loki's mood is undoubtedly complicated.However, there was no time to catch up on the old days, and the doctor simply nodded and handed out four white coats from his backpack.

"Put them on," he said simply.

The seawater on the constant-temperature combat uniforms dried up quickly. After putting on white coats and disguising themselves as scientific researchers, they followed Dr. Walker into the Antarctic base.

This place is far more spectacular than they imagined, a world of science and technology that seems to be built in ice, everywhere the eyes can see is the azure luster reflected by the ice, revealing a sense of inorganic technology.The ten-story base is full of various research rooms, laboratories, and observation rooms. Most of the personnel here are high-tech talents kidnapped by Thanos in the past ten years.

They are mainly divided into two groups. One group specializes in human life sciences and is committed to improving the "Infinity Stone" system; the other group is studying energy and energy consumption, developing stable nuclear fusion reactions, and reducing the reactor infinitely.

But these are not the most amazing, Thor and Loki they soon saw that thing——

It is placed in a huge patio, or in other words, the entire Antarctic base is built around it.The barrel-shaped patio shell is an amorphous nano-alloy with a thickness of 10m, which is transparent and anti-radiation. The alloy perfectly encloses a huge light sphere in the middle.

Yes, an orange-yellow ball of light ten stories in diameter hovers there quietly and warmly, but everyone knows its true power.

"Artificial sun..." Loki couldn't help but look into the patio, "Thanos really created controlled nuclear fusion."

"It was researched two years ago." Dr. Walker clenched his fists. "I tried to persuade him to terminate the plan of the Infinity Stones. After all, with controllable nuclear fusion, the energy is almost inexhaustible. He But still insist on going his own way: for the progress of mankind, selection and radical transformation are inevitable."

"Tell me about your plan." Thor cut him off.

Dr. Walker nodded.

"Actually, you need to know that Thanos can't easily melt Antarctica. Most of the coastal cities are economically developed areas. Enmity with half of the human beings on the earth is not conducive to future rule. So he is just using Antarctica to threaten all mankind. As long as we If this threat can be eliminated, his armed forces will not be difficult to eradicate."

Thor nodded: "Indeed, how exactly?"

"You must have seen the maps and materials. This base is located deep in the bedrock of the ice sheet in the southeastern part of Antarctica. There is a natural furnace formed by hydrothermal circulation above our heads. Even if there is no artificial sun, it is already half full. the size of Ireland."

"stove?"

"Yes, it is the combined result of the radiation bedrock left over from the Cambrian period and hydrothermal circulation." The doctor made an oval-shaped gesture, "You can imagine that the glacier has an oval-shaped belly, which is filled with hot water. of boiling water and magma."

"Jesus!" Hawkeye scratched his hair.

"What Thanos really wants to use is not a thermonuclear drill. A head-to-head collision between the drill and the ice will not have that effect. His real idea is to start the artificial sun and use the huge energy released by nuclear fusion to instantly expand the furnace above our heads. At that time, the hot boiling water and magma will quickly spread to the entire Antarctic along the glacier cracks, and with the assistance of more than 300 drill bits, 50% of the glaciers in Antarctica will turn into water within 90 hours."

"So that's the source of everything." Loki looked at the huge ball of light.

"Yes, to stop Thanos, we must extinguish the sun."

Turning off the artificial sun is not just a matter of pressing a few buttons.

"Come with me." Dr. Walker said.

They quickly walked along the secret passage to a door. The doctor opened the door with authority, entered the courtyard, and then went down the steps.They went down to about one floor high, and they walked into a passage. The heat wave blowing against their faces showed that they were very close to the artificial sun.

"Be careful, there are guards." Dr. Walker stopped them.

Almost following the words, two robot guards slid across the corridor with their guns in hand, and a group of five crouched in the shadows holding their breath.

Natasha wondered: "Not a living person?"

"Thanos believes in these unrelenting machines." Dr. Walker sneered, "The security here is not strict. It is far away from the Antarctic and there is no means of transportation. Weak scholars can't escape at all. With the solid shell and heavy weapons , the interior is only equipped with more than 100 robot guards and a dozen mercenaries."

"It's much easier to handle," the female spy commented.

"No, it's not the guards that caused the difficulty." Dr. Walker said and took out a special flashlight from the pocket of his white coat. When the robot disappeared from view, he took a flashlight to the end of the passage.

For a moment, the light spot of the flashlight shines on the artificial sun, but the light spot does not fall on it, but scatters a lavender spot at a certain distance.Along with Dr. Walker shaking his wrist, everyone found that there was faint purple light wherever the flashlight touched. Those lights formed a hexagonal piece connected together, like a huge electromagnetic net.

"The neutron ray net, in addition to separating radiation, also has the function of cutting. Even if a finger is inserted into it, it will be cut in half immediately, not to mention the whole person. What's more, the nuclear fusion sun in the semi-forbidden state also has 800 ℃."

"Is there a way to turn it off?" Thor asked.

Since the doctor can explain the pros and cons, there must be a solution.

The white-haired old man nodded: "Yes, that's why I invited you here. I can't do it alone anyway."

There are three steps required to extinguish an artificial sun.

First, Loki and Dr. Walker went to the security department to obtain the eye scan of the Minister of Security. He is the leader of the mercenaries. Only by combining his iris with Dr. Walker's authority can the neutron ray network be closed.At the same time, Natasha and Clinton need to go to the control center to monitor the situation and modify the patrol path of the robot guards at the right time.In the end, the doctor will use the system to spray hypnotic gas, put all the researchers to sleep, cool down the device, and then Thor will climb into the core of the sun, destroy it manually, and terminate everything.

There is a huge risk hidden in this plan: they don't know if Thanos and Obsidian will be in the Antarctic base.

So they can only take risks, and killing Thanos is not the first priority.Only by extinguishing the nuclear fusion device, so that Thanos cannot kidnap the earth, can the Infinity Stones project be terminated.

To do so, no expense must be spared.

Loki adjusted the camouflage necklace again, and he chose the head model of a researcher whose height and face shape were similar to his own.This necklace has the same function as the 3D head model camouflage stud earrings used by Thor, only more natural.After doing this, he squeezed his partner's hand vigorously, turned around and stepped into the experimental area with Dr. Walker.

He is the first step in the action plan.

Fortunately, with a doctor leading the way, they don't need to avoid the monitor, they just need to pretend to chat.

The leather shoes stepped on the gray-blue floor tiles, making a crisp sound like hitting the ice layer, which invisibly magnified the emptiness and tension.

To ease the atmosphere, Loki asked, "Why are you looking for us?"

"Probably because you two are the most reliable people I've ever met." Dr. Walker replied.

This answer stunned the skinny agent: "A reliable person who was almost killed by you in West Timor?"

"I'm sorry, that's the condition Thanos agreed to save my daughter." The old man with white hair sighed, "Elena has chronic organ failure. I threatened Thanos that if he didn't save my daughter, he would stop the infinite gem system So when I went back to West Timor to pick up Elena, he sold me out to the government. He knew my daughter couldn't afford to wait, so he threatened me in turn to find out who might have discovered his in prison plan, and come back to work for him obediently, so as to save my daughter."

Loki glances sideways at him.

"But I was wrong." Dr. Walker smiled bitterly, "Elena did get treatment, but her happiness only lasted until she found that all her organs came from people like her. I tried to explain, after the calculation of the infinite gem system , Those people are wasting their lives, but she can have a better future."

"You are not God, how can you decide who should live and who should die?"

"She asked me that too." Dr. Walker turned to look at the black-haired agent, "She asked me that too."

Loki saw the pain in those old eyes, and he finally softened his tone: "So she joined the Resistance?"

"Yes, by the time I knew she was not only a SakaarScrapper fighter, she was also captured by Thanos."

"and then……?"

The half of the doctor's face was in the shadows: "She was shot three times, Thanos asked me to watch it, and put her in front of me..." His chest heaved several times, "He kept her brain and eyeballs, Just put it in the incubator in the office, and if I don't continue to work, I will destroy that too. But I think that Elena is not alive like that."

Loki reached out and patted the old man's shoulder.

"Here we are," said Dr. Walker.

The topic is terminated here. Compared with the world, the doctor's sadness is just an insignificant corner.

Loki tapped the built-in earphone three times, and there was a quick response from Natasha. She and Clinton had successfully arrived at the control center, and when he got the eye certification, he would suspend the robot guards near the sun.

"You wait for me here," the agent said.

Although Dr. Walker did not have asthma and had been on the battlefield when he was young, he was over sixty after all, and he still needed technical support in many places. It is better to leave the work of clearing the security captain to professional agents.

Loki adjusted the camouflage necklace, and after confirming that the doctor was concealed, he rang the electronic doorbell of the security room.

What he needs to do is to pretend to be a researcher, kill him after gaining the trust of the other party, and capture the eyeball for verification.

The door slid open left and right.

Loki looked up.

However, behind the door, there stood a person he never dreamed of.

He was a tall man, strong and tall, with dark skin and harsh facial features. His eyes were full of sternness and coldness. He looked down from above.

Loki never expected to meet his master officer, the head of the JNSA, the culprit who sent him to perform Tang's prison mission, his nightmare in the first half of his life-Adolph Cook.

"What's the matter, Dr. Hiddleston?" the man asked.

"Boom..."

"Boom!"

Loki's heart was beating extremely fast, he couldn't help shaking, his body always reflected the fear deep in his heart faster than his will.The moment he saw the man, the unbearable memories of the JNSA period came flooding back, and the hand in his pocket almost cut his palm.

Fortunately, he steadied himself and smoothly spoke the lines he had made up in advance.

"I can't open the door to the lounge on the first floor, I need you to check the permissions for me."

Adolph didn't seem suspicious, and stepped aside half of his body: "Come in, I'll check for you."

The muscles of Loki's whole body were tense, and Adolph Cook was no less dangerous than the five generals of Obsidian. The cruelty and proficiency in torture of the other party in his memory all made his stomach contract.

Take it easy, he told himself.Ten years, nothing to be afraid of.

Adolph sat down at his desk, opened the instruction page, and held out his hand without even looking back: "Your ID card."

It's now! Loki jerked his gun out.

The accident happened in an instant.

Adolph finally noticed it, and before he could point his gun at it, the wolf-like instructor kicked towards the swivel chair, and the chair slammed into Loki's body hard, and the next second, the opponent's fist had already been bitten. Adolph punched him on the jaw, grabbed his hair and slammed on the cabinet continuously.

Boom!The huge impact made Loki's eyes turn bloodshot.

Loki countered quickly, but not fast enough.The insidious former instructor is sure to kill every move, the power gap allows him to use his legs to quickly contain Loki's room for resistance, and the necklace strangles Omega's throat.The necklace was mottled and damaged, and the electronic mask became mottled.

"Ugh!"

"It turned out to be my good student, Loki Laufeyson."

This is the last thing Loki sees before closing his eyes...

When he opened his eyes again, everything around him changed.

He was no longer in the security office just now, but another empty room surrounded by gray concrete walls. The huge room could even cause echoes. There was only a table full of torture props in the room.

And blood all over the floor.

No.

Loki snapped awake and struggled until he realized he was strapped to a chair across the table.

"Cough...cough..." He panted with difficulty, as if a boulder was pressing on his chest, his vision gradually recovered, and he saw clearly the source of the blood.

Don't, don't.

His internal organs were all constricted, and he saw the person lying behind the table along the blood stains. He hurriedly moved the swivel chair vigorously, and the pulleys of the swivel chair made an unpleasant friction sound against the ground.

Natasha.

The female spy was still wearing a black combat uniform, her red hair was soaked in blood, one of her hands was broken and twisted into a strange shape, her eyes were wide open, and there was a hideous wound on her back that exposed bones.

Loki's heart sank to the bottom.

However, it can still go down.

Not far from Natasha was a short-haired man with a sniper rifle on his back. There was a big hole in his abdomen, half of his face was scorched, and his naked eyes were staring ferociously. It was Clinton.

"Looks like you've met your companion." Adolph stepped out of the shadows.

"There's another bug, where is it?" He yanked on the armrest of the swivel chair.

"Where is Thor Odinson!!"

Loki's thin chest heaves violently.

"Hmph, I know, you won't say it." The nightmarish man stretched out his hand and patted his cheek, "After all, you are the best and most intelligent Loki Laufeyson, the only agent who changed his destiny, and even Have Jotunheim shut down the entire JNSA for evidence destruction."

"You don't really think that you've changed, do you?"

He cuts Loki deep in the chest and kicks up on the chair, which swivels backwards and slams into a pillar.

"Cough um..."

Adolph grabbed Omega's black hair: "Forgot to say, there is no need to interrogate you, we have already captured Thor Odinson."

He pressed a button, and a screen appeared in the empty room.In the center of the screen was Thor who was pinned down by two guards. The blond man was covered in blood, and Loki struggled violently.

"He had already escaped, but he turned back to save you. It's really affectionate."

Adolph sneered.

Immediately afterwards, the picture on the screen changed, showing the news being broadcast.

"Because of radicals attacking Antarctica boldly, Duke Thanos decided to advance the time to melt Antarctica.

At present, the Ayres Islands, Padang, and San Pedro have successively recognized the advanced and fair initiative of Duke Thanos, and decided to adopt the "Infinite Gems" system to proactively picket the reactionary armed forces in the territory. "

The people kneeling on the screen were all people, most of whom were rebels. They were humiliated and kneeled on the ground, with long guns behind their heads.With the wave of the officer standing by the queue, they fell into a pool of blood, and the row behind was quickly pulled up again.

The screen jumps to several lengthy queues of numb people, useless bums, unproductive elderly and shivering disabled people.Their faces are full of fear, and they even have the despair of giving up struggling. They are waiting in line to enter the "Aurora Laboratory" and receive "anesthesia".

"You don't really think you can save the world, do you?"

"Escape fate, find love, defeat Thanos, and live a happy and peaceful life."

All the darkness that has been forgotten in the back of the mind is scrambling to climb up.

The scene turns back to the dying Thor.

"Are you worthy? Loki."

Adolph slowly pressed his fingers into the Omega's wound.

"You're just a dirty little bug that can't change anything."

TBC