Listening to Thor's account, Hill's delicate brows furrowed into a frown.
"Mr. Thor, could you please tell us in more detail what exactly these Chitauri are?"
Thor folded his arms across his chest, leaning against the conference table, his expression uncharacteristically serious.
"I only learned of their existence from my father not long ago.
The Chitauri are one of the most numerous Raider races in the Universe. They don't even belong to the same galaxy as us.
According to my father, they claim to be the Universe's immune system, striking down and destroying all civilizations.
Essentially, they are a group of war-crazed lunatics constantly expanding!
Their individual combat strength isn't top-tier, but they excel in sheer numbers, extreme discipline, and technology far surpassing that of Earth.
As for more information, even I don't know it. They are beings far beyond the influence of the Nine Realms!
My father never allowed me to leave the Nine Realms before, so even I can't bring you more intelligence.
Furthermore..."
At this point, a look of guilt appeared on Thor's valiant face.
"I'm sorry, Peter, my father strictly forbade me from interfering in this operation, so this time, I can't help."
Hearing this, Hill, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but roll her eyes.
She thought he was some incredible big shot.
Turns out he's just a papa's boy?
Bah, compared to Peter, he's nothing!
Unlike Hill, who was silently complaining about Thor, Peter's attention was entirely focused on the Chitauri leviathan ships.
Chitauri.
Five leviathan ships.
Flying over.
This information made him keenly aware of the deviation between the current situation and the original plot.
In the original story, Loki first used the Tesseract to open a wormhole, allowing the Chitauri army to pour out continuously from it.
And despite how lively the Battle of New York seemed.
In reality, only one mothership was deployed.
But now?
Perhaps because the Tesseract was in his hands, Loki couldn't steal it.
Thanos's forces chose the most primitive method of interstellar travel.
And it was likely that Loki had already revealed his specific strength to Thanos.
So Thanos deployed five motherships right from the start this time.
This is a bit troublesome!
In the original story, Tony only managed to disable one mothership by dropping a nuclear bomb.
This time, five arrived at once.
However... it's not unwinnable!
Although only one mothership was deployed in the original story, it pushed the Avengers to their limits.
But isn't the situation different now?
Thanks to him, New York now has more than just a few Superheroes from the Avengers.
Especially Gwen, Felicia, and Natasha, who he had empowered, each possess the strength to solo the Avengers from the original story, excluding Thor.
Thinking of this, Peter's lips curled into a smile.
Speaking of which, he was actually a little excited.
The underground fortifications were almost complete, and even a large-scale war wouldn't affect the lives of ordinary citizens.
In this situation, fighting a different Battle of New York would also be an excellent large-scale training exercise.
As for whether completely annihilating this force would prematurely anger Thanos...
Peter considered it in his mind and realized that such a thing was not a concern at all.
Firstly, that old man Odin isn't dead yet, and currently, Thanos probably wouldn't dare to lead a large army personally to the Solar System to confront Odin head-on.
Additionally, in the movie, at this point in time, Thanos seemingly only had one Mind Stone.
Now, the Tesseract is with him, and the Time Stone is with the Ancient One.
The other Infinity Stones are still scattered throughout the Universe.
So what if Thanos comes personally? Without all six Infinity Stones, he can't snap his fingers.
A Thanos who can't snap his fingers, with his current full power, he might not be unbeatable.
Even if he can't kill the opponent, he can exhaust him to death with his cheat-level recovery ability!
Therefore... the advantage is mine!
With this thought, Peter pulled out his phone without hesitation, directly opened the Superhero communication channel he personally designed, pressed the all-member broadcast button, and uttered a simple yet classic line:
"Avengers Assemble!"
...
Two hours later, the large conference room at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters was bustling with people.
The Avengers, Shadow Fist, Eye of Twilight, Black Rose, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents were all present.
Once everyone had arrived, Peter walked to the podium and got straight to the point:
"A new storm... oh no, a new war has begun."
The conference room was silent for two seconds, then erupted in an uproar.
"Again?" Hawkeye found this reality hard to accept.
The previous Inheritor invasion had made him deeply feel his powerlessness.
Now, less than a month later, another major war was about to descend. Who could endure this!
"It's not just 'again;' this time, the scale is far beyond the last battle. Last time, our opponents were just a few individuals from the Inheritor Family, but this time we face an army of tens of thousands of aliens."
"Fuck!"
Tony couldn't help but curse.
"With a war of this scale, our fortifications might not hold up! Damn it, we should have contacted the United Nations to build an extraterrestrial defense line in advance!"
"By the time the United Nations passes a resolution, New York will already be turned upside down!"
Peter first grumbled, then continued:
"No time for complaints, because the situation is critical, so this meeting will primarily focus on formulating a battle plan."
"The plan is simple, divided into two lines."
"First: Evacuate the civilians."
His gaze swept over Yelena, Harry, and the others.
"All members of Shadow Fist, except William and Alexei, will blend into the crowd to guide citizens into the underground safe houses.
Yelena, you'll lead Black Rose and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents to assist with the evacuation. Freddy will dynamically schedule the opening order of the passages; you just need to follow the instructions.
During wartime, you will be the Commanders of each stronghold, responsible for coordinating the on-site troops to defend the entrances!"
Hearing this, Yelena and Harry exchanged glances and nodded in unison: "No problem."
"Second: Combat."
At this, Peter's gaze swept over Gwen and the others.
"The Avengers plus all members of Eye of Twilight will deploy. Captain America, William, Alexei, Hawkeye, Daisy, and Banner will be responsible for the ground battlefield. Tony, Natasha, Gwen, Felicia, and Sif will handle aerial and mobile support."
"What about you?" Tony looked up at him.
"Me?" Peter gave them a slight smile, then said:
"I'll be watching from the back~"
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