At this moment, in Strange's house, the scene was quite different.
It was already late at night, but the people sitting in the living room were frowning and looking gloomy. If someone who knew them was here, they would definitely scream, because those who were here were all core members of the Avengers.
These include Captain America Stephen Rogers, the Hulk Professor Bruce Banner, and... Iron Man Tony Stark.
"I say...should we say something?"
Looking at the atmosphere in front of him that made him feel a little unsure about what to do, Spider-Man Peter Parker couldn't help but rub his hands.
"The kid is right."
Hearing this, Strange also stood up and looked at Captain America and Iron Man who were staring at each other in silence.
"Okay, we know there are a lot of things between you, but now, we have one most important thing..."
"Thanos."
Dr. Banner silently took over Strange's words. When they heard this name, everyone's face changed slightly.
The reason why things turned out like this started three hours ago. Just after Fang Zheng snatched the Time Stone in front of Strange, the Hulk Banner suddenly appeared in Strange's house through the Rainbow Bridge. From Banner, Strange learned that a terrible man named Thanos was collecting Infinity Stones and trying to destroy half of the population of the entire universe.
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Strange immediately found Iron Man Tony Stark, hoping to use his power to seek assistance from other Avengers.
However, at this moment, a group of aliens attacked them in a spaceship. They claimed to be Thanos's men and came to seize the Time Stone.
But the Time Stone has been snatched away by Fang Zheng!
Strange was helpless about this. He had told the aliens that the Time Stone was not in his hands, but of course the aliens did not believe him. So the two sides started fighting, and Strange was almost caught by the aliens. Fortunately, Captain America and several other people arrived quickly, and Spider-Man Peter Parker came to help, and finally the aliens gave up escaping.
However, things are not over yet, because... the Time Stone has been stolen!
"Are you sure that man is not Thanos?"
Captain America looked at Strange and asked again, but Strange shook his head.
"He didn't say his name, but he didn't look like an alien at all. He looked like an Asian."
As he spoke, Strange looked at Dr. Banner. After all, he was the only one here who had seen Thanos, and Dr. Banner shook his head helplessly.
"When I was sent away by the Rainbow Bridge, Thanos was still on that spaceship. Unless he was faster than me, he couldn't have reached the earth earlier than me. And Thanos is a Titan, not a human."
"Okay, so now besides Thanos, there's another party coming to grab the Infinity Stones."
Black Widow spread her hands helplessly.
“And it worked.”
"Hey, it's not my fault."
Hearing Black Widow's ridicule, Strange immediately raised his eyebrows.
"That man was very strong. I had no power to fight back in front of him! You didn't see it at the time, but Wang and I were suppressed by him. Even the power of the Time Stone had no effect on him! I even have a feeling that the man's power is even greater than that of the Time Stone!"
"If you say so, then why does he want the Time Stone?"
Tony rolled his eyes.
"This isn't the first time we've encountered this kind of opponent. Want to manipulate time? Go back to the past? Go to the future? To save a loved one who once died? What else? A wizard?"
"I don't think the situation is that simple."
Strange shook his head again.
"You don't know the situation at that time. In fact, that person didn't even ask me for the Time Stone. He took it away directly!"
"Took it?"
Hearing this, Tony was even more speechless.
"Did you frame the Time Stone and hang it on your porch as a decoration?"
"Of course not!"
At this moment, Strange could no longer sit still.
"I hid the Time Stone in the cracks of time. Strictly speaking, no one can take it away except me!"
"But it was taken away anyway, and you said you didn't give him the gem."
"That's because he also has the power to manipulate time!"
“…”
As Strange said this in a resounding voice, the entire living room suddenly became silent.
"What did you say?"
"I said, that man also has the power to manipulate time. I saw him open a gap in time with my own eyes. Well, you may not know that the gap in time is not a coherent existence. Without the power of the Time Stone, even I can't find it from the discontinuous gap in time. But for that man, time is just like a rolled-up scroll. All he has to do is to spread it out and take away the things hidden inside... You see, it's that simple!"
"So next time you should remember to add a combination lock to your time warehouse. If you need it, Stark Group has business in this area."
Tony made a cold remark to Strange, while the latter remained silent.
“Then here comes the problem.”
At this moment, the Black Widow, who had been listening to the conversations between both sides in silence, spoke.
"If that person really has the power that Strange said, then why does he need the Time Stone? According to Strange, he is very powerful and can also manipulate time. In this case, what use is the Time Stone to him?"
"Maybe he wants to destroy the world just like Thanos?"
Dr. Banner silently put forward an opinion, but everyone was confused. At this time, Captain America finally spoke.
"In short, we will know only when we find that person, but the most important thing right now is to keep the other Infinity Stone in our hands..."
"That's right, Vision!!"
Hearing this, Dr. Banner suddenly became excited.
"Did you find Vision?"
"us……"
Just as Captain America was about to answer Dr. Banner's question, suddenly, a cell phone rang. He hesitated for a moment, then picked up the phone.
Then, Captain America's expression suddenly changed.
"What? Really? Are you sure?"
"…What's wrong, Captain?"
I don’t know if Dr. Banner saw something, but he looked at Captain America uneasily. The other party put down his phone, was silent for a moment, then looked at the others and spoke.
"Vision found."