Lu Yifang, who had successfully obtained the saint venganza contract and handed Carter Slade's problem over to Agent 0233, perfectly completed Ancient One's mission.
He then drove away with Melinda and Yuriko, under the complex gaze of Agent 0233.
"Did Ghost Rider escape?" Lu Yifang was communicating with Fury in the car at this moment.
"There was a slight technical error; that guy's moves were a bit flashy!" Lu Yifang spread his hands, saying with some helplessness.
Since he was already so lawless, of course he was flashy beyond belief.
"Then forget about it," Fury didn't say much, after all, to him, Ghost Rider was dispensable.
If he were truly caught, it would be troublesome to deal with; a warning would suffice.
Fury only hoped that this guy would learn his lesson and not interfere with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s business again.
"Oh, right, I just received news that last night, a mysterious man broke into Coulson's place, attempting to take the hammer.
Although he failed, to prevent any further complications, you should hurry up."
"Don't worry, Director, at this speed, we should be close to arriving after dark," Melinda turned her head and said.
The setting sun slowly scattered its last bit of light, and just as Lu Yifang and his two companions were about to rendezvous with Coulson.
Meanwhile, Carter Slade was waving goodbye to Agent 0233.
Although a house couldn't be built in a day, Agent 0233had brought him a tent and some camping gear, so he wasn't afraid of having nowhere to sleep tonight.
And tomorrow morning, Agent 0233 would call a construction team to begin rebuilding his house.
Considering that his years of responsibility had finally been lifted, Carter Slade, sitting by the bonfire, was unexpectedly in a good mood.
However, his good mood was soon broken by a gust of evil wind—a truly black, evil wind.
Even with his eyes closed, Carter Slade could smell the nauseatingly evil aura within it.
"Who's there?" Carter Slade turned around vigilantly.
"Caw caw~! I finally found you, old man." A young man, pale as a Vampire and wearing heavy eye makeup, appeared, followed by three other men who looked just like him, styled like delinquents.
"This is a sacred place; some dirty things shouldn't appear here," Carter Slade said with an unfriendly expression, holding a torch.
"Hiss hiss!" One of the delinquent-looking F4, a long-haired man completely drenched, suddenly pointed his hand, and the torch in Carter Slade's hand was extinguished by water appearing out of thin air.
The man in front had already walked up to Carter Slade, snatched the extinguished torch that Carter Sladeswung, and punched him to the ground.
"Guess who I am?" The man leaned down and said with a sneer to Carter Slade.
"Mephisto, the Lord of Hell's son—Blackheart," Carter Slade accurately stated the man's name.
"Partially correct, but..." Blackheart's smile faded, and his expression darkened.
"I don't particularly like that introduction.
You should call me the future Lord of Hell—Blackheart!"
"My father, Mephisto, has ruled Hell for too long.
He's old, and his thinking has become rigid and conservative, so it's high time the Master of Hell changed.
Only I, Blackheart, can make Hell even stronger."
"Do you really think you can defeat your father, Mephisto?" Carter Slade said mockingly.
"Of course, I possess all of my father's power, but none of his weaknesses.
If it weren't for my father controlling the power of Hell, I would have overthrown his rule long ago.
And now, as long as I obtain that contract, I can establish a new Hell in the human World."
Blackheart said with a confident expression, praising his own power while also not forgetting to disparage his father.
"The human World, what a beautiful place.
My aging father is truly timid and foolish, only knowing how to cower in Hell and not daring to come out.
He actually gave such a beautiful place as the human World to mortals as weak as insects.
But I will make him understand my methods.
As long as I gain the power of the contract, I will acquire the power of Hell, and then little by little, devour the entire human World."
"Blackheart, you are arrogant and foolish.
You are far inferior to your father," Carter Slade snorted, saying that if the human World were truly that easy to devour, then Mephisto would have done so long ago.
He truly didn't know whether this wet-behind-the-ears little demon was a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, or simply a born idiot.
Hmm, it should be the latter.
After all, with Mephisto's cunning and suspicion, if he had truly given birth to an intelligent and powerful son, Mephisto would have long since strangled him and started anew.
He himself was an immortal demon king, and fundamentally didn't need any successors, sons, or daughters; playing a little cultivation game was enough.
And Blackheart's words were clearly boasting.
What, possessing all of his father's power without any weaknesses?
Mephisto wasn't an idiot; of course, he would leave behind a son whose potential was stronger than his own and who was constantly thinking of usurping him.
In Carter Slade's view, Blackheart running to the human World was simply because he couldn't get by in Hell.
So, after learning about the saint venganza contract, he decided to bring his last few subordinates to the human World to try their luck.
If he lost, it was GG; if he won, he would take his startup capital back to Hell and continue to butt heads with Mephisto!
"You are truly stubborn," Carter Slade's repeated mockery enraged Blackheart, who was not a patient person to begin with.
"Now, give me the contract, give it to me! Give it to me!!" Blackheart roared, kicking Carter Slade's body again and again.
However, Carter Slade only smiled mockingly at Blackheart's kicks and punches.
He was the previous Ghost Rider; he simply didn't care about such physical torture.
As for his soul, a soul that had once merged with Ghost Rider, even with Blackheart's methods, there was absolutely nothing he could do.
However, just as Blackheart was contemplating how to deal with this old man, the sound of a motorcycle suddenly came, and a blaze of fire rapidly approached from afar.
It was already night, so it was clear that Ghost Riderhad returned to settle scores.
However, when Ghost Rider arrived, he found that it wasn't Lu Yifang, but the being he had contracted with the Lord of Hell to capture and eliminate—Blackheart.
"Go quickly, you are no match for them now!" Carter Slade roared.
Last night, Ghost Rider had been seriously injured in his battle with Lu Yifang, and he hadn't had time to recover during the day.
At his weakest, he was then subjected to another wave of Lu Yifang's baptism, so the extent of his injuries was imaginable.
And now, with his injuries not yet healed, facing Blackheart and his subordinates, the Earth, Wind, and Water Demons, the outcome was predictable.
However, Ghost Rider ignored Carter Slade's warning and instead, facing Blackheart, revved his chariot engine.
"The old man won't talk, so I'll just have to find a breakthrough from you.
Come on." Looking at Ghost Rider speeding towards him, Blackheart laughed and charged forward.
However, just as the two were about to collide, Ghost Rider suddenly swerved his chariot, bypassed Blackheart, and then grabbed the old police officer, pulling him onto the chariot.
"Damn it, stop him!" Blackheart, realizing he had been tricked, immediately turned and roared at Water Demon, who was conveniently in that direction.
However, facing the obstructing Water Demon, Ghost Rider simply accelerated, crashed right through him, and sped away down the road.
"Damn it, let's chase!" Blackheart roared furiously.
Ch 94
Mei, Lu Yifang, you two arrived much slower than I expected." When the car stopped at a temporary Basein the wilderness, Coulson, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted them warmly.
"How are things?" Lu Yifang asked.
"It's not bad; everything is under control," Coulson said, and with a loud bang, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, almost striking the roof of the temporary Base.
"This is still under control?" Lu Yifang said, somewhat speechless, looking at the thick dark clouds gathering in the sky.
"The Hammer is still in its original place, and there are no problems, but we detected a strange energy field emanating from around the Hammer. This energy field… boom! Rumble!" Coulson finished, and the violent thunder roared again.
"It can affect the surrounding weather, as you can all see now."
"What about the person who tried to steal the Hammer in the middle of the night?" Lu Yifang knew that the man who tried to steal the Hammer was Thor, whose divine power had been sealed, so how could he not pay attention?
"He has been detained by us. That person is very strong; he alone took down several Agents. It's clear he has undergone professional training and possesses excellent combat skills. I questioned him, but he remained silent, seemingly greatly affected by his inability to lift the Hammer," Coulson explained.
"You didn't torture him, did you?" Lu Yifang quickly asked. Although Thor was exiled now, an exiled wandering Prince was still a Prince, and this exile was just a trial for him.
If Coulson were to foolishly torture Thor, the consequences… tsk tsk, Lu Yifang felt he wouldn't be able to save Coulson.
"We did have that thought initially, but we later gave up because we felt there was something a little… off about this person's head," Coulson said, pointing to his head.
It was clear that rushing into the Base alone, without any plan or backup, was one thing; he didn't even bring a weapon. No, forget a weapon, he didn't even bring a fruit knife. Is he looking down on our great S.H.I.E.L.D.?
We are professionals, after all! Hey, can terrorist attacks be a bit more challenging?
"And according to our data collection on him, he did indeed escape from the psychiatry department of a nearby hospital. It is said he was in a car accident earlier, so perhaps his brain was injured. We also found the people who hit him; they are several scientists in the field of astronomy. They observed the anomaly of the Hammer falling, so we confiscated their equipment. But the information about this man completely stopped here."
"So, what's your conclusion?" Melinda pressed.
"We can't find any previous information about this man. If he didn't fall from the sky, then he should be like Ivan Vanko, having been isolated from the world until now."
"Then keep him locked up for now. Let's go see the Hammer first," Lu Yifang said at this moment.
In fact, he was also a bit frustrated now. He knew that Thor was more important than the Hammer, but the key was that he couldn't just blurt out what he knew. To reveal some insider information, he still had to start with the Hammer.
"This way," Coulson said, walking ahead to lead the way. After several turns, Lu Yifang finally found Mjolnir, also known as the "Meow-Meow Hammer," in a large pit.
Well, Lu Yifang had to admit, he preferred the latter name.
"Before we arrived, many people tried to lift it, but they couldn't even make it budge. And after we arrived, we also tried to lift it with professional equipment, but without a doubt, the results were the same, so…" Coulson said, looking at Lu Yifang.
To be honest, they had been messing with it for so long and couldn't even handle a Hammer, which certainly made Coulson feel a bit embarrassed.
"Let me try." Lu Yifang was also quite curious about Mjolnir.
Placing his hand on Mjolnir, Lu Yifang activated his ability. Mjolnir suddenly shook but then became still again.
"As expected, Odin tampered with it," Lu Yifangmuttered, frowning.
Objects on Earth are affected by gravity, or rather, weight. It is a measure of the force an object experiences due to universal gravitation.
For ordinary things, as long as Lu Yifang changes the direction of gravity from downwards to upwards, even if Lu Yifang doesn't exert force, the object will automatically float up.
But now, even though he had clearly changed the direction of gravity, there was still a mysterious force firmly holding the Hammer in place.
It was simple to understand. As the King of Gods, Odin, being so generous as to throw the Hammer to Earth, naturally had confidence that few in the Nine Realmscould truly take the Hammer, and tricky methods like this would be even more impossible.
"Can't you do it?" Coulson's tone was a bit dejected, but he quickly became relieved. At least Lu Yifang made the Hammer shake, which was much better than what they had achieved.
"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly; I can try again," Lu Yifang said at this point.
Since he couldn't use a tricky method, then he could just lift it fair and square. Thor could lift this Hammer because it had intelligence and could automatically recognize its Master. When used by Thor, it would automatically adjust its weight according to the battle.
Regardless, the weight of this Hammer has a limit. After all, there is only one type of infinitely heavy object in the Universe: a black hole. And although Asgardian technology is very strong, if they were so amazing as to use black holes to make Hammers, then even in the Marvel Universe, Asgard could walk sideways freely below the true gods.
According to the plot explanation, Mjolnir was made from materials extracted from the core of a dying star. Sounds impressive, right? Then let's put it in simpler terms.
When a star dies, depending on its mass, it will become a White Dwarf, a Neutron Star, or a Black Hole. A White Dwarf is better; one cubic centimeter weighs at most a few dozen tons. A Neutron Star, however, will weigh at least one hundred million tons per cubic centimeter. And according to this value, considering the volume of Mjolnir, it's normal for ordinary people to be unable to lift it.
But unfortunately, this point doesn't apply to Lu Yifangbecause he can use his ability to directly borrow the power of the Earth.
"You all stand back," Lu Yifang said, taking a deep breath and gripping the handle of Mjolnir with both hands.
As Lu Yifang exerted his force, the ground began to tremble violently, as if a severe earthquake had occurred.
At this moment, Coulson seemed to feel the ground subtly sinking. Although Lu Yifang used his ability to protect the surrounding ground of the temporary Base, preventing this area from being shattered by the force Lu Yifang channeled, the result was that the entire Basewas sinking.
And this was actually secondary, because when Coulson climbed to a higher vantage point, he found that the land in his sight was continuously cracking, and these cracks even extended to a bare rocky mountain, directly causing the mountain to collapse.
Boom!
A tremendous roar came from a small dormant volcano thirty kilometers away; it suddenly erupted!
At this moment, Coulson could only be thankful that the western desert region of the United States was known for its vast, sparsely populated land. Even such a world-shattering scene would not cause too much impact.
Thump thump ~ thump! Mjolnir also began to shake again. This time, magic didn't work because Lu Yifangwas using pure brute force.
And as Mjolnir shook, the churning of the dark clouds in the sky also became increasingly violent, with countless bolts of lightning brewing, like a daunting sea of thunder.
"MMP, if you're so capable, surpass Earth's mass! You're still far from that level," Lu Yifang said through gritted teeth, and as his strength increased again, it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
From its creation until today, Mjolnir was finally truly lifted by brute force.
"Boom ~ Rumble!!" And the moment Lu Yifang lifted it, the sea of thunder in the sky seemed to be completely enraged. A bolt of lightning thicker than a person, roaring like a thunder dragon, poured down towards Lu Yifang.
And bathed in this dazzling lightning, in a trance, Lu Yifang seemed to see a magnificent palace, and on a bed in the palace, a white-haired, one-eyed man was sleeping soundly.
"Odin, in his sleep!" Lu Yifang muttered to himself with a solemn expression.
Ch 95
At this moment, Thor sat lost in thought in the isolation room. The once spirited king, about to be crowned, the Thor who dared to open the Hellfire instance with his four companions, a mage, and his Otouto, was no longer there.
Sitting here was only a naughty child who had made a mistake, cast out by his father, and utterly at a loss.
He had lost his glory, his power, and even the right to wield Mjolnir. His homeland, Asgard, was on the verge of war, yet he could do nothing.
Because he had lost something even more important than all of this: his father's trust. All of this had almost completely crushed the once proud and arrogant Thor.
"My dear (foolish) brother," a familiar voice suddenly echoed in Thor's ear.
"Loki, what are you doing here?" Thor was startled to see Loki appear before him.
"Of course, I came to visit (deceive) you," Loki said, his face filled with sorrow.
"What happened?" Seeing Loki's sorrowful expression, Thor thought he had discovered something and quickly said, "Is it Jotunheim? Did those Frost Giants start a war? Loki, take me to explain to Father, I will make amends…."
"Father is no longer with us," Loki said, his face growing even more sorrowful. "Your banishment, and the impending war, Father couldn't hold on any longer."
"It's my fault," Under the weight of shame and self-reproach, Thor lowered his proud head.
"The burden of the throne now falls on my shoulders," Loki continued.
"Then can I go back?" Thor looked up with hope upon hearing this. He had no other intention, just wanting to see his father one last time.
"The truce was established on the basis of your banishment, and Mother forbids you from returning," Loki said, his voice pausing slightly, as if he was trying to build up emotion.
"I know you love Father and Mother very much, and this isn't fair to you. I also tried to persuade them, after all, this is too cruel for you, knowing you can't lift the hammer, yet… Boom~!" Just as Loki was gleefully toying with his foolish Otouto, the ground suddenly shook violently, and then, a deafening thunderclap startled Loki.
"What was that?" Thor also recognized the thunder.
"Those humans seem to be studying Mjolnir. I'll go check on it now," Loki said, his figure already vanishing.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lu Yifang's figure emerged from the lightning. The terrifying lightning strike just now seemed to have done him no harm.
Streams of electricity could be seen flowing over Lu Yifang's body, with numerous flashes of lightning dancing through his hair, emitting a silvery-blue glow. At first glance, one might have thought he had transformed into a Super Saiyan Blue.
"Lu Yifang, are you alright?" Coulson asked, looking at Lu Yifang with some concern.
"I'm fine," Lu Yifang felt his body. Although it looked exaggerated, he was undoubtedly unharmed.
"Is it because of the lightning?" Lu Yifang vaguely had a guess in his heart.
The lightning summoned by Mjolnir should be considered a type of magic, but even if the strongest lightning was summoned by magic, it seemed… Lu Yifang wasn't afraid of lightning. At least in the Marvel Universe, lightning was just lightning; there would definitely be no divine lightning like the Zixiao Divine Lightning.
And this also gave Lu Yifang a hint: magic and superpowers both belong to supernatural forces. So, if he could be immune to superpowers, why couldn't he be immune to magic?
And now, the facts had verified his previous guess: he could also be immune to magic, as long as he could analyze the magic. As for why he didn't need to analyze many superpowers and his body could understand them, it was probably because all superpowers originated from the X gene, whereas magic created by mages was unrelated to the X gene.
And now, starting with magic, which is closest to natural forces, and gradually delving deeper into its analysis, then after that, Hellfire, a BUG-like ability that can sustain life and burn souls, would also be analyzed by him. And as long as Lu Yifang's accumulated analysis of magic reached a certain level, he would also become immune to all magic.
The faster way for Lu Yifang to analyze magic was naturally to increase his mental power and learn more about magic, which was also the direction for him to continue strengthening his power after entering the Lv5 domain.
Recalling his thoughts, Lu Yifang looked at the hammer in his hand, then threw it to the ground. The hammer's weight was even more terrifying than Lu Yifang had expected. If Lu Yifang were to carry the hammer and walk, it would absolutely be a world-destroying pace.
Yet, this terrifyingly heavy Mjolnir, when it landed on the ground, seemed to suddenly transform back into an ordinary small hammer, not even leaving a dent.
"Odin in slumber," Lu Yifang mused.
Undoubtedly, because he forcibly picked up the hammer, he triggered the enchantment Odin had placed on it, which allowed him to see the scene of Odin's slumber.
Calculating the time, Odin was currently undergoing the Odin Sleep, and Loki had temporarily taken control of Asgard, right? And if nothing went wrong, next should be….
Lu Yifang spoke, and a subtle smile unintentionally curved his lips. He seemed to have found a breakthrough.
"Lu Yifang, what are you spacing out for?" After confirming that there was no danger, Coulson and Melinda had walked over.
"Just discovered some interesting things. This hammer has an enchantment placed on it, which is why it's so hard to lift," Lu Yifang said, then added in his mind—Of course, even without the enchantment, you wouldn't be able to lift it.
"And when I lifted this hammer, I triggered the enchantment on it, which allowed me to learn some important information about the hammer."
"I see," Melinda nodded thoughtfully.
"Mei, do you understand something? Why am I completely confused? magic, enchantments, do these things really exist?" Coulson raised his hand and asked.
"Phil, magic does exist. You've been in the West for some time, have you heard of Ghost Rider? Last night, Lu Yifang even fought Ghost Rider using magic," Melinda explained.
"Oh, it sounds like I missed a good show, but what I want to ask is, Lu Yifang, when did you get the ability to use magic?" Coulson said, somewhat bewildered.
"Don't mind it, I just added that setting patch when you came to the West," Lu Yifang said, putting his arm around Coulson's shoulder.
"Let's talk about this hammer first. I already know where this hammer came from."
"Where from?" Coulson quickly pressed for an answer.
"Its real name is Mjolnir, of course, this name might be unfamiliar to you, but it has another name, which is Mjolnir from Norse mythology."
"The one Thor holds in mythology, but that's too absurd. If Mjolnir really exists, then where is Thor?" Coulsonsaid, frowning.
"It's simple, Thor himself is being held in isolation by you," Lu Yifang said, spreading his hands.
Coulson: "...(⊙_⊙;)...??"
"Alright, let's go meet Thor himself… Huh!"
"What's wrong?" Seeing Lu Yifang suddenly turn around, Coulson quickly asked.
Lu Yifang was silent for a moment before shaking his head. "Maybe my perception was wrong."
And after Lu Yifang and the others left, Loki's figure then appeared before Mjolnir, after he frowned and glanced in the direction Lu Yifang had departed.
Loki suddenly reached out and tried to pick up Mjolnir, and obviously, after some effort, he failed.
This made Loki's frown deepen. "The enchantment left by Father hasn't disappeared, yet this human ignored Father's enchantment. Did I underestimate the mortals of Midgard?"
Ch 96
Are you really sure that hammer is Mjolnir, and that the person Coulson has detained, who is suspected of being mentally ill, isn't mentally ill but is actually Thor?" On the other end of the communication panel, Nick Fury's face was dark.
At this moment, he truly had a headache. It was already frustrating enough that Coulson had discovered a hammer suspected of being alien.
Now, after Lu Yifang went there, he suddenly told him that the hammer wasn't important; what was important was that there was someone who wielded the hammer, and this person was the mythological Thor.
Ah! My heart is so tired. You two really manage to stir up trouble wherever you go.
"What, do you not believe there's a Thor, or do you suspect that lightning strike also turned me into a lunatic?" Lu Yifang said, rolling his eyes.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that for a moment..."
"It's a bit hard to accept, right? Then let's rephrase it. You've already seen Ghost Rider. I can tell you, this guy came from Hell. Now, the question is, what do you think Hell is?"
"Mythological World?" This thought flashed through Fury's mind, and he immediately shook his head. Although Fury had encountered many strange things, his worldview was still built on a scientific system.
"If the Hell World truly exists, then it should be an extraterrestrial Planet," Fury gave his conclusion.
"You're not wrong to think that. And correspondingly, the Norse pantheon is the same. The World Tree truly exists, and the Nine Realms it connects are nine Planets. When humans were still living in primitive times, they stayed in the Human World, which is why some myths were left behind."
"What you're saying makes sense." Fury nodded. Since the Norse pantheon is very likely real, then he probably needs to summon a group of experts in Norse mythology to study it thoroughly.
"So, we're now in a fourth kind of contact. We're interacting with an alien from a mythological legend."
"Correction, not an alien, but an alien Prince. Don't forget, he is Thor, Son of Odin, the Norse King of Gods," Lu Yifang corrected solemnly.
"Are you sure he's really Thor?" Fury's expression was still somewhat doubtful.
"You know, I heard he single-handedly took down a few Agents, but that's too far from the powerful Thor in mythology. And as the Son of Odin, why would he suddenly appear alone and in such a state on Earth?"
"First, I must tell you that the legendary power of Thoris real. He is even more powerful than in your myths. To put it bluntly, Asgardians are many times stronger in physique than humans, and as one of their best, Thor is definitely not weaker than Superman in comics. The current Thor's power is probably sealed."
"Is this also the information Mjolnir conveyed to you?" Fury couldn't help but think at this moment, that lightning wasn't meant to strike you, but to enlighten you, right?
"Of course not. I only saw Odin and Asgard in a vision. And this information is something I found from the Hidden Leisure Society before. You know, because the Hidden Leisure Society has been isolated from the World for a long time, it has reduced the risk of their legacy being cut off. Plus, the mages like to observe and record and value tradition, which has given them the most complete historical documents of humanity."
Does the Hidden Leisure Society really have records about Asgard? Perhaps it should, but no matter the outcome, could Fury really go to the Ancient One to verify it himself?
By utilizing the fact that Professor X, Ancient One, and Fury do not share information, Lu Yifang can appropriately insert his own agenda, which allows him to take the initiative in many situations.
"And regarding what you said about the dignified Thorlosing his power and coming to Earth alone in such a state, we can simply ask him, can't we? Doesn't he speak English?" Lu Yifang said, looking at Coulson.
"Officer, I asked him earlier. His English is quite fluent, standard U.S. English. It's unbelievable. If he really is from the legendary Asgard, then Asgard's foreign language education is really well done," Coulsonexplained.
"Alright then, you two try to re-establish contact with him first." After a pause, Fury suddenly added another sentence.
"Remember, be careful." If the other party is truly a distressed Prince from an alien Planet, and possibly from a highly advanced civilization much older than Earth's, mishandling it could truly lead to a disaster.
"Oh, that's right," Lu Yifang said, as if he suddenly remembered something.
"The last scene that hammer showed me, I think it's necessary to mention. I saw a terrifying entity that looked very much like a robot. It also seems to be descending upon Earth."
"You think it's an offensive weapon?" Fury keenly caught the word 'terrifying' in Lu Yifang's words.
"It's very likely," Lu Yifang nodded.
"Do you think it will have hostile intentions towards humans or Earth?" Fury asked with a serious expression.
"Who knows?"
"I understand. I will make ample preparations and provide you with as much support as possible then," Fury sighed, speaking somewhat wearily.
Making contact with alien life is truly too big of a matter; thorough preparations must be made. Therefore, even though the so-called alien weapon is currently just Lu Yifang's word, Fury still has to be on guard.
Meanwhile, while Lu Yifang and Fury were communicating, Thor, who was confined in the isolation room, was restless.
Whether it was the future of Asgard or his own future, after Loki's hurried visit, Thor became even more agitated.
Just then, the door to the isolation room opened, and Lu Yifang and Coulson walked in with serious expressions.
"What do you want?" After Loki's visit, Thor's biggest improvement was that, facing the harsh reality, he had begun to try to redefine himself.
He had lost his divine power, was no longer Thor, and might never return to Asgard. Therefore, if he was to live as a mortal on Midgard, which is Earth, the first thing he needed to do was to disguise himself. This was somewhat difficult for Thor because he knew too little about Midgard.
Just as Thor was racking his brain trying to figure out how to disguise himself as an Earthling, Lu Yifangspoke.
"Welcome, honored future King of Asgard, the great Son of Odin—Your Highness Thor."
"You've misunderstood... I was just talking nonsense while drunk... Wait, what did you just say? I am... How did you recognize me?" After a series of failed attempts to organize his thoughts, a bewildered Thor indicated that this sudden turn of events was a bit too much for his straightforward nature to process.
Ch 97
So that's it, you learned about me from Mjolnir," Thorsaid, a fresh wave of emotion stirring within him.
Undoubtedly, the information attached to Mjolnir must have been intentionally left by his father, Odin; although his parents had "permanently" banished him to Earth, they hadn't left him without a fallback.
Perhaps his father and mother also felt that this was the most suitable ultimate destination for him, a place for him to atone for his sins with the rest of his life.
"Your Highness Thor, we want to know why you came to Earth?" Lu Yifang asked the question Fury most wanted to know.
"I… I made a very big mistake, so I was banished by my parents," Thor said with a bitter smile, revealing the truth.
If Loki were sitting here, he would undoubtedly seize this opportunity to boast, portraying himself as being on an imperial mission or undergoing worldly trials to maximize his own benefits.
But Thor was different; though not foolish, he was a straightforward person.
"I see." Coulson and Melinda, who had entered later, exchanged glances, understanding the reason for Thor's current predicament.
And while it was known that Thor had been exiled to Earth as a criminal, this did not mean that Earth could underestimate Thor; after all, an exiled prince was still a prince.
In human society, if an ordinary foreigner commits a crime, they are usually extradited back to their home country for trial, let alone a prince; in fact, merely imprisoning Thor constituted a strong provocation to Asgard.
"So, Your Highness Thor, how long do you plan to stay on Earth?" Lu Yifang continued to ask.
"I don't know either; I've been permanently exiled, never to return to Asgard," Thor said with a dejected expression.
"Permanently exiled? With all due respect, what exactly did you do wrong? For a father and son, this punishment is truly too severe," Lu Yifang continued.
Upon hearing this, Coulson frowned slightly and tugged at Lu Yifang's sleeve; Lu Yifang's first two questions were quite good, but this third one was clearly a bit abrupt.
This was a genuine Fourth Kind of Contact, and cautious communication was the best option; otherwise, if something went wrong later, they would all be held responsible.
However, regarding this question, Thor merely shook his head with a bitter smile. "This is not my father's fault; in fact, my father, Odin, has passed away, burdened by the trouble I caused. And my mother, too sad, no longer wishes to see me, so it's all my fault."
"Odin is dead? You must be mistaken," Lu Yifang said, feigning surprise. "When I touched the hammer, I saw Odin; although he looked very old, I could feel the powerful strength within him. Odin is definitely not dead."
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Thor instantly stood up, grabbing Lu Yifang's shoulders with an agitated expression.
"No, you're lying to me; Loki himself told me about my father's death."
"Your Highness Thor, you should know your father's power better than I do. This is something you need to judge for yourself. All I want to say is, do you think I have a reason to lie to you? What good would it do me?" Lu Yifang said calmly, and as Thor fell silent, he suddenly added, "Loki, on the other hand, his reputation doesn't seem to be very good."
"Although Loki likes to play pranks, he shouldn't lie to me about Father's death, but with Father's power, he shouldn't have passed away so easily," Thor finally believed that Odin was not dead, but this seemed to make him even more confused.
"Did Father intentionally have him say that? Why would Father do this? Is this also a punishment for me?" Thorsaid, pulling at his hair in frustration.
Seeing this, Lu Yifang sighed inwardly. He had originally intended to subtly guide Thor to discover Loki's conspiracy.
But clearly, Thor's brotherly affection for Loki was much deeper than he had imagined.
And since the conversation had reached this point, Lu Yifang naturally wouldn't continue. After all, he couldn't just blurt out, "Your brother is jealous of you and wants to usurp your throne, so he deliberately lied to you, and soon he's going to drop a giant metal object down to fight you!"
And even if Lu Yifang had said that, Thor would not only disbelieve him but would also consider him to be trying to sow discord between him and Otouto, as he was just an outsider.
"Your Highness Thor, you don't need to worry; perhaps your father isn't punishing you," seeing Thor become even more dejected by his words, Lu Yifang felt it best to try and mend things.
"In human society, there's a story like this: A wealthy man, though rich, had a prodigal son. The rich man worried that after his death, his prodigal son would squander the family fortune. So, he deliberately feigned bankruptcy, cut off his son's financial source, let his son suffer hardships, and ultimately helped him achieve great success."
"You mean my father is actually training me?" Thorwasn't stupid; he naturally understood the meaning behind those words.
As Lu Yifang watched Thor fall into deep thought, he gave Coulson a look, and Coulson, understanding, immediately stepped forward.
"Your Highness Thor, you are now free and can go wherever you wish. Of course, for your protection, we will arrange some guards for you. So, do you have anywhere you'd like to go now?"
"I…" Thor had no idea what he should do now. At first, he thought he had just angered his father and was kicked out. Then Loki told him that he had actually been permanently exiled. And just as Thor was about to accept his fate of permanent exile, you suddenly pop up and say that his father, Odin, isn't dead, and that this might all just be a trial for him.
MMP, the pace is changing so fast; actually, what's really being tested is my ability to adapt, right?
And just as Thor's mind was in a jumble, the image of a girl suddenly appeared in his mind; he wanted to go see that girl.
...
Over the next two days, while Coulson racked his brain trying to figure out how to properly entertain the fallen prince of Asgard, and how many Norse mythology experts were urgently summoned, hoping to learn more about the customs of the Norse gods from Norse mythology...
Lu Yifang, however, was focused on another matter: the impending threat.
"Director Fury, how are your preparations coming along?" Lu Yifang asked, holding a communication panel.
"I have mobilized the maximum force," Fury said from the other end of the communicator, his bloodshot eye indicating that he hadn't slept well these past two days.
"An armored infantry brigade has been urgently deployed to your outer perimeter, and two flight squadrons are ready to take off from the nearest airport at any time."
"The force is indeed considerable," Lu Yifang nodded in satisfaction. Facing Asgard's strongest weapon, personally crafted by Odin, Lu Yifang, who was good at "lying low," suggested letting human weapons test the waters first.
"Additionally, an aircraft carrier fleet in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is already in position, ready for missile strikes at any time."
"Holy cow, you even prepared an aircraft carrier," Lu Yifang said in surprise.
"Not only that, three missile Bases in the west have received emergency orders, and three nuclear warheads are already in position."
Lu Yifang: "o_O???"
"Finally, after I reported to the World Security Council, China stated that as long as the U.S. Department of Defense does not intercept intercontinental missiles, they can launch a five-megaton hydrogen bomb if necessary!"
(⊙o⊙)!!! Lu Yifang's shock was indescribable.
"Aren't you being a bit overdramatic?" Lu Yifang said weakly.
"Overdramatic?" Fury snorted upon hearing this.
"Lu Yifang, are you joking? This is humanity's first contact with aliens, and it's a passive contact with a higher alien civilization, so for whatever descends, we must prepare for the worst-case scenario and cannot be careless in the slightest!"
Ch 98
Our best friend has been exiled, Loki is preparing to usurp the throne, Asgard is on the brink of war, and yet you can eat four wild boars, six pheasants, half a cow, and two large barrels of beer. Don't you care?" Fandral, agitated, finally couldn't hold back as he watched Volstagg gorging himself, rushing forward and directly slapping the plate out of his hand.
"Do not mistake my good appetite for indifference." Volstagg, provoked, stood up angrily.
"You two stop it. This is not the time for infighting." Sifwalked over and stood in front of them.
"We don't know what we should truly do, so we should depart."
"You said to go find Thor, that's insane, it's suicide!" Fandral said. Loki was now the provisional King, and without his command to leave Asgard privately, Lokiwould completely brand them as traitors.
"Shh, be careful. Heimdall might be watching us right now." Hogun reminded them.
Thump! The door opened at that moment, and a guard walked in. "Heimdall wants to see you."
"Damn it, we're finished!"
Five minutes later, Thor's four loyal companions arrived dejectedly beside Heimdall.
"You dare to defy the provisional King Loki's command, even risking charges of treason, to bring Thor back." Heimdall's gaze fixed on the four as he questioned them.
"Yes!" Sif said, steeling herself, already prepared to face judgment.
But Heimdall's subsequent reply was beyond her expectation. "A very good idea."
As the four stared in confusion, Heimdall slowly walked out of the teleportation area. "I must be loyal to the King, so I cannot activate the Bifrost Bridge, but the Bifrost Bridge can sometimes experience a very small chance of malfunction, such as a faulty transmission."
As soon as Heimdall's words fell, an dazzling rainbow beam appeared in the sky above Asgard the next moment.
Such a conspicuous rainbow beam naturally couldn't escape Loki, who had just returned from Earth. With his intelligence, how could he not see the trick?
Although Heimdall outwardly claimed loyalty to the King, he was clearly feigning compliance, and it was even possible he had secretly discovered his own subtle actions.
Loki naturally understood the other party's goal, which was to welcome back his foolish older brother.
Given the strength of the four warriors, it would not be easy for him to send people to intercept them. Furthermore, Loki at this moment recalled that terrifying human on Earth, so for caution, Loki went to the Underground Room of the King's palace.
"Come out, Destroyer."
Watching the Destroyer slowly unseal and emerge from the light screen, Loki, holding Odin's scepter and sensing its terrifying aura, smiled triumphantly.
From Asgard to Earth, the Bifrost Bridge was not the only path. Even without Heimdall's cooperation, he could send this big fellow to Earth.
"Ensure my foolish brother does not return. Destroy them all."
...
"Coulson, how has our alien Prince been doing these past two days?" Fury was getting information from Coulson via the communication panel.
After confirming Thor's Asgardian identity, Furypractically pushed all agency matters to Hill, instead focusing all his energy here.
"I think he's doing quite well." Coulson replied.
These past two days, Thor had been in a small town dozens of miles from Mjolnir, with the female scientistwho hit him with her car. How could Coulson not notice the ambiguous affection between them?
Moreover, to help the female scientist named Jane Foster, Thor even personally sought out Coulson, asking him to return Jane's confiscated astronomical equipment and data to her.
"Does that female scientist know his identity?" Furysuddenly asked upon hearing Coulson's report.
"No, Thor also doesn't want us to reveal this." Coulsonreplied. Although his people were protecting Thor, their current actions were more akin to remote surveillance.
At this moment, Coulson also suddenly thought, a fallen Prince hiding his identity and being with an unknown female scientist, isn't this a typical Mary Sue fairy tale plot? Does Asgard also enjoy this kind of drama?
"Since he requested it, then so be it." Faced with such a suddenly arrived exiled alien Prince, it might be better for a few scientists who know nothing and just treat him as an ordinary person, rather than having officials cautiously receive him.
"Lu Yifang, that offensive weapon that might come to Earth, do you think it's related to this exiled alien Prince?" Fury finished speaking, then turned his gaze back to Lu Yifang.
"It's not impossible. Based on our data and Thor's behavior these past two days, at least Asgardians have many similarities with us humans. So, a wandering Prince being assassinated in a foreign land, isn't that quite common in human history?" Lu Yifang said, shrugging his hands.
"And if we help Thor, wouldn't we be interfering with Asgardian politics? We don't understand Asgard at all. Is this ultimately a benefit or a detriment?" Fury sighed with a complex expression.
"With all due respect, if we, conversely, pretend not to know and just watch Thor get eliminated, do you think we'd be fine?" Lu Yifang retorted.
Fury did not answer upon hearing this, but secretly clenched his fists. In this situation, whatever they did was wrong. The root cause was still that humanity was in a weak position when facing Asgardians.
"Beep beep beep!" As the room fell silent, an alarm suddenly blared.
"What's going on?" Coulson rushed towards the monitoring room upon hearing the sound.
"Officer, high energy readings detected in the northwest direction!" The monitoring personnel sitting in front of the computers said.
"See who's nearby, send someone to check immediately." After Coulson gave the order, he immediately ran back to the room to tell Fury, who was on the other end of the communicator.
"Officer, I need information on the Commander of the armored brigade you deployed outside. The information Lu Yifang obtained from Mjolnir might be correct. The big guy we've been waiting for seems to have arrived."
"So it's finally here." Fury sighed. What was meant to come would eventually come.
"Officers, I am Agent 0233. I have arrived at the scene. Please advise." Clearly, Agent 0233 had good luck; his landing site was within his assigned area.
"Then Agent 0233, maintain a safe distance. What you are seeing might be very dangerous. Do not attempt to communicate with it." Lu Yifang immediately took the communicator. The Destroyer was not something one could communicate with, and Lu Yifang had some fondness for Agent 0233, so he specifically reminded him.
"Reporting, Officer, they don't seem that dangerous. One of them even waved at me." Agent 0233's confused voice came through the communicator.
"They??" Lu Yifang was stunned upon hearing this and immediately pressed for more.
"What exactly did you see? Give me a detailed, vivid, and descriptive account."
"That voice is ~ Advisor!" Agent 0233's voice in the communicator was filled with surprise and bitterness. Every time he encountered this Advisor, things would become strange.
But he was an Officer after all, and Agent 0233 still had to faithfully carry out his orders. So, after a few seconds of silence, Agent 0233 replied, "Reporting, Officer, I saw Xena, Warrior Princess, Jackie Chan, and Robinson!"
Lu Yifang: "..."
Ch 99
Come, try the breakfast I made." The once mighty Thor, now like a good stay-at-home man, handed breakfast to Jane Foster and her two other team members.
"You did well," Jane said admiringly to Thor after taking a bite, and the subtle affection in their eyes when they looked at each other was clear even to a fool.
"More than breakfast, what I'm more interested in is the theory he proposed." Watching Thor walk back into the kitchen, the old scientist Donald Blake tapped his bowl with a fork, pulling Jane's attention back.
"The theory of the Nine Realms and the Universe he told us about last night is a perfect theory, but it overturns the existing scientific view. The scientific community will not accept it unless there is conclusive evidence."
"Knock, knock!" Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the window. Four men and women in traditional Asgardian battle armor stood outside the window, waving at Thor, who had just walked out of the kitchen.
"Buddy, found you!" Ignoring Jane and Donald, who had dropped their cups in surprise, Volstagg blew his beard and excitedly shouted at Thor.
Sif, on the other hand, was much more composed. She turned and thanked Lu Yifang behind her. "Midgardian, thank you for bringing us here. Otherwise, we wouldn't have found Thor so quickly."
"No problem," Lu Yifang waved his hand, watching Sifand the other three walk in to talk with Thor. Lu Yifangalso answered his communicator at this moment.
The next moment, Fury's displeased voice came through. "This doesn't seem to be what you said. I even got the button for the nuclear missile launcher, and now you're telling me these four are not enemies."
Lu Yifang was a bit speechless at this time. He was only thinking about the Destroyer and forgot that the Warriors Three arrived first, not the Destroyer. Of course, these words could only be said to himself.
"Ahem." Deliberately coughing twice, Lu Yifang's voice became serious. "What, do you prefer enemies to friends? Isn't this result better?"
"This…" Fury was stunned for a moment, momentarily speechless.
"Your nerves are too taut. That's not a good thing," Lu Yifang reminded him.
For ordinary people, the fourth kind of contact doesn't evoke much feeling; some even look forward to it. Most ordinary people are merely curious about the fourth kind of contact, believing that tall people will bear the brunt if the sky falls.
Rulers, however, are different. They stand too high. When faced with the fourth kind of contact, their first thought is the survival and development of civilization, and under such heavy responsibilities, the pressure they bear is naturally immense.
"You're right." Fury sighed. He knew that the World Security Council meetings hadn't stopped for the past two days. The number of executive plans passed exceeded that of the entire year, and even ultimate solutions similar to the Ark of Loa had more than ten different versions.
"By the way, where's Coulson?" Lu Yifang changed the subject at the right time, as some things just needed to be touched upon. "He said he was going to take a look. I've already met these Asgardians, so why haven't I seen any sign of him?"
"I had him stay there. Asgard's so-called Bifrost Bridgeteleportation technology is a technology we look up to, so I had him study the teleportation traces to see if he could find anything useful," Fury explained.
"Coulson is still there!" Lu Yifang's voice involuntarily rose a few decibels upon hearing this. "I suddenly have a bad feeling."
…
At the place where Sif and the others had just landed, Coulson was photographing the traces left by the Bifrost Bridge teleportation, and the drone camera was recording all the changes in the surrounding area.
After doing this, Coulson began to instruct his men to set up a tent, as the wind and sand in the west were quite strong, and if left unattended, the traces might disappear in less than half a day.
Just then, the sky changed again. Thick, dark clouds churned violently, and in the center of the vortex, something seemed to appear.
"What is this? Are more Asgardians coming?" Agent 0233 asked.
"Probably not. The characteristics of Asgard's Bifrost Bridge are too obvious. This doesn't look much like it," Coulson said, sharing his experience with his junior.
As he spoke, the object in the vortex became clearer and clearer. A three-meter-tall iron lump fell heavily from the sky onto the ground.
"Enemy attack!" Agent 0233 hastily drew his gun.
"Calm down!" Coulson, however, stopped Agent 0233at this moment. "Don't you think such a large robot has a familiar style? If I'm not mistaken, this should be a new product from our Iron Man."
"Then what should we do?" Agent 0233 looked at the thing and indeed found that its style was somewhat similar to Iron Man's, just a bit larger.
"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with Iron Man," Coulsonsaid, a confident smile on his face. He picked up a megaphone and strode in front of the large iron lump.
"As expected of the famous Agent Coulson, this is the senior role model I imagined." Looking at Coulson's reliable back, Agent 0233 showed a look of admiration.
"Hello!" Coulson smiled, holding the megaphone, and greeted the large iron lump. "Sir, you are using an unauthorized weapon. Please immediately reveal your identity to us."
Upon hearing Coulson's words, the large iron lump actually stopped, and then the mask-like object on its head began to open.
Seeing this, Coulson turned his head and confidently gave Agent 0233 a thumbs-up. "See? I told you I'm very familiar with Iron Man."
"Senior, something seems wrong there," Agent 0233said with a surprised voice, because what he saw under the opened mask-like object was not a human face, but what appeared to be an energy weapon accumulating power.
"Boom!" The next moment, the large iron lump launched its attack. After sweeping around, the energy beam directly shattered several cars and the newly erected tent.
"Senior, is this thing really something Iron Mancreated?" Agent 0233 squatted down and asked.
"I don't think so. This guy is very likely the alien weapon our Security Advisor mentioned," Coulson said, already pulling Agent 0233 into the car.
"Senior, do we have any way to deal with this thing?" Agent 0233's neck involuntarily shrank as he watched the Destroyer wreak havoc behind them.
"It's okay, I still have an emergency strategy." Coulsonnervously drove the car, dodging the Destroyer's attacks, while pulling out his communicator and connecting to emergency communications.
"Coulson emergency call to Director Fury, I'm in a bit of trouble again!"
Ch 100
What, my father entered the Odin Sleep, and Lokiwants to usurp the throne!" Thor felt a bit dazed.
He just wanted to ask Sif and the other three about the situation in Asgard, and after Loki's banishment and Lu Yifang's training, Thor successfully heard a third version.
Can you people please consider someone like me, who is straightforward, and give my brain some time to process things? Stop trying to create big news all the time.
Of course, the four people in front of him were not Loki, who liked to play pranks, nor Lu Yifang, who was an outsider.
Thor trusted these few people very much.
Just as Thor's worldview was being refreshed again, a vortex appeared in the distant sky, and the black speck falling from it successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Is someone else coming?" Jane asked at this moment.
"That's impossible, the Bifrost Bridge doesn't look like this when it opens." Sif subconsciously denied it.
"No, it's possible." Thor said with flickering eyes.
At this moment, Loki suddenly came to his mind.
Due to the asymmetry of information before, and now after being misled for so long, Thor finally understood everything.
"It's Loki, he must have a way to bypass the Bifrost Bridge and send people to Earth."
"Your Highness Thor is right, what just fell was indeed from Asgard.
A friend of mine has witnessed it personally, and if I'm not mistaken, your brother Loki has already revealed his true intentions." Lu Yifang walked over; he had just learned from Fury about what Coulson encountered.
"This Loki." Thor clenched his fists, his face full of anger and disbelief.
"In fact, we humans have also taken some precautions for this matter.
We have deployed a large amount of firepower near its landing site.
But just in case, we still need you to take a look, after all, you are Asgardians, and you should know the weaknesses of your own technology better."
As Lu Yifang spoke, he had Yuriko behind him set up the computer.
Because of the drones, it was not difficult to transmit the footage back.
"So you want to launch a military strike against the arriving Asgardian soldiers? No way." Hearing this, Thor's expression became serious.
While Asgard's technology and magic were strong, they couldn't withstand being wiped out by an equivalent force just after teleporting over, before their equipment was even deployed.
Thor had seen a lot of Earth's technological advancements in the past two days.
And while Asgardian soldiers' physiques far surpassed humans, they weren't yet at the level of Hulk, who could ignore firepower.
In Thor's view at this moment, this matter was between him and his brother Loki.
If it led to the Deaths of a large number of Asgardiansoldiers, Thor was unwilling to see that.
Moreover, the Sif quartet had already arrived by his side.
As the four warriors who had long followed him, Thorhad confidence in them.
The four of them alone were enough to take down a thousand-level Asgardian army.
And if necessary, Thor even wanted to persuade them to give up resistance.
"Uh, you seem to have misunderstood something.
The 'arriving army' you mentioned is a bit different from what I meant." Lu Yifang said somewhat awkwardly.
"No matter what, I don't want you Earthlings to attack those from Asgard—holy crap, the Destroyer!
How much equivalent force did you prepare?" Thor's words were cut short as he quickly changed the subject due to what was on the screen.
In the picture, dozens of tanks had surrounded the Destroyer in the center and were shelling it.
In the distance, a large number of Rocket launcher vehicles were ready, and more than a dozen F22s circled in the sky.
Countless firepower was pouring onto the Destroyer, turning an area hundreds of meters around it into scorched Earth.
However, when the smoke cleared, the Destroyerwalked out unscathed.
It could be seen that aside from some strange golden runes appearing on its surface, the Destroyer was completely unharmed.
"Idiots, tell them to run!" Thor growled.
But it was already too late.
The Destroyer's faceplate opened again, and this time the energy beam it emitted was many times stronger than before.
Like a super electromagnetic railgun, with just one sweep, dozens of tanks around it, and nearly half of the planes in the sky, were destroyed in that single blow.
"I'm very sorry." Thor sighed and looked back at Lu Yifang.
"Do you have more powerful weapons?"
"We still have nuclear bombs, and they are already in position." Lu Yifang replied.
"The power of nuclear bombs is not enough to defeat the Destroyer." Thor shook his head and said.
"The Destroyer is the Heavenly Palace's strongest weapon, the ultimate combination of Heavenly Palacetechnology and magic, and it is inscribed with runes possessing incredible magical power, belonging to a star-level weapon.
Of course, it is said that only when my father wears it can it unleash this power.
Loki merely controlled this armor, and its power has greatly decreased, but given the Destroyer's sturdiness, nuclear bombs are simply not enough to destroy it."
"Alright, I thought so too." Lu Yifang nodded and said, a star-faring civilization's ultimate weapon being afraid of nuclear bombs, probably only U.S. popcorn blockbusters would have such a ridiculous setting.
"Then do you have any weapons more powerful than nuclear bombs?" Thor, who had just been shouting to cease fire for Asgard's interests, was now completely on Earth's side.
"Yes." Lu Yifang nodded and said.
"What is it?"
"Me!" Lu Yifang said, pointing to himself.
Thor: "??"
The reason Lu Yifang didn't choose to directly confront the Destroyer at first was that he vaguely remembered some things about the Destroyer.
The Destroyer was the ultimate weapon created by Odin and other Earth native deities to compete with the True Gods for dominance over Earth.
It is said that when Odin was at his peak and wore it, he could barely fight a True God.
Facing something with such a terrifying background, as long as Lu Yifang's mind was normal, he would naturally never rush in directly before understanding the situation.
And now, after Thor's introduction, Lu Yifang finally had a clearer picture.
This version of the Destroyer had been nerfed, and severely so.
"Are you serious?" Thor said with a frown.
"Let me put it this way." Looking at the somewhat disbelieving Thor, Lu Yifang spoke again.
"I've held your hammer, and it felt alright."
Hearing this, Thor, whose face was filled with shock and confusion, immediately subconsciously touched his head.
Why did my hair look a bit green just now?
"Alright, I believe you." Thor nodded and said, now was not the time for questioning.
"Sif, Fandral, and I will help you together."
"They can, but you cannot." Lu Yifang said, pointing at Thor.
"Don't forget you've lost your divine power."
"Perhaps." Thor showed a bitter smile upon hearing this.
"But Asgard has no retreating warriors.
I will die on the battlefield with my friends."
"You seem to have misunderstood something, I didn't mean to look down on you." Lu Yifang shook his head and turned his gaze towards the direction of the Hammer Base.
"Remember what I said?
Odin is your father, he couldn't be that heartless, so this is a trial for you.
And based on your earlier thought of not wanting to involve the Asgardian people in the struggle between you two brothers, I think your father's desired outcome has been achieved.
So why not try again?
If you succeed, wouldn't that be a greater help to us?"
Listening to Lu Yifang's words, Thor fell silent.
After a long while, he finally raised his head, his gaze becoming firm.
"I understand.
Perhaps this is what I should be doing most."