Chapter 148: Thor Helplessly Watches His Mother Die Before His Eyes

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  "Who are you?" Frigga asked, holding her sword.

  "I am Malekith," Malekith approached Frigga step by step, "I want to retrieve what's mine."

  Hearing this, Frigga glanced at Jane Foster, who immediately fled. Malekith wanted to catch her, but Frigga raised her sword and slashed at Malekith.

  Then the two engaged in a fierce battle.

  Malekith invaded Asgard without any weapons and fought Frigga barehanded. This was absurd.

  After a short while, Frigga had Malekith cornered with her sword at his neck. However, at that moment, the Curse Warrior arrived and grabbed Frigga by the neck, lifting her off the ground.

  "You took something from me, child," Malekith then approached Jane Foster, who was hiding nearby, "give it back to me."

  Jane Foster looked on in terror at Malekith and did not say a word.

  Malekith reached out and Jane Foster disappeared in a flash of light.

  It turned out that Jane Foster was never there to begin with; it was all Frigga's trick.

  "Witch!" Malekith was furious and turned to Frigga, demanding, "Where are the Aether particles?"

  "I will never tell you," Frigga replied.

  "I believe you," Malekith said.

  Then, the Curse Warrior stabbed Frigga with a sword, and Asgard's Queen perished.

  A witch fighting with all her might until her death, this was absurd.

  "No!!" a loud roar came, followed by a crackle as a dazzling lightning struck Malekith's face, sending him flying.

  It was Thor, wielding a torrential fury and carrying his lightning-flashing hammer, charging in.

  The Curse Warrior hurriedly helped Malekith escape. Thor swung his hammer, and it directly knocked both of them down.

  But when Thor threw his hammer again, Malekith and the Destroyer escaped on their ship.

  As the enemy fled, Thor held his hammer and turned around, looking at Frigga lying on the ground.

  At this moment, Odin also arrived, standing at the doorway, looking down at Frigga.

  Father and son gazed at Frigga together.

  The space darkened, and the video ended here.

  "Dark Elves! Malekith!" Thor's teeth ground audibly, "I won't let you get away with this!"

  "Thor, that future won't happen. From the moment you were pulled into the answering space, it won't happen," Steve Rogers said.

  "Yes, there's still time," Thor responded.

  "So, was the Aether particle ever extracted from Jane Foster's body?" Tony Stark said, "Odin couldn't do it, and it seems Thor couldn't either. Frigga appeared to be a knowledgeable and wise elder, but she didn't have the chance..."

  "This segment of the future hasn't played out completely, but from what we've seen so far, there's a high probability that it wasn't extracted," Bruce Banner said.

  "The Dark Elves are invading, and the Queen has fallen. Even if Asgard had a way to extract the Aether particle, they probably wouldn't have had time to deal with it," T'Challa said.

  "So, it's very likely that the Aether particle will stay inside Jane Foster for a considerable period of time," Sam Wilson said, "Will Jane Foster become a superhero in the future? If she can control the Aether particle."

  "Control the Aether particle?" Steve Rogers shook his head, "This weapon that devours the Nine Realms and destroys the universe is not something an ordinary person can control."

  "It's hard to say. Perhaps some accident or fortuitous encounter would allow her to successfully control it!" Sam Wilson grew more excited as he spoke, "If she can truly control the Aether particle, she could help in defeating Thanos or Hela, as the Aether particle is such a powerful weapon."

  "Since Malekith didn't get the Aether particle this time, he definitely won't give up," Steve Rogers said, "And with the Aether particle inside Jane Foster, her future doesn't seem optimistic."

  [The tenth question begins, prepare yourself.]

  [Please watch the following video first.

Silently waiting for a few seconds, nothing happened.

Tony Stark made the same gesture again.

Still, nothing happened.

"Such rubbish." Tony Stark sucked on the sensors on his arm with his mouth and tapped it twice with his palm, making the same move again.

This time there was a response; whoosh! A gauntlet's hand flew to his left hand and began transforming, covering his hand and forearm.

Whoosh!

Then, another gauntlet's hand flew to his right hand, starting to transform.

"Haha~" Seeing his experiment successful, Tony Stark laughed proudly.

"All right, it should be good now, come on." Tony Stark raised his hand.

Whoosh!

Another component flew over and attached to Tony Stark's right leg.

Little did Tony Stark know, that was the last piece he would successfully put on. The following pieces were either flying too fast or lacking accuracy. One of the pieces nearly hit him.

However, luckily, everything went smoothly, and Tony Stark completed most of the suit.

"Come on, it's your turn to shine." Almost fully geared up, Tony Stark looked at the floating mask and said.

The mask flew toward Tony Stark, and he performed a somersault in mid-air, catching the mask with a graceful move, placing it on his face with a "clank," and then landed with a flourish.

His moves were seamless and graceful, especially the landing, which was exceptionally stylish. He looked cool.

"At that time, I wasn't very experienced, feeling a bit rusty, especially the landing wasn't well executed." Tony Stark in the answering space was impressed by the video version of himself, somewhat narcissistic, "It was still decent."

In the video, Tony Stark was even more narcissistic, striking a pose and lifting his head, saying, "I am the best."

However, right after he spoke, whoosh! Another component shot past him from behind. With a bang, Tony Stark was sent flying into the air, doing two somersaults before landing.

His fully geared up suit also detached, scattering into a pile of disarrayed parts on the ground.

"... " The smiling Tony Stark in the answering space froze. WTF! Why did they include that last part? Couldn't they just leave it where I struck the pose and landed?

Everyone saw it!

"Stark, when you said it was decent, I thought you were being modest." James Rhodes immediately said, "I didn't expect it to be truly mediocre. So reckless."

"No, no, no, the landing was still fantastic," Thor grinned like a fool, "Very impressive; it's unforgettable."

"It's almost comparable to the time you were smashed by a big truck," Bruce Banner added.

"No wonder I felt familiar with the time I got smashed by a truck; apparently, I gained experience from that," James Rhodes chimed in again.

"Watch the video, will you!" Tony Stark's face turned hot, and he said with irritation, "Can't you be like J.A.R.V.I.S., although you've seen it, just keep your opinions to yourself?"

"sir, watching you work has always been the most enjoyable for me." As Tony Stark spoke, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice sounded from the video.

"... " Tony Stark suddenly felt betrayed; J.A.R.V.I.S.'s sarcasm seemed even sharper!

In the video, Tony Stark staggered and climbed up, looking at the mess on the ground speechlessly.

However, his voiceover continued, "I thought working for 72 hours straight was too much, but things got worse when I turned on the TV... and there he was."

The video started playing, showing a man who appeared to be around 45 years old, with small braids, a long beard, and wearing sunglasses, looking quite unconventional.

"Some people call me a terrorist, but I see myself as a teacher. America, are you ready for another lesson?"

"In 1864, in the town of Sand Creek, Colorado, America, the military waited for the kind-hearted Cheyenne warriors to go out hunting and waited to attack and hunt down their families and then occupy their land."

"39 hours ago, America's Osirium Air Force Base was attacked. Yes, you're right, it was me. An ancient military church full of women and children, while the soldiers were out on an exercise, and the warriors were not present."

"President Ellis, you've never accepted my education, but now, you have no choice but to listen."

"You know who I am, but you don't know where I am. You can never predict my arrival."

The video paused at this point, and the bearded man's face hovered in the air, looking at everyone.

[Is the bearded man in the video Mandolin?]

[A: Yes]

[B: No]

[This question will be scored. Five years of life will be awarded for a correct answer, and one year will be deducted for a wrong answer.]

"Judging whether someone is the one based solely on a video seems too hasty," Steve Rogers said, "Even if what the video says is true, those things were done by the Ten Commandments Gang, which doesn't necessarily mean that person is Mandolin. Maybe it's someone else from the Ten Commandments Gang."

"The Ten Commandments Gang is quite audacious, directly challenging the president," James Rhodes said. But when he thought about it, they actually kidnapped the president, so the challenge seemed less significant.

"Directly taunting the president in a video to give him a lesson is just as flamboyant as using armed helicopters to attack Stark's seaside mansion," Bruce Banner pondered and said, "I don't think this person is Mandolin. His appearance is too distinct; you could recognize him in a crowd."

"Does having a distinct appearance necessarily link to how a leader of an organization acts?" Tony Stark asked.

"It doesn't seem so," Bruce Banner replied.

"Another question that cannot be analyzed but has to be guessed," Tony Stark observed the bearded man frozen in the video, "But based on his appearance, I'll go with B!"

[Correct answer! Five years of life awarded as a reward!]

The video began to play.

At first, the bearded man walked out of a restroom in a room, accompanied by two girls.

"Which one of you is Vanessa?" the bearded man asked.

"It's me," one of the girls replied.

"Vanessa." The bearded man threw a cookie at her. "Do you know that fortune cookies were invented by Americans using a Japanese recipe?"

"Hey!" Tony Stark suddenly appeared behind the bearded man, holding a gun to his head, "Don't move!"

"Oh my god, oh my god," the bearded man immediately raised his hands, "I didn't move! Whatever you want, take it. These guns are all fake; they wouldn't dare to give me real ones."

"What?" Tony Stark was surprised.

"Do you want these two birds?" the bearded man pointed to the two girls.

"That's enough. You're not the real Mandolin," Tony Stark understood, "Where is he? Where's Mandolin?"

"He's here, but he's not here," the bearded man, Trevor Slattery, played dumb.

"What do you mean?" Tony Stark didn't understand.

"It's complicated, very complicated," Trevor Slattery said.

"Then make it simple," Tony Stark fired a shot.

"My name is Trevor, Trevor Slattery." With the gunshot, Trevor had to stop being coy and revealed his identity honestly.

"What are you?" Tony Stark asked, "Are you a decoy or a stand-in?"

"What? Am I like a stand-in?" Trevor Slattery said, "Of course not, I'm an actor."

"You have one minute, think about your last words," Tony Stark said.

"This is a role, Mandolin, you know? It's not real," Trevor Slattery explained.

"How did you come here, Trevor?" Tony Stark asked.

"I, I had a little trouble with the DP, and I eventually dealt with it in a special way, something people shouldn't do on the streets..." Trevor Slattery said.

"And then?" Tony Stark was not interested and interrupted Trevor Slattery.

"Then they asked me to play this role because they knew about the DP thing," Trevor Slattery said.

"They said they'd help you quit?" Tony Stark asked.

"They gave me more than that," Trevor Slattery said, "They also gave me other things, like this big house, and they even had me undergo plastic surgery, many things..."

Trevor Slattery was quite a character; as he was speaking, he closed his eyes and began snoring, falling asleep right there! Tony Stark still had a gun pointed at him, and yet he fell asleep!

"Are you an insomniac, too?" Tony Stark immediately gave Trevor Slattery a kick.

Trevor Slattery woke up then and continued where he left off, "There's also a fantastic yacht, but the problem is, someone needs to take responsibility for the explosion."

"He?" Tony Stark remembered who it was, "Killian?"

"Killian," Trevor Slattery confirmed.

"He created you?" Tony Stark asked.

"He created me," Trevor Slattery replied.

"And it was all his plan?" Tony Stark inquired.

"Yes!" Trevor Slattery exclaimed.

"Finding an actor to play Mandolin? That's quite imaginative," Tony Stark remarked in the answer space.

"A bit extravagant," Thor commented.

"Do you know what an actor is?" Tony Stark asked in surprise.

"In Asgard, we can also witness performances," Thor replied.

"If this Mandolin is an impersonator, does that mean they have nothing to do with the Ten Commandments Gang?" Sam Wilson questioned.

"Not necessarily. This video only proves that this bearded Mandolin is not the real Mandolin, but it doesn't rule out any connection to the Ten Commandments Gang," Bruce Banner said, "Of course, we also lack enough evidence to link them to the Ten Commandments Gang. This requires further investigation."

"The real Mandolin's name is Killian, and it seems Stark knows him," Steve Rogers said, "Stark, who is this Killian?"

"I don't know," Tony Stark shook his head, "I've never heard of this person before."

"But in the video..."

"Maybe I'll recognize him in the future. Right now, I just can't recall knowing anyone like that," Tony Stark said.

The video continued playing.

Tony Stark was handcuffed to an iron frame, facing a woman who was quite familiar to everyone – the botanist Maya Hansen, who had previously visited Tony Stark at his seaside mansion.

"You were once an outstanding scientist, talented and kind-hearted. Look at you now..." Tony Stark looked at Maya Hansen and said, "But the person who wakes up beside me every day still has a soul. Help me get out of here."

"Tony, this Maya Hansen came to your mansion to warn you. I thought she was a good person," James Rhodes said. "So, she's also Mandolin's person. Well, a fake Mandolin."

"I never expected that," Tony Stark was also surprised.

"Retribution, it's all retribution. You harmed so many girls before," James Rhodes patted Tony Stark's shoulder, "Time to turn over a new leaf!"

"Don't you think I've changed enough already?" Tony Stark replied, "I'm not the person I used to be."

The video continued, and while Tony Stark was persuading Maya Hansen, Killian, dressed in a white suit, descended the stairs.

"Do you know what my old man used to say?" Killian said as he walked, "His favorite saying was, 'The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.'"

"Are you still holding a grudge against what happened in Switzerland?" Tony Stark asked.

"Why would I be angry with you?" Killian casually placed a small box down, "I have to thank you. You gave me the best gift in the world, despair. Back in Switzerland, you made me wait for you on the rooftop, didn't you? For the first 20 minutes, I really thought you'd come. For the next hour, I actually considered taking a step forward and jumping from the stairs. You understand what I mean?"

"Frankly, I was thinking about what happened to the first mouse," Tony Stark said.

"When I gazed at the night sky of this city, no one knew I was there, no one saw me, no one paid attention to me. A thought accompanied me from that day onward," Killian pointed at Tony Stark, "Disappear, Tony. Since that day, it became my motto, right? Because ruling from the shadows is much safer. Once the demon has a face, like Ben **, Gaddafi, and Mandolin, people have a target."

"It's him! So, it was him!" At this moment, the Tony Stark in the answer space finally remembered who Killian was.

"So, who is this Killian?" Steve Rogers asked.

"That was about ten years ago, in Nepal, Switzerland. Killian found me in an elevator, wanting to discuss cooperation. So I told him to meet me on the rooftop..." Tony Stark said.

"Let me guess, you never actually went, did you?" James Rhodes said, "No, you probably just forgot about it, right!"

"Rhodes, can you blame me?" Tony Stark said helplessly, "You have to understand, I'm Tony Stark. There are too many people like Killian who want to get close to me. I never pay attention to such people. Who would entertain a stranger who hands over a business card?"

"But you shouldn't have let him go to the rooftop either," Steve Rogers said, "If you didn't want to meet him, you should have just declined."

"That's true. It's my fault," Tony Stark admitted, "But can you blame me entirely? In life, who hasn't been stood up? It's happened to me too. But for the vast majority of people, they carry on as if nothing happened. Why did Killian, who was stood up once by an old man, suddenly become Mandolin? This guy has a problem!"

"Some chemical reactions may seem dangerous, but without a catalyst, they might not even occur," Bruce Banner said, "Stark, for Killian, you were the catalyst."

"Tony, I think Dr. Banner is right," James Rhodes added, "If you had met Killian that day and invested in him, maybe he would be ringing the bell at Nasdaq now."

"Fine," Tony Stark shrugged, "This one is on me, 100% on me, okay?"

The video continued.

"Since that guy with the hammer descended from the sky, subtlety has gone out of style," Killian continued his speech while sitting there.

"What are you planning to do next?" Tony Stark asked.

"I'm going to return the same gift of kindness you showed me back then," Killian placed three metal spheres on the ground and pressed a remote. The three spheres emitted light, creating a holographic projection.

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