Chapter 164

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As Thor held onto Loki, he gazed at him intently and suddenly said, "Loki, I thought you were dead."

As he spoke, Thor couldn't help but recall the moment when Loki fell from the Rainbow Bridge. Even now, he still felt a shadow lingering in his heart.

"Did you mourn me?" Loki asked quietly.

Looking directly into Loki's eyes, Thor replied solemnly, "Everyone mourned, including Father."

Hearing this, Loki did not seem pleased and retorted, "He's your father!"

Shaking off Thor's hand, Loki noticed something in Thor's expression. As he walked forward, he said, "He told you about my origins, didn't he?"

"We were both raised by him. We played together, we fought together. Have you forgotten..." Thor tried to explain.

Loki turned back, slightly agitated, and said, "All I have is darkness in my heart. I've always lived in your shadow. I'll never forget that it was because of you that I fell into the abyss. Who am I? I was supposed to be a king!"

Thor, growing angry, retorted, "So you want to rule the world to compensate for that absurd inferiority complex of yours?"

Looking at Loki, he vowed earnestly, "No, I will protect the Earth that I cherish!"

Loki chuckled coldly.

"You've only been to Earth a few times, and now you cherish it? You've been brainwashed by the humans?"

Scoffing, Loki continued, "You're doing a great job of protecting it, aren't you? Humans are killing each other in droves, and you're just standing by watching?"

Reflecting on the wars between nations, Loki spread his arms wide and proclaimed, "If I ruled them, there would be no more wars. Humanity would live in peace!"

As he finished speaking, Thor frowned, "You have no idea what ruling means, brother!"

"The throne would make you feel like you're sitting on needles!"

Seeing that reasoning with Loki was futile, Thor shoved him away as he started walking to higher ground, saying, "During my time in the abyss, I saw worlds you couldn't imagine, and I even gained from it by witnessing the true power of the Tesseract."

"When I master it..."

Before he could finish, Thor, noticing something strange in his words, interrupted him.

"Who showed it to you?!"

Thinking of something, he asked, "Who is your master?"

Loki sneered, "I am the king. There is no other..."

"Stop dreaming!" Thor shouted, roaring, "Hand over the Tesseract and abandon these ridiculous dreams!"

As he yelled, his tone softened, and he pleaded, "Come home with me."

Loki didn't answer, but instead, he quietly said, "The Tesseract isn't with me..."

Seeing that Loki remained unrepentant, Thor angrily raised Mjolnir, ready to strike him.

Loki completely ignored his actions and continued speaking, "Without the Tesseract, you can't take me back. But it's gone, and I don't know where it is either."

"Listen to me, brother, I..." Thor began to speak sternly, but the sound of something rushing through the air interrupted him.

Iron Man came flying down from the sky at an angle and, with a loud crash, sent Thor flying.

Watching Thor disappear from sight, Loki felt a wave of satisfaction, shrugging his shoulders, "I'm listening."

Not far away, Iron Man, carrying Thor with him, crashed through several trees.

Boom! Thor was slammed into the ground in the distance, while Iron Man adjusted his posture and landed steadily.

Climbing up from the ground unscathed, Thor fumed, "It's you again?"

"I swear, if you touch me again, I'll smash that tin suit of yours!"

Tony paid no attention to the threat. He opened his helmet and said directly, "Then don't try to take my stuff."

Thor nearly laughed in disbelief at the human in front of him.

"Do you even know who you're talking to?"

Even though he liked Earth and humans, he still didn't consider himself on the same level as them, holding onto the pride of an Asgardian.

Tony, pretending to think seriously for a moment, replied, "Ah, are you an actor?"

"Does your mom know you stole her cape?"

Glancing at the silver armor and the red cape behind it, Iron Man found the whole situation amusing.

Thor, hearing this, didn't bother to say anything more, coldly responding, "Mind your own business, tin man!"

"Loki will face Asgardian judgment. His affairs are none of your concern."

"As long as he hands over the Tesseract, I don't care." Tony, who never knew what it meant to back down, retorted, "Until then, you'd better stay out of the way!"

Having been insulted repeatedly, Thor couldn't bear it any longer. Shouting "foreigner," he threw Mjolnir at Tony.

Boom! Hit by the hammer, Iron Man was sent flying, crashing through a tree along the way.

Watching from a distance, Loki smiled.

As expected, the two quickly started fighting.

Tony fired a laser at Thor's chest, then moved forward and kicked him hard, sending him flying.

Thor, landing on the ground, raised Mjolnir and summoned a barrage of lightning, striking at Tony in an instant.

Unexpectedly, the lightning only damaged the surface of the Mark armor, not the inside, and even recharged Tony's suit.

"How is this possible?" Tony was astonished.

But there was no time to think. Before Thor could attack again, Tony activated his suit and fired a laser.

Boom! Thor was sent flying.

Unfortunately, although the laser was powerful, it didn't harm Thor. He hadn't even landed yet when he charged forward with Mjolnir raised.

Tony, of course, wouldn't back down and charged forward as well.

Bang! The two engaged in close combat.

During the fight, trees and rocks shattered.

After a few minutes of fighting, a red shield flew in, interrupting their battle.

Following it was a loud shout, "Both of you, stop!"

Tony and Thor looked up and saw Captain America, clad in his star-spangled outfit.

Approaching the two who had paused their fight, Captain America first looked at Thor and asked, "Why are you here?"

Thor hesitated for a moment, thinking it over before lowering his weapon.

Frowning slightly, he said, "I'm here to stop Loki's schemes..."

He paused and added, "And to search for any other Asgardians that might exist."

"He might be my brother..."

(End of Chapter)