Chapter 167

[500PS REACHED!! Next Goal: 1000PS]

With a muffled groan, Steve's entire body turned blackened from the lightning strike. Thor, too, was left stiff from the blow.

It was odd that the God of Thunder could be shocked by electricity, but it was true.

Fortunately, his strong physique and resistance meant he wasn't seriously injured, just a bit paralyzed and disheveled.

However, at this moment, Thor wasn't thinking about that. His eyes were locked onto the mysterious figure in black not far away, exclaiming, "Lightning?"

"How can you wield it too?"

He was utterly shocked.

Lightning had always been his exclusive power, yet now he saw someone else wielding it with nearly the same power as Mjolnir!

Thor wasn't the only one surprised; Loki, watching from afar, was also stunned, his mouth agape in disbelief.

Was there really someone else who could control lightning besides that foolish brother of his?

He couldn't believe it and grew increasingly suspicious of the mysterious figure's identity.

Who was he? Apart from them, Tony, who had been knocked to the ground, and Steve, who was struggling to get up, were also stunned.

Thanks to his armor, Tony was relatively unharmed, while Steve's enhanced physique allowed him to avoid serious injury, though he was momentarily incapacitated on the ground.

But neither of them had the luxury of thinking about anything else; their eyes were fixed on the figure who had just unleashed the lightning.

Who was this person?

On the tree branch, Syd felt the dissipating thunder in the void space and glanced at the aftermath, seeing Steve and the others still standing. He couldn't help but marvel at their resilience.

As for how he could wield lightning, it was naturally because of the storm that had occurred when Thor arrived.

Flying high in the sky, Syd had absorbed several bolts of lightning using his Photon Shield to avoid being struck.

He had planned to use this stored lightning in a critical moment, but to his surprise, it hadn't inflicted serious damage on any of them.

Noticing that the lightning had been depleted, Syd turned his gaze toward Thor, his thoughts stirring.

In the next moment, he opened his right hand.

Then, to Thor's utter astonishment, Mjolnir left his hand and flew straight into the grasp of the figure on the tree.

"My Mjolnir!" Thor exclaimed in disbelief.

Loki was equally shocked.

At that moment, a rumble echoed from the sky, and bolts of lightning began to dance through the clouds.

Boom! A massive bolt of lightning struck down, enveloping Syd in a storm of thunderbolts.

In an instant, lightning swirled around him, forming a silver suit of armor that encased his body.

Thor stood there, dumbfounded, unable to describe his feelings.

Mjolnir had flown into a stranger's hand? And that person could wield it? Thor could hardly believe it and began to question everything.

Since when had Mjolnir been so easily taken? And this wasn't the first time it had happened recently...

How many times was this now?

At that moment, Thor felt as if Mjolnir had betrayed him, leaving him feeling frustrated and hurt.

While Thor wrestled with his emotions, Syd, now surrounded by lightning, felt a series of changes within his body.

Not only had his fourth-tier godly physique grown stronger—possibly nearing a fifth-tier level—but his divine power had also transformed.

Unlike the last time, this time, as the power of lightning surged within him, he felt no rejection.

The two energies coexisted, albeit without merging, and he could sense that his internal light energy—or divine light—had grown considerably stronger.

In the distance, Loki was left speechless. After a brief rest, Steve and Tony exchanged glances, both now able to move again.

In the next instant, Tony raised his right hand, aiming his palm at the mysterious figure who was seemingly deep in thought.

Boom! A yellow laser beam shot out.

Steve threw his vibranium shield with all his might, sending it hurtling toward the mysterious figure alongside the laser.

Tony watched expectantly, certain the laser would hit its mark.

Indeed, just as he expected, the laser struck the figure's chest, and Steve's shield also connected with the target.

Boom! Bang! However, in the next moment, Tony, Steve, Thor, and even Loki were all stunned.

The laser and shield had hit the figure, but neither caused any harm.

The figure stood there, unmoving, a barrier of lightning and light instantly neutralizing their attacks.

A hint of divine power emanated from the figure.

Tony, refusing to believe it, fired more lasers from both hands.

Then, something even more shocking happened.

The figure raised his right hand and casually placed it in the path of the lasers.

Zzzz...

The lasers scattered.

The hand was held up nonchalantly, but no matter how powerful the laser beam was, it couldn't move the hand an inch or even leave a scratch.

What shocked Tony the most was that this time, the figure didn't use any mysterious energy to block the lasers; he did it with his bare hand!

"Shit!"

Seeing this, Tony almost cursed aloud.

Was this some kind of joke?

A human being able to block a laser with their bare hand?

Tony's eyes grew serious.

He knew exactly what this meant.

It meant that this guy's body was at least as strong as steel!

No, even stronger than steel! With the current power of the Mark armor's lasers, he could easily melt steel, but it had no effect on this guy...

The overwhelming power was suffocating.

At that moment, Thor noticed something and his eyes widened.

"Was that... divine power?" he muttered to himself.

Loki, also noticing it, was full of disbelief.

"What did you say? Divine power?"

Tony, still in shock, heard this and was immediately confused.

He and Steve looked at Thor.

As Thor explained, they finally understood what had happened.

Just as they had attacked, Thor had sensed a trace of divine power emanating from the mysterious figure! "Shit, are you saying he's a god?" Tony exclaimed.

(End of Chapter)