Chapter 4: Transformation, Super Saiyan Three!
Haaahhhhh——!!!
With that roar from Nagi, the entire New Mexico desert trembled.
The gravel that was already suspended in the air...
At this moment, unable to withstand some kind of terrifying pressure, it instantly crumbled into fine powder!
Zzzzz——!
Streaks of golden lightning appeared out of thin air without warning, coiling around Nagi's body.
That was not the natural lightning summoned by Thor.
That was the materialization of pure energy!
It was the manifestation of Ki strengthened to the extreme!
Nagi's long hair continued to grow crazily backward, becoming longer!
In just an instant, his hair reached his waist and turned into a brilliant, dazzling golden color!
Not only that.
His brow ridges rose high, and his eyebrows disappeared.
Replaced by a fierce, cold, and absolute dominance that viewed all living beings as ants!
Rumble——!
At this moment, a golden aura erupted from Nagi's body.
The colors of heaven and earth changed!
Dark clouds gathered, and thunder cracked!
"What is this?!"
Coulson, who was forcibly held in mid-air by the wave of Ki and unable to land, was currently gripping a floating rock tightly, his eyes about to pop out.
"This energy reaction... This isn't a mutant! This isn't the Hulk either! What kind of monster is this?!"
Coulson had been in the business for decades, but even facing that hammer, he had never lost his composure like this.
On the other side.
Thor, who was also suspended in the air, had completely forgotten the pain in his body.
He stared blankly at the figure bathed in golden lightning and aura.
The pride of the Prince of Asgard was thoroughly shattered at this moment.
"This aura..."
Thor's voice was trembling.
"Violent, destructive, endless..."
"Even Father in his prime... no, even if Father held Gungnir and rode the eight-legged steed, he never possessed such suffocating oppression!"
He couldn't understand.
This was clearly a Midgardian!
Why could a mortal body contain power more vast than a god?!
...
Meanwhile.
This terrifying Ki was not limited to this desert.
With Nagi as the center, following that roar, it instantly transmitted to the entire Earth!
Outside the atmosphere.
Inside the International Space Station.
Several astronauts were admiring the azure planet through the porthole.
Suddenly, the entire space station vibrated violently, and alarms rang through the cabin.
"Houston! Houston! Are we going to crash?!"
"Oh my God! Look down there!"
An astronaut pointed at Earth, his voice becoming shrill and terrified.
On the surface of the azure planet, the atmosphere seemed to be stirred violently by an invisible giant hand.
Forming visible ripples that were spreading crazily!
Even the Earth itself was undergoing slight displacement and shaking!
On the ground.
New York, Statue of Liberty.
The statue, which had stood for a hundred years, emitted the sound of twisting metal amidst this sudden global resonance.
Boom!
The huge torch arm broke off and smashed heavily into the Hudson River, splashing up monstrous waves.
Paris, Eiffel Tower.
Amidst the violent shaking, the steel base of this steel beast snapped.
The entire tower tilted slowly and finally collapsed with a crash!
Japan.
The shrine that enshrined countless sinful spirits sank directly into the ground during the violent shaking of the earth!
The entire building, along with its foundation, was swallowed by the earth in one gulp, like swallowing garbage!
Global earthquake!
Just because of Nagi's one transformation!
...
Kamar-Taj.
The Ancient One, who was tasting tea, suddenly shook the teacup in her hand, spilling hot tea onto the table.
She stood up abruptly, her gaze piercing through the barrier of space, looking directly in the direction of New Mexico.
In those eyes that were always filled with indifference and wisdom...
For the first time, deep gravity and shock appeared.
"What power is this?!"
"The power of a mortal can actually trigger a global catastrophe?!"
S.H.I.E.L.D. Triskelion Headquarters.
Nick Fury looked at the red alarms soaring crazily on the frantically shaking big screen.
And the disaster reports coming from everywhere, his single eye almost popping out of its socket.
"Coulson! Speak! What exactly happened?!"
"Is it a nuclear explosion? Or an alien fleet invasion?!"
From the communicator came Coulson's intermittent voice, filled with dryness and despair:
"Director... it's not a nuclear explosion..."
"It's a person..."
"He is... transforming..."
...
Center of the desert.
The violent golden aura gradually subsided.
A brand new Nagi appeared in front of everyone.
Golden long hair hung straight to his waist, dancing wildly in the wind.
Dense lightning crackled around his body.
His originally handsome face, due to the protruding brow ridges and the disappearance of his eyebrows, became extremely fierce, cold, and wickedly charming!
There was not a trace of human emotion in his eyes, only a thirst for battle and indifference to all things.
Super Saiyan Three!
"Huu—"
Nagi gently exhaled a breath of white mist.
He felt the endless, terrifying power in his body that seemed ready to burst the universe.
A ferocious smile curled up at the corner of Nagi's mouth.
"Is this the power of Super Saiyan 3..."
"It's truly... wonderful!"
With the blessing of infinite stamina, he didn't need to worry about energy loss at all.
That feeling of being constantly at the peak, and even climbing higher...
Made him want to destroy something to liven things up.
He slowly turned his head, his emerald green eyes locking onto the Destroyer armor not far away.
Far away in Asgard, when Loki saw this scene through the Destroyer's vision...
His whole body froze on the throne.
Separated by countless light-years, Loki actually felt his soul trembling!
"This is impossible... This is absolutely impossible!"
"This is just a mortal! I am a God! I am a King!"
Loki roared hysterically to cover up the fear in his heart.
He waved Gungnir crazily, controlling the Destroyer to launch an attack.
"Kill him! Kill him for me!!!"
Hum——!
The hollow in the Destroyer armor's face instantly lit up to the extreme.
This time, it output all its energy without reservation!
A beam of destruction several times thicker than before, burning the space until it was slightly distorted...
Carrying Loki's fear and killing intent, it shot toward Nagi with a boom!
Facing this strike enough to raze a mountain peak to the ground...
Nagi neither dodged nor defended.
He just stood there, watching the beam coming, the sneer on his face becoming more intense.
"Is this the so-called power of a God?"
"Too slow. Too weak."
The moment the beam was about to hit the tip of his nose.
Nagi moved.
No, it should be said that he just raised his right hand.
And threw a punch!
Boom!!!
Wherever the fist wind passed, space shattered like a mirror surface.
That menacing beam of destruction, in front of this punch...
Was like a candle flame in a gale, instantly blasted into pieces, turning into dots of light filling the sky and dissipating!
And the force of Nagi's punch did not dissipate.
Wrapped in golden aura, like a roaring golden dragon...
It smashed heavily onto the chest of the Destroyer armor!
There was no loud noise of metal colliding.
Because the moment this punch made contact...
That artifact armor made of Uru metal, known to be indestructible...
Was like a sand sculpture on a beach meeting a tsunami.
It disintegrated instantly!
Turning into the most primitive atomic dust!
Not even a fragment the size of a fingernail was left!
One punch!
Destroyer, dead!
However, the lingering power of this punch still did not stop.
The terrifying fist force rushed diagonally upward, straight into the clouds.
Rumble——!
The thick, dark layer of clouds in the sky that covered hundreds of square kilometers...
Was like being ruthlessly split open from the middle by an invisible giant sword!
A huge, long rectangular void, hundreds of kilometers long, appeared!