The top of Stark Tower.
Besides the controlled Dr. Erik Selvig, there were two brothers facing off: Thor, the God of Thunder, and Loki, the God of Mischief.
Thor showed great magnanimity toward his younger brother, who constantly stabbed his kidneys, stating that as long as Loki repented, he would forgive his past transgressions.
But Loki faced his idiot brother with contemptuous mockery, declaring that he would stab his brother's kidney again next time.
For the sake of his future conjugal bliss, the God of Thunder grew enraged, raising his Mew Mew Hammer and throwing it toward Loki.
"Loki!"
Thor roared and leaped up fiercely, fine streaks of lightning flashing across the body of Mjolnir. He chose to use his brute strength to subdue this wretched younger brother, Loki.
But Loki still wore his wicked, charming smile, seemingly unconcerned by Thor's attack.
When Mjolnir slammed into Loki, the hammer seemed to hit air, passing directly through Loki's body. Before Thor could even register his shock, the next moment—
"Pfft!"
A cold, shimmering dagger suddenly appeared behind Thor and plunged viciously into Thor's waist—specifically, his kidney.
"Illusion magic. You always fall for this trick, my dear brother."
Loki, who had just delivered a Kidney Strike and Critical Hit to the God of Thunder, slowly materialized from the air, pulling out his dagger and scattering a spray of blood.
"!"
Thor's face was ashen. Although his physique meant this injury would heal quickly, being stabbed in the kidney every time might leave him with side effects.
Forced to choose between his brother and his future conjugal bliss, Thor chose the latter. His brother could be gone, but his happiness absolutely could not!
But before he could swing Mjolnir again, the expression on Loki's face hardened: "Mortals, how did you get up here?"
"Heh, Loki, don't try to trick me again!" Thor covered his waist with one hand and raised Mjolnir with the other. "You are coming with me today!"
"Uh, he's not lying!"
Before Thor could attack Loki again, a voice suddenly sounded behind him. Thor's expression changed instantly upon hearing the voice, and he quickly turned around.
What greeted him were two Armored Figures dressed in similar medieval armor. Although the styles differed, their aura was identical.
"You..."
"Watch out!"
Just as Thor spoke, one of the Armored Figures suddenly yelled a warning and threw a dagger toward him.
"Clang!"
The dagger scraped past his kidney and shot backward. The next moment, the sound of weapons colliding rang out.
Hearing the sound behind him, Thor's face changed drastically. He swung his hammer back instantly, forcing Loki, who had planned to sneak attack, to retreat temporarily.
"Loki! You wanted to stab me again!"
Thor roared, filled with shock and fury. If the Armored Figure hadn't warned him, his kidney would likely have suffered another critical hit.
Looking at the dagger in Loki's hand, his lower back felt faintly chilled.
"Tsk, I almost succeeded."
Loki, displeased at failing his kidney strike, lifted his chin and sneered: "Mere mortals, to be able to block my dagger, you have chosen the path of death."
"Tsk, I really want to hit him with a Hell Paradise Drop."
Ashen Xia Yu watched Loki's arrogant behavior, feeling extremely annoyed. He hadn't felt this way watching the movie, but now that he faced Loki in person, he realized this God of Mischief truly deserved a beating.
"Son of Odin, Thor, the God of Thunder, we are willing to help you subdue the God of Mischief, Loki."
Undead Xia Yu remained calm. He used his words to first mislead them about his identity, making them think he knew Thor, and then proposed subduing Loki together, rather than killing him.
Of course, he wasn't planning on killing Loki right now. Aside from whether he could even do it, the trouble that would follow killing Loki wasn't worth it.
The effort and the reward were not equal; no fool would do that.
"You know me?" Thor was momentarily stunned by Undead Xia Yu's suggestion, then his face brightened.
"Very well, two brave warriors, let us fight side by side!"
With that, Thor swung Mjolnir and attacked. Loki's face darkened. He wanted to jump off the building and take a Chitauri Soldier's flight vehicle to escape, but Undead Xia Yu stopped him.
Ashen Xia Yu also seized the opportunity to attack. Facing three opponents and unable to escape, Loki was quickly defeated, and Undead Xia Yu even snatched the mind scepter from his hand.
"Hey, gentlemen, looks like the fight is over. Has Bambi been caught yet?"
Not long after the battle ended, the gold and red Iron Suit descended from the sky, accompanied by Stark's flippant voice.
Although Stark didn't fully understand the situation, he realized that the two Xia Yus were not enemies because Thor hadn't attacked them, and Loki had been apprehended.
"May I ask who these two medieval knights are?"
Stark looked at Thor and asked, but Undead Xia Yu spoke first: "We are here to help you, and I know how to close the Space Wormhole!"
At this, everyone present, except Ashen Xia Yu, looked at Undead Xia Yu in surprise.
Loki stared incredulously at this bold mortal who had stolen his scepter. Even he didn't know how to close the Space Wormhole, so how could this mortal know?
"That doctor over there built a safety mechanism into the device. If you touch the Cosmic Cube with the scepter, it will stop the device maintaining the Space Wormhole."
"What??!!"
Loki abruptly turned his head to look at the inconspicuous Dr. Erik Selvig. That old man actually secretly built a backdoor into the device!
And he hadn't even told him!
The God of Lies felt he was unworthy of the title God of Lies, because today he had actually been deceived by a mortal!
Dr. Erik Selvig, stared at by everyone, shrunk his head. Although he was still being controlled, he explained: "Science is rigorous. It's normal to include a safety device!"
"Haha, Doctor, I like your scientific attitude. That's right, science is that rigorous!"
Stark happily looked at Dr. Erik Selvig and generously offered the doctor a compliment.
"Let's go. It's time to close the spatial gate."
Undead Xia Yu reminded everyone and quickly walked toward the device. Ashen Xia Yu also hurried to follow; they couldn't drop the ball now.
The device that opened the Space Wormhole was incredibly crude, with cables exposed, looking nothing like the crystallization of technology that could open a wormhole.
Seeing this, Ashen Xia Yu really wanted to complain: Didn't they say science was rigorous? What kind of crude device is this, trying to fool ghosts!
Yet, this crude device had truly opened the Space Wormhole, and the space was incredibly stable, showing no signs of collapse.
Undead Xia Yu, holding the mind scepter, lightly tapped the energy shield with the sharp tip of the scepter. Instantly, the scepter easily broke through the energy shield and entered inside.
Then, the mind scepter collided with the Cosmic Cube. The power of the two infinity stones was instantly triggered, and the previously stable light-blue Energy Pillar immediately began to flicker.
"It's not going to explode, is it?"
Stark asked casually, sounding a little worried. This question immediately drew Ashen Xia Yu's displeasure.
"Stop being such a jinx!"
Although scolded, Stark knew his words were a bit unlucky. He laughed awkwardly and did not retort.
Seeing this, Ashen Xia Yu nodded in satisfaction, then casually asked Undead Xia Yu: "It's not going to explode, is it?"
Stark: "..."