Leon's voice remained calm and completely flat, devoid of any emotional fluctuation. Thor lifted his head and glared at him with burning anger, but his body continued to tremble uncontrollably.
The long period of endless falling and violent spinning had left serious aftereffects. Even now the dizziness had not faded, and the strength in his body had almost completely disappeared.
This time, Thor did not shout any more threats.
Deep down, he understood the reality clearly. The simple trick Leon had used—manipulating space itself—was already enough to render him completely unbeatable. Without possessing similar abilities, defeating Leon was simply impossible.
Unfortunately, Thor did not have such power.
At least not yet.
"What about my companions?" Thor suddenly asked.
Leon shrugged casually.
"As you saw," he said. "They're dead."
"What?"
Thor's entire body shook violently. For a moment he wondered if he had misheard.
Then an overwhelming wave of fury surged through his chest.
"AAAAAH!"
With an enraged roar, Thor ignored the weakness in his body and raised his hand. Mjolnir instantly flew back into his grasp. Lightning exploded across his body once again as divine power surged outward.
His eyes burned with rage.
Then he launched himself at Leon once more.
"You will die!"
His fury was so intense that it seemed to form a tangible force around him. The anger in his heart felt as though it might devour Leon completely.
Leon simply raised his hand lightly.
Another crack opened in space.
This time, however, Thor had prepared himself.
The moment Leon moved his hand, Thor abruptly altered his trajectory in mid-air. His flight path twisted unnaturally, allowing him to avoid the spatial crack entirely.
Thor stared straight at Leon with blazing eyes.
But when he saw the faint mockery in Leon's gaze, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Before he could react—
The world blurred.
His body suddenly felt weightless again.
"AAAH—!"
"Not again—!"
"No—no—no—!"
His furious screams echoed through the air as he once again fell into that endless loop of falling.
This time it was even worse.
Strange gravitational forces surrounded him from every direction, twisting his body faster and faster as he fell. His rotation speed multiplied several times compared to before.
It felt as if he had been thrown into a cosmic washing machine.
And through all of it, Leon's voice echoed calmly through the space.
"I told you already," Leon said. "You're not my opponent right now."
His tone carried faint amusement.
"For the sake of your father, I'm sparing your life. If you want revenge, you're welcome to come back and try again."
There was a brief pause.
"But next time, become stronger first. At least give me something new. Fighting you like this is honestly quite boring."
Leon planned to leave Thor trapped in the endless fall for another half hour.
Meanwhile, Thor slowly regained his clarity of mind.
The hatred in his heart still burned fiercely, but the blind madness from before had faded. He took several heavy breaths, forcing himself to calm down despite the endless spinning.
Then he shouted hoarsely.
"Heimdall!"
The moment the name left his mouth, a brilliant beam of multicolored light descended from the sky.
The dazzling radiance of the Rainbow Bridge enveloped Thor's falling body instantly. In the blink of an eye, he vanished completely within the pillar of light.
Leon watched the rainbow beam shoot upward toward the sky.
An unreadable smile appeared on his face.
He had no intention of chasing after Thor.
In his eyes, the appearance of the God of Thunder had been nothing more than a trivial interruption.
Leon casually waved his hand, almost like someone saying goodbye.
But in reality, his gaze had already pierced through the Rainbow Bridge itself.
Far away in Asgard, the guardian Heimdall stood watch.
For a brief moment, the eyes of the two beings met across the boundaries of space and time.
Leon smiled faintly.
Heimdall's expression, however, remained solemn.
Soon the light of the Rainbow Bridge faded away completely, and Heimdall's presence vanished with it.
Leon turned around without another thought.
The matter was already finished.
His attention shifted back to far more important things.
At the moment, Leon himself had little to do directly, but there were countless developments across the world that demanded his observation.
The global order had already been shaken repeatedly by his actions.
First came the collapse of financial systems.
Then the destruction of the oil economy.
Now the entire industrial structure of the world was being forced to reorganize itself.
The planet had entered a storm of change.
In less than a single week, more than twenty small nations had already collapsed. Governments had been overthrown, political systems shattered, and those countries had descended into complete chaos.
Other nations fared little better.
Countries with limited oil reserves suffered the most severe damage. Their economies fell into turmoil almost immediately, and the chaos spread rapidly through their societies. Soon, many governments lost the trust of their own people.
Time passed quickly.
Before anyone realized it, more than half a month had gone by.
During those fifteen days, conflicts erupted everywhere across the globe.
But these wars were not started by Leon.
They were consequences of the chaos he had unleashed.
Once again, humanity revealed its darker side.
Even while facing one of the most terrifying superpowered beings in history, and even as global order teetered on the brink of collapse, ambitious opportunists continued to emerge.
Some declared themselves saviors, gathering followers and supporters around them.
Others sought to overthrow the existing order entirely, hoping to establish their own governments and rule the chaos.
Such people cared little about the lives of ordinary citizens. Their only concern was whether they could gain power or benefit from the disorder.
What Leon found even more amusing was that some individuals had actually attempted to contact him directly.
They proposed alliances.
Their plan was simple: cooperate with Leon and divide the world equally between them.
Leon could only sneer at such ridiculous offers.
If he truly wanted to dominate the world, there would be no opportunity left for those people at all. With his current power, he could overthrow the United States in the shortest possible time and establish his own empire without resistance.
But that was never his goal.
Those ambitious opportunists simply could not understand his ideals or his ambitions. Their vision was narrow and limited, like rats staring only at the small patch of ground beneath their feet.
For people like that, Leon had only one response.
Let them continue.
He had no intention of stopping them.
In fact, he found the situation rather satisfying.
The chaos served as pressure on the old world order. It forced ordinary people and governments alike to struggle under enormous stress.
And Leon was curious.
He wanted to see whether humanity would fight back.
He knew the United States had not abandoned its resistance against him. For a while now, however, the country had grown strangely quiet.
Even though American forces had gradually advanced hundreds of miles outward, they had encountered almost no major resistance from Leon.
It felt as if the United States was silently gathering strength.
Preparing.
Waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal strike.
That possibility made Leon even more curious.
He had no idea what secret plans the United States might be preparing in the shadows.
But he was very much looking forward to finding out.
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