"Huh?!"
Thor froze.
"Was it really that many people?"
He actually ignored Daredevil charging at him and seriously started thinking it over instead.
There was news on Earth, right? If his little brother had really caused a huge disaster, then his own reputation was definitely going down with it.
And then Jane would see it on the news, and then she would get mad, and then she would argue with him, and then...
"Umm..."
Thor casually caught the blind cane that Daredevil had thrust toward his ribs.
Then he leaned in, brought his mouth close to Daredevil's ear, glanced around to both sides, and whispered, "He's adopted!"
"You...?!"
Who the hell cared about that?!
Daredevil genuinely felt like he had lost the meaning of life. The heroic career he had fought for all his life seemed utterly ruined!
First he ran into Heisenberg, and somehow lost his identity as a superhero, only to become a mob lawyer on retainer instead.
Although the Justice League had given him back a bit of his sense of worth, with his level of strength...
Wasn't his strength way too weak???
The guy wasn't even taking him seriously at all!
So he swallowed nervously and desperately tried to yank his blind cane back out of Thor's hand.
But Thor did not even notice what he was doing. He simply kept lightly pinching the cane while continuing to explain Loki's situation to Matthew.
"You might find this hard to believe, but my brother really is adopted. That's my father's issue, who knows why?
Anyway, us Asgardians are actually very friendly, especially me. Trust me!"
Thor looked completely sincere, but Daredevil was practically on the verge of crying.
I trust you. I believe everything you're saying. Could you please let go first?!
After struggling for a long while, the cane had not even budged.
In the end, Daredevil could only let go and pull out two batons from his lower back instead, facing Thor once more.
Meanwhile, Thor weighed the blind cane in his hand and kept subconsciously explaining Loki's behavior.
He looked around, then smiled helplessly and asked, "Loki did all this? I mean this whole empty lot?"
Before Daredevil could answer, Thor nodded to himself.
"It had to be him. That brat has always been this barbaric. He has no manners at all!
Don't worry, just tell me where he is and I'll go deal with him immediately. I'll drag him over here and make him apologize to you Earthlings. I love Earth!"
The moment he finished speaking, the sound of rushing wind suddenly reached them. Instinctively, Daredevil turned his head toward the rear right.
He could not see, of course, but he could hear Jessica's outline and movement.
In a single leap, Jessica shot more than ten meters into the air and crossed over thirty meters through the sky!
She raised her fist high, gathering strength as she flew, and roared at Thor, "We Earthlings can entertain him ourselves, and that kind of entertainment will definitely be exciting!!!"
"Wow, she kind of looks a bit like Sif!"
Thor casually tossed the blind cane aside and raised his hands, preparing to take the attack.
But after thinking for a moment, he ultimately threw his hammer aside too!
Barehanded, he bounced lightly in place twice, then grinned at the rapidly approaching Jessica.
Boom!!!
Thor caught her fist directly in his hand.
"I've been boxing in Asgard for over two thousand years. Trust me, you are absolutely no match for a god!"
"We'll only know after we fight!"
Jessica shouted back unwilling to back down. At the same time, she suddenly put more force into her right hand, making Thor's upper body tilt backward by a few centimeters.
"Wow, that's some serious strength. You're more than qualified to be a Valkyrie in Asgard!"
Thor's praise only made Jessica angrier. She was the second strongest fighter in the Injustice League, yet why did she keep running into freakish monsters like this all damn day?!
"Shut up!"
Since her punch had accomplished absolutely nothing, Jessica cursed and kicked toward Thor's waist and abdomen.
Thor completely ignored the front kick. He yanked her fist backward, and Jessica, who had just lifted her leg, instantly stumbled.
Taking the opportunity, Thor shoved her forward. With just a few simple motions, Jessica had already been thrown to the ground!
Looking at the unwilling Jessica, Thor shrugged innocently.
"See? I told you. I've been fighting for two thousand years. A full two thousand years. You people aren't my opponents!"
Hearing that, Jessica pressed one hand to the ground and launched herself over two meters into the air, adjusting her posture before landing back on her feet.
Grinding her teeth, she shook out the right hand she had just thrown and said to Thor disdainfully, "That's only because you haven't met a real powerhouse yet. Otherwise, you wouldn't be his match!"
"Mm-hm, maybe."
Thor curled his lip.
"There really are a few people in the universe... umm... just a few that I might not be able to handle. But they don't belong to Midgard!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the roar of an engine drew closer and closer. Completely unconcerned about whether Jessica might sneak attack him, Thor curiously looked toward the source of the sound.
The moment he looked, his brow furrowed, and his right hand swept up in front of his forehead!
"Wow, your knife-throwing is kind of like my friend Hogun's. I wonder if you can shoot arrows like him too?"
Thor grinned as he caught the small knife aimed at the center of his forehead, then casually weighed it in his hand.
By then, Bullseye had just stepped out of the car that had screeched to a halt.
As he walked toward Daredevil and Jessica, Bullseye sneered and asked Thor, "Do all you aliens like grabbing ranged weapons with your bare hands?"
"Mm-hm. Or maybe you could try a little harder, so I can't catch th..."
Boom!!!
A violent explosion erupted in Thor's palm, forcing him to take two helpless steps back.
When the smoke cleared, Bullseye stared expectantly at Thor's condition, but Thor merely shook his right hand.
"It explodes too?"
Now he was interested.
"Can you give me some of these? I have a brother who especially likes catching this kind of thing, so I'd really love to see one blow up in front of him. Hahaha!"
Seeing Thor laugh like some kind of idiot, Bullseye truly felt helpless.
The bomb exploded in your hand, you bastard!
And you're not even angry!
Acting like this makes it really hard for us to keep fighting you, you know that?!
So he turned to Daredevil, planning to communicate through eye contact...
Fuck!
He had been stupid.
He shifted directions and looked at Jessica instead, only for her to shrug helplessly back at him.
Seeing that, Bullseye pursed his lips, then instantly put on a smile and slowly walked toward Thor, who was still happily amusing himself.
Thor could hardly not be happy. His brother really was on Earth, and he could see the woman he loved again, so how could he not be in high spirits?
He was so excited that he had already started telling stories to Daredevil's group of three!
"So you're Earth's warriors, right? But you're way stronger than the Midgardian warriors I've seen before.
Your throwing knives are fast, your strength isn't bad, and you're probably skilled in both mid-range and close combat. Now that's what a warrior should look like!
Unlike those people I ran into a few months ago. Every one of them was standing there tossing around ranged weapons and shooting from a distance.
Huh? More of you are coming. Yeah, yeah, exactly, the one carrying that thing!"
As Thor spoke, he pointed toward Rumlow, who was speeding toward them on a motorcycle, and asked excitedly, "What do you call the thing on his back? I remember it might be called a pistol?"
"That's a rifle. Pistols are smaller and more compact!"
Bullseye simply pulled out a pistol and started chatting with Thor.
By now, they understood. This alien who came later really was different from the last one.
"Wow, a pistol, right? Can you give it to me? I have another friend who really likes weapons. Maybe I can give her this Midgardian weapon as a gift!"
"Mm-hm, of course you can!"
Bullseye casually tossed the gun to Thor. Even his bombs had done nothing to Thor, so one lousy pistol hardly mattered.
Thor caught the gun with a huge grin and immediately started fiddling with it, the muzzle sweeping back and forth across Bullseye and the others.
"Hey, don't point that thing at people. That's dangerous!"
Bullseye quickly warned him, so Thor curiously slipped his finger onto the trigger and fired a shot straight at the ground!
Bang!!!
"By Odin, this thing is a lot like the ancient weapons from Asgard tens of thousands of years ago. I barely even have a few similar pieces left in my collection at home!
No, I can't give this to Sif. I have to keep it for myself!"
Thor instantly forgot all about giving it away. Then, while still playing with the pistol, he pointed in front of everyone at Mjolnir, which was resting upright on the ground nearby.
"Thanks for the little gift. Saying thanks should be one of your Midgardian customs, right?
In exchange, I... don't really have anything on me to give you.
But I'll allow you to try lifting my hammer. Hahaha!"
He laughed especially happily, as if he were eagerly waiting to see them fail to lift it.
"Trust me, guys. If any of you can lift my hammer, you'll gain the power of Thor!"
As he said that, he stepped back twice and made room for them.
"Go ahead and try. As long as you can lift it, you can become the new God of Thunder, hahaha!
But honestly speaking, I've never seen a second person who could lift it. Only someone truly worthy will earn its recognition!
And I am that one and only worthy person, hahaha!"
Looking at Thor standing there and grinning like an idiot, Bullseye and the others...
No, now it was Rumlow and the other three!
All four of them let out powerless sighs.
A moment later, Rumlow arrived in front of the group and explained, "I saw classified SHIELD intelligence on Thor before. He really is the Thor from Norse mythology, the God of Thunder. He's not an opponent we can handle!"
"Exactly. You're absolutely right. You're humans, mortals. You can never compare to a god!
But don't be discouraged. You're already very strong, especially that woman. Her physique is better than many Asgardians!"
As he spoke, Thor continued holding the pistol and inviting them.
"But don't you really want to try lifting my hammer? Trust me, it's really cool!"
"Enough, Thor. We're all mortals. Of course we can't lift your hammer."
While saying that, Rumlow walked over to Mjolnir and grabbed it with both hands, hauling upward with all his strength!
"Urghhh!!!"
He strained for two full seconds, then breathed out helplessly and continued speaking as if nothing had happened at all.
"See? Can't lift it at all!"
"Pfft, hahaha! Rumlow, you're killing me. Let me try!"
Rumlow's attempt lightened the atmosphere quite a bit, and Thor stood to one side, laughing as he urged Jessica to try lifting the hammer.
Jessica crouched halfway down, gathered power, then exploded upward with one massive effort!
Two deep footprints instantly appeared in the ruined plaza beneath her feet.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!!!"
Jessica cursed in frustration.
"Your hammer is definitely sexist. Damn it!"
"Hahaha, don't make excuses. Mjolnir can't be lifted by strength alone. You need worthiness, the worthiness of a king, understand?" Thor explained proudly.
"Bah!"
Jessica spat in disdain, then shouted unwillingly at Thor, "Just wait until my boss gets back. He'll definitely be able to lift that damned thing!"
"Then let's make a bet. I say your boss can't lift my hammer!"
"If we're making a bet, there has to be something at stake, right?" Jessica pressed.
Thor spread his hands indifferently.
"Of course. If you win, I can even hand over my own little brother for you to deal with. But if you lose?
Umm... there doesn't seem to be anything in Midgard that I really need. So how about this, you treat me to a huge drink?
By Asgardian standards, you few stronger warriors will drink with me nonstop for ten whole days. How about it?"
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