To everyone's surprise, after they crossed the portal, they arrived outside of the town, facing a thick column of black clouds. Strong winds scattered sand and rocks around, giving the scene an apocalyptic feeling.
"Not to ruin the party, but I don't think it's one of the good guys!" Tony observed thoughtfully.
Thor and the others put on their serious faces. They had a bad premonition about this whole situation.
Sure enough, after the abnormal weather dissipated, a gleaming giant of black metal emerged from the dust.
"Hey, can I sue it for infringement? It stole my whole thing!" Tony still had the heart to joke around, but he had secretly ordered Jarvis to activate his armor.
"This is the Destroyer Battle Armor. It possesses a terrifying power. Everyone, quickly leave this place!"
Thor recognized the steel giant that appeared in front of him: it was a divine artifact that his father Odin possessed. It was made from the sacred metal of Asgard, the Uru.
However, none of them abided by Thor's warning.
"Don't worry, I'm the goddamn Iron Man. This pile of scrap metal isn't gonna hurt anyone!"
Li Yue glanced at Tony, who was bursting with confidence, and thought, "You'll regret that."
Captain America took the shield from his back and took a fighting stance.
"You protect Thor!"
The Asgardian Three Warriors and Sif led the charge against the Destroyer.
"For Asgard!" The axe warrior was the first to reach the Destroyer. He jumped several meters high and slammed his axe at the Destroyer's head. However, the Destroyer swatted him and sent him flying faster than his initial charge.
Seeing his friend fly back, the other two warriors of the Three Warriors roared and rushed forward. However, the outcome was the same: they flew back at a faster speed and smashed into the ground. They won't get up for a while.
The Destroyer began to emit an orange light from the gaps of its chest plate, slowly converging on its open face. It aimed at the Three Warriors, prepared to attack.
Right before the Destroyer shot its beam, Sif circled behind it and pierced its neck with her sword. The energy within it slowly dissipated.
"Is that it? Great!"
Tony hadn't had the chance to participate, since his armor was yet to arrive. He didn't expect that the domineering metal giant would be dealt with so easily.
"It's not over. You guys stay here; I'll go help them!" Captain America suddenly said before charging forward.
The segments of the Destroyer suddenly twisted and reconfigured, turning itself backward to face Sif. The orange energy gathered again, and a pillar of yellow light shot out of its open face.
Fortunately, Sif sensed the situation and jumped away from the Destroyer. The Destroyer began moving again and fired another shot at Sif, who was forced to continuously dodge.
If things proceeded like the movie plot, the Destroyer's shot would eventually hit Sif. She wouldn't die, but she would definitely be severely injured.
"No!!!" The Three Warriors were still struggling to get up when Thor shouted loudly, hoping that Sif could dodge the attack.
Suddenly, a figure rushed as fast as lightning to Sif's side, protecting her from the light beam with a circular shield.
The one who blocked the energy attack was Captain America, who came in clutch to support her.
"That guy seems familiar. Have I seen him somewhere..." The old doctor finally snapped out of his daze when he saw Captain America using the iconic round shield to defend against the attack. He recalled the Captain from the museum that he visited as a child.
The spiritual leader of America, Captain America. The figure in front of him was shockingly similar to the statue in the memorial museum, and the round shield was taken straight out of history books!
"He is Captain America! My God, how is he still alive!" Daisy exclaimed after coming to the same realization as the doctor.
Tony glanced unhappily at the ruckus caused by Captain America. He hated it the most when people stole his thunder, so he urged Jarvis about when his armor would arrive.
...
Coulson rushed with the agents from the quarantine site to the weather anomaly. Suddenly, one of the agents exclaimed as he stuck his head out of the window, pointing at an object that flew past them.
"Hit the gas and bring us to the target immediately."
Coulson was already familiar with the flying object: it was Stark's armor. Something must have happened further down this direction. Stark wouldn't have called the armor otherwise.
...
Captain America was still struggling to protect the Asgardian warriors from the Destroyer, but the Destroyer was slowly gaining ground on him.
"Thor, haven't you had enough of being incompetent? Here you are, watching silently as your friends get hurt.
"If you can control your power, you could've saved your friend and the people you cared about, instead of hiding behind others like you do right now," Li Yue provoked Thor, who was watching worriedly, instead of intervening in the fight.
Thor contemplated Li Yue's words. He had nothing to refute Li Yue's provocation. Various emotions flashed on his face: regret, resentment, and most importantly anger.
He was angry at his helplessness, angry that he could only watch the Destroyer hurt his friends.
"No! I am Thor, the God of Thunder, the Prince of Asgard. I will not let anyone hurt my friends in front of me!" Thor suddenly roared, clenching his fist. His voice was full of defiance and anger.
Jane, who was beside Thor, was worried by this development. She wanted to comfort him, but she couldn't find any words.
Li Yue was the only one who noticed the traces of electric arcs around Thor's fist before they ramp up in intensity and wrapped Thor's entire body in flashing electricity.
The Mjolnir suddenly shook within the quarantine base. Electric arcs flashed around it before it shot up to the sky, breaking the sound barrier as it rushed into the distance.
The silver lightning covered Thor's body like an electric cocoon. Dark clouds gathered up in the sky, rumbling with thunders. A tornado formed with him in the center, and the group of normal humans around quickly escaped.
"Li Yue, his thunder is much stronger than yours!" Tony shouted beside Li Yue.
Li Yue smiled slyly; he had achieved his goal. He deliberately provoked Thor to make the God of Thunder release the divine power in anger. But this wasn't the end of his plan.
Li Yue wouldn't do something that doesn't benefit him. He cranked his spiritual sense to eleven and observed every minute change in Thor's body, and then used his evolution ability to copy Thor's current state.
It was working. Silver lightning raced in his palm and slowly spread through his body!