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"Who's there?"
Steve looked surprised, noticing Loki's unease and Caesar's realization.
"Just open it and find out."
Eddie stepped forward and pressed the red button on the cabin, causing the large panel at the rear to swing open.
With the high-altitude wind rushing in, a hammer led the way, held by a burly man with a cape. Faster than the wind itself, he swiftly passed Eddie and Steve, reaching out to grab Loki from the corner of the cabin.
"Snap!"
At that moment, a small figure inserted itself between them. With lightning-fast speed, seemingly fragile hands reached out and firmly grasped the burly man's two fingers, causing them to halt completely before reaching Loki.
The burly man's face changed slightly as he glanced sideways, only to see a golden-haired boy of no more than five years old floating in mid-air. His left hand, like iron tongs, held the man's two fingers, the child revealed an innocent smile as he spoke. "Hey, Thor, you're here."
"Kid, I don't know you!"
Thor's hair was wild as he roared, and lightning burst forth from his hammer, crackling as it struck Caesar's small body against the cabin wall.
Then, Thor grabbed Loki by the collar, wielding Mjolnir, and the two of them swiftly flew out of the open rear hatch, disappearing into the night sky filled with thunder and lightning.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, leaving Steve, with his Superman-level reaction speed, unable to intervene.
"Another god..." Eddie realized he had caused trouble and awkwardly forced a smile, chiding himself inwardly, "Venom, I could understand if I didn't react fast enough, but how did you not react? That's not like you at all!"
Venom seemed to be asleep ahead of time, paying no attention to Eddie, its host.
"There may be Gods in this universe, but they sure wouldn't look like that!"
Steve's face was stern as he looked towards the rear of the cabin, where Caesar was floating off the ground, his body still faintly crackling with electricity, having absorbed it all.
Caesar gritted his teeth and grimaced. "Thor really didn't hold back."
Steve was momentarily stunned by Caesar's tone and words. "Caesar, do you know him?"
"He's a God who came to Earth a few years ago, he's Kyle— uh, my father's old friend. But that's not important. What's important is that he's trying to escape with the fugitive!"
Caesar quickly finished his explanation, then accelerated forward, flying into the high altitude outside the aircraft, chasing after Thor, who had taken Loki away.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Natasha piloted the aircraft and couldn't break free, so she could only inquire of the team leader, Steve.
"What else can we do? We have to go after them!"
Steve sighed, holding the shield in both hands and not wearing a parachute. With an accelerating sprint, he leaped from the cabin. The five-star shield was pressed against his body, mitigating the tremendous impact of the upcoming high-altitude fall.
In the wilderness outside New York City.
Two figures merged and fell rapidly. Thor landed with a thunderous crash, gripping Mjolnir tightly in his right hand. With a sudden swing of his left hand, he threw Loki, who he had been holding, several meters away.
Loki landed against a boulder, not bothering to get up as he watched the furious Thor. His face remained impassive as he said, "You're still the same, Thor."
"You damn bastard!" Thor took a few steps forward, suppressing his anger, and said in a low voice, "Do you know that when the Bifrost was destroyed, you fell into the depths of the universe? Both Father and I thought you were dead! There was even a funeral for you in Asgard!"
"It was your father, not mine. And Asgard is yours, not mine." Loki smiled coldly.
Thor sighed with sorrow and said, "He raised both of us together, and Asgard is your home too!"
Loki remained indifferent, turning away and saying lightly, "There's nothing left to say between us."
"You..."
Thor was about to continue persuading when he suddenly furrowed his brow and turned to see Caesar floating calmly in the air with his arms crossed.
Looking at the god he hadn't seen in years, Caesar shrugged helplessly as he spoke. "Um, I don't want to interrupt your brotherly reunion, but, Thor, your brother Loki is a major criminal and must be taken back to the SHIELD temporary base."
"Loki is of Asgard and would be judged by Asgardian law."
As Thor spoke, Loki muttered under his breath behind him, "I have long renounced any relation I have with Asgard."
"Shut up, I'll deal with you later!"
Thor seemed to recall his brother's position, gave Loki a disdainful glance, and then turned his attention back to Caesar, looking slightly puzzled. "Kid, who are you exactly? I feel like there's someone's presence about you."
"Oh? Are you talking about Kyle? I was created by him, he's my Creator."
Caesar smiled in response, finding it a bit odd every time he referred to his original self as his father, so using the term "Creator" instead seemed more fitting.
After all, the clone was also created by the original self.
"So, Kyle is your father. After not seeing each other for a few years, he actually has a child now?"
Thor exclaimed in surprise, blurting out his astonishment. This made Caesar sigh and rub his temples. No matter how he explained it, it would eventually be interpreted as a father-son relationship.
"I see, so you're the descendant of the Guardian of Asgard." Loki secretly observed Caesar, rubbing his abdomen where he had been punched earlier, feeling a lingering pain. That punch wasn't just for show.
If he wanted to conquer Earth, the lineage of the Guardians couldn't be left unchecked.
Loki thought to himself, beginning to devise his own schemes and conspiracies. After all, intentionally getting captured was just the second step in his plan to conquer Earth.
"Kyle and I are good friends. How about it, where is he now? After dealing with Loki tonight, we can go have a few drinks together!"
Thor laughed heartily, looking around earnestly. He seemed like a completely different person from the angry and aloof one earlier.
"He's not here, or more accurately, he's not on Earth. He's gone to the universe to search for his friends."
Caesar paid no attention to the eavesdropping Loki. After all, the fact that Kyle's original self and Iron Man had left Earth without a trace for three years was common knowledge in New York City.
"Is that so? That's really unfortunate."
Thor scratched his head and suddenly threw the Mjolnir in his hand. The silver-gray hammer resembled a bolt of lightning, swiftly approaching Caesar within ten meters.
Caesar remained motionless, and when the hammer was half a centimeter from his chest, it abruptly stopped.
"Why didn't you dodge?" Thor recalled Mjolnir and looked at Caesar with surprise.
"You didn't emit any killing intent, so it's obvious you didn't intend to harm me." Caesar smiled, not the least bit surprised by Thor's test.
"Well then, this time I'll be serious." Thor swung Mjolnir with his left hand, causing it to spin rapidly like a flying car, stirring up dust and leaves in the surrounding area.
"Bring it on."
Caesar's face was serious. He wanted to see how his Superman clone would fare against Thor, a top-tier combatant.
"Here it comes!"
Thor shouted loudly, hurling Mjolnir forward. Caesar hovered in the air, palms facing forward, seemingly intending to take Thor's blow head-on with his body alone.
Watching from the sidelines, Loki widened his eyes. He also wanted to take this opportunity to assess Caesar's combat prowess.
Just before Mjolnir made contact with Caesar's palm, a tall figure intervened from the side. Using a star-studded shield in place of Caesar's small hand, the figure deflected Mjolnir, which carried the force of a thousand pounds, back with the shield!
Captain America, who had entered the fray, calmly retrieved his shield and glanced at Caesar and the others, saying calmly, "Playtime's over. Let's all head back to the SHIELD temporary base!"
(End of Chapter)