God of Mischief? God of Self-Deception!

"Loki?"

Thor thought he was hallucinating.

But the green shadow in front of him became clearer and clearer.

"You look terrible, brother."

Loki shook his head, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"So weak because of a mortal's illness."

"Loki, it really is you... I knew it..."

Thor was relieved to receive Loki's response, confirming that Loki was indeed still alive. Tears welled up in his eyes, but a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Then he couldn't hold on any longer and completely fainted.

Loki glanced at Thor from head to toe, but the words he had intended to use to mock Thor remained unspoken.

After leaving H.A.M.M.E.R., he leisurely began searching for Thor, but the information Coulson provided was clearly outdated.

It took him several days to find Thor, who was homeless.

Loki had initially thought he would be very happy and proud to see Thor in such a wretched state, but now his heart was filled with a different emotion.

He could once pierce Thor's kidney with a smile on his face without flinching, and even seem quite pleased.

That's why he always thought he could kill Thor coldly; he thought he didn't care about Thor's life at all.

The person in front of him wasn't even his biological brother.

But now.

Seeing Thor in such a disheveled state, Loki felt uneasy.

On the contrary, he felt a tightness in his chest, making his breathing heavy and difficult.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

It's even less likely that she'll confront her feelings for Thor.

How are you feeling right now?

Ben suddenly appeared behind Loki. Loki turned around and saw Ben. His eyes darted around, and he asked with a mixture of panic and relief.

What are you doing here?

"What, are you upset that I found out about your brother's suffering? Are you embarrassed?"

Ben walked past him, helped Thor to the shade of a tree, and then explained.

It's Heimdall.

"I had already arrived at school when Heimdall used his power to tell me that Thor was about to die," Ben said helplessly.

While Thor did indeed come to Earth to suffer, it would be far too hilarious if he were to die there.

"He can see through the Nine Realms, so he should know you're here, right? Why are you looking for me?"

"Who knows?" Loki smiled slightly, flicking his wrist to produce a dagger. "Perhaps he's worried I killed Child of Odin."

"Come on," Ben shrugged.

"You can fool your brothers, but don't fool yourself too."

Please, everyone knows you two brothers have a love-hate relationship; the fighting is fake, the love is real.

God of Mischief?

I think it's God of Self-Deception, isn't it?

He mentally muttered a complaint, but Ben didn't say it aloud, saving Loki some face.

"You're stubborn, but you still treat him like a brother. Seeing him sick is already heartbreaking, but you've forgotten that you suffered ten times more in Sakaar than he did."

"I was adopted," Loki said casually, clearly not wanting to continue the topic, and instead asked, "Did Heimdall say anything else?"

Ben shook his head.

Seeing this, Loki seemed relieved, yet also somewhat disappointed.

He didn't ask anything more.

Instead, they took Thor to the hospital and then left.

"Aren't you going to wait until he wakes up and then laugh at him?" Ben asked.

"So boring."

"I have no interest in mocking a piece of trash."

Loki turned and left.

Watching his departing figure, Ben lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

In fact, the story of Heimdall seeking him out was a complete lie fabricated by Ben.

He deliberately followed Loki here.

When he met Loki this time, he felt that there was something strange about the Loki in front of him.

Loki originally came to Earth to mock Thor, but after arriving on Earth, he didn't immediately look for Thor; instead, he went to find the hammer.

Although Loki's explanation was reasonable, Ben still found it a bit strange.

Based on Ben's understanding of Loki, he might indeed care whether the hammer could prove his worth, but he cares even more about Thor.

Afterwards, although Loki was also searching for Thor, he didn't seem to be in a hurry, as if he was deliberately putting on an act of searching for Thor.

These behaviors made Ben somewhat suspicious.

However, after observing from the shadows, he could clearly sense that Loki's feelings for Thor were genuine.

"Could he have deliberately gone to find the hammer first just to deceive himself into thinking that Thor is completely unimportant to him?"

If you think about it that way, then it's not surprising.

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"What a piece of trash!"

Kingpin angrily slammed what he was holding onto the ground.

That Chameleon went there full of confidence, saying that no one could possibly discover his disguise (Loki: I am a god!), but he disappeared in less than a day.

At first, Kingpin thought Chameleon might have just encountered some kind of problem and was therefore unable to be contacted.

But after several days, no news came, which slowly made him suspicious.

Now it seems...

The Chameleon was probably dealt with on the first day, but he only found out now.

This time, the plan to obtain the Super Soldier Serum formula has failed again.

Kingpin realized that for the past six months, he had been losing constantly and had never won.

His only victory was in the Hydra war he joined not long ago, but he gained nothing from it.

Or rather, preventing Hydra from becoming the ruler of the world is a benefit in itself.

However, the war was not without him; his proud criminal empire was nothing more than a nameless pawn in that war.

Kingpin often felt a sense of urgency.

As a villain, he is incredibly inspiring.

It started with Iron Man, a guy with no Superpowers who became Super Hero because of a suit of armor.

Then it was as if a switch had been flipped on the whole world, and all sorts of people started popping up everywhere.

Perhaps they have always existed, only to appear now, but from Kingpin's perspective, the lives of these ordinary people will only become more difficult in the future.

That's why he was so eager to obtain those things that could cause mutations in people.

Green Goblin Serum, Lizard Serum, Super Soldier Serum...

Everything is fine.

But none of them are easy.

However, he was quite persistent. Although the failure of the Chameleon made him angry, it was not a blow to him.

At this moment, one of his subordinates brought him astonishing news.

"Mr. Kingpin, Walter Hardy is back."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Kingpin stood up abruptly, looking at his subordinate in disbelief, as if he doubted whether what the other man said was true.

If he could find out that Cat was with S.H.I.E.L.D.., he would naturally also know Cat's true identity.

Therefore, Kingpin had already made a plan: once Chameleon helped him get Cat out of the H.A.M.M.E.R.. prison, Kingpin would use Felicia's life to threaten Cat and force him to comply.

Of course, Kingpin also discovered that Felicia had a good relationship with Ben, who had attracted Spider-Man's attention after the last time Felicia was captured.

However, he felt that Peter, not Ben, was the one connected to Spider-Man, and besides, a friend of a friend is already a rather distant relationship.

He believed that as long as he was quick enough, he wouldn't leave any openings.

But he never expected the Chameleon to be gone.

Even more unexpectedly, the Cat was released from prison.

"How is this possible?" He pinched his round, millstone-like face with his thick fingers, deep in thought.

"Could he have revealed his secret to the H.A.M.M.E.R.? But even so, the H.A.M.M.E.R. wouldn't let someone who knows the formula leave."

"Or perhaps, the H.A.M.M.E.R. simply doesn't know his secret?"

Then he shook his head, dismissing the unrealistic idea.

H.A.M.M.E.R.. was built on the corpse of S.H.I.E.L.D.., and all of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s data was collected by H.A.M.M.E.R..

There's no reason for H.A.M.M.E.R.. not to pay attention to such important intelligence as the Super Soldier Serum.

"Unless they deliberately released the Cat themselves."

Kingpin and guessed it was still related to the previous Hydra incident.

The number of Hydra captured was so large that S.H.I.E.L.D..'s prisons couldn't hold them all.

You can't possibly keep the Cat and the Hydra locked up together, can you?

"This is a good opportunity."

He grinned, and his small eyes shone with a captivating light.

"But, could it be a trap?"

Kingpin's men were somewhat worried.

Perhaps the H.A.M.M.E.R. deliberately set a trap to lure them in because they didn't know who had sent the Chameleon.

But Kingpin think so.

Do you think Chameleon would be loyal enough to cover up the truth for us?

His relationship with the Chameleon was merely one of employment; no matter how trustworthy the Chameleon was, it was impossible for him to never be betrayed until his death.

So either H.A.M.M.E.R. already knew it was him who sent Chameleon, or they simply didn't care who sent Chameleon.

Since they don't care, there's no need to set a trap.

It must be said, Kingpin was incredibly audacious.

He dared to commit arson when he was twelve years old and even killed someone with his own hands. Over the years, he has become increasingly ruthless.

Sitting on the throne for so long has actually made him appear more benevolent.

"Aleksei should be cured by now, let him... never mind." Kingpin, but still didn't bring the Rhino into the picture.

That guy isn't very bright; if you really let him go, he'll just cause a huge scene and accomplish nothing.

Kingpin thought about it and decided to send a few skilled gang members to kidnap the other party.

Although the Cat may have been injected with the serum, the other party is already in their eighties or nineties, almost as old as Dengzi. Even if they had the serum, they probably wouldn't have much fighting power now.

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