The Power Thief
Unlike Thor, who only knows how to recklessly charge in, Loki has some tactical knowledge. Although he's not at the level of never losing to the same move twice, he can still hold his own when he gets serious.
Given time, he can find Norman Osborn's weaknesses, then crush him and avenge himself.
Furthermore, apart from his terrifyingly powerful perception and formidable physical abilities, the person in front of him had absolutely no combat experience. His attack style was completely haphazard, far inferior to the one who had brutally beaten him in the underground base. He could easily defeat him.
Another energy blast was fired, and before Norman Osborn, who was in a boxer's stance, could dodge, a man in a blue uniform suddenly descended from the sky and blocked his way, using a round shield in his hand to deflect Loki's attack.
Loki swung his spear, shattering the energy blast that bounced back at him, and looked at the suddenly appearing man with a smile, "Another enhanced human."
In his thousands of years as a god, Loki had seen countless heroes in Midgard. The heroes widely celebrated among humans were nothing more than mediocre to Loki, who possessed the blood of the Frost Giant.
However, hundreds of years ago, Odin suddenly forbade these gods from going to Midgard on their own anymore. As a result, the story of the gods was distorted as it was passed down from generation to generation by humans with short lifespans— Loki did not like mares.
Even the gods of Asgard have been forgotten, their vibrant energy regarded as ancient myths, something akin to bedtime stories.
Similarly, Asgard's understanding of Midgard was limited to hundreds of years ago, which was only a fleeting moment in the long lifespan of the Asgard. In that short period, human society underwent tremendous changes, and enhanced humans were born.
However, since Professor Erkins developed the first Super Soldier Serum, only a handful of Super Soldier and enhanced humans have been successfully tested, but Loki has encountered almost all of them. It's hard to say whether he's lucky or unlucky.
"I smell decay on you." Loki looked at Captain America with a smile, his words and expression full of disdain.
"Are you... celebrating Halloween?" Captain America retorted without thinking, but he suddenly forgot how to say the word "role-playing"... After all, the word didn't officially appear until 1984, about thirty years after he fell asleep in the Arctic.
Before Loki could utter another word in rebuttal, several fireflies fell from the sky, flying straight towards him— Captain America wasn't alone on this trip; Iron Man Tony Stark was close behind. Upon seeing Loki's unusual attire, he immediately fired several micro-storage missiles at him.
Due to Loki's horrific actions, all the passersby ran away. Besides Loki, the only other people within the blast radius were Captain America and Norman Osborn, so Tony Stark could act so recklessly.
Having survived World War II Captain America's survival on the battlefield was due not only to the enhancements from the Super-Soldier Serum, but also to the experience and intuition honed through countless battles. He pressed Norman Osborn down with one hand and then used his shield to protect their bodies.
The shockwave from the explosion shattered the glass in the surrounding buildings. As the flames and dust subsided, Loki was unharmed. An energy shield appeared from the tip of his raised spear, protecting him completely. The explosion hadn't even stirred a single hair on his head.
"Tony!"
Regardless of whether Iron Man could hear him or not, Captain America shouted angrily. He was ruthless towards his enemies, but he would protect civilians whenever possible. Tony Stark's actions, however, completely disregarded the life of the innocent person behind him, which contradicted Captain America's code of conduct.
"Captain, could you please keep this for me?" Billy Russo, who was the last to arrive, handed Captain America a backpack containing his clothes, saying, "I'll take care of this. You lead the evacuation."
Captain America took Billy Russo's backpack, nodded to him, and then ran with Norman Osborn away from the battlefield. Bruce Banner had handled all the physical examinations he underwent after waking up, and the two were quite familiar with each other. Captain America was accepting of the existence of more than one enhanced human in this world, and this Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was clearly one of them; otherwise, Nick Fury wouldn't have sent him.
"Another one?" Loki watched Billy Russo calmly assuming his transformation pose and walking towards him, and sighed at the fact that he had encountered three cyborgs in a row today. The villainous organization that Hawkeye had gathered and bribed by Supergiant with huge sums of money had said that cyborg technology was extremely rare, and that the cost of successfully creating a cyborg was also enormous—their intelligence was clearly inaccurate; he had almost encountered a dozen cyborgs.
"MAZAHS!"
Billy Russo shouted when he was about two meters away from Loki.
Thor's power began to circulate within him, gathering at his waist and condensing into a crystal. Drawn by this power, free-floating charged particles in the atmosphere rapidly gathered in the high sky, coalescing into a dark cloud that transformed into a bolt of lightning that struck straight down, engulfing Billy Russo and Loki.
The so-called "invincible transformation" is exactly what it is now.
As the smoke and steam dissipated, only Billy Russo, now in his grotesque form, and the charred patch beneath his feet left by lightning remained. Loki was nowhere to be seen; he hadn't been struck to pieces, but had simply dodged the lightning strike once again.
Loki, wielding a spear, stepped out from the side, glaring angrily at Billy Russo. Having suffered a humiliating defeat, he had been avoiding close contact with these enhanced beings as much as possible; the one before was merely an illusionary clone.
"Thieves! Shameless thieves! How dare you steal the power of Asgard!"
Loki roared angrily, sensing that Billy Russo possessed the power of his Thor, the Thor. The Midgardian had stolen Thor's power at some point—probably when Thor was exiled to Midgard by Odin last time.
For a moment, his anger at Billy Russo for stealing his power overwhelmed the humiliation of his crushing defeat. Although he knew his true identity as Frost Giant, he had always been proud of the Asgard, and the theft was clearly an insult to the glory of Asgard.
Thanos's plans and my own freedom don't matter anymore; punishing the despicable thief is the most important thing.
As Loki's conviction grew, the gem embedded at the tip of the spear formed from the Mind Scepter released even more energy, brewing an even more powerful attack.