Bound and Captured

Unfortunately, Loki's vision didn't come to pass. Billy Russo didn't wait for him to accumulate enough power before making his move. That's the law of victory: steal the opponent's transformation item before they can transform, or interrupt the enemy's ultimate attack charging up.

A fist imbued with a trace of Thor's power slammed into Loki's face, knocking off his horned helmet. With a muffled thud, Loki was sent flying backward, crashing through a lamppost and still flying more than ten meters before landing on a luxury car parked on the side of the road, nearly totaling it.

But that wasn't all. Billy Russo leaped onto Loki's head, gathering Thor's power in his right foot, causing golden armor with Asgard runes to appear on his ankle. If this flying kick landed, Loki would be crippled, if not killed.

The previous heavy blow had left him disoriented, unable to even use the Mind Scepter to create a barrier or create a magical clone.

Just as Loki was about to be hit by a deadly flying kick, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, hitting Billy Russo squarely and sending him flying into the steps in front of a shop, where he was buried under rubble.

Then a figure descended amidst a rainbow of light, the powerful impact creating a large crater beneath its feet. The energy hidden within the rainbow light scorched out strange marks. The newcomer flung aside a large red cloak that billowed in the wind and roared imposingly, "Loki... how did you get beaten up like this?"

Odin, the king of gods, is still asleep, so the affairs of Asgard must be handled by him, the legal heir. In order to cultivate a successor, Queen Frigg, under the pretext of needing to take care of Odin, stays in the inner palace and does not concern herself with politics.

Faced with all those complicated matters, Thor, who had only ever loved drinking and fighting, was completely overwhelmed. He secretly regretted his previous decision to take the position. Using his brain was not his forte. If he had known that being the God King would be so tiring, he would have preferred to give the position to Loki.

If Thor had realized this earlier, none of this would have happened, and a harmonious brotherly relationship might have been created instead.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking; what's done is done, and it's too late to regret it.

Thor was dealing with some business today, trying to figure out how to slip away, when Heimdall sent him a message saying that his long-lost brother Loki had appeared on Earth and was indiscriminately slaughtering mortals.

Thor was overjoyed upon hearing the news... but immediately flew into a rage. He took Mjolnir and descended to Midgard via the Bifrost. From afar, he saw two people fighting. Without thinking, he unleashed a bolt of lightning, striking the one who was clearly winning and saving the life of the one being beaten.

Who knew that it was his own brother who got beaten up? When did the Midgardian become so powerful? He was only beaten up by Wei Xiuming because he lost his divine power, but Loki wasn't weakened at all.

Brother, you're finally here!

These were Loki's true thoughts, but he wouldn't say them aloud. He used magic to heal some of his injuries, then pointed to Billy Russo, who had already gotten up, and said, "He stole your power."

Billy Russo had already gotten up, but despite being struck by the genuine Thor power, he was not only unharmed, but the Blood of the Warden within him was replenished, making him even stronger.

However, the Blood of the Warden needed to digest the power of Thor and thus fell into a dormant state, causing his transformation to be interrupted. Billy Russo, who had just stood up from the pile of rubble, had no choice but to pick up a piece of junk to cover his vital parts— Captain America had not yet returned, and he had no spare clothes.

Ancient heroes often fought monsters bare-chested—clothes were so expensive back then, cloth could be used as currency. What if your clothes got torn in a fight? You just took them off.

With this thought in mind, Thor was unsurprised by Billy Russo's behavior, but he didn't sense any divine power from Billy Russo, so he believed that his brother was lying again.

"Oh, you must be Loki's brother, Thor, right?" Tony Stark flew over, all the weapons on his Iron Man suit activated and aimed at the two princes of Asgard: "Your brother has committed multiple crimes, including robbery and murder, and needs to be brought back to S.H.I.E.L.D.. for trial."

"Oh, S.H.I.E.L.D.., I know that." Thor said excitedly, as if a child had heard an advanced term he had learned in an adult conversation.

Loki raised his hands in a French military salute, and his Mind Scepter reverted to its spear form. "I admit the crimes I have committed, but only Odin, the God King, is qualified to judge me. Midgardian, you are not worthy."

Retracting his armor, Iron Man slowly landed on the ground and gestured to the nearest camera, signaling Wei Xiuming to open a portal for them to return.

Captain America had just returned from evacuating the crowd and, seeing this scene, asked in bewilderment, "Did he surrender? And who is this caped man?"

"Thor." Thor, upon hearing Captain America's question, puffed out his chest and proudly proclaimed his name.

Mission accomplished, Wei Xiuming opened a portal at the Helicarrier. Seeing the familiar fluctuations, Loki believed Dr. Selvig's assessment of Kent Clark; in the research of the Tesseract, this man was indeed more advanced than him.

Judging from what he has learned in the past six months, apart from Thanos, he is probably the only one who has thoroughly studied the Tesseract; in terms of spatial teleportation capabilities, Asgard's Bifrost is no match for this portal that he can open so easily.

Loki knows that the Tesseract is currently in the hands of Supergiant, which means that Kent Clark could accomplish all this using only some energy extracted from the Tesseract. It's uncertain whether he or Thanos has the superior technology in space exploration.

Loki's interest in Midgard deepened; he had underestimated them before.

Handing over the Mind Scepter, Loki donned handcuffs specially designed for superpowered individuals and stepped through the portal, successfully infiltrating the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

As if Thor's arrival had forced Loki to accept his fate, he laid out his plan in detail—he intended to use the Tesseract to lure an army of aliens and then make Midgard his kingdom.

This place is a remote and impoverished area. The alien army is merely searching for treasures they once lost on Earth. Once found, Earth's value is insignificant to them. However, being part of the Nine Realms spatial framework, becoming the king of Midgard is a fortunate thing for Loki.