Just then, a heavyset, middle-aged man at the restaurant counter said to his companion,
"You missed quite a show. I heard a satellite landed in the desert. We were having a great time watching when some agents from the Bureau showed up..."
Jane Foster asked the heavyset man curiously, "Excuse me, did you say a satellite landed in the desert?"
"Yes," the man replied.
Professor Erik, seated on the other side of the table, also looked curious. "What does the satellite look like?"
The heavyset man continued, "I don't know anything about satellites, but I know it's really heavy. Nobody can lift it!"
At those words, Thor immediately stood up, went over to the man, grabbed his shoulder, and asked, "Where?"
The middle-aged man glanced at the rude Thor in surprise, but still answered, "Fifty miles west of here..."
As Thor walked away, he kindly called after him, "Don't waste your time. The army's already on its way!"
But Thor ignored him completely and strode out of the restaurant.
Jane Foster and the others followed, leaving Su Mu behind.
But he didn't hurry after them. Instead, he ordered an egg tart and took his time eating it.
By the time he leisurely left the restaurant, Jane Foster was asking Thor, who had tried to buy a horse at a pet shop, "Do you want a ride?"
Just as Thor sat in the passenger seat, they suddenly heard a familiar, melodious voice from beside them. "Can I get a ride too?"
Jane Foster and Thor looked out the window. The white-haired young man from the restaurant was tapping on the glass with his knuckle, flashing them a bright smile.
"Oh... sure. But we're going to do something extremely dangerous. Are you sure you want to come along?" Jane Foster replied.
"Absolutely!" Su Mu smiled mysteriously. "I've finally met the legendary Thor. I can't just leave now!"
On the way to their destination, Jane Foster asked Thor, "I've never done anything like this before. Have you?"
Thor smiled mysteriously. "Many times..."
Before he could say more, the white-haired man in the back seat chimed in, "Yeah, I've done it plenty of times too. It's no big deal!"
Thor looked at Su Mu curiously. "Oh? What have you done?"
"I once took down a gang hideout single-handedly. I've also faced down armies and Mutants and walked away without a scratch. I've destroyed giant mechanized armor, and I've fought two terrifying monsters!
"Not long ago, I even faced off against the X-Men on the streets of New York and nearly destroyed the whole city!"
Thor listened, dumbfounded. He hadn't expected Su Mu to have such an exciting life. Then he remembered that Su Mu was cosplaying as the White-Haired Demon. Could all those things have been the White-Haired Demon's exploits?
Jane Foster laughed. "You two are hilarious. One of you thinks he's the White-Haired Demon, and the other thinks he's Thor..."
Before she could finish, Thor interrupted her.
"I am Thor, not someone who merely thinks he is Thor!
"Once I reclaim my powers, you'll understand everything!"
Seeing the earnest look on Thor's face, Jane Foster recalled their first meeting. He had fallen from the sky. If he really was the God of Thunder, stripped of his Divine Power by Odin and exiled to Midgard, then it would explain everything!
But just as she was beginning to believe Thor, Su Mu nodded with a grin from the back seat.
"Exactly, exactly. I believe Thor is the God of Thunder, and I'm the White-Haired Demon. Jane, you have to believe us!"
Jane, who had just begun to believe Thor, immediately shook her head at Su Mu's words.
"I must be crazy to be helping you two with this...
"But they stole the results of my life's work. I'm getting every last bit of it back!"
Hearing the Midgardian woman he was growing fond of say that, Thor smiled at her.
"Don't worry. Once I retrieve Mjolnir, I'll make them return all your materials!"
Su Mu nodded firmly too. "That's right. When we get there, we'll make them hand everything over!"
Jane Foster smiled faintly, noncommittally.
Clearly, she didn't believe them at all...
Before they reached their destination, the three parked in a secluded spot and continued on foot. They climbed a small hill and used binoculars to peer down at the temporary military base below.
By now, darkness had completely fallen. All around them was pitch-black, except for the lights illuminating the base ahead.
After observing for a while, Thor handed his jacket to Jane Foster to keep her warm, then prepared to charge down. But Jane Foster stopped him, her expression stern.
"You think you can just walk in, take our stuff, and leave?"
Thor smiled confidently.
"No. I'm going to fly out!"
Without waiting for Jane Foster to say anything else, he charged straight toward the military base!
Rumble!
A sudden peal of thunder rang across the sky, and a dazzling bolt of lightning instantly lit up the whole world. Illuminated by its flash, Thor stormed into the military base and defeated agent after agent. At last, he looked a little like the God of Thunder!
Jane Foster watched Thor brawling with the agents, deeply worried.
Suddenly, a roguish, resonant laugh came from beside her. "Don't worry. Even if Thor can't reclaim his Divine Power, I'm here. I'll take care of everything!"
The worry on Jane Foster's face immediately froze. After all the buildup, she might still have been able to entertain the idea that Thor was the legendary God of Thunder, but she had no hope whatsoever that Su Mu was really the White-Haired Demon!
Not only was the White-Haired Demon in New York and thus couldn't possibly be in New Mexico, but the White-Haired Demon in her mind was nothing like the frivolous Su Mu!
As the strongest Level 5 Mutant, the White-Haired Demon could level a city in a short time. The news had always portrayed him as a ruthless, cold-blooded man. There was no way he could be the goofy guy standing before her, wearing that mischievous grin!
Meanwhile, under their watch, Thor defeated one agent after another and reached Mjolnir. Then, full of confidence, he gripped the handle with one hand and tried to lift it.
But his first attempt failed!
His second attempt failed too!
After several more tries, he still couldn't lift Mjolnir, even with all his strength. At last, Thor gave up in despair, dropped to his knees, and let out a desperate roar!
At the sight, Jane Foster immediately turned and headed for the vehicle parked in the distance. From the look of it, she was going to find help.
But a tall, white-haired figure suddenly blocked her way.
Even now, that figure still wore the same goofy smile. "Didn't I tell you? I'm here too."
Jane Foster had no time to talk to Su Mu. She immediately said, "Su Mu, we need to leave right now and get Professor Erik to bail Thor out. Otherwise, he'll be in danger!"
But Su Mu's smile didn't change. He continued to block her path. Just as she was beginning to lose patience, she suddenly realized that, somehow, the Su Mu before her had become a stranger!
It was the exact same smile, yet somehow it had changed from goofy to chillingly cold. She found it utterly unfamiliar, and a chill ran through her from head to toe!
The goofy Su Mu... No! The White-Haired Demon looked at her coldly and said,
"I told you, I'm here too!"
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