Chapter Summaries

Agent Phil Coulson investigated an immovable hammer in New Mexico and considered asking Su Ming to test it. Meanwhile, Su Ming explored what the system would let him exchange, learned that buildings could not be traded, and decided to look for valuable weapons instead.

• Agent Phil Coulson found an ancient hammer at the center of a crater and watched a truck's cargo bed tear away without moving it.
• Agent Coulson sealed off the area and thought Su Ming might be able to lift or recognize the hammer.
• Su Ming discussed printing or digitally transferring money with Alisha, but she explained the practical obstacles and risks.
• Su Ming appraised his hotel and learned that the building could not be exchanged because its disappearance would disrupt the world's order.
• Su Ming appraised an unfinished building and One Times Square, but the system also marked both as unavailable for exchange.
• Su Ming decided to seek valuable weapons to exchange, then encountered a sudden change.

Max Dillon, transformed into Electro, attacked Times Square before Spider-Man arrived and tried to calm him. After a sniper shot at Max and Spider-Man intervened, Max believed Spider-Man had deceived him and flew into a rage.

• Max absorbed power from Times Square’s electrical grid, lifted a truck, and blasted police officers and vehicles as they surrounded him.
• Su Ming watched from the roadside as Spider-Man arrived and saved an officer from a falling police car.
• Max recognized Spider-Man as the person who had once saved him, and Peter eventually remembered Max and tried to reassure him.
• After a sniper fired and Spider-Man pulled Max’s hand back with a web, electricity surged through the web and knocked Peter away, destroying his web-shooter.
• Seeing the billboards focus on Spider-Man and hearing the crowd praise him, Max decided Spider-Man had used him and lost control of his rage.

Su Ming helped Spider-Man during Electro’s rampage in Times Square, while Peter eventually short-circuited Electro with a fire hose. After the fight, Nick Fury called Su Ming with an invitation to New Mexico.

• Electro attacked Spider-Man and the nearby crowd, and Su Ming caught Peter after their clash sent him flying.
• Peter began telling Su Ming about investigating his parents and planning to confess to Gwen, but Electro absorbed power from cables and plunged Times Square into darkness.
• Electro unleashed lightning on the bystanders, while Su Ming used Magnetic Control to crush a falling advertising frame into an umbrella and shield himself and Peter.
• Peter grabbed a fire truck’s hose and sprayed Electro, short-circuiting him; officers restrained Max as the crowd cheered Spider-Man.
• Su Ming prepared to leave, but Nick Fury called and asked whether he wanted to take a trip to New Mexico.

Coulson hired Tony Stark to make General Ross withdraw his proposal to add Abomination to the Avengers, then asked Su Ming to investigate the hammer in New Mexico. Su Ming accepted, recognizing it as Mjolnir, while Thor was exiled to Earth and Odin sent the enchanted hammer after him.

• Coulson sent Tony Stark to confront General Ross, who withdrew his proposal after Tony enraged him, excluding Abomination from the Avengers.
• Coulson received Nick Fury's approval to hire Su Ming to investigate the hammer, and Fury offered him one hundred million dollars.
• Su Ming accepted the commission without haggling after realizing the hammer was Mjolnir and imagining the riches he might gain through Thor and Asgard.
• Peter Parker searched Times Square for Su Ming to thank him for helping with Electro but left without finding him.
• Thor argued with Odin over the Frost Giants, and Odin stripped him of his powers and exiled him to Earth.
• Odin enchanted Mjolnir so that whoever could lift it would possess the hammer's power, then sent it through the Rainbow Bridge's portal.

After Thor’s reckless attack on Jotunheim, Odin stripped him of his power and banished him to Earth, while Loki’s role in provoking the crisis was revealed. In New Mexico, Su Ming arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Mjolnir site and tried to lift the hammer.

• Loki manipulated Thor into leading an attack on Jotunheim, where Thor and his companions were ambushed by the Frost Giants.
• Odin arrived, ended the confrontation, and returned Thor’s group to Asgard, where he condemned Thor’s judgment and banished him to Earth without his divine power.
• The chapter revealed that Loki had arranged the events to sabotage Thor’s coronation because he resented being passed over for the throne.
• Su Ming arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s New Mexico base, appraised Mjolnir at five trillion dollars, and accepted Agent Coulson’s invitation to test whether he could lift it.
• Su Ming grasped Mjolnir’s handle and began to pull.

Su Ming failed to lift Mjolnir but discovered that a casual slap rotated its handle, while Thor arrived on Earth and was repeatedly struck unconscious. In Asgard, Loki confronted Odin after discovering he was a Frost Giant, and Odin revealed that Loki was Laufey's abandoned son.

• Su Ming repeatedly tried and failed to lift Mjolnir, but a casual slap turned its handle 38.6 degrees, a result Coulson's team confirmed.
• Thor arrived on Earth, was hit by Jane Foster's pickup truck, and was knocked unconscious by a stun gun after trying to summon the Rainbow Bridge.
• Jane Foster, Daisy Lewis, and Erik Selvig found evidence in their photographs that Thor had come from outer space, but Thor escaped the hospital and Jane accidentally ran him over again.
• Loki touched the Casket of Ancient Winters and saw his skin turn blue, confirming his suspicion that he was a Frost Giant.
• Odin told Loki that he had found him as an abandoned baby in a temple on Jotunheim and that he was Laufey's son.

Thor learned that a mysterious object had fallen in the desert and set out to reclaim Mjolnir, while S.H.I.E.L.D. seized Jane Foster and her colleagues’ research. On Asgard, Loki confronted Odin after discovering he was a Frost Giant, then panicked when Odin collapsed.

• Thor heard a diner describe a heavy object that had fallen from the sky and learned it was eighty kilometers west, so he left to search for Mjolnir.
• Thor asked Jane Foster, Erik Selvig, and Daisy Lewis to help him find his hammer, but Erik persuaded Jane not to take him; Thor bid them farewell with a kiss to Jane’s hand.
• Agent Coulson and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents confiscated the scientists’ research, equipment, and personal devices, leaving Jane, Erik, and Daisy helpless.
• Thor went into a pet store seeking a horse, but Jane found him and offered him a ride in another car.
• Loki accused Odin of favoring Thor because Loki was a Frost Giant, then called the guards when he saw Odin collapse.

Loki took control of the Rainbow Bridge and sent the Destroyer Armor to hunt Thor, while Thor infiltrated the S.H.I.E.L.D. base near Mjolnir. Thor fought his way through the guards, and Hawkeye prepared to stop him as the alarms sounded.

• Loki refused to end Thor's exile, froze Heimdall with the Casket of Ancient Winters, and gained control of the Rainbow Bridge.
• Loki ordered the Destroyer Armor to hunt Thor after the Warriors Three and their companions left to find him.
• Jane brought Thor to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base near Mjolnir, where he sneaked inside and began fighting the guards.
• Su Ming told Coulson not to panic, while Jane called Eric and asked him to come if she did not check in within an hour.
• Thor fought his way toward Mjolnir, and Hawkeye—Clint Barton—took aim from a crane basket.

Thor reached Mjolnir but failed to lift it, losing a wager with Su Ming and falling into despair. S.H.I.E.L.D. took Thor into custody as Heimdall watched from across the stars.

• Thor tore away the tarp and approached Mjolnir while Hawkeye and Coulson watched from hiding.
• Su Ming challenged Thor to a wager, and Thor offered a treasured artifact if he won while asking Su Ming to return Jane and her companions’ belongings.
• Thor tried repeatedly to lift Mjolnir but could not move it, realizing the hammer no longer recognized him.
• Coulson ordered the ground team to arrest Thor, and S.H.I.E.L.D. guards cuffed him as a rune briefly flashed on Mjolnir.
• Heimdall witnessed Thor’s failure and sighed across the stars.

Thor learned from the Warriors Three that Loki had lied about Odin’s death, just as the Destroyer arrived in Puente Antiguo and attacked the town. Thor organized an evacuation while the Warriors Three moved to confront the Asgardian weapon.

• Loki visited Thor in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody and falsely told him that Odin had died and that his family would not let him return to Asgard.
• Loki tried and failed to lift Mjolnir before vanishing, while Coulson dismissed Su Ming’s claim that the hammer belonged to Thor.
• The Warriors Three found Thor at the restaurant and revealed that Odin was still alive, exposing Loki’s lie.
• A storm gathered over Puente Antiguo, and the Destroyer arrived as Su Ming watched from nearby.
• The Destroyer ignored Coulson’s warning and blasted a vehicle and storefronts, prompting Thor to organize an evacuation and the Warriors Three to advance toward it.

The Destroyer overwhelmed Thor’s friends and ravaged the town until S.H.I.E.L.D. hired Su Ming to intervene. Su Ming took the Destroyer’s energy blast head-on and challenged it as Thor watched.

• Volstagg and Sif attacked the Destroyer, but it adapted to Sif’s stab and blasted the Asgardians away.
• Thor urged Sif to retreat, and she accepted as the Destroyer continued destroying the town.
• Nick Fury offered Su Ming $200 million to stop the Destroyer, and Su Ming accepted.
• Thor sent his friends toward safety and prepared to face the Destroyer alone, but Su Ming reached it first.
• Su Ming crossed his arms to block the Destroyer’s energy blast and asked whether it could do anything besides repeat the same attack.

Su Ming held off the Destroyer while Thor pleaded with Loki to spare their friends, and Loki relented but struck Thor down. Thor’s sacrifice restored his power, and he returned to battle the Destroyer as he tossed Su Ming the wager.

• Su Ming fought the Uru-metal Destroyer and used Magnetic Control to restrain it, preventing further damage to the town.
• Thor pleaded with Loki through the Destroyer, and Loki stopped its energy attack but let it strike Thor down.
• Thor died in Jane’s arms, while Odin sensed his sacrifice and grieved in his healing chamber.
• Mjolnir flew to Thor, who caught it and regained his power as the God of Thunder.
• Thor used Mjolnir to knock down the Destroyer, then tossed a gleaming object to Su Ming and called it the wager.

Thor regained his divine power, destroyed the Destroyer, and prepared to return to Asgard to confront his brother. Before leaving, he gave Su Ming a medal he had lost in a bet, and Su Ming discovered it was valued at 8 billion dollars.

• Thor rose into the sky and summoned a storm, while Jane, Eric, and Daisy watched in astonishment.
• Thor blocked the Destroyer's energy blast with Mjolnir and smashed it into a crater.
• Thor told the warriors he needed to reach the entrance to the Heavenly Realm and speak with his brother.
• Thor declared himself an ally of Agent Coulson and demanded that Coulson return Jane's equipment.
• Thor recognized Su Ming as a brave warrior, learned his codename was Destiny, and gave him a medal he had lost in their bet.
• Su Ming appraised the medal and found that it was worth 8 billion dollars.

Thor returned to Asgard after Heimdall broke free and reopened the Rainbow Bridge, while Loki defeated Laufey in Odin’s chamber and earned Frigga’s gratitude. Thor rushed to confront Loki, leaving the brothers’ clash ahead.

• Thor flew Jane to the Rainbow Bridge’s landing site, but Heimdall did not answer his calls because the Casket of Ancient Winters had frozen him.
• Heimdall broke free, defeated the Frost Giants guarding him, and activated the Rainbow Bridge so Thor could return to Asgard.
• Thor kissed Jane goodbye, declined Su Ming’s request to accompany him, and departed with the warriors of the realm of the gods; Su Ming exchanged Thor’s medal for money.
• Thor reached Asgard, ordered Heimdall taken for treatment, and rushed toward the royal court to demand an explanation from Loki.
• Laufey entered Odin’s chamber and prepared to kill him, but Loki struck Laufey with Gungnir and destroyed him.
• Frigga embraced Loki and thanked him for saving Odin, just as Thor’s voice sounded nearby.

Su Ming recovered and redeemed the Destroyer’s scattered fragments for billions of dollars, then prepared to upgrade his talent. In Asgard, Thor confronted Loki as Loki used the Bifrost and the Casket of Ancient Winters to destroy Jotunheim, leaving Thor facing his brother’s catastrophic ambition.

• Su Ming found a fragment of the Destroyer in the crater and used Magnetic Control to gather its scattered pieces.
• Su Ming redeemed the Destroyer fragments for 20 billion USD and settled down to upgrade his talent.
• Frigga reunited with Thor, who accused Loki of sending the Destroyer to kill him and his friends.
• Loki activated the Bifrost and the Casket of Ancient Winters to devastate Jotunheim.
• Loki told Thor he wanted to prove himself Odin’s true heir, while Thor realized Loki’s actions threatened peace across the Nine Realms.

Thor tried to stop Loki from destroying the Frost Giants, but Loki attacked him and revealed he no longer considered Thor his brother. Meanwhile, Su Ming upgraded several abilities to Level 5 and began searching for a way to fight enemies immune to physical attacks.

• Thor refused to fight back as Loki attacked him and said he had never cared about the throne.
• Loki said he wanted a fair contest and revealed that he was not Thor's brother, while Thor mistook his distress for madness.
• Loki threatened to visit the woman Thor had met on Earth, provoking Thor into finally becoming enraged.
• Su Ming upgraded Steel Body, Magnetic Control, and Physique Enhancement to Level 5, causing his magnetic field to pull buried scrap metal from the ground.
• Su Ming considered upgrading his talents further but could not decide which magic-related ability to choose.

Su Ming bought and upgraded Superman’s Heat Vision, tested his new power, and began training in the desert before hunger led him to purchase a Sling Ring Portal. Meanwhile, Thor destroyed the Rainbow Bridge to stop its energy beam from destroying Jotunheim, and Odin caught Thor and Loki as they fell.

• Thor pinned Loki with Mjolnir and smashed the Rainbow Bridge to cut off the observatory’s power, awakening Odin.
• Su Ming bought Level 1 Heat Vision, then spent $10.5 billion upgrading it and tested beams that cut deep trenches into a hillside.
• Coulson dismissed Sitwell’s concerns about the disturbance, while Su Ming practiced controlling his powers and accidentally launched himself into the air.
• Thor ignored Loki’s warning and shattered the Rainbow Bridge, stopping the beam and sending himself and Loki falling into the abyss.
• Odin caught Thor and Loki by grabbing Mjolnir, while Su Ming, hungry after training, bought a Sling Ring Portal.

Su Ming learned to open a portal with his new mental power while Thor and Odin reconciled after Loki fell into space. Two months later, Nick Fury invited Su Ming to join the Avengers Initiative after Loki’s attack left S.H.I.E.L.D. in crisis.

• Su Ming used his Sling Ring Portal talent to open a passage to his Manhattan hotel room.
• Odin rejected Loki’s actions, and Loki let go of the spear and fell into the depths of the universe.
• Thor mourned Loki and Jane, then reconciled with Odin as they discussed Thor becoming king.
• Heimdall told Thor that Jane was still looking for him, giving Thor hope of seeing her again.
• Loki took control of Erik Selvig and steered S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Tesseract research toward his own plans.
• Nick Fury invited Su Ming to join the Avengers Initiative and described the damage caused by an alien attack and Hawkeye’s betrayal.

Loki survived the cosmic abyss, allied with Thanos, and planned to use the Tesseract to free himself from him. Meanwhile, Nick Fury recruited Su Ming to help with the crisis, and Su Ming agreed after negotiating a ten-billion-dollar payment.

• Loki was rescued by a Chitauri alien and made a deal with Thanos for the Mind Scepter and a Chitauri army in exchange for the Tesseract.
• Loki secretly planned to conquer Earth to earn recognition from Thor and Odin, then use the Tesseract to escape Thanos’s control.
• Nick Fury, recovering after Hawkeye attacked him under mind control, called Su Ming and offered him one billion dollars to help.
• Su Ming agreed to work with S.H.I.E.L.D. while hoping to find Thor, but he challenged Fury’s vague terms and rejected the initial offer.
• Nick Fury raised the offer to five billion and then ten billion dollars, and Su Ming agreed on the condition that Fury transferred the money first.
• After the call ended, Nick Fury dropped his weak demeanor and smiled.

Loki stole the Tesseract and attacked the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, prompting Nick Fury to secure approval for the Avengers Initiative and recruit its first members. As Fury continued assembling the team, Tony Stark received a call from Agent Coulson.

• Loki arrived through the Tesseract's energy vortex, took control of Hawkeye and Eric, and escaped after shooting Nick Fury and destroying the S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
• Nick Fury persuaded the World Security Council to authorize the Avengers Initiative and sent Natasha to recruit Bruce Banner.
• Natasha convinced Banner to consider joining, though she prepared for the possibility that the Hulk might emerge.
• Nick Fury recruited Steve Rogers by telling him Loki had stolen the Tesseract and that the mission was to save the world.
• JARVIS told Tony Stark that Agent Coulson was calling as Tony returned to his home and removed his Iron Armor.