Tony reacted the fastest. The nanobots in the armor created a shield on his wrist. Of course, this was no ordinary shield. Tony was able to access the ores that redefined the laws of physics, so he chose the hardest metal he could create. He also activated the force field of the armor as an additional means of defense.
However, his attempt was in vain. Thor's ax suddenly released red lightning and hit his shield hard. The huge force knocked Tony away, and Natasha condensed shadow tentacles to use as a spear. Thor released a burst of thunder and lightning, dispersing the shadows.
The king's spell was ready. He conjured four clones to surround Thor, and each clone summoned a magic chain to try to bind Thor. However, Thor just swung an ax and casually destroyed the chains. Then, his eyes flashed with red lightning, and he looked at one of the clones - that was the king's true body.
Thor moved, leaving a red lightning trail behind him. He appeared in front of the king in an instant, and slashed his head with an axe. His speed was too fast, and the king had no time to react. Luck What's more, Natasha reacted quickly and replaced the king's true body with a dark one Shadow Clone.
The king's darkness Shadow Clone exploded, turning into hundreds of shadow spears and stabbing Thor. This sudden attack should have hurt him to some extent, but the surface of his skin seemed to be wrapped in a thin layer of lightning armor, which enhanced his defense.
Thor raised his ax and summoned an area-of-effect spell. Red lightning fell from the sky like a torrential rain. The team had to work together to survive such a terrifying attack. Tony gathered his strongest shield, and the others followed suit. However, even if the three of them joined forces, they could only barely block the attack.
Thor looked at them calmly, then let out a roar. His voice echoed like thunder; as if it was the Wrath of the gods to mortals, God sensed this Wrath and sent down a thunderstorm. In addition, Thor's roar also contained the power of fear, which made its effect even more significant.
The trio found themselves unable to move, and Thor took full advantage of the opportunity. He threw his ax at Natasha. Her shadow magic made her the fastest and most mobile in the team, so Thor decided to get rid of her first, in case she chose to escape.
Natasha desperately tried to eliminate the negative effects of Thor's fear attacks. She had been trained to deal with such situations, but unfortunately, she was too late to avoid them. As fate would have it, there was someone who performed better than her in this situation - Wang. He had faced several Demon Godss during training and had long been accustomed to their frightening momentum.
As a result, Wang was the first to regain some control over his body. He immediately moved his fingers and summoned two portals. The ax passed through the portal in front of Natasha and flew out from the portal behind Thor. However, the ax stopped a few inches away from Thor. Just when the magic item stopped of its own accord, Asgardians didn't even move. Thor calmly caught the ax and continued his onslaught.
He summoned a second round of thunder and lightning from the sky, but this time, the lightning was black instead of red. It fell from the sky, as if God was punishing mortals for their sins. However, when everything dissipated, Thor found that the team was unscathed.
"Huh?" he muttered to himself, then watched them carefully. "Illusion? It was one of the few tricks my brother used during our last battle." His father could not accept a Frost Giant plotting against Asgard's throne, so he ordered Thor to get rid of him. He still remembers Loki's desperate plea before smashing Loki's head. That day was also the day when Mjolnir finally gave up on him and decided that he was not worthy of having it.
"How dare you steal my brother's magic?" Thor roared, releasing a strong dark aura. His eyes and hair slowly changed, and then his body emitted a strong smell of blood.
"What's going on?" Tony asked.
"Sorcerer Supreme once commented on this Asgard prince," Wang said. "He said the prince was not suitable to rule because he had a heart of a hero - he was too compassionate. It seems that Odin in this timeline forced him to commit many atrocities, which broke his psychological defenses."
"In other words, bad news for us again," Tony complained.
"Now," Natasha suddenly shouted. She took advantage of Thor's moment of distraction and loss of reason to control his shadow, making him unable to move. Tony did not hesitate, and raised two cannons on his shoulders. He fired decisively and launched Anti-Matter Energy Cannon, trying to erase Thor from this world.
Thor reluctantly raised his hand and blocked the attack from the front. His arm was scorched, but that was all. The thrust of the energy cannon was slowly pushing him back, but it was nothing to him. However, Wang took the opportunity to open a Dimensional Teleportation door behind him, and exiled this Thor somewhere in the endless Dimension Sea.
Seeing him disappear, the team members breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's not waste any more time," Natasha said. However, before she finished speaking, a rainbow fell from the sky, and Thor appeared in front of them with a slight injury.
"Damn," Natasha cursed. She realized that if they wanted to escape from this place, they needed to adopt a different strategy. Her shadow suddenly spread, covering a large area. Then, countless creatures slowly rose from her shadow.
"Shadow Legion: Buy time for us. Stop the enemy at all costs," Natasha ordered. Her plan was reasonable, but she underestimated the power of a crazy Thor. The Asgard prince stamped his right foot on the ground, and the surrounding environment changed accordingly.
They are no longer in Asgard, but have come to this dark world. The sun is bright red, and what is even more creepy is that everyone is standing in the seemingly endless Blood Pool.
"What power is this?" Natasha asked.
"Field?" Tony asked.
"Yes, and it seems to be derived from his Slaughter Authority," Wang said, remembering that Thor once called himself the God of Killing.
"Can't you think of a way?" Natasha asked.
"My field is not finished yet," Wang said.
"I haven't digested that knowledge yet," added Tony. He had planned to build suits for various situations, including one to counter the realm. However, he was still far from that stage.
While they were talking, countless figures suddenly rose from Blood Pool. As soon as he saw these people, Tony couldn't help but take a small step back. He recognized some of them, although he had never seen them before.
"I knew this day would come," he muttered. He was once a weapons manufacturer, which meant his weapons were used to kill countless people, including innocent women and children. Tony has never truly made peace with that fact. Now, the realm is bringing back all the people he killed or was responsible for their deaths. Tony has never met these people, but he knows he is responsible for their deaths.
Tony was not the only one in trouble. Most of what Wang killed were Demons and interdimensional creatures. However, since Ian took over and arranged tasks in other dimensions, he also experienced several regrettable encounters and lost some people he was supposed to save. So, when he saw those faces again, his heart also fell into chaos.
Natasha was no better than them. Her days as a Red Room or as a S.H.I.E.L.D. spy were anything but easy, leading to the deaths of countless people, some of which she deeply regrets.
"Now is not the time to be merciful," Natasha warned the others. "Remember what Ian said: If we want to save our timeline, we must abandon our humanity."
"Your words are not as effective as you think," Tony said. Fortunately he was wearing battle armor, otherwise others would have seen his body shaking. His death toll was at least ten times that of the others. Only now did he realize how much suffering the United States government had caused with his weapons.
He tried to tell himself that it was mostly Obadiah's fault, but he knew it was all true. He had never really cared before what his weapons were used for, because he convinced himself they were for national security. But to the government, national security also included countries that had oil or rare minerals but refused to let United States get their hands on them.
'Damn,' Natasha thought. She could read people's emotions and could see that Tony's spirit was breaking down. If she didn't do something, he would become a burden. It was already very difficult for just the three of them to deal with Thor. If only she and Wang were left, she couldn't imagine how long they could last.