My Brother Has Brain Problems, Don't Lower Yourself to His Level

"Who's coming out? Explain yourself!"

Thor looked determined to get to the bottom of it. He even raised the hammer in his hand a little, clearly giving off the impression that if Loki did not explain, he would start swinging.

"It's the leader of the Dark Elves. I took the Aether before he could. Is that enough for you now?!"

Loki practically gritted out those words.

"The leader of the Dark Elves!"

Thor immediately perked up, swinging his hammer as he looked around in every direction.

"Where is he? Perfect, I'll go take him out and complete this mission flawlessly!"

"Idiot, our mission is already complete. We just need to take the Aether back and hand it over to Father!"

Loki was both furious and anxious. Even lowering his voice could not suppress his enraged roar.

Unlike Thor, that arrogant battle maniac, he understood perfectly well how the Dark Elves controlled and utilized the Aether.

Besides, as long as they took the Aether now, the Dark Elves would all be wiped out here. They would have no chance of making a comeback!

"No, no, no. Father told us to wipe out the Dark Elves. We can't go back yet."

The moment Thor finished speaking, Loki began floating uncontrollably.

At the same time, massive amounts of black-red particles poured from Loki's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, gathering in the sky before rapidly flying into the distance.

"It's the power of an Infinity Stone!"

Clea, who had just finished her battle in the distance, was the first to notice what was happening.

Hearing Clea's cry, Natasha also looked up at the black-red particles in the distant sky.

"An Infinity Stone! Something like the Time Stone! We have to take it back and offer it to Master!"

In that brief instant, Natasha had already mapped out her next move.

As every last Aether particle was pulled from his body, Loki crashed heavily to the ground and regained control of himself.

The instant he landed, Loki ignored the pain and shouted furiously at Thor.

"Thor, shatter it with lightning! We can't let Malekith get it!"

Sensing that Loki was truly angry, Thor did not dare delay. He immediately raised his hammer high, and a blazing pillar of lightning burst forth toward the black-red particles in the sky.

Crackle, crackle—BOOM!!!

A cloud of explosion bloomed, and the thunderous blast echoed across the sky.

When the smoke dispersed, the black-red particles had vanished, replaced by countless falling black-red crystals.

"Did I do it?"

The moment Thor asked the question, the black-red crystals on the ground flew away even faster.

At the ruins of the warehouse on the other side.

Malekith, his face filled with fury, raised both hands high and stared in Loki's direction.

"You Asgardian bastards! You dare linger here after stealing my property? Then let me show you how the Dark Elves control the Aether!"

As if responding to Malekith's words, the black-red particles soon drifted over from afar, touching and merging into his hands.

Then, after the sounds of lightning and explosions rang out, the black-red particles rushed over even faster and rapidly fused into Malekith's body.

Less than a breath later.

Malekith's originally pale skin had turned gray, his pupils had become dark gold, and a powerful aura spread outward.

"Aether, I've finally taken it back!"

As Malekith spoke, he waved a hand. Countless Aether particles burst from his body and instantly shattered the building ahead.

"As long as I wait a little longer, until the Nine Realms converge, I can drag the world into eternal darkness. But..."

Thinking of how he had been toyed with by an illusion at the underground seal, Malekith's rage surged.

"But first, I'll wipe out those damned Asgardians!"

"Hey, alien, where's the Infinity Stone?"

Five Golden Armored Warriors landed together before Thor and Loki, while Natasha sat leisurely on the shoulder of the one in the middle.

"Infinity Stone?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, but if you want a fight, I'm game!"

Looking at the five Golden Armored Warriors who had torn Algrim apart with their bare hands, Thor was not nervous at all. Instead, he gripped his hammer tighter, eager to fight.

Seeing Natasha's gaze grow colder and colder, Loki hurriedly stepped in front of Thor with an apologetic smile.

"Respected warrior, my brother meant no offense. He's just... you know."

Loki pointed at his own head, waggling his eyebrows in a comically exaggerated manner.

Natasha immediately understood, though she still said irritably, "If there's something wrong with his brain, he should get it treated. Don't bring him out to bother people."

"You're the one with something wrong with your—mmph!"

Before Thor could finish, Loki covered his mouth, then immediately smiled apologetically and changed the subject.

"That Infinity Stone you mentioned should be the Aether. The leader of the Dark Elves has already taken it."

"And the Dark Elves' plan is to use the Reality Stone's power within the Aether to bring eternal darkness to the world, and even the universe."

Natasha did not care in the slightest about whatever bullshit plan the Dark Elves had. She only wanted to know where the Infinity Stone was so she could take it back to Feng Xu.

"Enough nonsense. Where did it go?"

"Uh, it's in the hands of that Dark Elf leader behind you."

Loki pointed behind Natasha. At the same time, the screams of Asgardian soldiers came from that direction.

Turning around, they saw Malekith slaughtering people while controlling the Aether particles.

"Bastard!"

Seeing his soldiers being massacred, Thor immediately swung his hammer and shot forward with a whoosh.

Malekith was already enraged because fewer than one in ten of his own men remained alive. With a raised hand, he fired a ring of spears formed from Aether particles.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!!!

The moment they collided, Thor, charging ahead behind his hammer, was blasted backward by the spears and slammed heavily into the ground.

Having gained the upper hand in a single move, Malekith did not stop. Instead, he viciously pressed both hands downward again.

In an instant, Aether particles filled the sky above Thor. Then, like a torrential downpour, they rapidly fell and washed over his body.

Faced with that terrifying attack, the still-unawakened Thor had almost no room to resist. Wounds covered his body, and blood poured from them.

Just as Thor thought he would die here today, five thunderous impacts rang out beside him, and all the Aether particles were scattered.

It was Natasha and the five Golden Armored Warriors!

"Don't thank me. I'm only repaying you for saving my sister."

Natasha's fair face was filled with indifference. She did not even turn her head as she spoke, keeping her eyes fixed on the Aether particles around Malekith.

Thor did not get angry. Instead, he offered a warning.

"Be careful of the weapons formed by those particles. They carry a curse that drains life force. I only survived because of Mjolnir's protection."

"Mjolnir?" Natasha turned around.

"That's the name of this hammer that can summon lightning. It's also my indispensable, intimate companion!"

"You gave your hammer a name and treat it like a companion? You aliens are really interesting."

While she was talking to Thor, Malekith finally could not hold back any longer and attacked again.

With a savage expression, he charged toward them, his arms wildly sweeping before his chest as countless Aether particles poured from his body and gathered in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire sky like dark clouds bearing down, blotting out the sun!

Then they all surged downward like a swarm of locusts, wrapping around the five Golden Armored Warriors, Natasha, and Thor.

However,

WHOOSH!

Before the Aether particles could descend, four of the Golden Armored Warriors vanished from where they stood with a whoosh.

The next second!

Four Golden Armored Warriors leaped high around Malekith and threw punches at him like phantoms.

The force of their fists mixed with the pressure of the wind, instantly crushing Malekith and the ground beneath his feet into a collapse!

And the Aether particles diving from the sky, having lost anyone to control them, all dissipated when they reached Natasha.