He Planted Loki in the Ground

"Motherfucker!" Nick Fury slammed a fist onto the table. "Who the hell is he?! What is he doing? Putting on a show?!"

"Sir," an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. said, pushing up his glasses, "whoever he is, he's strong. Very strong. And look at the public's reaction."

In the corner of the screen were live feeds from various television stations.

"...We're seeing it! An unbelievable sight! This mysterious Superman just blew that monster apart!!"

"Who is he? Is he really Superman? But there's no S on his chest!"

"Mom! It's Superman! It really is Superman!"

The cheers of the crowd were clear even through the screen.

Ding! Popularity Points gained +501

Ding! Popularity Points gained +442

Ding! Popularity Points gained +641

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Current Popularity Points: 150124

Popularity level increased!

Strength increased! Heat Vision temperature increased!

Wu Yanzu felt the immense power surging through his body, so good that he nearly moaned.

The battle continued.

With Wu Yanzu, this bootleg Superman, joining the fight, the Chitauri invasion force was clearly being beaten so badly it could barely raise its head.

He streaked through the skies above the battlefield like a red-and-blue bolt of lightning.

This was not just a battle. It was a performance.

Every punch had to be delivered in the most dazzling pose.

Every blast of Heat Vision had to cut with the greatest precision.

Every rescue had to come at the most dangerous moment.

He spotted a bus full of office workers about to be crushed by a collapsing building.

In a flash, he appeared atop the bus.

BOOM!!!

He held up the falling half of a concrete floor slab with one hand!

"Oh my gosh..." The passengers inside the bus stared through the windows at the man above them in shock.

Wu Yanzu's godlike figure, along with his fluttering Stars and Stripes Cape, created an incredibly striking image.

He even had the leisure to wink at a child inside the bus.

"Whoa..."

"He saved us!!"

"Superman! It's Superman!!"

"I'm posting this on my Facebook!"

The crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.

Phones, cameras, every device capable of recording was aimed at him.

"Yes... just like that!" Wu Yanzu greedily reveled in it all. "Look at me! Worship me!!"

Ding! Popularity Points gained +550

Ding! Popularity Points gained +601

Ding! Popularity Points gained +666

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Current Popularity Points: 170124

Another huge wave of Popularity Points had rolled in!

He casually threw the half-slab at a squad of Chitauri, then gracefully flew away in search of his next "shot."

At that moment, he was like an elegant Butcher, sometimes using Heat Vision for precise shots, sometimes using absolute strength and speed to tear enemies apart before they could react.

He even had the spare attention to fly above Black Widow and land in front of her while she was surrounded.

"Ma'am, need a hand?" he asked with a smile. Then his eyes flashed red, slicing apart the dozen or so Chitauri soldiers in front of her.

Natasha gripped her weapon tightly and watched him warily. "Thanks! But you're standing too close."

"My pleasure." Wu Yanzu winked at her with his left eye, bent his knees slightly, and shot into the sky.

"...Asshole." Natasha cursed under her breath, though she had to admit that he had been a huge help.

"That cape-wearing guy is really stealing the spotlight." Hawkeye stood atop a skyscraper and blew three Chitauri soldiers away with a single arrow.

"He looks like he can fight even better than Thor." Black Widow gave a calm assessment as she fought.

"He's strong." Captain America's voice was grave over the comms. "But we don't know him. We need to talk to him. For now, though, anyone helping is a friend!"

"Deal with Thor's drama-loving little brother first!" Stark's voice came through. "I'm almost at Stark Tower. Loki's there."

At that moment, Loki was aboard a Chitauri craft, holding his scepter and enjoying the invasion he had orchestrated.

"Found him!" Hawkeye spotted him from above and fired a specially made explosive arrow.

Without even turning around, Loki caught the arrow in one hand and smiled disdainfully.

"...?"

BOOM—!!!

The blast wave sent Loki flying through the air in an embarrassing arc. With a bang, he crashed straight into Stark Tower...

Watching with interest, Wu Yanzu flew after him.

Inside Stark Tower.

Loki had been knocked dizzy, covered in dust and grime.

He staggered to his feet, only to see the man in the flag cape standing before him, looking at him with a mocking expression.

"Ugh..." Loki clutched his head. His dignity as a prince of Asgard had been insulted.

"Enough!" Loki rose angrily. "What do you think you are?! I am a god! You foolish, inferior creature!"

"You dare humiliate me! I will not be defeated by a—"

Before Loki could finish, Wu Yanzu vanished from where he stood.

Loki's pupils contracted.

Too fast!

The next second, Wu Yanzu appeared in front of him, gripping his throat like an iron vise and lifting him high into the air.

"What did you just say?" Wu Yanzu smiled, but his eyes were cold.

"You dare—!" Loki struggled, his face flushing red.

Wu Yanzu's smile grew even brighter.

He flung Loki upward, then flashed above him even faster and drove both feet into Loki's stomach with a War Stomp! BOOM!!!

The marble floor instantly cracked and caved in, leaving a massive human-shaped crater.

Before Loki could even catch his breath, Wu Yanzu grabbed him by the ankle again and swung him around like a hammer throw.

Amid a howling roar, Loki's body became a blur, slamming wildly into pillars, walls, and ceilings throughout Stark Tower.

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

Every deafening impact came with the sound of twisted steel reinforcement and shattered concrete. The entire tower seemed to be trembling.

Loki's helmet had long since flown off somewhere. Foam dribbled from his mouth, his mind was blank, and stars spun before his eyes.

"What did you say you were?"

BAM!!

Wu Yanzu smashed Loki's head viciously into an alloy load-bearing pillar, denting the entire column inward.

"A... god?"

BAM!!!

Then he hurled Loki like a rubber ball into the steel frame of another glass curtain wall. The tremendous impact shattered the entire wall.

Wu Yanzu stopped and held the half-dead Loki in his hand as if he were carrying a bag of trash.

He rolled his wrist, then revealed a perfect smile full of "justice."

"Come on, one last time."

Wu Yanzu leaped high with Loki, smashed through the ceiling, flipped through the air, grabbed Loki by both arms, and executed a textbook upside-down piledriver!

BOOM—CRACK!!!

A thunderous crash rang out.

Loki's entire upper body was buried in the concrete floor, leaving only his legs outside, twitching unconsciously.

"..."

Iron Man, who had just arrived, along with Captain America and Black Widow, who rushed out of the elevator, happened to witness the scene.

All three froze.

Natasha said, "...He... he planted Loki in the ground?"

Stark landed and opened his faceplate. "Okay, I have to say, that was pretty badass."

"..."

"Loki!" Thor descended from the sky and landed heavily on the ground.

He saw his brother with only two legs sticking out of the floor.

Thor's first reaction was to laugh.

But on second thought, Loki was still his brother, a god of Asgard.

He might be a bastard, but this was far too undignified.

How could a mortal treat him like this!

He raised Mjolnir and pointed it at Wu Yanzu, trying to look furious.

"You mortal! How dare you do such, such..."

He said "such" for a long time but could not think of a word.

After all, Loki had invaded Earth first.

"You should not have humiliated my brother like this!"