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," a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent 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 broadcasts from various television stations.

"...We're seeing it! An unbelievable sight! This mysterious Superman 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 public were clearly audible, even through the screen.

Ding! Popularity gained +501

Ding! Popularity gained +442

Ding! Popularity gained +641

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Current Popularity: 150124

Popularity Level Increased!

Strength increased! Heat Vision temperature increased!

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

The battle continued.

With Wu Yanzu, this bootleg Superman, joining the fight, the Chitauri invasion force was visibly being crushed.

Like a streak of red-and-blue lightning, he darted freely through the skies above the battlefield.

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

Every punch had to be thrown with the most spectacular pose.

Every burst of Heat Vision had to cut with the utmost precision.

Every rescue had to come at the most perilous 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.

Rumble!!!

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

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

Wu Yanzu's godlike figure, paired with his fluttering Stars and Stripes cape, made for an incredibly striking sight.

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

"Whoa..."

"He saved us!!"

"Superman! It's Superman!!"

"I'm posting this on Facebook!"

The crowd erupted into thunderous cheers.

Phones, cameras, every device capable of filming was pointed at him.

"Yes... that's it!" Wu Yanzu greedily savored it all. "Look at me! Worship me!!"

Ding! Popularity gained +550

Ding! Popularity gained +601

Ding! Popularity gained +666

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Current Popularity: 170124

Another massive wave of Popularity had come rolling in!

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

At this moment, he was like an elegant butcher—sometimes using Heat Vision for precise shots, other times using sheer strength and speed to tear enemies apart before they could react.

He even had the leisure to fly above Black Widow and land before her while she was being surrounded.

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

Natasha gripped her weapon 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 sure loves stealing the spotlight." Hawkeye stood atop a skyscraper and blew three Chitauri soldiers away with a single explosive arrow.

"He looks like he can fight better than Thor." Black Widow coolly assessed the situation while fighting.

"He's strong." Captain America replied over the comms, his voice somewhat grave. "But we don't know anything about him. We need to talk to him. Still, anyone helping us right now 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 stood aboard a Chitauri craft, scepter in hand, 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 casually caught the arrow in one hand and smiled disdainfully.

"...?"

Boom—!!!

The blast wave sent Loki flying through the air in a miserable arc before he crashed straight into Stark Tower with a bang...

Wu Yanzu watched with interest and flew after him.

Inside Stark Tower.

Loki was left dazed and battered, covered in dust.

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

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

"Enough!" Loki rose angrily to his feet. "What are you supposed to be?! I am a god! You foolish, inferior creature!"

"You dare humiliate me! I will not be humiliated by some—"

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

Loki's pupils contracted.

Too fast!

The next second, Wu Yanzu was before him. One hand clamped around his throat like iron pincers and lifted him high into the air.

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

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

Wu Yanzu's smile grew even brighter.

He raised his arm and hurled Loki upward, then flashed above him at even greater speed. With both feet aimed at Loki's stomach, he unleashed a War Stomp! Rumble!!!

The marble floor instantly cracked apart, caving in to form a massive human-shaped crater.

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

Amid the howling wind, Loki became a blur, smashing wildly into pillars, walls, and ceilings throughout Stark Tower.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Every deafening impact came with the sound of rebar twisting and concrete shattering, as though the entire tower were trembling.

Loki's helmet had flown off who knew where. Foam spilled from his mouth, his mind was a blur, and stars spun before his eyes.

"What did you say you were?"

Bang!!

Wu Yanzu viciously slammed Loki's head into an alloy support column, denting the entire pillar inward.

"A... god?"

Bang!!!

Then he hurled Loki like a 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 though carrying a bag of trash.

He rolled his wrist, then revealed a perfect smile brimming with "righteousness."

"Come on, one last hit."

Wu Yanzu leaped high with Loki, smashed through the ceiling, flipped in midair, seized Loki by both arms, and performed a textbook piledriver!

Boom—crash!!!

A deafening explosion rang out.

Loki's entire upper body was driven into the concrete floor, leaving only his two legs outside, twitching unconsciously.

"..."

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

All three froze.

Natasha said, "...Did he... plant 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 younger brother with only two legs sticking out.

Thor's first instinct was to laugh.

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

He was a bastard, sure, 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 angry.

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

He said "such" for a long time, unable to think of a fitting word.

After all, Loki had invaded Earth first.

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