Helping Thor in Underwear

Not long ago, he had asked Iron Man to help him make some clothes that could not be destroyed.

After much consideration, Iron Man concluded that forget clothes—even armor could not withstand Apocalypse's blows.

In the end, he dug out a small piece of Vibranium left behind by his father Howard, stretched it into metal wire, combined it with some high-tech fibers, and made Apocalypse a pair of oversized briefs.

After all, Apocalypse wanted those clothes so he would not be as eye-searing as the Hulk during battle.

Naturally, the crucial parts had to be made first.

Apocalypse had hugged him twice. Was it too much to knit a pair of underwear as a gift?

Unfortunately, there was too little Vibranium. It was all gone after making just one pair.

The outer clothes could only be made from tough materials found on Earth.

They were enough for ordinary battles, but the Destroyer's two Destruction Flames had burned them into charcoal, leaving only the Vibranium underwear behind.

That was also one reason Apocalypse had not wanted to move.

Fighting in golden briefs in front of three beautiful women was simply too damaging to his image.

But now Thor could not handle two enemies by himself, and Sif had seen through his act of playing dead.

Helplessly, he had been forced into action.

"Hehe! Great, Tang, you're actually not dead. But those clothes..." Thor asked as he fought.

Apocalypse looked at Thor enviously.

Thor had just been wearing a T-shirt and jeans, but after transforming, not only had his divine power and hammer returned, even his clothes had changed into gleaming armor and a cape. He looked unbelievably cool.

"Thor, lend me your cape."

"No!" Thor firmly shook his head. "Not wearing clothes doesn't affect your combat strength. But if you use my cape while naked, I'll never dare wear it on my shoulders again."

"What do you mean, naked? Don't I still have shorts on?"

"Still no!"

Apocalypse was helpless. Thor was really not much of a friend. Was a cape worth more than a good brother?

Fortunately, he had had the foresight to make a pair of oversized briefs in advance. Otherwise, this situation would have been truly embarrassing.

When the Destroyer noticed Apocalypse approaching, it immediately blasted a Destruction Flame at him, dragging him into the battle.

Seeking death!

Apocalypse opened his eyes wide. A barefoot man feared no one wearing shoes.

I don't just have no shoes—I don't even have clothes. And you still dare provoke me?

"Roar..."

With an angry roar, Apocalypse vented all his rage on the Destroyer.

With a sonic boom, he leaped high into the air and slammed one Destroyer to the ground with his body.

Then he grabbed its legs with both hands. The metal body, more than ten meters tall, was hoisted high by Apocalypse and smashed viciously into the ground!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Destroyer No. 1 was smashed senseless. Though physical attacks could not completely destroy them, they were enough to temporarily rob them of their fighting ability, at least preventing them from combining.

"Oi!" Thor suddenly cried out.

He was smashed out of the sky and landed face-first on the ground.

As Apocalypse wildly swung Destroyer No. 1 around and smashed it everywhere, he had "accidentally" knocked down Thor, who happened to be flying past.

Thor flew into a rage. "Tang, did you do that on purpose?"

"Boom..." Apocalypse casually smashed the Destroyer down again and said during the opening, "How can you say that about me? I was smashing things over here. Why did you fly over?"

"You..."

Thor was speechless. It did seem to make sense, but something still felt wrong.

"Hurry up and destroy the other one. I don't have divine power, so I can't kill these metal lumps."

Thor stopped dwelling on it and soared high into the air again. Borrowing the power of lightning from the storm clouds, he dove straight down!

Without their combined coordination, a single Destroyer could no longer withstand Thor.

Thor's Hammer pierced through Destroyer No. 2 from its head and flew out through the bottom. Countless bolts of lightning filled the Destroyer's dark body.

Sparks of lightning burst out from within. Before long, Destroyer No. 2's flames went out, and it slowly collapsed.

Before Thor's Hammer returned to Thor's hand, Apocalypse reached out.

"Lend me the hammer!"

Thor's Hammer suddenly changed direction, swept past Thor's side, and flew into Apocalypse's hand.

For a moment, Apocalypse seemed like a second Thor, lightning bursting all over his body as thunderbolts continuously struck down from the tornado storm clouds in the sky, feeding energy into the hammer.

If not for the fact that he was wearing only oversized briefs and looked utterly lacking in dignity, he would have been the spitting image of a second Thor.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

He struck Destroyer No. 1 dozens of times in succession, forcibly flattening its body and completely annihilating the life within it with the power of lightning.

The Destroyer tried to rotate its metal rings to recover. It twitched slightly, then fell silent, leaving only deathly stillness.

Thus, the two Destroyers were completely destroyed through the combined efforts of Thor and Apocalypse!

"Y-you... you can actually lift Thor's Hammer?!"

Thor could hardly believe his own eyes.

No wonder Apocalypse had said earlier that he was afraid of discouraging him. So this was what he had meant.

At this moment, no one cared about the Destroyers. Everyone was staring at Apocalypse, who held the hammer.

Sif, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, and the others were Asgardian divine warriors. They understood better than anyone what it meant to be able to lift Thor's Hammer.

Several pairs of eyes remained fixed on the man holding Thor's Hammer, their initial disdain turning to anger, and now to admiration.

Even the way Sif looked at Apocalypse had changed. His image in her heart had been overturned once again.

If he had not been wearing golden oversized briefs, his image could have been even more imposing.

"Here's your hammer." Apocalypse tossed Thor's Hammer toward Thor.

Thor caught the hammer, his expression complicated.

He had originally thought he was the hammer's only owner. Who would have thought it had another lover outside, one wearing golden briefs?

For a moment, he did not know what to feel.

Thor said, "No wonder Father invited you as a guest. If I hadn't awakened, would he have made you Thor instead?"

"How could that be? Haven't you awakened now?"

"But if..."

"No ifs. I don't like carrying a hammer around with me. It doesn't suit my image at all."

"Pah! What image do you even have..."

Daisy leaned close and said, "I think you look pretty handsome like this. The golden underwear is very distinctive too..."

Then she looked at Apocalypse with watery eyes, eagerly awaiting his response.

Jane rubbed her forehead helplessly. Her intern had completely fallen for him.

Apocalypse could only change the subject and ask, "I heard the Destroyer is your father's armor. Shouldn't there only be one set? Why did two come?"

Thor said, "There is indeed only one genuine set. The other was an imitation Father originally made for me. It isn't as powerful as the original, but I thought its design was too ugly and didn't like wearing it."

"Oh." Apocalypse understood.

Thor often patrolled and fought across the Nine Realms, so Odin naturally had to protect his son.

His strongest armor had to be used by himself and guard the treasury, so he could not let Thor take it out. Thus, he had made an imitation.

Who would have thought Thor simply refused to wear it because it was too ugly.

That was quite similar to parents and children on Earth.

No wonder the first Destroyer had been so weak. Even Sif could knock it down.

When the second one arrived, the two of them could even execute some exquisite coordination, increasing their power by more than tenfold!

"Let's stop chatting. Now that the Destroyers have been killed, Loki must know. He'll definitely speed up his plot. You should think of a way to return to Asgard."

Thor realized that was true. Loki's matter could not wait.

If he returned too late, who knew what state Asgard would be in.

Thor walked over to Jane and said, "I'm going back to fight now, so it isn't convenient to take you with me. I promise I'll return soon. Then I'll take you to see Asgard's Rainbow Bridge. The scenery there is beautiful and magnificent. We can watch it there for an entire day..."

Jane softly said, "Then you have to come back quickly. You can't leave me behind."

"I, Thor, swear upon Thor's Hammer..."

The two exchanged tender words and, in the end, shared a deep goodbye kiss.

Apocalypse looked toward Sif, wanting to know how she reacted to watching the man she secretly loved embrace another woman right in front of her. To his surprise, Sif was also looking at him.

For a moment, they simply stared at each other, and the atmosphere became awkward again.

In the end, it was broken by Sif glaring fiercely at him.

"Why are you glaring at me? I'm not the one kissing your man," Apocalypse said.

Sif was so angry that she did not know how to respond. Her face flushed red as she turned away.

After Thor and Jane kissed goodbye, he called Apocalypse, as well as Sif, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, and the others. They formed a circle and began calling out.

"Heimdall... Heimdall... Heimdall... Heimdall... Heimdall..."

Far away in Asgard's Rainbow Control Room, Heimdall, who had been frozen into an ice statue by Loki, heard the call and slowly awakened.

As the guardian of Asgard's Rainbow Bridge, he had devoted his life to his duty. No matter where Asgard's people were, as long as they called for him, he would respond.

Hearing the prince's call now, Heimdall opened his eyes wide, gathered all his strength, and broke free from the ice covering his body.

Several of Loki's confidants were also in the control room. Hearing the sound, they gathered around.

Heimdall showed no mercy. With each swing of his sword, he killed them all.

Then he thrust his greatsword into the control room's core and used his last bit of strength to open the Bifrost.

A rainbow beam descended from the sky, and Thor, Apocalypse, Sif, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, and the others vanished from where they stood.

Only a scorching ancient rune remained in the desert.

Jane, Daisy, and Eric were left feeling lost.

They stared at the rune for a long time before finally leaving.

The rainbow light carried Thor, Apocalypse, and the other six through boundless cosmic space toward Asgard.