Turn Right Ahead onto the Asgard Expressway

What was going on?

Lu Qi hadn't heard the Destroyer blasting lasers everywhere with pew pew pew explosions. Loki was a man who cared about appearances too; surely he wouldn't have the Destroyer sneak around in stealth mode.

Lu Qi had no idea how a giant like the Destroyer could possibly sneak around without making a sound, unless...

He stepped out of the room first and looked toward the source of the commotion.

What was this?

A group of blue Smurfs had appeared on the street, except these Smurfs were anything but small. They were all over two meters tall.

"Frost Giants!"

Thor, who had followed close behind, shouted in surprise. He held out his hand and summoned Mjolnir.

"Damn Frost Giants! I'm going to split them in half!"

Volstagg grabbed his twin axes, while the other three readied themselves to charge alongside Thor at any moment. That was their strategy!

Thor turned back to signal everyone to prepare their charge, only to see Jane's worried, frightened eyes, along with the other two ordinary people.

Thor paused. "I think we need to evacuate the civilians first. I'll hold them back with you. Jane! You evacuate the civilians!"

After saying that, Thor prepared to rush forward with the stunned Asgardian trio and Sif, but he slammed face-first into the back of someone's head.

"Hiss, watch where you're going!"

Lu Qi rubbed the back of his head. Thor really was strong, and his face really was thick. After all, he could send Iron Man Tony flying just by smashing into him with his face.

"Sorry, Uncle, but the situation is urgent. Could you..."

Before Thor could finish, Lu Qi waved his hand and summoned countless figures.

"Get the civilians out and crush the enemies! Since when did Smurfs stop hiding from mages and dare show themselves!"

Lu Qi, who more or less counted as a mage, said viciously as countless shadows scattered in every direction.

Lu Qi turned back to look at the stunned group, then casually gave Thor a "walnut."

"One more thing. Watch where you're going!"

With that, he entered stealth and headed toward the Frost Giants. The Troll Soldiers were relatively slow, so he might as well deliver them himself.

Thor touched his head and glanced back at the Asgardians.

"My uncle's pretty strong."

Loki stood alone in the empty hall of the gods. Ripples spread through the air before him.

"I agreed to your request and have already sent people to assassinate Thor. Now then, where is the Casket of Ancient Winters?"

King Laufey's figure appeared within the ripples, his voice dark and heavy.

Loki held Gungnir, his fingers stroking the intricate patterns carved into its surface.

"Are you sure your people can kill Thor?"

"How laughable. If Odin hadn't been there last time, your corpses would already be part of Jotunheim."

Loki raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile curling across his lips. As long as Thor died, Odin would have only one heir left: him. But why did he feel somewhat sad?

"Loki!" Laufey watched Loki remain silent for a long time, and his tone gradually turned cold. "I hope you understand that Odin will not allow a prince who killed his brother to become king."

Killed his brother? Thor?

Loki mocked himself inwardly. As he looked at Laufey in the ripples, a flicker of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Of course, I know. But I have one more thing for you to do."

"You intend to go back on your word?"

"No!" Madness shone in Loki's eyes.

"Since Odin won't let a prince who killed his brother become king, then go kill Odin! That solves everything."

Seeing Laufey's shocked expression, Loki's lips curled upward.

"What do you think? Odin is sleeping in bed right now. All you have to do is walk up to him and give him a light strike, and Odin will leave this world forever."

Doubt filled Laufey's eyes, but he was also greatly tempted. If he killed Odin and obtained the Casket of Ancient Winters, no one in Asgard would be able to defeat him!

(Hela smiled without saying a word.)

"Fine. But I need your help. You must help me enter Asgard. That gatekeeper doesn't like us."

"Don't worry. I'll deal with him."

Lu Qi quickly arrived beside the Frost Giants. Watching them skillfully control every part of their bodies to condense ice, he felt that keeping one around as an air conditioner might be pretty promising.

But he was rich now. Why would he be afraid of not being able to afford air conditioning?

Lu Qi released Troll Soldiers one after another. The two-meter-tall Frost Giants looked like dwarves before the Troll Soldiers.

Having spotted the enemy, the blue Smurfs condensed ice spikes in their hands and hurled them at the Troll Soldiers.

Yet the seemingly hard ice spikes failed to inflict any meaningful damage on the Troll Soldiers. The small wounds were like mosquito bites to their enormous bodies.

Besides, Shadow Ninjas had no blood in their bodies, so they were not afraid of bleeding damage at all.

After blocking a wave of attacks, the Troll Soldiers launched their counterattack. Their massive hands directly grabbed several Frost Giants by the heads, and with a slight squeeze, crushed them to pieces.

Finding the feeling unsatisfying, the Troll Soldiers stopped crushing heads with brute force. Instead, they clenched their hands into huge fists and smashed them viciously into the surviving Frost Giants.

Without question, the Frost Giants shattered like poorly made glassware.

Very quickly, this group of Frost Giants was eliminated.

Lu Qi swept his gaze around and discovered that there were still a great many Frost Giants elsewhere.

"My dear nephew, your beloved uncle really wants to kick your ass hard with the toe of a clean leather shoe!"

Lu Qi directed several Troll Soldiers toward one direction, sent a few Ninja Soldiers and Assassin Ninja Soldiers to scout for enemies, then ran toward the next location.

He ran back and forth through the town several times, rapidly delivering the Shadow Legion to different locations and launching counterattacks against the Frost Giants.

Well, by counterattack, he meant that if they touched him once, he would smash their heads apart in return.

Even Basic Unit Ninja Soldiers now possessed sixteen times the physical fitness of ordinary humans. Dealing with a few Frost Giants was no problem.

Besides, there might not have been fewer than a thousand Ninja Soldiers than the Frost Giants who had sneaked over...

After half an hour of counterattacks and searches, Lu Qi confirmed that no Frost Giants in the town still dared remain alive, then returned to the square where the townspeople had been gathered.

It had to be said, these people were quite fierce. The moment they saw Frost Giants, they pulled out shotguns and went after them. The results were weak, but their spirit was impressive.

To protect—hold down—those people who wanted to run out and fight, Lu Qi had nearly three thousand Ninja Soldiers confine them in the square.

In fact, dealing with the Frost Giants hadn't required that many Ninja Soldiers...

Feeling somewhat exhausted, Lu Qi took a microphone that a Ninja Soldier had somehow found.

"The problem has been resolved. You can all go home now. Also, can someone identify whose microphone and speakers these are?"

After shouting a few lines into the microphone, Lu Qi gathered the Shadow Ninjas and sent them back to the Shadow World.

"Thank you!" A boy holding an ice cream cone shouted at a Ninja Soldier.

Earlier, he had merely said that he felt a little hot and wanted ice cream. He had not expected a passing Ninja Soldier to immediately find one for him.

The Ninja Soldier turned back and nodded, then transformed into a shadow and returned to the Shadow Dimension.

"The problem's solved."

Lu Qi slipped past the crowd's "interception" in stealth and returned to Jane's research base. Thor and the Asgardians were there protecting Jane and the others, as well as several people who had accidentally fled there.

"Thanks. I don't know what kind of superhero you are, but your armor is really cool." As a boy passed by, he boldly hugged Thor. Thor gave him a strange smile.

"That smile makes me feel like you need to go to prison and calm down."

Lu Qi appeared in front of Thor and said disdainfully.

"So, the problem's solved?"

Thor spoke happily.

"They were just a few grunts, not some big boss. By the way, do you want to go home and take a look?"

"What's wrong?" This guy with muscles for brains clearly still had not figured out the truth of what was happening.

"Nothing. You don't need to understand, but I think you should go back and take a look." Lu Qi shrugged.

"After all, Heimdall hasn't interfered with these Frost Giants crossing worlds, which gives me a bad feeling. Not to mention that your father is still asleep."

Lu Qi spoke casually, but Thor's brows furrowed tightly.

What was Uncle trying to say?

Thor secretly glanced at Sif, and she nodded.

"Fine. I suppose it is time to go back and take a look."

Thor immediately said so, then noticed Jane staring blankly.

"Don't worry, Jane. With the Bifrost, I can come to Midgar—Earth anytime!"

Thor smiled. Jane wiped away the tears that had unconsciously appeared, then went to get the car and led the group to find a "quiet" place.

"Hey, Coulson, move aside. Some people need to get through."

Guided by the Asgardian trio chattering back and forth, the group arrived at the place where they had been transported to Earth.

"You took care of those blue Smurfs?" Coulson said easily, signaling the agents blocking the way to let them pass.

"You made another profit this time. You had me doing temp work and didn't even pay me."

Lu Qi spoke casually as they soon arrived at the Bifrost's transport site.

"Wait for me." Thor spoke to the reluctant Jane, then turned to Coulson.

"It seems you stole something from my friend. Sorry for the trouble, but return it."

"It was a requisition, sir. We will return it to Ms. Foster soon," Coulson replied awkwardly.

"You clearly stole it!" Jane protested softly, but everyone present heard her.

Coulson wore an awkward yet polite smile. However, Thor's identity was far too special, and coupled with some information Lu Qi had revealed, Coulson did not dare act rashly.

He hurriedly had someone take Jane to retrieve her things, lest she say anything else. Coulson maintained his smile the entire time.

Thor nodded, quite satisfied with that.

"Uncle, do you want to come to Asgard with me and take a look?"

Thor called out to Lu Qi, who was loafing around nearby.

"Uh, unlocking a new map doesn't sound bad."

Lu Qi quickly canceled matchmaking and came to Thor's side.

"Coulson, I'm going out for a trip too. Remember to tell Tony, so he doesn't interrupt my vacation."

You're going to another planet and you're still afraid he'll disturb you?

But what could Coulson do? He could only become a heartless nodding machine.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Thor cleared his throat.

"Heimdall, open the Bifrost!"

Thor shouted with considerable momentum, but...

A minute silently passed, and nothing happened.

Little bro, can you even do this?

Lu Qi gave Thor a contemptuous look, and Thor could no longer keep a straight face.

"Heimdall, I know you can see me. Open the door, now!"

Finally, a beam of immensely powerful energy descended from the sky, carrying Lu Qi and the others from Earth to Asgard at incredible speed.

"Not bad. More exciting than a roller coaster." Lu Qi gave his evaluation, while Thor saw Heimdall covered in frost and felt a sense of foreboding.

"Heimdall, what happened to you?" Thor helped Heimdall sit on the ground. Heimdall was extremely weak at the moment and could only speak slowly. "Loki took Frost Giants to assassinate the king. Hurry and stop him!"

"What!" Thor was shocked, but he did not dare linger. He hurriedly flew away.

"You're not waiting for me?" Lu Qi called out, but Thor had already flown too far away.

"You should take him somewhere else first. There's still water here from melted ice, and the humidity is too high. It's not good for an injured person to rest."

Lu Qi casually made up an excuse, having the other Asgardian warriors support Heimdall elsewhere while he prepared to enter Asgardian palace grounds in stealth.

"What the fuck!" Lu Qi reappeared on the Bifrost. He had not expected the Bifrost bridge itself to be an energy transmission channel filled with enormously powerful energy, preventing him from passing through it in stealth.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!" Lu Qi could only fly, but that made him much slower.

Looking at the distant Asgardian palace, Lu Qi was speechless. Why did they build the bridge so long? When deploying troops, wouldn't the most time-consuming part be traveling this stretch?

Still, he was not slow. He could fly at nearly one thousand meters per second, and his ground stealth speed exceeded ten thousand meters per second. He could practically take off directly, except Dark Energy followed the rules set by that man too strictly and could not fly.

Besides, if he went too fast, Lu Qi could not react in time. Still, he could use that feature for Flying Thunder God maneuvers.

Lu Qi, whose speed was not exactly slow, soon arrived before the majestic Asgardian palace.

Damn, wasn't it tiring to build a house this huge? Wouldn't it take ten minutes just to walk to the bathroom?

Looking at the enormous Asgardian palace, Lu Qi had no idea where to go for a moment. After waiting for a while, just as he was about to gamble with fate by finding a stick, he suddenly saw the Bifrost activate in the distance.

When did you two run over there again?

There was no helping it. The Asgardian palace was too large, with too many buildings obstructing his view. Lu Qi had no idea when those two had run over there.

With a sigh, Lu Qi could only fly over again. These young people really did not know how to respect the elderly. Didn't they know old people had inconvenient legs and feet?

He was even thinking that once he met Odin, he absolutely had to make him build a bunch of signposts. Otherwise, how was anyone supposed to find their way around such a massive Asgardian palace?

Lu Qi had already thought of what the signs would say: 'Turn right in five hundred meters for the prison,' 'Turn right in four hundred meters for the path to the prison,' 'Go straight ahead to reach Odin's sleeping chamber,' 'Turn left ahead into the alley to enter the expressway out of Asgard.'