Luca is here.
At that moment, he slowly straightened up.
A black battle suit covered his entire body, and his pair of red and blue eyes stood out starkly in the darkness.
"Good heavens, Luca's here!" Frank breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Luca.
Madame Gao stared wide-eyed in horror.
"Who... who are you?! How can you ignore the defensive array?!"
"I?"
Luca chuckled softly and tilted his head.
"Looks like you never watch the news, old lady."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Madame Gao felt a terrifying suction force erupting from Luca!
Luca didn't even move his hand; he just stood there.
However, the Dragon Bone energy that had sustained Madame Gao's lifespan for hundreds of years was being uncontrollably and frantically devoured by Luca!
"No! This is impossible! My power!"
Madame Gao screamed in agony.
At this moment, her already wrinkled face rapidly withered and aged.
In just a few seconds, she turned into a dried-up corpse and a pile of ashes!
"This..."
Black Sky, who was fighting Matt and Frank, also seemed to feel the terrifying devouring power.
She stopped attacking, her emotionless eyes fixed on Luca.
After observing for a while, Black Sky let out Beast- like roar and pounced on Luca!
" Elektra! No!"
Matt cried out in alarm, trying to stop him.
Are you kidding me?!
What's your skill level? What's Luca's skill level?
An ant trying to shake a tree?!
But Luca simply raised his hand slightly and casually reached forward to grab something.
"Bang!"
Black Sky was slammed against the wall by Luca's Bio-Force Field released from a distance, rendering him unable to move.
Then, Luca's gaze fell on the dragon Dragon Bone emitting a red glow below the altar.
"Pure bioenergy... while its quality isn't as high as the Hulk's, its quantity is still considerable."
Luca nodded in satisfaction.
He then took a deep breath, and his battle suit instantly flared up.
Countless black tentacles extended from the battle suit and quickly pierced into the Dragon Bone!
"Zzzzz!!!"
Vast and ancient energy flowed continuously into his body through the tentacles.
Luca closed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh softly.
He could feel his cells absorbing this energy, and his body experienced another slight increase.
A few minutes later.
The Dragon Bone completely lost their luster, turning into a pile of fossils, and then crumbled into dust in the breeze.
Black Sky, who had been pressed against the wall by the Bio-Force Field, was also affected, and all the energy in his body was absorbed in the process.
Then, she groaned and fainted.
The battle is over.
Luca retracted his tentacles and looked at the dumbfounded Matt and Frank.
"Well done, gentlemen."
"Although we encountered a minor problem, your work was very efficient."
"From this day forward, the underworld of Hell's Kitchen officially belongs to Stark Industries. The remnants of these guys are for Happy to clean up."
Matt first stepped forward to look at Elektra, then gazed at Luca with a complicated expression.
" Luca... you just... drained their power?"
"You're welcome, Matt. I just helped you out with your ex-girlfriend's problem."
Luca smiled, walked over to Matt, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered something.
"Remember my words. Justice without power is just empty slogans. Only by trampling the rules under your feet can you protect those you want to protect."
Luca didn't say much, leaving only that sentence before starting the arrangements.
" JARVIS, send the engineering team over."
"Then clean this place up and transform the underground tunnels into Stark Industries ' underground testing base."
"Yes, sir."
At the same time.
Near Times Square, New York.
The streets were bustling with traffic, their lights twinkling.
Wow! The buildings here are so tall! And this road surface... is it made of some kind of smooth material?
At that moment, Thor was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, holding a half-eaten hot dog, looking around like a curious child.
His eyes were filled with amazement.
Although Asgard's technology far surpasses that of Earth, enabling them to build the Bifrost that spans galaxies and their architecture consists of magnificent temples.
But this was the first time he had ever walked in the modern city Midgard.
The towering buildings and dazzling city lights gave him a completely different visual experience.
"Dude, stop yelling like a country bumpkin, it's embarrassing."
Pietro, dressed in trendy sportswear, walked beside Thor.
He rolled his eyes unhappily as he walked away.
He had originally planned to go to a nightclub tonight to discuss life with some pretty girls.
As a result, Luca gave him a task.
That is, to bring Thor, this simpleton, out to see human society.
"This is New York, one of the most developed cities in the world," Pietro explained irritably.
"There are cotton machines and freebies everywhere, and drivers who only know how to honk their horns."
Thor devoured the hot dog in a few bites and let out a satisfied burp.
"This hot dog tastes pretty good, even though there's not much meat in it. But you Midgardian really know how to enjoy life."
At this point, Thor looked at Pietro excitedly.
"Hey, silver-haired kid. Since you call me 'brother'..."
"To express my gratitude, once I regain my divine power and return to Asgard, I will definitely invite you to visit the Asgard!"
"I will let you taste the most delicious roasted wild boar meat in the Nine Realms, as well as celestial honey wine brewed with centuries-old Asgard honey!"
Thor patted his chest and made a bold promise.
Pietro grimaced at the thought.
"Come on, you're in such a pathetic state that you can't even pull out a hammer, you want to go back to Asgard? You should be thinking about what to have for breakfast tomorrow."
Pietro pointed to a bar ahead.
"Let's go, Luca said he'd take you to try the real man's drink on Earth."
The two pushed open the bar door and went inside.
The bar was blasting deafening music, and men and women were swaying their bodies on the dance floor.
Pietro walked confidently to the bar and ordered a glass of tequila, then ordered a large mug of dark beer for Thor.
Try this.
Pietro pushed the roughly one-liter bottle of dark beer toward Thor.
"This is every man's favorite thing on Earth: beer."
Thor curiously picked up the beer and smelled the foam.
"The flavor is a bit bland."
He muttered something, then tilted his head back.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
To Pietro and the bartender's astonishment, Thor downed a whole jug of beer as if it were water.
"Ha!"
Thor wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth, his eyes instantly lighting up.
"Great! This drink isn't very strong, but it has a unique malty flavor and a refreshing coolness! It's much more potent than the fruit wine from Asgard!"
Thor turned around excitedly and looked at the bartender.
"Boss! Give me ten more of this beer-like drink!"
"Give me another whole roasted lamb!"
The bartender glanced at Thor, then at Pietro, his eyes looking at them as if they were two lunatics.
Pietro awkwardly covered his face and quickly pulled out the black card Luca had given him, handing it over.
"Bring him plenty of drinks. No whole roasted lamb, but give him ten hamburgers."
Pietro sighed.
"With such a good-for-nothing as my partner, this credit card is probably going to be maxed out tonight."
For the next hour.
Thor completely let loose and embraced his newfound freedom.
He downed beer glass after glass.
Although his divine powers were stripped away, the Asgardians ' constitution still made him far more immune to alcohol than ordinary people.
After drinking dozens of beers, instead of getting drunk, he became more and more energetic.
"Hahaha! Cheers! To the fine wine of the Midgard!"
Thor, holding a glass of wine, had his arms around the shoulders of several burly men who were impressed by his drinking capacity.
He was also loudly singing Asgard war songs, drawing stares from those around him.
Pietro sat in the corner, rubbing his temples in exasperation.
"Why on earth would Luca take in this idiot? Even if he's Thor, his intelligence is just too pathetic!"
However.
Just as Pietro was making his comments...
He didn't notice that in a small alley across the street from the bar.
A tall, slender figure stood silently in the darkness.
He was a man dressed in a dark green robe, and his eyes were full of coldness and cunning.
Loki.
The God of Mischief in Asgard, Thor's brother.
He used illusion magic to descend upon Earth silently.
At that moment, Loki coldly watched Thor inside through the bar's glass window.
"How pathetic, my dear brother."
Loki gave a cold laugh.
"The future king of Asgard is now like a clown, flaunting his power in the tavern of Midgard."
"If your father saw you like this, he would be very disappointed in you."
Thinking of this, Loki's eyes became even more mocking.
"However, this is for the best. Since you've fallen to the status of a mortal, then you may remain in this junkyard forever."
"The throne of Asgard can only belong to me, Loki."
Loki slowly raised his hand, and a green light gathered at his fingertips.
He planned to leave his foolish older brother with a profound surprise before he left.