Thor stared intently at his bleeding finger, his expression gradually freezing.
A few seconds later, he suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at Tony.
He was Asgard's first warrior.
He is the God of Thunder, whose might shakes the Nine Realms.
Now that he has lost his divine power, he can't even lift Mjolnir, and he was even humiliated to his face by a mortal.
Unforgivable!
"Mortal, you will pay the price for your rudeness!"
Thor released the hammer handle, clenched his fist, and charged straight at Tony.
Even without his divine powers, he still possessed the physique of Asgardians. To deal with a mortal hiding in an iron shell, he didn't need Mjolnir at all.
" JARVIS, Light Defense Mode."
Tony stood still, his left arm in his armor rising precisely to catch Thor's fist.
Bang!
A dull thud echoed throughout the laboratory, causing the surrounding rubble to vibrate.
"Not bad strength."
Tony glanced at the force feedback data on the visor and commented with interest, "Not bad strength, at least stronger than a chimpanzee in a zoo. It's a pity your power generation technique is as bad as a drunkard trying to steal a drink on the street."
"Shut up!"
Thor pulled his fist back and threw a left hook straight at Tony's face.
Tony dodged to the side, without even using his palm cannon, relying solely on the mobility of his armor to evade.
"Too slow, what a weak god."
"Is all you can do to hide?"
"I just didn't want to bully a homeless person who had just fallen from the ceiling and didn't have health insurance."
Thor grew angrier the more he fought.
After missing his target more than a dozen times in a row, his breathing became heavy, and his face turned extremely pale.
He once wielded Mjolnir, and even the Frost Giants dared not stand in his way.
Now, he can't even touch the hem of a mortal's clothes.
Thor stopped abruptly and turned to look at Chen Mo, who was leaning against the control panel.
That mortal was just watching the show from beginning to end.
They didn't even give him a second glance.
"You kneel down too!"
Thor roared and swung his fist straight at Chen Mo's head.
Tony's smile vanished instantly.
"Hey! Big oaf! Wait a minute!"
He knew Chen Mo's character all too well.
At most, I'd beat up Thor and give him a repair bill. But if Chen Mo were to actually do it, this bearded man who talks about the glory of the Nine Realms wouldn't even have a hair left for a paternity test.
Chen Mo did not dodge the incoming fist.
He simply raised his eyes, and the last bit of patience on his face vanished.
Lacking strength and intelligence, yet fond of shouting and yelling.
Keeping this kind of stuff around seems to serve no purpose other than making noise.
Since it can't understand human language, let's just eat it. When Odin comes, we can kill it all together.
The next second, a large amount of dark red flesh and blood tissue surged out of Chen Mo's body. More than a dozen tentacles covered with sharp teeth spread out in mid-air, and a cold killing intent instantly enveloped the entire laboratory.
Thor stopped abruptly.
Losing his divine power does not mean he lost his fighting instincts.
The moment those black and red tentacles appeared, every hair on his body stood on end. The oppressive feeling was even more terrifying than when he faced the King of the Frost Giants.
This is no ordinary person.
It was a monster wearing human skin.
Tony was also startled and broke out in a cold sweat.
You can't eat it.
You can't eat it, at least not now.
Compensation for the ceiling, testing equipment, and experimental materials hasn't been settled yet. Thor is currently the only debtor, and if Chen Mo takes him down along with the rest, Stark Industries will ultimately have to bear the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.
More importantly, Tony didn't want to see Chen Mo go further and further down the extreme path of becoming a monster, completely tearing away even the last vestige of his humanity.
" JARVIS, control him!"
Tony swiped his hands across the virtual screen rapidly.
The laboratory doors opened simultaneously, and dozens of high-strength robotic arms shot out, firmly locking Thor's limbs and waist.
"Let me go!"
Thor struggled desperately, but the mechanical arm forcibly lifted him up and dragged him backwards to the adjacent safe room.
"This is blasphemy against the gods!"
"Once I regain my divine power, I will make you understand the wrath of God of Thunder!"
Bang!
The alloy doors slammed shut, and the laboratory finally fell silent.
The tentacles around Chen Mo slowly stopped thrashing about and then silently retracted into his body.
He curled his lip.
I was only planning to eat a little something to try, but this bearded man was covered in ash and hadn't even brushed his teeth. I'd probably have to rinse my mouth after eating him. It was really disgusting.
"You'd better guarantee he'll come up with enough compensation to appease me."
Chen Mo snorted coldly.
Tony wiped non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly.
Tony picked up a calculator and headed towards the safe room. "I'll teach him a lesson: the thing more terrifying on Earth than God of Thunder's wrath is a bill."
Inside the safety room.
Thor was strapped to a steel seat by six mechanical arms, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move an inch.
Tony pulled out a chair and sat down opposite him.
"Name."
" Thor, Son of Odin, rightful heir to the throne of Asgard, the most powerful warrior in the Nine Realms!"
"Turns out they're unemployed aliens."
Tony tapped on the screen, "Home address."
Asgard, the City of Eternity!
"No such place found; let's record it as 'homeless' for now."
"Ignorant mortals!"
Thor arrogantly raised his chin. "When I return to Asgard, I will regain my divine power. At that time, I can grant you the rule of Alpha Star and bestow upon you ten Golden Palace."
Tony paused for a moment while pressing the calculator.
"Planetary domination sounds good, but it's a pity it can't be used to pay employee salaries."
He pulled up a bill and began calculating each item.
"Custom-made explosion-proof ceiling, thirty-five million US dollars."
"I once single-handedly slew over a hundred Frost Giants!"
"High-precision testing instrument, 28 million."
My fame resounds throughout the Nine Realms!
"Twelve rare experimental materials, plus lost wages, amount to fifty million."
Thor struggled violently.
"If I just ask my father, this wealth is nothing!"
"Very well, add the floor cleaning fee, compensation for emotional distress, and damages for personal assault."
Tony typed in the last number and turned the screen toward Thor.
"A total of US$136 million. Installment payment is available, interest is separate. Cash, check, or bank transfer, please choose one."
Thor stared at the string of numbers, a look of bewilderment appearing on his face for the first time.
What kind of mineral is the US dollar?
Tony fell silent.
JARVIS.
"I'm here, sir."
"Play 'The First Lesson in Early Childhood Financial Literacy' for this bearded man."
"Yes, sir."
The screen on the wall lit up, and an animated bear carrying a coin appeared.
Thor stared in shock, his eyes wide.
"What kind of evil illusion is this?"
This is currency.
"Shut it down! Son of Odin will not accept this humiliation!"
Tony got up and walked towards the door.
"If you can't learn it, just keep playing it on repeat. Stop when you finally understand the meaning of 'paying back debts'."
A few minutes later, Tony returned to the lab with even darker dark circles under his eyes and plopped down in the swivel chair.
Chen Mo tossed the alloy block in his hand.
Where's the money?
"That's a severely mentally ill patient who won't listen to reason!"
Tony rubbed his forehead in frustration. "I talked to him about compensation, and he talked to me about the Glory of the Nine Realms. I asked him if he had an account, and he said he had killed Frost Giants."
He paused for a moment, then turned to look at Chen Mo.
"If I'd known it would be this troublesome, I should have let you eat him whole."
It's not too late now.
"No."
Tony refused without even thinking.
He then picked up the calculator again.
"At least I'll have to wait until I find his dad and settle the bill before we eat."