Arc 7Operation Chain Break

Ye Mo helped Thor defeat the Destroyer and regain Mjolnir, then discovered that a living chip was linking his lightning to Loki’s tampering with the Bifrost. As Jotunheim faced destruction, Ye Mo assembled allies and prepared a counteroperation, but the chip’s influence left the team unsure whether he could be trusted.

  • Ye Mo uncovered Helvard’s Asgardian rune signal and the Destroyer’s approach, then joined Emma Frost and Thor in fighting the armor as Loki controlled it remotely.
  • Thor regained his powers, defeated the Destroyer with Ye Mo and Emma’s help, and reclaimed Mjolnir before leaving for Asgard.
  • Ye Mo absorbed residual divine lightning and found that a rune-marked chip responded to his power, eventually forming a conscious-seeming connection that produced powerful Resonance Lightning.
  • The chip sent Ye Mo a vision of the Bifrost breaking, and he and Emma Frost traced Loki’s tampering to a plan to destroy Jotunheim.
  • Ye Mo summoned Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, explained the threat, and organized a plan to disrupt Loki’s control before the Bifrost collapsed.
  • Ye Mo, Emma Frost, Tony, and Bruce established safeguards against Loki’s deceptive messages and commands, then approved Operation Chain Break.
  • Ye Mo assigned the team its battlefield roles and warned them to kill him if he appeared replaced, as the chip and his lightning flashed in sync.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Sensing his identity, guarding from the shadows

Ye Mo and Emma Frost confirmed that Thor was Odin’s son and quietly prepared to monitor him while avoiding the unknown observer. The chapter left them watching Thor as the system developed a mysterious hammer-shaped node and an external force continued to affect the vibranium fragment.

  • Ye Mo decoded the runes into an image of Odin and confirmed that Thor’s vital signs resonated with it; Emma Frost verified that Thor believed his memories of Asgard.
  • Ye Mo created the Silent Guardian V2.0 monitoring protocol and used a sandbox and forged data to conceal his investigation from a reverse-tracing mechanism.
  • Ye Mo added Jane Foster to a potential interaction list but chose not to arrange a meeting with Thor.
  • Ye Mo discovered that the system had developed a mist-covered hammer-shaped node and that an external force had raised the vibranium fragment’s resonance frequency.
  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost expanded their monitoring plans while Thor slept, and Ye Mo recorded a flash of light from Thor’s wrist scar.

Ch. 152Making Friends, Danger on Every Side

Thor settled into a rented house and grew closer to Jane Foster, who investigated the strange storm while Ye Mo and Emma Frost monitored them. As Ye Mo watched for outside threats and questioned the system’s changing behavior, the room’s light suddenly flickered.

  • Jane Foster met Thor at a convenience store and directed him to a rental listing.
  • Thor rented a small house and read the astronomy book Jane had lent him while Ye Mo expanded surveillance around her and her research.
  • Ye Mo delayed Jane’s planned telescope observation by two hours, then let her speak with Thor about the storm and her theory that it involved a device or a welcome.
  • Ye Mo found that an external signal remained weak, the ion concentration was rising, and the system seemed to be withholding information.
  • Thor and Jane went about their evening as Ye Mo and Emma Frost continued monitoring them, and the light in Ye Mo’s room suddenly flickered.

Ch. 153Thor's new friend, budding feelings

Ye Mo monitored Thor and Jane as they grew closer, while Emma Frost warned that their connection could be used against Thor. The faint external pull on the Gene Spiral Tower continued, but Ye Mo chose not to interfere with their budding friendship.

  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost reviewed a brief voltage fluctuation and watched Thor and Jane's overnight activity.
  • Jane offered Thor coffee, and Ye Mo detected growing empathy and anticipation between them.
  • Ye Mo added an emotional-resonance alert and recorded Jane as a potential ally rather than a tool.
  • Thor returned Jane's astronomy book with a hand-drawn map of the stars as he remembered them, and they discussed how the skies differed.
  • Thor kept a note about meeting Jane at the library, while Ye Mo and Emma watched the weak external pull continue and decided not to act.

Ch. 154Whereabouts exposed

Ye Mo and Emma Frost traced Loki’s surveillance network and detected the Destroyer Armor moving toward Earth, while keeping Thor unaware so he would not endanger himself. They disrupted a magical relay and uncovered a second informant in town as Thor headed to the library for his date.

  • Ye Mo identified Helvard, a psychic-shielded informant who had planted Asgardian rune metal and sent a signal linked to Loki.
  • Ye Mo detected the Destroyer Armor’s teleportation pulse near the Arctic Circle, and Emma Frost found Thor focused on his planned date and unaware of the danger.
  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost set up Destroyer monitoring and psychic concealment, then Ye Mo disrupted rune dust that had turned a migrating hawk into a living relay.
  • Ye Mo uncovered an anonymous account uploading surveillance videos of places Thor visited, blocked public network access, and began a counter-surveillance operation.
  • Emma Frost detected a psychic jammer in town, confirming a second informant, while Thor walked toward the library and an unknown man drank coffee outside a convenience store.

Ch. 155Destruction Descends, the Challenge Is Issued

Ye Mo, Emma Frost, and Thor fought the Destroyer as it attacked the town, with Ye Mo using a risky combination of abilities to interrupt its strike. They discovered a brief delay in its control signal and prepared to exploit it as the Destroyer charged another blast.

  • Ye Mo activated the town’s defenses as the Destroyer emerged from a spatial rift and targeted Thor.
  • Emma Frost evacuated nearby civilians and interfered with the Destroyer’s aim, while Thor stood his ground against its attacks.
  • Ye Mo charged through the Destroyer’s beam using Regenerative Phasing and struck its leg joint with Shockwave, giving Thor a chance to hit its back armor.
  • Emma detected a brief delay in the Destroyer’s control signal when it spoke, and Ye Mo realized Loki was directing it remotely.
  • As the Destroyer charged another blast, Ye Mo told Thor to roll left while he planned to jump forward.

Ch. 156Sensing destruction, Steel Bone meets the enemy

Ye Mo combined Steel Bone Structure with his other abilities to withstand the Destroyer’s attacks and protect Thor, while Emma Frost repeatedly disrupted the machine. The Destroyer charged another main-cannon blast as Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost stood together to face it.

  • Ye Mo activated Steel Bone Structure and held his ground against the Destroyer’s first cannon blast, shielding Thor.
  • Emma Frost disrupted the Destroyer’s attack, giving Thor a chance to strike its back while Ye Mo stabilized his failing Steel Bone.
  • Ye Mo blocked the Destroyer’s punch and dented its waist armor, then endured a second cannon blast without falling.
  • Emma Frost redirected the Destroyer’s high-frequency pulse away from Thor, despite her growing exhaustion.
  • The Destroyer charged its main cannon again as Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost joined forces to face the blast.

Ch. 157Withstanding Destruction, Ye Mo Shows His Might

Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost fought together against the Destroyer, with Ye Mo enduring severe injuries to shield the others. As the Destroyer charged in berserk mode, the three prepared to meet its attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Ye Mo survived the Destroyer’s cannon blasts, and Emma Frost diverted its next shot with a final burst of psychic interference.
  • Thor stood beside Ye Mo, and the two joined Emma Frost to disrupt the Destroyer and force it into a defensive retreat.
  • The Destroyer targeted Emma Frost, but Ye Mo blocked its blade while Emma disrupted its aim and Thor slowed its attacks with the rebar.
  • The three formed a line against the Destroyer, while nearby civilians began whispering about Ye Mo and finding hope in his resistance.
  • The Destroyer activated berserk mode and charged; Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost moved to meet it as its fist came within ten centimeters of Ye Mo’s face.

Ch. 158Joining forces against the enemy, a strategy takes shape

Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost coordinated their attacks to disrupt the Destroyer’s combat rhythm and damage its armor. The Destroyer remained standing, but the trio prepared to keep fighting as the onlookers began to realize they could work together.

  • Ye Mo called out the Destroyer’s attack pattern, and Thor jammed its elbow joint while Ye Mo struck its damaged waist armor.
  • Ye Mo identified a brief energy backflow after the Destroyer’s second attack, and Emma Frost and Thor used the pause to damage its shoulder and cooling system.
  • Ye Mo used the Wall Phasing Technique to circle behind the Destroyer, while Emma Frost disrupted its sensors and the trio agreed to interrupt its combos.
  • Ye Mo, Thor, and Emma Frost baited and interrupted the Destroyer’s charge, damaging its cooling vent and forcing it into a defensive assessment state.
  • Ye Mo told Thor to strike the Destroyer’s knee in the next round, and he lunged forward as it fired its first shot.

Ch. 159Thunder Awakened, Thor Revived

Thor regained his thunder and defeated the Destroyer, though he had not yet recovered all his power. After learning Loki had sent the machine, Thor helped Ye Mo and looked toward Mjolnir, ready to reclaim it.

  • Ye Mo risked his life to push Thor forward while Emma Frost used her psychic power to help him remember what he fought for.
  • Thor accepted repeated lightning strikes and regained his powers as the Destroyer attacked Ye Mo.
  • Thor fought back, battered the Destroyer, and paralyzed it after Ye Mo shouted to keep it alive.
  • Thor used the Destroyer's data to learn that Loki had sent it, while Emma Frost warned that it was only a pawn.
  • Thor stopped Ye Mo's bleeding, then offered him a hand as he looked toward Mjolnir in the valley.

Ch. 160Empowered by lightning, turning the battle around

Ye Mo, Emma Frost, and Thor crippled the Destroyer and discovered that Loki was controlling it. Thor reclaimed his lightning but still could not lift Mjolnir, and he sensed movement near the hammer as he prepared to approach it again.

  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost identified the Destroyer's vulnerabilities, and Thor used lightning to damage its right knee and disable its cannon.
  • Ye Mo trapped the Destroyer in a fissure and electrified the rebar mesh while Thor blasted off its right leg, immobilizing it.
  • Thor traced the Destroyer's control signal and recognized Loki, while Emma Frost warned that its core and data remained intact.
  • Thor summoned lightning strikes that renewed his bond with his power, then turned toward Mjolnir in the valley.
  • Thor started toward Mjolnir but stopped when he sensed movement near the hammer.

Ch. 161Thor restored, the hammer summoned

Thor reclaimed Mjolnir and regained his divine power after choosing to prove himself through protecting others. As Thor, Ye Mo, and Emma Frost prepared to leave for Asgard, the Destroyer’s core sent an encrypted signal.

  • Thor remembered his past and declared that he would prove himself by spending his life protecting others.
  • Mjolnir responded to Thor, and Ye Mo disabled the Destroyer’s energy circuit to stop remote interference while Emma Frost sent Thor images of the people he had protected.
  • Mjolnir flew to Thor, who accepted it and was restored as the God of Thunder.
  • Thor thanked Ye Mo and said he was going home as the storm cleared.
  • The Destroyer’s core emitted an encrypted signal, which Ye Mo noticed.

Ch. 162Mjolnir Reclaimed, the God of Thunder Returns

Thor regained his strength and reclaimed Mjolnir after Ye Mo stopped the Destroyer’s final attack and disabled its monitoring chip. Thor set off for Asgard to confront the danger there, while Ye Mo and Emma Frost were left with a mysterious fragment that began to vibrate.

  • Ye Mo intercepted the Destroyer’s beam aimed at Thor, taking the blast on his Steel Bone shoulder.
  • Thor regained his resolve and lifted Mjolnir, while Ye Mo found and disabled the Destroyer’s hidden monitoring chip.
  • Thor told Ye Mo and Emma Frost that he was returning to Asgard to stop a greater threat, and they wished him well.
  • Thor flew toward Asgard, leaving Ye Mo and Emma Frost behind in the ruined valley.
  • Ye Mo picked up a rune-marked fragment from the Destroyer and put it in his pocket, where it began to vibrate faintly.

Ch. 163Thor Returns with His Hammer, Ye Mo Reaps the Benefits

After Thor returned to Asgard with his hammer, Ye Mo absorbed residual divine lightning and unlocked beginner Lightning Manipulation. He and Emma Frost discovered the power resonated with the Destroyer chip, while the distant warning and Loki’s continued threat left them expecting more trouble.

  • Ye Mo integrated residual divine lightning and unlocked beginner Lightning Manipulation, then showed Emma Frost the sparks he could generate.
  • Ye Mo recovered the Destroyer chip and noticed its Asgardian runes responding to his electrical frequency.
  • Ye Mo found the new electricity was adapting to him and sometimes moving on its own, so he stopped experimenting while his body recovered.
  • Emma Frost told Ye Mo she had sensed a brief psychic fluctuation from Thor that felt like a farewell and a warning, and Ye Mo suspected Loki’s attack was only the beginning.
  • As Ye Mo and Emma Frost prepared to leave, the electricity in his palm flickered and the chip in his pocket vibrated at the same frequency.

Ch. 164Return from the Thunder Palace, Turmoil in the Immortal Realm

After Thor returned to Asgard, Ye Mo and Emma Frost prepared to leave the battlefield while investigating the surviving Destroyer fragment and Ye Mo’s new lightning ability. As they reached their hidden aircraft, the chip began heating on its own and seemed to communicate with Ye Mo’s lightning.

  • Ye Mo realized the black chip was recording energy fluctuations and planned to isolate it in a Faraday cage back at their base.
  • Emma Frost created false energy traces to mislead approaching investigators, then left the battlefield with Ye Mo as her psychic strength waned.
  • Ye Mo’s lightning manifested spontaneously, adapted to his body, and scanned a piece of Destroyer armor for residual energy.
  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost discussed Thor’s likely struggle to stabilize Asgard and decided to wait on Earth before choosing a side.
  • Near their hidden aircraft, Ye Mo felt the chip heat up without an external cause as his lightning responded, and concluded that the chip was alive.

Ch. 165Initial Lightning Control, Exploring Its Power

Ye Mo tested his new lightning control, improving its power and precision while discovering it could act on its own. A repeating pulse from the chip inside the Faraday cage matched the lightning’s frequency, leaving him to investigate their connection.

  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost returned to the base and sealed the chip inside a Faraday cage, cutting off its signal.
  • Ye Mo stabilized an electric ring in his palm and practiced controlled discharges, learning that strong output caused fatigue and a brief cognitive blank.
  • Ye Mo refined his aim in the training room, eventually guiding a weak arc to a target with ninety-seven percent precision.
  • After Emma Frost left, Ye Mo’s lightning activated without his intent, prompting him to record a possible autonomous response and plan to attempt two-way communication.
  • A Faraday cage alert revealed that the chip flashed blue every seven seconds at the same frequency as Ye Mo’s lightning, which emerged from his palm again.

Ch. 166Studying Lightning, Putting His Skills to the Test

Ye Mo learned to guide his electricity by controlling his breathing and found that the chip in the Faraday cage was learning from his ability. After connecting to it through a sustained arc, he felt a response and discovered a letter-shaped scorch mark on his palm.

  • Ye Mo synchronized the spontaneous flashes in his palm with the chip’s blue pulses and began testing controlled lightning.
  • Ye Mo used his breathing rhythm to guide an arc into the target, then repeated the strike with improved accuracy.
  • Ye Mo observed that the chip’s flashes began matching his guided releases and recorded that it was learning his operating patterns.
  • Ye Mo landed three consecutive strikes without gloves, then extended a continuous arc to the chip.
  • Ye Mo felt warmth flow back from the chip, broke the connection, and found a letter-shaped scorch mark on his palm.

Ch. 167Lightning advanced, power multiplied

Ye Mo synchronized his lightning with the chip’s signals, developing a much stronger form of Resonance Lightning while testing whether the chip was conscious. After a devastating blast destroyed the target and pierced the wall, he realized the chip had begun transmitting information.

  • Ye Mo used his heartbeat to control his lightning, and the chip imitated the timing of his three discharges.
  • Ye Mo matched the chip’s flashes and created blue Resonance Lightning, which struck with vastly increased power.
  • Ye Mo concluded the chip was conscious after it responded to his touch, while Emma Frost confirmed there was no outside interference.
  • Ye Mo used the blue lightning to help repair the cracks in his shoulder and recorded his findings in his notebook.
  • Ye Mo synchronized with the chip again and unleashed a beam that vaporized the target and melted through the wall.
  • Ye Mo saw the letters on his palm glow and said the chip had started transmitting things.

Ch. 168Loki stole the bridge, Asgard in turmoil

Ye Mo and Emma Frost traced a strange pulse in Ye Mo’s palm to Loki breaking the Bifrost in Asgard. They placed the base on silent alert and prepared to monitor the signal, but Ye Mo’s lightning resonance continued to change.

  • Ye Mo received a pulsing signal through his palm and Emma Frost saw an image of the Bifrost breaking in his mind.
  • Ye Mo identified Loki as the one who broke the bridge, and the Gene Spiral Tower detected tampering with the Bifrost’s master control protocol.
  • Ye Mo rejected alerting S.H.I.E.L.D. or Tony and secretly raised the base’s defenses to silent alert status.
  • Emma Frost discovered that Ye Mo had suppressed parts of his brain activity, and he admitted that the signal seemed to be recognizing him.
  • Ye Mo secured the base’s communications and set its systems to record further fluctuations while Emma kept her psychic network open.
  • Ye Mo’s palm pulsed at a slower rhythm, and the system logged that his Resonance Lightning frequency had fallen to 62.3 Hz.

Ch. 169Crisis in Jotunheim

Ye Mo and Emma Frost discovered that Loki had redirected the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim and determined that Ye Mo might use traces of Thor’s permissions to interfere. As the Resonance Lightning approached critical synchronization, Ye Mo began searching Thor’s memories for a way to stop the attack.

  • Ye Mo and Emma Frost traced the Bifrost’s altered trajectory to Jotunheim and found that Loki’s cube was simulating the planet’s core frequency as a countdown to detonation.
  • Ye Mo inferred from Thor’s recorded memories that Loki planned to destroy Jotunheim to hide his origins and secure his claim to Asgard’s throne.
  • Ye Mo proposed using fragments of Thor’s lightning and Bifrost permissions to insert an interference command, despite the risk of memory loss or brain death.
  • Ye Mo retrieved Thor’s dialogue records as the Resonance Lightning reached 61.5 Hz, with an estimated two hours and forty-seven minutes until critical synchronization.
  • Ye Mo read Thor’s words that Loki only wanted to be seen, and the blue light in Ye Mo’s palm flashed in response.

Ch. 170Danger warning, mustering for battle

Ye Mo prepared to stop the Bifrost’s dangerous synchronization, stabilized his lightning ability, and summoned allies as the countdown to disaster shortened. The chapter ended when someone answered his emergency summons with the passcode Thunderfall.

  • Ye Mo disabled his neural interface’s automatic synchronization to prevent his lightning ability from drawing in dangerous energy.
  • Ye Mo sent an encrypted emergency summons to Tony Stark, Natasha Romanoff, and Bruce Banner, asking for support against a cross-dimensional detonation.
  • Ye Mo prepared a backup plan using a miniature oscillation generator and tested his improved lightning control.
  • Emma Frost expanded her psychic warning perimeter and activated the base’s defenses while Ye Mo checked the available weapons.
  • Ye Mo received a reply containing the passcode Thunderfall and told Emma Frost that the first ally had answered.

Ch. 171Assembling the Avengers, an Alliance Takes Shape

Ye Mo enlisted Tony Stark’s help to prepare for the impending crisis in Jotunheim and accepted command of the coming operation. As the countdown continued, Ye Mo and Emma readied the base for war, and a second coded message arrived.

  • Ye Mo contacted Tony Stark, who agreed to provide armor support, track the Bifrost’s energy changes, and summon the Avengers.
  • Tony told Ye Mo to command the operation, and Ye Mo planned to disrupt the chip’s synchronization while Tony breached the defenses.
  • Ye Mo confirmed the chip was still signaling at 61.1 Hz and coordinated with Tony to use encrypted communications and remote armor drops.
  • Ye Mo tested his improved lightning control, while Emma activated the base’s defenses and established an early-warning network.
  • Ye Mo checked the base’s weapons and equipment as the Jotunheim countdown continued, then received another coded message reading “Thunderfall.”

Ch. 172The Avengers Assemble, Everyone on Standby

Ye Mo and his allies prepared to interrupt Loki's tampered Bifrost synchronization before Jotunheim's collapse triggered a wider catastrophe. As Ye Mo opened a connection to the Bifrost node, a dark figure appeared in the golden passage and the scorch mark on his palm flared.

  • Tony arrived at the base, and Ye Mo explained that Loki and a living chip had tampered with the Bifrost.
  • Bruce joined the team and warned that forcibly severing the chip's connection could cause a backlash.
  • Ye Mo assigned Tony to disrupt the control node, Bruce to monitor gamma fluctuations, and Emma Frost to suppress psychic disturbances.
  • The team prepared its equipment as the countdown to Jotunheim's spatial collapse continued.
  • Ye Mo sent lightning through the console, opening a view of the Bifrost passage as the energy readings rose.
  • Emma Frost detected a transmission, a dark figure flashed through the passage, and the scorch mark on Ye Mo's palm burned fiercely.

Ch. 173Preparing for Battle, Deploying the Strategy

Ye Mo organized the team for Operation Thunderfall, aiming to shut down the unstable Bifrost through lightning resonance while preventing damage to its control nodes. With the countdown underway and the team preparing, he committed to acting despite the pain and risk.

  • Ye Mo calculated that the Bifrost would collapse in two hours and thirty-four minutes and explained that he planned to reproduce Odin's resonance cutoff.
  • Ye Mo assigned Tony to harass the perimeter, Bruce to stand by for emergencies, and Emma Frost to maintain psychic surveillance and communications.
  • Ye Mo set a precise timing window for the attack and revealed that his tests gave the plan a seventy percent success rate.
  • The team confirmed their assignments and began their final preparations for Operation Thunderfall.
  • Ye Mo synchronized the chip's frequency with his lightning and told Tony that fear of failing to act hurt more than his burned hand.

Ch. 174Loki's tactics, Ye Mo's analysis

Ye Mo analyzed Loki’s past operations and prepared the team to resist deception while they monitored the countdown. He left them with a plan to verify orders and information together, while warning that Loki’s real objective remained unknown.

  • Ye Mo identified Loki’s pattern of misleading people, tampering with messages, and concealing locations, and concluded that Loki was already infiltrating the system through the chip.
  • Ye Mo, Emma Frost, Tony, and Bruce established double confirmation for combat orders, dynamic communication keys, and alerts for commands involving surrender or canceling the mission.
  • Emma offered to detect emotional inconsistencies, and Tony added technical checks and a remote command lock to prevent unauthorized actions.
  • Ye Mo explained that Loki’s most dangerous tactic was steering the team toward mistakes that seemed logical, and proposed acting as though they were falling into Loki’s predictions while hiding their true response.
  • Ye Mo predicted that Loki might fabricate news of Jotunheim’s destruction or a distress signal from Thor, and assigned the team to cross-check monitoring data before responding.
  • Ye Mo said Loki’s true goal was to take something during the chaos, though he did not know what it was, and warned the team that the most reasonable decision might be Loki’s preferred one.

Ch. 175Battle plan, clear assignments

Ye Mo assigned Tony, Bruce, and Emma Frost to separate roles in Operation Chain Break and established checks to detect Loki’s forged orders or impersonations. The operation reached standby, but Ye Mo’s fingertips twitched after his lightning synchronized with the chip as Tony asked who they should trust if Ye Mo was replaced.

  • Ye Mo divided the battlefield into three zones and assigned Tony to interference, Bruce to data monitoring, Emma Frost to psychic verification, and himself to the relay point.
  • The team approved the encrypted plan, Operation Chain Break, and agreed to verify suspicious orders and messages, including any report about Thor.
  • Ye Mo told the team to kill him if his behavior or lightning rhythm showed he had been replaced, and Emma Frost agreed she could sever his consciousness link.
  • Tony, Bruce, and Emma Frost confirmed their stations as Ye Mo connected the relay point and activated the dynamic key.
  • Tony asked who the team should listen to if Ye Mo was replaced, and Ye Mo’s fingertips twitched as the chip and his lightning flashed in sync.
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