blogombal Chapter 166 The Destroyer
Chapter 166 The Destroyer
Chapter 166 The Destroyer
Just like a typical ancient Gnostic, Thor, after drinking some strong liquor, really opened up and started talking.
Right now, he's recounting his journey from New Mexico to New York in a very detailed and straightforward manner.
Upon learning that the other party had stolen a cow and ridden it all the way east, even Joey was immediately filled with awe for their unique way of thinking:
"Didn't I tell you during our casual conversation that there's something with four wheels called a 'car'?"
"I'm not some country bumpkin from outer space, of course I know what a car is!"
Thor, who can't drive, had no choice. There wasn't even a decent horse on the farm, so he had to use the strongest cow he could find.
As for what Joey said before, very little of it can be believed:
"I still remember you telling me that the Box of Ice tastes sweet, and that I must try it sometime!"
"Don't tell me you actually tried it."
Joey couldn't understand whether anyone would actually think the thing was sweet, even if she said it.
"Of course I'm not that stupid!"
Thor initially denied it outright, but then, under the influence of alcohol, he confessed to the foolish thing he had done:
"But one day I drank too much and got carried away... and it really hurt!"
"...You're only alive now thanks to Odin's blessing."
The Casket of Ice is a treasure of the Frost Giants, containing icy magic that even Odin fears.
Joey couldn't even imagine how intense it would feel to lick that thing; it must have felt far better than licking a metal railing outdoors in winter. This triggered painful memories, and Thor brought up another of Joey's misdeeds:
"You even solemnly told me to be careful of Loki, that he would harm me for my father's throne—such a divisive tactic is intolerable! He's my own brother, and he loves me dearly!"
"What I said about Loki back then—no, what I'll say later—is probably true, you idiot!"
So he didn't listen to a single good word Thor said, but accepted all the nonsense!
Just as Thor was ignoring Joey's words and devouring everything he could find in the fridge—whether it was alcohol, drinks, or snacks—Starfire patted Joey's face:
"Did you hear that?"
"What... Oh!"
After being reminded by Xinghuo, Joey amplified his senses and discovered that a Quinjet fighter jet was already parked on the top of the building.
More than a dozen heavily armed men came down from upstairs and were approaching their suites on the lower floors.
"These S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are like dogs, sniffing everything they see!"
Before Thor came to him, he had obviously contacted people from S.H.I.E.L.D., and considering the other party's loose tongue, he probably revealed his identity as well.
"That's no problem. Quickly go and retrieve Mjolnir for me! Once I regain my Thunder Power, things will be much easier!"
Thor is now on Earth simply because he did something stupid again that displeased his father, Odin, who, in a fit of anger, sealed his divine powers and banished him to the mortal realm.
"I'm not going! This is entirely your own problem!"
Mjolnir was enchanted by Odin with something like, "Whoever is qualified, lift this hammer and gain the power of Thor."
Joey didn't know if he was "qualified." He only knew that this "qualification" was just a test set by Odin for his incompetent successor.
Since Thor is to bear the weight of the crown, he cannot always be like a Viking brute who is only obsessed with fighting and pleasure, and start a meaningless war based on his own preferences.
Thor launched a special military operation against Jotunheim, the kingdom of the Frost Giants, simply because he felt he had lost face. If Joey were Odin, he would definitely be so angry that he would kick his son, who had lived for thousands of years and was still so holy, out of the house to make him come to his senses.
Thinking of this, a passage that Joey had read a long, long time ago, as if it were a past life, suddenly came to mind:
"A ruler should not raise an army out of anger, nor should a general wage war out of folly. One should act only when it is advantageous, and cease action when it is not."
"Huh?"
Thor is an Aesir god who has lived for thousands of years. He is fluent in most languages on Earth, but in his semi-drunken state, he doesn't have enough brain cells to decipher this classical Chinese text:
Let's speak English!
Seeing Thor's carelessness, Joey realized that all his lectures had been in vain.
Even if he told Thor to be more careful, Thor would still have to ask him where the care was.
Next, Loki's pride will probably get the better of him, and he'll probably send the Destroyer armor to kill Thor in order to get the throne. Thor right now, he'd be better off getting slapped twice by the Destroyer to cure his long-neglected brain.
Do you have hot water here?
The disheveled Thor scratched his matted hair, finally remembering that he should clean himself up first.
"It would be even better if I could have a comb."
"...Why don't you just go take a shower at S.H.I.E.L.D.? You can even get a full-service dissection and analysis afterwards!"
Despite saying that, Joey still took off his black-rimmed glasses, grabbed Thor, and jumped out of the window.
Regardless of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attitude towards him, Joey had no plans to have any interaction with them.
This organization is basically a miniature version of the Little Blue Man, a typical example of someone who doesn't understand human language and just blindly goes about their business.
Moreover, having "benefited" from "Operation Paperclip" at the end of World War II, and having taken over a large number of personnel and assets from a certain down-on-his-luck artist, S.H.I.E.L.D., whose power expanded rapidly, obviously also infiltrated quite a few people who should have been shot on the spot.
Such an organization is absolutely incapable of accomplishing the tasks it was supposed to have done when it was first established.
"Remember, the other person doesn't necessarily have to be an enemy; always be polite."
Coulson directed his tense operatives to surround the entire building, signaling them not to fire indiscriminately.
Don't ask why you need so many guns to meet a friendly superhuman; it's an established code of conduct learned from painful past experiences.
That being said, Coulson still decided to risk his life and go ahead to communicate with him.
Someone who can tolerate someone like Tony Stark probably isn't the type to explode at the slightest provocation...
Right?
"Ahem!"
After a two-second internal struggle, Coulson cleared his throat and politely knocked on the door: "Is anyone home?"
"I reckon nobody's here."
Hawkeye's voice came through Coulson's headset: "They can fly, they've already slipped out the window."
"Damn it."
Unconvinced, Coulson easily bypassed the electronic access control system using electronic devices, only to find that he had indeed come to nothing again.
"Couldn't you have stopped them?"
Even though he knew it was just Coulson joking in a fit of pique, Hawkeye was still speechless and almost burst out laughing: "Are you serious?"
Those two flight paths flew out of Hawkeye's line of sight within two seconds, apparently exceeding the speed of sound. And he, Hawkeye, is just an ordinary person who knows how to draw a bow and shoot arrows.
"I'm not going to get the hammer for you!"
Joey, who had just left, was racking his brains about where to leave Thor to fend for himself; Tony Stark's house was definitely not an option.
That place isn't a trash can; you can't just throw whatever you find there, can you?
As for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interception, he was never worried. It was questionable whether S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current sensors could even detect him when he was enveloped in a bio-force field, let alone intercept him.
Simply put, there is currently nothing on this planet that can travel faster than itself and Starfire.
Just as Joey was thinking this, a seven-colored aurora flashed across the sky above him.
"Look, the Rainbow Bridge!"
Thor, who was extremely familiar with the strange phenomena in the sky, was overjoyed. The Rainbow Bridge was the passage connecting Asgard to the Nine Realms, and its lighting up now meant that his father had changed his mind.
"It seems my father is coming to take me back!"
hum!
A silver metallic armor, its interior burning with flames resembling molten lava, emerged from the teleportation beams of the Rainbow Bridge, and upon its arrival, magical magma erupted from its visor.
Joey dodged the initial attack with a swift leap, neutralizing the falling flames with his freezing breath, and then casually swiped Thor onto the spire of the Empire State Building:
"Looks like your brother's going to send you on your way!"