Captives

At Avengers Base, seeing Thunder Pool suddenly appear and destroy Thanos, Tony cursed unhappily, "Bert, do you know that hogging all the credit can get you killed?"

"I don’t mind. I already killed one Thanos, after all. I’m not like you weaklings, fighting for ages only to have someone else snatch the boss at the end. How embarrassing."

Hulk chuckled. Tony and the others all gave him the middle finger. This guy really deserved a beating.

"Something was off about Thanos. Forget it, you don’t need to know."

Wang Bert’s voice rang out. "Clean up the aftermath. I won’t be back for a while. Oh, and you two Party Old Princes, get the celebration ready. Remember to invite all the beautiful women in New York."

As he spoke, Wang Bert ordered all the Symbiotes to gather together. Then, with a thought, he teleported every Symbiote to Hell—he was now their new master.

"Don’t worry, there’ll definitely be a celebration. We won’t let you down. Wait, who are you calling Party Old Princes? I’m obviously the Party Little Prince."

Future Tony shouted in dissatisfaction. Pepper sneered beside him. "Excuse me, Party Little Prince, how many beautiful women are you planning to ask out tonight?"

"One. A beautiful woman named Little Pepper."

Future Tony immediately replied. Everyone looked at him with contempt. And you dare call yourself a little prince? Although Thanos was dead, many monsters remained. Led by the two Steves, everyone quickly wiped them out.

Half an hour later, the two Steves beat the two Tonys to it and shouted, "We won!"

"Victory!"

Everyone cheered in unison. They had finally made up for their regrets and saved everyone.

The two Tonys curled their lips in annoyance. Those two old guys had beaten them to it. Honestly, what were old men doing stealing the spotlight? They should have let the younger generation have it.

"Tonight, we’re holding a celebration—to celebrate our victory, and to celebrate the fact that I’m not dead."

Future Tony’s eyes spun as he shouted. Everyone cheered again. Tony rolled his eyes and did not fight for the spotlight. The reason was simple: in this time-space, he had no money.

Tony "Poor" Stark.

Doom descended from the sky and asked, "Of the two Sanctuaries, we’ll leave one for your Future Time-Space and take the other back with us. Any objections?"

"No problem."

Future Tony nodded. "I agree with some of the things your time-space does. I’ll use the alien technology aboard the Sanctuary to give back to Earth."

"Your troubles are only beginning. With the population suddenly doubling, food, public security, relationships… all of it will become major problems."

Doom said, "You’ll have plenty to deal with next. Don’t even think about retiring anytime soon."

Future Steve said helplessly, "Even if I wanted to retire, I couldn’t. Past Carter has already been claimed by someone else."

"Go bring Sharon back, you scumbag."

Steve said irritably, "When I get back, I don’t even know how long I’ll be sleeping on the couch."

Everyone burst into laughter. Ivan stroked his chin and said, "Since Tony didn’t die, will that trigger temporal backlash? I think we should kill Tony anyway. Kill both of them."

"Get lost."

Future Tony snorted and said to Tony, "After you get back, take care of this guy as soon as possible. Don’t leave him around wasting Earth’s air."

"Don’t worry. He won’t live for many more days."

Tony made a throat-slitting gesture. Ivan looked disdainful. I’m a man who’s killed Thanos. You think I’d be afraid of weaklings like you? "Alright, the spoils have been divided. Now, let’s deal with the captives."

Doom said, "This time, we captured four prisoners: Loki, Dr. Pym, the first-generation Wasp, and Ant-Man Scott Lang."

Other than those four, everyone else had been killed, including the Black Order. These Super Heroes were not saints.

Everyone was stunned. Aside from Loki, why were the others all their own people? "I was controlled by Supergiant. I’m innocent!"

Future Ant-Man hurriedly shouted. The Supergiant inside his body had already been destroyed by Ant-Man and the second-generation Wasp working together.

"We can testify to that."

Ant-Man and the second-generation Wasp spoke at the same time. Future Steve nodded and said, "No problem. Scott, stay at Avengers Base for a few days. Once we verify everything, we’ll let you go."

Future Ant-Man sighed in relief. "No problem. The food at Avengers Base is pretty good anyway. The portions are a little small, though, and there’s no Chinese food. I suggest hiring a Chinese chef."

Everyone could not be bothered with him and turned their attention to Dr. Pym and the first-generation Wasp. Dr. Pym was arrogant and withdrawn by nature, and he did not want to explain anything. He merely snorted and said nothing.

The first-generation Wasp hurriedly explained what had happened. Only then did everyone learn how Thanos from the Main Universe had arrived in the Future Time-Space.

"She can actually resurrect people out of thin air. Death truly deserves to be called one of the Five Creator Gods."

Everyone sighed in amazement. Fortunately, they had the Blood God. Otherwise, they would definitely have been utterly defeated this time.

Steve thought for a moment and said, "Dr. Pym, come with us for now. Once we return to the original universe, we’ll decide how to deal with you. Any objections?"

"Do whatever you want."

Dr. Pym snorted and said nothing more. After all, he knew he was in the wrong. Besides, as long as Wasp was by his side, he did not care about anything else.

The first-generation Wasp held Dr. Pym’s hand. "No matter where we are, I’ll stay with you."

Dr. Pym finally smiled. Everyone rolled their eyes. That was going too far—they were actually being fed dog food.

"Now, there’s only one captive left."

Everyone turned toward the newly awakened Loki. Fat Thor immediately stepped in front of Loki and said, "Loki may have made mistakes, but there were reasons behind them. I hope everyone can show mercy."

"Thor, your personality really hasn’t changed at all."

Tony could not help shaking his head. Even after so many years, Thor was still the same: my brother may hurt me a thousand times, but I treat him like my first love.

Fat Thor looked a little embarrassed. Loki sneered. "I don’t need you to speak for me. Even though we did that, I don’t need you to take responsibility."

"What?"

Everyone present froze for a moment before erupting into an uproar. Thor had done that with Loki? They were siblings—no, brother and sister!

"I never expected the God of Thunder to be this kind of person."

Everyone looked at Fat Thor with contempt, as if they were staring at a beast. Fat Thor was so embarrassed and ashamed that he wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

This was what social death looked like!

Despite his embarrassment, Fat Thor did not forget to protect Loki. "Everyone, please. Loki isn’t bad at heart. I’ll keep her under control from now on."

Everyone was reluctant. This was not Loki’s first time doing something like this.

"Who needs you to beg for me?"

Loki smiled disdainfully, stood up, and said, "Even if you gave them ten times the courage, they still wouldn’t dare kill me."

Ivan tossed the cigar in his hand onto the ground and drew his gun. "Loki, you’ve got some guts after turning into a woman. Since that’s the case, I’ll grant your wish."

The others were also eager to make a move. Given everything Loki had done, if Thor had not been protecting her, she would have been killed countless times already.

Fat Thor was alarmed and hurriedly shouted, "Loki, stop fooling around! Everyone, please, please!"

"I know you all want to kill me, but unfortunately, you can’t."

Seeing the vicious looks in everyone’s eyes, Loki suddenly smiled. "Because I’m an undercover agent. The Blood God’s undercover agent. I’ve been working for the Blood God all along. In other words, we’re actually on the same side. Ha, idiots, I love the looks on your faces right now."

"Is that true? You’re an undercover agent?"

Tony felt a toothache. Thinking of something, he asked, "Wait, that’s not right. If you’re an undercover agent, why did you lure Thanos into the Future Time-Space? And why did you try to freeze us before?"

"Luring Thanos into the Future Time-Space was the Blood God’s plan. Death was in the Main Universe, so Thanos couldn’t be killed there. To kill him, we could only lure him into another time-space."

Loki said, "As for freezing Earth, that was also the Blood God’s order. It had nothing to do with me."

As if it had nothing to do with you.

Everyone snorted inwardly. Loki being an undercover agent was probably true, but her attempt to freeze Earth earlier definitely had nothing to do with the Blood God. Most likely, she had gotten carried away and wanted to prove her own strength.

"Damn it, are we really just letting her go?"

Everyone was deeply dissatisfied. Loki looked smug. She loved seeing their expressions when they wanted to kill her but could not.

At that moment, the void flickered, and Wang Bert appeared out of nowhere. Looking at Loki, he asked, "Why haven’t you killed Loki yet? You don’t need to give Thor face. Loki from this time-space died long ago anyway."

"She’s not your undercover agent?"

Everyone was stunned. Ivan and Tony’s eyes shifted as they immediately raised their hands and fired at Loki. Seeing this, the others rushed forward and began beating Loki.

"No, don’t, you can’t…"

Fat Thor tried to stop them, but Hulk sent him flying with a punch. Then, a group of people surrounded Loki and beat her up. The scene was extremely brutal.

Once everyone dispersed in satisfaction, Loki lay in a large crater with a footprint on her face, looking completely dead inside—she had not suffered any serious injuries, since everyone had held back.

They only wanted to teach Loki a lesson. Who told her to be so punchable? She had even tried to freeze Earth earlier.

After everyone finished beating her, Wang Bert anxiously said, "Hey, why did you hit her? She’s my undercover agent."

"Oh, she’s one of us. Sorry for stepping on you just now."

Hulk said with an honest expression. The others also offered insincere apologies. Loki gritted her teeth and glared at Wang Bert. This guy really was a bastard.

Wang Bert chuckled, waved a hand, and the half of the Reality Stone on Loki’s body flew back into his hand, merging with the original half.

Then Wang Bert said seriously, "By Odin’s decree: Thor Odinson shall immediately marry Loki’s sister, Loki Laufey’s Daughter of the Frost Kingdom. From this day onward, all affairs of Asgard shall be managed by Queen Loki."

"What?"

Fat Thor and Loki were both dumbfounded. Thor hurriedly said, "This won’t do. She’s Loki."

"You want to deny it after sleeping with her? Besides, she isn’t Loki Odinson. She’s Loki’s sister, Loki Laufey’s Daughter."

Wang Bert snorted. Loki hurriedly said, "Blood God, I didn’t with—"

Loki suddenly realized she could no longer speak. She looked at Wang Bert in terror. Wang Bert chuckled and said, "It’s settled, then. Thor, this is Odin’s order. You are the prince of Asgard. You cannot abandon your responsibilities. You must rebuild Asgard.

"Tell me, don’t you feel ashamed? You let Asgardians make a living by fishing on Earth, and you dumped your responsibilities onto Valkyrie? Thor, please try acting like a decent person."

Fat Thor looked somewhat ashamed. He gritted his teeth and said, "I obey Odin’s decree. I will rebuild Asgard."

Loki glared fiercely at Wang Bert. I’m not marrying this greasy fat bastard. Even if I really had to marry someone, I’d choose that muscular God of Thunder next door.

Pah. How could I possibly marry Thor? We’re brothers, alright?

Loki was now completely certain that she, the God of Mischief, had been pranked by the Blood God.

Wang Bert nodded in satisfaction. He took out a gem resembling a planet from his pocket and tossed it to Thor. "Very good. I probably won’t have the chance to attend your wedding, so I’ll give you an early gift."

"Bert, the Galaxy’s Richest Man is only giving a gem? Isn’t that a little stingy?"

Tony said contemptuously. "Oh, right. In this time-space, you’re a poor bastard just like me. Hahaha."

Future Tony said, "You’re not poor. I’ll give you half my assets."

"Bert, sorry, but now you’re the only poor bastard left."

Tony laughed loudly. He had finally beaten Wang Bert once. It felt incredible.

"Country bumpkin."

Wang Bert looked at him with contempt. Fat Thor caught the gem, glanced at it, and asked in shock, "Is this a Planet Gem representing ownership of a planet? Blood God, you gave me a whole planet?"

Everyone erupted in uproar. A planet as a wedding gift? Was that for real? "It’s only an ordinary planet, nothing special. Thor, you still have a lot to do. Oh, I just bought this planet from Xandar. Remember to change the ownership records."

Wang Bert said casually. A dazzling golden aura of wealth rose around him, making everyone almost unable to open their eyes.

Assessment complete: this was a genuine god-tier tycoon.

"Bert, where did you get a planet in this time-space?"

Tony asked suspiciously. "You don’t even have any money, do you?"

"The Collector’s account has a huge amount of universal currency. We were good brothers. He died, so I inherited his property. Perfectly reasonable."

Wang Bert spread his hands. "Tony, no matter which universe I’m in, as long as there’s a Collector, I’m rich. Understand, poor bastard?"

Wang Bert knew the Collector’s account inside out. He even had the authentication token. Forget the fact that the Collector was dead—even if he were alive, Wang Bert could still take his money.

"Damn it."

Tony wanted to curse. It seemed he would never surpass that damned rich bastard Wang Bert in this lifetime.

The others all felt their teeth ache. He had given such an extravagant gift—what were they supposed to do?

"So what if you have money?"

Rocket said unhappily. "I don’t have money, and I still roam the universe freely."

Star-Lord also said sourly, "Exactly. I hate rich people like you the most. So what if you have money? I’m so poor that I can’t even afford to repair the Milano, but I still live freely and with dignity."

Wang Bert said casually, "I won’t be coming back to this universe, so I’ve decided to give my money away before I leave."

"Give it to me. I’ll help you spend it."

"Rich guy, do you need a thigh accessory?"

Rocket and Star-Lord lunged forward at the same time and shouted. Everyone rolled their eyes. These two were truly the shame of Super Heroes.

"We’ll talk about it later."

Wang Bert shook his head and said to Wanda, "Wanda, let’s go shopping and buy some local specialties to bring back."

Wanda had been wanting to speak to Wang Bert alone, so she nodded. "Alright."

Wang Bert did not waste any words. He took Wanda’s hand and vanished. Dr. Strange frowned slightly and asked the two Tonys, "Can you tell me about the other universes? I really want to know how things ended up like this."

"It’s a long story."

Future Tony said, "Strange, before I begin, let me warn you: don’t offend the Blood God. You can’t afford to. In one parallel universe, you suffered badly because of it."

Dr. Strange’s eyes flickered. "I generally don’t offend people."

"As if that were true."

Future Tony snorted. "It all started with a rat…"