Overwhelming Force

In an instant, Thor saw Harvey’s body vanish.

This made Thor look around frantically. The next second, he saw a Void Black Hole appear before the Destroyer.

Harvey stepped out of it, and Thor immediately felt a fatal threat.

It was like some terrifying menace was watching him. Before that dreadful threat, there was nowhere in heaven or earth where he could feel safe.

Tony felt it too, his eyes narrowing.

Harvey’s right hand transformed into a purple blade and slashed more than forty times in an instant.

The Destroyer, forged from Uru metal and said to be indestructible, was like wood before Harvey. In moments, it was cut into countless pieces.

Yet even with its body destroyed, the Destroyer had not completely died.

Harvey had expected this. Void Power immediately flowed from his hand and corroded its way inside.

It severed its connection to Godly Power, turning the Destroyer into a pile of scrap metal.

Then Harvey carried the Uru metal, shattered into countless pieces, and slowly flew back to shore from above the sea.

"Tony, keep these."

"This is Uru metal from Asgard. It’s a relatively rare material."

"You can take it back and study it."

"I’m heading back first. Don’t bother me unless it’s important."

Harvey tossed the Uru metal, split into countless fragments, onto the beach.

As the metal fell, it rang out with clanging, metallic crashes.

Though each piece looked small, its incredible density meant that even a tiny fragment weighed no small amount.

Then, before Tony could respond, Harvey took one step and vanished.

"Tony, I believe what you said before."

Thor watched as the Destroyer was dismantled, its Godly Power connection even severed, leaving it completely lifeless. Turmoil surged through his heart. After a pause, he spoke.

Previously, Tony had said that someone could forcibly lift Mjolnir, but Thor had not believed him.

He did not believe anyone could lift the Mjolnir his father had enchanted without being deemed worthy.

But now, he had seen with his own eyes that the Destroyer, personally forged by his father, had been sliced to pieces in a single move. Harvey had even erased the Destroyer’s consciousness.

Such power utterly overturned Thor’s worldview.

"I told you I had no reason to lie to you."

Tony spoke as he reached down and picked up a piece of Uru metal. Feeling the weight of that small fragment, his eyes gleamed.

This Uru metal, capable of changing shape, was undoubtedly the finest material for making armor.

As long as he could find a way to make use of it, his Iron Man armor would become incredibly formidable.

"I know, but who exactly is he?"

Hearing Tony’s words, Thor nodded and voiced the question whose answer he wanted most.

"He doesn’t want to tell you, so I can’t just tell you on my own."

"He was only willing to help this time because the Destroyer attacked first."

"Otherwise, even if he had calculated it beforehand, he probably would have only saved my life in passing and ignored the Destroyer."

Tony shook his head as he spoke.

After all, Harvey was not from Earth, so he would not care that much about Earth’s survival.

"Then I’ll ask another time if I get the chance…"

Thor was now filled with curiosity about Harvey, but since Tony could not tell him, there was nothing he could do except wait for another opportunity.

Soon, several Iron Man armors descended from the sky and carried away the Uru metal.

"If he wants to meet you and talk, he’ll naturally come find you."

"If he doesn’t want you looking for him, you might get a beating instead."

"So don’t dwell on Harvey too much."

"First, tell me why this Destroyer attacked you."

After having Jarvis transport the Uru metal back to the manor, Tony looked at Thor and spoke slowly.

"Simply put, my foolish brother Loki had one of his episodes."

"He lied and told me my father was dead. It seemed he didn’t want me returning to Asgard."

"Then I saw through him, so he summoned the Destroyer and tried to kill me."

A hint of melancholy appeared on Thor’s face as he spoke.

"So it’s a family matter. I understand."

"Go back and take a good look at that foolish brother of yours."

"If you need any help, come find me afterward."

After hearing that it involved Asgard, Tony knew there was nothing he could do to help, so he had no intention of probing further.

"Mm. After I say goodbye to Jane and the others, I’ll return to Asgard and take a look."

Thor nodded. Family shame should not be aired in public, and he did not want to say much more about such foolishness.

"Let’s make this clear first: the Uru metal counts as spoils of war."

"If you want to take it back later, I’ll give you half at most."

Hearing that Thor was preparing to return to Asgard, Tony spoke seriously.

"It’s fine. Although Harvey was the one who truly saved my life."

"But you were the one who called him here. Uru metal may be precious, but Asgard still has more."

"You can take all of it."

Thor waved his hand and spoke gratefully.

If Tony had not brought Harvey over to dismantle the Destroyer,

the only way Thor could have made the Destroyer retreat would have been to die, forcing Loki to summon it back.

So he still needed to repay this debt of gratitude for saving his life.

"Then thank you. You’re welcome to visit Earth in the future."

"But before you visit my home, remember to use the front door."

Hearing Thor say he could have it all, Tony accepted it without hesitation and said with a smile.

"Alright."

Thor nodded.

Then Tony flew away, making a call to S.H.I.E.L.D. along the way.

He briefly explained the situation and had S.H.I.E.L.D. seal off and repair the beach.

In fact, S.H.I.E.L.D. had already witnessed the great battle on the beach through satellite surveillance.

Such a huge disturbance had erupted at the beach, yet no information had spread out because they had dealt with it immediately. Otherwise, it would have caused a massive uproar.

Both the blond man wielding a hammer and Tony had displayed terrifying power far beyond modern times.

Their opponent, meanwhile, had been a terrifying monster that even those two superhumanly powerful men could not defeat despite using every means at their disposal. Its defense was enough to drive one to despair.

They had thought that metal monster was terrifying enough.

But Harvey’s appearance had scared them into breaking out in cold sweat.

The metal monster that had seemed utterly impossible to deal with was completely insignificant before Harvey.

That despair-inducing monster had been killed by an existence even more terrifying than itself.

They did not know just how powerful Harvey truly was, but it was obvious that modern technology could never handle him.

This only strengthened S.H.I.E.L.D.’s resolve to stay out of Harvey’s way in the future.

Third chapter of the day.