Retreat

At the sight of that gem, Wang Bert’s expression changed. The gem was filled with Space Energy. Once it exploded, both the moon and Earth would be caught in the blast.

Wang Bert could not help cursing, "Old Tony, have you lost your mind?"

"I haven’t. This battle ends here, Blood God. This time, I underestimated you, but there won’t be a next time. I, Tony Stark, am the smartest man in this universe. I’ll definitely find a way to deal with you."

Old Tony gave Wang Bert a deep look, dispelled the Materialism Power, opened a portal, and left. Ultron also began retreating with the robots.

Loki snorted in displeasure. "Thor, you got lucky this time. Next time, I’ll chop off your dog head."

Thor pretended to shout angrily, "Loki, next time, I definitely won’t let you ambush me again."

"I’ve heard that line for hundreds of years."

Loki smiled disdainfully, turned, and left through a portal. Wang Bert and Strange did not stop them because they were doing everything they could to transfer away the energy inside the gem.

"This gem is an unfinished product."

As Wang Bert guided the energy away, he said, "Old Tony extracted energy from the Space Stone and injected it into this gem. If I’m not mistaken, he wanted to create a Space Bomb."

"A Space Bomb?"

Strange was stunned. He asked, "What exactly is he trying to do? A Space Bomb can even destroy a planet."

Tony flew over and asked, "Does he want to blow up that Celestial Group?"

"No. That Celestial Group should be deep within Earth. We can’t blow it up. If we do, Earth is finished."

Wang Bert shook his head and said, "He might be trying to create Nuclear Deterrence."

"Nuclear Deterrence?"

Tony seemed to understand. "You mean he wants to deter aliens?"

"Right. Planet-Destroying Weapons are the pinnacle of technology among the Three Great Empires."

Wang Bert nodded and said, "That Celestial Group is a bit troublesome. There’s probably one in the Main Universe too. Looks like my main body will have to work overtime."

"What do those aliens take Earth for? Sigh, Earth really is plagued by disasters. It’s always on the verge of destruction."

Tony cursed, then asked, "Bert, a Celestial Group has been hiding on Earth, and you didn’t find it?"

"That Celestial Group has been hidden deep within Earth for at least thousands of years. It has long fused with the planet itself. Unless I entered the core and investigated carefully, there was no way I could find it. Besides, how many years has it been since I became a Creator God?"

Wang Bert said irritably, "Once this is over, I’ll thoroughly investigate Earth so this kind of nonsense doesn’t happen again."

"A Celestial Group is at least an ancient god. Once it awakens from Earth’s core, the planet will shatter."

Strange said gravely, "Blood God, I hope you can help us deal with it."

"To deal with a Celestial Group, my main body has to come over. The urgent matter now is dealing with that bastard Old Tony first."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Bert said, "Hawkeye, contact Nick Fury and have him look for the Eternals. I need more information."

"Alright."

Hawkeye nodded. He did not want to wake up one day and find Earth suddenly split apart.

Soon, Wang Bert and Strange worked together to neutralize the Space Bomb. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. That bastard Old Tony was becoming more and more insane.

Thinking of something, Wang Bert turned to Thor and asked through telepathy, "What happened? Why did you let Loki escape? Didn’t I prepare a way for you to capture him?"

Thor replied telepathically, "Loki is one of the good guys. We’ll talk in detail when we get back."

"Alright."

Wang Bert nodded and said to everyone, "Let’s return to Wakanda first. Although we failed to capture Loki, at least we successfully brought back the Guardians of the Galaxy, even if they’ll lower our average IQ and average looks."

Everyone burst into laughter. Star-Lord and Rocket simultaneously gave Wang Bert the middle finger.

Drax looked at Star-Lord, Rocket, Mantis, Nebula, and Groot, then nodded in deep agreement. "You really are too ugly. On this ship, only my looks are up to standard."

Everyone rolled their eyes. You were obviously the ugliest one.

Next, everyone returned to Wakanda through portals. Black Panther led people to welcome Star-Lord and the others. They were all comrades, and the atmosphere was lively.

Thor walked over to Wang Bert and whispered to him and Tony, "Loki told me Captain and Spider-Man aren’t dead. They’re at the End of Time."

"They aren’t dead?"

Wang Bert and Tony were both delighted. Tony hurriedly asked, "Where is the End of Time?"

"I don’t know either."

Thor shook his head and said, "Loki said the Time Rod on Old Tony can send people to the End of Time. He also said Captain and the others are in great danger there."

"Looks like we need to quickly figure out a way to bring them back from the End of Time."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Bert said, "Thor, don’t tell anyone else about this for now, in case Old Tony finds out Loki is an undercover agent."

Tony asked, "The problem is, that puts Old Tony in great danger. Winter Soldier and the others hate him to the bone."

Wang Bert said, "Don’t worry. A scourge lives for a thousand years. A scourge like Iron Man won’t die that easily."

Tony complained, "You’re actually insulting me, aren’t you?"

"Valkyrie, come over for a moment."

As Thor beckoned Valkyrie over, he said, "Bert, Old Tony was just driven back. I want to use this chance to rescue Asgard’s people."

Wang Bert said, "Thor, if you bring them here, they’ll definitely join the war. When that happens, Asgard may suffer heavy losses."

"Asgardians never fear war."

Thor’s gaze was firm as he said, "They have been fishermen for too long. I want them to become warriors again. To Asgardians, spirit matters more than life.

"As for heavy losses, that isn’t a problem. As long as even one Asgardian remains alive, Asgard will not perish.

"If we can’t even handle such a small difficulty, what right do we have to restore Asgard’s former glory?"

"Well said."

Valkyrie could not help shouting in approval. She looked at Thor in utter surprise and joy, her eyes filled with excitement. Thor had finally transformed into a true Asgard King.

That former fat loser, and even she herself, had both been unqualified. The only truly qualified one was the one before her—uh, the big fat guy.

He has to lose weight. This is far too unbefitting of an Asgard King.

Wang Bert and Tony stared at Thor in astonishment. Wang Bert asked, "Thor, have you been controlled by someone? Why have you become completely different?"

Tony stroked his chin and said, "I think Loki might have used the Mind Stone to control him."

"I’ve merely understood my responsibility."

Thor said with a smile. He was calm, neither angry nor impassioned. Wang Bert and Tony secretly nodded. Thor, this thousand-year-old man, had finally grown up.

Wang Bert said, "It seems Odin and Hela’s special training worked very well."

"I don’t know whether it worked, but I know they had a lot of fun."

Thor said with a dark expression. In the illusion, trouble appeared for him once every twelve hours on average. He had started wondering whether he was a walking disaster.

Thor had handled all those troubles himself. Not only had he rebuilt his confidence, but he had also become increasingly clever and turned into a qualified king.

The more the mind was used, the more flexible it became. The reason Thor had once been so foolish was that he was used to solving everything with his fists.

At that moment, Thor thought of something and said apologetically to Valkyrie, "Valkyrie, I’m sorry. I need to take back the throne I gave you. I can’t forcefully dump this responsibility on you."

"That’s quite a pleasant excuse."

Valkyrie smiled and said, "That position has always been yours, my king. Valkyrie is willing to serve you, but as a minister, not as a thug."

"Thank you, Valkyrie."

Thor hesitated for a moment, then said, "My sister said Hela from this world hasn’t completely died. Her aura still remains in Asgard."

Valkyrie froze, then flew into a rage. "What? That bitch isn’t dead yet?"

Thor hurriedly said, "Don’t get worked up. My sister said the souls of the entire Valkyrie Army are in Hela’s hands. Once Asgard is rebuilt, I’ll find a way to revive the Valkyries."

Valkyrie was overjoyed. "Really?"

Thor nodded. "Really. Over in the Main Universe, the Valkyrie Army has already been rebuilt."

Valkyrie said gratefully, "That’s wonderful. Thank you, Thor."

Wang Bert watched the scene with a somewhat emotional expression. He had not expected even a fool like Thor to learn how to win people over.

Of course, it was not really winning people over. Given Thor’s personality, he would definitely do everything in his power to accomplish this.

Wang Bert said, "Since you’ve already decided, let’s immediately go rescue the people of Asgard."

Thor thanked him sincerely. "Thank you, Blood God."

Without further nonsense, Wang Bert opened a portal to Asgard Fishing Village. The stationed robots spotted them and immediately launched an attack.

Wang Bert snapped his fingers. The void split open, and every robot was cut in half and fell to the ground.

"Thor, Valkyrie, quickly organize your people’s evacuation."

Wang Bert shouted, "Tony, wait with me for Old Tony’s reinforcements."

"Alright."

Everyone nodded. Thor took a deep breath, flew into the sky, raised Stormbreaker, and shouted, "Your king has returned! Are you willing to follow me into battle once more?"

The fishermen were initially stunned, then they burst into cheers. They eagerly threw away their fishing nets, rushed home for their weapons, and charged toward Thor.

All the Asgardians shouted, "Our king, Asgard is willing to fight for you!"

Thor nodded in satisfaction and shouted, "Good! We will go to Wakanda and wage war against Iron Man’s steel army. I will lead you to victory, just like my father and grandfather did. Asgard shall prevail!"

"Asgard shall prevail!"

The Asgardians shouted excitedly. The dreams of Asgardians were simple: fight the fiercest wars, drink the strongest liquor, and play with the hottest women.

"They really are a race born for battle."

Tony could not help sighing. Thinking of something, he asked Valkyrie, "Doesn’t this feel utterly ridiculous? You worked hard for five years, yet Thor achieved more with one shout!"

Valkyrie gave Tony the middle finger, then went to the warehouse to activate Asgard’s last warship, taking that flying horse along as well.

Old Tony soon received the news. Loki hurriedly shouted, "Tony, send troops quickly! Thor is going to steal away my people."

"If we send troops now, the result will only be the same as the previous battle on the moon."

Old Tony shook his head in opposition. He said, "Don’t rush. Your people can’t get away. Let’s wait until I design the Anti-Blood God Armor, then we’ll act."

Loki asked, "Anti-Blood God Armor? Are you sure you can design it?"

"Of course I can. I’ve already found the materials. There’s nothing I can’t do. I am Tony Stark."

Old Tony said proudly, "When it comes to armor, if I call myself second, no one dares call themselves first."

Loki said, "I hope so. Hmph, if you hadn’t acted ahead of schedule, Thor would definitely have died by my hand."

Old Tony glanced at Loki without speaking. In truth, he had never trusted Loki much. After all, this guy had a record. But he had no one else to use now, so he could only keep Loki around.

Next, Old Tony set the matter aside and returned to the cabin to find Pepper. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Little Pepper, what did Natasha say to you?"

Pepper replied, "She wanted me to help stop you. I refused."

Old Tony was somewhat suspicious. "Really?"

Pepper glanced at Old Tony and snorted. "You should be grateful I’m not the Main Universe’s super-powered Pepper. Otherwise, you’d already be lying on the ground. You’re washing the dishes tonight, and you’re sleeping on the sofa."

With that, Pepper left without looking back. Old Tony felt a little embarrassed, but even more relieved. He smiled and prepared to wash the dishes.

What, the great Iron Man had to wash dishes himself? What did you know? This was a man’s romance!…

Because Old Tony did not come to stop them, the Asgardians successfully relocated to Wakanda. Black Panther gave Asgard’s support an extremely enthusiastic welcome and even held a reception banquet.

Wang Bert was just about to study the Space Stone he had obtained when Nick Fury reported, "Two women claiming to be Eternals have come to Wakanda seeking help."

Wang Bert snorted and said, "Eternals? They came at the right time. I’ll go meet them."

Director Fury sighed. "All these years, I never discovered the existence of the Eternals. I’ve truly failed as an intelligence director."

Wang Bert said, "It’s nothing. You didn’t discover Hydra either."

Director Fury glared at Wang Bert. "Shouldn’t you be comforting me?"

"With skin as thick as yours, you don’t need comforting."

Wang Bert smiled and strode toward the living room.

In the living room, two Eternals women were waiting anxiously. One was Asian and had a scholarly air about her.

The other was a white-haired woman. Wang Bert was somewhat surprised when he saw her because she looked ninety percent like Angelina Jolie, only older.

Looks like the Eternals were from a Marvel movie that came out after I transmigrated. I wonder who the protagonist is?

Wang Bert’s eyes flickered as he asked the two women, "You are the Eternals who treat humans as food?"

The Asian woman, Sersi, glanced at Wang Bert and replied, "We didn’t know about this at first. Our mission was to deal with the Deviants. It was only after our former leader Ajak was killed by Iron Man that we learned the truth.

"Sir, although I don’t know who you are, please believe that we bear no ill will toward humanity."