You’ve Changed

After explaining the situation to Jane and Daisy, Thor returned directly to Asgard to settle the score with Loki.

After returning to his estate, Tony first had a hearty meal, then excitedly began researching Uru metal.

This metal possessed both terrifying hardness and malleability. If it could be used in Iron Man armor, it should be able to withstand Void Mode without being destroyed.

He had used eighty percent of the Void Ray within his body and still failed to pierce the Uru metal armor. Withstanding Void Mode should be no problem at all.

After dealing with the Destroyer, Harvey returned home and drove out for a leisurely ride.

There was basically no need to worry about Thor’s side of things. Given Thor’s personality, no matter how furious he was, he would not kill Loki. At most, he would lock Loki up.

That was why Harvey could not be bothered with Asgard’s mess.

However, after this incident, it would not be long before Loki went to Earth to cause trouble.

In truth, Harvey’s appearance and his direct dismantling of the Destroyer had frightened Loki badly.

He had never imagined that someone could dismantle the Destroyer so easily.

The Destroyer was far more powerful than Mjolnir. Though it lacked advanced intelligence and was merely a war puppet, its strength was beyond doubt.

If the Destroyer were activated in Asgard, the only one capable of stopping it would be his father, Odin.

Neither he nor his brother Thor had any way of dealing with the Destroyer.

He would have to weigh his options carefully before going to Earth in the future. He could not provoke Harvey.

However, knowing that Thor would soon return, Loki headed straight for his father’s bedchamber.

He knew Thor too well. As long as he was there, Thor would definitely not dare to make a move.

Not long after Loki arrived at Father’s bedchamber, Thor arrived as well.

"Thor, why have you returned?"

Seeing Thor’s arrival, his mother Frigga rose to her feet in shock.

"Mother, I’ll explain this later."

Thor held Mjolnir in his hand and remained ready for battle. After reassuring his mother, he turned to look at Loki.

"Brother, I’m glad you could return."

Upon seeing Thor, Loki immediately stepped aside and spoke with a smile.

"Glad my ass."

"If you were glad, would you have sent the Destroyer to kill me?"

"You used to set me up whenever you felt like it, and I let it slide even when you stabbed me."

"Those were just games between us."

"But this time, you actually sent the Destroyer to kill me."

"You’ve gone too far!"

Thor cursed Loki outright, his expression incomparably grim.

"Loki, did you really do that?"

"Thor is your brother!"

Frigga looked at her beloved son in disbelief upon hearing those words.

"Not by blood."

Seeing that Thor was not leaving him any dignity and had exposed everything before their mother, Loki felt her gaze upon him and spoke.

"Even if you are not my biological son, all these years, your Father and I have always treated you the same as Thor…"

"You wanted to be king, and I let you become king, didn’t I?"

Hearing this, Frigga did not know how Loki had learned the truth. A sorrowful expression appeared on her face as she spoke.

"…"

Loki’s eyes trembled, and his body vanished at once.

"Loki!"

Seeing Loki turn into a phantom and disappear, Thor immediately realized something and flew after him.

The commotion in Odin’s bedchamber also woke Odin, who had been asleep. He opened his eyes.

Although he had wanted to use Odin Sleep to stabilize the growing power within his body, he had no choice but to forcibly awaken at this critical moment, when his two sons were falling apart.

His forced awakening only caused the power within his body to become even more chaotic.

"My dear, why are you awake?"

"You need to stabilize the power in your body right now."

Seeing Odin awaken, Frigga was startled and hurriedly spoke.

"Cough, cough… If I keep sleeping, then with Loki’s personality, one of those two may end up dead."

"Frigga, I believe you do not wish to see that either."

After awakening, Odin coughed, sat up, and spoke slowly upon hearing Frigga’s words.

He wanted to keep sleeping, but his two sons gave him more trouble than the other.

"Go quickly and come back safely."

Hearing Thor’s words, Frigga felt conflicted and heartbroken. After hesitating for a moment, she spoke.

With his wife’s consent, Odin nodded and rose to his feet. God King Armor appeared over his body, and he headed for the Bifrost.

Thor could guess Loki’s intentions, and naturally, Odin could as well.

When Odin arrived, Loki and Thor were already arguing fiercely on the Bifrost.

"Why have you become so weak after going to Earth?"

"As long as Jotunheim is destroyed, Asgard’s borders will be secure forever."

With his plan ruined, Loki roared at Thor.

"Loki, I already know that you wish to stand on equal footing with me."

"But exterminating an entire race is not the only way to ensure that no one dares offend Asgard’s dignity."

Thor earnestly tried to persuade the increasingly obsessive Loki.

"What method could be more efficient and reliable than wiping them out completely?"

"Are you saying that joining forces will be enough? Don’t make me laugh."

"If the Frost Giants truly return, can you guarantee that Asgard’s people will not suffer any harm while driving them back?"

"Answer me!"

Loki questioned him from the bottom of his heart upon hearing Thor’s words.

He had once failed to understand why, despite both being Father’s sons, there was such a vast difference between his strength and Thor’s.

Later, after learning the truth, he understood.

He had been born a Frost Giant.

It was an innate disadvantage. Unlike Thor, he did not possess strength that ordinary people could never hope to match.

That was why he wanted to be supported by Asgard’s people like Thor was, and to gain the approval of Father and Mother.

To obtain those things, he had to accomplish a great feat worthy of being sung by countless people throughout Asgard.

If he completely destroyed Jotunheim and eliminated the possibility of the Frost Giants returning to invade Asgard’s territory, it would surely be a deed worthy of being remembered.

Originally, even when Thor returned, Loki had not been that worried.

He believed Thor thought the same way he did: to eliminate the potential threat posed by Jotunheim.

Yet he had never expected that after spending less than half a month on Earth, Thor would seem like an entirely different person.

The fourth update is here.