yournovel Chapter 308 Heading to Asgard
Chapter 308 Heading to Asgard
Chapter 308 Heading to Asgard
Are you serious?
Faced with Loki's call, Joey was speechless. Had Loki finally lost his mind due to the immense pressure of life and death?
Why did Loki think that he could get Joey to let him go because of his brotherly relationship with Thor?
What kind of ridiculous joke is this?!
Don't even mention him being Thor's beloved brother; even if he were Thor's biological father, it wouldn't work!
But—
Then Joey mentally planned out Loki's future.
In the past, Joey would have slapped Loki, that cold-blooded and shameless scoundrel, off the head.
But things are different now. Faced with Loki's flattery, Joey, who once held Mjolnir and briefly transformed into Thor, still retained some mythological memories, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
That's true. How could such a simple and direct death be worthy of Loki's tumultuous journey?
He should be placed directly in his proper place in Norse mythology.
Joey smiled slightly, then gestured for Batman to prepare to open the portal for their return journey, not forgetting to also reassure Loki:
"Of course I won't kill you; you'll be sent back to Asgard."
Upon hearing that he was to be sent back to Asgard, Loki immediately wilted: "Ah? Could you—"
"Um?"
"Thank you, thank you, Asgard is great!"
Circumstances dictate actions. Loki knew what Superman's gaze meant: Loki neither wanted to return to Asgard nor die, which put Superman in a difficult position.
Even Loki probably doesn't know what awaits him when he returns to Asgard.
At this point, he can no longer treat the deaths of hundreds of millions of people with the mindset of a child; the punishment will no longer be the playful and teasing kind of it used to be.
When Loki returns to Asgard, he shouldn't expect to find a spacious and comfortable cell for him.
Loki deserves something better, like the strongest lasso in the Nine Realms, and a serpent with venom glands strong enough to harm even a god.
Coincidentally, Joey also happened to know the exact location of these items in Odin's Asgard vault.
Before the true Ragnarok arrives, Loki might as well remain firmly bound to the cliff beneath the World Tree.
At that time, a venomous snake will be suspended over his face, and venom will drip continuously from its mouth.
Every drop of venom that fell was like a thousand needles piercing his body at the same time, corroding his eyes and face, bringing him endless pain.
Considering that Ragnarok itself is an unbroken, never-ending cycle, the duration of this punishment is roughly—eternity.
Upon hearing Joey's assurance, Loki, who had no idea what was about to happen to him, immediately wore an expression of relief, as if he had been granted a pardon.
"Thank you for your forgiveness."
Although Asgard isn't exactly a great place, it's still better than having your head ripped off like a wine cork, isn't it?
Since Superman chose to spare his life, Loki went further, offering some benefits to solidify Superman's decision:
"I suddenly remembered—you lost something on the battlefield."
Loki, whose light was partially freed by the Beta Wand, pulled out a golden card:
"I believe this belongs to you."
This is the tarot card that was fused with a fragment of the Helm of Destiny. Joey was blown to pieces by Ultron, but this piece of N metal still survived and was picked up by Loki, whose little hands weren't very clean.
As Loki handed the tarot card, the card began to change rapidly, transforming from the Hanged Man into— after leaving Loki's hands.
"Trial".
Angels sound their trumpets, the deceased rise from their coffins, and reckoning is about to begin.
"Whatever."
Joey didn't even glance at it before putting the haunting tarot card back into his pocket. He wasn't a charlatan; he didn't have the time to bother deciphering these riddles' objects.
If there's any calamity prophecy, it might as well be more direct in its wording.
If you're not willing, just say so. In the end, it all comes down to who has the stronger fist.
It must be said that Loki's actions gave Joey a feeling of having something he had lost and then regained.
Although this tarot deck has been completely useless all along, it has been with us for a long time, and who knows, it might come in handy someday in the future?
In high spirits after finding an old item, Joey casually asked, "Do you have a wife?"
"What?" Loki was completely bewildered by the sudden question. "Of course I didn't!"
Throughout Asgard's history, no goddess has ever been worthy of such a handsome and intelligent god of lies!
"oh."
Then Joey is out of options; it seems there won't be many people who can help Loki, this single dog, in future punishments.
In mythology, Loki's impending torment of torture was not entirely one of suffering.
Loki's faithful wife, Sigren, would sit beside him and catch the venom in a cup to prevent it from falling on her husband's face.
When the venom overflows, Sigurd will stand up and pour it away. Only at this moment will Loki once again suffer the pain of the venom's corrosive effects.
But since Loki is currently alone, he'd better pray that he can withstand pain even more than those in mythology, otherwise he won't be able to withstand the upcoming challenge of the King of Pain.
Loki's right eyelid twitched violently, and as if sensing something, he used his unique sixth sense, derived from the gods, to realize that going back like this would definitely lead to dire consequences. Driven by his survival instinct, he immediately spoke again:
"Wait! Don't go yet! I still have something to tell you!"
Joey, on the contrary, was getting a little impatient:
"You'd better confess everything now. It will be too late to defend yourself when I recount your crimes to the King of Gods in Asgard!"
"Besides the key to the mechanical planet, this is the last thing!"
Loki snapped his fingers, and a huge bottle of nutrients appeared in his hands:
"Don't you want to know how Ultron recreated those superheroes in a one-to-one scale?"
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the translucent nutrient container was filled with an entire human brain.
The mucus in the human brain in the nutrient tank released bubbles, causing a slight tingling sensation on the scalps of everyone present.
"WTF?!!!!!"
Although Joey's journey had been bizarre enough, having such a brain directly in front of his face still made him somewhat uncomfortable.
"The brain of a telepathic mutant, one of Ultron 30k's core assets, which I just stole from his lab!"
This Loki clearly doesn't know the meaning of "confess and receive leniency" or "life imprisonment." Just considering his lack of intelligence, that adds another charge to his list of crimes:
"Ultron stole my Mind Stone and then lost it. He used this to build the mental models for those clones."
After hearing Loki's description, Joey had a pretty good idea of whose brain it was.
As for the loss of the Mind Stone, it refers to the Mind Stone version of Vision that invaded Tony's universe for the first time.
But Loki's words reminded Joey of something else: "What about the Tesseract?"
After Loki brought Galactus to Earth and caused a ruckus, he also stole the Tesseract from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Loki isn't being honest. He said he told everyone, so how come he could have missed one thing?
"I really don't know!"
Loki wanted to swear to Odin, "He must be somewhere in Ultron's base. He's always multitasking; there's no way I could know everything!"
After exchanging a glance with Batman and seeing Batboy nod slightly, Joey gave up on asking any further questions.
"Let's go back first."
It's easy to say about Parker. Ultron's core has been completely destroyed by Loki's backstab, so Ultron in his universe is probably "shut down" as well. He can go to any universe at will.
But what should Ant-Man do?
His mechanical body was created by O, and no one can guarantee its safety.
"You're right."
Ant-Man sat down on the ground: "I'm not going anywhere."
"Let's go. If the issues in the other universe can be resolved, maybe Cyborg can help us solve this problem."
If we consider the safest approach, the only solution Batman could think of was another one that would solve the problem once and for all.
But Joey is 99% unlikely to agree—so we'll have to settle for second best.
Leave now and leave the problems for the future.
There was really no better way at the moment, so Joey could only choose to leave with the prisoners and some strange "spoils of war".
The first stop is the universe where Batman and Tony reside.
Before Joey could even speak, Batman shoved the two unconscious Kryptonians into two specially made red sun cells.
Joey raised his eyebrows, deciding not to ask why their secret base would happen to have such a cell.
"Awoo!"
Before Joey could finish dealing with the rest of the matters, a purple figure leaped out of the void and tackled Joey to the ground before anyone could react.
Just like in a zombie movie, it opened its huge mouth and bit down on Joey's neck. Everyone present could even hear the sound of flesh tearing apart.
"Waaaaah! Help! Help! Help!"
Kara was startled to see Joey, who was crying for help, being bitten by the sharp teeth of the little girl who suddenly appeared. Her bio-field strength was rapidly weakening.
She had originally intended to help, but after observing Batman's expression and confirming that it wasn't hostile, she simply grunted softly and flew away from the underground base.
Ganata, who nearly ripped a hole in Joey's neck, only stopped when she was satisfied, having sucked Joey dry.
She straddled Joey's waist, who was practically out of her mind, her eyes filled only with anger at the escape of the food supplies that had nearly caused her to starve to death: "You bastard! I almost starved to death!"
Once again, Joey, whose skin had been pierced by Galactus's cosmic-level fangs, felt like his soul was about to leave his body. He turned around and pinned Galactus, who had finished eating and was no longer in a berserk state, beneath him:
"You're really crazy! I'll definitely take you to get a rabies shot next time!"
Galactus instantly recognized the implication: "You're the mad dog! I'll strangle you, you irresponsible bastard!"
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Next, we need to deal with Loki's problem.
"Going to Asgard?"
Batman could tell that Joey was serious about sending Loki to Asgard, but what would happen after he got there?
Will things unfold as Joey wishes? Will Loki receive the punishment he deserves?
"Have you ever considered the possibility that Saul might side with his brother?"
Joey raised the hand that had once lifted Mjolnir: "If Thor really did that, I'd smash his head in!"
It was just a joke, and Joey was pretty sure things wouldn't turn out the way Batman feared.
Although Thor's brotherly affection for Loki is genuine, he is first and foremost the God of Thunder and the acting God-King of Asgard, and only secondarily Loki's brother.
Thor was able to tolerate Loki's evil deeds in the past, mostly because the target of each prank was Thor himself. So even if he was badly injured or nearly killed, Thor could still be nonchalant and let bygones be bygones.
But after Loki and Ultron committed these horrific acts together, Thor himself must be the one who finds these crimes most unacceptable in the world.
Even if, as Batman fears, Thor is determined to side with Loki, then Joey can only follow the joke from before and immediately lift Mjolnir, which Thor can no longer lift, and knock his head off.
As for how to get to Asgard, that's even simpler.
Joey, carrying Loki who was still tightly bound by the original Light Binding Armor, flew into the sky and shouted in one direction:
"Heimdall!"
Like the aurora borealis, a rainbow of seven colors descended from the sky, instantly covering Joey and his companion.
Joey, who had been teleported there, stood on the Rainbow Bridge. This should be his first time setting foot in the Asgardian realm.
As for the past battle that Thor mentioned, it was still a distant future for Joey.
"welcome."
Heimdall, with his golden eyes, nodded to Joey.
As the gatekeeper of Asgard, Heimdall had eyes and ears that could see all nine realms. He knew the purpose of Superman's arrival as soon as he uttered the first syllable of his name.
"I already know about Loki."
"Then take me to see Thor. I need to list Loki's crimes to him, one by one."
Faced with Joey's request, Heimdall hesitated: "This might be a bit difficult."
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