The moment the words fell, the disdain on Loki's face was practically overflowing.
He truly did not take this so-called god among Midgardians seriously at all!
But in the very next moment, he felt that something was off.
Because the instant he finished speaking, all the agents surrounding him sucked in a sharp breath in perfect unison.
"Hissss...!"
That eerie uniformity made Loki freeze.
And right after that, the agents on the battlefield actually started whispering to one another.
"Oh my God, if that one hears him..."
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone with guts this big!"
"I'm suddenly not afraid of this Loki anymore. He's going to die horribly."
"What a pity that guy isn't here. If he were, wouldn't we get to clock out early?"
"Tsk tsk, now I'm actually looking forward to him going to New York."
"Yeah, I hope we make it in time!"
...
As countless hushed voices spread through the area, Loki nearly exploded on the spot.
His hearing was excellent. The voices were low, but he heard every last word clearly.
He, the prince of Asgard, was actually being mocked by these Midgardian idiots, these monkeys!
And the reason he was being mocked was because he had mocked some ridiculous so-called god among men!!!
"Tell me everything about this god among men you mentioned!"
Loki barked the question at Natasha without hesitation. He really wanted to see just how terrifying this so-called god was.
Natasha immediately gave him an answer.
"His name is Heisenberg. He is one of the ancient elders and leaders of Krypton, and he possesses power like Superman's!
Forgive me for speaking frankly, Boss, but there is no reason for us to stand against someone like that this early in our campaign!"
After briefly explaining who Heisenberg was, Natasha actually tried to persuade Loki once again.
That only made Loki even more furious. He burst into loud, unrestrained laughter.
"Haha! What kind of nonsense is this? I thought you were going to tell me about some ancient god from the Nine Realms!
A Kryptonian?
An elder of Krypton?
I've lived for over seventeen hundred years, and I've never once heard of any damned Krypton!"
Having never read Superman comics, Loki naturally spoke with total contempt. As he said that, he waved dismissively at the agents around him.
"You're all a bunch of ignorant mortals. You will never be able to imagine the greatness of a true god.
But I can show mercy. I can allow you to possess a real faith.
Since you all seem to worship this so-called superhuman named Heisenberg, then fine!"
He turned around with what he clearly thought was a very stylish flourish and loudly ordered Natasha,
"Where is this Heisenberg now?!!"
"Boss, according to the information I have, he should currently be attending the charity dinner hosted by the mayor of New York."
"Since you know the location, then picture that place in your mind.
I will personally go there and destroy your god, and when that happens, you will all be grateful, grateful that I am the one destined to rule you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Loki placed his right hand on Natasha's shoulder.
After using the Mind Stone to sense the location in her mind, he manipulated the Space Stone and vanished instantly.
...
At the charity dinner, Heisenberg actually was not having a bad time at all.
At first, he had Tony and Pepper, that heartless sweet couple, bickering and stabbing people in the chest with their affection.
Later, because far too many people wanted to approach Heisenberg, Tony had no choice but to give up his seat to someone else.
And just like that, the area around Heisenberg's table turned into a socialite's private garden.
If the people coming over had not all been women, Tony absolutely would not have moved. He had always looked down on old men who were dumber than him and had their eyes glued to money.
But these so-called socialites...
Tony did not want Heisenberg thinking he was ruining his fun.
So by the time the mayor finally finished his speech, Heisenberg was already idly playing with the ladies' hands and feet.
Don't ask why he was playing with people's feet in a public setting.
Ahem.
Was he the one playing with them?
Obviously not. It was these sinful socialites who were using their feet to seduce and tempt him!
Otherwise, why were those toes wrapped in all kinds of stockings rubbing against his calf?
And even his thigh...?!
When it came to things like this, as long as the girl across from him was pretty enough, Heisenberg was happy to take all comers.
One reason was that the mayor had just announced the start of the charity auction.
Another was that the blonde sitting to his left had just slipped one of his fingers into her mouth.
This should have been a dreamlike night!
But then...
Plop...!!!
The air rippled like the surface of water after a stone had been tossed into it, sending out faint distortions that only Heisenberg's senses could detect.
The moment the change occurred, Heisenberg, having sensed a powerful energy fluctuation, instantly mobilized almost all of his reaction speed.
The world in his eyes slowed to an unimaginable crawl. Time itself seemed to stop, and in that frozen instant, he looked toward the center of the ripple.
A moment later, Heisenberg let out a sigh of relief. It was not some unknown high-level energy attack.
It was just an old acquaintance teleporting in from somewhere else.
Watching Loki slowly emerge in an absurdly sluggish posture, Heisenberg took a deep breath.
I've waited for the stars and the moon. You've finally shown up!
But before dealing with Loki, Heisenberg needed to secure one thing first and get rid of the problem hanging over his head.
"System, give me the full package for immunity to the Mind Stone's control!" Heisenberg ordered in his heart without hesitation.
"Received. Immunity to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Mind Stone will require 89,611 cubic units of Origin Matter. Confirm expenditure?"
"So just one universe already costs over eighty thousand? In the multiverse, Infinity Stones really are at a pretty high tier!"
Heisenberg sighed, then made his choice at once.
"Confirm!"
As Origin Matter rapidly decreased, another thing in this world lost the ability to harm Heisenberg!
Thinking about it that way, Heisenberg suddenly felt he was becoming more and more like Doomsday.
After all, according to Doomsday's comic setting, any energy that killed him once would no longer be able to harm the resurrected Doomsday again.
In other words, as an endlessly reviving Doomsday kept dying over and over, he would gradually become impossible to kill!
At that moment, Heisenberg suddenly got a new idea.
Aside from carrying a sun around with him, fighting for the authority of a sun god, and raising the purity of his Kryptonian bloodline, he had just thought of another way to massively boost his own power!
Since Doomsday was such a monster, why not graft some of Doomsday's traits onto himself?
Resurrection, immortality, weakness negation, energy absorption?
Especially energy absorption, the ability he wanted most right now, the ability to devour all kinds of energy and grow stronger from it!
Before, he had only wanted to increase his elemental and magical resistance.
But just now, he suddenly realized something.
If he gained Doomsday's energy absorption talent, then would that not effectively make him immune to most elemental damage?
After all, if all kinds of high-energy elements became his food, then how could they still hurt him?
What a wonderful idea...
Heisenberg smiled soundlessly, then continued asking the system,
"Calculate it for me. If I integrate Doomsday's energy absorption talent into my body without causing any mutation, how much Origin Matter will it take?"
"It will require 14.53 million cubic units of Origin Matter."
"Hah!!!"
At that moment, Heisenberg instantly decided he was done talking to the system!
He released his hold over his own reflexes, and the world in his vision immediately returned to normal speed.
Only then did Loki finally force his way out of the air.
His appearance was so abrupt that most of the people in the room had not even had time to react.
And moments like this were the best way to tell what a person's mental fortitude was really like.
Just as everyone in the room had gone dead silent from the shock of the two suddenly appearing figures, Tony, sitting not far from Heisenberg, suddenly cried out in surprise.
"Natasha?!!"
The moment he said it, Pepper snapped out of her fright and shot Tony a helpless glare.
Tony instantly felt his back turn cold...
At the same time, Loki moved.
He raised the Mind Scepter and slammed it heavily against the floor, then roared at the top of his voice,
"People of Midgard, your god has arrived!!!"
After shouting those words, Loki proudly lifted his chin, waiting for mortals to fear him and submit.
But unfortunately, what he got in return was only a flood of quiet murmurs.
Because when Loki said "your god," most of the guests instinctively thought he was referring to Heisenberg.
So while looking toward Heisenberg, the people in the room began muttering among themselves.
"Is this tonight's magic act?"
"What an entrance. Heisenberg forever!"
"That's right. Heisenberg is New York's myth!"
"This show is so creative. I want one like this at my birthday party!"
"This magician looks unfamiliar, but his costume has style. Has some new concept fashion show come out recently?"
"Heh, don't you think the two horns on his helmet look stupid?"
Conversations like that spread through every corner of the hall, and every sentence made Loki feel like grinding his teeth to powder.
Even back in Asgard, that place where nobody liked him, he had never been looked down on like this!
Enraged, Loki immediately raised his scepter and swung it hard.
A vast blue wave of energy erupted out in an instant.
Like the slash of a supreme swordsman, the scepter's energy swept horizontally across the guests around him, blasting nearly everyone off their feet.
In just a moment, this gathering of New York's upper class was already filled with casualties.
And as for Heisenberg at that moment...
He was still sitting steadily in his chair, completely ignoring Loki's probe.
Unlike the wreckage spread all around him, even the table and chairs beside him remained exactly as they had been before.
And the women near him, along with all the guests standing behind him, these lucky people had all escaped the danger completely!
When the surviving guests saw that, they immediately endured the pain, scrambled up from the floor, and rushed madly toward Heisenberg.
By then, Loki obviously knew who that damned god among men was.
He abruptly lifted his right hand and pointed the tip of the scepter at Heisenberg, who was still sitting there in full boss posture.
"Weak god of Midgard, state your name and kneel before me. Beg my forgiveness for coveting divinity and for your prete...!"
Bang!!!
"AAAAAHHHH!!!"
"My God!"
"That's terrifying!"
"So fast!"
Amid the sound of violent collapse and the shocked screams of the women, there was no trace of Loki left on the stage.
Standing where Loki had been only a moment ago was Heisenberg.
He casually shook out his right hand and muttered lightly,
"So I've finally met someone even more arrogant than me!"
As he spoke, he shot forward at insane speed toward Loki, who was still flying backward through the air.
Before Loki could even recover from the shock and pain of that punch, Heisenberg grabbed him by the collar and slammed him straight back down into the ground!
Boom!!!
A violent shockwave burst outward in the center of New York Plaza.
As the dust slowly cleared, inside the enormous crater and the spreading cracks, Heisenberg stood there with his right foot planted on Loki's chest.
Then he looked down at Loki, whose face was twisted with pain and total confusion, and asked,
"A weak god?
Are you sure you were talking about me?"
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