The audience below the stage burst into laughter.
Immediately after, an actor wearing a green muscle suit rushed out from backstage.
"Hulk! Smash!"
The actor playing Hulk grabbed "Thor" by the ankle and, like holding a ragdoll, frantically slammed him left and right on the stage.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Such a weak god!" the actor in the Hulk suit sneered at the end.
The audience below erupted into another round of uproarious laughter.
Thor stood behind the crowd, his face flushed red.
That was the dark history he least wanted to look back upon in the depths of his heart.
"Hahahaha—"
Meanwhile, "Odin" on the lounge chair saw this scene and laughed so hard he sprawled out, the grapes in his mouth falling to the ground.
On stage, the plot continued to advance.
An old actor wearing an eye patch and playing Odin walked onto the stage holding Gungnir.
"I was wrong! My people!" the old actor shouted with his hands raised high: "Thor is merely the laughingstock of the Aesir!"
"And Loki, he quelled the fires of war in the Nine Realms and made the Dark Elves completely submit! He is my most outstanding son!"
"This little blue popsicle has already melted the heart of this old fool! I declare that Loki is the true King of Asgard!"
Acting to this point, "Odin" on the lounge chair immediately sat up and took the lead in applauding vigorously.
"Good! Good! Good! Too brilliant!"
Thor, meanwhile, was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode, and it took him only 0.01 seconds to confirm one thing.
This f*cking thing is definitely not the real Odin!
Even if it were real, he would commit an act of treason today!
"You bastard!"
Thor stomped hard on the ground, his body launching into the air.
In mid-air, he wasted no words, and his thunderous divine power erupted with a boom.
"Crackle—Boom!"
Violent lightning tore through the sky, striking straight at "Odin" on the lounge chair.
"Oh! Sh*t!"
"Odin" let out a strange cry in fright, scrambling and rolling off the bench.
The surrounding audience screamed and fled in all directions.
"Thor! Are you crazy! Do you want to murder your father?!"
"Odin," rolling on the ground, shouted in terror.
Thor kept a cold face, his eyes flashing with intimidating lightning, arcs of electricity coiling around his body as he approached step by step.
"Still pretending?"
Thor raised his hand, aiming at "Odin," and lightning condensed once more.
"Wait! Don't strike! It's me!"
"Odin" revealed his true form amidst a burst of green magic light.
Loki was seen raising his hands, his face plastered with an innocent and ingratiating fake smile.
"Thor! My good brother! Welcome home!" Loki blinked his eyes, trying to play the emotional card. "You don't know how much I've missed you..."
"Shut up!"
Thor didn't buy it at all, and a bolt of lightning exploded right against Loki's scalp.
Loki was scared out of his wits and turned to run.
"Listen to me! Thor! These are all just artistic embellishments!"
"Die!"
Thor strode after him in pursuit.
Loki sprinted for his life through the Royal Palace, with Thor following behind, recklessly unleashing electricity.
"Crackle! Boom!"
Lightning kept exploding at Loki's feet, sending shattered stones flying everywhere.
"Ah!"
Loki was grazed by an arc of electricity and let out a miserable scream.
His originally sleek black hair stood on end, and his entire body began to smoke.
"Thor! Stop!" Loki shouted at the top of his lungs in panic, "I am your brother! Do you really want to kill me?!"
"You're adopted!"
Thor raised his hand and fired another bolt of lightning.
"Boom—!"
Loki was struck and collapsed to the ground, his limbs twitching, foaming at the mouth.
Seeing that Thor raised his hands to continue, a terrified Loki quickly opened a communication magic circle.
"Mother! Save me!"
A ripple of magic appeared in the air.
An illusion of Frigga appeared between Thor and Loki.
She wore a long dress, dignified and elegant, with a gentle face.
"Thor." Frigga spoke gently, raising her hand to block Thor's line of sight.
"Do you really want to kill your brother?"
Seeing his Mother appear, Thor stopped his actions, the raging lightning in his eyes gradually subsiding.
Seeing Frigga appear, Loki also finally let out a long sigh of relief.
"I just wanted to scare him." Thor suppressed his anger, "Mother, you don't know what ridiculous things he has done!"
He turned his head and glared at Loki, who was hiding behind Frigga's illusion.
"Where did Father go?" Thor demanded.
"I... I used a forgetfulness magic on him and left him at a nursing home in Midgard." Loki answered honestly.
He dared to play tricks in front of anyone, but only in front of Frigga did he dare not hide anything.
Thor laughed in anger, snorting coldly: "Mother, look at the good deed Loki has done!"
Loki, like a child who had done something wrong, nervously stared into Frigga's eyes.
He could not care about anyone's opinion in his life, but he could not bear Frigga's disappointment.
However, Frigga was not angry.
The look in her eyes as she gazed at Loki was full of love and tolerance.
"I know everything, my child." Frigga comforted him softly. "No one blames you, I just want you to understand..."
She reached out a phantom hand, as if wanting to stroke Loki's cheek.
"Asgard is a responsibility, Loki. I hope you can remember this responsibility, rather than treating it like a game."
Seeing that his Mother had no intention of blaming him, Loki felt relieved, and a wave of warmth surged in his heart.
He nodded heavily.
Subsequently, Frigga's gaze swept over the two brothers.
"Odin is now in Midgard with Homelander Anthony, you don't need to worry."
"Homelander?"
Hearing this name, the expression on Thor's face couldn't help but become strange.
In his heart, he was once again struggling with the question of whether he was Father's illegitimate son left in Midgard.
Thor moved his lips, struggled for a few moments, but in the end, he didn't dare to ask his Mother this question.
"I will stay for a few more days in Vanaheim, at your Aunt Freya's place." Frigga continued, looking at Loki with earnest eyes, "Loki, help your brother to complete what he needs to do."
"No problem, Mother." Loki immediately stood straight and promised solemnly.
He walked quickly to Thor's side, patted Thor's shoulder, and started fawning over him.
"Did you hear that, brother? The brother duo is setting out again, we are the best partners!"
Thor snorted coldly with some disdain, and although he hadn't fully calmed down, he accepted this arrangement for his Mother's sake.
"Alright, good luck to you both, I love you."
Frigga finished her last sentence with a smile, and the illusion turned into ripples and dissipated in the air.
Loki dusted off the scorch marks on his body and looked at Thor with great interest.
"Alright, brother. Where are we going next? I can't wait to show what I can do."
"To Nidavellir." Thor said in a deep voice, "I need the Dwarf King to forge me a real weapon again."
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