Chapter 90: Ch.90 God of Reindeer That Wants to be Conquered
Dark Stephen's fingers shifted, causing the dark mist to disperse rapidly, revealing a dimension barrier made up of countless diamond-shaped mirrors.
Seeing this, the blue light in Charlie's eyes slightly dimmed.
Physical attacks are at a big disadvantage against magic.
Inside the magic array, Steve had already been dragged into the abyss by ghostly hands.
Tony's armor was also becoming tattered, with black liquid spreading rapidly, but it couldn't stop the ghostly hands from continuing to tear the armor apart.
Seeing himself about to be dragged into the magic array, Tony shouted at the top of his lungs, "Charlie Parker, I heard that old guy say you have a terrifying power. Now would be a good time to use it."
At the same time, the armor on his shoulders opened up, releasing all stored micro-missiles.
Boom boom boom!
In an instant, Dark Stephen was engulfed by the barrage, and Charlie immediately activated Venom mode.
Boom!!
With 70 tons of force unleashed, four black spider spears struck one after another, determined to crush Dark Stephen completely.
Crack, crack, crack-
But as the ground beneath him changed dramatically, Charlie realized that he was now in an irregular environment resembling geometric shapes.
The force he'd built up instantly missed its target.
The earth, trees, rocks, night sky—all these elements kept shifting, flashing before Charlie like a kaleidoscope.
In the next moment, the ground beneath him turned into a starry sky, and Charlie began free-falling at high speed.
Thud!
With a heavy impact, Charlie felt excruciating pain throughout his body, as if he had fallen from a height of over a thousand meters, but the process happened in an instant, leaving him no time to react.
In his eyes, the warehouse that floated in the sky had Tony completely engulfed by the ghostly hands within the magic array.
"Little bug, now it's just you."
Dark Stephen walked towards Charlie, stepping on the mirrored dimension, as dark tentacles emerged from the void, binding Charlie's limbs. The ground that floated in the sky rapidly formed into a small floating island.
Crack, crack, crack-
Seeing the floating island descend upon him, Charlie's mouth twitched.
He thought using missiles to bomb a bug was ridiculous, but now someone was dropping an island.
He admitted his arrogance.
Boom!!
With the floating island crashing down, Charlie, bound by the dark tentacles, was completely buried.
Amid the rubble, the glow of the Mind Stone gradually dimmed.
...
[You have been eliminated. No revival slot earned. Reward: Original Web Mode +1]
[17 restarts remaining. Restart?]
Restart!
Third Revival Tournament.
Under the night sky, Charlie fired his web as usual, testing out a new web mode.
Whoosh~
The web shone in rainbow colors, standing out in the dark night.
Aside from that, there was no difference from an ordinary web.
Come on, he hadn't even eaten Norman's rainbow candy.
Shaking his head, Charlie leaned against the radio tower, recalling the scene of being crushed by the island. He couldn't help but sigh.
Dark Stephen's dark magic was temporarily unsolvable—even with Spider Sense warnings, Charlie didn't have time to react and avoid danger.
This guy was truly a bug in this tournament.
But if Dark Stephen was so strong, why didn't he directly attack SHIELD and wipe out the Avengers? Instead, he acted only after Tony and Steve left SHIELD?
Nick Fury was definitely hiding something from him.
Charlie made a gesture in the direction of the helicarrier, then leaped down from the high building.
The Dark Stephen route had to be avoided—his priority was getting the Mind Stone.
...
Not long after, at the Hamlet Street Theatre.
"Kneel before the god of Earth!"
Amid the chaos, Horned Loki brandished his scepter, unleashing the power of a god. Citizens on the scene were overwhelmed by fear, kneeling before him, not daring to look up at this terrifying figure.
Seeing this, Horned Loki smiled with satisfaction.
He had lost the chance to become the king of Asgard, but he could rule the Earth and become a different kind of king.
The supreme power that was about to be in his grasp filled him with excitement.
He began to belittle these Earthlings without restraint, his tone full of disdain.
"Admit it, you were all born to crave subjugation—"
Whoosh~
The red-and-blue figure swung past, and Horned Loki's image shattered, along with the disappearance of his scepter.
The crowd: "?????"
"What did he say?"
"He called himself a god and said he craved to be conquered."
"Such a strange kink."
"I guess he's the God of Reindeer, so he likes being conquered."
"Yes, looks like it."
"Let's leave quickly, that guy might come back."
With the terrifying figure gone, the crowd rose to their feet, murmuring to each other as they quickly dispersed.
On a nearby rooftop, Charlie played with the scepter in his hand.
Beside him, Barton had just woken up.
"Who are you?"
The confused Barton had barely begun to speak when Charlie tapped his chest with the tip of the scepter.
Buzz~
In an instant, Barton convulsed and collapsed.
"I got it," Charlie grinned.
Soon, Tuxedo Loki arrived at the scene. Seeing that the area was deserted and that the other version of himself was nowhere to be found, he was bewildered.
Where had this world's Loki gone?
"Hey, found you."
Tuxedo Loki turned around to see a young man in a red-and-blue suit holding the scepter, waving at him.
"Can you teach me how to use this thing?" Charlie gestured with the scepter.
Tuxedo Loki frowned. "You took this world's Loki's scepter. You're also a contestant."
"Yes, I'm Charlie Parker," Charlie introduced himself.
Loki took a small step back, his eyes wary.
Charlie Parker—it was true, he was a contestant!
"I have no reason to teach you how to use the Mind Stone," he said firmly.
"Really?"
Charlie played with the scepter, and casually touched the gem on top. An energy beam instantly shot out from the scepter's end.
Boom!!
The store by the side of the road exploded in an instant.
Charlie was somewhat surprised—what had he just done?
Tuxedo Loki's face changed.
"Is that a threat?" he asked, gritting his teeth.
Charlie scratched his head. "A threat?"
Tuxedo Loki took a deep breath. "I can teach you how to use the Mind Stone, but you have to promise not to harm anyone here."
Charlie: "?????"
What had he just heard?
Did he become a villain?
He began to reevaluate Loki. "As far as I know, you used to hate Earthlings, especially Earth's superheroes."
Tuxedo Loki turned and walked towards the street corner. "Yes, back then I was too reckless, so I did many wrong things, which caused Thor and Father to..."
He didn't continue. It was something he regretted the most.
If he could do it all over again, he would never be so reckless.
But unfortunately, there were no do-overs.
He could only try to prevent this world's Loki from making the same mistakes, while also protecting the Earthlings Thor loved.
Maybe that way, this world's Thor would have it a little easier.
He owed too many people.
He knew it wouldn't make up for the harm he'd caused.
But at least in this world, people wouldn't suffer because of Loki.
With that thought, a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
If he couldn't stop him, then he'd kill this world's Loki.
That would solve everything.
As for the guy behind him, he had taken the scepter from Loki, so he must be hard to deal with.
Loki thought about how to handle the situation.
However, Charlie quickly walked up to Loki, keeping pace.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere the other contestants won't easily find us."
"I think that's unnecessary, considering you're just a clone."
With Charlie's words, Tuxedo Loki's face changed.
How did this guy know?