Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"No, no, no, Hulk, calm down. If you destroy this, we might never be able to go back." Lu Mingfei quickly stopped Hulk.

Hulk could only sit down, seething with anger.

Lu Mingfei could actually go with Thor to find Loki; in his current state, his flight speed is enough to keep up with Thor's.

But firstly, Hulk can't fly and might not be able to keep up, so Hulk needs to stay behind to reassure him.

Secondly, his physical strength had only partially recovered, so staying here would make it easier for him to recover further.

He actually hoped Thor and Loki would arrive later, so he could recover a little longer.

But not long after, someone pushed open the door of the Rainbow Bridge Palace.

"Eh?"

"Ok?"

Both the newcomer and Lu Mingfei expressed their surprise at the same time.

Lu Mingfei sized up the newcomer—flashy golden armor, a green cloak, and a helmet with long, pointed horns, holding a golden gun in his hand.

Thor had described Loki's appearance to him and Hulk beforehand, so the person in front of him was undoubtedly Thor's brother, Loki.

Saul said he would bring his brother here, but...

Is Loki here now? Where are the Thors?

Lu Mingfei was completely bewildered.

Even if you're an NPC, you can't just slack off in every boss battle!

"Who are you?" Loki's gaze fell on Lu Mingfei, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

He witnessed Lu Mingfei tear the Destroyer apart with his own eyes when he was controlling it, which left a deep impression on him.

“We are Saul’s friends,” Lu Mingfei asked. “Where is Saul?”

"You are mortals from Midgard, aren't you?" Loki sneered, deliberately displaying an arrogant and domineering demeanor. "I am a god of Asgard. You mere mortals, I command you to immediately get out of the way of the Rainbow Bridge..."

Luo's intention was simply to intimidate Lu Mingfei and that big, green-clad guy first, and then find an opportunity to use illusion magic or the Eternal Spear to take them both out.

Lu Mingfei didn't mind wasting time talking to Loki; he could recover his strength by stalling for time, so it wasn't a loss.

But for Hulk, he had already waited for a long time and his patience was almost exhausted. If Lu Mingfei hadn't been next to him, he would have smashed something to vent his anger long ago.

With the target delivering itself to their doorstep, Lu Mingfei was able to remain calm, but how could Hulk possibly wait?

So Loki didn't say a word, but he felt a vast green shadow appear before his eyes.

The next second, he was lifted up by Hulk.

“You mortal…” Loki’s words abruptly stopped.

Hulk swung Loki and slammed him hard onto the palace floor of the Rainbow Bridge, making a dull, loud sound.

Before Loki could react, he swung the weapon again and brought it down.

He swung it up and slammed it down.

He swung it up and smashed it repeatedly.

Lu Mingfei looked away – although the other party was an enemy, the scene was still a bit too brutal.

After a long while, perhaps having finally had his fill of smashing, Hulk casually tossed Loki to the ground: "What a weak god."

Loki lay on his back on the ground, gripping the Spear of Eternity, his eyes vacant and staring blankly at the ceiling.

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Chapter 71: The Ancient Winter Coffin

Asgard, inside the Rainbow Bridge Palace.

Loki lay on the wrecked ground.

“Well done, Hulk,” Lu Mingfei said.

He knew bringing Hulk was the right thing to do; Hulk took care of Loki without him even lifting a finger.

“Lu Mingfei! Hulk!” Thor flew over from outside the Rainbow Bridge Palace.

So you really weren't in every boss battle?

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

"Where is Loki? Did you stop him?" Thor asked anxiously. "He wants to use the immense energy contained in the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim and wipe out the Frost Giants!"

"Holy crap! Your brother is this ruthless?!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.

"So what about Loki? We absolutely cannot let him..."

Thor was halfway through his sentence when he saw Lu Mingfei silently point to the corner diagonally behind him.

Then Thor saw Loki lying on the ground, and the mess on the ground.

Thor: ...

"You did this?" He looked at Lu Mingfei and Hulk.

“Hulk did it,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Well done!" Thor gave Hulk a thumbs up.

"Hulk! Attack!" Hulk pounded his chest with both hands.

“Alright, Loki,” Thor walked toward Loki lying on the ground, “my brother, you’re going to stay in jail for a while now, until Father wakes up and comes to punish you himself.”

Loki: "..."

Seemingly stunned by Hulk's series of attacks, Loki lay on the ground, motionless and unresponsive, like a dried-out salted fish.

"Loki?" Thor was worried that Loki might have been stunned by the fall.

Although Loki tricked him, he was still his brother. He didn't know how to explain to his father and mother that Loki had just knocked him out of his mind.

He strode over, bent down and reached out to try and lift Loki up, but he grabbed nothing.

Thor and Lu Mingfei were both stunned.

Thor's hand went straight in and out of Loki's body, and then came out again.

Undeterred, he swung his hand a few more times, his palm still passing through Loki's body as if trying to touch a holographic projection.

"Oh no! It's an illusion!" Thor suddenly realized. "Loki is the greatest sorcerer in the Nine Realms!"

"Holy crap! Why didn't you tell me about such an awesome title sooner?!" Lu Mingfei was immediately shocked. "Where's your brother?"

"I don't know!" Thor looked around.

The next second, Lu Mingfei sensed something was wrong—the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped slightly.

Moreover, this temperature drop is not an average drop across the entire space, but rather a low temperature that spreads outwards from a single point, as if someone had placed a large, invisible block of ice in the room.

Centered on Lu Mingfei, translucent waves spread through the air, and the spherical interface signifies the unfolding of a new domain.

Words of Power: Serpent.

This is a word of power that can detect the surrounding environment. Essentially, it releases the bioelectricity within the body. Within the domain, things will unfold in the mind of the releaser like a three-dimensional map. The clarity of the details and the range of the domain depend on the releaser's lineage and the conductivity of the surrounding environment.

This incantation can only exert its greatest power in water, and ordinary hybrids will suffer serious side effects when releasing this incantation, resulting in weakness all over their bodies and difficulty even standing.

However, in this state, Lu Mingfei's release of the "snake" has such minor side effects that they are almost negligible, and it is more than enough to explore a Rainbow Bridge Palace.

The next second, Lu Mingfei turned his head to look at the Rainbow Bridge activator in the center of the palace: "There's someone there!"

"What?" Loki's figure appeared, his face full of surprise. "Mortal, how did you find me?!"

Lu Mingfei and Thor were also surprised. The Loki body that appeared in front of them held the Spear of Eternity in one hand and a blue, faintly glowing box-like object in the other. The temperature drop that Lu Mingfei had felt earlier came from that box.

What's even more surprising is that Loki, who was originally indistinguishable from a human, now has dark blue skin all over his body and red eyes.

"Loki?" Thor's eyes widened. "You are...you are the Frost Giant?!"

"Shut up!" Loki's expression changed, and he shouted.

The blue box in his hand instantly released a massive amount of cold air, even forming a shockwave that pushed Lu Mingfei and Thor several steps away, leaving them covered in ice crystals.

Hulk remained standing amidst the shockwave, but like Lu Mingfei and Thor, he was covered in ice.

At the same time, the entire Rainbow Bridge Palace transformed into an ice and snow palace.

"I am not a frost giant, I am the son of Odin!" Loki glared fiercely at Thor, who had turned into an ice sculpture. "I am the heir of the Allfather, I am the future king of Asgard! I am about to destroy the enemies of Asgard!"

The next second, Hulk leaped out of the ice and punched Loki, but the punch passed right through him.

A big question mark popped into Hulk's eyes.

Although Thor had previously told Lu Mingfei that Loki was a sorcerer who could use illusions, it was still a little difficult for Hulk to understand this scene.

"Hahahaha..." A Loki figure appeared out of nowhere in the corner of the hall, letting out a mocking laugh.

Hulk lunged forward and struck hard, but still missed.

"Hahahaha..." Another Loki.

Hulk missed again.

This scene played out repeatedly in the hall, with Hulk's roar growing increasingly deafening.

Loki, concealing his true form, stood at the entrance of the Rainbow Bridge Palace, pointing a gun at Hulk with one hand and holding a blue box in the other, observing the scene.

Although he could trick Hulk with illusions, he still dared not get too close to Hulk.

This green monster from Midgard was completely beyond Loki's comprehension; he had never seen a creature with such immense power.

He had just been grabbed by Hulk and slammed to the ground, which, while not fatal, had left him with serious injuries.

After gritting his teeth and casting an illusion, he immediately took out the blue box in his hand, the "Ancient Winter Coffin," to heal his wounds.

Although he deeply hated his identity as a Frost Giant, Loki had to admit that it was the characteristics of the Frost Giants and the ancient Winter Coffin that saved him.

The power of the Frost Giants is affected by the surrounding temperature. Simply put, as the temperature decreases, the Frost Giants' physical attributes, regenerative abilities, and even the power of their Frost magic will increase, with the increase being greater as the temperature drops.

Conversely, in excessively hot regions, the Frost Giants' power is severely reduced, and they may even "melt," potentially leading to their own death from the heat.