RNP Chapter 30 Escape from Death
Chapter 30 Escape from Death
"Hello, my dear brother. Wait, where am I? And what are all these things?"
Thor, beaming with delight, rushed forward and swept the still-unresponsive green-clad "Loki" into his arms, ruffling his hair incessantly—
The nauseatingly sentimental scene was too much for anyone to bear watching.
Seeing this, Hanlu punched Thor's grinning face. But apart from feeling a bone-breaking pain in her fist, Thor continued to hug his "lost and found" brother with a smile, completely unaffected.
Even Loki couldn't stand his older brother's intimate actions and pushed him away with all his might, saying, "Okay, okay, let go of me!"
Thanks to Thor's 1,500 years of memories together, the image of his younger brother is exactly the same as the real person, and even his memories are stuck before he was killed by Thanos!
"That's it, everyone. Just wait to die."
Hanlu lay flat on the ground, her face filled with despair.
Seeing his expression, John quietly waved his hand, signaling Valkyrie, who now possessed Captain Marvel's powers, to go outside and help Moon Knight relieve some of the pressure. He then approached Thor and Loki, pleading, "Thor, could you perhaps ask your brother to help us out of this predicament?"
"Yes, Loki, aren't you the greatest sorcerer in the Nine Realms? Quick, think of something! Some magical madman just turned all of our Asgardian people into zombies, and they're attacking us now!" Thor hurriedly added.
Loki struggled to break free of his restraints, slowly moving to the corner of the wall and leaning against the crystal wall. He didn't believe their words at all: "Magic madman? Zombie? Let the zombies come out and bite me if they dare."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a zombie slammed into the crystal wall and frantically began tearing at the barrier in front of it, startling Loki, who was leaning against the side, into jumping back.
"Okay, I believe you. So where exactly are we?"
"The new Asgard on Earth," Thor replied.
A wisp of green smoke suddenly appeared in Loki's hand, which then transformed into a small knife—
He could use magic, but he could feel a strange energy source within his body supporting it.
As a magician, he was more perceptive than those muscular men, able to sense the abnormality of this body: he could not feel his internal organs and meridians, only a strange "core" providing energy.
He knew very well that he was dead, killed by Thanos. His resurrection was obviously due to special means, perhaps the "core" within his body.
Thinking of this, Loki secretly calculated: This thing absolutely cannot be lost; he doesn't want to die again.
"Alright, let me see which arrogant witch dares to challenge the great number one mage of the Nine Realms!"
Loki brushed his flowing hair aside, and instantly donned a green robe, giving him the air of a great sorcerer.
But soon, the Scarlet Witch's figure clung to the crystal wall like a gecko, and with a slight exertion of her decaying white hand, the once indestructible wall instantly crumbled.
Countless pebbles grazed everyone's faces. Loki stared at the Scarlet Witch, who resembled a zombie, his mouth slightly agape—
He suddenly felt that his resurrection wasn't so hard to understand after all, the world had gone completely mad.
Just as Scarlet Witch passed through the crystal wall and lunged at him again, Thor rushed forward first and smashed her away with a thunder hammer.
At the same time, the Valkyrie in the sky unleashed her full power, and the burst of cosmic energy embedded Scarlet Witch directly into the wall.
This scene made Loki, who was leaning back on one leg and preparing to cast a spell, extremely embarrassed, and he silently stopped his posture.
"We have to go; the zombies are coming again. Are you Asgardians... really only half left?"
John looked at the Moon Knight, whose sword had been torn in half, and spoke in a heavy tone.
Although the latter part of his statement was somewhat offensive, Thor, seeing countless compatriots rushing up again, ultimately had no choice but to follow the retreating group.
"Hold my hand, grab me!"
After the final wave of clearing, the Valkyrie, who had been providing fire support from the rear, quickly returned to the ground, grabbed the shoulder of the person next to her, and soon everyone was in one place.
Moonblade held the Death Merchant in one hand and rested the other on John's shoulder—
John was carrying the unconscious Hanlu on his back; she didn't look well.
No one dared to turn around; just by looking at the crimson reflection on the ground, they could see the terrifying witch with flowing long hair approaching from behind.
The moment Scarlet Witch unleashed her chaos magic, the people who had been gathered below vanished instantly.
The Scarlet Witch seemed to sense something, and looking at the empty space, she let out a mournful howl from the distinctive throat of a zombie: "No—!"
On the beach, the moonlight was cold and devoid of warmth. After leaving the cave, the group sped across an unknown distance, finally returning to the place where they had first landed.
The Valkyrie was finally able to catch her breath and let go of the pressure she had been carrying; she felt that she had overexerted herself.
Thor gazed at New Asgard in the distance, his expression forlorn.
Although he found his younger brother, he now seems to have lost everything again.
At this moment, Loki was staring at the unconscious Hanlu on the ground with great curiosity, very interested in this person who could conjure magical items with his bare hands:
He had never heard of a method that could create talismans with special abilities with just a few mediums.
Judging from the opponent's excessive exertion, perhaps this is the price of using their abilities.
Before he could look for long, the Moonlight Blade was already blocking his way—
With the Moon Goddess's reminder, he naturally knew the background of the guy in front of him.
John and the others were also on high alert. After all, the Avengers had assembled back then to deal with this Asgardian "troublemaker" who suddenly invaded Earth, and half of New York had been reduced to ruins because of it.
Thor quickly pulled his brother behind him, shielding him with his broad shoulders, and, under the gaze of everyone, pleaded in a low voice, "He...he'll help us."
Well, although it's selfish to do this, he still hopes to let his younger brother stay.
Even if people hit or scold him, he accepts it.
Thor turned to the Valkyrie beside him, hoping she would say a word in his defense, but the Valkyrie merely whistled and turned away.
She didn't like this "stinky little brother" either.
Just as Thor was about to force a smile and try to persuade everyone with his charm, Hanlu on the ground suddenly sat up as if she had risen from the dead.
He squinted at the horse talisman he was clutching tightly in his hand: "Thank goodness... it wasn't lost."
He added some "ingredients" to the horse talisman, which not only allowed it to quickly heal and remove external influences, but also relieved some of the pressure when condensing the rat talisman, which was why he almost lost half his life.
Fortunately, thanks to the reviving power of the Horse Talisman, he managed to save his life.
But he secretly decided that it was best to avoid such life-or-death "extreme operations" as forcibly overdrawing one's abilities was simply playing with fire.
Seeing that Hanlu had woken up, John excitedly patted his face, trying to wake him up: "You're finally awake! How are you feeling?"
Hanlu slapped his hand away: "I'm perfectly fine, I'm perfectly sober."
As he spoke, he struggled to stand up, but almost tripped and fell.
"Thor, you bastard!"
After circling twice and locking onto its target, Hanlu staggered toward Loki behind Thor, its large hand poised to strike.
But he was so weak that he made the flat beach look bumpy.
Just as he was about to fall forward, a golden halo suddenly appeared in front of him and sucked him in.
"Ah! What is that?"
Everyone was taken aback by this move.
John even cautiously peered into the halo, looking down at Hanlu, who appeared to have just fallen into a basement, and gave her the middle finger while her face was down and her back up.
Thor stared at the familiar halo, lost in thought: "It looks like a friend..."
Loki, however, began to tremble instinctively, a look of fear flashing across his face.
This reminded him of some unpleasant memories.