In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 430 Loki: Deceiving Dimensional Gods is Much More Fun!
"Um... High Priest, teacher, I don't think I've offended you recently, have I? Haven't you already retaliated against those I offended before?"

Loki looked at Shimizu's eyes and took a sudden step back.

"Relax, my good student."

Shimizu took a step forward with a smile.

“Look, look, what an elegant and intelligent student! I just think you are very talented, extremely talented, so I came up with some interesting and special teaching methods.”

"Talent? Interesting teaching methods?"

Loki felt a pang of panic, but pretended to be interested while secretly plotting his escape.

I can't stay here any longer; I need to find a way to hide and hold out until a month later.

What if Asgard can't hold on for another month?
He still needs to find a way out, and while he's at it, see if he can become the last savior of the Asgardians, so that they can see that he is better able to lead Asgard than Thor, the so-called new king.

"What, you're pretending to be interested on the surface, but actually you're thinking about how to escape and trick me, right?"

Shimizu looked at Loki with a half-smile, the Eye of Walter on his chest glowing faintly yellow.

Loki's mental resistance was indeed very strong. Even with all his strength, he could only vaguely catch a few fragments of Loki's thoughts and then make inferences.

If they could receive specialized training, they might be able to improve even further.

Loki's heart skipped a beat when his thoughts were exposed, but he quickly realized what was going on.

Yeah, I should have figured out a way to scam this guy before I ran away. How come I didn't think of that?
Could it be that this guy is even more Loki than I, Loki?
Oh no, I've fallen into the hands of someone who's stronger than me, has a dirtier mind, and seems quite petty. How am I supposed to survive now?
“Loki, Loki, I told Odin before that you are very talented. If you have the right experience to nurture you, you might achieve something that is no less than Thor’s, or even greater, perhaps even surpassing your father Odin.”

"It sounds like a trick to comfort parents and coax children."

Loki looked at the clear waterway.

Shimizu said:

"No, no, no, you're wrong to think that way. You have many strengths. Although you're not as strong or powerful as Thor, you're more cunning, more treacherous, more intelligent, and better at deception and disguise. Your methods are more underhanded, you're a master of lies, and you're adept at scheming..."

"stop!"

Loki stretched out a hand to interrupt.

“I know I have many strengths, but you don’t need to go into such detail.”

"Well, another advantage is that he has a thick skin."

Shimizu added.

Loki's expression wasn't very pleasant.

"Does this have anything to do with what you said before?"

"That's a very big deal."

Shimizu said with a serious expression:
"These are excellent and rare qualities for a mage, but you are currently just a rudimentary spellcaster, not a truly excellent mage."

Deception and swindling are indeed essential skills for most, if not the vast majority, top-tier mages.

If you can't cheat or scam, how can you extract energy from the dimensional demons?

Some skilled wizards can even outwit and outmaneuver demons, who are experts in this field, to a standstill.

Loki is truly gifted in this area.

At least in the realm of illusion, Loki's talent is unimaginably high.

Shimizu has conducted in-depth research on the Mind Stone, using it as an infinite energy source and developing many useful skills with it.

These things are perfect for Loki.

But he also has many ideas that he needs a genius with exceptional talent in the field of illusion and in manipulating minds to help him refine them.

"Although Asgard also has magic, the people here are almost all muscle-bound like Thor. Don't worry, I will teach you what is truly suitable for you."

Using illusions to deceive others is merely the most rudimentary form of illusion. What I want to teach you is to see into others' hearts with your eyes, to sway their will with words, and to manipulate their actions through hypnosis.

I can open the doors of your heart for you, and use your heart to achieve everything you desire, including the true power you crave.

A wicked smile appeared on Loki's handsome face.

“My dear teacher, I can’t wait to hear your teachings.”

……

……

On Earth, at the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, in the rooftop conference room.

Steve Rogers, dressed in a blue combat suit and carrying a five-pointed star shield, hurried over.

Behind him followed a young couple and an elderly white man with white hair.

"Dr. Pym, Mr. Scott and Miss Hope, we've arrived."

Captain America reached out his hand.

"Your bureau chief had better have a good reason, otherwise I'll take my men and leave immediately because of this person."

Hank Pym swept the room, which was filled with Avengers and some new faces, and pointed at Tony.

As one of the earliest members of S.H.I.E.L.D., he and Howard Stark had some conflicts.

"Who called this old man? We have so many people, we don't need an old man who's almost past his prime."

Tony rested his chin on his hand and gestured to Hank Pym.

If someone comes up to him and starts pointing fingers and gesturing, then he doesn't need to be polite.

"Hill, where's Walter? Why is he in such a hurry to gather manpower and is preparing to mobilize most of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elite forces? What's he planning? Is it something like the last time the God of Darkness descended?"

Black Widow propped her long legs, clad in brown boots, on the table and asked Hill, who was sitting next to her in the main seat.

"He'll be here soon."

Hill raised his hand, glanced at the time on his watch, and said.

A few seconds later, golden sparks flashed at the doorway, activating the teleportation portal. The shadow clone that Shimizu had created beforehand was now walking out with Banner and Wong.

Shimizu glanced around the conference room, walked to the head seat, sat down, and began to speak.

"Very good, everyone is here. Have the newcomers introduced themselves? If not, move them to the back."

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old Spider-Boy sitting next to Tony heard the second half of the sentence and quietly withdrew his hand, which was halfway raised.

"This is a brief summary of the research results on the relationships between the nine realms of Asgard in higher dimensions, presented by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s invited scientists Eric Shavig and Jane Foster. Some of you here can understand it, while others cannot, so I will just give a brief overview."

Shimizu snapped his fingers, projecting a paper onto everyone's table, and then continued:
"Although the distance between the nine realms is very far in the real dimension, from the perspective of higher dimensions, these nine places are closely connected. Under certain specific conditions, such as the convergence of celestial bodies in higher dimensions, these nine places will be connected to each other in the real world."

The last time it appeared was during the Viking Age, at a point on Earth that connects to what is now Northern Europe, Norway. It was there that the Vikings, as allies, witnessed the war between Odin and the Frost Giants, preventing the Nine Realms from being turned into an ice age by the Frost Giants and stealing the ancient Winter Coffin, an artifact they used to reshape the environment.

The last time this happened was before Christ, when Odin's father, the former king of the gods Bor, led Asgard to defeat the Dark Elves who attempted to plunge the Nine Realms into eternal night, seized the Aether, and sealed away the region where the Dark Elves resided.

"This time, the connection point on Earth is in Greenwich, England? Is another war about to break out?"

Tony reached out and flipped to the last page of the document on the virtual projection, his expression remaining relatively calm.

We survived Dormammu's descent, so this time shouldn't be any harder to deal with, right?
Shimizu did not respond directly, but instead said:
"What's worse is that Odin's lifespan is coming to an end. At the moment this nominal ruler of the Nine Realms dies, threats from both inside and outside Asgard will erupt simultaneously, far more dangerous than the previous two times."

Just yesterday, my true form met with Odin to discuss an alliance and witnessed Thor's ascension to the throne as the new king of Asgard. Preparations for war are now underway.

When Shimizu said that, everyone present immediately felt a sense of impending crisis, as if a storm was brewing.

Odin is going to die!
With the old God-King dying, Asgard, as a powerful kingdom in the universe, is bound to face turmoil, and there will certainly be no shortage of forces eyeing it covetously from the outside world.

Add to that a celestial convergence event, and even if the people in the conference room hadn't seen the possible future with the Time Stone like Shimizu, they knew they were likely facing a war that would sweep across the Earth.

"So in the coming period, I will try to integrate the forces on Earth in order to safely get through this crisis."

Hill, you're in charge of contacting the Security Council and having them inform their respective countries to prepare in advance, send troops to blockade Greenwich, and build fortifications as soon as possible. Stark, as a military advisor, you'll provide these troops with technological assistance. Even with Asgard sharing the burden, the enemy's threat is far greater than that of the Chitauri in the Battle of New York.

"Wang, you'll act as a communication bridge between the Kamar-Tekki mages and S.H.I.E.L.D. Coulson will handle the liaison. Natasha and Steve, you two go to Wakanda in Africa and contact King T'Chaka. They're quite powerful and can be of great help."

"Mr. Walter, what about us?"

Peter Parker raised his hand and asked.

"You just need to focus on training and improve your strength. As for you, although you are quite strong, you are still a minor and lack experience, so you are only a reserve force. You will not go to the battlefield unless absolutely necessary."

Shimizu looked at Peter Parker and said.

On Earth, after the notification was received, the major powers were initially taken aback. However, after quickly overcoming the initial wrangling, they united as one and, in the shortest possible time, mobilized troops and deployed them to the UK, establishing a military base in Greenwich temporarily under the command of S.H.I.E.L.D. executives.

That high-ranking official was none other than a certain black-boned egg with a heart.

Nick Fury was removed from his position as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., but his abilities are undeniable, and all five permanent members of the UN Security Council are aware of his capabilities.

Moreover, in addition to his overall planning and deployment capabilities, Blackie is also quite capable in terms of battlefield command. He has a resume of working in the military and has participated in the command of front-line battles. When it is necessary to manage multiple armies from different countries and cultures, there is really no one more suitable than him.

The only one who had a slight complaint was Da Ying, who felt that this was his territory and that everyone should listen to him. However, he was silenced by the other members of his side after only a few words.

Then Ying calmed down.

On Earth, things are in turmoil. Asgard is also preparing for war, and Frigga has even gone to Vanaheim to recruit reinforcements.

Nidaville.

The incessant clanging of blacksmiths was replaced by the booming sounds of thunder.

Thor possesses immense lightning power, but he doesn't know how to use it effectively. He relies entirely on the guidance and amplification of Mjolnir to achieve near-father-level combat power.

Without Thor's hammer, Thor is only slightly stronger than Loki in his normal state, and a level above the Warriors Three of Asgard.

If he can now effectively control the divine power within him, his strength will decrease, but not by much, even without the amplification of Thor's hammer.

That way, Thor could significantly increase his strength when wielding Stormbreaker.

Unfortunately, that seems a bit too difficult.

"My goodness! Thor, you've finally mastered it!"

Shimizu stood with his hands on his hips, panting heavily, looking at Sol in front of him.

"Um, sorry, but is this okay now?"

Thor scratched his head, raised his left hand, and unleashed a powerful palm strike that shattered the target.

It's quite powerful, but this is the only move he knows right now.

If he could continue to delve deeper, theoretically he could unlock most of his potential through this newly acquired lightning magic.

However, Shimizu estimated that Thor would need to experience a sufficient number of high-intensity real battles, or perhaps try to comprehend it under life-or-death crises.

Although he has a high level of combat awareness, excellent judgment, and quick reflexes, Thor is better at using his muscles to memorize things than his brain, and he improves in battle.

So after Thor understood the principle of the Palm Lightning, Shimizu captured Thor and fought him for a long time before Thor learned the move.

After all, it's not real combat, so no matter how hard we try, we can only get to this level.

However, Shimizu was quite satisfied.

While his brain may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, Thor's talent is undeniably exceptional.

Having just learned to use the Palm Lightning, he was able to independently grasp many practical techniques in battle, and his strength has improved considerably.

"It's alright, it should be enough."

Thor gave a simple, honest smile.

Compared to Thor, Loki has made the most progress.

Because Shimizu led him to something big.

"That's it! Deceiving and toying with dimensional demons is much more interesting than fooling those mortals!"

Loki's eyes gleamed, a wicked smile playing on his lips, as he looked at a mark of a dark dimension that had appeared on the back of his hand.

(End of this chapter)