A crossover movie viewing experience, kicking off Marvel's Endgame.

"Then you must have been of some help."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Zhuge Cong and said, "I don't believe that Zhuge Cong did nothing."

"Well, I won't tell you yet. I did do it, and there's something else you might not know: although the villains have joined the Light Curtain Organization, there are actually people watching them in the dark."

Zhuge Cong thought of the three people who had come to him for help earlier and said that he had originally thought that the Light Curtain Organization would really treat everyone equally, but it seems that he was overthinking it.

The bad deeds shown through the light screen will still have an impact.

"So, do you think Scorpion might become a villain?"

Kiritani Kazuto said that if Sasori also became a villain, then Zhuge Cong could be called a villain training master.

"I don't know, but I guess so."

"Huh?! Shouldn't most people answer no? How come you're saying you should be able to?"

Hikigaya Hachiman listened to Zhuge Cong's reply and said...

"It's just a feeling, a feeling."

Zhuge Cong said this aloud, but in his mind he was already imagining Scorpion speaking through Ultron's body.

"I have shed that frail flesh and blood body; I have achieved transcendence!"

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"Hehehehe, explosion, explosion!"

"Explosions everywhere, hey ha ha ha, a grand performance, hee hee ha ha ha."

Inside a heavily guarded prison, a small cell is filled with a faint white light emanating from an old-fashioned television. The television displays the image of a man bound tightly.

Meanwhile, eerie laughter emanated from the cell, sounding like that of a mentally unstable villain from a horror movie.

[And it's quite true that the protagonist who makes that eerie laugh is indeed a mentally unstable individual.]

278: The Mad Green Goblin Deidara

The guy who was bound tightly was Deidara, who used to work under Zhuge Cong. Calling him the Green Goblin is more fitting now.

Old things and a few Lingjiulong stables

[Deidara's appearance and mental state at this time were vastly different from the Deidara of the past.]

The once smooth, flowing blonde hair has now become short blonde hair, and instead of hanging down, it stands straight up, as if symbolizing the change in its owner.

Deidara's skin had also turned a completely dark green, just like a goblin in a movie or TV show.

Deidara's ears also became sharp, like those of an elf.

[At this moment, Deidara watched the live broadcast of the Chitauri invasion on the small television in front of him. His eyes didn't reveal fear or surprise at the alien invasion, but rather a look of madness, as if he wanted to join in the destruction and perform an artistic explosion.]

"How did I become such a grotesque figure?"

Deidara looked at himself bound hand and foot in the light screen. It didn't look like he was in a heavily guarded prison. It felt more like he was in a mental hospital, and he was a mental patient with extremely severe destructive tendencies and a severe skin disease.

"To be honest, I actually think this look suits you quite well."

"I remember what it was called again, um...right, goblin, right?"

Sasori mercilessly mocked Deidara, who had a dark expression on his face. He didn't care about being a villain, but why was Deidara acting like a mental patient?

"Really? I don't think you'll be any better off then."

Deidara spoke to Sasori, but even though Deidara wanted to say something, Sasori hadn't revealed anything embarrassing through the light barrier, so Deidara could only curse inwardly.

"I'm sure it was Orochimaru who framed me."

Deidara looked at his green reflection in the light screen and said, "After all, Orochimaru has something called lizard serum, which turns people green." So Deidara made the connection to Orochimaru.

The guard watching Deidara, even with his extensive experience dealing with all sorts of prisoners, still shuddered upon hearing Deidara's chilling, maniacal laughter.

[Deidara's current state is largely thanks to Orochimaru's assistance. While Deidara gained extremely powerful physical abilities after being injected with Orochimaru's latest reagent, this reagent hasn't yet undergone clinical trials. Therefore, Deidara became Orochimaru's first clinical trial target, hence the side effects.]

[Deidara's mind went haywire after being injected with the drug. A side effect was the emergence of an evil personality in his mind, which constantly seduced and corrupted him. Under the corrupting influence of this dark personality, Deidara gradually became twisted, and finally, after being defeated by Spider-Man, the evil personality completely took over the dominant personality.]

This also led to Deidara's current goblin-like appearance.

[The small television was arranged by Zhuge Cong for Deidara, showing him news and children's programs every day—yes, the same kind Frieza watched in the cocoon-like scenes of him being trapped in Hell after death.]

The only difference is that Deidara can close his eyes and not look.

"What are you going to do?"

Sasori watched Deidara turn and leave with a gloomy expression. In fact, Sasori knew in his heart that Deidara was definitely going to cause trouble for Orochimaru.

"I'm going to fry that scoundrel into a mudfish."

Deidara slowly turned his head and said fiercely to Sasori.

"If you really fight Orochimaru, I think you'll get blown to bits by him, and he'll probably just hang you up and beat you."

"After all, you have nothing, while Orochimaru has been enhanced."

Sasori spoke slowly to Deidara, who paused for a moment upon hearing Orochimaru's words, then turned around and sat back down in his chair, acting as if nothing had happened.

"Hmm? Why aren't you going to look for Orochimaru anymore?"

"Are you scared?"

Sasori looked at Deidara, who had sat down, and Deidara, unusually, pretended not to hear Sasori's provocative words. Seeing Deidara's lack of reaction, Sasori lost interest.

"Jarvis, scan this guy, everyone, and help me find his weakness."

[Zhuge Cong, watching the Leviathan rampaging through the city from several streets away, said to Jarvis, "If we can't precisely target its weak points, then given its size, the energy and weapons required to destroy just one Leviathan would probably be enough to kill countless Chitauri soldiers."]

"Look at this!"

[Atop the Zhuge Tower, Thor, locked in a stalemate with Loki, gazed at the city transformed into a hellish landscape with the arrival of Leviathan and angrily addressed Loki.]

"Look at all this!"

Loki, listening to Thor's words, looked around with a shocked expression, as if he were reeling from his own actions and had lost control.

"Do you think the killing will end once you become king?"

"Too late."

"It's too late to stop it now."

Loki spoke to Thor in a tone that conveyed the message that he had made a mistake and, even if he wanted to change, couldn't stop now. His expression of remorse led Thor to believe that Loki had finally come to his senses.

"If there's enough time, brothers united can move mountains."

Thor spoke to Loki, pleased with Loki's sudden realization. His guard was lowered considerably, which was exactly what Loki had been waiting for.

Suddenly, a dagger appeared in Loki's hand, and with lightning speed, he stabbed at Thor.

Because Thor had lowered his guard and the two were so close, he couldn't dodge, and Loki's dagger pierced Thor's abdomen.

The hammer fell from Thor's hand. Thor stared at Loki with an expression of disbelief and pain. As Loki pulled out his dagger, Thor collapsed to the ground with a thud.

279: Loki: A Woman's Kindness

"A woman's kindness."

Loki spoke to Thor, who was lying on the ground.

"Indeed, she's too soft-hearted and also quite foolish, a bit dull."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji watched as Thor was easily fooled by Loki's few words, leading him to believe that the other had reformed, only to be stabbed in the process. He thought to himself, if Thor were really that naive, he would likely suffer greatly when faced with a scheme. Of course, Thor being so easily fooled by Loki could also be due to his trust in Loki.

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"What a terrible personality, just like a certain guy."

Eriri Sawamura looked at the cunning Loki on the screen and whispered, "Loki's mischievous way of acting reminds me of a certain big-breasted, brainless woman."

Before Loki could react, Thor, enraged, leaped up and delivered a straight punch to Loki, followed by a kick to the stomach. Loki was sent flying backward, crashing through the glass behind him and shattering it. Thor then grabbed Loki, lifted him up, and slammed him to the ground.

This smooth and relentless beating left Loki completely stunned. He tumbled several times off the platform, and Thor rushed to check on him, initially fearing he would fall from the building. However, a Chitauri squad rescued Loki, who then took control of the spaceship. The only good news was that Loki's Mind Staff had fallen.

Thor pulled the dagger from his abdomen. The tip of the dagger had a faint red tinge, clearly indicating that Loki's dagger had pierced Thor's armor but hadn't caused much damage.

Meanwhile, Rogers and his two companions on the ground were hiding behind a vehicle when they saw Loki, who was leading the charge, unleashing a barrage of fire on the ground. Clearly, Loki was venting all his frustration from earlier on this attack.

Meanwhile, Daredevil Kirito stated that he needed to go to the other side to protect civilians, leaving the task of going up the building to the three of them.

"Being down there means you'll only get beaten up."

Captain Rogers said, "Without strong anti-air capabilities and physical abilities that allow them to take off in a single jump, staying below means they're lucky if they can even protect themselves, let alone attack."

Before Rogers and his two companions could even finalize their plan to go up the building, members of two Chitauri squads disembarked from the spaceship and began their search and elimination operation.

"We've got you covered, no problem, you can go now."

[Black Widow Vermouth, having discerned Captain Rogers' thoughts, said...]

"Can the two of you handle this?"

[Captain Rogers said with some concern.]