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

[Vermouth spoke to Shirou Mihawk while leading Loki towards him. Shirou, who had been wondering why Vermouth wanted his help, immediately understood.]

"Extremely willing."

[As he spoke, Hawkeye Shirou drew his explosive arrows, pulled the bowstring taut, and aimed at Loki.]

The arrow accurately predicted Loki's trajectory, but the next second Loki caught it in his hand.

288: The Hulk: What a weak god!

Loki, holding the arrow shot by Mihawk Shirou, wore a disdainful smile, as if mocking Shirou's feeble attack. But his smile vanished the next second.

[“Bang!”]

[Loki was holding a pre-programmed explosive arrow by Hawkeye Shirou. The massive explosion completely destroyed the Chitauri airship Loki was piloting, and Loki himself was blasted from the sky like a kite with a broken string.]

"Thump."

Loki was relatively lucky; he landed directly on the outer edge of the rooftop of the Zhuge Tower. The horned crown on Loki's head fell off and rolled to the side, resting on the edge like Loki's unspoken ambition.

"Well, this is what you call trying to show off and getting blown up instead."

Zhuge Cong, looking like Brother Chen, pointed a pen at Loki, who had been blasted away and looked disheveled, through the light screen.

"Are Chitauri's airships that fragile? Or is Hawkeye Shirou's Explosive Arrow as powerful as a missile? How did he manage to blast the entire airship to pieces with a single arrow?"

Hachiman Hikigaya stared in bewilderment at the scene of Loki's Chitauri being blown up. Logically speaking, shouldn't these alien airships be very sturdy? How could they be blown up by a single arrow? Could it be that Hawkeye Shirou's arrow was really that powerful?

"You can ask him yourself, because I don't know either."

Kazuma Sato shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand either, and the others next to him also didn't know why Shirou Emiya's arrow could blow up the Chitauri airship.

(Zhuge Cong: We can't exactly say it's the scriptwriter's idea, can we?)

"If you really want to examine this closely, why don't you look at how easily those Chitauri soldiers were taken down by Earth's weapons, or how they resorted to hand-to-hand combat without any special melee weapons?"

"And the tactics of the Chitauri soldiers are not to bombard us directly from outer space, but to come directly to Earth and fight us."

"So just observe, there's no need to delve into the details."

Zhuge Cong patted Hachiman Hikigaya and said, "You should know that many big shots in the future prefer hand-to-hand combat."

Meanwhile, on the other airship ahead of Loki, Black Widow Vermouth estimated her distance to her destination. After assessing the situation, she unleashed a deadly attack on the Chitauri soldiers ahead, then leaped precisely onto the building, performing several somersaults before regaining her footing. The airship she had abandoned vanished in an explosion.

[And the place where Vermouth landed was the top of the Zhuge Building, the very top floor containing the Tesseract device.]

Loki, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly stood up, his face full of anger. He was clearly furious that he had been blasted down by Shirou Mihawk's arrow, as it made him look quite disheveled.

The next second, the Hulk, smelling Loki's scent, leaped up from below. Loki, seeing the Hulk's ferocious expression, was momentarily stunned. After all, Loki had witnessed the Hulk's monstrous fighting prowess firsthand. Although reluctant to admit it, Thor was indeed superior to him in physical attributes and close combat. His brother hadn't fared well against the Hulk, and Loki sensed that he himself might not fare well facing him.

[While Loki was momentarily stunned, the Hulk unleashed a savage charge, propelling Loki headfirst into the Zhuge Building—the very spot where Loki and Zhuge Cong had just confronted each other.]

Loki seemed to be struggling to withstand the Hulk's headbutt.

【"Bang."】

【"ah!"】

Loki was sent flying, crashing heavily into the wall and carving a human shape into it. He couldn't help but scream.

Loki, seeing the Hulk before him, also stood up angrily.

The Hulk, seeing Loki stand up, slammed his fist on the ground, preparing to charge and fight Loki again, but Loki roared angrily.

[“Enough!”]

The Hulk, upon hearing Loki's words, stopped as if possessed.

"Who do you all think you are? I am a god, you fool!"

Loki's face was no longer calm, elegant, or composed; instead, it showed anger and a barely perceptible hint of panic.

"He's getting anxious, Loki's getting anxious."

As Ichikawa Kyotaro watched Loki's sly expression on the screen, he thought to himself, "I have to say that Loki's demeanor now is quite different from before. Loki no longer has much of the arrogance and demeanor of a 'god.' Although he still says that he is a god, he no longer has the 'god' he had when he first appeared."

Kyotaro Ichikawa recalled what Kozo Akizuki had said to Zhuge Cong: "When God begins to bleed, people will waver and begin to distrust God."

"You insignificant ant, don't even think about bullying me..."

Loki tried to talk his way out of the Hulk, but his words had little effect and only made the Hulk more impatient. The Hulk grabbed Loki by the calf and then used a combination of attacks, tossing and slamming Loki around like a toy. After a few more throws, the Hulk paused to check if Loki was broken. Once he confirmed Loki was alright, the Hulk continued to slam and smash him.

After slamming Loki a few more times, the Hulk, looking disgusted, placed him on the ground. The ground around Loki was already smashed, and the Hulk's final slam had created a crater perfectly suited to Loki's size.

The Hulk walked away, glancing back at Loki lying in the crater with a look of disgust.

"What a piece of trash God."

After the Hulk left, Loki was left alone in the room, questioning his divine existence. It was the first time in his long divine life that Loki had been so brutally beaten like a toy, and the one beating him came from a planet he looked down upon, a planet he was about to conquer and rule.

As the Hulk passed away, Loki could still be heard making a faint, guttural sound, a sound that sounded exactly like a child wanting to cry but holding back their tears because of pride.

289: Only gems can defeat gems (Dad's voice)

"No, why does it feel like Loki is being beaten by the Hulk like a child being beaten by an adult? And what was that Hulk saying when he left?"

"Moreover, when the Hulk was fighting Loki, he specifically stopped to check if Loki was alright."

Natsuki Subaru's lips twitched as he looked at Loki, who was veiled by the Hulk. He didn't laugh because the scene was too shocking. Moreover, the long, deep voice that Loki let out after the Hulk left made him seem less like an ambitious invading villain and more like a little guy who had been beaten up by bad guys and had nowhere to confide in.

Of course, afterwards he would just laugh at Loki, which could be considered the biggest black mark in Loki's life.

Natsuki Subaru immediately took out his phone to see what the people online were thinking. After all, Loki, who had been arrogant and disdainful of everyone since his first appearance, had now fallen to this state, which was quite amusing.

One elbow strike a day keeps the doctor away: No, this isn't the Loki I know. How could Loki be treated like a toy and beaten up?

Milky White Snow: The person upstairs must be a Loki fan to say that.

Good-natured Slippery: Good, good, good. I never thought I would see a traitor in person. A walking 50. No, this should be more than 50. It should be at least 500 million.

Turtle's Black Head: Hiss, I can't even imagine how strong the Hulk really is. He directly beat Loki, that show-off, into a state of depression. I can't even imagine how Iron Man, Zhuge Cong, and War Machine, Hachiman Hikigaya, only had to be hospitalized instead of going to the ICU or something more serious.

Turkey-flavored rice crust: Maybe Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman only brushed against it at the time?

Pink-headed Tender Breasts: How did you jump so far? Now I understand why Zhuge Cong said he had the Hulk when Loki said he had a large army. That was really enough. At first, I thought he was just bluffing.

Buddhist name: Fire: Questioning Zhuge Cong, understanding Zhuge Cong, becoming Zhuge Cong, supporting Zhuge Cong. Having the Hulk really gives you a great sense of security. Who wouldn't like a teammate who is a fully-equipped ultimate tank warrior?

Earth and wood elemental roots, suitable for fighting ash: but don't forget when the Hulk went berserk, you felt very safe then.

When I have nothing better to do, I'll direct a video: Of course, it's full of a sense of security (near death).

Natsuki Subaru looked at the discussions among netizens on his phone, all of whom were amazed by the Hulk's strength. Although the Hulk had shown formidable power from the beginning, single-handedly taking down an entire Leviathan and even fighting his way in and out of the Chitauri soldiers seven times, there were still some rebellious people who questioned him. Now that the biggest boss on the other side had been beaten up by the Hulk like a child, those haters had shut up.

Black Widow Vermouth walked step by step towards the Tesseract. Although she didn't know what to do next, at least she had come up. Vermouth planned to see if she could find any clues, but according to Captain Rogers and the others, the Tesseract had released a protective shield, which might prevent her from getting close.

Just as Vermouth was getting closer to the Tesseract, a weak-sounding male voice came from the side.

"The scepter..."

"Only Dr. Nariyuki."

[Black Widow Vermouth looked in the direction of the sound and saw Dr. Nariyuki Yuiga leaning weakly to the side. Vermouth realized that Dr. Yuiga, like Shirou Emiya (Hawkeye), had recovered from Loki's control.]

"Loki's scepter, the energy within it—the Tesseract was powerless against it; it couldn't withstand its own attack."

"To break through the protective barrier created by the Tesseract, we need to find Loki's scepter."

[Yuiga Nariyuki said to Vermouth, his tone filled with anxiety and self-reproach. After all, he was the one who activated the device, so he was essentially the biggest culprit behind all of this.]

"Don't blame yourself, Doctor. You didn't do any of this. It was Loki's doing. You have no idea what you're doing."

[Black Widow Vermouth comforted Yuiga Nariyuki, knowing that he must be just as confused and remorseful as Hawkeye Shirou Emiya, who had just awakened. However, what Dr. Yuiga said next truly surprised Vermouth.]

"Actually, I think I know what I'm doing. I made a safety device for this device that can cut off the power supply."

"And perhaps Loki's scepter could shut down the device."

"The scepter is right there."

[As Dr. Yui Nariyuki spoke, he looked down at the observation deck surrounding the Zhuge Building, where a golden scepter was prominently displayed. It was indeed the scepter that Loki had fallen from the building after being blown up.]

"It's all so interconnected, these coincidences feel like they were all arranged."

Looking at what was happening on the light screen, Ye Ying thought that it was all too coincidental, from Loki being shot down by Hawkeye Shirou and dropping his scepter to Dr. Yuiga Nariyuki telling Black Widow Vermouth that the scepter was needed to shut it down.

It was as if someone was reading and writing a script, and most importantly, Loki's scepter didn't fall, but hovered perfectly on the edge.

Thor was fighting bravely on an airship. He had lost count of how many Chitauri soldiers he had killed, but he only knew that eliminating the enemies in front of him was enough; the exact number was irrelevant. Just as Thor was about to leave the airship after killing one Chitauri soldier, a Leviathan burst out of the building ahead and rammed into him.

Thor was caught off guard by Leviathan's sudden attack and was sent flying. The building behind him collapsed with a deafening roar, turning into ruins and destroying several smaller buildings along with it.

"Sir, our energy is insufficient to penetrate its outer shell."

[Zhuge Cong unleashed his ultimate move, a red laser beam slicing through Leviathan, while Jarvis warned of energy depletion.]

"No Jarvis needed, no penetration needed, just apply a shredded armor debuff to it."

[As Zhuge Cong spoke, he put away the laser emitter. Then, a burst of intense firepower erupted from the side, aimed at the area where Zhuge Cong had just made a laser cut.]

Episode 290: Loki's Decapitation Shot

After Zhuge Cong used his powerful laser to pierce and cut through Leviathan's armor, Hachiman Hikigaya also rushed out from the side and unleashed a barrage of fire on the breached areas. Instantly, the breached parts of Leviathan crumbled under Hachiman Hikigaya's onslaught. Then, Zhuge Cong flew to Leviathan, his armor bulging with numerous hard lumps – weapons he had pre-installed for close combat.