American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

“I told my father.” Thor nodded, but then a look of frustration and confusion appeared on his face. “Unfortunately, my father doesn’t seem to care at all.”

That would be a bit of a pain in the ass.

In fact, according to Tony Stark, passive defense is no match for proactive attack. Instead of discussing how to prepare for Thanos's arrival, it would be better to take the initiative and kill Thanos.

Since everyone already knows Thanos's future activities, it's not unreasonable to plan and strategize in advance.

For example, on Xandar.

That was Thanos's first stop in his quest for the Infinity Stones. Everyone lay in ambush there beforehand to deal with Thanos without the stones, which minimized the risk.

But all of this depends on one prerequisite: Thor must be able to convince Odin, since Earth does not have the ability to travel between stars.

Now, if we want to deal with Thanos, we really can only rely on Asgard.

But alas.

Odin didn't seem to care much about this.

This is a bit of a pain in the ass.

"Perhaps Odin has his own reasons."

Black Widow was quite understanding. "Even between two countries it's not that simple, let alone between two star systems. As the ruler of the Nine Realms, Odin naturally cannot act rashly."

"When I get back, I will continue to try to persuade my father, but I can't guarantee whether I will succeed," Thor said to everyone, shaking his head slightly.

That's the only way to handle this.

"The Time Stone!"

Captain America spoke again, "We can now confirm that the Time Stone has always been carried by Doctor Strange."

The Time Stone was used by Doctor Strange during his battle with Dormammu, but that one use alone doesn't prove anything.

But now everyone can see clearly that Doctor Strange wears that thing on his person every day.

"So the Time Stone... has always been kept by that secret sorcerer organization in the future?" Tony Stark made a logical guess.

Although no one can be certain of this, it is undeniable that the possibility is quite high.

"Thanos said there are two gems on Earth, so it's obvious that he was referring to the Mind Stone that Stark has and the Time Stone that Doctor Strange has."

Black Widow continued, picking up where everyone left off.

There is no doubt about that either.

Now that we've answered the questions, we've finally managed to piece together some crucial information about the final battle, including its background, approximate timeline, and motives.

These are all very important.

[Question: Loki was killed by a cursed warrior in the Dark World, but it was actually a staged death. What was Loki's purpose in faking his death?]

[A. Cunning nature, purely mischievous, playing tricks on Thor]

[B. Faking his death in order to become the King of Asgard]

[C. To lull Thor into a false sense of security, he returns to Asgard first and proclaims Thor's defeat.]

[D. He tricked Thor into leaving, then single-handedly dealt with the dark elves, proving himself to be stronger than Thor.]

[Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a Blood Bodhi as a reward;]

Those who answer incorrectly will have one attribute of their own deducted randomly, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.

The system notification suddenly sounded, interrupting everyone's discussion. A new question had appeared.

Everyone stopped discussing for the time being and turned their attention to the newly emerging topic.

"suspended animation?"

Black Widow shrugged first, "We can finally confirm it now: Loki did indeed fake his death."

After seeing the footage of Loki being killed by Thanos, everyone knows that Loki did not die when he was stabbed by the Cursed Warrior.

However, the specifics of the situation remain unclear to most people.

Whether he was rescued afterward, or had some other stroke of luck, or whether the god of cunning tricked him again, there are many possibilities, and no one can be sure.

However, this time, the answer system has made it clear to everyone that Loki faked his death!

"As expected of the god of cunning and trickery, he is full of tricks and schemes, and even in such a moment he did not forget to act."

Tony Stark glanced at Thor with a hint of mockery, "You even tricked Thor into shedding quite a few tears."

Thor's face also showed a slight loss of composure. He had actually been deceived by Loki, and so thoroughly at that, and had even cried like a baby.

He was so devoted to Loki, yet Loki toyed with him so cruelly.

How utterly heartless!

“Loki? So… he’s also that god from mythology?” Strange asked, guessing from the side.

Since Thor from mythology exists, there's no reason why Loki shouldn't exist either.

“Yes, Doctor, but this Loki is different from the legendary Loki. He’s not Thor’s uncle, but Thor’s brother,” Black Widow explained to Strange.

Strange: "..."

Why is it that when he is clearly the younger brother, the legend of him being the older brother has spread around the world?

What exactly did Loki do to Thor?

"God? Oh oh~" Star-Lord exclaimed exaggeratedly from the side, "Are you sure the God you're talking about is the God I understand? A celestial being?"

As he spoke, Star-Lord began to look Thor up and down, shaking his head repeatedly, "You don't look like a god at all, buddy. You look just like me."

"No, I'm definitely not the same as you!" Thor shook his head repeatedly in denial, his face full of disgust.

With your fat body, do you think I'm the same as you?

My physique is way better than yours, okay?

"Alright, let's start answering the questions!" Captain America said in a deep voice, interrupting everyone. He glanced at the four options and began to analyze them.

"Option A: If it were an ordinary person, they certainly wouldn't play a prank or tease Thor in that situation. But if that person is Loki, I wouldn't be surprised."

“He’s a god in this field!” Black Widow added, agreeing with her assessment.

The others at the scene also did not find anything wrong with option A for the time being.

Whether it's Loki's title of "God of Cunning and Tricks" or the stories about Loki that everyone has heard from Thor, option A is very much in line with Loki's style.

"He's absolutely capable of doing something like that," Thor thought so too.

Therefore, option A cannot be eliminated at this point, but whether the answer is A or not needs to be determined by comparing it with the other options.

"To become the King of Asgard? That's a bit unlikely, isn't it?" Strange scratched his nose, looking a little bewildered. "How can a dead man become king? I don't understand this."

Not only Strange, but everyone else present also felt that this option seemed absurd no matter how you looked at it.

“Didn’t Loki say he only wanted to be on equal footing with Thor, not to be king?” Black Widow glanced at everyone and said, “That one reason alone is enough to rule out B, right?”

"Even if Loki's mindset changes in the future and he wants to be king, there is no chance of success. He couldn't possibly be unaware of this."

After some deliberation, Captain America made a more cautious analysis.

"Loki launched the Battle of New York and previously released the Frost Giants into Asgard. He's been imprisoned ever since. Thor, after all he's done, Loki can't possibly become king, right?"

Of course, none of the things he mentioned actually happened, since everyone, knowing the future, had already made arrangements and changed it in advance.

The Battle of New York was nipped in the bud.

But this is a question, so what Captain America is describing is Loki from another parallel universe.

“Of course.” Thor nodded matter-of-factly. “What Loki did is a capital offense. An ordinary person would have been executed long ago, but if it were Loki, he wouldn’t die, but he would spend the rest of his life in prison.”

“That’s right,” Black Widow chimed in. “When Thor took Loki to fight Malekith, wasn’t it by bringing Loki out of prison?”

"So what we're discussing now is a prisoner wanting to be king?" Tony Stark found it all a bit too absurd. "But..."

Tony Stark then changed the subject again, "We can't look at this from our perspective. If Loki really wanted to be king back then, what would he have done? I have to say, faking his death is entirely possible!"

Given Loki's status as a prisoner, there was absolutely no hope for him, so it's not surprising that he changed his identity.

After all, Loki knows magic and his illusions are extremely advanced.

Changing the appearance is also part of the cleanup process.

"But even if Loki fakes his death, he still can't become king, right?"

Captain America immediately raised a question: "In that situation, Thor was the sole heir to the throne. Did Loki want to get rid of Thor and take his place?"

“This place must be eliminated forever! Otherwise, once Thor returns, even if Loki’s plan succeeds, it will be exposed immediately.”

“Or… to imprison Thor forever,” Strange added, offering his opinion.

In short, Thor must not be allowed to show his face, and Asgard must not know that there is another Thor.

They'll either kill him or imprison him; even exile is unlikely.

“Loki wouldn’t do that.” Thor immediately shook his head, indicating his denial.

That's what everyone thinks too.

This seems neither in line with Loki's personality nor with his abilities.

Through the quiz system, everyone learned that Loki actually possesses goodness and beauty at heart, and is not purely evil. All the things he did were simply to try and be on equal footing with Thor, nothing more.

Loki doesn't want to be king!

Even if he really had the will, he didn't have the ability; Loki's strength was far inferior to Thor's.

“Or… just kill Odin!” Tony Stark added from the side.

Everyone present shook their heads in disbelief; it was even more impossible, after all, that was Odin!

A god-king of his generation, whose power shook the nine realms, his strength was unfathomable. Even Thor, as strong as he was, seemed like an ant in his presence. With just a word, Thor was reduced to an ordinary person.

Is this the kind of person Loki can handle?

Chapter 204: Odin was killed by Loki?

After discussion, option B was eliminated without any doubt.