Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

Holm has always liked enemies like Loki because he usually doesn't have to hold back much, given Loki's powerful regenerative abilities and the fact that he doesn't have to worry about accidentally killing him.

"Get out of my way! Get out of my way!!!" Loki shouted frantically, waving his scepter and unleashing wave after wave of energy towards Holm, who was closing in on him.

Holm dodged left and right, and after dodging several energy balls, he was back in front of Loki. Countless tentacles moved, piercing into Loki's body, wrapping around him and controlling him.

Loki roared and struggled helplessly, his whole body filled with resentment and anger.

Just then, Loki suddenly appeared silently behind Holm.

He slowly materialized from thin air without causing a ripple, the Mind Scepter in his hand radiating a special energy, and with a silent movement, he directly touched Holm.

The tip of the scepter touched the venom for a fleeting moment, then passed through it and touched Holm's body.

The azure energy flowed through the scepter, then, upon contact with Holm, flowed directly into his body.

Seeing this, Loki, who suddenly appeared behind Holm, also revealed a smile that showed that his plan had finally succeeded.

Loki, who was struggling and tightly bound by Holm's tentacles, suddenly began to wither and die like a dead tree, then turned into dust and dissipated in the wind.

“Very well, now turn around and let me get to know you again, my loyal servant,” Loki said with a broad smile.

Although his face showed undisguised fatigue, it did not diminish his happiness and pride at all.

No matter how incredible his opponents may be, they will eventually have to bow down to his scepter, become his most loyal servants, and pave the way for his great reign.

The viscous black venom returned to Holm's body, removing his terrifying and ferocious appearance and restoring him to his normal state.

Upon hearing Loki's command, Holm seemed to be indeed bewitched and obediently turned around.

Seeing this scene, Loki's smile widened.

"Hahaha, I am the God of Tricks. No matter how powerful you are, you will be tricked by me. Be a good servant to me." Loki said to Holm with great pleasure.

However, when he saw the smile in Holm's eyes and the mockery on his face, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Holm was playing a trick on him; the scepter was completely useless, and he was just like a clown.

"Damn it!" Loki roared, about to try to escape from Holm again using the same trick.

But Holm was prepared this time. As he prepared to escape, countless black tentacles shot out from the ground and enveloped him completely.

At the same time, his limbs were also impaled and bound by a sharp tentacle, preventing him from escaping as before.

Loki's maneuver this time was indeed ingenious; his physical clone had successfully fooled Holm.

If Loki had chosen to flee while his physical clone was distracting Holm, Holm wouldn't have been able to stop him and would have had to accept his bad luck afterwards.

But he didn't do that; he still wanted to defeat Holm and then control him, making Holm his servant.

When Loki made this decision, he never considered the possibility that the scepter would malfunction, but now he had to swallow the bitter pill.

By the time Holm turned around, he had no chance to escape.

Countless black tentacles tightly bound Loki, and even his mouth was sealed shut by several tentacles, preventing him from making a sound.

The scepter he was holding fell limply to the ground as the tentacles tightened around it.

Having learned from the previous experience, Holm carefully sensed and confirmed this time to ensure that it was the real body.

Chapter 298, Thor Arrives

"Get the department ready. Our alien friends need a sturdy cage," Holm instructed Agent Hill on the other end of the phone.

After communicating with Agent Hill and telling her to get ready, Holm pulled Loki up from the underground experimental space.

The spacious area outside was deserted, except for Dr. Sevig, who stood there somewhat bewildered. Agent Hill had gone to attend to the tasks Holm had assigned her.

"The Rubik's Cube should be stable now, Doctor, you can go back to your work," Holm said, looking at Dr. Sevier who seemed a little lost.

"Okay, I'll go down now." Hearing Holm's words, Dr. Sevier nodded and then prepared to return to the laboratory below to continue his work.

As he left, he looked back at Loki, who was firmly imprisoned by Holm, seemingly quite curious about this suddenly appearing alien.

Holm stood there waiting for Agent Hill to arrange the manpower and location, while stroking the scepter in his hand.

Holm was particularly curious about the Infinity Stone, especially the one at the top that emitted a faint blue light.

The moment his fingers touched the gem, a strange sensation suddenly arose.

He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and then he found himself in a vast universe.

There is not a ray of light in the dark universe. This darkness can even steal one's gaze, making one instantly think that one has lost their sight.

The next instant, a dazzling light suddenly emanated from the depths of the universe, and five gems of different colors appeared in the depths of the universe, dispelling the profound darkness and giving this vast universe a colorful appearance.

The moment these gems appeared, Holm felt his gaze drawn to them. Just as he reached out to touch them further, his consciousness suddenly returned to his body.

At that moment, his hand had just touched the gemstone, and what he had just seen was only a fleeting, imperceptible instant in real life.

For a moment, Holm was in a daze, and it took him a while to realize that the images he had just seen had really happened.

The gem itself told him its origins, explaining how the Infinity Stones were born and formed in the universe.

"The Infinity Stones are indeed extraordinary. Besides their cannon-like firing mechanism and mysterious bewitching power, they must have many other functions yet to be explored." Holm thought to himself as he gripped his scepter again.

He recalled that in the movies he remembered, Wanda and Pietro's powers arose and grew because of Hydra's research on the Mind Scepter.

This shows that the power of the scepter is far more complex than it appears; many incredible things can likely be accomplished with it at the center.

After thinking for a while, Holm also pulled his wandering thoughts back, looked at the immobilized Loki, and waved the scepter in his hand at him, saying, "Your weapon is very good, I will accept it as a gift for your visit."

Hearing Holm's words, Loki, though unable to speak, kept expressing his anger through his eyes.

He's really screwed up tonight. He's lost both his wife and his army. Not only has his plan to conquer the earth been disrupted before it even began, but his scepter has also been captured. He himself had only just gotten his hands on it a short time ago.

But despite his anger, he was helpless in the face of this situation. Holm's strength was undeniable, and no matter how frustrated or angry he was, it was useless.

With this in mind, Loki quickly calmed down, stopped worrying about the scepter, and continued brainstorming, thinking about how to continue implementing his plan and finalize the details of the operation based on the current situation.

It's no use worrying about short-term gains and losses; as long as he can turn the situation around, the scepter will return to his hands.

A moment later, with a whooshing sound, several Quinjet fighters flew quickly from a distance and then slowly landed on the wide field in front of them.

After the plane came to a stop, Rumlow led a team of fully armed special forces soldiers down from it.

Behind them, Daisy and Coulson, whom they hadn't seen in a long time, also came down. Even Captain Rogers was dressed in civilian clothes and carrying a shield, looking ready for battle.

Holm first greeted them, and then recounted what had just happened.

“If he didn’t mispronounce his name, then he should be related to that so-called Thor who descended upon Mexico last year. Do you remember him?” Holm asked Coulson.

It was precisely because the story involved figures from mythology that Agent Hill summoned back Coulson, who was already semi-retired, since Coulson was in charge of the incident in Mexico years ago.

Hearing Holm's words, Coulson also looked at Loki's clothes, then nodded and said, "Thor's style of clothing is similar to his, and Thor did mention his brother last time."

“Loki, the god of mischief. I never thought that a character from mythology actually existed.” Daisy looked at the immobilized Loki with great curiosity.

Loki was like a monkey, constantly being curiously observed and watched while Holm and the others were chatting.

Loki also disliked this situation. He always enjoyed being the center of attention, but only if it was respect, admiration, or even fear, not the mocking and curious look he was getting at like a monkey.

After exchanging words for a while, Holm and the others led Loki toward the fighter jet, preparing to take him to the special cell on the space carrier.

But suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, giving people a bad feeling.

Just as they all looked up at the sky, a blue-green lightning bolt suddenly struck down from the sky, hitting Loki directly and blasting the nearby agents away.

Even the tentacles that Holm used to restrain Loki loosened under the intense lightning strike.

In the dim light, Holm could see a tall, muscular figure with long golden hair within the lightning.

Faced with the tentacles still tightly wrapped around Loki, the figure raised the hammer in his hand and, with greater power and at closer range, blasted a torrent of lightning onto Holm's tentacles, forcibly freeing Loki from them, even though Loki's limbs were dragged and mangled.

With another clap of thunder and lightning, he and Loki vanished in an instant, leaving Holm and the others behind.

Chapter 299, Brothers, Father and Son

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be Thor, Loki's brother, as mentioned in the documents, right?"

"So, was your last contact and exchange actually effective?"

Holm looked at Coulson, who was frowning beside him, and asked.

Coulson thought for a moment and replied, "Judging from the last incident, his attitude was indeed friendly, but he might be doing this because the person he arrested this time is his brother."

"However, it seems that he acted with restraint and caused no casualties."

“Go after them, this isn’t over yet,” Holm said as he walked towards the Quinjet.

Upon hearing this, the others followed behind him and quickly boarded the Quinjet.

Just as Holm and his crew were giving chase in their Quinjet fighters, Thor was dragging Loki into a forest on the outskirts of New York.

"Bang!" Thor landed on a cliff and then threw Loki aside.

"What exactly do you want to do here?" Thor asked, looking at Loki lying on the ground.

Loki lay on the ground and laughed, then replied irrelevantly, "Haha, it's a pleasure to see you too, my dear brother."

"You bastard! Do you think I came here to catch up with you?" Thor pulled Loki up from the ground and said angrily and confusedly.

"Alas! I'm curious how much energy Odin had to mobilize to teleport you to your beloved Earth, now that the Rainbow Bridge has been destroyed." Loki, still with his usual nonchalant demeanor, said with a wicked smile, his tone quite sarcastic.

"By the way, you should thank me, otherwise you don't know when you'd be able to come back to Earth again to see your girlfriend."

Hearing Loki's mockery, Thor said with a mixture of anger and sadness, "I thought you were dead, you know that?"

"Oh? Did you mourn for me?" Loki tilted his head and smiled.

“Of course, it’s not just me, but also my mother and our father,” Thor said.

“No, no, no, it’s not us, it’s your father,” Loki corrected Thor’s mistake.

After saying that, he pushed Thor away, straightened his collar which had been tugged and wrinkled, wiped the dried blood from his hands, and continued, "You should know about my background from him too, right?"

"I am a frost giant, the son of Laufey, the king of the frost giants and Asgard's long-standing nemesis."

"But wasn't it him who raised us?" Thor said, looking at Loki's back in the night.

"We are brothers, we grew up together, played together, fought together, we are family!"

On the edge of the gray cliff, only the moonlight provided a little light. Oranges and crows flew by, adding to the desolation of this empty forest.

Loki stood in the shadows, his back to Thor, and scoffed, "Ha! Family?"