Since you don't want dignity, then I'll help you maintain it!

Rumble!

Thor hovered one meter above the ground, his body enveloped in thick blue arcs of electricity.

The raging lightning bolts danced at his fingertips, each flash accompanied by the acrid smell of ionized air.

At this moment, he was strong, dazzling, and arrogant.

He is Thor.

Son of Odin.

The ruler of thunder.

Instead of being a laborer who signed a contract to sell himself into servitude.

"Mortal, you seem to have misunderstood something."

Thor's voice deepened under the surge of electricity, echoing throughout the base.

"Gods may accept alms from mortals in times of distress, but that doesn't mean I will become your slave."

The agents around him held their guns, their palms sweating profusely.

This level of biological stance made them feel like they were fighting a Tyrannosaurus Rex with a water gun.

Coulson pressed his earpiece tightly, only to find that the communication channel was filled with a harsh hissing sound; the strong magnetic field blocked everything.

"You want to breach the contract?"

Li Ang remained seated in his chair, his posture unchanged.

He even had the leisure to take a piece of chocolate out of his pocket and pop it into his mouth, which he had just casually grabbed from Coulson's desk.

"Breach of contract?"

Thor laughed loudly, and his laughter triggered a collective explosion of noise from the surrounding electrical appliances.

"No, I'm just correcting a mistake. The Crown Prince of Asgard will not be bound by a piece of parchment."

"That contract is null and void."

Before he could finish speaking...

Thor raised his hand and pointed his index finger at Leon.

There are no incantations, and no need to charge up any energy.

It's sizzling!

A bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, shot out at a speed that even exceeded the limits of human retinal detection.

Jane screamed and covered her eyes.

This is not a fight at all.

This is an execution.

however.

The expected explosion did not occur.

The lightning bolt, powerful enough to instantly vaporize a tank, seemed to have struck an invisible wall or been swallowed by some kind of invisible black hole, just three centimeters away from Li Ang's nose.

The smoke disappeared.

Even Li Ang's hairstyle wasn't messed up.

"Hmm, it tastes good, hazelnut flavor."

Li Ang swallowed the chocolate, patted the crumbs off his hands, and then raised his eyelids.

"Is there anything else? At this level, you're even having trouble lighting a cigarette for me."

The entire room fell silent.

Only the occasional hissing sound of electricity emanating from the broken light tube overhead.

Thor's broad smile froze.

He looked at his hand in disbelief, then at Li Ang, who was completely unharmed.

"This... is impossible..."

He doesn't believe in superstitions.

"Drink!"

Thor clasped his hands together, drawing upon all the energy he could muster.

A terrifying ball of lightning condensed in his palm.

"Die!!!"

Thor roared and slammed the lightning ball, powerful enough to destroy half the base, down with tremendous force.

"It's noisy."

Li Ang sighed, his eyes showing a hint of helplessness.

"Since you don't want to be dignified, then I'll help you be dignified."

Swish.

Li Ang's figure vanished into thin air.

next second.

A hand appeared silently behind Thor, holding a strange pair of handcuffs that were as black as ink and had no luster.

Click.

A crisp, metallic closing sound.

The sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to have some kind of magic that drowned out the thunder.

Thor felt a chill on his wrist.

Followed by.

The lightning surging through my veins, the power filling my limbs, the omniscient and omnipotent sense of control over all things...

It's like a computer screen being unplugged, instantly going black.

puff.

Before Thor could even throw the giant ball of lightning, it burst like a popped soap bubble.

"Well……"

Thor's eyes widened as an unprecedented feeling of weakness washed over him like a tsunami.

That was a sense of powerlessness even more frail than that of ordinary people.

His knees buckled, and the divine power that had been floating in the air vanished instantly.

Pfft!

This Thor, who was just moments ago so arrogant and domineering, was now slammed face down onto the concrete floor like a dead dog.

"Wha...what happened...?"

Thor struggled to get up, but his arms were as limp as noodles.

He was horrified to discover that he needed to exert all his strength to even move a single finger.

The lightning power within him seemed dead, offering no response whatsoever.

"Hailou Stone."

Li Ang squatted down, holding a black ruler of the same material in his hand, and gently patted Thor's sweat-covered cheeks.

"This is a specialty of my hometown; it's the father of all Devil Fruit users."

"Don't even mention you, even if Odin ate the fruit, he'd have to obediently go and do manual labor for me if he wore this thing."

Coulson's eyes narrowed sharply.

Hailou stone.

Is it possible to completely suppress that terrifying superpower?

He quickly memorized the keyword and gave a subtle gesture to the agent next to him.

Jane wanted to rush over to check the material of the handcuffs, but Barton stopped her.

"Let me go! That's not scientific! That black metal is absorbing the surrounding radiation!"

Jane waved the instrument in her hand wildly, "That's a Nobel Prize-worthy discovery!"

Li Ang ignored the crazed female scientist and looked at the disheveled Thor on the ground, his eyes gradually turning cold.

"And Thor, haven't you forgotten something?"

Leon pointed to the back of Thor's hand.

The red contract pattern was now slightly warm.

"In the business world, once you sign and put your fingerprint on a contract, you must uphold the spirit of the contract."

"The penalty for breach of contract can be very expensive."

Li Ang snapped his fingers.

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted from Thor's mouth.

This is not physical pain.

It was a burning sensation that went directly to the depths of his soul, as if ten thousand red-hot steel needles were simultaneously piercing his mind, repeatedly engraving the four words "pay back the debt" onto his soul.

Thor curled up like a shrimp and rolled around on the ground frantically.

"It hurts...stop...ahhh!!"

The surrounding agents felt a chill run down their spines.

Is this the tactic of that seemingly harmless businessman?

It's even more cruel than the devil.

"If you think that having power allows you to renege on your debts, then you are underestimating the wickedness of capital."

Leon stood up, looking down at Thor, who was convulsing on the ground, his tone so calm it sent chills down your spine.

"Even Mephisto wouldn't dare sign this contract. Where do you, an exiled prince, get the audacity to overturn the table?"

At this moment, the oppressive aura emanating from Li Ang was even more terrifying than that of the Thor who was crackling with electricity just now.

That is absolute control over the rules.

A full half minute passed.

Li Ang snapped his fingers again.

The burning of the soul has stopped.

Thor collapsed to the ground, panting heavily as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

His eyes still held resentment, anger, and even murderous intent, but he did not yield.

The Asgardians will never yield.

"mean……"

Thor forced out the two words through clenched teeth, his voice hoarse.

He struggled, using the last of his strength, and managed to sit up against the wall.

"If it weren't for these despicable tools..."

Thor stared intently at Leon, his bloodshot eyes burning with the flames of a warrior.

"You disagree?" Li Ang raised an eyebrow.

"I refuse to accept this!"

Thor roared, and even though he was weak, the roar still made the water glasses on the table vibrate.

"Let's unravel these things! Without that strange stone, and without a contract!"

"Duel me like a true warrior!"

Thor gritted his teeth, staring into Leon's eyes: "If it's a fair and square defeat, my life is yours, without question!"

"But if you rely solely on these insidious methods..."

Thor spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. "Even if I die, I'll curse you in hell!"

"duel?"

Li Ang smiled slightly, as if he had heard a funny joke.

"Lee, ignore him." Coulson immediately stepped forward, looking at Thor warily. "There's no point in reasoning with these dangerous individuals. Locking him up in the deepest prison is the safest option."

"No."

Leon raised his hand to stop Coulson.

He looked at Thor.

That look wasn't that of someone looking at prey, but rather at a rebellious student who needed discipline.

"Since you want to die knowing why."

Click.

The handcuffs were removed.

The power that had been withdrawn returned instantly.

Lightning surged in Thor's eyes once more.

But he didn't attack immediately. Instead, he stared blankly at Li Ang, seemingly not expecting that this merchant would actually give up such an absolute advantage.

"I've also temporarily disabled the contract penalties."

Li Ang casually tossed the sea stone handcuffs into the system space, straightened up, and began to unbutton his suit jacket.

"Coulson, get me my clothes."

Beneath his jacket, Li Ang's muscles, while not exaggerated, were revealed to be extremely well-defined.

"Come, Your Highness."

Li Ang cracked his knuckles as he moved them.

"You think you're so tough? I'll show you what's what today."