Chapter 36
Thor's Electrified Bodyguard! Abomination and Destroyer?
Suddenly, a gasp came from Thor's side. He was holding the last gashapon in his inventory, his face full of anticipation.
Although he had only gotten junk items before, after seeing Tony get a gold item, he felt that after opening so many, he should finally get something good.
"Bring me a big one! Preferably a beast that I can ride into battle! Like a Fenrir wolf!"
With Thor's roar, a purple light burst forth from the gashapon capsule.
Bang.
A cloud of yellow smoke exploded.
After the smoke cleared, there were no peerless divine weapons or ferocious beasts.
There was only one yellow, chubby little creature with a lightning bolt-shaped tail and red cheeks.
It blinked its big, black bean-like eyes, tilted its head, and looked at the burly man with a full beard in front of it.
"mouse?"
Thor's eyebrows furrowed into a knot; this was far from the ferocious beast he had envisioned.
"Pikachu?"
The little yellow creature seemed to understand the derogatory connotation of the word "mouse".
Its long, upright ears drooped down, and the two red dots on its cheeks began to crackle with tiny arcs of electricity.
"Oh? That's interesting. It can even generate electricity?"
Thor chuckled, extending a rough finger to poke the rosy cheek. "Little thing, your battery is so low, it can't even tickle me..."
Sizzle!!!
Before he could finish speaking...
A thick, golden current erupted from the little guy's body, running along Thor's finger and piercing through his entire body.
The intense electric current caused Thor's already messy blond hair to stand on end, turning it into a Super Saiyan-like spiky hairstyle.
If it were an ordinary person, 100,000 volts would be enough to cause cardiac arrest and turn them into charred remains on the spot.
But to everyone's surprise, Thor not only didn't fall down, but instead... showed an expression of enjoyment?
Crack! Crack!
The electric current traveled through Thor's muscles and was eventually absorbed into his body.
Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
As a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, Thor's current body is essentially lightning.
Pikachu's electric shocks were not harmful to him; instead, they were like a shot of strong liquor, igniting every cell in his body.
"Cool!"
Thor opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of black smoke crackling with electricity, his blue eyes glowing eerily bright.
"Such pure lightning power! Although the quantity is not large, it possesses a wild yet spiritual quality..."
Thor looked down at his palm.
Pikachu, slightly out of breath after unleashing its powerful attack, warily eyed the large creature.
It didn't understand why the other party hadn't fallen.
"Pikachu..." The little guy got a little scared and shrank back.
"Hahaha! Good! Excellent!"
Thor suddenly burst into a hearty laugh, grabbed Pikachu, and placed it on his broad shoulders.
"From now on, you're my brother, Thor!"
Thor rubbed his cheek against Pikachu's soft belly, completely unconcerned about the static electricity that made his whiskers tremble.
"This little thing is really cool!"
Thor pointed to the bewildered Pikachu perched on his shoulder and boasted to everyone, "See that? This is a beast only Thor can tame!"
"A ferocious beast?"
Barton looked at the adorable creature scratching Thor's ears with its tiny paws and simply couldn't reconcile it with a ferocious beast.
"This interracial aesthetic..." Jane rubbed her forehead. "Is this Asgardian taste?"
Li Ang was not surprised.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit plus Pikachu—it's practically a mobile power bank combination!
"Its name is Pikachu, Thor," Leon reminded him. "Raise it well, and it might evolve into something else in the future. The voltage it generates then will be so intense that even you will find it stimulating."
"Pikachu? What a great name!" Thor laughed. "From this day forward, you are Asgard's Royal Guard with Thunderfury!"
"Pikachu! Pikachu!"
Pikachu seemed to sense the familiar aura emanating from the burly man, mainly because Thor constantly emitted a comfortable electrical charge. So, it happily rubbed against Thor's neck and released a wisp of electricity.
Thor felt a shiver of pleasure run through his body, his face filled with bliss.
The entire base was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, except for Coulson, who hadn't drawn anything.
"I can't live like this anymore."
Coulson looked at the mess.
The crater Banner smashed was still smoking, the wall Thor crashed through was letting in the wind, the blueprints Tony had created were piled up like mountains, and there were turtles crawling all over the place and rats that were emitting electric shocks.
This is hardly a S.H.I.E.L.D. base.
This is clearly a circus!
It's the kind of high-risk circus where just looking at it could cause an explosion!
"If the bureau chief sees the bill, he'll definitely rip my hairline off."
Coulson rubbed his temples, looking utterly dejected.
"Look on the bright side, Phil."
As Li Ang counted the huge sum of money that had just been deposited into his account, he patted Coulson on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Out with the old, in with the new."
"This base was originally designed for researching the Meow Hammer. Now that the research is complete, all that's left is to dismantle it."
"It's not a question of whether to dismantle or not..." Coulson was about to retort.
Drop drop!
A sudden, piercing alarm blared throughout the base, and red warning lights began to spin wildly, shattering the joyful atmosphere.
Coulson's expression changed instantly, and he switched back to agent mode, pressing the button on his headset.
"This is Coulson. What happened?"
"Sir! An extremely high-energy reaction has occurred in Harlem, New York!" Agent Hill's anxious voice came through the headset. "A green monster is wreaking havoc on the streets. General Ross from the military is requesting backup; their defenses have collapsed!"
"A green monster?"
Coulson glanced instinctively at Banner, who was wearing a cassock and wearing a compassionate expression...
Uh, should it be called Holy Monk Hulk?
"Not Dr. Banner?" Coulson asked.
"It's bigger, uglier, and its bones are exposed... wait, it's moving towards Broadway, that's the working class!"
"Looks like I won't be getting a free dinner this time."
Li Ang chuckled and glanced at everyone present. "Everyone, I think you have found a test subject for your beginner equipment."
"Since this is New York, then this is my territory."
Tony's symbiote armor surged like mercury, instantly covering his entire body.
Patton silently checked the quiver, then lightly floated onto the roof beam with his toes, his fighting spirit evident.
However, before everyone could set off...
Boom!!!
Suddenly, the sky outside the base was torn apart by an extremely dazzling seven-colored beam of light.
The earth trembled violently, and the violent energy fluctuations were even stronger than ever before.
The beam of light struck the desert outside the base, leaving a complex rune pattern on the ground.
"Rainbow Bridge?"
Thor, who was playing with Pikachu, stood up, his expression changing drastically. "Heimdall? Could it be Father...?"
The smoke and dust cleared.
Four figures clad in armor emerged from the light.
The lead female warrior, Sif, held a longsword and looked anxious, followed by the Warriors Three of Asgard: Fandral, Hogan, and Volstagg.
"Thor!"
Sif spotted Thor standing in the ruins with a yellow rat perched on his shoulder.
The scene was so jarring that Sif paused for a second before remembering her business.
"Thank God you're still alive!"
"Something terrible has happened! Loki... Loki lied to everyone!"
"His Majesty Odin has fallen into Odin's Slumber, and Loki has seized the throne. He now intends to join forces with the frost giants of Jotunheim to kill Odin!"
The entire room was completely silent.
Only Pikachu, utterly bewildered, tilted its head and called out to the murderous-looking Sif, "Pika?"
Thor's smile gradually faded.
The Pikachu on his shoulder seemed to sense its owner's change in mood; the electricity on its cheeks no longer pulsed joyfully, but instead emitted a dangerous hissing sound.
"Loki!" Thor clenched his fist.
Li Ang stood aside, shrugging, "This is going to be interesting."
There's some scoundrel in New York who's demolishing streets.
Another Destroyer is about to arrive.