Wanda's slender arm was raised high, scarlet energy flickering in her palm. Thor was lifted high under her control, the intense pain making his features nearly twist together.
"I..."
Thor struggled to open his eyes, forcing out a few broken words. "I... I wasn't trying to hurt him... I only wanted to ask him for help!"
"God, what am I seeing?"
The sound of a car engine approached from afar. When Thor's back appeared before Jane and the other two again, what entered their sight was the scene of him being held high in the air by a gentle-looking, beautiful young woman.
Powerful energy surged from Wanda's palm, transforming into a churning band of energy. Thor was firmly wrapped inside it, and despite being dozens of meters in the air, no matter how desperately he struggled, it was useless.
Darcy, who was driving, slammed on the brakes. Jane and Dr. Selvig could not even wait for the car to stop completely before they hurriedly pulled open the doors and jumped out.
Under the dim night sky, the energy around Wanda was exceptionally dazzling. The scarlet light seemed to dye even the low-hanging clouds in the same bewitching color. The earth reflected the red glow, and paired with the desolate surroundings, it looked as though they had stepped into some eerie otherworld.
"Hey, who are you people?"
Seeing Thor in pain, Jane kept swallowing in shock at the scene before her, but courage somehow welled up inside her. She strode toward Wanda and shouted repeatedly, "Let him go!"
"Jane, are you insane? They're superhumans, or dangerous mutants!"
Dr. Selvig was experienced enough to see at a glance that the people in the distance were extraordinary. He quickly reached out to stop Jane, only for her to yank her hand free and keep running forward.
"Insane. Everyone's insane!"
"I've heard there are superhumans in this world, but I never thought I'd see them with my own eyes."
Darcy got out of the car and looked at the scene ahead, which had completely surpassed normal human imagination. She even slapped herself lightly across the face. "That hurt! So I'm not dreaming?"
Selvig, up ahead, ignored Darcy. He gritted his teeth, but in the end, he still followed.
Meanwhile, Jane had already reached the ground beneath Thor. She looked at Wanda, whose features were gentle but who was now expressionlessly constricting her power, and shouted, "Let him go! He's just an ordinary person. Why are you doing this?"
Wanda looked coldly at the woman who had suddenly appeared, and the movement of her hand paused. "What's your relationship with him?"
"He..."
What relationship?
Jane froze at once.
She could not exactly say their relationship was that she had just hit him with a car.
"All right, Wanda. Let him go."
Fenris rubbed his brow with a headache and patted Wanda, signaling for her to release Thor.
He did not know Jane, but judging from the way the three of them spoke, he could roughly guess their identities.
But now, Thor had not been knocked unconscious by Darcy's taser and sent to the hospital. Instead, he had run up to Fenris and shouted about an evil god. Even Jane's group of scientists had somehow followed him like lingering ghosts...
Fortunately, Johnny, Blackheart, and the others had already left this place in a chase. Otherwise, if the two groups had run into each other, there was no telling what might have happened.
This was getting messy.
"Hmph."
Hearing Fenris speak, Wanda curled her lip, but in the end, she still released her hand. The force trapping Thor immediately vanished, and the next moment, he was tossed from the air into the middle of Jane's group—not exactly gently, but not too harshly either.
"Hey, wizard!"
Just as Fenris sighed softly and was about to turn back into the truck to sort through his thoughts, he suddenly heard Thor call out loudly.
Because Wanda had deliberately held back, Thor had not suffered any real injury. Instead, relying on his powerful physique, he quickly climbed up from the ground and shouted at Fenris's back, "Powerful wizard, please help me!"
"Wizard?"
Fenris raised an eyebrow and turned, gesturing toward Wanda. "Are you talking about me, or her?"
"You, of course."
Seeing that Fenris was willing to talk to him, Thor immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After shaking off Jane's group around him, he came to a stop not far from Fenris.
When he noticed Wanda glaring, he quickly raised his hands, took a few steps back, and pointed at something on Fenris. "I saw that ring on you. It was recorded in Asgard's books. The wizards on Earth call it a Sling Ring, correct?"
"You know about Sling Rings?"
Fenris was somewhat surprised. He had not expected Thor to know quite this much.
"Of course. Back then, I got full marks in linguistics and universal common knowledge."
"The Sorcerer Supreme among the sorcerers is very powerful, no weaker than the All-Father of Asgard. Naturally, I know about them."
That sort of praise clearly pleased Thor greatly. He stretched out a hand and thumped his own chest, looking smug for a moment. Then, remembering his current situation, his face drooped again.
"Wizard, I am very sorry for misunderstanding you just now. For the trouble I caused you—"
"I, Thor, son of Odin, God of Thunder, offer you my sincere apology."
"Insane..." Once Thor finished speaking, Jane and Darcy exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Why did it feel as though he was speaking so convincingly? Could he really be the god from the fairy tales?
But if he really was a god, why would he come here? And why, of all things, would Jane happen to hit him with her car?
Emma and Wanda silently retreated behind Fenris without saying a word.
On the other side, looking at Thor's sincere expression, Fenris thought for a moment. "It's fine. Just a small misunderstanding."
Hearing this, Thor was immediately overjoyed. "Thank you for your generous heart."
"What do you want me to help you with?" Fenris asked, deliberately hesitant.
"It's like this. Because I..."
Thor glanced at the people around them and briefly explained how the Frost Giants had invaded Asgard's vault during his coronation ceremony, then how he had trespassed into Jotunheim without permission and been banished by Odin.
After finishing, Thor looked at Fenris with eyes full of expectation. "Wizard, I know you people possess the power to cross dimensions and boundless space. Can you think of a way to send me back to Asgard?"
"I truly know I was wrong now. I think that if I return and sincerely repent before the All-Father, he will certainly forgive me."
Looking at Thor's eager, pleading gaze, Fenris immediately frowned.
The Titan Codex had stirred, and a new power had already sent out a response. Fenris wanted more than anyone to go to Asgard and investigate the source of that power.
But...
Considering that Odin was trying to discipline his own troublesome child, Fenris was still somewhat hesitant.
"Is it inconvenient?"
Seeing Fenris sink into thought, Thor's expression gradually turned dejected.
(End of Chapter)
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