"You human… how could you possibly lift Mjolnir?!"
The moment brilliant lightning exploded around Luke, Loki immediately dropped his invisibility. His face twisted with shock and envy, nearly losing control.
"Who are you?!"
Coulson and the others were already stunned by Luke's sudden transformation, and Loki's abrupt appearance caught them completely off guard.
Hawkeye instinctively drew his bow, an arrow ready, while the other S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents flicked off their safeties—every muzzle locked onto the intruder.
Loki paid them no attention at all. His cold gaze was fixed solely on Luke as he declared haughtily:
"Before you stands the King of Asgard, Lord of the Heavens, ruler of the Nine Realms—the king of all gods, Loki Odinson!"
"Now, face your God-King, you backward, barbaric Midgardians—kneel!"
The Agents didn't move. Their expressions didn't even twitch. If Coulson gave the order, they would open fire instantly.
"Insignificant Midgardians!"
Loki gave a disdainful snort. Under normal circumstances, he would have immediately shown them what fear truly was.
But right now, he had something far more important to deal with.
"You counterfeit Thor—tell your King honestly. How did you lift Mjolnir?!"
"Isn't it just raising your hand? What, you can't lift Mjolnir? No way, no way—haha~ aren't you the great God-King?"
Bathed in the blessing of the Power of Thor, Luke didn't even bother looking at Loki's steadily darkening expression. His tone was light, offhanded, and filled with open mockery.
After saying that, he ignored Loki entirely and focused on the dramatic changes happening within his own body.
Under the surge of the Power of Thor, Luke's stats skyrocketed once again. Excluding any bonuses from inventory items, his Strength, Agility, Endurance, and Energy all underwent massive leaps:
Name: Luke Rowling
Attributes:
Strength 500 (150+350),
Intelligence 150,
Agility 300 (150+150),
Endurance 450 (150+300),
Soul Strength 150,
Energy 400 (200+200)
Inventory Slot: mjolnir
Skills: Power of Thor (Artifact Skill), Earth Core, Heavenly Star, Overwhelming Thunder Power, 200 Million Volts · Amaru, Kirin...
Power Assessment: Central-tier among the Avengers—you now belong on the main roster!
This was the true value of Mjolnir—or more precisely, the true value of the Power of Thor sealed within it.
Luke hadn't earned Mjolnir's "worthiness" approval, but by storing it in his inventory, he could still enjoy the hammer's stat boosts and freely wield the Power of Thor.
It was essentially using the hammer's backdoor permissions.
At this moment, he felt a level of strength he had never experienced before.
If he faced Morgana again (in her non-full form), he was certain he could completely overwhelm her withought prepping.
Speaking of which… based on how the Reality Editor works, aside from unique items, most artifacts can be equipped repeatedly, and their attributes should stack.
"What if I equipped ten Mjolnirs?"
A dangerous idea flashed through Luke's mind.
—And it felt like a great idea.
He pressed Ctrl+C, then Ctrl+V.
To his surprise, anything entered into the Item Library could be duplicated infinitely—as long as no special restriction existed.
In other words, Luke could create eight billion Mjolnirs if he wanted. He could hand one out to every person on Earth without breaking a sweat.
Without hesitation, he took out nine more Mjolnirs and placed all of them into his inventory slots.
In that instant, an even more overwhelming force surged through his body.
A majestic Asgardian-style silver-white armor materialized on him automatically.
His attributes shifted again:
Strength 900 (150+750),
Intelligence 150,
Agility 350 (150+200),
Endurance 800 (150+650),
Soul Strength 150,
Energy 2200 (200+2000)
Huh? Other than Energy, the attributes aren't just simple additions?
Luke was genuinely taken aback.
After checking the detailed status window, he quickly understood: the blessing of ten portions of the Power of Thor wasn't a simple matter of stacking 1+9.
Aside from Energy, the other attributes showed clear signs of diminishing returns—the core reason being that the attribute boosts came from the Power of Thor itself, not from the hammer as a physical weapon.
Before quantity transformed into a new qualitative state, every additional portion of divine power suffered a marginal decay as Luke's physique grew stronger.
Even so, Luke was more than satisfied.
Right now—even if Odin himself descended—he felt confident he could take him head-on.
As the Power of Thor surged more fiercely within him, the ordinary S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents like Coulson still didn't notice anything unusual.
But Loki did.
As a magic–sensitive being, he clearly sensed Luke's transformation.
The increasingly overwhelming pressure of lightning made Loki feel nearly suffocated. The threat radiating from Luke now… it felt even greater than the threat Thor posed at his peak.
Impossible!
They both lifted the hammer—so why was Luke so absurdly strong?
Had Thor been hiding his true strength all along?
No.
Absolutely not.
"Midgardian, return mjolnir to—"
Before Loki could even finish, Luke's lightning-filled eyes swept across him.
A crack of thunder.
In the next instant, Luke crossed more than ten meters in a blur and slapped Loki straight through the air like a ragdoll.
"Sorry, I didn't quite hear you. What did you just say?"
Luke looked at him with a half-smile.
"You wretch! Who do you think you are?! How dare you act so arrogantly before your king!"
Loki was livid with humiliation. While barking out tough words, he quickly condensed a dagger in his hand.
He had barely assumed a combat stance—half mage, half warrior—when Luke, who firmly believed in acting first, casually swung his arm.
An arm-thick bolt of lightning blasted Loki straight through the wall of the S.H.I.E.L.D. temporary base.
"I'm sorry… I may have spoken a little loudly just now. I hope you won't take offense…"
Loki had just gotten up when Luke suddenly shimmered into view in front of him. Loki instantly lowered his head and apologized submissively.
[Anomaly Object Loki defeated. Target has sincerely conceded. Recording successful. Gained 1000 anomaly points.]
[Reality Editor upgraded to Version 2.9. Current anomaly points: 600 / 2000]
Sure enough, defeating anomaly targets also allows them to be recorded. Looks like I should start finding more chances to fight people.
Luke thought seriously: fight beautiful women in bed, fight everyone else to prove strength.
Either way—no matter who's right or wrong—beating them up first was definitely the correct approach.
"Now, I'm giving you another chance to reorganize your words—what exactly do you want to say to me?"
Luke patted Loki's shoulder and spoke with sincere "guidance."
Loki's mouth twitched. His tone finally softened:
"Well… mjolnir is, after all, the supreme treasure of Asgard, once wielded by my father—the true King of all Gods—Odin…"
"Hmm?" Luke slightly furrowed his brow.
Seeing that, Loki immediately added, "But that was in the past. Odin is now asleep, and I am the current King of Asgard."
"Since you have lifted mjolnir, then mjolnir acknowledges you as its new Master! Let this weapon… serve as proof of the friendship between Asgard and Midgard!"
In truth, Loki was already regretting coming to Earth personally.
If he had known Earth had a monster like Luke, he would've used astral projection and controlled the Destroyer armor instead.
"Very well, then I shall gratefully accept."
Luke nodded with satisfaction.
With Loki's own words, even Odin would have no way to refute it later.
After all, with Odin asleep and Thor exiled, Loki was indeed the acting King in the legal sense.
Of course—even if Odin refused to acknowledge it, it didn't matter.
The hammer in his hand was still very useful!
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