[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-hunter":3,"chapter-marvel-hunter-marvel-hunter-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1590014,2056,"Chapter 125: Him","marvel-hunter-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the massive Leviathan passed, even a slight graze would be enough to bring a building crashing down. It was clear this thing wasn't just large and hollow—it was a true weapon of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop the Stark Tower, Thor still held hope for his younger brother. Grabbing Loki's scepter, he pointed it downward and roared, \"Look around you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had once been a prosperous New York City had now become a war zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rose in all directions, and the air was filled with the sounds of constant, echoing screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki, dazed after taking a few hits, panted heavily as he looked around, disbelief written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think these things will stop with your rule?\" Thor glared at Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon witnessing the full scale of the devastation, Loki looked regretful. \"It's too late to stop it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Let's stop it together!\" Thor insisted, sensing a flicker of change in Loki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loki's expression shifted. Taking advantage of Thor's lapse in focus, he swiftly drew a small, sharp blade from his pocket and plunged it into Thor's abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forged in Asgard, this blade had the power to pierce even the God of Thunder's defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sentimental fool,\" Loki sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Thor collapsed, clutching his wound, Loki remained breathless but managed a disdainful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had allied with the Chitauri for this very outcome. In war, deaths were inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially those who defied him. Loki would show no mercy—he would slaughter them without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, Thor's transformation—his aversion to war—was pathetic. Sentiment had no place in greatness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Loki had forgotten something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His elder brother was a warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior forged in endless battles, dancing on the edge of death more times than he could count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once stood on the brink of Asgard's throne!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little pain like this couldn't take him down. He had only been stunned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now regaining his senses, Thor roared, smashing his fist into Loki's head, following through with a powerful strike that slammed Loki's skull into the nearby glass railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glass shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor grabbed Loki by the legs, lifted him, and slammed him into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brutal combo left Loki disoriented. The shattered railing beside him forced him to let go of the scepter. He rolled away, landing atop a Chitauri hover bike that swooped in below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chitauri rider, reacting quickly, sped away with Loki in tow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor, panting and wincing, yanked the small blood-stained blade from his side and tossed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain of seeing his younger brother—his own brotherwhom he had cared for—turn against him and attempt to kill him was almost worse than the wound itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of a tall building—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha, Barton, and Steve crouched behind a battered taxi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are still a lot of people trapped inside,\" Barton said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the others could respond, a loud roar sounded. Several Chitauri on hover bikes blazed overhead, firing blue laser blasts that streaked across the street, detonating cars in their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their trained eyes, the trio quickly spotted Loki standing atop one of the alien crafts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They need our help,\" Steve said, looking toward the fleeing civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, more Chitauri descended from the sky, landing on nearby cars and drawing weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've got this. You go,\" Natasha said, pulling out her pistols and firing two shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two sure you can handle them?\" Steve asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain, we can handle them,\" Barton replied with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, pressed a button on his high-tech bow, rotated the quiver on his back, and quickly selected a specialized arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loosed it at a Chitauri warrior. Mid-flight, the arrow deployed multiple small openings, firing a burst of miniature rounds like a precision micro-gun. The surrounding Chitauri were eliminated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steve gave a confident nod and vaulted over the taxi, sprinting toward the besieged building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha, after downing another Chitauri, panted slightly. \"Shit… If only that guy were here. Fury—damn him—always thinking about money at times like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her complaint echoed in Tony's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony paused, blinking. \"Right. J.A.R.V.I.S., get me Fury.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At S.H.I.E.L.D.'s command center, Nick had been monitoring the battle from a satellite feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The communication system had just come back online. Tony's message came through immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony, what's the situation?\" Fury asked, his face grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not good. Banner's missing,\" Tony said. \"Fury, come on—why haven't you contacted him? You invited him once already, why not again now? You know we need him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury was caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly who Tony was referring to—a certain Bounty Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time they brought him in—for capturing Loki—the fee was three billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with a full-scale alien invasion underway, the price would be no less than ten billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the kind of money only international corporations could muster. Even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s backers would need a considerable amount of time to consider gathering that kind of sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn't impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the stakes—global annihilation—even tens of billions would be seen as a bargain. The capitalists funding S.H.I.E.L.D. weren't fools. They might be greedy, but they weren't suicidal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to preserving their lives and assets, they were sharper than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, S.H.I.E.L.D. was a global organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of its international scope, everything took more time—especially funding approvals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole series of bureaucratic steps meant transferring funds could take ten days, maybe even half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*************************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can get access to early chapters on patr*on\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like my work and you want to support me then you can become my patron on patre*n.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My patr*on account is Lord_Immortal_0170\u003C\u002Fp>",951,"2026-06-06T09:11:28.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","a21bba4a0390ca65306122432c6a38bc5ebd479826d9c2f049b8fa3d62ddf3c4","marvel-hunter-chapter-126","marvel-hunter-chapter-124",411,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-hunter-cover.jpg"]