Chapter 144: Future Avengers

As everyone knows, the early-stage Thor is basically a God of Hammers.

Without his beloved Mjolnir, the "Strongest Avenger" Thor was suddenly in a state of chaos, disregarding the strong enemy in front of him, and immediately shifted his gaze to search for the figure of Mjolnir.

Cull Obsidian naturally would not let go of this excellent opportunity.

He curled his lips, grinning as he swung his heavy hammer, slamming it fiercely toward Thor's head.

Just at this moment, a figure instantly appeared before him, wrapped in lightning, holding that Mjolnir, and slammed it from bottom to top fiercely toward Cull Obsidian's chin.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, intense pain came from his chin.

Cull Obsidian only felt his vision go black, and his massive body instantly flew backward, tracing a perfect parabola, flying out of Stark Tower, and falling toward the urban area below.

Hearing that slightly metallic sound, Lin Yu couldn't help but have his eyes light up.

"This sound, this weight, this feel..."

"It really is a good hammer!"

He stood in front of Thor, looking at the hammer in his hand with full-faced admiration.

Loki and Thor stared blankly at Lin Yu, as if they hadn't yet reacted from the scene before them.

After coming to his senses, Thor twitched his lips, using a smile to cover his shock:

"That... Your Excellency, this is my hammer."

Lin Yu looked at him strangely and nodded, saying, "I know."

Thor: "..."

You know and you still won't return it to me?

Is there no politeness at all!

Thor's face darkened, and just as he was about to change his attitude and speak firmly, he suddenly heard a familiar and steady voice.

"Be cautious!"

"Thor, you must be cautious!"

Thor was slightly startled and couldn't help but say, "Heimdall?"

In Asgard, at the Bifrost control console, Heimdall, holding his sword, was shocked upon hearing this and hurriedly said, "Don't talk to me, just listen to what I say!"

"...?"

Thor looked blank, as if he didn't understand what Heimdall meant.

Heimdall said in a deep voice, "The person in front of you is definitely not a mortal. You must be cautious when dealing with Him; do not lose the proper etiquette of the First Prince of Asgard!"

Thor was stunned upon hearing this, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

"As for the reason, you should be able to figure it out."

Heimdall said in a deep voice, "Mjolnir has the spell of King Odin cast upon it. Anyone who can lift it either has been acknowledged by Mjolnir, or possesses power that transcends the King's spell!"

"Which one do you think the person in front of you... is?"

Nonsense, although it was their first meeting, Thor could be certain that this mysterious powerhouse who stole his hammer definitely did not have the qualifications to lift Mjolnir!

Therefore, it could only be the second type...

Thor's heart sank, and his gaze toward Lin Yu became grim.

Heimdall continued, "King Odin once said that Asgard and the Aesir are worshipped as gods because they are powerful and kind, but in reality, we are just beings with powerful strength. In this vast universe, only those born as great cosmic gods can be considered true deities!"

"So, do you think I am a cosmic god?"

A slightly playful voice suddenly came, inserting itself into the conversation between the two that was separated by worlds.

Thor was stunned, subconsciously looking up, only to see Lin Yu saying with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "I've felt someone spying here since just now; so it was the Gatekeeper God of Asgard!"

"..."

Heimdall felt a chill in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Your Excellency jokes. In front of you, I am not enough to be called a god. Instead, it is you, a born cosmic god, appearing on Earth—I wonder if the Sorcerer Supreme knows?"

"Oh?"

Lin Yu raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "You can't see through Kamar-Taj?"

Heimdall frowned slightly and replied, "Of course. Kamar-Taj has magical protection cast by generations of Sorcerers Supreme; even I cannot spy on the situation inside."

"No wonder!"

Lin Yu nodded and laughed, "If you could see through it, you wouldn't be asking such questions!"

Heimdall said thoughtfully, "You have a good relationship with the Sorcerer Supreme?"

Lin Yu said solemnly, "We can be called close friends!"

That means a cosmic god who leans toward order!

Heimdall breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Since you are a friend of the Sorcerer Supreme, you are also a friend of Asgard!"

Seeing Heimdall take the initiative to show goodwill, Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh.

"That's what you said!"

Lin Yu laughed, "I remember Asgardians are famous for their hospitality; they shouldn't refuse a friend's visit, right?"

"..."

The smile on Heimdall's face stiffened, and then he said solemnly, "That is natural. With your status, if you come to the Immortal Palace, King Odin will definitely entertain you personally!"

"Don't worry, when I have time, I will definitely visit the Immortal Palace, but for now~"

Lin Yu smiled slightly, "Sorry, Earth is closed for business!"

Before the words had faded, Heimdall's vision went black, instantly losing sight of Earth.

What kind of method is this?!

His heart sank, and after a little thought, he immediately drew his sword, walked off the console, and prepared to report the news of this strange cosmic god to King Odin.

At the same time, in New York, Earth, Thor discovered that he had lost contact with Heimdall and couldn't help but be shocked.

"You... what did you do?"

"Nothing, just blocked Heimdall's perception."

Lin Yu explained casually, then threw Mjolnir in his hand to Thor, saying with a smile, "Since Asgard has acknowledged me as a friend, I cannot go too far."

"Hammer returned to you; you two brothers should communicate your feelings well. I won't bother with it..."

Before the words had faded, Lin Yu's figure instantly vanished, and only Loki and Thor remained in the entire Stark Tower.

In the silent and quiet atmosphere, Thor looked at Mjolnir in his hand, then looked at Loki, whose expression was stiff not far away, and couldn't help but curl his lips and walk toward his good younger brother...

A moment later, dark clouds gathered above Stark Tower, with thunder and lightning.

Amidst the continuous thunder, there were faintly mixed in some screams and groans.

It seems this God of Hammers was indeed holding back a fire and had started to get serious with his little brother...

Lin Yu hovered high in the sky, glancing casually at Stark Tower, then cast his gaze toward the urban area below, saying with interest:

"Interesting... could this really be the movie universe?"

Following his gaze, he saw several familiar figures moving secretly in the dilapidated alley below, including not only Captain America in his star-spangled uniform, but also the slightly smaller Hulk, and Iron Man in his gold-red painted armor.

From their appearance, they were indeed the genuine Avengers.

But strangely, in the neighboring block not far away, there was another, more violent Hulk.

And the armor on Iron Man was not the Mark 6 or Mark 7 from the Battle of New York, but the Mark 50 Nanotech armor!

Various signs indicated that they were definitely not the Avengers of this time, but the Future Avengers who had chosen to return to the past to collect the Infinity Stones after the Snap event!

Lin Yu had discovered their figures when his consciousness covered the entire city.

That was why he returned Mjolnir to Thor instead of keeping it for his own research.

After all, Mjolnir would always exist, but these Future Avengers would eventually return to the future, and Lin Yu didn't want to miss that!

After a little thought, he hid his figure and landed beside these few Future Avengers.

At this time, Captain America had already arranged the plan; Bruce Banner, who had reached a reconciliation with Hulk, tore his clothes, endured the shame to lift a scrapped vehicle, and while imitating his past self to smash things around, headed toward the direction of the New York Sanctum.

"Whoosh—"

Just at this moment, a Chitauri light anti-gravity vehicle swept over their heads.

Captain America was quick-eyed and fast-handed, throwing the vibranium shield in his hand to kill the Chitauri soldier on the vehicle, then rushed to the place where the vehicle crashed, helped it up from the ground, and whispered:

"Remember, split up, get the stones, meet up immediately, don't do anything extra!"

"Understood!"

The shrunken "Ant-Man" Scott Lang stood on Tony's shoulder and gave Captain America an OK gesture.

Tony Stark, whose face looked significantly more weathered, frowned, suddenly grabbed Captain America's arm, and whispered:

"Wait!"

"Are you sure you want to go and get the Mind Stone alone?"

"Although Lin hasn't become a Sword God yet, he is not someone you can deal with. Trying to take the Mind Stone from his hands is definitely not an easy thing!"

Oh?

There's Lin Lie's business too?

Lin Yu's heart stirred, and he continued to listen with relish.

He saw Captain America whisper: "Lin Lie is indeed not easy to deal with, so only I can take the shot..."

"Not necessarily!"

Tony emphasized: "Don't forget, in the future, Lin has the best relationship with me. His first lightsaber was built by me. I understand his abilities and personality; I definitely have more certainty than you!"

Captain America shook his head: "You also said that was the future. At this point in time, we don't have any friendship with him yet. If there is anyone among the Avengers who can make him let down his guard, it can only be me!"

Tony frowned: "Are you that sure?"

Captain America hesitated for a moment and whispered: "He told me before that he often watched my comics when he was a child; he could be considered my fan..."

"Pfft—"

A sudden burst of laughter sounded in the alley, startling the three Avengers who were discussing.

Captain America immediately raised his shield, looking vigilantly toward the source of the sound.

Tony's cheeks were also instantly covered by his faceplate, his arms raised, and the nanotech armor changed rapidly like flowing water, condensing into two energy arm cannons with a strong sci-fi style, the muzzles blooming with blue light that was stored but not released.

"Who is it?!"

"Come out!"

Accompanied by Tony and Captain America's sharp shouts, Lin Yu's figure appeared out of thin air, looking at everyone with a full face of smiles:

"Sorry, sorry, hearing someone's dark history, I couldn't hold it in for a moment, scared you all~"

Tony was startled by these words, then immediately exchanged a glance with Captain America beside him, and said in a low, eerie tone: "If I'm not mistaken, you must be a sorcerer from Kamar-Taj, right?"

"Although I don't know what relationship you have with Strange, but—attack!"

Before the words had faded, the shrunken Ant-Man, who had quietly touched his feet, jumped up, seemingly wanting to knock Lin Yu down.

But before he could get close, rays of blue-white lightning appeared out of thin air, shocking him until his whole body trembled, and he fell to the ground with black smoke rising.

The sonic cannon that Tony had quietly switched to also failed to stun Lin Yu, instead hitting an invisible barrier, refracting and bouncing Captain America, who had rushed over from the side, away.

Lin Yu stood in place unscathed, glanced at Captain America who was climbing up from the ground, and smiled: "It seems you don't know me..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 145 =====