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"What do you mean?" Thor asked, puzzled.

“Come on, let’s do it, just like before,” Olaf said very seriously.

“But I don’t have my hammer anymore…” Thor said, looking at his empty hands.

"Can't fight without weapons?" Olaf reached behind his back, pulled out his axe, and tossed it aside. "Now I'm out of weapons too."

"But…"

"There's no 'but'!"

Before Thor could say anything, Olaf swung his fist and punched Thor in the face.

A little dazed from being hit, Thor swayed a couple of times, his blurry eyes seeing another big fist coming at him.

After being punched several times in a row, Thor finally began to fight back. Although he used to fight with weapons, he was just as good at hand-to-hand combat.

Ten minutes later, Thor, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, sat on the ground, occasionally grabbing a handful of snow and rubbing it on his face to reduce the swelling.

"How are you?" Olaf sat down next to Thor, without a single scratch on his body; to be precise, he hadn't even moved his body properly.

“…I suspect you did it on purpose.” Thor’s voice trembled slightly. “You’re deliberately taking this opportunity to beat me up.”

"How could that be?" Olaf wiped the blood off his hands in the snow. "And I was asking you how it felt to fight without weapons?"

"So-so, very so-so," Thor said, lying on the ground and looking at the sky.

“But that at least proves one thing: you can fight without Thor’s hammer, can’t you?” Olaf continued.

"We didn't win again," Thor replied after a long pause.

"You can't beat me even if you have a hammer." Olaf's words were harsh, but they were the absolute truth.

"Do you think I have a hammer that can beat him?" Thor asked after a few seconds of silence.

"Impossible, he could easily beat you even with his bare hands." Olaf said bluntly, the gap between a Legendary, a Sub-Legendary, and a High-Level Professional is not small.

"So... what's the point?" Thor said dejectedly.

"Can't you pull yourself together? He... well... he's at least older than you, he's lived several years longer than you, it's normal for him to be stronger than you," Olaf said after a moment's thought.

……

Thor slowly turned to look at Olaf. "Didn't you encounter any skilled opponents younger than you in the Clock Tower?"

……

Olaf punched Thor in the stomach, sending him sprawling on the ground, then stood up with a serious expression. "What I mean is, you need to pull yourself together, work hard, and take back your place!"

After rolling around a few times, Thor stopped and gave Olaf the middle finger. This was forced motivational speech; how could it possibly work?

Even if it works, it's definitely because Thor wants to surpass Olaf and then beat up this opportunistic guy.

Looking at Thor, who hadn't changed at all, Olaf scratched his head helplessly. He really didn't know what to say. He'd tried hitting him and giving him pep talks, but nothing worked.

Is Jax's method the only option left? But will it even work?

"Thor."

"What's wrong? Can we go for a drink now?"

"That guy beat Loki up."

"what?!"

With a snap, a bolt of lightning cleared the snow around Thor's body.

"Yeah, he got beaten up at the Grand Theatre," Olaf said, tossing a few photos into the air.

With a clatter, Thor clenched his fist, and lightning bolts danced across his arm like snakes.

"However, Loki performed a bit better than you." Olaf looked at Thor, somewhat surprised. Did those words really have an effect?

"What did he do?" Thor asked, taking a deep breath.

"I've issued a challenge to your future self, a challenge about illusions." Olaf wasn't quite used to lying, but well, it could be considered a challenge, albeit reluctantly.

"Good!" Thor was instantly energized. "As expected of my brother! As his older brother, I absolutely cannot lose!"

……

Olaf was speechless. If he had known Loki would be so effective on Thor, why would he have bothered with all that effort at the beginning?

"Olaf, I'd really appreciate your help from now on!" Thor said sincerely to Olaf.

“No problem!” Olaf grinned, clenching his fists. “The next part is going to be very interesting!”

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Chapter 303 I am you, you are me, who is who?

Inside the clock tower, Karma held Loki's photo, glanced at it a few times, and then placed it listlessly on the table.

"Will this really work? Isn't this a bit too much of an overreaction?" Karma said, closing her eyes and rubbing her temples.

"Didn't you foresee the ominous sign yourself?" Ryze retorted. "Besides, if I were in their shoes, I wouldn't give up such a potentially good opportunity either."

"Sigh..." Karma sighed, realizing she had really made trouble for herself.

Then, Karma clasped her hands together, and her spiritual power spread out from her body, causing the surrounding space to wrinkle slightly under the influence of the dense spiritual power.

"How are things now?" Karma's voice was exactly the same as Loki's, and his appearance was identical as well.

This is the difference between a high-ranking and a low-ranking professional. Loki would need a period of learning to impersonate Karma, and the final result might not be good, while Karma could simulate her almost perfectly in just one second.

“No, no.” Ryze shook his head. “You’re not like that yet. You need to think about it. How could someone of Loki’s level always have a vortex of spiritual energy around their body? And the quality of their spiritual energy is even worse. Notice the difference between you and him.”

"..." Karma was a little helpless, but she also knew that Ryze was right. In the eyes of experts, Loki in this state did indeed have too many flaws.

The other party may not be able to see through Karma's illusion, but from other aspects, one thing can be confirmed with absolute certainty: this person could be anyone, but it is definitely not Loki.

Picking up Loki's photos and information again and pondering them, Zhou Shen's legendary aura slowly faded, and he became somewhat ordinary.

“Still not enough.” Ryze frowned. “In the end, I still can’t see through you at a glance. This is easy to cause problems when you’re pretending. Is it possible for me to be able to see through you at a glance, but to see only an illusion?”

"..." Karma was even less willing to speak. After thinking for a long time, she finally spoke, "The other party is also a legend, and it is impossible to determine who the spy will be, whether it is that superstar or Thanos. It is impossible to know which level of disguise is appropriate."

"Most importantly, with so little time left, it's difficult for me to optimize the spell to that extent."

Ryze listened to Karma's words and paced around the room. If even Karma, the master of mental disguise from the Clock Tower, couldn't do it, then it was highly unlikely that anyone else could either.

“Well, since we can’t achieve perfection, let’s add a few more obvious features and see if we can fool them.” Ryze tapped the table. “Remember that feeling before becoming a Legendary?”

Karma nodded; she couldn't possibly forget that moment. "You mean..."

“That’s right. Just act like Loki is about to break through to the Legendary level. That strange state of chaos gradually returning to order is extremely deceptive. Add to that the intermittent Legendary Realm, and it might work.”

Ryze made the decision, and the biggest problem with this new disguise was the time. It was quite unreliable that Loki could enter that state in such a short time.

Karma was aware of the problem, but this was the only option for now.

She still couldn't perfectly impersonate Thor like Thor, since Thor and Thor are essentially the same person on some level.

Two weeks later, the solar system defense network was fully activated, and the Avengers were about to leave the universe with the four Infinity Stones they had rented and the two from Asgard.

"Here, your weapon." Thor handed over Mjolnir, and the Thor before him, trained by Olaf, did indeed resemble the Thor he had envisioned.

Thor took Mjolnir without hesitation, but after holding it, he felt a little unreal.

During this period of special training, besides physical strength, what Thor learned most was how to use his brain.

After starting to think independently, and with his own understanding of himself, Thor increasingly felt that something was not quite right.

*Papa*, Thor patted Thor on the shoulder. "You'll get all the answers over there, provided you can pull it off convincingly this time."

Thor believed that Asgard's transformation would definitely touch Thor's heart, and the probability that Thor had recovered from that shock and blow was not low.

After all, it was just another universe. Only by witnessing its ruin could one ignite an even stronger desire to protect it.

Thor ultimately said nothing, simply turning and leaving to reunite with Stark and the others.

On the other side, Karma was pacing back and forth in front of Loki.

Loki kept his eyes on Karma, trying to find something wrong with the person Karma had transformed into.

However, in the end, Loki had to admit that Karma's disguise was too good; at least he couldn't see any flaws at all.

If Loki hadn't been so clear about his identity and his upcoming mission, he would have almost thought he wasn't himself anymore, and that he was the imposter.

On the contrary, in Karma's eyes, Loki's Karma form was full of problems, but given the short timeframe and high difficulty, she couldn't raise the bar any further, so she had to make do.

"Before leaving this universe, do not speak, and do not stray too far from me," Karma instructed.

Loki nodded to indicate that he understood.

The time has come, and the Avengers have successfully assembled on the designated time-travel platform.

Karma (Loki) also flew out with Loki (Karma), and the legendary realm continued to envelop the two of them.

“To ensure the success of your operation, Master Karma and Master Olaf will be accompanying you,” Ryze explained.

Besides the fake Karma, they also brought along a real legendary Olaf because they were afraid Thanos might take a gamble and send his forces to another universe, which would backfire.

After all, the Avengers' strength would be greatly reduced if Thor stayed behind.

The Avengers looked to the side, Karma (Loki) nodded in their direction, and Olaf laughed.

Loki (Karma), who was forcibly brought over, looked very unhappy, which confused Thor. He initially thought that Karma was his brother in disguise, but now he couldn't be sure.

Loki himself was in the same state, and Thor and Thor's teamwork was practically perfect.

Between the deception and the truth, Loki was at a loss as to how to distinguish between them. For a god of deception who mostly deceives others, this was a rare experience.

The time lock is unlocked, and the collective time travel begins!

Chapter 304 The Dark World—Wat Alheim

The play only begins the moment everyone leaves. The most crucial point now is that Karma must portray the state of the field suddenly dissipating.

Fortunately, Loki in this script is close to legendary in terms of character design, so Karma can buy herself some time by altering the external manifestations of the realm.