"Hurry, hurry, pass it this way!"
Bang—!"
"Wow~ Matilda, you hit it so high..."
Three ten-year-old kids stared in shock as the hockey puck was slapped into the sky by the young girl, disappearing from sight.
Swoosh—!
"Whoa whoa whoa, it's falling back down! Get out of the way!"
Smack!
Ye Li caught the falling hockey puck with one hand. "Are you trying to murder your brother, Matilda?"
"Brother."
Matilda quickly ran over.
After coming to a stop.
She clasped her hands behind her back, drawing circles on the ground with her foot while looking up at him shyly.
"Umm... no... It's not like you said, Brother....."
Her demure and bashful look made Ye Li want to laugh—she looked exactly like a pitiful and adorable little maid~
"Alright."
Ye Li lifted her delicate, slender body into his arms again, holding her close. "Had enough fun? It's going to rain here, time to go home."
While taking Jane to the hospital for a check-up, Matilda stayed here to play with the three little kids.
Now he had rushed back to pick up his sister.
"Okay..."
Matilda swung her little legs slightly.~
Being affectionately held by her brother in front of her new friends made her feel a little shy…
"You guys should hurry home too."
Ye Li tossed the ball back to the Mexican girl who was leading the group. "That wormhole is still pretty dangerous for you. Better not get near it again."
The Mexican girl giggled mischievously, "Big bro~ Can I get a goodbye kiss before you go~?"
"No!"
Before Ye Li could respond, Matilda's "brother complex" flared up, and she hugged him tightly to prevent him from kissing anyone.
"Let's go~"
Ye Li chuckled, playfully squeezing Matilda's bouncy calves before getting ready to leave in the car...
Weng~~~!
Super Spider-Sense!
A sudden image flashed through his mind—golden pupils staring at him...
Ye Li remained calm and unhurried.
He took out an elegantly designed monocle on a chain, placed it before his eyes, and gazed into the void.
This monocle was the Quantum Viewer, retrieved from an Inheritor family.
When used in conjunction with his Super Spider-Sense, it could transcend time and space, tracking down those who were spying on him.
Quite a useful gadget.
His vision pierced through the spatial barriers, quickly reaching Asgard, stopping before a golden-armored figure resting a hand on the hilt of a sword...
"I see you... Heimdall..."
…..
Asgard.
Rainbow Bridge Guard Post.
"Uh!"
Heimdall shuddered violently in shock, a few drops of cold sweat forming on his forehead...
There was no helping it.
He spent all day staring into the distance, but now, suddenly being stared back at—how could that not be terrifying?
It was just like...
Watching a horror movie...
And the ghost in the film suddenly turns its head...
Looking straight at the screen...
And calls out your name...
Even the toughest guy would be scared to death.
So Heimdall, for his part, handled it pretty well.
"What's wrong?"
Thor, standing beside him, asked with concern. "Was it someone powerful at the convergence point?"
Heimdall shook his head, trying to rid himself of the unsettling feeling, and slowly said, "He can see me... I don't know how he did it..."
"What!?"
Thor was stunned. Anyone who could look back at Heimdall was definitely not ordinary!
"I need to go check it out!"
Heimdall warned the Asgardian prince, "His strength is unknown, and I can no longer see him. You'd better bring Sif and the others with you."
…..
"Brother, what are you looking at?"
Matilda noticed Ye Li staring ahead and curiously followed his gaze—but saw nothing there...
"Looking at Asgard."
Ye Li removed his glasses, using the power of three gemstones to block Heimdall's sight, but he still kept his gaze fixed ahead.
"Remember the 'weird uncle' you always talk about, Matilda? You're about to meet him..."
Oh—and don't call him 'weird uncle' anymore. It'll make me sound like I'm from a younger generation..."
Matilda: "Is it Thor?"
"Mm..."
Ye Li noticed the hint of joy in her expression and asked cautiously, "What? Missing him already?"
He couldn't help but feel wary... After all the effort he put into raising his sweet little sister, he couldn't let someone else steal her away...
But Matilda happily said: "Then... is Mjolnir coming too...?"
Smack~
Ye Li flicked her forehead speechlessly.
"Why are you always thinking about other people's hammers?"
And to think—
That his precious, beautiful little sister was about to run off with someone else...
At that thought, Ye Li pulled her closer in his arms, pressing her head toward him as payback...
Matilda: "Mmm...!"
"Wow~"
The three little kids who hadn't left yet widened their eyes in amazement...
Boom!
Thunder roared and lightning struck!
At that moment...
The clouds above twisted into a vortex.
Following it came...
A torrential downpour...
And a massive, multicolored beam of light that shot straight down from the sky——
—Biua!
When Thor, along with Sif and the three Asgardian warriors, descended through the teleportation formation, they saw—not far from them—
A man whose face was partially obscured, seemingly harassing an underage girl...
"The one who triggered the threshold is indeed no good!"
Thor's eyes widened, and he spun his hammer as he charged toward Ye Li—
"Demon! Let go of that girl!"
"Thor, wait!"
Hogun, the calmest among the three warriors, quickly shouted, "Let's assess the situation first!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
'Hmm? What's that sound?'
Hearing the sound of something cutting through the wind, Ye Li let go of Matilda and then extended his hand—
Swoosh!
The Mjolnir that Thor had been swinging suddenly slipped from his grip!
Under his incredulous gaze—
Pa!
It landed firmly in Ye Li's hand...