Chapter 723 The Unreliable Brothers

Just as the Sanctuary II spaceship was preparing to leave Asgard through the spatial wormhole, Loki, who had been in stealth mode, finally couldn’t resist the urge to “kick a man when he’s down.”

As the God of Mischief, Loki was known for his petty nature.

Not to mention, he had suffered such a great loss at Thanos’s hands, so how could he not think of revenge?

Thus, Loki, pulling out a dagger, stealthily approached the bottom of the Sanctuary II engine while still invisible, intending to sabotage the Sanctuary II’s spaceship engine.

The Dwarves-forged dagger successfully pierced the engine, emitting a harsh grinding sound and sparks.

Watching the spaceship begin to tilt, Loki’s face quickly broke into a smug smile.

So what if he was the Overlord of the Universe? He still had to suffer setbacks when the time came.

“Report, an unknown problem has occurred with the spaceship engine. We are currently investigating the cause…”

As the engine malfunctioned, the Sanctuary II spaceship experienced a noticeable jolt. Fearing being implicated and held responsible, the spaceship controller immediately reported the issue to Thanos.

“Useless!!!”

Thanos, who was in a hurry to leave and in a very bad mood, instinctively cursed out loud.

However, realizing that the current situation was not suitable for a tantrum, Thanos quickly suppressed his anger and said, “Pull up the surveillance footage from the engine. I want to know exactly what happened.”

With a strong individual like Mike guarding below.

If the spaceship couldn’t leave Asgard smoothly, Thanos could almost imagine that his situation would only get worse.

So the most urgent task at hand was to get the spaceship safely into the wormhole, thereby getting away from the “trouble” that was Mike.

“Yes—!”

Seeing that he wasn’t being targeted, the spaceship controller felt relieved and quickly retrieved the video footage from the engine.

The video showed Loki’s triumphant face.

“God of Mischief? So it’s a little darling causing trouble…” Thanos’s face showed a look of disdain as he commanded, “You continue to pilot the spaceship closer to the wormhole. I will handle the engine problem.”

If he couldn’t deal with Mike, could he not deal with Loki?

Having suffered a loss at Mike’s hands earlier, Thanos now needed to vent.

One could say that Loki’s actions just gave Thanos a reason to vent.

“Damaging one engine doesn’t seem to be enough. I need to collect more interest…” Below the spaceship, Loki, having damaged the current engine, held the dagger and crawled towards other nearby engines.

As Thanos’s primary mode of transportation, the Sanctuary II was not only massive but also had several power systems.

Accordingly, it also had several propulsion engines.

“Oi— Who gave you the guts to tamper with my spaceship?” Thanos stood at the edge of the deck, arms crossed, looking down at Loki, who was sneaking around.

Perhaps his attention was too focused, as Loki didn’t notice his surroundings at all.

It wasn’t until Thanos’s voice reached his ears that he was startled.

“Uh, Th-Thanos…” A startled Loki quickly hid the dagger behind his back, forced a stiff smile, and said, “Don’t misunderstand, I have no ill intentions. Your spaceship is simply too magnificent; I couldn’t help but want to get closer to admire it.”

“Yes, I came to admire the spaceship…”

The more Loki spoke, the smoother his words became, and his expression changed from fright to “admiration,” almost convincing himself.

One could only say, he truly lived up to his title as the God of Mischief.

“Is that so? Petty tricks are useless against me.” Being taken for a fool, Thanos’s face darkened.

He then clenched his fist, ready to teach Loki a lesson.

After all, when this guy was lying, the tool he used for the crime wasn’t even hidden properly.

It was a complete insult to one’s intelligence.

“Thor, help me—”

Feeling danger approaching, Loki disregarded his dignity, dropped the dagger, and turned to run.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to call for his brother’s help.

Meanwhile, Thor, who had just finished helping Heimdall unbind the Asgardian citizens, looked up and saw his “dear” brother being punched away by Thanos.

During his fall, he happened to drop into a temporal anomaly.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.

“NO!!”

It was known that time and space were highly unstable in temporal anomalies, posing extreme danger.

Watching his brother fall into peril, Thor angrily leaped towards the Sanctuary II, ready to confront Thanos, the culprit behind all of this, for an explanation.

“Open the spaceship’s shields, let’s go!”

Thanos ignored the enraged Thor and turned to command the spaceship controller.

For Thanos, Thor’s anger was insignificant.

Teaching him a lesson would also be easy.

However, the commotion here had already attracted Mike’s attention.

To avoid any further complications, Thanos chose the safest option.

That was to leave Asgard first.

“Don’t even think about leaving, you coward, give me back my brother’s life…”

Thor, who had approached the spaceship using his jumping ability, saw Thanos attempting to “escape” and, without hesitation, reached out to grab him.

However, he was quickly blocked by an energy shield.

Then, with a flash of space, the Sanctuary II disappeared into the wormhole.

Thor’s angry expression had not yet faded, and he was then sucked into the spatial wormhole by the storm stirred up by the spaceship.

As the wormhole coordinates closed, the Sanctuary II, along with Thor, vanished from Asgard.

All of this happened too quickly and too bizarrely, so much so that Mike didn’t even have time to intervene and save anyone.

“This…”

Looking at the Asgardian citizens around him, still waiting for Thor, the successor to the God-King, to arrange their settlement, Mike’s face was filled with speechlessness.

Neither of these two brothers was reliable.

“Master, thank you for helping me escape this suffering—”

On the other side, Nebula took advantage of Mike’s momentary distraction to kneel before him in a posture of submission.

Now free from Thanos’s control, she understood his temperament very well.

He wouldn’t easily forget betrayal.

Therefore, Nebula, though seemingly free now, would have to face Thanos’s pursuit later.

In this situation, she urgently needed to find a new powerful protector.

And in her eyes, Mike, who had driven Thanos away, was undoubtedly that powerful protector.

“I am not your master, and I didn’t save you. You don’t need to thank me.” Mike shook his head and stepped aside.

The word “master” sounded embarrassing.

Mike stated that he was not that kind of person.

“Mr. Mike, what’s going on here?”

Sure enough, Wanda, seeing the situation, quickly walked over.

Her eyes darted back and forth between Mike and Nebula, her expression tinged with resentment.

And a hint of dissatisfaction within that resentment.

She had been fighting Black Order earlier and wasn’t aware of what had happened on the Sanctuary II.

However, her female intuition told her that the woman kneeling before Mike definitely had ill intentions.

But before Mike could explain, Nebula, desperate to survive, shamelessly flattered Wanda, saying, “You must be the Madam! Only a beautiful woman like you is worthy of Master.”

Women understand women best.

Nebula, having been in the universe for many years, immediately saw that Wanda was jealous.

And in terms of appearance, Nebula, with many of her organs replaced by mechanical prosthetics, truly couldn’t compare to Wanda’s fiery figure.

Therefore, her flattery wasn’t wrong.

“You’re from Thanos’s army, right? Why are you calling Mr. Mike ‘Master’?” Wanda, after being flattered, still maintained a cold expression, but her attitude was much better than before.

“Yes, my name is Nebula, and Thanos adopted me. But our relationship isn’t good…” Realizing she had a chance, Nebula readily recounted her experiences in Thanos’s army.

It was a bit of a sob story.

Though undignified, it was surprisingly effective.

Her tragic experiences with Thanos quickly garnered Wanda’s sympathy.

“Mr. Mike, let’s help her.” Finally, Wanda even became Nebula’s advocate, pleading with Mike on her behalf.

“I’m not against it.” Considering Wanda’s feelings, Mike finally nodded.

As long as Thanos didn’t abandon his “population reduction” plan, Mike would eventually have to confront him one day.

A few more debts don’t weigh one down; sheltering one more person from him was no big deal.

“But don’t use the title ‘Master.’ You can call me sir.” To avoid awkwardness, Mike re-designated a title for Nebula.

“Understood, Mr. Mike.”