[Fandral, Volstagg, and Skurge, who had been cleaning the floor, observed the strange woman before them and raised their weapons defensively.
Volstagg shouted with authority: "Who are you?! What have you done to Thor?!"
Before he could complete his demand, Hela raised her hand and fired a sword of midnight. Volstagg possessed no time to react to the lightning-fast projectile.
Witnessing this assault, Fandral raised his blade and slashed toward Hela, but she impaled him through the chest with two additional Night Sky Swords, bringing him down immediately.]
[Skurge observed this massacre with bewildered terror.]
[Hela walked forward calmly and declared: "I am Hela!"]
[As she spoke, two more Night Sky Swords erupted forth, finishing off Volstagg and Fandral permanently.]
[Skurge slowly knelt on the ground upon witnessing this brutality: "I'm merely a janitor!"]
[Hela was quite pleased with Skurge's immediate submission.]
["You appear reasonably intelligent! You understand how to evaluate circumstances! Would you like to serve me?"]
[After making this offer, Hela walked directly toward the control room exit, showing no concern whether Skurge accepted or not.]
[Skurge looked at the woman's retreating figure, rose to his feet, and followed behind her.]
[Hela stood at the exit, gazing at the Asgardian architecture she hadn't witnessed in millennia. A subtle smile appeared on her lips, and her fingers continuously clenched, betraying her inner excitement and anticipation.]
[She couldn't suppress a slight upward curve of her mouth, revealing a malevolent smile, and advanced toward the Asgard Palace.]
[Behind her lay the corpses of Volstagg and Fandral, slain by her hand.]
[The scene slowly transitioned forward, arriving in deep space, passing through patches of stellar nebulae...]
"Damn her! How dare she..."
When Thor witnessed Volstagg and Fandral being murdered by Hela, fury consumed him. Lightning flashed in his eyes, his fists clenched tightly, and his cloak billowed without any wind.
Without waiting for consolation from his companions, Thor took a deep breath and suppressed his burning rage. He resolved to return to Asgard immediately to confront Odin for answers, then teach Hela a decisive lesson!
Soon the Blood Eagle approached Earth, and Yondu's crew piloted the spacecraft to the location Tony had designated for Star-Lord's team - the Avengers compound in northern California.
Setting foot on Earth, Tony experienced an inexplicable sense of relief.
After departing Earth, he had maintained a persistent, undefined fear of dying in the cosmic void at any moment.
[On a strange planet covered in debris, numerous wormholes dotted the sky. Thor fell from one of them and landed heavily on a pile of refuse.
Thor pushed aside the metallic door that had pinned him and climbed upright, feeling disoriented.]
[Directly before him, a massive wormhole emitting crimson light dominated his view.]
[Beside him, various objects that had been drawn into the wormhole from across the universe continued falling, and Thor had been pulled in through the same process.]
[Just as Thor surveyed his surroundings, a sudden and violent sound of atmospheric penetration came from above.]
[He looked upward and observed a huge boulder falling toward his position. Upon clearly seeing it, his expression changed and he immediately ran sideways.]
[The enormous stone pillar crashed heavily into the ground, sending massive amounts of debris flying.]
[Thor felt completely confused about this cosmic garbage dump and couldn't determine his location!]
[However, he could observe numerous structures ahead, and many spacecraft flying overhead, which seemed incongruous with the waste disposal area he occupied.]
[Just as Thor pondered his situation, an alarm sounded nearby.]
[A spacecraft flew over and landed not far before him. The hatch opened, and a group of masked figures emerged.]
[Thor approached them and made eye contact.
The leader removed his mask, looked at Thor and inquired: "Are you a fighter? Or are you food?"
Although Thor didn't recognize their identities, he still responded: "I'm just passing through!"
The man immediately shouted at him: "That means food! Kneel down!!!"
Seeing the group preparing to attack, Thor instinctively reached out to summon Mjolnir, but remembered after a moment that Mjolnir had been destroyed by Hela.]
[He closed his eyes with profound sadness, then slowly raised his hands in mock surrender.]
[As his opponent approached, Thor seized the man's weapon and hurled him dozens of meters away.]
[Another attacker rushed forward and grasped Thor's cloak. Thor exerted force, and the fabric immediately tore apart. This damage annoyed Thor, and he knocked the man unconscious with a single punch.]
[The leading scavenger raised his electric net launcher and aimed it at Thor.]
[Thor wasn't paying attention, and the electric net enveloped him completely.]
[The electrical current immediately caused Thor to collapse and convulse continuously.]
[The scavengers witnessed this and rushed forward to beat their captive.]
[At this moment, a spacecraft suddenly flew overhead. The unexpected arrival attracted their attention, and they all ceased their assault.]
[The spacecraft touched down, and a woman emerged from it. She held a bottle of alcohol and took a drink. This person was none other than Valkyrie.]
[The scavengers observed this uninvited guest, and their leader stepped forward.]
[Valkyrie dropped the empty bottle and staggered toward the scavengers: "He belongs to me!"]
[But after taking only two steps, she stumbled and fell down the spacecraft's ramp, causing the scavenger group to exchange bewildered glances.]
[They then ignored the intoxicated woman and aimed their weapons at Thor again.]
[Valkyrie raised a hand and called out: "Wait! Wait!"]
[She climbed up from the refuse heap and placed her hand on a nearby animal carcass. Unexpectedly, the remains had become hollow, and she pressed down, sinking directly into it.
She shook her hand with obvious disgust, wiped it clean, and continued: "Wait! He's mine... So if you want him, you'll have to get through me first!"
The scavenger leader spread his hands: "But he's in our custody now!"
Valkyrie shrugged: "Fine! I'll handle this!"
The scavenger leader raised his weapon and laughed: "Another source of food!"]
[As he spoke, he led his men toward Valkyrie.]
[Thor lay on the ground, observing this mysterious woman. He couldn't understand why she was helping him, but he sensed she was in tremendous danger! How could she fight so many opponents alone?]