With the threat of the Destroyer gone, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately after, the group worked together to pull the Warriors Three out of the walls and cars, waking the three unconscious men.
Thor spoke earnestly, "I must return to Asgard and settle things with Loki face-to-face. I can't let him continue down this wrong path!"
"That's great!"
Hearing this, the Asgardian warriors were instantly cheered.
As long as Thor returned, Loki's position as acting king would be illegitimate!
Thor suddenly thought of his hammer and turned to Du Mu, requesting, "Du Mu, could you have your robot take Mjolnir back to Asgard for me? After everything is settled, I'll have Heimdall send you back."
Since Thor was still a mortal, he couldn't lift the God of Thunder's hammer and had to rely on BT to take it back to Asgard.
"I can do that. I've been wanting to see Asgard anyway."
Du Mu agreed without much thought.
"Oh, and if possible, please also take the Destroyer—"
Thor didn't finish his sentence.
He looked back, only to find that the Destroyer had vanished at some point.
"Huh? Where's the Destroyer?"
"I don't know. Maybe someone stole it. I think Loki is the prime suspect."
Soon after.
The group traveled in Jane's RV to an open area outside the town.
Thor looked up and shouted at the sky, "Heimdall! Open the Bifrost!"
He shouted several times in succession.
Moments later, the sky suddenly rippled, and a seven-colored rainbow light fell directly onto the mystical pattern on the ground.
"Wait for me to come back."
After Thor and Jane made a promise, he and the Asgardian warriors stepped into the beam of light.
Du Mu and BT followed closely behind.
The moment he stepped into the light beam, he was enveloped in a dazzling spatial tunnel, his body hurtling at high speed, propelled by some kind of force!
Before long, Du Mu arrived in a magnificent golden palace, beyond which lay the profound, boundless deep space of the universe.
The quest 'Bring a Hammer' has been completed!
Reward obtained: 500 EXP, 30 Thor Favorability, Item '5 Bottles of Life Potion'
Asgard map unlocked
The moment Du Mu stepped into Asgard, the game map interface automatically unfolded.
A map of Asgard now appeared on it, but most areas were still covered in a black fog, symbolizing the unknown.
In the center of the palace floor lay a Black man in golden armor—it was Asgard's guardian, Heimdall.
"Heimdall!"
Thor rushed forward to help him up.
Heimdall lifted his head with difficulty, his voice weak: "Loki secretly activated the Bifrost, allowing the Frost Giants to infiltrate Asgard. They have already headed toward Allfather Odin's sleeping chamber..."
"What!"
Thor's face changed drastically. He immediately entrusted Heimdall to the others and turned to rush towards Odin's chamber.
However, he had only taken a few steps before he saw Loki, riding a tall horse, appear composedly at the entrance of the palace.
Seeing Thor's appearance, Loki dismounted, a cold smirk playing on his lips. "You're too late. I have personally executed Laufey and his subordinates who tried to assassinate Father."
"Awesome, 'Righteously Destroying Dad'!"
Hearing this, Du Mu couldn't help but give Loki a thumbs-up.
"Silence! He is not my father!"
Loki's face instantly turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and said, "Once I use the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim, Father will understand who the worthy heir of Asgard is!"
The Bifrost's function was not just long-distance space traversal; when fully activated, it could unleash a continuous torrent of energy, powerful enough to destroy a planet!
It must be said, Loki was truly ruthless.
To escape his identity, Loki was willing to kill his biological father and destroy his own kind and homeland!
Thor quickly tried to stop him. "No, Loki, you can't do this!"
"Since when did you start showing mercy to the Frost Giants? Isn't this what you always wanted?"
Loki found these words, coming from his muscle-headed older brother, utterly absurd.
Thor said earnestly, "I've changed. I realize some of my old ideas were wrong. War only brings worse outcomes. Asgard needs peace."
"A few days on Midgard made you so weak! Who influenced you? Was it that Midgardian woman!"
Loki's words were filled with rage and even a hint of slighted grievance.
In a thousand years, Thor had never listened to his advice, yet in mere days on Earth, Thor had easily changed his mind for a woman.
"Get out of my way!"
The more Loki spoke, the angrier he became. He raised the Gungnir in his hand at Thor, the tip of the spear ready to discharge energy.
But Thor did not back down, pleading, "Loki, I don't know why you hate me so much and even want to kill me, but in my heart, we will always be brothers."
Hearing Thor's sincere words, a flicker of hesitation crossed Loki's eyes.
Although he enjoyed stabbing Thor, deliberately sabotaging Thor's coronation, and even manipulating the Destroyer to hunt Thor, he couldn't deny that he still had feelings for his older brother deep down.
Just as Loki hesitated, he heard Thor exclaim, "Do you remember? Every time I made you cry, you would hide in Mother's arms, weeping all night long. How happy we were back then!"
Loki: "..."
To hell with brotherhood!
Zing!
Loki hesitated no longer. The Gungnir instantly blasted an energy ray, hitting Thor squarely in the chest!
Thor grunted, was sent flying, and simply fell to the ground, knocked unconscious.
"Thor!"
Seeing this, the Warriors Three immediately grabbed their weapons and charged at Loki!
Loki scoffed, firing three consecutive rays.
The Warriors Three were hit almost simultaneously, crying out as they flew backward.
Du Mu was speechless watching this.
Were they the Warriors Three or the Cannon Fodder Three? Why did they always get knocked out right at the start?
Compared to these three brothers, Sif seemed much more reliable.
She nimbly dodged the ray Loki fired, drew the longsword from her waist, and thrust it directly at Loki!
Loki quickly used the Gungnir to parry the longsword.
Sif's attack didn't stop. She suddenly raised her long leg and kicked viciously at Loki's groin, a faint swish cutting through the air!
Loki scrambled backward, tucking in his rear end in terror.
He was a hair's breadth away from permanently losing his qualification to compete for the Asgardian throne!
What right does one have to be an heir if one cannot procreate?
Du Mu gasped, turning to Heimdall. "Do they have a feud?"
Heimdall nodded weakly, whispering, "Three hundred years ago, Loki played a trick and cut off Sif's most beloved long hair."
"No wonder."
Du Mu was enlightened.
It seems you really can't cross a woman. She's been holding a grudge for three hundred years.