In Ampute Town, after destroying the fighter jet, Destroyer targeted Frank, who, unfazed, continued to fire missiles while flying.
Destroyer was about to unleash a high-temperature energy beam when a hammer slammed heavily into its chest. Even Destroyer was sent flying, crashing to the ground and kicking up a large amount of dust.
Immediately after, the hammer flew back automatically, and a burly figure descended from the sky to catch it.
Howard, feigning authority from above, declared, "Steve Rogers, future King of Asgard, has arrived!"
"..."
Thor, Loki, the Warriors Three, and the feigning-sleep God King Odin were all dumbfounded at the same time.
"This is impossible."
Seeing his beloved Hammer held by another man, Thor was filled with disbelief and rage. How to describe it? He felt like he had been cheated on.
Mjolnir, how long have we been apart? How could you accept another man? And you even flew back into his hand in front of me. Do you have no shame?
"Why can a Midgardian wield Mjolnir?"
The large man Volstagg couldn't help but rub his nose. At this moment, an idea popped into his head, and he shouted, "I know! He's Odin's illegitimate son! That's why he can lift Mjolnir!"
"Illegitimate son?"
Sif and the others blinked. This possibility seemed quite plausible.
"Hey, you're getting ahead of yourselves. I'm not a prince of Asgard; I'm Steve Rogers, a human from Earth."
Steve looked speechless. He shouted to Thor, "Thor, can I borrow the Hammer for a bit? I'll return it to you right after I'm done."
"It's fine, feel free to use it."
Thor said, feigning generosity. In reality, his heart was bleeding. My Mjolnir was taken by someone, and I even have to bless them.
"Kill that Midgardian!"
After the initial shock, Loki furiously roared at Destroyer. He had coveted Mjolnir for a long time, like a backup suitor coveting a goddess. Now, the goddess preferred another man over him, which filled him with rage.
Why? What makes me inferior to a Midgardian?
Receiving the order, Destroyer immediately opened its faceplate and fired a high-temperature energy beam at Steve. Steve nimbly dodged it. Then, he swung the Hammer and rushed in front of Destroyer, leaping up to deliver a heavy blow to Destroyer's side face. Bang! Thunder erupted, and Destroyer reeled backward.
Hulk seized the opportunity to charge out, smashing Destroyer's knee with a punch. Destroyer knelt on one knee and swung back at Hulk. Hulk dodged. Just as Destroyer was about to stand up, Frank's missiles rained down.
Thus, Steve, Hulk, and Frank surrounded Destroyer, putting even Destroyer on the defensive.
Through Daisy's live broadcast, the audience clearly witnessed this scene. They cheered, "Captain is Captain! He never disappoints!"
The Captain's popularity soared, or rather, recovered, because of this battle.
As for Iron Man Tony, he was on his way.
"This is quite unexpected, but it doesn't affect the overall situation."
Mephisto clicked his tongue in wonder, his gaze fixed on Steve, filled with Greed. No Hell Demon King could resist the Captain's soul.
"This script is completely wrong."
God King Odin was so annoyed he almost pulled out his hair. Why could a Midgardian lift Mjolnir? This isn't magic.
More importantly, with the Hammer taken by a Midgardian, what about Thor's glorious return?
After some thought, God King Odin moved his finger. The runes on Destroyer flashed, and its combat power suddenly surged. It stood up, knocked Hulk away with an arm, and then raised its right hand, unleashing a roaring high-temperature energy beam.
Steve was caught off guard and blasted away by the high-temperature energy beam. Fortunately, the Hammer blocked it, so he wasn't seriously injured.
Steve got up and asked, puzzled, "Thor, why does this Armor keep getting stronger?"
"Destroyer is my father God King Odin's Armor. My father can destroy planets while wearing it."
Thor thought for a moment and replied, "It should be slowly recovering its strength."
Steve's expression was a bit grim: "Slowly recovering its strength? So, it will get stronger and stronger?"
"Hulk, strongest."
Hulk didn't care about that much and pounced again. Compared to before, his body was noticeably larger—getting stronger the more he fought, who isn't the same?
"Nonsense about recovering strength, God King Odin is controlling it!"
Loki cursed. He finally confirmed that God King Odin was not asleep; he was using him as a stepping stone for Thor.
"God King Odin adopted me for this moment. I will never let him have his way."
Loki no longer hesitated. He let Laufey into Asgard to stall God King Odin. To make Laufey last longer, he gave him the Casket of Ancient Winters in advance.
Loki didn't care about the Casket of Ancient Winters, because he never considered himself a Frost Giant.
"The Casket of Ancient Winters is finally back in the hands of us Frost Giant!"
Laufey was overjoyed. He shouted, "With it, I can definitely kill God King Odin!"
"It's up to you."
Loki said, but inwardly, he was disdainful. With Laufey's strength, even with the Casket of Ancient Winters, he could not be a match for the All-Father, God King Odin.
After Laufey left, Loki used a projection clone to arrive in front of Hela's small dimension.
Loki shouted at the spatial barrier, "Hela, I am God King Odin's second son, Loki."
"He's here!"
Hela was overjoyed. She shouted impatiently, "Enough talk, quickly break the seal! I want to kill that old bastard God King Odin!"
"Such strong killing intent? As expected of the Death Goddess."
Loki secretly swallowed. He said, "Hela, no problem, I'll release you immediately. However, I hope you sign a contract with me."
"What did you say? You want to sign a contract with me?"
Hela suddenly became furious. Once or twice was one thing, but a third time? What did they take her, Hela, for?
"What's wrong with a contract?"
Loki was confused. If you come out and chop me up without a contract, who am I going to cry to?
"Don't be angry, even the Great Serpent wanted to sign and couldn't, getting tricked twice for nothing."
Hela comforted herself, feeling much better. She took a deep breath and asked, "What do you want?"
Loki said, "Hela, I've thought about it. In the future, you'll be Queen, and I'll be Regent. You'll be in charge of the army, and I'll handle internal affairs. Together, we'll make Asgard awe the universe."
"Regent?"
Hela couldn't help but laugh, but her eyes were incredibly cold. Daring to contend for power with her? Truly seeking Death.
God King Odin's sons only deserved to kneel before her!
Hela said, "I agree. Once I'm out, you'll be Regent."
"I won't disappoint you."
Loki was overjoyed. He took out a contract from God King Odin's treasury and said, "Hela, after you sign the contract, I will immediately break the seal and release you."
"Good."
Hela glanced at the contract and imprinted her mental fluctuations on it. Her eyes were full of disdain. How could a mere contract possibly stump her?
Mephisto and Andrew's contracts could bind Hela because they were on the same level as Hela. Loki's level, however, was too low. Hela had many ways to kill him.
Loki naturally didn't know this. Seeing Hela sign the contract, he was overjoyed. His main body immediately adjusted the Bifrost Bridge, preparing to release Hela.
At the same time, Laufey led his people into God King Odin's palace. God King Odin immediately rose and fought Laufey.
"God King Odin, the blood debt you owe us Frost Giant, it's time to pay it back!"
Laufey gripped the Casket of Ancient Winters tightly with both hands. The Casket of Ancient Winters glowed with icy light, and the surroundings rapidly froze.
God King Odin cursed, controlling violent thunder to destroy the surrounding ice. Then, he and Laufey battled fiercely within the palace, causing many palace buildings to collapse from their fight.
God King Odin's strength was far superior to Laufey's. The problem was, his current state was not good—his previous coma was real, just not as severe, and didn't require the God King Odin Sleep.
Additionally, God King Odin's Eternal Spear was not with him, while Laufey possessed the Casket of Ancient Winters.
It's worth mentioning that in the movie universe, God King Odin's right eye was blinded by Laufey, so Laufey's strength was not bad.
In Ampute Town, due to the Destroyer's rampage, the town had become a sea of fire. Jane and Daisy, who had always been lucky, were finally affected by an explosion, lying on the ground and crying in pain.
Thor rushed over to check on Jane's condition. Finding nothing serious, he breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the surrounding flames, at the bodies of the Agents, and at Fandral, who was injured for him, his heart filled with grief and indignation.
"I can't let this continue. I can't bring disaster to others anymore."
Thor rushed in front of Destroyer and shouted, "Loki, I don't know why you hate me so much, but if you really want to kill me, then kill me. End all of this completely."
Loki currently had no time to pay attention to Thor. However, Destroyer's primary attack target was Thor. Seeing him standing so directly in position, it immediately opened its faceplate, preparing to send him on his way.
"Thor can return now."
God King Odin sensed this scene and was overjoyed. Just then, a mass of pitch-black hellfire descended from the sky, completely enveloping Destroyer.
Immediately after, accompanied by a spatial fluctuation, Destroyer vanished. Then, the hellfire formed a humanoid figure, which was Andrew (clone) wearing a face mask.
"Looks like I wasn't too late."
Andrew smiled. What? Where did Destroyer go? Of course, it went to Small Hell, where the Demon King's body was suppressing it.
Such a good item couldn't be destroyed by that prodigal Thor.
"Damn it!"
Having his plans ruined at the last moment, God King Odin was so angry he almost cursed out loud. At this moment, he thought of something and quickly tried to sense Destroyer, but found he couldn't sense it at all. His expression immediately changed.
God King Odin, through his celestial raven Huginn, asked Andrew, "Hell Demon King, where is my Destroyer?"
Because of Hela and the Great Serpent, God King Odin had been closely monitoring the situation on Earth. Therefore, he knew that a Demon King had appeared on Earth and that the Space Stone had fallen into Andrew's clutches.
Andrew replied casually, "It was banished, God King Odin. You don't need to thank me."
"Thank you?"
God King Odin almost vomited blood. You ruined my plans, stole my Destroyer, and you want me to thank you? These Hell Demon Kings are truly no good.