Loki hurriedly looked back. Although the other man wore unfamiliar armor, his words just now and Loki's memories made it clear that this was the Earthling who had once tried to kill him at the slightest provocation.
Under normal circumstances, Loki wouldn't have minded toying with this Earthling and investigating how exactly he had gotten into Asgard's vault.
But the current situation left Loki no time to waste here. Surtur had begun to awaken. If Loki didn't flee now, his own life would be in danger.
So after a glance at Kraft, Loki turned and ran without another word, instinctively conjuring an illusory double to confuse him.
But Kraft had already seen Loki's illusions on Earth. How could he possibly fail to prepare for that trick? His thermal imaging sensors were ready, and the Dream Suit immediately locked onto Loki's real position.
Orbment Arts: Anti-Magic Field.
Having learned his lesson before, Kraft immediately deployed his skill specifically designed to counter magic. Bathed in red light, Loki's double vanished, exposing his real body.
"What the hell?!"
Realizing that his spell had suddenly failed, Loki hurriedly cast another illusion. To his astonishment, although his divine power still flowed normally, he couldn't shape it into a spell.
Thinking of that strange red light just now, Loki turned to look at Kraft.
But Kraft had no time to bother with Loki now. Inside the brazier from earlier, a humanoid creature made of flame and magma was reviving, its body steadily growing larger.
"Fuck! Loki's one ruthless bastard! He's going this far just to fight for the throne?"
Unaware of the full story, Kraft widened his eyes and blurted out a complaint, then casually fired a cannon blast at the fiery creature before him.
Kraft's energy cannon made Surtur stagger, but his body continued to