What Is the All-Father

Mangog's hatred, born from being unable to kill Odin, had strengthened him to the point where he could crush Uru metal. Loki's betrayal at that critical moment had completely disrupted Odin's rhythm in battle. With his wife on his mind and no help from the Destroyer Armor, Odin suffered blow after blow from Mangog, and wounds finally appeared on his face.

Yet he did not grow weary of it. Almost immediately, he ordered someone to save his wife, then turned and struck Mangog with a sweep of Gungnir.

But that strike was even less effective than before. It did not even knock Mangog back very far. Mangog, having been pushed back, lifted an entire building beside him and smashed it down on Odin, then leaped into the air and crashed down on him with brutal force.

From afar, all anyone could see were clouds of dust erupting one after another, followed by slabs of flooring being flung into the air.

Then, the ground for hundreds of meters around was completely torn up by the battle. Odin drove Gungnir into Mangog's body, blood already streaming down his face.

Mangog merely endured the injury before being driven into the ground. Then he hammered the earth with all his might. With a single punch, the surrounding surface was immediately heaved up. The ground hundreds of meters away in every direction rose and converged toward the center, almost forming a mountain peak.

Then Mangog burst out from the mountain, dragging Odin along with him. He hurled him viciously into the distance. The moment Odin landed, he rolled over and drove Gungnir into the ground to slow himself, finally coming to a stop on one knee.

Mangog lunged at Odin, only to be sent flying into the distance in an instant by a one-armed burly