Hulk stared at Thor and saw something in him he had never seen before.
He was so sincere.
And he cared about him so deeply.
Hulk knew very well that if it were only about dealing with someone called Hela,
Thor did not need to go this far.
With Xu Fan around, no one could become an obstacle to Asgard.
Thor truly regarded him as a friend now. That was why he had said all this.
For a moment, Hulk fell silent.
"Hulk, I'm only saying this because I truly consider you a friend."
Thor continued explaining.
However, Thor did not force him. He merely laid out all his thoughts.
And hoped Hulk would go with him.
But in the end, the one who had to make the decision was Hulk himself.
If Hulk was willing to go to Asgard with him, Thor would be happy.
But if Hulk wanted to stay here,
Thor would support his decision and his choice as well.
"If one day you grow tired of life here, Asgard's doors will remain open to you. You'll always be welcome."
Thor took a deep breath and spoke with ringing conviction.
Xu Fan, having completed his check-in, had also lost the patience to remain here.
In his view, if Hulk wanted to leave, he would naturally leave with them.
Xu Fan rose from the sofa, rotated his wrist, and used the Sling Ring to open a portal to Asgard.
Thor immediately turned around and looked at Asgard on the other side of the portal.
What Thor never could have imagined was that Asgard's plaza was littered with the corpses of Asgardian guards.
The shocking, horrifying sight made Thor's scalp go numb.
"Hela, you—!"
However, just as Thor's fury compelled him to roar toward Asgard, the portal before him