This Time, We're on the Same Side

Without Xu Fan's help, Asgard would never have been able to overcome this crisis.

Besides, the gods of Asgard were Earth's guardians to begin with.

Whether out of gratitude for Xu Fan's assistance or their duty as Earth's protectors, they should find out what had happened as soon as possible.

So...

Heimdall set aside his work and found Thor in Asgard.

"Thor, something's wrong," Heimdall said tensely.

"What is it?" Thor frowned. Seeing Heimdall's reaction, unease rose in his heart as well.

What he feared most now was bad news.

"It seems something major has happened on Earth. I saw the mages from the Sanctum Sanctorum and Kamar-Taj all gathering in New York."

"And the civilians there are being evacuated by the people led by Captain Rogers."

"It looks like they're preparing for some kind of war!"

Heimdall told him everything he had seen.

"Where's Xu?" Thor asked impatiently.

The last time something like this had happened was when Loki had launched the New York Battle.

"He's not on Earth," Heimdall said without hesitation.

In truth, if Xu Fan were still on Earth, Heimdall would not have been so worried.

With Xu Fan's strength,

he could handle any villain.

On the other hand, if the enemy was so powerful that even Xu Fan could not defeat them, then Asgard's forces would only be marching to their deaths.

But Xu Fan was not on Earth at all. He was not even in the Nine Realms.

Heimdall focused his gaze on one realm after another, hoping to contact Xu Fan.

Yet no matter where he looked, he could not find him.

Upon hearing that something major might happen on Earth, Foster grew nervous as well.

Though she was preparing to marry Thor, deep down, she was undeniably an Earthling.

That was her