I Came for the End

Thor had heard some rumors about Surtur.

It was said that he was the most powerful demon in the Nine Realms.

He was many levels stronger than Laufey, the Frost Giant, and Malekith, the Dark Elf.

Even Odin at the height of his power had not defeated him easily.

Most importantly...

Even Odin lacked the power to kill him.

At most, he had separated the Eternal Fire from Surtur, weakening his strength.

Then he sealed the passage between Asgard and Muspelheim.

That prevented Surtur from reaching Asgard and cut off his chance to reclaim the Eternal Fire.

Yet just moments ago, Heimdall had confirmed it.

The Eternal Fire that had always been kept in Asgard had vanished at some unknown point!

"You mean Surtur has merged with the Eternal Fire..."

Thor could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

Although he was now the All-Father of Asgard and should have returned to stop Surtur.

Still...

When he thought of an enemy that even Odin at his peak had struggled to defeat.

Thor could not help feeling somewhat nervous.

In truth...

Neither Heimdall nor Frigga believed Thor had the strength to stop Surtur.

Otherwise, they would not have feared this prophecy all along.

That was why Heimdall repeatedly stressed that they needed Xu Fan's help.

In fact, neither of them needed to remind him.

Thor knew what he had to do.

He took Loki with him and found Xu Fan again, explaining Asgard's situation in the simplest terms possible.

They needed Xu Fan.

"Surtur?"

Xu Fan repeated the name.

He was no stranger to Surtur.

Among the Marvel movies, his favorite had always been "Thor 3: Ragnarok."

Although Surtur did not have much screen time, he was indeed the most crucial character in that movie.

It was he who dealt with