Hulk had wanted to charge forward and fight Surtur again.
But when he got back to his feet, an unprecedented wave of exhaustion swept over him, forcing his massive body to topple stiffly forward.
Boom!
Hulk collapsed at Loki's feet once more and lost consciousness.
Loki looked at Hulk and froze in place for a moment.
He had never imagined that a warrior as powerful as Hulk would be instantly defeated by Surtur in a single exchange!
Back when Loki had orchestrated the New York Battle,
Hulk had been the greatest trump card in his hand!
Even without Banner's physical body,
Hulk could still trade blows evenly with Thor in the Sakaar arena!
Compared to that, Loki simply could not imagine how terrifying Surtur's true strength was!
"If Xu hadn't..."
Loki swallowed nervously and took another step back.
Even someone like Hulk could not withstand Surtur's power.
If he got caught up in it even once, the consequences would be no joke.
Though Loki was Asgard's God of Mischief, there was no way he wanted to be dragged into this battle.
On the other side...
Surtur swung the Sword of Flames.
Though Hulk's interference had occurred, he did not care.
To him now, Hulk, known as the Green Giant, was nothing more than an ant.
He was not worth taking seriously at all.
In all of Asgard, the only one Surtur feared
was Xu Fan!
Only he was exceptionally powerful.
"Die!"
Surtur roared at Xu Fan, gripping the Sword of Flames with both hands as he slashed down at him.
But this time, Xu Fan did not use his body to block it.
It was not because he feared Surtur's power.
Rather...
he did not want to keep playing with him.
Perhaps to Thor and the others, Surtur was