Chapter 1308: Third World
Looking down at the wound in his chest and the two halves of his heart beating within it, Xu Yue pondered the timeline.
On the surface, Xu Yue looked perfectly healthy. Unless they peeled him open and saw the wound, no one would believe he had suffered such grave injuries.
The trouble Odin had caused this time had indeed exceeded expectations. Fortunately, Xu Yue had always liked to leave himself extra contingencies. Asgard had been prepared in advance, so Hela should not come knocking anytime soon.
But because his injuries were so severe, if he waited until he had fully recovered before returning to deal with Hela, the matter would probably already be settled.
When Thor got hotheaded and threw Surtur's crown into the Eternal Flame, letting the two of them clash head-on and destroy Asgard, Xu Yue would lose two extremely powerful targets for farming points.
The difference between gathering five Infinity Stones and gathering all six was a qualitative one. He absolutely could not afford to lose either of them.
Hesitation meant defeat, but if he went while dragging along his injured body, then even if he barely dealt with those two, his injuries would likely worsen again. After all, although Hela and the fully restored Fire Giant were both weaker than Odin, they could still be considered on the same level.
Then Purple Yam, who would follow close behind, would become a problem as well.
Xu Yue then turned his attention to the Avengers.
Aha, relying on them to turn the tables and defeat their enemies was out of the question. Even if they could do it, he would not allow it. But relying on them to buy time should be fine, right?
After being strengthened by him so many times, if they