"Why was there less fear force today?"
Under the sea, the Serpent was a little surprised. Then he shook his head. It was no big deal. Although there was less of it, there was still more than before the disaster.
In another month or so, he would recover his strength and break the seal to regain his freedom.
"That bastard Odin actually came asking me to forgive him. What a joke. I certainly won't let him die too easily."
Recalling what had happened earlier, the Serpent spoke through gritted teeth. There was no possibility of easing the hatred between him and Odin.
Meanwhile, in the snowbound Arctic, Nick Fury and Hill finally found Hydra's Arctic base after a great deal of effort.
The base had long since been abandoned. Bundled in thick clothes, Nick Fury and Hill headed down with a robot accompanying them. Nick Fury had acquired it through various means, and it served as their bodyguard.
Soon, they found Skadi's Hammer, its head encased in ice. Its handle was golden, with a crescent-shaped ornament that looked rather eerie.
"This is..."
The moment Nick Fury saw the hammer, he reached out to grasp it as though possessed.
Seeing this, Hill hurriedly shouted, "Fury, wait! Let's examine it first."
Nick Fury ignored her and firmly gripped Skadi's Hammer by the handle. The hammer suddenly shook, its head blazing with dazzling blue light as the ice covering it shattered.
Then Nick Fury raised Skadi's Hammer. Blue light spread over his body, forming a suit of blue-green battle armor with a strange glowing symbol on its chest.
Hill stared in astonishment. Hadn't they said no one could lift it? Why had Nick Fury picked it up so easily?
No matter how she looked at him, Nick Fury possessed none of the noble