Loki's Thousand Schemes

Loki could be sure.

Fang Mo was deliberately targeting him.

Although he wasn't sure how the other party knew his true identity.

Yes, in fact, Loki himself was a Frost Giant, though he had only learned this news not long ago.

When Thor had trespassed into Jotunheim before, he had been hit by a Frost Giant's magical attack, and as a result, his bloodline had manifested. It was then that Loki realized he wasn't Odin's son at all, but a Frost Giant who was hated by everyone in Asgard.

He didn't tell Thor or his other friends this news, but instead chose to confront Odin directly.

However, what he didn't expect was that Odin here was too old. After being cursed at by him a couple of times, he actually fainted directly. It was said to be the "Odin Sleep," something that would keep him unconscious for a while.

It was only after Odin collapsed before him that Loki realized he actually loved the man.

After all, Odin had truly raised him as his own son. Although Loki was indeed dissatisfied that Odin always favored his brother Thor, he had never intended to actually kill Odin.

But a kingdom cannot be without a ruler for a day.

Odin had fallen, and Asgard had to quickly elect a regent God-King.

Thor was still in a state of banishment, so everyone naturally set their sights on Loki. Besides, others didn't know he was a Frost Giant. They thought that since he was also Odin's son, it shouldn't be a problem for him to be the God-King temporarily. Thus, Loki smoothly became the acting God-King of Asgard.

However, even if others didn't know, Loki himself was still panicked.

He didn't want his identity to be exposed.

Although Odin didn't mind his identity, Asgard wasn't solely Odin's. If his identity were to be discovered by others one day, he might become like a rat crossing the street, with everyone shouting to beat him.

But Loki was, after all, the God of Lies and Mischief, and he quickly came up with a brilliant plan.

As mentioned before, Thor's rash invasion of Jotunheim had led to the tearing of the peace treaty. Now, the Frost Giants were about to launch a war against Asgard, but Odin had fallen at this critical juncture, and everyone was in a state of panic.

Loki decided to find a way to destroy all of Jotunheim and kill all Frost Giants in the world except himself.

As long as all the Frost Giants were killed, it wouldn't matter if his identity was discovered.

After all, weren't his actions enough to prove himself to Asgard? The God-King Loki, in order to protect the Divine Realm of Asgard, even went so far as to destroy his own kin. This was practically a righteous act of eliminating relatives, wasn't it?

At that time, he would become the greatest hero in Asgard. Surely no one could fault him then?

Of course, even if the plan failed, Loki could still blame his brother, stating that it was all due to Thor's recklessness and impulsiveness, and he was merely trying to clean up his mess.

Well, well, this was truly a brilliant plan.

Thinking of this, Loki couldn't help but admire his own cleverness.

However, what he didn't expect was.

As soon as he executed the first step of his plan, he encountered a tough opponent like Fang Mo.

Loki couldn't understand why such a strange fellow like Fang Mo would appear in a place like Midgard. Shouldn't this be the realm of mortals?

This guy didn't look like a mortal at all, no matter how you looked at him.

It was even hard to say if he was even human.

"Who exactly are you?"

Thinking of this, Loki looked at Fang Mo with a grim expression: "I am the God-King of Asgard. It is my duty to protect the Nine Realms. You are not from Midgard at all. You... what exactly are you?"

To boost his confidence, Loki even took out Odin's weapon, the Gungnir.

"Isn't Odin the God-King of Asgard?"

Fang Mo asked with a smile, "When did it become you?"

"Our father is dead."

Hearing Fang Mo's words, Thor lowered his head with immense guilt. He explained for Loki, "It is all because of my foolish recklessness that we have reached this dire outcome. According to Mother and everyone's wishes, I will be eternally banished here as a sinner. Loki should rightfully become the new God-King of Asgard..."

Yes, Thor's personality was straightforward and simple, meaning he was easily deceived.

And his brother was the God of Lies and Mischief, so Thor still hadn't realized he had been tricked. He thought Odin was truly dead, and despite being in great pain, he was still speaking well of his brother.

"Odin is really dead?"

Fang Mo touched his chin and asked deliberately, "He is the great King of the Gods. He couldn't have just died of anger over his son, could he? Is there some... inside story to this?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Thor suddenly froze.

"For example, a vicious scheme devised by the Frost Giants," Fang Mo said with a smile. "Because they were truly afraid of the might of the All-Father Odin, they deliberately used some insidious tricks... and perhaps Odin, because he was too worried about you and lacked his foremost warrior of Asgard to protect him, let his guard down and fell into their trap."

"Nonsense!"

Before Thor could speak, Loki, standing beside him, couldn't help but roar.

"...Loki?"

Thor looked at Loki strangely, not understanding why he had suddenly become so agitated.

Yes, Loki was truly panicking now. For some reason, he suddenly had a strong intuition that Fang Mo was indeed targeting him. Especially when the other party kept mentioning schemes devised by Frost Giants, wasn't that a direct allusion to him?

"How could the greatness of our Father be easily trampled upon by Frost Giants?"

Loki shouted, "He simply thought Thor was too impulsive, causing chaos in the Nine Realms. Despite his old age and frailty, he was anxious and worried, and that's why he collapsed!"

With that, he forcefully tapped the ground with Gungnir.

A powerful surge of divine energy formed a shockwave, pushing all the mortals present back several steps.

Of course, Fang Mo remained standing exactly where he was, not even budging. To joke about it, after having swallowed an entire set of Essence Berries, his current punch would probably make even the Hulk reconsider. Was he really going to be intimidated by a mere Loki?

"Brother, I'm very sorry, but I can't do anything about this either."

After dismissing the crowd, Loki suddenly turned to Thor and said, "One of the conditions for a truce with Jotunheim is that you must be exiled forever."

"I..."

Upon hearing this, Thor's face showed a look of sorrow and self-blame. "I'm sorry... Loki..."

Loki didn't want to stay there for another minute. He had to quickly return and devise a counter-strategy against Fang Mo, otherwise, his plan would surely fail.

With that thought, Loki bid Thor farewell.

"Brother, I have to go."

After saying this, Loki directly tapped the floor with Gungnir. The Bifrost's energy pierced through the ceiling, and in the next second, his figure vanished without a trace.