"So it was all because of me..."
Thor was struck dumb.
Yes, after Fang Mo's reminder, when he thought back on it now, many things that had previously made no sense suddenly became clear.
For example, why Father had been so furious after he had rashly invaded Jotunheim, even stripping him of his divine power. Perhaps it was not merely because of the feud and war between the Frost Giants and Asgard, but because Loki might discover the truth of his origins.
Honestly, Thor could hardly imagine how devastating it must have been for Loki to learn all of that.
No wonder Loki had controlled the Destroyer Armor and smacked him so damn hard.
"No, I have to go back and talk to him..."
With that thought, Thor immediately grew anxious. He did not even wait for the Asgardian Warriors, instead throwing back his head and shouting, "Heimdall! Send me back!"
Yet after waiting for quite a while, nothing happened in the sky.
"Heimdall?"
Thor froze as well, frowning in confusion. "Why isn't anything happening?"
"Wait a little longer." Fang Mo offered a brief word of reassurance. He knew roughly what was happening. Loki had probably already begun carrying out his plan: tricking the Frost Giant king, Laufey, into invading Asgard, then killing him when he let his guard down before taking the opportunity to destroy Jotunheim.
And for his plan to proceed smoothly, Loki would certainly have to deal with Heimdall, the guardian, first.
He was probably already frozen inside solid ice by the power of the Ancient Winter Coffin. Still, Heimdall was quite strong, so he would likely break free before long.
While the two waited, a jeep drove over from the distance.
The Asgardian Warriors and Jane Foster were seated inside.
Thor immediately went over and explained the urgent situation. Of course, after this trial in the mortal world, he had become somewhat more cautious. He did not tell the Asgardians that Loki was a Frost Giant, only that Loki was preparing to destroy Jotunheim and that he had to return to stop him.
Meanwhile, back in Asgard, Heimdall heard Thor's call as well. With a crack, he broke free from the solid ice and dispatched the Frost Giants guarding him with two strikes.
Afterward, Heimdall staggered into the transport chamber with his frostbitten body and thrust the longsword in his hand into the mechanism.
The Bifrost activated, and Thor immediately noticed the changes in the clouds overhead.
He hurriedly said goodbye to Jane Foster. Soon, a dazzling beam of multicolored light descended from the sky. Fang Mo quickly stepped forward as well, and everyone vanished in an instant.
Amid a sensation of weightlessness, Fang Mo, Thor, and the others appeared directly inside the transport chamber.
"Take him to be treated."
The moment he returned, Thor noticed Heimdall sitting on the ground. It was obvious he was injured, so Thor hurriedly gave the order to his friends. As for himself, he immediately prepared to fly toward the throne room.
"Wait, Thor, why did he come too?"
At that moment, Fandral suddenly spoke up, naturally referring to Fang Mo.
"Hm?"
Thor froze as well. He had been in too much of a hurry earlier to notice that Fang Mo had actually followed them. But the situation was too urgent for him to think much about it, so he could only say, "Fang Mo is my friend. I'm going to find Loki with him!"
After saying that, he did not delay any longer and quickly flew toward the throne room.
Fang Mo said nothing and followed directly behind him.
Elsewhere, inside Asgard's royal palace, the guards had already begun fighting the Frost Giants.
Laufey, king of the Frost Giants, had also entered Odin's bedchamber and was smugly preparing to kill him. Then a beam of energy suddenly shot over, severely wounding him and sending him crashing to the floor.
Only at that moment did Laufey finally understand Loki's scheme.
Loki had never intended to cooperate with him at all. Everything he had said before had merely been meant to deceive him into leaving Jotunheim.
Yes, Frost Giants were powerful, but they were extremely susceptible to their surroundings. During the time when Jotunheim possessed the Ancient Winter Coffin, Frost Giants could even wield five hundred percent of their strength. But now, they could only use one hundred percent.
But this was the bedchamber of Asgard's Allfather, a place where it was practically spring all year round.
Here, Laufey could not even use ten percent of his power. He could only watch helplessly as his biological son, Loki, mercilessly raised Gungnir and blasted him into pieces.
"Loki!"
God Queen Frigga, who did not know that this had all been Loki's scheme, saw the scene and struggled up from the floor. She rushed over and tightly embraced her son. "You saved your father!"
"Mother, they will pay for this."
Loki immediately replied.
Before Frigga could say anything else, footsteps suddenly sounded from the doorway. Loki subconsciously looked up, only to see Thor and Fang Mo standing there. His entire body instantly froze.
"Thor!"
Frigga turned around, and her face immediately filled with joy. She rushed forward and gave him another huge hug. "I knew you would return!"
"I missed you greatly too, Mother."
Thor smiled at Frigga, but soon turned toward Loki, his tone becoming serious. "But right now, I want to have a proper talk with my brother..."
At those words, Loki clearly began to panic.
However, his mind was entirely occupied with the thought that his plan had been exposed. He did not notice the concern and sincerity on Thor's face at all.
Yes, in the original story, Thor had not known why Loki had changed. He only knew that Loki had sent the Destroyer Armor down to kill him, so he returned to Asgard filled with rage. After returning, he confronted Loki directly, and the escalating conflict ultimately destroyed the entire Bifrost.
But things were different now. After learning the truth, Thor's mindset had changed.
The problem was that Loki did not know any of this!
He was terrified out of his mind. He had thought that freezing Heimdall would leave them unable to return, yet not only had Thor regained his divine power, Fang Mo was standing right beside him.
Loki felt that he was truly going to die this time.
He had personally seen how Fang Mo had utterly crushed the Destroyer Armor.
That thing was made from fucking Uru, yet Fang Mo had split it apart as easily as chopping a watermelon. Loki certainly did not think he was tougher than Uru.
"Loki, I..."
Thor stepped forward, seemingly wanting to say something to Loki.
Yet to everyone's surprise, Loki struck first, suddenly aiming Gungnir at Thor.
A weapon used by the Allfather truly was extraordinary. The unprepared Thor was instantly blasted away, smashing through the outer wall of the bedchamber and falling out.
"Loki! Thor!"
God Queen Frigga was stunned by the sight and hurriedly cried out.
"Mother, I'm sorry, but I must make the Frost Giants pay." Loki looked up and said to Frigga. At the same time, he waved his hand, and the Ancient Winter Coffin suddenly appeared in his grasp. Bone-piercing cold rushed toward Fang Mo. Loki clearly knew he was no match for Fang Mo and was likely only hoping to freeze him long enough to buy some time.
But what Loki had not expected was for Fang Mo's figure to instantly turn into a flash of purple light and vanish. The freezing air struck the bedchamber wall, covering it in a thick layer of ice.
"What?"
Loki froze. Then, in the next second, a chill ran down his neck as that purple greatblade was pressed directly against his throat.
"!"
Feeling the icy edge at his neck, Loki raised both hands in terror. With a clang, both the Ancient Winter Coffin and Gungnir fell to the floor.
Seeing this, Fang Mo instinctively opened his mouth, ready to make a sarcastic remark.
Before he could say it, however, an electronic notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
System Prompt: New mod trait detected. Research it to obtain download authorization.
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