Loki watched it all unfold, his expression tinged with anticipation and a little worry. He hoped the two terrifying beasts would teach Luo Xia a lesson. But he was also worried that, fearsome as they were, they still might not be a match for Luo Xia. If Luo Xia flew into a rage, Loki would be the one to suffer.
Unfortunately, Laufey and his son weren't telepathically linked, so Laufey had no idea what Loki was thinking. He watched his beasts attack Luo Xia, brimming with confidence that they would pound him into a pulp.
When Thor had come to Jotunheim with a group of Asgard's strongest warriors, one beast alone had driven them into such a desperate rout that they had nearly nowhere to run. If Thor's hammer hadn't been powerful enough, those Asgardians would probably all have ended up as beast droppings.
Now, against a single human from Earth, Laufey thought that sending two beasts was more than enough. Even if Luo Xia used that ground-spike attack again, the beasts would kill him first.
Laufey had already taken Luo Xia far more seriously than he had the Asgardians, but he still couldn't understand what absolute power meant.
The two beasts brought their claws down on Luo Xia one after the other, only for a red barrier to stop them dead. Their claws were still several meters away from Luo Xia, yet they could press no farther.
Loki wore an expression that said, "I knew it," relieved that he'd read the situation correctly and hadn't foolishly thrown fuel on the fire.
So Luo Xia asked Loki, "Have you ever seen those war dramas where someone tears a Japanese soldier apart with their bare hands?"
"What are you talking about?" Loki asked, looking confused.
"Like this."
As soon as Luo