Loki sat on Asgard's throne, slowly recovering from his shock as alarm bells rang in his mind.
Thor had regained his power. If he returned to Asgard, Loki's carefully plotted scheme would be exposed at once.
Loki's thoughts raced, and he decided to put his plan into action ahead of schedule.
His method was simple. When he had sent the Destroyer away earlier, he had already used the Casket of Ancient Winters to freeze the gatekeeper, Heimdall.
Now, all he had to do was let Laufey, king of the Frost Giants, in. Once Laufey made a move against Odin, Loki could ambush Laufey and stage a heroic rescue of his father.
Then, he would become Asgard's hero, inherit the throne as a matter of course, exile Thor on Earth forever, and never have to worry about his scheme being exposed again.
With that thought, Loki immediately rose to his feet and hurried toward the Bifrost.
On Earth, Lu Xi looked at the battered, mangled Destroyer and had an idea. He directly stored it in his Hell Dimension.
The Destroyer's materials would be perfect for making himself a set of clothes.
After all, ordinary clothes would always get easily destroyed in battle unless he constantly spared a thread of Divine Power to protect them.
Just like last time, when he beat up Mephisto and forcibly lifted Mjolnir, his clothes had not survived either.
But with clothes made from the Uru on the Destroyer, he probably would not have to worry about such problems anymore.
Thor watched the Destroyer disappear and hesitated, as though he wanted to say something.
"Uh... Lucifer, that Destroyer belongs to my father..."
Lu Xi looked at Thor in confusion.
"Hm? What is it?"
Thor thought it over, but ultimately gave up. After all, Lu Xi was