Loki vs. Banner

On the arena stage, both contestants took their positions.

Doctor Banner faced Loki, the greatest mage of the Nine Realms.

The third battle officially began.

Unlike the first two matches,

the Asgardians in the stands were unusually quiet this time.

They did not wave their arms and shout encouragement for Loki, as though they had suddenly learned how to watch a match civilly.

Even when someone occasionally spoke in a low voice,

the topic only revolved around the mage Kamar-Taj had sent out this time—Banner.

They discussed how frail he looked, and how he had a bit of a belly, so perhaps he was not all that strong.

As the center of attention, Banner noticed this.

However, he did not care about their comments regarding his belly.

Instead, he began imagining an elaborate palace drama among the gods.

The quiet whispers of the surrounding audience misled him.

He thought that even if Asgard valued martial strength, and Prince Loki did not look particularly muscular, making him less popular, there should not have been absolutely no cheering.

He looked around.

The surrounding stands were filled with whispers.

Compared to the deafening cheers and shouts from the previous two battles, it was as quiet as a pot of boiling water suddenly freezing into ice.

Banner's thoughts immediately became much more active.

In mythological stories, even gods fought over power.

With a situation like Asgard's, where two princes coexisted,

they would definitely fight fiercely over the throne of the God King.

Thinking this, Banner felt that this second prince of Asgard must have fallen behind in the struggle.

Otherwise, why would no one around him even cheer for him?

It had to be because they did not want to offend Thor, the eldest prince, who was currently in the spotlight.

In that instant,