"Are we just waiting for the results now?"
As Hela accompanied Deathstroke in cutting down the Hammer Heralds and remaining minions, helping Baldr clear some room to fight, she asked with a hint of boredom.
Baldr's skill and experience were inferior to The Serpent's, but he held Gungnir and had the advantage of being invincible. Fighting with utter desperation, he could still exchange two or three moves before being sent flying each time.
"It's not like we're completely standing around waiting. There are still a few things that haven't been figured out." Deathstroke casually locked strength with a large man wielding a claw hammer, yanked the hammer toward himself, and let Strangle bite down on him. "First, who gave The Serpent his runic weapon? Second, where did the Evergreen Sword go?"
Hela followed behind Deathstroke, continually throwing Blackstone spikes to assist. A thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
But she understood almost immediately. "So this was your true purpose. You saw through The Serpent's disguise but didn't expose him right away. Instead, you waited for everyone to die or leave, all to force out those hiding in Yggdrasil's shadow?"
"Otherwise, why do you think Angerboda agreed to my conditions? Wasn't it because what I did ultimately benefited Yggdrasil?" Deathstroke scooped up a fallen hammer and hurled it like a boomerang, carving a red depression through the enemy ranks. "Only when all its leaves fall will a tree die. And only after the tree falls will more bugs crawl out to feed on it. Mm, mentioning that reminds me of The Grey again."
"Who is Angerboda? And what is The Grey?" Hela tilted her head, caught the returning hammer, and crushed it in her hand. "I thought you went looking for Laufey."
"Her? You could probably call her your mother? I'm