"Your strength is not bad; you could be considered a true warrior in Asgard. But do you think that gives you the strength to challenge the gods?"
Faced with Qin Xiao's provocation, Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, lightly brandished his longsword a few times and stepped forward to speak.
In his view, Volstagg had simply been careless. His full-force axe strike was dodged, so it was no wonder he got hit. A single blow could send someone flying dozens of meters; that kind of explosive force could be achieved with several tons of power.
The explosive force of several tons might seem impressive to mortals, but to the warriors of Asgard, it was just basic maneuvering.
"Since you're Thor's friend, apologize to Volstagg, and we won't pursue the charge of blasphemy against you!"
"Hehe!"
Qin Xiao was delighted!
He didn't know if the people of Asgard were simply ignorant and narrow-minded, or if Odin had protected them too well!
This innate sense of superiority is truly extremely annoying.
With a cold laugh and a sneer, Qin Xiao prepared to teach these so-called gods of Asgard a lesson.
Unfortunately, Loki, eager to stop Thor from returning to Asgard, didn't give him that chance.
Dark clouds gathered again in the sky, slowly swirling into a whirlwind shape, followed by a beam of seven-colored light descending.
After smashing a circular pattern filled with various unknown symbols into the ground, a black metallic giant appeared in the spot.
"This is the Destroyer guarding the treasure vault. Who released it?"
The arrival of the Destroyer caused several Asgardians to change their expressions drastically.
"There's a small town behind there, with at least several thousand people. Stop it!"
Thor immediately glanced at the town behind him, knowing that Jane was still in that town.
At this moment, none of them cared about their conflict with Qin Xiao.
Upon hearing Thor's words, the group grabbed their weapons and charged towards the Destroyer.
A single battle reveals the teamwork among several individuals.
Volstagg, who had just been knocked away by Qin Xiao, ran over from a distance and stood at the front of the group.
A burst of fire erupted from the Destroyer's body, and a metal bar on its flat face opened, unleashing a concentrated burst of flames that blasted towards the four rushing towards it.
The four men dodged to the sides, and Volstagg rolled over, swinging his axe at the Destroyer's ankle.
Fandral and Hogun each used a weapon: one wielded a sword, the other a small hammer-like weapon.
They blocked the Destroyer's arms as it swung down at Volstagg, one on each side.
With his arms held in place, the Destroyer's body flashed with fire again, the metal strips on his face reopened, and the rolling flames slowly coalesced once more.
" Sif!!!"
Volstagg shouted!
Sif, who had already quietly circled behind the Destroyer, leaped more than three meters high, her short stick transforming into a double-headed spear, which she steadily pierced through the metal gap widened by the Destroyer's bent posture.
A single spear pinned the Destroyer to the ground.
The flames within the Destroyer's body slowly died out.
Fandral gracefully twirled his sword, giving Qin Xiao a defiant look.
Qin Xiao rolled his eyes and pointed at the Destroyer.
Fandral quickly turned around and saw the metal strips on the Destroyer's body begin to slowly rotate.
Driven by the metal strip, the entire body was reversed, changing from a bent-over position to a backward-leaning one.
The flames within his body erupted fiercely once more.
" Sif!"
Thor's shout this time allowed Sif to jump off the Destroyer in time.
The Destroyer, now flipped over, burst into flames again and thrust its body forward.
As it stood up again, the spear that had been pinned to the ground slowly withdrew from its body.
With a turn, a beam of fire shot out from his face.
Unlike before, this time it didn't just fire once and then stop; instead, it maintained a firing state, chasing and attacking the four people as its body and head rotated.
Fortunately, this enormous Destroyer wasn't particularly agile; otherwise, that single strike would have been enough to bring down the four proud gods.
The four of them couldn't take the beating forever, so they used the flames to chase after the other three.
The strongest of the three Volstagg, leaped high into the air and swung his axe at the Destroyer's chest.
Unfortunately, the Destroyer's fighting awareness is much better than before.
Before Volstagg could even fully swing his axe, the Destroyer's massive arm swept across like a pillar.
Volstagg's prideful strength was nothing before the Destroyer, and in a direct confrontation, it was sent flying dozens of meters away once again.
The Destroyer is composed entirely of Uru metal and other precious metals collected by Odin.
It was far beyond Qin Xiao's current physical strength to match; in just one strike, Volstagg collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He was severely injured in one blow.
The remaining three weren't much better off; they dodged the fire attack but couldn't avoid the arms and feet that followed.
They were all swept away, and each one was injured to some extent.
The Destroyer was still not satisfied. It chose Sif, who was closest to it, and took a big step towards Sif.
Sif was just kicked away by the Destroyer. Although she blocked the attack with her shield, her physical strength was not as great as the others. Her mobility was greatly reduced after the attack, and she obviously couldn't dodge it.
The others were in similar situations; even if they could barely get up, they wouldn't be able to rush over to their aid quickly.
"Qin!"
Thor yelled and looked at Qin Xiao with a pleading expression.
Qin Xiao sighed, stomped his feet hard on the ground, and charged towards the Destroyer.
To be honest, Sif had already given up hope; the Destroyer had raised his fist high.
Sif watched the fist getting closer and closer, and closed her eyes in despair.
"Bang!"
A dull thud sounded.
Sif felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and opened them in confusion.
"It's you!!!"
Sif cried out in surprise.
The scene before her eyes left Sif somewhat incredulous: the Earthling was facing away from her, his arms crossed and raised, steadily blocking the Destroyer's punch.
Not only Sif, but even the Warriors Three lying sprawled on the ground around her stared wide-eyed.
How is this possible? This Earthling, a mere mortal, blocked the Destroyer's fist with his bare hands?
"What are you daydreaming about? Hey! I'm talking to you! Can't you get up and move along?"
The Destroyer's strength was indeed not to be underestimated. Qin Xiao felt the pressure on his hands increasing, and he shouted at Sif without any mercy.
"Oh oh!"
Sif nodded, then struggled to her feet and quickly moved away from the battle zone between Destroyer and Qin Xiao.