pappabearbooks #217 - The cosmic overlord Thanos is coming! The confrontation between Rofu and Thanos!
#217 - The cosmic overlord Thanos is coming! The confrontation between Rofu and Thanos!
After Odin's arrangements, the family quickly arrived at the great waterfall that flowed against the sky.
A small boat, prepared long ago, was conspicuously docked next to the waterfall.
Odin and Frigga helped each other onto the boat, then waved goodbye to Thor and Loki, who were standing on the shore, reluctant and sad, and said, "Thor, Loki, we're leaving. Everything in Asgard is now entrusted to you two."
Asgard was in the midst of a drama of joy and sorrow.
Hela, the Goddess of Death, who had been sent to Earth by Luo Fu, finally found a way to get to Asgard.
However, Hela's return was clearly too late.
By the time she finally returned to Asgard, the former King Odin and Queen Frigga had already left this world on the small boat.
As soon as she entered Asgard, Hela couldn't wait to begin her rampage.
Anyone who stood in her way was pierced on the spot by the Nightsword that pierced everything.
Whether it was Asgardian warriors or ordinary mages, none could resist Hela.
Soon, she slaughtered her way into the Golden Palace.
Thor and Loki, who had just bid farewell to Odin and Frigga, stared at this sister they had never met.
Grasping Mjolnir tightly, Thor said, "Sister, this is our first meeting, and I don't want to fight you today."
Sensing the power on Thor's body, which was clearly being blessed by all of Asgard, Hela understood in an instant.
With a cold smile, Hela said, "It seems I'm a little late. Odin and Frigga have already left? That's disappointing. I thought I could personally see him off, but I didn't expect Odin to become so timid. Could it be that he chose to leave after learning that I had broken the seal?"
"Enough!" Hearing the obvious belittling of Odin in Hela's tone,
Thor looked at Hela, indignant, and said, "You are also Odin's daughter. No matter... no matter what happened between you, you shouldn't slander the King of Asgard like that."
"The King of Asgard?" Hela's tone was full of disdain. "Has no one ever told you? Asgard's current prestige was built by me, helping Odin."
As soon as she finished speaking, a terrifying wave of divine power suddenly erupted from Hela's body.
The dome of the Golden Palace shattered in an instant by Hela's power.
As the original dome murals shattered and fell,
a mural that Thor and Loki had never seen before finally appeared before them for the first time.
The picture no longer showed King Odin holding the Gungnir, looking noble and righteous, but rather the scene of father and daughter conquering the universe.
Compared to the former Odin, the Odin in the mural at this moment appeared much more domineering, giving people a chilling feeling even if it was just a mural.
And in the mural, Hela, standing on Odin's side, was sitting on a fierce wolf, which was none other than Fenrir, the wolf who slays gods in mythology.
What Thor and Loki found even more unbelievable was that in the picture, Hela was actually holding Mjolnir, Thor's hammer.
After shattering the sugar-coated mural, Hela looked up at the familiar mural and said with a sneer, "See? This is the real truth. Odin was never a benevolent king. He was a tyrant known throughout the Nine Realms and even the entire universe, and I was the one who helped him conquer Asgard's current territory. But how did Odin treat me? This hypocritical guy not only took away my status as crown princess because I wanted to continue conquering for Asgard, but even sealed me in hell."
Her eyes fell on Mjolnir, and Hela said disdainfully, "Mjolnir was originally a divine weapon that Odin specially forged for me, and it also symbolized the position of Asgard's crown princess. Now it seems that after sealing me, he chose you again, but Asgard was conquered by me, and even Odin has no right to deprive me of my position."
Seeing that Thor still wanted to say something, Loki understood that if Hela could really be persuaded so easily, Odin wouldn't have sealed this eldest daughter away in the first place. Moreover, for so many years, the entire Asgard had acted as if Hela, the crown princess, had never existed.
"Thor, it's useless," Loki actively dissuaded Thor. "Don't you understand? Even Father couldn't persuade our sister, otherwise, he wouldn't have sealed her for so long. Besides, in her eyes, she is the most qualified person to inherit the throne of Asgard. You don't intend to give the throne to her, do you?"
"The throne was given to me by Father," Thor said angrily.
"OK! OK." At this time, Loki didn't dare to show his thoughts about the throne of Asgard in front of Hela.
Of course, the matter of fighting to the death should be left to Thor to deal with.
Shrugging his shoulders, Loki said, "Indeed, Father gave the throne to you, but do you think our sister will accept it?"
With a struggling expression on his face, Thor instantly flashed with lightning all over his body.
"If she doesn't accept it, then I'll beat her until she does!"
The moment he finished speaking, Thor, who was clumsy with words, chose to attack without hesitation.
With a flick of his hand, Mjolnir flew towards Hela like a meteor.
Forged from a star that was about to die, if it weren't for the magic Odin had cast, compressing an entire star to the size of a hammerhead, even if it didn't reach the level of a black hole, it would be comparable to a neutron star.
Not to mention anything else, just the impact of brute force alone, not many people could block it.
But when Mjolnir flew in front of Hela, facing such a terrifying attack, Hela stretched out a hand without dodging or avoiding it.
Her slender fingers gently pinched.
The Mjolnir, which had flown like a meteor, instantly fell into Hela's fingers.
Both Thor and Loki were frightened by Hela's terrifying ability.
The next moment, Hela exerted force with her five fingers.
The Mjolnir, which was said to be indestructible, cracked under Hela's power, accompanied by flashing lightning. Then, with a bang, it exploded, turning into dozens of pieces.
"Loki, let go of me. This damn woman destroyed my partner. She actually crushed Mjolnir!" Thor struggled desperately.
But at this moment, Loki couldn't help but want to curse.
You know that the other party can easily crush Mjolnir, and now that you have lost your weapon and can't even summon lightning, you are rushing up in anger, are you planning to deliver food to the other party?
Seeing a large number of Nightswords appear behind Hela, as if countless Nightswords would fall like meteors in the next moment, raining down densely.
Loki, who was frightened, directly used magic without thinking, dragging Thor away from Asgard by force.
The moment Loki took Thor away, the Nightswords, which had lost their target, slammed into the floor of the Golden Palace in a chaotic but powerful manner.
As the floor of the Golden Palace was instantly smashed into a large pit,
a giant wolf with silver fur jumped out from the underground of the Golden Palace with a loud howl.
Following Fenrir, a group of Asgardian warriors who had sworn to follow Hela to the death.
With the appearance of these warriors, Hela, who had originally come to Asgard alone, truly seized the power of Asgard in a short period of time. Whether it was Odin's loyalists or the warriors who believed that Thor was the next King of Asgard, they began to suffer Hela's cruel purge.
While Hela was busy taking control of Asgard,
Thor, who had escaped, punched Loki in the face at the first moment and said angrily, "Loki, why did you make me a deserter?"
Loki was still full of resentment for being punched for no reason.
However, at this time, Loki also knew that compared to the terrifying Hela, he could only choose to cooperate with Thor.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Loki said unhappily, "Even Mjolnir was crushed by that woman. You can't even unleash Thor's power now. Are you expecting me to watch you go to your death? But it might be good if you die. If you could fight that woman to a standstill and both perish, that would be the best outcome. That way, I can smoothly inherit the throne of Asgard."
Truly, he was the one who understood Thor the most. Loki's words quickly calmed Thor down.
He guiltily extended a hand and pulled Loki up from the ground, saying, "Sorry, Loki, I was too impulsive. But you know, Odin and Frigga just left, and then… then we could only flee Asgard in such a sorry state."
After standing up, Loki glanced at Thor unhappily and said, "What you should be thinking about now isn't how you've let down Odin and Frigga, but how to take back Asgard."
These words made Thor even more frustrated. He clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "I… I even had Mjolnir crushed by that woman. I…"
"Have you forgotten Odin's words?" Loki reminded him, "Before Odin and Frigga left, they reminded you that you are the God of Thunder, not the God of Hammers. Your divine power, the Hammer of Thor, is just a medium for you to unleash your own power, like a crutch. You can't always rely on the crutch. You have to unleash the power in your blood!"
Perhaps feeling that he shouldn't have such high expectations for Thor, Loki added, "Of course, if you don't have confidence, you can also ask someone for help, like your good friend."
When Loki mentioned Thor's good friend, Thor didn't notice the complexity in Loki's tone.
As a simpleton, Loki had already understood from his previous conversation with Odin that it was Routh who released Hela, the Goddess of Death, from her seal.
But even now, Thor hasn't noticed this.
Although Loki did have some resentment towards Routh in his heart, he also knew that if it weren't for Routh, Frigga would have been killed by him during the Dark Elf invasion.
In any case, the fact that Frigga didn't die because of him ultimately reduced Loki's inner guilt.
And because of this, Loki chose to follow Odin's instructions and didn't reveal everything to Thor.
"That's right." Loki's words instantly brightened Thor's eyes, "We can go find my good brother. He will definitely have a way to help me. Before, even Jane got the power called Chakra because of him!"
"Yes, you also have a Jane. She can help you now too." Loki looked as if he had just realized this.
But Thor shook his head, "No, it's too dangerous. I can't let Jane get involved in something like this."
Rolling his eyes at Thor, Loki said, "You need to think clearly about what to do next."
"What to do next?" Thor looked puzzled.
"The Hammer of Thor is already destroyed. You need a new weapon. At the same time, you need to find that Routh for help. Which one are you going to do first?"
After hesitating for a moment, Thor finally decided to seek Routh's help first. In the current situation where they couldn't rely on the Rainbow Bridge, with Routh's help, they would be able to reach the realm of the dwarves in the shortest amount of time and reforge a weapon that belonged to him.
It has to be admitted that although Routh had reduced many hardships for Thor, it was also because of this that Thor had to face such a grand scene as Ragnarok without having enough growth.
This made Thor lack some independence and had to seek help from Routh.
At this moment, Routh, who had just brought that small piece of hell under his control, was completely unaware that his decision to release Hela ahead of schedule would ultimately cause trouble to fall on his head once again.
Accompanied by Loki, Thor finally arrived on Earth, only to be met with disappointment, because Routh was actually in hell, busy refining that small piece of hell's authority.
However, although they couldn't blatantly rely on the power of the Rainbow Bridge now, Thor was able to secretly contact Heimdall and use Heimdall's own power to lock onto Routh's location.
You must know that Heimdall's eyes can see everything in the Nine Realms.
Although Heimdall couldn't see the scene of Routh in hell, he saw the situation of Routh settling in the Hydra base.
Knowing Routh's whereabouts, Thor and Loki had no choice but to leave America immediately and head straight for the Hydra base.
As luck would have it, when they arrived at the Hydra base, they happened to meet Routh completely mastering that hell dimension and returning from the dimensional world.
Learning that Thor and Loki had actually come to him for help, Routh was really in a bind. Of course, he knew what he had done in the process of Hela leaving hell.
It could be said that it was entirely because of Routh that Hela was released from hell ahead of schedule. If it weren't for him, Asgard's Ragnarok wouldn't have started so quickly and so early.
As a result, by a twist of fate, Thor actually sought Routh's help.
Faced with Thor's request, Routh originally didn't want to agree. After all, once he and Thor returned to Asgard together, then after seeing Hela, the truth that he was the culprit who released Hela and caused Ragnarok would be understood by Thor, no matter how simple-minded he was.
In the process of communicating with Thor, Routh had already felt Loki's subtle hints.
It's just that, compared to the clueless Thor, Loki's reminders and hints were very subtle. In addition to expressing to Routh that he knew the reason for Hela's escape, he was also indirectly expressing his gratitude to Routh for saving Frigga before.
Of course, this gratitude was only verbal. Although Routh did save Frigga, he was also the culprit who caused Ragnarok by releasing Hela.
"Brother, you must help me this time. You have no idea how terrifying that woman is." The clueless Thor was still venting his fear of Hela's strength to Routh.
Routh, who was in a bind, pondered for a moment and said, "Thor, you said before that you wanted to go to the realm of the dwarves to forge a weapon, right?"
Thor said somewhat guiltily, "That's right, I need a weapon to guide the power of thunder in my body. Now I can't unleash the power of Odin in my body without relying on a weapon."
"Then let's go to the realm of the dwarves." Routh could only choose to avoid facing Hela as much as possible.
Of course, he certainly wouldn't say so.
"Thor, I can help you, but I think that both His Majesty Odin and Teacher Frigga hope that you can defeat Hela alone. After all, you are the king of Asgard now. As a king, you should use your own power to regain the throne of Asgard. Anyone's help will weaken your authority as the God-King of Asgard!"
It has to be admitted that Routh's reason did strike a chord in Thor's heart.
Originally, Thor, who was still full of fear of Hela, instantly felt a surge of courage in his heart when he thought that he had become the God-King of Asgard with Odin's departure.
"You're right, my brother."
Routh then added, "Of course, I will help you secretly. I won't let you face Hela without any preparation. I can help you travel freely to and from Asgard, and I can also help you escape from Hela's hands, but to defeat her, you'd better rely on your own strength."
An increasingly motivated Thor nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, brother, let's go to the realm of the dwarves now and forge a weapon first."
Routh knew that because of him, Ragnarok had been completely messed up.
Originally, Thor was under the great pressure brought by Hela, and finally forcibly squeezed himself, at the cost of losing an eye, to dig out the power of Odin in his body. Even without a weapon, he could manipulate the power of the God of Thunder.
But in this process, Thor was not really alone.
The Hulk and the Valkyrie of this life gave him a lot of help.
This time, because of Routh, Thor himself had not received real growth in his previous experiences. He needed to face Hela in the premise that he was weakened, and without the help of the Hulk and the Valkyrie.
Routh can only hope now that Thor can explode, otherwise he can only take the risk of being exposed and take action.
Although he caused the events of Ragnarok, Routh did not have any guilt towards Odin and Frigga.
But towards Thor, the God of Thunder, who didn't have much scheming and genuinely regarded Luo Fu as a brother, Luo Fu couldn't possibly directly tell him about Odin and Frigga's calculations that were only based on benefits, right?
Not to mention whether the other party would believe it, once this point was exposed, then the friendship between Thor and Luo Fu would no longer be pure.
With the guidance of Thor and Loki, Luo Fu directly used the power of the Divine Might Dimension to send the two to the Dwarf Kingdom.
The Dwarf Kingdom seemed to have been prepared for a long time.
Even the Uru metal for forging Thor's new weapon had been fully prepared.
Uru metal is a special metal that Asgard specially uses to forge artifacts, and its preciousness is not inferior to Vibranium on Earth.
You must know that even Odin's Destroyer armor, which was specially used to target the Celestials, was made of Uru metal.
It can be seen how powerful Uru metal is.
When Thor, Luo Fu, and Loki began to work on forging the Stormbreaker.
Asgard.
After awakening those warriors who had been loyal to her, Hela, the Goddess of Death, completely completed her control over Asgard, because Thor, the troublesome guy, was gone.
At this moment, the power of Hela, the Goddess of Death, can be said to be constantly soaring every moment because she is in Asgard.
The back-and-forth between the two sides will only cause Thor, even if he forges the Stormbreaker, to be unable to easily defeat Hela, the Goddess of Death.
No matter what, Hela, the Goddess of Death, and Thor are biological siblings, and in terms of the power they inherit from each other, there is no doubt that Hela, the Goddess of Death, is more powerful than Thor.
If Thor had been given some time to fully absorb the power of the special dimension of Asgard, the gap between him and Hela, the Goddess of Death, might not have been so great.
But unfortunately, Odin and Frigga left, and in a short period of time, Hela, the Goddess of Death, came to their door.
The special dimension of Asgard is inextricably linked to the bloodline of Odin's son.
With Odin's active withdrawal.
Hela, the Goddess of Death, and Thor, whoever spends more time in Asgard will be able to obtain more power.
Under the premise that she already has an absolute advantage, and Thor can't even control the power of the God of Thunder in his body.
One can imagine how low Thor's chances of winning are.
While forging the Stormbreaker.
Loki quietly came to Luo Fu's side and said, "Lord Luo Fu, are you going to keep hiding it from Thor? He will know the truth of all this sooner or later!"
Luo Fu glanced at Loki meaningfully and said, "Loki, although it was indeed my unintentional act that caused Ragnarok, I will not deny my responsibility. I just think that compared to explaining this to Thor, helping him regain the throne of Asgard is more important. What do you think?"
"Whether it's the throne of Asgard or the relationship between you and Thor, it's all irrelevant to me!" Loki smiled indifferently and said, "I just want to see what Thor's expression will be after he knows all this."
Having known about the love-hate relationship between Loki and Thor for a long time, Luo Fu was not surprised by Loki's reaction at all.
You must know that in this kind of battle for the throne, Loki should hate Thor to death, but he can still do something like dying in Thanos' hands to protect Thor when Thanos leads a large army and captures the refugees of Asgard.
It can only be said that Loki is indeed a very complex person.
It is also possible that Thor's importance and care for Loki have always left Loki with that bond.
Luo Fu and Loki's conversation quickly came to an end with Thor's call.
With the Dwarves' preparations, the forging of the Stormbreaker was almost only waiting for Thor's cooperation.
Along with the special device of the Dwarves for forging artifacts, which attracted the energy of the entire star, the process of forging the Stormbreaker was almost without any waves.
Even Thor's act of using his body to withstand the temperature of the star did not happen.
After all, with Luo Fu present, even if the equipment malfunctioned, he could rely on his own manipulation of gravity and electromagnetic force to make everything go smoothly.
At the first moment of obtaining the Stormbreaker, Thor couldn't wait to return to Asgard and regain his throne.
However, just as Thor was about to summon the Rainbow Bridge with the power of the Stormbreaker.
A stream of light suddenly flew from outside the sky and slammed into the Dwarf Kingdom.
The smelting furnace that had just forged the Stormbreaker was also shattered into pieces by this sudden attack in an instant.
"Damn it, this is..." Thor looked angrily in the direction of the attack.
Luo Fu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Thor, the Stormbreaker can summon the Rainbow Bridge. You and Loki, go to Asgard first. The longer Hela, the Goddess of Death, stays in Asgard, the more powerful she will be. If you continue to delay, you will be even less of a match for her."
"But..." Thor was obviously unwilling to let go of the culprit who almost completely destroyed the Dwarf Kingdom.
Luo Fu said without refusal, "Don't worry, just leave it to me here."
After hesitating for a moment, the obsession to regain Asgard took over in the end. After nodding vigorously, Thor said, "Brother, then you must be careful."
After saying goodbye to Luo Fu, Thor summoned Loki to his side, and then directly used the Stormbreaker to summon the Rainbow Bridge and went straight to Asgard.
The reason why Luo Fu stayed behind was because he had already discovered that the guy who destroyed the Dwarf Kingdom this time was most likely coming for him.
Because that iconic spaceship was clearly the spaceship of the cosmic overlord, Thanos.
Thanos was so impatient to start collecting the Infinity Stones just after Odin left.
Don't forget that Gu Yi, the Ancient One, is still alive on Earth.
Of course, this may also be due to the Mind Stone scepter.
The Mind Stone scepter was previously given to Loki by Thanos, but after the Battle of New York, the Mind Stone scepter fell into Luo Fu's hands.
Compared to leaving the Mind Stone on Earth, whether it falls into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Hydra, it is not a problem for Thanos to retrieve it.
But it's different if it falls into Luo Fu's hands.
Not to mention that Luo Fu himself is a powerful Dimension Demon God, his previous actions, apart from his own dimension, either stayed on Earth or in Asgard.
Under this circumstance, it is impossible for Thanos not to care.
Being able to block Luo Fu in the Dwarf Kingdom at this time is probably because Thanos realized that Luo Fu had left Earth and rushed over overtime.
If it was when he had just obtained the Mind Stone scepter, even if the Mind Stone scepter had geometrically increased Luo Fu's strength, he still had no confidence in facing Thanos.
But now, Luo Fu not only has the Mind Stone and the Reality Stone, two Infinity Stones, at the same time.
His own strength has also undergone earth-shattering changes. More importantly, he has also obtained the power of the Hell Dimension. In addition to his own Demon God identity, he is also one of the Hell Lords.
Even if he is not a match for Thanos now, Luo Fu is confident that he can easily retreat from Thanos' hands.
Having the confidence to advance and retreat is why Luo Fu stayed behind to face Thanos' army alone.
Seemingly aware of Luo Fu's gaze peeking through the long space.
Sitting on the flying seat, Thanos looked deeply in Luo Fu's direction.
Luo Fu floated up, ignoring the Dwarf Kingdom that had become scarred due to Thanos' attack.
After flying straight to Thanos' warship, Luo Fu saw the Thanos Legion ready to go at a glance.
The Black Order were impressively listed.
Ebony Maw, known for his elegance, Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, Black Dwarf, and Supergiant.
And besides the Black Order, Thanos' two adopted daughters, Gamora and Nebula, were impressively listed.
And sitting on the flying seat was none other than Thanos, the cosmic overlord who would snap his fingers in the future and wipe out 50% of the life in the universe.
Seeing that Luo Fu was alone, he dared to go straight to his direction.
Thanos' purple-skinned face showed a cold smile.
"Dimension Demon God, Luo Fu?"
"Cosmic Overlord, Thanos?"
It's not surprising that Luo Fu knows Thanos, but Thanos recognized Luo Fu's identity in an instant, which is a bit surprising.