Even in the face of Thor's warning, Senju Haruto stood his ground, unmoving.
He slowly lifted his head, gazing upward at the Destroyer's face at a forty-five-degree angle.
In the next instant, an intense crimson light burst from the Destroyer's mask — a beam of scorching energy blasting straight toward him.
At that critical moment, the natural energy of the entire state of New Mexico was drawn away — all of it — absorbed in an instant by Haruto.
His black hair turned white. His body began to swell, his skin shifting color as surging gamma energy flooded through him — turning green.
Before the high-temperature beam could engulf him, his frame had already grown to match the Destroyer's immense height.
Six Paths Hulk Mode.
"What in the world…"
Thor's pupils widened. He had never seen anything like this before — a transformation so overwhelming that it defied reason.
Even more terrifying was the sheer divine power emanating from Haruto's body — power that easily surpassed that of Odin in his normal state.
Sif and the Asgardian warriors felt the same — their courage shattered beneath that impossible pressure.
Only now did they truly understand why the Sorcerer Supreme was called the strongest protector of all realms…
And why even in Asgard, legends of the Supreme Sorcerer continued to spread.
This man…
He wasn't human.
In their understanding, no one could confront the Destroyer head-on.
Even Thor, after fighting with everything he had, had only managed to scorch the surface of its metallic body.
But Haruto — he was standing there, letting the Destroyer's burning beam crash into him!
No—
Looking closely, one could see that the energy was not touching him directly.
A floating cloak shimmered before him, absorbing and deflecting the beam entirely.
Haruto's gaze hardened as he tightened the muscles in his forearm.
The gamma power he wielded wasn't the same as Bruce Banner's.
Every Hulk had their own path to strength.
Banner's was through rage.
General Ross could absorb gamma radiation and turn it into raw might.
But Haruto's Hulk… was on a different level altogether.
He needed neither anger nor a secondary personality.
He could control this power freely — draw on it at will.
As he exerted force, the once-indestructible Uru metal of the Destroyer began to cave in beneath his grip.
Far away in Asgard, Loki clutched his head, his scalp tingling in disbelief.
This man… this monster… was crushing the strongest metal of Asgard with sheer brute strength!
Not just Loki — Thor, Sif, and the Asgardian warriors all stood frozen.
Their minds went blank; their blood pressure spiked; their sense of reality wavered.
Wasn't the Destroyer Odin's ultimate weapon, forged by the All-Father himself?
Even Haruto had once said that its power was second only to Gungnir — Odin's spear.
Yet now, Haruto had completely turned the tables.
The same weapon that had overwhelmed everyone with its oppressive aura was now being suppressed.
Fearing that the Destroyer would be crushed on the spot, Loki hastily commanded it to retreat — to put as much distance between itself and Haruto as possible.
Boom!
The Destroyer broke free from Haruto's grip, stumbling back several dozen meters before stopping.
Its burning beam ceased, and the mask plates on its face slid closed once more.
Thor, Sif, and the warriors turned their eyes toward it—
And gasped.
The once-unbreakable Destroyer… had lost half an arm.
The remaining half — was clenched in Haruto's fist.
He looked down at the severed limb, forged from one of the three great metals of the Marvel world — Uru.
In truth, Uru had never been the hardest. Each of the three legendary metals had its own unique traits.
Vibranium could absorb kinetic energy, negating physical impact.
Uru could be imbued with magic, granting divine abilities —
Like Thor's hammer channeling lightning,
or the Destroyer unleashing energy beams.
Those were all the properties bestowed by Uru metal.
But the truly indestructible metal —
was the original Adamantium.
The very same metal that now formed Haruto's skeleton.
Even without jutsu, without magic,
the Destroyer's power couldn't hope to damage him.
But…
Haruto had no interest in playing around any longer.
He still needed to head to Asgard — to complete his next sign-in.
With that thought, Haruto began to manifest his chakra into physical form.
Under the combined surge of gamma energy and natural energy, even his half-complete Susanoo towered several hundred meters high —
a sight so terrifying that Thor and the others instinctively stepped back.
"What… what kind of sorcery is this…?"
Sif swallowed hard, glancing down at her shattered sword.
Compared to Haruto, the so-called Supreme Sorcerer, her weapons felt as crude as a caveman's club.
The Asgardian warriors stood speechless, their minds unable to comprehend his power.
Even Thor — who had seen countless wonders — stood there, stunned beyond words.
He opened his mouth to speak but no sound came out.
His mind and heart were both utterly shaken by the power before him.
"Loki…"
He finally managed to whisper, his voice trembling.
"What kind of being have you angered…?"
Back in Asgard, Loki slumped on his throne, pale and trembling.
He had no idea how to stop Haruto — nor how to face him.
Every scheme, every illusion he could conjure felt meaningless now.
This man's power…
It might have already surpassed Odin's.
There was no one in all Nine Realms who could challenge him.
"Watch closely, Thor," Haruto said casually.
At his mental command, Susanoo's massive left hand reached out —
crackling with lightning that coalesced into the form of a bow.
It was the newest reward from his recent sign-in:
The Power of Thor.
This lightning wasn't mere chakra or magic.
It was something far greater — the divine essence of thunder itself.
As Susanoo's right hand drew back the bowstring, the bright blue sky turned dark.
Thick storm clouds gathered overhead, spinning into a massive black vortex.
BOOM—!
Bolts of lightning rained down, merging at the bowstring's center,
forming a single arrow wreathed in purple and blue thunder.
The two lightning energies clashed violently, exploding with deafening thunder.
Everyone present felt the air leave their lungs.
In this moment, it wasn't Thor — but Senju Haruto —
who looked like the true God of Thunder.
Thor's throat tightened as he glanced at the hammer in his hand.
Now he understood why Haruto didn't need it.
Because he didn't need any weapon to wield power like that.
The thunder arrow locked onto the Destroyer.
Thor suddenly realized what Haruto was about to do and tried to stop him.
"The Destroyer is only a weapon!" he shouted.
"It's already restrained — there's no need to destroy it!"
But even as that thought left his lips, he froze.
Did he really believe that Haruto could destroy something forged to be indestructible?
That very hesitation sealed it.
Haruto released the arrow.
BOOOOOOM!!!
A blinding explosion erupted.
A towering mushroom cloud rose into the sky, shaking the heavens.