Chapter 181: Ragnarok
Kal-El smiled and nodded.
"I will, I'll tell them I'm a friend of Peter Quill, and ask them to do me a favor!"
"Haha, Superman, you're so humorous."
Rocket Raccoon burst into laughter, bending over at the side.
"Quill doesn't have much face in the universe; mentioning his name will probably just get him mistaken for a thief and a mercenary!"
"Superman, you know, this rat has always been jealous of me!"
Peter Quill quickly explained.
Kal-El, Diana, and the others couldn't help smiling.
"Understood, then farewell for now."
With that, Kal-El turned and left with Diana and the others.
Until the Krypton spaceship took off, Peter Quill turned his head to glare at Rocket Raccoon.
"Rocket, I've tolerated you for a long time!"
"As a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, you always undermine me, the captain. You're just jealous of my relationship with Superman."
"Tsk, who would be jealous of a sycophant like you who clings to him shamelessly!"
"Superman is like that with everyone; he's just polite, but you're clearly not qualified to be Superman's brother."
"At the very least, you should be like Iron Man or America's Ass, but unfortunately, you're just a comedian who loves awkward dancing!"
Peter Quill: "..."
Earth, Justice League base in northern New York.
Wanda, Pietro, and Sharon Carter were sitting together talking about something.
"To be honest, the weapons stolen from the Department of Damage Control don't require the Justice League to handle them according to regulations."
"Given the threat level of this kind of criminal case, it could entirely be left to the FBI to resolve."
"We can't be expected to step in for every little thing; if so, there's no way we could manage all the thieves in the world."
Wanda leaned back against the sofa behind her, arms crossed over her chest, her red leather outfit striking and eye-catching, and the patch of snowy white in the middle was particularly dazzling.
Pietro also nodded.
"If those agents can't even solve this kind of thing, I don't know what use they are."
Sharon Carter took a sip of coffee.
"But Peter Parker has already targeted them; he crossed paths with them last night."
"According to him, there's a guy with a pair of high-tech wings in that criminal gang, which is the Vulture."
"At most, it's just an incomplete Iron Man, not very threatening!"
Wanda looked at Sharon Carter.
"Didn't you cross paths with the Vulture last night?"
Sharon Carter spread her hands.
"No!"
"When I arrived, that guy threw Peter Parker into the water. As soon as I fished Peter out of the water, the Vulture had already escaped."
"From the look of it, he doesn't seem to want to fight us."
Wanda smiled.
"He's a smart man; he knows he can't openly make an enemy of the Justice League or the Avengers."
"He's just going to steal some high-tech equipment."
"Just small-time antics, leave this matter to the FBI."
Sharon Carter nodded.
"Oh, by the way, notify that annoying Iron Man that there's a thief at the Department of Damage Control, and ask if he needs us to help him handle it."
Sharon Carter and Pietro both smiled.
"He's a good friend of Superman, so I think our phrasing can be a bit more polite."
"I don't think that's necessary; that iron can knows who's in charge of the Justice League now."
Wanda smiled and stood up, but suddenly noticed a powerful evil force abruptly appearing somewhere on Earth.
She turned her head to look at the distant sky, red Chaos Magic energy welling up in her eyes.
"What is that?"
Sharon Carter and Pietro also looked toward the distant sky.
"Peter Parker's crow's mouth was right; it seems a truly powerful major villain has really appeared."
She turned her head to look at the two of them.
"Let's go over and help."
...
Time rewound to ten minutes ago.
Norway, a hilltop by the sea.
Guided by Strange, Thor and Loki, who came to Norway, finally found their father Odin and mother Frigga.
The moment Thor saw the two of them, he immediately ran over and hugged Frigga tightly.
"Mother, why leave Asgard?"
Frigga reached out and touched Thor's cheek, speaking gently.
"Your brother is single-mindedly eager to sit on the throne, and your father and I were just playing along with him."
"Loki used magic to banish your father, and then cast magic to disguise himself as your father."
"But he forgot who taught him his magic."
She glanced at Loki, and Loki immediately lowered his head.
"I pretended not to know and secretly found your father."
"He had already broken Loki's magic long ago, but he chose not to return to Asgard."
"Your father is tired; he needs to rest."
"So I decided to accompany him here to relax and spend his final moments with him."
Hearing Frigga's words, both Thor and Loki couldn't believe it.
What did they hear?
Thor managed a forced smile.
"Mother, you must be joking; Father is so powerful, how could that be?"
"It's true!"
Odin looked quietly at the ocean.
"Everyone dies!"
"Although we call ourselves gods, we merely have longer lifespans compared to most ordinary creatures."
"A lifespan of thousands of years is already a very long time!"
"My lifespan has reached its end."
Hearing Odin say this, Thor simply couldn't accept it, and Loki also seemed to have words hovering on his lips.
"My sons, Thor, Loki."
He turned around to look at the two of them.
"Do not be saddened by this; my life has been wonderful enough, and I have no regrets."
"After I am gone, take good care of your mother."
Tears welled up in Thor's eyes.
He nodded heavily.
"Father, let's go find Superman; he definitely has a way to save you."
Odin raised his hand and slowly shook his head.
"No, this is my destiny, just like the natural cycle of reincarnation; there is no need to interfere with it."
"Die of old age in peace is actually something many people dream of; I am content!"
He suddenly turned serious.
"Thor, Loki, I have never told you before, you also have an elder sister."
"An elder sister?"
Thor and Loki were somewhat curious.
"Why have I never heard you and Mother mention her? She is our family, why have we never met her?"
Frigga at the side also wore a solemn expression upon hearing this name.
"She is Hela, the Goddess of death."
"Long ago, she once followed me to conquer the Nine Realms."
"Later, I noticed that her ambition and desires were growing larger and larger. She was not satisfied with just conquering the Nine Realms; she did not want to stop fighting."
"Our philosophies diverged, she betrayed me, and I dispatched the Valkyrie legions to crusade against her."
"The Valkyrie legions were almost completely wiped out, and I had no choice but to personally step in and seal her away in the underworld."
"Now that she has been sealed by me in the underworld for over a thousand years, her hatred for me will only be more intense."
"As long as I die and the seal weakens, she will definitely break the seal from the underworld."
"You must be careful, she is very powerful."
Thor and Loki exchanged glances and both chuckled.
"Father, no matter how strong she is, the hammer in my hand will not fear her."
In their view, the two of them were a powerful warrior and the premier wizard of the Nine Realms.
No matter how formidable that sister was, joining forces, they wouldn't be completely powerless.
Odin, however, shook his head.
"You do not know her power; Ragnarok is destined to arrive!"
"Remember, find Superman; only he can save Asgard!"
Chapter 182: Crushing Defeat
He turned his head again to look at Frigga, gently stroking her cheek.
"Frigga, I have to go!"
His figure gradually turned into points of light, dissipating into the air little by little.
Frigga nodded, tears flashing in her eyes.
"Father!"
"Father!"
Just as Thor and Loki cried out, Frigga tearfully grabbed hold of both of them.
"She will be out soon, you two must leave quickly!"
"Go find Kal-El, he can help you."
Seeing Frigga's nervous expression, the two had no choice but to prepare to leave.
Just as they turned around, a woman with loose, long black hair suddenly walked out from a dark green space of darkness.
She appeared at the mountaintop, and the exit of the Underworld space behind her closed.
The woman had a heroic face and a tall figure.
She wore a black tight-fitting leather suit, with a cape attached behind her.
She smiled slightly, put one hand on her hip, raised her right hand to flick her nails, and looked at Frigga, Thor, and the three of them with an elegant posture.
"He is dead!"
"I really wanted to see that scene!"
"He took everything from me, and now I am going to take it all back twofold."
"No, Hela, you can't do this!"
Frigga blocked in front of Thor and Loki and said.
Hela looked at Frigga.
"Frigga, this has nothing to do with you, I hope you won't stop me."
"Only I am the rightful heir of Asgard!"
She looked at Thor and Loki.
"Kneel and pay homage to your Queen."
Thor fiercely smashed the hammer into the ground, and Loki cast magic at the same time.
The casual clothes on the two changed back into armor and standard sorcerer robes suitable for battle.
"You have no right!"
Thor suddenly hurled his hammer, smashing it toward Hela.
"No!"
It was too late for Frigga to stop it, as mjolnir rushed toward Hela with powerful kinetic energy.
Bang!
With a soft sound, Hela grabbed the head-on incoming mjolnir with one hand.
"How is that possible?"
Thor controlled mjolnir from a distance with one hand, but mjolnir only kept trembling in Hela's hand.
"You have no idea what I can do!"
A trace of disdainful smile hung on the corner of her mouth, and her right hand tightly grasped the trembling mjolnir in her hand.
Her five fingers exerted force, and powerful power gathered at her fingertips.
Bang!
Finally, facing this extremely powerful force, mjolnirsuddenly exploded.
A blue energy shockwave instantly diffused.
Frigga and the other two stepped back a few steps in the face of this powerful energy aftermath.
Thor looked at the metal fragments crushed by Hela and dropped on the ground in disbelief.
Seeing Hela's inhuman display, Loki also instinctively trembled slightly.
"As long as I kill you two, I will be the only rightful heir of Asgard."
Hela stroked her hair back from her forehead with both hands, and a multi-branched divine crown suddenly appeared on top of her head.
The clothing on her body also turned into a tight-fitting battle suit more suitable for combat.
She stepped forward, her palms extending gracefully to both sides, and two uniquely shaped, whip-like nightsky swords appeared in her hands.
Seeing this, Frigga quickly stepped forward.
A short sword appeared in her hand, blocking Hela's path.
"Go quickly!"
But seeing that Frigga intended to block Hela for them, Thor and Loki refused to leave all the more.
They simply charged at Hela together.
The corners of Hela's mouth hooked into a slight smile.
"My foolish brothers, you don't have the strength to challenge me yet."
She walked towards them unhurriedly.
Even though she had just broken out of the seal from the Underworld and her strength had not yet recovered.
And she still had to face Frigga, Thor, and Loki.
But she didn't show the slightest fear, her eyes flashing with a fanatical desire to fight.
Bang, bang, bang!
A few crisp collision sounds rang out, and Loki was the first to be kicked flying by Hela.
Frigga was not spared either, being slapped on the back by Hela's sword.
Pfft!
A mouthful of blood spewed out, and Frigga fell to the side.
Lacking mjolnir, Thor could only swing his fist to blast at Hela.
He wanted to use his powerful physique and close-combat fighting ability to defeat Hela.
Hela, however, shook her head and smiled.
"You're still too green at close combat!"
She suddenly spun her body and soared into the air, taking advantage of the momentum to flick the cape behind her.
Countless black nightsky swords instantly shot toward Thor.
Carrying the sound of tearing through the air, they crashed into Thor's body.
Bang, bang, bang!
Thor only felt a sharp pain, his body flying backward out of control.
Falling heavily to the ground.
Hela slowly walked with catlike steps, holding her sword elegantly as she walked toward Thor.
Frigga stepped forward once more, the short sword in her hand stabbing toward Hela.
The nightsky sword in Hela's hand casually met it, and with just a slight flick, Frigga's short sword immediately flew out of her hand.
She took the opportunity to place the sword against Frigga's neck.
"Frigga, I don't want to kill you!"
"Don't force me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared behind her.
She reacted in time, and the nightsky sword instantly stabbed backward.
Squelch!
The nightsky sword successfully pierced into Loki's body, but there wasn't the feeling of a long sword piercing flesh as imagined.
Not good!
Hela's eyes widened abruptly.
Squelch!
A short sword suddenly stabbed from behind, successfully piercing through Hela's body.
Loki walked out from the side with a hint of a sinister smile.
He looked at his brother Thor, who had just climbed up from the ground nearby.
"Combat requires using your brain!"
He tapped his head with his hand and glanced proudly at Frigga.
"Mother, facts prove that Thor is just a musclehead."
He reached out again and stabbed Hela's body with the short sword.
Squelch!
Hela, however, didn't look in any pain, lifting one leg high and kicking back instantly.
Bang!
Loki felt a pain in his chest and flew backward, the short sword also being pulled out and landing heavily at Thor's feet.
"What's wrong? My resourceful brother?"
Thor hurriedly stretched out a hand to help Loki up.
Loki looked at the blood on the short sword, then looked at Hela in the distance who didn't look injured at all.
At this time, her abdomen no longer had the slightest trace of a wound.
Frigga immediately resolved their doubts.
"Hela is the Goddess of death, her physique surpasses that of most Asgardians, no matter how severe the injuries she suffers, she can recover in the shortest possible time."
A mouthful of blood spewed from Loki's mouth.
"Mother, it would have been better if you had said so earlier!"
Frigga shook her head.
"I just thought of it too!"
Hela walked over again holding the nightsky sword.
"Surrender, or die."
Her tone was very direct, yet carried an irresistible majesty.
"What are you, what qualifications do you have to become the monarch of Asgard?"
Hela no longer held back.
The nightsky sword in her hand stabbed toward Thor.
Thor, however, suddenly leaped up, his fists rapidly blasting toward Hela.
Before he could hit Hela's body, his chest ached again.
A black long sword hit his chest once more.
Bang!
He flew far backward, blood flowing down from the wound.
Loki also hurriedly used magic, and just as he wanted to cast phantom clones, countless long swords shot over again.
He had nowhere to hide, so he had to try his best to use magic to protect his body.
Both brothers fell to the ground, covered in bruises and injuries. They didn't expect the gap between them and Hela to be so huge.
Seeing Hela walking slowly over, wanting to deal a fatal blow, Loki suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Is there a way? I don't want to die just like this!"
Thor stared at the approaching Hela, clutching his chest and said.
"Like Father said, find Superman."
"Where is he?"
"I don't know, maybe he's in the Justice League."
"But I'm afraid it's too late now."
Loki glanced at Thor.
"You hold the line here, I'll go find reinforcements."
Thor: "..."
"Do you think I can hold out?"
Chapter 183: Fighting Hela
Frigga still wanted to step forward to stop her, but just as her short sword was swung out, it was easily dodged by Hela.
She immediately delivered a karate chop, landing heavily on Frigga's back.
Bang!
Frigga's eyes widened, and she instantly collapsed to the ground.
"Mother!"
Hela just smiled slightly.
"She's not dead, I still need her!"
"But you are useless!"
Just as she was about to deliver the fatal blow, a continuously spinning portal emitting sparks suddenly appeared behind her.
An energy whip whipped out from it, precisely wrapping around one of Hela's arms.
Strange stepped out of the portal, pulling tightly on the energy whip with both hands.
He looked at Thor lying on the ground.
"How are you?"
Thor smiled.
"Nothing much, just almost dying!"
Hela looked at the energy whip wrapped around her hand and smiled disdainfully.
"Ants always like to provoke dragons!"
Her arm suddenly exerted force, pulling Strange over.
Strange also realized something was wrong in time and successfully opened a portal in front of him before the nightsky sword could pierce his body.
Hela's nightsky sword stabbed into empty air, and she turned her head to look around.
"You have plenty of tricks, but they're useless!"
At this moment, two energy discs suddenly shot out from the portal behind Hela.
Hela waved her arm abruptly, and two black energy flying swords instantly shot out, destroying the rapidly incoming discs.
She flicked the cloak behind her again, and countless long swords condensed from energy shot out instantly.
Strange, who had just stepped out of the portal, immediately condensed an energy shield in front of him.
Bang bang bang!
In just a few strikes, the energy shield was shattered.
The Cloak of Levitation behind him immediately flew up, taking Strange's body into the air to dodge the flying swords.
Just as he steadied himself, Hela charged over again, wielding the nightsky sword.
Strange cast his magic in time, successfully expanding the Mirror Dimension.
Mountains overturned, and seawater flowed backward.
The suddenly changing gravitational environment caught Hela off guard, causing her to plummet high into the sky.
Before she could react, gravity flipped once again.
Hela, who had fallen high into the sky, began to plunge toward the ground.
Hela's falling speed became faster and faster; just as she was about to crash heavily into the ground, Hela suddenly thrust her sword toward the ground.
She stabilized her posture and looked at Strange.
"It's useless!"
She raised the nightsky sword in her hand once more, pressing down fiercely toward the ground.
Under the attack of the nightsky sword, a tiny crack suddenly appeared on the ground, and space rippled and undulated.
"Ah!"
Hela let out a roar, and the piercing high-pitched sound echoed throughout the Mirror Dimension, the cracks on the ground growing larger and larger.
Strange rapidly waved his hands in front of his chest, forming one complex magical imprint after another, trying to stabilize the Mirror Dimension.
But it was already too late.
"Crack!"
With a crisp sound, the Mirror Dimension began to shatter.
Hela abruptly twisted the long sword in her hand, and powerful energy surged along the nightsky sword into the spatial cracks.
Bang!
The Mirror Dimension completely shattered.
Strange staggered back a few steps.
He looked at Hela with a solemn expression.
"What on earth is this monster?"
"She is my sister, death Goddess Hela."
Thor's voice sounded from the side.
"Where is Loki?"
"He said he was going to find reinforcements, but I'm sure he just ran away."
Hearing this, Strange couldn't help being stunned for a moment.
Loki really liked screwing over his brother.
Seeing how Thor was practically at his limit, he actually still had Thor cover his retreat.
He didn't ask any more questions, because Hela was charging over again.
He formed seals again and cast magic.
He knew he was no match for Hela, but he currently had to buy some time and, if possible, find an opportunity to take Thor away.
He crossed his hands in front of his chest and quickly formed spell seals.
One clone after another suddenly rushed out from behind him.
All of these figures were draped in magical cloaks, and hundreds of figures filled the surrounding sky.
Hela looked left and right at the clones surrounding her.
Before she could strike, Strange formed seals again.
Long energy whips condensed in the hands of the clones.
Under Strange's control, they fiercely whipped the energy whips in their hands.
Whip after whip instantly rushed toward Hela.
Hela didn't just let Strange attack.
She immediately waved the nightsky sword in her hand, and under the long sword, the energy whips turned into pure energy and were scattered into the air.
But the number of energy whips was too large, and they finally managed to wrap around Hela's arms successfully.
Hela's arms holding the sword were tightly bound by countless energy whips.
Strange pulled on the energy whips with all his might and turned to look at Thor.
"Hurry up and go find the Justice League and Avengers."
Thor struggled to get up, just about to leave.
But Hela suddenly spoke.
"You can't leave!"
"Ah!"
She pulled her arms back with force, and a powerful force instantly surged from both arms.
Bang!
With a loud explosion, the energy whips snapped one by one.
Hela leaped into mid-air once again, her cloak swaying in the air, tracing a graceful arc.
Swish swish swish!
Long swords condensed from pure energy shot out from beneath her cloak, shooting toward Strange's surrounding clones.
Bang bang bang—!
Clone after clone was hit, exploding and dissipating into magical energy.
Strange did not give up; he cast magic once more, and endless magical energy surged along his arms.
Without hesitation, he blasted toward Hela instantly.
Fiery red magical energy rushed out from the ground like magma, crashing toward Hela like fiery snakes.
Hela didn't take Strange's flashy moves seriously.
Having just broken the seal from the Underworld, she hadn't expected to encounter so many interesting opponents so quickly.
Thor, Loki, and now another magician had appeared on Earth.
Of the three, Loki was the weakest, but he could still cause her a little trouble with his trickery.
As for Thor and Strange, they gave her a slight bit of combat pleasure.
Although they weren't very strong, being able to fight her, death, already surprised her.
After all, she was once Asgard's foremost vanguard who conquered the Nine Realms following Odin.
There weren't many powerhouses in the Nine Realms who could fight her; even Odin's former Valkyrie Legion wasn't taken seriously by her.
Faced with her, those people were simply one-sidedly slaughtered by her, almost entirely wiped out.
If Odin hadn't personally stepped in to seal her away, she wouldn't have been defeated.
Now that Odin was dead, no one could restrain her, Hela, anymore.
As long as she killed Thor and Loki, returned to Asgard to inherit the throne, and resurrected the Undead Legion.
She was bound to lead the Undead Legion to return to the Nine Realms and even conquer the universe.
She believed that no one in this universe could stop her anymore.
Even though she thought this way, she didn't want to keep playing with this flashy magician anymore.
She simply swung her sword and leaped up, raising the nightsky sword to slash at the rushing fiery snakes.
Bang bang bang!
Her sword successfully split the oncoming fiery snakes in two, and the fiery snakes crashed into the surrounding land, immediately triggering successive explosions.
Large craters were blasted into the surrounding ground.
Hela was completely unharmed and charged toward Strange.
Fierce light flickered in her eyes, and the tip of her sword was almost piercing into Strange's chest.
At this moment, like a sudden gust of wind blowing by, the air almost came to a standstill, and a blur flashed past from the surroundings.
By the time Hela came to her senses, Strange had already been rescued from under her sword by a silver-haired man.
Chapter 184: Both Sides Suffer
"Another super-powered person, and a Midgardian too?"
Hela instinctively frowned.
"Is this the woman who beat you up like this?"
Pietro, wearing his battle suit, looked at Thor, the God of Thunder, who was standing to the side.
"You shouldn't underestimate her; she is very powerful!"
Quicksilver shook his head.
"Of course I know."
"Did only you come over?"
Strange asked.
"My sister is coming behind us too. Thanks to that brother of yours for bringing us here."
It seemed Loki had really found reinforcements, so there was no rush to teach him a lesson yet!
How dare he run away first and leave him to cover the rear.
He would remember this account for now.
Thor, Strange, and Pietro stood together. Despite their injuries, they had recovered significantly after the recent period of rest.
He couldn't let Pietro and Strange face Hela just like this.
This woman was powerful and very dangerous.
Hela didn't waste words. With a wave of her hand, countless sharp earth spikes suddenly burst out from the ground behind her.
Extending her hand and sweeping it violently, the earth spikes rose from the ground one after another, shooting toward the three of them like an overwhelming tide.
Strange immediately opened a huge portal in front of the three of them, teleporting all the earth spikes into a desert.
By now, Hela was utterly annoyed.
She had thought today would only require dealing with Thor and Loki, but she hadn't expected another sorcerer to appear.
After fighting this sorcerer for a bit and just as she was about to finish him off, a super-powered person with extreme speed appeared.
Why were opponents popping up one after another?
"Midgardians, since you are courting death, I will grant your wish."
She finally got serious.
Wielding swords in both hands, she charged toward them to kill.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hela rushed alone among the three of them, her fierce offensive striking them like a violent storm.
Her close-combat ability had reached the pinnacle, suppressing all three of them single-handedly.
Even though Quicksilver Pietro was extremely fast, he didn't manage to gain any advantage in Hela's hands.
Hela was always able to see through his attack intentions with her rich combat experience, striking first by striking later.
While the three of them struggled bitterly under Hela, they also had to guard against her unpredictable flying swords.
These flying swords would sometimes shoot out suddenly from beneath Hela's cloak, and other times they would be casually materialized by her to attack from all sorts of unexpected angles.
Pietro not only had to constantly guard against Hela's flying swords himself, but sometimes he also had to help Thor and Strange block them.
Although there were many of them, they were still in constant mortal danger under Hela's onslaught.
Bang!
Suddenly, Hela kicked Pietro fiercely in the chest, causing Pietro to instantly lose control of his body and fly backward.
Immediately following that was another loud explosion as the energy ring in Strange's hand was blasted apart by a flying sword, and his body slammed heavily onto the ground.
Pfft!
Covering his chest with one hand, a large mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, two of the three had been injured, leaving only Thor struggling to hold on.
At the very moment when Hela's long sword was about to pierce Thor's chest, Loki finally appeared bringing Wandaalong.
Without hesitation, Wanda cast Chaos Magic instantly, slamming heavily into Hela's body.
Bang!
Hela landed heavily on the ground, leaving the surrounding terrain in utter chaos, as if it had been turned upside down by their battle.
Hela got up from the ground, casually wiped the corner of her mouth, and looked at the newly arrived woman in red.
The woman was staring closely at her, her eyes suffused with crimson Chaos Magic.
Dressed in a long leather coat, she looked heroic yet carried a hint of sexy allure.
Another Midgardian!
With one hand on her hip, she looked at Wanda with an elegant posture.
"Midgardians, I've only been out of commission for over a thousand years, I didn't expect Midgard to have so many super-powered people now."
The corners of Wanda's mouth curled up slightly.
"There are plenty of super-powered people here; we're just unranked small fries."
Of course Hela didn't believe it.
She had only been sealed in Hel for over a thousand years; she wasn't some fool who didn't understand the outside world.
In her view, it was already unexpected for Midgard to have a powerful super-powered person like Wanda, and she certainly didn't believe anyone here could be stronger than Wanda.
You must know that in the years she used to follow Odinon conquests, she rarely ever encountered super-powered individuals like Wanda.
"Then I'll have to test the true colors of you small fries."
With that, she no longer targeted Strange, Pietro, and the others.
These people were nothing in her eyes; even if they all went together, she wouldn't be afraid.
Only the woman in red before her was qualified to make her take things seriously.
Wanda wasn't afraid either, and the energy of Chaos Magicsurged out once more.
The crimson Chaos Magic seemed to have a life of its own, transforming into a long serpent as it charged toward Hela.
Hela flicked out flying swords from time to time, while Wanda continuously blasted out Chaos Magic.
The flying swords and magic collided, exploding continuously.
The two of them intertwined at times and distanced themselves at others!
The roaring sounds of energy collisions echoed across the mountain peak, and crimson magical energy along with dark green death energy shot out from the battlefield from time to time.
Thor and the others around them had completely been reduced to mere spectators.
"This girl is so powerful?"
Wanda's performance left Thor and Loki dumbfounded.
When Loki went to fetch reinforcements and ran into Wanda and Pietro, he had been somewhat skeptical of their abilities, considering how young they were.
In his view, only Superman and the two Kryptonians in the Justice League stood a chance of winning against Hela.
Neither he nor Thor could beat Hela, so these two definitely wouldn't do either.
It was just that by then he didn't have time to look for anyone else; he worried that by the time he found a suitable helper, his brother Thor's corpse would probably have grown mold.
But he hadn't expected this woman to give him such a huge surprise.
Pietro watched Wanda fighting Hela in the battlefield without blinking.
"In the entire Justice League, only Superman can steadily defeat Wanda. Her strength is almost catching up to the Kryptonian warrior Faora; you guys must not underestimate her!"
"If I remember correctly, you should be her brother. Why is your superpower a bit..."
Thor looked at Pietro and hesitated for a moment.
"A bit what? Speak your mind, I don't hold grudges!"
Pietro smiled slightly.
"A bit useless. It feels like it can only beat some small fries."
Thor's words were a bit blunt, and the smile on Pietro's face vanished.
"Where is your hammer? I remember you seem to be the God of Hammers of Asgard!"
Pfft!
Loki suddenly couldn't help laughing out loud.
"What are you laughing at?"
Thor immediately looked over.
Loki stopped laughing, holding a loosely clenched hand to his mouth.
"Nothing? I just thought of something funny!"
Thor turned his head to look at Pietro, bloodstains still lingering on his face.
"Listen, Fast Man, I am no God of Hammers; I am Thor Odinson, the God of Thunder!"
Pietro smiled.
"Who knows?"
"Also, I am not a Fast Man; I am Quicksilver Pietro!"
Just as they finished speaking, Hela and Wanda separated once again.
Swish!
Hearing only an explosive sound piercing the air, a flying sword instantly slammed into Wanda's body.
The moment Wanda was sent flying backward, her long-accumulated Chaos Magic was also successfully blasted out, striking the chest of Hela opposite her almost simultaneously.
Both of them flew backward.
Bang!
Wanda fell to the ground, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, she had covered the exterior of her body with Chaos Magic during her attack, otherwise this flying sword would have instantly pierced through her body.
But this sudden strike still caused her internal injuries.
Chapter 185: Oh no, Asgard!
On the other side, Goddess of death Hela wasn't having an easy time either.
She could feel that her body had been struck by the magical energy from just a moment ago, sustaining internal injuries.
Although with her formidable constitution she would recover before long, Wanda's existence could already pose a fatal threat to her.
She needed to return to Asgard; only there would her strength grow stronger and stronger, and only there could she recover her power faster.
Swallowing back the metallic taste rising to her throat, she gave Wanda a deep look.
"You are quite good. If you can work for me, once I sit upon Asgard's throne, I can give you anything you want."
Supported by Pietro, Wanda stood up, shook her head at Hela, and a faint smile played at the corner of her lips.
The gentle breeze stirred her long hair, adding an extra touch of beautiful charm to her.
"What I want, you cannot give."
Hela said no more, casting a glance at Thor and Loki.
A spatial gate suddenly opened behind her, dark green energy and an ominous aura almost breaking through the restrictions.
As the spatial gate gradually widened, Hela's figure instantly vanished.
Only then did several of them finally let out a sigh of relief.
The oppressive presence of Goddess of death Hela was too overwhelming; even Thanos without the Infinity Stones might not be her match.
Loki had just helped their queen mother, Frigga, to her feet, and suddenly exchanged a glance with the Thunder God Thor.
"Oh no, Asgard!"
...
Almost at the same time Wanda and the others left the Justice League, Peter Parker once again discovered Vulture's criminal gang.
Just as he was about to follow, he suddenly thought of Wanda's instructions.
After pondering for a moment, he still sent a message to the Justice League.
Seeing that Vulture and his group had already boarded the cruise ship, he hesitated for a bit but still followed.
Sharon Carter, who was currently inside the Justice League, also noticed Peter Parker's message.
She shook her head and smiled.
"Such a restless child."
Finishing her words, she hesitated no longer, immediately standing up and walking outward.
Lazily pressing the button on her wrist, the nano-armor gradually began to extend from her arms across her body.
In the blink of an eye, a tech-heavy black armor encapsulated her body.
The skin-tight black armor clung closely to her form, maximizing her convenience in making various movements while fully revealing her female body curves.
She looked just like a female version of Iron Man.
As for the color of this nano-armor, it had pretty much become the style of the Justice League.
Leaving aside the Justice League of another universe, here in the Justice League, aside from Superman wearing an all-black combat suit, Faora and Arnold—these two—were also clad in black armor, with a staggering oppressive presence.
Therefore, she chose black right from the start for this new set of nano-armor.
As for that red and gold color scheme, it was far too similar to Tony Stark, that Iron Man from the Avengers.
And as the Scarlet Witch, Wanda's signature red attire represented the style of her, a witch.
Having completed her one-click suit-up, Sharon Carter did not hesitate and immediately walked out of the Justice League.
Boom!
The thrusters abruptly activated, and Sharon Carter had already soared into the high altitude, flying toward Peter Parker's location like a missile.
At this moment, Peter Parker was engaged in combat with several of Vulture's subordinates on the cruise ship.
His movements were flexible, making full use of the surrounding environment.
He twisted and shifted within the not-too-large space, dodging the enemy's gunfire.
What he hadn't expected was that people from the FBIhad also appeared here; judging by the situation, it seemed he had disrupted their operation.
But now was not the time to dwell on these things.
Webs continuously shot from his hands, sticking several of Vulture's subordinates to the walls.
Bang!
An energy projectile suddenly fired over.
He quickly dodged to the right, constantly maneuvering around the perimeter.
The howling of the energy cannon flashed right past his ear.
He leaped up abruptly, shooting webs from both hands, and pulled himself along the webs toward the smuggler holding the energy cannon.
Just as the man was about to shift the muzzle, Peter Parker's spider suit grew larger and larger in his field of view.
Bang!
He forcefully kicked out with both legs against the man's chest, instantly sending the man flying backward.
The man's body crashed into the hull behind him, and the cannon in his hand dropped to the ground.
Clutching his chest, the man was just about to crawl up when Peter Parker fired webs once again, firmly sticking the man's entire body to the ship's hull.
"Sorry, you guys might have to wait a moment for those agents."
Peter Parker said seriously. Every corner around him was filled with Vulture's accomplices bound up by his webs.
He didn't mind the ferocious glint in these people's eyes. Just as he relaxed his vigilance, a whistling sound suddenly came from behind him.
His Spider-Sense was going crazy with warnings.
Without hesitation, he immediately jumped high into the air.
A man with a pair of steel wings on his back instantly rushed past beneath him.
If he hadn't dodged in time just then, he might have already been sent flying by the impact.
Seeing this familiar attire, Peter Parker knew it was his old adversary, Vulture, once again.
Vulture didn't waste words with him; making a turn, he charged toward Peter Parker once more.
Suddenly, Peter Parker shot out a web, successfully entangling Vulture's wings.
He pulled the web tight with force, and Vulture became unstable under the binding of Peter Parker's web.
But he didn't panic; after all, this pair of wings was manufactured using alien technology.
Controlling his steel wings, he cut through the webs wrapped around them like a pair of scissors.
Regaining his mobility, he charged at Peter Parker again.
This brat wearing a circus costume had ruined their good deeds time and time again; this time, he was going to thoroughly resolve this trouble.
Although this brat claimed to be an intern hero of the Justice League, and he didn't want to kill him and cause massive trouble...
...it was still very necessary to teach him a harsh lesson.
At the very least, send him to the hospital for a few months so he wouldn't always be getting in the way and hindering their plans.
He knew their kind of thievery was far from requiring superheroes to deal with them, at most just some FBIagents.
He had confidence in dealing with those people.
But if he killed this annoying brat here, that would completely blow things out of proportion.
That ridiculously powerful bunch from the Justice Leaguewould definitely step in and intervene personally.
He certainly wasn't blindly confident in his own team.
Although over the years they had scavenged everywhere and used some high-end technology and alien materials to create a batch of powerful weapons...
...even those aliens wielding weapons were defeated one by one by the Justice League and the Avengers, let alone ordinary people like him.
This pair of wings of his probably wouldn't even be enough for them to take apart.
While thinking in his mind, he didn't show a single bit of it on his face.
Seeing that this kid wasn't very old and lacked practical combat experience, as long as he could beat him into fear, this kid probably wouldn't come back again.
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and the steel wings behind him carried his body to swiftly sweep horizontally toward Peter Parker.
Peter Parker quickly leaned backward, and after Vulture flew past overhead, he did a carp kip to stand back up.
Although falling into a disadvantage before Vulture's powerful steel wings, Peter Parker could always rely on his agile skills to spar with him.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat Peter Parker and shake off the entanglement in a short time, Vulture also grew somewhat anxious.
If things went on like this and official reinforcements arrived, he might also end up arrested.
He hesitated no longer, suddenly pulling out a small laser launcher.
That dark muzzle and blue light made Peter Parker's heart creeped out.
Chapter 186: Female Iron Man
Spider-Sense was frantically warning him about the danger of that laser launcher.
Peter Parker was on high alert, staring intently at the Vulture, ready to dodge at any moment.
Holding the launcher and pointing it at Peter Parker, the Vulture spoke slowly.
"Kid, I don't want to kill you, stop pestering us."
Just as he was about to turn and leave, Peter Parker fired his web again, successfully catching the wings on the Vulture's back.
Growing even angrier, the Vulture instantly took off, dragging Peter Parker up into mid-air with him.
He suddenly turned around, continuously blasting his laser cannon at Peter Parker.
Bang——!
Towering splashes continuously exploded across the sea surface, but Peter Parker kept pulling the web from behind, dodging all the incoming lasers.
"You forced me into this!"
The Vulture brought his body close to the water's surface, submerging Peter Parker's entire body into the water.
At the same time, he dragged Peter Parker forward in a high-speed sprint.
Pulled by the Vulture, Peter Parker moved at high speed through the water, breaking through heavy seawater resistance and even carving a long wake across the sea surface.
The water's resistance continuously drained his stamina, and the salty seawater constantly rushed into his mouth and nose.
This sensation gradually suffocated him, and his head began to spin.
I don't know how long had passed, but the Vulture finally began to gain altitude, pulling Peter Parker out of the water in the process.
Seeing that Peter Parker was still desperately pulling the web stuck to his back, he made a circle and charged straight toward the cruise ship.
Until reaching the vicinity of the cruise ship, he suddenly swerved, and Peter Parker, who was pulling the web behind him, crashed straight into the cruise ship's hull due to inertia.
Bang!
With a loud explosion, Peter Parker heavily crashed into the cruise ship's wall.
Even with his mutated and enhanced body, he could feel his internal organs vibrating, and a mouthful of fishy, sweet blood instantly rushed up his throat.
At this moment, a group of passengers in otherworldly cruise ships also screamed and scattered, looking at Peter Parker, who had smashed through the ship's hull and fallen to the ground.
"Spider-Man, it's Spider-Man!"
The crowd panicked, and the Vulture outside rushed in once again.
He wanted to give Peter Parker an unforgettable lesson, making Peter Parker never dare to meddle or trouble them again.
Just as he rushed into the gap in the cruise ship, wanting to continue his attack, a woman wearing black battle armor suddenly rushed in from the breach.
Bang!
While still in mid-air, she kicked the Vulture down from the sky.
The Vulture hit the ground right on cue, and the laser launcher in his hand also dropped to the ground.
He reacted very quickly; the steel wings on his back burst with power, carrying his body to slide close to the ground and increasing the distance between him and Sharon Carter.
Sharon Carter temporarily ignored the Vulture opposite her, turning her head to look at Peter Parker instead.
"How are you?"
Lying on the ground, Peter Parker shook his head, panting heavily.
"I'm fine, just need to rest."
Sharon Carter looked at the Vulture, straightened her body, and spoke proudly.
"Justice League, Sharon Carter."
Seeing Sharon Carter in black battle armor before him, the Vulture's eyes flickered.
He definitely didn't want a direct conflict with the Justice League.
Fighting that circus kid for so long was just because that kid kept pestering him, and now another member of the Justice League had arrived.
He certainly didn't want to escalate the conflict further.
Therefore, without hesitation, he turned around and rushed toward the breach in the cruise ship.
In a flash, he rushed out of the cruise ship and fled into the distance.
Sharon Carter hadn't expected this guy to have zero intention of fighting at all; wasn't he quite strong just now when he was teaching the little spider a lesson?
But she was only slightly surprised; since she was here, she definitely had to help the little spider get payback.
She instantly activated the armor's thrusters, pursuing closely right behind the Vulture's figure.
At this moment, the Vulture only thought of escaping, with no intention of fighting whatsoever.
He just knew that this Justice League was like most organizations.
Beat the small one and the big one comes, beat the big one and...
He actually really wanted to explain to the Justice Leaguethat he truly had no intention of provoking the Justice League.
Even toward Spider-Man, time and time again he had no intent to kill, precisely because he worried about this kind of situation arising.
He just wanted to steal some things to make some money, and just didn't want to work odd jobs and be harassed by government personnel anymore.
He just wanted to give his family a slightly better life.
Now, having just taught Spider-Man a lesson and before anything else could happen, another female Iron Manwearing black battle armor appeared.
If he defeated this one as well, he didn't know if the Scarlet Witch of the Justice League would make a move.
Defeat the Scarlet Witch, and there were still Faora and Arno, powerful warriors of the Justice League.
Defeat them, and there was still that powerful Man of Steel, Superman.
Defeat Superman...
Well, it seemed he might not even be able to beat this woman in the black suit.
"Damn it, what kind of Justice League, it seems no different from those street gangs."
The Vulture was flying close to the sea surface when a piercing sound suddenly came from behind.
Sharon Carter had already caught up.
The moment he saw Sharon Carter, the Vulture quickly turned.
Soon arriving at the shore, Sharon Carter suddenly grabbed the Vulture's steel wings from behind.
With a forceful swing, she flung the Vulture, who was flying in mid-air, downward.
Losing his balance, the Vulture quickly adjusted his center of gravity, finally balancing his body before crashing to the ground.
His legs stomped on the ground a few times, and the steel wings behind him smashed the railing to pieces.
He didn't turn back to fight Sharon Carter, and flew away into the distance once more.
"Still running?"
Sharon Carter frowned and followed closely once again.
The two came to the suburbs, where it was sparsely populated, and Sharon Carter made her move once more.
Bang!
A punch slammed into the steel wings on the Vulture's back.
Staggering, the Vulture suddenly turned around, his steel wings sweeping horizontally backward like a sharp sword.
Sharon Carter immediately flipped over to dodge.
The two dropped to the ground.
Sharon Carter assumed a combat stance, looking at the Vulture seriously.
At this point, the Vulture also knew that with this woman chasing him, he couldn't run away.
He also grew serious.
As long as he could repel this woman, he could successfully escape.
Sharon Carter's eyes suddenly turned sharp, her right foot heavily stomping on the ground as she instantly charged toward the Vulture.
Throwing a fierce punch, the Vulture dodged backward, and the steel wings behind him violently flapped forward, stirring up a powerful gale.
Sharon Carter kicked the incoming steel wings, changed her attack direction once more, and kicked straight at the Vulture's chest.
Bang!
Sparks flew from the Vulture's wings as Sharon Carterkicked them, and his chest suffered another heavy blow, sending his entire body flying backward instantly.
He heavily crashed into a wall behind him, leaving a dense web of cracks on the wall.
But he didn't surrender and climbed back up once again.
The two engaged in combat once more.
Although he possessed powerful steel wings, he was miserably crushed in front of Sharon Carter, whose entire body was encased in nano-armor.
The more they fought, the more alarmed he became. He had been able to use this pair of steel wings to teach that Spider-Man a harsh lesson, yet against this woman, he had no power to fight back at all.
Up to this point in the battle, he hadn't caused any effective damage to this woman, but instead was frequently struck by her.
Sharon Carter hadn't even used heavy blows at this moment.
She was a well-trained operative, and her combat skills were not weak.
Coupled with this set of nano-armor, her offensive and defensive capabilities were greatly amplified.
Her strength was completely beyond the capability of the man before her to contend with.
The reason she had been fighting this man until now was simply because she didn't want to resort to lethal force.
Chapter 187: Beaten Back to Asgard
After all, in his opinion, the Vulture was a thief.
Prison was where he belonged, rather than her, a member of the Justice League, killing him.
Seeing that close combat was not a match, the Vulture immediately flew sideways, his steel wings wide open, crashing towards Sharon Carter like a huge sweeping steel knife.
Sharon Carter leaped up and executed an aerial roundhouse kick.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, the Vulture's body immediately spun and plummeted to the side, falling to the ground into an infant-like sleep.
Having successfully dealt with the Vulture, Sharon Carterimmediately contacted the FBI.
Not until she personally handed the Vulture over to the FBIdid Sharon Carter take Spider-Man back to the Justice League.
In the car, Sharon Carter glanced at the dejected, head-hanging Peter Parker.
"How are you?"
Peter Parker looked at Sharon Carter and smiled reluctantly.
"I didn't expect this guy to be so hard to fight. It seems I'm really not qualified yet to save the world."
Sharon Carter smiled.
"What do I remember is your favorite thing to say?"
"With great power comes great responsibility!"
Sharon Carter nodded.
"So you don't have to be depressed. Your abilities aren't enough right now, so you don't need to put so much pressure on yourself."
"You just need to train more and improve a little every day. As for the rest, just do your best."
"In fact, you are already very strong. Don't forget you're just a high school student."
"You're not a real adult yet, but you're better than most adults in the world."
"You are kind, have a sense of justice and responsibility, are willing to help the weak, and you've done a ton of good deeds."
"I think there is no kid better than you."
Hearing Sharon Carter's words, Peter Parker's mood finally brightened up.
"Thanks for your encouragement, I will work hard!"
...
On the other side, the few people who had returned to the Justice League through Strange's portal were discussing how to solve Hela.
Thor looked at the others.
"Hela has returned to the Underworld. I'm worried she will go to Asgard soon."
"I must go back. No one there can stop her."
But Loki suddenly grabbed his arm.
"You brainless brute, we should figure out the situation first and find more helpers."
"Otherwise, she will easily kill you like crushing an ant."
Wanda looked at Thor.
"We will go with you!"
But Pietro stopped her without hesitation.
"You're still injured. We'll go with the God of Thunder."
Strange was sipping red wine on the side.
"Just us won't do. We must call the Avengers."
"No!"
Thor suddenly spoke, and the others shifted their gaze over.
"It's too dangerous!"
He looked at the injured Wanda.
"If you encounter life-threatening danger in Asgard, I have no way to answer to Superman."
"Loki and I will go back. If Superman comes back, just notify Superman."
But Loki suddenly spoke.
"Don't drag me into your bragging, I never said I was going back!"
"Before that terrifying sister is dealt with, I won't step foot in Asgard for half a step."
Thor frowned.
"That is Asgard, it's our home, and we are the princes of Asgard."
"If Hela appears in Asgard, she will surely kill everyone who is unwilling to submit."
"As Odin's sons, we cannot turn a blind eye to this."
But Loki remained completely unmoved.
"I was just adopted. That is your Asgard, it doesn't have much to do with me."
He nodded at Thor.
"Sorry!"
Hoo~ hoo!
Thor was quite angered by Loki's indifferent attitude. He immediately stepped forward, grabbed Loki's collar, and dragged Loki up from the sofa.
"Damn it, you really are still that cowardly Loki, I shouldn't have believed you would change."
Loki slapped away Thor's hand holding his collar and brushed the dust off his collar with his hand.
"I just don't want to go die like an idiot!"
"Wait, now is not the time for you guys to put on a family ethics drama, we should discuss how to deal with Hela."
Strange finished the red wine in his glass and looked at Pietro.
"Can I have some more?"
Pietro took out another bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet on the side, and before he could hand it to Strange, it was snatched away by Thor.
Glug, glug!
After finishing the red wine in the bottle, he placed the empty bottle on the table.
"Boring!"
"This is definitely not beer, giving it to you to drink is really a waste of good things!"
Strange's fingers moved slightly, and the red wine in the glass was refilled again, while an unopened bottle of red wine in the wine cabinet mysteriously vanished by a fraction.
"We go together!"
"With Superman not around, this is the plan with the highest chance of winning."
Hearing Strange say this, Thor also fell silent.
"Thanks!"
Pietro looked seriously at Wanda.
"Wait here for Superman to return, along with Sharon Carter and the little spider."
"Recover well!"
"I'm going too!"
"No!"
"Usually you can call the shots, but now you are injured. I won't let you take risks, I am your brother."
Wanda opened her mouth, and had no choice but to listen to Pietro's words.
Strange opened a portal, and several people stepped directly into the Avengers headquarters through the portal.
Iron Man Tony Stark, who was inside the Avengers, shook his head when he saw the portal suddenly appearing in the lobby.
"I knew it was you, wizard. Good thing I don't have the special habit of exercising in the lobby."
"But this kind of behavior is very impolite."
Strange, walking out of the portal, smiled.
"I'll watch out next time!"
Thor stepped forward and came before Tony.
"Tony, I need you guys to help me!"
Tony was slightly stunned.
"A little bad guy or a big villain?"
"A big villain capable of destroying Asgard."
Hearing this, Tony also knew the severity of the matter.
The few then notified the members of the Avengers.
Soon, the roar of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle sounded outside the door.
Captain America arrived first.
Immediately after came another harsh screech of car brakes, and the sleek lines of a Chevrolet Corvette stopped outside Stark Tower.
Natasha stepped down from the driver's seat.
War Machine Rhodey, Falcon Sam, Hawkeye Barton, and Bruce Banner had also all arrived.
After greeting each other, Thor immediately recounted the appearance of Hela and the process of their battle with Hela.
Not until Thor finished speaking did Captain Americafrown.
"You mean none of you several people could defeat her?"
It seemed the situation was indeed somewhat serious.
Thor the God of Thunder, Supreme Sorcerer Strange, Scarlet Witch Wanda, and Quicksilver Pietro.
Oh! Almost forgot, there's also Loki the God of Mischief!
The lineup of these few was already powerful enough, yet unexpectedly they still didn't defeat Thor's sister.
The last time they encountered such a strong opponent was Thanos.
"I don't understand why your father would leave you such a powerful sister, and she even wants to kill you."
"Hela's Goddess of death, that nickname sounds extraordinary!"
Tony chuckled softly.
Thor spread his hands.
"I don't get it either!"
Captain America looked at Thor and Strange.
"Then do you think so many of us can beat her?"
Thor hesitated instinctively for a moment.
"I can't give a definite answer."
"To be honest, I've been struggling whether to ask you guys to go to Asgard to help me."
"Because I know Hela's danger, anyone facing her alone might lose their lives."
Chapter 188 She Has Not Arrived Yet
Thor swept his gaze across the few of them.
"So, I can understand whether you are willing to go or not."
"I have lost mjolnir, and I am not confident I can defeat that powerful sister of mine, Hela."
After he finished speaking, he stopped talking and quietly waited for everyone's response.
Loki reached out, cupped his hand in the air, and gave a cough near his mouth.
Steve Rogers looked at everyone's reactions, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly patted Thor on the shoulder.
"Count me in!"
Tony also smiled.
"Count me in as well. I haven't been to Asgard yet, so consider it going on a trip."
Banner also stepped forward.
"I'm going too. I think Hulk will go too; besides Superman, you're his absolute favorite."
Natasha and Hawkeye exchanged a glance.
"I think our presence is indispensable for this battle."
Falcon looked at Captain America. As a fanboy of Captain America, naturally he had to follow closely in the captain's footsteps.
"No need to ask me, wherever the captain goes, I go."
War Machine Rhodes looked at the few of them and shook his head.
"You're all going. If I didn't go, wouldn't that make me stand out too much?"
Thor smiled, feeling somewhat touched.
"Good brothers!"
Meanwhile, Sharon Carter and Spider-Man Peter Parker, who had just returned to the Justice League, looked at Wanda with some puzzlement.
"Is it resolved?"
Wanda slowly shook her head.
"It's resolved, but also not resolved!"
Peter Parker looked at Wanda, somewhat puzzled.
"What on earth happened?"
Wanda revealed a faint smile and looked at Peter Parker.
"A powerful enemy, the death Goddess Hela!"
"Is she that kind of world-destroying supervillain?"
Wanda nodded slightly.
"Sort of, but she won't come to destroy Earth for the time being. Her primary target is Asgard."
"Pietro and the Sorcerer Supreme have already gone with the Thunder God to seek reinforcements from the Avengers."
"What? Do you want to go too?"
Wanda raised an eyebrow.
Peter Parker scratched his head.
"Um, I think I'll wait. I don't seem to have the strength to participate right now."
"You're injured?"
Sharon Carter frowned.
Being observant, she had noticed right from the start that something was off with Wanda; her pale complexion clearly indicated she had been injured in battle.
As one of the strongest members of the Justice League, Sharon was well aware of Wanda's strength.
Relying on her powerful Chaos Magic, although she was no match for Superman Kal-El, she was definitely on par with those two powerful Krypton warriors, Faora and Arno.
Even if Wanda's combat experience couldn't compare to theirs, her strength wouldn't fall too far behind the two of them.
Could that enemy be even more powerful than Thanosonce was?
Wanda smiled slightly.
"The injury isn't serious. A few days of rest and there won't be any major problems."
At this moment, Peter Parker didn't know what to say either.
Although he had always wanted to become a superhero capable of saving the world, now, after battling the Vulture, he realized he didn't have enough strength.
If he insisted on joining the fight, he would probably only hold them back.
"Do they have confidence? Do they need us to go over?"
Sharon Carter also felt the pressure.
Having Thor, Quicksilver, and Strange still wasn't enough; they actually needed to go seek reinforcements from the Avengers.
This precisely showed just how terrifying the enemy they were facing was.
"No need, so many people are already enough. If that's still not enough, adding two or three more people won't make much difference."
Sharon Carter didn't say any more.
Although her combat effectiveness had greatly improved after getting the nano-armor, her strength in the Justice League, while not at the very bottom, wasn't far from it either.
She could only rely on her nano-armor and combat experience to stay a cut above the little spider who had just joined the Justice League not long ago.
As long as the little spider trained and adapted for a while longer and matured, his strength would grow rapidly.
By then, she, the female iron warrior whose strength ranking in the Justice League had just risen to second from the bottom, would probably become the absolute bottom again.
However, she wasn't discouraged either.
One by one, these partners of hers either had superpowers or were naturally powerful Krypton warriors like Superman.
Even the little spider had obtained such powerful strength through mutation.
She was just an ordinary trained agent; originally, she wasn't a combatant when she joined the Justice League.
It was just because Superman needed her to have some combat capabilities.
Relying on the nano-armor made by Superman, even if it couldn't compare to the real Iron Man, she was already content.
No matter what, her strength shouldn't be weaker than Natasha in the Avengers, right?
She wondered if she could go even-steven with that Captain America after putting on the nano-armor!
"So what should we do next?"
Sharon Carter asked.
"We don't need to do anything. All we can do is wait!"
"Wait?"
Peter Parker looked at Wanda with puzzlement.
"Wait for Kal-El to return."
"As long as he returns, everything will be fine."
Hearing Superman's name, the two of them regained their confidence.
As long as that powerful God of Mankind was around, that frighteningly renowned death Goddess would surely be easily dealt with.
This was the very soul of their Justice League.
As long as he was there, all difficult problems would be readily solved.
...
Within Asgard at this moment, as Skurge opened the Bifrost, Thor, along with the Avengers, Pietro, Strange, and their group, successfully arrived at the reception platform.
"Whoa, so this is Asgard. I have to say, it really has a somewhat different style here."
"Looking at the way things are here, I'm certain Hela hasn't been here yet."
Tony and his group were here for the first time, and they were indeed somewhat interested in the scenery here.
Seeing that Asgard had not suffered any mishap, Thor also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Hela hadn't come over yet, Asgard could still be saved.
Skurge, standing to the side, looked somewhat surprised as he watched Thor bring such a large group of people to Asgard.
"Thor, why are these people appearing here?"
Thor looked at Skurge with a solemn expression.
"My sister, the death Goddess Hela, has broken her seal from the Underworld. She is going to destroy Asgard."
"I must stop her."
He turned his head to look at Steve Rogers and the others around him.
"They are my friends from Midgard, helpers I invited over."
Although Skurge didn't know the situation with Hela, knowing that she could make Asgard's powerful Thunder God take her so seriously, he knew the enemy this time was very powerful.
He nodded.
"Leave the Bifrost to me. I'll guard this place and won't let anyone come to Asgard through the Bifrost."
Thor patted Skurge on the shoulder.
"If she wants to come to Asgard, she might use other methods. We just need to prepare ourselves to meet the battle."
Finished speaking, Thor turned around and left with the others.
He needed to make Asgard realize Hela's danger as soon as possible, raise their vigilance, and get the entire Asgardready for battle against Hela.
As Asgard's eldest prince, in Odin's absence, his word was Asgard's supreme will.
Loki also knew the gravity of the matter at this point and didn't pull any Strange stunts at this critical juncture.
After arranging Tony, Pietro, and the others, Thor immediately took Loki and summoned Asgard's army.
Chapter 189: They Are Still Superheroes
In a huge square in Asgard, which was temporarily serving as a review stand.
Soldiers clad in armor and fully armed had already assembled.
They formed neat ranks and gathered in the parade ground.
Thor appeared on the high platform in front of the army, riding a horse.
In his hand, he held a battleaxe found in Odin's vault.
Although it wasn't as handy as mjolnir, since this battleaxe could enter Odin's vault, it naturally wouldn't be simple.
This was a battleaxe forged from rare cosmic metals, using uru metal, vibranium, and other rare metals in its manufacturing materials.
It was enough to temporarily serve as his weapon.
The sound of hooves went clicketty-clack, circling around the high platform.
The fully armed warriors below remained motionless, their gazes only slowly moving along with Thor's figure.
As the God of Thunder of Asgard, Thor's position in the hearts of these warriors was something Loki, a sorcerer, could not compare to.
After circling the high platform once, Thor stopped and abruptly raised the battleaxe in his hand.
"Warriors of Asgard, the battle is about to begin."
Hearing Thor say this, both the generals and soldiers below were somewhat surprised.
In their view, everything in Asgard was prosperous right now, and there was no news of hostile forces appearing.
Although they didn't understand why Thor said this, they didn't interrupt and instead listened quietly.
"My sister, the Goddess of death Hela, who was once sealed in the underworld by my father King Odin, has broken through the underworld's seal."
"My father King Odin has died, and Hela will return to Asgard to seize the throne."
"She wants to become Her Majesty the Queen of Asgard, and she wants to slaughter everyone who disobeys her."
"She is going to start a war and lead Asgard toward destruction."
"As Odin's heir, I will not let Hela act recklessly in Asgard."
"Therefore, I, Thor, the God of Thunder, will lead you to defeat Hela and defend Asgard."
His voice was very loud, echoing over the square, allowing every warrior to hear his voice clearly.
It wasn't until he finished speaking that he raised the battleaxe in his hand once more.
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
The generals and soldiers below also began to shout in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Their courage was thoroughly mobilized, and they had made up their minds to fight to the end.
To defend Asgard, they would risk everything.
At the cost of their lives!
This was their purest loyalty as warriors, and also their loyalty to the house of Odin.
Seeing Thor rouse the morale of the Asgardian warriors, the Avengers and Pietro watching this scene from afar were also somewhat shocked.
They had rarely witnessed such well-equipped warriors of the cold weapon era with their own eyes.
Although these people were clad in armor and held longswords, their momentum was no worse than any army.
"I think Thor is indeed more suited to be a general."
Tony nodded and took a sip of red wine.
"How so?"
Natasha asked doubtfully.
"If he becomes king, I think he'll just be a mascot who doesn't care about anything."
"To find him, one could probably only go to a beer pub on Earth."
Hearing Tony say this, everyone laughed out loud, and the somewhat heavy atmosphere was somewhat eased.
Captain America Steve Rogers looked at everyone.
"We must win this battle, and we must return to Earth without a single person missing."
"Rely on each other, trust your comrades, and cooperate with one another."
"Attack, containment, harassment, defense—there can be no mistakes in any position."
"Remember, don't delusionally think about defeating Hela alone; everyone only has one life."
"We will work together with one heart to help Thor."
"Defeat Hela and go back alive."
Everyone nodded heavily, and Pietro looked at Tony Starkbeside him.
"Is he always this talkative?"
Tony nodded slightly and lowered his voice.
"The Captain is sort of our team leader, you know."
Pietro and Strange exchanged glances, both admiring Captain America for being so eloquent.
However, they had to admit that they were indeed inspired by these words.
In outer space, the Krypton spaceship finally arrived on Earth.
Looking at that azure planet in space, Faora spoke softly.
Kal-El nodded.
"Sooner or later, Krypton will also become this beautiful."
"It definitely will!"
"Finally returning to Earth!"
Diana turned her head to look at Kal-El.
"We aren't on Earth, aren't you worried something will happen to Earth?"
Kal-El smiled.
"Earth has Wanda and the Avengers; it's not that easy for something to happen."
"Don't underestimate them; every single one of them is unique."
After all, even without the appearance of a powerful Superman like him, the Avengers could still get through those crises.
Although the process was filled with hardships, twists and turns, and even sacrifices.
But they still stepped forward time and time again, defeating one enemy after another.
Without him, they were still superheroes.
Although there were differences in their strengths, Kal-El never doubted their abilities.
Kal-El continued to speak.
"Besides, Tony can contact me."
"He hasn't sent any news, so Earth must be safe and sound. Even if enemies appear, they aren't that insurmountable."
"He is very clear that if the situation is truly extremely critical, as long as he contacts me, I can appear on time through the Space Stone."
So Kal-El wasn't worried.
After listening to Kal-El's explanation, Diana also came to an understanding.
"You thought things through very thoroughly."
The spaceship plunged straight into Earth, entering the atmosphere.
Inside the Justice League base, the Krypton spaceship landed slowly.
Hearing the commotion of the spaceship's return, Wandaimmediately walked out of the building with Sharon Carterand Spider-Man Peter Parker.
The spaceship opened its hatch, and Kal-El jumped down from the spaceship with Diana and the others.
The moment Wanda saw Kal-El, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Kal-El was back, so she no longer needed to worry about Pietro's safety in Asgard.
She knew that as long as Kal-El was around, no matter what Goddess of death or whatever messy male gods there were, they wouldn't be Kal-El's opponents.
No matter how strong the enemy was.
"I'm back!"
Kal-El walked toward them with a smile.
"Mr. Superman, you're finally back."
"We encountered a powerful enemy."
"She injured Ms. Maximoff."
Without waiting for Wanda and Sharon Carter to speak, Peter Parker blurted out the situation.
Kal-El's eyes flashed slightly.
Under X-ray vision, Wanda's internal injuries were clearly seen.
Two golden beams suddenly shot from his eyes, dissolving into her body the moment they struck Wanda's body.
Under the restorative effect of the Omega Beams, Wanda's injuries were healed in the blink of an eye.
"Let's go inside and talk slowly."
Kal-El led the others into the Justice League.
Wanda was already unfazed by Kal-El's methods.
It was just that when Kal-El's eyes flashed just now, she always had the feeling that Kal-El had seen right through her body.
She shook her head.
It must be an illusion.
Entering the lounge and sitting on the sofa, Sharon Carterpoured a few cups of coffee for them.
Wanda straightened her posture.
"We encountered a Goddess of death from the underworld in Norway."
"According to Thor the God of Thunder, she is Thor's sister and Odin's eldest daughter."
"She possesses powerful strength and can even easily destroy Mjolnir."
Chapter 190: Executing an Own General to Sacrifice the Flag
Diana frowned.
"It seems your injuries were the handiwork of that Goddess of death."
Wanda nodded.
"To be precise, it should be a draw where both suffered, but her physique is stronger."
"If Pietro and the others weren't present, I wouldn't dare guarantee that I could repel her."
The corners of Diana's mouth curved up slightly.
"It seems this is indeed a tricky opponent."
As Superman's girlfriend in the Justice League and an absolute core member, she understood the information of every Justice League member.
She was also clearer about everyone's strength.
As the Scarlet Witch with impressive battle records in the Justice League, Wanda's strength had always ranked at the forefront.
Even though she had undergone special training in the training room over the years and her strength had greatly improved, she still wouldn't dare say she could steadily defeat Wanda.
Every time she sparred and trained with Wanda, she would face Wanda's powerful Chaos Magic.
She could feel that the potential within Wanda's body had not been completely developed yet, and her Chaos Magiccould be even stronger.
Even a Wanda like this only fought Hela to a draw, and continuing to fight might even cause her to fall into a disadvantage.
It seemed that only Kal-El in the Justice League had a sure grasp of victory.
Of course, she would not be afraid.
Although the opponent was the Goddess of death, she was likewise the daughter of Zeus.
She was also a god.
As a female god of war, she never feared battle.
"I can't wait to fight her."
Her words were filled with eagerness to try.
Kal-El smiled helplessly.
"Since Pietro is not in the Justice League, he should have been taken to Asgard by Thor."
Sharon Carter nodded and said,
"That's right, they went to the Avengers later and returned to Asgard together with Thor."
Kal-El thought for a moment.
"With so many people, even if they aren't opponents, they won't be defeated so easily."
"How can our good show be missing us?"
Kal-El looked at Peter Parker.
"Haven't you always wanted to be a superhero who can save the world? Then you can witness the fighting style of superheroes first, and get to know this supervillain in advance."
Hearing Kal-El's words, Peter Parker instantly became excited.
"Can I? Mr. Superman?"
"I can choose not to join the battle, but I really want to witness it."
Diana on the side couldn't help but smile.
"It seems you still can't rest easy."
...
Asgard.
Space suddenly split open, and the passage to the underworld opened once again.
Hela slowly walked out of the passage, the dark green death energy behind her seeming to gush out from it.
Her pace was elegant, slowly taking catwalk steps.
She took a deep breath of Asgard's air.
"I'm back!"
She slowly revealed a smile, walking step by step, her aura gradually merging with Asgard.
The injuries she sustained on Earth recovered rapidly, and her aura continuously strengthened.
Feeling the blessing of familiar power, the power she could unleash was even stronger.
"You're finally here, we've been waiting for a long time!"
Thor the God of Thunder walked over with a group of people.
Looking at Thor and the others blocking the way ahead, Hela did not show the slightest surprise.
"Hahaha!"
She let out a loud laugh, contemptuously scanning the few people in front of her.
"Midgardians, your strengths are not bad, but you are still far from enough."
"There can only be one king of Asgard."
"That is me!"
With one hand on her hip, she stood in place, completely not taking the opponents before her seriously.
"Will it work or not? You'll only know after fighting."
Thor didn't talk nonsense, immediately raising the battle axe in his hand.
Captain America on the side also raised his shield to be on guard, and Iron Man pressed the button on his chest, the nanotech armor rapidly wrapping around his whole body.
Bruce Banner looked at everyone who was already ready for battle, and suddenly patted his chest.
"Hulk, leave it to you next, perform well!"
"..."
The scene was silent, Hulk didn't react in the slightest, and a hint of an awkward atmosphere permeated the air.
Seeing Hela's increasingly dangerous gaze, Bruce Bannerbecame even more nervous.
"Hulk, stop messing around, come out quickly. If you don't come out, I won't be able to handle this."
Seeing that Bruce Banner still hadn't transformed, Thor beside him suddenly spoke up.
"I'll help you."
"Oh, no!"
As soon as Bruce Banner turned his head, a fist rapidly magnified before his eyes.
Boom!
Along with the intense pain coming from his face, Bruce Banner instantly flew backwards.
"Are you sure this will work?"
Tony looked at Thor.
Thor, however, didn't care at all.
"Try it!"
Hela had been watching their performance all along, and she couldn't figure out what they were up to.
Before the war even started, executing an own general first to sacrifice the flag?
She had seen enough of this show, and saw her hands wipe back from her forehead as the familiar divine crown appeared on her head once again.
Hela activated her combat mode.
She extended both hands, and two nightsky swords appeared in her hands.
"Charge!"
Captain America was just about to step forward when a roar suddenly came from behind.
Roar!
Thor's expression turned joyous, and he immediately turned around.
"You're finally out, I..."
Before he could finish his words, a large green fist immediately smashed over.
Instantly blasting Thor flying away.
"Hulk, Thor is not an enemy!"
But Hulk at this moment couldn't listen at all.
He leaped up, stepped on Thor's chest with one foot, and his two fists continuously smashed towards Thor's face.
At this moment, the Avengers and Pietro and the others were all stunned by this scene.
Natasha helplessly slapped her forehead.
"Sure enough, this kind of situation still happened."
But they couldn't lower their guard now, after all, Hela was right in front of them.
Hela wanted to laugh even more at this moment.
With Thor and this group of companions of his, she was even less worried about Thor's threat.
Right on cue, taking advantage of their infighting, she would solve these people first.
She no longer hesitated and immediately rushed toward Captain America holding the shield.
Steve reacted in time and hurriedly blocked the shield in front of him.
Boom!
The nightsky sword collided with the shield, and Captain America's body instantly shot backward.
Strange on the side quickly formed spell seals, and two flying discs rapidly rotated and shot toward Hela.
Boom boom!
With two explosive sounds, the flying discs were blasted apart by Hela with a single sword slash.
At this point, several members of the Avengers had long since scattered.
Hawkeye had already pulled away, bow and arrow ready to shoot at any time.
Pietro transformed into a blur, roaming around the surroundings.
Taking advantage of the moment Hela had just successfully dodged Iron Man's repulsor ray, he fiercely smashed a punch toward Hela's back.
Boom!
Hela staggered forward a step, and a laser sword instantly popped out from Tony's hand, rapidly slashing toward Hela.
Boom!
However, Hela instantly turned over, rotating her body as the laser sword grazed past her face.
Her speed was extremely fast; before Tony could swing his sword again, she fiercely kicked Tony's chest armor.
A burst of sparks erupted, and the immense force instantly kicked Tony flying away.
Just as Hela was about to press the attack, Natasha on the side suddenly swept across with the special staff in her hand.
She leaped up, having just dodged it, when a shield suddenly crashed into her chest.
Boom!
Hela took two steps back, looking at the people surrounding her.
At this moment, she suddenly soared into the air, her cloak behind her seeming to cover the sky as countless flying swords shot out instantly.
Strange immediately cast magic, and countless magical flying swords struck down the oncoming flying swords one by one.
Captain America also raised the shield in his hand, and the impact force generated by the flying swords hitting the shield made his arm slightly numb.
Boom boom boom!
Natasha on the side was struggling to dodge the incoming rain of swords.
Having just gotten up, two more flying swords shot over, getting larger and larger in front of her eyes.
"Watch out!"
Simultaneously with the sound ringing out, Captain America timely tackled her down from the side, and the flying swords heavily struck the shield.
