Witnessing his friend's death, Thor fell into a berserk state. His Thunder God Power was activated, unleashed in all directions through Mjolnir.
For a time, the Frost Giants who had surrounded him were beaten back by Thor's sole strength.
However, even many ants can bite an elephant to death.
Frost Giants continuously arrived from all directions, fearless of death, charging at Thor to deplete his divine power and stamina.
Thor, unable to hold out alone, had no choice but to constantly shrink his attack range. Finally, he retreated to his three remaining teammates, barely managing to protect them.
Discovering Loki was not among the group, Thor, panting, asked, "Where's Loki?"
Sif and Hogun, who were less injured and still combat-ready, exchanged glances and both shook their heads.
"We don't know, we haven't seen him in a long time."
Thor's heart sank.
Could it be that Loki also... died in battle?
Shaking his head, Thor cast these distracting thoughts from his mind.
The battle was not over, it was not yet time for grief.
Sif whispered, "Thor, you break through. Hogun and I will cover you."
Thor flatly refused, "No, I will not abandon you and run away alone."
"Thor!" Sif's voice grew a few shades heavier. "If you don't leave now, none of us will be able to."
"That's right, none of you will be able to leave!"
Observing signs of Thor's divine power waning, Laufey decided to take the initiative.
Today, he would restore the glory of the Frost Giants with the death of Odin's son.
"Die, son of Odin."
Seizing a moment when Thor was swinging his hammer, Laufey brought an axe down on Thor.
Just then—
A rainbow light descended from the sky.
Boom!
Accompanied by a roar, the surrounding Frost Giants were all repelled, including Laufey.
Lucas, the hero, made his entrance.
He scanned his surroundings and saw only three people beside Thor. Volstagg lay dead nearby, and Loki was nowhere to be found.
Lucas sighed softly, "It seems I'm still a little late."
It was a pity that he couldn't openly use portal magic in Asgard, otherwise, spatial fluctuations would be detected and it would be considered an invasion. And taking the Bifrost Bridge was still a little too slow.
Turning around, Lucas looked at the countless Frost Giants in front of him and in the distance.
He strode forward, declaring with an imposing aura, "I will end this war."
After speaking, he walked towards Laufey. His mental power also gradually spread, becoming almost tangible, pressing down on the many Frost Giants.
"If you haven't fought enough, then I will be your opponent."
Tap... Tap...
Lucas approached step by step, radiating hostility, and his mental power began to become more aggressive.
Laufey's expression was grim, his tone icy: "Stranger, I advise you not to get involved in this mess."
"Roar!"
A giant beast suddenly lunged from one side, opening its gaping maw to bite Lucas.
Lucas frowned, taking a large step back with a hint of disdain, just barely dodging. He raised his hand and slapped the head of the beast.
"Be careful, don't directly touch the ice beast's body, you'll be corroded by ice energy." Sif's warning sounded, but it was too late.
But it didn't matter.
Lucas's hand lightly placed itself on the ice beast's head, and he softly said, "I once heard a joke that Thor is afraid of lightning. I wonder if an ice beast is afraid of ice."
His talent [Energy Absorption] was activated. Instantly, he plundered all the ice energy and internal energy from the beast in front of him.
The ice beast's temperature dropped to near 0 Kelvin and its cells, molecules, and atoms were all frozen.
A lifelike sculpture appeared before everyone's eyes.
Slowly retracting his hand, Lucas looked at Laufey. "Is this your answer, King Laufey of the Frost Giants?"
Boom!
The next second, the situation changed dramatically, clouds rolled, and the earth tore apart.
The mental power pressing on the Frost Giants transformed from a boulder into a sharp blade, piercing deep into their souls.
"Ahhhh!"
Only about half of the Frost Giants managed to let out a scream, then either stood precariously or slumped to the ground.
The vast majority of Frost Giants, however, fell silent and collapsed to sleep.
"Ugh!"
Loki also couldn't help but let out a muffled grunt, revealing himself from his disguise.
In the previous melee, he had secretly disguised himself as a Frost Giant, turning foe into friend.
However, at this moment, no one noticed him.
Seeing this, Loki secretly got behind Lucas.
Tens of kilometers around, thousands of Frost Giants almost instantly lost their combat effectiveness.
Regarding the ice beast suddenly being frozen, Thor and the others couldn't understand how it happened, so they didn't feel it was terrifying.
But to incapacitate tens of thousands of nearby Frost Giants almost instantly, with his own strength...
This completely exceeded their imagination.
Laufey's face was ashen.
On one hand, it was humiliating that the ice beast had been frozen by someone else's ice magic. (Laufey also didn't understand Lucas's method)
On the other hand, the instantaneous demise of tens of thousands of troops made him even more wary of Lucas.
But such a large-scale move must have a considerable cost. He didn't believe Lucas could annihilate all Frost Giants before running out of energy and stamina.
However, at this moment, the Frost Giants around him had all lost their combat effectiveness. It was no longer possible to keep Thor and the others.
Laufey coldly swept his gaze over Thor and the others, uttering a harsh threat, "Thor Odinson, take your friends and get out. However, this matter will not end here. I will give you what you want—war and death."
While the battle was at a stalemate, Hogun collected Volstagg's body.
Thor and his companions gathered together, waiting for Heimdall to activate the Bifrost Bridge to bring them back to Asgard.
"Was my meaning unclear?"
Just as Laufey and Thor were both preparing to cease hostilities and fight another day, Lucas's voice inappropriately rang out.
"I said, I'm here to end this war."
Everyone's gaze turned to Lucas, staring intently at him.
Neither Laufey nor Thor expected that Lucas, after forcefully suppressing the Frost Giants on the scene and creating an opening to rescue Thor's group, was still not satisfied. He wanted to coerce the Frost Giants into voluntarily declaring a truce.
"This is going too far!"
Laufey, unable to bear it any longer, created an ice sword and slashed at Lucas. Lucas neither dodged nor resisted, not even summoning energy.
Ding!
A piercing sound rang out.
To the shocked gazes of Laufey, Thor, and the others, Lucas was completely unharmed. Laufey's ice sword, however, was covered in cracks after the collision.
Lucas grinned.
Clearly, Laufey was the one resembling a fiend, while Lucas was elegant.
But at this moment, Lucas's smile, in everyone's eyes, was terrifying and eerie. Just looking at it sent chills down their spines.
"My turn."
Lucas clenched his fist, and power rapidly condensed within him.
Crack!
A sonic boom erupted as Lucas threw a punch, striking Laufey's chest with lightning speed.
With the punch, Lucas roared in his heart. 'So you're the one called Laufey, King of the Frost Giants, huh!'