Ryan slowly retracted his foot and looked at the dark, gaping hole billowing with smoke and dust, naturally knowing that it was impossible for Hela to be kicked to Goddess of Death by him so easily.
As expected, just seconds later, Hela walked out of the smoke and dust, twisting her tall body.
However, compared to her initial elegance and contemptuous attitude, she was now so furious that her hair was literally standing on end!
Note, this isn't a metaphor; it's a literal description!
Because as Hela stepped out of the smoke again, she had already put on her Cursed Helmet.
That is, the incredibly ugly hedgehog helmet from the movies!
That's right, this thing was actually a divine artifact!
It could increase Hela's power and work in synergy with her other divine artifact, the Nightsword!
Hela pointed her sword at Ryan and said sharply:
"You dare be so disrespectful to the new King of Asgard, the Queen of the Undead? I shall grant you the most painful Goddess of Death!"
"Oh, I get it. So, are we fighting or not? If so, hurry up. I have a business trip tomorrow, big sister!" Ryan yawned and said lazily.
"Big sister?" Hela was stunned, then became even angrier!
Thousands of years ago, when Asgard was conquering the entire Universe, who wouldn't tremble with fear upon hearing her name and honorifically call her Goddess of Death?
She had never been so slighted before; the man even called her big sister!
How is she old? She's only over three thousand years old, okay!
Calculating by Midgardian age, she's only in her thirties!
At thirty, one stands firm, don't you know?!
And this guy actually called her big sister; it was simply unforgivable!
"Die, you disrespectful brat!!!" Consumed by rage, Hela threw the Nightsword in her hand with all her might, turning it into a streak of black light flying toward Ryan.
An ordinary person might not be able to react to the incoming Nightsword.
But who was Ryan?
He was the Spider Monarch who could be Spider-Man even on a Planet full of Spider-Men!
This kind of attack, he could catch with ease...
Whoosh—
The next moment, as the Nightsword neared Ryan, it suddenly enlarged more than a hundredfold, crashing into Ryan like a train.
Ryan: "Oh..."
Rumble—
Now it was Ryan's turn to be sent flying. Along with the massive Nightsword, he smashed through an entire side of the square banquet building, rumbling all the way into the Star Lake beside the banquet, splashing up waves a thousand feet high!
"Ryan!" Seeing this, the two Gwens grew anxious and subconsciously wanted to head toward the Star Lake.
But they were held back by Frigga.
Frigga shook her head at the two Gwens and said with a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, it's fine. Ryan's strength is beyond our imagination. Let him and Hela have a good 'play.' They both need a battle to release their emotions..."
Hearing Frigga's words, the two Gwens finally remembered how strong Ryan was.
Hela's strike seemed terrifying, but the probability of it killing Ryan instantly was almost zero.
Thus, the two Gwens calmed down.
However, they still stared at Hela with unfriendly eyes!
Hela didn't care about the two Gwens' unfriendly gazes at all; she just looked at Odin and Frigga and sneered:
"You two old fogies really aren't dead yet. You previously claimed it was for Asgard and peace when you sealed me in Helheim, where there is nothing but Goddess of Death. This time, it's my turn to send you to the underworld!"
Odin shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Hela, I had my reasons for not letting you continue conquering the Universe, but you were too obsessed back then to listen to any explanation. I could only seal you away..."
"Now that you've calmed down for over a thousand years, are you willing to listen to my explanation?"
Hearing this, Hela didn't calm down; instead, she became even angrier. "Shut up, you damned old man! After I pierce your heart and roast your soul over the Eternal Flame, then you can explain it to me!"
Odin sighed upon hearing this. "Then there's nothing more to talk about. Let's continue, Ryan..."
"I've been waiting for ages!"
Until a clear voice resounded from the sky, Hela didn't realize something was wrong. She suddenly looked up and saw Ryan appearing above her at some point, and he was holding the massive Nightsword she had thrown earlier!
Then Ryan, as if using a flyswatter, slammed it down at her from above!
Don't let the fact that the sword was as large as a high-speed train fool you; the speed at which Ryan swung it was not slow at all. Hela had no time to dodge and could only cross her arms in front of her chest to tank the blow!
And the result of tanking it was, naturally, Hela being swatted away like Big Big Wolf, turning into the brightest star in the night sky!
This strike from Ryan, one could say even the Hulk might not be able to withstand it; at the very least, he would have comminuted fractures all over his body!
Hela, flying into the sky, was naturally no exception. Her arms directly exploded into a bloody mist, and her ribs were almost all shattered, piercing into her lungs and heart like shrapnel from a grenade!
Such severe injuries, even the regeneration serum might not be able to save her in time.
But for Hela, it seemed to have no effect at all!
Ignoring her own injuries, she stared fixedly at the man below holding the giant sword, her eyes filled with a burning battle intent!
As a lunatic who had followed Odin in conquering the Universe, she hadn't fought anyone for over a thousand years. Now that she had come out and met a powerful opponent who crushed her in strength, the battle intent in her heart directly overcame her fear!
Just as she was about to fly out of Asgard's horizon, Hela's broken body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and stopped in mid-air.
Then the air around her turned into dots of golden starlight, quickly merging into Hela's body. In the blink of an eye, her broken body was restored to completeness, and even her combat suit was repaired!
Don't forget, Hela has a bug-level ability: she is immortal in Asgard!
As long as Asgard exists, she is an immortal and indestructible existence with inexhaustible divine power!
And with every second she stayed in Asgard, her power continued to rise, and by now, she had recovered more than half of her peak strength!
In other words, she could now use even more violent divine techniques!
For example...
Hela, fully recovered, had another Nightsword appear in her hand. However, this time she didn't point the tip at Ryan below but raised it above her head, pointing toward the sky.
"Skybreaker!"
With a low shout from Hela, the layers above her head were violently broken open one after another. Massive Nightswords, as large as skyscrapers, appeared, covering the sky and heading toward the Asgard Palace below like an apocalypse!
At this moment, the Asgard Palace guards on night duty and the Warriors Four, who were drinking together again, were all stunned.
Is this... Ragnarok coming?
Even Ryan below couldn't help but sigh at the sight.
Hela's strength is indeed extraordinary. No wonder even with Hulk and Thor attacking together, they were completely no match for her!
Even Thanos, without having gathered the six Infinity Stones, would find it hard to say he could defeat Hela in Asgard!
Even if Hela's strength hasn't reached the Planet-busting level, it's at least reached the Surface level!
It's just a pity... her opponent, Spider Monarch, is a genuine Planet-busting level!
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