In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 431 Hela and Thanos

He had just disguised himself as a believer and a guide, successfully obtaining a large amount of dark power from Dormammu, and then decisively cut off contact and ran back.

Because of the presence of pure water in this universe, Dormammu was unable to invade. Helpless, he could only rage helplessly outside the dimension for a while before returning to the Dark Dimension.

With such a large amount of high-quality energy, Loki only needed to learn a few powerful spells, plus some skills he learned from the Mind Stone during this time, taught by Professor Shimizu, to truly turn the tide for Loki.

He already had a very good foundation, so his learning speed in magic wouldn't be slow, and his potential wouldn't be low either.

If it were him now, relying solely on those few magical abilities, plus the Ancient Winter Coffin, his strength would even surpass that of Thor, the "Hammer God."

He's definitely a sub-Celestial Father level fighter.

Thor is about to undergo a transformation, from a hammer god to a hammer god with an added axe.

"The mold has already been engraved with runes, High Priest. I'll need to trouble you to strengthen the Uru gold ingot before it's melted down at the Forge Throne."

Ai Cui called out to the clear water.

Beside him was a tall, pitch-black steel golem.

That was under his command, the Destroyer armor was reforged using the Forge Throne, and further upgraded in design with the cooperation of Shimizu and Berg.

The nano-processing is complete. Shimizu's production line, which manufactures metal into nano-units, has been moved to Nidaville and modified by the old dwarf Berg. After more than forty months, the armor made of Uru metal has been successfully nano-processed and transformed into a magical artifact by Shimizu.

Without exaggeration, this is absolutely the strongest puppet that Shimizu has ever possessed.

[Puppet Name]: Destroyer

[Comprehensive Specifications]:
Height: ? ? ? (Adaptive variation)

Weight: 298.55kg
Materials: Uru alloy, hydrogen-filled palladium metal, hydrogen-filled ruthenium metal...

Energy sources: Arc Reactor, Magical Energy

Operation methods: Object manipulation, intelligent AI-driven, magic-driven

[Puppet Rating]: S+
[Overall Evaluation]: An incredibly powerful puppet that is a fusion of puppetry, technology, and Asgardian magic. It is incredibly powerful and can be powered by Infinity Stones to further enhance its strength, making its potential limit unpredictable.

An S+ rating!
This was the first time Shimizu had ever seen it, and the first time it had been created by him.

However, this is understandable, since Shimizu can now reliably create S-level puppets using only technology, puppetry, and divine manipulation techniques without any special materials.

Once the Uru metal is added, it's enough to significantly improve the puppet's rating.

More importantly, the Destroyer itself is of a very high level.

Although this thing was smashed to pieces by Thor's hammer back then, the Destroyer was not controlled by anyone at that time. Loki could only temporarily use the Destroyer mechanically by relying on Odin's royal authority represented by the Spear of Eternity.

However, the Destroyer was the armor Odin used to fight against the Celestials, and it could only unleash its full power when worn by Odin.

In other words, the Destroyer itself had a very good foundation. The current Destroyer is essentially a composite work that combines the skills of the Clear Water Clan and the Dwarf Clan, which is why it has an S+ rating.

Most importantly, this thing is compatible with Infinity Stones.

Thanks to the Time Gem, the enhanced Uru Gold Ingot did not take much time to be completed.

After completing this step, Shimizu proactively shut down the time acceleration array.

The next step requires guiding stellar energy. The imbalance between the massive energy and the abnormal time flow could lead to accidents. Qing Shui also stopped once when reforging the Destroyer.

However, after stopping this time, there's no need to keep driving like this.

During this period, most of the necessary tasks have been completed, with only the final step of forging the Stormbreaker remaining.

The enhanced Uru metal ingots were thrown into the Forge Throne, and Eitrich used his large hand to pull the gate, activating a mechanism on the innermost steel ring, drawing out the light and heat released by the star.

With the power maximized, an incredibly thick beam of energy shot onto the Furnace Throne, melting the Uru metal.

The molten iron flowed into the mold, and the axe body quickly took shape. After cooling slightly, Ai Cui hurriedly smashed the mold and took the axe handle that had been prepared in advance to install.

Streaks of lightning surged forth, and Stormbreaker automatically rose into the air, flying into Thor's hand.

Loki looked enviously at Thor, who wielded Mjolnir and Stormbreaker, and thought of his own two small metal daggers.

Oh well, after all, I was adopted.

Just then, a shadow clone of Old Berg and Shimizu arrived together.

The former held a large staff about two meters long with a thick top inlaid with a blue cube.

"The ancient winter coffin has been installed on it. I must say, the High Priest's expertise in cryogenic weapons is unexpectedly high. This weapon is definitely suitable for you! I call it the Frozen Staff, but the High Priest thinks it would be more appropriate to name it Frostmourne."

Berg laughed and handed the staff to Loki.

Frostmourne?

Loki took the scepter and found that he was not affected by the power of the ancient Winter Coffin. He took on the appearance of a Frost Giant, but he could still sense and control the power within the scepter.

"That's right, it's a pity this isn't a sword, otherwise the name would be more fitting."

The shadow clone crossed his arms and nodded.

Berg shrugged:

"Well, it seems he prefers the name you suggested."

Loki weighed the scepter in his hand for a few moments, then spoke:

"Isn't this thing... a bit too big for a staff?"

"It's alright, it's just a normal size. Proper mages are very powerful in close combat. When the enemy gets close, you can swing this staff like a hammer."

Shimizu believed that Loki could use the staff well, even if he swung it like a hammer.

In hand-to-hand combat, Loki is clearly weaker than Thor, but in Asgard, a place brimming with martial spirit, Loki is only weaker than a few others in this regard.

After Nidaville completed the forging of the weapons and the training of Thor and Loki, the group equipped themselves with a large number of high-quality dwarven weapons using several water-made sacs and then split into two groups and left.

The two brothers were to return to Asgard to bid farewell to Odin, while Shimizu was to return to Earth to distribute the weapons he had brought and make final arrangements.

Just as he finished these tasks, Nick Fury arrived with a blonde woman.

"You're Cleary Waters? A wizard? And the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

The blonde woman stared wide-eyed, scrutinizing him without any politeness.

“Carol Danvers, I don’t like the way you look at me. You have some strength, you’ve been in the universe for a few years, and you think you’ve seen the world and have power, but that’s no reason for you to look down on your fellow Earthlings.”

In the bright and clean office, Qingshui sat cross-legged in his office chair, made coffee with hot water, and took a sip.

"I have never looked down on anyone."

"No, you are. You just don't think so. I know you. You are someone who gained great power by accident, lost your memory, and subconsciously chose to use a strong demeanor to cover up your inner confusion."

Carol Danvers remained silent.

She felt that what this person said made a lot of sense.

Nick Fury looked at the assertive Clearwater, then at Carol who was deep in thought, and said:

"I thought you would get along well. At least I think you all understand that when facing a threat, you must first put aside all potential conflicts and work together to have a chance of winning."

“We are now working to unify our differences. The prerequisite for unifying our forces is that there is no one in the team who is overly opinionated and undermines command,” Shimizu replied, shifting his gaze from Carol to Nick Fury.

Carroll began:

“I can understand if you want to command me. I have seen the armies, mages and special people on Earth. As long as they are commanded properly, Asgard can withstand most of the pressure and still have a chance to get through it.”

But the premise is, have your people really participated in interstellar warfare and have the ability to command a war of this scale?
Just before I set off, Xandar had been destroyed by a cosmic tyrant called Thanos. He possessed an Infinity Stone, representing the soul, which he acquired from an unknown source. He defeated the Nova Corps and stole the Power Stone, which was sealed there.

I learned from the Cosmic Collector that this universe contains six Infinity Stones, and once all six are gathered, one will possess the power to dominate the entire universe.

His next move will likely be to take advantage of Odin's death to seize the Tesseract from Asgard, which contains the Space Stone.

Carol stared at the clear waterway.

Shimizu knew that this was the time backlash caused by Odin forcibly pushing back some inevitable events.

"It's not necessarily just the Space Stone."

"I'm yawning," said Shimizu.

"Don't take chances."

"I never take chances. I always prepare for the worst. Thanos might not only be after the Space Stone, but also the two I have here."

Shimizu waved his hand, and the Eye of Water and the Eye of Agamotto hanging on his chest opened, revealing the light of the Mind Stone and the Time Stone.

Nick Fury slapped his forehead.

You already have two treasures that can rival the Cosmic Cube?
Carol's eyes widened.

"What do these two represent..."

"Mind and Time"

Shimizu looked into Carol's eyes and said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I only have one question for you: do we have a chance of winning?"

"Have."

……

……

The time for Odin to reach the end of his life is drawing ever closer.

In his final moments, Odin chose a grassland on the coast of Norway as the place where he would meet his end.

"This is the place where I defeated Laufey and adopted you."

Odin, dressed in casual clothes, sat on the grass and looked at Loki beside Thor.

Loki pursed his lips and remained silent.

"If I am in Asgard, then Hela will also break free of her seal in Asgard. In that case, she will have infinite power, and as long as Asgard exists, she will not die."

Outside of Asgard, while she will still not die, her power will be somewhat weakened.

Odin turned his head and looked behind him.

A teleportation aperture opened.

Mordo led Carol Danforth out from there.

"It's time, my dear sons. You should return to Asgard. They need you there."

"Father..."

Thor called out softly.

"Perhaps we can switch places, and we can stay here."

Loki glanced at Carol and said.

Odin simply shook his head.

"You are my sons, Thor. Remember, you are the King of Asgard. When Asgard is in danger, you must protect your people. Loki, you are too. Remember, you must protect your mother, you must!"
Heimdall! Hurry up!

Odin raised his head, looked at the sky, and said softly.

A beam of seven-colored light shone down from the horizon, enveloping the Thor brothers and sending them away.

At the same time, Odin's body began to dissipate into specks of light, and the power belonging to the God-King, through bloodlines and some more mysterious things, was transmitted to Thor in the unseen realm, where it lay dormant.

Carol and Mordo did not interrupt the interaction between father and son, but waited quietly until Odin's light completely disappeared.

A wisp of black energy surged from the void, transforming into a dark green spatial portal from which emerged a slender woman dressed in a dark green leather outfit.

"Hmm? That old guy is already dead? What a pity, I wanted to see him die with my own eyes."

Hela looked at Carol and Mordo with a regretful expression.

"You are Hela?"

Carol looked at the opponent assigned to her with curiosity.

"Who are you? Are you that guy's daughter from later in life?"

"He had two sons and just passed away."

"In Asgard? Did the old man send you to deal with me?"

“It wasn’t him who invited you, but if you want to go to Asgard, you’ll definitely have to get past me first.”

Carol cracked her wrist, golden energy erupting from her body as she entered Binary Mode and lunged at Hela.

Knowing he couldn't interfere in the battle, Mordo turned and left through the teleportation circle.

At the same time, in Asgard.

Thor and Loki, who had just returned, stood at the very front of the Asgardian palace, watching a dark elf warship approach in the distance.

Behind them stood Asgardian guards clad in armor and wielding weapons.

The next second, accompanied by the ancient war cry of the charge, thunder roared and ice surged forth.

Greenwich, above.

The massive Temple One warship appeared alongside the enormous spatial wormhole created by the convergence of celestial bodies.

In mid-air, Shimizu was wearing the Destroyer Armor, with the Eye of Water and the Eye of Agamotto embedded in the armor on his chest.

On the throne of Sanctuary One, Thanos stroked the Power Stone and Soul Stone embedded in his right glove, then stomped on a space adventurer who was shouting for revenge for Gamora.

He knew that the enemy had deliberately chosen this place as the battlefield.

But for the two Infinity Stones, for his goals, he had to come.

(End of this chapter)