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Chapter 297: Ragnarok is over, the battle for the King of Asgard officially begins.

After the laughter and banter subsided, the group took their seats as hosts and guests.

Russell introduced the Supreme Strange to Tony Stark, Loki, and Mephisto, and then introduced them to each other.

The Supreme Strange does know Tony and Loki—Tony and Loki in his universe.

But Tony and Loki did not know the Supreme Strange.

At this point, Stephen Strange of Earth-404 is still an ordinary, unremarkable, and brilliant neurosurgeon.

"Is this the helper you found for me? Iron Man Tony Stark, Loki the God of Mischief, and Mephisto, the Lord of Hell and King of Demons."

The Supreme One frowned strangely.

Loki is alright; he only ever betrays Thor.

Does Tony Stark, Iron Man, know magic?

Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, isn't this like inviting a wolf into the house?

Supreme Strange didn't say these words directly, but the doubt in his eyes was self-evident.

Seeing this, Russell smiled and explained, "Stephen, don't be prejudiced. No one says Iron Man can't use magic, and no one says the Demon King can't be a guardian."

"That's right. I didn't have a choice before, but now I just want to be a good guardian."

Mephisto smiled and echoed.

After learning what Russell wanted him to do, the demon relaxed considerably.

He no longer has to worry about waking up to find a giant finger falling from the sky and crushing his fiery dimension.

"Wait, Russell, are you saying that there's been a recent uprising of magical creatures from other dimensions, and you want us to come and help defend against their impact on the real world?"

Tony Stark, however, was not in a good mood like Mephisto.

He's currently busy with another project and doesn't want to be distracted.

He simply shrugged and suggested, "Ultron is perfectly capable of managing the magic array and constructing the magical defenses. Why not entrust these tasks to him?"

The Supreme Being, with a strange expression, asked, "Ultron? You mean Ultron?"

Tony Stark raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? You know Ultron too?"

"This riot of magical creatures was caused by Ultron," the Supreme Strange said, pausing before explaining, "Ultron from another universe."

"What?! What happened?!"

The Supreme One looked at Russell with a strange gaze, and Russell coughed lightly.

He told Tony Stark, omitting the beginning and end, what Infinite Ultron had done.

Infinite Ultron and his army of Ultron slaughtered the multiverse, causing the hell dimensions corresponding to these real universes to migrate due to the loss of a stable source of souls.

This triggered a chain reaction, causing turmoil in more hell dimensions, and countless hell creatures were displaced and wandered aimlessly.

After listening, Tony Stark fell into deep thought.

He was repeatedly pondering whether the code he wrote for Ultron 404 would lead Ultron to a nuclear-paced world.

Tony Stark simply couldn't understand why Ultron would have the idea of ​​destroying the world.

It can't be because he's been using Facebook and Twitter too much, right?

He unconsciously rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, "Perhaps I should add a special module for Ultron to learn humanities and social sciences."

Leaving aside Tony Stark's deep thought, Loki also offered a different perspective.

Loki's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something amusing, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He stated righteously, "The Earth contains important nodes that connect the multiverse."

If the magic circle is breached, our entire universe could become a playground for hellish creatures.

I also have a suggestion: let Asgard participate in the protection of the magic circle.

The Supreme One's strange eyes lit up.

If Asgard were to come and help, his job would undoubtedly be much easier.

"Alright, I look forward to the arrival of our friends from Asgard."

"There's no time to lose, I'll go back to Asgard now and call for help."

As soon as Loki finished speaking, he opened a portal and returned to Asgard.

Judging from his hurried manner, he seemed even more eager than the Supreme Strange One.

Russell narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.

He exchanged a few words with the Supreme Being and Morpheus, then followed them.

"Stephen, you and Mephisto should discuss how to set up the defenses."

If you're worried about Mephisto, have him set up another arrangement outside the magic circle.

Asgard.

Two golden magical sparks flashed one after the other as Loki and Russell emerged from the portal.

Seeing that no one was around, Russell cut to the chase: "Loki, have you come up with some wicked idea?"

Loki chuckled twice and waved his hand, saying, "How could that be? I just wanted to give Thor and Hela something to do."

Thor and Hela?

Russell suddenly realized why Loki had offered to let Asgard help.

Russell asked with some curiosity, "Are Thor and Hela still vying for the throne?"

"That's right, they're giving speeches in the square all the time now, I'm so tired of hearing it."

One account says he was Odin's eldest son, the Asgardian god of thunder, who led Asgard to victory in the battle against the four great kingdoms.

Another account says she was Odin's eldest daughter, the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Asgard, and the commander who led Asgard to conquer the Nine Realms.

Loki shrugged, saying with a hint of helplessness.

But Russell saw beyond helplessness in his expression—envy and jealousy.

Loki envied and was jealous that Thor and Hela could openly and legitimately compete for the title of King of Asgard.

Perhaps that's why he fled to Earth and liked Russell's tweet yesterday.

The two walked in silence for a while. On the corridor leading to the Golden Palace in Asgard, Loki suddenly asked, "By the way, Russell, how's Ragnarok going?"

Russell replied, "It's already resolved. We'll tell you when we see Thor and Hela."

Loki shook his head and smiled, saying, "Is that so? Then Thor and Hela are probably going to have a conflict over the King of Asgard."

"And you, Loki, you also want to become the King of Asgard, don't you?"

A gentle female voice rang out.

Behind a thick pillar in the corridor, diva Frigga gracefully emerged.

Loki was taken aback. He asked, "Mother, what are you doing here?"

Queen Frigga shook her head, then tapped Loki's forehead with her finger and scolded, "You forgot, I'm a sorcerer too."

Frigga noticed the spatial fluctuations caused by the teleportation spell and guessed that Loki was returning to Asgard, so she deliberately came here to wait.

After teaching Loki a lesson, Frigga looked at Russell and gave a slight bow, saying, "Master Russell."

"Queen," Russell returned the greeting.

After exchanging polite greetings, Frigga spoke first: "Master Russell just mentioned that the matter of Ragnarok has been resolved, and he will tell Thor and Hela about it later. I wonder if it would be convenient for me to listen in?"

Russell smiled and said, "Of course."

After that, the number of people traveling together in the corridor increased to three, and the person leading the way changed from Loki to Frigga.

Midway there, Frigga summoned a guard and instructed him to inform Saul and Hela to proceed to the main hall of the Golden Palace.

After passing through several palaces, Frigga led Russell and Loki to a balcony in the main hall of the Golden Palace.

Standing here, you can see all the lights of Asgard.

Shortly after Russell and his group arrived, two sets of footsteps sounded almost simultaneously.

"Before the God-King departed, his favorite place was here."

I once asked him why, and he said that standing here always reminds him of the weight of the crown.

Looking down at the Asgardian people, what do you see?

Hearing footsteps, Frigga slowly turned around.

The visitors were Hela and Thor.

This is also where Odin usually overlooks Asgard and reminisces about the past.

"I saw protection and responsibility."

Thor looked down at the beings of Asgard and answered Frigga with a firm expression.

Hela, however, crossed her arms and remained noncommittal.

Clearly, she dismissed Saul's explanation.

Seeing this, Frigga sighed inwardly.

"The monk Russell said that Ragnarok has been resolved."

Hela: !!!

In an instant, Hela's expression turned serious, and her eyes became murderous.

She looked at Saul and said in a chilling tone, "My dear brother, it's time to settle things between us."

Thor's eyes narrowed, but he didn't immediately respond to Hela. Instead, he looked at Russell and asked, "Is it true, Russell?"

Russell nodded.

Then, noticing the confusion on Thor's and the others' faces, he slowly explained:

"The mastermind behind Ragnarok is the creator of the ancient gods who created Earth 616 billion years ago."

Many of the ancient gods fell into darkness and became demons during the God Eater Wars billions of years ago.

The Creator's purpose was to use the high-quality life energy generated during Ragnarok to heal these ancient gods.

I have a way to resolve his predicament and have reached an agreement with him.

He will then relinquish control over the fate of the gods and giants of Asgard in the multiverse, and will no longer attempt to bring about Ragnarok.

After listening to Russell's explanation, Frigga, Hela, Thor, and Loki remained silent for a long time.

After a moment, Thor punched his fist hard and said, "Damn it!"

Although Ragnarok has been resolved, Thor and his companions are clearly not satisfied with the outcome.

From Thor's perspective, there is every reason to hate the Creator, the bastard who manipulates their fate behind the scenes, causing them to be trapped in a cycle of reincarnation time and time again.

But now, the bastard who manipulated their fate has actually gotten what he wanted.

How could Thor and his companions be satisfied with such an outcome?

If they weren't so weak, they would have loved to storm the Creator's door immediately and crush him to dust.

Russell could only say that he couldn't help with this.

Looking at Thor and Hela, Russell said:

"By the way, Thor, Hela, actually, it was Loki who asked you to come here this time."

I'm just mentioning that Ragnarok is over.

Thor: ?

Hela: ?

The next moment, Loki became the focus of their attention.

Loki gathered his thoughts and slowly began, "I've noticed you all spend your days giving speeches and arguing about who's more suitable to be the King of Asgard, so I came up with a suggestion."

Loki paused, then relayed the problems currently facing Earth and Kamar-Taj to Thor and Hela.

Then Loki pretended to be innocent and said:

"How about we treat this mission as a test? You two each lead a small team and see who performs better. The one who performs better will succeed as king."

Thor pondered for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully: "Then who will be the judge and score?"

Loki smiled slyly, revealing his true intentions: "I'll reluctantly serve as the referee."

If I can't be the King of Asgard, then I'll be the one who crowns the King of Asgard.

This was a prank that Loki came up with on the spur of the moment.

Loki's plan was far from perfect, and things didn't go as he expected.

"Ha, I refuse."

Hela coldly rejected Loki's suggestion.

"Why? Sister, don't worry, I swear in Odin's name that I will give you and Thor a fair and just evaluation."

"Why should someone else give me something I can take myself?"

Hela glanced at Loki, then suddenly smiled and said...

"My dear brother, you want to be king too, don't you? Put away your petty thoughts, and take what you want with your own strength!"

Upon hearing this, Loki's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He dropped his playful grin and retorted coldly, "Is that so? Then don't blame your brothers for being impolite and ganging up on you, sister."

As he spoke, Loki reached out and made a grasping motion in the air.

Gungnir, the spear of eternity, slowly emerged in his hand.

"Come on, brothers."

My sister will show you what true power is!

Hela responded forcefully to Loki's threat.

Her hands hung down, and her wrists jerked.

Two magical blades in hand.

She was already prepared to fight both Thor and Loki at the same time.

After all, the two brothers grew up together, and Hela couldn't understand why Loki would help her instead of Thor.

Seeing this, Thor also reached out as if to pull him along.

Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, was summoned from afar and hurtled through the air at breakneck speed.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a furious shout rang out.

"That's enough!"

Frigga glared at Hela, Thor, and Loki.

Her angry gaze gradually calmed the three of them down.

Frigga was so angry she was panting heavily. She looked at Russell apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Master Russell, I'm sorry you had to see this."

"Hmm, it's alright. Your Majesty, don't worry, I get along well with Thor and the others, you don't need to treat me like an outsider."

Russell swallowed the watermelon in mid-air and waved his hand.

In a flash, he opened a portal and retrieved a box of sliced ​​seedless watermelon.

A black line flashed across Frigga's forehead.

She sighed bitterly and turned to leave: "You are now the most powerful gods in Asgard. I can't control you, nor can I stop you from competing for what you want."

I just want you to remember that you share the same last name.

Frigga's words as she left did indeed calm Thor and Hela down for a while.

But this did not stop the two, and Frigga's original intention was not to stop them.

Neither Thor nor Hela will withdraw from the battle for the throne of Asgard.

However, after Frigga's reminder, the two of them were more likely to hold back when the outcome of the battle was already decided.

"If you want to fight, I can provide you with a suitable fighting ground."

Russell said while eating melon seeds,

"I guarantee you can unleash your full potential and engage in a fierce battle without restraint."

(End of this chapter)