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Chapter 216 Odin's Gaze

My thoughts raced.

A truly surreal illusion once again enveloped the Destroyer.

The moment the illusion took shape.

Clown Erin used [Flame Leap] to leap swiftly toward the Destroyer, taking advantage of the flames that were everywhere on the street.

Before Erin could even get close to the Destroyer.

A crimson halo burst forth from the Destroyer once more, shattering the illusion woven by Erin completely.

But in that short period of time...

The clown Erin had already covered dozens of meters and appeared directly behind the Destroyer.

Just as the clown Erin was close to the Destroyer's back, five gleaming claws, like blades from the netherworld, tore through the air.

Before the claws even arrived, the wind blades generated by that single claw instantly tore the clown Erin behind the Destroyer into six pieces.

With the "death" of the clown Erin, his corpse drifted in the wind like willow catkins, inadvertently avoiding the Destroyer's claws.

A mechanical voice echoed from within the Destroyer, who had just turned its head 180 degrees and witnessed this scene.

"Illusion? Substitute..."

It quickly began searching its database for ways to deal with this illusion master.

Just as the Destroyer was searching its own database, trying to find a way to deal with enemies and techniques like the Joker Erin from Odin's battles with those magic masters.

A stone imbued with an ethereal aura was suddenly pressed against a gap in its armor.

"strengthen!"

Just as the Destroyer felt the foreign object in his groin and was about to deal with the problem, a mocking voice suddenly rang in his ear.

Click!

With a crisp cracking sound.

The foreign object pressed against its groin shattered instantly, then transformed into a strange energy that permeated the Destroyer's body at an incredible speed, even eerily penetrating deep into its core, which was protected by layers of runes.

That peculiar energy seemed to carry no malice whatsoever; instead, it exuded a strange aura called "evolution."

After that strange aura permeated every part of its body, the peculiar energy carrying the information of "evolution" rapidly strengthened the Destroyer's body, as if it wanted to take it up the ladder of evolution.

Under this power, the Destroyer not only underwent a physical enhancement, but even its hard-won intelligence rapidly developed and climbed to a higher level.

the first time.

The Destroyer felt it was so close to evolution.

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Just as that evolutionary force was constantly propelling it forward, about to completely step into another level.

The Destroyer seemed to hear the voice of a female being.

"Oops, there seems to be a small problem with the enhancement; your equipment has broken..."

The moment that voice rang out, the strange sensation the Destroyer felt abruptly ceased and vanished without a trace.

Having lost the driving force of that power, the Destroyer, which had embarked on an evolutionary journey and was climbing towards a higher level, suddenly fell from the clouds and was reduced to its original form.

No.

It's not just about being reduced to your original state.

While climbing the evolutionary ladder, the potential and energy of the Destroyer's artifact armor were unknowingly depleted by the enhancement stone.

That's why, after the reinforcement failed!

The Destroyer was instantly met with a powerful backlash.

"Click, click..."

Fine cracks quickly shattered the Destroyer's powerful metal shell.

Before long, fine cracks appeared on the Destroyer's steel body, spreading all over its body.

This made the originally tall and mighty Destroyer look somewhat fragmented.

If the dense cracks on its body only severely damaged the Destroyer's physical form...

Then the rune core within its body, which had begun to crumble due to its failed evolution, was the one that truly took the Destroyer's life.

With the core rune shattered, the will that the Destroyer had painstakingly cultivated was severely damaged and shattered.

Without the central command of the core runes, the Destroyer's intelligence was visibly dissipating.

The Destroyer, which had been so lifelike and acted no differently from an ordinary person, quickly fell into a strange, dazed state.

Less than a second.

The red light on the Destroyer slowly dimmed and went out.

"Get out of here!"

Just then.

A grenade, gleaming with a silvery-white light, was tossed into the Destroyer's mask by the clown, Erin.

boom!

With a loud bang, the Destroyer, whose body was already covered in cracks, shattered into countless fragments.

As the Destroyer Armor shattered, the Collapse began.

The intelligence of this Destroyer Armor also fell into eternal annihilation after that core rune was completely shattered.

"As expected, the enhancement stones have never disappointed me."

Seeing the powerful Destroyer explode on the spot by one of his enhancement stones, the clown Erin immediately recalled the fear of being dominated by Kelly.

Although Erin had never held any hope for the enhancement stone crafted by Kelly of the Heavenly Realm, he was still somewhat relieved to see the final result of the enhancement.

Fortunately, thankfully, Erin never had any hope for the enhancement stones produced by Kelly.

Otherwise, if Erin were to actually use this enhancement stone to strengthen his body, he would have to be prepared for the consequences of his possession being destroyed and his life ending in disaster.

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And just as the Destroyer was blasted into countless pieces by the Joker Arryn.

In the heavenly palace of Asgard, Odin, the king of the gods, who was using the "golden bed" to nurture his body and regulate the immense divine power within him, suddenly opened his eyes.

At that moment, Odin's eyes seemed to pierce through space and descend directly onto Earth.

Seeing the Destroyer Armor destroyed by an Earthling, Odin's tired brows furrowed slightly, seemingly both dissatisfied and regretful.

However, when his gaze fell upon Thor, whose strength had increased several times over.

Those wise eyes then turned to satisfaction.

Exiling Thor to Earth was a trial arranged by Odin.

The purpose was to allow Thor to grow as much as possible before his death, so that in the coming Ragnarok, he could protect Asgard, or rather, protect himself.

originally.

Odin simply wanted Thor to mature through his experiences on Earth and temper his reckless nature as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, this unexpectedly spurred Thor to break through his bottleneck, causing his strength to surge to another level.

Compared to the growth of his character, Thor's increase in strength at this time was obviously more gratifying to him.

After all, in the impending Ragnarok.

Strength is more important than character.

Aside from a slight regret over the destruction of the Destroyer's powerful armor, Odin showed no concern whatsoever for the three Warriors Three who died on Earth.

As the powerful god-king who led Asgard to conquer the Nine Realms and subjugated them, Odin had long been accustomed to life and death.

Even for Odin, it's unthinkable to sacrifice the lives of a few elite warriors of Asgard to allow Thor to grow.

Even if it meant sacrificing the lives of the gods of Asgard, who possessed the core of divine power, to allow Thor to grow, Odin would not hesitate.

After withdrawing its gaze from Earth.

Odin closed his eyes again on the golden bed.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that Odin's brow seems to have relaxed considerably when he closes his eyes again, compared to before.

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Just as the clown Erin defeated the Destroyer.

The sky over the town of Puens suddenly darkened.

But then, a blinding light suddenly illuminated the entire sky.

He turned his head slightly.

The clown Erin then saw a dazzling "sun" appear in the sky.

In a mere instant, the blinding "sun" seemed to explode, expanding a thousandfold in size and transforming into a massive fireball that swept across the heavens and the earth, blotting out the sun.

hum!

In the instant the blazing sun exploded, a terrifying shockwave swept across the heavens and earth.

10,000 meters above the ground.

The fluffy white clouds were torn into countless fragments by the terrifying shockwave, which then traveled thousands of miles away.

Compared to the vast and boundless sky.

Under that blazing, exploding sun.

The endless earth received even more brilliance from this blazing sun.

Even from a distance of a thousand meters, the terrifying heat from the explosion of the blazing sun in the sky instantly scorched the earth beneath it into a wasteland.

Countless weeds and shrubs were dried out by the terrifying heat.

Before they could be ignited by the scattered flames, a powerful shockwave struck the ground.

It then ripped away thousands of weeds, shrubs, and even the ground itself.

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Intercepted by Thor's hammer, the cruise missile, detonated prematurely, planted a mushroom cloud rising directly over New Mexico.

Although the town of Puens is hundreds of miles away from the location of the cruise missile explosion.

However, the shockwave from the explosion still ravaged the town of Puens, which was almost reduced to ruins.

After the smoke and dust cleared up.

The already dilapidated town of Puens became even more run-down.

Meanwhile, Jane, who was still in the town of Punns, along with the clown Erin and others, were all covered in dust and dirt from the shockwave of the explosion.

But compared to those people near the explosion site.

They are undoubtedly much luckier.

Because, at least they are still alive.

Those who were near the explosion site, even if they weren't roasted into mummies by the terrifyingly high temperatures, would probably be unable to escape the shockwave from the explosion.

And among these unlucky ones...

Some of them were residents of the town of Puens who had fled in the direction the cruise missile had come from.

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Just as Jane and Sif, the goddess from Asgard, were reeling from the terrifying power of the cruise missile.

A figure draped in a bright red cloak descended swiftly from the sky.

Looking at the devastation scattered all over the ground, Thor, who had just been feeling quite smug about intercepting the cruise missile, instantly changed his expression.

Even the way he looked at the clown Erin became more serious.

Wherever you are, the strong are always respected.

The Joker, who managed to intercept the cruise missile and destroy the Destroyer in such a short time, is undoubtedly a respectable and powerful figure.

Not just Thor.

Sif, who was being supported by Jane, looked at the clown Erin with great fear when she saw him "easily" shatter the powerful Destroyer with his bizarre methods.

Compared to Sif, Thor, after regaining his senses, quickly stepped forward, opened his arms, and seemed to intend to give the clown Arryn, who was bending down to pick up fragments of the Destroyer's body, a bear hug.

"Hey, thanks, Joker. I knew you could do it."

After avoiding Thor's hug with a look of disgust, the clown Erin lifted his shirt and said, "Sorry, Thor, I only accept hugs from beautiful women."

Thor didn't mind what the clown Erin said; instead, he let out a hearty laugh.

"Hehe, beautiful lady, no problem. As long as you come with me to Asgard, I guarantee that a strong person like you can win the favor of a lot of beautiful women in Asgard."

"Asgard?" The Joker, Arryn, glanced at Thor, then said thoughtfully, "Are you inviting me to Asgard?"

"Of course, my friend."

After responding, Thor, who had intended to say something, changed his mind after thinking for a while.

He shook his head and said, "However, before that, I have some family matters to take care of. After I've settled those matters, I'll personally invite you to visit Asgard."

With that, Thor turned his head to the side and said to the goddess Sif, "Sif, take Hogan and the others' bodies, let's go back to Asgard and demand an explanation from Loki."

Upon hearing this, the goddess Sif, who was standing nearby, instantly became excited.

"good!"

After suppressing her emotions, Sif broke free from Jane's support and followed Thor to Hogan's corpse, which consisted of only a head.

"Rip!"

Looking at his friend's head, which remained open in death, Thor tore off the cloak of his Thor's Robe and wrapped it around Hogan's head, as well as the relics left by Volstagg and Fandral.

"Hagan, Vostagg, Fandral... Come on, I'll take you home."

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(Typographical errors will be corrected later.)

(End of this chapter)