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Chapter 287 This time, I will not fail again.

next second.

Loki's body was sent flying like a bowling ball.

With a loud bang.

After crashing through a thick brick wall, Loki's figure was buried in a pile of collapsed rubble.

Loki, who crawled out of the ruins after lifting a piece of brick wall above his head, wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Arryn's target with a chilling killing intent.

"You despicable bastard, you're asking for death!"

Caught off guard, I felt like I'd been tricked by Erin's "little tricks".

Having suffered many losses since arriving on Earth, Loki dared not be careless in the slightest.

Loki, who wore an angry expression, was actually on high alert. He even used his left hand, which was turned away from Arryn, to summon the Frost Casket, using his body as a shield.

They planned to use the power of the Frost Box to eliminate this despicable Midgard mage in one fell swoop.

Although Loki preferred the unpredictable and manipulative Mind Scepter, he found the power of the Frozen Casket to be far more effective in dealing with the savage Midgards.

Therefore, in the bizarre environment of the Mirror Space, Loki, who had just been tricked by Arryn, did not hesitate to summon his other trump card.

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Just as Loki summoned the Frozen Casket...

Time in the mirror space seemed to have been paused, frozen in place.

During this frozen time, only the Ancient One, with the Eye of Agamotto hanging from her chest, remained unaffected. While everyone else was frozen, she emerged from the shadows of a nearby corner, illuminated by the shimmering green light.

At this moment, a black lotus mark faintly appeared between the eyebrows of the Ancient One.

Under the influence of the black lotus mark, the Ancient One, who emerged from the shadows, unconsciously harbored a murderous intent in her gaze as she looked at Loki.

As the guardian of Earth, the Ancient One had no sympathy for this evil god who instigated the Battle of New York in the future and caused massive casualties on Earth.

Looking down at Loki, who was half-crouching on the ground, just as the murderous intent in the Ancient One's eyes grew stronger, a glimmer of clarity once again filled the Ancient One's eyes.

The black lotus mark between her eyebrows also silently disappeared once again.

"Now is not the time to make a move against this guy."

After muttering something to herself, as if talking to herself, the Ancient One bent down and took the ice box that Loki had just summoned from behind his back.

They arrived in front of Erin, who was also frozen in time.

The Ancient One formed a hand seal and placed a magic mark on Arryn's forehead.

Frozen in time, Erin began to shake violently as if her soul had left her body.

Under the pull of that time seal, not long afterward...

Erin was then pulled out of the frozen state.

When Erin regained consciousness and saw the Ancient One suddenly appear in front of him, his body tensed up instinctively.

However, Erin soon noticed the difference in his surroundings.

"Ancient One, you've really scared me."

By controlling his muscles, heart, and other organs, Arlin made a gesture of relief, then turned to look at the environment frozen in time and space, and at Loki, who was not far away and unresponsive.

He said with a slightly shocked tone, "Is this time freezing? What a powerful ability."

This time, there was not a trace of falsehood in Erin's voice.

Although I had long known the terrifying power of time, no amount of speculation could compare to the awe-inspiring experience of it firsthand.

Under such immense power, his own pride and joy were rendered useless, and like Loki, he was frozen in place.

That's really terrifying.

Amidst Arlin's sighs, the Ancient One gently touched the Eye of Agamotto on her chest, shook her head, and said, "Time is a taboo. Anyone who peers into time will eventually pay the price, and I... will be no exception."

He said something that seemed to be both a warning and a sigh.

The Ancient One then handed the Frost Box in her hand to Arryn.

"This is the most precious treasure of the Frost Giants, an ice box containing the power to freeze stars. It's also a treasure that Loki brought from Odin's vaults. I've given you the item, so the rest is up to you."

The moment Erin received the Ice Box from the Ancient One, he felt a bone-chilling cold that spread from the Ice Box toward his palm.

Under this biting cold, Erinna's body, which had undergone several transformations and surpassed the limits of mortals, was instantly frozen stiff.

The right hand that held up the Frost Treasure Box was covered with a layer of frost.

"The Frost Treasure Box is the most precious treasure of the Frost Giant race. If you don't have the bloodline of the Frost Giant royal family, it's best not to touch it directly with your hands."

As soon as the Ancient One finished speaking, just as she was about to use time reversal to restore Arryn's right hand to its state before it touched the Ice Box, she found that Arryn's body in front of her had also become thinner.

In a short while, it turned into a lifelike paper figure.

Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Gu Yi's eyes, and then he turned to look at Erin, who had reappeared not far away.

"interesting."

With golden light flashing in her eyes, as if she understood something, Gu Yi shook her head and withdrew her intention to attack.

On the other side...

Having escaped the terrifying chill through the paper doll, Erin looked at the paper doll frozen into an ice sculpture not far away and subconsciously shivered.

"What terrifying power!"

Seeing that Erin showed no intention of touching the Frost Box again,

Seeing this, Gu Yi had no choice but to place a magical seal on the Frost Box.

The Ancient One removed the Ice Box from the paper doll and tossed it to Arryn, saying, "I placed a seal on the Ice Box. You can take it now. If you want to use the power of the Ice Box later, just break the seal I set."

"The spell to break the seal is 'Naangudo,' but if you want to reseal the Ice Treasure Box after you break the seal, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

While listening to the Ancient One's words, Erin casually caught the ice box that the Ancient One tossed to him and nodded: "That's enough."

Although the Ice Box that he had regained was still icy cold, the terrifying chill seemed to have been sealed off by the Ancient One's magic, and it no longer spread along Erin's right hand.

After examining the ice treasure box with its icy blue luster for a moment, Erin nodded to Gu Yi.

"Leave the rest to me."

As soon as Erin finished speaking, the Ancient One disappeared into the shadow of a building.

Immediately afterwards, the frozen time in the mirror space began to flow again.

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Ok.

Loki has just summoned the Frost Casket.

Just as a hint of a smile appeared on her lowered eyelids, she froze on the spot.

Ok.

Feeling the chill that had just appeared in his palm suddenly disappear, Loki subconsciously clenched his left hand behind his back.

"Snapped!"

Loki frantically clawed at the air twice, but failed to grasp the Ice Box. He then turned around and looked at his left hand, which was behind his back.

When he saw his empty palms...

The slight joy that had just welled up inside me was now replaced by a chaotic mix of emotions, like a thousand alpacas stampeding through my mind.

Damn it.

Where is my Ice Treasure Chest?

How could my huge Ice Treasure Box suddenly disappear?

Clearly I...

Just as Loki was frantically searching for the Ice Casket, Arryn, sitting opposite him, suddenly spoke up: "Hey, are you looking for this?"

Upon hearing the voice, Loki instinctively turned around and looked at Arryn.

next second.

His gaze was drawn to the ice treasure box in Erin's hand, which shimmered with an icy blue luster.

"How did it get in your hands? You damn thief, give my things back!"

Upon discovering that his treasure had been stolen by Arryn without his knowledge, Loki immediately raised his Mind Scepter and unleashed a pale blue wave of mental energy towards Arryn.

But before the mental energy wave could hit, Erin, who had anticipated this, instantly appeared dozens of meters away.

They easily evaded Loki's attack.

Loki, having missed his first attack, did not stop. Instead, he went berserk and fired wave after wave of energy at Arryn.

However, none of these attacks hit Erin.

after awhile.

When Loki's offensive slowed down a bit.

After calculating the rapidly decreasing number of substitute paper dolls on his body, Erin said calmly, "Don't waste your energy, you can't hit me. Besides, I'm not some kind of thief."

Loki sneered, "Heh, if you're not a thief, then what's that thing in your hand?"

"You mean this?" After deliberately toying with the icy treasure box in his hand for a moment, Erin's expression suddenly turned cold. "This is, of course, the reward for that prophecy I made back then. Since a certain prince of Asgard intends to renege on his debt, I don't mind coming to collect it myself."

Done.

With a flick of his wrist, Erin stored the Frost Box directly into the Ring of Greed.

After putting away the Ice Treasure Box, Arlin said to Loki, "In return for this Ice Treasure Box, I'll give you another piece of information for free!"

"In the near future, because of your malicious act, the world's most beloved diva, Fricka, will pay the price with her life."

Will Frika die?

How is that possible?

Looking at the thief who had stolen the Frost Box, Roger sneered. But just as he was about to retort, he suddenly recalled Erin's incredibly accurate prophecy.

Thinking about this...

Loki hesitated for a moment.

Could something really have happened to my mother?

How could this be? His mother lived in the heavily guarded Asgardian palace year-round and never went out. Plus, with Odin and that muscle-bound simpleton Tony around, how could anything have happened to him?

As for any malicious intent, that's even less likely.

He might attack Thor, or even Odin, but he would never attack Frieza.

Although Loki repeatedly told himself that Arryn's prophecy couldn't be true.

But a sense of foreboding welled up inside him.

It was as if a voice from the depths of the universe was telling him that Erin's prophecy was about to come true.

No.

impossible.

Just as Loki looked up again, wanting to grab the Midgard mage by the neck and tell him that his prophecy was wrong...

Loki suddenly discovered...

The Midgard mage was nowhere to be seen in front of him.

Even the eerily silent space that had been there before had returned to normal at some point.

He then returned to the abandoned factory.

Listening to the conversations behind him, including Hawkeye Clinton and Dr. Selvig, Loki almost thought that everything he had just experienced was an illusion.

No.

It's not a hallucination.

Loki, having failed to summon the Ice Chest several times, walked out of the abandoned factory with a gloomy expression, and then, relying on his memory, walked to the wall that he had just "crashed down".

Looking at the intact wall in front of him, Luo Ji fell silent.

Loki, whose right hand, gripping the Mind Scepter, had turned slightly white from gripping it too tightly, thought angrily to himself.

"Mage of Midgard, I'll remember you."

"But I will prove it. I will prove that your bullshit prophecy is wrong."

"This time, I will definitely not fail again."

Loki silently made a vow in his heart.

Upon returning to the abandoned factory, he immediately directed a large group of people whose minds were controlled by the Mind Scepter to change positions.

This temporary base, located in an abandoned factory, was converted into a more concealed safe house for S.H.I.E.L.D.

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the other side.

The Ancient One allowed Arryn to take the ice box from Loki, thus putting everything back on track.

After sending Erin back to Chinatown, they stepped into a golden-red portal that was constantly bursting with sparks.

After watching the Ancient One's figure disappear from his sight.

After a long night of commotion, Erin returned home with slightly heavy steps.

I just entered the room.

A somewhat excited little monster appeared in front of Erin and told him that a spatial energy had tried to invade the house but was blocked by the power of the [broken anchor].

After patting the little monster's bald head, Erin said, "I already know. You did very well this time."

After praising Xiaoguai.

Erin then took the Frost Treasure Box to the third floor.

Although he was used by the Ancient One and became a tool for her to weaken Loki, in the end, he made a huge profit from this trip.

The Frost Casket, a treasure passed down through generations of the Frost Giants, may not be as valuable as the Infinity Stones, but it is still one of the most precious artifacts in the Marvel Universe.

(End of this chapter)