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Chapter 362 Odin's Headache

"A gift you prepared for me?"

Upon hearing this, Hela turned her head and gave Loki a deep look, her eyes revealing a strange feeling.

Before being sealed away by Odin, Hela had countless encounters with Hell, the abode of Mephisto, due to her authority over death.

Hela was extremely familiar with the methods used in the Hell Dimension.

It was precisely because of this that Hela quickly understood what was going on when she saw those dimensional portals leading to hell and the millions of souls hovering over Tokyo.

Rather than saying that all of this was a gift from Loki to himself, it would be more accurate to say that Loki used him to steal the fruits of Mephisto's long-planned scheme.

This so-called gift doesn't even qualify as "borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha".

However, there was one thing Loki said that Hela was very pleased with.

She is the goddess of death and the mistress of Helheim, the underworld.

From the day of her return, the power and glory of death shall be restored to her.

Therefore, Hela accepted the fruit of death that Mephisto and the Hell Dimension had been plotting for who knows how long.

After chuckling softly, Hela used her death power to gently smooth her messy hair.

In an instant, her disheveled hair transformed into a natural crown of death, appearing on Hela's head.

"In that case, I'll accept your gift."

As she spoke, Hela waved her hand, and the layers of death cocoons that had enveloped them instantly transformed into countless black particles, which entered Hela's hands.

In an instant, Loki and Hela's bodies were directly exposed to the omnipresent and deadly radiation from the outside world.

Now, just after the nuclear explosion, Tokyo is experiencing its most intense and deadly period of nuclear radiation.

Under the terrifying radiation that ordinary people might not be able to withstand for even a few seconds, Hela was completely unaware, as if she did not feel anything amiss.

On the contrary, Loki, wearing the Hundred Illusions Garment, had his skin and muscles, hidden beneath his radiation suit, twitch strangely the moment he came into contact with the deadly radiation in the air.

He seems to have become more active than usual.

Is it due to nuclear radiation?

Loki's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained impassive.

Instead, he placed one hand on his chest and the other behind his back, gracefully bowing to Hela in front of him in a gesture of respect typical of Asgard.

"It's my pleasure."

Although she didn't turn around, Hela seemed to sense Loki's movement, and a satisfied expression appeared on her face.

"Very well. For that reason, when I reclaim the throne of Asgard and become the ruler of the Nine Realms, I won't mind making you the true King of Midgard. Of course, if you satisfy me, it's also possible for you to become the King of Midgard and, at the same time, the King of Jotunheim."

"Hehe, my dear 'brother,' I'm not as stingy as that cowardly old man Odin."

As she spoke, a strong sense of confidence and dominance emanated from Hela's body.

It imbued his entire being with a convincing and unique charm.

Upon hearing this, Loki, who was standing with his head bowed behind Hela, had a flame of ambition instantly ignite in his eyes, and even his body seemed to become a little more respectful.

"I will prove it to you, my dear sister."

After saying this firmly, Loki's eyelids closed slightly.

Unbeknownst to Hela, Loki, who appeared respectful, was actually having countless thoughts running through his mind.

[The King of Midgard and the King of Jotunheim?]

Is this a reprimand or a warning?

[It seems that although this woman has been sealed away by Odin for thousands of years, she is not entirely ignorant of the outside world.]

At least, she knew Loki's declaration to Earth when he was with the Chitauri army, and Loki's true origins.

Did she maintain some means of contact with the outside world, or...?

The information she gleaned from those departed souls.

With a thought in mind, Erin analyzed Hela's words and had countless ideas flash through his mind. While he became more cautious when facing Hela, a smile also appeared in his heart.

At least, even this goddess of death didn't discover her true identity, did she?

Hela, whom Odin feared and even went so far as to destroy Asgard's strength in order to seal it away, should not be much weaker than Odin in terms of power.

Otherwise, she shouldn't have just been sealed away in the first place.

Although thousands of years have passed.

It's hard to say how much difference there is between the sealed Hela and the current Odin.

But the difference shouldn't be too great, since Odin, being old and frail, had long passed his prime.

Whether he can still beat Hela in her prime is still a question.

In this situation, being able to deceive Hela also means that, to some extent, his current disguise should also be able to deceive Odin.

This is absolutely great news for Loki.

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After giving Loki a dressing down.

Hela once again activated the death vortex with all her might, continuously devouring the endless deathly aura permeating the skies above Tokyo, and using the death vortex to send countless souls into her own realm of death.

As the amount of death energy absorbed increases, so does the number of dead souls.

Hela, who had just broken free from her seal, was also experiencing a terrifying surge in her aura.

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Shanghai Temple.

The group of mages had already prepared for the worst, such as the fall of Tokyo and their descent into hell.

Suddenly seeing the three passages representing the dimensions of hell on the magical projection being annihilated by a holy sword of death, they all widened their eyes and stood there dumbfounded.

"The passage... has been destroyed."

"If all the Hell Passages collapse, Tokyo won't fall into Hell. Doesn't that mean the conspiracy in the Hell Dimension has been foiled?"

"That's wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"Quick, quick, see what's going on! What was that terrifying black sword that was emanating the law of death? Does anyone know?"

"I don't know, but it must be a backup plan left by the Ancient One. She must have seen everything from the river of time and made arrangements. I knew the Ancient One wouldn't let me down..."

Upon realizing that the Hell Dimension's plan had failed, the somewhat somber and oppressive atmosphere in the Shanghai Temple was quickly dispelled, and soon became frenzied and excited.

In this frenzied atmosphere, the monks in the Shanghai Temple all turned into noisy birds, chirping and chattering.

Some sorcerers who idolize the Ancient One even fanatically attribute all of this to her.

Of course, there were also rational mages who quickly used various means to investigate what exactly happened with the Death Sword that had just destroyed three hellish dimensional passages.

Among them, Erin even saw a seemingly wealthy mage who, through a computer next to him, connected to a satellite and used technological means to investigate the changes in Tokyo.

have to say.

This is very Kamar-Taj.

Beside the stairwell on the second floor of the Shanghai Temple, Erin looked down at the group of chattering mages and shook his head slightly.

Whether the Ancient One actually witnessed this scene from the perspective of time, Arryn doesn't know.

However, he knew that if his clone hadn't had a sudden inspiration, using the Holy Grail symbolizing glory that he had stolen from Asgard Palace, and the vial of Thor's blood that he had secretly extracted before, to build a bridge of souls with the help of the countless tragically deceased souls over Tokyo, Hela would not have been able to be summoned from some unknown place.

They snatched the overwhelming deathly aura and the words of countless dead souls from the mouth of hell, as if snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

By this time, Tokyo must have been practically plunged into hell.

Ha ha!

I had spent a great deal of effort to just repair the artificial godhood.

At a time like this, how could he allow Mephisto, that lackey from the hell dimension, to reach into Earth and steal his share of the pie?

As for why he helped Hela break free of her seal ahead of time, that was another part of his plan.

have to say.

The temple mages, who have protected the earth for thousands of years, are quite skilled.

Not long after.

They then found the source of this upheaval.

soon.

Hela and Loki appeared in satellite images, as well as in various media such as crystal balls and magic mirrors.

"It's him, Loki, the evil god who started the Battle of New York a couple of days ago. Damn it, is he a jinx? Why does disaster strike wherever he is? It was like that in that small town in Mexico, it was like that in New York, and now it's Tokyo's turn!"

"Well, although I don't like that mischievous god from Asgard either, it seems that he really caused this mess in Tokyo. In fact, if it weren't for him, Tokyo would have already fallen into hell by now..."

"So what? Are we supposed to thank this guy?"

"Of course not. If we really want to thank someone, we should thank the woman next to him. If I remember correctly, I once saw a portrait of that woman in Norse mythology. She is the eldest daughter of Odin, the Allfather, the ruler of Helheim, and the goddess of death—Hela."

"Hela, the goddess of death... I remember seeing a record in the library of Kamar-Taj that Hel, the underworld ruled by Hela, often clashed with the hell dimension because of the power of death."

"According to Asgard, Earth is also one of the Nine Realms. So, that Death Sword that just severed the dimensional portal was her counterattack to prevent Earth's authority over death from being corrupted by the Hell Dimension, right? This is truly... wonderful!"

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Looking at the temple mages who were unusually excited inside the temple.

The expressions of Kassias, the King, and a few other temple mages were unusually solemn.

Because they knew that for thousands of years, this famous goddess of death had been sealed away on Earth by Odin.

Hela has now broken free of her seal.

Is this really a good thing for the Earth?

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Asgard.

At the end of that rainbow bridge that seemed to lead straight to the other side of the starry sky, Odin, dressed in golden armor, held his scepter and silently gazed at the vast universe below.

That single eye, shining with the light of wisdom, seemed to have traversed the vast starry sky, passed through the barrier of the nine realms, and landed on Earth, in Tokyo.

It landed on the figure whose aura was steadily increasing.

"Hela..."

"Using Hela to thwart the conspiracy of the Hell Dimension, is that also part of your plan, Ancient One...?"

In the destiny that Odin foresaw, Hela, whom he had sealed away, should not have been released at this time.

At the very least, Hela shouldn't have left the "cage" he had so meticulously built before he died.

But now, she has appeared.

Moreover, having just broken free from her seal and in dire need of restoring her strength, she encountered the deathly aura that filled Tokyo and the millions of dead souls.

Given Hela's personality, it would be impossible for her to resist such temptation.

as predicted.

In order to regain her strength, Hela did not hesitate to thwart Hell's conspiracy and steal the fruits of Mephisto's long-planned scheme.

This also indirectly led to the collapse of the conspiracy in the Hell dimension.

In Odin's view

The timing of Hela's appearance was just too coincidental.

The coincidences led Odin to suspect that the entire affair was a conspiracy by the Ancient One.

After all, the Ancient One, who wields the Time Stone, is best at devising such overt schemes.

With her strength and methods.

With just a little guidance, Loki, that self-important child, will fall into the other party's trap, and then, at the right time, according to the Ancient One's plan, summon Hela.

The thought of his eldest daughter and adopted second son getting together and plotting how to deal with him was unbearable.

Even Odin's single remaining eye revealed a hint of weariness.

A headache!

Forget about Loki.

His eldest daughter, whom she had raised from childhood for the purpose of conquest and death, was not someone to be trifled with!

In the past, Asgard suffered heavy losses in order to deal with Hela and her elite army. Even the most elite Valkyrie army in the palace was slaughtered by Hela.

If it weren't for the depletion of Asgard's elite army, even though he was very old, the frost giants of Jotunheim wouldn't have dared to make any moves.

now.

Although Hela no longer commands the once invincible army of the dead, and is now all alone, she is also old.

Given his current physical condition, can he still stop Hela?

As for Thor, that's even less likely.

Thinking about this, Odin also started to feel a headache coming on.

"His Majesty!"

At that moment, Heimdall, wielding a golden greatsword and standing guard behind Odin, spoke up: "Do you need me to summon the gods of Asgard for you?"

No one knew Hela, the great princess of Asgard, better than Heimdall, who had personally experienced the war between Odin and Hela.

(End of this chapter)