"Wooohooo!!!"
The fire bull let out a long exhale. Its breath turned into a wave of flame that instantly incinerated all the undead creatures nearby, reducing them to ashes. Under the intense heat, the undead were unable to resurrect again!
"What?!"
Loki stared at the fire bull in disbelief. He hadn't expected this creature to be so powerful. Its terrifying flames completely shattered his undead army's assault—
and even began to affect Frostmourne's magic!
Right now, Frostmourne was trembling uncontrollably, seemingly overwhelmed by the intense heat.
"Uwoooo…"
The fire bull's howls grew louder, and with it, the flames it spewed surged in size—an overwhelming wave engulfing everything as it roared toward the town.
Loki's face turned pale. He immediately raised Frostmourne, unleashing a massive amount of frost energy to counter the incoming inferno with an equally enormous wave of ice.
Zzzzzzz!!!
When the two elemental forces clashed, they canceled each other out, releasing a thick cloud of white mist that nearly blotted out the sky.
With the power of Frostmourne and his own strength, Loki barely held back the tide of flames. On the surface, it seemed evenly matched.
"Go, Lord Loki!"
"Loki!"
"Loki!"
The crowd, who had just moments ago been filled with dread, now erupted into cheers upon seeing Loki's valiant defense.
However, only Loki knew how hard this truly was.
Gritting his teeth, he stared at the sea of fire with a grim look.
Through the frost, he could clearly feel just how terrifying that blaze was.
He was forcing himself to hold the line, and he could falter at any moment.
Then suddenly—
The fire bull ceased spewing fire from its mouth. Instead, several flaming orbs launched from the volcanic craters on its back, soaring through the air toward the town like meteors.
"Damn it!"
Loki hadn't expected the beast to change tactics. He hastily redirected his frost energy skyward, trying to form a defensive shield.
But he was still a step too late.
BOOM!
BOOM!
The fireballs punched through the frost, exploding on the ground and setting off massive blasts.
Even weakened by the frost, the sheer power of the impacts was overwhelming.
The shockwaves alone were enough to level buildings—
let alone the fire-covered craters left at the blast zones.
"AAAAHHHH!!"
In an instant, screams of agony echoed all around.
Cough! Cough!
Loki was blasted to the ground by the fireball shockwave, coughing violently as he struggled to his feet, using Frostmourne like a cane.
He looked around at the devastation—many people were writhing in pain.
Normally, he wouldn't care about the lives of Earthlings.
But… this crowd had just been recruited as his followers.
And now, he'd failed to protect them.
That—
was a massive blow to his pride.
It left a bitter taste in his mouth.
He turned toward the fire bull, which was just one step away from entering the town.
Loki hesitated—torn between fleeing and fighting to the end.
"Lord Loki, please save us!"
"I'm your devoted follower—please, save me!"
Despair gripped the town. The people had only one hope left: Loki.
They cried out to him, desperate for salvation.
Hearing their pleas, Loki took a deep breath.
He slowly raised Frostmourne, eyes filled with both determination and uncertainty, staring down the approaching fire bull and the swarm of blood-pool monsters trailing behind it.
"I must be insane… not running away."
He muttered to himself with a scowl, preparing to unleash Frostmourne's chill once more and fight to the end.
BOOM! BOOM!
Suddenly, bolts of lightning rained down from the sky, striking the fire bull and the creatures around it.
Then—
A figure descended from the heavens like a meteor, slamming into the side of the thousand-meter-tall beast—
and actually knocked it over!
DOOOMMM!!
The crash shook the earth.
The figure landed in front of Loki—it was none other than Thor!
"Hey, Loki, didn't expect you to be this brave."
Thor smiled playfully at Loki.
"Yeah, well…"
Loki could only sigh and shrug.
"Leave the rest to me! I am the son of Odin, the Thunder God of Asgard—Thor! With me here, you have nothing to fear!"
Thor raised both arms and shouted to the panicking crowd.
Hearing his words, combined with witnessing him knock over the gigantic fire bull with one strike—
and realizing he was the Thor from mythology—
the crowd erupted.
"Thor!"
"Thor!"
As the center of attention, Thor basked in the cheers. He spun Mjölnir a few times before soaring toward the fire bull, who was now trying to stand again.
The townspeople cheered him on with passion.
Loki, however, watched with a sour expression as the followers he had painstakingly gathered now shouted someone else's name right in front of him.
It was maddening.
At this moment, Thor charged at the fire bull with all his might, ready to smash it with one strike!
The fire bull glanced at him and unleashed a stream of fire.
Thor spun Mjölnir as a shield, cutting through the flames and drawing closer to his target.
"Hmph!"
Just as Mjölnir was about to strike—
The fire bull suddenly snorted, sending out an explosive blast of superheated air that blew Thor backward like a cannonball.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
Thor flew like a meteor straight toward the town—
and straight at Loki.
Seeing Thor barreling toward him, Loki calmly stepped aside—
letting his brother crash face-first into the ground.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
Thor, now scorched and smoking, stood up while coughing violently.
"You look terrible, brother."
Loki smirked and teased him.
"That was just an accident. Give me one more shot, it won't happen again."
Thor said awkwardly, his eyes darting around.
Seeing Thor in such a pitiful state, Loki couldn't help but grin mischievously.
BOOM! BOOM!
The fire bull stepped into the town. Each step triggered a massive explosion.
"Alright, let's focus—time to deal with this thing."
Thor, realizing how dangerous the creature was, turned to Loki for help.
"Hm? Didn't you always say you're Asgard's mightiest warrior? And now you're asking me for help?"
Loki's grin widened with amusement.
"Uh…"
Thor was briefly speechless.
But as he looked at the fire bull tearing through the town, and then at the helpless civilians around him, he quickly added—
"Yes, so—!"
"Alright, I'll help."
(End of Chapter)
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