American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 716 Loss
"You've already sensed it, haven't you? Your divine power has lost its anchor, and death is only a matter of time..." Hela, standing before Odin, surprisingly didn't attack immediately. Instead, she asked coldly, "So, what do you want to say at the end of your life?"

After Hela escaped, she went to Asgard before coming to Earth and used her power to steal the divine power there.

In other words, Odin, who has now lost control of the "Kingdom of Gods," is no longer the King of Gods in the strict sense.

Without the nourishment of Asgard's power, Odin, even with the protection of Norway, the land of the gods, was nearing the end of his life and riddled with hidden injuries; his life was now on a countdown that could be measured in days.

Losing the Kingdom of God was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Looking at the aged Odin, Hela felt anger, but deep in her eyes, there was also a hint of expectation that no one could detect.

It seems they are expecting the other party to repent.

"Please treat Asgard and its people kindly, after all, it is the place where you were born and raised..." Having experienced so much, Odin had accepted his death with equanimity. In his final moments, he advised his eldest daughter, "Also, Thor and Loki are your brothers, so please spare them as well."

"As for your hatred, I can repay you with my life."

Having usurped the divine authority of Asgard, Hela has undoubtedly become the new "God-Queen" there.

This is something that even Odin cannot change.

At this point, Odin only hoped to appease Hela's anger with his own death.

Try to prevent the other party from taking their anger out on other innocent people.

"Are these your last words?" Hela remained unmoved.

Thousands of years of hatred are not so easily quelled.

“Yes, my life has been full of ups and downs. If there is anything I regret, it is that I sealed you, a meritorious member of the gods, because I was afraid of your power…” Odin finally admitted his mistake and said, “Now, it is time for me to pay for the mistakes I have made.”

At the same time, numerous spots of light emanated from Odin's body, and as his divine power dissipated, his body gradually became illusory.

Clearly, he chose to end his life in front of his eldest daughter.

"No~"

Seeing his father's life slipping away, Thor shouted and rushed forward, trying to stop him.

However, Thor's current power is simply insufficient to prevent such an irreversible death.

As Odin's form became increasingly ethereal, Loki, the god of mischief, also wore a sorrowful expression.

"Stop, Thor, and Loki. After I die, don't resent your eldest sister..." Odin gave a final, benevolent smile.

Immediately, his body dissipated with the divine power, turning into nothingness.

"Has he not forgotten his father's duty in the end?" Hela, having avenged her great grudge, watched Odin's figure dissipate and suddenly felt very bored.

A complex emotion flashed across his face before he turned to leave.

"Stop! You can't leave!" Thor, overcome with grief, suddenly looked up, his eyes red as he stared at Hela.

In his view, the other party had driven his father to his death.

This grudge cannot be left unresolved.

"Oh? You want to attack me?" Hela stopped, her face turning cold as she turned around. "Growing up in a greenhouse, you are no match for me."

Hela, despite her immense power, is destined to be sealed away, while Thor, a mere youth, is nurtured and raised to be the successor to the God King.

As Odin's children, this is undoubtedly a form of differential treatment.

In this situation, it's clearly impossible to say that Hela had no issues with Thor.

"Whether you're a match or not, we'll only know after the fight!" Thor, blinded by hatred, raised Mjolnir and roared, "Today, you must give me an explanation for my father's death!"

If you're not convinced, then fight! That's very much in line with Thor's reckless style.

As for the difference in strength, that was not within his consideration.

"Come on, let me see if you, the successor to the God-King, have improved after thousands of years." Hela conjured weapons in her hands, ready for battle.

Or rather, Thor's provocation just happened to land right in her hands.

For Hela now, disciplining her wayward younger brother is a wonderful thing.

"die!!!"

Thor, who had been waiting impatiently, roared and hurled Mjolnir with all his might.

The Meow Hammer, imbued with the power of thunder, swept across the grass like a hurricane.

The target was Hela. "External forces are ultimately just external forces..." Hela, realizing that Thor's true strength was not that great, dismissed her weapon and then casually stretched out a hand to catch the flying Mjolnir.

The power of thunder was suppressed by dark energy.

Thor's hammer, which he had placed his hopes on, became nothing special in Hela's hands.

"How is this possible?" Thor stared in astonishment at the scene, even forgetting to continue his attack.

“You’re still far from it. It seems Odin’s eye for choosing a successor isn’t very good…” Hela scoffed, then slowly increased the pressure on her hand.

Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, Thor's hammer was crushed to pieces.

"No~"

As the fragments of Thor's hammer scattered to the ground, Thor, as if his soul had left his body, collapsed weakly to his knees on the grass.

As is widely known, Thor is also called the god of hammers.

Losing the Meow Hammer was a huge blow to him.

"Heh, the gods' strength doesn't come from weapons~" Seemingly bored, Hela shook her head and turned to leave again.

It was as if crushing Thor's hammer was a trivial matter.

……

"Thor, what happened? Are you alright?" Not long after Hela left, Jane, who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, saw Thor lying on the ground, looking utterly dejected.

Jane, Thor's girlfriend, also recently moved to Norway.

Originally, she wanted to ease the tension between herself and Thor.

After all, during the previous war when the Dark Elves invaded Asgard, Queen Frigga died at the hands of the Dark Elf King while protecting Jane.

Jane has always felt guilty about this.

This is also why Thor's attitude towards Jane became cold.

Although the two still maintained a nominal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, Jane even took the initiative to lower her stance and follow him to Norway.

But in fact, the two have had very little communication lately.

They became the most familiar strangers.

Despite Jane's concern, Thor, who was in a state of grief and existential doubt, kept his head down, as if he hadn't heard her.

“He needs to calm down now…” Loki, out of sympathy for the woman, briefly told her about Thor’s previous ordeal.

As a younger brother, Loki can be quite considerate at times.

“Everything will be alright…” Jane was even more worried after hearing about Thor’s ordeal.

Overwhelmed by maternal instincts, she went up to Thor and gave him a hug.

"Asgard is in trouble, we must stop her..." Thor suddenly stood up, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Loki, we don't have much time left."

As the Rainbow Bridge was summoned down, Thor and Loki vanished into the Norwegian steppe.

It's clear they went back to Asgard to stop Hela.

Jane, on the other hand, was left behind by Thor, as if she were invisible.

"Thor..."

Jane felt somewhat lost and confused after being ignored by her boyfriend.

Although the two haven't officially broken up yet, Thor's attitude has already said it all.

"What happened here?" Just then, Strange stepped out of the portal.

And they could smell a faint scent of dark energy in the air.

"Has another demon descended?" Strange, having searched around without finding any clues, turned his gaze to the only woman present.

“You’re a mage? Thor and the others need help right now~” Jane, who had already collected all the Mjolnir fragments, also looked at the mysterious Strange.

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(End of this chapter)