Marvel: Saint Seiya Starting with the Reality Stone.

The airburst sound of Mike's punch tearing through the air rang out at that moment.

boom!

This is the sound of the frost giant being sent flying backwards like a cannonball for a kilometer before colliding with an iceberg wall.

The frost giant was embedded in the crater of the iceberg, breaking and crackling as it fell away. Its chest caved in, and blue blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.

It is not dead yet.

But he died immediately.

Mike slowly lowered his right fist, took a half step forward with his left foot, lowered his waist and hips slightly, and then threw a second punch.

Where the fist struck, the air distorted abruptly, and a visible white column of air appeared, whistling along the ice surface, kicking up a layer of snow along the way. By the time the airburst sounded again, the shockwave from the punch had already hit the frost giant's head.

A dull thud rang out.

The frost giant's head shattered like an ice sculpture struck by a hammer, sending blue blood and ice shards flying everywhere. The headless torso remained stuck in a crevice in the iceberg behind it, utterly silent.

From the moment the Frost Giant appeared until its death, less than two minutes had passed.

after awhile.

Bare-chested with his hands in his pockets, Mike approached the Frost Giant's corpse, grabbed its right leg, and pulled it out of the iceberg crevice like a radish. He then dragged the Frost Giant's corpse across the ice sheet for about three kilometers until they reached the edge of a huge ice pit.

next second.

With a forceful push of his right hand, he flung the corpse of the frost giant he had dragged there into the enormous ice pit before him.

The frost giant's corpse crashed onto yet another indescribable corpse in the ice pit with a thud, then rolled around like a gourd among the densely packed corpses, finally stopping when it hit another corpse.

Mike stood at the edge of the ice pit, put his hands back in his pockets, and stared blankly into the pit.

into the eye.

Dead body.

The densely packed, but not human-looking, corpses already occupied a third of the depth of this huge ice pit.

The numerous alien corpses in this ice pit were brought here over the past two months by people who had crossed the Rainbow Bridge in Asgard.

This is why Mike said he has no shortage of tough training or battles here.

Although the frost giants from before, as well as the fire giants, banshees, and dark mages that have descended upon this place in the past two months, are all just warm-ups for Mike.

But something is better than nothing.

After training, stretching your muscles and joints is always a pleasant thing to do.

Mike just didn't quite understand what Loki was thinking.

If he hadn't opened the Bifrost in time, his half-brother Thor would have almost been brought to tears by him.

But what is Loki's intention in sending down these alien creatures whose strength is even inferior to Thor's?

Do you expect a swarm of ants to kill an elephant by overpowering each other?

"besides……"

Mike, standing on the edge of the ice pit, suddenly looked up at the spot where the Rainbow Bridge had disappeared into the horizon: "If you want to kill me so badly, why don't you come down yourself? Are you afraid that if you come down, you'll end up lying in this ice pit like these bastards you sent down?"

of course.

Loki did not respond.

After all, after successfully impersonating Odin, he sent Thor to patrol the Nine Realms in order to maintain stability. Then, he banished Heimdall for dereliction of duty and appointed Skorch as the new guardian of the Rainbow Bridge.

He doesn't have Heimdall's eyes that can see any of the nine realms.

But after that breakup with Mike, he kept having the same dream.

He was covered in blood, kneeling in front of Mike, and then turned his head to see his own body.

The kind without a head.

Gods generally don't dream; if they do dream, then the dream must be a sign.

A sign from the future.

Loki didn't know who Mike was, only that he was a Midgard who was determined to kill him. This Midgard had even almost killed Thor because of this.

However, he detected Mike's fighting aura, so over the next two months, he continuously released criminals declared guilty by Asgard from the prisons of Asgard, using the Rainbow Bridge, which was now under his control, to banish these criminals one by one to the vicinity of where Mike's fighting aura appeared.

He hoped that these criminals would kill Midgard, the one who brought him such terrifying omens.

But the result is obvious.

Loki, who was disguised as Odin in Asgard, sensed the passing of yet another frost giant and made up his mind.

He will never set foot on Earth again.

His intuition told him so.

If he sets foot on Earth, then the scene foretold will play out in reality.

Deep within the Arctic ice cap.

Mike looked up at the sky, and after waiting for Loki's voice for a long time without paying much attention, he didn't think much of it.

Again.

He's already waited a year, so waiting a little longer to get revenge isn't a big deal.

Mike thought to himself, then turned around at the edge of the ice pit.

Just then.

The phone, which had been pressed against his thigh and was in his pocket, rang.

……

52. It's Christmas again!

"Mike, I'm curious, do you still care about this family?"

"what happened?"

Mike walked across the Arctic ice cap, heading towards his temporary lodging, while talking on his phone with Heidi in New York City.

Don't ask him why his phone still has a signal and can make calls normally in the Arctic depths where it's supposed to be -58 degrees Celsius, invisible to satellites and inaccessible to humans.

Because it's a stupid question.

With his own inner universe perfectly integrated with the Reality Stone, Mike can make phone calls not only here, but even if he goes to the moon or into space, he still won't miss a single call if he wants to.

Heidi, who was at home in New York City, reacted with an exaggerated expression when Mike asked her what was wrong.

"Christmas is just around the corner, but I still haven't seen a Christmas tree by the fireplace, Mike. Christmas trees don't just grow on their own."

"Can't you go and buy one?"

"Oh."

Heidi looked surprised upon hearing this, then, holding her phone in one hand and putting the other on her hip, said, "So you don't care about this family anymore."

Mike noticed that Heidi's tone had changed and stopped joking. He laughed twice and said, "Just kidding. I remember the time. I promise I'll be home before the 20th."

This was all planned in advance.

Because, just like Heidi said when she called.

Christmas is just around the corner.

Christmas Eve.

So far, the Amétra family has never been apart on Christmas Eve. Even last year, after her adoptive parents passed away, Heidi, who loved her job, would still put down her work and return to her home in New York City before Christmas Eve.

Then she and Mike would do what their adoptive parents did when they were still alive: drive across the river to Jersey City to pick out a beautiful Christmas tree and bring it home. Afterward, they would light a bonfire, listen to music, and decorate the Christmas tree together.

"The 20th?"

"Yes."

"Can't there be fewer? Will there still be nice Christmas trees back then?"

"rest assured."

Mike laughed and said, "Remember the farm we went to buy Christmas trees from last year? I called them a few days ago and paid a deposit. They've promised to reserve a beautiful Christmas tree for me."

Hearing Mike say that, Heidi visibly breathed a sigh of relief, then changed the subject: "So where are you now? At your Inuit friend's house, or on his boat?"

Mike bent down and went into the cave where he slept deep in the Arctic, lying through his teeth: "On the ship."

Even if someone were to locate his cell phone signal now, they would find that his cell phone signal is located on a fishing boat in Norway.

Hearing this, Heidi nodded, then asked curiously, "So, has your problem been solved, Mike?"

Mike put on a T-shirt and jacket, then turned and walked out of the cave: "It's resolved, but there are still some after-sales issues, so I'll need to stay here for a few more days."

He was referring to the Asgardian prisoners that Loki had sent to his vicinity almost every time he began his special training over the past two months. These prisoners believed that Odin, the king of the gods, had promised them that killing him would absolve them of their crimes.

It would be bad if these Asgardian prisoners continued to arrive after he returned to New York City.

He went back to celebrate Christmas, not Carnival.

and so--

If the Asgardian prisoners continue to appear in the next few days, then Mike will have to find a way to deal with this problem first.

For example, go back to New York City, go to that nursing home, find Odin who's just giving up, and tell him to go back to Asgard and die, instead of dying on Earth.

but!

For the rest of the days, Loki did not send any more Asgardian prisoners to his vicinity.

Could it be that Loki has already sent all the prisoners from Asgard down, and there are no more prisoners alive to be released?

Mike couldn't help but think to himself after the seven-colored beam of light didn't appear again.

But that's all I think about it.

After failing to see the rainbow beams the day before returning to New York City, Mike boarded an international airliner and flew back to New York City from Norway.

Mike originally planned to rest for a day after returning to New York City before preparing for Christmas.

But Heidi wouldn't allow it.