Turning around the corner, Odin's expression changed, and the smile vanished from his face.
If he encounters Frigga, the cover will be blown.
Su Ming had obtained a lot of intelligence from The Ancient One, such as the current situation in the Immortal Palace. Only the Mother of Gods knew where Odin was in hibernation; everyone else was in the dark, merely aware that Odin had disappeared.
He also learned that Surtur was indeed causing trouble with his flame, but not in the Immortal Palace; it was on Earth, where he had burned down some villages as if testing something.
Thor was still very young now, far from the Thor who joined The Avengers. At this time, he rarely thought things through before acting, trying to extinguish fires with his fists on Earth, and discovering this fire's peculiar nature.
So, Su Ming made some connections with the military, using the excuse of wanting to clear weeds on his newly purchased island, and obtained a large number of incendiary bombs from them.
Not selling? I'll pay more! Give a rebate! Plus the friendship with Wilson Enterprises...
Large incendiary bombs were categorized as a type of engineering bomb, packed twenty to a set, and when leaving Earth, Su Ming had ten sets in his bag.
Then The Ancient One opened a Teleportation Gate and sent him directly to the Immortal Palace, even preparing magic props so that none of his actions would be detected by Heimdall.
Dark Elves could silently infiltrate Asgard, which was effortless for The Ancient One.
Arriving in Asgard, Su Ming first secretly collected information, hearing about someone imprisoned for defying the Divine Mother, and guessed it was Gin.
Su Ming himself had no faith, unaffected by the gods, Gin having spent so much time with him would have naturally brought back atheistic habits.
He began executing the plan; once prepared, he dumped all those weapons on the World Tree in one go.
Then, he smoked slowly, quietly waiting for the fire to spread; the World Tree was white ashwood, burning quite vigorously.
Strangulation was unwilling to emerge in such heat, unable to disguise his face as Odin's.
But it didn't matter; after all, Odin was a Transformer, having transformed many times, not only into women but even taught Thor to wear a skirt...
Can't dwell on it, cross-dressing seemed to be their family tradition, destined to flourish with Loki in the future.
In short, the Godslayer could transform into the Eternal Spear, which was an irrefutable symbol of monarchy, and unless three Mothers of Gods came, anyone else would be deceived by the fake Odin.
However, Thor and Loki fly the fastest and hold the highest positions; they arrive first, making the deception more effective.
Everything went as planned.
Su Ming was somewhat worried that Loki might see through him, but currently, Loki seemed somewhat naïve, not having fully turned dark yet, lacking the realization of facing global enemies.
Thus, completely overlooking that this was deceit.
They instinctively assumed the flames burning on the World Tree were the same non-extinguishable fire seen in Midgard.
Yet, Su Ming had never claimed it was that...
Though incendiary bombs were indeed difficult to extinguish, compared to Surtur's Divine Power Flame, they fell short.
To prevent them from trying to extinguish the fire, Su Ming used the rhetoric of the Will of Fire to deceive them. One was too foolish, the other too smart; both missed Su Ming's attempt to stop them from extinguishing the fire.
They ate the peculiar-tasting barbecue and grilled fruits, which were actually flavored with gasoline. Heard to cause cancer, but Super Soldiers and the two gods had no such concerns.
Su Ming first engaged in verbal and behavioral inducement during the meal, diverting their attention to competing against each other, then shifted the blame onto Surtur, mobilizing the Aesir Race's army to punish the Fire Giant for Earth.
A move that achieved multiple objectives.
Now, Su Ming planned to take advantage of everyone gathering around the giant bonfire drinking, allowing him to easily reach the unguarded dungeon and rescue Gin back home.
As for how many Aesir Race would die fighting the Fire Giant?
That was not in Su Ming's concern; he was here for revenge.
Besides, those guys would enter the Heroic Spirit Hall upon death, equivalent to moving from their small family house to Odin's grand villa.
The nation would provide them with endless wine and deceased women, and they could wrestle and fight with fallen comrades, never needing to pause, maybe even thanking Su Ming.
Seek virtue, attain virtue; they pursued glory, and glorious death was the best outcome.
However, an important culprit here was Heimdall, his sneaky eyes kept spying on Earth, even using the Rainbow Bridge to abduct Gin.
But he couldn't be killed; Heimdall was Odin's close comrade. Killing him would irreversibly sever ties.
Now it's about teaching him a profound lesson, letting him know Earthlings are not to be trifled with.
All of Heimdall's abilities fall short of Su Ming's; even in direct confrontation, he was no match for Su Ming now.
Simply defeating him wasn't enough; Su Ming understood the warrior's mind well; direct defeat wouldn't affect Heimdall but rather encourage him.
Moreover, Su Ming didn't intend to make an appearance now; he needed to act covertly.
Yet Heimdall had a weakness, his sister Sif, which could be utilized against him.
Sif's weakness is Thor, Thor's weakness is Loki, and currently, Loki has many weaknesses.
Indeed, present-day Loki still holds hope in his heart, with many weaknesses.
He wants to be King, which is a weakness; he's close to Frigga and listens to his mother, another weakness; he fears Odin and envies his brother, all exploitable.
Yet when Loki endures everything and fully corrupts, these weaknesses vanish, and he becomes the God of Lies.
The same goes for Thor, who truly matures only after his brother's betrayal; now, he is more like a youth in prolonged puberty, hormones excessively secreted.
...............
Misty sat in the cell; the dungeon was very basic, with only a pile of straw, and the walls around were bone-chilling cold.
Like Hel's Netherworld in the legends, it is said that warriors who die without honor will have their souls fall into the Netherworld after death.
It is a place completely opposite to Valhalla in the Heroic Spirit Hall.
In the Heroic Spirit Hall, Heroic Spirits can drink fine wine, enjoy the love of the opposite sex, and experience endless battles.
But the Netherworld has nothing; it is said that there is only a drafty shack, with the venom of vipers dripping from the roof, and if souls feel hungry or thirsty, only goat urine can satisfy them.
This is the ancient legend.
But stories like these cannot deceive the Valkyries; they all know that in fact, the Netherworld is Hel's kingdom.
And Hel is Odin's eldest daughter, the strongest Female War God in Asgard, and even the deceased War God Tyr now takes orders from her.
Hel's palace is even more magnificent than the Immortal Palace, with gigantic Black Stone structures forming spires, straight into the pitch-black sky.
Countless souls fall into her kingdom like rain; the strong become her army, and the weak turn into black soil or sprout into a kind of black flower.
Misty has seen it before, a soul with a black flower on its head, a face full of pain, but unable to remove the strange plant.
That was his soul.
In such torment, the blooming flowers are extremely poisonous, full of curses and Dark Power.
What she saw next was that much.
Hel slaughtered the Valkyries, yet she managed to escape; her mount, the Flying Horse, took a heart-piercing blow for her, and she fell into a spatial rift, landing in Midgard.
She doesn't know how long it has been, but when she opened her eyes again, she found Midgard vastly different from before.
There were cars and people everywhere, making it very prosperous.
To protect herself, she disguised herself as a man with Illusion Technique, because wearing Valkyrie Armor, passersby mistook her for a prostitute.
But she couldn't find food; no one was willing to give her food for free, and she couldn't communicate well, so she wandered the streets.
Then the boss picked her up, that one-eyed man who not only spoke fluent Norwegian but also provided her with food and shelter and taught her many things.
To understand Midgard better, she stayed by his side.
Gradually, she learned that Odin would not come looking for them, and Heimdall, who could have easily saved them, chose to ignore them.
She knew she had become a discarded pawn, so she secretly swore to serve a new master.
In the days that followed, she also discovered that the boss was not an ordinary person, even stronger than the Asgardians, fighting enemies beyond imagination.
Moreover, she met the Supreme Mage whom Odin mentioned, the supreme strong figure in Midgard.
Indeed, the strength was excessive; that Magic Energy lingered around the Mage, with the Phantom of Emperor Vishanti seemingly standing behind her at all times, able to change the world with a flick of her wrist.
Yet Master Gu Yi was very kind and seemed to have a close relationship with the boss.
To show respect and gratitude for allowing her to stay on Earth and keep her secret, Gin gave Master Gu Yi the trendy lingerie and high-end stockings she had originally intended to keep for herself.
Over the years, alone late at night, she would revert to her true form, a female warrior with short golden hair, doing things she enjoyed.
Like flying to watch a movie, or secretly trying on clothes at home.
But during the day, when going out, she would disguise as a middle-aged man, playing the role of an Irish butler.
As a Valkyrie, she didn't need sleep, so whenever Su Ming needed her, she was always ready.
Gradually, she felt like she had become an Earthling; even if her Life was Infinite, she no longer had anything to do with Asgard.
But then she was suddenly summoned back, catching her off guard.
She knew with the boss's character, he would definitely come looking, and once he considered someone an enemy, his actions were often ruthless.
Everything she knew about Asgard's weaknesses, the boss surely knew too, as if he had known everything from the start.
Now she only hoped the boss would not destroy Asgard or cause a massacre.
After all, this was her home, and she still had many friends here.
So, at this moment, she sat cross-legged in the cell, holding a bottle of wine, daydreaming. It was Skywalker's Gin she carried around.
She gently stroked the black and yellow W letter on the label, waiting peacefully.
However, tonight, something incomprehensible happened.
The guards had been inexplicably dispatched, leaving only prisoners in the dungeon, some of whom began to stir, but they couldn't break through the seemingly thin transparent walls.
It could be said that not long after the guards left, she saw the boss leisurely strolling in as if on an outing, wearing an Asgard-style robe.
He checked each cell, seemingly looking for her.
He glanced at the wine bottle, then at her clothes; she couldn't see his face because she kept her head down out of shame.
He simply brushed his hand across his waist, and a Giant Sword appeared in his hand like the starry sky; a simple horizontal swing shattered the Energy wall like glass.
"Let's go, Gin, we're going home," he said, showing a helpless expression as he sheathed the sword, "Really, just rescuing people all the time lately..."