Chapter 246 The Name of a Scoundrel
Asgard's translator could not only translate what he said, but also translate his spoken language into languages that other races could understand, so communication was not a problem.
The three didn't lower their guard because of Phine's greeting; in fact, they even raised ice spikes in their hands and questioned again, "Who are you?"
"Would you believe me if I said I was just passing by?"
Seeing the ice spikes on their hands, Phine gripped his 'White Dragon's Breath' tightly. Frost giants weren't good at close combat, but they were almost born with ice magic.
He hadn't fought any frost giants yet, and he currently knew nothing about their abilities.
Hearing Phine's words, the three clearly didn't believe him, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. At the same time, Phine felt the surrounding temperature rapidly dropping.
"Still planning to fight first!?"
Phine took a deep breath, and the flames burning on his body intensified, slightly warming the rapidly decreasing temperature, and making the three look at him with even more disgust.
Although the current situation seemed to contradict what he had told Odin before coming, there was no rule against coming to the palace to enjoy the scenery; he simply hadn't expected to be captured.
"If you're not going to talk, then you'll never talk!"
The tallest of the three, a frost giant, coldly said to Finni, swiftly hurling his ice spikes. It seemed he didn't intend to capture Finni alive, but rather to finish him off on the spot.
"Explosion!"
Seeing the crystal-clear yet incredibly sharp ice spikes, Finni immediately retaliated with 'Explosion Magic'.
Under the intense heat of the crimson flames, the ice spikes melted almost instantly, forcing the three to take a few steps back.
After so much training, coupled with the newly acquired 'White Dragon's Breath' mental enhancement, 'Explosion Magic' was still incredibly powerful, even in its instantaneous form.
Of course, the most important factor was elemental advantage. These three had spent most of their time in Jotunheim and rarely ventured out, so seeing such intense flames for the first time made them extremely uncomfortable.
"Attack together!"
The only female frost giant among the three, witnessing Phine's 'Explosion Magic,' dared not be careless. She immediately shouted to the two beside her, then crouched down and pressed her hands to the ground.
The ground instantly froze, and thorn-like ice spikes emerged from the ice, spreading and enveloping Phine.
The other two, hearing this, didn't hesitate either. One continued firing ice spikes, while the other conjured two ice blades in his hands and charged towards Phine.
Facing the three attacks, Phine remained calm. He first used 'Explosion Magic' to block the ice spikes, then used his Flight spell to fly into the air, dodging the ground attacks. Finally, he looked at the last person who had leaped to his side, wielding an ice blade and attacking him.
"Get down!"
In fire mode, Phine's power was greatly amplified. His flaming fist struck first, directly slamming into the ice blade aimed at him.
"Crack!"
Under the powerful force, the ice blade made of frost broke almost instantly, and the frost giant was smashed into the ground by Phine's punch.
"Belister!"
Seeing this, the other two frost giants immediately cried out in concern. The female giant also abandoned creating ice spikes on the ground and quickly came to his side to check his injuries.
The frost giant who had initially fired the ice spikes at Phine was now furious, looking at Phine and questioning him again: "Who exactly are you!?"
"I'm just a passing mage!"
Phine shrugged and answered calmly, holding the 'Breath of the White Dragon'.
Although being discovered was somewhat unexpected, he wasn't too concerned, given his strength. After all, one of his main purposes in coming to Jotunheim was to gain experience.
It's just that his current behavior was somewhat like bullying an orphan and a widow, which didn't sound good to others.
"What is your purpose?"
Helbrindi looked at Phine and asked in a deep voice, forcibly suppressing his anger and stalling for time. The commotion had been so great that the soldiers had noticed the situation and were gathering here.
"It really was just an accident!"
Phineas sighed. He saw through Helbrindi's intentions but didn't care. Instead, he hoped to gather more frost giants so he could test the experience gain issue.
Helbrindi's gaze was fixed on Phineas, who was 'possessed by demons' and enveloped in flames. Suddenly, something occurred to him.
"You're the 'White Butcher'!? You're from Asgard!"
"No, I'm not!"
Phineas instantly became annoyed. He was furious every time he heard that nickname.
He just couldn't understand why he, a mage who used magic to eliminate enemies, was called a butcher, giving the impression that he used an axe or a machete.
"You are it, I've received intelligence about you!"
Helbrindi said confidently, his gaze towards Finney growing increasingly hostile. "Is Asgard planning to break the peace treaty again and start a war?"
"I told you, I'm not some 'White Butcher,' nor am I an Asgardian!"
Finney frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'm from Earth, I'm here for tourism in Jotunheim, I just happened to pass by and wanted to come in and take a look, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you."
"Earth!?"
Helbrindi was stunned, as if the name sounded familiar.
"You're from Midgard?"
The only female giant present asked suddenly after hearing Finney's words, and at this moment, Belest, who had been punched into the ground, also stood up.
Although the Frost Giants' living environment was harsh, it had also forged their strong physique and regenerative abilities, so although Finney had punched them hard, they were not seriously injured.
"Yes!"
Finney looked at Fabti, who was probably Laufey's wife and Loki's mother, and nodded.
"Impossible!"
Helblindi didn't believe Phineas's words, staring at him and retorting, "You were just involved in a massacre with Odin's son in Vanaheim!"
"Massacre my ass!"
Phineas glared at him, saying, "I was just helping to quell the war. And if you dare call me 'White...you know' again, I'll beat you up!"
"Odin sent you, didn't he?"
Helblindi ignored Phineas's threat, staring intently at him, and said, "He plotted to kill my father, and now he wants to send people to kill us. What a hypocrite!"
"..."
Phineas stared speechlessly at Helblindi, unsure how to explain.
The truth about Laufey's death was known only to a very few at the time, but those who knew wouldn't come forward to explain. Therefore, in the eyes of the Frost Giants, only Odin could have killed Laufey in Asgard.
Even now, they didn't know Loki was their brother.
They believed it was all Odin's conspiracy, that he lured Laufey to Asgard with the intention of destroying Jotunheim. However
, Laufey's desperate protection led to the destruction of the Bifrost, saving Jotunheim. This shows that Loki is actually quite similar to Star-Lord, both living up to their reputation for being unreliable.
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