The Fire Giant race, having lost the Eternal Flame, was already greatly weakened, and without a leader to organize them, no matter how numerous, they were nothing more than a disorganized mob.
Soon, the Asgardian warriors led by Thor were driven back, retreating steadily.
"Who else dares to defy me?!"
Thor, in his berserker mode, summoned lightning with Mjolnir, clearing a large area of the battlefield.
His formidable presence instantly intimidated the Fire Giants.
Meanwhile, the Asgardian warriors, growing braver with each fight, erupted in a massive cheer.
The Warriors Three even raised their weapons, howling freely at the sky.
It was clear that Thor, the heir to Asgard, had once again won the adoration of the Asgardian warriors with his perfect performance.
Thor also didn't forget that his purpose in coming here was to subdue the Fire Giant race.
If possible, he could also recruit them to aid Asgard in resisting Ragnarok.
Overall, the purpose of this expedition was not pure slaughter.
Therefore, Thor's previous attacks were measured; although the Fire Giants he fought seemed miserable, in reality, most were injured, and few were killed.
The Fire Giants gradually realized that their opponents' strength was beyond their ability to resist.
Some 'smart' ones even considered the possibility of 'defection'.
Just as Thor was gaining control of the situation, a chilling sense of oppression swept in from a distance.
Then, amidst fire and flashes, a true Fire Giant, over a hundred meters tall and covered in flowing lava, appeared on the distant horizon.
Each step he took caused a massive tremor.
"Our… Our King has returned!!!"
"Long live our King!!!"
"Great Surtur, please help your subjects crush the Asgardian dogs…"
"…"
Recognizing their leader, the Fire Giants' expressions, which had been defeated, were instantly replaced by fanaticism.
Many trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground, loudly praying to their leader to rid them of their powerful enemies.
On the other side, the Asgardian warriors watched the Fire Lord approach, their faces becoming incredibly solemn.
Surtur, a Fire Deity even older than Odin, possessed combat power in his prime that was not much inferior to Odin, the King of Gods.
The appearance of such a powerful enemy on the battlefield naturally struck fear into the Asgardian warriors.
Not dropping their weapons and fleeing immediately already showed their great resolve.
Meanwhile, Surtur, after taking a few more steps, swung the Twilight Sword in his hand, unleashing a blade of fire that spanned over a thousand meters.
Its target was Thor, the Thunder God, in the midst of the crowd.
To avoid harming his comrades, the Thunder God raised Mjolnir and flew into the sky, charging towards the fiery blade.
Amidst a shower of sparks, Thor, wielding the Hammer of Thor, ultimately shattered the fiery attack that had come from afar.
However, having been shaken by the power of fire, he subsequently stumbled and fell to the ground.
To avoid affecting morale, despite being injured, he still forcefully straightened his chest and stood tall.
Making the scene appear somewhat evenly matched.
"Well done, Thor!! What a load of rubbish, the God of Fire, he should be made to taste the might of us Asgardian Gods!"
"Long live Thor!!!"
"…"
The Warriors Three, seeing Thor's brilliant performance, immediately cheered for him.
Amidst these cheers, the fighting spirit of the Asgardian warriors was once again rekindled.
"Odin's little cub, you're a bit stronger than I thought. But I wonder how many more of my attacks you can block."
The Fire Giant stepped onto the battlefield, his lantern-sized fiery eyes looking down at Thor with oppressive force.
He raised the Twilight Sword again…
Immediately, countless fiery blades shot forth from his hand, like a massive net of fire, striking towards Thor's position.
"Oh no!!!"
Seeing the sky-full of fiery blades, the morale that the Asgardian warriors had just gathered was once again shattered.
Amidst cries of alarm, many warriors could only instinctively raise their shields, attempting to escape the calamity.
Even though doing so would not be very effective.
Yes, although most of the Fire Giant's attack this time was directed at Thor, many attacks were still aimed at the Asgardian warriors.
It was clear that Surtur's move was not just to defeat the Thunder God but also to annihilate the invading Asgardian warriors in one fell swoop.
"Long live Asgard!!!"
At the front of the crowd, Thor, seeing the even greater number of fiery blades, still charged forward with the Hammer of Thor, undeterred.
All for the glory of the Asgardian Gods.
Looking at his brother Loki, who had been standing beside him earlier, he was now stealthily making his way towards the edge of the battlefield.
His cautious demeanor seemed as if he was afraid Surtur would discover him.
And in the crowd, Sif, with a look of facing death bravely, held her sword in front of Mike.
Although she said nothing, Mike had already felt the girl's intentions from her actions.
[Undead (Trait)]… [Power of Fire. God (Trait)]… [Divine Bloodline (Trait)]…
Mike, who had harvested a large number of attribute traits from the Fire Lord, condensed a massive amount of magic power to form a shield, which spread upwards.
In the sky, the Thunder God Thor had just been forced back by countless fiery blades when he saw them.
Those fiery powers were blocked by a lotus-shaped pure white shield.
Countless fiery blades struck the magic shield, erupting in a large number of sparks, and then one by one, they were annihilated.
Looking at the magic shield, although some ripples were generated, it remained firm.
"Who are you?"
The Fire Giant, whose fiery attacks had all been blocked, finally cast his gaze upon Mike in the crowd.
"Playing with fire in front of me, you're still a bit lacking. What's more, you're currently just a clone projection…" Mike stepped forward, and under the worshipful gaze of the Asgardian warriors, he went before the Fire Giant.
Although the previous situation seemed long, it actually happened within a few breaths.
And the powerful magic power unleashed by Mike was naturally seen by all the Asgardian warriors.
Having narrowly escaped death, this was when they were most grateful to Mike.
"Get down here!"
And Mike, who had gone before the Fire Giant, seemed to find it too strenuous to speak with his head tilted back, so he extended his right hand again, dispelling most of the fiery power from the Fire Giant's body.
As the flames gradually disappeared, the body of the Fire Giant in front of him also shrank little by little.
Eventually, it became a miniature Fire Giant, just over a meter tall.
"I am Surtur, Lord of Fire." The Fire Giant clone, without the blessing of divine power, still maintained an arrogant attitude, staring at Mike and asking, "Speak your name; you're worthy of me remembering you."
Surtur probably never imagined that such a strong individual as Mike would emerge from the Asgardian camp.
Causing his plan to fail completely.
However, even though the plan failed, Surtur still showed due respect to a strong opponent.
"I'm Mike, and you're welcome to seek revenge anytime." Mike said, "But next time, I hope to see your true body."
Yes, as an ancient deity, Surtur's true body had long been sealed by Odin deep within Muspelheim.
The Fire Giant in front of him at this moment was merely a clone he had condensed with divine power.
And his plan this time was to allow his subjects to rebel against Asgard, thereby using the fire clone to annihilate the Asgardian warriors who came to suppress the rebellion in one fell swoop.
It was a way to collect a little interest from Odin for his own imprisonment.
It was just a pity that he encountered the variable that was Mike.
"You're worthy to be my opponent. Next time we meet, I will reclaim this humiliation." The Fire Giant replied seriously.
Surtur's true body possessed three divine artifacts: the Twilight Sword, the Eternal Flame, and the Crown of Fire.
Among them, the Twilight Sword and the Eternal Flame could provide him with powerful combat strength, which was why he was able to fight Odin to a standstill back then.
It was only after Odin took away the Eternal Flame and the Crown of Fire that his strength was weakened, leading to his defeat.
Subsequently, having been sealed alone deep underground for thousands of years, in addition to his growing hatred for Odin.
Thousands of years of solitude also made his heart incredibly lonely and empty.
In this situation, encountering an interesting opponent like Mike naturally filled his dormant heart with 'surprise'.
"From now on, I'll leave this place to you." Mike, having obtained the attribute traits, had already lost interest in the fire clone in front of him.
Then, he handed this greatly weakened fire clone over to the Thor brothers to deal with.
"Surtur, you should understand that I came to Muspelheim this time not for war…" Thor stepped forward and said, "Asgard needs peace, and your people also need peace."
"Why say so much to him? He's already our prisoner. If he doesn't agree to Asgard's peace treaty, we'll wipe out the Fire Giants of Muspelheim…" As soon as the Thunder God adopted a negotiating stance, Loki, who was behind him, forcefully put forward his own suggestion.
Loki, known as the God of Mischief, was very adept at taking advantage of situations.
Earlier, upon discovering that Mike could block the Fire Giant's attacks, he had quietly snuck back to Thor's side.
Now, with the 'advantage on his side', he displayed his 'evil' side.
However, in a situation where one held the advantage, acting a bit aggressively was not wrong.
At least it wouldn't result in a loss.
After listening to Loki's bickering for a while, Mike uninterestingly retreated back into the Asgardian warriors.
"Miss Sif, thank you for your protection earlier; it made me feel very safe." After going to the side of the Valkyrie, Mike said with a smile.
"I… I didn't expect your strength to be so great…" Sif, being teased, had a shy blush on her face, and then said, "It should be us saying thank you. Thank you for saving everyone."
She was like a Valkyrie during the battle, but now she was as shy as a little girl.
Not to mention, this contrast was quite adorable.
Compared to the Thunder God brothers, Mike was clearly more willing to come over and tease the interesting Asgardian goddess.
Soon, before the two could chat more, the surrounding Asgardian warriors successively came before Mike, expressing their gratitude.
At the same time, Mike also found that he had received a large amount of Power Of Faith.
No need to guess; it must have been contributed by the surrounding Asgardian warriors.
On the other side, the Fire Giants, who had witnessed Mike suppress the Fire Giant with a wave of his hand, were also continuously contributing fear points to Mike.
Moreover, because their overall strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, these Asgardian warriors and Fire Giants contributed far more faith points and fear points to Mike each time than ordinary people.
Just as Mike was enjoying the worshipful gazes of Sif and the Asgardian warriors, the negotiations between the Thunder God brothers and Surtur's clone finally yielded results.
With Surtur's true body unable to appear, the only option for the Fire Giants to avoid extinction was 'compromise'.
Therefore, the Thunder God brothers didn't take much effort to obtain the peace treaty they desired.
"Mike, thank you for this time." Thor, in a good mood after the successful negotiation, came to Mike's side and said, "Our previous agreement can be fulfilled once we return."
At this point, the objectives of this expedition to Muspelheim were all achieved.
Subsequently, after Thor raised Mjolnir and called out Heimdall's true name, the Asgardian warriors and Thor and the others were once again teleported back to Asgard via the Rainbow Bridge.
Here, the people of Asgard, who had learned the details of the expedition from Heimdall, who possessed Beyonder Sight, gathered in the square to hold a grand triumphant ceremony for the returning warriors.
Among them, Thor and Mike received the most enthusiastic welcome, followed by The Warriors Three and Sif, and others.
They also received praise.
After the welcoming ceremony, there was a grand banquet.
The lively scene of rejoicing with the people continued for a day and a night, yet it did not completely fade away.
And as the main 'hero' of this war's victory, Mike, while enjoying meticulous 'care', once again gained a considerable amount of faith points.
…
"These are the spoils of war my father, Odin, collected during his many years of conquest. As per our agreement, you can choose one of them as your reward." After the celebration, Thor, true to his word, brought Mike to Odin's Vault.
The Casket of Ancient Winters, the Eternal Flame, the Crown of Fire, the Destroyer Armor, Gungnir, Sleipnir, the Infinity Gauntlet (replica), the Eye of Agamotto, the Tablet of Life and Time, and more.
Countless divine artifacts were arrayed in the vault.
This showed that Thor was indeed a straightforward person.
And the divine artifacts here, in terms of preciousness, each one was no less valuable than an Infinity Stone.
The energy carried by a single one might be slightly less than an Infinity Stone, but there were many of them.
Here, Mike once again harvested hundreds of millions of energy points.
At the same time, he also obtained many precious attribute traits.
For example: the Casket of Ancient Winters' [Extreme Cold Power], the Eternal Flame's [Power of Fire], [Resurrection and Regeneration], [Energy Control], and the Destroyer Armor's [Energy Attack], [Physical Immunity], [Consciousness Control], etc.
Mike, admiring the divine artifacts one by one, after a tour, finally chose the Destroyer Armor, which combined offense and defense, could be controlled by consciousness to become an 'external avatar', and could also transform into armor to be worn.
"Uh, this Destroyer Armor is severely damaged. How about you choose another one?" Thor was a little reluctant to part with the divine artifact at first, but after seeing Mike choose the Destroyer Armor, he said somewhat apologetically, "If you really like this armor, I can send it to Nidavellir to have the dwarven smiths reforge it for you."
"It's just that you might have to wait a bit longer."
The Destroyer Armor's attributes were among the best of all the divine artifacts.
It was just a pity that this armor had been used by Odin to 'test' Thor, and to build his son's confidence.
It had already been hammered into several pieces.
Its inherent abilities had also been completely destroyed.
Becoming a waste.
The reason it was still kept in the vault was merely as a memento.