Crushing

"You stay put. I’ll deal with you later."

The Shadow Prince ignored Little Hela and the others, flying straight toward the delivery room. Just then, nine Light Swords descended from above. The Shadow Prince hurriedly dodged. It wasn’t afraid of bullets, but it feared light-based attacks.

"You’re asking to die."

The Shadow Prince swung both daggers fiercely, sending countless black threads densely shooting toward Little Hela. Little Hela snorted coldly, transforming her Light Qi into a tiny sun that illuminated the area. The black threads rapidly vanished.

Light Qi was actually better suited for defense, but with Little Hela’s personality, how could she possibly choose to defend?

Little Hela then shoved forward, and the tiny sun shot toward the Shadow Prince at high speed. The Shadow Prince shouted, and the shadow beneath its feet suddenly rose up, wrapping around the tiny sun.

In mere moments, the tiny sun was ground away by the shadow. Then, the shadow blotted out the sky as it engulfed Little Hela. Ghostly wails and howls filled the surroundings, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Quicksilver was terrified. He hurriedly reached for Little Hela and Lina’s hands, intending to take them both away. However, the instant he touched Little Hela’s wrist, sharp pain shot through his palm, forcing him to let go.

Little Hela glared at Quicksilver, raised a hand, and countless Swords of Light appeared in the sky. The swords then whistled down toward the oncoming shadow.

The shadow was pierced full of holes by the Swords of Light, but with a flash of Black Light, it instantly returned to normal and wrapped up all three of them.

"We’re done for."

Quicksilver’s heart sank. Tony and the others also changed expression, while Mindy alone wore a mocking smile.

What a joke. Even Pepper, an unrelated woman, had received so many treasures from Master. As Master’s three main disciples, how could they possibly lack life-saving measures?

Not to mention anything else, if Mindy and the other two wished, they could summon the Dragon God from the Dragon World at any time to fight for them.

"I haven’t absorbed enough Dragon Bone yet, so I’m no match for this guy for now. Looks like I can only use a trump card."

Light blossomed around Little Hela, protecting Lina and Quicksilver within it. She then asked Lina, "Lina, which trump card do you think we should use? A pet, a treasure, or something else?"

"Use the hammer. That hammer is great for smashing walnuts. I kind of miss it."

Lina swallowed the last bite of pizza and spoke. That was right—she had been eating pizza the whole time without stopping.

"Then the hammer it is. You ate too much today. We’ll exercise together later."

Hela did not waste words. She reached out to the side, and Thor’s Hammer on a table in the Asgardian palace suddenly shook. A Magic Array activated, and Thor’s Hammer instantly disappeared—it was the teleportation Magic Array Wang Bert had set up.

Seeing Thor’s Hammer suddenly vanish, Thor, the acting king, froze for a moment before letting out a long sigh toward the sky.

Thor had once believed that he and Mjolnir were each other’s only one. Who would have thought that one day, Mjolnir would cheat on him—and cheat with two people at once?

Thor had been heartbroken, but in the end, he forgave the returning Mjolnir and still regarded it as his only one.

The problem was that after that, Mjolnir changed. It frequently answered other people’s summons, and every time, it only returned after they had gotten tired of playing with it. No matter how Thor begged in the meantime, it ignored him completely.

"Others only see you as a tool. Only I see you as my one and only. Why can’t you understand?"

Thor shook his head. Don’t ask why tears so often filled his eyes—it was because he loved too deeply.

Forget it. Let it go. Though Mjolnir abused me a thousand times over, I still treated Mjolnir like my first love.

Watching the constant changes in Thor’s expression, Heimdall could not help wanting to roll his eyes. Little Hela was just borrowing a hammer. Did he really need so much inner drama?

"Thor, stop wasting time and continue handling official business," Heimdall said.

Thor gave Heimdall a resentful glance, suddenly stood up, and shouted angrily, "I’ve had enough! That stupid hammer can go with whoever it wants. I’m forging a new weapon."

"The honest man finally snapped?" Heimdall asked. "What weapon do you want to forge?"

"A king’s weapon. A hamm… no hammer. I’m forging a battle axe."

Thor had originally wanted to say hammer, but the moment he remembered that fickle Mjolnir, he immediately changed his mind.

Without another word, Thor flew straight toward the Bifrost, shouting at the same time, "Heimdall, handle the official business for me. I’m going to the Dwarf Kingdom to forge a weapon. I won’t return until I have my new weapon.

"Hmph. Even if Mjolnir comes begging me then, I won’t pay it any attention. Today you ignore me; tomorrow I’ll be beyond your reach!"

"If you’re skipping work, just skip work. Why spout so much nonsense?" Heimdall sneered, but he did not stop Thor. Thor had handled official business for nearly a year. It was time to let him run wild for a while, or this husky would go insane.

At the hospital, after enveloping Little Hela and the other two in shadow, the Shadow Prince continued rushing toward the delivery room. In its view, Little Hela and the others were as good as dead.

Just then, a dazzling flash of lightning erupted from within the shadow. The shadow instantly disintegrated, and Little Hela appeared before everyone, holding Thor’s Hammer high.

Although Little Hela was still only a child, at that moment, everyone seemed to see a Queen who could dominate the world.

At the Stinky Tofu Shop, Odin and the Valkyrie turned toward the suburbs at the same time. Looking at Little Hela holding Thor’s Hammer aloft, Odin could not help recalling scenes from the past, and he let out a long sigh.

The Valkyrie asked in astonishment, "How did Thor’s Hammer end up in Little Hela’s hands? Will this trigger her memories? And Little Hela is so smart—will she figure something out?"

"Relax. There won’t be any problems. This isn’t the first time," Odin said. "Besides, she won’t discover anything, because she isn’t the only one who can lift Thor’s Hammer."

"When did Thor’s Hammer become so easy to pick up?" the Valkyrie complained.

Odin shrugged without answering. Thor had not truly mastered the hammer. Otherwise, it would not be so indiscriminate.

Setting aside Odin and the Valkyrie’s conversation, Little Hela did not waste time. She hurled the hammer directly at the Shadow Prince. Having witnessed the lightning earlier, the Shadow Prince did not dare be careless and swiftly dodged to the side.

At that moment, a burst of lightning emerged from the hammer and struck the Shadow Prince at astonishing speed, paralyzing its entire body.

Then, pulled by the hammer’s trajectory, the hammer smashed into the Shadow Prince’s chest. The Shadow Prince screamed as it was sent flying backward.

Afterward, the hammer flew back into Little Hela’s hand. She raised it high, and a dark cloud appeared out of nowhere in the sky. Bolts of lightning descended one after another, exploding against the Shadow Prince with booming blasts and leaving its entire body smoking.

"Damn it, is she Thor’s Hammer’s master, or am I?"

Thor witnessed the scene through the power of the Bifrost and stared in disbelief. He now vaguely understood why Thor’s Hammer had "cheated" on him—Little Hela was better at using it than he was.

"Lina, catch."

After finishing a full combo that knocked down the Shadow Prince, Little Hela tossed the hammer to Lina. Then she stomped her foot, and countless Hands of Light emerged from the ground beside the Shadow Prince, firmly pinning it down to keep getting struck by lightning.

That was right, it continued getting struck by lightning. Although Thor’s Hammer had changed hands, that dark cloud remained. That was what real skill looked like.

Lina caught the hammer and raised it high. The sky suddenly filled with dark clouds, carrying the oppressive feeling of black clouds pressing down on a city.

Then, with a boom, countless electric serpents raced wildly through the dark clouds, as though the apocalypse was about to descend. Even Quicksilver’s scalp tingled.

"Why is she better at this too?" Thor’s mouth twitched. He knew this move as well, but he could not perform it as effortlessly or as quickly as Lina.

The Valkyrie was stunned. "Who exactly is this Lina? Why can she lift Thor’s Hammer too? And why can she bring out the hammer’s full power in an instant?"

"I have some guesses about her identity, but I’m not certain," Odin said, his eyes flickering. "As for why she can unleash Thor’s Hammer’s ultimate power, it’s because Thor’s Hammer is afraid of her."

"Afraid of her?" the Valkyrie asked in confusion.

"It’s afraid she’ll eat it," Odin said.

The Valkyrie was stunned. Eat a hammer? Imagining Lina eating Thor’s Hammer, she could not help wanting to laugh. This was far too bizarre.

If Thor’s Hammer were compared to a beautiful woman, then Thor was a simp. The goddess barely acknowledged him, while Little Hela was both a playboy and her first love. Thor’s Hammer was extremely satisfied with her and was even willing to throw itself at her.

As for Lina, she was a big shot. The moment Thor’s Hammer saw her, it immediately lay down and cooperated with whatever she wanted to do.

Setting that aside for now, the Shadow Prince saw the lightning filling the sky and roared from the ground, "Do you think this is enough to kill me?"

As the Shadow Prince roared, all the shadows around them came alive, transforming into countless shadow monsters that rushed toward Little Hela and Lina.

At the same time, chilling winds howled around them, and darkness swallowed everything, as though they had been transported into Hell.

"Cheap tricks."

Little Hela sneered and grasped Thor’s Hammer together with Lina. The electric serpents in the sky then transformed into countless lightning swords, each with a bright white line of light running down its center, making them especially dazzling.

Then, thousands upon thousands of lightning swords descended from the sky, instantly piercing through the dense swarm of shadow monsters below.

Before the vast, magnificent, violent lightning, all the shadow monsters vanished into ashes. The surroundings then returned to normal.

"That’s way too powerful, isn’t it?"

Everyone stared in shock. Tony considered whether he could block that move, then decided not to think about it anymore.

"Damn."

Thor cursed as he exited the livestream and headed to the Dwarf Kingdom to find the dwarves.

"That’s impossible!"

The Shadow Prince shouted in disbelief. How could that little girl be so powerful? At that moment, Lina finished charging up. A Lightning Beam as thick as a rice barrel descended from the sky, brutally striking the Shadow Prince. Brilliant lightning filled heaven and earth.

A few seconds later, the lightning faded, and the Shadow Prince had completely disappeared. All that remained was a high-temperature crater of glass.

"It’s finally dead," Quicksilver said with a sigh of relief.

Little Hela sneered. "Naive. It didn’t drop any loot, so how could it possibly be dead?"

Just then, Little Hela and Lina’s shadows suddenly came alive, tightly strangling their necks from behind. At the same time, the Shadow Prince abruptly appeared and reached for Thor’s Hammer.

"You want it? Have it."

Little Hela sneered and released the hammer. Light then bloomed around her, and the two shadows vanished immediately. Hearing this, Lina released it as well.

The Shadow Prince was somewhat surprised, but it still reached out and smoothly grabbed Thor’s Hammer.

Before the Shadow Prince could celebrate, the hammer slammed onto the ground with a bang, dragging the unlucky Shadow Prince down with it.

The Shadow Prince’s expression changed, but it still refused to give up. It tried with all its strength to lift the hammer, but the hammer did not move at all, as if it had grown roots.

"Only kind-hearted people like us are qualified to lift Thor’s Hammer."

Little Hela gave a disdainful smile and kicked Thor’s Hammer. Thor’s Hammer flew up, knocked the Shadow Prince to the ground, and then landed on its chest.

The Shadow Prince tried to get up, but no matter how it struggled, it could not rise. It could not even transform into a shadow—under Little Hela’s control, Thor’s Hammer had sealed off the surrounding area.

The Shadow Prince wisely admitted defeat and shouted, "I surrender! I can serve you and become your assassin."

"I’m an innocent young girl. Why would I need an assassin? Especially such an ugly assassin?"

Little Hela snorted. Thor’s Hammer shone brilliantly, and endless lightning enveloped the Shadow Prince. The Shadow Prince let out a miserable scream as its body rapidly disappeared.

You call that innocent and pure? Quicksilver silently complained. The others felt the same way. Once this little girl grew up, she would definitely become a terrifying monster.

"Bert’s disciple truly is extraordinary," Tony sighed. "My daughter must never turn out like her."

Not long after, the Shadow Prince died miserably on the spot, leaving behind two Shadow Daggers and a Shadow Cloak.

The Shadow Cloak was a treasure of Shadow Hell. The Shadow Prince had relied on it earlier to evade Strange’s detection.

"It’s ugly, and it doesn’t match my attributes."

Little Hela glanced at it, then waved her hand and sent the Shadow Cloak toward Mindy. "Mindy, this is for you."

"Call me Senior Sister."

Mindy caught the Shadow Cloak and draped it behind her. Her entire body vanished.

"Take those two daggers. Even if you’re only a delivery boy, you can’t be too weak, or you’ll embarrass us."

Little Hela gestured toward Quicksilver. His eyes lit up, and he immediately pounced on the two Shadow Daggers, silently complaining, Why does a delivery boy need any strength?

After dealing with the spoils, Little Hela waved at Thor’s Hammer and said, "You can leave now."

Thor’s Hammer shook, activated the Magic Array, and instantly disappeared.

In the Dwarf Kingdom, Thor was cursing his hammer alongside the Dwarf King when the hammer suddenly appeared. He froze for a moment, then broke into a happy, foolish grin. "You’re back."

The Dwarf King, who was much taller than Thor, could not help covering his face. Thor had just said he would show Thor’s Hammer what for, yet the moment it returned, he immediately turned back into a simp.

At the hospital, everyone was overjoyed to see the Shadow Prince eliminated. Just then, intense war drums suddenly sounded from deep within the third spatial rift.

Then, two massive hands wearing lava gauntlets gripped both sides of the spatial rift and tore it open with unimaginable force.

Once the spatial rift had been torn open wide enough, a majestic figure that made everyone’s hearts pound slowly emerged from it. Everyone could not help swallowing. A truly formidable enemy was coming.