The time loop in the Sanctum Sanctorum continued, and the battle over New York raged on.
The Avengers, having shut down the portal, began to cooperate with the military, S.H.I.E.L.D., and other forces to clear out the Chitauri army that was running rampant throughout New York. However, they were taking heavy losses under the command of The Other.
The Other, a master strategist, showed no panic after the portal was forcefully shut down. Instead, he gathered all the Chitauri soldiers he could command, deliberately expanding the battlefield to create an undisturbed arena for Lothar and Odin.
In The Other's words, His Highness Lothar was number one in the universe, the strongest in the cosmos, so he was destined to win. As Lothar's most loyal subject, The Other would not allow anyone to interfere in this battle. Not even Odin's son.
"Huff..."
"Huff..."
After another round of battle ended, the disheveled Odin looked utterly battered, with a horn knocked off his helmet, a rather comical sight. The thumping in his chest was like thunder in a jar, and the hand holding Gungnir trembled slightly. It wasn't from fear or excitement, but from pure inability to hold it steady.
He, Odin, could no longer firmly hold the Gungnir that had served him in countless battles for millennia. And this was all because of the figure not far from him.
Lothar, with waist-length blond hair and slightly ragged breathing, was in the form of a Super Saiyan 3.
"After a thousand years, is this all the power you have?"
Sweat beaded on Lothar's forehead, and every cell in his body was filled with an indescribable excitement, yet his face remained as cold as ice. Odin, fighting at full power in his regular form, was not enough of a threat.
"Thanos, you've truly raised a good son."
Bloody red stained the gray temples of Odin, and it took him a full two seconds to steady his breathing.
"But with only this level of power, you still can't kill me, Lothar."
Super Saiyan 3 was extremely taxing on energy. And while he, Odin, was old, the one thing he didn't lack was his vast reserve of divine power. This was an advantage of the Asgardian race: the older they got, the more potent their divine power became.
What's more...
Zing!
Odin's eyes narrowed, and the Gungnir in his hand suddenly let out a piercing cry! In an instant, the winds raged! The rainbow light of the Bifrost stretched across the sky, and a chilling aura of immense terror enveloped everyone present as a brown suit of armor descended from the heavens.
It was Odin's magnum opus, the Destroyer Armor, which he had once pinned his hopes on and which was powerful enough to fight against the legendary Celestials of the universe!
"That... that's the Destroyer Armor?!"
Loki, who had once briefly sat on the throne of Asgard and sent the unmanned Destroyer Armor to Earth to hunt his brother Thor, was filled with disbelief. Thor, who also knew of the legends of the Destroyer Armor, had the same expression.
They had always thought the Destroyer Armor was unmanned. They had heard faint rumors that Odin had once worn it, but they had never witnessed it. For as long as they could remember, the Destroyer Armor was the most mysterious and powerful part of the Odin legends.
A man in a single suit of armor, unrivaled in the Nine Realms.
This was the most exaggerated saying among the Asgardian people, meaning that when Odin donned the Destroyer Armor, he was the strongest being in the universe, the undisputed overlord of the Nine Realms!
Hawkeye, Barton, who had never seen this sight, swallowed hard. He looked around and saw that Tony Stark was staring at Odin in the Destroyer Armor with eyes full of excitement.
"We... should be able to win, right...?"
Steve Rogers sounded less than confident, especially after he saw that The Other, standing not far away, was still completely calm.
"Finally, you've decided to summon it?"
On the battlefield, after finally seeing Odin summon the Destroyer Armor, Lothar cracked his neck. Instead of fear, a rebellious, arrogant smile spread across his face. He remembered very clearly that when he had transformed into a Great Ape on Asgard back then, Odin had summoned this very armor.
Swoosh!
With a flick of his arm, Lothar chose to attack first!
His body suddenly shifted, and a powerful punch slammed into the Destroyer Armor!
Dong!
A dull thud echoed. Odin, instead of retreating, advanced. His dense divine power erupted, and his arms swung hard at Lothar's shoulders!
Shhrsss!
In an instant, Lothar's black combat suit was reduced to tattered strips. Had he not dodged in time, his shoulders would have been in serious trouble. Even so, two bloody gashes were left on his bare upper body.
"Tch."
Fury instantly filled Lothar's eyes, and a beam of energy blasted toward Odin once again!
"It's no use."
Odin, in the Destroyer Armor, was completely unfazed. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, and the Gungnir, which was drawn in by his will, instantly annihilated Lothar's energy blast!
"You are very strong, Lothar."
"But you have no way to—" Odin's slightly tired voice was cut short. Lothar hadn't kept his distance. Instead, he had appeared right beside him the moment the Gungnir blocked his energy blast!
"Who says I have no way?"
Lothar sneered, looking down on him. From the Lothar's ship thousands of miles away, a golden beam of light suddenly appeared, spanning the skies and the earth!
Click!
A golden gauntlet first latched onto his left arm. Lothar clenched his fingers into a fist and, with lightning speed, punched the faceplate of the Destroyer Armor. At the same time, his waist-length golden hair gradually shortened.
Boom!
The sudden increase in power sent Odin in the Destroyer Armor flying into the ruins of New York!
"Watch closely..."
A barrage of deadly kicks instantly shattered Odin's hastily erected protective shield, leaving a deformed dent in the chest plate of the Destroyer Armor!
"My..."
His emerald eyes were gradually tinged with a golden glow, and Lothar's hair returned to its original ink-black. Meanwhile, his pants had at some unknown point in time, turned golden.
"... transformation!"
Super Saiyan 4!
With his black hair waving along with his power, Lothar raised his right hand. A golden gauntlet, inlaid with two Infinity Stones, slid onto his right arm.
Then, he threw a punch!
The light of the Power Stone flashed and was gone. Odin, his defenses shattered, was sent plummeting straight into the ruins of New York!
BOOM!!!!
A bottomless crater instantly formed. Lothar floated silently under the blazing sun over New York, his arms crossed over his chest, looking down at the blood-coughing figure in the boundless smoke and dust below.
His crimson-gold eyes were filled with an endless coldness, and the vibrant red fur complimented the color of the tail swinging wildly behind him.
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