"Besides fighting, what other nonsense did Thanos teach you?" Hela taunted mercilessly.
"As long as you desire it, fate will stand by your side." What did you think you were? The center of the world?
Wearing a coat made of some unknown animal's fur, Hela didn't give Beckett a chance to respond and took the lead. Beckett, having located the place on his wristband, followed closely behind, with The Other, holding the azure scepter, muttering incessantly.
The piercing wind cut off The Other's disdainful words about Hela, and the trio gradually moved away from the fleet hidden in the snow.
The footprints left on the snow were gradually covered by new frost and wind. After a period of swirling frost and snow, the magnificent Frost King's Palace came into view.
"That place is Laufey's palace. Now, going further means we are about to enter the patrol area of the King's Guard."
"Aren't there any small paths to avoid the patrol areas?" The Other didn't want to take this route.
"You can go be a mouse yourself and use that fragile staff in your hand to dig a small path, little by little."
Hela thought both the master and servant had holes in their brains. One had an inexplicable confidence from who knows where, and the other was a brainless idiot who spoke without thinking.
"This is the key that controls the lives of countless Chitauri, not some walking stick!" The Other, who had been muttering all the way, couldn't help but bare his teeth at Hela.
"Remember your identity, Hela Odinson." Beckett's voice appeared at the right time, interrupting The Other's threat to Hela.
"You are my captive. Don't force me to throw you before the Frost Giants." At this time, when Odin was wielding his spear and waging war, if Hela, Odin's only descendant, fell into the hands of the giants, one could imagine the consequences.
"If you intend to completely avoid those patrols, then I suggest you go back now."
"Lead the way."
Hela shook the snow dust off her coat and, with Beckett and The Other behind her, gradually approached the Frost Great Hall where Laufey's treasury was located.
Just a few steps into the patrol area, the three of them ran into a patrol squad that suddenly appeared from around the corner. The Other's heart tightened, and he was ready to use the scepter in his hand to summon the fleet and prepare to attack. But in the next second, he saw that the chests of six Frost Giants were pierced by surging energy waves, and they all fell to the ground. Silently, without making a sound, they looked like they had passed away peacefully.
"Now, let's continue."
Beckett, retracting his hands, showed no change in expression, his attitude as casual as if he were disposing of some garbage. He then gestured to Hela in front of him, signaling her to proceed.
Has this guy's strength increased so much?
Hela, already a powerhouse, could naturally see how much Beckett's casual strike had improved compared to when she first met him on the Bloody Plains, and she frowned inwardly.
After The Other, the professional corpse collector, converted the bodies of these six Frost Giants into energy stored within the azure scepter, Beckett and his group continued to sneak towards the Frost King's Palace.
Silent energy continuously harvested the lives of the patrol squads. Beckett's so-called stealth completely overturned all of Hela's previous concepts of stealth.
"Are you sure you're really sneaking?"
After the third patrol squad they encountered was killed by Beckett underfoot, Hela couldn't help but ask.
Beckett glanced at her, too lazy to answer, and simply extended his right index finger, pointing towards the unknown distance. The silent pressure forced Hela to shut up and dutifully act as their guide.
Having thoroughly researched the royal court of Jotunheim, Hela finally reached the side door of the King's Palace after encountering five patrol teams.
"Generally, Laufey would arrange three to four teams to take turns guarding the side door of the Frost King's Palace. A squad consists of six Frost Giants, meaning you need to eliminate at least nine or twenty-two Frost Giants at once."
"Not eighteen or forty-two?"
The Other, holding the scepter, expressed deep doubt about Hela's calculation abilities. The latter glanced at him and said, "I'll take care of the remaining half, and you'll be responsible for the final cleanup."
Hela, who had styled her hair like a fighter, waved her hands, and two black weapons made of magical metal appeared in her hands.
Laufey was too sensitive to Odin's power on Mjolnir. For the sake of stealth, Hela did not intend to summon it.
"You—"
Whoosh!
Before The Other could finish speaking, both Beckett and Hela in front of him had disappeared. The massive azure bodies were defeated by silent energy waves and weapons that suddenly appeared in their chests.
With pierced hearts and severed throats, by the time Beckett and Hela stood atop the side door of the King's Palace, The Other had just raised the scepter in his hand.
"Clean up these bodies. This is your reward." As power surged, Hela, stepping on the corpses of the Frost Giants, reverted to the proud Asgardian Princess, shedding the disguise she had put on in front of Beckett and The Other.
"I told you, I will make you regret it, Beckett."
Spreading her hands and letting her body leap from the top of the side door, Hela's eyes flickered with pride and disdain.
Allowing her to recover most of her injuries was Beckett's biggest mistake.
With her strength restored, she could use Beckett's side to attract firepower and enter Laufey's treasury. She was going to claim the treasures Laufey used to fight Odin.
"Damn it! His Highness Beckett, what should we do?"
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, The Other knew without a doubt that Laufey's guard force must have discovered the enemy attack. That damned woman actually dared to betray Beckett when she had only recovered a tiny bit of her strength.
"Of course, we wait for her to lead us to Laufey's treasury." Casually kicking aside a corpse blocking the way, Beckett pressed a button on his silver wristband. A blue screen popped up, displaying two dots, one yellow and one red.
"What is this?"
The more The Other looked at the yellow dot, the more familiar it became. Finally, he focused and realized that this was their current location. And the red dot moving at high speed... Hela Odinson?
"Recovering strength comes at a price," Beckett's cold smile grew more pronounced as he unhurriedly followed behind Hela.
Blind brute force would only turn one into a brute like the dwarves, who only had muscles in their heads.
"Father said that as long as I want it, fate will stand by my side."
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