Loki let out a death cry, with blood and fragments of her organs spewing from her chest. Thor watched firsthand as shards of her heart were brought out by the spear and scattered on the ground, like a blossoming flower.
Blood spewed from her chest, staining her long hair crimson. After her arm trembled twice, it dropped to the ground powerless. She looked up towards Thor's prison cell.
Thor watched as her eyes gradually lost their luster and then he heard the General utter with a disdainful voice, "The new King?"
"Loki, you're not worthy."
"You never have been."
He gave his spear a shake, then turned and walked away, not noticing that as Loki's life ebbed away, the magic barrier gradually faded.
In a dimension not far from Asgard, Ye Meng Jia De, the colossal creature of the mundane world, was panting heavily with wounds all over his body. He cursed Loki for having deceived him, immediately using his power to call the Holy Sanctuary to complain furiously, "Didn't you say you could guarantee the deals between the Demon Gods?! That damn Loki! He tricked me!!"
"Oh? How did he trick you?" a customer service agent asked on the other end of the phone. As Ye Meng Jia De continued to lash out at Loki, the agent calmly tried to soothe him and replied, "Sir, you must give a detailed account of what happened for us to make a judgment. Start from the beginning…"
"...Oh, really?... I see... Yes... indeed…"
"So that's how it is… Can you elaborate on that part? I know, I know... That is a bit outrageous…"
As Ye Meng Jia De was pouring out his grievances to the Holy Sanctuary's customer service, he failed to notice the portal opening in a nearby dimension. A furtive figure stuck its head out from it.
An ebony Black Panther was first to slink out, followed by a conceited Lion and a golden-feathered bird. Behind them, a slew of animals erupted from the portal.
The animals roared at each other, seemingly communicating in some way. Despite the variance in their calls, a similar syllable could be made out. If translated into the human language, that word would be "Holy Sanctuary."
Then, this strange collection of animals opened another portal to the dimension where Ye Meng Jia De was. When he saw the small creatures, he was stunned.
What the hell are these? There are lions, panthers, birds, cats, badgers…
Weirdly, they were ceaselessly jabbering, giving Ye Meng Jia De a headache. He swatted at them with his tail, expecting them to be squished into a paste. Instead, a Black Panther swung its claw, leaving new gashes on his tail.
Enraged, Ye Meng Jia De thought, 'I might have lost to Loki, but there's no way I'll lose to you!'
Energy surged, and Ye Meng Jia De opened his huge mouth, lunging at the crowd of animals.
However, they didn't retaliate. Taking advantage of their small size, they darted left and right. Whenever Ye Meng Jia De wanted to attack them, they'd run, forcing him to give chase. Just when he'd decided not to pursue them, another animal would attack him, driving him into a rage as he ran tirelessly after the animals.
Honestly, if a more formidable Demon God had been present, Ye Meng Jia De would have fled without a second thought. Especially in his current state, after being beaten by Loki. With such a tough opponent, he couldn't fight nor hide, right?
But these creatures had no intimidating presence, and they didn't look like potent cosmic sorcerers. They resembled common Earth animals.
The anger of a striped tiger being ridiculed by a dog is immense, fueling Ye Meng Jia De to persistently chase after them without noticing that he was getting closer to Asgard, from which he had just escaped.
The more he chased, the fewer animals were in sight, until only the Black Panther who had initially scratched him remained. The Black Panther gave him a very human-like, mocking expression, then disappeared.
Ye Meng Jia De felt somewhat triumphant, thinking, 'Are you scared of me now?! Even injured, I'm not someone you puny creatures can mess with!'
As he was about to take a moment to assess his surroundings, he was surprised to notice, 'Hm? Isn't this Asgard? How am I back here?'
Well, it doesn't matter. I better scram quickly. If Odin wakes up, he might stew me into snake soup with me looking like this.
With that thought, Ye Meng Jia De was ready to flee on the spot. Suddenly, he felt an indomitable force descending on the space. In an instant, the entire cosmos turned white.
Just like the dawn of creation, when everything was illuminated by a bolt of lightning. Following the dazzling light, white solidified into a bolt of lightning and flew to a person in armor. He stood still in the cosmos, while all the stars and planets came under his control.
Looking at the simultaneously familiar and strange figure before him, Ye Meng Jia De exclaimed in shock, "Thor?!"
"Ye Meng Jia De!!!!!!!!" The moment Thor's roar of rage echoed, Ye Meng Jia De knew that something was terribly wrong.