Chapter 491 - 491 (1/2)
”We're done for.”
That was the very first thought that popped up in Thor's mind as he stared at the two foreign gods brazenly striding forward ahead of him.
Now they wouldn't have enough time to deal with the Predators stationed in the outskirts or even outwit them before the reinforcement arrived. It would only be a matter of time before Osiris noticed that something was amiss, and when that happened, everything they had planned for would be for naught.
”Why did he do something this stupid?”
Thor was completely unaware that he was seen as the number one dumbass within Asgard while thinking that to himself.
But then...!
”Expand—”
”Expand—”
”Expand—”
Countless clones of Sun Wukong suddenly appeared and aimed with their Ruyi Jingu Bangs.
Ka-boom, booooom—!
And the Predators stationed here at the outskirts were instantly swept aside, but that wasn't even the end of the story yet.
”Strike them down—”
FLASH—!
A bright light flashed in the sky. Right at that moment, Thor ended up muttering a certain name despite thinking to himself there's no way it can be true, ”Somersault cloud.”
[Rain of Thunder]
Rumble, ka-ruuuuumble—!
The roar of thunder continuously rang out.
Thor had heard about this phenomenon before. It belonged to the god of another world who possessed the Godhood of Thunder like himself—a god named Zeus.
”Could it be that man is...?”
No, wait—that didn't seem right. That man introduced himself as Su-hyeun. Therefore, him being Zeus didn't make sense.
Not only that, but his appearance was rather different from Zeus's. That god was supposed to be a blondie old fart, wasn't he?
Although he was confused, Thor knew none of this was important right now.
FLASH—!
Pazzzzzik—
Thor drove the power of thunder into his trusty hammer, Mjölnir. The moment the electrical current enveloped the weapon, he powerfully leaped high into the air.
KA-BOOM—!
He slammed the hammer down, causing the land to tremble like it was hit by an earthquake. The electrical current traveled along the ground, electrocuting the Predators. The high temperature of the electrical charge easily scorched their bodies mercilessly.
Sun Wukong turned to look at Thor, ”Hey, uncle! Who knew, you ain't so bad, after all!”
He then threw an enthusiastic thumbs-up for good measure, followed by an impressed ”Wow!”
Not so bad, he said. What a lukewarm praise that was.
Thor was someone in charge of leading the gods of Asgard, all of them renowned warriors. Yet, he still ended up getting such praise today.
Even so, he didn't feel awkward by it. Honestly, Thor was happy and bitter about this whole situation. The fact that those two were reliable allies had not changed, but then...
”Compared to them, I only amount to this much.”
Su-hyeun was capable of bringing down a storm of thunder from the sky.
And Sun Wukong, employing countless clones wielding Ruyi Jingu Bangs, utterly decimated the Predators.
The hammer that had been accompanying Thor throughout his entire life suddenly felt so small and shabby when he looked at those two as they rampaged.
Ka-boom, kwa-zzzzzzik—!
Thunk, ka-boom—!
The sudden intrusion of Su-hyeun, Sun Wukong, and Thor quickly took care of the Predators found in the outskirts. Betraying the trio's initial expectation, the Predators chose to flee rather than keep fighting.
These creatures must have realized that they stood no chance of victory.
Huff, pant...
Thor spat out ragged, labored breaths while glaring at the fleeing Predators.
It wasn't because he got freshly injured or had been exerting himself for too long. His physical condition had not been excellent, to begin with.
”Aren't you pushing yourself too much?”
Su-hyeun also didn't go after the fleeing Predators.
Only Sun Wukong, still clearly excited, chose to chase after them. Su-hyeun didn't and stayed back.
It had been only around five minutes since the battle had begun. He didn't believe the enemy would figure out the situation and quickly send reinforcements.
Bang, ka-boom—!
The noises of Ruyi Jingu Bang destroying the terrain and crushing the Predators continuously rang out.
Su-hyeun glanced at that before looking away. ”Well, Third Brother needs time to grieve, after all,” he thought to himself.
This would be Sun Wukong's first battle after Master Subhuti's passing.
He truly, innocently enjoyed combat, and while fighting, he had no unnecessary thoughts clouding in mind.
What Sun Wukong needed right now was time. If he got to fight like this a few times more, maybe he might get over his sadness just a little bit.
So, the one Su-hyeun should worry about right now was Thor.
”Looks like my injuries opened up again,” Thor furrowed his brow deeply and pressed down on one of his injuries with his free hand.
That wasn't surprising, however. He lost on a battlefield and almost died as a result. It hadn't even been a couple of hours since he regained consciousness, and his body was still riddled with injuries.
Su-hyeun did cast a healing magic spell on him, but that didn't mean all of Thor's injuries were cured by now. Not to mention, his stamina was also running empty at the moment.
That was his current situation, yet he still activated his Godhood of Thunder and fought against the Predators. It would've been far stranger for his injuries not to act up again.
”I'll be fine after taking a short rest. This much is nothing to me,” Thor said while straightening his back.
What a monstrous physique he had. Back when Su-hyeun and Sun Wukong discovered him under the rubble, him still being alive seemed like a miracle, yet he was up and moving in no time at all.
This happened so naturally that even Su-hyeun had briefly forgotten that Thor had been heavily injured.
”It might be for the best if you sit out of the future fights, at least for a little while,” said Su-hyeun.
”No, I'm really fine, so I can—”
”You might be feeling fine now, but there's a chance that you won't be later. What will you do when we run into Osiris later, and your body's condition is no different from now?”
Su-hyeun's persuasion worked like magic.
After listening to that advice, Thor stopped forcing himself and plopped down on the ground, ”I understand.”
”Hey, little brother—!”
When the duo waited around on the same spot, Sun Wukong finally returned while riding on Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Land—
”Those punks, I don't think they want to fight anymore,” Sun Wukong lightly landed back on the ground and smacked his lips while sounding rather rueful about something.
Even if he enjoyed fighting, that was only when there were opponents worth fighting against, and they desired to fight in the first place. The Predators were too busy running away at the moment as if they no longer wanted to fight back.
In the end, Sun Wukong couldn't enjoy fighting anymore and had to come back.