Although they were father and son, there was not the slightest warmth between the two upon meeting.
There wasn't even the pretense of polite small talk.
Laufey completely looked down on Loki as his son.
Ever since Loki was born, his smaller stature compared to other Frost Giants led Laufey to conclude that this child would only become his disgrace.
If it weren't for Odin, Loki, as an abandoned infant, would have been eaten by wild Beasts near the temple a thousand years ago.
Even though Loki now controlled the authority of Asgard, Laufey hadn't changed his opinion.
He only wanted to retrieve the casket of ancient winters from Loki and lead his kin back to Jotunheim.
After that, their father-son relationship could be completely severed.
As for Loki, he hated his biological father to the bone.
In his original plan, he had superficially agreed with Laufey that Laufey would kill Odin, helping Loki become the true God-King.
But behind the scenes, his real plan was to personally kill his biological father in front of his adoptive mother, Frigga, to prove his absolute loyalty to Asgard.
However, now, he had changed his mind.
He didn't want his biological father, who had abandoned him, to die so easily, so... before killing him, why not make use of him one last time!
"Listen, if you want to get the casket of ancient winters, you must do one more thing for me."
"What is it?" Laufey asked, confused.
"Go to Midgard now and bring a mortal named Peter Parker before me," Loki said arrogantly, holding the casket of ancient winters in his hands.
"I don't care what means you use to accomplish this, as long as you bring him here, this thing is yours."
"This is different from our initial agreement."
"So what? This thing is in my hands now. If you want it, you must do as I say," Loki said with an arrogant expression.
The way Laufey looked at Loki was definitely not how a father looked at his child, but he still took a deep breath before speaking:
"You must promise me this is the last time you change the price!"
"Of course~" Loki said yes, but what he thought in his heart was...
Of course it's not the last time. Otherwise, why do you think I'm called the God of Mischief?
After giving Loki a deep look, Laufey ultimately chose to comply:
"Warriors, let's go."
Watching the retreating figure of Laufey leading the Frost Giant army away, Loki couldn't help but lick his lips.
Damn mortal, since you don't respect the heir of the two God-Kings, then let me see how capable you really are—can you defeat the Frost King just like Odin!
...
Accompanied by the light of the Bifrost Bridge, The Warriors Three descended.
Although Thor had been stripped of his divine power at this moment, Sif, as Thor's playmate since childhood, still managed to locate Thor using her excellent perception.
"Thor!"
Thor, trapped in the quarantine area, heard the familiar voice and saw the familiar faces of the four, instantly springing up from the ground as if he had been injected with adrenaline.
"How did you all get here?"
Thor rushed to the edge of the quarantine area, stretching out his hand, wishing he could immediately embrace them.
Volstagg stepped forward, his large, muscular arm instantly bending the iron bars of the cell. Then he laughed and clapped Thor on the shoulder with such force that Thor nearly fell apart.
"Of course we came to take you back to Asgard! My old friend!"
"But... I'm completely unqualified. I angered my father to death and was permanently exiled as a condition of the truce..."
The excitement in Thor's eyes quickly faded, leaving only utter dejection.
"Perhaps you should leave immediately too, before anyone discovers you snuck out to see me."
"Thor, you've been tricked!" Hogun couldn't help but speak, exposing Loki's lie.
"That's right! Loki tricked you!"
Sif concisely revealed what Loki had been doing in Asgard:
"The All-Father has merely fallen into a deep sleep, but Loki used this opportunity to seize power extensively. He wants to be king; he wants to be the sole ruler of Asgard!"
Thor was completely stunned after hearing this.
Loki... tricked him?
His father wasn't dead!
This amount of information was too much, making him unsure whether to be happy or angry for a moment!
Just as he didn't know how to face this issue, Hogun spoke with a sincere expression:
"Thor, wake up. If you can't return to Asgard and lead us to overthrow that guy, Asgard will ultimately be destroyed by Loki's hands!"
Hogun's words finally brought Thor back to his senses. He shouted in anger:
"Does he think he can deceive everyone? I'm going back to Asgard right now. I'm going to expose his lies in person!"
As Thor spoke, he was about to rush out.
But at that moment, he stopped his steps. His gaze involuntarily glanced at Jane Foster, who was detained not far away.
That mortal girl gave him warmth and trust when he was at his lowest point. He couldn't just leave like this.
"Can you also save that girl?"
Thor pointed in Jane Foster's direction, his tone laced with a hint of pleading.
Sif and The Warriors Three exchanged glances. Although they were somewhat confused why Thor was so fixated on a mortal girl, they ultimately nodded.
"Alright, since it is Thor's request, we shall comply."
Volstagg thumped his chest, appearing utterly righteous.
However, before they could make a move, an annoying voice came from not far away.
"I regret to inform you that on Earth, breaking out of prison is not permitted, oh!"
Before the voice faded, Peter's figure appeared silently before them, looking exactly like a dean of discipline cornering a truant student behind the school wall.
Seeing someone dare to obstruct them, the expressions of The Warriors Three instantly darkened.
"mortal, you should not meddle in the affairs of gods."
Volstagg let out a cold snort and approached Peter like a wild bull, tapping Peter's shoulder repeatedly with a finger as thick as a carrot:
"What I mean is, you are utterly unqualified!"
Facing Volstagg's mockery, before Peter could make a move, the loyal mjolnir flew over at lightning speed as a streak of light.
The Meow-Meow Hammer was as fast as a meteor, striking Volstagg's large belly at a speed Sif and the others couldn't react to at all.
The terrifying impact sent Volstagg's robust body tracing a perfect parabola through the air.
Then, accompanied by a series of loud 'boom boom' sounds, his body consecutively smashed through walls, dragging long trenches on the ground.
Suffering such a heavy blow completely unprepared, even Volstagg, the thickest-skinned among The Warriors Three, could not bear it.
He didn't even have time to let out a scream before he let out a 'hiccup' sound, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Successfully acquiring high-quality, infant-like sleep...
And Peter, under the stunned gazes of Sif and the others, and Thor's heartbroken look, gently patted the body of mjolnir:
"What a fine hammer~ I'm growing more and more reluctant to give you back to someone."