Steve Chapter 157

Due to Loki's intense speech,

Thor ultimately gave up taking him to Muspelheim.

But just like when they went to Vanaheim before, the task of finding the hidden passage still had to be entrusted to him.

There was no other way, even though Fang Mo possessed the Space Stone, he didn't have the exact coordinates of the Flame Realm. So, he had to familiarize himself with the terrain first.

Loki was indeed quite afraid of Fang Mo, especially after witnessing his true power.

So, he quickly led the two to a concealed spatial passage. This spatial passage was also hidden within the crevices of the sea's surface. When Thor and Fang Mo passed through this crevice, they instantly arrived in a world that was like hell.

There was almost no sign of life here.

The land was dotted with numerous rugged black mountains, as well as many complex intersecting fissures.

Lava flowed like rivers here, gushing out from the volcano's mouth and gradually converging to form one magma lake after another.

There were almost no visible sources of light in the sky, and the whole world appeared dim and yellow.

The only visible sources of light were the numerous pools of magma on the ground.

The air composition was also very poor, various toxic gases mixed together, along with the yellowish high-temperature dust that permeated the surroundings. An unprecedented pungent sulfur smell hit their faces.

"Goodness, what's that smell?"

Just after arriving in Muspelheim, Fang Mo couldn't help but remark, "Did I use essence berries to treat my rhinitis? Or did I go swimming in an outhouse? Even Laoba's stinky tofu doesn't smell this bad, right?" 

"Indeed... it's a bit nauseating..."

Thor also couldn't help pinching his nose, "But after all, Muspelheim is the realm of fire. Apart from the Fire Giants, it's not suitable for other creatures..."

Before he could finish speaking, a strange sound suddenly came from the ground.

Suddenly, strange creatures emerged from these charred crevices. They looked like monkeys made of ash and rubble, completely unlike carbon-based life forms. They emitted strange roars and rushed towards the two.

Upon seeing this, Thor immediately threw his hammer.

Mjolnir arced through the air, instantly smashing more than ten of these strange creatures. Then it flew back into his hand, a burst of lightning erupted, shattering the remaining ones into fragments on the ground.

"So, are these also Fire Giants?"

Fang Mo looked at Thor and asked.

"Sort of?" Thor scratched his head and then gave what he thought was a clever idea, "Anyway, everything here is under Surtur's control, so maybe these things are his underlings."

"Do you know where Surtur is?"

Fang Mo asked.

"Not very clear." Thor shook his head and then thought for a moment, giving what he believed to be a brilliant suggestion, "But if we can cause some commotion, Surtur should be attracted to us."

"So, apart from being impulsive, you really don't have any other ideas, do you?"

Fang Mo couldn't help but facepalm.

"How can you say it's impulsive?" Thor defended himself, "This should be called... um... the valor and glory of warriors."

"Please, just stop."

Fang Mo immediately saw through his pretense, "Next time if you encounter these things, remember to keep one alive for me to talk to."

"Huh?"

Thor was puzzled, "These guys are all elemental spirits. Can you really communicate with them?"

"Just give it a try."

Fang Mo shrugged.

And just at that moment, a bunch of strange creatures quickly approached.

Their appearance was entirely made of rock, and faint orange-red lava light could be seen inside. Their size wasn't that big, about two meters or so. At the moment, they were angrily pounding their chests and charging towards the two.

"Hmm? Malphite?"

Seeing the appearance of these creatures, Fang Mo suddenly showed a surprised expression.

However, before he could do anything, Thor threw his hammer again. Honestly, he was quite effective at dealing with these small creatures, especially since they were made of stone, and he was wielding a hammer, so it was quite effective. He quickly killed a large group.

But this time, Thor remembered Fang Mo's request.

He left one brown stone person alive.

"While I think these things might not be able to communicate, you can try," after dealing with the other stone creatures, Thor pointed to a stone person not far away, "Do you need to use magic?"

"No need, let me handle it."

Fang Mo waved his hand and walked over directly.

When the stone person saw Fang Mo approaching, it seemed to pause for a moment, but then it raised its hand to attack. However, Fang Mo pointed his hand, and a gravitational ray instantly tore off its arm.

"Do you know Surtur?"

Looking at the stone person in front of him, Fang Mo tentatively asked.

"...?"

The stone person was originally about to continue attacking.

However, after hearing Fang Mo's words, it seemed to hesitate.

"You... enemy..."

Quickly, the stone person slowly spoke in a very foolish voice, "Kill... you..."

"Fang Mo, can this guy communicate?"

Seeing the situation, Thor also curiously asked, and this stone person suddenly caught Thor's attention. With its remaining arm, it waved and threw a disc-shaped stone toward Thor.

"Wow, it even learned to throw a tire."

Fang Mo chuckled, but then he had a thought. He activated Steve's ability, turning himself into a stone person over two meters tall.

"...?"

The stone person on the opposite side was stunned upon seeing this.

"You see, I'm Malphite too," Fang Mo spread his hands, "Now, can you tell me where Surtur is?"

"Under... ground..."

This stone person's intelligence indeed seemed low, probably the whole species shared a single brain or something similar. It spoke very foolishly, "Throne... Lord Surtur... waiting..."

As it spoke, the stone person also pointed in a direction.

"Oh, okay."

Fang Mo nodded, and then he instantly turned back to his original form.

"???"

The stone person on the opposite side was confused again, and this time it even scratched its head in a somewhat human-like manner.

But Fang Mo couldn't be bothered to continue talking to it. He simply pinched his hand, and a gravitational field directly crushed it into a dense stone ball. Then he turned and walked in a direction.

"Fang Mo, how did you do that?"

Seeing this, Thor quickly came over, "Just now, you were actually chattering with the stone like that. Are there languages in this world that you don't know?"

"Does C count?"

Fang Mo replied while walking, "If it does, then I don't understand Java either. Otherwise, I would have made a mod myself and released a harem mod first..."

"C language? What's that?"

Thor didn't seem to have a good grasp of Earth knowledge and curiously asked.

"Well..." Fang Mo originally wanted to explain, but just as they passed over a small hill, they were suddenly blocked by a huge sea of magma. The scalding lava continuously emitted bubbles, and the rolling heat even distorted the air.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this vast sea of magma that couldn't be seen at a glance, Fang Mo's eyes suddenly lit up.