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Chapter 153: The Showdown Between Death and Thunder

"Bang bang bang!"

Hela unleashed her signature flying swords.

After restoring her powers, her strength surged, and countless black flying swords filled the air, overwhelming the sky.

It was as though she had activated an unlimited firepower cheat. Even if the Ancient One were present, she would have a hard time contending with this.

After all, even with a shield, a mage is quite vulnerable to such relentless attacks.

The best way to handle this situation would be to also activate an invincibility cheat...

Thor stood motionless, his expression calm.

Hela stared in disbelief as her flying swords collided with Thor's body, making metallic clinks and falling to the ground in sparks.

The Man of Steel was truly formidable!

The soldiers and civilians of Asgard watching from the surrounding stands erupted in cheers.

Loki laughed and said, "Did you see that, Queen Mother? I told you it would be fine!"

He shouted to the audience, "Thor, take her down! How dare she make the great god of mischief kneel? What a disgrace! Finish this madwoman!"

Loki was animated and even seemed a bit unhinged. A few days ago, Hela had nearly frightened him out of his wits.

Loki, unlike Thor, had no blood relation to Hela and harbored no fondness for her. To him, Hela was merely an alien invader threatening their lives.

"Ahem..." Frigga cleared her throat, her gaze sharp as she looked at Loki.

Loki snapped back to reality, realizing his mistake. He slapped himself and forced a smile.

In the arena, Thor remained silent, gazing at Hela with an indifferent expression, silently questioning if that was all she had.

Hela's face darkened. She waved her hands, causing the ground to crack open as several enormous dark green spikes, each tens of meters long, floated beside her.

"Swipe... swipe... swipe..."

The spikes shot through the air, spanning hundreds of meters in an instant, targeting Thor.

This was a devastating attack, consolidating all of Hela's divine power. Even Thor would struggle to endure it without injury.

Thunder crackled around him, illuminating all of Asgard. Thor gathered his energy and struck the foremost spike with a powerful punch.

"Boom..."

A massive explosion reverberated through the sky, and smoke and dust billowed.

In the obscured visibility of the smoke, occasional flashes of lightning and repeated explosions occurred.

Only Hela, close enough to witness, could see that her attack had been completely neutralized.

As she prepared to react, a massive and terrifying bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Hela with immense force.

In the realm of magic, Thor's Thunder Strike matched Hela's death powers.

Divine Thunder was potent magical force , representing wrath of gods , skyfather and ruler of heavens .m

Hela's defenses were overwhelmed, and the lightning broke through her shield instantly.

This was not the newly awakened thunder power, but an attack honed over more than 20 years to near perfection.

The shockwave hurled Hela through the air, sending her crashing into the arena's protective shield with a thunderous impact.

The transparent barrier flickered momentarily and was nearly shattered by the blow.

Thor had exerted significant effort with this full-force attack, and despite his formidable resilience, he was left panting heavily.

…

Outside the arena, Nebula murmured, "No wonder even my father would struggle..."

The sheer force of the lightning strike, combined with Thor's nearly impervious steel body, would indeed be a significant challenge for someone like Thanos!

Nebula's intuition was accurate. Thanos had initially gained the upper hand but failed to penetrate Thor's defenses with his planned fatal strike. The attack was deflected, and he had almost been defeated.

Now, with Stormbreaker, Thanos would likely be outmatched.

"Is it over?" Wanda asked quietly.

Her power was immense, and if she unleashed her full strength, few at the scene could stand against her.

Wanda was a unique case. Her relationship with Thor evolved rapidly, and love at first sight seemed almost instant...

However, she was still somewhat inexperienced in combat and found it challenging to interpret the battle.

Jane Foster, with her divine power, shook her head. "It's not that simple. While the opponent's defense might not match Thor's, her recovery abilities are clearly superior, and her vitality seems almost limitless."

"Then how can they determine a winner?" Wanda asked, her question hitting the core of the issue.

One side had limitless defense, the other limitless vitality—an impossible situation.