#787 - The protagonist who hasn't appeared for a long time

Reed turned his gaze towards the direction of the explosion, able to see a slowly collapsing building even without binoculars.

Dust billowed and flames soared, indicating Susan and the others had succeeded.

'Mr. Reed, we succeeded.'

Sure enough, Quentin delivered the good news to Reed via telepathy, marking the completion of the most crucial step in their plan.

'Can you still sense Howard's presence?' Reed flattened his body into a parachute, strapped it to Tandy, and used the storm to carry them a long distance, escaping the Sentinel robot encirclement.

'Very faint, but still there.' Quentin replied after a moment of silence, clearly having just searched for Howard.

'He's out of Stark Tower, now about three blocks away from it, I can send you the exact location.'

'Send it to everyone, Quentin.' Reed transformed again, his upper body becoming a glider, his lower body rotating like a propeller, pushing him and Tandy towards the direction Quentin provided.

Their speed wasn't fast, but definitely better than walking.

"It's the General's turn."

Reed spoke his thoughts aloud to remind his teammate Tandy that it was time for the next step of the plan.

Quentin naturally complied with Reed's suggestion, sending the location he found and Reed's conversation to everyone, saving a lot of explanation time.

Having understood, everyone broke away. Perhaps because the headquarters was gone, the remaining Sentinel robots' behavior became stiff, lacking agility. They could be shaken off with a little effort.

If necessary, they could be destroyed directly, as their action patterns became very simple, making them only slightly harder to deal with than wooden stakes.

…

"Oh?" The Serpent frowned. "Another Worthy has been defeated? Hmm? No."

The Serpent was silent for a moment, then said with an incredulous expression, "Two more Worthy I favored have been defeated, and they were working together!"

"Was it the green giant and the Harpy?" Loki asked.

"That's right." The Serpent nodded. "It's quite unexpected. Midgard has produced so many capable people during my imprisonment."

The Serpent, leaning on his towering hammer, stood up. He was now vastly different from when he first emerged from his seal. The Serpent's muscles bulged, perfectly filling his armor.

Ink-black hair cascaded down his back, paired with his gloomy eyes, making him look like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike.

Even Loki found it hard to connect the current Serpent with the old man from before, they were like two different people.

The Serpent extended his right hand and made a grasping motion in front of his chest. Several purple currents flowed in his palm. Feeling the immense power hidden within, the Serpent finally smiled contentedly.

"My strength has almost recovered. It's time to announce the coming of fear to this world."

"The time for your reign has finally come, Father." Loki bowed.

The Serpent did not respond, but looked towards the distant horizon, saying, "That old man Odin won't be able to sit still either, I can feel the energy of the Rainbow Bridge."

"Notify Hela and the remaining Worthy, the final battle is about to begin!"

…

"Hmm?"

Hela, who was collecting souls, paused. She received a communication from Loki, saying that Asgardian soldiers were coming and they should prepare for the final battle.

This meant nothing to Hela. Her soldiers were all undead, and the more tragic the war, the more soldiers she had. She also didn't care how much the undead were wasted.

Hela couldn't guarantee the same for her other allies, but she was at least doing real work. After all, the more people who died, the better it was for her.

Of course, Hela wasn't stupid. She knew where to contribute and where to slack off. She could have as many undead soldiers as she wanted, but getting her to act personally was another matter.

After all, her original goal was to have the Serpent and Thor injure each other, so she could collect both of their souls.

According to the prophecy, she could gain two high-quality souls even if she did nothing. But Hela was clearly not someone who would be easily satisfied, she also coveted Odin's soul.

That's why she joined the game to help the Serpent. If she could bring Odin down, she would have made a fortune. The thought of that wonderful future made Hela want to laugh.

"Hehe."

Hela covered her mouth and whispered, "No, I can't, I can't laugh yet."

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Hela's terrifying laughter, combined with the dense undead around her, could only be described as shocking.

"Hmm?"

Hela, who was still complacent a second ago, suddenly made a questioning sound. She could sense someone rushing towards her, and at a considerable speed.

"Is it Thor? Or Odin's other children?"

Hela turned to look behind her. After receiving Loki's notification, she naturally assumed that Asgardian reinforcements had arrived, so her first thought was of the Asgardian princes.

But the newcomer clearly exceeded her expectations. What caught her eye was a human she had never seen before?

No, it shouldn't be a human. As the goddess of death, Hela had a natural intuition for beings. She could feel that the being in front of her was definitely not human, although the two looked almost indistinguishable, the power contained within was worlds apart.

Without further ado, the newcomer was Yang Le, who had transformed into a Kryptonian. Just like he said before, there was almost no power on Earth that could deal with Hela, so he had to personally deal with the goddess of death.

Of course, a Kryptonian obviously couldn't defeat Hela either. Rather, more than half of the aliens in the Omnitrix couldn't pose a threat to Hela, even ultimate evolution wouldn't work. After all, Hela was, strictly speaking, the bane of living beings.

But there were always more solutions than difficulties. Yang Le was preparing to try out a piece of equipment he hadn't used in a long time.

Crossing his hands in front of him, white particles gathered on Yang Le's arms, and due to the rapid flight, two long lines of particles trailed in the air.

The transformation effect was maxed out, now it was time to shout the transformation phrase.

"Superman X!"

As soon as the words fell, countless stars burst out from Yang Le's arms, obscuring Hela's vision.