Chapter 376: Chapter 376: The Fall of Laufey
At this point, Barry Allen truly felt the helplessness that Pietro had experienced before. If Barry had been accustomed to using weapons, dealing with the Frost Giants might have been simpler…
However, both Barry Allen and Pietro, speedsters who were not keen on using weapons against enemies, could have significantly enhanced their combat abilities with the right weapons, provided that the weapons were of high quality and could withstand the stress from their accelerated speeds and effectively damage their opponents!
Facing the Frost Giants, whom he couldn't directly touch, Barry fell silent for a moment but didn't give up. Even though the situation was becoming clearer, it was evident that Barry didn't want to just stand by and watch. After some observation, he spotted Tony Stark's scattered armor pieces.
In the battle with the Frost Giants, Tony Stark's armors inevitably suffered wear and tear. However, the Frost Giants capable of completely obliterating Tony Stark's armors were few, so eventually, Barry found some sharp fragments of the armor suitable for his use…
With a swoosh, Barry vanished from the spot. The Frost Giant, previously struck twice by Barry, looked around warily. It hadn't seen where Barry was, but was mysteriously attacked, thus still assuming Barry was nearby, ready to continue his assault.
Although Barry's strength and destructive power did not surpass the Frost Giant's, his speed was unquestionably faster. Despite the ground being icy and the surrounding area filled with cold air, the double influence only served to make Barry even faster!
With another swoosh, while the Frost Giant remained on guard, Barry successfully picked up a piece of the armor and charged at the Frost Giant.
"Crack!"
It must be said, the material of Tony Stark's armor was quite something. Even though it was now shattered, the hardness and sharpness of the armor fragment were still sufficient. With Barry's speed, the fragment successfully sliced the Frost Giant in half, causing it to fall to the ground like shattered ice, lifeless.
However, the armor fragment in Barry's hand was not undamaged. After cutting through the Frost Giant, it quickly frosted over, forcing Barry to swiftly throw it to the ground.
"A bit troublesome, but manageable. There are plenty of armor fragments over there!" Barry muttered as he discarded the armor fragment. Although it had become a disposable weapon, there were still many fragments around, providing Barry with a direction to counter the Frost Giants!
As Barry found his way to combat the Frost Giants, their already disadvantaged situation became even more difficult to contain. The Frost Giants, initially outnumbering Tony Stark's Iron Legion, were now losing faster…
These were the elite warriors of the Frost Giants, losing their lives on Earth, leaving their race weakened and struggling to survive in Jotunheim.
However, the invaders deserved such a fate.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Laufey's disadvantage became increasingly apparent. Initially, he could use his larger stature to block attacks from the giant ape, Robert. But as the battle progressed, the wounded Laufey began to shrink in size, from being ten meters taller than Robert to now being shorter…
The true strength of the Frost Giants clearly correlated with their height. Thus, as Laufey shrank, the gap in strength between him and Robert grew larger!
Realizing this, Laufey inevitably began to panic. While he had been defeated before, those times were in Jotunheim, his territory, where he could use home-field advantage to survive.
But this time was different. Now on Earth, at his lowest point of strength and facing Robert, he was quickly losing the ability to fight back, and he had no trump cards left to survive against Robert…
Initially, Laufey had hoped his people would retrieve the Casket of Ancient Winters to restore his peak strength and crush Robert. Unfortunately, as time passed and he grew weaker, his people still hadn't brought back the Casket.
Laufey began to regret, realizing that his kin might also have encountered difficulties on Earth, a place more dangerous than he had imagined…
He even wondered if Asgard's declaration of no longer protecting Earth meant there were enough strong beings on Earth to no longer need Asgard's protection. If so, Laufey's rash decision to come to Earth to seize the Casket and attempt to conquer the planet was laughably foolish.
Moreover, Laufey remembered that the Casket was originally taken by King Odin of Asgard. He had tried to steal it back since it related to his strength and the rise of the Frost Giants.
Although each theft attempt had failed, the Casket had always been sensed in Asgard's Royal Treasury. How could it appear on Earth now? Could it be that Earth had defeated Asgard and taken the Casket?
Facing the increasingly dire battle situation, Laufey's thoughts began to drift, a grave mistake in combat, especially when distracted against Robert.
With a bang, Robert's huge fist pierced Laufey's chest
, and a burst of frost power gathered on Robert's arm, a retaliatory ability of Laufey's race. Despite this, Robert's arm started to freeze.
This wasn't the first time Laufey used this ability; every collision had triggered it against Robert, but previously, the frost hadn't significantly affected Robert, being blocked by his energy.
This time, however, perhaps due to Laufey's worsening injuries, his retaliatory power had strengthened. Even with the energy block, Robert's arm was still freezing, his muscles and cells continuously damaged by the ice!
However, compared to Laufey, who now had a gaping hole in his chest, Robert's injuries were minor.
With a puff, Robert had a way to deal with this. A burst of flames ignited on his arm, not only destroying the affected muscles and cells but also immediately halting the spreading cold.
More importantly, the powerful flames didn't stop at merely containing the cold but erupted, burning into Laufey's chest!
With a sizzle, a large amount of steam and frost emerged from Laufey's chest along with his screams of agony.
Previously, despite being repeatedly injured by Robert, Laufey had never screamed. But now, he couldn't help it as the flames were bursting and scorching every inch of his body. The physical structure of the Frost Giants, undoubtedly different from humans and denser, perhaps thrice that of an Asgardian, meant that even a chest wound wasn't necessarily fatal. The best way to kill a Frost Giant was to shatter their bodies since they, like most beings, required a physical form to live.
At this moment, the explosive flames released by Robert were directly damaging Laufey's bodily integrity, similar to how the cold was spreading from Robert's arm to his body, a continuous process of destruction. And since Robert's arm was still embedded in Laufey's chest, there was no way for Laufey to completely suppress or expel this bursting flame unless he could remove Robert's arm…
Far away, the Martian Manhunter, already keeping a distance, now moved even further away as Robert's explosive flames made him extremely uncomfortable.
Although he had previously experienced Robert's flames, the Martian Manhunter could tell that the flames now were many times more potent than before!
If the Martian Manhunter had retreated from Robert's flames before due to a psychological shadow or fear, the flames Robert now wielded were genuinely threatening to him!
"How terrifying these flames are! From the looks of it, it seems he's going to win? So easily? He hasn't even suffered much in this fight, just a slight injury to his arm…" the Martian Manhunter thought as he watched Laufey scream and struggle in vain to escape the explosive flames and Robert's grasp.
However, the global cooling effects brought by the previous frost mist weren't so easily mitigated, even if Earth possessed strong adaptive capabilities. It would take some time for the weather to normalize, and while those who were ill might still have a chance for recovery, those who had died could never return...
Even fire-powered superhumans couldn't help Earth warm up again, despite their strength possibly affecting the climate. To do so rashly could lead to even more severe changes.
"Who exactly are you? You can't be just a normal person…" On the other side, as Laufey continued to shrink and scream, ultimately being held in Robert's palm and wrapped in flames, he stubbornly resisted the power of the explosive flames and asked Robert through gritted teeth.
"Want to know?" Robert looked at Laufey in his hand, his face twisting into a fierce smile, and said, "Unfortunately, I'm not going to tell you, little bug. You will die with your regrets!"
With that, as Robert's words fell, the explosive flames in his hand grew even stronger. Laufey, already struggling desperately, now couldn't hold on any longer. His body became smaller and smaller, and soon, it was almost impossible to see him in Robert's hand.
Just as the Buddha once trapped the Great Sage under the Five-Finger Mountain, only here, the giant Saiyan in his palm burned the King of Frost, unfortunately, this King of Frost wouldn't be pressed under the mountain for five hundred years…
With a pop, as Laufey's body shrank further, Robert suddenly clenched his hand, crushing Laufey's body on the spot. At the same time, Robert's fist, like a blazing sun, surged with terrifying flame power, completely extinguishing Laufey's last vestiges of life!
For someone who had come to Earth with ill intentions, causing the planet's climate to go awry, Robert didn't want to leave him any chance, not even a bit of information. Better to let him die with hatred and dissatisfaction!
It must be said, Laufey probably never expected to actually die here, without even leaving a proper last word, and without a chance to worry about the
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