# 1299
Chapter 1299
Chapter 1300: Loki's Scheme
The moment Thor saw that smile, his heart sank.
But at this point, he had no other choice. Countless divine lights around him surged into the sky, while the Loki faction's gods guarding the Sacred Relic Square swiftly gathered around Loki, forming a protective circle around him.
"Seizing the chaos for a sneak attack... Thor, have you only learned such low-down tactics?"
Boundless light rippled outward from Baldur. He looked down at the grim-faced Thor and mocked, "Shut your filthy mouth! Baldur!"
A deafening roar came from the front. War God Tyr, gripping his longsword in one hand, tore through the Sea of Light beneath Baldur's feet, his blade pointing directly at his throat.
Baldur coldly snorted. Twelve radiant rings of divine light rose from behind him as he transformed into a streak of light, colliding head-on with War God Tyr. The earth quaked and the heavens trembled!
Similar scenes unfolded across every corner of the sky above the Sacred Relic Square. Asgard's two most powerful factions had finally engaged in a true internal war. Countless divine lights swept and collided, nearly tearing the entire sky apart.
The aftershocks of the divine battle shook the Sacred Relic Square until it teetered on the brink of collapse. Lin Qiye stood alone at the edge, feeling as if countless boulders were pressing against his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.
"Miles!"
From not far away, the expression of the 22nd contestant gripping the Royal Scepter was equally grim. Braving the terrifying pressure from above, he stumbled to Lin Qiye's side. "They're fighting! Should we take this chance to escape?"
Like Lin Qiye, the 22nd contestant had also been brought here by Thor. After all, in such a large-scale divine battle, if the Scepter could be used well to weaken some of the Loki faction's gods, it would be a game-changing trump card!
But the 22nd contestant wasn't stupid. In this chaotic battlefield, simply maintaining his own safety was difficult enough. If he were to use the Scepter to absorb the divine power of the Loki faction's gods at this moment, he would absolutely become the target of all attention!
Under the encirclement and slaughter by the Loki faction's gods, his chances of survival would be near zero.
Absorb it, and he would be killed by the Loki faction's gods surrounding him. Don't absorb it, and Thor's gods would definitely settle scores with him afterward... Only the 22nd contestant himself knew how difficult his position was.
Therefore, he desperately wanted to seize this opportunity and leave.
Lin Qiye, who was fully focused on the battlefield, caught a glimpse of the 22nd contestant beside him from the corner of his eye. A spark of inspiration flashed through his mind, and his eyes narrowed slightly...
"Miles?" The 22nd contestant, seeing no response from Lin Qiye, anxious said, "If we don't run now, they'll finish soon!"
"Such a large-scale divine battle won't end that quickly." After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye said seriously, "You're right. Now that the Norse Gods are caught in chaos, this is our best chance to escape..."
Hearing these words, the 22nd contestant's eyes immediately brightened. "You have a plan!?"
"I do!" Lin Qiye said calmly. "I've already found out where Thor hides the Sacred Rainbow Sword. As long as we can steal the Sacred Rainbow Sword in the chaos and open Bifröst, we can return to the mist!"
"You know where the Sacred Rainbow Sword is?" The 22nd contestant's face lit up with joy. "Where is it?"
"Behind the throne in Thor's temple."
"Alright! Let's go get the Sacred Rainbow Sword, then leave this place!"
The 22nd contestant glanced at the chaotic battle of the gods in the sky, gritted his teeth, and directly turned to leave the Sacred Relic Square, racing toward Thor's temple!
The 22nd contestant's sudden betrayal naturally drew the attention of some Thor faction's gods, but at such a time, even if they saw him, they were too busy to catch a fleeing proxy.
Lin Qiye watched the 22nd contestant's departing figure, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.
There was still no word from Great Xia. In this situation, if he could make good use of the 22nd contestant and let him open Bifröst, he could complete his mission while also having room to maneuver if the 22nd contestant failed.
To put it bluntly, Lin Qiye now needed someone to走在前面趟雷 (walk ahead and test the waters), and the 22nd contestant was the perfect candidate.
Just as Lin Qiye was about to follow behind the 22nd contestant, a sudden change occurred in the sky!
Thor, carrying a terrifying thunderstorm sea, carved a bloody path through the gods. He let out a low roar, his lightning-surrounded eyes fixed死死 (intensely) on Loki suspended in the air. His figure blurred and he shot forward!
"Loki!!" Thor's form crossed the sky in an instant, his fist heading straight for Loki's face!
"My dear Thor, you're still as foolish as ever."
Loki's narrow eyes gazed smilingly at the approaching Thor and said leisurely, "Did you really think I would attempt to break through to the Supreme while at such a place?"
Snap—!
Loki raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Countless fine black threads condensed from nothingness, quickly wrapping around his form.
Also wrapped by these black threads was Si Xiaonan, whose head hung low nearby.
In that instant, the divine power that had been rising continuously from Loki came to an abrupt halt. The threshold of the Supreme realm that had nearly shattered began to gradually return to its original state, as if it had never appeared.
Seeing this, Thor's pupils contracted sharply. "'Trick'? Was everything just now fake?! You never actually stepped onto the threshold of the Supreme?!"
"If I hadn't done this, how could I have gotten such a big fish on the hook?" Loki said with a mocking smile.
Countless black threads coiled around him. The sky, which had looked like it had been stained with ink, visibly became transparent. In the howling wind, the magnificent robes around Loki fluttered as he slowly raised both hands.
"Enjoy this divine battle, Thor. When everything settles...
I... have become Supreme."
The next moment, both Loki and Si Xiaonan, surrounded by "Trick," simultaneously vanished from their locations!
Loki's disappearance made Thor's chest nearly burst with rage. Clearly, from the very beginning, Loki had never intended to attempt the breakthrough to Supreme here. That performance was merely to draw Thor's and the other gods' attention, and to use this divine battle to delay them all here.
He had long since set up "Trick" in another location, and that place... was where he truly intended to attempt the breakthrough to Supreme!
No one knew where Loki had chosen to make his stand. Finding him now would already be too late. What's more, the moment Loki left, several gods moved to surround this area, seemingly determined to trap Thor here.
Thor roared, lightning flickering in his eyes. He abruptly turned his head to look down at the Sacred Relic Square below. A thunder-like sound exploded in the air:
"Miles!! However you must do it!! Find Loki's location!!"
Loki's whereabouts were unknown, and the only countermeasure Thor's side had was Lin Qiye's prophecy.
Lin Qiye, who had been about to leave, heard Thor's voice and his steps faltered. Just as he was debating whether to leave or stay, a ghostly figure emerged behind him...
Bang—!!
A pale hand pierced directly through Lin Qiye's heart.
Hela, Queen of the Underworld, had somehow already stood behind Lin Qiye. Her cold eyes squinted slightly:
"Prophecy? Heh... After suffering a loss in the Underworld once, did you really think we wouldn't be prepared this time?"