Chapter 243: Failed Mission

Chapter 243: Failed Mission

From the very beginning, Loki's plan to establish the foundational strategic objective of hunting down Thanos was this.

Thus, the objective was achieved, and Bella even managed to destroy one of Thanos's fleets.

From a strategic perspective, as a king, Loki should be pleased.

However, Loki is not yet a king, or rather, he has not ascended to the throne. Although his character and mindset have matured, he still retains a part of his original personality.

Loki has never been a generous person.

On the contrary, he is somewhat petty.

Thanos's various actions humiliated Loki, especially as Thanos managed to escape multiple times despite being pursued by five people, which further shamed him.

Thus, Loki is very angry, extremely angry.

However, he did not blame Thor, Wanda, or others. Leaving Thor aside, he found the rest to be satisfactory in terms of identity, power, and character, considering them his only friends.

Moreover, he participated fully in this battle, and everyone exerted their efforts.

In the siege of Thanos, Wanda, Bella, and Pietro's contributions were perhaps even more significant than his own.

If he were to blame them, what would that make him?

So, Loki directed his fury towards the Grandmaster. If it weren't for this damned guy, Thanos wouldn't have escaped.

Standing beside Thor, looking out of the floor-to-ceiling window at the "Devil's Anus" ahead, Loki gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence: "Grandmaster, he is courting death. He must pay for what he has done."

"His foolishness let an enemy that Asgard should have judged escape."

Loki had marked the Grandmaster as an enemy.

He was already contemplating how to kill the Grandmaster. Loki knew that with his current strength and Asgard's situation, killing the Grandmaster wouldn't be easy, but Loki was always confident. Even without Wanda and the others' help,

Looking far ahead, the Angewomon was too overpowered at the sub-Celestial level. If she summoned it, Thanos wouldn't even have the chance to escape.

A charge from the Angewomon wasn't something a sub-Celestial could react to.

It would be a complete crush.

Thus, Bella and Wanda didn't regard Thanos as an exceptionally high-level threat. Even in a one-on-one fight, they wouldn't fear him.

...

However, what made Thanos troublesome was his scheming nature and the fact that he now possessed the Power Stone.

Combined with his exhibited characteristics, he was a considerable nuisance.

This made Bella somewhat regretful.

This siege battle was essentially a failure.

"This guy is indeed hard to deal with. So, what do we do next?" Pietro, with his hands behind his head, looked relaxed. The chase after Thanos had given him the thrill of battle and pursuit, and his interest in this interstellar journey hadn't waned.

Whether to continue or go home, he didn't mind. Of course, if they continued, that would be better.

He was in no hurry to return.

"Thor, Loki, what about you?" Wanda didn't answer Pietro's question but looked at Thor and Loki.

Thor and Loki glanced at each other, and the former spoke: "The Nine Realms are still relatively peaceful, but we must first return to report this mission to Father. We will follow Father's orders."

They had permission to pursue Thanos.

Failing to capture him, they needed to report the progress, and Odin would decide the next steps. Though they were princes, they couldn't act solely on their own will.

Hearing this, Wanda nodded: "Then you go back first. We might wander in the universe for a while longer.”