"Boom--"
"Rumble!!!!"
Deafening explosions echoed across the heavens and earth.
The magnificent golden halls of the celestial palace were consumed by the flames of war and smoke everywhere.
The people of Asgard were shouting, roaring, and despairing...
Thor, the God of Thunder and their revered crown prince, was nailed to the highest building of the celestial palace, his blood staining the golden architecture crimson.
"Boom!"
A golden tower of Asgard shattered, and a terrifying four-color energy beam swept across the air, reducing all things to nothingness.
"Bang!"
A black longsword flew from the distant sky, colliding with that four-color light of destruction and instantly causing it to dissolve and scatter.
"You old immortal, you only let me out during a desperate crisis like this."
A tall woman clad entirely in dark green robes and wearing a spider-shaped helmet cursed angrily; this person was none other than Hela, the Goddess of Death.
"We can discuss matters later. Deal with the immediate crisis first," Odin said with a cold gaze.
"Bah! You old immortal, normally I get locked up, but when trouble strikes you throw me into the fray. You are truly despicable." The Goddess of Death Hela let loose an endless stream of curses.
Odin said not a word, watching the enemies high in the sky. He did not worry in the least that Hela would hold back her strength.
Because Hela's source of power came from Asgard, she wanted Asgard's destruction less than anyone else, and his worry at the moment was how to repel the enemies who were invading Asgard.
The people attacking Asgard were none other than Thanos.
Odin's power at the single-universe level could be called invincible, so naturally this was not someone Thanos could defeat to storm into Asgard and wreak havoc.
The only reason this