The moment they saw the corpse, everyone's gazes began moving between one another. The undercurrent surging beneath the silence was on the verge of erupting, and Thor, who was holding Sif's hand, was the first to speak.
"What happened?" Thor's voice was extremely low, and the anger contained within it made the guests present tremble with fear. No one here could bear the wrath of the God King.
Fortunately, today's banquet was not the formal wedding ceremony, merely a feast to welcome guests from interstellar civilizations. The God King and Queen of the Gods would not hold their official ceremony until tomorrow morning. If something like this had happened then, interstellar society would probably have been plunged into another bloody storm.
Yet this incident was already shocking enough. The actual ruler of one of the Three Great Empires of the Universe had died at an Asgardian banquet in front of the leaders of so many civilizations.
Thor's gaze fell on Loki. Schiller also turned to look at Loki, while she lowered her head slightly and said, "I'll investigate immediately."
Those in the know understood what she meant by investigating. She only needed to take a look beyond the universe and trace back along the timeline to see who had acted. At worst, she could go to the Time Variance Authority and have Mobius bring the equipment here to rewind time.
Loki slowly turned around, but just then, a voice rang out. "Wait, Your Highness Loki."
Loki turned back and found that Stark had spoken. Thor's gaze shifted to Stark's face again, while Stark calmly touched his wrist and said, "Shouldn't we first confirm the deceased's identity? She looks like the Shi'ar Queen, Your Majesty, but this is Asgard Palace. There's no reason Your Majesty would die here. Shouldn't we first