The Skrulls had indeed been insufficiently prepared. Clearly, the person who had devised this plan was not particularly clever either. Setting everything up on-site was bound to drag on for a long time; just activating that entire set of electromagnetic shielding equipment took more than half an hour.
Apocalypse was saying this merely to stall for time.
Loki had long since vanished from the office. Since she was already here, of course she had to play her part. In a situation like this, her greatest use was naturally not clashing head-on with others, but secretly opening portals.
The portals Loki opened were not the portable kind used by human mages. With sufficient divine power, her portals could directly transport three Asgardian main fleets. This was what she had done most often in the military in the past.
Of course, her portals were still not as convenient as the Bifrost. They were only used occasionally when an accident required a detour.
The Skrulls' spatial blockade was practically nonexistent to Loki. If the Three Great Empires had the ability to stop Asgardians from opening portals, they would not be getting bullied by them every day.
Just as the Skrulls were preparing to inspect the goods, a Great Portal quietly opened in a corner of the star system, and a fleet bearing the noble livery of the Shi'ar Empire slowly sailed into the system.
The Shi'ar Empire's commander suspected nothing. Though this was Skrull Empire territory, it was a remote frontier, as isolated as the Milky Way Galaxy. There was unlikely to be any Skrull Empire main force here, and as long as they did not fight the main force, their lives would not be in danger.
The moment they arrived, the Skrull fleet spotted them. The Skrull commander cursed, "Despicable! They actually