The leaders of the Three Great Empires exchanged glances, feeling that they had arrived at the same conclusion. Could it be that the news they had spread earlier—that Asgard intended to attack the World Tree—had made Thor disregard the danger these people posed and decide to forcibly drag Earth into this?
The more they thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Asgard had always been strong offensively but weak defensively. The World Tree was not without weaknesses, and all three empires possessed rule-based weapons. Even when Odin had been on the throne, he had not dared to confront the Three Great Empires head-on.
Now it was Thor's turn, yet he had happened to inherit the throne just as the Three Great Empires were fighting each other. All three sides were pressuring him to take a stance; the pressure was unimaginable. But Asgardians were stubborn by nature, and the God King was the most stubborn of them all—hard bones who would rather perish together with their enemies than ever bow their heads.
The Three Great Empires were now like nuclear powers, while Asgard fell somewhat short. Asgard had always relied on individual combat strength. The Bifrost was powerful as well, but it could not compare to the Three Great Empires' ultimate weapons—it was like one side having nuclear bombs while the other only had conventional missiles.
And there were not even many of those conventional missiles, because the Bifrost needed charging and warming up, and excessive use could cause it to overheat. Other than the Bifrost, their only weapon of mass destruction was the God King himself. Though both of Asgard's God Kings were currently in good condition, it was still not enough to take on the Three Great Empires head-on. Even if they somehow won in the end, the