Odin had originally intended to send over a few people who understood Outer Gods to coordinate with the gods and drive this thing away. It would certainly cause some trouble, but it would not affect the overall battle.
But what had come was not an Outer God, but a mass of crazed, violent energy that had also happened to tear open a passage for the other two empires. In other words, they would not be facing one Demon God, but the full-force assault of the main armies of the other two empires.
Although the two empires had sent many troops before, they could not be said to have mobilized in full force. It was not that they did not want to, or that they lacked resources. On the contrary, resources were practically all they had.
They had ruled an entire Single Universe for thousands of years. Even if they used the clumsiest possible mining methods, the ore they extracted would be enough to fill several galaxies. Besides, their robot manufacturing technology was highly advanced and consumed little in the way of resources. They could make as many as they wanted.
The reason they had not endlessly mass-produced troops was not because they lacked anything, but because the troops could not get in. The cracks they could open in the barrier of the Nine Realms had limited capacity. No matter how many soldiers they made, it was useless if they could not enter.
But once a larger opening was torn open, they would stuff every last asset they had into it if they could. This was not merely about destroying Asgard. If they could wipe out all the civilizations in the Nine Realms, they could monopolize the World Tree.
The World Tree had given birth to the gods, and though it