Creak—
At that moment, Rorschach, a Blood Scythe in one Vibranium hand, abruptly stopped his mag-boots.
He lowered his head and glanced down at the elite Cursed Warrior, whose death had been thoroughly confirmed, then quickly raised his gaze to Heimdall's towering form.
"Heimdall, how many survivors are left in Asgard? Is Queen Frigga still alive?"
Rorschach asked the question that concerned him most, his expression calm.
Upon hearing the question, Heimdall first nodded toward Rorschach. Then, he forcefully pulled the massive greatsword from the shattered head and planted its bloodstained tip against the ground.
"Lord Rorschach, thank you once again for your tremendous support of Asgard. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for us to escape this unforeseen disaster. Queen Frigga is physically unharmed, although she has suffered some mental shock."
"As for how many survivors remain in Asgard... once we discovered that the spreading undead plague could no longer be controlled, we immediately relocated all uninfected survivors into Odin's Vault, relying on a portion of the power left behind by Odin, King of Gods, to protect the people of Asgard."
"Even so, fewer than ten thousand Asgardians remain by rough estimate. It is all thanks to those utterly vicious Dark Elves. Asgard is not much different from a people on the verge of extinction!"
Sorrow unconsciously surfaced in Heimdall's deep eyes, which radiated a magnificent gleam, as he spoke in a low voice.
Rorschach, listening to his words, was temporarily at a loss for what to say.
The Asgardians had never been numerous to begin with, numbering only several hundred thousand before this.
After all, one of the side effects of a long lifespan was an extremely low reproductive rate.
Now that fewer than ten thousand remained, and after subtracting the elderly and children, perhaps only around a