The Battle of the Five Armies / Hela, Goddess of Death

However, the seemingly sure strike, as if spatially displaced, hit the fading afterimage, tearing off layers of floorboards from the end of the hundred-meter-long corridor.

Kevin watched as the Dark Elves King, whose body had reformed like particles of light and reappeared a hundred meters away, narrowed his eyes and suppressed his underestimation of his opponent.

The Phasing! It seems this guy has learned something from the laws governing the ether particles.

However, judging from Malekith's condition—leaning against the railing, clutching his chest with his left hand, and looking deathly pale—this exertion was extremely intense and could not be sustained for long.

At this moment, having briefly escaped the malevolent star, Malekith uttered in the language of the Dark Elves with difficulty.

Dozens of small fighter jets, at the cost of more than half their numbers, broke through the low-altitude defenses of the Asgardian Realm and began to bombard Kevin.

Kevin wanted to calculate the trajectories of these aircraft and use his Space Authority annihilate them all.

However, the Dark Elves's fighter jets employ a Phasing technology derived from Aether particles, and their built-in stealth program not only deflects detection but also makes their movements extremely difficult to track.

Kevin was caught off guard and was temporarily entangled by this fearless fighter squadron.

As Malekith staggered backward, the call of his inner power caused him to turn his head to look around the left corner.

As the Golden Palace trembled, ripples spread through the invisible space.

Malekith grinned and withdrew his hand. The ether particles that Phasing vibrated, Frigga's spell shattered instantly, revealing Dr. Jane's astonished figure hidden in the bunker.

Gotcha, you little mouse!

Chapter 862, Section 901: The Battle of the Five Armies

The fighting on the sea was also exceptionally fierce.

Due to the influence of the Ancient Casket, the sea below the Rainbow Bridge Bifrost, has been frozen into a pale ice field.

Dozens of Frost Giants, at least at the level of True God, dealt with the guards and broke out of the ground.

But before they could escape and reunite with the new king who had obtained the Ancient Casket, they ran into the Royal Guard led by the two chief gods Fandral and Sif.

The two sides deployed their formations on the icy plain, and the teams clashed, engaging in a fierce battle. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, staining the pale landscape with patches of crimson.

However, the new king of the Frost Giants, Mimer, atop the high cliff, remained oblivious to this, his gaze never wavering from the sky where flames and lightning clashed.

Back then, during Odinsleep, Loki used his identity as the Frost Giant King to lure Laufey, the king of the Frost Giants, who threatened to crush the Asgardian Realm together.

However, Laufey clearly did not understand the principle that "the kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth," especially since the Frost Giants were not a race that valued family.

In addition, Loki, the so-called Frost Giant King, was an abandoned baby left on the ice plains when Laufey led his tribe in retreat.

The child was adopted by Odin, which was like a life-saving act. If we really compare their worth, how could Laufey, the biological father, possibly replace the king of the gods in Loki's heart?

Therefore, Laufey, who neglected his feelings, was naturally tricked and killed by Loki at Odin's window.

As a result, this invasion severely weakened the Frost Giants.

To prevent the Frost Giants from falling into ruin, Mimer, Frost Giants who had once guarded the Well of Wisdom and had interacted with Odin, was elected as the new king by the people.

Perhaps this king was not the strongest in history, but he possessed the wisdom and caution that the giants lacked.

Therefore, the Frost Giants, burdened with deep-seated national and personal grievances, secretly recuperated under Mimer's leadership, preparing for future revenge.

Now, with the Dark Elves awakening and Surtur's skull sealed in the vault, this is the perfect opportunity for the Frost Giants.

Therefore, Mimer formed an alliance with the Dark Elves, choosing to infiltrate the Asgardian Realm on the day Odin was about to fall into slumber.

Malekith's side focused on disrupting order by starting in the prison; while Mimer and his companions secretly infiltrated the treasure vault, reclaiming not only the [Eternal Winter Coffin], the source of power for the Frost Giants.

Furthermore, Mimer, who was most familiar with all sorts of secrets, took the opportunity to throw the skull of the Fire Giant Surtur into the Eternal Flame, helping him to revive.

Thus, caught in a three-way attack, even with Odin's immense power, he was overwhelmed and in a state of utter chaos.

As expected, Odin, riding his eight-legged winged horse and wielding the Gungnir, showed signs of exhaustion while battling the Fire Giant.

Mimer, who was adept at seizing opportunities and using the chill of the Ancient Casket to immobilize Odin, also posed a significant threat to the god-king.

However, Odin was already in his old age, which coincided with the peak of Asgard power and the time when he was the most proficient god-king in mastering runes.

Gungnir struck, Mimer dodged left and right, not daring to touch its edge. Surtur's towering, mountain-like body was hit, and dark red lava kept falling from it.

However, even when those lava blocks landed, thanks to the blessing of the Eternal Flame, they automatically deformed and solidified into low- to mid-level Fire Giant.

These newly born monsters immediately rushed to the battlefield on the icy plains to intercept the Royal Guard led by Sif and others.

Even so, the fully-formed Flame Giant King Surtur, together with the new Frost Giant King Mimer, could only maintain an undefeated situation.

For a time, the three parties were deadlocked.

At this moment, the Golden Palace is collapsing on a large scale, and buildings are constantly tilting and falling. Queen Frigga and Loki are leading second and third-line troops to cover civilians as they enter underground shelters.

Meanwhile, the fighter jets and Floating Battleship hovering in the sky engaged in fierce battles with the intruding Dark Elves fleet. Amidst the clashing beams of light, flying objects with broken wings and damaged wings continued to fall.

Similarly, the Rainbow Bridge, an important defensive line, was also teeming with troops.

The Heimdall, along with the remaining two of the Warriors Three, Hogun and Volstagg, joined forces to resist the Frost Giants, Fire Giant, and Dark Elves who sought to control the Bifrost.

The invaders, swarming in like ants forming a ladder, were neatly killed by the well-prepared Aesir gods, their corpses kicked off the Rainbow Bridge, becoming remnants of the wandering universe.

Meanwhile, Kevin, in the corridor, relinquished his purest Space Authority, flapping his six wings and unleashing a storm of lightning and flames.

Dozens of fighter jets, prepared for a phantom attack, had their special energy-shifting coatings crumble and their outer armor shattered in the face of this terrifying power.

A small squadron of fighter jets was wiped out by Kevin's sudden wave of his hand and a burst of power, crashing erratically into the palace while billowing black smoke.

A hundred or so Dark Elves soldiers were forced to disembark from their fighter jets mid-air and jump down in a panic.

Kevin sensed a strange spatial fluctuation ahead and an unusual distortion of the material world. Without bothering to clear out the remaining enemies, he immediately flapped his wings and charged forward.

As he rounded the corner, the man's pupils contracted. He saw Malekith, with his severed arm, muttering obscure and difficult elven incantations while pulling upwards with his left hand.

Dr. Jane, whose body was extremely weak and who had collapsed to the ground, had red and black light mist continuously drawn from her body, eventually converging in Malekith's palm.

Aether particles have the ability to warp reality, which is why even Kevin couldn't sense Dr. Jane's presence at first.

However, Malekith, who was almost one with this thing, was able to keep getting closer to the location of the aether particle by relying on his faint senses.

Therefore, even the illusions cast by Frigga, the most powerful sorceress of Asgard, could not conceal the presence of the aether particles.

The intelligence error allowed the Dark Elves King to still find Dr. Jane, who was hiding in the bunker.

As the last stream of aether particles was extracted from Dr. Jane's body, Kevin gripped the hilt tightly and raised the Flame Greatsword high.

In an instant, the six runes of understanding, space, wind, thunder, death, and fire peeled off the wings and were engraved into the sword.

"An-Utu!"

With a roar, a sword swung down, slicing through the solid spatial structure of the Asgardian Realm, giving the illusion that the entire palace had been split in two.

However, at the critical moment, Malekith pounded his chest, and a jet of blood shot into the red and black ether particle cluster.

With the activation of the original host's life force, the ether particles suddenly shone brightly, forming a dazzling red and black mist, and Kevin's sharp attack was repelled.

As the sword light shifted, the entire celestial palace complex was cleaved diagonally, carving out deep trenches.

"I am the flame! I am destruction! I am death!"

"The end of Asgard has come! Tremble, you insects!"

With a rough and frenzied roar, Surtur grew weary of his battle with Odin. He brandished the hundred-foot-long Twilight Sword and plunged it vertically into the heart of Asgard, ready to utterly destroy the palace.

At that moment, Odin leaped off his eight-legged winged horse, his body soaring into the air, forming a straight line with Surtur and a pointed-eared figure behind the monster.

The single eye of the Asgardian God King gleamed with a silvery-white light. Then he lowered his head and gently kissed the tip of the spear, whispering a vow and calling out the weapon's true name in a deep voice.

"Gungnir!"

In an instant, Odin arched his back, creating an astonishing arc, his muscles tensed, his clothes tore, and his entire body resembled a giant slingshot, poised to launch.

Then, the Asgardian God King swung the Gungnir with all his might, like a shooting star piercing the sky, dyeing everything in its path a dazzling golden yellow.

Everyone instinctively closed their eyes, because just one glance at that sharp light seemed to pierce them.

In an instant, Gungnir pierced Surtur's chest, unleashing a ball of inextinguishable flame.

Then, that astonishingly sharp edge pierced diagonally, actually pinning the flowing liquid ether particles between Malekith's fingers deep into the fissures beneath Asar!

But at the same time, Odin, after throwing the spear, instantly became old and frail, his skin loose and dry, and the wrinkles on his face as deep as ravines.

The Asgardian God King's hands hung down, his eyes closed, and his body, as if losing its support, leaned backward and fell from mid-air.

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Chapter 863, Section 902: Hela (Bonus Chapter)

"Humph..."

Seeing Odin fall, the eight-legged winged horse Sleipnis neighed and strode through the air, its wings flapping as it caught the Asgardian God King was about to fall into the sea.

"Protect His Majesty!"

The gods of Asgard seemed to awaken from a dream, and their forces desperately tried to intercept the advance of the three races' enemies while continuously sending reinforcements to the eight-legged celestial horse.

Among them, countless Floating Battleship formed a ring around Pegasus, attempting to protect Odin, with their superior air power.

At this moment, the three enemy races, who were a beat slower to react, also realized that Odin, having been weakened by this, had been forced into the legendary [Odinsleep].

Even the exact time when this god-king will awaken is uncertain, given the severe damage he has suffered.

However, faced with such a golden opportunity to wreak havoc on the Asgardian Realm, the three foreign enemies were powerless to do so.

After Surtur was pierced by the Spear of Eternity, the Eternal Flame within his body was uncontrollably stripped away and sealed.

His towering, mountain-like lava body shrank rapidly, and even with a desperate attempt to retain it, less than half of its devastating power remained.

Clearly, during the long years that the Eternal Flame was sealed in the underground vault, Odin had already tampered with the secret treasures of the Fire Giant.

Similarly, Malekith's newly acquired Aether particles were sealed in the depths of Asar, and he also suffered a severe injury from losing an arm and vomiting blood, causing his strength to plummet and leaving him in a semi-crippled state.

Without the desperate protection of the surrounding Dark Elves soldiers, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle even the Royal Guard of Asar.

With a single sword strike, Kevin cleaved two Dark Elves soldiers in two, their bodies and weapons charred into burning pieces, and charged forward to protect Dr. Jane lay paralyzed on the ground.

The man glanced sideways at Jane Foster, whose breathing was gradually stabilizing and whose face was slightly flushed, and then looked meaningfully at Odin, who was being carried by the eight-legged winged horse.

The reason this Asgardian God King waited until now to make his move was most likely to give Malekith, the Dark Elves King, time to retrieve the Aether particles.

Moreover, once Odin intervened, he completely turned the tide, eliminating the two greatest threats facing Asar, before finally falling into a deep slumber.

Indeed, experience is the best teacher!

Kevin curled the corners of his mouth, exhaled a light breath, and showed a hint of admiration for Odin's precise planning.

At this time, although the King of Asgard was in a deep sleep, the seven core gods—the Warriors Three, Frigga and her two children, Sif, the goddess of fertility—still possessed considerable fighting power.

Moreover, there's Kevin, a near- God King-tier outsider, secretly supporting them.

After the initial chaos of being ambushed, the Asgard forces gradually regained their footing and began to clear out the Frost Giants and Dark Elves roaming the city.

Conversely, as the Eternal Flame within Surtur shrank by half, Malekith suffered a severe injury, losing an arm and his Aether.

Currently, only Mimer, who possesses the Ancient Casket, can shoulder the responsibility and at least contend with Kevin, who is currently at the quasi- God King-tier.

Although the three races chose to act in unison, they still had their own dirty tricks on a daily basis.

Now that the opportunity has been lost, the three kings naturally will not throw their elite troops into this illusory abyss, and each has the intention to retreat.

Thus, the three races fought and retreated, heading towards the exit of the Rainbow Bridge.

"Trying to leave?... Stay here!"

Kevin frowned and snorted coldly, locking his sights on Malekith and thrusting forward.

This Dark Elves King's mischief extends to the Earth, posing the greatest threat to humanity. Naturally, he would choose to eliminate this potential cause of natural disaster first.

As for the messy history between the Asgardian God Clan and the Frost Giants and Fire Giant, let them handle it themselves.

However, despite his wonderful idea, Kevin underestimated the Dark Elves' fearlessness.

The dozens of soldiers who stayed behind to cover the retreat, seeing that the energy beams could not harm Kevin, immediately and decisively dropped their weapons.

Shouting strange Elvish chants, they pulled something from their waists and charged at Kevin, reaching out to grab the scoundrel.

Damn it! Black Hole Grenade!

Kevin noticed the dark, unsightly things around their waists and immediately thought of some kind of insane weapon used by the Dark Elves. He promptly withdrew and retreated.