And slowly emerging was Loki, holding the Mind Scepter.
He threw back his head and laughed.
He raised both arms.
"Frost Warriors, bathe Asgard in blood!"
As Loki raised his arms and shouted, the deafening cries of Frost Warriors echoed from afar, accompanied by the roars of Frost Beasts.
Screams rang out without end.
Odin watched with his own eyes as the vast, black mass of Frost Giant warriors pressed toward the borders.
The Frost Giant army of Jotunheim! It was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
The hideous, massive Frost Giant monsters roared.
The other Frost Giant soldiers were fully armed as well, every one of them with bloodshot eyes.
Those ferocious frost monsters kept roaring. Each was violent and restless, as though they would tear apart and devour every Asgardian soldier the next moment.
They were valiant in battle, bloodthirsty, and savage.
No one could stand against them.
"Heimdall!"
Odin was furious. He had never imagined that impregnable Asgard could be invaded so easily.
Heimdall was an Asgardian soldier who could see all things and hear everything. As Asgard's guardian, he stood watch over the city gates, keeping all intruders away. He had been one of Odin's most trusted servants.
This was his dereliction of duty.
Could it be—Heimdall, his most loyal servant, had betrayed him too? Odin staggered back several steps and nearly fell.
"I, Heimdall, pledge my loyalty to my king, Loki."
Heimdall respectfully bowed to Loki.
It was not only Heimdall. Even The Three Warriors of the Palace and Sif stood behind Loki. Their attitude made Odin's blood surge in anger.
"Your Majesty, the Frost Giant army has invaded. We can barely hold them off, and traitors have appeared within our ranks. We are under attack from both front and rear."
After making his report,