"Laufey... has surrendered."
Odin, who had long been standing by the Bifrost control platform, ready to intervene and rescue them at any moment, could not help but lose himself in thought.
The eye he had lost in battle against the Frost Giants throbbed faintly.
As though reminding him what a troublesome opponent Laufey, the Frost Giant King, had been.
Back then, he had launched a surprise attack on the Frost Giants' temple and seized their clan's Divine Artifact, the Casket of Ancient Winters.
He had then routed the Frost Giants and pursued them all the way back to Jotunheim.
Yet even then, the Frost Giants had refused to submit to his rule.
It was only because he had been unwilling to commit further slaughter and had taken the initiative to seek peace that they had signed a non-aggression treaty.
The Ancient One still wore a calm expression, seemingly full of confidence in Russell.
Yet the occasional flicker in her eyes revealed that she was not as composed as she appeared.
She had not expected Russell to combine Portals with his own talent and use them in such ingenious ways.
Ten Suns Across the Sky, using Jotunheim's ecology to threaten Laufey, was merely a surface display. It was because Russell had not been intent on killing.
The Ancient One saw it clearly. After the Solar Radiation passed through the Portals, Russell had dispersed it once again.
Had Russell not done so, Jotunheim would have faced ten High-Energy Pulse Cannons.
It was said that if Asgard's Bifrost remained open for a prolonged period and unleashed its full power, it could destroy an entire planet. She wondered whether Russell could accomplish the same.
"Heimdall, open the Bifrost and bring Thor and the others back."
Odin was the first to recover, ordering Heimdall.
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