Prewar Meeting / The Plan Is Finalized

But that was contingent on first pulling Odin from the throne.

Otherwise, that little brother could use the Allfather's authority to limit his resurrection and seal him away again.

Even now, he still could not understand it. With Odin's abilities, he should have known how to anchor his life to the core of the divine realm. Why had he not done so?

Instead, he had allowed his body to grow old and sat waiting for death. To The Serpent, it was simply inconceivable.

But it also reinforced his belief that only he was worthy of becoming Asgard's king. From now on, he would rule the entire divine realm forever. Beyond the Nine Realms, he could even consider expanding his territory further.

"Namor, the other Sky Hammer Venerables will soon be in position. You should go handle your own affairs as well."

"Yes, Divine Lord."

With that, Namor flew away.

The Serpent returned to the sea. He would guide his emissaries and have them bring him even more of the power of Fear.

"Thor, and that strange human..."

A few days later, extraordinary supernatural incidents were reported all over the world.

The Sky Hammer Venerables chosen by The Serpent had randomly targeted densely populated cities for terror attacks, offering people as living sacrifices and causing disasters and massacres.

"Conventional military attacks have no effect on them. They come from different backgrounds, but all of them are skilled at wielding a hammer. Those weapons can even destroy intercontinental missiles."

"Moreover, these hammers possess many functions similar to Thor's Hammer. For example, they are unimaginably heavy. No one except their wielders can move them."

"They can also carry people through the air. Anyone holding one of those hammers can fly. Our investigation indicates that this flight method is very similar to Thor's—the hammer