Father and Daughter at Odds

Whoosh!

Outside the execution ground, Beckett suddenly appeared in front of The Other, who was eating breakfast.

His face was as still as water.

"Your His Highness Beckett."

Woz was still browsing through the database, stood up and showed Beckett all the information he had found.

"That's all?"

After choosing to keep Hela's words to himself, Beckett reached out and took the food that The Other offered him, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

"Yes, Your His Highness Beckett, Woz didn't find much information about Odin's previous actions in Lord Thanos's database."

As an Artificial Intelligence life form created by Thanos, Woz's access to information depends entirely on the database established by Thanos.

Thanos's database apparently didn't contain much information about Odin's previous duels with members of the Celestials.

Or perhaps Ebony Maw, Thanos's intelligence chief, was unable to collect it.

"Is that so...?"

"Woz, remember to keep a close eye on Hela for me."

Always mindful that he was still in solitary confinement, Beckett entered the execution ground with plenty of food prepared for him by The Other.

The soldiers guarding the execution ground stood at a distance, seemingly oblivious to Beckett's "confinement."

"Lord Thanos, why did you make Beckett hand over the Mind Stone to daughter of Odin?"

Inside the Dark Order base, Ebony Maw, standing beside Thanos, watched Beckett disappear from the entrance to the execution grounds on the screen, then looked up in bewilderment at the Centaurus Galaxy king before him.

It's important to know that the Infinity Stones are crucial tools for fulfilling Thanos's lifelong ambition.

Don't say Hela borrowed it. Putting himself in Odin's shoes, Ebony Maw believed that with Odin's treacherous nature, who knows what would happen if he saw the Mind Stone in his daughter's hand.

"Deliver?"

"No, this is just a necessary test."

Hela didn't care how Thanos dealt with the Mind Stone; all he cared about was Odin's attitude.

"Would a benevolent emperor who cherishes virtue and comforts the people turn against his own daughter?"

The intriguing question left Ebony Maw speechless for a moment.

"Bring back Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, and Cull Obsidian."

"You personally lead the team to seal off all the passages around the execution ground."

"From now on, unless you receive my orders, Beckett must not step out of the execution ground again, understand?"

Thanos had no habit of explaining things to his subordinates, and Ebony Maw was astonished by the series of orders he gave.

He wanted to ask why, but when he saw Thanos's calm face, he forcibly suppressed the urge to ask and bowed, saying, "I understand."

The former Black Order reunited, all for the purpose of stopping Beckett, the fifth king of the Dark Order, from the execution ground.

Filled with doubt, Ebony Maw gradually disappeared from Thanos's sight.

Odin...

After Ebony Maw left, Thanos was able to access the top-secret information that only he could see.

Odin's image stood out prominently in the dim light.

Next to Odin's head, there is a rectangular object that is flashing with blue light.

Space Stone.

Jotunheim, the border.

The icy and snowy environment is a characteristic of Jotunheim, and the Frost Giant, who grew up in this extreme environment, have always been the biggest obstacle to Odin's unification of the Nine Realms.

Laufey, I'm here.

"As you can see, I am all alone."

Odin, with his arms outstretched in the snow and ice, conveyed his sincere desire for peace.

He wasn't wearing the repaired Destroyer Armor, nor was the legendary, indestructible, and ever- Gungnir of Eternity beside him.

A person in casual clothes, with only two hands.

Odin swaggered into the territory of his arch-enemy Laufey.

"Odin."

The chilling air gradually intensified with a sudden sound, Laufey's tall figure slowly appeared before Odin.

The power derived from the bloodline of the giant ancestors allowed Laufey to not only not decline in strength after losing the Casket of Ancient Winters, but to reach a new level.

Especially after he secretly stole the power of the World Tree it was awakened by Beckett in his Jotunheim Super Saiyan form, his strength was three times greater than when his bloodline awakened for the second time.

"We need to talk, talk about peace, Laufey." Even alone, Odin's expression remained calm.

"Is there still any peace to be discussed between you and me, between Asgard Jotunheim?"

Laufey simply couldn't believe it.

He knew perfectly well what kind of person Odin was in the past—a complete warmonger.

Rather than believing that Odin would take the initiative to seek peace, it would be better to believe that one's future son would be someone completely unlike the bloodline of the Frost Giant.

Envious of Beckett and Hela, two second-generation heirs, Laufey has been trying to conceive every now and then since returning to Jotunheim, but so far neither of them has shown any signs of pregnancy.

"I know, in my current state—"

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"

"The Asgard army! The Asgard army!"

"daughter of Odin Hela has launched an attack on us with the army of Asgard!"

The warning from the members of the Frost Giant Guard abruptly ended Odin's attempts to mediate.

"What?"

"Everyone! Target, Laufey!!!"

A blood-red glow, accompanied by Hela's roar, tore through the sky above the border of Jotunheim.

With the power of the Mind Stone amplified, the Asgard forces, led by Hela, suddenly became several times stronger!

The Frost Giant' defensive line was torn to pieces by Hela and her subordinates in the first instance!

A fierce battle cry, lives fading away.

When the tide of war once again swept over Jotunheim, the brief period of peace was shattered in an instant!

"Odin, is this the peace you speak of?"

With a cold snort, Laufey, who had been prepared all along, waved his hand, and a combined force of giants emerged from all directions.

"No! Laufey!"

Odin, who never expected his daughter to lead her troops into Jotunheim at this time, looked extremely embarrassed.

"Hela! Stop!"

The roar of the king echoed throughout Jotunheim, and time itself seemed to slow down slightly at Odin's command...

A terrifying aura emanated from Odin; having survived the attacks of the Kami, Odin's strength had clearly reached a new level after recovering from his injuries.

The not-so-tall figure quietly stood in the middle of the battle between the two legions, and its immense energy forcefully split the chaotic battle in two!

[This power... indeed, Odin has become even stronger.] After drawing upon the power of the World Tree to protect his subordinates, Laufey prepared for battle.

"Hela, what are you doing?!"

Odin, his heart churning with rage, stared expressionlessly at his daughter, whose forehead bore the Mind Stone.

"I am winning lasting peace for Asgard in my own way, Father."

Hela, her clothes stained with blood, moved her fingers, shielding the generals who had accompanied her in the attack on Jotunheim behind her, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Hela!"

Upon hearing this, Odin finally lost his temper and unleashed a tremendous aura, causing Hela's eyes to gleam with surprise.

This is the father she knew, the one who led her onto the path of war!

"Do you know what you're doing?!"

"I don't know, but I know what you're doing, Father." Hela met her father's gaze defiantly.

"Peace in Asgard should not be a cheap peace that is begged for. This is a lesson that you taught me when I was a child, Grandpa."

"We should be the undisputed overlords of the Nine Realms!"

Thanks to [GGsbada], [Leaf Waves], and [Purity senior] for their tips~