"Boom!"
Inside Asgard's Golden Palace, Thor, draped in a red cape, tossed Loki aside as if he were carrying a little lamb, then looked toward Odin on the throne. "Father, I've brought Loki back."
Odin's single eye flickered, but his face remained expressionless. "The Chitauri, the people of Heaven..."
Thor said gravely, "The people of Earth defeated the Chitauri. The Chitauri's destruction is only a matter of time. When I returned, Mephisto had already started fighting the Lord of Hell of the Chitauri. As for Heaven..."
At this point,
Thor paused, then looked at Odin. "Father, what the previous Heaven Overlord before death said..."
The final words spoken by the previous Heaven Overlord before death had not merely been heard by Lake. Likewise, during the final moments of the Heaven Overlord's life, the words he had forced out with his last bit of strength, along with his designation of the heir to his legacy, had been heard by everyone in the World Tree Universe who was qualified to hear them.
"Chitauri, faithless and treacherous."
"God of Lies, Loki, without honor."
Thor did not want to think about the meaning behind those two sentences. To be honest, Thor's brain was not large enough to contemplate a question that could completely shatter his worldview.
Odin did not answer the question either. He merely nodded and said, "Heaven's defensive barrier has been fully activated. Even Heimdall can no longer see through the changes within."
Heimdall?
Only then did Thor notice Heimdall, who had been standing nearby like a transparent person. He laughed and walked over to embrace him. "My brother, long time no see. How have you been?"
Heimdall gave an unnatural laugh, quickly concealing it. "I'm fine, Thor."
Odin rose from the throne with Gungnir in hand. Looking at Loki sprawled across