Extremis Strategy
Amid one of Nidavellir's volcanic belts...
Asgardian general Hogun hacked off a Bio-Man's head, hoisted it in his hand, and roared loudly to boost morale.
Recalling the foolish things he had done over the past twenty-four hours, Hogun wanted to smash his own head to pieces.
The instant Odin's Godhead vanished, every Asgardian Warrior who possessed Divine Fire felt it.
For many of them, the source of their Divine Fire was Odin...
Having lost Odin, they had lost their goal for pressing forward, and even their motivation to survive.
Without even realizing it, Odin had developed his own religion...
It was the aftereffect of a personality cult taken to its extreme!
Odin's "fall" had shattered the Conviction of many warriors...
Combined with their concern for Asgard and their confusion about the future...
These Asgardian Warriors on expedition had acted rashly. Without informing their Allies, they organized a raid on the Bio-Men's main force.
Hogun's idea at the time had been to stabilize the situation as quickly as possible, then return to Asgard and find out what had happened.
If Odin had truly "fallen," why hadn't any news about the Heir arrived?
Thor's disappearance had left Asgard without an Heir, which deeply worried Hogun.
As a general who held military power, Hogun felt it was his duty to hurry back and guard the Throne for Thor!
Many people here shared his view. Thor was the Heir in their hearts.
Before Thor returned to Asgard, absolutely nothing could be allowed to descend into chaos...
With complicated feelings, the 9,000-man Asgardian main force, their morale low, launched an assault.
The battle went smoothly at first, but once the Bio-Men reacted...
Though outnumbering the enemy by more than ten to one, the Asgardians were slowly driven into the volcanic belt after the