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Chapter 697 Council of Kings, Conspiracy Points Directly at Asgard
Hela's honorable Declaration of the Weak did not lower the morale of the Allied Forces. Those here were all old hands who had lived for who knows how many years; their will was not something that could be wavered by a few words.
Hela's words were just to give Laufey and Sindr a platform to step down. It was okay for Laufey; despite appearances of this guy being big and stupid, in fact, he possessed cunning that belied his appearance.
To achieve his goal, the Giant King could abandon many things, especially for the hatred between Jotunheim and Asgard; even dignity Laufey could temporarily abandon.
But Sindr was different. Among the emperors present, her seniority was the shallowest. Although she had also experienced thousands of years of rule, everyone present was an old undead who didn't know how many years they could live.
This thousand-year rule sounded very long, but in fact, it was only a fraction of the time of old kings like Laufey, Angel Queen, and Hela.
Even Laufey and Hela were almost contemporaries of Odin, and they had fought for who knows how many years. In their eyes, Sindr was no different from a child, and still a bear kid.
After Sindr inherited Muspelheim, she also inherited her dad's bad temper, that domineering thought of "I'm the second, and no one is the first," stabbing with a sword whoever she didn't like, just like Surtur who almost pierced through the Nine Realms back then.
However, Sindr did not inherit her dad's strength. You must know that Surtur in his prime was a character that even Odin was afraid of. It could be said that he was the only one in the Nine Realms who could stand and fight Odin head-on.
Even Hela had to respect him a bit. If the King of Muspelheim was still Surtur, then Hela wouldn't need to gather a group of people to conspire in whispers here. Wouldn't it be simpler for a large group of people to follow Surtur and kill their way to Asgard to seize Odin's throne?
But unfortunately, if Surtur were alive, he would not cooperate with them. This guy possessed top-level strength and was also a top-level macho man. He almost never cooperated with anyone. Every day, his brain was filled with thoughts of how to hack Odin to death.
You could say he was reckless, but just relying on strength, Surtur also became Asgard's recognized strongest enemy, and also the opponent that Odin spent all his power to defeat.
The great battle between the two Supremes truly shocked the entire Nine Realms. The final result was Surtur's death, and Odin was seriously injured and had to return to Asgard to recuperate.
At this time, some guys who had been coveting in the dark for a long time saw an opportunity. Odin was seriously injured; didn't that mean that Asgard was at its weakest time now?
Subsequently, Malekith, who had just become the Dark Elves King, led his army to attack Asgard in a mighty manner. At this time, Malekith was in high spirits. As the most powerful mage in the history of the Dark Elves, he believed that he could take down Asgard without Odin.
But then he was slapped in the face. Thor led the Asgard army to meet Malekith's army head-on, and won a great victory over the Dark Elves with a steady and methodical method. Thor even almost captured Malekith alive.
This matter became Malekith's eternal pain, turning his initial simple idea of just wanting to invade Asgard into hatred of wanting to kill Thor.
In fact, it wasn't just him, everyone present had deep hatred for Asgard. Otherwise, these kings would not have put aside prejudice and cooperated with each other. You must know that apart from Asgard, friction between the other realms was also constant.
It was just that a larger goal was now in front of them, attracting everyone's gaze. If Asgard fell, these people would definitely fall into infighting due to uneven distribution of spoils. Everyone present was also clear about this matter.
But before destroying Asgard, their alliance was still very solid.
"For the destruction of Asgard, Laufey is willing not to pursue the Daughter of Surtur's offense." Laufey spoke first, sounding like he had forgiven Sindr. It was more like a superior's charity to a subordinate than a reconciliation.
Sindr naturally heard it, and just as she was about to retort to Laufey, she was stopped by Hela's gaze. Here, strength was everything. Although Sindr could rely on the restraint relationship to fight Laufey evenly for a short time, she had no advantage against Hela who possessed absolute strength.
She did not yet possess the strength to ignore everything like her father Surtur. Her father did not need anyone's help, and could kill his way through the entire Nine Realms with just a sword. This was what she dreamed of.
Sindr believed that that day was not far away, but now she had to endure.
"Tch!" Sindr clicked her tongue in displeasure. "Okay, what are you still standing there for? Let the meeting begin quickly!"
It was clearly because of her that the meeting had been delayed for so long. This child's temper was the reason why no one took her seriously.
‘Sindr learned ten percent of Surtur's temper, but her strength is less than one-tenth of his.’ Angel Queen leaned on her throne, her pure white wings draped lazily beside her. There was no trace of the nobility of an angel, but with the gauze clothing, there was a bit of charm.
Hela ignored Sindr and just floated in the air and said, "I just got news, Asgard has welcomed a new God of War."
As soon as this news came out, although everyone present didn't have much expression change, everyone could feel that the atmosphere surrounding this group of people had changed.
"Laufey heard the vibration from the highest platform just now and thought it was Odin, that old undead, doing something, but unexpectedly it was because of this."
Laufey sat down on the ground again, blocking the cold wind that blew from time to time like a mountain. Although the cold wind of Niflheim was biting, it was still not comparable to Jotunheim.
"This is bad news." Malekith still had an annoying smile on his face. "Letting Asgard lack a God of War is the first step in our plan. It was clear that this first step was executed perfectly, but unexpectedly, we are now back to square one again."
"Tch!"
Sindr inserted the Flame Greatsword into the ground and said irritably, "Then what should we do? If Asgard has a God of War, our numerical advantage may no longer exist."
An army led by someone with War Godhood is inherently stronger than other armies. They are protected by the rules of this world, and the right time, favorable terrain, and popular support will unknowingly stand on their side.
This is also why they wanted to get rid of Tyr first, because the God of War is like a mobile fortress buff. Not only the God of War himself, but anyone who stands on the same side as him will receive a bonus. This person who is buffed also includes Odin.
(End of chapter)
Hela's honorable Declaration of the Weak did not lower the morale of the Allied Forces. Those here were all old hands who had lived for who knows how many years; their will was not something that could be wavered by a few words.
Hela's words were just to give Laufey and Sindr a platform to step down. It was okay for Laufey; despite appearances of this guy being big and stupid, in fact, he possessed cunning that belied his appearance.
To achieve his goal, the Giant King could abandon many things, especially for the hatred between Jotunheim and Asgard; even dignity Laufey could temporarily abandon.
But Sindr was different. Among the emperors present, her seniority was the shallowest. Although she had also experienced thousands of years of rule, everyone present was an old undead who didn't know how many years they could live.
This thousand-year rule sounded very long, but in fact, it was only a fraction of the time of old kings like Laufey, Angel Queen, and Hela.
Even Laufey and Hela were almost contemporaries of Odin, and they had fought for who knows how many years. In their eyes, Sindr was no different from a child, and still a bear kid.
After Sindr inherited Muspelheim, she also inherited her dad's bad temper, that domineering thought of "I'm the second, and no one is the first," stabbing with a sword whoever she didn't like, just like Surtur who almost pierced through the Nine Realms back then.
However, Sindr did not inherit her dad's strength. You must know that Surtur in his prime was a character that even Odin was afraid of. It could be said that he was the only one in the Nine Realms who could stand and fight Odin head-on.
Even Hela had to respect him a bit. If the King of Muspelheim was still Surtur, then Hela wouldn't need to gather a group of people to conspire in whispers here. Wouldn't it be simpler for a large group of people to follow Surtur and kill their way to Asgard to seize Odin's throne?
But unfortunately, if Surtur were alive, he would not cooperate with them. This guy possessed top-level strength and was also a top-level macho man. He almost never cooperated with anyone. Every day, his brain was filled with thoughts of how to hack Odin to death.
You could say he was reckless, but just relying on strength, Surtur also became Asgard's recognized strongest enemy, and also the opponent that Odin spent all his power to defeat.
The great battle between the two Supremes truly shocked the entire Nine Realms. The final result was Surtur's death, and Odin was seriously injured and had to return to Asgard to recuperate.
At this time, some guys who had been coveting in the dark for a long time saw an opportunity. Odin was seriously injured; didn't that mean that Asgard was at its weakest time now?
Subsequently, Malekith, who had just become the Dark Elves King, led his army to attack Asgard in a mighty manner. At this time, Malekith was in high spirits. As the most powerful mage in the history of the Dark Elves, he believed that he could take down Asgard without Odin.
But then he was slapped in the face. Thor led the Asgard army to meet Malekith's army head-on, and won a great victory over the Dark Elves with a steady and methodical method. Thor even almost captured Malekith alive.
This matter became Malekith's eternal pain, turning his initial simple idea of just wanting to invade Asgard into hatred of wanting to kill Thor.
In fact, it wasn't just him, everyone present had deep hatred for Asgard. Otherwise, these kings would not have put aside prejudice and cooperated with each other. You must know that apart from Asgard, friction between the other realms was also constant.
It was just that a larger goal was now in front of them, attracting everyone's gaze. If Asgard fell, these people would definitely fall into infighting due to uneven distribution of spoils. Everyone present was also clear about this matter.
But before destroying Asgard, their alliance was still very solid.
"For the destruction of Asgard, Laufey is willing not to pursue the Daughter of Surtur's offense." Laufey spoke first, sounding like he had forgiven Sindr. It was more like a superior's charity to a subordinate than a reconciliation.
Sindr naturally heard it, and just as she was about to retort to Laufey, she was stopped by Hela's gaze. Here, strength was everything. Although Sindr could rely on the restraint relationship to fight Laufey evenly for a short time, she had no advantage against Hela who possessed absolute strength.
She did not yet possess the strength to ignore everything like her father Surtur. Her father did not need anyone's help, and could kill his way through the entire Nine Realms with just a sword. This was what she dreamed of.
Sindr believed that that day was not far away, but now she had to endure.
"Tch!" Sindr clicked her tongue in displeasure. "Okay, what are you still standing there for? Let the meeting begin quickly!"
It was clearly because of her that the meeting had been delayed for so long. This child's temper was the reason why no one took her seriously.
‘Sindr learned ten percent of Surtur's temper, but her strength is less than one-tenth of his.’ Angel Queen leaned on her throne, her pure white wings draped lazily beside her. There was no trace of the nobility of an angel, but with the gauze clothing, there was a bit of charm.
Hela ignored Sindr and just floated in the air and said, "I just got news, Asgard has welcomed a new God of War."
As soon as this news came out, although everyone present didn't have much expression change, everyone could feel that the atmosphere surrounding this group of people had changed.
"Laufey heard the vibration from the highest platform just now and thought it was Odin, that old undead, doing something, but unexpectedly it was because of this."
Laufey sat down on the ground again, blocking the cold wind that blew from time to time like a mountain. Although the cold wind of Niflheim was biting, it was still not comparable to Jotunheim.
"This is bad news." Malekith still had an annoying smile on his face. "Letting Asgard lack a God of War is the first step in our plan. It was clear that this first step was executed perfectly, but unexpectedly, we are now back to square one again."
"Tch!"
Sindr inserted the Flame Greatsword into the ground and said irritably, "Then what should we do? If Asgard has a God of War, our numerical advantage may no longer exist."
An army led by someone with War Godhood is inherently stronger than other armies. They are protected by the rules of this world, and the right time, favorable terrain, and popular support will unknowingly stand on their side.
This is also why they wanted to get rid of Tyr first, because the God of War is like a mobile fortress buff. Not only the God of War himself, but anyone who stands on the same side as him will receive a bonus. This person who is buffed also includes Odin.
(End of chapter)
