Chapter 198: Loki's Choice

Frigga had taught Loki, so she could directly contact him across space through magic.

In fact, when Loki was with the Chitauri and obtained the Mind Stone, Frigga had sensed him and attempted to contact him.

But at that time, he refused to respond.

However, now Loki was leading troops and casually strolling in Jotunheim--

During this time, he even wondered what he had been busy with for the past fifteen hundred years.

It was all that old trickster Odin's fault!

But when Frigga told him about the Dark Elves and the Aether particles, and asked him to return to Asgard immediately, Loki, who had been absent minded, gradually lit up with excitement.

Although he didn't know what the Aether particles were, judging by the fact that the Dark Elf King Malekith intended to use them to plunge the entire universe into darkness...

It was undoubtedly a cosmic-level treasure!

Likely to be as powerful as the Tesseract!

"Hehehe... interesting, very interesting."

He had heard the story of the Dark Elves from Frigga when he and Thor were children.

Legend had it that the Aether particles and the Dark Elves were destroyed by Bor, Odin's father, with the Asgardian army.

But now, five thousand years later, it had unexpectedly reappeared, and it had even reached Asgard...

"A heaven-sent opportunity."

As Loki rode the Bifrost back to Asgard and a wicked smile adorned his face, causing Heimdall, who was typically expressionless, to slightly curl his lips.

But Heimdall had seen this expression on Loki for over a thousand years, he had grown accustomed to it.

"Hmm?"

As Loki's mind was filled with thoughts, he looked up and saw a group of people that were about to leave the Bifrost control room.

He frowned and then put on a friendly face to catch up with his brother Thor's two loyal followers.

"Volstagg, Fandral... I didn't expect you two to personally escort these low-life thieves."

Loki put on a familiar attitude and walked up to his brother Thor's loyal companions.

"When did this level of rubbish need to be imprisoned in the dungeons of Asgard?"

"That dungeon is not exclusive to you, Loki!"

Volstagg, with a bad temper, hoisted his giant axe and snorted.

"The prisoners in the dungeons of Asgard are extremely wicked individuals. Even if their strength isn't great, they can still pose a considerable threat!"

"Hey, don't say that."

Fandral chuckled lightly, patting his old friend's shoulder and glancing at the few individuals being escorted by the palace guards behind them.

"You make it sound as if Loki's strength isn't that impressive. He is a 'great' sorcerer."

Loki's mouth twitched. Fandral emphasized the word "great," implying that ever since Loki betrayed Thor, this group of friends who had grown up together started treating him strangely.

But to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he had redeemed himself somewhat by contributing to the cause, these two might have cut out his heart by now.

"What a shame. Originally, they were going to be my fellow prisoners."

Loki chuckled, and suddenly drew two daggers and viciously plunging them into the chest of one of the prisoners who was wearing a tattered armor!

"Loki!"

Volstagg and Fandral shouted in anger.

"What are you doing?"

"Fool... Ah!"

Loki twisted the twin daggers under the target's ribs, but the prisoner in rough armor broke free from his handcuffs and punched him away!

"How dare you!"

Even if Volstagg and Fandral were slow to react, they could sense that something was amiss. Is it so easy to break Asgard's handcuffs?!

"That guy is suspicious!"

Loki quickly got up.

"Guards! Kill him!"

But it was too late. The peculiar prisoner, who had been stabbed in the ribs by Loki, let out a non-human roar and plunged his hand into the already opened chest, extracting something disgusting and squeezing it hard!

"Roar!"

His entire body armor emitted intense heat like molten lava, knocking down all the guards who rushed to attack him!

"Damn!"

Volstagg and Fandral rushed forward, their axe and sword about to strike, but they were firmly grabbed by a pair of hands as hot as lava!

"Roar!"

"Boom!"

Even Volstagg and Fandral, two of the "Warriors Three" who were renowned for their strength, were directly knocked back!

"You've ruined the grand entrance of my people! Vermin!"

The now completely transformed powerful prisoner intensely stared at Loki with extreme hatred.

"But it's useless! All of you will die!"

"Unbridled arrogance!"

Fandral got up, picked up his rapier, and charged forward again, while Volstagg also attacked the other prisoners!

"Loki, help us!"

"Wait! Something is coming!"

Fandral and Volstagg couldn't see it, but Loki, who is skilled in magic, could sense that something massive was approaching!

In the next moment, Heimdall, who had remained indifferent even during the previous battle, suddenly rushed out of the control room. He drew a pair of short swords from his waist and leapt fiercely towards an empty space nearby!

"Boom!"

A uniquely shaped upright aircraft was struck by Heimdall's attack, reverting back to its original form!

"Loki! Inform the All-Father!"

Heimdall flipped and stood up, and then ran toward the control room. At the same time, he angrily shouted at the few individuals who hadn't reacted yet:

"These are cursed warriors of the Dark Elves! They have launched a massive attack!"

"..."

Loki gritted his teeth and glanced at Volstagg and Fandral, who were struggling to resist the cursed warriors, and then looked at the giant Dark Elf warship that had slowly emerged in front of the waterfall. His figure immediately disappeared.

He couldn't understand why he had chosen to attack that problematic prisoner in the first place!

"Damn it! I'm actually helping Odin!"

It was clear that this guy had disguised himself to infiltrate. Originally, he would undoubtedly have caused chaos in Asgard...

"No... what I've done is not for him...

It's for Asgard!"

Heimdall had only destroyed one of the small squadrons accompanying the gigantic mothership. Now, numerous squadrons had arrived and were rushing toward the Golden Palace!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The automatic anti-aircraft cannons defending Asgard fired a dense barrage of energy projectiles. However, they seemed to have little effect on the agile small squadrons.

Even several anti-aircraft emplacements were destroyed by Dark Elf fighter craft.

But Asgard had more defenses than just those. The uniquely designed flying ships quickly ascended and joined the battle. These highly agile anti-air weapons were even stronger than the Dark Elf fighter craft and it greatly improved the situation.

However, their numbers were too few, and the Dark Elf fighters could afford to engage them in a war of attrition!

In the Bifrost control room, Heimdall inserted the Sword of Guardianship into the control console.

"Hum..."

Infinite energy was drawn from the Rainbow Crystals beneath Asgard, and a golden spherical shield slowly rose around the Golden Palace!

"Boom! Boom!"

The control room of the Bifrost came under bombardment from the main canons of the Dark Elf mothership!

Heimdall's expression turned grim as he watched the radiant brilliance on the control console dim, while Volstagg and Fandral, who had fought the cursed warriors, were already lying on the ground!

The cursed warrior stood before Heimdall, and the protective shield around the Golden Palace was slowly descending!

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