Shadow of the Beautiful World

Raven Munin flapped its wings and flew out of the colorful light of the Rainbow Bridge, flying recklessly over the sea of ​​Asgard.

Raven tilted his head, and could easily see the legions arrayed outside the magnificent city, as well as the fleet of chasing fighter jets constantly flying out of the star port.

At this time of year, even the children of Asgard can smell the breath that the war is about to begin.

Mass conscription has begun.

Several legions were led by brave generals to different worlds on the branches of the world tree, to those different battlefields.

In Niflheim, in Muspelheim, in Walter Alheim, on the border between Jotunheim and Alfheim, large-scale wars have not yet begun, but small-scale frictions and confrontations have already begun. Appear.

Nightmare, dark elves, the army of the Fire Lord, and the frost giants, and now the little Hela who broke through the seal and her army of undead.

And the serpent Kuro, who has been calm so far, but will never remain calm forever.

In the Nine Kingdoms, almost all the forces that have malicious intentions towards Asgard have paid the water.

At the invitation of Skadi, the goddess of winter, they join the war that is about to begin.

The battlefield of this war will spread all over the territory of the World Tree, and the nine kingdoms will be involved.

God King Odin called it The Battle of the Nine Realms.

In fact, the God King didn't know that if Merlin's current rescue operation of the exiled angels was counted, the ten kingdoms in the World Tree territory would all be covered by this war.

Battle of the Ten Realms

This is probably the largest war that has occurred in this star field for thousands of years, except for the eternal battle between heaven and hell.

But this time, even the invincible God King himself didn't have much confidence.

But there is also good news.

This time, Asgard won't be fighting alone.

quack, quack

Mu Ning let out an ugly scream, flying all the way along the bustling capital of Asgard, passing through the magnificent front corridor of the Golden Palace, along the hall carved with countless epic myths, and flew into the end of the Golden Palace.

On the throne made entirely of precious metals and carved in the shape of a double-headed giant snake, it fell on the shoulder of the god king sitting on the throne holding Gungnir.

Mu Ning stood there, gasping for breath, and said to Odin:

The Lord Raven said that everything is advancing, but he has to finish the task at hand first. He asked you to prepare for the strong man to cut his wrist, and he will notify you separately after everything is ready.

Um.

Odin closed his eyes, and he nodded.

Compared with a few days ago, Odin at this time is obviously much older.

His face has become more wrinkled, his baldness has worsened, and a beard has grown on his chin, making him look almost like Santa Claus.

A streak of golden electric arcs visible to the naked eye moved on Odin's body, which was a manifestation of his inability to control his divine power.

But this is not because Odin's control over his own power has declined, it's just because he was forced to age 1,000 years old by the time gem, which almost doubled the power of the god king in Odin's body.

Asgardians, especially Asgardians who hold the godhood, are getting stronger with age.

Theoretically, at the moment Odin is about to die, the power in his body is likely to exceed the upper limit of the heavenly father.

But there was only such a short moment, and it was not enough to allow his life to continue.

In the legends of mortals, the gods are immortal and omnipotent.

It's a pity that in this real world, even the real god-kings will age, but even so, Odin can still live for a long time

If there is no accident, it should be possible to live for 10,000 years.

And if the broken-mouthed Deadpool is here, he will definitely tell Odin endlessly.

Don't be afraid! Old man, you old man has lived hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years, in certain stories that observers have heard

It's just that in this story, all Asgardians are more tragic.

I want to enter the sleep of God to adapt to the surge of divine power.

Odin opened his eyes, and he glanced helplessly at the golden thunder in his hands.

The Sorcerer Supreme seemed to be plotting against him, but Odin didn't feel that the Sorcerer Supreme was trying to kill him.

He even had a weird feeling that Master Gu Yi was taking the opportunity to help him.

There are even absurd thoughts in his mind to suspect that Master Ancient One is also a part of Merlin's plan, and this time Odin's mistaken improvement of strength is also in Merlin's calculation.

But the sudden expansion of energy in the body is a big problem.

When Odin was eating yesterday, his divine power suddenly lost control and almost hurt his queen. This made the god king fall into a deep sleep, and the need to adjust the rioting divine power became stronger and stronger.

This slumber is estimated to last for several months.

The God King said to Mu Ning on his shoulder:

You and Hu Jin will go and tell the generals on the various battlefields to stabilize the situation first and not to start a war rashly. Hand over the command of the battlefield to Heimdall, and he will not let me down.

Okay, boss.

Mu Ning nodded.

The raven blinked, and it said to its boss:

One more thing, boss, about Loki.

Huh? What happened to Loki?

Odin frowned and asked:

Has he caused trouble again?

No, no, Loki has been very good for a while.

Mu Ning said with some embarrassment:

But Lord Raven is extremely dissatisfied with his loss of the Box of Winter, which caused Goddess Skadi to gain the power of Winter.

He said that he could have easily woken his wife up, but because of Loki's behavior, the difficulty of this matter skyrocketed.

Yes, he was right.

The god king sitting on the throne sighed, and he said:

If there is no power supplement from the Winter Box, then with Merlin's current strength, it is true that in a one-to-one situation, the Winter Evil Spirit can be restrained. But the Winter Box is in the hands of the evil spirit, so she no longer fears. protracted war.

This matter, Loki did a bad job.

Yes, it is.

Mu Ning nodded, it said:

That's why Lord Raven said that he would teach the second prince a lesson. He promised not to kill him.

Tsk tsk.

God King Odin pursed his lips and said:

Let him go. He asked you to bring this sentence, which means that he has decided to do this. This is a private matter between him and Loki, and I have no reason to stop it.

Rocky has grown up, he has to learn to accept the mistakes he made, he has to learn from his brother.

What's more, Loki's loss of the Winter Box has been shelved because of the sudden war, and he has not been punished as he should be.

Let Merlin replace me and teach my brash son a lesson.

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Earth, Manhattan, 3 o'clock in the morning.

The harsh sirens echoed in the deserted streets, and amidst the sound of broken glass, a strangely dressed guy jumped out of the invaded jewelry store.

The guy was wearing purple and gold tights, an odd helmet, and a very French mustache.

He dressed like a transvestite.

Especially this exaggerated tights, it is easy to remind people of another transvestite.

That's right, it is the dead waiter who is enjoying life as the monster prince at this time, eating soft food and flying up.

But the guy who robbed the jewelry store right now is not as powerful as Deadpool.

The only thing he can rely on is the strange boots on his feet that look like spring machines, and his super-developed leg muscles.

He jumps forward on the ground, jumping several meters between each jump, just like the most powerful long jumper in the world.

And this guy also makes some clown-like movements during the jump.

It looks very funny.

His name was Bartok the Leaper, and he was, uh, how should I say it?

Walking on the edge of good and evil, a guy who is both good and evil.

He'll help New York's lone heroes crack down on crime, and he'll loot a jewelry store or two in the middle of the night.

And he didn't do it for the money

Probably just to satisfy some weird hobbies in his heart. In today's era of chaotic demons, such behavior is already very restrained.

And, for unknown reasons, Bartok's luck was bad, pretty bad.

Although Bartok has rich experience in theft and robbery, every time he steals, he will fail for various reasons, get caught, and be thrown in prison, but he will be released early because of occasional acts of kindness.

This guy never breaks out of prison, never hurts innocent people, never commits unfair crimes, and he prides himself on having a certain sense of honor.

Well, some superhero groupies in New York actually kinda like him.

After all, who doesn't have some innocuous bad habits?

Tonight, Bartok's luck was as bad as ever, and after he had pulled out three blocks with the stolen jewels, he met his opponent tonight at the intersection of streets on the edge of Manhattan.

A guy wearing a black combat uniform, a large gray cloak, carrying a black ax, and covering his face with a crow beak mask. He has a strong and elegant figure, and a guy with long golden hair.

Uh, this guy is riding on the back of a big white goat with golden bells, black sharp horns, and flames from its nostrils.

This is definitely not a sheep on earth.

Sheep on Earth do not breathe fire, nor do they have such a huge body.

Yo, Bartok!

The masked hero riding on a goat raised his one-handed battle axe, and he shouted to the phantom thief Bartok who was jumping around in front of him:

Why are you again? I've beaten you so much these past few months that my hands are sore.

Why don't you do me a favor tonight? Lie on the ground and don't struggle. Hurry up and finish the procedure. Everyone has limited time and I'm in a hurry to drink.

Rainbow! Damn it!

Bartok cursed, he cursed with a strong French accent:

Don't you sleep at night? What are you running around on your broken goat?

Do not talk nonsense!

The masked hero known as Rayman swung his tomahawk and jumped down from behind the goat with agility.

He put on a fighting posture and said to Bartok in front of him:

Come on! Let me see how much you have grown.

Well, judging from the conversation between the two, it is definitely not the first time these two guys have met.

Between the two of them, some kind of weird comrade-in-arms relationship was even cultivated.

ha!

Bartok didn't show weakness either. With both feet, he rushed into the sky like a spring man, flipped his body in the air, and smashed into the Lei Ren who was defending on the ground with an ax in a shooting star posture.

He yelled out loudly:

Look at my move 'Thunder Hammer'!

Lei Ren on the ground was stunned for a moment, he waved the battle ax Zhan Biao in his hand, and as he swung his wrist, the black one-handed battle ax flew out roaring.

He was still in the mood to comment on Bartok's new move, he said:

It's neither 'thunder' nor 'thunder', seriously, man, I suspect you've had too much to drink tonight

Thirty seconds later, Ray knocked the jumper over with his fist.

While trapping Bartok behind the goat, he picked up the battle ax he had planted in the ground and carried it behind his back.

He said:

Well, Bartok, you return the gems you robbed, and I won't send you to prison. You are also miserable. This is the third time you have been caught this month, right? The last time you robbed you met who?

The bound jumper was bruised and bruised, but as a French gentleman he would not refuse to answer the question.

He said dejectedly:

Last time, I met that evil Daredevil.

Last time, I met Thunderbolt who went out to take out the trash.

The last time I met the vampire hunter Blade who returned from hunting was not a robbery, it just broke the date between Blade and his girlfriend. Well, I shouldn't have blown that whistle.

Tsk tsk.

Lei Ren reached out and stroked the mask on his face, he said:

You are really unlucky.

He chatted with the jumper for a while, and this guy refused to return the gem he had stolen, so Lei Ren stretched out his hand and patted the goat's neck, and he hung the stolen gem on the goat's horn.

He said:

Bite your teeth, send him to the old place and leave him in the alley behind the police station.

The Goat Gritter neighed, turned around and leaped into the sky, as if stepping on an invisible ladder, and flew towards the nearest police station as if flying.

Well.

Lei Ren stretched his body, he reached out and took off the mask, revealing his handsome face.

Thor looked around, put the mask away, and walked towards his home. While walking, he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to his girlfriend Jane.

Jane has been doing research and experiments on the Arctic Ocean for the past few weeks, and it will take half a month before she returns.

Here's Why Thor Fights Crime in the City in the Wee Hours

He was too bored, and had a serious excess of energy, but recently Sif seemed to be out to lead the army to fight, and he couldn't sneak to the earth to accompany him.

The lonely Thor has nowhere to vent his energy, so he can only come back out of the arena as a shocker and start working as a violent policeman.

Seconds later, Thor stepped into the shadows, and his text was sent.

He put the phone in his pocket and yawned. The next second, he grabbed the tomahawk behind his back, turned his head sharply, and aimed the weapon at the alley behind him.

There, stood a figure in a long cloak.

His Royal Highness Prince!

The figure walked into the light of the street lamp, and he stretched out his hand to pull back the hood, revealing the serious square face of the executioner Skorchi.

This guy turned out to be Thor's personal guard in Asgard, and now he lives on Earth like Thor.

Scorch had a job as chairman of his father Randolph's company in Spain, but occasionally came to New York to protect Thor.

He's a pretty loyal guy.

Skolchi.

Thor put away the battle buff, he patted the executioner on the shoulder, and he said:

It just so happens that you are here, let's go and have a drink together!

Wait, Your Highness.

Scorch looked around, and said in a low voice:

His Highness Loki asked me to bring a message.

He wants you to go back to Asgard as quickly as possible. He said that there are some important things to do with you. This time, it's not a joke. I also got the same information from the Great Rune Tower.

His Highness Loki and His Majesty the Queen want to discuss with you about how to save Asgard.