#696 - Council of Kings (2)

The Flame Queen wasn't flustered at all as she watched the axe blade, as large as a mountain, fall towards her. On the contrary, she revealed a manic smile, stretching out her right hand towards the empty space behind her.

Instantly, a blade shimmering with orange light emerged from her palm. After leaving the Flame Queen's hand, the blade, originally only the thickness of a palm, began to expand rapidly, instantly becoming almost as large as her body.

But even so, the giant sword, as large as a door, seemed a little too miniature in front of the overwhelming giant axe, like the difference between an American muscle car and a toothpick.

However, the Flame Queen didn't panic. Leaping into the air, she held the 'giant' sword and slashed upwards at the giant axe. Seeing that the two were about to collide, Malekith shrugged helplessly and then turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

Hela, on the other hand, stood still, watching the collision of the two divine weapons with her cloak wrapped around her, completely unhurried.

"Bang!"

The sword and axe finally collided, and the resulting shockwave began to spread around, with heat and cold intertwining, ultimately resulting in neither being able to do anything to the other.

Laufey's arm holding the giant axe bounced high, causing his body to lean back a bit. In contrast, the Flame Queen was bounced further away by the force, only stabilizing herself in the air after smashing through a mountain.

The Flame Queen laughed loudly, jets of fiery flames erupting from her feet, and then flew towards Laufey at an even faster speed than before. Obviously, smashing through the mountain had not caused her much damage.

If the Flame Queen was like this, it was even more impossible for Laufey, who had only tilted his body, to receive much damage. He merely shook himself and stabilized his body, but the Flame Queen came too fast, and at this time, using the axe in his right hand, which had been bounced away, was obviously too late.

So Laufey naturally raised his free left hand. The moment his left hand was clenched into a fist, it was covered by a thick layer of solid ice, the thickness of which was no less than all the icebergs here.

Seeing this, the Flame Queen threw out the giant sword in her hand. The giant sword drew an arc in the air, and then she stretched out her right hand forward, and a mushroom cloud-like flame, like when a little boy falls, burst out with a bang.

The flame did not dissipate in the air, but solidified into a giant hand no less than Laufey's fist, gripping the giant flame sword in the air. After the giant sword was pinched in the hand, a pillar of fire soared into the sky, and after it dissipated, it became a truly giant sword.

The big hand held the giant sword and slashed down at Laufey's fist. If the two's attack were to collide this time, the resulting commotion would definitely be greater than the last time. At that time, it might even attract Odin's attention, which Hela could not allow.

A cloud of green smoke surrounded Hela, and then she transformed into a raven, appearing between the two at an incredible speed. This meant that Hela would face the two's attacks head-on.

Faced with this terrible thing, Hela, who had transformed back into human form, simply stretched out her left and right hands towards the two's attacks, making one wonder if she was trying to stop two elementary school students from waving their fists.

But such a simple and casual move brought unexpected results.

Fire and ice touched Hela's hands at the same time. At the moment of contact, both the tangible solid ice and the intangible flame turned into a pile of ashes representing decay, slowly falling with the mist that permeated Niflheim.

The Flame Queen and Laufey withdrew their hands at the same time. After all, if they didn't withdraw their hands, their bodies would end up like the elements they wielded. By then, their countries could consider competing for a new king.

"Stop it, Sindr, Laufey," Hela said, looking at the two who were forced to calm down. "The reason I chose this place for the meeting is that I don't want that old geezer Odin to know. I don't want that old man to know my arrangements in advance, understand?"

It was clearly an interrogative sentence seeking opinions, but Hela's tone was firm and decisive, with an unquestionable aloofness in her approachable tone, making one wonder if the relationship between these people was really as she said.

Whether it was a union or a manipulation, only the people present knew in their hearts.

"We are gathered here for different goals, but the results brought about after achieving the goals are the same, which is why we are gathered together."

Malekith, who had disappeared for half a day, reappeared at some point. This time, he was also holding a crystal ball in his right hand. As he rotated his left hand covering the crystal ball, the originally crystal-clear crystal also became turbid.

Just like the crystal balls that are given as Christmas gifts, as something that was not known to be snowflakes or mist dispersed, a woman's face appeared in the crystal ball. Although it was covered by a mask that could cover half of her face, it was not difficult to see that the woman's appearance should not be bad.

"I thought this gathering would be boring again. I didn't expect to see such a big show at first glance," the woman in the crystal ball joked, but her laughter stopped after Hela glanced at her.

"Shut up, Haven!" Hela said coldly. Not only the woman called Haven, but none of the others present made a sound again. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and even the occasional cold wind stopped.

"I hope everyone knows that infighting is not advisable, especially when we have a common and powerful enemy. You must know that the old geezer has the power to strangle any one of us at will."

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No one responded to Hela's words, but they all knew that the Queen of Hel was telling the truth. The God-King of Asgard, the guardian of the Nine Realms, Odin Borson, possessed unquestionable power, which was recognized by these arrogant emperors.

"Don't bring the bad temper in your own kingdom here. What we don't lack here is emperors. Me, Hela, the Queen of Hel, Sindr, the Flame Queen, daughter of Surtur, Laufey, the Giant King of Jotunheim, Malekith, the King of the Dark Elves, and Haven, the Angel Queen."

"You may be invincible in your own territory, but in the face of the God-King Odin, we are no different from ants that can be crushed at will. I hope you can remember this."

"Remember, we are a group of ants, a group of ants who want to devour an elephant. Unity is our only key to victory. I don't want to hear any more words that are not conducive to unity. Next time, I will personally remove the parts that are not united."