#702 - Invasion of Alfheim (2)

Feigned attacks are a technical skill; the Frost Giants couldn't appear too weak, nor could they appear too strong.

If they seemed too weak, the Light Elf Queen wouldn't retreat to the palace. But if they appeared too strong, it would directly prompt the Light Elves to request aid from Asgard.

There's a reason why they don't directly ask Asgard for help. Although the Asgardians call themselves the guardians of the Nine Realms, they aren't the kind of free warriors who station troops everywhere. On the contrary, they understand the importance of moderation.

Ordinary skirmishes won't attract the Asgardians. They aren't so idle as to manage everything. Generally, only a full-scale invasion like the one by the Frost Giants would be worth their intervention, and even then, they would only intervene if the invaded party requests assistance.

The Asgardians aren't mercenaries like angels, who would offer aid to anyone for mere profit. They value the peace of the Nine Realms more. Unless someone crosses Asgard's bottom line, they generally won't push for complete annihilation.

Even when the angels killed Odin's eldest daughter, the God-King Odin didn't choose to slaughter all the angels for revenge. He simply banished the entire Tenth Realm. From the results, after the angels were banished, the Nine Realms became much more peaceful without these warmongers.

For this reason, Asgard won't easily interfere in wars between two countries. Only events that are universally condemned, like a cataclysmic disaster, will provoke them to directly intervene. Otherwise, they will mostly wait for someone to request their assistance.

It's this rule, established out of respect for other countries, that gives Malekith room to maneuver. If the Asgardians were more domineering and stationed troops in other realms, this plan would become absurd and impossible to implement.

However, if that were the case, the greatest scourge of the Nine Realms would become Asgard.

Now, Laufey is executing the feigned attack task very well. He first showed off his muscles, indicating that he could destroy the Elves' protective shield, but that the destruction speed would be relatively slow.

This both puts psychological pressure on the Elves and doesn't push them too hard, completing the first step of slowly boiling a frog. The rest depends on Malekith himself.

After all, the focus of the plan is still on him. If he himself is not up to par, then even if Laufey manages to hold off the Asgardians, it will be useless.

But if Malekith succeeds, it means that their plan can begin to be implemented.

…

Unlike the fiery scene on the front lines, the Light Elves' main city now lacks a lot of its usual vibrancy. Don't be fooled by the fact that the Light Elves usually live in an atmosphere similar to a festival; they are actually a race where every citizen is a soldier.

This is thanks to Alfheim, this treasure trove, which is extremely suitable for the development of magic. The Light Elves who live on this land naturally grow into a unique magical society.

Their lives are inseparable from magic. Everyone is a magician, and even some children have mastered one or two spells.

In addition, with Alfheim's unique flora and fauna, as long as they stand on this land, the Light Elves all have considerable combat power.

But even so, children cannot go to the battlefield, so now there is only a small team in the royal city, with a small number of adult Light Elves and a large number of children.

It can be said that the current royal city is really as Malekith predicted: sparsely populated and weakly defended. Currently, everything is developing according to his plan.

After the Elf Queen returned to the royal city, she didn't stay idle. In addition to frequently monitoring the front line through communication magic, she also began to bring the children in the city to the castle. After all, it's always best to be careful.

Although it's unlucky to say, it's never wrong to plan for the worst.

At the same time, the Elf Queen also took out something that could contact Asgard: a crystal clear crystal. As long as it's activated, it can send a request for help to Asgard.

However, as soon as the Elf Queen took out the crystal, she saw a face reflected on the crystal clear surface, a face that definitely didn't belong to Alfheim.

Blue and ominous black each occupied half, and although it was an elegant smile, it couldn't help but make people feel cold in their hearts.

Malekith, the King of the Dark Elves, and also a well-known madman in the Nine Realms.

The Elf Queen's pupils shrank. She immediately realized that it was a reflection. She turned around abruptly and saw Malekith smiling at her.

The guards reacted as well, or rather, the guards had already rushed up the moment Malekith showed himself. In the blink of an eye, Malekith was surrounded, and the Queen was protected at the very back.

"King of the Dark Elves, have you joined forces with the Frost Giants?" The Elf Queen questioned Malekith while preparing to activate the rescue crystal.

The alliance of two countries is not something that Alfheim can resist, especially the alliance of the Dark Elves and the Frost Giants. Calling for rescue is the best option at this time.

"Oh~ I advise you to be careful, my Queen." Malekith didn't answer the Elf Queen's question, but casually pulled a small figure out of some unknown space.

Golden hair, fair skin, pointed ears – these together make up the standard Light Elf appearance. Malekith was actually carrying a Light Elf child.

The Elf Queen paused. The meaning of Malekith's threat was self-evident. This move caused a commotion among all the Light Elves. Using a child to threaten others is the lowest of the low.

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But Malekith didn't care. To him, even the lowest means are worth using as long as they work. After all, he crawled out of the gutter.

He has done many things that are condemned by both gods and men, such as killing his teacher and mother. All of this is for himself, and he can do anything for himself.

"Now, can we have a good talk?"

Malekith asked knowingly. Even if these Light Elves weren't of high moral character, even an ordinary king wouldn't ignore the life and death of a child in this situation. The hearts of the people are the foundation of a country, and any normal person would hesitate for a while.

Sure enough, faced with the child's terrified expression, the Elf Queen's hand couldn't activate the crystal. After a while, she had to put down her hand obediently.

"Speak, what do you want to talk about?" The Elf Queen suppressed her anger. "As long as you let go of that child first, I can promise you anything."

Malekith placed his hand on the child's face, gently stroking the latter.

"That won't do, my Queen. You must know that I am very timid. If I let go of this little cutie, your angry soldiers will tear me to pieces, so…"

Malekith showed a disgusting smile and said, "Let's talk like this."