#779 - The Origin of Fear

First one or two, then ten or twenty, and then so many that they were countless.

The Queen of the Underworld unleashed her authority at this moment. Among these skeletons were humans, giants, dwarves, and even beasts. In short, as long as there were creatures in the world, you could find their bones in this undead army.

Fenrir also came to Hela's side. The latter transformed into a raven and lightly flew onto the giant wolf's back, landing steadily. After returning to her original form, she drew her sword and pointed it forward.

"Now is the time to depart, my allies, my soldiers!"

As Hela finished speaking, the other emperors prepared to return to their own realms. Their soldiers were all on standby in their respective kingdoms, waiting for their orders to depart.

Only the Angel Queen had not hung up the communication. After all, her kingdom had not yet returned to the World Tree. This was her most basic demand and one of the main reasons she joined this plan.

Seeing this, Malekith said with a smile, "Don't worry, Queen. The Serpent has said that as long as his strength recovers, he can pull Paradise back to the World Tree. He loves anything that goes against Odin."

The Angel Queen was about to speak when she felt a violent tremor, and even the various gold and silver jewels placed in front of her were scattered on the ground.

With such a change, someone naturally had to check on the Queen's condition. Angela placed her hand on the hilt of her sword and rushed into the Queen's palace, asking loudly.

"Queen, are you alright?"

As soon as Angela entered the palace, she saw the Angel Queen's face. The latter did not show any panic. On the contrary, the Angel Queen looked very excited at this moment.

"It's this tremor! It's this tremor!" Angela opened her arms, and the huge wings behind her were fully opened, blowing the exquisitely crafted recliner to the side.

"No matter how long it has been, I will never forget this feeling. It's exactly the same as the tremor that occurred when Odin expelled Paradise!"

"But now it's different! Back then, it was expulsion, but now it represents return!" The Angel Queen looked at Angela and ordered.

"Angela! Relay my orders! Order all the angels to prepare for battle! I want to vent all the resentment of these thousands of years!"

"Yes! Queen!" Angela knelt on one knee, accepted the order, and exited the Queen's palace.

"Hahahaha!" The Angel Queen laughed like a madwoman. Now she felt that her decision was absolutely correct.

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Outside the Nine Realms, a giant, unimaginable tree stood tall. This tree had nine branches, each with a planet hanging on it, looking like fruit.

This is the World Tree. The fruits hanging on the World Tree are the Nine Realms. Each fruit represents a world, looking dreamlike and incredibly beautiful.

"It is indeed different from before."

A voice suddenly appeared in this silent space. A figure with long black hair, wearing armor and wielding a giant hammer, stood in front of the World Tree, examining the foundation of the world.

"I didn't expect that Odin would do such a thing. No, he was able to overthrow me, his own brother, so what couldn't he do?"

The Serpent released the hammer, letting it float beside him, then opened his arms and stood in front of the World Tree in an embracing posture.

"It's time to test the extent of my power's recovery."

In the next second, countless purple lightning bolts burst forth from the Serpent's hands, aiming at the missing branch of the World Tree and falling directly on it.

The purple current flowed continuously on the branches of the World Tree, slowly producing a strange phenomenon, unexpectedly causing the end of the branch to twist, slowly creating a black hole.

Immediately, the World Tree began to shake, and it only slightly improved when a planet was pulled out from an unknown corner.

This planet was naturally Paradise, just as Malekith said. He liked to do anything that would annoy Odin, not to mention that the angels had killed Odin's child, which was simply perfect.

The commotion caused by pulling Paradise just now was probably felt throughout the Nine Realms. Odin must have guessed what he did. The Serpent couldn't wait to see the expression on his good brother's face now.

"Boom!"

The shaking completely disappeared only when Paradise was fully returned to the World Tree. The Serpent looked at his hands and nodded with satisfaction.

Perhaps because he was no longer the King of Asgard, even though he had absorbed enough fear, his current strength was still a little worse than before. He still couldn't steadily defeat Odin in a head-on battle.

How annoying, this feeling of being just short of the final step.

The Serpent clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, reached out and grabbed the hammer back into his hand, and opened a portal to leave the space of the World Tree.

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As soon as he returned to Earth, the Serpent saw Loki, who had been waiting for him.

"Welcome back, Father." Loki bowed his head. "Malekith has just sent back news that Hela, Sindri, Malekith, and the Angel Queen are all marching towards Earth."

"Adding Laufey from the beginning, Earth is about to welcome five armies, plus the remaining Worthy. Even the Three Realms Alliance of Asgard will inevitably be defeated."

"Having confidence is a good thing, my child," the Serpent said, leaning on his hammer. "But I say it's all nonsense. Except for Hela herself being somewhat useful, the rest are just lackeys."

"Remember, my child, in the face of absolute power, no matter how many ants gather, they are still just ants. Asgard only needs to worry about Odin and Thor."

"Hela and her group are just a bunch of opportunists who follow the wind. You are the only one I can trust."

"Yes, Father." Loki nodded in agreement. The Serpent nodded and continued.

"When the Asgardians prepare to fight back, I will be responsible for dealing with Odin. Then Thor will be handed over to you. Don't let me down, my child."

"Don't worry, Father," Loki clenched his fists. "I will definitely help you break the shackles of fate."

The Serpent did not speak. Break the shackles of fate? Everyone wants to do this, but no one has been able to do it so far. Even when he was sitting on the throne of the King of Gods, he was only seemingly powerful.

"Humph!" The Serpent snorted coldly. There was no need to think about those things now. He only wanted to do one thing now, and that was to spray his venom on Asgard as much as possible.

He would make those who betrayed him pay the price.