Lin Feng nodded. Frigga's commission had begun.
He closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and then placed his hand over Jane Foster's.
An invisible bio-force field slowly enveloped Jane, like an air current impacting her body, constantly expelling the Aether particles within her.
For a moment, strange dark red particles fled from Jane's body.
Under the effect of the bio-force field, the Aether particles had nowhere to escape, slowly gathering in mid-air.
The entire process was much easier than Lin Feng had imagined. The Aether particles flowed out in ever-increasing numbers until they had all left Jane's body.
Lin Feng withdrew the bio-force field from Jane and then pressed down on the Aether particles.
Marvel had not explained how to turn the Aether particles back into the solid Reality Stone.
However, Lin Feng already had a plan for this. He would just compress it!
Under the powerful bio-force field of the Silver Superman, the movement of the Aether particles became slower and slower.
Gradually, the Aether particles coalesced into a mass and were continuously compressed. Once they completely stopped moving, they had shrunk to the size of a pebble.
The bio-force field dissipated, and the Aether particles fell into Lin Feng's hand.
The Reality Stone!
Got it!
Lin Feng felt a small surge of excitement as a sign of respect.
He then attached the Reality Stone to his Superman bracer.
Thus, Lin Feng now possessed four Infinity Stones!
He was only missing the Soul Stone on Vormir and the Time Stone in the hands of the Ancient One to complete the set.
Frigga watched all this quietly. The methods Lin Feng employed surprised her; she couldn't tell what kind of power he was using.
However, Frigga did not intend to ask. Everyone had their secrets, after all.
Seeing that Lin Feng was finished, Frigga smiled and took a step forward.
"Lord Lin Feng, next, I will need your help..."
Lin Feng nodded. He understood Frigga's intentions. Frigga had told him her plan during their conversation that night, and Lin Feng had agreed to help her realize it.
"Then let's begin the arrangements now! Please, Queen of the Gods, help me find a hidden place," Lin Feng said, casually picking up the still-unconscious Jane Foster.
Frigga nodded and led Lin Feng to a side chamber.
"It will be here!"
"You can place her there," Frigga said, pointing to the only small bed in the room.
Lin Feng had no objections. He took two steps forward and laid Jane down.
With everything prepared, Lin Feng and Frigga exchanged a look and nodded simultaneously.
Lin Feng closed his eyes. On his left wrist, the newly acquired Reality Stone and the Mind Stone both began to glow...
Inside the palace, Asgardian elites and Dark Elves were engaged in a fierce battle, neither side giving quarter.
The Cursed Warrior had destroyed Asgard's defense system, and a massive axe-shaped vessel charged into the Asgardian palace.
The colossal ship landed, and the Dark Elves poured out, relentlessly slaughtering Asgardian warriors.
The peculiar black hole grenades left the Asgardian warriors defenseless.
From the breached opening of the damaged vessel emerged the leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith.
His objective was clear. Ignoring the ongoing fight, he headed directly for the room where Jane and Frigga were located...
As long as he could retrieve the Aether, all sacrifices would be worth it!
By the time Odin arrived with his guards, the palace was already in ruins.
The massive vessel was embedded in the palace, and the ground was littered with the bodies of Dark Elves and Asgardian warriors.
"Frigga..."
Odin scanned the surroundings, a sense of unease rising in his heart.
Meanwhile, Malekith had reached the side chamber.
He pushed open the large door, a thrill of anticipation running through him. The Aether was within his grasp.
Jane and Frigga were in this very side chamber.
Seeing a sinister-looking intruder suddenly burst in, Jane, frightened, scurried behind Queen Frigga.
"Begone, monster!" Frigga, wielding a short sword, shouted sternly, immediately categorizing Malekith as an ugly beast.
"Retreat now, and I may spare your life!"
The Queen of the Gods unleashed her full imposing aura, and the temperature in the room seemed to drop.
But this did not scare Malekith.
He took two steps forward, closing in on Frigga.
"I am quite resilient, woman!"
Frigga, undeterred, charged forward, her short sword gripped tightly, engaging him in combat.
"Who are you?"
"I am Malekith! I've come to reclaim what is mine."
Hearing this, Frigga instinctively glanced at Jane.
Seeing her movement, Malekith understood. His senses had not been wrong.
He ignored Frigga and walked directly towards Jane.
He completely disregarded Frigga!
As their bodies blurred past each other, Frigga, with a backhand swing, struck a blow directly at Malekith's face.
How dare you! To ignore the dignified Queen of Asgard?
Malekith staggered from the blow. In a hasty move, he drew his short knife and lunged at Frigga.
Clang!
Frigga parried again with a backhand sword strike, disarming him.
As a formidable sorceress, her close-combat skills were preposterously high.
She could never understand why mages in movies always liked close combat!
However, she had to admit, as the Queen of the Gods, her short sword was at Malekith's throat after just a few moves.
Malekith had never expected Queen Frigga to be so formidable.
He was completely unable to defend himself and, with a careless moment, found his fate in her grasp.
Yet, Malekith remained unperturbed. His eyes darted to the side.
During their skirmish, a bull-headed warrior, like a minotaur, had barged into the side chamber.
This was the loyal hound who had willingly become the last Cursed Warrior for Malekith's grand ambition!
Frigga followed Malekith's gaze. The imposing figure of the bull-headed creature sent a shiver of dread down her spine.
In her panic, she thrust her sword towards the Cursed Warrior.
However, the Cursed Warrior's strength was immense, far beyond that of a mere sorceress.
He caught Frigga's sword barehanded, disarmed her, and then grabbed her by the throat, lifting her into the air.
Malekith chuckled. The Cursed Warrior was as formidable as ever.
With Frigga dealt with, Malekith turned towards Jane.
"Now, you shall return what you took from me!" he declared, reaching for Jane, the tide of battle clearly in his favor, victory assured!
However, who was Frigga? She was a sorceress!
Malekith's hand passed through Jane's body without the slightest pause. Jane's illusion slowly dissipated into the air.
He had been tricked! Malekith's blood pressure instantly surged. He spun around with a roar, "Witch!"
"Where is the Aether?!"
Seeing his furious desperation, Frigga smiled.
"I will not tell you!"
Malekith's face turned ashen. He gave the Cursed Warrior a signal.
*Clang!*
The Cursed Warrior, receiving the command, instantly thrust his short sword upwards from his waist area (I saw the movie, and that's truly where it pierced him!).
Frigga gasped sharply. The shadow of death loomed over her.