Only Valkyrie survived.
Over the years, she rebuilt the Valkyrie Legion, seeking revenge for the past. However, Hela had already been killed by Odin, which became her obsession and lingering regret.
Now that Hela had returned, she could finally exact her revenge personally.
Facing the surging Valkyrie Legion, Hela remained as steady as a rock. With a wave of her hand, countless black longswords shot towards the enemy.
This was the very move she had used to annihilate the Valkyrie Legion back then.
But how could Valkyrie, having rebuilt the Valkyrie Legion, not guard against this very tactic, having suffered greatly from it in the past?
With a command from Valkyrie, the Valkyrie Legion simultaneously drew their shields, with the first rank closing in immediately.
The shields, taller than a person, were placed before their horses. The Valkyries lowered their heads, hiding their bodies beneath the shields.
Hela's attack, formed by black longswords, was blocked one by one by the organized shields.
Valkyrie, wielding her divine sword, cut through several black longswords before charging towards Hela.
Hela was entangled by Valkyrie, making it difficult for her to attack others. She focused her attacks on Valkyrie.
Both sides clashed with flashing blades. Hela, after all, was a being comparable to Odin. Even though she had just been resurrected and her strength was greatly diminished, she could still easily gain the upper hand against Valkyrie.
Fortunately, the Valkyrie Legion around them constantly fired arrows at Hela, drawing her attention and relieving some of Valkyrie's pressure. Otherwise, she feared she would have been defeated by Hela in mere minutes.
On the other side, Odin's battle with Laufey had also reached a fever pitch.
Laufey, wielding the Casket of Ancient Winters, continuously unleashed frost, which condensed into various flying weapons, madly attacking Odin.
Odin, holding Gungnir, formed a protective light layer in front of him, deflecting Laufey's attacks while battling him.
During the fight with Laufey, Odin was very surprised.
This former subordinate, whom he had defeated years ago, had actually become this powerful.
But soon, Odin noticed something was amiss.
The Casket of Ancient Winters in Laufey's hand usually emitted white mist, but why had it turned into black gas?
He glanced at the demons around him and immediately understood. It must have been those so-called demons who had helped Laufey, greatly enhancing his strength and the Casket's abilities.
The Casket of Ancient Winters continuously released its freezing aura. The surrounding air grew colder and colder, to the point where space itself seemed to be solidifying.
In this environment, Odin's strength and speed were greatly weakened. Facing Laufey's attacks, he gradually began to falter, shifting from offense to defense.
On the other side, Shang Liu, a general of the Five Elements Hall, was also only able to parry the attacks of the demon commander, with no chance to counter.
He was merely an ordinary cultivator at the Immeasurable Realm. For the years he had been in the Moral Plane, his cultivation had not progressed much due to the limitations of spiritual energy. His enemy, on the other hand, was a peak Lower Demon God, battle-hardened and having fought countless times against the inhabitants of the Righteous Plane, possessing rich experience.
On the battlefield below.
The allied forces of the Five Elements Hall army and the Divine Realm army finally clashed with the allied forces of demons and giants.
The Divine Realm and the Frost Giants had fought many times; they were sworn enemies. Upon meeting this time, they naturally fought to the death.
The Divine Realm had the help of the outsider Five Elements Hall army, while the Frost Giants had the demons assisting them.
Both sides were races with deep-seated hatred for each other, and neither would show mercy to their enemies.
However, the Frost Giants had prepared for many years, and the demons had brought a million troops this time. The Five Elements Hall only had a hundred thousand defensive troops, and the Divine Realm's overall combat strength was rarely comparable to a Celestial Realm city.
The combat power gap between the two sides was extremely vast.
After the two sides engaged in close combat, the Divine Realm army suffered a one-sided defeat. The Five Elements Hall army struggled to hold on, but they were still outnumbered and could only passively defend.
After an hour of fighting, the Divine Realm army's defense line finally broke. The demon army and giant army killed more than half of the Divine Realm troops. The Divine Realm army was routed; some fled in panic, while others fought desperately, but it was undoubtedly futile.
After the Divine Realm army was defeated, the demon army immediately surrounded the defensive troops of the Five Elements Hall. They knew that the natives were no match for them, and only the Five Elements Hall was their eternal opponent.
But the Frost Giants thought differently. Their enemy had always been the Divine Realm. Now that they had defeated the enemy's army, their next step was naturally to slaughter the enemy's citizens.
Countless Frost Giants raised their weapons and charged into the cities of the Divine Realm with excited shouts. They killed everyone they saw, smashed everything, burned all the houses, and left nothing but devastation wherever they went, their destructive power comparable to Surtur on the other side of the continent.
The people of the Divine Realm were terrified and fled in a frenzy. They now only wanted to get away from the cities they had lived in their entire lives and escape to a safe place, a place without Frost Giants.
The Frost Giants were plundering and burning, seeking revenge, returning to the people of the Divine Realm what the people of the Divine Realm had done to them in the past.
Many ordinary people of the Divine Realm fled towards the distant mountains, and Loki was lurking at the foot of the mountain.
Loki, disguised as an ordinary person, watched the scene unfolding before him.
He had personally seen his divine father being beaten by Laufey without any ability to fight back.
He had personally seen the Valkyrie Legion unable to take down Hela alone.
He had personally seen General Shang, who was stronger than his father, being beaten.
He had personally seen Surtur, who had been defeated by his brother in the past, wreaking havoc in the Divine Realm.
He had personally seen the armies of the Five Elements Hall and the Divine Realm being routed under the enemy's offensive.
He had personally witnessed the enemy's might, and he had also personally witnessed…
His own people being slaughtered by the Frost Giants, who were venting their hatred and desires.
"Waa! Waa!"
Not far away, the cry of a child could be heard.
Loki snapped back to attention, turned his head, and saw a boy of four or five years old who had somehow fallen to the ground. Among the people fleeing in panic around him, no one helped him. Some even stepped on him.
Seeing this, Loki became furious. He immediately ran over, shoved aside the man from the Divine Realm who was about to step on the little boy, and roared,
"Don't you have eyes? Didn't you see there was someone under your feet!"
"Hmph, who has the time to care about these things now? The Frost Giants are coming. If we don't run, we'll die.
You have time to mind my business, why don't you go kill a few giants, you stinking piece of excrement!"
The man turned and continued to sprint towards the mountain.
Loki looked at the fleeing people of the Divine Realm behind him and the Frost Giants plundering wildly in front of him with a complex expression…
Finally, he gathered his courage, stopped his disguise, and resumed his true form.
Loki strode towards the Frost Giants, two daggers flashing in his hands…