After eliminating the Cursed Warrior, Han Shaoqing and Makima returned to Asgard to wait for the arrival of the Dark Elves.
In truth, once he learned that the Dark Elves had awakened, Han Shaoqing could have used the Aether as bait, lured them into deep space, and wiped them out in one stroke.
But if he did that, the people of Asgard would never appreciate what he had done.
Good deeds are only remembered if people know about them. Otherwise, you're just doing free labor.
Han Shaoqing didn't particularly care about Asgard's gratitude, but while conquering and checking in across the Nine Realms, he needed a stable rear base. Building prestige would make future rule much easier.
Besides, it was also a perfect opportunity for Esdeath and Makima to show their abilities.
Without an audience, what would be the point?
The Rise of the Dark Elves
The Nine Realms were not eternal.
Like all things, they had a dawn of birth and a twilight of destruction.
Before the Nine Realms existed, the universe belonged to the Dark Elves.
They once ruled the cosmos without equal.
Born from eternal night, they stole the light from every world they conquered.
That had been the glorious age of the Dark Elves.
The Invasion Begins
Malekith had no idea that Algrim had already been killed.
Following the original plan, he launched an assault on Asgard.
The first wave consisted of the Dark Elves' stealth fighters.
Dark Elf technology was highly advanced, especially their cloaking systems.
Even Heimdall's all-seeing eyes could fail to detect them.
As the enormous flagship ascended, dozens of smaller craft detached from it and sped toward Asgard.
Invisible to the naked eye...
But not to Makima.
Standing inside the Bifrost Observatory, Makima relied on her superhuman hearing.
She detected the subtle disturbances in the air created by the invisible ships.
Without hesitation—
She sounded the Gjallarhorn.
Its warning echoed throughout Asgard.
Drawing the Burtgang Sword, Makima leaped into the sky.
Following only the sound, she swung once.
Slash!
The invisible fighter was cut open.
Its cloaking failed immediately, revealing a thirty-meter-long black scythe-shaped spacecraft before it burst into flames and crashed into the river beneath the Rainbow Bridge.
Makima turned toward the horizon.
"Come."
"You pieces of trash."
At the end of the Rainbow Bridge...
A colossal black warship over 500 meters tall emerged from the abyss between the realms.
Its appearance resembled a gigantic black cross-shaped sword.
A crimson core glowed at its center...
Like the eye of a demon.
More than a dozen stealth fighters launched from both sides of the flagship.
They rushed toward Asgard at incredible speed.
Makima fired her Heat Vision, destroying three fighters instantly.
But the flagship retaliated with a massive energy cannon.
The blast hurled her backward.
Fortunately, Makima's physical durability was extraordinary.
The attack couldn't truly injure her.
It merely knocked her away.
Her eyes glowed crimson.
She was about to slice the flagship apart with Heat Vision when Han Shaoqing's voice echoed in her ear.
"That's a nice ship."
"Don't destroy it."
"Understood."
Makima immediately changed targets and focused on eliminating the smaller fighters instead.
Esdeath Takes Command
Meanwhile...
Inside the Golden Palace command center...
Esdeath stood proudly in her white military uniform, calmly issuing orders.
Since they had long prepared for the invasion, the Asgardian soldiers quickly occupied their assigned defensive positions.
Although Asgard was the wealthiest and strongest of the Nine Realms...
Its military technology had barely advanced over thousands of years.
Ancient warriors had fought with swords...
Modern warriors still fought with swords.
They possessed powerful magical artillery, but those weapons were fixed emplacements.
Compared to civilizations like Wakanda, Asgard wasn't dramatically more advanced outside of rune magic.
The main reason?
Odin relied on divine power and magic far more than technology.
Perhaps it was also his way of preserving royal authority.
The Dark Elves had spent thousands of years asleep.
Their technology had also stagnated.
In the original timeline, they only succeeded because they caught Asgard completely off guard.
This time...
There would be no surprise attack.
Boarding the Flagship
Han Shaoqing glanced toward the battlefield.
"I'm leaving the fighters to you."
"I'll handle the flagship."
With a teleport...
He appeared directly inside the Dark Elf battleship.
Once inside...
His Omega Beams activated.
They swept through the corridors like living serpents.
The crimson energy curved around corners.
No matter where the soldiers tried to flee...
The beams followed.
Anyone within sight died instantly.
Within moments...
Every ordinary Dark Elf aboard the flagship had been exterminated.
However...
Malekith wasn't onboard.
Han Shaoqing teleported outside again.
With a thought...
The gigantic Dark Elf flagship disappeared.
It was stored inside his Sea God Ring.
The Dark Elves possessed excellent technology.
Many of their inventions deserved study.
As someone who valued learning...
Han Shaoqing naturally wasn't going to waste such valuable loot.
"Fuck!"
Inside one of the smaller fighters...
Malekith stared blankly as his flagship vanished.
"...Fuck!"
He immediately sensed the Reality Stone (Aether) on Han Shaoqing's glove.
"It's on him!"
"Kill him!"
He ordered every remaining fighter to change course.
Asgard Opens Fire
Just as the Dark Elf fighters turned—
Esdeath gave her command.
"All anti-air batteries..."
"Fire!"
Every defensive cannon across Asgard roared simultaneously.
Countless energy shells filled the sky.
The remaining Dark Elf fighters were caught in a devastating crossfire.
Already lacking numbers...
They stood no chance.
One after another...
The fighters exploded.
Some detonated in midair.
Others crashed to the ground.
Only a handful of Dark Elves survived the crashes.
Counterattack
Malekith's own fighter crashed onto the Rainbow Bridge.
He climbed out in miserable condition.
Looking around...
He saw the battlefield covered with the bodies of his people.
After the bombardment...
Esdeath led the countercharge personally.
Raising her saber high, she shouted,
"For the glory of the Northern God!"
"Attack!"
"Attack!!"
The Asgardian warriors surged forward.
The Dark Elves' greatest strengths had always been their energy weapons and black-hole grenades.
But with only a few survivors remaining...
Against prepared Asgardian troops...
They had no chance.
Esdeath fought at the front.
Her ice spears killed enemies from a distance with terrifying precision.
Dark Elves crawling from wrecked fighters were immediately surrounded and cut down.
The Dark Elves had already been reduced to roughly 2,000 survivors before this battle.
Less than ten minutes after the invasion began...
Their numbers had fallen to double digits.
Without ships...
Escape was impossible.
Malekith's Desperation
"Damn it..."
"They were prepared..."
"Has heaven truly abandoned us?"
Watching his people die one after another...
Malekith felt his heart bleed.
These were the last remaining members of the Dark Elf race.
Then—
He noticed "Loki" standing at the end of the Rainbow Bridge.
Thanks to his unique connection with the Aether, he charged toward Han Shaoqing with everything he had.
Only by reclaiming the Aether could he survive...
Only then could his dream still be realized.
He had barely taken a few steps—
Before Makima appeared.
Boom!
One powerful flying kick sent Malekith soaring.
He landed flat on his back and slid the entire length of the Rainbow Bridge...
Stopping directly in front of Han Shaoqing.
Han Shaoqing calmly lifted one foot...
And stepped firmly onto Malekith's head, pinning him to the ground.
At that exact moment...
The Check-in System sounded its notification.
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