During the time Ron was away, the Inhumans on the Moon had been preparing for their relocation, and only recently began sending people to Earth in batches.
The city that Wakanda had built long ago became the Inhumans' new Attilan.
"Your Majesty, most of our people have been transferred to Earth, with only a small portion remaining to guard the Base on the Moon."
In the council hall of the central building, Black Bolt reported, bowing his head with his hand over his chest.
He wore a black medal on his chest, and a voice emanated from him without him opening his mouth.
After Wakanda and the Inhumans shared their technology, many technological barriers were broken, and this brainwave fluctuation detector was one of the latest experimental results.
It was specially made for Black Bolt, capable of detecting a person's brainwaves and conveying their intended meaning.
"Are you still adapting?"
Ron casually asked, flipping through the list submitted by Najia on his black, majestic throne.
The Inhumans had lived on the Moon for hundreds of years and had not set foot on land for centuries.
"Compared to the barren Moon, Earth is naturally better."
Black Bolt said.
There was nothing to adapt to; the environment had changed from bad to good, and the Inhumans were so excited to see the vast World for the first time that they couldn't control themselves.
"There is one matter I wish to consult Your Majesty about."
Then he said with a slightly serious bow.
"Speak."
Ron closed the holographic projection of the list with some disappointment.
The list contained the names of people from the National Defense Force whom Najia had gathered for experiments after the temporary Compound V was produced.
It included the abilities each person exhibited under the influence of the compound.
"I wanted to see if there was anyone as powerful as Homelander, or someone with unique abilities like Jensen, so I could replicate the template."
But the results disappointed him; invisibility, body enlargement, super strength, and other abilities were all very common.
"Your Majesty, I wonder if Attilan and Wakanda could refrain from intermarriage."
Black Bolt requested.
This was to maintain the purity of the Inhumans' genes; their ancestors had already proven the cost of intermarrying with outsiders, which led to unstable and degraded genes.
Najia, who was standing by, frowned and glanced at Black Bolt. Was he looking down on the Wakandan people?
"Yes."
Ron pondered for a moment and nodded.
The Inhumans already had a rule against intermarriage with outsiders, and Black Bolt's request was for him to also order the Wakandan people not to provoke Inhuman men or women.
The Inhumans were his subordinate force, and he naturally hoped for their betterment.
Moreover, this country already had enough black people.
Hearing Ron's order, Najia quickly lowered her head, not daring to show any further expression, and reported.
"Your Majesty, Killian arrived in Wakanda a few days ago with his people.
After the research department received his studies, they are confident in combining it with our country's medical technology to overcome the challenge of improving the Extremis."
"Oh? Very good."
Upon hearing this news, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
"The power of Extremis is not weak; those Wakandan people whose abilities were not activated by Compound V can undergo Extremis modification."
By then, he would have an army composed entirely of superhumans.
Even the Black Order, who massacred the Universe with Thanos, would not be a match for this superhuman army.
He rose from the throne, walked out, and looked towards the sky with his hands behind his back.
"By this time, Hela should be close to Asgard."
To bring the Inhumans down from the Moon, the two countries first shared spaceship technology. The spaceship Hela stole had wormhole jump technology, which was enough time for her to return to Asgard.
Asgard.
After the Death of Odin, the King of the Gods, Thor and Frigga, among others, held a grand memorial ceremony for him.
Amidst the solemnity and sorrow of all Asgardian people, Thor immediately ascended to the throne as King.
Now, dressed in armor, he sat in the magnificent yet desolate Golden Palace, his face filled with grief.
"Once upon a time, Father sat on this throne, and Loki and I...
Loki and I also secretly sat on it when he wasn't around, pretending to be King and giving orders, and we fought several times over who could sit on it longer."
"Now that Father is gone, Loki has committed unforgivable wrongs and is imprisoned, Mother is immersed in sorrow and cannot escape, and I sit here, feeling only coldness."
Thor had once looked forward to the day he would ascend the throne, but on this day of his true ascension, there was no joy or excitement whatsoever.
"Thor, I want to return to Earth."
Audreyf, with a faint trace of sorrow still on her face, walked over and said.
Frigga's emotions had stabilized these past few days, and she wanted to return to Earth.
Having grown up in Heaven, she had developed the belief that she would never break a promise she had made.
"Can you ask Heimdall to open the Bifrost Bridge to send me back?"
"My sister, Father said before he died that no one, including me, should open the Bifrost Bridge to Midgard."
Thor hesitated and refused.
His father was dead, and his elder sister should have been freed and was trying to find a way to return to Asgard for revenge.
"Then give me a spaceship." She frowned.
Without the Bifrost Bridge, a spaceship would also work; her own spaceship was left in Wakanda.
"A spaceship is also not allowed."
Thor shook his head.
"My second sister, why are you in such a hurry to return to Earth? Mother is in sorrow; you should stay and comfort her."
Earth had no means of space travel, but if Audreyf brought a spaceship, it would be a different matter.
And as a younger brother's selfishness, he hoped Audreyf could stay.
Audreyf was his only remaining family member with whom he could freely communicate, and the deeply saddened Frigga also needed his second sister's comfort.
"Have you asked Heimdall to observe Hela's whereabouts?"
Audreyf frowned. She had heard from Frigga about Hela's terrifying power, and based on the description, she estimated that she would not be Hela's match.
Even Thor, who had just inherited Odin's divine power but had not yet awakened it, could not defeat Hela.
It could be said that Hela alone had the power to destroy Asgard, and she also did not want Asgard to encounter danger.
"She is powerful and skilled in magic. Although Heimdall can see throughout the Nine Realms, he cannot find her."
Thor sighed. He had already asked Heimdall to try, but it was unsuccessful.
After the Death of his father and ascending the throne, he felt an unprecedented burden and was slightly bewildered.
He didn't know what to do, and even doubted whether he was fit to be a king.
Audreyf felt that Thor's approach was not working and pointed directly.
"Thor, if there's a problem, you should find a way to solve it. As the King who leads Asgard, you shouldn't pin your hopes on Hela not being able to find a spaceship back to Asgard."
Thor frowned, not knowing what to say.
Just then, a loud bang came from outside the Golden Palace!
They both turned quickly to look.
"What happened?"
Boom!
A spaceship flew from the sky and landed violently on the plaza in front of the Asgardian palace, sending debris flying and carving a deep trench.
"Who?!"
The startled Asgardian soldiers and Heavenly Palace guards rushed over, surrounding it with weapons in hand, led by the Four Warriors of the Heavenly Palace.
Tss!
The spaceship's hatch opened.
Hela, wearing a crown of thorns, walked out proudly from the spaceship, completely ignoring the Heavenly Palace warriors holding weapons. She first took a deep breath.
"Two thousand years. I'm finally back."
Then she opened her eyes, her cold gaze sweeping over them.
"I see, you don't seem to recognize me.
Why are you looking at me as if I'm an invading enemy?"
The Heavenly Palace warriors were cold and grim, not uttering a word.
"I am Hela, Odin's eldest daughter, the commander of the Asgardian army, the rightful heir to the throne, the Goddess of Death."
Hela frowned, releasing terrifying divine power.
She didn't get a welcome in the small country of Midgard, so why wasn't she greeted on her knees when she returned to Asgard?
Swish!
Hela was met only by the sound of armor rubbing as the soldiers, feeling immense pressure, raised their spears and shields in unison, preparing to attack.
"Hela? Who's that?
Have you ever heard that name?"
Volstagg, with his messy beard, portly figure, and battle-axe, the eldest of them, asked doubtfully to his left and right.
Sif, Fandral, and Hogan didn't answer; their expressions were puzzled, and none of them had heard of her.
"Volstagg, you once served under me. You couldn't possibly not recognize me."
Hela's face darkened. She suddenly realized something.
"It's the old man. He used magic to alter your memory.
And you all!"
Her gaze turned sharp as she looked around. There were many battle-hardened warriors in the Asgardian army, but not one recognized her.
Hela felt a deep sense of betrayal and sorrow, and furiously conjured a giant Night Sky Sword, bringing it down with a fierce chop.
The ground trembled and cracked, and the Asgardian army's orderly formation was broken, with all Asgardians along that line being sliced into minced meat.
"Charge, take her down."
Volstagg roared with fury, along with the other three warriors,
"Oh no, it's Hela?
How did she come back!"
Inside the Heavenly Palace, Thor, who had walked out and seen Hela from afar, his face changed drastically, and he quickly reached out, summoning his weapon.
Audreyf's eyes flickered. That seemed to be a Wakandan-style spaceship.
"Could it be that guy..."
Her heart skipped a beat, and she rarely felt such worry.
"Impossible, he's so powerful, Hela couldn't possibly defeat him."
But the next moment, Audreyf calmed down. The spaceship Hela obtained might not have been taken by defeating Ron.
Summoned by Thor, a second later, two weapons flew rapidly through the sky at the same time.
One was the pink Meow-Meow Hammer, and the other was the Stormbreaker, the king's weapon that the Dwarf King had recently forged for Thor.
"Stormbreaker!"
He accepted the powerful and handsome new weapon, and seeing the pink Meow-Meow Hammer, which seemed to pause in disbelief at this sight, he gave an embarrassed laugh.
"Mjolnir, I need it more for now."
With that, Thor flew off with the axe, leaving the Meow-Meow Hammer to fall sadly to the ground.
Audreyf looked at Hela in the distance, her expression solemn, and manipulated her divine artifact ribbon, flying with him.
Hela's strength was completely beyond what Volstagg and the others could handle. Wielding the Night Sky Sword, she plunged into the army like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, effortlessly cutting down the charging soldiers.
She did not summon an endless barrage of Night Sky Swords to slaughter large portions of the army.
"After my release, this is not the first thing that differs from my imagination, but it still fills me with rage."
Hela was venting her resentment through the most primal fighting and slaughter, with bodies piled up at her feet and blood flowing like a river.
"Hela, my sister, stop your slaughter!"
The lightning-flashing Stormbreaker spun and arrived in an instant, Thor roared.
Clang!
Hela easily raised her sword to block, batting Stormbreaker away. Thor reached out to catch it, landing among the army.
The others immediately saluted Thor: "Your Majesty!"
Thor looked at Hela with a serious expression, recalled the deflected axe, and gripped it, ready for battle.
"Your Majesty?"
Hela, who had returned to Asgard from Earth, had grown stronger. The land beneath her feet provided her with an endless supply of power. She effortlessly parried Thor's attack, then with a backhand swing of her sword, she easily knocked away a squad of Heavenly Palace soldiers. Her long sword pointed diagonally at the ground as she stood arrogantly with one hand on her hip, looking at him.
"Are you the old man's son?"
After the battle in Wakanda, Hela was actually still a little worried that after being sealed for nearly two thousand years, the World might have changed beyond her comprehension, and she might encounter someone as powerful as Ron again.
But upon seeing Thor, she relaxed.
"I am Thor Odinson, Hela! You are raising your sword against your own people!"
Thor looked at the many dead and wounded soldiers, his voice low with anger.
"Really?
With all due respect, you're nothing like him."
Hela scoffed, sizing up Thor from head to toe.
"Though he was cruel and ruthless, he was also cunning and resourceful.
And you're just a muscle-brained idiot."
"But you are undoubtedly his son."
Then she changed her tone, pausing before saying.
"Because only then would he pass the throne to someone completely unfit to be king."
"Hela!"
Mocked, Thor's face darkened with anger as he called out her name.
"Kneel and hand over the throne that rightfully belongs to me, and I might spare you, brother!"
Hela said disdainfully.
"Never!"
Thor furiously leaped and swung his axe, charging forward.
"For Asgard!" Volstagg and the others shouted, and along with Sif and the others, they swung their swords and charged forward.
"You made a foolish decision."
Hela struck coldly, easily knocking Thor flying with a single blow. As she walked towards him, she delivered a speech.
Slaughter was simple, but she needed someone to help her conquer the Universe.
"Once, we commanded supreme prestige in the Universe; our position was unrivaled, but Odin was content with the Nine Realms.
We Asgardians are born to conquer, to rule all kingdoms and Worlds."
She spoke as she wielded her sword, slaughtering; no one was a match for her.
"No matter who you are, you must pay for what you have done!"
Including Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogan, who charged forward in anger, she sent Night Sky Swords piercing through the air, giving each of them a sword, effortlessly gravely wounding and defeating the four.
In front of the extremely powerful Hela, the Four Warriors of the Heavenly Palace felt utterly powerless and shocked. They had never faced such a powerful enemy.
"Now I have returned to lead Asgard to reclaim that glory. All of you, kneel.
And embark on this great journey with me."
Her long sword pointed, and a terrifying majesty spread, making every soldier feel as if a mountain pressed down on them.
"Asgardians will not surrender to anyone!"
Thor roared and charged again.
But Hela effortlessly knocked his axe away and tightly gripped his neck: "Is that so?"
In the sky far away, Audreyf's face was grim. She looked back at the palace where Frigga was, knowing full well that she was no match for Hela.
"I must go find someone."