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"What?"
Odin's single eye widened in anger, and he immediately looked at the Captain's chest, only to see some disgusting dark green viscous liquid seemingly stuck to the Captain's breastplate.
It must have been left over from the battle with those suddenly appearing demons earlier, so he stood up without thinking and said, "Come on, take me there to see it immediately!"
Queen Frigga, with a worried expression, exhorted, "Odin, be careful!"
Odin nodded heavily, then picked up the Eternal Spear and followed the Captain to the location of the medical room.
"Ah, this?!"
In the originally spacious and clean corridor, the walls on both sides, as well as the floor and ceiling, were now covered in large patches of dark green viscous liquid... as if some disgusting thing full of viscous liquid had exploded in place.
Inside the medical room, the still-shaken medical staff were all curled up in the corners of the inner walls, trembling.
And in the open space in the center, a dozen Asgardian warriors were using their long spears and enchanted golden chains to restrain two ugly demons that were about to crawl out of the corpses of dead soldiers—Nurgle's Plague Bearers! They were covered in dark green, pus-oozing sores, had a curved single horn on their forehead, and held a tattered iron sword covered in filthy viscous liquid!
These low-level Nurgle's Plague Bearers, who had little intelligence, were all born from the soul essence of those who had been tortured to death by the Soul-Eating Disease.
The tattered iron swords in their hands were the infamous Plague Swords, covered in a vast number of viruses.
No matter how powerful the warrior, if they were cut by this sword, they would eventually succumb to the virus and despair!
Although these Nurgle's Plague Bearers had little combat power, they were undoubtedly good at spreading viruses and were extremely loyal to their beloved father, Nurgle, whom they worshipped.
Swoosh—
Puff puff—
Odin immediately raised the Eternal Spear and released powerful cosmic secret energy, directly blasting the bodies of the two Nurgle's Plague Bearers.
Disgusting pus immediately splattered all over the Asgardian warriors in the front row.
And at the moment of blasting the two Nurgle's Plague Bearers, Odin's ears seemed to hear an indescribable roar from another dimension.
"Damn it, it must be that damned Loki, Nurgle, among the Chaos Gods, who is behind this..."
Odin unhesitatingly ordered the guards, who were still in a daze, "Immediately send people to move all the remaining Black Stone around the Heavenly Palace, and then have the dwarf craftsmen of Nidavellir build the black stone obelisk..."
After seeing those two low-level Nurgle demons, Odin immediately realized that the sudden outbreak of plague inside the Heavenly Palace was very likely... no, it must have been Loki, Nurgle, secretly pulling the strings.
He just didn't know if building the black stone obelisk around the Heavenly Palace would be able to suppress these demons and the plague...
But for now, he could only try his best, even if it was a long shot!
However, after this incident, Odin finally truly experienced the terror of the Chaos Gods.
They were just as Thor had described them before—omnipresent and impossible to guard against!
"Additionally, send people to conduct a thorough screening inside the Heavenly Palace, and lock all infected people in the dungeon, and then..."
A hint of reluctance flashed across Odin's face, but he immediately regained his previous resolve and continued, "If, after the black stone obelisk is built, there are no signs of improvement in their condition, then... burn them all to death!"
Hiss~~~
Everyone, including the Captain, showed expressions of disbelief. Although they knew that Odin's current order was the safest method, the thought of their former comrades-in-arms facing such a tragic end inevitably brought a feeling of sadness for their impending doom.
Odin naturally noticed the subtle changes on everyone's faces, but he was helpless about it. To ensure that the Heavenly Palace would not fall, he could only decisively choose to sacrifice a pawn to save the king.
And just as Odin turned and left, a short-haired female medical officer, who had been hiding in the corner, frantically pulled her right arm into her wide sleeve.
From a perspective invisible to others, her originally fair and smooth arm had grown disgusting sores and a constantly wriggling eyeball...
...
In the lowest level dungeon of the Heavenly Palace.
In the clean cell, Loki stood with his hands behind his back, in front of the transparent defensive barrier formed by the energy shield, watching the teams of patients being escorted in from outside, and couldn't help but say with a hint of schadenfreude:
"Tsk tsk tsk, look, is Odin afraid I'll be bored here alone? He actually sent me so many new friends... He really is thoughtful!"
"Loki, listen to me for once, can you stop being so willful?"
Queen Frigga, whose face was slightly pale... no, to be precise, it should be an illusion projected by Queen Frigga using magic, looked at her unrepentant youngest son and smiled bitterly with helplessness:
"Oh, by the way, those books I sent people to deliver to you earlier, did you like any of them?"
Loki slowly turned around, and with a sinister expression, he sarcastically said, "Are you hoping I'll pass the next thousand years of long imprisonment by reading?"
"Child, I have tried my best to make you more comfortable..."
Queen Frigga didn't get angry, but gently reminded him, "But I think you should understand that your current predicament is entirely your own doing..."
"My own doing?"
Loki grinned, but his eyes flashed with anger, and he shouted, "It all started with your lies... You always lied to me since I was a child, saying that I was more outstanding than Thor, and that I was born to be King... And now, I just want to turn this lie into reality, so how is it my own doing?"
"It's understandable that you want to be King, but a true King will actively admit their mistakes when they make a big one."
Queen Frigga earnestly persuaded him, "You almost massacred all the Elves on Alfheim this time, and you also summoned the Eye of Fear through a sacrificial ritual, which is enough to completely engulf the entire Nine Realms. Countless people in the Nine Realms have died because of your mischief... Do you really think that you, like this, are suitable to sit on the throne of Asgard?"
Who would have thought that Loki's face showed no remorse at all, but instead he sneered and retorted, "Is that so? Don't pretend I don't know, this is just a drop in the ocean compared to the number of people Odin massacred in his past conquests of the Nine Realms... Look at him, isn't he still sitting firmly on the throne now?!"
"Why can he do it, but I, Loki, cannot?"
Queen Frigga was immediately speechless. No one knew better than her that Odin, when he was young, led his eldest daughter Hela to conquer the Nine Realms, slaughtering countless living beings.
But it's about winners and losers!
After Odin successfully secured the throne, that dark history, along with his eldest daughter Hela, who was sealed in Helheim (the realm of the dead), was selectively forgotten by the world.
Knowing that she couldn't convince Loki on this matter, Queen Frigga paused slightly, then changed the subject and said:
"Child, it's not too late to turn back now. If you can tell us how to banish the Eye of Fear, I promise your father will forgive all your past mistakes..."
"No, first of all, he is not my father!"
Loki said with a playful smile, "Secondly, haven't you already found a way to suppress the Eye of Fear from Midgard? I heard it's quite effective!"
Queen Frigga looked at Loki with some surprise, then sighed with a complex expression, and softly said:
"That's right, although Thor used the Tesseract and Rainbow Bridge technology to exchange a large amount of Black Stone, which has the effect of suppressing chaos energy, from Mr. Karl Merks, and successfully suppressed the corruption and expansion of the Eye of Fear on the Nine Realms by building the black stone obelisk."
"But your father... Odin doesn't trust the other party, so if you can personally end the Eye of Fear, everyone will forgive all your past sins... Child, this is probably your only chance to regain your freedom!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect the great King of the Gods, Odin, to agree to such an outrageous request one day?"
Loki clearly didn't want any 'salvation' or 'absolution' from anyone, so he mocked to himself:
"If this gets out, I'm afraid no matter what kind of nobody, they won't take Asgard and the King of the Gods seriously anymore, will they?"
"By the way... was this Thor's idea?"
"That's right." Queen Frigga nodded noncommittally, "Thor saved the Nine Realms!"
"Hahahaha..."
Loki laughed wildly, "That's right, besides that idiot, I really can't think of anyone else who would do that... But do you really want that simple-minded guy to become the King of Asgard?"
"Yes."
Queen Frigga's tone gradually became serious, "Thor has repeatedly put himself in danger, successfully found out the movements of that group of Chaos Dark Elves, and is now on the front lines quelling the chaos, working hard to restore order in several kingdoms, cleaning up the mess for his brother who always messes things up... And after this, he will be appointed as the new King of Asgard!"
"Loki, although Thor is not as smart as you, he deserves such an honor!"
"Tsk..."
Loki, somewhat exasperated, still wanted to argue, but Queen Frigga seemed tired of such meaningless disputes, and bid him farewell with a look of regret:
"Child, your intelligent mind can always see through everything, but it alone cannot see through yourself... I'm a bit tired, I'll come to see you again in a few days, I hope you can change your mind then."
With that, her figure transformed into a green light and disappeared.
Seeing this, the malevolence on Loki's face grew even stronger. He sneered at the spot where Queen Frigga had just disappeared, saying:
"No, he has no chance... Because the throne will definitely be mine, and it can only belong to me!"
Immediately, from a perspective invisible to ordinary people, a fluorescent green light suddenly appeared on Loki's forehead, which was precisely the blessing rune from Nurgle.
At the same time, in the medical room of the Heavenly Palace, a short-haired female medical officer, whose right arm looked somewhat uncoordinated but who still feigned composure and diligently prepared medicine, had a hideous eyeball suddenly open on her pus-covered right arm, hidden within her wide sleeve.
And her consciousness, at the moment the eyeball opened, was controlled by another unfamiliar consciousness... and that person was, of course, Loki!
"Female Medical Officer El, you've been busy for several days in a row. I'll deliver Odin's medicine for you tonight..."
The female medical officer controlled by Loki smiled and stopped the tired-looking Chief Female Medical Officer El. The latter was about to refuse, but was directly persuaded by 'Loki's' next sentence.
"There are still so many people in the dungeon waiting for you to rescue them. If even you collapse from exhaustion, then they will probably only have a dead end..."
Female Medical Officer El's face couldn't help but show a tired and helpless bitter smile upon hearing this. As she handed the medicine bowl to 'Loki,' she softly thanked him, "Then thank you, Hamel, but please remember to remind My Lord the King of the Gods to rest. His body can no longer withstand any blows..."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
'Loki' took the medicine bowl with a mischievous smile, and as he turned to leave, he muttered in a voice only he could hear, "This time I will definitely let him 'rest well'!"
A few minutes later.
In Odin's bedchamber.
"My Lord the King of the Gods, it's time for your medicine."
Looking at the familiar and weakened figure on the bed, 'Loki' struggled to control his breathing and surging emotions, the medicine bowl in his hand remaining perfectly still.
However, the boiling medicine soup glowed with an eerie green light—Father bids you drink!
"Cough cough cough..."
Odin propped himself up amidst a fit of coughs, his single eye scanning the female medical officer kneeling before him, but he didn't find any abnormalities.
So he raised his hand to take the medicine bowl, and with his Adam's apple moving up and down, he gulped down all of the doctored soup prepared by 'Loki,' not a single drop remaining.
"Today's... cough cough... medicine seems especially bitter?"
Odin looked at the female medical officer, who was still kneeling with her head bowed, with some doubt, but the latter slowly raised her head and met his gaze playfully, "That's because I added a little surprise for you inside... Father!!!"
"You are... Loki?!"
Odin's single eye widened suddenly, and without thinking, he immediately grabbed the Eternal Spear placed by the bed and channeled energy, directly blasting the female medical officer in front of him into a puddle of blood and minced meat.
However, black marks, like poisonous snakes, quietly appeared beneath his skin, rapidly moving from his withered arm towards his temples.
Soon, even the light on the Eternal Spear began to flicker, eventually dimming somewhat abruptly.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Father, you're as decisive as ever... But unfortunately, that was just a useless puppet!"