Kamar-Taj, Library.
"Hm, why is it so noisy outside?"
Master Wong, who was reading in the library, looked up, puzzled, toward the window.
He could vaguely hear exclamations from outside, as if something incredible was happening.
Noticing he had reached the end of the book in his hands, Wong shook his head, stood up, and casually traced a golden portal in the air.
Guarding the library all day was a bit boring over time.
So, out of curiosity, Wong also wanted to see… what could possibly excite the apprentices so much.
On the plaza, just as Wong's foot stepped through the portal, his gaze suddenly froze.
Above the plaza, a huge screen had appeared out of nowhere.
The screen displayed a frozen image.
In the lower-right corner, in picture-in-picture format, another scene was shown.
In the picture-in-picture, four men stood in a strange space.
The most eye-catching was a man in a monk's robe, holding a golden spear in his right hand.
With his years of extensive knowledge, Wong immediately recognized that the spear was the personal weapon of the All-Father of the Nine Realms, Odin's Gungnir!
And the man holding it… was none other than Stephen Strange, who had recently come to Kamar Taj!
"What… exactly happened?"
Wong's face was full of shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.
How did this novice apprentice just entering the door manage to get hold of the Nine Realms' top artifact?
Moreover, Strange had only studied magic for a few days.
How could he possibly wield Odin's Spear?
While Wong was still dumbfounded, he suddenly noticed that the scrolling comments at the bottom of the screen had started moving.
[Live Chat]
[Thor: That Strange, give back the Spear immediately! This isn't something a mere mortal like you can wield.]
[Wong: Haha, Thor, why do you say that? Stephen clearly earned it with his own abilities. Why should he return it?]
Wong was a stickler for rules, even somewhat rigid.
In his view, since Stephen Strange had answered correctly using his own abilities, he deserved the reward!
No one, not even a god of Asgard, had the right to snatch the Spear from him!
Wong was exactly that kind of meticulous, extreme man.
However, thinking of the legendary All-Father Odin still made Wong's heart race. He couldn't help glancing back at the Ancient One.
The Ancient One noticed his probing gaze. Her face remained expressionless, but she did not object.
Seeing this, Wong felt a surge of confidence.
With the Ancient One backing him up and a group of disciples watching, he could not tarnish Kamar-Taj's reputation!
[Wong: Thor, if you really want the spear, come to Kamar-Taj to claim it in the future. ]
[Thor: Bastard, Kamar-Taj? Just you wait! I'll flatten you!]
Meanwhile, in Asgard, Odin's thoughts were stirred as he saw the comments.
Kamar-Taj… that was where the Supreme Sorcerer resided!
Could it be… the person who obtained the Spear was a disciple of the Ancient One?
This could be troublesome.
The Ancient One was Earth's guardian, who had repeatedly repelled invasions by interdimensional demons!
Including Dormammu himself!
In terms of strength, the Ancient One was by no means inferior to Odin!
At that moment, the frozen image on the big screen began to change.
[Video resumes.]
[Hearing Loki's resolute response, Thanos' expression darkened. He raised his left hand and pressed the Power Stone against Thor's head.]
["Aaaah!"]
[As soon as he touched the Power Stone, Thor let out a piercing scream, seemingly in excruciating pain.]
"Thor!"
Seeing Thor's agony on the screen, Queen Frigga couldn't help but cover her mouth.
On the throne, Odin's forehead veins bulged, his anger burning hotter and hotter.
Thanos, You're Dead!
No one in the universe can save you!
I, Odin, say it!
[Video continues]
[Hearing Thor's agonized cries and seeing him in unbearable pain, Loki's facial muscles twitched slightly.]
[Finally, he couldn't hold back and shouted: "Alright! Stop!"]
[Thanos removed the Power Stone from Thor's head.]
[Thor gasped, managing to say: "We don't have the Tesseract. It was destroyed along with Asgard!"]
"What?"
Hearing this, countless people in the Asgardian hall shivered, eyes wide in disbelief.
The entire hall fell into an eerie silence, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
At this moment, what surged through everyone's hearts was almost pure terror.
Queen Frigga's face drained of all color as she instinctively took two steps back.
Odin closed his lone eye.
If seeing Thor's suffering on the screen had been shocking, now it was sheer fear!
Thor's words confirmed the deepest nightmare in their hearts.
In the future, Asgard had indeed perished.
And they… might all die!
Terror…
Dread…
Nearly everyone in the hall shivered, a bone-chilling cold sweeping through them in an instant.
The fear of death seemed to shatter their courage and freeze their souls!
Even the Warriors Three of Asgard, battle-hardened as they were, showed a flicker of trembling in their eyes.
Some of the timid ones broke out in cold sweat, legs shaking, nearly collapsing to the ground!
"Your Majesty Odin! What should we do?"
"Yes! What do we do?"
For a moment, it seemed everyone was asking the same question, panic spreading across their faces.
Facing the rising cries of his people, Odin stood from his throne and shouted:
"Heimdall!"
Soon, a steady voice came from outside the hall:
"Your Majesty, I have just scanned all of Titan and found no trace of Thanos.
"If we were to search the universe for his spaceship, the area is too vast—it would take a long time."
As Asgard's guardian, Heimdall's eyes could see through the entire Nine Realms.
But asking him to locate someone across the endless cosmos would not be accomplished in a day or two.
Odin's white brow twitched as he listened, and his heart calmed.
At this moment, Odin had made up his mind: once Heimdall located Thanos, he would immediately lead the army and strike with lightning speed to slay him!
This would not only remove a hidden threat to Asgard in advance but also intimidate enemies lurking in the shadows, deterring them from attacking!
After this "apocalyptic future" was fully revealed, only such thunderous action could restore confidence to the people of Asgard.
And stabilize Odin's rule!
Meanwhile, Queen Frigga's eyes faintly revealed a trace of worry.
Odin's greatest weapon was the Gungnir, yet now… it had mysteriously vanished!
This… seemed like a bad omen.