If it is Midgard, there is no need to be particularly careful.

After all, it is not the stronghold of the Asgardians. With the temper and character of the Asgardians, it is impossible to send a large number of people to station there. As long as you move faster, beat them with a time difference, and find out the location of the ether before their reinforcements arrive, then the grasp of regaining the ether and retreating is actually quite sufficient.

But now, the ether has been transferred from Midgard to Asgard.

From the standpoint of the dark elves, the difficulty of the task of 'taking back the ether' is completely different from before.

There is the stronghold of the Asgardians. Not only do they have more enemies, but the defense facilities are definitely more complete than those in Midgard.

There is no possibility of 'direct intrusion' at all, and as for 'making a time difference', it is even more needless to mention.

Had to think of another way.

At this moment, Malekith can think of one and only one more feasible method. That was the trick he used in the original plot—send people to infiltrate Asgard from the secret passage, and let them act first to disrupt the defense formation of the Asgardians, and then, taking advantage of the opponent's attention The moment he was moved away, he rushed forward with the rest of his staff and beat the Asgardians by surprise from inside and outside.

"Even if my plan succeeds, losses will be inevitable." Looking at Algrim, Malekith said with a serious face: "After all, Asgardians are bloodthirsty by nature and are very warlike race. Their habits cannot be neglected in training, even after thousands of years, their combat effectiveness will not drop too much."

"After the battle started, we had to face the crazy counterattack of the Asgardians. Although the strategy was successful and we could gain some upper hand, their numbers were much larger than ours. It is foreseeable that the longer the stalemate lasts, the more losses we will lose. It will be bigger. Therefore, whether you can quickly break through the opponent's defense and find the ether as soon as possible is the key in this battle."

"Algrim, your mission is very important, and I need you to attract their attention as much as possible." Having said that, Malekith took out a small box from his personal collection, and took out a piece of scarlet Crystal Fragment: "Now, I solemnly ask you. Algrim, are you willing to give up yourself and sacrifice your life for the revival of the dark elves?"

As the original owner of ether, that is, the gem of reality, the dark elves have held that thing for a long time.

Just as the Asgardians borrowed from the Rubik's Cube, the Space Gem, and then developed a rainbow bridge with teleportation function, the dark elves also invented some so-called ether in the process of holding ether for a long time. secret technique.

For example, the energy dissipated from the reality gem is collected, condensed into crystal fragments with the same characteristics, and then used as a medium to reproduce that only the reality gem has the ability to modify, and the ordinary dark elf Transform into a powerful cursed warrior.

The transformed Cursed Warrior is so powerful that no one can match it. If it leaks out, it may in turn threaten the rule of the royal family. In addition, the production of crystal fragments needs to condense the energy of the ether, and only the royal family is eligible to touch and use the ether, so this trick has become a secret technique inherited by the dark elf royal family.

No one else has it, but Malekith has a crystal fragment in his hand, and this is the reason. After all, he was originally the king of the dark elves. Before the Asgardians took the ether, it was kept in his hands.

And as Malekith's deputy, Algrim also has a clear enough understanding of this secret technique.

In fact, long before he followed Malekith into eternal sleep, he also witnessed Malekith transforming other guards with crystal shards, turning them into cursed warriors to stop the ever-invading Asgardians.

"I am willing." Without the slightest hesitation, Algrim immediately made a choice.

It wasn't just out of loyalty to Malekith. Like Malekith, Algrim also very much hopes that the dark elves can usher in a revival again, as long as this goal can be achieved, even if it costs him his life, he will not hesitate.

In addition, the hatred for the Asgardians is also one of the reasons that prompted him to make this choice.

You know, in the great battle thousands of years ago, countless dark elves were slaughtered by the Asgardians. Among them are Algrim's relatives, friends and lovers. Although the cause of that great battle was that the dark elves were too greedy and wanted to drag the Nine Realms into darkness, but from the standpoint of Algrim~lightnovelpub.net~ he would only remember the Asgardians giving him It is impossible to think about how much pain it has caused.

"Very good." Seeing that Algrim had made a choice, Malekith was both relieved and sad at the same time: "Take a good rest these few days and adjust your state. When we are about to arrive in Asgard , that is, you dedicated all your moments to the Dark Elves."

Just like the fusion of the reality gem and Jane Foster will continue to consume her vitality, the crystal fragments condensed by the energy of the reality gem will also continuously consume the vitality of the cursed warrior. Moreover, this thing is not like the reality gem, which can be drawn out again, so that the temporary host can get rid of the state of continuous consumption. Its consumption of the cursed warrior is irreversible and cannot be interrupted.

In other words, from the moment he is transformed into a cursed warrior, his life cycle will enter the countdown stage, and he will usher in death in a short time.

When dealing with other races, they never cared about each other's life or death. As a king, he was used to blood and death. But that doesn't mean Malekith doesn't have emotions and doesn't form a deep bond with someone. In fact, this is the reason for his sad eyes—the friendship with Algrim that has lasted for thousands of years is already equivalent to siblings. And as he undergoes transformation to become a cursed warrior, this friendship is about to come to an end.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing the back of Algrim turning away, the expression on Malekith's face changed back and forth several times.

In the end, he didn't speak to stop him, but just watched the gate open and close, and then sighed: "I'm sorry, Algrim. Although there are other people who can choose, but I can trust you, It's just you."