Chapter 3412

The moment this thought appeared, Shiler took out his phone and called Loki.

"Hello? Are you out of Battleworld?"

Loki on the other end of the phone should be working, and the sound of paper turning kept coming. He held the phone and said, "Just came out, our mission was barely completed. What's wrong?"

"How is Malekith?"

"Who?" Loki clearly didn't react.

"Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves!"

The other end of the phone was silent for a long while before saying, "Isn't he with the humans? Did you forget the last time you wiped out the Dark Elves? To be precise, the time you wiped out the Dark Elves?"

Some memories flashed through his mind. Shiler looked at Khonshu, and Khonshu looked at him silently.

Last time, the one Malekith ran into was Moon Knight Shiler.

The situation at that time could basically be summarized as: gongs and drums were noisy, firecrackers were ringing, red flags were fluttering, and people were crowded—all were there to stop Moon Knight Shiler from beating Malekith to death.

The final outcome seemed to be that the Dark Elves were cleared by Shiler's big move. Malekith escaped a disaster because he was close to the Ancient One and borrowed the Ancient One's shield. But where he went afterward, Shiler didn't know very well.

"The Ancient One couldn't possibly take Malekith out of the Nine Realms," Loki said. "Any race leader in the Nine Realms wanting to leave here must go through Odin's consent. No news from Odin means he didn't leave."

"Do you think the Ancient One would kill him?"

"Probably not," Loki said. "Although the Ancient One has never been soft on those who invade Earth, if this person living can bring greater benefits, she would be more willing to let the other party make up for their crimes."

From Loki, Shiler learned two things. The first is that Malekith is not dead and is still in the Nine Realms. The second is that the person dealing with Malekith is the Ancient One, who should have used some means to restrict this Dark Elf, letting him use the Dark Elves' cloaking technology to make more contributions to Earth.

And regarding the Dark Elf ethnic group, although they were severely damaged in this battle, they were not exterminated. After all, their home is in Svartalfheim, which is a desolate edge area. Humans couldn't possibly chase there and wipe them out.

After a period of recuperation, they should have recovered. Without Malekith, they will definitely launch another leader, and the goal is naturally the same, which is to get rid of the barren and remote Svartalfheim and find a rich land in the Nine Realms as their home.

The Nine Realms are very large, and many civilizations live in each dimension. Even Asgard, ruled by the Aesir, is not just inhabited by the Aesir. The Aesir mainly live near Xiangong, and there are other races in the other vast areas, but the civilization level is not high, and they are not taken seriously by the God race.

The politics, economy, and culture of the Nine Realms have the same effect as Earth's. Or rather, the evolutionary routes of carbon-based intelligent organisms are about the same. The ecological niches and roles played by various civilizations in the universe can find corresponding countries and groups on Earth.

The Dark Elf civilization is a bit like Japan on Earth. Their hometown, Svartalfheim, has a very small dimension mass and is quite barren. Whether in comics or movies, this dimension is dark, neither beautiful nor rich.

But as it happens, their civilization is very close to Asgard, located in the center of the Asgardian civilization circle, even closer than the relationship between humans and Asgard. Several generations of God Kings of the Aesir have conquered Svartalfheim, bringing new technology and culture to that place, making the Dark Elves followers of the Aesir.

The Dark Elves' feelings for the Aesir are very complicated. Most of their technology and culture come from the Aesir, but because of various reasons, there is absolutely no possibility of developing into a civilization as great as the Aesir. But this desire is engraved in their bones and has never disappeared.

The Dark Elves believe that they have no way to develop into a high-level civilization, mainly because they are restricted by the barren land of their hometown. Svartalfheim is too barren, and the races evolved here have too many defects, and there are not enough resources to let them start the great interstellar era.

In order to solve this problem, the Dark Elves racked their brains. Every generation of Dark Elf leaders is trying every means to break through geographical restrictions, looking for various opportunities to invade other richer dimensions, wanting to find a new home for their civilization.

There are not many civilizations in the Nine Realms that are easy to bully. Whether it is Vanaheim, which is the most beautiful and rich, or Alfheim, where the ancient race of Light Elves lives, or Nidavellir, ruled by Dwarves, Odin has to use certain soft means to rule these places. The Dark Elves have no chance to touch them at all.

But Jotunheim, where Frost Giants live, and Muspelheim, the source of flames, as well as the Underworld where Hela is, have too harsh natural conditions and are simply not suitable for Dark Elves to survive.

Then, relatively speaking, Midgard, where natural conditions are milder and there are no powerful races, which is the dimension where Earth is located, has become the best target for the Dark Elves.

Just like Japan, the survival panic brought by limited resources has made external expansion the main theme of their racial development. No matter which leader takes office, no matter how well they disguise, geographical conditions dictate that once there is an opportunity, they will definitely try every means to invade externally.

Shiler has no doubt that even if Malekith is still restricted now, without opportunity or ability to make trouble, the Dark Elves will definitely elect a new leader to lead them to fight externally in the same way, like a hungry wolf, constantly trying to pounce on the piece of fat meat that is most fragrant at the mouth.

Thinking of this, Shiler understands that the key is not Malekith, but the Dark Elf race. As long as they still exist, the harassment of Earth will not stop.

Dark Elves are also intelligent life, and civilization has developed to this day, and they also know the means that humans know. Roxxon is the comprador they bought within humans.

Using Roxxon, they can not only steal resources within the solar system but also exert influence in all aspects, constantly interfering with human vision, and even reversing public opinion, whitewashing their past aggression, and even building themselves into victims.

Because the managers within Roxxon are also humans, to deal with Roxxon is to attack compatriots, and in the end, it may also develop into a civil war. No matter what, it is beneficial to the Dark Elves.

The worst thing in this matter is not the Dark Elves, but Roxxon, who chose to attach to the Dark Elves and betray their own race.

The last incident didn't give them enough lessons. Shiler thought, for both the Dark Elves and Roxxon.

But he also knew that humans must be prepared for long-term struggle. The Dark Elves have attached to Asgard for so many years, whether it is technology level or resource reserves, they are far superior to the just-starting Earth.

But in the end, victory will definitely belong to humanity.

Shiler descended slowly with his staff. The surface of Io is full of volcanoes, and the natural environment is very harsh. But precisely because the surface environment is complex, it gave Shiler a chance to hide his figure.

He stood on the crater of another smaller volcano and looked toward the temple. There were people patrolling at the entrance of the temple, but they were clearly not Dark Elves, but humans.

Looking at the bull horns on the heads of this group of humans, Shiler knew that they should be monsters transformed by Roxxon. Although he didn't know how much sanity was left, they were definitely not something that could be persuaded.

Shiler sighed softly and said to Khonshu, "Get ready to go."

As soon as the voice fell, Shiler turned into a ray of moonlight, first landing on the shady side of the temple. The staff pointed forward lightly, and a white light chain wrapped around the waist of a bull-headed monster. Shiler pulled back hard, and the other party was dragged over directly.

Shiler, who had experience dealing with this kind of monster, didn't need to test anymore. He grabbed the bull-headed monster's neck directly, smashed it against the wall, and smashed the two horns on its head to pieces.

The monster that lost its source of power gradually turned into a human form. Shiler saw that it was a young girl, maybe just an adult. Without the maintenance of magical power, she couldn't survive in this environment at all.

Shiler waved his hand, and silver energy wrapped around her body, freezing her state, and then sent her into Khonshu's God Kingdom. After the mission was over, he would ask carefully.

With one less monster, a vacancy appeared in the patrol. Shiler didn't take the main entrance, but jumped onto the balcony on the second floor. Looking inside through the glass, there was not a trace of light in the temple. Shiler guessed there should be Dark Elves inside.

Dark Elves are not easy to deal with. The elf races in the Nine Realms all have magic, and Dark Elves have technological equipment. It is very difficult to solve them silently.

Shiler decided to find a way to bypass them. He turned into a ray of moonlight and passed through the glass, opening his magical vision in the darkness. Sure enough, he saw a Dark Elf who had just walked out of the door at the end of the corridor.

Shiler hid his figure and watched him go downstairs from the stairs. Shiler followed silently behind him.

Greed doesn't have any stealth tracking skills; that's an agent's skill. Although he still couldn't restore it 100%, with the help of magic cover, Shiler still successfully followed this Dark Elf downstairs.

The other party was talking to the headset in their own language. Shiler couldn't understand the Dark Elf language, but he could record the pronunciation, compare it, find the word with the highest frequency, analyze the timing of its appearance, and speculate on the meaning of the vocabulary.

Moreover, most races in the Nine Realms use alphabetic languages, which are bound to have many foreign vocabulary pronunciations. The Dark Elves, deeply influenced by Asgard, are the same, and many words in their language come from Old Norse. Dealing with the Thor and Loki brothers more, Shiler, although not proficient in this language, could also understand the general idea.

Sure enough, the words this Dark Elf said repeatedly mentioned a word. Shiler heard the pronunciation very much like "portal" in Asgardian.

This confirmed Stark's previous speculation. Roxxon should be colluding with the Dark Elves to mine Jupiter's resources and then transport them out of the solar system through a portal.

Shiler recorded the Dark Elf's conversation with a recording device and returned along the way he came. Returning to the second floor of the temple, he found a safe corner in the corridor and called Loki.

"Loki, I remember you should be proficient in the languages of all races in the Nine Realms, right? Help me listen to what this passage is saying."

Loki was a bit confused, but listening to the recording Shiler played, his face gradually became heavy, and he said, "Are the Dark Elves approaching Earth again? They want to make a move on your Jupiter?"

"Make a move on Jupiter? What do you mean?"

"I don't know, but this passage says that the portal is about to unfold, and the general is about to make a move on Jupiter."

(End of chapter)