On Alaric's side, after they finished eating, Gwen wasn't in a hurry to leave.
Even though Gwen would soon graduate, classes still weren't too demanding.
As a top student, Gwen had practically already "gotten into" some prestigious university.
Then she looked at Clea, who had suddenly become very close with Alaric, and frowned.
Gwen helplessly followed Clea with her eyes, watching how she naturally held Alaric's hand, then naturally sat beside him, like a girl in love.
Gwen felt something was off.
When she thought of Clea's unusual behavior at the table earlier, Gwen realized what the problem was.
At that moment, Clea casually turned her head, met Gwen's gaze and her heart skipped a beat!
Clea's face turned slightly red and she stood up.
"I'm going back to my room to rest."
Clea quickly ran off.
But she felt the meaning in Gwen's eyes.
It was very similar to the way she had once looked at Amora with suspicion.
Is this also someone who likes Alaric?
Clea was gradually becoming aware of Gwen's feelings toward Alaric.
"What are you…" Gwen redirected her suspicious gaze to Alaric.
"What is it?"
"…Nothing."
That kind of question was too hard for her to ask directly.
Even though she had always known that Alaric had a girlfriend in the UK, who was also a scientist.
After Gwen stayed a bit longer, she got up and left.
"Gwen probably likes you too."
Amora approached, sat beside Alaric, and leaned into his lap.
"I don't know." Alaric shook his head.
"And you, do you like her?" Amora suddenly smiled.
"I do."
Even though that question was as hard as when a girl asks you who you would save if she and your mother were drowning, Alaric answered directly.
Because Amora was different.
She didn't care how many women were around Alaric, as long as she could always be by his side.
Amora was used to seeing women who relied on powerful men, so this wasn't strange to her at all.
"Then, do you need my help? To help you win her over?" Amora said with a mischievous smile.
Amora was very well-versed in these things.
See, under her guidance, didn't Clea already make that step?
"No." Alaric shook his head.
It was already hard for him to manage three women. If he added another, he'd probably die from a headache!
Especially with Jane arriving in New York soon, he really wouldn't know how to explain Jane to Amora and Clea.
He couldn't exactly say he wanted to break up with Jane?
It's not like Alaric didn't love Jane.
"Alright then." Amora was a little disappointed.
She thought this was quite fun.
"Hm?" Alaric suddenly felt something.
"What is it?"
"A friend has arrived, I'm going to greet him."
Alaric stood up with a smile. With a surge of magic, he once again wore his crescent-moon outfit, and the levitation cloak appeared on its own.
"Take care!"
"Don't worry, I'll be back quickly." Alaric kissed Amora on the forehead and left.
Amora sighed.
She guessed that the "friend" Alaric mentioned was actually a Celestial.
Kamar-Taj.
The moment Arishem appeared, the Ancient One sensed him.
After all, massive energy fluctuations spread into the Earth's interior; it was hard for the Ancient One not to take notice.
"Celestial?"
The Ancient One stood up, walked out of the hall, looked toward space, and stared at the massive figure.
Just as she was about to go out and ask what the Celestial was doing here, she stopped again.
"Never mind, let's leave this to Alaric, it's time he carried a heavy burden."
The Ancient One said that Alaric's power already surpassed hers, so it seemed there was no need for her to personally intervene.
Besides, Alaric was still young and needed to gain experience.
Asgard.
Odin sat alone on the throne, reminiscing about the past.
After the Loki incident, it seemed the mighty All-Father had aged considerably.
The future he had seen was unfolding step by step, and Odin couldn't change everything.
Just as he couldn't change Ragnarök, which had repeated several times.
It was his fate.
All he could do was trust that everyone in Asgard believed in Thor.
Suddenly, Odin, who had been sitting with his eyes closed as if sleeping, abruptly opened them!
A divine light flashed and disappeared in his eyes.
He felt an extremely powerful and somewhat familiar energy wave from the Nine Realms.
Odin focused and discovered that a member of the Celestial group had appeared beyond Earth.
"Celestial!"
Odin stood up sharply, and his Eternal Spear struck hard against the tiles of the Golden Palace.
He didn't expect that while he was still alive, a Celestial would dare to come into his domain!
That was pure provocation!!
Do they really think he no longer dares to act rashly!?
Don't they know that Asgardians grow stronger with age?
Odin said, he would try to enter Valhalla as soon as possible so that their Celestial group could see how powerful Asgardians can be!
Odin said he would activate the Destroyer!
Then he flinched.
Damn! The Destroyer was destroyed by Loki!
"Whose hands is the Destroyer in… ah, right! Alaric has it!"
Odin remembered.
That's right! And Alaric!
As a current Single Universe Level being, Alaric is someone who surpasses the level of the All-Father.
He should be more than enough to deal with a Celestial, right?!
And the Destroyer is still in Alaric's hands.
In the worst case, if Alaric can't stop him, he can intervene again.
"Let's first see what the Ancient One will do."
Odin silently sat back down and focused on perception.
In space.
"Alaric! Save us!!"
Seeing that Arishem planned to take them away, Sersi couldn't take it anymore and began to pray in her heart, hoping Alaric could come to save her!
They hoped that Alaric would notice Arishem's arrival!
And here, after Arishem finished speaking, he was just about to teleport away.
After all, these were the Nine Realms. On Earth, there was the powerful Supreme Sorcerer Ancient One, and in Asgard, the King of the Gods Odin was still alive. He couldn't linger here long.
That's why he only came to take Sersi and the others instead of destroying Earth right away.
Besides the reason for judgment, the fact that he didn't dare to make a move was the main reason Arishem was in a hurry to leave.
But before he could teleport, a strange figure appeared before him.
"Celestial Arishem," said Alaric.
"Who are you?" Arishem stopped the teleportation and asked in confusion.
"The one who came to stop you."
"You want to stop me from taking my people?" Arishem was extremely surprised.
If he remembered correctly, all the Eternals were created by him, right?
You can't call them Earthlings just because they've lived on Earth for thousands of years.
"No, I came to stop you from judging Earth."