Chapter 460: Fooling, and then Fooling

"boom!"

Flames shot up into the sky, smoke and dust rose everywhere. With his arms crossed over his chest, the mountain giant king Shaki slid back hundreds of meters, his feet plowing two deep grooves on the hard rock.

Looking at the shattered skin and two deep scars on his arm that were visible to the bone, Xia Ji's eyes were filled with horror.

Mountain giants are born with the blessing of the earth, have great strength, and are best at defense. The cuticle on their skin is as hard as rock, and ordinary weapons and spells can hardly break this defense.

As the king of mountain giants, Shaki is confident that his bloodline talent combined with his own earth power will prevent ordinary gods and artifacts from causing him harm.

But he didn't expect that the god of trickery and fire named Loki and the flaming sword in his hand were so powerful that they could injure him with just one blow.

Don't confront it head on!

Xia Ji took a deep look at the figure holding a sword walking out of the smoke and dust, then clenched his right hand, summoned a huge cinnamon wood wand, and waved it forward.

The ground suddenly shook violently, and sharp rock spikes broke out of the ground.

Loen paused slightly, and a protective triangle took shape under his feet. The rock spikes spreading around him were crushed by the rising golden light.

Looking at the sacred symbol that suppressed his spell, Xia Ji's expression became even uglier.

Big Rune!

The current version of the runes circulating in the nine kingdoms is not complete, with various deletions and downgrades. Therefore, the power they can mobilize is limited and is not enough to fight against the power of the first level of the main god.

Only the 24 primordial runes that Odin obtained from the world tree in exchange for sacrifice in the legend have the powerful power to govern the laws of the world, so these are also called [Great Runes].

Obviously, the Aesir god of trickery in front of him not only has superb swordsmanship, but also possesses a level of spellcasting that is not inferior to Odin.

However, if you think you can defeat me in this way, you are too naive!

Xia Ji snorted coldly, and waved the cinnabar wand in his hand quickly, which was wrapped in a layer of yellow-brown halo.

Hundreds of giant rock spears formed from magic power shot forward at the same time.

Loen subconsciously swung his sword horizontally, but the tip of the sword suddenly sank, as if it was chopping into the invisible air. At the same time, sharp explosions appeared on both sides and under his feet, taking advantage of his unstable body to reveal his real killing move.

Illusion?

Loen's eyes focused, and the divine power in his body burst out, crushing the attacks from all directions.

But before he could catch his breath, Xia Ji waved the Cen Wood Wand again and again, and various attacks such as falling rocks, rock spears, ground spikes, and mud came one after another.

It's hard to guard against the truth and the false.

Watching Shaki dancing and casting spells in the distance was like watching a naked dancing gorilla. Lorne, who was hurt both physically and mentally, had a dark face and couldn't help but recall another legend about the mountain giant king:

One day, Odin, Loki and Heinir, the god of travel and mud, were grilling meat outdoors, but they couldn't get the meat cooked. At this time, the mountain giant Shaki transformed into a vulture and landed on a nearby tree. Shaki told Odin and the other two that it was his spell that made the meat not cooked through, and he would lift the spell if they could give him some meat. Odin and the other two had to agree after being teased, and the two sides began to have a grudge against each other.

Judging from the above records, Xia Ji is definitely not a fool with only muscles but no brains.

On the contrary, he was extremely proficient in illusions and spells, and even Odin, who had mastered the runes, could not easily break his spells.

This also proves that the magical talent of the winter goddess Skadi may not come from her mother whose name is not mentioned in the myth, but from her father Shaki.

It’s just that the giant doesn’t want to fight in close combat but resorts to magic?

The spell-casting skills of a person who has just started learning spells are actually better than those of Odin, a professional. Isn't this unscientific?

Soon, Luo En's mind moved and he vaguely thought of the answer.

Mimir's fountain of wisdom!

Most of Shaki and Skadi have drunk the fountain of wisdom in Jotunheim, which is why they have wisdom and spellcasting abilities that surpass ordinary giants.

It seems that if we want to stop the giants from growing stronger, we will have to do something bad to that old man Mimir and the fountain of wisdom he guards.

Loen made up his mind, and the flaming magic sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a hundred-meter sword light and slashed forward.

Wherever it passed, space distorted, everything melted, and all illusions disappeared.

The "Xia Ji" who was casting the spell in front was shattered at the same time, and a tall figure appeared behind a blue-gray rock.

Found you!

Loen smiled grimly and rushed forward with the burning flaming magic sword in hand.

Shakid suddenly felt something was wrong, and immediately waved his Cenmu magic wand rapidly, trying to slow down Loen's attack rhythm with spells, and hide his figure again with illusions.

However, as the magic power flowed, he soon discovered that his breath had been firmly locked by his opponent and he could no longer use illusion to escape.

Looking at the blazing sword light smashing down on his head, Xia Ji gritted his teeth and roared, using the Cen wood magic wand as a hammer, swinging it hard towards the figure in the air.

Not only is he good at spells, he is also the king of mountain giants and has never lost in a contest of strength!

The whistling magic wand tore through the flames and pierced through the figure in the air.

However, the feeling of emptiness in his hands made Xia Ji's face change drastically.

Illusion?

At the same time, the figure that was pierced in the air turned into starlight and dissipated, and the blazing flames and heat flow appeared behind Xia Ji.

"boom!"

The earth shook and flames burst into flames.

Loen stood on the charred snow, pulled out the flaming magic sword that was stuck in the deep pit, and turned to look behind him.

Are there any experts?

At this time, a giant with frosty blue skin and an ancient face stood tall on the snow in the distance, with one hand on Xia Ji's shoulder, and an obscure atmosphere surged around him.

The mighty mountain giant king had trembling hands, gasping for breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and a look of shock, as if he was terribly frightened.

Obviously, it was this mysterious frost giant who saved Shaki at the critical moment.

After a long pause, Shaki calmed down his chaotic mind and bowed respectfully to the frost giant beside him:

"Sir, you, you are here..."

The voice was awkward, yet contained a hint of indescribable fear.

Seeing this, Luo En's expression became serious.

According to the idea that strength is respected by giants, the frost giant who can make the mountain giant king Shaki show such an attitude is definitely not a simple character.

Moreover, with his perception, he didn't even notice when the other party arrived at the scene or when he took action.

This is a very dangerous thing.

Luo En narrowed his eyes and put on a very friendly smile:

"Who are you?"

"The temporary administrator of Jotunheim, the current king of the frost giants."

The mysterious visitor answered with a smile, looked Loen up and down, and his deep eyes showed meaningful colors.

"You can call me Utgar Lodge..."

Hearing this familiar pronunciation, Loen remained calm on the surface, but his fear reached its peak.

This is a character that appears in the Norse mythology epic "Edda", but both his identity and origin as well as the power he displays are very mysterious.

Legend has it that Thor, the god of thunder, was born into the Aesir tribe. He possessed greater power and authority than Odin. After obtaining the throwing hammer Mjolnir, he thought he was invincible. So he took his uncle Loki and his servants Siafi and Roskoef, deep into Jotunheim, looking for trouble with the giants.

They first came to a vast forest, and continued through the woods until dark, when the four found a place to spend the night, and experienced a night of earthquakes, which frightened all three of them, except Thor, who held the hammer tightly. When daybreak came, they found that he was in the hand of a giant, Skrimir, who snored all night, causing vibrations all over his body.

In a rage, Thor tried to throw Mjolnir to kill the sleeping giant, but each time it missed and the giant always woke up. After the third time, Skrimir gave them advice that if they wanted to show their arrogance, they should try it at Utgar Castle deep in Jotunheim. Then the giant walked into the forest and disappeared.

In fact, the giant Skrimir is Utgar Loki. He had known that Thor and others would arrive, so he waited in the forest on purpose, hoping that his unfathomable strength would make Thor and others who came to provoke him retreat.

But the young and energetic Thor would never give in easily. He led the other three people and continued to go deeper into Jotunheim. After killing the giants along the way, they came to a huge castle in an open area. When they entered, the legendary giant Utgar Lorch was sitting in the living room waiting for them.

Utgar Lodge said that unless the guests could perform a feat, they would not be eligible to stay in the castle. The proud Thor naturally could not stand the provocation and decisively led everyone to challenge.

But in two consecutive games, the Aesir gods were defeated miserably.

Because the opponents sent by Utgar Loki were enemies they could not possibly defeat, such as Loki and the wildfire incarnation "Logi" competing in eating, and Siafe and the thinking incarnation "Shuki" racing in running and archery, the outcome of who would win and who would lose was self-evident.

Thor, who could no longer bear it, went on stage himself to show off his martial arts. Utgar Lodge asked him to prove his strength by drinking water in big gulps, lifting a gray cat, and wrestling with the old woman Iri.

Needless to say, Thor failed in all three attempts and ended up losing all face.

In fact, the horn cup he used to drink water was connected to the sea, so Thor could not drink the ocean dry;

The gray cat was transformed from the giant serpent Jörmungandr, and had the power to support the entire Midgard world. Thor could only lift one of the cat's front paws.

As for Iri, she is the embodiment of old age and is impossible to shake for the Aesir gods, because she will always come. Even the youth apple of the goddess of youth Iden can only delay it. The gods cannot escape the fate of aging.

After enduring a series of blows, Thor finally learned to curb his arrogance and no longer threatened to destroy all the giants by himself.

The world-destroying crisis in Jotunheim was thus eliminated.

From then on, until the Ragnarok of the Gods, the mysterious Utgar Loki never appeared again, as if his existence was just to complete a mission.

Utgar Lodge...

The meaning of this name is actually "Loki outside the realm". It seems that because of the same name, a prefix is needed to distinguish it from Loki, the god of trickery of a certain Aesir.

But in fact, this is a hint.

It implies that he had already seen through the identity and origins of a certain extraterritorial god.

Loen stared at the mysterious giant in front of him and sneered in his heart.

The other party saw through him, and he also saw through the other party.

Able to transform various abstract concepts such as "wildfire", "thinking" and "old age" into entities in the epic, competing with Thor and his companions;

He ordered the world serpent Jörmungandr to transform into a gray cat, and to connect the ocean to the horn cup by turning it into wine;

And, recognizing Lorne's outstanding insight from the God from outside the realm...

With all the signs pointing in our direction, the identity of the giant before us is about to be revealed.

——The Time Giant Orlaug!

He is the master of all things, the eternal law of the universe, and the destiny without beginning or end. In the beginning, when there was no earth, sky, or air, and everything was conceived in darkness, the invisible and unknown Orlaug had already dominated everything. All the epic stories of the Nine Realms were under his pen, and the three goddesses of Norn who interpreted fate were the extension of his will.

In the entire Nordic world, there is only one person like this who possesses such great power.

Even when facing the God-King Odin, Loen had never felt the obscurity and danger emanating from the mysterious giant opposite him.

In addition to the above, there is another thing that can verify the identity of the person in front of you.

Odin once engraved the 24 Great Runes he comprehended from the World Tree on a golden shield and gave it to the three goddesses of Norn.

However, Skadi and Shaki, who are giants, can also master runes. This is probably mostly knowledge learned from the three goddesses of Norn and the time giant Orlaug.

It is for this reason that Shaki, the king of mountain giants, respects Utgar Loki, the king of frost giants, so much.

Unexpectedly, the Nordic [Destiny] actually took action personally.

Could it be that he wants to lead the giants to launch Ragnarok ahead of time?

Loen narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the time giant Orlaug who used the alias Utgar Loki, and asked tentatively:

"You don't stay in Jotunheim, do you want to attack Asgard and become the God King?"

"I have no interest in the position of God King."

Orlaug smiled and shook his head, his eyes falling on Lorne meaningfully.

"I am quite interested in you. I heard that you did a lot of things in Asgard. A large number of giants who attacked Asgard died in your hands."

When Luo En heard this, his heart suddenly tightened.

Sure enough, this old guy was not coming for Odin, but was targeting him, a foreign god from outside the domain.

When he first came to the Nordic world and gave birth to the World Tree, he felt the existence of a mysterious world will, which allowed him to comprehend the 24 Great Runes through resonance with the World Tree.

That might be Olvig, the Nordic law of eternity at work. When I first came here, Olvig hadn't paid much attention to me, but that might not be the case now.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lorne's eyes wandered and he gave a dry smile:

"So it's about this? You should have said it earlier. There's no need to mobilize so many troops. They were the first to attack. I was defending myself! How about this, you ask the Giants to withdraw their troops first. After I sort out the affairs of the Aesir, I will definitely go to Jotunheim to visit you in person. We can discuss the future of the two tribes coexisting."

"You won't go."

Orlaug smiled as he exposed the lies of a certain trickster god, then changed the subject and asked in a playful manner.

"However, I heard that you claim to be the son of the giant Laufey, a descendant of the frost giants?"

"Haha, that's right, we are a family. Although my parents died in the flood a long time ago, I always remember my blood and have been committed to the peaceful coexistence of the two races..."

Loen gave a dry laugh and perfunctorily put the blame directly on the flood caused by the founding giant Ymir, and cancelled the accounts of his two non-existent parents.

Hearing this, Orlaug smiled even more warmly:

"Since we are a family, how about returning to Jotunheim? Although your parents are gone, as the king of the Frost Giants, I can also be your parent and elder. After I abdicate, all of Jotunheim will belong to you. At that time, as long as you ascend the throne of Jotunheim, you can reconcile with the Aesir and let the nine kingdoms coexist. It's up to you."

However, after hearing such generous conditions, Loen was not tempted but cursed inwardly.

This is not recognizing his son, it is clearly forcing him to submit to fate.

As long as he agreed, he would probably really become the original Loki in the myth, embark on a predetermined destiny, and completely become a part of the Norse God Age, with his godhood and divinity absorbed by the Norse destiny.

But if you refuse directly, the result will probably be worse. This is the [destiny] of the Nordic world, and you may not be able to win on the opponent's territory.

So, why not...

Luo En's eyes rolled and a plan came to mind.

(End of this chapter)