Chapter 543 Can I get some magic first? (Edited)

Unexpectedly, the hall was empty.

Loen jumped off the dragon's back, and his divine sense caught a hint of obscure aura from all around. He raised his hand and gathered a golden-red spell bullet, which blasted the stone throne in front of him to pieces.

Messy rubble flew everywhere, and a deep pit with a diameter of tens of meters appeared in the ruins.

Lorne walked forward and looked down.

It was pitch black inside, and I had no idea where it led to. Layers of red and black fog filled the pit like sticky grease, blocking anyone from outside from prying eyes.

Even though Loen used all his strength to mobilize his divine power, he could only go down a distance of about a hundred meters, and the surroundings were still in chaos.

However, not all this effort was in vain.

The obscure aura that was sensed earlier seemed to be right under the deep pit.

"Stay outside, I'll go in and take a look."

After giving a brief instruction to the black dragon king Nidhogg, Loen decisively jumped into the tunnel and accelerated down towards the direction where the breath was.

“Buzz!”

However, the moment he passed through the layers of red and black fog, a strange buzzing sound came from the surroundings, and strange arms with rocks as bones and black fog as flesh and blood attacked from the darkness.

"Get lost!"

Loen snorted coldly, and the divine power in his body instantly boiled over, transforming into a blazing golden flame that covered his body.

Under the impact of the flames, the surrounding black fog evaporated quickly like boiling water. The strange arms also screamed like rats and retreated into the darkness in a hurry.

"Bang!"

After falling for an unknown amount of time, accompanied by a dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Loen stood up from a charred deep pit.

Looking around, he couldn't help but discover that this seemed to be an extremely large underground cave.

The inside of the cave was pitch black, with only the luminescent moss growing on the rock walls and the rare minerals in the veins producing a faint fluorescence that barely illuminated a few steps ahead, bringing a glimmer of light to this endless darkness.

The surrounding stone walls were covered with mottled traces of erosion by some strange substance, like abstract and strange patterns, or ancient and evil runes.

The dome, which looks like the mouth of a gourd, is covered with uneven and staggered stone pillars of various sizes. Some are like sharp fangs, and some are like low-hanging curtains, hanging quietly in the darkness, adding a sense of eeriness.

Looking at the exit leading to the outside world above his head that had been blocked again by layers of red and black fog, Loen sneered in his heart.

Are you waiting for me specially?

I’m afraid you can’t eat it!

As if sensing its master's emotions, the golden divine flame released light and heat wantonly, tearing the sticky and filthy darkness in the cave into pieces.

Loen stepped out of the landing pit and went deep into the cave.

A cold and obscure breath blew towards him, filled with a mixed smell of blood and rust, causing Lorne, who had a sensitive sense of smell, to frown.

Passing through the rugged and narrow path, the echo of water falling into the abyss came from the front.

The voice sounded quite cold and suppressed, like a giant beast dwelling in the darkness, swallowing food and sipping fine wine.

Following the sound of water back to its source, Loen saw a deep round pool.

What flowed in there seemed to be not clean water in the normal sense, but pools of extremely sticky and dirty, strange substances similar to asphalt or petroleum.

Several deformed tree roots with the shriveled corpses of mountain giants and monsters hanging on them emerged from the cracks in the rocks, weaving a spherical cage above the black mud.

Inside the cage, a petite little girl with long golden hair, a fruit basket in her arms, dressed like a maid, was curled up with a pale face, and had fallen into a coma.

Fortunately, a ball of green light filled with vitality formed a protective film around her body, which prevented her from being pierced through the skin and sucked dry by the thorns and tree roots spreading all around her.

It's Eden!

Seeing that the young goddess was fine for the time being, Luo En breathed a sigh of relief. He did not rush to rescue her immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked at a dark corner, and said faintly:

"Shakey, do you know what you are doing?"

A burly figure, holding a scepter, walked out of the darkness and grinned:

"I just want to invite my former subject to visit my palace and ask her to do some small favors."

As he spoke, Shaki slowly raised his hand, and the Arkenstone named [Heart of the Mountains] appeared in his palm, emitting a dazzling divine light.

At the same time, the tree cage above the black mud suddenly tightened, and dry and black roots pierced through the cracks in the rock and stabbed towards the imprisoned Eden.

"Woo~~"

With a suppressed cry, the unconscious Eden frowned and huddled his body tighter like a wounded animal. The green protective barrier on the outside became shaky.

Wisps of golden-red blood mist then seeped out from Eden's body, transforming into supporting divine power and merging into the protective barrier to maintain the layer of green light film.

Suddenly, the black roots wrapped around the barrier were like a group of snakes seeing delicious food, greedily peeling off and swallowing the golden-red divine blood contained in the protective membrane.

Every time the roots absorbed a wisp of blood mist, a hint of satisfaction and comfort appeared on Xia Ji's face, and the Arkenstone in his hand shone with a brighter light.

Lorne thought about the origin of the Arkenstone and the identity of the Princess of the Eden Dwarf, and immediately understood Shakey's intention:

He is using Eden's divine blood to further unlock the power of the Arkenstone!

Seeing that the oppression was still going on and the pain on Eden's face was becoming more and more obvious, Loen's heart trembled. He immediately turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the tree cage that imprisoned Eden.

However, the moment he flew above the black mud, a hideous smile appeared on Xia Ji's face.

At the same time, the originally silent black mud pool began to churn violently. Twelve sturdy arms with rocks as skeletons and red and black mud as flesh and blood stretched out from the bottom of the pool and attacked Loen in the air with all their strength.

The overbearing and powerful divine power caused the surrounding space to collapse and deform, and together squeezed towards Loen and Eden in the center.

Waiting for you!

Lorne remained calm in the face of danger, his eyes narrowed, and he was prepared to draw out the flaming magic sword from the magic circle in front of him. He chopped the tree cage that imprisoned Eden into pieces with one sword, and lifted the falling Eden up with one hand.

At the same time, the sword edge danced in a circle, and the blazing sword light shot out in all directions.

“Boom!”

The flames roared and the mountains trembled.

In the dazzling divine light, Loen held Eden in his arms and retreated to the shore. He plowed two nearly 100-meter-long trenches under his feet, completely offsetting the powerful impact force in his body and stabilizing his body completely.

Looking at the black monster with six heads and twelve arms in the mud, Loen couldn't help but frown.

What a great strength!

As a descendant of the Greek Titan gods, and with the protection that the incarnation of the Bull could provide, he was actually at a disadvantage in the contest of strength.

Sensing the tyrannical divinity and ancient and obscure magic within the black monster's body, Loen narrowed his eyes slightly.

--giant!

——Moreover, he is a God-King!

No wonder Xia Ji dared to kidnap Eden. It turned out that he had hooked up with such a powerful helper, which made him fearless.

Then let's see which is harder, my sword or your head!

Realizing that he was not at an advantage in the contest of strength, Loen decisively activated his power. A golden halo appeared behind him, and four divine incarnations suitable for fighting in this environment, namely [Warrior], [Bull], [Goat], and [Flame], lit up.

The flaming sword in his hand rose up with even more blazing golden flames, carrying with it high temperatures and burning winds, and slashed towards Xia Ji and the black giant.

The black giant roared and rushed out of the quagmire first. His twelve arms pounded the earth, causing circles of red and black ripples to spread out. Turbulent red and black mud flows rushed out from the cracks in the ground, forming an asphalt-like cocoon membrane.

Under the obstruction of layers of black mud cocoons, the power of the Fiery Demon Sword was constantly offset, decomposed and swallowed up. Finally, the flame with less than 30% of its power broke through the blockade and slashed the black giant, leaving only a ten-centimeter-deep sword mark.

However, no blood flowed out of the wound.

Balls of red and black mud surged out from it, and in a blink of an eye, they repaired the wound caused by the flaming sword.

It can even ignore the damage caused by the Fiery Demon Sword? There's something wrong with this thing!

"Loki, don't think that all giants will be afraid of you! You have no idea of the true power of us giants~!"

Xia Ji laughed triumphantly, with hideous black lines appearing on his face. He immediately grabbed the Arkenstone in mid-air and set it on the scepter.

In an instant, the surrounding soil and rocks were immediately pulled by a powerful divine power and attached to Xia Ji's body, forming an ochre-colored stone armor, making his body more sturdy and powerful.

At the same time, the soil under Loen's feet became soft, with a strong suction force, trying to drag him into a quagmire. The surrounding stones also flew up and automatically gathered into sharp stone cones, shooting towards him in an overwhelming manner.

The power of the earth! The power of the mountains!

Did you lead me underground on purpose just to maximize your venue advantage?

Loen stared at the six-headed, twelve-armed black giants and the mountain giant king Shaki who were striding towards him. The twelve divine incarnations behind him all lit up, and as the light wheel turned, they gathered into the image of Phanes, [One of the Originals].

At the same time, the flaming sword Levatin was slowly raised high, and the golden-red flames shot up into the sky, turning into a hundred-meter-long flaming giant sword, slashing straight down at Shaki and the black giant.

“Boom!”

In an instant, the earth shook, the mountains collapsed, the entire land of Solemheim shook violently, and bottomless cracks spread everywhere.

"puff!"

In the ruins, Xia Ji, whose stone armor was broken and whose chest was charred, vomited a mouthful of golden blood, looked back at the black giant whose body was blown off by one third, then gritted his teeth and looked at the figure holding the flaming magic sword, cursing in his heart.

The two God Kings fighting at home were unable to suppress him and were even injured by him and his sword!

This monster!

However, facing the impressive results, Loen was not very satisfied.

If this had happened on Greece's own territory, he would have been able to blow Shaki and the black giant into pieces with this sword, instead of leaving the two guys with only minor injuries like now.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced at the gradually fading incarnation of Phanes behind him, and Loen's brows gradually tightened.

As expected, without the added faith from the Greek states and the blessing of his own [Mandate], he, the Greek [God King of Destiny], was like water without a source and a tree without roots, destined to not be able to maintain his peak in Northern Europe for long.

This is why he usually prefers to talk rather than fight directly with others.

His roots and authority are in Greece, but this is Northern Europe.

Whether it is the incarnation of divinity or authority, once it is used, it will be like an ultra-long-distance network connection, which will not only consume a huge amount of energy for him, but will also have an impact on the Greek world that is already on the verge of breaking apart.

But, just because he doesn't want to get into trouble doesn't mean trouble won't get him.

The battle between Vanir and the Aesir, the gambling match with Orlaug the Eternal, the massive invasion of Surtur the Fire Giant King, the temptation of the three goddesses of the Norns, after all these fierce battles, his divine power was severely depleted.

In addition, he deliberately avoided forming too close a fate connection with the Nordic world in order to avoid being unable to extricate himself in time. Therefore, he did not take the initiative to develop and accumulate the faith of [God of Fire Loki] in Northern Europe.

As a result, the long-term deficit inevitably had a significant impact on his divine power.

After thousands of years of struggle, he could clearly feel that the maintenance time and output strength of [Phanes Incarnation] were continuously decreasing. Now he could not kill two stunted Nordic God Kings instantly.

Or, should I seek recharge from the three Norn goddesses? Get some magic? Just be the Nordic God of Destiny for a while?

Loen thought about it for a moment, then shook his head to reject the idea.

On the one hand, he and the three goddesses of Norn were only coexisting under the pressure of circumstances and could cooperate for mutual benefit, but it was far from being an unreserved trust, and it was a bit presumptuous to make these requests.

On the other hand, he was also worried whether the three goddesses of Norn had left some hidden dangers planted by Orlaug. After all, Old Deng had tried desperately to give his youngest daughter Shikoti to him, hoping that he would fall into the trap of fate and become a note in the "Great Movement".

If he is tied to the three goddesses of Norn without any precautions, he will become the true Nordic God King.

If old Den Orlaug wakes up, it will not be easy for him to extricate himself from Loki's script and the fate of Ragnarok.

Forget it, it’s better to rely on yourself than on others, which means just put in a little more effort!

Loen narrowed his eyes, the divine blood in his body boiled, and the faded incarnation of [Fanes] reappeared. The flaming magic sword rushed towards the black giant and Shaki who rushed over while he was thinking at lightning speed.

The blazing sword light once again chopped the two men away.

This time, they were hurt even more.

Shaki's right arm was blown off, four of the black giant's six heads were gone, and most of his arms were also broken.

Just as Loen was walking forward with the flaming sword, wanting to end the battle quickly and with minimal loss, Xia Ji, who was lying in the rubble, looked grim and sneered:

"Loki, do you really think you are invincible? Arrogant!"

Xia Ji raised his hand and took off the [Arkenstone] embedded in the top of the scepter, and stuffed it into the flesh and blood of his chest. The divinity of the vast earth and mountains rose around him.

At the same time, the black giant who had lost four heads and most of his arms also roared and turned into a pool of black mud. It merged with the strange substance in the deep pool and poured into Shaki's body, like a suit of black armor, completely wrapping him up.

"I am the king of the giants! You are a scum who betrayed your own people. How dare you ride on our heads!"

With a roar like thunder, the black mud giant transformed by Xia Ji raised his hand and gathered a pitch-black spear, which, with the force of ten thousand pounds and the power of a thousand peaks, he swung it towards the so-called [Giant Killer].

Before the gun reached him, countless red and black mud spots shot towards Lorne and Eden in his arms.

These things are dangerous!

Out of instinctive alertness, Loen decisively ignited the flames on the magic sword, vaporizing all the flying mud spots, and raised the sword to block Xia Ji's gun.

When they fought again, the blazing fire on the flaming sword was actually extinguished by the flowing black mud.

Even the black mud spread along the sword body and towards Loen's hand holding the hilt.

What was even more bizarre was that not only the sword and the eyes, but also the ground beneath his feet, the stone walls on both sides, and the tree roots in the cracks in the rocks all melted and turned into streams of red and black mud that invaded him...

It was an indescribable, powerful malice that emanated waves of coldness.

In a blink of an eye, there was no room for him to move or dodge. Xia Ji in front of him was absorbing more and more black mud and was rushing towards him in a crazy manner.

Luo En's heart trembled, and warning signs arose in his mind.

We can't hold back any longer!

Instantly, the power of the God King and the incarnation of divinity were stimulated to the extreme, and the solemn and cruel chanting echoed in the cave:

"My body is light, my sword is flame, this is the dawn of destruction, the wheel of destruction!"

The golden flames and the red and black mud flows intertwined and collided, and the narrow space underground first collapsed urgently, and then exploded violently.

“Boom!”

The entire mountain giant palace, along with the twelve mountains that surrounded it, collapsed and shattered, forming a deep crater like a meteorite impact.

As the smoke and dust dissipated, the figure standing alone at the bottom of the pit shook, a trace of golden blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his deep eyes looked towards the high-temperature crystallized ground.

The mountain giant king Xia Ji's hands and feet were broken, and his broken body lay in a deep pit, obviously half dead.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Loen nodded secretly.

He still had many questions about this matter that needed to be answered by Xia Ji.

For example, why did they suddenly provoke the Aesir and capture Eden? What was this black mud in the cave?

However, just as he was about to step forward to ask, Xia Ji at the bottom of the pit suddenly opened his eyes, with a crazy and ferocious look in his eyes.

Let’s die together!

Large streams of red and black mud gushed out from his broken limbs and wounds, like potent black gunpowder, rapidly boiling and expanding at the bottom of the pit.

Seeing this change, just as Loen was about to draw his sword, a streak of light suddenly fell from the sky, piercing through the gray mist above the cave and nailing the suddenly rising Xia Ji into a deep pit.

At the same time, colorful rainbow bands of light fell down, and Odin, wearing a loose robe and riding an eight-legged horse, descended into the deep pit and asked with concern:

"How are you? Are you okay?"

"Why are you here?"

"I heard Brunhilde say that you went to the noisy place, and just now I felt your aura suddenly disappear. I was worried, so I rushed over to check on you. Fortunately, I arrived in time."

Hearing the answer, Loen put down the magic sword and turned to look at the deep pit.

The mountain giant king Shaki was shot through the heart and was dead beyond death.

Lorne frowned, looking at Odin's hasty dressing and his genuine concern, and continued to ask:

"Where's Frigga?"

"She's fine, just a little weak."

"Okay then, you go back and take care of her first, and I'll finish up here."

"Okay! When you're done, remember to let me know! The emergency transmission of the Rainbow Bridge consumes a lot of energy and cannot be maintained for long!"

As he spoke, Odin's figure and the light band of the Rainbow Bridge began to shake and collapse.

At the same time, with the death of the mountain giant king Shaki, the entire huge underground cave lost the support of divine power and began to disintegrate rapidly.

Looking at Odin returning to Asgard and Shaki whose divinity disappeared in the deep pit, Lorne frowned.

Intentional? Or coincidence?

But then he shook his head again.

It could also be fate...

In Norse mythology, the mountain giant king Shala basically died at the hands of the Aesir, not Loki.

The War of Gods was imminent, and there was no reason for Odin to cause trouble at the cost of the safety of the World Tree, Eden, Frigga, and the unborn Balder.

The risk of uncertainty is too great.

only……

Loen looked at the wreckage of Sharkey which was gradually being buried by rubble and sighed helplessly.

As a result, some of his doubts could not be resolved for the time being.

Cracks spread throughout the cave, and debris fell rapidly.

Loen took one last look at the deep pit, picked up Eden in his arms, jumped onto the back of the black dragon king Nidhogg outside the cave, and rode the dragon towards the dwarf kingdom.

(End of this chapter)