Chapter 520: Is the drug too strong?
The Land of Mist.
Loen stood in front of the closed space rift for a long time, and finally could only let out a faint sigh.
The Nordic world has serious inherent deficiencies, with various crises and problems emerging one after another, and it is almost destined to be destroyed. As one of the three major disasters that triggered "Ragnarok", Hela has long been trapped in the web of fate over time and cannot escape at all.
Although Loen wanted to help, his repeated attempts made him realize that it would be difficult to change the original destiny of the Nordic world by blindly intervening with his [power] and [tricks] from outside the domain.
The best example is Holo.
All along, he has been planning a way out for his adopted daughter.
For example, he used the divine power of [Abundance] to shape her into a wise wolf in the courtyard, thereby suppressing the evil nature of the demon wolf; he used the authority of [Business] to restrain the desire for devouring and killing in her body, so that her mind remained smart and calm; he taught her strategies and magic, so that she would not learn close combat, lest she automatically awaken the brutal instincts of beasts...
Although the initial idea was good, as time went by, the final result still led to a future that he did not want to see.
During the hundreds of years he was asleep, the Aesir grew stronger and gradually seized the power of abundance. Holo followed his instructions and did not engage in a direct conflict with the Aesir. Instead, she avoided their attack, weakened the attribute of [Abundance], and turned [Commerce] into her main godhood.
[Business] Although this civilized power has a gentle appearance, it still cannot wash away the inherent bloodiness and aggressiveness in its bones.
For example, the classic phrase "Open the door, free trade!" is the best proof.
Problems that cannot be solved by a highly developed society in the future would naturally be difficult to solve in the ancient era of gods.
When weak, the [Wolf] can lower its posture, do business steadily, and develop the civilization of the courtyard, like a well-behaved lamb.
But with the booming development of the [business] in the atrium, Holo gradually became stronger, and had enough chips such as personnel, funds, intelligence capabilities, etc. to serve on the table. The [Wolf] still remembered her own identity, showed her full fangs, and defended her territory.
To this end, Holo secretly formed an alliance with several trading partners under the nose of Asgard to check the hegemony of the Aesir, which caused Odin to respond and invisibly pushed the process of "Ragnarok" forward a step further.
If his adoptive father hadn't come back to clean up the mess, Holo would probably be busy dealing with Odin and the Aesir who came to her door.
Based on these existing experiences and lessons, Loen naturally would not easily intervene in Hela's predicament before finding a suitable opportunity.
All he could do now was to wait for the right opportunity and take a closer look at his student.
“Boom!”
Just as Loen was lost in thought, a loud roar came from the ice field ahead.
The surging lightning and flames tore through the thick blizzard and dark clouds, allowing the sky of the Land of Mist to clear up after a long absence; the surging divine power rubbed against the air, forming a dazzling aurora and bringing one ether storm after another, causing the World Tree at the center of the explosion to wail and tremble constantly.
What's going on?
Loen's eyelids jumped, and he quickly activated the power of [Goat] and rushed to the crime scene at lightning speed.
Above the Hvergelmir spring, the black dragon king Nidhogg led a dense army of black snakes and engaged in a fierce battle with three figures in the sky.
Loen was naturally familiar with those three figures.
It was Thor, the God of Thunder, Jörmungandr, the World Serpent, and Brunhilde, the Valkyrie, who had been thrown back into the Dwarf Kingdom by him.
Why are the three of them back again...
Loen rubbed his forehead helplessly, looking at Nidhogg with eyes full of pity.
I have to say that the life of this Black Dragon King is indeed a bit bitter. He is obviously one of the top bosses in the Kingdom of Mist and a top creature at the level of God King. However, in order to fulfill the fate of "Ragnarok", he needs to gnaw on tree roots day and night, and from time to time he is beaten by heroes from various forces.
First he disrupted the order of the underworld, and was beaten into submission by Hela;
Then he made a surprise attack on Brunhilde, but was beaten up by him;
Afterwards, in order to guard the entrance to the underworld, they were collectively beaten up by Thor, the God of Thunder, Jörmungandr, the World Serpent, and Brunhilde, the Valkyrie, who came to the underworld dungeon for the second time.
If facing one alone, Nidhogg might be able to overpower his opponent, but if facing two, he would inevitably have a hard time, and even if facing three together, he would not be able to withstand it.
At this moment, as the two men and the cat cooperated more and more tacitly, the Black Dragon King was beaten dizzy and screamed continuously. Finally, he was hit on the head by Thor's hammer. He fell to the ground with sparks and lightning, and a deep pit of a hundred meters was blasted out.
"Spear, Rune, grant me strength."
Brunhilde lowered her head and kissed the tip of the spear while chanting. The cyan-gold flame quickly ignited the entire spear and herself, forming a raging fire that spread across the prairie.
This was not just the externalization of a weapon constructed from divine power, but also a blow that condensed all her will and thoughts.
The stronger the emotion, the more power the spear in her hand can exert several times or even dozens of times beyond its own limitations.
Although her body would inevitably have some hidden dangers after each use, she was willing to put her life into the barrel of the gun as long as she could defeat the Black Dragon King Nidhogg as quickly as possible, open the passage from the Land of Mist to the Underworld, and save that adult from danger!
"——Divine synchronization, Sky Spear Light Wheel!"
Along with the solemn roar, the divine fire in Brunhildr's body increased its power to the peak, and the fierce blaze blessed by the power of [lust] almost melted through the cold sky.
Seeing the huge light-like spear emerging from the sky and the Valkyrie who lit herself up like a torch and used it as a driving force, Loen cursed inwardly.
Are they going to die together? Brunhilde, this crazy woman, is going to die!
"stop!"
At the critical moment, Loen flew into the air, tore apart the cyan flames wrapped around Brunhilde's body with his bare hands, grabbed the light-like spear that was about to be thrown, and at the same time forced all the divinity that the Valkyrie had loaded into the spear back into her body.
"Lord Loki!"
The moment she saw Loen appear, Brunhild, who had been determined to die, immediately dropped her spear and excitedly threw herself into Loen's arms, wanting to vent her worry and joy.
Suddenly, the divine power that had not yet completely dissipated from her body seemed to have found an outlet, enveloping her body and crashing straight into Loen's chest.
“Boom!”
Accompanied by a loud bang of a meteor falling to the ground, Brunhilde pressed down on Lorne and blasted a crater a hundred meters deep on the ground.
“Ahem~~”
Loen sat up coughing, looking depressedly at Brunhilde who was hanging on his chest like a koala, and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Fortunately, I am strong enough. If an ordinary person were to be tortured like you, there would be no need for cremation and the ashes could be directly scattered.
So, are you sure that this is out of concern and love, and not a deliberate suicide attack?
"It's okay, I'm back."
Just as Lorne was trying to put on a smile and calm the agitated Brunhilde, and just as he was struggling to free himself from the clutches of the Valkyrie, a giant palm like a palm leaf slapped heavily on his shoulder with thunderous sounds:
"Loki, good brother! You are finally back!"
The thunder in his ears and the pressure on his shoulders like a battering ram made Loen's body tremble. The ground under his feet cracked into thousands of gullies like a spider web, and he almost vomited blood.
He barely swallowed the faint fishy sweetness in his throat, turned his stiff neck towards the big face of Thor, and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying:
"Next time you say hello, remember to take back your divine power."
"Haha, sorry, sorry, my hand slipped."
Thor argued with a smile, and the excitement and excitement on his face when he saw Lorne's safe return was no less than that of Brunhilde.
It's not that he has any special hobbies, it's just that he was tortured badly by Brunhilde along the way.
Since they stepped into the teleportation array together, the Valkyrie sister led them all the way across the Land of Giants and the Land of Mist and came to the Hvergelmir Fountain.
This journey would have taken them one or two months to complete, but they finished it in just seven days.
The price is to stay awake, eat and drink all the way.
Although Thor and Jörmungandr wanted to help rescue Lorne, they were not cruel enough to torture him.
But the possessed Brunhilde didn't care about that and kept urging them to hurry up.
There was no time to eat or rest.
Later, she even felt that Thor was driving too slowly, so she grabbed the reins and drove the goat chariot herself at full speed without stopping.
As a result, the two goats, which were originally fat and strong and not afraid of death, became skinny and bony. They trembled when they saw Brunhilde and had developed severe PTSD.
Thor suspected that if they continued like this, before they found the person, they would probably go crazy first.
Fortunately, his good brother escaped from the underworld ahead of time and came to his door.
With him around, that crazy woman Brunhilde would finally stop tormenting them, allowing them to have a hot meal and a good sleep.
Seeing that the Black Dragon King Nidhogg had already realized that the situation was not good, he took advantage of the gap in their conversation to quietly slip back into the tree hole. Thor's brain was completely relaxed, and he laughed and said:
"Good brother, to celebrate your safe return, Jörmungandr and I will go and slaughter the sheep. You two can chat now!"
Seeing their master coming towards them with a hammer, the two skinny goats' eyes suddenly lit up, and they crawled after him into the grove.
Apparently, they had lived enough and did not want to drag their skinny bodies to be tortured at the hands of the crazy woman Brunhilde. They were eager to die as soon as possible so that they could refresh themselves.
Anyway, they are divine beasts blessed with abundance, and their lives can continue in an endless cycle. The pain of death is far less deterrent to them than Brunhilde's whip.
As the man, the cat, and the two goats fled the scene quickly, Brunhilde finally calmed down and mustered up the courage to say:
"My Lord, I'm glad to see that you are alright. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. As a Valkyrie, I couldn't help you much along the way. Instead, I became a burden to you time and again. I need your help..."
The voice became lower and lower, the tone became more suppressed, and Brunhilde's face became more gloomy and guilty.
Lorne felt helpless as he listened to Brunhilde complaining to herself.
After spending some time together, he had completely understood Brunhilde's character.
Strength is the disguise of this Valkyrie. She is sensitive, delicate, lonely and extremely eager for recognition. She has a relatively serious paranoid personality tendency.
Several consecutive setbacks gave rise to a strong sense of inferiority and shame in her heart, which made her want to prove herself desperately.
——Prove that you are useful and worthy of being trusted.
But the harder she tried, the more she was devastated by reality.
And Hela's bad taste shattered Brunhilde's dignity and pride, making the Valkyrie's mental illness seem even more serious.
Alas, these two things never make me feel at ease.
Lorne secretly complained, then held Brunhilde's hand, conveying affirmation and encouragement to the Valkyrie in front of him:
"No, you have helped me a lot along the way. If you hadn't trusted me unconditionally in Utgar City, I'm afraid it would not have been so easy for me to rescue Thor. Besides, you are not weak, it's just that the opponents you met were too strong. A small setback or two doesn't mean anything. There is still a long way to go, and there are plenty of opportunities to win back!"
Hearing these heartwarming words and looking up at the gentle smile full of healing power in front of her, Brunhilde's gloom suddenly dissipated. However, because she was hit so hard, she still spoke with some uncertainty:
"I, can I do it?"
"Of course! You are the most outstanding Valkyrie of this session, your qualifications and abilities are no worse than anyone else!"
Lorne patted Brunhilde's shoulders and suggested in a deep voice,
"Let's put it this way. We still have a long way to go from here to the Dwarven Kingdom. Starting tomorrow, I will set aside a fixed time to personally teach you the original runes and more combat skills."
"As you command, sir!"
Brunhilde agreed excitedly, her purple eyes shining and flickering.
Both the goddess of death Hela and the Valkyrie Queen Freya had asked Lord Loki for advice on fighting skills.
The current achievements of theirs are largely due to the guidance of their mentor Loki.
If she could follow in their footsteps and patiently learn from Lord Loki for a period of time, she was confident that she would not necessarily lose to them completely.
Of course, more importantly, she seemed to have more opportunities and time to spend privately with Lord Loki.
The sudden reveries in her mind caused the Valkyrie's cheeks to blush unnaturally, and she quickly spoke with a guilty conscience:
"Sir, you have just escaped from the underworld, you must be exhausted, right? Please rest here for a while, I will go and get some firewood for cooking!"
Looking at Brunhilde's fleeing back, Lorne breathed a sigh of relief.
The term yandere sounds very unique and desirable, but when you actually have to deal with it, you will feel what it means to be exhausted.
Saying one more word, one less word, or even a few wrong words or tones may all become the other person's emotional trigger, leading her down a path of no return.
Although Loen has rich experience in training, it still gives him a headache to have this emotionally unstable time bomb tied to him.
I remember that when we first arrived in the Land of Giants, Brunhilde was quite normal. How come she changed so much after coming out of the underworld?
Could it be that it is because of the influence of the power of [lust]?
Loen thought about it secretly and confirmed his guess.
I'm afraid that's probably the case.
The divine power currently exerted by Brunhilde is several times, even dozens of times stronger than before, which has far exceeded the growth rate of ordinary Valkyries.
According to the nature of the Nordic God Age that "everything has a price", this leap-forward growth in strength must come at a certain price, or there must be some hidden dangers.
Obviously, Brunhilde achieved a breakthrough in herself through the power of [Lust], but she would also be affected by the power of [Lust] and have some mental problems.
It seems that after returning to Asgard, I will need to verify with Freya the matters related to the power of [Lust].
To prevent Brunhilde from getting deeper and deeper into this, and maybe one day she would become so overwhelmed that, like the original myth, she would stab the object of her love with a gun and then commit suicide.
Lorne pressed his swollen temples, looked at the silent grove in the distance, and couldn't help frowning.
How come it’s been so long and no one has come back?
Something happened?
Loen muttered to himself, then stood up, walked into the dense forest, and sensed the location of his teammates.
Soon, Brunhilde's breath emanated from the riverside.
Loen quickly crossed the obstacles in the forest and came to a cluster of bushes. He found Brunhilde sitting by the river and couldn't help laughing.
It turns out he was just taking a break.
At this time, there was already a pile of firewood behind her. In her hand, she held a branch covered with green leaves. She picked the leaves and threw them into the river, muttering with a red face:
"Like, hate, like, hate..."
Seeing the scene in front of him, Loen couldn't help but smile.
It seems that the persuasion just now seemed to have worked, and Brunhilde's emotions have stabilized a lot.
Well, let her calm down for a while. I will go find...
“I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it…!!!”
The muttering that sounded like the words of a god at high speed echoed in his ears, and Lorne's relieved smile froze on his face. Looking at the branch with all the leaves plucked out in Brunhilde's hand, and the yandere Valkyrie who was grinning foolishly at the water with her eyes filled with a long string of pink hearts, he shuddered involuntarily, and felt a chill on his back.
It seems that the condition has worsened again?
Forget it, as long as she is happy, I won’t bother her anymore.
Behind the bushes, Lorne wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around quietly, and wanted to leave the scene.
However, a silver thunderbolt fell from the sky and landed in front of him, and also shattered the bushes separating him and Brunhilde.
"Brother, something big has happened!"
Thor, who appeared from the lightning, grabbed Lorne's shoulders tightly and shook him while crying, totally unaware of Lorne's murderous look.
"What's wrong? Tell me!" Loen gritted his teeth and asked this good brother who had cheated him time and time again. He secretly swore in his heart that if the other party didn't give him an explanation, he would stuff the other party into a sheep's stomach today!
"My Meow Hammer is missing!"
"What?"
Hearing this and looking at Thor's extremely anxious expression, Loen couldn't help but look surprised.
Then, he rolled his eyes and said righteously:
"Find it! I must help you find it. I'll go with you!"
Before he could finish his words, Lorne grabbed Thor and rushed to the crime scene, concerned about his brother's situation.
(End of this chapter)
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