Chapter 591: Eternal Night Arrives (Complete update, please vote)
The Land of Fire, Muspelheim.
The monster made of fire, frost, and rock looked at the ground beneath its feet that was burning with flames and beacons, listened to the cries of countless creatures, and couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Done! Finally done!
The world has once again returned to the hands of the giants, and all things have once again become lambs to be slaughtered in our hands!
The prophecy was not wrong.
After destruction, there will be rebirth!
As long as I eradicate this cancer called "Gods" and complete the final sacrifice, I will be favored by fate and create an era of giants!
The monster, or the former Frost Giant King Laofei, felt the surging divine power and authority in his body, and remembered the mysterious voice in his mind. He immediately raised the [Twilight Sword] in his hand and shouted excitedly:
"Come, my compatriots, welcome the blessing of the ancestors, and sound the death knell of change for this world!"
The fire giants that lived in Muspelheim, as well as the mountain giants and frost giants scattered in the neighboring countries, looked up in confusion.
And the next moment, Laufey inserted the dark red blade of the Twilight Sword into the earth and stirred it vigorously.
In an instant, a tsunami-like shock swept across the three worlds of Muspelheim, Jotunheim, and Niflheim. The earth cracked layer by layer, and asphalt-like black matter gushed out from the veins of the earth, splashing in all directions like raindrops.
Once they come into contact with the giant, these things will immediately drill into its body and merge with it.
Immediately afterwards, the giants' flesh and bones were torn apart with screams, their bodies grew rapidly, and their originally human-like appearance began to undergo strange deformations such as multiple hands, multiple heads, and animal feet. Their once intelligent eyes were filled with tyrannical black.
"roar!!!"
Like the roar of wild beasts echoing in the three realms of Muspelheim, Jotunheim and Niflheim, the transformed giants frantically searched for and attacked all living things within their sight.
Even the giants of the same species were within their killing range.
In the area they walked through, asphalt-like black poisonous water seeped into the earth, causing the surrounding grass and trees to wither and all insects to die.
When Skadi, who had hurried over to quell the riot, saw this scene, his face suddenly changed.
——Return to our ancestors!
A long time ago, her adoptive father Shaki told her a secret about the giants:
In ancient times, many giants were like irrational beasts, who knew only how to destroy, kill and devour all day long, as if they were a kind of germs that existed specifically to destroy life on the surface of the earth.
Because they contain a unique substance in their bodies - Eitr.
This word is widely translated as ominous meanings such as "poisonous, evil, angry, and ominous", while the giants call it "Dark Ether".
It is said that this liquid substance is the origin of all giants. The first giant Ymir was born from the Kinlunga Chasm containing Eitr, and then passed this bloodline characteristic to his giant descendants.
Therefore, most ancient giants have dark ether in their blood, and are dominated by it, ravaging the original world according to their instincts.
Later, the Aesir rose up and designed to kill their ancestor Ymir.
Due to the resonance and attraction of blood, most of the ancient giants with dark ether in their bodies died in the blood tide caused by their ancestor Ymir. Only a few lucky ones who were not affected by the dark ether escaped the crisis and came to Jotunheim to reproduce again.
Compared with their predecessors, the new generation of giants can communicate and have richer emotions and rationality.
In a sense, it can even be said that they are two completely different races from the ancient giants.
Therefore, whether it was Shaki, Surtur, or Thrymheim, although several giant kings of various races tried to compete with the Aesir, they never intended to restore the former glory of the ancient giants.
This is because the existence of ancient giants is a threat to all life in the nine realms!
"Kill them! Don't let them get close to the village or settlement!"
Skadi gave loud orders, and the accompanying mountain giants and frost giants woke up as if from a dream. They hurriedly raised their weapons and chanted spells to intercept their fellow tribesmen who were deformed and unrecognizable.
However, after the attack, the atavistic giants were not only not repelled, but were aroused to become even more ferocious.
"roar!!!"
With beast-like roars, the atavistic giants smashed the magic barriers blocking their way and rushed into the mountain giants and frost giants who were responsible for intercepting them, waving their deformed and thick arms and frantically attacking their fellow tribesmen around them.
In desperation, several mountain giants and frost giants did not bother to hold back and wielded their stone spears and ice guns to stab the atavistic giants who broke into the line into sieves.
However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a sticky and dirty red-black substance gushed out from the wounds of the atavistic giants, pouring onto the surrounding mountain giants and frost giants.
They didn't take it seriously at first, but after a moment, the giants who came into contact with the black substance could only fall to the ground with screams, their bodies constantly spasming and shrinking, and their bones and flesh making crisp sounds of tearing and deformation.
These idiots, I told you not to hold back!
Skadi was angry, but this was not the time to ask for accountability.
She immediately waved the magic wand in her hand, and froze the corpses of several atavistic giants and their subordinates who were transforming with the power of ice and snow, and then gave the order:
"Retreat! Rebuild the defense line, keep a distance from these monsters, and don't touch those black things!"
After suffering a loss, the frost giants and mountain giants did not dare to be careless and immediately did as they were told.
However, the giants who returned to their ancestors were far more powerful and ferocious than they had imagined.
Taking advantage of the retreat of the frost giants and mountain giants, a large number of atavistic giants rushed forward with roars, like sharks smelling blood, biting the prey in front of them tightly.
What’s even more terrible is that a black mud flow hundreds of meters high is rolling in like a huge wave.
Just as Skadi was about to intercept, she felt an unexplained pain in her abdomen, and her accumulated divine power dissipated.
At the critical moment, colorful rainbow light bands spread across the sky, and thousands of Valkyries wearing swan feathers and holding light spears and shields emerged from the sky.
"Reload Divine Power, Sky Spear Light Wheel!"
With uniform cries, the Valkyries swung out light spears that were ready to go, like falling meteors, hitting the black tide hundreds of meters away one after another.
Suddenly, the rolling black mud was blown apart and evaporated by the divine power contained in it, and the remaining residue was also blocked by the light curtain set up by the Valkyries.
The crisis was resolved, and Brunhilde led several Valkyrie captains to fly down and land in front of Skadi:
"Once Lord Loki noticed something was wrong in Jotunheim, he immediately ordered us to come to your aid."
Upon hearing this, Skadi felt warm in her heart and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief:
"You've come at the right time. These black tides can infect and transform giants, turning them into crazy monsters. My men cannot fight or come into contact with them. I need your help!"
"No problem, we will follow your orders!"
Brunhilde agreed decisively and handed over the command of the Valkyrie Legion to Skadi without hesitation.
With the support of reinforcements, Skadi decisively arranged for the giants who had escaped the disaster to cross the wasteland and move towards the atrium.
As long as they get there safely, the border defense line of the Iron Forest will be able to temporarily block the black tide coming from underground, giving the giants a chance to catch their breath.
But the giants transformed by the dark ether in the distance would obviously not let these fresh prey slip away from their mouths easily. Caught up in the black tide, they roared and launched a new charge.
Brunhilde led the Valkyrie Legion, relying on the terrain, fought step by step, and covered the evacuation of the giants of the Giant Kingdom in an orderly manner.
As the situation gradually stabilized, Skadi finally calmed down and couldn't help asking:
"What about him?"
"We went to Muspelheim! The Lord said that the source of the disaster is there, and it must be resolved as soon as possible!"
Brunhilde answered briefly, and then said soothingly,
"Don't worry, the two great gods, Warner and Asar, are also accompanying us, so nothing will go wrong."
Skadi nodded, but a hint of worry filled her eyes as she looked towards the Fire Nation.
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Meanwhile, in the Land of Fire, Muspelheim.
All the gods gathered together, thousands of lights and shadows floated, exuding a terrifying murderous aura.
Loen stood in front of the formation, looking at the monster standing in the lava and flames, his brows becoming more and more furrowed.
Fire, frost, earth!
Not only did this guy take away the Eternal Fire that was supposed to give birth to Balder, the Son of Light, he also seemed to have concentrated the power of God held by the other two giant tribes in himself!
In a trance, a name from the corner of his memory jumped into his mind, and Luo En spoke tentatively:
"Laufy?"
"Yes, it is this king!"
Laufey laughed wildly, shattering the thick clouds over the Fire Nation.
Now, the three secret treasures representing the divine power of the three giant tribes - [Eternal Fire], [Heart of the Mountains] and [Winter Treasure Box] have fallen into his hands and are completely integrated with him. His strength is already comparable to that of the ancestor Yumi, and with the favor of fate, he is even stronger than the former.
Now, he no longer needs to endure, and no longer needs to look at the faces of these so-called giant killers, Vanir goddesses, and Aesir god kings.
"You killed my mother!"
The impatient Thor brandished Thor's hammer and rushed out of the formation with a roar.
However, before reaching Laufey, several huge streams of black mud gushed out from the cracks in the ground and knocked Thor away.
Immediately afterwards, dense groups of fire giants and mountain giants were swept up by the black tide, like mad beasts, roaring and rushing towards the Vanir and Aesir gods who had stepped into the Fire Kingdom.
The leader has six heads and twelve arms, his entire body covered in black mud armor, and his fierce aura is like a real wave.
It was Sredgemir, the [Earth God] among the ancient giants!
"Just play with these kids first. You are not worthy enough to be my opponent." Lao Fei snorted disdainfully.
Then, without even glancing at the gods who were locked in a bitter battle, he pulled out the [Sword of Twilight] from the ground, and with a grim smile, he looked at Lorne in mid-air:
"Today, I will use your corpses to lay the foundation for my great cause!"
Before he finished speaking, he swung the Twilight Sword forward, scorching the space layer by layer with burn marks that penetrated the nine realms. Before the sword touched the ground, the chariots of the gods had already evaporated into bronze tears, and the armor of the guards was boiling into red hot iron, cruelly burning the guards' flesh.
Amid screams and wails, dark red arcs of light attacked the four figures in the sky, attempting to cut them off along with the sky.
"when!"
There was a sharp sound of metal exploding, and the huge Twilight Sword that looked like a pillar of heaven was easily blocked by another sharp blade that was countless times smaller.
A vast and violent force gushed out from the collision, the blade of the Twilight Sword was covered with cracks, and Laufey staggered back several steps before he finally released the remaining strength.
After a brief moment of confusion, Lao Fei's face was filled with disbelief:
"This, this is impossible!"
"Just because you're stronger doesn't mean you can defeat me."
Lorne replied coldly, his eyes grim.
Although he failed to conquer the Celtic Age of Gods during the sea expedition, he had completed most of the divine integration after the great sacrifice, and established a solid alliance with the three goddesses of Norn.
At this moment, he has become the true God King of the Nordic Age of Gods.
As long as Northern Europe has not been destroyed, he can theoretically remain invincible and exert his authority and divine power to the utmost.
Even if Laufey had mastered the divine power of the three giant clans and became an existence comparable to the first giant Ymir, he would still be inferior to him before the coming of Ragnarok.
"You should be more patient. If you wait until Nordic's destiny is exhausted, you might have a chance to compete with me. But now, you are not qualified!"
With this cold declaration, the flaming sword Levadin swung forward.
Every time the sword was swung, a terrifying heat wave was created. What flew from the blade were not sparks, but the blazing divine light. Everything it touched was decomposed into the purest spirit particles.
"Impossible! I can't lose!"
Laufey gritted his teeth and roared, seven corona-shaped bands of light bloomed from the furnace in his chest, and he swung the Twilight Sword in his hand wildly.
However, after several collisions, the sharp blade that embodied his divinity and power completely shattered and turned into a rain of fire that fell to all parts of the nine kingdoms.
Seeing the sword that burned the soul coming again, Laofei's soul was surging, and he shouted madly towards the dark sky:
"Father God, save me!"
At the same time, a vast stream of silver-gray light tore through the sky and poured into Laofei's body, causing his aura to surge steadily. Everything around him seemed to be frozen by a terrifying force.
Oh no, Orlaug wants to use this body to descend and personally initiate Ragnarok!
Loen felt something was wrong and tried hard to break free from the quagmire-like space.
However, the entire Nordic world seemed to have solidified into a still painting.
All changes are not allowed, and all possibilities are anchored in the longitude and latitude of fate.
Is this the gap between [God King] and [Origin]?
Loen was frozen in place, struggling in vain, and could only watch as the last ray of silver-gray light merged into Laufey's body.
Damn it!
At the critical moment, three figures emerged behind him, forming the outline of the three-bend rune array, and the solidified time and space began to flow again.
Luo Enfu's mind was filled with inspiration. He immediately grasped the flaming sword tightly, gathering all his divinity and power, and delivered the strongest blow:
"——Everything will be destroyed!"
The golden flames surged forward, instantly melting the monster that possessed the triple divine qualities of ice, fire, and rock, and slammed into the silver-grey light stream hanging from the sky with the force of thunder.
Time and space suddenly collapsed into a singularity, and then exploded.
For a time, horrific turmoil swept across the nine realms.
The sky sank and the earth tore apart.
The sun and the moon were lost, and the stars were annihilated.
And when the celestial bodies disappeared one by one, boundless darkness and coldness spread to every corner of the nine kingdoms.
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Atrium, Iron Forest.
The remnants of the Giants and the Valkyrie Legion stood on a high place, celebrating their survival.
Skadi and Brunhilde's eyes swept across the black tide surging on the horizon, and looked up at the starless sky, their faces full of gloom.
——Eternal night is coming.
(End of this chapter)
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