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Chapter 1366 Pledge of Allegiance (BGM: Dinosaur Mom)

"Report to Master Danrito, [Fighting the Hollow World King - Utgard], no, Skrimir has been killed!"

Compared to "Skrimir", the girl with wings on her back had no ill will towards Hayato, and greeted him very energetically. Rather, her attitude was a little too respectful.

"My Lord? Are you a subordinate of this mortal?!" After recovering from the frustration of "turning into a birdman", "Skrimir" said in horror after hearing the girl's unusually humble attitude towards Hayato, "When did you sneak up on me? Is your purpose to take away my power?"

"Idiot, what do you mean by your power? I also have a share of it, right?" The girl rolled her eyes. "Do you want to take all of Skrimir's 'legacy' for yourself?"

"Skrimir" frowned, then suddenly thought of something and widened his eyes: "Could it be that——!?"

"This is the first time I've seen such a strange scene." [Shadow of the King - Lopt] stepped on the real [Utgard - King of the Hollow World] who died on the spot, "That sword seems to have a special spell that can separate things. Although [Utgard - King of the Hollow World] committed suicide with this sword, he actually used it to separate a part of himself?"

"It seems that when the brain was separated, it was not able to control the direction by mistake, and the left and right sides of the brain were separated into separate individuals. Even the distribution of power, memory and thinking is not balanced."

"What Yama Blade? I can see he can't do a double jump."

Hayato complained, looking at the two little ghosts, a boy and a girl, who separated from [Hypothetical King War - Utgard]'s body: "Let's not talk about it for now, why can such an ugly dwarf be separated into two children whose looks are not as good as mine, but are above average. Why do they have wings?"

"You have to ask [Utgard - King of the Virtual World War] himself. Who made him use this knife to open the portal to Helheim - the underworld - while Hela was missing?" [Shadow of the King of the Virtual World War - Lopt] spread his hands. "Over time, although it has not been corroded by the aura of the dead there, this knife has more or less taken on some of the aura of Helheim. When [Utgard - King of the Virtual World War] committed suicide with the knife, the aura of the underworld also entered his body as the knife pierced his body, and then separated together."

"Originally, the two little ghosts over there should have had animal features like dogs or snakes, but [Hypothetical King War - Utgard] was also a powerful wizard in the past, so he at least kept most of his body unchanged, and only grew a pair of crow wings on his back, which can also serve as a symbol of death."

"Then he should be thankful that he has never used that knife to cut a fly before, otherwise he would have to shoot 'The Fly'." Hayato said casually, watching [Shadow of the War King - Lopt] push away the body of [Utgard, the War King of the Virtual World], and the corpse that had been drained of everything turned into countless dust and disintegrated with the slightest movement, while [Shadow of the War King - Lopt] picked up the knife, wiped off the blood, and then began to watch.

"Hey [Lopt], ​​the days of you opening portals at will are over." Hayato also took the opportunity to recite this line, "Give me the Yama Blade."

However, [Shadow of the King of War - Lopt] was very uncooperative and handed the sword named "Yanma Sword" by Hayato directly to Hayato, which made Hayato look unhappy.

"Huh? Didn't you ask me to give it to you? Why do you look like that?" [Shadow of the War King - Lopt] said in confusion, wiping the blood off his hand. "I don't know what you're planning, but I just checked and it seems that the energy of that knife wasn't very abundant to begin with. It was almost wasted after [War King of the Virtual World - Utgard] used it for a long time, and he used up the last bit of energy when he committed suicide in order to separate."

"In other words, that thing is already a piece of scrap metal."

However, Hayato didn't care. He just found a scabbard on the ground and put the knife in it. Then he put it at his side and prepared to draw the sword. He whispered: "You Xiaodai! Love your throwing wa!"

But even so, watching Hayato childishly playing with a knife, the girl separated from "Skrimir" said admiringly: "What cool moves and lines, simply heavenly music! As expected of Lord Danrito who can force 'Skrimir' to commit suicide!"

"Huh?" Without magic and illusion, the boy could not help but keep silent as much as possible when Hayato and [Shadow of the King's War - Lopt] talked. He looked at the girl who was separated from Skrimirny like himself, and said unhappily, "I didn't commit suicide, okay, I was-"

Suddenly, he felt that it was more shameful to die because he didn’t hold the knife firmly or stand firmly than to commit suicide. The boy suddenly changed his words in the middle of his words and said, “No, I committed suicide.”

"Look, we are all separated from the same person. We all have the same brain and will make the same judgment, so it is 'suicide' for sure." The girl smiled slyly, as if she had already guessed that although the boy would try to correct her, he would think he would "speak the same tone" as her after comparing himself.

"Same brain? Impossible!" Looking at the girl in front of him, the boy denied it with a disgusted expression on his face, "How could a woman like you be separated from my body!"

"Who says it's impossible? Before I was defeated by that star-like dragon, I thought I was the most powerful being in the world, the one who was most qualified to end the uncomfortable vacancy of the throne of heaven. But it's impossible. Master Danrito is too strong."

With her hands clasped together, the girl looked at Hayato with admiration, her eyes full of longing and yearning, "In front of that adult, there is no male, and he is the only male who can be the master. It is only natural that the defeated 'Skrimir' gave birth to a female from his heart, right?"

"Only you would do that." The young man looked disgusted. "Not only do you not hate that mortal, but you also admire him so much. How could a guy like you be me!"

"Oh, of course I am not you, because you are just the memory of the loser 'Skrimir', the arrogant memory full of resentment, anger and hatred, nothing else; and I am the thought of 'Utgard Loki' who once existed as [War of the Virtual Realm King - Utgard], the thought full of ambition and hegemony that ruled Jotunheim as a king, and thoughts can bring power, which is why magic and illusion originally fell into my hands."

Crossing her arms over her chest, the girl sneered, "So don't call yourself that stupid name 'Skrimir' anymore. You're lowering my value. From now on, my name is Huginn, and you'll be Muninn."

"What is the difference between mortals, giants, and gods? It's not wisdom, because among gods there are foolish Heinir and among giants there are wise Mimir. It's not power, because no matter how many armies mortals gather to build kingdoms, they cannot survive the wrath of gods." Holding up a finger, the girl [Hu Ji] said affirmatively, "It's strength and talent, these are what determine everything. Strength is the real power, and talent determines existence. Without strength, there is no power, and without talent, there is no value of existence." "And that lord undoubtedly has the ultimate power to humiliate the whole world, and the talent of a god that is above all things! In that case, what's wrong with me wanting to be loyal to him?"

After all, the thought of [Utgard], who led a group of savage giants in the barren outer land, could not be a gentle thought. To sum it up with a term Hayato knew, it was called "Social Darwinism". This doctrine advocated the survival of the fittest, and the phenomenon of survival of the fittest also existed in society.

But unlike ordinary socialists who only hold this view when they are in a high position and change their views in time when it is their turn to be eliminated and optimized, Hu Ji is actually a socialist who can optimize himself.

"To sum it up, the power that Danreto-sama holds is the reason why you are king!" Hu Ji said, approaching Hayato who had put away the imitation Yanma sword, and said sincerely, "Please let me serve you, Danreto-sama! I want to see the scene of you towering over the nine realms!"

However, Hayato decisively refused: "Huh? No."

Seeing Hu Ji's surprised expression, Hayato glanced at Mu Ning on the other side and said, "I have no shortage of subordinates. There are many people who want to be my bootlickers. I have no intention of letting go of my former enemies, even if you are not my opponents."

"Why, why is this happening?" Hu Ji couldn't help but reveal a sad expression. "As a loser, I should be the one to make you stronger. Why, why do you reject me? If I can't offer my strength to you, Watasi——"

"Dedicate your strength? No, I don't agree with the society you insist on at all." Hayato looked down at the Huki who was only as tall as his calf, "Is it important to choose a person because of what he can do? No, it should be 'trust'. Without this, no matter how high a person's IQ is or how talented he is, he is just a cookie crumb stuck in my teeth in my eyes."

"You want to offer me your power? Before that, let's test our trust. I'll use this sword to separate you from that brat over there."

As he spoke, Hayato threw the knife in his hand directly on the ground in front of [Hu Ji], "Although you are separated now, if you use this sword without magic power to kill the other party, the side holding the knife can still restore its previous state. So, what is your choice?"

Looking at the long sword in front of him, Hu Ji picked it up and just took a look at it before a smile appeared on his face: "Then, there is only one answer -"

  "Crack!" The knee infused with magic power hit the blade hard. Hope just surged in the eyes of [Mu Ning] behind him, and immediately fell into despair again as the long sword shattered. However, [Hu Ji] did not care about his "fellow brother", but threw the broken sword in his hand to the side.

"——I will swear allegiance to you!"

"Ha, hahahaha, hahahahaha, I have to say that you have become quite interesting after separation. I have decided to spare your life and not destroy you, [Battle of the Virtual World King - Utgard]." When Hayato said this, he was not only looking at [Hu Ji], but also at [Muning] behind him.

"Hu~ji~"

Taking out a card at random, Hayato called out [Hu Ji]'s name and threw it to [Hu Ji]. [Hu Ji] caught it and saw that the card was blank.

Instantly understanding Hayato's meaning, Hu Ji cast magic on the card without hesitation, bringing himself into the card and merging with it.

At the same time, [Mu Ning] also found himself being pulled by a force. He was completely unable to resist and was actually sucked into the card that was fused with [Hu Ji]. After absorbing the cards of both people, the card spun back into Hayato's hand and split into two.

In Hayato's hand, the originally blank card gradually turned into the appearance of [Hu Ji] and [Mu Ning], except that on the wings behind them there were runes representing "livestock" and "wealth", indicating that they had become servants sealed in the cards.

The empty names on the cards were gradually filled with [Wings of the Divine Monument - Hu Ji] and [Wings of the Divine Monument - Mu Ning].

"I'm still wondering. The cards I got from the Divine Monument were all one-time experience cards, but why didn't they bring any extra purple monsters? I'm wondering if it's because there's no extra monster zone in the current rules."

Hayato looked at [God's Wing - Mu Ning] who tried to escape but was firmly trapped by the card, and [God's Wing - Hu Ji] who said with a happy face that "being the adult's dog is my greatest honor", and said, "So in the story arrangement of this world, we have to get the card here in [Fantasy World King War - Utgard]."

"Even I'm a little curious about how to summon [Wings of the Divine Monument] without an Extra Monster Zone. But come to think of it, including the card dropped in the duel, this time I've gained quite a lot." While saying this, Hayato also took out a card dropped by the opponent when he defeated [Utgard] in the duel victory settlement, and examined it carefully. "I have to say, with this drop, who would still play [Giant Stone Relic]? Isn't playing the heavy pit much more fun than that ritual?"

The card in Hayato's hand seemed to be the embodiment of Hayato's last fear in [The Battle of the King of the Hollow World - Utgard] before he was about to be killed. The picture showed a demon that was taller than the city and could not be stopped by countless warriors and magicians from destroying the city. The key point was that this was also a monster of the Zhangyan tribe, and in terms of practicality, it was not much inferior to [Primitive Life Form - Nibiru].

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