Old days in the box

Chapter 548: Building the plank road openly, secretly destroying Chencang

Nidhogg stirred the dragon soul on his back, causing it to erupt like a living volcano, spewing meteors that fell one by one towards the swarm of snakes surrounding the Eye of the Void.

These serpents were originally monsters that lived alongside it, and for centuries they had been trying to gnaw at the roots of the world to fulfill the prophecy of Ragnarok.

And now, they are about to be reborn with a brand new identity.

The raging sparks fell upon the serpents, burning and tempering their scales, causing them to shed their skin and grow. Sharp wings and strong limbs sprouted from their bodies until they became enormous, coiling in groups above the Eye of the Void.

The Third Army of old, the Void Dragonborn.

"It is time, God's Chosen." The voice of the past fell upon Yuan Wuyou once more.

“We will immediately set off back to Vanaheim to join the battle—but the void storm has blocked the magic network’s signal, and we cannot locate the dimensional elevator.” Yuan Wuyou pressed his temples to sense the situation.

"No need for a dimensional elevator. These dragonborn can traverse the void and discern the turbulence of the warp. They will take you directly to Alfheim, the land of the elves, and after that, you will immediately launch a full-scale attack on the Alliance of the Gods."

"Our target isn't Vanaheim, but the Deepsea Watch was just there fighting a fierce battle with the Zerg swarm..."

"It was just a feint to distract them. I left Freya in Vanaheim to mislead the Alliance of Gods. Now that the Dragonborn has been born, you can enter the Elven Kingdom directly from the void, so the war in Vanaheim is no longer important."

Since the two sides turned against each other, the Elven Kingdom of Alfheim has been protected by the network of that celestial computer, preventing the interdimensional elevator from establishing a void passage to it. Therefore, the war between the two sides has almost entirely revolved around Vanaheim as the main battlefield.

But the situation is different now. With the birth of the Void Dragonborn, they can directly traverse the void in their physical bodies and pierce out from within the Elven Kingdom. As a result, the Vanaheim front is no longer meaningful.

"Understood. Our goal is not victory in the war, but the embryo of the Star God." Yuan Wuyou understood immediately and realized the key point of this war.

“Find that celestial computer, and then destroy it.” The old saying was concise and to the point.

Nidhogg, the black dragon, soared into the air and joined the circling of the dragonborn. The dragon soul on its back emitted a continuous roar that traveled through the great hole into the void and into countless worlds.

Niflheim, the Land of Mist, is now a thing of the past. The rupture of the World Roots and the explosion of the Origin Spring destroyed it, leaving only this vast hole plunged into the void, an eye of the void, like the end of the world.

"Now you have truly become the destroyer of the world, Lord of Terror," Jormungandr said silently, looking at the world before him that had transformed into a hellish landscape in the blink of an eye.

"From the moment we took you in, there was no turning back," came the old reply.

In Norse mythology's Ragnarok, after three long, harsh winters, the wolf finally caught up with the sun and moon and devoured them; the dragon Nidhogg hollowed out the roots of the World Tree, plunging the world into turmoil. All magic that bound and imprisoned the gods lost its power, Loki regained his freedom, and his children broke free from their constraints, beginning the unprecedented war between giants and gods. And now, unknowingly, all the omens have already been fulfilled in the hands of the ancients.

Loki, the god of evil, was summoned to His side, the sun fell into His hands, and the mortal serpent and Hela, the goddess of death, were also recruited one after another because of His power over the "ocean" and "death," respectively, and all became chapters in His mythology.

Even Fenrir, the wolf killed by Odin himself, the nemesis of Odin in the Ragnarok prophecy who would kill the god-king Odin, was also a brilliantly orchestrated scheme of fate in death:
It was because of Fenrir's death that the position of "enemy of the gods" was left vacant, allowing the later Old Ones to fill this gap in fate. Now, the Old Ones are playing the role that belongs to Fenrir. They have become Ragnarok itself and are destined to kill the high and mighty god-king with their own hands.

Everything was preordained, like a game of musical chairs. Although these box players could replace the gods on the chairs, the seats themselves were already fixed, and the fate that each character was destined to play could not be changed. This had been the case since Sam replaced Odin as the king of the gods.

He transformed himself into "Odin," thus forcing the Old Ones onto "Fenrir's" bench. Ragnarok would not be delayed by even a second; one day, "Fenrir" would still kill "Odin," and the world would still face destruction.

Now Zhou Xiao understands everything, he understands everything.

Because he saw so much and so far, he knew better than anyone the urgency of time. In the eyes of his descendants, this was a fierce war with an uncertain future, but in his eyes, fate was nearing its end. All those side quests that had gone astray because of the box players were now being rapidly brought together by the same ending, pointing to a predetermined conclusion.

He has too many people to defeat and too many people to save.

The Eye of the Void let out a terrifying roar, and the dragon horde led by the black dragon Nidhogg transformed into a vast black tide, rushing into the Eye of the Void and disappearing, swimming towards another prosperous realm.

He composed himself, regaining his snow-white, indifferent expression, transforming back into the decisive, divine "He"—

The images on the screen rapidly shifted with the Chosen Highlight, and Alfheim, the land of elves that had been protected by the celestial computer and thus inaccessible, was revealed to Him in an instant.

The barrier between the void and reality was scorched open by the Dragon Soul, and the black dragon Nidhogg burst out, followed by thousands of other dragons, rushing into a star system belonging to Alfheim.

As soon as they stepped into this place, the signal of the magic network extended in, interacting with the network of the celestial computer. The ancient armies in other realms immediately learned of the situation here, and similarly, the Alliance of Gods in Alfheim also immediately learned of the enemy's invasion.

“The communication of the magic network is very weak, and the surrounding signal sources are too strong. I am worried that the enemy will take action immediately.” Yuan Wuyou quickly realized that entering the magic network would alert the enemy, and going into danger alone was not a good tactic.

"Attack as usual, leave the reinforcements to me." But Jiu Ri remained calm and composed.

Previously, they simply couldn't get in here, but once His chosen one steps into this world, the rest will be much easier.

Energy between dimensions surged rapidly in this star field, and in areas unseen by them, "cutting" and "pasting" had already begun to operate at high speed.

(End of this chapter)