Throne of the North.

Chapter 479: Surtur's wrath burns the world, and the Dragon Emperor's favor is completely awakened
A giant dragon descended from the sky, and its huge body of dozens of meters hit the ground, causing a cloud of dust to fly. Along with the dragon's breath, scorching flames destroyed the surrounding trees and farmlands.

Humans fled in all directions, but only a few were able to escape the dragon's threat range.

In the distance, the iron hooves of war horses rumbled towards them, and before they got close a volley of longbows was fired. The sharp arrows could not penetrate the dragon's skin, but the powerful force made the dragon roar in pain.

With its huge wings spread out, the dragon instantly became dozens of meters strong and flew into the sky. At this moment, it was invincible. The terrible dragon breath flame poured down again and killed the knights.

"Knock it off!"

The leading knight roared, and a crossbow arrow as thick as a human thigh shot out from behind him and hit the dragon. The magic crossbow arrow was so fast and powerful that it finally cut the dragon's scales, and large amounts of blood spilled on the ground.

Roar--

The dragon was completely enraged, and rushed towards the cavalry violently. In the distance, Brand came to the battlefield with more cavalry. The blood in his body boiled and turned into a blood-colored mist all over the sky. A majestic roar came from it. Brand was like an arrow piercing through the sky, and he slammed into the dragon with a heavy armor.

boom! ! !
The dragon's huge body fell from the sky and smashed a big hole on the ground. The dragon, roaring in pain, was about to get up when Brand jumped down and hit it again. The terrible force made the dragon spit out more blood from its mouth, and it struggled and breathed out dragon breath to cover itself.

When the dragon's breath and dragon scales collided, there was a loud explosion. Brand rolled away in embarrassment. The dragon finally got a chance to catch its breath and flew back into the sky. It didn't dare to come down for a while.

A deadly threat was issued to Brand. A magical storm gathered in the void, and the burning flames ignited all the elements in the air.

"Dragon destroys the mountain!"

Reaching out to take the spear handed over by the knight, Brand threw it into the sky like a javelin. The spear turned into a bloody stag in the sky, and rushed towards the dragon with sharp horns and bloodthirsty eyes.

The penetrating force defeated the magic storm in the void. The dragon suffered from the backlash of the magic, vomited blood again, and then flew away without looking back.

"This can't kill it. The dragon's physique is too strong."

Brand regretted that the dragon was not very powerful, but it still failed to become the second dragon they killed.

"The number of dragons has increased recently."

“They have begun to invade the land.”

"Even the frost giants couldn't stop them. Lord Lagerlov was also injured a few days ago, and the storm caused by the tidal dragon almost submerged the entire coast."

Beside Brand, Rose looked at the direction where the dragon disappeared with a serious expression.

If nothing unexpected happens, the second legendary dragon will soon appear in this land. It's a typical case of killing the younger one and then the older one will come. The dragon's desire for revenge is really strong.

The entire Stag Legion was dragged to the world of Nidhogg by these giant dragons. They began to worry whether they could successfully sow the seeds this spring.

Ryan went to visit the Frost Giant leader Lagerlov. This legendary Frost Giant was also covered in wounds. Those dragons left a deep mark on him. Of course, the price was also heavy. The three sacred dragons became Lagerlov's food. Ryan underestimated the Frost Giants' appetite, especially after the battle, the energy they consumed was simply huge.

This resulted in Ryan being able to harvest only a portion of the dragon's blood at most, and a dragon that bled too much would become unpalatable, resulting in the three dead dragons bringing less dragon blood than the first earth dragon brought to Ryan.

"If this continues, we will have to give up on this world."

"Sir Lagerloff, we need some allies."

Ryan said that he could use the power of the Dragon Emperor's Crown to slow down the number of incoming dragons, but dragons are intelligent and they are gradually reducing their vigilance against this place. The increasing number of dragons now proves this point.

"I'm having trouble finding more frost giants."

After taking a breath, Lagerlov said that the number of Frost Giants was already small, and their respective areas were terribly large. Apart from this Frost Giant tribe, they themselves didn't even know where the other Frost Giants were.

"We still have our people in the North, that's for sure. I've sensed their presence before, but the Frost Giants won't be happy about that. Every tribe's hunting grounds are not allowed to be snatched by other Frost Giants."

The pressure brought by the dragon was not small, and Lagerlov really wanted more help from the Frost Giants, but due to their habits, he was powerless.

The key point is that he doesn't want to leave here. He feels that the breath of the frost giants sacrificed by the dragon is getting closer and closer, and he wants to take a look.

"We can't hold off any more dragons."

For Ryan, this is also a heavy answer, because the world has a huge population, and if food cannot be grown, many people will die in winter.

"No, I can feel a very scary force coming in. The fiery energy is so hot that even the dragon is afraid."

The frost giant Lagerlov looked towards the south of the world and said solemnly:

"The great being is awakening. His eyes are surveying the world. His territory is expanding until it covers the entire Nidhogg."

Ryan was shocked and asked doubtfully:

"Is it the devil dragon? Or the sacred dragon god?"

Lagerloff did not speak for a long time before he shook his head. Hard ice chips fell from his beard and made big holes on the ground.

It seemed that the air was indeed getting hotter, and the ice on the frost giants was melting.

“No, neither. He is not the master of this world, but a strange great existence. He reached some kind of deal with this world, and thus... He came.”

"Flames, I saw boundless flames, starting from the raging fire in the south, burning the world in the north."

Lagerlov withdrew his gaze. Frost Giants, or rather all giants, were very special and powerful. They could always see things that mortals could not see. Even magicians often did not have as good eyes as the giants.

The eyes of the frost giants are also extremely precious resources in the magic circle.

"The dragons of the north fear that power."

The next few days seemed to confirm the words of the frost giant Lagerlov. There were fewer dragons, and as expected, the mother dragon behind the dragon cub did not appear in this land to avenge the dragon cub.

They are retreating because they sense the approaching threat.

Ryan, who had gained nothing, stood on the coastline of the southern land, envying the dragon's terrible perception. He didn't even feel that there was anything special about the waves, but those dragons and frost giants had sensed the coming danger early on.

"It's not a great dragon, but an alien god. Who could it be?"

"Could it be Hobiyi? After all, so far, He seems to be the only great being who has been confirmed to be resurrected."

Ryan thought like this, and then he saw a thick shadow covering him in the direction of the sky. In that shadow, Ryan felt a tremendous suffocation and oppression, like volcanic ash, making it impossible to breathe, and even when he opened his eyes, he would feel tears flowing unconsciously.

He stretched out his fingers and stroked his face. When he withdrew his fingers, he found that the fingertips were covered with a fine layer of ash powder.

When he opened his eyes again, the world was filled with darkness. The distant sky looked like a volcanic eruption, and he was on a land covered in volcanic ash.

"This power..."

Ryan was so familiar with it that he couldn't help swallowing in shock.

"Surtur?"

An old acquaintance, but Ryan believed that if Surtur discovered him, he would definitely turn him into a real acquaintance.

"How could he appear here?" Ryan was shocked. Surtur appeared in Nidhogg's world at dusk. He could never have imagined that it was too unreasonable. This was the world of dragons.

Ryan saw the dragon, a huge, leaky dragon.

It has a strong body of flesh and blood, and its spread wings make the dragon more than a hundred meters long on both ends. This data represents that it is a legendary dragon.

However, these wings looked dilapidated. They should have been wings of a dragon with flesh and blood, but now only white bones were left. Was it still alive, or had it become an undead dragon?

Ryan prefers the former. After all, as someone who once controlled the divinity [Dusk], it looks very familiar to him.

The dragon became Surtur's follower.

How is this possible? Dragons are at the top of the food chain and are highly immune to the great gods. Moreover, this is the kingdom of Nidhogg, the Dragon God, and the Demon Dragon.

"unless……"

Llane thought of the words of the Frost Giants, that the great being of this world had made a deal with Surtur.

During Ryan's silence, the sea surface in front of his feet began to tremble slightly, and the tide began to recede, exposing a large area of ​​wet mudflats.

[Despicable——]

【Thief! 】

Inexplicably, the world was filled with strong winds, lightning, thunder and tsunamis. The drastic changes in the world represented the gaze of a great being. He was speaking, and His voice caused countless natural disasters to erupt in the world.

Ryan understood, he understood the roar of the gods, because at this moment he was wearing the crown of the Dragon Emperor on his head. In a sense, he was no longer Ryan, but the successor of the Dragon Emperor.

In terms of life status, Ryan is comparable to a natural demigod, so he understands areas that mortals cannot reach no matter what.

He heard Surtur's voice. This was not the incarnation of some divine origin, but the real, true Surtur, the great leader of dusk, the reborn in flames, the giant in flames - the power of Surtur himself.

Ryan raised his head and looked at the distance of the world, which was the edge of his vision, the boundary between the sky and the earth, the end of the sea level, and the direction where the sun rose.

At this moment, a crimson light appeared there, extremely dazzling, extremely brilliant, and extremely majestic.

However, it was not a picture of the rising sun, but a terrible giant who stood up in the flames and in the depths of the ocean.

He finally walked into this world called Nidhogg from the depths of the burning flames. The dusk sky dominated half of the territory at this moment, and even the land in the cracks of this great existence under Ryan's feet also saw dusk and day appear at the same time.

There is a clear dividing line on the top of the head, as straight as if it was measured with a ruler.

"what happened?"

Human beings were filled with inexplicable fear. The changes in the world were too shocking. Only the extraordinary lives raised their heads solemnly. They could not see anything. They could not see the fire giant standing up at the end of the skyline in Ryan's eyes, nor could they see Surtur's anger. They could only see heavy rain in the sky, accompanied by thunder and lightning forming meteors.

Just like a group of meteorites falling from the sky, they burned as they streaked across the surface of the atmosphere, then broke into thousands of pieces due to the intense friction and descended randomly into this world like meteors.

Thousands of humans knelt on the ground, but they didn't know what to pray. The only person they believed in in this world was the Dragon Lord, no, the Chosen Dragon.

Gods are not within the realm of choice for humans in this world.

And all this... is just a minor change brought about by Surtur's pace of progress.

Ryan's heart stopped beating and he felt like he was suffocating. Facing such a Surtur, he didn't even have the qualifications to declare war on him.

Will He discover Himself?
Ryan touched the Dragon Emperor's crown on his head. The Dragon Emperor's power protected and favored him as the successor. He was the Dragon Emperor's favored person, and there was no aura that belonged to Ryan in the past on his body.

Logically...

Logically, he was too dazzling.

The gaze of gods is not a good thing for mortals, but gods usually do not gaze at mortals.

Because the gap between the two sides is so huge, so huge that in the eyes of gods, humans are not even as big as ants.

The gaze of gods is a very rare thing, because normally gods cannot see the weak ants at all.

But there are some exceptions.

For example, the believers of gods, for example, the powerful legendary lives who have received legendary gifts, in the eyes of gods, the former are part of themselves, and the latter are ants surrounding themselves.

The gods can see the size of this ant.

Ryan is not a legend, but he is the successor chosen by the Dragon Emperor, he is the Chosen One.

In a way, Ryan is more dazzling than the legend. He is an ant in this world that is more bloated than those legendary dragons.

This is not the key point. No matter how big the ant is, Surtur is not interested in it.

The key point is that Ryan is still a human being despite being so dazzling.

What is Surtur's purpose in appearing in this world?
Ryan just heard the other person's roar. He came here for the thief. Who stole? Who is the owner?
No one fits this description better than Ryan.

then……

Surtur stretched out his hand and grabbed towards Ryan.

"Despicable, die!"

The giant flaming hand crossed the distance in space and landed on Ryan's head. Ryan felt that just one of its fingers was more than three hundred meters wide. The dragon in front of it was like a trembling bean.

The terrible power came, and Ryan's soul didn't even have time to think.

Faced with the power of the gods, let alone whether he dares to resist, the gods have already used all their means to stop him before he can react.

However, Ryan is special.

At this moment, the spiritual panel rioted, and a magnificent dragon roar like the sky and the earth colliding together resounded in the depths of Ryan's soul.

"What is the outcome of the failure of Dragon Spirit's Blessing?"

Ryan suddenly raised his head, boundless black air filled his body. The moment the amber sword in his hand was unsheathed from the scabbard of Durham, it was transformed by terrible power and turned into a dragon tooth sword. Ryan's whole body was covered with fine dragon scales, and horns grew on his head, just like those mad dragon nightmares. Behind him, the huge dragon tail and the changes in the limbs of the giant dragon scared countless people.

Roar--

A dragon roar did not come from Ryan, but from a great being, the Dragon Emperor who placed his final strength on Ryan and protected him as he entered Nidhoggr.

This power does not belong to Ryan. At this moment, the Dragon Emperor awakened in the world where He was born.

Then he swung his sword at Surtur.

(End of this chapter)