Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 104: Dragons Soar! Kingdom of Shadows (One chapter will be added at the end of the month)
The Raven Queen, Triss, couldn't keep up at all.

Duncan's physical condition is too abnormal now. Sometimes she and Anya can't handle it together. If she hadn't begged for mercy, with Anya's greedy character, she would never have secretly arranged for Duncan to have several beautiful maids around him.

The ability displayed by Duncan at this time was completely beyond the reach of an ordinary person. He ran faster than a cheetah, and there was almost no sound of his rapid breathing.

Suddenly, he leaped from the ground, leaping directly onto the treetops. Then, like Tarzan, he swung over ten meters away, leaping over a large number of obstacles in one breath. You have to know that in Europe, there is no such thing as qi; this is pure physical fitness and astonishing explosive power.

The Raven Queen, Triss, has been completely lost.

Anxiously, she approached a tree, an oak tree with several runes carved into it. The Raven Queen placed her hand on it and said quickly, "Enemy!"

"Guardian Fairy of Avalon!"

"As the High Priest of the Polytheistic Religion, I command you to show up immediately!"

This is the magic spell to summon gods.

The Raven Queen - Triss does not use all those fancy tricks when summoning gods. Given her status in the mortal world, ordinary lower-level gods may not be able to defeat her.

In an instant.

A light mist rose nearby, and the faint sound of flowing water was heard. Then, a little bit of fluorescence invisible to the naked eye appeared in all directions of the Sacred Forest of Sacrifice.

These were elves, but Duncan used to call them spirits.

——Guardian Fairy-Thetis [Three Stars Gold].

A hazy female figure appeared in the real world, invisible to the naked eye, but the Raven Queen - Triss, as the summoner, could see it.

Immediately afterwards, shadowy figures of knights appeared in the nearby forest.

——Green Knight (Guardian Knight of Avalon) (two-star silver-gray)!

More than ten figures of guardian green knights spread out in all directions. Now, as the faith of Avalon becomes stronger, they can also enter the real world, but there are great limitations. The first is that it is difficult for them to show up during the day. After all, they are ghost knights, similar to the alien gods in the kingdom of God. The second is that they cannot attack mortals easily. The power of the oath is very strong. The boundary between life and death in the real world is still as solid as a rock. The third is that they cannot leave the guardian sanctuary for too long. These green knights all rely on the existence of the Avalon Sanctuary.

You can think of them as petitioners to the Kingdom of God in Dungeons & Dragons, souls that enter Avalon, and only a small number of them can be promoted to become Green Knights.

And most of them must have been powerful warriors in their lifetime.

Oh oh oh!
A strong wind blew through the woods, and the figure of the guardian fairy Thetis turned into a mist and flew away. Her shadow kept gathering and dissipating in the mist, and she appeared once like a flash hundreds of meters away. She did not look like a deity, but more like the thousand-year-old demon in Eastern legends.

Of course, many legendary monsters are actually much more powerful than minor gods.

The guardian fairies cannot stray too far from the Sanctuary of Avalon. These sanctuaries, sacred forests, and sacrificial stones are their anchor points in the real world, similar to signal stations. Only where there is a signal can they hear the call, rely on the anchor points to forcibly enter the real world, and make certain interferences.

in the forest.

Scathach's shadow guard seemed to sense something, as if it was pure combat instinct. The moment Duncan approached, she began to retreat quickly.

At the edge of the forest, several figures appeared, including a three-star silver-gray unit.

——Scathach’s Queen’s Guard (three stars silver-gray)!

They are all spirits.

But unlike the Green Knight, the Kingdom of Shadows has more contact with reality, and these souls can sometimes condense into physical form so that mortals can see them with their naked eyes.

clang!
A javelin flew through the air.

Duncan landed on the ground and swung out the Oathkeeper in an instant. The spear was cut off directly and then turned into gray mist and dissipated.

"Is he the King of Britain who will bring destruction as predicted by the prophet?"

A gust of sea breeze blew by, and in front of Duncan, a queen's personal guard, clad in black armor, appeared. Her appearance was unsteady, like a ghost, and her voice was quite sharp: "You can actually see us!..."

"There are very few mortals who can see through the boundary between life and death."

The Shadow Guards of the Shadow Kingdom began to retreat.

There were both men and women among them, but there were still quite a few female warriors. As the figures of Thetis and the Green Knight appeared behind Duncan, they soon jumped off the cliff and into the sea.

After a long time, the Raven Queen Triss finally caught up with them, breathlessly.

She looked at Duncan in front of her and asked hurriedly, "Are you okay?"

Duncan shook his head slightly and said, "No fight."

"They retreated quickly."

"Can the Shadow Kingdom's guards run so far? Aren't they bound by the Sanctuary?"

At this time, the shadowy figure of the guardian fairy Thetis emerged and said quietly, "The Kingdom of Shadows is different from Avalon. It is a kingdom that the living can enter."

"It's one of the rumored other worlds."

Tir naanor is a different world in Irish mythology, the land of youth. After the Tuatha de Danann left Ireland (the era of coexistence between humans and gods ended), they entered Tir naanor, which means the land of eternal youth.

The setting of The Lord of the Rings, the eternal Aman, is the land of youth. The symbols of both places are island continents in the far west.

The eternal music is the poetic praise of Celtic faith.

In myth and legend, this otherworldly world is free from disease and death, a place of eternal youth and joy. There, music, power, life, and other pleasurable pursuits are intertwined, happiness is eternal, and no one needs food or water.

This type of place is the source of the concept of "Kingdom of God" in many later systems.

Duncan turned to look at Thetis and said in a deep voice, "They mentioned the prophecy."

Hearing Duncan's words, the guardian fairy's expression became serious. She said quietly, "Other Celtic faiths also have prophecy masters. Perhaps your presence has triggered a change in the prophecy."

Duncan nodded calmly.

He looked around at the Green Knights who were appearing in spirit form and said in a deep voice, "Can the Green Knights deal with them?"

He is also the guardian of the sanctuary faith.

The Green Knights of Avalon are closer to the fighting style of the heavy armored knights of later generations. Many of them were knight guards and personal guards in their lifetime. The Shadow Guards of the Shadow Kingdom, judging by their equipment, seem to have the fighting style of rangers. Most of them wear leather and light armor, and are good at using a variety of weapons to fight.

The Green Knights charged like medieval foot-knights, while the Shadow Guards were even more agile. Duncan barely caught up. They must have specialized in jungle combat, similar to the rangers' ability to traverse the woodlands. Hearing this, Thetis fell into deep thought and said slowly, "Equally matched."

"But there are more warriors in the Shadow Kingdom."

That means they can fight, but they don’t have as many troops as the enemy.

The Raven Queen, Triss, then spoke in a serious tone, "As long as I can sever their faith and sacrifices in the real world, I am confident that I can seal their sanctuary."

This was the first time she volunteered to fight.

The Raven Queen, Triss, only appears to be more proactive when dealing with matters related to the supernatural.

Duncan pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go back first."

In the legendary Kingdom of Shadows, there are probably only two people who can fight him head-on. One is Scathach, the queen of the Kingdom of Shadows, and the other is the hero Cu Chulainn.

As for the Tuatha de Danann, there is no need to worry about them, as they have basically left.

This fading faith, even if a god were to descend by force, would be no more powerful than a mythical hero. Duncan is the ceiling of the real world; even a god could only reach that height.

After returning to the castle.

Duncan looked at the Raven Queen beside him and said in a deep voice, "The ritual to revive Minerva must be accelerated."

Avalon's guardian fairies might not be able to withstand it.

Now Duncan urgently needs a polytheistic leader to stand behind him, and he must be a god-level existence.

The Raven Queen, Triss, said solemnly, "I will prepare for the Sanctuary Sacrifice ceremony tomorrow."

No worries in the Welsh belt.

The Avalon faith has been operating for so long that it is impossible for it to be defeated by the enemy in its hometown.

What Duncan is considering now is whether he should go to Valhalla again. He has the ability to leave his body, and the last time he did so, he used this ability to actively enter the foggy Avalon.

I'll go there once in a while.

"If I ask the Norse pantheon for help, what will it cost me?!"

There is no free lunch in the world.

Duncan would never think that the warlike Norse gods would be willing to help for free. In real comparison, the gap between other beliefs and the Norse pantheon is huge. There are only a few Green Knights in Avalon, and there are probably not many warriors in the Shadow Realm. But Odin's Valhalla, wow, it is simply densely packed with heroic spirits.

"When will we be able to have a three-way balance of power?"

The triangle is the most stable state. The main beliefs of this era are monotheism and the Norse pantheon. Duncan needs to squeeze in between the cracks and form a three-legged tripod, which requires too many things.

"I need an extremely powerful external force."

"And relying on the ancient Roman and Greek gods won't do. I need an external force that can transform me."

Duncan's attention was once again focused on the young dragon in human form number two.

It grew again.

Now the human body No. 2 eats and sleeps every day, and has grown to the size of a calf. It seems that the dragon can continue to grow. If this development speed is maintained, its size when it grows up may be several times the size of other dragons.

If it breaks through the dragon's life cycle, its true form might directly become "the law of heaven and earth".

"Finally woke up!"

As the young dragon slowly opened its eyes, its breath exhaled a frost, and the magical wind surged with its breathing. Its beating heart and chest seemed to be jetting, stirring the magical wind, and then freezing everything nearby into thin frost crystals.

After a seven-day hibernation, the young dragon had a "very hungry" mark.

Projection page.

An additional skill marker emerged - Dragon's Breath (Frost) [Not activated].

Bubbles emerge.

The bubble of dragon clan's inherited memory seemed a little surprised.

—Dragon Breath?!

——Oh! Little guy, can you breathe dragon breath so soon?
——You need to eat now.

——Eat, hunt, and kill as much as you can to allow your dragon scales to transform to the next stage as quickly as possible.

——It’s time for you to spread your wings and soar into the sky.

——The dragon is not a fish, and it is not just the overlord of the water.

—Your true territory is the sky! Go! Flap your mighty dragon wings! Fly! Let out your dragon roar into the world!

——The alien dragon has returned.

——Let everything in the world submit to you!

Today's dragon heritage memory is particularly exciting, even encouraging the young dragon to spread its wings and soar into the sky.

The wind howled.

As the ice broke, a young dragon nearly the size of a calf appeared on the ice. Its sharp claws pierced the ice, and it began to slowly accelerate. Then it suddenly spread its wings and flew into the sky where the north wind was howling and snowflakes were flying, following the air currents.

Roar!
A slightly childish dragon roar announced that one of the creatures at the top of the food chain in this era had entered its juvenile stage of rapid development and transformation.

Once it takes this step, it will become a juvenile dragon with the ability to protect itself.

The early growth cycle of a dragon is very similar to that of a human. Human babies have a period of rapid development, and the same is true for dragons. After the young dragons enter the rapid development period, their body size will more than double, and then their dragon scales and claws will gradually show a hint of metallization.

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(End of this chapter)