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“This is one of my subordinate gods, named Loken. He also carries a divine artifact, which is enough to break the seal on the Ring of the Nibelung!” Josie introduced.

The Loken he mentioned was, of course, Loki.

However, Loki already existed in the Saint Seiya world, and he was the mortal enemy of Odin's lineage, to which Hilda served.

So, to avoid Hilda making any unnecessary associations, Josie simply had Loki borrow Loken's name in the Saint Seiya world.

Hilda was quite surprised to hear Josie say that the person traded to her was actually a god who possessed a divine artifact.

Although Hilda had already realized Josie's extraordinary nature from the moment they first met at the trading device, especially since Josie had confidently promised to help her break free from the control of the Ring of Nibelung.

However, the fact that such a casual act of sending out a divine subordinate still seemed somewhat unbelievable to her.

In Josie's world, are gods so worthless?

However, she wisely refrained from asking further questions and instead agreed to the deal with great anticipation and excitement. As soon as the deal was completed, she released Loki from the system space.

"Who are you?" The moment Loki appeared, he was sensed by the corrupted Hilda, who was about to rest, and she questioned him loudly!

"Me? Of course I'm here to save you!" Loki looked at Hilda in front of him, a signature wicked smile appearing on his lips. Before Hilda could react, a powerful cosmos enveloped the entire room, and at the same time, a greatsword filled with evil aura appeared in his hand, which he swung down heavily towards Hilda!

Chapter 366 Baldr

As the evil greatsword slashed down, no bloody scene occurred.

The moment the greatsword touched Hilda's body, several tentacles formed, wrapping around her.

Hilda, now corrupted, naturally resisted, and a massive surge of dark power erupted from the Nibelungen Ring in her hand in an attempt to force back the tentacles.

However, the tentacles formed from the greatsword exuded a darker power than the Ring of Nibelung. Not only were they not afraid of the Ring of Nibelung, but they also instantly absorbed all the dark power it emitted. The tentacles that they transformed into became more active, wrapping Hilda tightly while the energy within them began to invade the Ring of Nibelung!

Seeing that the tentacles formed from the greatsword had indeed controlled Hilda, Loki, the culprit, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Josie's judgment was correct; the power of the Old Gods successfully suppressed the Ring of Nibelung—the greatsword Loki used was the same artifact that Josie and Hilda had previously mentioned.

However, this artifact was not made of any metal. Instead, it was crafted from several of Yogg-Saron's tentacles, imprinted with countless dark magic circles, and contained nearly one-third of Yogg-Saron's energy essence!

Even without the Ancient One's help, Loki, despite gaining Loken's power, would not have been able to wield this weapon.

While the Ring of the Nibelung is also a divine artifact, it was forged by some weak gods during the ancient war of the gods in the Saint Seiya world. To some powerful gods, it was just a small toy.

The Saint Seiya world is indeed powerful, but in the end, the truly powerful ones are only a few Greek gods at the top and a few overpowered individuals. Moreover, as can be seen from the plot, the scope of these gods' rule does not extend beyond the solar system.

This means that while the gods in this world might be stronger than those from the Asgardian lineage in the Marvel Universe, they are probably far inferior to cosmic-level deities like the Celestials.

Therefore, according to Josie's analysis, with the power of the Old Gods, as long as they don't directly confront the top gods or the five superpowered protagonists in this world, they should still be able to roam freely.

The fact that this tentacle sword has so easily controlled the corrupted Hilda basically proves this point.

As the dark power of the Tentacle Sword eroded the defenses of the Nibelungen Ring, they were quickly breached.

Although both are forms of dark power, the Tentacle Sword is clearly on a higher level, since the essence of the ancient gods is darkness.

However, under Loki's control, the Tentacle Sword did not completely destroy the Ring of Nibelung like Odin's sword in the story. Instead, it completely absorbed the dark energy within the ring and replaced it.

In this way, once Hilda regains consciousness, she can still simulate and use the dark power within, preventing the Sea Warriors who are secretly watching from discovering something amiss too early.

Actually, the commotion Loki caused when he appeared in the room was quite significant.

Because the corrupted Hilda had set up a barrier around her residence to avoid revealing her abnormality, the sounds inside couldn't reach the outside.

Now that the original power of the Ring of Nibelung has dissipated, Hilda has finally regained control of her body.

"Thank you, Lord Loken!" Hilda, having recovered, breathed a heavy sigh of relief and thanked Loki beside her.

“It’s just my duty, but Your Highness must be careful. The sea witch Shulant has been watching you. To avoid alerting her, Your Highness must continue to maintain your disguise!” Loki looked Hilda up and down, and said after confirming that she was out of danger.

“That’s only natural!” After several conversations with Josie, Hilda finally agreed to Josie’s proposal to continue the war that would drag the Sanctuary into the vortex.

Although Hilda possesses some saintly qualities, the vast majority of her saintly qualities are directed towards the people of Asgard.

Faced with the formidable enemy, the Sea Realm, she had no choice but to drag the Holy Domain down with her, sacrificing her own life for the sake of her friends.

“This is my emblem. With this emblem, you can move freely in Asgard!” Hilda said, taking out an emblem ring and handing it to Loki.

"Then thank you very much, Your Highness!" Loki accepted the insignia ring without hesitation.

The reason Hilda gave Loki her own emblem was part of another deal between her and Josie.

"Your Highness must have many things to do next, so I won't disturb you any longer!" Loki smiled slightly as he put the insignia ring on his hand, then concealed his figure and left Hilda's palace with ease, as if he had no problem with Hilda's barrier.

After leaving Hilda's palace, Loki did not leave Asgard. Instead, based on the information Hilda had provided and her emblem, he obtained a horse in the nearby area and then headed towards a remote region.

Along the way, Loki also observed the environment of the entire Asgard.

Despite having the same name, the same divine name, and similar legends.

However, the environment of this Asgard is vastly different from the Asgard of his own universe.

Of course, Asgard in the Marvel Universe is a world of its own, so it's not really appropriate to compare it to this world.

The problem is that the environment of Asgard in this world is much worse than some of the extremely poor environments on Earth in the Marvel Universe, so Loki naturally looks down on it.

But what could he do when he found what he wanted here?

Because of Hilda's insignia, Loki encountered no trouble along the way and eventually arrived at an extremely remote village.

The entire village was very quiet; there were hardly any people in sight, nor any smoke rising from chimneys.

However, Loki's gaze was not on the village itself, but on an abandoned temple behind the village.

As Loki rode his horse through the quiet streets of the village, the door of a house in front of him opened, and a stunningly beautiful young man, dressed in tattered but very neat and clean clothes, stepped out, accompanied by a husky.

The handsome young man seemed somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of a stranger in the village, but he quickly smiled and greeted Loki, asking, "Sir, is there anything I can do for you in the village?"

"None of your business!" Looking at the stunningly beautiful young man in front of him, who seemed to be enveloped in light, Luo Jian instinctively felt a surge of displeasure and frowned as he replied.

"Sorry..." Sensing Loki's displeasure, the boy didn't show any resentment on his face. He simply apologized and then quietly walked to the side with his dog, clearing the narrow path for them.

Seeing this, Loki did not leave immediately, but continued to scrutinize the boy before asking, "What's your name?"

"Baldur!" The boy was somewhat surprised by Loki's question, but still answered honestly.

Upon hearing this name, Loki's expression changed.

Chapter 367 I am you!

Baldr, in Norse mythology, is the son of Odin and Frigg.

Of course, this is only an identity in traditional Norse mythology. This character does not exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—at least not in the single universe where Josie resides.

But that doesn't stop Loki from knowing the name.

After all, in Josie's universe, although Baldr doesn't exist in Asgard, he still exists in the myths of the human world, and Loki has seen them.

More importantly, before Loki came to this world, the information Josie gave him also included Baldr's existence.

Of course, Baldr from the Saint Seiya world is not Odin's son, but he is the second generation of God Warrior. From the day he was born, Baldr received Odin's compassionate heart, so in a sense, it wouldn't be wrong to call him the son of God.

However, in the later part of the story, the villagers in Badr's village fell ill one after another for various reasons, and in the end, he was the only able-bodied person left. At this time, he was only a twelve-year-old boy.

Baldr repeatedly prayed to Odin for help, but ended up falling into the trap of Loki, the evil god of this world. In the end, he exchanged the mercy given to him by Odin for the immortality given to him by Loki, and eventually became a member of the second generation of God Warriors and Loki's henchman.

So Loki was very interested after hearing the name.

Although his purpose in coming to this world was to become Loki, his counterpart, the God Warriors led by Loki were also part of his plan.

"So you're the cursed child!" Loki said, looking down at Baldr from his tall horse.

"The cursed child? What do you mean?" Baldr, who had been standing quietly by the roadside, was taken aback when he heard Loki's words and looked up to ask.

“If I’m not mistaken, everyone in this village is either dead or sick, and you’re the only healthy one left, right? Do you know why?” Loki asked Baldr with a slight smile.

Actually, Baldr didn't even need to answer. With Loki's current strength, sensing the physiological functions of all the ordinary creatures in this village was a piece of cake.

"Why?" Baldr's expression was not good; he had a vague premonition of what Loki was about to say.

He had complained about his and the village's misfortunes more than once before, but he never really thought it was his fault.

But Loki's words now felt like a needle piercing his heart—was he truly a cursed person? Was it because of him that everyone in the village was falling ill?

“You already guessed it, didn’t you? It’s the curse, the curse cast by Odin, that’s why you’ve suffered all this misfortune!” Loki said the answer Baldr had already guessed, but it was also the one he found most unacceptable.

Of course, this was just Loki's way of fooling the child.

The entire village fell ill and died one after another; it was indeed because of the curse.

However, this curse has nothing to do with Baldr; he was only immune to it because of the blessing bestowed upon him by Odin.

The source of this curse is none other than the temple on the mountain behind the village, where Loki's counterpart in this universe, the evil god Loki, Odin's brother, is sealed.

Given the close proximity, even if Loki is sealed away, his dark power will inevitably affect the surrounding environment, not to mention that his seal has already begun to loosen.

However, although the real culprit was his own counterpart, it did not prevent Loki from confusing the child and making him doubt Odin, so that he would betray Odin in the future.

"No, it's impossible, it's impossible! His Majesty Odin could not have cursed me!" As a citizen of Asgard, Baldr had been instilled with Odin's faith since childhood and was already a devout believer. Loki's words naturally had a huge impact on his faith.

“Nothing is impossible. If you don’t believe me, you can leave this village for a while and see if the people there will improve!” Loki wasn’t in a hurry to instill too much negativity in Baldr, but once the seed of doubt was planted, then…

Moreover, as long as Baldr does as Loki says, it won't be long before Baldr does see the villagers' conditions improve—because Loki's purpose in coming here is to kill his counterpart.

If he successfully eliminates his counterpart, the curse plaguing the village will surely dissipate.

Even if he fails and his counterpart escapes, Loki can still use his divine power to break the curse that lingers around the village.