Those time travelers that year

"Two adorable little girls!" Looking at Liliana and Erica's nervous expressions, the boy chuckled lightly, completely unconcerned as if he were looking at two adorable kittens with their fur standing on end. "...Could you two please put down your weapons? They're useless against me, even though they look quite sharp..."

"Tsk, we're from the Council of Sages of Greenwich. Who are you?" Erica seemed a little annoyed, whether it was because of the boy's form of address or simply jealousy of his superior looks and demeanor, she immediately placed her sword against his neck. "A local Norwegian magician or knight?! What are you doing here? Don't you know what happened in the blizzard over there?!"

"...Little girl, do you know?!" But facing Erica's questioning, the boy sighed slightly and said, "Who was the last person to threaten me? Sorry, I can't remember, but his end was definitely not good... Not to mention, you're already carrying, well, a piece of junk that looks pretty sturdy..." Just as his words entered Liliana and Erica's ears, the handsome boy in front of them vanished from the spot.

Then they felt a sharp blade pressed against their necks.

The swords in their hands disappeared without a trace and were instead held by the boy, who then pressed his own sword against their necks.

"...Will this work on me?" The boy's voice came from behind them. In the blink of an eye, the boy who had appeared behind them not only took their swords without their knowledge, but also held them to their necks from behind.

"What on earth is going on?" Liliana's eyes widened, her voice filled with disbelief and panic. "What happened?!"

"When did you arrive?" Equally panicked was Erica, who had always appeared fearless. A faint red line was beginning to appear on her neck, where the sword was held. For the first time in her life, facing such a life-threatening situation, even she, a true genius, couldn't help but succumb to fear. Of course, her pride prevented her from losing face.

"Hoo! Little girl!" The girl breathed into Erica's ear, instantly turning Erica's neck bright red. Under normal circumstances, being humiliated and teased like this would have prompted a fierce counterattack. But not now. They were already in a disadvantageous position, not to mention, they were probably nothing but trash combined. "When!?" The boy's tone was indifferent, as if he didn't care at all about Liliana and Erica's charm.

It seems that there's really no need to worry about it.

"I simply paused, or rather, extended the time, then took the sword from your hands and walked behind you two!"

449. Rating

The boy spoke quite casually, as if he were casually discussing what to eat for dinner. However, when these words reached the ears of Liliana and Erica, they were met with distrust from the two girls, or rather, they simply believed that the person speaking was spouting nonsense and bragging.

"Heh!" The two girls' distrust didn't provoke any anger from the boy; in fact, he seemed completely unconcerned. The next moment, he reappeared before Liliana and Erica, and at that moment, the two girls suddenly found their beloved swords back in their hands. It was as if what had just happened was all an illusion…

"What on earth is this..." Although she held her sword in her hand, Liliana took a few steps back, her whole body covered in cold sweat. Compared to Erica, Liliana, who possessed spiritual vision, was more acute in her senses, which made her suddenly feel a sense of disharmony at this moment.

It's like a scene was cut off and then reconnected.

At this moment, Liliana recalled what Charles had said earlier—"I just paused, well, to be precise, extended the time, then took the sword from your hands and walked behind you two!"

An invisible fear gripped Liliana by the neck, making it hard for her to breathe. She gripped the sword tightly, as if only by holding on to the blade could she find a sense of security.

"Lily, you?!" Erica noticed Liliana's sudden change in expression. She then shifted slightly, positioning herself on the same line as Liliana, her expression tense and betraying a hint of fear as she looked at Charles. Erica wasn't stupid; seeing Liliana's expression, she knew—perhaps the boy before her, whose appearance and demeanor far surpassed theirs, wasn't lying.

He did indeed pause or extend the time.

However, how could humans possibly delve into and control the secrets of time? It's completely unscientific and not even magical, unless…

Erica already knew what was happening here before she came. If humans couldn't do it, then... those troublesome gods who descended might be able to do it too. In other words...

"Lily..." Erica asked in a low, trembling voice, "Could it be... such a coincidence!?"

“No! My spiritual vision isn’t reacting, but…” The lack of spiritual vision meant that Liliana herself wasn’t sure if the handsome and seemingly extraordinary young man before her was one of those mischievous gods descended from mythology. “…I’m afraid we need to escape quickly.”

"Isn't that obvious?" Erica replied with a hint of sadness. "At a time like this, you shouldn't be so naive!"

"Who's so naive!?"

"You!"

……

"Hehehehehe..." Watching the two girls arguing in hushed tones, the boy suddenly burst into laughter. "Hehehe, what two low-IQ women! Hahaha, if you wanted to say you'd stay behind to cover our retreat, just say so! No need for all this beating around the bush! This is truly, hahahahaha..."

The situation became extremely awkward. After all, Liliana and Erica should be considered enemies, but judging from the current situation, the two girls seemed to regard each other more as friends.

"Alright! Alright! Don't worry, I won't do anything to you!" The boy smiled, waving his hand at Liliana and Erica, signaling them to calm down. "If I were really planning to do something, you two little girls couldn't do anything, could you?"

"Not to mention!" The smiling boy looked them over carefully, then said something that made Liliana and Erica feel like they were being pierced by a thousand arrows, "...You don't need to worry about anything like lust at first sight! If the maximum score is 100, I'd be 99, but you two would probably only get around 70 or 80, hehehehehehehe..."

Liliana and Erica felt an urge to abandon all ladylike decorum and unleash a torrent of abuse, even more so, to slap the man before them. Their ears were ringing with the boy's words, which made them feel as if the world was mocking them.

"Alright! Ladies, it's best if you two leave now, otherwise..."

"What else?!" Erica, her face flushed with anger, demanded loudly, "...Besides, I am 'Red Copper Sword,' a powerful and influential figure. I am not a servant of the gods, and I am not a servant of the gods. I am not a servant of the gods, and I am not a servant of the gods."

"Ah! What a proud and arrogant young lady!" the boy sighed. "If we don't leave now, it'll be too late! The other two will be here soon!"

"Those two... are you talking about the Disobedient God?" Liliana pressed. "How did you know the Disobedient God would descend, and which one is it?!"

"...What idiots!" The boy glanced at Liliana and Erica with pity. "With your strength, even the aftershocks could kill you! Now, even if you wanted to leave... it's probably too late!"

Erica: "You..."

Before Erica could even voice her questions, a deafening roar erupted from the sky. The sky, already darkened by the blizzard, suddenly burst into a cacophony of lightning and thunder, streaks of bright, blinding lightning flashing across the heavens. It seemed as if some colossal entity was drawing closer to this world. An invisible pressure seemed to freeze the air; it was an unintentional oppressive force emanating from a higher being. But this mere unintentional pressure caused Liliana and Erica, who were about to press the matter, to swallow their words and tremble uncontrollably.

His body was gripped by fear, his hands and feet felt icy cold, and the magical power within him was as still as stagnant water. His mind was a complete blank. The pride he had once felt for his remarkable achievements at such a young age was now riddled with holes and made him feel like an ant in the face of this pressure.

"Ouch!" The boy's voice pulled Liliana and Erica from their frozen fear. It seemed that his words dispelled the invisible terror that had descended from the sky and enveloped the entire earth, allowing the two girls to catch their breath. "...This is really fast! So hasty, descending from another dimension?" the boy sighed. "Even if it did descend, weren't you still destined for defeat?! But, after all, the other dimension represents a predetermined fate of destruction!"

Before Liliana and Erica could react, the sudden tremor beneath their feet caused them to collapse to the ground, caught off guard. The earthquake raged, and the rumbling sound was no longer just from the thunder in the sky; it came from the earth below, from the earth itself, creating a similar roar.

I felt a little unwell when I woke up this morning; it's probably because I caught a chill yesterday...

Let me take a look. Hmm, Chapter 3, could you release it around 5 or 6 o'clock?

450. Two Old Friends

"What happened?"

"What on earth is going on?!"

The sudden, violent earthquake not only knocked Liliana and Erica to the ground, but also made the two girls scream. It all happened so suddenly. There had only been a blizzard before, so why, why did an earthquake suddenly occur? And what was that pressure that filled the air, pressing down on them and almost making it hard to breathe?

"What happened?!" Looking at Liliana and Erica, who were sprawled on the ground like two ordinary girls, the boy smiled and said, "Of course, it's on the other side of this world. Hmm, can you understand that? Okay! I know you can't understand it with your intelligence and imagination... You can think of it that way!"

"This world is like a comic book. The comic book tells a very long story, but then suddenly another comic book comes along, and the characters from the new comic book start jumping out of the original comic book and into the other one..."

“But now, it’s not one by one coming to visit! Instead, two of them have come all at once.” As he spoke, the boy shifted his gaze from Liliana and Erica to the enormous tree that stood tall and straight up into the sky amidst the swirling snow.

Liliana and Erica instinctively followed the boy's gaze upwards. What they saw was the most spectacular view they had ever witnessed in their lives.

The raging blizzard had dispersed—no, not dispersed, but rather torn open by an invisible force. This natural disaster, which could cause headaches for a national government, was now like a docile lamb.

The heart of the blizzard was lifted, as if an invisible veil had been drawn back, revealing what had been shrouded in the blizzard all along.

It was a colossal tree, so large it resembled a mountain. Even from this distance, the top of the tree was invisible. Clinging to the ceiling, one could only see the trunk, not the top, as if the tree stretched directly into outer space.

Breathtaking...

Of course, the tree was just a small matter. What truly instilled fear in Liliana and Erica was the dazzling, golden palace complex on the tree trunk, which seemed to be cast entirely in gold.

And the rainbow that stretched down from the palace complex.

“Ah, Asgard…” At this moment, Liliana, who possessed clairvoyance, was completely bewildered. The activation of her ability allowed her to see the palace clearly through the aurora that was beginning to fill the entire sky, and she even knew immediately what had appeared. “No, no, impossible, this is Asgard!” she cried out, her voice filled with deep fear and despair. “…This is the abode of the entire Aesir gods in Norse mythology!”

"You're lying, aren't you!"

Erica's mouth dropped open, staring in disbelief at the scene before her. Fear, despair, panic... all these negative emotions surged into her heart, but she also felt the sacredness, majesty, and superior aura emanating from the palace...

"Wasn't it supposed to be just one?" Erica, her face contorted with grief, had long lost her former pride. Inwardly, she felt a deep, genuine resentment towards the princess. "...But this isn't just one disobedient god descending! It's the entire Aesir gods coming!"

"Hehehe..." But at a time like this, there were clearly still people who could laugh.

"You're still laughing!" Erica shouted angrily at the boy. "Is this a time for laughter? Are you kidding me?!"

“I warned you!” Shrugging, the boy turned around, his dark golden eyes holding a different kind of brilliance that Erica couldn’t discern. “But let me correct you, this doesn’t mean the entire Aesir has descended from another dimension. If that were the case, ordinary witches and knights like you would have been wiped out long ago.”

"But it's not that different, after all, only one person came from Asgard. And then, he has another 'visitor' coming!"

“Another ‘visitor’!” Upon hearing the boy’s words, Liliana, who had been forced to activate her spiritual vision, muttered to herself. Then, her expression tense, she turned her gaze in another direction. Just as she did, a deafening roar erupted. A distant mountain suddenly exploded, molten lava shooting into the sky, tearing the entire mountain in two. “Master of flames and desolation, bringer of doomsday, incinerator of the world…” Her spiritual vision activated automatically, causing Liliana to involuntarily utter these words. But at the same time, a certain pressure also gripped her, making her face grow increasingly pale.

"Stop talking! Lily!" Seeing this, Erica suppressed her fear, got up from the ground, hugged Liliana, and covered her eyes.

"No! Erica!" With her eyes closed, Liliana seemed to regain control of her spiritual vision, but at this moment, she anxiously shouted at Erica, "Quickly, quickly notify Commander-in-Chief Paul Brantley and have him take all the dispatched personnel and leave this place..."

"Lily!"

"This is not the descent of a single disobedient god, but the descent of two, two disobedient gods of the level of chief gods!"

roar!!!!!

Buzz!

At that moment, just as Liliana anxiously shouted to Erica, two distinct voices echoed across the sky. One was the roar of the colossal monster that had torn apart the mountain and spewed lava—a booming sound, carrying a terrifying and trembling aura. The other voice emanated from the palace complex atop the enormous World Tree—a resounding horn, carrying a sacred and inviolable majesty.

"Odin! Lord of Asgard, King of the Dead, God of War, God of Power, God of Magic... Hahahaha, to my surprise, you dare to face me alone!" A voice as loud as a volcanic eruption resounded, accompanied by an aura of heat and destruction, like the despair of all things in the world reaching their end and about to be burned.

Upon hearing that sound, Liliana and Erica knelt down again, instinctively embracing each other tightly, their chests and skin pressed together.

But no one saw this scene except the boy beside them. Moreover, the boy paid no attention to their reactions, instead watching with great interest the suddenly appearing and erupting volcano and the palace atop the giant tree. In a whisper, too soft for Liliana and Erica to hear, he murmured, "It's been a long time since we've seen this, hasn't it? Odin, and... Surtr."

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Life's journey is long, and some things will only remain as scenery or people in your memory. Once upon a time, I was a little sorcerer who worried that if I did something stupid, the demolition office would come knocking on my door to check my water meter. Until one day, in another world, I got a chance and finally jumped up and became a member of a group of lunatics.

Having grown from a mortal to a wicked god, Ciel always felt he should thank Surtur, the Fire Giant King, for the immense sacrifice he made. This Heavenly Father in the Marvel universe, whom Ciel had experienced, witnessed the birth of an adorable wicked god through his own life.

If possible, Ciel felt he should take some time to visit another parallel universe in the Marvel multiverse, greet Surtur, and thank him for his strong support.

But unexpectedly, after arriving in this new world with an experimental purpose, he was actually able to see an old friend, which was truly a very, very happy thing. What's even more happy is that, for certain reasons, Ciel might need to kill that guy again.

After all, this new world is quite an interesting one.

This world appears to be a modern world, but in Xia Er's eyes, besides the world beneath his feet, there are countless other worlds overlapping each other. The combined area of ​​these worlds far surpasses that of this one.

If those overlapping worlds were to enter reality, the world beneath our feet would explode the next moment. This is a world capable of supporting multiple gods, and these are conceptual gods. Yes, that's right. In Xia Er's view, the gods of this world are more of a concept, not the gods of faith who are enshrined by igniting divine fire, nor the gods who are cultivated by sublimating their power and soul status. Rather, they are conceptual gods, even somewhat similar to the ancient gods of the Force in D&D.

Logically, the deities born from these concepts should have no self-awareness. They should only reside in those otherworldly realms that overlap with the human world. However, at some unknown time, these conceptual gods came into contact with humanity and with faith.

Because of faith, the deities of these concepts began to develop their own consciousness. Because of faith, humanity began to weave myths about these great powers that they inadvertently encountered.

Ultimately, through mythology, these conceptual deities were given their own stories, experiences, and thoughts, eventually giving rise to real individuals. But similarly, these deities were also bound by faith, sealed within mythology. And the otherworldly realms they inhabited, overlapping with this world, also acquired mythology for these concepts, evolving alongside them into various mythological worlds.

However, as time passed and human civilization developed, these mythological worlds were inevitably influenced by human civilization. The gods acquired more identities, more stories, more responsibilities, and more forms of power. But at the same time, the degree to which they were bound by mythology also became increasingly tight.

From this point on, these concepts could no longer influence the real world. If these concepts didn't have their own subjective consciousness, they might not have cared about this aspect, but the gods, who gained their own identities and consciousness through the myths woven by humans, would eventually develop an impulse to break free from the constraints of mythology.

Because deities, formed from concepts and beliefs, cannot deviate from mythological narratives; they must act as they are. However, humans create myths primarily to ensure divine protection, so every deity in a myth is essentially born to protect humanity. Therefore, if this fundamental principle is violated, the constraints of mythology weaken. Once weakened to a certain degree, these deities can use their mythological identity to apply for approval in the real world. If approved, the deity can then leap from the mythological world into the real world.

However, since they were born from concepts, these gods inevitably cause changes when they come to the real world, which are all kinds of natural disasters. Ordinary humans cannot see these things that represent concepts, and even if they do see them, they will subconsciously forget and erase them. Only a few, or those permitted by these gods, can see and even remember these beings.

However, having violated the myth of being one with the concept, these deities are no longer pure concepts. Therefore, they can be killed, and even if they are not killed or voluntarily return to the mythical world, the rules of this real world will involuntarily gravitate towards their concept.

If they are killed in this process, they will return to the mythological world without any loss, leaving behind some concepts integrated with the mythological stories. As long as humans can absorb these concepts, it is equivalent to directly obtaining a portion of the divine power and concepts of these gods.

In other words, they are a group of wild bosses that have a long respawn time, are very difficult to defeat, but can drop good equipment and mounts.

And now, Charles himself has also jumped into this world. Logically speaking, given his status, even if this is just an avatar, he should be equivalent to the gods of this world. However, he is not one of those gods born from concepts; he is a completely unregistered being.