The Warrior of Love

"Is it your fault?"

Jiang Liu's eyes swept across the starry sky and stopped above the World Tree.

On the burning half of the tree trunk, illusory branches appeared at some point. The pure white trunk continued to rise like a spiral, with cracks wrapped around it, revealing the brilliant starlight flickering inside.

After this illusory tree stretched for an unknown amount of time, its branches that seemed to extend infinitely pulled in thousands of stars and turned into a twisted vortex... as if it was going to take root in the inner sea of ​​the stars.

——Incredibly huge magical power!

That is an energy level that Jiang Liu's clone can never match. Unless the real body arrives, it will be difficult to reach.

Yes, this magic is even strong enough to hold the two worlds together!

Of course, making two worlds collide is not something that can be accomplished by brute force. There must be a very complex operating system and sophisticated techniques involved.

But no matter what, the "World Tree" is the direct factor connecting the two worlds!

By the way, in Norse mythology, the World Tree originally connected the "Nine Realms" and it has such a nature.

That it could develop into such a terrifying existence is shocking but barely understandable.

"Then there's no way!"

Jiang Liu put away the divine thunder of salvation and wrapped it around the blade. The platinum blade once again demonstrated its unparalleled sense of oppression.

"I'll have to chop it again!"

His heart was beating, his blood was boiling, and he injected the huge amount of magic power that had been activated in his body into the divine sword, raising a raging thunder that could destroy the mountains. Under Jiang Liu's control, it was compressed into a dazzling flash of light, and it counterattacked like a waning moon!

boom! !

The whole world shook slightly, and a huge wound of unknown length appeared in the middle of the trunk of the World Tree that was bombarded, and magic power that was almost visible to the naked eye was released.

However, right in front of Jiang Liu's eyes, the wound began to heal at an incredible speed, as if there was an invisible attraction pulling at the starlight. Thousands of streams of light flew down, and the wound left by the platinum sword was like a ravine filled with river water. It was soon filled with surging magic power, and then there was a flash of light, and it returned to its original appearance.

hum!hum!hum!

Stimulated by Jiang Liu's attack, this world full of flames began to shake. Beams of fire were attracted from all directions and merged into one in front of the World Tree, turning into an enormous condensate of light and heat, as if pulling the sun in the sky to the earth.

The light and heat emitted by this "sun" caused the temperature of the world, which had been burning for thousands of years, to rise again, and countless debris turned into black dust and ashes.

Time seemed to start moving at this moment, continuing the tragic scene that was heading towards the end thousands of years ago...

Even Jiang Liu felt extremely tortured. An unprecedented heat was invading his body. If he did not have a very high resistance to light and heat attacks, he might have turned into a human torch by now.

However, there was not much surprise in Jiang Liu's eyes, instead there was a kind of relief that "as expected".

It would be a joke if a giant tree that can connect two worlds had no means of protecting itself.

Apart from anything else, the mastermind behind the scenes would not allow the World Tree to be cut down and would definitely have a backup plan.

It now seems that the roots of this giant tree are too "deep" and have completely merged with this apocalyptic world. It is a true "world tree".

Attacking the World Tree is equivalent to attacking the world itself. Although it is a world heading towards destruction, its tenacity cannot be underestimated.

"hold head high--"

The huge ball of light let out a dull roar like a wild beast, stirring up layers of hot wind, ravaging the ground again, and countless bricks, tiles, mud and stones turned into dust.

Jiang Liu used the magic sword as a blade and slashed lightly from top to bottom. The green sword energy wrapped in the divine power separated the red wind pressure. Then he swung the sword again, and the domineering power and divine thunder rushed out like a blue dragon and hit the light ball head-on.

boom! !

This small sun suddenly burst into an extremely dazzling flash of light, turning the rock layer within a radius of one kilometer into magma, and most of the main root of the World Tree was dissolved.

"hold head high!"

Bang!

A large foot covered in golden-red lava landed on the ground, followed by a huge body with blazing flames and engraved with mysterious spells, and a demon head with distinct facial features but extremely hideous, as if it was wearing a horned helmet.

It is a thousand meters tall, the heat of its breath surpasses the rage of a dragon, and its towering stature makes all giants pale in comparison.

——Suruto, the Fire Giant King!

Jiang Liu's attack on the World Tree awakened the monster that caused Ragnarok from its long slumber!

“It makes sense if you think about it carefully. You have been sealed by Odin in this world of ‘eternal stillness’. Even though you are powerful, it is difficult for you to escape.

But the World Tree can connect to other worlds. When the two worlds collide with each other, this small world in the gap will also be destroyed. Then the seal will no longer be able to prevent you from going out.

So it is only natural that you will protect this tree..."

The man held the divine sword in his hand and showed an excited expression as he faced the Fire Giant King, whose strength was obviously superior to his own.

"Ha, it looks like this battle is going to be tough!"

Chapter 792: Prison Break

[The world you protect is about to be destroyed]

——When the one-eyed girl first appeared in front of Skadi, she brought this bad news.

In fact, when Skadi saw Ophelia, she felt a sense of nostalgia.

This of course doesn't mean that the two of them know each other, but that Skadi hasn't seen a human like Ophelia in this world for a long time.

Those "children" who do not live past the age of 25, although their lifespans are short and resources are scarce, are in a sense living in a "paradise".

Because they have no other worries, everything is a gift from God, everything is arranged by fate... Without thinking, it is easy to obtain happiness.

But because of this, children will never "grow up" spiritually.

Ophelia, however, is an "adult" who has grown up. Her persistence, her pain, her struggle, her longing - these are all things that Skadi is familiar with and misses.

Once upon a time, this land was full of such humans, who together with the gods wrote one splendid story after another.

At that time, she was not the "Queen" who dominated everything, but a carefree girl.

Destined to become a "bride", she is pursued by the gods because of her beautiful appearance. She does not cherish this wonderful time at all, but just avoids her suitors, hoping that her time as a girl can continue...

But at some point, the world was destroyed.

When she came to her senses, she found that the giant's flaming sword had destroyed half of the world, and the gods fell one after another. Only the great god Odin persisted until the last moment and sacrificed himself to prevent the disaster.

And she became the last god who did not leave, shouldering the responsibility of maintaining this apocalyptic world...

Humans, monsters, giants... She tried her best to maintain the balance and had to numb her emotions to do so. Her ruthless rule has continued to this day.

At this point, even if Ophelia said the end of the world, Skadi would not be shocked or afraid - the world has already been destroyed once.

However, even if it is neither beautiful nor good, even if it is worthless, even if its fate has long been determined... Skadi will still try her best to protect it.

Because protecting "children" is the "mother's" mission!

It's funny that the goddess who was supposed to be a bride missed her wedding date and became a "single mother" directly.

From the beginning, Skadi was skeptical about the phantom of another world appearing in the sky, because it couldn't be a natural phenomenon, but could only be manipulated by someone behind the scenes.

Naturally, she couldn't trust Ophelia and Koyanskaya who suddenly appeared.

But she had no other choice.

Because no matter what the truth is behind the scenes, the facts are the facts.

With Skadi's level and knowledge, she could naturally judge the truth and falsehood of the information they provided about the so-called "pan-human history" and "lossbelts".

The result is: she is no longer able to protect this world!

If they want to continue, they can only follow the advice of Ophelia and the others, defeat the representatives of pan-human history with their help, and destroy each other before the two worlds collide!

It's just... to have fallen to the point where she has to hurt others in order to survive, this fate is too cruel. Even though Skadi's heart has long been numb, it is inevitable that she is touched.

"Ok?"

In the castle that was completely covered by Skadi's perception, a subtle magical fluctuation suddenly emerged in a corner, opening a hole in the barrier.

Skadi could clearly feel that something had escaped from inside the castle.

"Is it a prison?"

It is called a prison, but in fact Skadi has had no enemies in the past thousands of years, and the "children" will not rebel against her, so there is no room that functions as a prison.

The place where others were imprisoned was a temporary warehouse converted for the purpose of trapping a female servant.

She calls herself "Shidune" and is a goddess from a distant country, but Skadi sees some of the divinity of the goddess of beauty Freya in her spiritual base. She respects that goddess very much, so she is very tolerant of this snow elf-like girl.

Even though Shidune was unfriendly from the beginning and fought with Valkyrie over a disagreement and caused a lot of damage, Skadi did not kill her. She just put some seals on her and locked her in a warehouse.

But now it seems that this young goddess is not very content.

By the way, Ortlinde was also abandoned in prison because of a malfunction in her thinking circuit.

Could it be that two people teamed up to break out of prison?

"Humph……"

However, perhaps because she was in a depressed mood or perhaps because she was a little lazy, Skadi did not try to stop it. She just sent a message to the Valkyrie and then let it happen indifferently.

"learn!"

Slude has been fighting continuously and her body has been overloaded for a long time. She has not had any time to recuperate. It can be said that she is now "fragile".

But as long as an order comes, the Valkyries will carry it out meticulously. Slude did not consider her physical condition at all and went straight to the prison.

As a result, the two prisoners escaped from the castle, but happened to meet the leader of the Valkyries who blocked their way in the snow outside.

"Slud?"

Shidune stopped walking, looking troubled.

"I've already escaped... can't you just let me go?"

"No."

There is no possibility of compromise with the Valkyrie.

"The Queen has issued an order. If that's the case, I'm going to take you back!"

She glanced at Ortlinde, her eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a doubtful and indifferent light.

"Ortlinde, it seems that there is really a problem with your core circuit. Not only did you question the Queen's orders, but now you are actively participating in the prison break..."

"I can't die yet!"

Ortlinde looked directly at Slude: "I want to know... I want to know what this throbbing feeling I have is. Before that, I must survive!"

"How foolish... What a depraved thought! Have you forgotten what happened to my elder sister?"

Slude's expression grew even colder as he thought of Brunhilde, whom he had just met not long ago.

"Otlinde, you need to be fixed now!"

"Not always."

Shidune suddenly laughed, and a gust of wind suddenly blew over, forcing Slude to hold up his shield to block it.

But when she took down the shield, a majestic silhouette appeared on the opposite side.

"Come on! Shirou, hit her!"

"Roar!"

Chapter 793: The Girl and Her Bear

"Roar--"

The huge and heavy beast was running on the snowy field. Although it looked so clumsy, its movements were unexpectedly swift. In the blink of an eye, it ran in front of Slude, which startled the blonde Valkyrie slightly.

call!

There was a loud sound in the wind, and the beast suddenly stood up, raised its claws and slapped the Valkyrie.

"Don't think about it!"

Slude was not afraid at all. He raised the golden iron shield with his left hand, and when he felt the huge impact force coming, he deflected it slightly and let it slide past his side.

This is a shield made by Odin, a true weapon made by God, and it is not a treasure, but a holy relic that has been passed down from the distant Age of Gods to the present day. Its defensive power is amazing. It may be very weak against Jiang Liu, but it can fully demonstrate its strength against other opponents.

The same was true for Slude. Even in her prime, the blonde Valkyrie could hardly resist Jiang Liu's invasion when leading the Valkyrie Regiment. But now that her strength was greatly weakened, she faced the beast with ease, with strength comparable to that of a Servant.

Strength and weakness are always relative rather than absolute!

"drink!"