He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

The robot she summoned, which was as majestic as a mountain, turned into a miniature robot smaller than a child.

Click-clack.

Mini Humbaba trotted over, looking dazed; its reduced size seemed to have diminished its aggression as well.

Orange laughed, "Isn't this good too? You don't have to worry about it hurting you anymore."

Haruri glared at the woman who was trying to take advantage of her. The Berserker attacked the Master because she hadn't signed a contract yet!

Ultimately, with mixed feelings, the girl stepped forward to sign the contract.

It may seem unbelievable, but the fact is that this master and servant pair don't seem to have much interest in the fight for the Holy Grail, and even have time to heal themselves and their servants.

The purpose seems to be to find out some truth.

"What exactly are you trying to investigate?"

Harulli placed the miniature Humbaba on her shoulder and asked.

"Caster, are you here?"

Orange stood up and looked at Skadi.

"Yes, I can use the primordial runes to elicit and reproduce traces of the past. Come, reflect all things, Ingwaz—!"

Skadi waved her wand, and the runic torrents illuminated the entire underground space of the power plant. Through the Servant Humbaba, images of the past gradually flowed back to the story, like turning the pages of a book, line by line.

Until a certain point in time, it will stop.

The first thing that catches the eye is the black mist that permeates the surroundings.

The curse of death permeated the air, and even Humbaba, who had gone berserk and attacked his Master, felt a strong unease about it and let out a low, threatening growl.

"Black mist?"

Orange was taken aback.

"It's the aura of the underworld, the 'Land of the Dead'..."

Skadi frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

However, the possibility cannot be ruled out, because that man (Odin) does indeed have the identity of the god of death.

"Let's take another look down."

The scene changed, and countless undead skeleton monsters quickly emerged from the black mist, like byproducts of the death curse, or like the dead from the underworld.

Humbaba's ferocity was unleashed, unleashing a rainbow-colored magical beam to annihilate the army of the dead.

The magnificent beam of light illuminated the entire thermal power plant area, even penetrating the multi-story building structure that stretched for tens of meters, reaching the outside world.

However, since it had not yet formed a master contract, and its magic power was insufficient, the endless stream of the underworld army quickly put it at a disadvantage.

Finally, a meteor-like sharpness appeared.

"This is—"

Skadi's eyes flickered.

Its true power was revealed: a curved spear pierced through the massive, mountain-like mechanical behemoth with speeds that surpassed the limits of time!

"—The Eternal Spear!"

The goddess of ice and snow immediately adjusted the camera, zooming in on the direction from which the gun had come.

An eight-legged celestial horse, wearing a sky-blue cloak, a one-eyed deity!

Orange was also shocked. This great being actually manifested openly in the modern world? And most likely, he wasn't a regular spirit origin like those in the Holy Grail War?

Skadi was also puzzled; she couldn't understand why Odin had appeared there. Moreover, the death curse that Odin wielded didn't seem to be simply a phenomenon from Norse mythology.

“Perthro——”

The goddess sensed something was wrong. After a moment's thought, she used another perception rune, attempting to further perceive the state of this "Odin" through these traces left from the past.

Soon, Skadi saw the cold gaze cast upon her by "Odin." It was as if another, higher being was watching them.

This is a terrifying thing in itself, like watching a highly realistic movie, and suddenly, the boss in the movie looks at you (the audience) outside the screen.

Moreover, that gaze that transcends the boundaries of time and space is—

'destiny!?'

Skadi froze, her scalp tingling.

I was just watching a show and having some fun, how did it suddenly involve the supreme being of my own mythological system?

Boom!

Boundless lightning suddenly descended, and a strangely moving figure attacked Odin in mid-air with incredible speed.

"Odin—!!"

Skadi, Orange, and Haruri were all stunned, watching this fearless warrior charge towards the god.

Ping!

Endless lightning transformed into sharp blades that swept away the darkness, shrieking sharply between the clashing figures!

Lu Ming was at full power, his blood vessels, nerves, and even muscles bulged, and the explosive increase shattered the air, creating a breathing storm!

Who is this man?

Skadi was stunned again.

Is fate targeting him?

Should we take another look?

“Perthro——”

The goddess looked closely behind Lu Ming.

In an instant, an endless torrent of information rushed into my mind.

The destruction of the branches burned the earth, a sinister mist shrouded the sky, the Nine Realms collapsed, the World Tree was gnawed and broken, and the desperate black dragon Nidhogg, covered in corpses, flew into the sky!

Holy crap, a horror movie (Norse mythology only)! I can't watch it anymore!

Volume 1: Chapter 63 Just arrived, which side is the bad guys? (3k)

Ragnarok (rebroadcast).

For a Norse deity like Skadi, this was a nightmare reenacted.

Norse mythology is a unique set of mythologies that stands out even in the world. Its apocalyptic event, "Ragnarok," is like an irreversible and inevitable catastrophe, a day of destined destruction.

Giants and the dead launched a counterattack on the land of the gods. Odin, the chief god who foresaw this, built Valhalla and commanded the Valkyries to lead the souls of brave warriors there. Day after day, they trained in martial arts, drank wine, fought each other, and were resurrected, preparing to step onto the battlefield when the end times came.

But even so, it cannot change the outcome. The development of Norse mythology is unidirectional, it does not repeat itself, and it has no side stories.

Like the threads spun on the loom of the three Fates, straight ahead, reaching only to death.

This marks the end of the Norse Age of Gods.

However, however.

Why would such an apocalyptic end be seen in a stranger?

No, that's not right. Even considering the illogical combat power and the targeting of fate, he shouldn't be an ordinary human being.

The deep shock and confusion directly shook Skadi's originally carefree attitude.

She knew very well that the Fates (the three goddesses) never did anything pointless.

In Skadi's mind, since the Age of Gods, they have been the embodiment of the supreme, mechanical rules that defined the past, anchored the present, and wove the future.

Even the decline and end of the divine age followed the fate they had woven. In other words, it was a fate that even the gods could not resist.

They remained high above all, looking down upon the rise and fall of the gods, as if the gods themselves possessed great power, watching over the ever-changing world.

But now, fate has turned again, attempting to target just one person.

why?

Could it be that he... might surpass the gods in the future and bring an unpredictable "end" to "fate"?

Thinking hard.

We can't let our imaginations run wild anymore.

Skadi pursed her dry lips, suppressing her desire to delve deeper.

She suddenly realized that this trip to watch the show and enjoy the gossip might not be such a pleasant experience after all.

Originally intending to answer the summons and descend to the human world on a whim, curious about which of his acquaintances he might have, he never expected to be drawn into such a bizarre and terrifying event.

As for Aozaki Touko and Haruri, they were naturally completely unaware of all this.

The mythical battles, played out right before our eyes, deeply moved the minds of modern magicians.

Through ancient runes and incantations, massive amounts of lightning and air currents can be freely controlled simply by speaking.

The gods commanded the lightning, which intricately intertwined into an endless electric net. Then, the radiant Sword of Glory seemed like a commanding hand, and with a single swing, countless bolts of lightning decisively fell, obliterating and annihilating the enemy.

Lu Ming, on the other hand, displayed even greater violence. He wielded the Blazing Thunder Blade and danced wildly in the storm, leaving behind countless blade marks that tore through everything every second, instantly shredding the hundreds and thousands of electric balls that swept in.

In that short period of time, the dark clouds and rain on the horizon were constantly churned and stirred by the storm of battle.

The raging air currents swept from the ground to the sky, disturbing the sea of ​​clouds, which then swirled and rolled in fragments in all directions.

"Is this...is this what the Holy Grail War should look like?"

Haluri's lips trembled, and the ribbons tied at her temples swayed in the wind. This was her first time being invited to participate in the Holy Grail War, and she had heard that summoning Servants that were beneficial to her side would give her a chance to win.

It didn't say that you had to pass through a main god-level combat power first!

Look, the child is almost scared out of his wits.

Orange's expression was slightly dazed. Although her performance was slightly better than Haruri's, she still seemed quite unsettled.

The cigarette in her hand had been burning for a long time, almost down to just the butt, and she had forgotten to brush off the ash.

Although Orange has seen much more—the golden wolf Beo, whom she once contracted, and the things sealed in her suitcase are all products that far surpass the modern magic system—this level is still not enough to be considered a scrap of the main god level.

"Haha, that's really exaggerated, even more exaggerated than the version that circulated online before... But it's just strange, is such a commotion really happening at a thermal power plant?"

Aozaki Touko questioned, "If that's the case, even if we were quite far away at the time, we shouldn't have failed to notice. Unless..."

Skadi responded quietly, "Unless the location where they fight is not 'on this side,' but in 'another dimension' with the same scene but different coordinates."

Harulli then asked, "Why are they fighting?"

"Because...we have different stances?"

......

Rumble!

The rain clouds that had lingered over Nibelungen for years were now being torn apart by magnificent, shimmering streaks of white rainbow.

As thunder roared, dense plasma, resembling white rainbows, gathered and took shape across the vast天地 (heaven and earth). The raindrops that were flying all over the sky were burned and evaporated into nothingness as soon as they approached, caused by the terrifying electric arcs.

Lu Ming's figure stepped on the rising air currents generated by the runes, charging repeatedly in straight lines and occasionally in zigzag patterns, dodging or shattering one, two, or even thousands of bolts of lightning.

Odin's warhorse stood upright in the air, and a cold vortex swept around.

He wielded the lightning blade with ease, his profound divine will condensing into ancient and mysterious characters, maximizing the power of the primordial runes, making this chief god seem as if he were possessed by both the god of thunder and the god of war.

Immediately following, terrifying light blades converged and shot out one after another, each small in size yet tearing through the sky with the force of a heavy cannon.

If even a tiny arc of electricity attached to it were to fall to the ground, it would have the destructive power to shatter mountains and rivers.

Lu Ming roared and raised his sword to meet the attack head-on. The immense power coming at him nearly dislocated his own arm.

However, his recent intensive training in the Secret Realm of Muscle Enhancement allowed him to unleash an even higher level of exaggerated and monstrous strength in battle, forcefully deflecting and severing the divine light blade technique that the main god had masterfully condensed and contained immense divine power.

Instead of retreating, Lu Ming advanced, his blade aimed directly at Odin. His arms were bulging with blood, and his furious aura overwhelmed the storm.

The blood vessels, nerves, and countless complex circuits of muscles throughout the body resonated with each other and erupted simultaneously, slicing and shattering the terrifying light blades that flew in one after another, scattering them into rolling thunder across the sky!

However, at this very moment—

Are you sure you still want to be my (our) enemy?

Seeing Lu Ming's increasingly inhuman aura, 'Odin' couldn't hold back any longer.

He spoke in a low voice.