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Chapter 950: Chapter 71: Reunion with Hela_2
That iconic lizard-like body, slit snake pupils, ferocious bat wings, and the tough horns and scales, allowed a man and a cat to instantly recognize the name of this species.
——Giant Dragon!
Luo En squinted at the monster that exuded a breath of death and an invisible oppression, whispering in his heart.
Or perhaps it should be called — Black Dragon King Nidhogg!
According to the records in "Prose Edda", the Immortal Palace of Asgard, Jotunheim of Giant Country, and Mist Country of Niflheim each house a main root of the World Tree, and each of these roots connects to a Holy Spring, each guarded by different powerful divine beings.
For example, The Three Fates are responsible for managing Urd Holy Spring in the Immortal Palace, Wisdom Giant Mimir guards the Wisdom Spring in Giant Country, and Black Dragon King Nidhogg owns Hvagmir Spring in Mist Country.
In Nordic Mythology, it seems that Black Dragon King Nidhogg nests under the main root of the World Tree in Mist Country and desperately attempts to gnaw the World Tree to exhaustion, aided by a large number of poison snakes in this mission.
These poison snakes usually remain anonymous, but from what can be seen, they appear to be incarnations of some death will, making them difficult to completely eradicate.
And when Black Dragon King and these black snakes bite through the main root of the World Tree, the prophesied Ragnarök will also arrive.
Of course, it must be clarified that the reason for the Ragnarök is not Nidhogg biting through the root.
The act of Black Dragon King biting through the root only serves as a harbinger of the approaching Ragnarök, not the cause, hence it is also known as [Harbinger of Doom].
In the end, the real cause of Ragnarök is the accumulated hatred from the years of war between the gods and the Giant Clan, hence the two camps are destined to trigger a final battle to end it all.
However, regardless, that Black Dragon King survived Ragnarök and lived to see new buds on the World Tree, enough to prove its formidable strength and high-standard fortune.
"Roar~~!"
At this moment, Nidhogg, staring at these beings invading its territory, opened its mouth to emit a sinister and tyrannical growl. The vibrating sound waves spread around like thunder, and a visible ripple of Magic Flow surged.
Suddenly, a chilling serpentine hiss emanated continuously from the tree roots, underwater, and caves. Thousands of black snakes formed an overwhelming black tide rushing towards Thor and Yemengarde who had fallen into the water.
Despite those two being closer to you, you actually come to bite me first?
Do you really think your grandpa Thor is easy to bully!
With a belly full of anger, Thor furiously raised his arm and bellowed:
"Mjolnir!"
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and a myriad of silver Thunderbolt strikes down, forming into a silver short-handled hammer falling into Thor’s hand.
Mjolnir, commonly known as the Thunder God’s Hammer, which means "lightning maker" from ancient Nordic language, was made for his son Thor by Odin hiring Dwarf Craftsmen at a great expense.
Using it as a weapon, the holder wields it with ease; using it as a tool, it grants the wielder Divine Power.
In addition to this, Thunder God’s Hammer has many magical features. For example, it can return to Thor’s hand after being thrown. Thor can strike forcefully without wear, regardless of the target, and the hammer will not break. If Thor wishes, the hammer can also be made smaller and stowed away.
However, it has one flaw: the handle of the hammer is very short, only long enough for one hand. To compensate for this defect, Dwarf Craftsmen created Iron Gloves — Jarngreipr, designed specifically to be used with Mjolnir, so Thor can swing and fight tirelessly.
Accompanied by the fall of the silver war hammer, dense torrents of lightning arcs shot forth, splitting thousands of black snakes into wisps of smoke.
But as is well-known, impure water sources conduct electricity.
Thor, the Thunder God himself, is naturally immune to lightning mishaps, but Yemengarde bathing in the Hvagmir Spring wasn’t so resistant.
"Meow!" 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Accompanied by the shrill screams of a feline, surging thunderbolts passed through Yemengarde’s entire body, grilling the World Serpent until it was charred on the outside yet tender on the inside, its bones and organs starkly outlined, wisps of blue smoke emanating from its eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, emitting a faint scent of meat.
"Aow~!"
Meanwhile, Thor, who was about to go on a rampage with the Thunder God’s Hammer, suddenly let out a full-throated scream, his body uncontrollably twitching in the water and his hair standing on end.
Looking at the man and the cat floating on the water and twitching occasionally, Luo En was unusually silent.
Having just inscribed them with Pain Sharing and Damage Sharing divine seals, these two fools had instantly forgotten.
As a result, Thor’s move did not eradicate many black snakes, and it almost sent himself and his teammate off first.
What a pair of poets!
Their brains combined are probably not as big as a walnut!
At this moment, Nidhogg looked at the charred bodies floating in the water, resembling dead pigs, and couldn’t help sniffing.
They smell so good!
The air filled with the scent of meat and the rich Divinity within the man and the cat, awakened the Black Dragon King’s long-lost appetite.
Tired of gnawing at tree roots every day, it’s just the time to change the diet a bit today!
A pair of pitch-black wings spread fiercely and fluttered, and this nearly hundred meters long creature swept across the water surface, grabbing the man and the cat from the water with its claws, and swiftly turned towards the hollow beneath the tree roots.
Seeing Thor and Yemengarde about to be taken by Nidhogg into the cave for a meal, Luo En, unable to keep complaining, hurriedly embraced Brynhild’s slender waist and leapt onto Nidhogg’s back.
