Shadow of the Beautiful World

Everything is ready to start.

Behind the main hall of the Golden Palace, God King Odin, who was in the Sleep of God, heard Merlin's voice in a deep sleep.

He didn't react to it.

A sleeping person should not overreact.

He just lay on his stone platform, allowing the violent divine power to be calmed down bit by bit, and Frigga, the Empress of Heaven, was sitting beside this stone platform.

Odin's wife had a basin of water at hand, and she was washing her husband's body.

This scene is very sweet.

But outside the Golden Palace, the scene was less intimate.

There are only a few cities in this small city, and now, the largest one, the entire city surrounding the Golden Palace, has been armed.

The legion wearing golden armor took over the city, and the brave soldiers lined up outside the city. The generals who retreated from various worlds commanded their legions and guarded their positions.

It looks like a medieval galley, but under the blessing of magic, a formation of fighter planes that can soar in the air cruises in the sky of Asgard.

Skylines from the Golden Palace to the Rainbow Bridge, from cities to mountains.

Just like flying migratory birds, they spread the cold breath all over this world.

All the legions in Asgard itself were mobilized.

Even militiamen were sent into battle.

Today, they will meet invaders from other worlds in their sacred land.

They cannot retreat, nor can they fail.

Outside the main continent of God's Domain, on the endless sea flowing to the edge of the world, civilians have been relocated to several large islands.

Together with those outsiders who evacuated from various worlds and came to Asgard for refuge.

The elves of Alfheim, the gnomes of Varterheim, some fleeing trolls, some peaceful giants unwilling to fight, and thousands of other races in total.

The number is quite impressive, probably as many as millions of people.

The Asgardians are powerful and have a long lifespan, just like the people of God, but in terms of numbers, they are far behind the Earth.

This is probably a common problem of all longevity species.

At the terminus of the Rainbow Bridge extending from the cities on the main mainland to the open sea, outside the control hub of the Rainbow Bridge that looked like a small palace, there were also an astonishing number of legions guarding it.

This is the most important transportation hub in Asgard, and it is also a military channel that must be controlled.

Once the invaders take control of this place, they can use the rainbow bridge wantonly, and put the destroyers scattered in other worlds into God's domain.

And as long as the Rainbow Bridge is in the hands of the Asgardians, those garrison troops that are still scattered in other worlds can join the battlefield at any time.

This is the advantage of the Asgardians.

For them, the barrier of space is not that important, which is probably why the people of Shenyu didn't withdraw all the legions immediately.

At critical moments, those legions scattered in various worlds can become the last reserve of the Asgardians.

Because of its importance, this place has been guarded by Asgard's most skilled, reliable and loyal general Heimdall for thousands of years.

At this moment when the war will start at any time, Heimdall, as before, sticks to his position.

No one knows what the first wave of the invaders' offensive will look like, everyone is waiting.

In the depths of the Golden Palace, in the treasure house of God King Odin.

In the shadow projected on the ground when the brazier of eternal fire was burning, Maharaja Merlin in a black robe stepped into it without disturbing anyone, hovering over the dark ground like a ghost.

The book of ravens bound by chains hung from his waist, and he seemed to have the bearing that a spellcaster should have.

Gentle, calm, rational and detached.

He said to the rusty flame giant skull placed on the exhibition stand in front of him:

I'm here to fulfill the promise.

No response.

In the dead silence, there was only the crackle of the brazier burning.

He grabbed the heavy iron skull and hovered it over the eternal flame. He could feel the soul in this skull roaring, longing for the flame to burn.

There is a mysterious connection between the two.

Let me remind...

Maharaja said softly:

There is also an agreement between us. Maybe you will think that breaching the agreement is not a serious matter.

But Surtur, since I dare to release you, I am absolutely sure that I can prevent you from realizing your lifelong desire at any time.

You are only one step away from it...not to mention, I don't want much.

The rusty skull throbbed and hummed in the maharajah's hands, like some kind of urging, some kind of unquenchable longing.

Like the most sincere response.

Then I'll take it as your promise.

A smile flashed at the corner of Merlin's mouth, and the next moment, he let go of his fingers.

The iron skull bound in the hand smashed on the brazier of the eternal fire, and the burning flame burst out suddenly at this moment, as if a pot of oil was poured on the bonfire.

boom

It began to emit heat like the sun.

The flame, the flame danced more and more wantonly, outlining all kinds of strange shapes in the air, roaring beasts, the sun, the moon and the stars.

The iron skull melted in the raging fire, and the bad rust was peeled off bit by bit, and in the dark eye sockets of the skull, there was a streamer shining.

Roar!

The raven took a step back and merged into the deeper and more twisted shadows under the flames. The moment he disappeared, a low growl erupted from the brazier.

destroy!

destroy!

The tumbling flame storm swelled to the point of engulfing most of the Golden Palace in a second. It burned upwards from the depths of the palace, and all the blocking substances were swallowed into it, and thrown into the hell where the flaming beasts chewed.

On the Rainbow Bridge, Heimdall suddenly turned his head with his eyes closed.

In his vision that sees through everything, a door of flame opened in the sky above the Golden Palace, and the burning pillar of fire opened to both sides, like an eye slowly opening.

In the huge pupil of flames, the tumbling flames were attracted by some force to float inward, and a mountain-like figure walked out of the pupil of flames.

Even the sky and clouds were set on fire.

The giant dragged a black, flaming greatsword.

The moment it stepped into the real world, the entire Golden Palace was engulfed in flames.

The temperature of the entire God Realm rose rapidly at this moment, and in the flame tornado formed by the raging flames, the flame king Surtur, who was very satisfied with his appearance, showed a fiery smile on his fuzzy face.

It waved the black sword in its hand, and within a single slash, one tenth of the city was engulfed in flames.

The appearance of the Fire King from the core area of ​​Asgard stunned the Asgardians who were ready to face all challenges.

Intruders are not coming from outside!

Intruders are coming from behind them!

The battle lines outside the city became chaotic almost instantly.

And in the satisfying chaos, Surtur's deep voice sounded like a yellow bell, as if announcing the coming destruction of this world.

Asgard, Ragnarok...

The flames are raging, and everything will perish!

I am coming!

Surtur laughed wildly and took a step forward, and the flames that burned everything erupted from behind it, just like all the hills in Asgard turned into erupting volcanoes at this moment.

Heimdall's gaze was slightly dull at this moment.

Sleeping Odin is still there! Diva is still there...

No!

The skilled general drew out the sword behind his back, and was about to lead the army to the city, but the next moment, the eyes under Heimdall's helmet turned to the sky on the other side.

There, above the clouds of the world, a black fleet was emerging from latent shadow.

The shape of those warships is very strange.

Like a giant long sword hovering in the sky, made of black, solid metal, millions of tons of steel cut through the clouds and landed slowly under the action of the red propeller lit in the middle of the battleship.

Like a hill suspended in the sky, blade-shaped predator ships quickly flew out from both sides of the battleship, fighting together with Asgard's formation of chasing fighters.

Beams of various colors shone in the air, collisions, explosions, fire, and the noisy sound of war spread all over the sky of God's Domain in an instant.

That is the fleet of dark elves!

Here they come!

In the army formation outside the main city, General Sif drew out her sharp sword, and was about to turn around and go to the city to meet the incoming Flame King, but at the moment she turned her horse, a trace of coldness appeared on her face.

Sif raised her hand, and a snowflake fell on her gauntlet.

Perfectly shaped snowflakes, hexagonal, truly beautiful.

But when Sif saw this thing, it was as if she had seen the most terrifying thing in the world. She was riding on a war horse, and in the sudden appearance, and the more wanton falling snow, she looked back.

Looking at the tumbling sea not far away.

A white light and shadow was shining, like a glass covered in cold in winter, but there was nothing there.

No, not right!

There is something there, space, unseen space.

It is being frozen from outside the world by another force, and it will become fragile, like fragile glass, which will shatter when touched lightly.

click

A sound like glass breaking rang in Sif's ears.

Cracks like spider webs emerged on the sea surface, and those black cracks were expanding and growing at an extremely fast speed.

It was almost too late for Sif to sound the alarm.

boom

On the endless sea, the white light pierced through the space of this world like a sharp sword, and the flying frost and snow gathered in the white light spots, as if winter suddenly appeared.

While the cold wind was whistling, a snow-white foot stepped out of the white light, the slender calf, the long black gauze skirt, the elegy of winter.

The cold forces are roaring, welcoming their masters.

Goddess Skadi walked into the realm of the gods, and the moment she appeared, the tumbling sea was frozen.

From where she stood as the source, the white tide erupted in all directions.

Just like a coloring game, in just a few seconds, a large crystal clear glacier appeared on the sea.

Skadi wore a black veil on her face, and no one could see the expression on her face.

But this time, she must be laughing.

After all, freedom is at hand.

kuang

She raised the winter scepter in her hand, and reproduced the scene when Surtur appeared, but this time what came was not the raging fire that burned the world, but ice, barren ice.

In the roar of the great cold wave, the legion of the frost giant stepped into the world of the old enemy amidst the snow and ice.

Those frost giant wizards held up their icicle staffs, and the barbaric chiefs led their people to run and charge the moment they entered Asgard.

The life born from the glacier runs along the frozen sea, and there is a smooth road ahead of them.

The glaciers sprouted in front of their eyes, like the first wave of soldiers charging.

The Asgardians on the coast were fighting back, and the astonishingly powerful city defense guns fired continuously, and every beam of light hit could tear apart the glacier.

But amidst the sprinkling of snowflakes, the speed at which the glacier is formed is more than ten times faster than the speed at which it is destroyed.

After all, the ghost of Baishuang came in person.

Enchantment!

Sif galloped to her position by the sea, shouting orders.

In fact, she doesn't need to command, the rune wizards who have been fighting against the frost giants for thousands of years know what to do at this time. In the light of the runes, the huge frost protection barrier is propped up.

The fast-spreading frost was blocked from the barrier, preventing the remaining seawater from freezing.

But the barrier can stop spells, but it can't stop the frost giants running on the glacier.

whoosh

The Asgardian sharpshooter shot the first wave of flaming arrows, knocking the oncoming frost giants to the ground, but amidst the howls of thousands of frost beasts, the fighters from both sides met the enemy head-on for a moment.

woo woo woo woo

The low sound of the keel horn came from the end of the Rainbow Bridge, and Heimdall blew the horn, and the desolate sound spread throughout the land of God's Domain.

There was only one meaning in that sound.

On this land, in the hometown of all Shenyu people...

Never retreat!

The war has begun.

No more hesitation, no more fear...

Draw the knife on it.

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Heimdall, take us back!

In front of the Rainbow Bridge, the gatekeeper, who was fighting to the death with the legion of dead bones rushing up the bridge along the glacier, suddenly heard Thor's call.

Heimdall looked back at the Rainbow Bridge console behind him in surprise. As the general of Asgard's army, he knew that Thor and Loki were sent out by the Queen of Heaven to perform secret missions.

It is said that it is related to some kind of power that can influence the situation of the battle.

Now that Thor is back, could it be...

We got the gems! And reinforcements!

Loki's sharp call sounded in the next moment, which made Heimdall's eyes flash with a gleam.

He directed the soldiers to block the menacing army of dead bones, turned around and rushed into the command platform, and stabbed the sharp sword in his hand into the console. While the sword was spinning, the door of the Rainbow Bridge was opened.

Brilliant and dazzling light flashed, and amidst the roars of the teeth gnawers and teeth grinders, a huge goat chariot rushed out of the light gate.

There were more than 20 people sitting densely on the chariot that originally had a maximum of 4 people.

Seriously overloaded!

It is very similar to the scene when the train starts in a certain country on the earth. Even on the armrests of the two wings of the chariot, there are a group of people sitting in the posture of stacking arhats.

Thor and Loki ride on a goat pulling a cart, behind Thor is a duck in trousers, and behind Loki is a woman in a golden battle armor wrapped around a streamer.

Has the war started?

At the moment of rushing into the Rainbow Bridge, Loki saw the Legion of Dead Bones covering the Rainbow Bridge, and also saw the formation of fighter jets and the warships of the Dark Elf in the sky that were fighting fiercely.

Loki! Take the gem to the queen!

Thor was more direct. He grabbed his tomahawk and jumped off the goat, shouting to the Kryptonians behind him:

The remaining brothers!

Follow me!