Chapter 609 Under the Roots of the Tree

Satisfied, Malekith quietly went away. He didn't want people to know that he had a meeting with Queen Hela, especially since he had already reached an agreement with Hela. After watching Malekith leave the border of the underworld, Hela immediately turned around and said to the servant standing by the side.

"Okay, the problem here is solved. Now let's go back to Niflheim."

Niflheim, a world of ice, snow and fog, is also a world without people. Because it is so close to the Heim Underworld, it has almost been tacitly regarded as the territory of Queen Hela. And in this world, what is hidden is by no means the slightest bit.

The main root of the world tree Uktrahir is in this world, and in this world, there is another secret, a secret that can dominate the fate of the nine kingdoms. Only a very few people know this secret, and Odin once wanted to explore the truth of this secret, but unfortunately, he paid a heavy price.

Hela is the insight into this secret, and now where she is going is the biggest secret in the world.

Nagelfa, the ship of the dead, quietly tore through the dense fog, and went upstream along the Styx Gior. Soon, the ship, which symbolized death and suffering, came to Niflheim's territory. The river Styx Geor originated from here, and naturally, the ship of the dead also traveled along the river to a strange place.

It was an incomparably thick existence like the root of a tree. The huge and knotted body is like a ferocious dragon and snake, entrenched in every corner of the sky. They are not mountains, but they are bigger than mountains. Above, connecting the endless void above the sky, and below, penetrating the vast thick soil beneath the earth. Through the sky and the earth, rooted in the world, this is the root system of Uktrahir - the tree of the world.

And in this huge root system that almost surpassed anyone's imagination, the ship of the dead was still going all the way, backtracking to the source of the Styx until it entered the depths of the root system.

The light almost lost its meaning here, and in this cold and humid darkness, Nagilfa looked for the flashing light ahead and groped slowly.

Soon, the light became clearer and brighter, and the scorching temperature also swept the face, sweeping away the cold and dampness before. This feeling made Hela, who was standing on the bow, feel a little uncomfortable, but she still ordered the ship of the dead to get closer.

After a few deep corners, the source of the light finally became clear. It was a giant with a blazing flame all over his body, constantly waving the flaming sword in his hand, slicing down the roots like a mountain wall one by one. Every time he slashed, the flaming sword burst into a burst of light, turning the dark space around him into a bright light.

And in these countless repetitions,

The scale-like skin of Utekrasil had already been torn apart by a huge gap, and the rock-like and metal-like texture inside was also scorched to ashes by the flames on the sword. Every time you go deeper, there will be a little more color in the roots like a mountain wall. It was an incomparably deep darkness, a darkness that not even firelight could drive out. And in this darkness, a louder and clearer breathing sound gradually came out.

Listening to the breathing sound that was much clearer, Hela, who was standing on the bow, showed an indescribable look of joy on her face. She couldn't wait to fly up, came to the giant who was wielding a sword and chopped down tree roots, and asked him.

"Surter, how long will it take you to finish your work?"

"Ha!" With a cold snort, the terrifying giant wrapped in billowing black smoke and crimson flames suddenly stopped his movements, then inserted his sword on the spot, and smiled strangely at Hela. Gotta say. "Why, Queen of the Underworld, are you so impatient to meet that guy?"

"Of course!" On this question, Hela answered without the slightest hesitation. Her eyes fell gently on a strange protrusion in the distance, and she said in a tone of disbelief. "I have waited for thousands of years to wait for him to wake up, and now the day is finally coming. How can I let him open his eyes and see that he is still imprisoned in this disgusting pain What about in prison?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the strange protrusion in the distance twitched violently. At the same time, the roots of the entire World Tree shook. This ancient and sacred giant tree suddenly let out bursts of sour groans, as if something was pulling it, causing it to tremble involuntarily. And as it trembled, all of Niflheim began to change horribly.

The earth cracked and the mountains collapsed. The sea water and lakes were swallowed up by the torn cracks in the ground, and the floating clouds in the sky were stirred and scattered all over the sky. This is almost a doomsday natural disaster-like scene, but this scene makes the smile on Hela's face brighter.

"Yes, dear. I know you hear me. Wait, wait! Soon we'll be reunited!"

Her tone was weird and crazy, making Surter, who was standing beside him, feel as if he was not communicating with a rational person at all. Compared with the arrogant and glamorous queen who faced Malekith, the current Hela is simply a lunatic, a crazy crazy woman.

He really couldn't bear the look of Hela, the King of Fire Demons snorted unhappily, and the pungent gunpowder spurted out from his nasal cavity with a fiery stream of flames, blasting out on the root wall of the World Tree. In addition to the spark, Queen Hela, who was not in her thoughts, came back to her senses.

"There are still three days. In three days, I will be able to cut down this last barrier. But I want to know if what you promised me is true. I don't want to have nothing after paying so much. arrive."

"What, did you pay a lot?"

Hearing his words, Hela raised the corner of her mouth with a hint of sarcasm. And as soon as she finished speaking, a scorching flame rushed towards her. That was the anger of the Flame Demon King, but before the flame flow touched Hela's body, a gloomy icy mist suddenly rose up, blocking the front of the flame flow.

Cold and fiery, two completely different forces created countless scorching steam in this dark space, drowning everyone's figure in the thick white mist. In this white fog, Surtur put down his hand and stopped his attack.

"Don't provoke me, Hela. You have to know what the price of angering me is? It's not what you can afford. I've consumed all my soldiers, if you can't give me an explanation, even if With him protecting you, you won't have a good end."

"Of course, it's just a joke."

With a slight smile, Hela also quietly retreated to the boat, and at the same time assured Surtur in words.

"Don't worry, we won't break our word. Just like we promised you. As long as you can help me open this damn cage and help us get back what he lost. We'll give you what you want. everything you want."

"Whether it's the secret of reincarnating as the ancestral giant Ymir, or the Infinity Stones. Even the soul of the goddess you want the most, he and I can give it to you. I remember that goddess was called Brynhild, right? A beautiful and brave girl, seriously, even I kind of like her. Especially after I heard she turned you down..."

Having said this, Hela laughed again. Looking at her annoying appearance, Surter rarely did not intend to get angry.

Hela's conditions are really rich and compelling, especially for him. For what she said, that little humiliation was completely within his tolerance. Of course, this does not mean that he will forget all the festivals. In fact, he just wrote all this down, and left it for later, after he got what he wanted, there was time to settle with Hela.

Surter thought about this very clearly, and also planned it clearly. At this time, he will definitely not fall out with people like Hela. So after getting the answer he wanted, he pulled out his sword again, and with the whistling of flames and the roaring sound, he resumed his work of chopping down the World Tree.

And looking at the King of Flame Demons who started to work again, Hela's eyes showed a trace of disdain and ridicule. How could she not know Surter's little thought, but she didn't care at all. With her strength, even Surtur might not be able to do anything to her. What's more, who should be afraid of whom after three days, not necessarily?

Hela, who was also thinking a little, returned to the ship of the dead without saying a word. She will stay here for the next three days until Surtur cuts through the cage and releases the prisoners inside. She wants to see the person she loves the most when she wakes up, and she wants him to see herself first at that moment. This is her obsession as a woman, and it is also the most urgent idea in her heart.

And just when he was thinking about it like this, a strange rustling sound suddenly came from all around. The sound was not particularly obvious when I first heard it, but in the blink of an eye it was like a sudden torrential rain, densely packed to the point of clamoring.

Hearing such a voice, Surtur immediately stopped his movements and shouted angrily towards the darkness.

"Small bug, who allowed you to come here?"

"Small? Lord Flame King, are you talking about me?" The head of the huge snake suddenly protruded from the roots above their heads, and it stared at the flame king holding the sword with dim yellow eyes , while spitting out his own snake letter, he made a hoarse and low voice.

"Hey, isn't this the newly awakened Rhine God Yemengjiade? Why, you don't lead your army to attack Asgard, what do you mean by coming here to see my work?"

Seeing the snake in its shape, Surtur grinned and sneered while breathing out flames. But his words caused the scales on the snake to stand up suddenly.

"I also want to ask you, Your Excellency? Why don't you tell us that the troops under your command have been defeated, and why don't you tell us that there are still such guys among the enemies. What do you want to do, the Balrog King - Surtur?" (~^~)