Chapter 2144 The Curse of Koschurch

The Niflheim area, located at the northern end of the New World, is also known as the "Country of Fog". The territory is covered with ice and snow, and the area is densely covered with fog. It is a veritable place of bitter cold.

The aborigines of the New World, including the Asa, Warner and Giants, rarely set foot in the "Country of Fog", and the colonists from the Old World would not settle in the "White Desert" with a harsh climate and barren land.

Since ancient times, only the Styx witches who worship the "Goddess of the Underworld" Hel are willing to settle in the Arctic Circle, and there are almost no Styx witches in areas outside Niflheim.

It is said that this is because witches have been cursed for generations, whether they themselves or their descendants, once they leave the southern border of Niflheim, which is the legendary "Wandering Canyon", they will immediately become icy cold. Stone.

"This legend is true!"

Standing at the confluence of the Vymur River and the southernmost end of the Lost Canyon, Clark Heinier looked at the surging river and patted his chest to reassure Joan.

"Brother Joan, when we enter the depths of the canyon, you will understand after seeing it with your own eyes."

Joan and Clark are now at the junction of Jotunheim and Niflheim. The "Misty Canyon" that Clark just mentioned is a natural "boundary marker" separating the north and the south.

In fact, Joan wanted to teleport directly to the North Pole, but he didn't dare to do that, otherwise he would be making fun of Clark and his own life!

The "Misty Canyon" that traverses the continent from east to west lives up to its name. The interior of the canyon is shrouded in thick fog all year round, and people on the opposite side cannot be seen clearly even five steps away.

In fact, the entire Niflheim area to the north of the canyon is also filled with this magical mist, but the polar wind is strong, and the concentration of the magic mist is not as thick as the inside of the closed canyon.

Regardless of whether the magic fog is thick or light, it has the effect of interfering with long-distance teleportation spells.

If you try to forcibly teleport in the area filled with magic fog, the landing point will become unpredictable. You may not be able to land in the middle of groups of monsters, or even plunge into the depths of the glacier. The ice was crushed to pieces!

Generally speaking, the farther the teleportation distance is, the more serious the interference from the magic mist will be. The short-distance teleportation spells within the line of sight, such as "Anywhere Door", suffer relatively little interference, and the error of the landing point is not too large, so it can barely be used normally. .

So where does the magic mist that hangs over Niflheim come from?

Why doesn't this miraculous magic mist spread to the outskirts of Niflheim, and the area south of the Wandering Canyon is completely invisible?

"Brother Qiao An, this has to start from more than 40,000 years ago."

"At that time, the Niflheim area had not yet been shrouded in magic fog, and Kostchurch had not yet fallen into the bottomless abyss. He was the leader of a powerful Asa tribe near the Arctic Circle. He hated giants and witches the most in his life and slaughtered them with his own hands. Hundreds of frost giants, and no less than two digits of Styx witches fell into the hands of this butcher, who were brutally killed after being ravaged by him."

"Both the 'Royal Court of Giants' and the 'Church of Hull' hated this barbaric and tyrannical tribal leader, and united to exact revenge on him. After a bloody battle, the tribesmen of Kostchurch were slaughtered by the giant army, and he himself was killed by the giant army at that time. Cursed by the 'Witch King' Baba Yaja, he was banished to the Abyss and turned into the frost giant he hates the most."

"Kostchurch couldn't bear such a shame, sacrificed his soul to the will of the abyss, and cursed the country of Niflheim and all the witches born in this land at the price."

"Since then, the land of Niflheim has been shrouded in perennial magic mist, and the teleportation spells have been disturbed. Coupled with the cold and barren environment, it has become a restricted area of ​​life in the eyes of outsiders. As time goes by, Over time, the 'Kingdom of Mist' has gradually become isolated from the world, and today, it has lost touch with the tide of the era of the world of Vales, and has become a sad and abandoned place."

"In addition, the curse of the Styx witch is even more cruel. No witch is allowed to step out of Niflheim for life. If this commandment is violated, the curse of Kostchurch will be fulfilled immediately, turning the fleeing A cold stone statue, no mortal power can turn her back into flesh and blood." Clark whispered.

"Because of this restriction, the Styx Witch dared not leave the 'Kingdom of Mist', so she had to turn to outsiders like us to find the whereabouts of the 'Soul Collar' for them."

Qiao An nodded suddenly, and suddenly had a whim.

"Brother Clark, the Styx Witch will not pursue the 'Spirit Collar' for no reason. After spending so much effort, this artifact must have an irreplaceable and important use for them. If I guess correctly, the 'Spirit Collar' is to release A key element of the Kostchurch Curse!"

The frost giant laughed loudly, patted the young mage on the shoulder and said, "As expected of a genius mage, brother, you have a good brain, and you have guessed everything!"

"If you want to lift the curse of Koschurch, you must send the 'spirit collar' to the palace of the goddess Hell in the underworld, and use Hell's divine power to purify the collar and completely eliminate the trace of Koschurch's remnant soul left in the mortal world—— That’s exactly what we’re here to do!”

While chatting, the two each rode a "Phantom Horse" created by Joan's spell, and galloped northward along the bank of the Vymur River.

In the north of the New World, a total of twelve rivers originate from the "Fountain of Absolute Beginning" at the North Pole, Hwagmir, and the "Vimur River" is the largest water system among them.

This big river first flows through Niflheim. In this basin, the river water seems to be affected by some kind of magic power. It is dark in color and bitingly cold. The water temperature is below freezing point but it does not freeze. There are often faint blue flames above the river. Drifting is the famous polar supernatural phenomenon "Cold Flame".

During the ride, Joan observed the "wild fire" light rising from the river many times. After hearing Clark's introduction, he learned that it was "cold flame", and couldn't help being curious about this supernatural substance unique to polar regions.

It was almost dusk, the sky was getting dark, and the entrance of Lost Canyon was not far ahead. Joan accepted Clark's suggestion, and today's itinerary came to an end.

The two dismounted, and Clark planned to go to a nearby hillside to cut a cedar tree and light a campfire.

Joan told him not to bother so much, and directly took out a small metal fortress model from the storage bag, placed it on the flat river beach, and recited the spell.

With a bang, the metal model suddenly swelled ten thousand times, turning into a 30-foot-tall fine gold fortress!