Chapter 1135 The Corruption of the World Tree
When Heimdall was killed in battle, the Rainbow Bridge connection between the nine kingdoms was solidified into a chain. The top of the chain - that is, the closest to the external space is Asgard and Midgard space, which Hao Ren regarded as a breakthrough. The two realms ranked seventh, eighth and ninth in the space chain have terrible reputations, which sound very depressing: the Nibelungen, the country of death, and the Nifl Sea, the underworld. Mu.
"In fact, the two different spaces of Nibelungen and Niflheim can be regarded as one." Standing on the broken steps of the Rainbow Bridge, Vivian looked at the dirty lavender sky in the distance and the corruption and cracking under her feet. The earth said, "Even if Heimdall dies in battle and the Rainbow Bridge system is disrupted and rearranged, these two different spaces will always be connected together, because some of the most important branches of Yggdrasil are in these two spaces. Differentiation occurred, according to the information we have now - this should be the location of the brain nucleus and important ganglia of the 'eldest son'. The powerful spiritual power of the eldest son essentially merged these two spaces, leading to the Nibelung and Parts of the continents of Niflheim overlapped directly across the space gate. There was a zone called the 'fog gate' on the border of the two kingdoms. It was a thick fog, which was where the two kingdoms overlapped. "
A bright bolt of lightning pierced the sky, but strangely, this powerful lightning was silent. It left a dazzling crack in the sky, and finally broke into hundreds of lilac light streams that fell to the end of the horizon. The entire Nibelung was dead silent, as if the air here had died too.
"This used to be the territory of Hela. She was a very powerful necromancer back then. It is said that the dead will first fall into the Kingdom of Death and become residents of the Kingdom of Death. As their souls dissipate, they will become residents of the Nibelung. They are wandering ghosts, and gradually move closer to the "fog gate". Once entering the thick fog, the deceased will completely lose their memories of their lifetime, and will be irreversibly absorbed by Niflheim into dark elements, and eventually become the sea. Pull the energy in the palace. But Hela is not the only ruler of Nibelungen and Niflheim. Another powerful creature occupies half of the country here..."
"Black Dragon Nidhogg." Hao Ren nodded and looked towards the far end of the broken earth, where a crater was vaguely visible.
The location where everyone is now is the Nibelungen, the Kingdom of Death, and the direction they are looking at is the border line of Niflheim.
This place has also been destroyed by the magic storm. The filthy lavender sky is filled with toxic gases and radiation dust that can kill people instantly. Rotting toxic sludge and disgusting hot springs can be seen everywhere on the rotten and curled land. All the mountains have been destroyed. It was completely bare, and all the rivers had dried up, but compared to several other alien spaces, the Nibelungen appeared to be even more extreme and harsh: because even before Ragnarok, this place was not a good place.
It was once the necromantic magic research center and biochemical base of the Asaph gods. It was the place where Hela manufactured virus weapons and undead legions.
Ragnarok only magnified the degree of corruption in this plagued place.
"The black dragon Nidhogg kept gnawing at the roots of the World Tree, eventually causing the World Tree to completely decay. The branches supporting the nine kingdoms dried up and broke, causing the entire world to collapse..." Hao Ren silently recited the words from Nordic mythology. The recorded sentence, while walking down the Rainbow Bridge along the vines of the World Tree, and stepping onto the severely corrupted dark land, "Nidhogg finally crashed in the border mountains of Nibelung, and this is also its original lair, and it is The place that keeps gnawing at the roots of the World Tree. The source of corruption is here...theoretically the key to solving the corruption is also here."
Elizabeth tried her best to keep up with the crowd, jumping forward while shouting: "Uncle Ren, do you really think that the old man who has been locked in the crystal for two thousand years is not hallucinating or something?"
"I would rather believe it or not, and I think Odin is so sane that he would not hallucinate on this kind of thing." Hao Ren turned his head and glanced at the little devil girl, his eyebrows twitching slightly, "By the way, what do you plan to do? How long will you hold that leg?"
Elizabeth was carrying a mechanical spider leg that was several times bigger than her on her shoulders. Although she was shaky when walking, her face flushed with joy: "Of course I have to carry it back! It will take me a long time to dismantle this!"
That's right, that's the mechanical arm that was removed from the steam spider manufactured by Steam Six. Little Elizabeth used a screwdriver and a pair of pliers to completely remove it, and then the little girl carried it all the way here!
The corners of Hao Ren's eyes kept dancing: "Then I told you to receive it in my personal space..."
The little devil almost jumped up immediately, and sparks burst out from the corners of his forehead: "No! Uncle Ren, please let me carry it for a while, just for a while, I want to lick it..."
Everyone: "..."
"Big man, keep an eye on your daughter. She really dares to lick this thing. If you don't believe it, look at the engine oil at the corner of her mouth." Vivian covered her head and shook her head, then she conjured a little bat and threw it out, "I have found six of them. The relatively large tentacles are indeed as described by Odin, and the lesions are very serious."
Hao Ren smacked his lips with a look of disbelief on his face: "I didn't expect that Yggdrasil was actually corrupted..."
He couldn't help but think of the advice Odin gave everyone before setting off, as well as the large amount of important information he provided at the same time.
The former King of the Nordic Gods said this: "...If you want to fundamentally save this place, maybe you can go and take a look at the situation in Yugudora Hill. Although I don't know what happened there, but The corruption process of the World Tree is full of doubts...
"I once heard a voice during several unusual light sleeps. The voice had frightening power, but it was struggling in pain. I believe the source of the voice is Yggdrasil, because I was in In some messy dreams, I saw huge vines that continuously ran through all the kingdoms. Those vines curled together painfully, wrapping a heart that was constantly dyed black.
"The corruption of Yggdrasil seems incredible to me. I know that the legend in the human world is that the black dragon Nidhogg caused the withering and death of the World Tree, but I know that it is impossible for that black dragon to pollute the World Tree. Trees are far more powerful creatures than we imagine. They are incorruptible, at least not by mortal creatures. Yes, I knew this before you came here. I still have this level of exploration. some……
"I confirm the authenticity of those dreams. I am an Asaph god... Asaph people, we have a deep understanding of our spiritual world, especially in dreams, we can't make mistakes. There is a powerful creature It used its spiritual power to invade my dreams - of course, it may not be an active invasion, but the mental disturbance it emits during its struggle interferes with my thinking, but no matter what, I believe that it is Yggdrasil. .
This was the intelligence provided by Odin. Although it was vague, the amount of information contained in it was really amazing, and eventually prompted Hao Ren and his party to go to the Nibelungen to find out: According to the information recorded by the Asaph tribe, the corruption started from It started here.
As Odin said before, Yggdrasil cannot be corrupted in theory, and this is also Hao Ren's view. Although in myths and legends Nidhogg gnawed the roots of the World Tree and caused the corruption, according to Hao Ren's understanding of the "eldest son", this process should be the other way around: the powerful eldest son's unconscious dream talk attracted Nidhogg. Nidhogg, Nidhogg came into contact with the body fluids of his eldest son in a confused state, and was contaminated and went crazy. During the entire process, there was no so-called "corruption infection" in Yggdrasil. This can also be confirmed by the tentacles of the Firstborn they previously observed in Asgard: those tentacles on the borders of Asgard all appear healthy and strong, with no signs of corruption.
But Odin said that there was evidence to prove that Yggdrasil was indeed suffering from a disease, which was beyond Hao Ren's expectation.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Hao Ren couldn't help but think of the strange state of Yggdrasil mentioned by Mimir before.
And if Yggdrasil's subsequent series of weird behaviors were really due to the disease, then Hao Ren and the others have a third alternative:
Investigate the cause of the disease, try to cure the eldest son, and finally use his power.
The magic radiation entrenched in Midgard is an irresistible natural disaster for ordinary races, and it is also a huge trouble for Hao Ren and his party - it is not that the power of the Inquisitor cannot resist this radiation, but that it is necessary to eliminate it. Professional equipment and team, and it takes a relatively long time. But if the eldest son can be awakened and the other party's help is obtained, this radiation may be easily eliminated: the eldest son's huge body that runs through the nine kingdoms is the best purification tool. One breath of his may be able to change all alien spaces. atmospheric structure.
Even if this plan fails, it is still necessary to treat the eldest son: if the eldest son can not go crazy, then Hao Ren and his party can be free to move the Twilight City with great fanfare or build a second layer of Twilight Barrier.