Chapter 446: Star, Jotunheim (6)

Chapter 446: Star, Jotunheim (6)

Paaah!

After telling his subordinates that he would be going ahead and ordering them to catch up to him later, Chang-Sun made his way to a castle on a high mountain, which was where Bergelmir probably was. If Odin truly came here for Bergelmir, every second mattered.

Arrrrghhh! Please! Lets! Go! Together! Why! Are! You! In! A hurry!

Herald hurriedly hopped behind Chang-Sun, feeling hellish for running when he was already tired.

I told you to go back.

Im! Doing this! Because I cant!

He would have already gone back to the <Management Bureau> if he could. Having been sent on a business trip after months of hard work, all he wanted now was to request a day off, go back home, and throw himself on his bed. However, <Deus Ex Machina> didnt just send him down to deliver a message. Otherwise, he would have just sent System Messages.

Mr. Machina! Told Me! To detect Rollback! Because! Something is! Definitely going on! Around you! What else am I supposed to do?!

Through constant monitoring, the <Management Bureau> had detected a minuscule amount of <Darkness> in Chang-Suns Rollbacks, so they assigned Herald to observe it in person. Since <Deus Ex Machina> could see through all of the Administrators eyes, Heral didnt have to capture <Darkness>. He just had to watch when it would activate so <Deus Ex Machina> could track it himself. In other words

[<Deus Ex Machina> is watching the Administrator Herald!]

Nothing can be worse than this!!! Herald yelled internally.

Herald wanted to cry. This was no different from the president of a big company standing beside a low-level employee to watch them work. Well aware that <Deus Ex Machina> was doing this not only to detect Rollback but also out of worry for Chang-Sun, Herald felt even more insanely suffocated for being an innocent rabbit bystander stuck in between two monsters.

[<Deus Ex Machina> stares at the Administrator Herald and asks if he just called him the worst possible monster!]

My apologies, sir! Herald bowed deeply, recalling the fact that <Deus Ex Machina> could read his mind through the Terminal installed in his head.

Even kings were badmouthed when he wasnt around. Unfortunately, Herald couldnt even do that.

Chang-Sun soon reached Bergelmirs Lonely Fortress, a small castle on top of a mountain so tall that it pierced through the clouds.

Tap!

Chang-Sun frowned. The Lonely Fortress was half-shattered, seemingly by a series of battles. It reeks of blood.

The cold gusts carried the thick scent of blood with them, something that more often than not came from the aftermath of a massacre, not just any battle.

Paaah!

Chang-Sun quietly unsealed [Tiamats Snaggletooth] as he entered the fortress. Walking downstairs, he found nearly pulverized Yeti corpses all over the place, proving him right. A one-sided massacre had indeed taken place here.

He quickly studied the traces left on the Yetis corpses to find out how the invader killed them. They know how to deal with Anomalies.

Woosh, woosh, woosh!

He reached the first floors central hall not long after, finding Bergelmir covered in blood.

Shit! Shit! Shit!!!! Ill kill you! Bergelmir yelled.

The enormous giant stood over ten meters tall, and the fog covering him made it hard to see him. Nevertheless, with the way he kept summoning blizzards, the word monster still described him most accurately. His Divine Class had to have been outstandingly high before his death.

Unfortunately, he was losing one-sidedly right now.

Slash, slash, slash!

A wind blade cut through Bergelmirs blizzards and fog and proceeded to inflict multiple wounds on him. The attack was so fast and sharp that not even Chang-Sun could follow it with his eyes.

Splaaash!

Blood fountained out of every wound Bergelmir sustained, creating a big puddle around him.

Rummble, rumble!

Youre as troublesome as I heard, Twilight! Skathi exclaimed, seemingly aware of who Chang-Sun was.

Dumbstruck, Chang-Sun replied, You must have heard about me from Odin. Did he also tell you

Pzzzzzz!

His lightning energy burned stronger as it filled the hall, dyeing it with the color of sunset. The air warmed up enough to melt all the ice around them.

... that you should watch your mouth around me?

Chang-Sun leaped in the air.

Paah!

Skathi unsheathed her two daggers, which were still a lot longer than ordinary peoples longswords. With a swing, she sent forth gusts of bone-chillingly cold wind to shred Chang-Sun to death.

Rumble!

However, all the wind gusts dissipated before Chang-Suns lightning bolts. Skathi soon found herself blocking [Tiamats Snaggletooth] from beheading her.

Boooom!

Pzzzzz!

A lightning-energy explosion engulfed Skathi and continued to expand, becoming even stronger as it melted one ice crystal after another. She screamed in pain, but the claps of thunder muffled her.

Refusing to let her rest, Chang-Sun started an Anomaly and quickly cornered her.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

Sparks flew up from the sharp blade of [Tiamats Snaggletooth] every time Chang-Sun swung it, eventually gathering enough to turn the hall into an inferno. The pools of blood on the floor evaporated, replaced with flames.

Rummmble!

Slash!

One of Chang-Suns fierce attacks successfully cut off Skathis arm, sending it flying in the air.

Fuuuck! Skathi cursed through gritted teeth, finding the situation ridiculous.

Sensing that she would eventually find herself in deep trouble if she let this keep up, she attempted to flee.

Odin had repeatedly told her that she should be careful if she ever ran into Chang-Sun, his reincarnation. She merely scoffed at the time, refusing to give the warning much thought. After all, from her perspective, there had to be a limit to how strong a human-born Celestial could be. Much to her shock, however, Chang-Sun was comparable to Odin! Considering Odin was almost done recovering all of his power, she had an even harder time believing it.

Nevertheless, despite regretting her decision to engage Chang-Sun in combat out of her desire to win, she couldnt do anything but face reality now. Her gut feeling telling her that she would die at this rate triggered a siren in her head.

After going through so many difficulties, Skathi had finally received a new shot at life. She didnt want to die again. Having to give up on Bergelmir despite already being so close to killing him was unfair, but now wasnt the time to complain.

Skathi used the teleportation scroll that Odin had given her to escape. With it, not even the inhumanely strong Chang-Sun shouldnt be able to follow her!

Paah!

[The teleportation activation has been canceled!]

[The teleportation scroll is disintegrating.]

What? Skathi gaped.

She had surely torn up the scroll. A pool of light even started forming below her feet, a clear sign of the teleportation spells activation. More importantly, the scroll contained Odins rune magic. It made no sense for it to be canceled, let alone fail.

Seeing Chang-Sun amid the fog, Skathi stumbled backward. A shiver ran down her spine.

Whats wrong? Chang-Sun smiled coldly, terrifying Skathi. Is something not working?