The Death Knell

Gin stood up and got out of the hole in the transparent wall. She lowered her head and followed Su Ming.

"Boss, don't you blame me?"

"This little thing is nothing. It's Immortal Palace's fault for taking you away suddenly, and you're not wrong."

Su Ming looked at the strange creatures in the cells around him and felt that this place was more like a museum or a zoo than a dungeon.

He gave Gin a small badge, which was a magic prop prepared by Ancient One and could hide her too.

At the door of each cell, there are not only the names of the prisoners, but also their race and living habits. It seems strange.

But thanks to these intelligence panels, Su Ming now knows Gin's real name and who she is in the myth.

A member of Valkyrie, Odin's bodyguard, the armed maid responsible for transporting the souls of heroes to Valhalla, her title is 'Mist'.

No wonder when he started his business in the early years, only Gin could help Su Ming dispose of the body with a calm face. People saw it a lot.

Gin still lowered her head. She put away the wine bottle in her hand: "That's not it. It's about my concealing my identity."

"What don't I know about your boss? That's not a problem either."

Su Ming curled his lips. Although he did not expect that she was a woman, it was not a big deal:

"I don't care what your name is here. In short, you are Gin to me. If you are picked up by me, you are mine... But how could the three goddesses think of recalling you Valkyrie? You are not afraid of Hela." Can’t you hide the matter?”

Gin finally raised her head, and she regained her former composure. Although her voice and appearance had changed, her speaking habits and tone returned to normal.

She seemed more relaxed and had a smile on her face.

"I don't know why we were recalled, but I was put in the dungeon, but I feel that the situation may be serious."

"Hmm... So do the three goddesses know the details? Which one of them do you think is the most annoying? I will catch one of them and torture you to vent your anger."

Gin shook his head with a wry smile. The boss had the same attitude when talking about any god, as if there was no difference between gods and mortals.

At a time like this, he makes jokes that are not funny at all.

"...We can go find my comrades to understand the situation without interrogating anyone."

"Then let's go." Su Ming patted Gin on the shoulder habitually and led her out of the dungeon: "I lit the World Tree on fire just now, and everyone in Asgard went there to drink and celebrate. Now It’s easy to move around.”

There was no way. Although Su Ming himself was considered to be quite strong, he still couldn't face Asgard's million-strong army head-on. Therefore, it was very important to use strategies.

It will be easier to move around if all the Asgardians are gathered in a certain area first.

Gin's eyes almost popped out. She opened her mouth and made a "ho ho" sound. Su Ming quickly patted her back.

She took a breath and looked at Su Ming's face: "Boss, Asgard cannot live without the World Tree. It is very important and is the link that maintains the nine realms. Without it, order will collapse and Ragnarok will come. "

Su Ming took her out of the cell nonchalantly. This place was located underground in the Golden Palace. The people or monsters imprisoned here were not worthy of the death penalty.

Yes, Asgard has the death penalty. ‘Executioner’ Skolch is the bald man who likes to use a giant axe. He will later dual-wield M16 carbines. His main duty in Asgard is to behead people.

Of course, he got the title of Executioner because he chopped off the heads of many Frost Giants, and he did it on the battlefield. But off the battlefield, someone had to do the dirty work.

There is no honor in executing a prisoner, and only he is willing to obey Odin's arrangements.

Odin's current rule is quite benevolent. He killed more people when he was young. When he gets old, the death penalty has become useless.

"The World Tree is a tree with divine power and energy. Although napalm is good, it cannot kill it. As long as someone realizes that this is a scam, the fire will be extinguished soon."

He was carrying a big sword and walked quickly in the magnificent Golden Palace. The environment here was quite good and the architectural style was also very beautiful.

There are flowers in vases, and Nordic-style decorations can be seen everywhere.

Gold-inlaid horn cups, oversized gold plates, golden weapons and armor were all piled casually on both sides of the corridor, like garbage.

Loki and Thor carried out their orders very hard, and there was no one here.

"The flame of the World Tree means a lot to the Nine Realms. It allows Asgard to see how many enemies it has and stop staring at the earth."

Su Ming grabbed a few bottles of wine from the table and put them away. The wine in Immortal Palace was good, so he took it back to make a copy of it.

Gin thought for a while, and she was a little panicked when she heard that the World Tree was on fire, but if it was napalm, it shouldn't be a big problem.

As long as people change their minds, they can put out the fire with just any magic.

The World Tree is very important to Asgard. Thor doesn't know much about it, but Gin does.

The nine realms involved in the World Tree have always been operating according to certain rules and cannot overlap or collide, otherwise big trouble will occur.

Every few thousand years, the nine realms coincide, which is when the nine realms are most vulnerable. At that time, any energy or force can travel through the nine realms at will.

The World Tree is also the energy source of the Rainbow Bridge. Without the Rainbow Bridge, Asgard would not be able to quickly mobilize its millions of troops, and their rule would be empty words.

In the prophecy, the fire of the World Tree is a precursor to the destruction of Asgard, but the prophecy has a necessary precondition, that is, Odin is dead.

Lighting the World Tree now is somewhat similar to the prophecy, but the timing is completely wrong. Without one necessary condition, Ragnarok will not be established.

On the contrary, it can also deceive a lot of enemies in the fairy palace, making them think they have seen an opportunity and plan to go crazy during Ragnarok.

Of course Asgard will suffer losses, but it is equivalent to eliminating hidden dangers for the future, which is definitely not a loss.

After that, Su Ming can stand up and be a good person in dangerous situations, help Asgard, and exchange for the freedom of gin and other benefits.

Yu Gong, Asgard and Odin are the shields of the earth, and Ancient One needs them to share some of the pressure.

Personally, Asgard is Gin's hometown, and she probably still has friends or relatives here. She really wants to leave here, but there is still worry in her eyes.

From both perspectives, Asgard must exist.

Then wait and see what happens, see what enemies the fire will attract, and be fully prepared before stepping forward.

An Asgard that is neither strong nor weak is more in line with Su Ming and Gu Yi's wishes.

But now that we are going deep behind enemy lines and planning to play Infernal Affairs, we have to think of a way out.

It's easier to come here, but more troublesome to go back. Asgard is protected by magic. If Gu Yi wants to locate Su Ming's exact location, he will definitely attract some people's attention.

Therefore, Su Ming had no intention of using the portal to go back from the beginning. He knew three ways to leave.

One way is to get rid of Heimdall and go back through the Rainbow Bridge, but there is too much movement and he is exposed.

The second is to grab a spaceship, a small golden spaceship, and let Gin fly back to the earth by himself.

The third option is to get a Valkyrie's Silver Pegasus. As long as Valkyrie rides on the Pegasus, the ability can be used to teleport directly to the battlefield in the atrium with the most dead people. If we push back at this point in time, it is likely to be Iwo Jima.

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There are no guards at the Golden Palace now. Ginjiu is very curious about how the boss did it. Su Ming did not go into details, but just said that he received great assistance from the two princes.

"You are familiar with Asgard. We need to know some more in-depth information. We need someone we can trust. I don't want to be sold to Odin right away."

Su Ming walked out of the Golden Palace with Gin and was hiding under a small tower. He leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette.

Gin recalled his acquaintances in the Immortal Palace, but found that most of them were dead, and the dead in the Hall of Valor undoubtedly had zero knowledge of the outside world.

He just drinks, fights and plays with women every day, and has no time to understand the situation outside.

As a Valkyrie, she knew that Odin's big house was more like a special small plane. The souls that entered could not come out, but the special laws in it would reshape their bodies in life, allowing them to enjoy all kinds of things. pleasure.

This was the job of the Valkyries in the past, to take the souls of the heroic dead away from the battlefields of Midgard and then send them to the Hall of Valor.

I didn't think it was anything at that time. Instead, I felt that I was on a glorious mission. But now, compared with life on Earth, it's too monotonous and boring.

Incidentally, she also felt that the heroic spirits were a little pitiful. What kind of entertainment was that? Not even a movie.

She thought for a long time, her heroic eyebrows knitted together, and after a moment, she asked tentatively:

"How is Sif? She and I have a good relationship. She used to be a Valkyrie for a while."

Su Ming blew out a smoke ring and said coldly: "Let me guess, Odin transferred her out of the Valkyrie team and then sent you to deal with Hela?"

"Uh...it seems like that's true..." Gin thought for a moment, then his face became stiff again.

This makes Sif unreliable.

Odin planned to let Sif marry Thor because Sif's brother was Heimdall, his most trusted guard and comrade.

No other woman in Asgard has such a reliable background.

Gin lowered her head again, holding her chin and thinking, and suddenly she thought of a candidate.

"Let's go find Brünnhilde. She used to be our captain. She will never betray her comrades. But she has just come back. I can't say how much she knows about the situation."

"Is the Valkyrie whose codename is the word 'Valkyrie'... Maybe it will work. As long as she is not imprisoned in a dungeon, she must know more than us."

Su Ming put out the cigarette butt and put it away, motioning for Gin to lead the way.

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Brünnhilde dragged her tired body smelling of alcohol back to her hut.

Asgard had changed so much that she felt she couldn't accept it for a while and was exhausted both physically and mentally.

When the World Tree was on fire, no one went to put out the fire. Instead, Thor and Loki conveyed Odin's will, had a banquet there, and promoted the will of fire.

Brünnhilde felt that they were mentally ill...and from the looks in other people's eyes, she felt that there were many people who thought so.

But not even the Mother of the Three Gods raised any objections. What could a little Valkyrie say?

So she could only go with the crowd, toast together and celebrate, praising Odin's wise decision.

She is not as courageous as Misty and dares to contradict the goddesses in person.

Maybe it's because she knows that her boss Gao Tianzun will not come to Asgard to look for her because of her.

Thinking of this, she felt envious and worried about Misty. I am envious that she has met a good boss, but I am also worried about what will happen to her after being imprisoned in the dungeon.

After being abandoned by Asgard, she had mixed emotions about this place. If she had the choice, she would not want to come back at all.

But now, she is wearing silver armor and a blue cloak, returning to the cabin she has been away from for a long time in a depressed mood. This is reality.

No matter what thoughts she had, they were nothing in front of the power of Asgard.