The Death Knell

In the small living room next door, the breeze rolled up the gauze curtains, the room was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and some birds flew through the window.

Su Ming casually picked up the wine on the table and leaned close to the fireplace to look at the flames inside.

There is a fireplace in almost every room in Asgard. In fact, the Asgard do not need a fire at all. Their constitution is very tolerant to low temperatures. The fireplace here is just a means of lighting and decoration, and sometimes it can also be used to process food. .

"Except for the connection between Mephisto and Orochi, other forces have nothing to do with it. However, Orochi escaped first because of the cause, and then contacted the Hell Lord as a result. The sequential relationship eliminates Mephisto's suspicion."

He said to the two women of the Warner Clan.

"You can't be sure if it's a big snake. I still believe that the big snake is dead."

Frigga replied in a low voice, staring at Su Ming seriously with her big eyes, staring at the fake Odin's face.

At this moment, Gin came back, and she found her boss: "Boss, Master Ancient One has verified that the Orochi has escaped from the seal, and the Winter Hammer is not on the earth, and the whereabouts of both are unknown."

Su Ming tilted his head and spread his hands at Frigga, meaning you should see for yourself.

Frigga covered her mouth, and the huge feeling of panic made her stomach twitch. Back then, the Warner clan was seriously harmed by the big snake, and she was full of fear of that madman.

Su Ming sighed and handed her the wine bottle in his hand, signaling the queen to take a few sips to calm down her shock while he continued to ask about gin.

"What else did the master say?"

"Master Ancient One also said that the serpent must be sealed again, but this time not on earth."

Gin looked at Frigga raising her head to drink strong wine, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly. In her impression, the mother of the gods always looked very decent and aloof.

Now he is like an ordinary soldier.

Su Ming raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. The Supreme Mage said it easily, but the matter of sealing the snake...

He can't even cast a fireball in Marvel, let alone a large magic seal. He probably has to rely on Odin and the World Tree.

The original plan was to find a way to kill the big snake once and for all.

Su Ming didn't quite believe the idea that the big snake could only fulfill the prophecy and die. If it couldn't be killed, then it must be the wrong method.

If the Ultimate Eraser can be found, or simply get the Heart of the Universe, Orochi will surely die.

But at this time, Ancient One's opinion is to continue to maintain the prophecy of Ragnarok...

It seems that the hidden meaning of maintaining the destruction and rebirth of the gods and maintaining this sad cycle is more important than Su Ming imagined.

Or... what did the Ancient One see with the Time Stone?

After a short period of thinking, Su Ming decided to do what the Supreme Mage wanted. Although Gu Yi did not say the specific reason, Su Ming believed that she would not harm him.

Aside from taking over as the Supreme Mage...

Now Orochi and Winter's Hammer are in the fog, and no one knows where they are. But Orochi is an old antique whose understanding of the world is thousands of years ago, and his goals must exist within the scope of his knowledge. Inside.

That is, among the nine realms.

"Queen Frigga, I need to go to the underworld." Su Ming said softly.

Frigga finished a bottle of wine, and she slowly sat at the table: "Any soul that does not die so gloriously in Asgard will enter the underworld."

"I'm just letting you know that the Eight-Legged Pegasus will send me there."

"What do you want me to do?" Frigga rubbed her face. She felt at a loss. If Odin didn't wake up, how could the serpent resist?

"Keep an eye on the movements in the Immortal Palace. I've always felt that there's something wrong with the big snake."

Su Ming simply confessed and left with Gin. Their footsteps left a series of shallow footprints on the carpet.

Gurweger looked at his back and then at his sister.

"You'd better do what he says. I feel that he can inflict fear on others, but he is fearless in his heart. He acts without any scruples or hesitations."

Frigga smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I know, I'm just worried that he will kill us at any time."

Guerweger put the laptop on the table: "I don't think so. Look at this technology product. It allows us to learn the things inside, which means we are still useful."

The queen sighed and touched the black computer with her slender hands. This style was completely different from Asgard.

There is a dark quality about that person, and no one knows his true purpose until now. This is what makes people most scared.

Frigga is not afraid of death. What she is afraid of is that Asgard will no longer exist. The ability of the other party to transform into someone else at will is really terrifying.

Unfortunately, the handle on my sister is in the hands of Deathstroke. Now the only one who can help everyone in Vanaheim get rid of the influence of the power of fire is Deathstroke.

And I... I was involuntarily pulled into the whirlpool by the people around me, and a big invisible net seemed to cover everyone's head.

.............................

"Boss, are you really planning to go to the underworld?"

Ginjiu and Su Ming rode on the back of the eight-legged Pegasus. At this time, the horse was running wildly in one direction, as if traveling through the universe.

"Yes, first we need to see if there is any connection between Hela and Orochi, and then investigate her intention of attacking the Asgardian army."

Su Ming calmly replied that there was no need to control the direction when riding a Pegasus. He only had to get on it and tell it where he was going, just like a taxi.

He was silently ruffling the Pegasus' mane and straightening out some hair balls inside.

"Her strength... is very strong. If we add Tier, I'm afraid the two of us won't be enough."

"Huh? I never said we were going to deal with Hela, we were just going to deal with a dog."

"dog......?"

Su Ming turned to look at Gin. Her short hair was lifted by the breeze and kept turning like the pages of a book. At this time, there was a puzzled look on her face.

.............................

Hela was currently celebrating her victory with Tyr.

The army of the undead has grown again, and these undead souls are also active warriors of Asgard.

This is different from the endless cannon fodder troops in the underworld. This is an elite force.

Cannon fodder was used in exchange for a new elite army, and even if the cannon fodder was beaten into powder on the battlefield, their souls would return to the underworld to be reshaped.

It is equivalent to a transaction without capital.

However, the celebration in the underworld is still not very lively.

Hela and Tyr gathered around a small table. There was a pot of wine and two small cups on the table. The two of them talked in low voices and drank. It was considered a celebration.

The entire hall was still silent, with coldness and death spreading in every corner.

Any Asgardian habits have been mutated here, and everything here is "anti-Asgard" style.

There is always a warm flame burning in the fireplace of the fairy palace, but there is only a dark green cold light in Hela's fireplace.

Immortal Palace likes to smash wine glasses. The wine glasses here in Hela are all made of human skin and cannot be broken at all. When thrown to the ground, you can only hear a 'puff' sound.

The streets and markets of the Immortal Palace are very prosperous, but in the Hades Palace, which is larger than its city, only two people can always be seen.

Hela has realized that the fire in the World Tree is fake. She is just taking advantage of the fire, and then she will wait quietly for the real time to come.

For the underworld, the war is over and the army has grown again. Today, several decades have passed.

Anyway, Odin's old immortal didn't dare to face her, so Hela was very relieved.

"How about my two brothers?"

Hela was holding the wine glass, leaning on her soft couch, sipping the mead in the glass, and asked Tyr.

The wine of the underworld is made from the nectar of death spore flowers. If ordinary people smell it, they will immediately die and turn into zombies.

Tyr's body still has some scorch marks caused by the hammer, but as an undead, he can't feel pain at all. These injuries are nothing more than scratching.

"Thor is still a fool, but Loki seems to be smarter. At the beginning of the war, he seemed to have seen the results."

"...Forget it, time is such a terrible power..."

Tire smiled and raised his wine glass to pay tribute to the Queen. His smile was particularly terrifying. His facial skin was not well controlled after death, and all his gums were exposed.

"But Odin actually sent an army to deal with Surtur. It's hard for me to understand. The number of troops is meaningless for that kind of existence."

Hela closed her eyes and kept fiddling with the soft cushions under her body with her fingers. After a while, she opened them:

"Odin has done many incomprehensible things, such as negotiating peace with Laufey, being friendly with Xandar and other countries, and sending Valkyrie to deal with me... I just learned about it from the new dead souls. , Odin promoted the will of fire yesterday, I suspect that he lit the fire of the World Tree himself."

Tyr shrugged. Indeed, as the queen said, Odin had done too many strange things.

But now that the time has not come, the army of the underworld returns here and continues to sleep underground, waiting to be awakened next time.

The two drank a few more glasses of wine and talked about some insidious topics. Hela's hands kept stroking around on the soft cushions, as if she was looking for something.

"By the way, where's Fenris?"

Hela finally remembered. She always felt that there was something missing in her hand. It turned out that the wolf was missing.

Fenris is the cause of Odin's death in the prophecy, and it is one of Hela's trump cards. Odin does not dare to come to the underworld, partly because the wolf is here, and he is afraid that his fate will be fulfilled in advance.

Tyr had mixed emotions about the giant wolf that bit off one of his hands in the past.

On the one hand, it was because he helped the gods deceive Fenris and locked it on an isolated island for ten thousand years; on the other hand, it was because it ate his hand in front of him.

Just like eating beans, or some crunchy fruit.

Now Fenris is another ally of Hela. Tyr sees it every day, but it still feels awkward.

"I don't know. Too many corpses and souls entered the underworld today. It's probably looking for something to eat."

Hela sighed. The only creature in the underworld is Fenrir. Even Hela herself is a half-life and half-dead undead: "Then let it go. In the past, there was not even a bone in the underworld. How can it endure me for so long?" I’m already very happy, go get some more wine.”