The world-devouring dragon

Rognar Island, longhouse interior.

"Crackling..."

Inside the long house, which is entirely made of thick logs, all kinds of weapons and animal skins are hung on the walls, giving it a rough and wild style.

In the center of the spacious room, a warm fire was burning, and old Edgar was sitting in front of the fire, holding ale in his hand, thinking silently.

"What's wrong? Are you worried about the children again?"

On the side, Jenny, who was already past middle age and had inevitable wrinkles on her once beautiful face, looked at the old Edgar next to her and said softly.

Old Edgar did not say anything. As a very traditional Norseman, he had many inherent characteristics of the Norse. He was heroic, brave, and fearless of death. He was also addicted to alcohol and often violent.

But such a person was rarely silent at this moment, sitting quietly, making people wonder what he was thinking.

In the culture of the Norse people, the death of a family member is a family blood feud, which is enough to avenge it at all costs, even for eternity. Therefore, neither he nor his children questioned whether it was necessary for his sons to risk their lives for revenge.

It is undeniable that unlike other myths, in the world of Nordic gods, whether gods or humans, whether men or women, whether strong or thin, they all tend to have serious berserker tendencies, and everyone can be called a berserker. Natural warrior potential.

However, revenge is one thing, and loving one's children is another. Even if he supports his daughter, Edgar Sr. can't help but worry about his children sometimes.

However, as a man in the family, the responsibilities on his shoulders prevented him from speaking. He could only remain silent and hide his words in his heart.

Facing Jenny's inquiry, he just sat by the fire, silent, looking at the flames in front of him, without any intention of trying to speak.

Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Jenny looked at him, shook her head, and then murmured.

"Yes, it's been more than a month."

As she spoke, she sighed.

According to common sense, it is normal for a ship to go to sea for several months, but the delay in returning still made her feel some inexplicable worries.

"O Njord, God of the Sea, may you protect my children's safe return."

She prayed silently in her heart, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of rapid footsteps in her ears, and then there was a violent knock on the door.

"Bah bang bang!"

The violent slamming on the door made the heavy door made of logs shake a little, and at the same time, there were urgent shouts.

"Old Edgar, old Edgar... open the door quickly!"

She recognized the other party's voice immediately. It was Ogg, the messenger on Rogna Island.

"Could it be..."

A thought flashed through my mind, and I immediately stood up and walked to the rough door made of wooden boards.

"squeak……"

She opened the door, and a panting figure appeared in her sight. It was none other than Messenger Ogg.

In front of her, Ogg's long, disheveled blond hair was mixed with a lot of morning dew. His fit body, which was known for being good at running, was already exhausted at this moment, proving that he had probably been running for a long time. .

Raising his head and looking at Jenny in front of him, Ogg first tried hard to adjust his breathing, and then said hesitantly.

"Mrs. Jenny, I hope you can calm down when you hear the news..."

"..."

Following the messenger's words, everything around him seemed to be gradually losing color and turning pale.

Looking at Ogg's eager face in front of him, his upper and lower lips were opening and closing, but he couldn't hear any sound.

The originally noisy world gradually faded away from the presence of sound, and the whole world... was terrifyingly silent.

His vision became a little shaky.

Atler, Harriet, Hanna, Olga, Lena...

Countless names were stuck in Jenny's throat, as if they were about to burst out, but she couldn't say anything.

His lips opened, wanting to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Instead, there was a body that suddenly fell backwards, and a panic-stricken husband in his sight that gradually turned dark...

…

A month later, through the panicked descriptions of the North warriors who barely saved their lives, the name of the big snake "Jormungandr" spread throughout the offshore area, and gradually spread to the area where humans live. Mainland, above Midgard.

Whether they are fishermen, warriors, or women, they can't help but marvel at the legend of this giant snake.

Legend has it that this unprecedented giant snake, the son of the god Loki, has a body that can be compared with the endless mountains, and its head is comparable to any mountain. When it becomes angry, it opens its head. The mouth of the abyss can even swallow an entire city...

In the mouths of the bards, the giant snake is prone to rage, so it often disturbs the sea, causing storms and waves...

People who were in awe of this huge snake began to call it...

"The serpent that entwines the world."

…

But in the bottomless deep sea, this behemoth is sleeping peacefully in the depths of the sea like never before...

For Meng, he didn't care at all about the wonder and surprise of the world. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to the little people riding in "small boats" that he met when he was molting. .

Without him, it is too insignificant.

To him, it was just like being bitten by an ant while sleeping, then slapping it with his hand and crushing it to death. It was not worth mentioning at all.

Apart from being slightly unhappy when he was bitten, he didn't even remember this incident.

On the contrary, Meng paid more attention to his belly than those humans who were smaller than ants.

As a standard mythical creature, Meng is extremely unscientific in every sense of the word.

For example, even though he doesn't need to eat anything, he can still grow inexplicably, which is completely inconsistent with the law of conservation of mass and energy. It has only been less than two years since he became conscious, and his body has already become incredibly huge. .

But on the other hand, as his body continued to grow, he also continued to become hungrier. Only by constantly eating like crazy could he barely satisfy his hunger.

This feeling of hunger was so strong that it even reached the point where Meng couldn't do any more unnecessary thinking, because just racking his brains and trying to fill his stomach had already exhausted all his energy.

As the saying goes, "A man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is thin and has long hair."

When you are so hungry all day, sometimes you will even be so hungry that your eyes will turn red, you will lose your mind, and you will be thinking about what to eat every day. It is difficult to expect that this big snake that often eats its first meal will not have the next meal. What a leisurely mood. Go think about something else.

However, the only advantage is that although this strong feeling of hunger is strong, it will not starve Meng to death, it is just a simple feeling of hunger.

When Meng shed his skin for the first time, this hunger also stopped for the first time. Although he was still hungry, he would not be so hungry that he completely lost his mind like before.

But because of this, this big snake had the first time to rest quietly and wait for the shedding to be completed.