Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 179 The Birth of Nidhogg

Nidhogg's original consciousness was finally brutally murdered by Agreed. I won't comment on the morality of the protagonist's actions here, because in essence, it seems no different from the torture and murder of a child, but there seems to be some difference. Good and evil, right and wrong, can never be clearly defined.

Agreed was in high spirits after killing Nidhogg's original consciousness. He then comfortably merged with Nidhogg's body. After the complete fusion, Agreed finally felt the long-lost sensation of being alive.

After acquiring a new body, Agreed felt the sensation of being completely enveloped in slime like inside a dragon egg, but he didn't feel suffocated. This might be due to his past as an undead or the effects of the slime inside the dragon egg. After familiarizing himself with his body, Agreed began to exert his strength in an attempt to break through the thick eggshell that trapped him.

As Agreed moved, the dragon egg began to sway from side to side. The movement of the dragon egg was quickly noticed by the Flame Dragon Mother 'Alex', who rushed to the front of the dragon egg and waited expectantly for the birth of the newborn with her eyes bigger than lanterns.

Seeing that the dragon egg was shaking and had not yet hatched, the Flame Dragon Mother became a little anxious. So, she carefully tapped the eggshell with her huge dragon claws, which were powerful enough to destroy city walls, to help Agred hatch.

Alex, the Flame Dragon Mother, was undoubtedly very experienced in this regard. Although even her fingernails were much larger than the tiny dragon eggs, she still managed to crack the eggshells without harming the baby dragons inside, thanks to her meticulous control over her strength. This was a unique skill she had honed over many years as a 'mother,' which greatly increased the hatching rate of the dragon eggs she collected.

The Flame Dragon Mother is 1,721 years old this year. According to the age of an extremely old dragon, she should have been in her twilight years long ago.

However, Alex's talent was indeed exceptional. If it weren't for her hidden injuries, she would have been more than capable of becoming an ancient dragon. This also meant that her twilight years would be much later than those of other extremely old dragons who could only wait to die because of insufficient talent.

Unfortunately, Alex could no longer delay. This batch of dragon eggs was the last batch of young dragons that the Flame Dragon Mother planned to adopt. After raising them to adulthood and leaving the nest, the Flame Dragon Mother would probably take all her treasures and find a secluded place as her grave and final resting place.

Of course, if this batch of dragon eggs doesn't contain a red dragon, the Flame Dragon Mother plans to simply give up and take the treasure to live out her days in peace.

With the help of the Flame Dragon Mother, Agred finally hatched. As soon as he emerged, Agred used the innate talent of the Nidhogg dragon body to transform himself into a red dragon. Then, Agred began to feast on his eggshell. After all, the entire Nidhogg dragon egg was created by Agred using the essence of heaven and earth, and it was extremely nutritious. Moreover, almost all young dragons eat their own eggshells when they are born. For dragons, this first meal is the most crucial, providing enough nutrients for the exhausted young dragons to receive the inheritance of the dragon bloodline.

Agreed greedily devoured the eggshell, licking up every last drop of egg yolk from the ground, while muttering to himself, "Mine, mine, all mine."

After completely devouring the dragon egg, Agreed felt a sense of fullness he hadn't experienced in a long time. At this moment, the Flame Dragon Mother stared intently at Agreed, waiting for him to reveal his true dragon name to confirm whether he was a noble dragon or a lowly beast.

It's worth mentioning here that Agred's true dragon name should be 'Agred Nidhogg Eo', but according to Agred's naming habits, his current full name should be 'Agred Nidhogg Eo Tutankhamun Presidian Rael'. However, if you dare to use Eo as your dragon name, any dragon will think you're talking nonsense and will kill you for blaspheming the name of the progenitor of dragons.

Agreed naturally understood the Flame Dragon Mother's little scheme and was also aware of the trouble his real name would cause. So Agreed quickly used the dragon language to announce a dragon's real name that he had already made up. Upon hearing the real name, the Flame Dragon Mother's gaze softened instantly, and you could even see a loving smile on her face that was out of place among the red dragons.

After all, the birth rate of dragons has always been low, and even if they are successfully hatched, very few dragons can inherit the dragon's legacy. In addition, the Flame Dragon Mother's eggs were all picked up, which inherently had a very high failure rate. Therefore, even if only Agreed was hatched as the sole offspring, it was enough to make the Flame Dragon Mother overjoyed. At the same time, it also made the Flame Dragon Mother secretly relieved, thinking that Tiamat was indeed still looking after her.

Argreed breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing her kind smile. His disguise had clearly fooled this ancient dragon. Fortunately, the fact that a newborn dragon could fake its bloodline defied common sense, so no dragon would suspect it. Otherwise, if Argreed had been discovered to be not a red dragon, he might have been persecuted by the Flame Dragon Mother. In that case, he would have had to drag his still immature body, which wasn't even a young dragon, to fight against an ancient dragon, especially one that was the most skilled red dragon in combat!

There were a total of sixteen dragon eggs that were picked up by the Flame Dragon Mother in the same batch as Agred. Agred was the first to hatch. Agred greedily breathed in the air, savoring the heavy sulfur smell and the unique aroma mixed with the scent of earth.

Agreed excitedly exclaimed to himself, "I can feel it again! The air, the breeze, the colors, the sounds, the sensations—it's all back! I've finally come back to life! I'm no longer a ghost who can only feel the burning pain of my soul, but a living, breathing being!"

Argreed was speaking a human language from another universe, so the Flame Dragon Mother didn't notice anything unusual about the baby dragon in front of her, simply assuming it was the newborn being excitedly shouting.

Agreed then lay down on the spot and fell into the first deep sleep of his dragon life. As long as the baby dragons are well nourished after birth, they will immediately fall into a deep sleep and evolve into juvenile dragons in about two months.

Seeing that Agred had fallen into a deep sleep, the Sun Dragon Mother quietly lay down beside him, guarding him while waiting for the other dragon eggs to hatch.

During Agred's slumber, his soul was not idle. Instead, it continuously used the Soul Vortex to draw soul power from the River Styx to repair the damage to Agred's soul. After all, his soul was far weaker than it had been at its peak. However, it must be said that the body of a dragon is indeed superior. During this slumber, Agred's soul was elevated to a level sufficient to cast super-class magic, while he was currently only in the form of a fledgling dragon!

What does that mean? It means that Nidhogg, designed by Io, was a creature more powerful than the so-called forbidden spellcasters of humans from the moment of his birth. He was born at the top of the food chain and could rival demigods. Given time, Agred's soul strength could even surpass the total amount of the Styx River in a universe!