Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 115 The Return of the Divine Prodigy

On a high mountain, the biting wind blew like a steel knife cutting through bone against Agred's face, but he was oblivious to the fierce wind and stared blankly at the continuous mountain range in front of him.

But the dwarf envoy, who was wrapped up in clothes like a little black bear, couldn't hold on any longer. He hurriedly urged, "Master Agreed, which mountain do you want? We've been on this mountaintop for almost twenty minutes. I really can't take it anymore. If I really can't, I'll go down first. You can come down and tell me when you've chosen."

Just as the dwarven messenger was about to leave, Agreed suddenly stood up and said, "I've made my choice."

Upon hearing this, the dwarf envoy's brain instantly congested, veins bulged, and a million alpacas galloped through his mind. What? You can choose when I can't take it anymore? If you had come a little earlier or a little later, I wouldn't have felt your deep malice.

Of course, Agreed wasn't actually playing a trick on him. Just now, Agreed had been using his exploration magic and the 'Earth Perception' from nature magic to search for the richest and best mountain range in terms of mineral resources. Fortunately, his efforts paid off, and he finally found the top-tier mineral deposit that would allow him to achieve the Golden Bone Realm. He could sense that the abundant elemental energy in one of the mountains contained top-grade metals that would allow him to enter the Golden Bone Realm in the most perfect form.

So Agreed used magic to kindly fly the dwarf messenger to the foot of the mountain to ensure he wouldn't freeze to death. Once they landed, Agreed took out a map of the dwarf kingdom, circled the mountain range he wanted, and said, "Please report to the dwarf king that this mountain range is the one I have chosen."

The dwarven envoy frowned upon seeing the mountain range Argreed had chosen, but out of respect for Argreed, he still reminded him, "We surveyed this mountain range a long time ago and found it to be a dead vein (meaning a mountain range without any metal minerals). You shouldn't waste this excellent opportunity. Although the metal veins in other mountains are difficult to mine now, they might become extremely valuable in the future as technology improves. Are you really not going to reconsider?"

But Agreed simply waved his hand to confirm, "That's it. Please go back and report. I'm going to take a look at that mountain range, so I won't be going with you."

Seeing this, the envoy could only nod helplessly, then mounted his ibex and hurried back.

Afterwards, Agreed used magic to fly to the mountain range he had chosen. He slowly pressed his hand on the hard mountain, and said to himself, "I won't make the wrong choice. Nature is calling me. This is a gift from it."

As he spoke, Agreed activated the nature magic 'Embrace of the Earth', and then the mountain began to tremble. A narrow crack appeared in front of Agreed, and a magnificent staircase appeared below the crack, with unfathomable darkness that seemed to lead straight to the earth's core.

Agreed walked down calmly, and the crack closed as soon as he entered, as if the whole earth was welcoming his arrival.

Soon, Agreed followed the naturally formed passage to his destination. A huge mineral vein was exposed before Agreed's eyes. The rocks, which were of different colors due to impurities, were filled with all kinds of known and unknown metallic elements, truly all-encompassing and all-encompassing.

Agreed stroked the vein with fascination, shouting with ecstasy, "Now, let's begin!"

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Four days after Agred entered the mountains, a loud noise was heard in the vast mountains, but what appeared with the noise was not Agred, but... the divine abomination that had disappeared for more than half a year.

The abomination burst forth from the mines near Ifeltar. The dwarves who were working there immediately dropped everything they were carrying and scattered in all directions, shouting, "The Balrog! The Balrog is back! Run! Go and warn the Dwarf King!"

Unfortunately, all their struggles were in vain. The abomination unleashed a massive wave of flames that swept through the narrow space, instantly killing hundreds of dwarves in the mine and turning them into charred skeletons. The abomination then caught up with the few dwarves who had escaped earlier and set them ablaze. As the abomination watched the dwarves writhe in agony on the ground until they were burned alive, it clapped its hands and grinned like a mischievous child playing with insects.

This is why the dwarves call this divine abomination the Balrog, because it truly fits the creatures' fantasies about demons: pure evil, so pure that it inspires despair. However, the Balrog's appearance is completely different from that of a demon. It has a huge belly, and its navel area resembles a gaping mouth. The protruding buck teeth in its upper mouth make its skull ugly and evil. Its body is covered with fish-scale-like scales, making it look like a bloated, ugly, and deformed monster.

After indulging in a bloody massacre for a while, the Balrog grew bored. It then looked at Ifiltar and let out a piercing laugh before striding towards the dwarves' only city.

However, the dwarves weren't fools. The mines were equipped with alarm bells that were directly linked to the city. When the abomination appeared in the mine, Ifiltar received the alarm immediately. With the firelight appearing in the direction of the mine, it was obvious what had happened. The dwarf king immediately organized the city's garrison and put on his dwarf king's armor, standing on the city wall facing the mine where the incident occurred, staring intently into the distance.

Soon, as a red dot appeared in the distance, all the defenders tensed up and gripped their weapons tightly. The dwarf king raised his warhammer and gave a motivational speech before the battle. The Balrog quickly approached, and then, unexpectedly, a huge fireball spewed out from the huge rift in its belly and slammed into the city wall.

Unfortunately, the dwarves were no longer the same dwarves he had been able to manipulate a year ago. The city walls had long since been rebuilt and reinforced, and runes had been specially engraved on them.

As the fireball struck the city wall, the runes on it lit up, and a thick blue energy shield appeared, blocking the fireball. At the same time, the huge ballistae on the city wall, equipped with dragon-hunting bolts said to be able to pierce the scales of dragons, turned around and began firing at the Balrog.

The massive, destructive arrows instantly turned the Balrog into a pincushion, but the Balrog ignored them and continued walking forward. The arrows stuck to its skin melted the moment they touched it, without harming it at all. The Balrog unleashed a barrage of fireballs from its mouth on top and the large maw on its belly below, blasting the city wall's protective shield to shatter in an instant.

As the protective shield shattered, the Balrog had already reached the city wall. The Balrog swung its arm back to take a running start and unleashed a devastating punch that shattered the city wall. But at the same time, a small figure appeared above it, and a massive bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air, accompanied by an attack of flames that struck the Balrog's head, blasting its skull apart.