Valhalla Saga

Chapter 41 - Highest Branch # 4

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The highest branch was not as its name suggested.

Midgard and Asgard were small worlds clinging to the tangible waters of the world.

Hresbelg prestigiously crosses the air. Verde Polnir flies just a little ahead to guide the way, and the sparrows on her howl and shout.

“The king is leaving! ”

“The king is going to fight the Black Dragon! ”

The bright-eyed birds hear it. Birds that were anxious about the black dragon that appeared suddenly flew up with great joy. I followed the king's lead.

Hresbelg did not stifle his own people. Witnesses of the one-on-one battle that was to unfold shortly were literally multi-beneficial, because the more the merrier.

Of course, Hresbelg was the king, so he did not intend to put his people in jeopardy. The people could get caught during the battle with Nidhog, so it was a trick to keep them from getting within a certain distance.

“O king! O king! ”

“Our King! ”

“King of birds! ”

“Protector of the highest branch! ”

The birds gathered together in a large flock shout aloud. For nearly a thousand years after ascending to the throne, the highest branch of peace was the beloved king of all peoples.

Thanks to the Squirrel Horse Latatosk, the people with the highest branches knew about the Black Poison Dragon Needhog.

Even if all the evils of the world were gathered together, it would be no exaggeration.

But I wasn't afraid. The White Eagle King is with us. I'm sure he'll be executed by a black dragon!

Hresbelg pauses at the top of the tallest branch, instead of heading straight to the outskirts where the black dragon appeared. It was not to make more people follow. That's where Hresbelg's body sleeps.

“Wake up, body of the throne. The time has finally come. ”

The whole tallest branch begins to vibrate, as Hresbelg, who treads on the air and recites it beautifully. The gathered birds were frightened and delighted. I focused and focused with my beak tightly closed.

A massive flap of wings shakes the atmosphere.

The two wings spread out, crushing the silence, once again striking the air, revealing the whole body of Hresbelg.

Birds on Verde Folnier's back have largely dilated their pupils. And it was like those who had never seen the true king before or who had seen him many times before.

When I joined the tips and ends of the widespread wings, it was so big and wide that it was like a plain. It was a huge, enormous creature that could cause a hurricane with a single strong wing.

Just as Nidhog's body was a kind of barding, so was Hresbelg's body.

A pure, flawless eagle.

Hresbelg glances at his body with a satisfied face and takes a step forward. I stepped on the air and moved it over the body's head.

Verde Polnir, a beautiful woman, stood beside the king of reconciliation. The sparrows sat on Verde Polnyr's shoulders, praising the greatness of the king.

Hresbelg's body flaps again. Once again, the atmosphere shook, and the white eagle swiftly crossed a great distance.

“Here comes the king! ”

“The White Eagle King! ”

“The king is going to fight the Black Dragon! ”

The people of the highest branch shouted that their throats would burst. They were all very excited.

It was also the ball of Latatosk. The people of the highest branch flapped their wings vigorously imagining their king turning the black dragon upside down.

At last, Hresbel and his people reached the outskirts of the tallest branches. Hresbelg squints and looks at the black dragon in the distance.

The black dragon, with four horns and four wings, was firmly seated on its head. It was like a huge black mountain.

‘It's smaller than I thought. ’

Since the vultures had much larger wings than the main body, they seemed to be no different from Hresbelg himself if only they matched the body's size.

But in a certain way, it was natural. He was the enemy of Hresbelg himself and his destiny. He had to be about the same size to be an angler.

The fog-like poison wrapped around his body doesn't even budge as if it were a real mountain. Hresbelg stops the people and moves forward alone.

The distance to Nidhog is 200 meters.

The distance between man and man was too far away to even have a conversation, but close enough for giants like Nidhog or Hresbelg.

According to Latatosk, he was a normal guy who had to blow up a cowardly raid first, but surprisingly, he just waited quietly for him to come.

It was strange, but Hresbelg could soon find out why.

‘He was also looking forward to a battle with the throne. ’

I had a smile on my mouth.

Yeah, it was a battle between enemies that led to destiny. No matter how evil he is, he wants to get his name right before the duel.

Hresbelg stands above the body's head and looks over Nidhog's head. The distance of 200 meters was such that it would make a person look like a dot, but this distance could not be a hindrance to the eyes of the king of birds, Hresbelg. I could see the landscape from 200 meters in detail, as if it were right in front of me.

A black-haired warrior stands over Nidhog's head.

A strong will was seen on a face with a large height, a firm body, and a prominent forehead.

‘Indeed, that is the essence of Nidhog. ’

And that was the moment. The presumed essence of Nidhog opens his mouth and shouts in a loud voice. Even though the distance stopped, I could hear his voice as he spoke right next to me.

“The King of Birds, Hresbelg! I am Taeho Lee, the leader of Idun! ”

“The Lord Commander of Idun? The warrior of Valhalla? ”

“Yes!”

Hresbelg's eyebrows twitch. Not only did I overlook the expectation that the warrior ahead would be the essence of Nidhog.

His voice is honorable, and his anger is young.

“You! I thought Asgard was in crisis and the traitor came out!" The warriors of Valhalla have teamed up with Needhog! ”

Hresbelg himself had no relationship with Valhalla, but despite that, he was offended. How can the Warrior of God hold hands with a Black Poison Dragon?

Betrayal was one of those things that Hresbelg hated so much.

With a blasphemous look on his face, Idun's warrior - Taejo, still responds with a decent voice as if he didn't care at all.

“No! I am the warrior of Valhalla who fights for Asgard and the Nine Realms, and Odin, king of the gods, will prove it! ”

“Indeed. Idun's warrior is one of the greatest warriors in Valhalla. ”

Odin sits crouched a little distance from Taejo. Hresbelg was surprised when he couldn't look around to concentrate on Taejo, the presumed essence of Nidhog.

“Odin? Was he alive? ”

“The warrior of Idun saved my life. ”

Odin smiles bitterly. The look and voice did not show any stiffness.

Hresbelg is bewildered. It is hard to imagine Idun's second warrior and Odin, king of the gods, working with Needhog.

But it was a reality that had already happened. Hresbelg exclaims decisively.

“Whatever it takes. I don't care about Odin, the king of the gods, or the warriors of Valhalla. The important thing is that the Black Poison Needhog has reached the highest branch! ”

The White Eagle Hresbelg did not miss the nature of the problem.

Only the fact that Needhog broke into the highest branch matters, whether Odin is on it or the captain of Idun's army.

Taeho nods. I shouted happily because it was the flow I wanted.

“You're right, Hresbelg. The important thing is Needhog. Say hello to Needhog. ”

Taeho pulls back to his side. Then one of the overhead spurs of Nidhog opens, and the two reveal themselves.

"A woman?"

Both were women. One was a tall, thin woman with long black hair, and the other a woman with white hair in a Valkyrie outfit.

I was able to find out at once which one of the two was Needhog's essence.

The white-haired Valkyrie-Adenma stands still at the entrance of the spur, and moves forward to Nidhog Hall, the black-haired woman.

But that's when it happened.

“Tsk.”

Nidhog stepped one foot with a white, stiff face and nearly fell on his heels. Suddenly, Adenmaha asked.

“You okay?"

“Yeah, I'm fine. I didn't fall. It's okay. ”

I can't believe I almost fell on my bare ground.

Nidhog clears his throat a few times, feeling ashamed and embarrassed. He still takes a hard step and stands beside Taeho. He looks at Hresbel and waves his hand shyly.

“Oh, hello. I'm Needhog. I've been wanting to meet you. I've heard a lot from Latatosk, and Joe, it's not a good story, but he said it's all a big misunderstanding. Hey, and hey, anyway! ”

I only raised my voice at the end of speaking up.

I even smiled a lot.

However, Nidhog did not return the response he expected. Odin turns his head to hold his smile, and Taeho bites it hard to keep his face steady.

By the time Nidhog shrugged his shoulders, the response had finally returned from Hresbelch.

Verde Folnier.

“You bastards! How dare you insult the king of the highest branch! Where are you taking a fake to blur the king's vision? ”

There was no such thing as bad. How can you bring such a foolish woman and say she is the essence of Nidhog?

Verde Polnir stares at Taeho's group with furious eyes. But that's when the unimaginable words came from Hresbelg's mouth.

“It's true.”

“Yes?”

“It's a real Needhog. ”

Verde Polnir blinks as if to say something. But Hresbelg no longer spoke. In fact, Hresbelg himself wanted to shout for the real one, just like Verde Polnir.

But Hresbelg could tell.

It was destiny.

The woman in front of him was beaten by Nidhog. She is the Black Poison Dragon Nidhog.

Because of this, Hresbelg thought the other way. I barely squeezed out my voice in the middle of a dizziness.

“Needhog, stop acting. I heard you were evil, but you crossed the line. Your actions are not an example of dealing with an enemy. ”

Evil Crystals were expected to be the fiercest monument to the battle of one-on-one. Isn't that too awkward?

But reality has always surpassed imagination.

“You, Needhog, didn't act. I mean, he's not a bad kid. Owner Taeho and Adenmaha said Nidhog was nice. ”

Needhog stares at the well and protests. Adenma clenched her fists as if to encourage Nidhog to look back at her, but not others. Odin turns away, unable to bear another smile, and Taejo pinches his thighs.

“I, that abomination. ”

Verde Polnyr trembles. She could no longer bear to see Needhog humiliate her beloved king.

“Needhog! I know you're going to eat the root of the world's water and destroy it!" How can you pretend to be a child so despicable? ”

“Oh, no. I don't eat world water roots. It's not good just because it's written. The food made by Hedana Adenmaha is much better. ”

It was true. I didn't want to eat the root of the world water.

Verde Polnyr stumbles. Needhog's words, as if they were true, were drawing power from her body.

“Yes, yes, you bitch! I remember your cursing at Heresbelle! ”

“Yo, I'm sorry about that! Latatosk forced him to do it. I'm sorry. If I don't swear, I'll just go away. ”

Needhog starts sniffing with a face that says he's really sorry. I sat down and cried. It was so sad and pathetic.

“No, why are you crying? What did I do so wrong? ”

Adenmaha shouts. Verd Folnier, who was in a groggy state if not for her angry intervention, is no more a fool.

“What, what? ”

Is she crying?

I wanted to deny it, but I couldn't. When I take a step back, Verde Polnir himself is just a wicked bitch who persecutes the poor woman.

“Wow, King. ”

Verde Polnir vomited a trembling voice because he could not accept the sudden change in circumstances. But the sad thing was, so was Hresbelg. No, he was more shocked than Verde Polnyr.

“Uh, why-. ”

Sue, maybe it was the enemy.

It was like a one-on-one battle for a thousand years.

Hresbelg felt dizzy. I haven't even exchanged workshops yet, but I feel powerless from my whole body. The sky seemed to turn yellow.

The sparrow sits on Verde Polnir's shoulder, agitated by the king's embarrassment. Simply put, they still thought Needhog was acting. Like its own messengers, it swiftly crosses a distance of 200 meters and begins to attack Nidhog.

“Bitch! ”

But it was a sparrow. All a sparrow the size of a fist could do was hover over his head and sometimes peck him with his beak.

Originally, I had to stop sparrows. They were weak creatures who could have been killed by angry enemy strikes.

But I didn't have to. And that made Hresbel and Verde Polnir even more difficult.

“Ugh! Don't! Don't! It hurts! I don't want to get sick! ”

Needhog doesn't even want to get rid of the sparrows. He just wraps his head around it.

Adenmaha and Tahoe wave their hands instead to chase away the sparrows.

“Female, smoke · · · · · · · · ·. ”

Verde Folnier didn't finish his sentence. Hresbelg closes his eyes tightly.

I didn't want to see it anymore I didn't want to hear any more.

Enemies of destiny.

A one-on-one battle with a giant who threatens the respect of the world.

It wasn't like this.

This was not the fight I had dreamed of with my enemies for a long time.

Hresbelg wept for a long time. It was the tears of contrition that flowed from deep in my heart.

“Dear King, ”

Verde Folnier also shed tears. She seemed to be torn to pieces by the grief of the king. I was so numb in my head, I couldn't even think about Latatosk.

And that was the moment.

“Hresbelg!”

Taeho shouts aloud again. The horse stares at Hresbelg with reflective eyes.

“We need your help to reclaim Asgard. I have a proposition for you! ”

Hresbelg, who hated the idea of emptiness reaching its zenith, did not react.

Taeho shouts again.

“As the commander of Idun, I challenge you to a duel. Help me retake Asgard if I win. I am the master of Nidhog, and I will be with him in the duel. ”

“Aye, Master Taeho can fight well together! ”

Nidhog said, at that moment, Taeho triggered the dragon conqueror, and the energy surrounding Nidhog's body changed.

Black Poison Dragon Needhog.

A powerful brother worthy of the Ancient Dragon.

It was like Nibbleheim on the battlefield. Hresbelg regains consciousness with a sharp stabbing force. The gun returns to Verde Polnyr's eyes.

“My king.”

Verde Polnyr said in a wet voice. There was a little joy in that voice.

Though it was a million light-years away from the shape I wanted, it was a worthy opponent for Needhog now.

Hresbelg nods. I shouted with a fierce fist.

“Yes, yes! Let's have a match with the script! ”

The struggling Hresbelg opens up the energy of the whole body. Like Nidhog, Hresbelg's strong energy rises like a flame.

The king of the highest branches indeed.

The Pokémon is never a greedy opponent. Truly a powerful foe.

However, Kuulin shakes his head and smiles sinisterly.

‘You were unconditional when you won. ’

When Taeho heard the details from Latatosk, he asked Odin to leave the negotiations to himself as well.

The reason was simple.

‘I can swing Hresbelg just by confronting Needhog. ’

And it was as I thought. Even if his mind is broken, it is no exaggeration. Hresbelg bites Taejo's food.

However, Taeho's fishing is not done yet. The most important conclusion remained.

“Hresbelg! I have one more thing to say before the duel. I am both a warrior of Idun and a summoner. May I fight alongside Needhog and my summoners? ”

“Do as you will! I don't care how many opponents there are! ”

All conditions are in place. Odin rises from his seat and shouts.

“I, Odin, king of the gods, will be a participant in the duel. ”

“I, Verde Polnir, will also be a participant in the battle for the king. ”

Verde Polnir shouts boldly, and takes the sparrows away from Hresbelg and flies up into the high air.

It was to keep the king from fighting.

Hresbelg's body flaps its wings and rises. Still standing over the head of the main body, Hresbelg looks down at Nidhog and declares himself the king of the highest branches.

“Come as much as you like! Come! The throne must be the King of the highest branches, Hresbelg! ”

“Wooooo!”

“My king!”

“Our King! ”

The highest branch of the people who don't know how to talk to Needhog and Ogan cheered. Taejo looks back at Nidhoy and Adenmaha as he faces Hresbelg with a delightful face.

“Let's get started.”

Odin leaves Nidhog's head and goes to Merlin's side, waiting far away, just as Verde Polnir did.

Taeho moved into the giant's ventricle with Needhog.

Adenmaha and Rollo sat on the right and left sides of Nidhog, respectively.

‘It is a short-term speed dial. Even you won't last long. ’

I wasn't talking about the duel with Hresbelg. From now on, Taeho was concerned about what he was going to do.

Taeho nods and takes a seat in the cardiac chamber. I took the golden apple I received from Odin from my arms and ate it. The spirit of Idun in the apple filled Taeho's body.

[Saga: Idun's Warrior]

The total amount of God's power amplified was again amplified. I hugged Needhog naturally once and put my hands on the keyboard and mouse.

[Saga: Master of Flame]

[Company: Extreme Owner]

Rollo and Adenmaha made peace with Shooting Star and Javier, respectively. It was smaller than Needhog, but the two were also huge dragons.

Three dragons.

Hresbelg's eyebrows twitch. Verde Polnir swallows the drought.

But not yet. There are still a few left.

[Saga: Valkyrie Visited Warrior]

A fake Needhog appeared. In the appearance of the fourth dragon, the people of the highest branch cried out for the appearance of a dragon that looked just like Nidhog.

And here's another one.

The Valkyrie appeared as a visiting warrior, fake Adenmaha.

[Company: Extreme Owner]

Fake Adenmaha made up with fake Javier. I burst into a roar.

Five dragons.

As Kuulin warned. Simply maintaining it consumed a tremendous amount of God's power. The time to maintain was not too long.

Moreover, Rollo and Adenma questioned whether the fake Nidhhog and the fake Adenmaha would work. If I couldn't connect properly, it was a waste of mysticism.

‘You can't be that stupid. ’

Kuulin smiles and says. Instead of nodding, Taeho prepares for the final battle.

[Company: Legendary Pro Gamer]

The monitor's screen has changed. The first person I saw in Nidhog's eyes was the third person I saw when I played RTS.

Needhog controls himself. He gives only simple orders to Adenmaha and Rollo. Fake Needhog and Fake Adema control multiple units at RTS.

‘Bastard. He's a real jerk, a real jerk. ’

Taeho nods. Thanks to Kuulin's praise, he manipulated the keyboard and mouse.

“Let's go.”

[Company: Conqueror of Dragons]

Nidhog flinches and vomits. It was the same with Adenmaha and Rollo. I received orders from Taeho through dragon conquerors and legendary pro-gamers.

The duel has begun.

Five dragons fly towards Hresbelg.

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