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Chapter 258: What Balder Swears to Defend

Looking at Balder floating in the center, Ron also had a sigh on his face.

Balder is now hanging in the heart of the World Tree, but his shape is a little special, because Balder has shrunk into a ball, as if he is holding or protecting something.

"Did Balder do anything before this?"

Seeing how Balder was using his body to protect something even though he was sealed, Ron touched his chin thoughtfully. Atreus shook his head and said:

"Although Balder occasionally chatted with us before, you know, his relationship with Aunt Freya is weird... Although Aunt Freya has been trying to ease the relationship with Balder, Balder still hates her. Plus, I'm in the base universe most of the time... so we don't know."

"Yeah." Hearing this, Kratos on the side also nodded to confirm Atreus's statement: "He doesn't like us, and usually plays by himself."

Atreus and Kratos didn't know, but Ron felt it was necessary to confirm it.

Because Balder is immortal, if he is wrapped up in this way, the things in it must be of considerable value. Maybe it is related to Odin? Who knows? In any case, if it can be confirmed, it is better to confirm it first, so as not to blame the failure to prepare in the first place.

Thinking of this, Ron activated the communication spell that Freya gave him. Because Freya didn't have Ciri's help, she hadn't set out yet, but was preparing intensively, and was going to determine the location of the secret prison through some informants - Asgard was not a monolithic entity.

After hearing Ron's question, Freya was also a little confused, and then guessed: "Maybe it's some of Odin's magic cores? If it's Balder, relying on his immortal power, he can leave some clues before Odin completely seals him."

Good, Freya didn't know either.

Thinking of this, Ron simply came to the heart of the World Tree. At this moment, accompanied by a roar, a space crack opened in front of Ron. Seeing this scene, Kratos on the side said nothing, and the Leviathan Axe in his hand broke through the air, directly knocking away the claw that stretched out from the space crack, splitting the nails, and it hurt to pull it out with the flesh attached.

Just as Kratos was about to continue his attack, even Atreus beside him had already drawn his bow and arrow, but Ron didn't care, but stretched out his hand to signal to stop.

The person who attacked Ron in the space crack was none other than Nighold, the one guarding the roots of the World Tree.

However, compared with the majestic Nidhogg in traditional myths and even other literary works, the Nidhogg from the world of God of War can only be described as simple.

All other Nighodes were extremely strong, handsome and powerful. But the Nighode in the God of War world... rather than being a black dragon, it was more like a long black insect. It had no wings, and was just a giant black lizard. And this lizard only had forelimbs, and its lower body was like a snake with only a tail.

As the guardian of the World Tree, Nidhogg will attack anyone who tries to get close to the roots of the World Tree. In this case, Nidhogg will also be used by many people. For example, the roots of the World Tree are summoned to a certain place, and then when the enemy approaches, Nidhogg will regard it as an enemy and attack it.

But Ron obviously didn't care about this. Even when attacked by Nidhogg, he didn't show much emotion, but stood there quietly. Seeing this, Nidhogg could feel the threat from Ron, so he carefully examined Ron and didn't attack rashly.

After a moment's silence, Nidhogg, who had been lying on the ground nervously and alertly, carefully examining Ron and the others, suddenly straightened up, then approached Ron and sniffed carefully, and after making sure there was no problem, he lay obediently aside and looked at Ron and his group curiously.

Seeing this scene, Atreus on the side also blinked curiously, and then said:

"He... this guy named Nighold doesn't seem to have much hostility towards us?"

Being able to listen to the voices of all things, Atreus could feel that although Nighoed was full of hostility at the beginning, now the hostility seemed to have dissipated, or been resolved.

In response, Ron on the side walked towards the heart of the World Tree without caring. When he passed Nighold, he reached out and touched Nighold's rough head and said:
"Let's not talk about Nidhogg in other worlds, but this world is quite special. He lives with the World Tree and has a certain degree of connection with the world consciousness of this world. Although he is not in the same department as us in terms of division of responsibilities, we are in the same company. As for the position... it's probably an employee's family member? Or a pet in the employee's home, a local dog that guards the house."

After hearing what Ron said, Atreus and the others beside him nodded in sudden realization. Then Atreus asked curiously:

"Doesn't that mean that, if possible, when we are carrying out missions in other worlds, we can also try to contact the guardians inside these worlds and fight alongside them?"

"Theoretically it's possible."

Ron nodded and said, "But after all, we are not in the same department. If you meet someone with a bad temper, he might think that you are trying to steal his credit, or to fight for power and sovereignty. And more importantly, not everyone can master this technique of communicating with all things."

Although Ron did not say it directly, Atreus still understood what Ron meant - that is, if he could make good use of this technique of communicating with all things, he would be able to fight side by side with the guardians inside the mission world when performing missions.

When he arrived at the heart of the World Tree, Ron stretched out his hand and communicated with the World Tree.

The world itself has consciousness, but in many cases, this world consciousness cannot be more concretely manifested, and can only show its existence from the side. However, through his own identity, Ron can communicate directly with the World Tree.
After a moment, Ron opened his eyes again and nodded thoughtfully: "It's almost certain, it is indeed a world virus."

Turning his head to look at the people behind him, Ron added: "Odin is going to use the Nordic Realm as a sacrifice to enter the Upside-Down Tree and complete his ascension to God. It is also his work to spread Ragnarok to the entire World Tree. I just didn't expect him to act so quickly."

Ron said with some regret: "He even took the initiative to attack his own son... Never mind, with Thor's arrogant look, if he hadn't been unable to remove Freya's spell, he would have probably killed Balder directly."

After hearing what Ron said, several people beside him nodded thoughtfully. Especially Ciri, because she had been on missions quite frequently, she had a certain understanding of the world virus, or the origin of the world virus, and the negative multiverse derived from the upside-down tree. Like now, Ciri also sighed: "I thought that as the father of the gods, and having inherited Odin's name... I thought that Odin in this world would have some persistence of his own. Now it seems that he is still just a fool being played by the negative multiverse..."

Ciri knew very well that people infected by the world virus would not fall into depravity immediately. This was because the depravity caused by brainwashing was not pure, and the real depravity was always a matter of one's own choice. The upside-down tree provided them with an additional option.

An option to achieve transcendence at the expense of everyone else, the members themselves.

"Odin has never been a simple name." Ron shook his head after hearing Ciri's words.

He could understand Ciri's idea to some extent. Because before Odin in the Marvel world fell into Odinsleep, every time Ciri and Atreus studied in Asgard, Odin would provide certain conveniences and help. This kind of convenience and help is of course a good thing, but it is undeniable that Odin did have his own considerations in the process. After all, he is not alone, he has Asgard behind him, and he is the king of Asgard.

The same is true for Odin in traditional mythology. Although Odin in most myths is kind and wise, there are also quite a few myths that describe Odin with deeper meanings, such as a conspirator.

This can also be seen from Odin's name - his name represents inspiration, will, anger, and violence. Especially as the king of the gods, Odin controls a lot of powers including prophecy, kingship, wisdom, healing, magic, poetry, war, and death. These complex divine powers are combined together, and the final product cannot be a simple guy no matter how you think about it.

And in fact, Odin is very good at shaping himself.

Without saying anything else, Hela, who was standing by, looked like she was about to vomit at any moment after hearing Ciri's words.

He spent most of his life in endless wars. When he was young, he followed his father, King Bor, to conquer the Nine Realms. In the end, he became one of the top strongest people in the Nine Realms and even the entire universe... Go ask those races that were conquered by Asgard and see what they think of Odin.

Such a guy who conquered, conquered, and even destroyed countless civilizations became a synonym for gentleness, generosity, kindness, and love in the eyes of people in Asgard and other races in the universe. This is enough to explain something.

Oh, the worst one is Hela. Almost all the blame is placed on Hela...

"But to be honest, I can understand why your father did this." Ron shrugged indifferently at Hela beside him and said:

"Times have changed. Killing cannot consolidate the foundation of Asgard. You are still the same old three things: fight, win, and kill. When the times abandon a person, there will be no mercy or waiting. However, your father made the choice more decisively than anyone imagined."

Hearing Ron's words, Hela snorted coldly. After a moment, she looked at Ron and sneered, "So? You will be like this too, right?"

"You think too much." Ron waved his hand and said, "I have no morals, and morality cannot hold me hostage. Besides, my family is big and prosperous, so it doesn't matter if I have a few idle people. Otherwise, why do you think Mingnu has survived until now? It's useless to think about the settlement in the end. It's still most important to live a good life."

Hearing this, Hela's mouth twitched twice, and then she sighed speechlessly.

"I'm ready for you to say a bunch of empty bullshit and then sneer at me."

"Look, after all the thinking, it's all useless in the end." Ron shrugged: "Learn from me and just live your life well."

After saying this, Ron turned around and opened his hands to have a new round of communication with the World Tree. However, unlike before, this time Ron was silent for a moment before releasing his secret energy and injected it into the World Tree to guide it.

There are some risks in waking up Balder directly, because Frigga and others on the other side have just set off, and Balder's awakening is bound to attract a lot of attention, so Ron plans to make good use of Balder's awakening.

But before Balder wakes up, it's okay to change Balder's posture when he was sealed. At least, don't shrink in it like this.

As Balder's limbs stretched out, and as the thing that Balder had hidden with his immortal body came into view, even Ron's eyes shrank into tiny pinholes at this moment.

In fact, not only Ron, but everyone who came here couldn't help but react accordingly. Some lowered their heads to look at their toes, some rubbed their brows, or shook their heads speechlessly after a long silence.

The reason is simple. Even though he is sealed in the heart of the World Tree, Balder is still holding tightly in his hand... a cup that has been severely damaged in battle.

I don't know which actress molded the cup, but now it can't be seen in its original state. But it can be seen that it is seriously worn and must be used quite frequently.

Looking at Balder who was determined to carry the masturbator with him and protect it with all his strength even if he was about to die or be sealed, Ron couldn't help but sigh: "What kind of spirit is this? It's so scary. Balder is simply a role model for all otakus!"

Compared to those otakus who don't want to embarrass themselves in front of their families when moving and cut their silicone dolls one by one until only the doll skeleton is left, Bader's spirit can be regarded as a role model for men.

After a long silence, Ciri took a deep breath and couldn't help but said to Hela beside her: "I can no longer look directly at you Asgardians..."

"I'm not from Asgard." Hela said blankly, "I've been from Helheim for a long time. As for Asgard? I wish him good luck."

(End of this chapter)