Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 69 The Gods Gradually Decaying and Falling...
This time, the banquet was completely out of control. Under Loki's barrage of words and relentless exposure of his dark past, the entire banquet turned into a war of words and insults between Loki and the gods.

At this point, a righteous deity could no longer stand by and watch.

Tyr, the God of War, frowned. He wasn't interested in such nonsense about what happened under skirts and in the crotch, but the god Loki mentioned did make him want to refute it.

"Frey is a brave warrior, the most valiant and skilled among the gods. He would not abandon those young girls after seducing them, nor would he seduce other men's wives. Instead, he is faithful to one woman, kind-hearted, and generous. He always unties the ropes of the warriors he captures and releases them. Frey is not as despicable as you say."

Unexpectedly, Tyr's silence only made things worse; the moment he opened his mouth, Loki fixed his gaze on him, laughing loudly and mocking him mercilessly.

"Tyr, stop pretending to be honest and kind. Humans regard you as the god of oaths, but you yourself never keep your promises. Your right hand, which Fenrir bit off, is proof of your untrustworthiness!"

It is clear that Loki still harbors resentment over the fact that his wolf cub was imprisoned. The wolf had not broken its promise, but it was the gods who tricked it into being bound and had sharp knives pressed against its jaws, preventing it from howling.

Tyr's face darkened with anger, and he couldn't help but sneer.

“Loki, although I have lost my right hand, you have also lost a child. He is chained up tightly and will probably not be able to get out until the day the world is destroyed.”

Loki looked at him with a gloomy expression, sneering incessantly, and then he suddenly spoke.

“Poor Tyr with the missing hand, let us tell you about your good wife. She had an affair with me and bore me a child, and you were kept completely in the dark!”

These words caused an immediate uproar, and the gods were in an uproar.

Tyr stared in astonishment at Loki before him, but once he came to his senses, his face quickly contorted into a terrifying grimace.

"Loki...I'm going to kill you! Loki!!!"

He roared and tried to rush forward, but was firmly stopped by the gods beside him.

No matter what, seeing blood or killing guests at a divine banquet is not a good omen. Even if the gods are angry and resentful, they have their own rules among gods and can only forcibly endure it for the time being.

Even so, Tyr, who was held back by the gods and unable to rush forward, still stared at him with bloodshot eyes and bloodshot pupils, panting heavily.

Before Tyr, Loki sneered, his empty, indifferent eyes showing no concern for anything, as he slowly sipped the mead in his horn cup.

At this moment, Frey, who had been silent all along, spoke.

"Fenrir is already chained under the boulder, his whole body bound by iron chains. Loki, you'd better shut your mouth and stop talking nonsense, or the gods will forge a set of chains for you and lock you up tightly."

Loki glanced at him sideways and sneered.

"Frey, you love the daughter of the giant Jamil, and you used coercion and bribery to win her over, but the dowry was that invincible sword of victory. If one day disaster strikes, how will you survive without the magic sword to protect you? You fool, you've been tricked and you don't even realize that others have made a fool of you. Once you lose that magic sword, you will regret it."

Frey fell in love with Gild, the daughter of the giant Gimir, and sent his servant Skiniel to persuade her. Skiniel tried every means to persuade Gild but failed. Finally, he threatened Gild that if she did not marry Frey, Skiniel would curse her with runes, and she would either live a lonely life or be forced to marry an old and ugly frost giant.

Gilde was frightened and had no choice but to agree. As a betrothal gift, Frey gave Gilde his invincible sword of victory in an attempt to please her. After the marriage, Gilde and Frey lived a good life together.

However, Loki's words seemed to subtly mock him, implying that this rare, innocent god was being fooled without even realizing it.

Before Frey could figure out what was going on, the goddess of winter, Skadi, spoke up.

"Loki, I think you're drunk and talking nonsense. You're spouting all sorts of lies. If you keep talking nonsense, you'll be caught by the gods and never be able to escape again."

In response to Scarlett's warning, Loki scoffed.

“Even if I am captured, you will still lose your father first, and the giant Tiaz will eventually die at my hands.”

The giant Tiaz was the father of the goddess of winter, Skadi. He once captured Loki, tricked Loki into coming out of the goddess of youth, and then kidnapped her in an attempt to obtain the golden apple in the goddess of youth's possession that could make people young again.

Because even gods age, only the golden apple of Idun, the goddess of youth, could prevent them from aging. As the gods grew older, realizing that Loki was responsible, they ordered him to rescue Idun. Loki borrowed the feathered robe of the goddess Frigg and transformed into an eagle. He infiltrated the castle of the giant Tiaz, turned Idun into a walnut, and carried it away.

Unexpectedly, they were discovered by Scarlett. Upon hearing the news, Tiaz transformed into a falcon and gave chase. Just as he was about to catch up, Tyr burned the falcon to death with his torch.

After this incident, Skadi came seeking revenge for her father. Although the frost giant was old and ugly, his daughter was extremely beautiful, clad in silver armor, pointed arrows, a short, light white hunting tunic, white fur leggings, and wide-toed snow boots. Seeing such a beautiful lady in military attire, the gods did not want to make things difficult for her and attempted to reconcile them.

But no matter how the gods tried to persuade her, Scarlett's pale face remained cold and unsmiling, determined to pay with her life.

Loki came up with a solution: he brought in a cat, which made all sorts of funny and comical movements, finally making Scarlett smile.

Therefore, Scarlett no longer demanded a life for a life, but instead asked one of the gods to be her husband. Thus, the giantess Scarlett married Nidel, the god of the near sea, and became the goddess of winter who drove away the winter wolf.

It was precisely for this reason that the relationship between the goddess of winter, Scarlett, and Loki, who could make her laugh, was actually quite good. Even though Loki didn't give her a friendly look, and Scarlett's face showed some annoyance, she still said something.

"Although you are being very aggressive, I am still willing to be kind and not take your words to heart. I advise you to stop spouting nonsense."

Her voice was pleasant and her words were extremely sincere, but Loki just looked at her and sneered.

"Your words sound nice, but your kindness to others may not be genuine. Since we've already come to this point, why bother with pretense? Your new husband, Uller, has become the lover of the goddess Frigg. You've said countless sweet nothings to me, yet you've cursed them countless times while we're making love in bed. I may not dare to believe your words."

Upon hearing this, Scarlett's face paled, and she involuntarily took a few steps back, momentarily at a loss for words.

After Scarlett and Nedel got married, they were not happy. Scarlett loved winter and the mountains, while Nedel loved the sea and the sea breeze.

Scarlett found the waves at the beach too noisy, and Nidel complained about the roars of wild beasts in the mountains. In the end, they had to divorce. Later, Scarlett found Ullr, the god of winter, the child of Thor and Sif, and married him.

On the surface, the goddess of winter and the god of winter seemed to get along very well, but in reality, Thor and Sif's child was favored by Thor's stepmother, the goddess Frigg, and became her lover. "Frigga, do you really want me to continue...? Your affairs go far beyond this."

Loki's earlier sarcastic remark was a warning to Frigg that he knew about it.

The banquet was completely silent. No one dared to speak, for fear that Loki would point out their flaws and humiliate them in public.

But at that moment, Thor's wife Sif approached Loki, first filling his horn-shaped cup with mead, and then calmly spoke.

“Loki, this cup is already filled with sweet mead. Drink it first. No matter what you accuse me of, you must admit that I am the only innocent man among the Aesir gods.”

Loki fell silent.

He glanced at Sif beside him, beautiful and dignified, her long golden hair shimmering brilliantly. She was Thor's wife, gentle, beautiful, kind, elegant, and chaste. No god could find fault with her, not even Loki.

Loki seemed to be speechless for a moment. He remained silent until he had drunk the mead in the horn cup in one gulp before speaking.

"If there is anyone in the entire Garden of Assa who is pure and flawless, it is probably only you. You are chaste and deeply love your husband, so I really can't blame you for anything."

Sif smiled as she listened to Loki's words.

"but……"

Suddenly, a mocking look appeared on Loki's face, and he looked at Sif beside him and said softly.

"But in this world, only I know that this flawless facade is tainted, because besides your husband Thor, you secretly have a lover, and that is the despicable and vile evil god..."

"Loki!"

"boom……"

Although the sound was soft, it was clear enough to be heard in the otherwise silent banquet. In a moment of astonishment, the banquet, which had been quiet, suddenly erupted into a commotion as the gods discussed among themselves, their faces filled with surprise.

No one could have imagined that the goddess Sif would have a lover, and that it would be Loki?!
"Hehe... Hahahaha... Hahahahahahahaha..."

Seeing Sif's face turn deathly pale in an instant, Loki suddenly burst into unrestrained laughter.

He was laughing heartily while pounding his fist on the long table in front of him, making the heavy table bang loudly. But at the same time, tears inexplicably began to stream down his face.

He was laughing and crying at the same time, behaving in a completely frenzied manner.

He raised his head and looked around. All the gods who met his gaze deliberately avoided looking him in the eye, fearing that he would reveal their dark past and humiliate them in public.

These fearless gods, who had never faced death, were now actually afraid of him?

Looking at this absurd scene, Loki suddenly seemed to understand something. Both he and Odin were desperately trying to avoid the various misfortunes that would lead to Ragnarok and the coming of the gods. Since the beginning of the world, they had killed countless monsters that might bring Ragnarok and postponed its arrival time and time again.

However... perhaps the reasons for the arrival of Regaluk and the destruction of the world are not just this.

When exactly did it begin... that the Aesir gods, who were valiant, fearless, and proud of their warrior status, began to become so extravagant and licentious, with gods and goddesses indulging in debauchery, goddesses competing and arguing over jewelry and beauty, and gods slandering and framing each other? The gods, who should have been wise and upright, began to breed all sorts of darkness and evil.
Whether it's him or any of the other gods, how many can truly claim to be innocent and pure?

Once, the gods scornfully accused the frost giants of being dissolute, fathers unaware of their daughters, mothers unaware of their sons, and utterly shameless. But now, Loki finds it hard to distinguish between the frost giants and the gods.

The once righteous gods have unknowingly fallen into the same savage state as those frost giants...

In a daze, Loki seemed to vaguely realize something.

If those enemies were the sparks of Regaluk that ignited the destruction of the world, then a group of corrupt and decadent gods were probably the kindling that could fuel those sparks.

Just like in the past, how many times have they stopped Regaluk from coming? How many times have they vanquished those monsters? How many times have they postponed Ragnarok?

The war between the Vanir and Aesir gods was almost a rematch of Regaluk, yet the Vanir were still defeated by the Aesir.

In any situation, as long as the gods are united and work together, what enemy can withstand a united divine force? But now, can the Aesir gods truly continue to unite and fight like warriors...?

Loki didn't know...

"Boom!!!"

Just then, a thunderous roar suddenly came from outside the underwater palace. A suppressed yet furious thunderclap entered the palace, as if it were the footsteps of a giant. Hearing this sound, all the gods turned their heads to look, and they suddenly realized something.

Thor arrived, having just come from the battlefield against the frost giants, and overheard the conversation between Sif and Loki.

Hearing the thunder, the gods trembled with fear. When this enraged thunder god unleashed his power, no one could predict what the consequences would be.

Loki!!!!

Outside the palace, a terrifying roar filled with rage shook the entire underwater palace.

Thor has arrived.

(End of this chapter)