Nordic: I Created a Forbidden Land for the Gods

"Don't kill him so quickly. Let him maintain a certain degree of berserk state and let his aura continue to radiate."

"This might mislead the other party and give us some time to adjust."

In the center of the forest, beside the first arrow tower of the settlement, Slud wiped the blood from her face and offered a suggestion in a crisp voice.

She was wearing a white dress, which originally looked very pure and holy, but now it was covered in blood and looked quite gruesome.

But upon closer inspection, the dress was not torn; the blood had simply splattered onto her body.

Neil nodded upon hearing this, his expression equally solemn as he looked at the berserk monster before him.

Before going berserk, this pirate still had some human form. Although he was very tall and strong due to his bloodline, he wasn't as outrageous as a real giant, and his skin color was relatively light.

After going berserk, its size increases dramatically, not much smaller than a two-headed shark, and it exudes an oppressive aura like a pure-blooded giant.

Even the six rune arrow towers couldn't withstand his rampage, and he actually managed to break into the forest.

Neil's heart skipped a beat at that moment, and he felt a sense of impending doom that he had been experiencing from time to time back inland.

Fortunately, this pirate doesn't seem to be very intelligent, and he becomes even more so after going berserk.

They were easily lured into stepping into the pit trap.

Even a half-giant who had grown immensely would find it difficult to escape a 20-meter-deep pit, and he fell in immediately.

Because it was "smashed" out by Slud, the width is very generous, and there is no awkward situation of it getting stuck.

The impact of the fall, coupled with the excessively dense ground spikes, was too much for even the enhanced Mythic Bloodline to withstand, eliciting a fierce roar.

He tried desperately to climb up, but this was much more difficult than sprinting across the water. If his hand slipped, he would fall back down and suffer another wave of damage.

Moreover, Neil would show no mercy to those who wanted to take its life, and arrows would rain down continuously as it climbed.

Because the opening narrows the area, it makes aiming easier.

By the time the half-giant pirate roared and climbed up, he was covered in blood and had taken a lot of damage.

He was already close to his residence when he saw Neil and, through his actions, realized that Neil was the culprit who had caused him such a miserable situation.

Beside him was Slud, an ethereal beauty whose divine aura was impossible to conceal. In his normal state, she would surely have aroused intense greed in Gilgin.

But his anger toward Neil overwhelmed all of that, and he roared and charged toward Neil once more.

Then, I fell into a trap again.

Actually, it didn't matter whether he aimed at Neil or Slud, because the two were there specifically to act as bait.

After several minutes of relentless bombardment, the half-giant pirate was finally brought to his death and was pulled out of the fishing net.

If it weren't for the timing of the enemy's attack, they could have taken him down on the spot.

"As expected, the long sword has the 'sharp' rune written on it."

"And its level is higher than mine!"

Slud took the longsword from the pirate's body, and Neil's eyes flickered as he looked at the intense silvery light on it.

This long sword was used by the half-giant. It was over two meters long and planted in the ground, taller than Neil. Just looking at it was incredibly intimidating.

Neil focused his attention on the blade; in the center of its dazzling silver-white light, a mysterious and intricate character was outlined.

The same rune is also inscribed on Neil's arrow tower.

However, it is clearly simpler in comparison, and it is not as powerful, with a sharp aura that makes one's eyes squint just by looking at it.

"This longsword, though crude, shows signs of being reforged by the dwarves; it was originally a weapon wielded by a heroic spirit."

"By the way, my elder sister said that these pirates have killed heroic spirits, no wonder they each have a level 2 rune weapon."

Beside Neil, Slud's voice was pleasant, but her tone was extremely cold and full of murderous intent.

For the Valkyries who rule Valhalla, the Heroic Spirits are all their soldiers, and even if they don't interact much, they still have a certain affection for them.

Although she had heard Brunhilde mention it before, seeing it with her own eyes now, she still couldn't contain herself.

But considering the current situation, Slud took a deep breath to calm herself down and instructed Neil to bring the long sword closer to one of the arrow towers.

This was a plan jointly determined by Neil and Slud.

Their original plan was to fight back against the constant attacks of pirates by using various structures in the forest, replenishing resources through continuous kills, and then building new structures.

This method has many drawbacks, because it involves a protracted war with giants, and Neil's mortal body might not be able to withstand it.

Resource recovery can only be done by Neil himself. During this process, other buildings are damaged and the corpses cannot be accessed due to various reasons on the battlefield. Even if the enemy is successfully killed, he will only continue to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Although the enemy hesitates and is wary of the unknown, once they have gathered enough information, they will still launch a fierce attack and raze the forest to the ground with an overwhelming advantage in strength.

So Neil and Slud didn't really want to use this trick, but at the time they couldn't think of a better way.

Until now.

Before the final operation, he remembered what Slud had taught him when he asked how to upgrade.

"Runes can be seen as another way of representing things in the world through pictures and texts. They possess great power, but more importantly, they represent a kind of knowledge."

"Upgrading and nurturing runes, strictly speaking, is not about using the energy of things to strengthen them, but about using 'experience' to enrich knowledge, so that the 'life' of the rune can be fulfilled, thereby achieving natural growth like life."

"Even the bloody rune that the pirates wanted to nurture was no exception. The inhumane truth is that knowledge is enriched through sacrifice."

"So they really want me or this island; the former is divine experience, and the latter is at least several hundred years of history."

The clear, gentle voice echoed in his mind, and Neil realized that although he had the ability to mass-produce runes, he could not fuse them into higher-level runes.

Because his runes are "copied", each contains the same "knowledge".

Even if you read a hundred elementary school textbooks with the same content, you can't possibly come up with junior high school knowledge out of thin air.

Unless, of course, they directly absorb junior high school content!

Taking a deep breath, Neil used all his strength to swing the longsword, which was even larger than himself, and plunged it into the "Sharp" arrow tower, marking the location of the runes.

He didn't care whether the longsword's runes devoured his lower-level one or whether he had incredible luck and it turned out the other way around; that didn't matter.

As long as the last rune is written on his arrow tower, it's equivalent to him getting the new one after upgrading.

And because it is "knowledge", it can be shared synchronously with other terminals via the network, and the update can be completed in the same way!

About five or six minutes after Neil inserted the long knife.

Gilkin, who was standing to the side, finally ended his bloodline berserk state, and his expression immediately became dejected.

He was already seriously injured, and without the support of his heightened state, the resulting negative backlash was simply unbearable for him.

He didn't even groan; he simply fell silent.

This moment.

The aura that had originally burst forth in the forest completely vanished, as if issuing a proclamation urging the evil dragon to take action!