Nordic: I Created a Forbidden Land for the Gods

My thoughts were similar to those of Killian and Van Nistelrooy.

Shortly after the thunderstorm, the forests of Winterfell were affected in an unprecedented way.

The extent of the damage was even more severe than they had imagined.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The enormous explosion resounded and spread, releasing waves of heat that affected Neil, even though he was quite a distance away.

His body was thrown out and landed in Slud's arms, where he received a little warmth and cushioning.

Neil, having survived the ordeal, thanked the Valkyrie who had caught him, but when he turned to look ahead at the black craters left by the explosion, his face turned extremely grim.

There were three black pits in total, all located at the sites of his newly built "explosive" arrow towers.

After one of them was struck by lightning, the already fragile runes were immediately drawn in and detonated, affecting two nearby buildings as well!

"I wish I hadn't made this!"

"Even if we build one, we only need to build one. Judging from the actions of those cunning pirates, even if we only kill one, they will retreat immediately and dare not approach easily!"

Looking at the western flank, which had been almost completely destroyed, Neil's facial muscles twitched violently.

Unlike his extreme excitement when he killed the ferocious rabbit, he now looked as if he had fallen from heaven to the depths of the earth.

He was indeed very happy to have acquired the powerful rune, but after actually using it, he found that it was not well-suited to his usual building.

After all, firing a crossbow bolt requires a certain degree of impact, but too much impact can easily trigger an explosion. That's why the bolts fired when dealing with pirates were so crooked.

50 meters is even far below the range of a normal arrow tower, but it is already the limit of the "explosive" arrow tower.

Furthermore, as a rune capable of threatening god-level beings, even at level one, it requires an enormous amount of resources.

Neil only earned 120 resource points after deducting costs for killing a ferocious rabbit!

Building a "Bomb" arrow tower requires 270 resource points!

One rune costs 200 resource points!

If those three pirates hadn't moved so fast, almost bursting into the forest and cutting off Neil's original thought of having enough time to think, things would have been different.

He didn't want to build such a time bomb.

Although it did work, he didn't get to "enjoy" it for long before a large part of his forest land was gone.

Neil's expression twitched, but now was not the time to dwell on such things.

Take a deep breath, adjust your mindset, and immediately look up at the dark sky.

Dark clouds filled the entire island and hovered there, while the lightning that had just detonated the arrow tower continued to fall rapidly.

Each burst of power was terrifying; if all of it were unleashed, it would be enough to destroy the entire forest, but Neil's expression did not show much fear.

Because a Valkyrie had already noticed the anomaly and stepped forward to protect him behind her.

"Stand here and don't move."

"I cleaned it up quickly."

Slud took a deep breath; she was the first to notice the anomaly. She stepped out and hovered in mid-air between the forest and the clouds.

The lightning above was fierce, falling like a torrential downpour. Even the sturdy outer layer of the evil dragon ship on the shore, made of various mythical materials, was constantly collapsing, and the entire ship was teetering on the brink of collapse.

As for the pirates who landed, not many of them actually got into trouble.

Unlike the captain and first mate, although they were paying attention to the forest, they didn't have the overall perspective or the brains to do so. Their attention wasn't focused, and they noticed the anomaly above quite early on. Then, they panicked and rushed into the sea.

Although lightning is terrifying, its power is quickly dispersed when it hits the sea surface. The faster and deeper you dive, the less damage you will suffer.

Although there was danger, the physique of a half-giant was enough to withstand it.

These are some survival tips for pirates.

But this doesn't apply to Neil, who is a mortal and can't run or dive fast.

But he had Slud, and the Valkyrie in mid-air raised her hand and caught the lightning bolt the instant it struck down.

Then, with a "poof," it was crushed into pieces.

Unlike Neil, who is a cheat, Slud truly understands the mysteries of lightning, which is why she was able to write the corresponding runes.

And if the injury isn't too severe, it's possible to write at a very high level.

Although his injuries haven't fully healed and he's still unable to write advanced runes, "destroying and disintegrating" existing lightning along its structural patterns isn't a difficult task.

In mid-air, the Valkyrie in the white dress kept raising her hands. She looked so small and weak, but she easily shattered and destroyed bolts of lightning that were like ferocious Qilin beasts.

If the pirates of the evil dragon hadn't been hiding, seeing this scene, even if they hadn't known beforehand that their runes would be stolen, their pupils would have contracted in shock.

They never imagined that the crisis that forced them to flee in disarray could be easily resolved by the other party.

As the dissipating lightning continued to swirl around Slud, making her already stunning figure and appearance even more dazzling, Neil couldn't help but hold his breath, subconsciously trying to memorize it deep in his mind.

"Slud, she's absorbing the lightning to heal her injuries."

"By the way, she has a deep understanding of 'lightning' and can borrow external forces to a certain extent to impact the cold energy entrenched in her body and destroy the 'root of the virus'."

"But this is a case of fighting poison with poison, which is very different from a true cure. Although it is useful, it will also have some backlash. Overall, it should only shorten the time to complete recovery."

Taking a deep breath, Neil carefully observed the other person's figure, racking his brains to make a calm and rational judgment.

He had discussed similar ideas with Slud. After all, the power of lightning alone could provide it, but it was only level one and the quantity was too small to remove the cold energy from her body.

That was, after all, the last blow from a Titan of the same level as Slud, delivered with all its might before it was about to die. If we act rashly, it might trigger a full-blown attack, which would be a loss.

This violent thunderstorm actually made my original idea come true.

Although a true recovery is not yet possible, that is a secondary objective for now; resolving the crisis is the primary goal, so this should be considered an unexpected bonus.

The sudden downpour didn't last long, stopping completely after a few minutes. As the clouds dissipated, the danger was over.

But there was something Neil was still very concerned about.

"Absorbing so much lightning, although it can't be used directly for recovery, it must be of great help. Congratulations in advance, Miss Slud."

"However, this thunderstorm came so suddenly, and its scale is completely unlike anything that would occur naturally."

"Do you have any clues?"

Looking at Slud descending from the sky, her face full of complex hesitation.

Neil began with perfunctory congratulations, then got straight to the point and asked his question.

Slud remained silent, staring intently at Neil, then looked up at the sky, which, though now restored to its original state, had once been abnormally covered by the entire icy sea.

After a moment of hesitation, he spoke again:

"That's right. It's something that's bound to happen next. Knowing it in advance will help you prepare."

"What I'm about to say is about the Primal Titan, Ymir..."