Nordic: I Created a Forbidden Land for the Gods

Neil didn't sit idle. The moment the evil dragon's entire army stormed into the forest, he took up the Spirit Mirror and manipulated various buildings to launch a counterattack.

Through the runes on the building, Neil could clearly hear a series of extremely shrill screams, but he remained calm and continued to systematically reduce the number of pirates.

After all, he never hesitated to take the life of someone who wanted to kill him.

Knowing that these were ruthless villains who had slaughtered and sacrificed countless mortal nations, he felt even less guilty.

[Hybrid Giant, Level 10 (Approaching Entry), can be converted into 250 resource points]

[Hybrid Giant, Level 10 (Approaching Entry), can be converted into 250 resource points]

[Hybrid Giant, Level 11 (Heroic Spirit), can be converted into 1000 resource points, and grants 12 Faith Points]

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As the panel updated with each notification, the behemoths he had surrounded alone in the forest were steadily losing numbers.

Nine, eight, seven... Victory was gradually in his grasp, but Neil's expression remained serious.

On the one hand, he knew his own combat strength and had no intention of celebrating halfway through the game.

On the other hand, the pirate wearing the captain's hat survived.

The basic tactic is to first eliminate those with command capabilities, and Neil has always done this, ensuring attrition while also devoting some energy to targeted attacks on leaders.

He couldn't have done this before.

But after equipping the Spirit Mirror, all the buildings became similar to his limbs, and with the concealment effect of the forest, he could continuously perform this operation.

Killian was able to become the captain of the half-giant ship only because of his absolute power.

Even with the concealment effect of the level 2 rune, he could detect it earlier than other powerful heroic spirits.

Of course, being surrounded and able to fire "silently" from all directions, it would be very difficult for this pirate captain to dodge perfectly.

The other side also realized this, so they always stayed close to at least one crew member.

When faced with an attack that he had already detected but could not dodge, he used his crew as shields to weather the crisis.

in this way.

Although the Evil Dragon Pirates are indeed visibly dying out.

But the captain, who was in charge, survived.

And he kept collecting the corpses of the fallen pirates and piling them up beside him.

"Captain, are you going to sacrifice us?"

A Heroic Spirit-level pirate looked at Killian and spoke with a gloomy expression.

Previously, due to the large number of people and the chaotic scene, and the continued effect of the venue on obscuring consciousness, Killian's actions were not recognized by anyone.

Even if they knew, their lives would end very quickly, just a second before they were used as a shield.

But as the number of people decreased, those stronger individuals who were less affected by the terrain noticed something amiss. When they saw the corpses being continuously gathered together, they immediately realized what Killian was trying to do.

They usually use this kind of thing on other people.

Now, they've become one of the targets too!

Upon hearing the reprimand, even the pirates who had not yet fully entered the territory felt their minds buzz, as if a barrier had been broken through, and their faces turned ugly as they came to their senses.

"Kill him! Otherwise, even if he manages to escape in the end, he'll be the only one left, and we'll all die!"

"Even if everything succeeds in the end, and the true god is sacrificed to the Ice River Kingdom, he won't spare us to maintain a good image for himself!"

"The arrows are biased towards targeting him; surrendering with his head might just work!"

Thoughts flashed through their minds. These pirates were ruthless and decisive men. At this moment, they no longer hesitated. Their momentum surged, and they swung their weapons to attack Killian.

Among these pirates were Kilian's blood relatives and confidants, but they did not hesitate much when they rebelled, after all, they knew that they were just tools in the eyes of the enemy.

Use them if they're useful, discard them if they're not. Even if you have some feelings for them, you'll only lament afterwards why they didn't behave like dogs and just die instead of obeying.

Pirates know their ways best!

Just as they were moving, a barrage of arrows suddenly shot out from the mesmerizing forest around them, all aimed at Kylian.

They outnumbered each other.

There are also powerful heroic spirits.

In order to eliminate the greatest threat, the forest's Aesir gods temporarily refrained from hunting them and instead assisted them.

We will win!

boom!!!

A violent shockwave swept out, shattering all the arrows. The remaining pirate coughed up blood and staggered back, collapsing to the ground.

Their pupils contracted as they stared at Killian in disbelief, gasping for breath.

The captain stood there calmly, looking completely unperturbed.

Despite being surrounded and ganged up on, which should have been a clear disadvantage, he suffered no external injuries. Instead, he had a bloody, very fresh corpse on his right hand.

The number of rebellious pirates has decreased by one.

They had anticipated this, but they never expected that the first to be killed would be a powerful heroic spirit.

Only two or three minutes had passed!

"Do you really think I would just casually take to the field?"

"And without that thing our pirate crew has always relied on?"

Killian casually tossed the corpse aside, licked the blood off his hands, and said indifferently.

The filthy arm became "clean" at a visible speed, and all the blood kept flowing back and into the area under the right shoulder armor.

A familiar stench of blood emanated from it, and the once ferocious pirates froze in shock.

Then, realizing something, his expression changed drastically, but before they could say anything, Killian, his eyes gleaming coldly beneath the captain's hat, stepped out first.

He had always intended to get rid of these men, but he just wanted to use this forest to make it easier.

But now that his actions had been discovered and the pretense of civility had been broken, he no longer intended to hide anything. He unleashed his full power and charged towards them!

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"This evil dragon captain is much more powerful than I imagined."

In the distance, a "Dragonfire" arrow tower stood guard, and through the runes inside, Neil could clearly see the bloody scene within the encirclement.

Despite being of the same Heroic Spirit level, Captain Evil Dragon was able to easily kill the other pirates.

The core reason is his left shoulder, or more precisely, the blood-red rune branded on his left shoulder.

As several powerful Heroic Spirits made their move, the shoulder armor shattered, revealing its contents.

Each line is as winding as a snake, and upon closer inspection, it seems to be constantly writhing as if it were alive. Even though it is just a "transfer", Neil still felt a very eerie feeling when he saw it.

Before today, Neil had always believed that the rune that the evil dragon valued highly and had been sacrificing to was not in someone's possession, but rather branded on the flag of that pirate ship.

Although he couldn't possibly see that far, he confirmed this through Slud's observation and retelling.

After the thunderstorm, many pirates were injured, but those who returned to the ship recovered quickly and were back in top condition, thanks to the healing power of the pirate flag.

The same violent thunderstorm should have shattered the entire giant ship with such a large impact area, but although it couldn't provide long-range artillery support, it barely managed to stay afloat, thanks to the rune banner.

Furthermore, in Slud's description, the spirits of the Aesir who were killed were sacrificed and transformed to benefit the pirates, which also indicates that the crucial rune was "shared".

But now, that point has been overturned.

Or perhaps, there were two Blood Runes from the very beginning.

One, written on the flag by Captain Evil Dragon, was shared and used to strengthen the entire pirate crew.

The other one was kept secret and only exposed for use at critical moments.

"Or it's not just in critical moments; he also uses it secretly in his daily life."

"The fact that it is so much stronger than other Heroic Spirits speaks volumes."

Neil's expression was solemn. This kind of powerful enemy was too dangerous for the battlefield, and he could not help but take it seriously.

He used the arrow towers to disrupt them, but as the power was fully unleashed, the "concealment" effect was greatly reduced against Kylian.

With the help of a large number of human shields, they had already determined the location of all the arrow towers. While hunting, they could even take the time to attack and block Neil's attacks.

In just that short time, the remaining pirates were also brutally slaughtered, falling silent amidst their mournful screams.

Looking at the pile of his former comrades, some directly and some indirectly killed by his own hands, Killian remained expressionless as he pressed the rune on his right shoulder, preparing to make the sacrifice.

In that instant, Neil didn't hesitate to operate the Spirit Mirror and communicate with a "Dragonfire" arrow tower to fire.

This was their trump card, their backup plan, which Neil hadn't used even in the chaotic scene just now.

The purpose is to launch a surprise attack when the opponent thinks that there are only a few arrow towers and that their attention is diverted to other objectives!