Dragon Raja: Starting with acquiring Orochi, a counterattack against the gods.

There are no permanent residents on the island, but there are scientific research stations left over from the Soviet era. It used to be a tourist hotspot. In the height of summer, tourists were allowed to come here, follow guides, feel the sea breeze, stroll on the ice field, and appreciate the unique scenery of the Arctic region.

If you're lucky, you might even see fields of Arctic poppies, their vibrant colors adding a splash of color to the endless ice blue.

But at this moment, the beautiful girl stood atop the iceberg and looked out, only to see a vast expanse of white ice, with the bright sun hanging low on the horizon.

It's not tourist season, so almost no human would be willing to come here to their death. If that tourist bus route were to be opened now, it would probably become the legendary "death bus route," as the extreme cold and freezing temperatures would be deadly enough to kill any tourist.

But the girl wasn't even wearing a winter coat; she was just dressed in a fluffy white fur coat. Her little face peeked out from the soft white fur, with a pretty blush on it, and her dark eyes sparkled with liveliness.

They clearly didn't feel cold, as if this wasn't a temperature of tens of degrees below zero that would freeze any warm-blooded creature to death, but rather a slightly chilly, sunny winter day, with the sun shining brightly and everything melting.

Standing atop the iceberg, the girl gazed into the distance, feeling as if the world before her was a distorted mirror, where light and shadow were warped, and she felt as if she might hallucinate at any moment.

“Nibelungen?” Xia Mi frowned and murmured softly, “But it doesn’t quite feel like it.”

She had been wandering around these islands for a long time, but she couldn't even remember why she was there. It seemed like she was looking for someone, or something else entirely.

She stayed in the Arctic Ocean, the large ship sailing alone from one end to the other, until it came to this archipelago and stopped, simply because Xia Mi noticed a subtle abnormality.

She reached out and caught a falling snowflake. The snowflake melted the moment it touched her palm. Xia Mi frowned even more. As the complete king of the earth and mountains, the queen of Nibelungen, she could freely enter any Nibelungen; this was her innate ability.

This made her exceptionally sensitive to spaces like the Nibelungen. She could sense that something seemed to be hidden here, but she couldn't figure out what it was. So she spent the rest of her time here studying it.

Even she herself couldn't say how much time had passed. This search was long and lonely, and slowly she lost track of the time.

But after so much effort, she still vaguely sensed something; it seemed that a huge, hidden Nibelungen was lurking here.

It's not accurate to say Nibelungen, because Xia Mi, the Queen of Nibelungen who can enter any Nibelungen, couldn't enter. So it can only be said that it is some kind of spatial interlayer.

She couldn't find the entrance, but she felt that once she found it, she would probably remember why she had been lingering there, so she refused to leave.

"How strange, could it be hidden underwater?" She looked up at the azure sky, then at the thick ice beneath her feet, a hint of confusion in her eyes: "Who is so capable that they created a spatial interlayer that even I can't get into?"

She found it somewhat unbelievable and very strange.

In this era where both the White King and the Black King have already passed away, a fully-formed Dragon King should be at the very top of the food chain. However, this spatial interlayer, which appears to be the work of the Dragon Clan, is one that even she, the Queen of Nibelungen, cannot enter.

What does this mean? It can't be that Nidhogg has been resurrected, can it?

The problem is, if Nidhogg were to be resurrected, why would he create such a thing and hide it away to develop secretly? He's already the ruler of all things, what's there for him to develop? He could just pick up a watermelon knife and cut from the North Pole to the South Pole, since he'll definitely destroy the world once he wakes up in a rage.

Xia Mi shook her head, banishing the absurd thought from her mind, and continued her serious exploration.

She refused to believe that she couldn't find the entrance to that strange space.

Taking a deep breath, the girl's dark, clear eyes shone with a dazzling golden light like molten lava, and fine, iron-red scales quickly covered her entire body, making a crisp, metallic clicking sound.

She swiftly transformed from a beautiful girl into a majestic and ferocious monster. She bent slightly, her sharp claws tearing through the ice beneath her feet. With a fierce stomp, the massive iceberg instantly split open from the middle, emitting a thunderous roar!

Xia Mi didn't care at all. She bent over and leaped up, jumping onto the ice in the distance at an incredible angle and speed, and continued to stomp heavily and rhythmically on the ice.

Terrifying stress was injected into the ice layer, which was hundreds of meters thick. The azure ice surface cracked open with terrifying fissures, some tens of meters wide, resembling scars on the earth.

Xia Mi didn't even look at the destruction she had caused, and continued jumping away into the distance.

She refused to believe that she couldn't find the entrance to this hidden compartment.

……

A tremendous rumble resounded, deep and loud, like a muffled thunderclap piercing the sky and eventually echoing throughout the world, but strangely, there was no lightning.

Yuan Zhinü and Odin looked up at the sky at the same time. The dim blue sky was shrouded in mist, obscuring their view. The terrifying roars were hidden behind the mist, as if a ferocious monster was emitting a deafening roar, ready to break through the layers of mist at any moment.

As these loud noises resounded, the blood-red sea surface began to boil, resembling a scene from the apocalypse, truly a cataclysmic event.

The ship on which the only two living people in this world were standing was also rocking as the sea boiled. Odin frowned and finally put down his wine cup, which seemed to be a prop. Although his face was still expressionless, his eyes flashed with displeasure.

He looked coldly at Yuan Zhinv: "Is this your preparation?"

"So, I'm curious, how did you manage to get her to continue cooperating with your plan even though she doesn't remember you?"

Yuan Zhinv neither admitted nor denied, nor offered any explanation. She simply smiled, a faint smile that didn't reach her eyes, carrying an undisguised mockery: "Am I that familiar with you? You think I have to answer your questions?"

After she finished speaking, she paused, then casually uttered a few words: "Guess."

Odin's expressionless face seemed to grow even colder, and he snorted coldly, "I underestimated you."

Even someone as intelligent as him couldn't figure out how Genji had done it.

Of all the dragon kings, Odin may not be the smartest, but he is definitely the most prudent. He won't even make a move unless he is absolutely certain of success.

But once he decides to take action, he must have calculated all the possibilities.

As the person he had to eliminate and his number one enemy, Odin couldn't possibly have been unaware of her. Therefore, he had considered everything about her, including her own strength and the help she had provided.

Hela, the Queen of the Earth and Mountains, is undoubtedly the strongest and most threatening character besides Genji. In addition, there is Constantine, who is currently hidden in Erii's body.

Now, only the three Dragon Kings are still alive, so Odin pays special attention to the other two, especially Hela. He is certain that all of Hela's memories have been erased, and that the girl could not possibly still remember Genji.

In his script, the forgotten Genji should be trapped here alone, with no one remembering her. All the hybrids, and even the two dragon kings, would be drawn to the internal strife of the Snake Clan.

He knew that Lu Mingfei would not forget Genjiro, and he also knew that Lu Mingfei could make a deal with the devil to gain power, so the Snake Clan should not be able to be saved.

Therefore, he simply did not intend to keep the Snake Clan, the nominal leader of all mixed-race people. After losing Genji, the Snake Clan would be unable to command respect, and other family organizations would inevitably be eager to make a move.

With Lu Mingfei's pressure added on, the whole of Japan will definitely fall into chaos. Everyone's attention will be drawn to him, whether it's the Dragon King or a hybrid, they will all want to become the new hybrid leader, or even the leader of the whole world.

Moreover, judging from their strength, no matter how powerful the hybrids are, they are nothing more than cannon fodder. The final contenders will inevitably be Hela, Constantine, and Lu Mingfei.

If these three really fought, it would take a long time to determine a winner. Considering the initial chaos and the subsequent cleanup, it would conservatively take at least half a month before a true victor emerges.

But it only takes Odin three days to devour and consume the Primal Maiden.

Three days seems like a perfectly reasonable amount of time.

But now, his flawless script has run into a problem. Hela, who should be secretly observing in Japan, plotting how to seize the position of world ruler, has actually appeared here.

Moreover, she not only appeared here, but also seemed to have sensed something and was looking for a flaw, even though she clearly didn't remember Genji.

This is simply impossible. She doesn't even remember Genjiro, so what is she looking for? Is she looking for loneliness?

Odin couldn't understand how this was done, and the only one who could explain it to him, Genji, didn't even bother to look at him. But her confident and self-assured demeanor, as if she had everything under control, made him inexplicably dissatisfied.

“You were prepared all along.” It wasn’t a question, it was a statement. Odin said coldly, “So your previous foolishness was all a pretense. You’ve been putting on an act all along, just to make me look down on you.”

"I admit you succeeded. I was careless this time."

Yuan Zhinv found it strange. How come she didn't know that she had been pretending all along? And who was being called stupid? How was she stupid?

Odin's eyesight was indeed poor, and his mind was even worse. He didn't even reach half of her extraordinary wisdom, so he deserved to be defeated.

Thinking this, Yuan Zhinv's expression showed a hint of pity: "It's good that you know, be more careful in your next life."

The man took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turbulent emotions within him. He even abandoned his usual calm and collected expression and scoffed, "But so what?"

"You think a mere Hela can affect my barrier?" He looked at Yuan Zhinü and squeezed out four words through gritted teeth: "Wishful thinking."

“You’re wrong.” Yuan Zhinv sighed and said, “You didn’t think my plan was just to let Xia Mi find me and then rescue me, did you?”

"She doesn't even remember me, how can she find me? You think too highly of me."

Upon hearing this, Odin frowned deeply. Although he didn't ask aloud, his face clearly said, "What is she doing?"

Yuan Zhinu's lips curled up, and slowly the mocking smile widened until it turned into unrestrained laughter: "Of course she didn't come for me, and she certainly can't break through your defenses, but don't forget what's under your feet."

"You chose this place yourself, do I need to remind you?"

Odin froze, then his expression turned extremely grim.

"You say you're so eager to become the world's ruler, so I'm not your ultimate enemy, am I?" Genji said slowly and deliberately, her expression pleased. "I'm just a delicious meal in your plan. Your ultimate enemy is right under our feet."

"Whether you eat me and then go to duel Nidhogg, or continue making arrangements, you must ensure that Nidhogg wakes up when you need him to."

“I’ve already threatened you with Nidhogg once before, and you wouldn’t give me that chance again, so you’ve hidden Nidhogg, right? And you have to make sure it’s somewhere you can see it. So your spatial interlayer is right above Nidhogg, right?”

She gave a cold laugh, her gaze piercing through the scarlet seawater as if she could see a colossal creature slumbering within: "You knew I would guess, but I cannot awaken him within this space, no matter how much noise I make."

"What about the people outside? You said Hela can't destroy your space, so do you think Hela can awaken him?"

"Yes, Xia Mi is timid and wouldn't willingly awaken such a behemoth, but she definitely doesn't know Nidhogg is here. How well you've hidden yourself! Only when that guy wakes up will the people outside find out, right?"

At this point, Yuan Zhinu smiled brightly and said, word by word, "This is what they call, 'being too clever for your own good.'"

Genjiro knew about Odin's abilities from the original story, but after thinking about it again and again, she couldn't come up with a solution, so she decided to use the old method.

Since the White King cannot deal with Odin who has become the pseudo-Black King, then let's use the Black King.

When a situation becomes a deadlock, the best approach is to introduce a bigger game-changer, so that someone else can break the deadlock that you can't break yourself.

With this idea in mind, she and Xia Mi analyzed what to do, and finally concluded that Odin would probably try to hide Nidhogg.

Where should it be hidden? Under one's own nose, of course.

Therefore, Genji did not come to the appointment alone; Natsumi came with her. Then she was pulled into a spacetime rift, and the world forgot about her.

Although Xia Mi has also forgotten her, barring any unforeseen circumstances, based on the information in the original work, her position should remain unchanged.

Xia Mi told her that if she couldn't remember why she came to the Ice Sea, she would keep searching for the reason she came here, and if she found anything unusual, she would keep investigating.

As it turns out, Xia Mi's understanding of herself was quite comprehensive. Although she didn't know what she was looking for, she discovered the "Nibelungen," which she herself couldn't enter, and her interest was instantly piqued.

She was determined to see what was hidden in this "Nibelungen." Her power was certainly no match for the pseudo-Black King's scheme, but it would unexpectedly awaken something beneath the spatial rift.

Seeing Odin's face finally darken completely, Genji smiled smugly: "Looks like you're really afraid of Nidhogg waking up."

"But I'm sorry, I'm not afraid."

"Come on, let's see if our Black Monarch will eat you first or me first after he wakes up."

Chapter 405 Finding Her

"Have you been pretending all these years?"

Amidst the deafening roar, the man seemed oblivious, his golden eyes fixed on Yuan Zhinu, asking slowly and deliberately, "Actually, you've been lying to me all along, pretending to be bad at scheming, but in reality, you're a master of it."

It's not a question, it's an affirmative sentence.

The man had realized he had been deceived; he was wrong, terribly wrong.

From the very beginning, he never took Genjiro seriously; she was just an insignificant piece in a vast game. Genjiro truly came into his view when she killed Herzog, whom he had manipulated, when she had nothing left.

However, since Herzog was merely a slightly more important pawn in Odin's eyes, his death only demonstrated his incompetence. Odin did not take it seriously, nor did he rush to kill Genjiro, but instead chose to observe.

This could be considered the most serious mistake he had made in his thousands of years of planning. He did not eliminate Genji when she was at her weakest, and he regretted it for a long time.

As Odin raised and nurtured Genjiro and Genjiro, they were practically raised under his watchful eye. After Herzog was killed, Odin devoted even more energy to observing Genjiro.