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The Ninth Princess had a blank expression on her face, but her mood became uncertain because of the fluctuating light of the Sunstone. The light and darkness intertwined, as if two ideas were colliding.

……

"Do you think what she said is true or false?" Lupin XIII walked in front with his hands in his pockets.

It felt great for her to ask this question, all the while she was trying to find the feeling of Lupin the Third.

And now, listening to Blaze's steady, mountain-like footsteps from behind, she had never felt closer to Lupin III than now.

The sense of security with Jigen Daisuke and Ishikawa Goemon following behind him is just like that.

"It's half true, half false. She has some impression of the text, but it's also possible that she doesn't recognize it." Blaze crossed his arms and frowned. "The answer should be quite obvious. Even though this guess is bold, it's the most reasonable one."

"That's right, the so-called Immortal Tribe is most likely dwarves, or is related to dwarves. And the mysterious man who caused the Magic Kingdom to participate in the attack on the Immortal Tribe is also very likely a dwarf." Lupin XIII shook his finger, and his cynical voice became serious.

"That mysterious dwarf is from the Immortal Tribe. The war for the method of rejuvenation is actually a conspiracy against the Magic Kingdom. But there is a problem."

Lupin XIII turned his head and gave the opportunity to Blaze.

"What can the Immortal Tribe, most likely related to the dwarves, gain from the Magic Kingdom? When the mysterious man appeared, the Magic Kingdom had already sown the seeds of destruction long ago, and destruction was not far away. What valuable things could it possibly have?"

Chapter 1865 Mission Speculation

There are often two possibilities for a difficult problem. One is that it is really difficult and involves a lot of unknown knowledge. This is like asking a person without hands to pick up a cup with his hands.

Another possibility is the exact opposite, the answer is very simple, and has even appeared in the puzzle a long time ago, but we just can't realize it.

Blazer did not try to find the answer immediately. If it was the former case, he would definitely not be able to solve it, but if it was the latter, then his way of thinking about the answer was not to think, but to move forward along this path, and the answer would naturally appear.

"By the way, are there any problems in Greenland?"

"It's not a big deal, but it's not a small deal either." Lupin XIII shrugged helplessly.

Greenland, the former world champion professional player, the second place in the first World Championship and the mysterious super-hardcore player, and the sixth place sewing machine in the first World Championship are now drilling around underground like a super miner.

What is more terrifying than an underground maze is a collapsed underground maze. Roads that did not exist in the first place will not become unobstructed, and roads that existed will be blocked, turning it into a complete dead end.

But Greenland and the sewing master were tough guys. They made a shield excavator with their bare hands and started drilling directly. Although it didn't work and seemed like a waste of effort, it was still very impressive.

However, neither Greenland nor the tailor were discouraged.

This is "Godlock", there is no wasted work, only not discovering what you have gained, and wasted work itself is an answer.

[The pre-quests haven't been completed yet, so even entering the storyline is incredibly difficult.]

As the perfect teammate in the eyes of many players, Blaze not only possesses powerful combat capabilities, very useful face, decisive determination to kill, but also the most important thing, that is, sharing intelligence.

Perhaps because he suffered so much, Blaze did not act like a riddler and shared all the information when they worked together.

The main purpose is the Sun Chariot, and they were also told what abilities the Sun Chariot possesses. One of the abilities is extremely powerful, but it also fits the current situation of the Dwarf Kingdom very well.

【Time goes back】

Today's Dwarf Kingdom has completely collapsed due to earthquakes and other crustal movements. It is difficult to find any clues, let alone a complete road.

But if time reversal is used on the entire Dwarf Kingdom, then the Dwarf Kingdom may be restored to its original state. Maybe...

It can even resurrect dwarves that have been petrified and smashed.

This is a very reasonable guess, and it is also in line with the positioning of the early plot BOSS, Fortress of Destruction - opening up a more difficult world view in the later stages.

If we follow this line of thought, then all the mobile fortresses should be defeated, or only the last one is left. We should collect all the sun gems to find the location of the immortal tribe, activate the sun chariot, reverse the broken dwarf kingdom, and resurrect the dwarves.

Then, because of the large-scale resurrection of the dwarves, the second-generation One-Eyed Balder was touched.

In terms of the process, there is nothing wrong with this speculation, but if we put aside the game process and think about the motivations of the characters, there are many problems.

For example, it is known that the Immortal Tribe is at least related to the dwarves, and they possess the Sun Chariot and the Sun Gem, and can skillfully use them to reverse time and achieve rejuvenation. So why do they still need to summon the Magic Kingdom? Why not repair the Dwarf Kingdom at that time?

There are many possibilities, including the fact that they know that a one-eyed god is cursing them, and that it would be meaningless to repair the dwarf kingdom. They want to wait until the second generation of the one-eyed god dies in his destined death before resurrecting him.

This situation is very consistent with the world view where players appear.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Dwarven Kingdom had not yet been destroyed at that time. This possibility is not simple and represents many unspeakable things.

"Once we reach the treasure trove of the Magic Kingdom, the ruins of the Immortal Tribe, we will know the answer." Lupin XIII simply shrugged and gave up on this complicated question.

"There are many, many questions, many, many answers, and maybe some of them don't even have answers at all, but the important thing is, instead of getting hung up on it, it's better to do what you can do well."

"Maybe we're lucky. The Magic Kingdom's treasure, the place where the Immortal Tribe hides the Sun Chariot, and the broken Dwarf Kingdom are all in the same place?"

"Hahaha~ That's a possibility~" Blaze responded with two laughs, but he didn't seem really happy.

An invisible pressure weighed on his heart.

While the transformation of the Fortress of Destruction was in progress, Jasmine replaced most of the skeleton, some weapon systems, and also did some research on magical technology.

Unexpectedly, Theresa showed up in the middle. With an embarrassed expression, she quietly handed Blaze a doomsday bomb, her movements stealthy as if she was bribing the Inquisitor.

Blaze had no choice but to take the doomsday bomb, install it on the core of the Fortress of Destruction, and connect it to the detonator. The whole process was displayed to the Ninth Princess in a completely transparent manner.

He was not worried at all that the Ninth Princess would choose to fight to the death. The premise of fighting to the death is that when the moment really comes, there will be no choice, but now it is still a long way off from that moment.

He did this purely as a form of mental oppression, to make the Ninth Princess accustomed to his death threats. Even when he often said to the Ninth Princess that he would eliminate her when the matter was over, it was also for this reason.

It's like dealing with a spring. If you pull it too much, it will lose its elasticity.

This is an open conspiracy. Even if the Ninth Princess realizes it, she can't resist it. Maybe the effect will be better if she realizes it.

After two days of remodeling the Fortress of Destruction, they completed the agreed task of taking away half of the control. The Ninth Princess also said at the right time that she remembered the approximate coordinates of the Immortal Tribe and could take them there.

After the Ninth Princess described the general terrain of the area, Blaze and Lupin XIII began to search for it on the map.

What is certain is that this area is in the past top world, or vertical hell.

If we were in Vertical Hell, it would be the end of us. All the terrain would be completely destroyed in the Vertical Hell environment. If that happened, Theresa would be held responsible.

Fortunately, they were lucky. After trying to take into account the coordinates of the Dwarf Kingdom provided by Greenland, they found the location of the treasure of the Magic Kingdom.

"We are so lucky that the three areas are actually in the same location."

Chapter 1866 Looking at each other again

【F-33】, once a corner of the top world, is a monster map in terms of territory, where there live wild monsters with an average level of around LV120.

Before the appearance of the strangers, the area [F-33] was known as a restricted area for humans. The ecology of the high-level wild monsters therein was extremely dangerous. Even a team of LV99 blessed ones would find it difficult to go too far.

For humans, that place has always been shrouded in a mysterious and terrifying fog.

However, these layers of mystery were revealed not long after the stranger appeared.

Not long after the stranger walked out of the Novice Village, he began to challenge various high-difficulty areas. He especially liked places like human restricted areas and made a great contribution to completing the world map.

The treasure of the Magic Kingdom, it is not surprising that the Immortal Tribe hid the Sun Chariot in a place where few people go. It is better to say that treasures should be in such places, otherwise they will be easily discovered.

Large areas like the Magic Kingdom's treasure land can only be hidden in places where few people go, because the search ability of strangers will only be limited by [convenience].

If there was an inn or post station nearby, the surface would have been cleaned up long ago.

Before setting off, there is one more thing to do, which is to notify Ouroboros to summon the Rainbow Bridge.

A large mobile fortress of the size of the Fortress of Destruction cannot be transported through a teleportation tower or portal due to its tonnage. Even a snake cannot carry it through.

The only way to move the Fortress of Doom between different worlds, besides turning the world upside down, is the Rainbow Bridge summoned by Ouroboros.

The only way to find Ouroboros is through Hela.

Although Helheim is no longer in the belly of Ouroboros, there is still some kind of spiritual connection between Hela and Ouroboros, and they can communicate.

The last time he came to Helheim to find Hela, he had a disagreement with Hela because of Ragnarok and Fenrir, so Blaze came again to ask for help and brought a gift for his visit - a bunch of glowing food.

After arriving at Eleudnir, the palace where Hela, the mistress of the underworld of Helheim and the goddess of death, lives, it was unexpected that Hela was not sitting on the throne, nor was she in the palace.

Two servants appeared in the palace at the first moment to greet him.

After asking, I learned that it was time for the sun to set.

In the past, Hela always sat on the throne, dealing with the accumulated hunger of the dead. Now, the land of the underworld of Helheim has grown abundant fruits of the world of death under the cultivation of foreigners. The dead can finally have their fill, but Hela has not ended her hard work to ensure that the dead can have their fill.

Even the crops in the world of the dead have their own growing conditions. They need proper sunlight and night. However, the sun in Helheim is not obedient. It must be pleaded hard by Hela, the mistress of Helheim, before it is willing to restrain its light and heat.

After learning of Hela's whereabouts, Blaze left the palace directly and followed the gradually dimming sun. He saw how Hela begged the sun to reduce its light and heat.

It is a massacre, using all kinds of hideous weapons and all kinds of extreme punishments to torture and punish the sun.

In the world of death, the dead cannot die again. Even if they are cut into pieces and turned into powder, they can gather together and recover within a certain period of time.

The entire process does not require any energy consumption. To explain, the deceased itself is part of the world of death, and the state of the deceased is like a natural change in the world of death.

It’s just that the spirit of the deceased will be affected to some extent and become depressed.

This is Hela's daily job, constantly torturing the sun of this dead world until its spirit is so exhausted that it needs a whole night to recover.

Not everyone can enjoy the plea of ​​the Goddess of Death. If it were someone else, they would have become honest and obedient under the unwavering care of the Goddess of Death every day. But the sun of the world of death is different.

He was the second-generation One-Eyed Balder, once possessing near-invincibility, a being seemingly protected by the world. Even terrain-altering punches and kicks couldn't harm him.

Only mistletoe can harm him, but mistletoe alone cannot harm his divine body.

The only hope of killing him was the golden mistletoe made by the dwarves, but he gained omniscience through sacrifice, peeking into fate, intercepting all possibilities in advance, and even taking away the wisdom of the dwarves.

Unfortunately, he was fooled in the end, and the eye he sacrificed became the fang from the blind spot that took his life.

Blaze, who fired that shot and sent Balder into the underworld of Helheim with his own hands, knew clearly how difficult it was to do so. The result seemed to be the inevitability of fate, but in fact every step was determined by humans, and every step came at the cost of many sacrifices and costs.

But for Blaze now, he doesn't have to put all his hopes on the golden mistletoe or Balder's eyeball. He has [Pisces], and as long as he uses [Howl of Ares], he can shatter the world and summon Tiamat.

To beings outside of Tiamat's world, the protection on Balder was like paper.

thump—

Accompanied by a dull roar and dust whistling like waves, the night of Helheim finally arrived.

Hela's tall figure came to Blaze silently. In the underworld of Helheim, she still symbolized invincibility, but her towering chest showed obvious fluctuations.

She was panting.

Although I wasn't tired, I was still panting.

"what happened?"

“Nothing, he didn’t cause me any trouble.” Hela shook her head and calmed her breathing.

"It's just that Balder is gradually getting used to the damage he's been receiving. Although his strength hasn't increased, his difficulty has increased exponentially. I need to use more strength and thinking to wear down his spirit."

"Really?" Blaze looked towards the place where the sun set with a sense of something. The inky black chains were moving rhythmically. They were so thick that they seemed to be able to tie up a giant beast, but in the center of them lay a handsome young man with white hair.

He was pale, having been forced to fall into a deep sleep for repairs due to Hela's actions, but when Blaze looked over, his eyes suddenly opened.

They looked at each other, and then he smiled.

Chapter 1867 The Troublesome Goddess

"I know why you're here. In fact, there's a connection between us. Ouroboros and I can more or less sense your thoughts when you think of us."

Hela returned to the palace and sat on the throne, crossing her legs and dangling her left foot, which was painted with dark green nail polish.

"You can practice more in the future so you don't have to make extra trips."

"I feel like you are complaining to me implicitly. I only come to you when I have something to do." Blaze smacked his lips and wanted to nag a few more words, but he couldn't help but get down to business first.

"How long has Baldur been in Helm's Underworld?"

"...less than a year." Hela knew what Blaze wanted to say and what he was worried about.

In less than a year, Balder's resistance to pain has reached such a high level that even the goddess of death Hela has to work hard to eliminate his mental state, and there is still a long time to go.

One day, even if Balder does nothing and simply endures the damage, he will be able to use his own heat to turn Helheim into a hell on earth again.

"Don't worry. I've decided to ask the strangers for ideas on how to torture Balder. Based on their knowledge, there won't be any problems for at least a hundred years."

"It seems the problem is quite serious indeed. Should we go find some weapons to attack the sun?"

“Hey, I told you not to worry.” Hela raised her eyebrows unhappily, her eyes cold. “Your concern is a questioning of the absolute authority of me, the mistress of Helheim.”

"So I don't care about you anymore?"

“…” Hela fell silent, twisted her head and turned away.

"But it's your duty to care about me and to be mad at me. You're not an irresponsible person, are you?"

"Isn't it?"