He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

Ai Lei was a little confused when she first heard this unfamiliar word.

But she's good at making connections. She figured a ghost marriage must be related to the underworld, so it must be a marriage in the underworld!

I get it, I get it! Lu Ming must be hinting at when he'll marry her!

Hey, isn't the progress a bit too fast?

Aileen's heart fluttered with delight, her face slightly flushed, but she quickly spotted another blushing blonde woman passing by, heading towards Lu Ming...

"Hey Lu Ming! I'm still here, and you're already looking for meal replacements? That's too much!"

The goddess of the underworld seems to have misunderstood something.

......

"Oh, so it was all a misunderstanding!"

"Otherwise, if it were truly a vengeful spirit, would it sit there and watch us ramble on about ghost marriages? Wengard, you're the only one who took it seriously."

"Yes, I was really startled at first, but I should have come to my senses by the middle."

Wen Gaode then realized what was happening and exclaimed, "Oh, it was a joke! I almost really thought Annie was going to marry a dead man..."

"Shut up!" the blonde policewoman snapped.

A girl's blush speaks louder than any words.

I'm so sorry!

After a burst of laughter, everyone tacitly removed the funeral decorations.

Lu Ming ate the "offerings" clean, waved his hand and didn't pursue the matter. The police didn't ask Lu Ming any further questions about how he managed to survive by burning his magic circuits.

We're all working adults; we should have some emotional intelligence.

"So, you want to follow us?"

After Lu Ming had Jack move several truckloads of materials into the warehouse that had been built at the base, he encountered Annie, who had come to lobby as a representative.

— Originally, it was Wendard who came, but given his previous dazed remarks, his choice was unanimously rejected by the police force.

“Yes…yes!” Anne said, mustering her courage. “Just like Mr. Jack, we may be weak, but we can still do some small things! We also want to work together to leave the Nibelungen!”

"Very good, very energetic!"

Lu Ming will not belittle the efforts of the weak, just as he will encourage his fanatics to establish their own spiritual beliefs.

"I prefer people who are determined and hardworking to those who are ambitious but lack practical skills and who waver between different opinions."

"Thank you!" Annie's face, which had been barely calm, immediately lit up with excitement after receiving the favor of her savior and hero, like an encouraged little fangirl.

"Hey! You keep targeting me, that's going too far."

Ishtar automatically took it personally and expressed her indignation.

"And everyone, I have something to announce!"

Lu Ming completely ignored Ishtar, "Faced with Odin's recent offensive, we must launch a counterattack! Sweep away all the dark demons and monsters!"

This attack by the Corpse Guardian Army made Lu Ming feel unprecedentedly uneasy.

If this continues, Odin's control over Nibelungen will become stronger and stronger, their situation will become more and more passive, their range of activities will be gradually compressed, and their hope of breaking free from their cage will become increasingly slim.

Lu Ming also thought about how more and more people were being drawn into the Nibelungen situation, and what this meant.

This shows that Odin's actions are almost no longer concealed, and the impact on the outside world is unimaginable. Such atrocities must be stopped!

He's acting on behalf of Heaven and upholding justice!

Save more people from Odin's plot and treachery!

Now, Lu Ming's team has dozens more people, making their defense and offense plans more flexible, and their base is becoming increasingly luxurious.

The warehouse was overflowing with weapons and materials, just enough to upgrade the police officers' equipment, and together with the small group of people who stayed behind, it was perfect.

"As for the battle plan... we must execute a perfect assassination! Like a precise scalpel, we will eliminate the enemy at a pinpoint!"

Ishtar, hands on hips, said, "Still trying to assassinate me? You might as well just admit you're a frontal attacker... uh?"

Her eyes widened in surprise. Lu Ming had disappeared from the spot at some point.

"Hi, I'm here."

Lu Ming patted Ishtar on the shoulder from behind. "I already said, it was a stealth assassination."

“How is this possible… this is impossible!” Ishtar exclaimed in astonishment.

"You've mastered it in the time it takes to have a dream," Lu Ming said in a deep voice. "Indeed, my assassination methods are correct. Reviewing the old helps one understand the new, and one can reach a higher level."

"As expected of the teacher!" the fanatic exclaimed, now even more convinced of Lu Ming's identity as a disciple of "Old Man of the Mountain".

Ishtar: "......"

She seemed to understand something. Lu Ming and Miss Fanatic had a contract, and some memories would flow into each other's minds through dreams.

Through fragmented memories... Lu Ming learned the assassin's technique of concealing his presence...

No, could you be any more outrageous? If you keep doing this, wouldn't you be able to steal someone's skills just by signing a contract with them?

Realizing how terrifying it was, she couldn't help but tremble.

Let's shut it down, it's pointless. Really.

If you act like this, even I, Odin, would be afraid.

......

outside world.

"Sigh, should I really say that Snowfield City truly lives up to its reputation as a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery?"

Aozaki Touko glanced at the dark Command Seal pattern that appeared in her hand, and the purple figure that stepped out of the summoning circle, and exhaled a smoke ring and sighed softly.

"They can even summon... a divine servant? I didn't use any precious relics."

Volume 1: Chapter 62 Skadi: My cabinet was moved, I'm not looking anymore (3k)

Orange only used one rune; she almost used her own affinity summon.

The sheer value of pulling a god in a single draw is so high, we should really give a shout-out to Snowfield City!

“O insignificant being, is it you who summoned me, the ruler of the ice and snow of death? I am Caster, Skadi, the goddess, the bride of the ancient Norse gods.”

A purple-haired woman in a luxurious purple dress exhaled a breath of icy cold air.

"Furthermore, my summons has nothing to do with your role as a magician. This land itself contains the laws of the Age of Gods... In addition, there are certain special beings that have manifested themselves."

"OK, the contract is established... It seems there really is something extraordinary going on here?"

Aozaki Touko raised an eyebrow, immediately thinking of the rumors about "Odin".

Moreover, Skadi is the daughter of the giant Shaki in Norse mythology, the goddess of mountains, the goddess of skiing, and the beautiful bride of the gods, right?

According to the Book of Kings of Norway, Skadi divorced her first husband, Njord, the god of the sea, and remarried Odin.

Whether it's true or not, this legend has connected her with "Odin."

Skadi gazed into the distance. "I sense a familiar presence. It must be over there."

Orange picked up her suitcase, acting swiftly and decisively. She had come to Snowfield City specifically to investigate that matter.

“I looked at the map, there’s a thermal power plant over there… Let’s go over there.”

whoosh-

"Ok?"

Skadi watched her Master launch into flight like a rubber band, a smile spreading across her frosty face. "A modern magician, quite interesting."

She casually released her flight runes, which nimbly swept through the air.

……

The underground area of ​​the Xueyuan City thermal power plant is filled with high-voltage transmission lines, large generator sets, cables, and industrial power equipment.

Harulli Bolzac, with her flowing blonde hair, is innocent and pitiful. As a magician with a background in black magic, her purpose in participating in this Holy Grail War was to seek revenge on the world of magic.

However, the summoning ultimately resulted in a serious accident.

The relic "Mazda Old-fashioned Light Bulb" failed to summon Edison.

The summoning spell was deflected by the massive amount of electrical energy, ultimately resulting in the appearance of a towering mechanical monster tens of meters long.

Berserker Humbaba.

It should have been a ferocious beast from Mesopotamian mythology, but for some unknown reason it was mistakenly summoned here and forged its body from mechanical parts of industrial civilization.

And once it appeared, it went berserk, causing the power plant's electricity to go out of control, and the Servant even directly attacked Haruri, piercing through her chest and abdomen.

Although magicians can barely survive by using magical markings to replace organs, if such fatal wounds are left untreated, death is inevitable sooner or later.

Her consciousness gradually faded.

"Oh, massive chest bleeding, damage includes... lungs, intestines, stomach, liver..."

Faintly, Haluri could hear a woman speaking, while some kind of healing technique permeated her body.

"To transplant a new original organ, we'd need this much, over seven hundred billion. Hey? Little girl, can you hear me?"

Harullie: "..."

You might as well let me die!

“Master, you know perfectly well that if I were to take action against this minor injury, it would be a matter of moments.”

A new voice emerged, more gentle in attitude but colder in tone.

Haruri's heart trembled. Was it the other side's Servant? In other words, an enemy, a fellow participant in the Holy Grail War?!

"Haha, Caster, modern society is not the era of kowtowing and worshipping gods anymore. At times like this, contractual relationships are more reassuring."

Harullie: "..."

I don't want to be burdened with an enormous debt! You wicked woman who's trying to extort money from me!

"I see. The atmosphere in modern society is completely different. It's so relaxed."

Skadi withdrew her gaze from the injured mortal; since her Master could handle it himself, she wouldn't do it for him.

The goddess of ice and snow looked at the trembling mechanical servant in the distance.

The massive mechanical structure stood as tall as a small mountain, but it was no longer as terrifying as it had been when it went berserk.

Because by the time Orange and Skadi arrive.

A deep, penetrating wound nearly rendered Berserker Humbaba incapacitated.

The mechanical beast, critically wounded and on the verge of death, futilely let out a few low roars at the newly arrived deity, its mechanical parts occasionally exploding and sparking electricity.

"The spirit origin is nearing collapse; it will dissipate once its magic power is exhausted."

Skadi immediately understood the situation:

“That kind of targeted ‘fate’ injury is almost impossible to heal completely unless the spirit foundation is reconstructed from head to toe.”

But given this servant's situation, that would be too late.

Skadi pondered and weighed the matter. The traces that resembled the 'Spear of Eternity' made her unable to suppress her curiosity. Could it be... Odin?

After all, it's related to the aura that attracts her to call him.

“Let’s try to heal it, first restore it to its smallest possible spirit origin. Berkana—”

The primordial runes were created with a wave of the hand.

The goddess of icebergs wielded the same runes as the great god Odin, causing even Aozaki Touko to take a sidelong glance.

She spent a lot of effort recreating a few primordial runes, but Skadi not only created them casually, but their skill and power far surpassed hers.

Is it really due to differences in eras and environments...?

As the light of healing and rebirth descended, the massive, collapsing mechanical structure trembled instantly, then began to shrink in size under the dazzling glow.

Just then, Haluri opened her eyes as she was being healed and recovered.

"Eh, Berserker?"

The blonde, black-clad magician girl was stunned for a moment.