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

“Hmph, listen carefully, don’t get your hopes up too high,” Ellie warned her. “Given Odin’s cautious nature, the likelihood of a large amount of power being stored in the same place is quite small.”

"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded. Go and deal with the enemy! I've occupied this ley line stronghold for so long, it's time for me to take over!"

"Ishtar urged," she said. Her heart was already brimming with joy and happiness.

He thought to himself that he would completely reverse his disadvantageous position today! From now on, he would no longer have to act according to Lu Ming's wishes! Once he brought out his bull, wouldn't he be able to walk all over Nibelung with impunity?

Lu Ming, polish my shoes!

Ai Lei pouted, said no more, turned around and headed to the front line.

This ley line point, located at the site of the Nibelungen thermal power plant, is the second major energy accumulation point they discovered.

This time they didn't find any Odin's Treasury, but fortunately Ereshkigal retrieved some of its power nearby.

Unfortunately, there were still some setbacks along the way.

They encountered Odin himself.

Although Lu Ming, who is currently fighting Odin, most likely wouldn't think that way.

He only felt:

"Ah, just as I expected! Things are unfolding exactly as I predicted! There's only one truth: Odin had this all along. Watch me rush in and assassinate him!"

"Odin is cruel and heartless, and deserves to die. Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven to bring about justice!"

"Owdin, you born evil brat, I'll do it myself...!"

He uttered a bunch of nonsensical and strange words, and then rushed forward.

Ai Lei was always worried about this, even though Lu Ming kept saying he wouldn't die. But he had suffered so many injuries that it pained and worried her.

"Huh? Wait a minute, is someone over there?"

Suddenly, Ai Lei stopped and stared into the distance. It was hard for her not to notice it, because the vast expanse of black mist was a huge, conspicuous obstruction in the bright daylight.

"Perfect timing, let's try out the powers we just regained."

So he conveniently saved Orange and her group.

"Thank you so much for saving me, Goddess."

"You don't need to worry about it, I have my own reasons for doing this."

“Haha, I understand,” Orange smiled and continued, “We are also new to this place and don’t know anyone here, so we would like to talk to your team.”

"Hmm? Is it about forming an alliance or something? We can talk about it, but Lu Ming hasn't returned yet, so you'll have to wait a bit."

"Oh? No problem, no problem."

The group was unaware that Lu Ming was the formidable fighter currently battling Odin. Even Skadi remained oblivious, relaxing in this poorly constructed temporary base.

After a short while, the clamor of the fierce battle high in the sky gradually subsided.

"That damned Odin is a real scoundrel! He actually ran away halfway through again!"

Lu Ming walked back, cursing and swearing. His clothes were disheveled and covered in wounds, his body soaked in sweat and blood.

"I went through a lot of hardship and finally figured out his moves and learned to anticipate his actions, but he slipped away!"

"Damn it, we've suffered a huge loss this time!"

Although he managed to learn to anticipate and even foresee the future through his valiant fighting, and even cursed Him in the process, it didn't cost Odin anything.

Isn't this just a waste of time?

Lu Ming grew angrier the more he thought about it.

Suddenly, he had a thought, "Ishtar?"

At the same time, he leaned back.

"call!"

An arm brushed past the tip of his nose, carrying a fragrant breeze.

Ishtar, who had flashed close, asked in confusion, "Hmm? How did you know it was me?"

Given Lu Ming's strength, it's not surprising that he detected the sneak attack beforehand, but how did he know it was her?

Lu Ming responded calmly, "Because I 'saw' it."

"Your physical condition has improved compared to before. It seems that the plan to extract power from the earth's veins has succeeded?"

Ishtar was somewhat displeased upon hearing this. "That gloomy woman has been quite successful, hasn't she? As for me? Humph!"

Ereshkigal regained some of her powers and could even wield divine power normally, but she only lost a portion of her divinity and gained some physical strength. However, this average Servant-level physical strength was barely worth mentioning.

This is a huge loss!

"Oh, what a huge loss!" Lu Ming sighed.

Ishtar looked up at him and said, "You lost out too?"

Got it, got it, trying to trick me again, huh? Hmph, no way.

How long has this charade been going on? Are they going to do it again?

This goddess won't fall for it this time; she absolutely won't ask out of curiosity!

However, Lu Ming continued, "What a huge loss, everyone! We fought a whole battle and got absolutely no loot. All we learned was a passive skill that allows us to foresee the future. Anyone know what that means?"

Ugh, I don't want to hear it or understand it!

Ishtar covered her ears and backed away, her mind reeling.

Having just pulled out a small piece of junk from the ley line, she now looked like an unlucky non-European who had been humiliated and flaunted by a European player.

"Stop, stop, stop, let's talk about something else. Like those women who just came in, the ones who wanted to talk to you about something."

"Huh? What are they doing? Do they want to join us?"

"I think that's most likely the case."

Lu Ming: "?"

Could it be that he has some strange hidden passive buff that makes him inexplicably pick up people after every fight?

Then he casually sat down and received the guests.

Aozaki Touko's reaction was fairly normal. "Thank you for rescuing me today. I do have some skills, so if you need my help in the meantime, just let me know."

Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction. Technical talent, not bad.

Miss Halluri was very excited. "Thank you! You're such a kind person. Let's work together to overthrow this world that Odin has ruined!"

Lu Ming was even more satisfied. It turned out they were like-minded partners! Their team had grown stronger, and the great cause of defeating Odin had a promising future!

"Good awareness, little girl. Come on, repeat the slogan with me: Destroy Odin's tyranny, the world belongs to the people!"

"Destroy Odin's tyranny, the world belongs to the people!" Halluri repeated loudly, her voice booming and passionate, almost as if she had raised her arm in a military salute.

Ishtar, standing nearby, wore a look of utter disbelief.

What is that?

Why is this magician, who just arrived from the outside world, also acting like a conspiracy theorist? Could it be that Lu Ming's outrageous theories actually have some market appeal?

Impossible, absolutely impossible! This must be just an isolated incident; only a naive young girl or a clueless magician would believe it!

Aozaki Touko interjected at this point:

"Hehehe, an adult like me can't shout slogans like a child, but if we're going to deal with Odin, I'll be included too."

Ishtar: "...?"

This adult magician, how about we get his brain checked sometime?

Finally, there's Caster Skadi.

Her reaction was the strangest; she remained almost completely silent.

Even when she looked at Lu Ming, her expression changed drastically, and she unconsciously took a step back.

Ishtar was delighted to see this.

Could it be...?

Skadi could only murmur softly, almost inaudibly:

"Fate...is this the cruel arrangement you have made for me? Am I destined to die?"

"Alas, how pathetic, how lamentable. This summons was perhaps a complete mistake. I shouldn't have come, but I still came."

"Now... there's no going back..."

Sister, you're obsessed.

Volume 1: Chapter 66 We Exploded With Them (3k)

Three poles in the sun.

"Why did this damn rain stop?"

Ishtar stared at the sky, and the gloomy atmosphere in Nibelungen was surprisingly lighter, with sparse drizzle and the dark clouds dissipating.

The sky was becoming increasingly brighter to the naked eye.

And her mood became increasingly sullen.

At this moment, as the rain has stopped and the weather is improving, the construction work at the base is in full swing.

Unfortunately, this enthusiasm and improvement had nothing to do with Ishtar. The excitement belonged to others; she only felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head, and her inner world was experiencing a downpour of cold rain.

Ishtar's original plan was to take advantage of Odin's retreat and quickly set off to search for the next ley line, hoping to regain her own powers and improve her personal team rank as soon as possible.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Ming waved his hand and said that in order to resolutely implement the concept of "protracted war," the battle plan needed to be further adjusted.

At this stage, we should leverage our abundant human and material resources to strengthen and consolidate the strongholds we have already occupied. By doing so, we can improve our internal capabilities, solidify our foundation, and transform our existing resources into a solid base, while steadily advancing our development.

After all, there's a huge pile of precious materials there, and so many people are just sitting around doing nothing. If they're not going to use them now, when will they?

If we just keep accumulating wealth like this, what if the enemy launches a surprise attack one day? Wouldn't this be equivalent to squandering our entire fortune and helping the enemy take off?

As a result, Ishtar's proposal was rejected.

Recalling the morning's events, Lu Ming's rebuttal that had left her utterly defenseless, she pouted, bored and frustrated.

Feeling frustrated, I took a walk in an open space and suddenly saw a construction site in the vast wilderness, with hundreds of people busily moving around.

Dozens of them were police officers who volunteered to help. For them, a well-constructed base was definitely more comfortable and reassuring than a dilapidated ruin. At the very least, it could protect them from monster attacks.

The rest of the crew are clones created by Jack the Ripper using his "Thousand Faces" ability. This guy is practically an entire team all by himself.

If awards for outstanding employees and teams are given out in the future, Jack the Ripper will probably be receiving so many awards that he won't know what to do with them.

—Tell me, with this skill, why can't you make a fortune? What kind of future can you achieve by only using it for killing? Isn't that a pure waste of your abilities?

However, the police were not to be outdone; they chanted slogans and posted banners at the construction site.

"Work normally in light rain, keep working in heavy rain, work like crazy on sunny days, and work by lamplight at night!"

"Seize sunny days, make the most of cloudy days, treat drizzle as a good day, and the moonlight as daytime. One sunny day is worth two!"

When I was on the side of the road in Ishtar, I went up to him and asked where this weird slogan came from. A cheerful-looking, baby-faced policeman replied happily: "I learned it from the Chinese laborers in Chinatown!"

Oh my god, that scared me to death!

I thought these people had only been here for a day and had already been infected by Lu Ming's crazy, competitive style.

Ishtar decided to try to find the newcomer Skadi again later. She had a vague feeling that Skadi was different from the others who were gradually assimilating with the God-man leader.

He is likely a "sober-minded person".

Despite appearing dejected upon first meeting and spouting incomprehensible nonsense, Ishtar believed this was simply Skadi's reaction after seeing through Lu Ming's extraordinary nature and the abstract atmosphere within the group.

When Skadi finds out she has a "comrade-in-arms" like him, she will surely be energized again and willing to join hands with him to "achieve great things together"!

But Ishtar did not get her wish and met Skadi at the construction site.

Logically speaking, as the original master of Rune, Lu Ming would definitely not let him go easily.

Ishtar started walking back and finally found everyone in the meeting room:

Lu Ming, a self-made, super-powerful leader who led the extraordinary group to its current prominence and possessed an aura of divine power. There was nothing more to say to him; there was nothing more he could do.

Ereshkigal, his arch-enemy, the chief engineer of the fortified workshops. He wished she would disappear as soon as possible.