Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 131

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“What are you talking about?”

Thrym looked at Loki, startled. He frowned and groaned.

“…Stop with the jokes, Loki! To call yourself our creator is absurd…!”

“It’s true, Thrym.”

Thrym turned his head away from Loki and looked at the magical giant Utgard beside him.

“…What’s going on? Utgard!”

Utgard, who had been scanning a book overgrown with grass, looked at Loki and smiled.

His expression was like the gentle smile of a benevolent old man.

“He shares the same form as us, but his essence is that of the creator. In our case, artificial bodies were made real, creating a self and soul. But Loki, everything within him, his soul, belongs to the creator. It’s confirmed by my skill, so it must be accurate.”

“……?”

Loki was the first to react to those words.

‘…Accurate?’

One of Utgard’s skills was ‘Observation.’

A skill that allowed him to obtain information about the person he was looking at in the form of a book and respond accordingly.

‘It was only supposed to reveal basic character information. But now it has exceeded the set skill range. What’s going on…?’

Rather, it was exceeding the set parameters and becoming excessively powerful.

‘…These guys are really troublesome.’

“Really… our creator?”

Thrym turned his head again to look at Loki with a surprised face.

His face was a mixture of confusion, creating a subtle expression. It was an expression that changed too naturally for someone made of ice and snow.

Loki took a step forward and said,

“Yes, I created you. And I gave you a purpose.”

“…….”

“Thrym, you were trying to execute ‘Ragnarok’ [the end of the world in Norse mythology] as set by the creator. That means you will also follow my words, as I am the creator. Then follow my command. Thrym! I hereby remove the purpose and meaning of your goal, ‘Ragnarok’.”

“……!”

At Loki’s words, Thrym shook his head from side to side. He groaned and looked at Loki as if conflicted.

“Remove our purpose? Our wishes? Our desires? The meaning of our existence…?”

Thrym’s eyes wavered as if he was confused.

“Why… why…?”

Loki remained silent at the question filled with doubt.

Thrym’s sobbing expression crumbled and distorted.

His eyes filled with murderous intent as he glared at Loki.

“No, no. No way-!”

Thrym’s face crumpled, and his icy fist shot forward.

The giant fist flew towards Loki.

Black beasts sprang from Loki’s armor.

Fenrir and Jormungandr [two monstrous offspring of Loki in Norse mythology].

The beasts that were prophesied to destroy the world lunged at the fist to stop the giant’s blow that would lead the world to destruction.

But-.

“KWAOOOOOOOOOO-!”

The eyes of Fenrir and Jormungandr, who were biting, widened, and they were blasted away, unable to overcome Thrym’s power.

“……!”

Loki quickly reached out his hand.

The spear of the chief god Odin, Gungnir [a magical spear that never misses its target], was summoned into Loki’s hand.

Loki held Gungnir in both hands and blocked Thrym’s fist.

The floor collapsed, and the air in the cave expanded and swirled.

“…Kuh!”

A groan escaped from the goat’s skull helmet, and the light in his eyes narrowed.

Loki’s hands, holding Gungnir, trembled and gradually were pushed back.

“No! No! Do you know how long we have been waiting for Ragnarok in this place for hundreds of years!? Even if you are the creator, it doesn’t matter now! We will do as we please…!”

Thrym leaned towards Loki and spewed a blizzard-like breath.

“…Destroy the world-!”

The icy fist struck Loki head-on, sending him flying.

Loki regained his balance and planted Gungnir on the ground to stop himself.

Dust filled the cave.

Loki gritted his teeth at the pain he felt all over his body.

‘It hurts?’

He felt pain.

He even felt the cold.

Loki moved his red eyes and looked at Thrym.

‘…Too strong.’

In fact, unlike Surtr [a fire giant] and Utgard, Thrym was a character whose overwhelming physical attack, passive skill to freeze the surroundings, and endless stamina were so unbalanced that he had been repeatedly modified during development.

When he appeared in reality, it was difficult to handle his power.

‘…Damn it, I should have rebalanced him back then.’

Loki shook his head and faced Thrym with Gungnir in his hand.

Thrym beat his chest. He roared in anger as if he was full of resentment.

“Loki, even if you abandon our purpose, it doesn’t matter! If it’s annoying to you, just watch! I will destroy the world! According to my purpose…! According to my instinct…! I will fulfill my will! If you interfere with that, even if it’s you… even if it’s my creator, I will kill you-!”

“…….”

…It was no longer possible to control him.

It can’t be helped. The opponent has lost his reason in anger and threatens and tries to kill even himself.

‘…Then I can’t just stand by and take it.’

At that time, Helga approached Loki.

“…Can we win?”

“Yes.”

He’s just a hidden boss.

It’s Loki and Helga who have lived in this world, gained experience, and learned skills.

Also, this is Valhalla Palace [hall of the slain in Norse mythology].

It was his territory, his land, and the place where his ‘legion’ was.

Clank… Clank….

Death Knights, Liches, and Skeletons lined up behind Loki.

Loki gripped Gungnir and pointed it at Thrym, Surtr, and Utgard.

Accordingly, behind him, the legion of death formed ranks, emitting light from their eyes and preparing for battle.

“I warn you. Giants. Surrender and go back inside the gate. Otherwise, I will forcibly restrain you and throw you in, or… kill you.”

Thrym turned his head and looked at Surtr and Utgard.

The fire giant, Surtr, said.

“Is that guy angry!? If we’re not going to destroy the world together, we don’t need to watch him, right? I’m going to kill that guy!”

Surtr wildly swung his sword of fire and rampaged.

It was like a child throwing a tantrum.

“…I will surrender. I don’t really like fighting. I’ll go neutral. However, if you try to kill me, I’ll side with Thrym.”

The magical giant, Utgard, sat down as if he was interested and quietly observed the book and the undead legion alternately.

Thrym clapped his hands together.

“It’s decided. Loki! You are my… enemy!”

Loki’s eyes narrowed.

“…Execute them.”

At Loki’s words, the immortal legion simultaneously readjusted their weapons and rushed forward.

They ran quickly, burning their eyes, and attacked using swords, spears, bows, daggers, and magic according to their master’s command.

The undead legion, which no one on the continent, not even the 12 heroes, could dare to defeat, rushed towards the giants.

Thrym’s eyes shone sharply at that.

“Loki….”

“……?”

“You’re not the only one with servants!”

Thrym took a deep breath. And he slammed both hands down on the ground.

The cave echoed, and the ground cracked.

Something crawled out from within.

They were smaller than Thrym, Surtr, and Utgard, but still giant beings.

Fire and ice giants that were 10m tall.

“……!”

The undead widened their eyes as if surprised. But even so, they did not back down. Rather, they rushed in and swung their weapons.

“Kuaaaaaa-!”

The giants opened their huge mouths and roared. They rushed at the immortal legion.

The giants swung their fists without weapons.

The fire giants and ice giants, their bodies themselves were weapons, shields, and armor.

The immortal legion was knocked away by the giants’ fists, but the undead got up again and rushed at the giants, swinging their weapons.

The wide and vast cave instantly became a battlefield and vibrated as if it would collapse at any moment.

The sounds of weapons and screams echoed and reverberated like explosions.

“Jormungandr. Fenrir.”

Loki summoned the black beasts once again with Gungnir in his hands, and Helga swung her greatsword to summon wraiths.

Thrym and Surtr aimed their ice fists and fire swords at such gods and goddesses.

The four beings who could destroy the world ran towards each other.

***

Sweat flowed down the shaman’s white hair.

He fixed his staff on the ground and cast a defensive spell, crouching down as much as possible.

At that moment, he barely supported his body so as not to be blown away by the explosion that swept in from the front.

“……!”

A groan escaped from his mouth, and the intangible barrier barely blocked the explosion.

The white hair fluttered, and a wind pressure that made it difficult to even open his eyes covered him.

The shaman frowned as the hazy dust hit his face.

It was chaos, confusion, and… destruction.

-Kyak!

Giants and undead mixed together, screaming.

When the giant’s fist and the undead’s sword collided, sparks flew.

The pressure was felt even by the shaman who was far away.

Each collision contained a heavy force that would be difficult to block anywhere on the continent.

But if that was all, the shaman would not have been so flustered.

The problem was the four giant beings in front of him.

“…Bite them!”

The black beasts created from Loki’s body bit the ice giant, Thrym’s body from all directions.

“No way!”

Thrym ignored the pressure of such black beasts and ran, continuing to swing his huge fist at Loki.

“Kihahaha! Burn! Burn!”

The fire giant, Surtr, swung his sword of fire and spewed out a storm of flames, but the storm was cut by Helga’s greatsword and disappeared.

Every time the four of them clashed, the ceiling of the cave collapsed, and the ground shook.

A huge wave spread throughout the cave as if the ‘end’ they spoke of had manifested.

Even though he was just putting up a barrier from afar and blocking the waves, he felt like all the mana in his body was draining away.

‘…I can’t interfere!’

The shaman closed his mouth.

A fight between giant beings.

The moment he interfered in that fight, he felt like he would die in just a few minutes.

It was not a place where humans should step in.

***

“Kyak! I can’t stand it anymore! I’m going to burn everything!”

The fire giant, Surtr, screamed as his attacks continued to be blocked helplessly.

He slammed his sword of fire into the ground, and a huge amount of flames spread out like a wave through the cracks in the cracked ground.

Helga was startled and unable to avoid it when Loki quickly used Fenrir and Jormungandr to cover her like a shield.

“Wait, Surtr! If you use that wide-area skill, I will also…!”

The ice giant, Thrym, covered his body with his ice fist with surprised eyes, but he groaned as he was engulfed in flames.

Surtr was trying to burn everything indiscriminately without controlling his power.

“Surtr! Calm down!”

“Die! Die! Hahaha!”

Despite Thrym’s cry, Surtr continued to spew flames.

The flames covered even the giants summoned by Surtr and Thrym, and the undead blocked it with shields.

“W-wait a minute, we can’t block that!”

The shaman panicked and took a step back, running quickly towards the cave entrance.

Loki looked at Jormungandr and Fenrir, who were covering him and Helga.

The beasts made of black flames were not affected by the flames at all.

“…I have resistance to fire, so I don’t take much damage.”

Even though the flames touched his body, Loki only felt hot and did not take significant damage.

‘Is it because I’m the god of fire?’

However, Helga, who was crouching behind him, wiped away sweat from the hot heat and let out a dissatisfied sigh.

“That must be nice. I’m very hot… I really hate things like this.”

“Think of it as a sauna.”

“…I don’t want this kind of sauna.”

When the flames stopped, Thrym looked at his melting body and looked around.

The fire giants summoned by Surtr were safe, but the ice giants summoned by Thrym were all melting and their bodies were breaking down.

The undead seemed to have reduced the damage by coping well as if they were trained, blocking with shields.

Thrym twitched his eye muscles and glared at Surtr.

“Why?”

Surtr shrugged as if nothing had happened.

It was then.

-Kyak!

When the flames disappeared, the undead simultaneously removed their shields and rushed in.

The ice giants barely raised their broken bodies, but they soon collapsed, perhaps because they were hit by Surtr’s wide-range attack.

Loki’s figure, clutching Gungnir, disappeared in a flash of light and was summoned above Thrym’s head as the light gathered.

One of Gungnir’s skills, ‘Transfer’.

A skill that moves the spear and the user’s body.

“……!”

“Pierce through. Gungnir.”

Black flames wrapped around Loki’s spear, and it plunged down towards Thrym.