After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 465 - 179: Unsealing the Flame Giant Surter
The Road of No Return.
This is a theoretically nonexistent yet practically existing path, which, once established, could lead anywhere.
And the Road of No Return leading to the deepest level underground was specifically constructed two hundred years ago as a passage, so that, even in the event the All Gods blocked it, the followers of the Dusk Cult could still find a way to communicate with the Flame Giant Surter.
Passing through the Road of No Return, a wave of heat hit instantly, and what entered the eyes was a vast void, where a giant seemingly made of flames and magma hung in mid-air by chains, its radiating light illuminating the cavity.
The Flame Giant Surter.
The King of Ash from the legends, whose mere existence could provide endless light and heat for the underground world.
Should he be released one day, the whole world would be pushed to the brink of destruction, everything would be burnt to ash.
Xi Mu stood at the edge of the Road of No Return, while the Flame Giant Surter, seemingly sensing something, slowly opened his eyes filled with the will to burn everything, and met Ahtal’s gaze, their sights intertwining into a single line.
"Lord Ash, have you really decided?" the blindfolded nun reached out her delicate hand and grabbed Ahtal’s wrist, anxiety showing through her eyes hidden beneath the silk, "There is ample time, there’s no need for such urgency."
At this critical moment, it was she, the nun designated to lead Ahtal on the path to become the King of Ash, who began to waver.
It was not that she feared death, nor that she cared much for this world; she had long accepted that this world was inevitably destined to burn to ash.
But Ahtal was different, going to challenge the Flame Giant Surter with the thought of saving the world, only to inevitably face a tragic ending.
Xi Mu offered no explanation, drew the Sword of Light, and slashed at the Flame Giant Surter. A tide of light instantly struck the chains binding the Flame Giant, resonating with Surter, causing the chains to... snap.
"Hum!" The cave trembled, its walls being continuously melted into magma by the overflowing heat, spouting from the extensive network of tunnels, then immediately striking against the seals set up by the God of Seals, flowing back towards the depths of the void.
"What in the world?" The silhouette of the God of Seals appeared out of thin air, a man with patterns painted on his face, surrounded by floating magic circles, isolating any external influence, keeping himself within the protection of the seals.
He observed his surroundings, watching the chains that bound the Flame Giant Surter continue to snap, then suddenly whipped his gaze around, looking furiously at Ahtal, who stood mid-air.
"Ahtal, what are you doing!"
"You should worry about yourself first." The bound Flame Giant Surter suddenly moved, leveraging the powers of Ragnarok to invert the order of causality, aiming to grab the God of Seals first.
He then stretched out a hand as large as a mountain range, grabbing the God of Seals in his palm, his fingers like peaks clenching tight and imprisoning the God of Seals.
Just then, the binding chains snapped at that moment, and the Flame Giant Surter’s body began to fall, plunging into the lava below the cavity.
Afterward.
"Boom!" Light and heat devoured everything, instantly consuming all the seals, and now nothing could stop the Flame Giant Surter from being free.
The blindfolded nun, seeing this, also clenched her hands in prayer, deploying a golden barrier, intending to pull both the Flame Giant Surter and Ahtal into the barrier for a confrontation with the King of Ash.
The expanding barrier quickly swelled, but the moment it neared the Flame Giant Surter, it suddenly came to a halt.
The Flame Giant Surter glanced at the blindfolded nun deploying the barrier, then casually grabbed the magma below and drew forth a great sword burning with intense flames, and with a swing, cleaved through the layers of earth with Ash Fire.
He then retreated towards the surface world.
"Why did my barrier fail?" The blindfolded nun’s voice revealed confusion, but she quickly understood the reason. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
The God of Seals captured by the Flame Giant Surter had not died, still held in Surter’s palm; if she had successfully deployed the barrier, the omnipotent God of Seals could have used his overwhelming power to defeat the weakened Flame Giant Surter, so her barrier couldn’t include the Flame Giant.
"The Flame Giant Surter did it on purpose." Xi Mu seemed to have guessed without the need of a reminder from Ragnarok why the Flame Giant Surter had been immune to the barrier; it was not the God of Seals’s tenacity at life.
Instead, the Flame Giant Surter had already planned his strategy, grabbing the God of Seals before the seals were completely undone, thus ensuring that the barrier deployed by the blindfolded nun would not affect him.
"Please don’t worry." The blindfolded nun spoke softly in reassurance, "I will find a way to communicate with Ragnarok and resolve it."
"It’s not your fault." Xi Mu shook his head calmly, of course he would not blame the blindfolded nun. Such a powerful boss character would not be easily weakened to the same level as players; otherwise, how could the oppressive aura of a top-level boss be conveyed? It was undoubtedly the case that an astonishing feat needed to be achieved first, then followed by a weakening for the showdown with players.
