Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 229 Mysterious Lock

Argreed was so excited because the defensive magic circle in the drow capital gave him a completely new magical idea. The drow elves named their own magic circle 'Absolute Defense', but Argreed preferred to call this type of magic 'Magic Lock', because the principle of this type of magic is very simple: to stack defensive magic in a superposition or interlocking manner to achieve a defensive capability far exceeding the expected effect.

However, this method is easier said than done. The superposition of magic requires extremely strong magical control ability and knowledge. Otherwise, a tiny mistake could cause the magic to collapse and vanish. This shows that the drow elves are indeed quite skilled. Although most of their 'absolute defense' magic circle is composed of eighth and ninth-tier defensive minor magic that Agreed had already discarded, Agreed had calculated the strength of the 'absolute defense'. If you want to break it by brute force, you would need at least a twelfth-tier destruction magic to break it, and if you use super-tier magic, you would need to release two or three of them at the same time.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the planet Musurida were to explode from within, Brenda would remain intact and float in the astral plane thanks to its 'absolute defense'.

However, the magic of the Enchanted Lock is also deadly, because the more sophisticated and multifunctional something is, the easier it is to break—this is a universal law. As a result, the Enchanted Lock lasts for a very short time. So every ten years, the drow elves use a lot of resources to reinforce it. But the drow elves are not undead; their achievements in magic are severely limited by their population and talent. So, what should have been an 'absolute defense' without any flaws from the outside still developed fatal defects over time. And these weaknesses were magnified infinitely in Agred's eyes, making it seem full of loopholes.

For Agred, breaking through the 'absolute defense' is like a professional locksmith opening a sophisticated security door that has fallen apart halfway due to years of neglect. It takes some effort, but it's not a big problem. The real challenge is how to peel off the 'lock' intact and examine it carefully.

However, what truly excites Agred about the scope of application of the Lock Magic is its ability to create a Lock Magic Array by combining eleventh or even twelfth-level magic and enveloping a planet... then Musurida will become an existence that even the gods will have to exert all their strength to destroy.

However, these are just ideas for now, and it will take a lot of time to develop them before they can be put into practice. Agreed plans to calculate in his dream after he falls into a deep sleep to create a feasible magic lock array. According to Agreed's expectations, the magic lock magic he envisions is at least comparable to a thirteenth-order forbidden spell.

Once these things were clear, attacking the drow capital became a very simple matter. Agred only needed to wait for the Minotaur to arrive with his army before he could begin a one-sided massacre of the drow.

In the meantime, let's take a brief look at the drow elves in the multiverse.

Drow elves, also known as dark elves, are an important branch of elves. They basically worship the spider queen 'Lolth'. From her name, you can probably guess what Lolth looks like. She is cruel and capricious, and it can be said that the incorrigible evil nature of the dark elves is largely due to her influence.

Rose harbors malice towards everyone, covets the power and followers of other surface gods, and is extremely adept at using underhanded tactics such as forming cliques, outnumbering the enemy, and launching sneak attacks in battles between gods.

Furthermore, Rose revels in plunging her followers into endless infighting, driving them to kill each other for power. Therefore, some believe the Spider Queen's mind has long been twisted and deranged. While she may appear kind and supportive of those she loves, her power ultimately stems from death, destruction, and torment. Those who cannot please her are essentially treated this way; if she is in a bad mood, you, as her follower, are simply waiting to die.

Rose's true form is a human-sized, extremely beautiful female dark elf. However, her true battle form is an enlarged female elf as her upper body, while the lower half is connected to a strange blood-eyed spider, making her look like a bizarre spider demon.

The drow elves who worship Lolth are as twisted as their god. Their social structure is a matriarchal society, in which men are born slaves and breeding tools, while women control almost all the power, leaving men to do all the dangerous work.

Among the drow elves, women have a high degree of freedom to choose their own profession, while men are left with only a few dead ends: working in brothels until they die or joining the army. Male dark elves used to have sorcery as their only path to gaining some human rights, but after an uprising many years ago, male drow were refused any knowledge of it.

The drow priestesses are the strongest fighting force of the dark elves. They are trained and nurtured by Lolth in the art of war, and the drow army is directly led by these priestesses of Lolth. However, they usually keep themselves away from the dangerous front lines. After all, in war, it is only necessary to give orders to experienced male officers. They are powerful but not skilled commanders. When it comes to troop deployment, professionals are needed to take their place. As for this division of labor, male dark elves have been under the control of magic since birth and cannot resist it.

However, the priestesses' strict control over male dark elves was for a reason. Four hundred years ago, the male drow elves launched a rebellion. Due to their innate physical advantages and the powerful psionic abilities honed through years of enduring hardship, the rebellion almost succeeded. But later, Lolth intervened in the war and turned the tide, helping the drow elves to restore order.

Since then, the drow female elves have realized an undeniable fact: if men were to gain access to any power system, they would undoubtedly be defeated. Thus began an even more terrifying period of exploitation and dictatorship, and male dark elves lost all their future from that point onward.

In short, the Drow elves are an extremely distorted and autocratic society. Resources cannot be used rationally, and if it weren't for their racial talents and the protection of the gods, it would be a question of whether they could even survive. Therefore, Agred was very confident in defeating them, after all, a race with only half the strength was obviously an easy target.

After some time, the Minotaur arrived with his army and joined forces with Agred. Agred then ordered his army to launch a full-scale invasion of the drow elves' territory, starting from the orc camp, and finally meet up at 'Brenda' to launch a general offensive. Thus, the monster army began its massive march towards the drow elves' territory. This huge commotion naturally attracted the attention of the drow elves, and at this moment, the struggle for control of the Underdark officially began.