Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 200 Surtur Larva

The Earth Titan attacked Agreed again, and Agreed used the same tactic, punching him once more. However, this time, the immense kinetic energy struck the Titan without causing any damage. The unreasonable energy absorption capacity of Uruna Black Steel began to show at this moment. This was the Earth Titan's innate skill; no matter what form of energy attack it was, the Black Steel would absorb most of the energy, and then transfer this energy into the earth, thus nullifying the attack. As long as the energy absorbed at one time did not exceed the body's tolerance limit, the Earth Titan could not be truly harmed. This was one of the main reasons why the Earth Titan had not yet been killed by Agreed.

Argreed, with a playful attitude, cast a full set of amplification magic on himself and then brutally crushed and beat the Earth Titan, who could only passively take the beating due to its double disadvantage in combat skills and physical strength.

What's even more infuriating is that Agreed mocked while beating the Titans, saying, "What's wrong? Is this all the Titans are capable of?"

Before Agred could finish speaking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly softened like quicksand, causing him to sink into it. In the blink of an eye, Agred's body was completely buried, leaving only his dragon head on the ground.

The Earth Titan seized the opportunity and quickly stood up, then punched Agreed in the head with both hands. But to his surprise, Agreed blasted off the Earth Titan's head with a single breath of dragon fire. The headless Earth Titan fell to the ground, while Agreed quickly tore through the ground and crawled out from the rocks. However, the headless Earth Titan did not die; instead, it stubbornly got up again.

Argreed had clearly lost patience. The Earth Titan's power was not even worthy of being his sparring partner, so he used his sharp dragon claws, imbued with divine power, to pierce the Earth Titan's chest and rip out his energy core, killing the Earth Titan instantly.

Argreed collected the corpse of the Earth Titan. Just then, a roar came from all directions. Argreed went out and saw a group of mountain giants carrying huge wooden clubs walking towards him.

The giant race was a byproduct of the creation of new giant gods by Zeus and other giant gods. Most of them were of low intelligence or lacked divine power. There were three types of giants: mountain giants, frost giants, and fire giants.

The giants have a sense of belonging and identification with the Titans based on blood ties, so giants are generally happy to work under the Titans, and the mountain giants who live in the mountains are the most loyal subordinates of the Earth Titans.

Agreed snorted coldly as he looked at the menacing mountain giants before him. Then, he took a deep breath and unleashed a devastating dragon's breath. As his body spun around, all the nearby giants were destroyed and turned into piles of scorched earth.

Agreed yawned. This battle was so boring and offered no challenge whatsoever. Then, Agreed turned to look at the temple, which had been reduced to ruins, and shouted in the Dragon language, "Come out! I have discovered your presence. Submit or be destroyed, the choice is yours."

At that moment, a kobold warlock with wings and dragon horns pushed aside the rock on his head and ran out. He shouted with a fawning expression, "My great master, Blitzcrank is willing to lead the kobold race to follow you to the ends of the earth! Please accept my humble respect."

As he spoke, Blitz flew to Agreed's feet and kissed his toes like a fawning lapdog.

Agreed moved him aside with some disgust, then said, "I do need the kobolds to serve me. You don't need to express your loyalty to me in such a disgusting way. Go on, prove your worth to me and I guarantee your life will be much better than before."

"Yes, my master."

Afterwards, Agreed used a spatial portal to send the kobolds to the southern border. Under Agreed's arrangement, the kobolds quickly returned to their old ways, exploring for mineral veins on the grasslands and then continuously mining minerals for Agreed's military use. The only difference was that Agreed would provide the kobolds with ample food and shift work. This small act of kindness moved the kobolds to tears, and in the blink of an eye, they all became Agreed's fanatical followers.

The mineral vein problem was solved, but Agred still lacked skilled craftsmen to smelt these unrefined ores into standard equipment. So Agred once again embarked on a long journey to the entrance to the underground world of this continent.

Argreed arrived at the entrance to the underworld. From his soul's perspective, he could see a gray dwarf city a few kilometers below. The gray dwarves, skilled in forging, were exactly the kind of assistants he needed right now. However, Argreed would probably have to use some tricks to subdue them.

Argreed gazed intently at the vast city inhabited by the gray dwarves and concluded, "The dwarves will not submit to a weak and powerless dragon. No matter how powerful I am, they will fight me to the bitter end. I must have an underground army, an invincible force that can make them feel despair, to completely conquer them."

With that, Agreed took out the core of the Earth Titan. To be on the safe side, Agreed decided to activate the other path that Aio had created for Nidhogg's dragon body: the form of the Destroyer Giant Surtur.

Surtur is the second-ranked being in Aio's own ranking of monster bodies. It is a perfect life form designed with the ancient Titans as inspiration, second only to Nidhogg. Agred has long coveted this power, wanting both Nidhogg's dragon body and Surtur!

In any case, these two bodies are actually from the same source and completely compatible, so Agred had already designed the path, and now the core of the Earth Titan has given him the possibility to realize these things.

Agreed inserted the core of the Earth Titan into his own body, and in an instant, his dragon body gradually transformed into a human form. A giant with huge horns and a dragon's head appeared on the earth. This was Surtur's larva. Due to the lack of Titan bloodline, it still had some dragon-like characteristics. Agreed examined his current physical body and commented, "It's far inferior to Nidhogg's dragon body, but it has the advantage of being more agile in melee combat and being able to use weapons to deal with various situations. However, according to calculations, I need to seize the divine essence of the twelve Titans to make up for the bloodline deficiency, plus the Eternal Flame (Olympian Sacred Flame) to make Surtur's body completely perfect. At that time, Nidhogg and Surtur will merge, and I will create the strongest divine body that surpasses what Io envisioned!"

After saying this, Agreed deactivated his giant form and returned to his dragon body. Agreed opened the entrance to the underground world, then shrunk his body and squeezed inside. At this moment, no one could believe that Agreed was about to stir up a huge storm in the underground world in a very short time.

Argreed's first group of subordinates were the infamous Abyssal Hydras from the underground labyrinth. Hydras, also known as the Nine-Headed Serpents, are monsters born with multiple heads and regenerative abilities even stronger than trolls. When a Hydra survives for more than five hundred years, it will truly reach adulthood and evolve into its strongest form, the 'Hydra'.

Hydra is a monster created by Typhon, the demon god among the twelve Titans. The hundred-headed dragons in the multiverse (in fact, they are not dragons but can be regarded as a mutated and enhanced version of Hydra), Hydra, Cerberus, Otrus, the lion-headed goat, the sphinx, sea monsters and other strange monsters are basically all his creations.

Hydra and its variant, the Hundred-Headed Dragon, are among the most prominent, becoming villains in many ancient stories due to their terrifying combined abilities.

Argreed was quite lucky. Among the Abyssal Hydra clan in the underground labyrinth, there was a high-level creature with nine heads. These monsters were not very intelligent, and as long as you had absolute strength, they were not difficult to subdue. Therefore, Argreed easily subdued hundreds of Abyssal Hydras and the Hydra with his supreme dragon might.