The God of the Forge-Ornn!

Hearthhome Mountain Top

Yuri and Brax stood at the edge of a huge circular crater, looking down at the center of the crater, which resembled a basin.

The surrounding area is a steep rock wall, filled with all kinds of minerals, both black and red.

"So this is what the place where the gods live looks like." Brax exclaimed in amazement, his mouth agape as he looked at the scene before him.

"Perhaps this is where he lives now?" Yuri suggested. "Let's go downstairs."

"Get down?!" Brax's eyes widened, and he quickly waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no, trespassing into Hearthhome is already a great offense to the gods. I can't continue down this wrong path."

Yuri glanced at him and said irritably, "Just get out of here. Stop talking nonsense and get out of here!"

After saying that, Yuri kicked Blax in Brax butt.

Losing his balance, Brax glanced back at Yuri in horror before falling into the basin.

"Ahhh!!"

The raging wind whipped at Brax's hair and distorted his face as he screamed incoherently, watching the ground draw ever closer.

Yuri slid down the rock wall surrounding the basin with his legs bent, his trench coat fluttering in the wind and his hair being blown backward.

He suddenly leaped halfway down the slope, grabbing Brax by the back of his collar, and the two landed gracefully together.

Yuri is in charge of looking stylish, Brax is in charge of landing.

He pulled his face off the ground and glared resentfully at the guy next to him who was still posing.

He jumped up and yelled, "Couldn't you at least give me a heads-up before doing something like this? It's terrifying!"

Yuri half-squatted on the ground, not getting up immediately, but instead tapping and banging on the ground around him.

Speaking in a mature tone, without even looking up, he lectured, "Be more decisive, young man. Being hesitant and indecisive will only make you lose more."

Brax retorted speechlessly, "Even if you try to act old-fashioned, it won't make you look any more mature. It just doesn't suit you."

"That's true!"

Yuri stood up with a smile after a while, turned to look at Brax, and this time greeted him in advance, "Ready to start the second round?"

"Huh?"

Brax looked completely bewildered, his beady eyes staring at him.

Although he didn't understand what it meant, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"Wait... wait a minute, let me do some psychological... ahhh!"

Before Brax could finish speaking, Yuri suddenly punched the ground beneath his feet.

"Bang!"

Soon, fine cracks spread outwards like a spider web, and the ground beneath their feet instantly collapsed.

With a sudden feeling of falling and Brax's scream, they plummeted into a huge cavern.

Yuri smiled.

Just as he thought, if it wasn't at the summit, then it could only be inside the mountain.

Brax stared blankly at the dark stone walls around him and the sharp stone pillars overhead, asking in confusion, "Where is this?"

"Hearthhome"

Yuri replied, pointing to the gate not far ahead. "Perhaps this is the true Hearthhome, the place where your gods reside."

"God..."

Brax murmured, a glimmer of hope suddenly appearing in his eyes. "Is God really here?!"

"Yes, I think he has never left in the last two hundred years," Yuri asserted.

"If that's the case, then why doesn't He want to see us?" Brax asked worriedly.

"Who knows? You should ask him yourself." With that, Yuri walked towards the front door.

The gate is fifteen meters high and fits perfectly into the dark stone wall inside the mountain, without a single gap.

A huge ram's head is also carved on it, with its curved horns seemingly about to pierce through the mountain wall.

"I... do we really have to go in? What if God isn't inside, or what if we accidentally disturb Him?" Brax asked anxiously, following Yuri beside him.

"Haven't you always wanted to rebuild the faith and glory of the Hearth Family? This is a great opportunity to get your gods' attention back," Yuri said with a relaxed smile.

"But I'm not ready yet... I mean, my forging skills aren't quite there yet, what if the gods aren't satisfied, or..."

Brax lowered his eyes, constantly imagining terrible scenarios.

Despite longing for God's attention, she felt timid when He came close.

"Don't be nervous, we'll know if they're there or not after we check."

Yuri stood in front of the door and said to Brax, "The first thing we need to do now is knock on the door."

"Knock... yes, knock!" Brax nodded repeatedly. "As long as we knock politely, we won't disturb God."

"That's right, a very polite knock." Yuri agreed, then suddenly swung his right fist and slammed it down.

Thump!

A tremendous sound echoed through the stone walls, vibrating Brax's eardrums. He seemed to be shaken as well, and his head trembled involuntarily.

"What are you doing all of a sudden?!" Brax roared, having calmed down.

"Knock on the door," Yuri said matter-of-factly.

"Who knocks on the door like that?!"

"This door is so big, if we don't make a little noise, will your gods be able to hear us?"

"But..."

"No buts, get out of my way."

Yuri shooed Brax aside, and his right hand emitted a dazzling blue light that instantly illuminated the entire cave.

His earlier probing had shown him that this stone door was no ordinary object; it seemed he would have to be a little more serious.

The grotesque Devil Bringer slammed into Yuri's left palm. Yuri tilted his neck twice, then crouched down and slowly retracted his right fist to gather momentum.

He then leaped up and punched the giant goat on the head.

"Thump!!"

With a deafening roar, chunks of debris fell from the surrounding mountain walls.

However, the gate, made of some unknown material, remained completely unmoved.

Yuri was bounced back to his original spot, and said with interest, "Pretty tough, huh!"

But the more he could withstand the pressure of the door, the more excited he became, because it meant that the so-called god of the Hearth Family was truly capable.

If he were allowed to forge it, he could definitely unleash the full power of the Impact Steel and create a truly formidable weapon.

Since that's the case, let's try again!

The Devil Bringer retracted backward, instantly radiating light and forming a massive magical arm, twenty meters in length.

Brax covered his ears and stared blankly from a distance as Yuri swung his iron fist, which was even more exaggerated than the gate, and smashed it directly down.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Suddenly, the cave began to shake violently. The stone pillars overhead swayed precariously, and the mountain wall that was fitted into the edge of the entrance was smashed into a deep dent.

Just when Brax thought Yuri had smashed the door completely, a semi-transparent door panel, as thin as ice, slowly pushed the magical arm back.

The goat statue's eyes emitted a faint blue light, as if mocking Yuri's overestimation of his abilities.

"I'll let you hold it up!"

Yuri hardened his resolve and suddenly concentrated his magical arm into the Devil Bringer, the azure light instantly condensing into a faint white light.

"Snap!"

Yuri leaped up and smashed the translucent ice layer to pieces with a single punch, the force of which continued as it slammed into the giant goat's head.

A surge of magical power erupted from his arm in an instant.

"Bang!"

The 15-meter-high gate was sent flying by this punch, detaching from the embedded black rock mountain, and Yuri's body also rushed into the gate.

Before he could even take in his surroundings, a huge iron hammer flew straight at him.

"When!"

The hammer collided with the Devil Bringer that shone with white light, and was instantly sent flying backward.

Yuri also landed on the ground at the same time, staggering backward uncontrollably.

He looked intently into the distance at a goat-like creature standing in the center of a stone platform.

Ornn, the God of the Forge!