The Dream Woven by the World Serpent

The furnace in front of Nimrod instantly turned golden.

A dazzling light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire village.

The Nocturne stared wide-eyed at the center of the light.

The light shone on Nimrod, making him appear like a god descending to earth. They couldn't help but recall the words spoken by the pale-skinned man.

"He will beat everyone in the competition, including you, Vulkan."

Alpharius watched Nimrod's actions. If Vulkan was using forging techniques, he was forging weapons with superior all-around performance.

Nimrod, on the other hand, relied on absolute power to repeatedly process the ore, continuously improving the material's performance.

Large quantities of ore were consumed rapidly, quickly condensing under the tempering of intense flames.

The Nocturne brought him materials time and time again, far exceeding expectations before the competition began.

Twenty-three hours after the casting began, when Vulkan reheated the shaped silver hammer and put it into the fire for quenching, Nimrod began casting.

At this time, Nimrod consumed hundreds of times more ore than Vulkan, but no such conditions were set before the competition began, so the elders of the Council of Nobles did not stop it.

A master forger from Themis, the city of warriors, emerges from his initial Shock at the golden flames and evaluates the work from the perspective of forging craftsmanship.

"Although the flames of the outsider Nimrod are far beyond the ordinary, his forging techniques are too crude."

While forging weapons, Vulkan was also watching Nimrod's forging process. His eyes blazed with fire as he spoke.

"Nimrod's forging techniques are also unique. He adds the forging materials in several stages, and the number of quenchings is different, thus giving it different properties."

"After multiple tempering processes, the ore's crystal structure changes, its density increases, making it harder, less prone to deformation, and more suitable for use as a sword blade."

"The sword tip is sharper and its penetrating power is greater."

"..."

"He used this method to maximize his ability to manipulate flames," Vulkan concluded.

The sidereal day of Nocturne is the same as that of Terra, which is 24 hours.

Nimrod actually only had one hour to forge the sword.

The last thing he held was a golden longsword, while Vulkan's was a silver hammer.

The two Primarch then headed to the Mount Deathfire, the largest and deadliest volcano on Nocturne, which is also the heart of this world and the source of life.

Looking at the Mount Deathfire from afar, it is a pure, the Rock.

Nimrod arrived at the massive volcanic crater first. Looking down, he saw countless lava pits churning with surging heat.

With his superhuman vision, he could see enormous creatures lying beside lava rivers and emerging from caves.

Salamanders.

Of all the creatures Nimrod had seen before, only the Kraken was larger than the Salamanders.

The largest Thunderwolf on Fenris' landmass are not even as big as their heads.

Nimrod activated his Spirit Sight and stared at the Salamanders. He saw that the Salamanders's eyes and teeth shimmered with Spirituality light.

[As expected, the Salamanders carried potion ingredients.]

John, who had learned about the prophetic system of the Flao from Nimrod's side, was eager to try out the "machine" of divination.

"Shall I divine the location of the largest Salamanders?"

"No, this is a competition between him and me," Nimrod said again. "Soon, you'll have the chance to show your abilities."

His eyes were deep and dark. He activated "Warp Insight," and his vision was filled with countless points of light, large and small.

Generally speaking, the more powerful a creature is, the larger its projection in the Warp will be, and they are also most likely to be the largest creatures in terms of size.

A few breaths later, Nimrod locked onto the largest spot of light.

He leaped from the mountaintop and landed steadily in front of a cave entrance.

The cave that Nimrod entered was devoid of any life.

There was no need; he didn't want to kill the Salamanders, as it would be a waste of potion ingredients.

Nimrod traveled through cave tunnels, delving deeper into the planet's interior.

He was astonished to see countless enormous creatures coiled around the core of Nocturne.

The smallest of them is many times larger than any Salamanders.

Their bodies resemble pythons, but they have scales like those of a dragon.

Their heads are shaped like an inverted triangle.

World Serpent!

Upon seeing the dragon-like creature, Nimrod immediately realized his Error.

He used "Warp Insight" to search for the most powerful beings mapped into the Warp.

But the largest creature on Nocturne is not the Salamanders, but the World Serpent.

Nimrod knew that the World Serpent was the oldest species among the Nocturne Serpents.

As part of the planet's mythology, colossal dragons and serpents have slumbered for millennia, coiling like rocks around the heart of Nocturne deep within the planet.

According to Vulkan, the World Serpent are completely beyond human comprehension, and even for Astartes, witnessing them in person was an extraordinary and incredible experience.

The elite Warrior of the future Salamanders will hunt Salamanders and use their teeth or other parts as decorations.

The World Serpent was also an incredible creature to Astartes, clearly superior to the Salamanders.

Nimrod activated his Spirit Sight and looked at the World Serpent, immediately seeing their heads and hearts shining with a dazzling Spirituality light.

The potion ingredients from the Salamanders are as different from those from the World Serpent as fireflies and the moon.

[The World Serpent must be Mythical Creature!]

As Nimrod pondered, the dragon and snake in his vision suddenly underwent a tremendous change.

They transformed into long, fiery dragons, shimmering with a dazzling crimson light.

The next instant, Nimrod's view suddenly changed.

He fell into the lava, and all he could see was flames.

Freddy the Black Wolf and John the Brainy Cat both felt their eyelids grow heavy and their heads slowly touched the ground.

Nimrod fell into the sea of fire but didn't care. He had merged with the fragments of the Burning One, so the flames couldn't harm him at all.

On a whim, he wanted to spread his golden wings.

The next moment, Nimrod frowned, his expression grim, and the golden wings on his back disappeared.

How is this possible?

What power could separate me from the C'tan Shard?

Moreover, I didn't feel anything at all; I wasn't aware of the process of it peeling away from me.

As Nimrod pondered, he suddenly felt his body being engulfed by flames.

The raging flames burned him, causing him excruciating pain all over his body.

Nimrod's eyes flashed with light as he tried to mobilize Warp energy to raise a Psionic Energy shield to protect himself.

[Huh?] A look of surprise flashed in his eyes; he couldn't sense the presence of the Warp tides.

Despite a series of unexpected events, Nimrod remained calm and focused.

I had just seen countless World Serpent when they were instantly engulfed in flames.

The golden wings vanished, and the Warp could no longer be sensed.

This sudden change is illogical. Even if the World Serpent breathes fire or possesses other abilities, it couldn't possibly Deprivation me of my golden wings in an instant.

A thought flashed through Nimrod's mind: [Unless it's a dream.]

He realized this, and as if a mirror had shattered, the flames enveloping his body vanished from his vision.

Nimrod looked thoughtfully at Freddy and John, who were lying on the ground, fast asleep.

He recalled memories of the World Serpent, which were always asleep, dreaming of fire.

I've fallen into the dream world created by the World Serpent!

The World Serpent dreams of fire, and Vulkan knows that he, like me, should be trapped in the fiery dreams they create.

The World Serpent can induce dreams in Primarch and even Pathway Freddy, Sequence 4 esper skilled in drawing people into Dream-entry, within them. What kind of creatures are they?

Nimrod looked at their dragon-like and snake-like bodies and thought to himself.

[The World Serpent possesses a Spirituality radiance; it is an extraordinary being.]

There are two Pathway related to dreams: the "Visionary's " Pathway of weaving dreams, and the "darkness" Pathway of drawing people into Dream-entry.

The World Serpent possess Dragon Scale, fitting the extraordinary biological characteristics of the "Visionary" Pathway.

After confirming the Pathway to which the World Serpent belonged, Nimrod couldn't help but think.

What level of extraordinary creature does the World Serpent correspond Sequence?

What plunged me, Vulkan, and Freddy into this Dream-entry was not the work of a single World Serpent, but a dream woven collectively by countless World Serpent.

Therefore, it may not be an extraordinary organism at the Sequence 1 or Sequence 2 level, but it should at least be an extraordinary organism at the Sequence 4 level.

Extraordinary creatures at Sequence 4 are different from those at Sequence 5 and below, and we have a preliminary understanding of the Mythical Creature Form.

Only beings at this level can exert dream influence on the Primarch and the Black Wolf at Sequence 4 level.

The dreamscape created by these World Serpent actually drew me into Dream-entry without me even realizing it; they are most likely extraordinary beings at the Sequence 3 "Dream Weaver" level.

This corresponds to what Vulkan said in his memory: they always had dreams related to fire.

In other words, it's no wonder that a dream created by a group of Sequence 3 extraordinary beings could lure me into Dream-entry without my knowledge.

Nimrod's mind raced as he tried to understand everything about the World Serpent.

He gazed at the World Serpent coiled around the earth's core, slumbering within the dream it had woven.

[A group of extraordinary Sequence 3 creatures—a treasure trove lies before me!]

The question is, do I have the ability to get my hands on them?

Nimrod's mind raced through the entire process from seeing the World Serpent to Dream-entry, and then waking up.

A moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up.

I remain conscious while I Dream-entry.

Because I possess the "Nation of Disorder," the Source Essence keeps me conscious in my dreams.

The Spear of Dionysus is a divine weapon, capable of slaying the World Serpent; my golden wings can catch up with them.

Thinking of this, Nimrod suddenly spread his wings and drew Spear of Dionysus.

He flew toward the largest one, the one that encircles the Earth's equator.

In an instant, Nimrod flew above the inverted triangular head, thrusting his Spear downwards.

The Spear of Dionysus pierced the Dragon Scale, which were as large as a house and several meters thick, as if Dragon Scale were a sheet of paper, and was instantly pierced by the spearhead.

Nimrod flew out from the neck of the World Serpent, Spear of Dionysus pierced through the neck of the colossal creature.

He deliberately avoided the brain, so as not to damage the potion ingredients.

The Primarch seized the World Serpent's head and hurled it toward a lava platform.

Even the dead World Serpent body remains coiled around the Earth's core due to inertia.

The other World Serpent trembled in unison, sensing that the dream they had collectively created had lost its greatest "Dream Weaver."

Their eyes remained closed, but their bodies detached from the earth's core and crawled towards caves in different directions.

The network of caves beneath Nocturne was created by the World Serpent.

No wonder even the Astartes of the Salamanders didn't have control over the entire underground tunnel network.

Nimrod flapped its golden wings and instantly caught up with the second largest World Serpent.

As he killed four World Serpent in a row, Freddy suddenly woke up from his sleep and exclaimed in astonishment.

"I spend all my time drawing people into my Dream-entry, and yet I've fallen into someone else's trap..."

"No, it's in the dream created by the other snake."

Nimrod killed forty-eight World Serpent before stopping, only after all the other serpents had left his sight.

He did not activate "Warp Insight" and continued hunting down other World Serpent.

That's enough.

There's no need to exterminate them; let them continue to reproduce.

We can hunt them down again when needed.

Thinking of this, Nimrod flew back to the Earth's core. He loosened his grip, and the Spear of Dionysus fell straight into the Earth's core, where it was engulfed by flames.

A smirk played on his lips. "Oops! My hand slipped!"

Nimrod smiled, then began dragging and transporting the World Serpent's corpse to the "Nation of Disorder".