Skadi the Hunted

What is the Nordic sex world like?

Snow and ice are the most common weather conditions. People live between ice and sea, and the world is always vast and boundless.

This is how Rovi felt after taking that step.

The massive machine Machine God suppressed most of its performance and activated its 'invisibility' function, shielding all external signals and isolating itself from any possible arrivals.

Upon arriving in this unfamiliar world, Rovi's's first step was to investigate.

This time he came to 'live', and although he came to 'die' to 'live', he naturally didn't need to be overly cautious, but he still had to take precautions.

He wouldn't forget... Ereshkigal, who's also in Northern Europe.

Although the reason is unclear.

But he had to find her.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a world shrouded in snow and wind, appearing from afar like a vast expanse of light spilling across the landscape. High in the distance, one can vaguely see the massive trunks of ancient trees, piercing through the heavens and earth, their shadows almost covering the entire universe.

The tree trunk was pale and slender, like the limbs of a tall and strong human. At its tip, one could see rotating, dark blue ' 'Rubik's Cube''s cubes' in the hollow spaces.

That is the World Tree from Norse Mythology.

This is the central part of the nine-layered boundary divided by the trunk of the boundary tree.

The 'courtyard' where humans live.

Although I really want to go directly into the three realms at the bottom of the Nine Realms, beneath the roots of the World Tree where the Giants reside.

However, it is clear that while Tiamat can locate a region on the ground, it cannot locate the 'boundaries' of that region in greater detail.

That's already quite an achievement.

Rovi exhaled a burst of steaming furnace heat, which dispersed and melted the oncoming wind and snow.

He turned the gears on his body, focusing his attention on the ' Tartarus ' within him, and called out, "Mother Goddess Tiamat?"

But there was no response.

Rovi was stunned for a moment, then felt a bit amused and exasperated.

In the images transmitted by the internal 'sensing device', in the abyss where lava was churning and boiling, the primordial Mother Goddess was quietly leaning against a stone pillar formed from solidified lava, her long hair flowing like water, reflecting her serene and exquisite sleeping face.

Seemingly because the environment was 'comfortable,' Tiamat fell asleep immediately.

The environment during the initial period of Star Creation was the safest and most reassuring environment for her.

"Good night." Rovi projected his humanoid image into it, and he leaned down slightly to cover Tiamat with a mat woven from the 'Primordial Star Power'.

Although Tiamat doesn't actually need it.

But this mat can also make it more comfortable.

We may need this goddess's help a lot in the future.

Rovi's image was erased.

"Hmm..." Tiamat's eyelashes trembled slightly as she hugged the mat tightly.

Outside, the enormous mechanical Machine God gradually shrank and disappeared, pure white spreading throughout the world, until in an instant only a tiny human figure remained standing.

The linen robe billowed as the snowflakes pounded against it. Rovi patted the snow off his shoulders and looked ahead.

Fishing lights flickered in the distance.

The vast wilderness is seldom visited by humans.

"Let's find some people first!" thought Rovi, and slowly took a step forward.

Without resorting to mystery or performing miracles, they simply approached their mother step by step like ordinary mortals.

To approach the mortal realm with a mortal body.

To experience the different world with a mortal body.

Awooo—

The howling of wolves rose up, accompanied by the rustling north wind, like the sounding of horns.

There were tall hunters wearing animal skin coats, riding sleds and being dragged by hyenas as they chased after the prey.

The bushes on both sides swayed, burning with magical light, and the arrows slashed through the gaps in the branches, hitting a running snow wolf with perfect accuracy.

The snow wolf let out a mournful howl, collapsed to the ground, and its blood mingled with the snow in an instant.

The hunter gripped his bow and arrow tightly, letting out an excited shout.

"Odin, the god above!" he roared, his face streaked with snowflakes, making him appear pale, his beard trembling. "I must win this hunting ceremony to worship the Snow Mountain Goddess!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly became wary.

The middle-aged, rugged hunter looked into the bushes to one side, where footsteps could be heard.

With each step, a figure drew closer, robes swaying in the breeze.

A strange, intense sense of deathly stillness began to grow in the hunter's heart, and his initial excitement vanished without a trace.

Have I encountered some powerful monster spirit? I haven't heard of any powerful monster warriors or undead here...

Odin is above.

I had no intention of offending you!

The hunter opened his mouth, and then saw the newcomer raise his head, revealing a rather young and handsome face.

It was a boy.

However, he possessed a handsome appearance unlike that of people of Scandinavia.

The hunter remained silent, trying his best to minimize his presence and avoid offending anyone.

The boy—who was also Rovi —ignored him and simply walked to the side of the fallen wolf and bent down to observe it.

The flowing blood was crystal clear, with tiny white crystals faintly visible.

It's like the color displayed on the World Tree.

Is that really the case?

Rovi understood.

The Sea of Imaginary Numbers is independent of the outer dimension of the Dimension, but the anchor for entering the Dimension is based on one's own Dimensional senses.

Rovi fell into the Sea of Void again at the dawn of the fourth generation of Greek gods.

Therefore, the separation from it would not have occurred earlier than that time.

In other words, we have long since gone through an environment where gods and humans were intertwined; Greece is only able to continue because of its special nature as a mechanical god.

But the Nordic region remains mysterious and rich.

The reason for this is probably the World Tree.

"The World Tree... modeled after the Harvest Star Vanguard, used to support the foundation for the continuation of the divine era?" Rovi withdrew his hand from the wolf's blood and stood up.

His eyes gleamed, indicating the flow of information.

Despite being in a foreign land, he was still able to use the blessing of the Goddess of Wisdom, which allowed him to see clearly the truth.

No wonder he looked familiar.

That pale tree trunk, that ' 'Rubik's Cube' ' with its exposed hollow—isn't that exactly what the Harvest Star Vanguard that attacked the ground ten thousand years ago looked like?

The gods should not be underestimated.

The Harvest Star Vanguard shattered the very foundation of the gods' existence, causing mystery to flow endlessly. However, as it turns out, the gods also have their own methods.

Mesopotamia hoped to continue the divine era by rebuilding the faith between humans and gods through the "carving," but although they failed, it was only because they encountered Gilgamesh, whose use of faith had already reached its peak.

The Greek gods directly created a body that could completely possess, successfully inhabiting a human body with their divine form.

But compared to them, the measures taken by the Nordic countries right now are more direct.

They obtained a portion of the remains of the Harvest Star Vanguard and created the 'World Tree'.

With the ability of the Harvest Star Vanguard Trek Vanguard to continuously devour alien energy to expand themselves and grow stronger, they filled the gaps in the ever-flowing 'mystery' on the ground.

The World Tree is both a divine object that has sustained the Norse Age of Gods to this day.

As long as the World Tree doesn't collapse.

The Norse gods were still able to pass through this tree, traversing the world and maintaining their divine rule.

Of course, similarly, due to the influence of the World Tree, the gods and living beings on this land also inevitably have this white crystal in their bodies.

Perhaps it should be called ' 'Norse Divinity' '?

Rovi closed his eyes and instantly categorized and processed all the information.

Beneath the World Tree, the Norse gods might be even more troublesome than the Greek gods.

It seems that further confirmation is needed.

So...

"Is the annual hunting ceremony to worship the Snow Mountain Goddess taking place here now?"

Rovi opened his eyes and looked at the hunter—who was planning to escape while Rovi had his eyes closed, but at that moment, he couldn't help but freeze in place.

But Rovi's words were not directed at him.

Instead, it is about...

"Skadi, the Snow Mountain Goddess?"

She slightly turned her gaze to look at the shadow that had appeared to her side at some unknown time— Skadi.

No, that's not right.

That is...

"Skadi Scathach!?" With a sharp clang, Rovi extended his hand and instantly completed a partial Machine God. The hand, forged from steel from outer space, directly caught the incoming dark purple, sharp spear.

The magical vibrations and collisions instantly distorted the surrounding air, causing countless gusts of wind and snow to be blown away and dispersed, turning into wisps of water vapor.

The hunter scrambled away.

Rovi simply turned his body to look at the figure that had suddenly appeared.

It was a young girl with long, flowing purple hair. She wore a thorny crown to bind her hair, and her hair strands framed her beautiful, dark purple eyes. Her face was delicate and pretty, and her lips were upturned in a relaxed smile.

She wore a long purple dress with black angel down on the shoulders, revealing her fair and delicate chest. The dress accentuated her full breasts, highlighting their rounded curves. The hem of the dress hugged her shapely hips, and her legs, encased in black stockings, created a voluptuous and voluptuous silhouette.

Without a doubt, she is a goddess.

As Rovi said, the other party's identity.

She is the darling of the gods on the World Tree, the daughter of Odin, and a deity beloved by all the gods.

Snow Boot Goddess, Skadi.

Rovi actually knew this goddess, having known her to some extent before his transmigration. However, his knowledge of her was not limited to Skadi, nor was it the Skadi of today. Rather, it was the goddess who, on a certain timeline after Ragnarok, single-handedly maintained the mature Norse goddess Skadi.

They are different, but they share the same origin.

But right now, Skadi should be young and naive.

As a god of snow boots, one shouldn't be good at close combat.

However... at this moment, what appeared before Rovi was the Nordic Skadi wielding a spear.

Rovi glanced sideways at the sharp edge he held in his hand.

Skadi, the Snow Boot Goddess, was holding a magic wand in one hand and a spear in the other.

Pure Skadi is a god who is more skilled at casting Magecraft.

It's normal not to be used to close combat.

Unless she is not pure.

Is this before the Lostbelt branching point? Or is it the Lost World?

Ignoring the chaotic thoughts in Rovi's mind, Skadi simply stared blankly at Rovi's hand, which instantly transformed into steel—or rather, ' Machine God' —and a smile of amusement appeared on her pretty face as she raised her lips, "Hmm? A being from the Realm of Death actually possesses such power?"

"But it's not used, is it?"

"The spear I wield is a replica of the Gungnir bestowed upon me by the great god Odin. Although I am the Snow Boot Goddess, I step into the mysterious magic mirror every day and learn a lot from another 'me'. Therefore, the great god Odin has given me the responsibility of guiding the souls."

"The dead shall return to the land of the dead; this is a rule ordained by the gods."

This is why Skadi is here.

But Rovi is not a simple traitor.

He also had no desire to enter Helheim, the Nordic land of the dead.

However, the information revealed in Skadi's words made Rovi think deeply... Does the other 'me' refer to ' Scathach ', who shares the same origin as her?

Scathach was also in Northern Europe, and even met Skadi?

Skadi then said, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I'll just send you to Helheim, the land of the 'Ya'."

"And you could also trade me for something? Like the countless treasures accumulated in the Underworld?" Rovi casually picked up on the other party's words. "After all, souls with such a strong aura of death as mine are rare. I can definitely get a good price from Hela, the Hela, Goddess of Death, who is currently searching for spirit warriors everywhere."

Am I right?

Skadi's expression stiffened slightly. "You... how did you know? No—I didn't have that thought!"

But that's actually what she thinks.

The underworld is the final resting place of the dead, and also the place where all things are deposited after they perish. Like all other gods, it is the place in Norse Mythology where the most treasures are accumulated, and also the final resting place of the dead.

She wanted to kidnap Rovi to exchange for the treasure.

Ideally, it should adorn your clothes with jewels or something similar...

But that's all she wanted to think about.

It hasn't been said yet.

How does this guy know?

This guy...

"I don't really like having a gun pointed at me, but since you have no intention of killing me, I'll spare your life!" Rovi said again.

Then the Snow Boot Goddess suddenly felt her spear loosen, and Rovi, who was gripping the spear tip tightly in front of her, also disappeared. "Where did he go?"

While Skadi was stunned, a gust of wind swept up from behind her head, lifting her long purple hair. The goddess suddenly turned around, and her dark purple spear swung out, colliding with the incoming fist.

With a sudden impact, a crisp echo resounded, and the spreading magic distorted the surrounding air.

The goddess holding the gun instantly took several steps back, her breasts and hips swaying and bouncing.

But in an instant, he swung the spear forward.

A thousand strikes in an instant, slicing through countless brilliant points.

Fast, accurate, and ruthless.

This is the spear technique for reaching the divine realm.

But Rovi simply raised the arm of the Mecha Machine God, slightly increased the force, and instantly caught the tip of the attacking spear with two fingers, then flicked it with his finger.

The spear was knocked back.

So strong... The goddess's expression turned serious again.

Influenced by a certain homologous existence,

She, however, became inexplicably excited.

"It seems you were indeed a battle-hardened warrior in your lifetime!" Skadi gripped her dark purple spear tightly, and with a flick of her wrist, the tip of the spear rotated slightly. "Speaking of which, today is still the Snow Mountain Hunting Ritual I preside over as the Snow Mountain Goddess?"

"Hunting strong opponents is not bad!"

"The loser shall belong to the victor!"

Skadi was full of confidence.

"Indeed." Rovi nodded, a smile appearing on his face. "Then—"

Before the words were finished,

A gust of wind swept across my face.

Skadi made the first move. She twisted her waist and thrust her spear forward in an instant, the sharp point flashing like a meteor. As Rovi dodged to the side, she gripped the spear tightly and swung it left and right.

Rovi frowned, took a step, and leaped into the air.

The Snow Boot Goddess then turned the spear around like a snake, following closely upwards.

In retrospect, most of the battles that Rovi has experienced so far have relied on strength, authority, and strategy.

This kind of agile martial arts fighting style was something he had never encountered before.

Although the opponent could not harm him at all, even if he stood still, Skadi's spear could not break through his outer garment.

But Rovi suddenly became quite interesting.

so...

He stomped his foot hard, stepping directly onto the spear, causing it to twist and deform slightly. Then, using the force of the spear's rebound as it returned to its original shape, he slammed into Skadi.

Borrow their strength and attack their people.

It was as fast as lightning, but it was entirely driven by Skadi's own power.

Skadi was stunned, but instinctively sheathed her gun in an instant, while simultaneously waving her wand with her other hand, summoning a blizzard to try and create an obstacle.

Magic and martial arts combine.

But Rovi just kept moving forward.

He brushed away the snow with one hand, took a few steps forward, and as if teleporting, landed directly on Skadi's neck, pinning her to the ground. "I won."

"According to your own words, you are now my spoils of war!"

"Snow Mountain Goddess— "