Goddess's Request

The steel hand pressing against her neck brought a slight feeling of suffocation, and the icy touch of the snow made Skadi's consciousness somewhat dazed.

Even now, she's still a little dazed.

It wasn't because the opponent's strength exceeded her expectations. In fact, although Rovi Wei's displayed power was not weak, under deliberate suppression, it only manifested at the Divine Being level.

What truly surprised Skadi was the opponent's 'skill'.

He used his own attacks to achieve the effect of counterattack, and even the final force that landed on him was entirely generated by himself.

Skadi's martial arts skills originated from her counterpart, Scathach, the queen of the Shadow Country Celtic Mythology, God Slayer was proficient in divine martial arts. Although she was far inferior to the Scathach, she could still be considered powerful and skilled. However, this completely new way of using her skills was something she had never imagined.

So much so that it was unexpected and that we were unable to react in time.

As a result, the battle ended and she was defeated in an instant, making it difficult for her to unleash many of her more powerful techniques.

She lost.

It became the spoils of this 'dead'.

"Not convinced?" Rovi raised an eyebrow. Actually, he didn't really want to treat this goddess as a 'trophy'. It was just that since he wanted to explore the special characteristics of the Norse gods, the best way was to achieve it through battle.

Moreover, he just happened to need a 'guide' so that he could accurately locate Jotunheim, where the Titan Giants were located.

If Skadi can help him achieve this goal, then everything is negotiable.

Winning or losing doesn't matter. In the end, besides being human, Rovi is also the Machine God of Atlantis. He can mobilize the enormous computing power of his machine at any time. Any kind of skill becomes an inevitable result under the power of computing.

It was hardly a fight against Skadi's spitting technique.

But Skadi was clearly not convinced.

Although it's not very useful.

Rovi couldn't possibly give up such a useful puppet.

"But before that, could you let me get up first?" Rovi glanced sideways at the slender hand that was gripping his robe.

Despite being knocked down, Skadi, who prides herself on being a highly skilled warrior, managed to launch a counterattack at the last moment.

She also wanted to press down on Rovi's neck.

But instead of reaching its destination, it tilted and fell, grabbing his collar instead.

So Rovi couldn't even get up; she could only hold him tightly, pressing him down onto the goddess.

The steel-forged hand remained on her neck, while the other hand pressed down on the loose purple hair on one side of her head. Skadi's legs were spread apart, as if clamping the sides of the goddess's hips, and her legs were also slightly raised and placed on Rovi's waist.

They were extremely close to each other, in an extremely ambiguous way.

Skadi snapped out of her daze, took a deep breath, and calmly released her grip.

Shy? Or embarrassed and annoyed?

Although she had never had any contact with any woman before, Skadi, who prided herself on having some warrior qualities, could not possibly have such thoughts.

Rovi remained calm; he was already a seasoned veteran.

Let go and get up.

Skadi also sat up in the snow and said, "A loss is a loss, there's no such thing as being convinced or not."

Perhaps due to their shared origins, the Snow Boot Goddess appears extremely dashing in this regard.

Rovi was somewhat surprised.

"However, I am indeed not convinced." Taking back what she said earlier, Skadi is different from Scathach. While Scathach would only be happy, Skadi would subconsciously think that she could have won after the battle.

Even though they share the same origin, different experiences ultimately lead to differences between gods and warriors.

However, Skadi was only unwilling, but not resentful. Skadi's personality has always been gentle, even towards strangers... Stranger Ghosts.

The goddess in snow boots tossed her long, flowing purple hair, brushing off the snowflakes, her full breasts heaving as she said, "So I will keep a close eye on you—until I defeat you!"

The goddess holds a grudge.

Despite his grimacing expression, he appeared quite adorable.

However, what she said was a disguised compromise.

The prerequisite for keeping a close eye on Rovi is to follow him.

Even if Rovi knew that this guy's real purpose was to steal his skills, to steal the technique of using an opponent's force against them that he had just demonstrated, and then use it to defeat him and avenge his previous defeat.

However, Rovi himself didn't seem to care.

"You're welcome anytime!" Rovi spread his hands, glancing at the surrounding scenery, and made no restrictions on Skadi.

Anyway, she couldn't escape since she was under his nose. "So now—I want to find a place."

"Please show me the way!"

"Where?" Skadi asked instinctively.

"The base of the World Tree, Jotunheim." Rovi pointed to the World Tree in the distance, knowing that no one in this world could possibly know his true identity.

It's not a big deal to be exposed.

Skadi exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You want to fight Jotunheim too?"

"Also?" Rovi turned his gaze away from the distance and focused it on the purple goddess beside him.

"That's true." Skadi nodded, straightening her slightly disheveled long dress.

"In fact, the reason why we hold the Snow Mountain Goddess Hunting Ceremony once a year is to find heroes who can break into Jotunheim."

It seems that Rovi is a human, and a human being at that, so it's impossible for him to have any connection with the Titans. After all, Titans are known for their manic nature and represent chaos and disorder, while humans, who live in order, are natural enemies of Titans, so even a simple connection between them is impossible.

So Skadi didn't hide anything, of course, because it wasn't a secret. "Decades ago, the great god Odin made a prophecy."

"He said that a group of terrifying giants would appear in Jotunheim, with bodies of lava, bodies of steel, and power that rivaled that of the gods."

"Odin wants the gods to investigate the situation thoroughly. Whoever can find the 'king' of those giants first will receive the eternal protection of the great god Odin."

Odin, the king of the Norse gods, is like Zeus in Greek mythology, possessing boundless authority among the gods.

His protection is so great that even the gods would vie for it.

"But what are you doing in Jotunheim?" Skadi asked, narrowing her eyes slightly.

"We've found 'life' in Jotunheim!" Rovi smiled.

This statement is half true and half false.

However, Skadi still had no doubts.

There is indeed a spring of wisdom and knowledge in Jotunheim, and it is possible to gain the knowledge of resurrection by drinking its water.

"That's perfect!" Skadi smiled. "You and I can work together."

"You help me investigate those King of Giants, and I'll help you find the knowledge about the Spring of Rebirth."

Snow Boot Goddess and Rovi hit it off immediately.

"However, this doesn't count as cooperation." Rovi waved his hand. "This is just my command to you."

"Hmm? A mere human spirit dares to be so arrogant?"

"I, a mere spirit, have just defeated you, goddess, you know?"

"It's nothing more than taking the pill. Once I've cracked your tricks, I'll show you what it means to have mastered the wisdom of the magic mirror!"

At this point, Skadi turned her attention to another question, "I wonder what the king of those strange giants will look like?"

"The giants I've seen before were terrifying enough, but the king of those strange giants might be even more terrifying!"

"Who knows, we might even be facing a major battle?"

The goddess was muttering something to herself.

But she clearly didn't notice that Rovi's expression looked rather strange in the dim light of the approaching night.