Chapter 234: The Beast of Apocalypse 666 Exists in Avalon
If that god were to enter the arena, who should represent humanity to face them?
Serafall couldn't think of anyone who could oppose this god.
"Huh?"
The representative for humanity's fifth match—Siegfried—was covered too briefly, with many scenes missing.
And what was missing were the scenes involving Brunhilde, as if she never existed in his story.
"Uh, is sister too shy about this?"
Göll thought that must be the case.
She had heard from her second sister that before their elder sister regained her memories, she acted somewhat naive, just like Göll.
So, that must be embarrassing history for her sister, which is why it was cut.
Therefore, the account of Brother Siegfried's deeds ended quickly.
What came next excited Göll—the story of the King of Knight who was like a prince charming.
While excited, Göll also showed gloom.
Because that typical prince charming figure had disappeared from this universe along with Zeus.
"Is this the legendary Avalon?"
Le Fay murmured in astonishment.
The story had progressed to King Arthur searching for this legendary place, but upon arrival, the scene before them didn't match the legends.
Legend said Avalon was an incredibly beautiful paradise-like world.
But the scene before them could only be described with one word—demon realm.
The island was shrouded in black mist, perpetually devoid of sunlight and deathly still. The plants within looked dreadful—mostly black with bizarre appearances, like monsters.
Ah, these plants were indeed problematic—they attacked King Arthur, but he cut them all down.
Then more monsters emerged, such as horses with deformed horns, twisted black wings on their backs, burning with eerie dark flames.
These were the complete opposite of unicorns.
When they reached the so-called sacred lake, it was even more desolate—a stagnant black body of water emitting miasma that could rapidly rust and disintegrate even steel.
One couldn't imagine what would happen if someone fell into that lake.
According to rumors, King Arthur received the holy sword from the Lady of the Lake here, but now it seemed more likely he would receive a demonic sword from a witch.
Why had it become like this?
ROAR——!!!
The lake trembled, something monstrous roaring from its depths.
At that moment, light suddenly appeared on the lake—a white light.
The light coalesced into a human form, appearing as a female figure.
Since it was a figure constructed purely of light, its features were difficult to describe.
Was this the Lady of the Lake?
She seemed to be saying something, though she appeared unable to speak, almost as if she were requesting King Arthur to enter the lake.
What was going on?
Then, King Arthur truly stepped into the lake, entering the waters where the luminous figure had barely pushed back a portion of the darkness.
The moment he stepped inside, his entire vision was filled with light, but this light was gradually devoured by darkness.
Just as it was about to consume King Arthur himself, his vision returned to normal.
At that moment, a scene that astonished everyone was revealed.
If it hadn't been damaged, there was no doubt this would be the most beautiful place. At its core stood the most magnificent tree—a glowing tree that seemed to be made of solidified light, like a crystal of radiance.
"Isn't this the Main World Tree?"
"How did it become like this?"
Two sharp voices rang out, drawing attention to the fact that a chief god was observing King Arthur's actions.
This chief god was unable to move on his own and had been carried here by his attendants.
Though the chief god still appeared to be in a terrible state, hovering between life and death, the residual aura he emitted was enough to terrify Serafall.
This chief god was none other than Odin, who had nearly died from Fenrir's fangs!
And the ones speaking were the ravens perched on his shoulders.
They called it the Main World Tree?
"Damn it, what is King Arthur doing? If something happens to the Main World Tree, the entire universe will be doomed!"
"What is he doing? How did he even get in here? Even a chief god would struggle to enter!"
The ravens shrieked in panic, for a portion of the Main World Tree had turned black.
At the same time, the space itself seemed contaminated, becoming chaotic and disordered.
Suddenly, the ravens' cries choked off as a horrifying scene unfolded.
A monstrous beast's head appeared in the view.
"What—what is that? Isn't that Níðhöggr?"
"Wasn't it sealed in Náströnd?"
Níðhöggr was an evil dragon from Norse mythology, sealed in Náströnd precisely because it had once gnawed on the World Tree of the Norse mythological realm.
And now this thing had come to the Main World to gnaw on it?
"Look more carefully. That is not Níðhöggr!"
A hoarse voice came from Odin, his expression grave.
"Not Níðhöggr?"
"Master, Níðhöggr's head is exactly like—"
The voices cut off abruptly as the ravens grew terrified, for they could now see the full form of the monster more clearly.
It was a creature with seven heads, one of which looked exactly like Níðhöggr.
As for the other six heads, they recognized them too—they belonged to monsters of the same level as Níðhöggr.
This form also resembled a beast from the Apocalypse—666.
But this version was undoubtedly more terrifying than the original 666, with a staggering size that was likely over a thousand meters tall.
And this monster was gnawing at the roots of the Main World Tree—no, it didn't seem to be gnawing to consume it, but rather to corrupt it, to turn the World Tree dark.
"It's trying to reverse the World Tree!"
Odin realized what was happening.
And there was only one being who would attempt such a thing, and only one capable of creating this upgraded version of 666—the Primordial God.
If the World Tree were reversed, the laws and order of this universe would fall into chaos, turning everything upside down. The power of gods like them would be severely crippled.
So, when King Arthur was led inside by that luminous figure earlier, it was clearly the World Tree calling out to him for help.
Thus, the material of that holy sword was this World Tree.
And Zeus's Spear of Victory was also unexpectedly crafted from a branch of this World Tree.
Hmm?
This aberrant 666, aware of King Arthur's appearance, prepared to launch an attack on him!