Chapter 75: Chapter 32: Valkyrie 2
I don’t know how long it has been.
Everything before my eyes returned to that apocalyptic wasteland.
Su Ziyu felt his body rapidly plummeting. He saw the twisted beings of flesh and blood still moving outside the Chessboard Realm, the restless souls wandering amid the ruins of collapsed palaces, an unclean warship made of countless skeletal fingers still floating on the Sea of Death, and the black mist lingering around the remnants of the World Tree.
But he no longer saw those Giant Snakes.
The earth had lost the traces of those Giant Snakes, leaving only some collapsed pits and canyons marked by their broken skeletons stretching for miles.
"Was it her who killed those Giant Snakes?" Su Ziyu murmured.
With the convergence of data streams, some information was also transmitted to his mind.
Those were left by the previous Space-Time Inspector.
This world hadn’t been purified. More dangerous than the Giant Snakes were the sins triggered by Ragnarok, the lingering resentment, hatred, and anger of countless beings at the time of their deaths that had deeply polluted this land.
Even Diana was somewhat helpless about this.
She could only use a sapling found within the remnants of the World Tree to create an independent Plane leveraging the Law of Space.
And that was the founding of the Chessboard Realm.
But no matter how beautiful everything inside the Chessboard Realm was, outside, it remained an apocalyptic spectacle in the wake of Ragnarok.
The filth of the Old World would seep into the Chessboard Realm bit by bit. Eventually, the protective barrier left by her would break, and the Chessboard Realm would also face destruction.
However, that was not her greatest worry.
She feared the apocalyptic wasteland following Ragnarok would become a breeding ground for countless monsters, and more terrifyingly, Indescribable horrors could descend using the remnants of the World Tree as a body.
She referred to this kind of entity as—’Abomination.’
Abomination towards all life!
"Find a way to purify this place."
"If that’s not possible."
"Then find a way to destroy this Crystal Wall Universe, letting it be annihilated with the void!" This was Diana’s final message to her successor.
Inside the wooden cabin.
Su Ziyu slowly opened his eyes to the expectant gaze of Skadi, the Goddess of Fate symbolizing the future, who was trying to gather information about the future from him.
The tattered Net of Destiny had already been discarded onto the ground by her.
A faint bitter smile appeared on Su Ziyu’s face.
All this was Diana’s arrangement!
No matter who inherits the Hourglass of Time, they will ultimately be sent to this world.
The previous Space-Time Inspector couldn’t resolve the issues, so she hoped her successor could.
But I cannot do it!
Su Ziyu struggled even with the offspring of the Biter of the World Tree, being sent to the Old World post-Ragnarok was nearly tantamount to death.
The Space-Time Monitor System seemed to have encountered some issues.
According to Diana’s plans, Su Ziyu should have undergone numerous time-travel experiences, but the corruption of the Dream Forest prematurely triggered the teleportation mechanism of the Hourglass of Time, sending him here directly. However, thankfully the situation has not deteriorated to the extent Diana imagined; apart from the Dream Forest being corrupted, everything else is normal.
In other words.
Su Ziyu arrived too early; the world Diana envisaged facing might be hundreds or even thousands of years in the future.
"Luckily, I arrived early."
Su Ziyu’s urgency to find a way to control the Hourglass of Time became more intense; being a Space-Time Inspector appeared to be a very, very dangerous job.
This job he did not want to do, he wanted to go home.
But!
The most important thing now is to stabilize the Goddess of Fate in front of him, only by completing the mission in the Dream Forest, could Su Ziyu unlock the permission for spatial positioning, thus possibly finding Earth’s coordinates.
As for the future?
Take it one step at a time.
If he accidentally dies in some world, he wouldn’t have to think about how to return to Earth. Having narrowly escaped death numerous times, Su Ziyu has become apathetic to life and death; even if he were to die at the hands of those monsters someday, he would have no regrets.
Because he did his best, with a clear conscience.
True to himself, true to others.
This period had been more exciting than the first half of his life combined.
This experience wasn’t in vain!
As each minute and second passed.
The Goddess of Fate, Skadi, representing ’future,’ hoped to gain a glimpse of future hope from him, but Su Ziyu himself didn’t know where his future lay; who knows how many worlds he could still endure, if his pace of strengthening couldn’t match the strength of those monsters found by the Hourglass of Time, maybe one day he would perforce surrender.
So what should he do under the present circumstances?
Just keep acting desperately!
Su Ziyu took a deep breath, gripping the Black Magic Cube in his hand tightly, said sternly: "The current situation has not collapsed, we still have a way to salvage it."
"But I need your help."
The Dream Forest is the Land of the Elf, independent from outside the Chessboard Realm; according to the description in the data, it is called a ’Half-plane.’ If the Chessboard Realm were likened to Earth, then the Dream Forest would be the Moon; it is the satellite of the Chessboard Realm and also a barrier protecting the Chessboard Realm.
The Plane barriers left by Diana remained very firm.
The resurgence of monsters within the Chessboard Realm should be largely affected by the pollution of the Dream Forest.
As long as the Dream Forest is purified.
This world should last for another few hundred or even thousands of years without issue.
Skadi silently observed Su Ziyu before her with a slightly disappointed expression, as Su Ziyu’s strength was far weaker than she had imagined. People from the Nordic Pantheon were generally fierce; Skadi not only served as the Goddess of Fate but also as a Valkyrie. Su Ziyu’s current strength truly couldn’t impress her.
According to legend, there are two versions of the Valkyrie leader: one is Love Goddess Freya, and the other is Skadi among the three Goddesses of Fate.
The future needs to be protected with force.
The Goddess of Fate before him, leader of the Valkyries, gently sighed but ultimately chose to trust Diana and her heir, hence she slowly said: "When do we set out?"
"Now," Su Ziyu immediately replied.
The sooner they solve the troubles of the Dream Forest while the situation hasn’t worsened, the better.
The more time drags on, the more variables emerge.
He had already found the White Queen to help, along with a Goddess of Fate representing the future, the Valkyrie leader; they should be able to handle the Dream Forest’s problem. The former Space-Time Inspector had some capabilities. Although she hadn’t left Su Ziyu any legendary treasures, she had prepared a formidable ally for him.
This was a golden thigh to cling to, must be persuaded well.
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