Chapter 177: Altera: Please Save Me...
The Norsemen, not yet known as Vikings, had long harbored ambitions for maritime development. However, the ocean currents and monsoons had not yet begun to favor them, so the name "Vikings" had not yet spread. Nevertheless, these early pirates remained brimming with confidence.
They feared neither death nor natural disasters.
Once battle commenced, they charged forward without hesitation!
It was precisely such men who dared to launch an assault on Britain at the invitation of King Londinium.
Otherwise, Noah's reputation had already spread among them, and most would not dare provoke him. But these pirates—or rather, the precursors to the Vikings—did.
Thus, guided by the nautical charts provided by King Londinium, their expert seafaring skills quickly uncovered a weakness in the defenses, and they prepared to land.
But as they approached, they spotted a man fishing.
This sight drew hearty laughter from them, and even as they closed in, they launched their attack.
Then...
Once they had all reached the shore, massive Rune Magecraft symbols flashed to life. Flames erupted across their ships, swiftly reducing the entire fleet to ashes, cutting off any chance of retreat. The burning wreckage formed a wall of fire rising from the sea.
Staring at this fiery barrier, the pirates knew there was no turning back.
They could not comprehend the strange individual who had set their ships ablaze out of thin air, but they felt no fear!
The lead pirate raised his weapon, glaring intently at Odin, while his crew followed suit, brandishing their own arms.
Witnessing this, Odin even kept one eye closed.
He was on the verge of yawning.
If you asked him to fight Noah, he would admit defeat and back down. But bullying these guys? That was utterly effortless!
Yet these pirates soon pulled off a bold stunt!
While their weapons posed no threat to Odin, they found another way to launch a psychological assault.
For instance...
The lead pirate raised his weapon high and shouted:
"Fear nothing! After death, the Valkyries will escort us to the Temple, where we shall drink with the great god Odin! We are destined to aid him in battling Ragnarok!"
"So, comrades! For the great god Odin! For joy! For death! Charge!"
With this rallying cry, he led the horde of pirates straight toward Odin!
These men feared death not at all—or rather, they firmly believed that upon dying, the Valkyries would take them to the Temple. They saw themselves as warriors destined to aid the great god Odin in Ragnarok, bound for the afterlife sooner or later.
This made them fearless and ferocious beyond measure!
But Odin... was struggling to keep a straight face!
Watching these fellows shout "for Odin" while laughing and pointing their weapons at him... What kind of performance art was this?
Their weapons could not harm him; their strength seemed pitifully weak in his eyes.
Yet their chants left Odin deeply unsettled.
This was psychological warfare, plain and simple.
However, in the end, Odin did not kill all these guys. Instead, he sighed and once again assembled his Rune Magecraft, causing a massive straw giant to rise up!
These pirates were not afraid at all upon seeing such a monster. They continued to roar, brandishing their weapons and charging forward, clearly displaying the demeanor of reckless fools!
Odin even heard someone among them laughing maniacally while attacking, shouting—"We are warriors destined to help the great god fight against Ragnarok in the future! How could we fear such an enemy?"
It made him cringe so hard he could have dug a three-bedroom apartment with his feet!
He had never cared before about how his followers spread legends about him, but now he was starting to care a little.
So, he manipulated the massive straw giant to capture all the pirates, then used the power of Gungnir to send the straw giant flying straight toward their homeland.
The straw giant would send them back.
As for Odin, after watching the flames die down and confirming there were no more enemies here, he sighed helplessly.
Originally, he had planned to experience life outside the Inner Sea of the Planet, something he couldn't experience within it.
But now, he had to leave Britain...
Before the issue of the White Titan was completely resolved, he felt it necessary to go to the lands where the Norse people lived and properly sort out the legends about himself.
All of this was observed by Noah.
After seeing Odin leave with a look of frustration, Noah couldn't help but laugh.
At that moment, Morgan, who was tidying her hair nearby, heard Noah suddenly laugh and turned her gaze toward him.
Noah looked at Morgan and shook his head slightly.
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered something happy."
Huh?
Morgan was still puzzled, but Noah walked over to her, took the wooden comb he had crafted using Alchemy from her hand, and helped her tidy her hair. Only after returning the comb to her did he speak.
"Alright, you should rest well today. I have some matters to attend to next..."
Since Britain was fine now, Noah was going to head Beyond the Stars to cause trouble for Velber.
Morgan nodded slightly at this but said nothing.
Instead, Noah paused at the doorway and added before stepping out.
"Ah, I'll be back for lunch."
Hearing Noah's addition, Morgan gave him a light smile.
"Mm, I'll wait for you to have lunch together. Come back early."
"Alright."
Noah said this, and after closing the door, he flew straight toward Beyond the Stars.
At this moment, aboard the Starship Velber 02 orbiting Beyond the Stars, Velber's residual consciousness was continuously eroding Titan Altera, who was located inside the starship.
Altera had fundamentally lost control of her body and could only lie there, constantly resisting Velber's erosion.
But this was clearly futile.
Sooner or later, the day would come when she could no longer resist, and Velber would erase her self, becoming the new master of this body.
She could see no hope, nor any opportunity.
Though perhaps such words should not be spoken by a weapon of destruction like her, Altera still wished to say them at this moment.
"Save me..."
"Anyone, please, save me."