In the face of Claude's invitation, Vivian's first reaction was to be a little more vigilant.
She had more than 10,000 years of experience and had seen all the storms that had happened on this planet. In recent years, she had also seen the storms that had happened on other planets. She was not a timid person. She just felt that Claude was weird, to the point of being suspicious.
A young demon hunter of the same generation as White Flame, even if he was talented in magic and combat skills, would lack the necessary qualifications and wisdom. At least in theory, such a young man must lack these two things. But Claude obviously did not meet these characteristics, and he had frankly admitted that there was' something else 'in his soul. Faced with this situation, Vivian had to ask, "Before I go with you, let me ask you, who are you? Are you Claude? Or something else? If you are an old guy, we can talk openly. I don't think there is a creature older than me on this planet. Maybe we are old acquaintances. "
"I am indeed Claude," the young demon hunter said with a smile. "I am the real deal. "But I have also received an additional inheritance, which coexists with Claude's soul. It allows me to know the ancient secrets, and it allows me to invite you here and now. Please come with me, I want to take you to see the owner of that inheritance. "
"Shall we go with you?" Hao Ren pointed at himself and Lily next to him. "Not everyone here is reliable."
"Everyone," the young demon hunter just nodded, and his eyes swept across White Flame and Teuton. "Everyone who appears in front of me here and now should be invited. This is the order handed down six thousand years ago."
Again, it was this thing that transcended time and space!
Hao Ren could not help but feel a chill run down his spine. Someone who had died thousands of years ago still left behind a prophecy about what would happen in XX year and XX month was something that Hao Ren did not want to be involved in. Because fate and prophecy were the most difficult things to deal with in his mind, and when he became a part of this prophecy, he felt even more guilty. But since Claude had come to this point, he could not let go of this opportunity. So in the end, he bit the bullet and nodded. "Well, I will go with you."
Shrouded in a layer of mystery, the 'young' demon hunter led them out of the ceremonial hall and into the depths of the back of the hall through a secret passage. On the way, Hao Ren could not help but approach White Flame. "Tell me, what kind of person was Claude before?"
"I have told you, I didn't have much contact with him," White Flame said with a frown. "He was a quiet and introverted guy before he joined the Council of Elders. After he joined the Council of Elders, he followed the rules and basically lived in seclusion like the sages. According to the rules, the servants of the sages are not allowed to get married, buy property, leave the north, and even leave the Netherrealm Clock Tower if it is not necessary. How do I know what kind of changes a guy like him has gone through? "
White Flame and Hao Ren did not lower their voices, so Claude could hear them clearly. But the young attendant did not mind. He patiently explained, "Every servant of the sages is appointed through a ceremony. The old servant retires at the ceremony, and the new servant receives blessings at the ceremony. Some ancient memories will be passed on to the successor through this ceremony. The history of the demon hunters is too long. We are the oldest race on this planet. Some secrets must be passed on in a safe way. "
Hao Ren said perfunctorily. Finally, they came to a secret room under Claude's lead.
Claude stood at the door of the secret room and activated the heavy, ancient door. The door silently floated upward and opened. "Please go in. An ancient has something to say to you."
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other and walked into the room side by side.
Then, they were shocked by the scene inside.
There was no furniture in the circular room, only a huge, altar-like thing in the center. On the altar, there was a two-meter-high head. The head was old and shriveled, with white hair and wrinkles. Its dark red face had a majestic aura.
But there was only one head.
Lily, who came in later, was also shocked. Then, with the spirit of a husky, she went forward to check the condition of the head. She wanted to see if there was a neck and body hidden in the altar under the head. But just as she was about to step forward, the head slowly opened its eyes.
A pair of slightly cloudy but still full of wisdom slowly swept over Hao Ren and his team. Then, they heard a voice directly in their minds. "You are here. It seems that you have solved this disaster."
Hao Ren stared at the head for a while before he suddenly realized what it was: a guardian giant!
The compatriot of Muru and Lemendusa, the loyal guard of the goddess of creation, a guardian giant — but only a head.
The others obviously recognized the race of the head, but they all realized that the current situation was unclear, so no one rashly mentioned the goddess of creation and the First Born. Even the simple-minded Lily covered her mouth. She almost blurted out the word "guardian", but fortunately, she reacted quickly.
Vivian cautiously looked at the giant's head. She was not sure if the guardian on Earth, like the other otherworldlings, had suffered a memory shock in the process of crossing the Wall of Reality. "You are …"
"Old friend, you really lost your memory again," the voice of the giant's head came again, gentle with a little smile. "Well, there are many new faces here, so let me introduce myself. You can call me Ymir."
"Ymir?" Lily suddenly exclaimed. "The wise giant in Norse mythology who guarded the Fountain of Wisdom, was tricked by Odin, and was finally killed by the Vanir gods? The wise giant Ymir?"
Lily's mouth could not be stopped. Before Hao Ren could react, she had already blurted out the words without thinking. But the giant's head did not look angry. The giant's head just smiled. "It was an accident. The clumsy Haner should not have touched the mechanical table. The solar prism of Vanir melted my body. It's a regrettable loss, but my head is still alive, and … "
The giant's skull said humorously. At the same time, many runes suddenly lit up on the ground near the altar. Under the illumination of the runes, all kinds of tools floated out from every corner of the room and moved nimbly in the air.
"I can still take care of myself."
Hao Ren's eyes widened. "So … the giants in Norse mythology are actually guardians … like you?"
As soon as he asked the question, he felt that something was wrong. Then, he suddenly realized that the guardian giants were powerful creatures. Even without the support of advanced technology, these demigods still had the power to crush the mortal species. If only one guardian giant fell into the hands of the ancient gods, it would be fine. Without the support of equipment, they were not as powerful as the First Born and could be killed by the mortal species. But if all the giants in Norse mythology were these guardians …
They had already conquered the Mythological Era, and the later war between the demon hunters and the gods had nothing to do with it.
Sure enough, Ymir smiled. "It seems that these stories are misinformed as I expected. There is only one intelligent giant, and that is Ymir. The other giants are different from me. "
Vivian looked serious from the beginning. She was trying to recall her messy memories, but she could not remember anything related to Ymir. Or rather, she remembered that she once knew the "intelligent giant" in Norse mythology, but she could not remember the giant's appearance, life, and experience. She could not help but slap her forehead. "Oh no, I can't remember you at all. Were you caught by the demon hunters and brought here? "
Although Ymir's true identity was a demigod guardian created by the goddess of creation, in the mythological system of Earth, he was a member of Norse mythology, and the demon hunters ended the Norse mythology. So the only explanation for Ymir's head appearing in the Netherrealm Clock Tower was that he was caught and brought here.
"At first, yes," Ymir replied slowly. "But later, I volunteered to stay. They needed my wisdom, my knowledge, and advice, and I needed a safe place to stay. Especially after I understood their history, the reason why they started the hunt, and the many secrets they kept, all the more I couldn't leave. These reckless little creatures had touched something they shouldn't have touched. I don't have the ability to remove the curse, but I can at least delay it until you, my old friend, can come here and solve the rest of the problems. Now it seems that my wait was worth it, although it seems that the process is not as I imagined. "
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