Chapter 1292
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Chapter 1292 Lies and Lies
Lin Qiye opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to refute something, but then realized that from beginning to end, he had no evidence to prove Iden’s existence.
The correspondence between Bragi and “Iden” was indeed completed by himself alone. “Iden” had never left Bragi’s body, and they had never appeared at the same time… From these signs, no matter how you look at it, Bragi strongly resembled the schizophrenia described in Dr. Li’s notes.
Now, even the panels in the hospital automatically changed, erasing “Iden’s” name…
Just as Verdandi said, he very likely had been deceived by Bragi’s condition. From the beginning, he wasn’t one body with two souls, but two gods in one body.
And from Lin Qiye’s subjective perspective, there had always been one confusion.
So far, six deities had appeared in the hospital: Nyx, the supreme god of Greek mythology; Merlin, the forefather of prophecy and magic in English mythology; Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven who embodied both demon and Buddha; Gilgamesh, the ancient hero king; Yeland, the holy church leader who sealed the Cthulhu gods during the moon landing…
Each of these deities, taken individually, was an extremely powerful being. Yet among them was mixed Bragi, a minor chief god from Norse mythology who had almost no combat ability.
Lin Qiye never understood why Bragi would appear in Room Three. Originally, he thought two gods lived in one room, but from another perspective, if Room Three housed the world’s only deity who simultaneously governed the laws of poetry and music, as well as youth… everything seemed to make sense.
All clues seemed to point to one conclusion: from the beginning, “Iden” never existed.
Only Bragi, the god of youth, existed.
“Then just now in that crystal…”
“There was no soul in the crystal at all. Urd and I merely extracted a corner of the law of youth from Iden’s heart, added a few drops of blood from the heart chamber, and fused them into the crystal,” Verdandi calmly explained.
“This way, Bragi could simultaneously sense the law of youth and Iden’s scent from it, truly treating it as his wife.”
“Why did you lie to him?” Lin Qiye asked with furrowed brows. “Even if everything is fake, we should have revealed the truth when he was able to face Iden’s death directly. Although it would cause him great harm, he might have been able to overcome it…
What you did may stabilize his emotions, but it ultimately treats the symptoms, not the cause… When two hopes are shattered in succession, he will truly collapse.”
Verdandi looked in Bragi’s direction with complex eyes and said:
“I know this isn’t right… but I had no choice.
You saw his condition earlier. His emotional state was very unstable. No one knows what crazy things he might do when his fantasy about Iden still being alive is shattered… You should know that he is now the world’s only chief god wielding two laws. If he really goes berserk, even Thor and Loki couldn’t stop him.
You should also be clear about Asgard’s current situation. Without the Supreme One presiding, plus two major forces competing for the position of God King, tensions are high. The appearance of such a crazed super-deity would be like a fuse igniting a powder keg, completely setting Asgard’s situation ablaze.
We have reason to believe that Ragnarok will come from this.”
Lin Qiye fell silent upon hearing this.
“Since we’ve anticipated this possibility, we must try our best to prevent it from happening, even if the chances of success are slim,” Verdandi’s eyes flashed with complexity. “Skuld’s prophecy of Ragnarok will occur within these few days. If we can just get through these days, the future might change, avoiding Ragnarok’s arrival.
Currently, the most direct and effective method is to contain the source of Ragnarok in the prophecy… which is Bragi.
Extracting ‘Iden’s’ soul and placing it in the Origin for nourishment is a lie, but as long as we give Bragi a relatively long time to wait, we can temporarily prevent his rampage. After a few days when the new God King appears and Asgard’s situation completely stabilizes, even if Bragi discovers the truth and rampages again, it won’t cause too much impact.
I know this is too cruel for Bragi, but for the sake of the North, this is the only choice… After the storm passes, I will personally apologize to him. If he wishes, I can atone with my life.”
Seeing the determined look in Verdandi’s eyes, Lin Qiye found himself speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he looked in Bragi’s direction and sighed deeply.
“Is there really no other choice?”
“None,” Verdandi answered seriously.
Seeing that Lin Qiye had nothing more to say, Verdandi looked at the approaching thunderclouds in the distance and said:
“Thor is back. You should go.”
Lin Qiye looked up at the sky, remained silent for a long time, and finally stepped toward the forest exit:
“Take care of Bragi. When I finish my business here, I’ll come back to take him away.”
He changed back to Myles’ appearance, found Si Xiaonan, and their forms transformed into two streams of light, quickly disappearing into the valley.
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Asgard.
Thor’s Temple.
Lin Qiye pushed open the heavy temple doors and slowly walked in.
Since Si Xiaonan’s identity was sensitive, bringing her back to the temple would certainly make Thor suspicious. So the two split up on the way—Lin Qiye continued to lie in wait with Thor, while Si Xiaonan went back to the lake to see if there was any reply from Leng Xuan.
As Lin Qiye approached a spacious and magnificent hall, several divine figures appeared in his vision.
War God Tyr’s brows were tightly knit, frost lingering between them, looking utterly haggard. The long journey and search over the past few days must have exhausted him greatly.
Seeing Lin Qiye walk in from the entrance, his gaze focused. In a flash, he appeared before him, terrible divine might carrying an intensely oppressive gaze, crashing down on Lin Qiye’s heart:
“Myles… that assassin wasn’t there at all! Were you deceiving us?”
“Enough, Tyr!” Thor sat on the throne, his eyes full of fatigue. “This isn’t Myles’ fault. His prophecy can only locate where the assassin was an hour before. By the time we arrived, he might have recovered from his injuries and left… He’s just a human, not a god.”
Tyr stared hard into Lin Qiye’s eyes, snorted coldly, and turned to walk away.
