You and Me Under The World Tree

First the earth shook, then the mountains muffled, and the Jura Mountains were not destined to be calm on this day.

The mountain range on the border of three countries shook from time to time, a situation that could not help but terrify ordinary soldiers, even the Prince's Guard, who had won many battles against the Netherlands and had not yet tasted defeat.

If it weren't for the presence of their backbone, Prince Dietrich, these soldiers would have been left without a master.

Midgard is such a magical place, and there are indeed supernatural beings here—things like Valkyries are often seen, and wizards and soothsayers who are proficient in runes are always active on the surface.

However, most of the people in the kingdom are too far away from the magical powers they have seen with their own eyes, and they cannot control them even if they have witnessed them.

All they could do was fight on the battlefield with weapons in hand, hoping that their bravery would be recognized, and finally step into Valhalla, which is what most of the warriors in the Atrium can do.

This notion that seems almost deformed to an alien player like Hoder has always been rooted in it, and it is an unshakable tradition in the Atrium, even if it is no longer protected by the Valkyries and completely reliant on her own guns, but the sense of loss has always lingered.

Then, rumors spread among the Guards that the prince had angered the gods and caused a natural disaster.

This rumor spread almost in the afternoon, and for a moment, the soldiers seemed even more panicked, but when His Royal Highness the Prince personally slashed the guy who had started to spread rumors with his own sword on the charge of 'disturbing the morale of the army', the soldiers were quiet.

But is it fear of their violent prince who can bring victory and glory, or is it faith in their own prince?

Dietrich only needs to cast the runic magic of detection to see their state of mind clearly, and although this does not fully understand their inner thoughts, it can control their state of mind a little.

But His Royal Highness knew that it didn't make any sense, because there was such a thing as 'mood', and more importantly, it wasn't the other soldiers who spread rumors, and the person who spoke indiscriminately was in his guard.

Guards of the Victorious Prince of Gothic...

After "Whee...ze" put away the whistling demon sword he had just received, Dietrich just stared at the man whose head had been cut off by himself.

There was still fear on his countenance, and this fear was fully revealed when he saw the prince approaching with his sword.

Dietrich also knew him, and he was not the 'old man' of the Guard, but he was not a recruit recruited from the city of Bean, but from the royal capital Ravenna.

To be precise, this is the person his father added to him after he decided to stay away from the royal capital and garrison the border.

So, is he a spy of his father and the courtiers in the royal capital, or is he a pure ordinary person?

To a certain extent, did his attitude represent the will of his father and the nobles?

These questions are not clear, and even if they are, there is no point in figuring them out.

Could it be that he still blames his friends who don't know what to do in the underground city?

Or is it now riding the Nightmare War Horse all the way to Ravenna, to his father's palace to question them?

Either of these two things would be stupid...

"Don't think about it, this is just a guy who disturbs the morale of the military."

Seeing the prince in the clawed helmet standing there, not saying a word, Hildebrand could not help but speak.

"Hmm."

...

Early in the morning of the second day, the Prince's Guards marched and began to sweep from the camp in two directions.

 Hildebrand the Brave led the team to sweep away the giants that might exist in the eastern mountains, while His Royal Highness himself led a part of the people to the northwest, circling along the previous day's route.

The army was noticeably slower than a four-man assault team, and in fact they had spotted some of the 'fish that had slipped through the net', and the rock giants were hovering in various locations in the northwest.

According to speculation, these giants should have been used to deal with hunters who strayed into the surrounding jungle or simply to deal with the army, but the giant king Green would not have thought that after decades, someone would follow his memory and directly touch his lair, right?

After a series of battles, the Gothic kingdom's army finally stepped into the underground city.

However, unlike the swiftness of the four-man team, it took them hours to reach the Giant's Town along the way and follow one of the town's entrances to the interior they had been there yesterday.

However, this was the first time these soldiers had been here, and the size of the dungeon was a blow to the Goth warriors.

"Is there such a place here?"

"When the hell was it built?"

"It's no wonder that decades ago, there were often rumors of giants here."

This kind of exclamation like hindsight sounded one after another, and for a while it seemed a little chaotic, until the voice of His Royal Highness the Prince sounded, and they quieted down.

"This is the lair of these giants." He said, "Light the light, and be careful." "

Although he said so, unlike those normal generals, he himself did not mean to stop at all, but was the first to take the step.

He stepped straight into the giant's city, his eyes looking around him.

Compared to yesterday, the layout and environment of the city have not changed much, and it seems that the man named Hoder is not doing anything superfluous here.

He must have gone straight to his destination and left...

However, it is not clear where exactly he left from.

Maybe the giant city had a secret passage to the rest of the world, to the ground, or maybe they just left the way they came in.

Anyway, there is a god horse Grani, no matter where they go out, they have a way out.

Just as Dietrich's mind was swirling with thoughts, a soldier suddenly hurried over.

"Your Royal Highness!"

"What? Enemies? "

"No, there doesn't seem to be an enemy here, it's just ..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that we found three bodies." The soldier looked speechless, "Your Royal Highness, your three companions, may have passed away. "

"Huh?"

These guys just want to completely cover up their tracks, right?

Such a thought could not help but come to his mind, and Dietrich couldn't help but be a little shocked in the bottom of his heart.

He originally thought that a disappearance would be enough to play, but he didn't expect the other party to do such a desperate thing, so he simply made the final decision with 'death'.

"Take me to see it." He said