When that enormous wolf opened its maw, its upper jaw reached the end of the sky, and its lower jaw touched the ground, swallowing everything.
Its black fur and eyes that burned like flames were the very embodiment of ferocity.
Elsie recalled the description of Fenrir from mythology and the game, which matched perfectly.
“Fenrir…”
The massive wolf, towering above the trees, fixed its burning crimson eyes on Elsie and her companions.
The man who had summoned Fenrir from behind the veil immediately levitated and flew to the wolf’s side.
[Even though we agreed to cooperate, isn’t the timing off?]
“Things don’t always go according to plan.”
The black wolf turned its massive head to look at the man.
It was hard to decipher the wolf’s expression, but it seemed incredulous.
[…I understand why Jörmungandr hesitated.]
Thrud and Doyun’s eyes widened, and they broke out in a cold sweat at the deep, resonant voice emanating from the gigantic Fenrir.
“I-it spoke?”
“Well, that’s because it’s not just some ordinary monster or beast.”
It wasn’t just an unbelievably huge animal.
It was a Jötunn, a child of gods and giants, in the form of a wolf.
In the Aesir Saga, it was a boss who could converse normally and even had quests before becoming hostile.
‘Nidhogg’s poison, and now a named character like that suddenly appears? Just what is he up to?’
She couldn’t gauge how much of a threat such a mythical being posed in this world.
The white-haired man muttered something, then flicked his jade eyes to glance at Elsie.
Elsie glared at him with a tense expression, but he merely offered a faint smile.
“Then I’ll leave it to you, Fenrir.”
*Snap!*
The man snapped his fingers and vanished like smoke, black particles scattering in the air.
Fenrir, exhaling a sigh-like breath, moved its massive head to look down at Elsie.
Ferocity began to ignite in the fierce wolf’s eyes, blazing like flames.
***
*Kwagagagagak-!!!*
“Kuh-uh!”
Elsie’s Brynja-hildr screamed as it collided with a massive black claw.
The barrier made of golden chainmail flickered precariously.
Valkyrie Armament Summon: Vǫlundr’s Battle Hammer!
A massive war hammer was summoned.
Elsie, gripping the hammer tightly, emitted golden energy and charged forward.
Utilizing her enhanced physical abilities, Elsie plunged into Fenrir’s flank and swung the hammer.
*Kwaang-!*
A shockwave erupted, but there was no sign of damage.
Instead, Fenrir’s head lunged, its maw wide open.
“Elsie!”
At the same time as Thrud’s shout, a silver aura began to swirl around Elsie’s body as her eyes widened.
Exalted Acceleration!
Activating a self-acceleration buff that transcended perception.
She evaded Fenrir’s counterattack with overwhelming reaction speed.
Now, she had to prepare a counterattack before Exalted Acceleration’s remaining duration ran out.
‘It ignored the hammer’s stun effect with unbelievable strength! Then…’
She had planned to exploit a weakness using the stun effect of Vǫlundr’s hammer, but Fenrir’s counterattack was faster than Elsie had anticipated.
More terrifying than the agility emanating from that massive body was the overwhelming power that ignored all forms of restraint.
‘The Fenrir from the game, with its minimal stun concept, was child’s play!’
Having no other choice, Elsie emitted beams of light concentrated in her eyes, pushing Fenrir back.
Fenrir, enduring the heat rays with unbelievable durability, was pushed back and sent its massive body flying sideways.
*Crack!*
Countless trees snapped and were uprooted, turning the forest into a wasteland.
However, as if the dense trees were no obstacle, Fenrir charged forward.
Thick trees were crushed like crackers.
Elsie couldn’t help but be disgusted by its unimaginable power.
The massive black wolf, tearing through the forest as it charged, was like the embodiment of unstoppable force.
“You brute of a wolf!”
The runes of power engraved on Thrud’s Járngreipr flashed, and lightning began to spark.
Soon, blue lightning erupted from the gauntlets of the Thunder God.
*Kuurung-!*
With a sound that shook the heavens and the earth, the streaks of lightning struck Fenrir directly.
It sizzled loudly.
But that was all.
Fenrir, pausing for a moment, shook its body once and then charged at Elsie again.
“N-no way?!”
It was an immature strike, but it was still lightning.
Thrud was horrified that it had only managed to stop it for a moment.
“To break through that ridiculous durability, we need a more powerful attack! Or…”
We need to target its weak point.
Attacking Fenrir head-on, when damage wasn’t being properly inflicted, was extremely difficult.
That’s why, even in the game, the weak point was targeted, except by some perverted parties.
‘The problem is, it’s not a friendly opponent like in the game!’
The wolf’s massive body was getting closer and closer.
While Elsie was pondering, Doyun, wielding swords in both hands, charged at Fenrir.
It wasn’t as bad as the black dragon in the previous illusion, but the size difference was still despairing.
Moreover, its overall stats far exceeded those of the dragon.
Elsie judged that it would be even more so in this world, if not less, and shouted.
“Be careful! If you get bitten, it’s over! Think of it as being at least ten times stronger than the dragon we fought before!”
“Ten times?!”
Doyun, startled by Elsie’s shout, steeled his expression.
It was a warning he couldn’t ignore, but his movements became even faster.
Meanwhile, Elsie’s mind raced.
Her current physical state couldn’t keep up with her character’s abilities.
Thrud in the Aesir Saga was better at applying her abilities, but for some reason, this Thrud wasn’t fully utilizing her Valkyrie powers.
‘If I assume that I’m nerfed, not to mention Thrud…’
The situation was not good.
Han Doyun’s skills were uncertain, but even at best, he was probably around the same level as her.
On the other hand, Fenrir was showing even more power than she had seen in the game.
“…An appropriate penalty.”
Having finished her thoughts, Elsie grinned and looked at Fenrir.
**Valkyrie Divine Armament Summon: Gungnir!**
*Zuuuung!*
The summoned golden spear vibrated in response to Elsie’s fighting spirit.
“Let’s go!”
At Elsie’s shout, Thrud followed Doyun and charged.
Elsie, quietly taking a breath, felt golden particles scattering from her body.
She felt the energy swirling wildly inside her as she held Gungnir’s spearhead forward.
“Activate!”
She further amplified the energy even more violently.
Synchronizing her power with Gungnir’s power.
*_Kiyiing!_*
Energy began to erupt around Elsie, who held out Gungnir like an engine accelerating explosively.
“…Fire!”
**_Tukwaang-!!!_**
Gungnir, which had been trembling violently, was fired in an instant, like releasing the string of a fully drawn bow.
Her vision stretched at the incredible speed, and acceleration was added to acceleration.
Elsie, clinging to Gungnir and sliding across the ground, overtook Doyun and Thrud and was the first to face Fenrir.
“Try enduring this with your body, you damn mutt!”
The shockwave of Gungnir, vibrating intensely, exploded right in front of Fenrir’s nose.
Not an explosion for attack,
But an explosion for acceleration.
The unfailing divine spear accelerated once more right in front of its nose.
**tukwaaang!!!**
The trees were swept away by the tremendous shockwave.
***
The man, who was about to fasten his black robe, widened his eyes.
His jade eyes were filled with astonishment, so much so that he didn’t even think about pushing up his fallen glasses.
“Gungnir…? Did you say Gungnir?”
His thoughts temporarily stopped as an unimaginable divine artifact appeared.
“Haha. Hahaha! I never thought I’d see Odin’s spear again!”
“Isn’t Fenrir in danger?”
Huginn, the raven sitting on his shoulder, looked down at the dust-filled ground and asked the man.
The surrounding forest had been turned into a plain by the tremendous ultra-vibrational shockwave of Gungnir, which could be felt even in the distant sky.
“An unexpected item appeared, but it’s still immature. There’s no way Fenrir will be defeated.”
“Isn’t the future the problem? That pretty girl keeps messing up our plans, and if she continues to grow like that…”
“Huginn.”
The man, looking down, quietly called Huginn, cutting him off.
“Y-yes?”
“Do you think I’d let that happen?”
Huginn flinched and averted his gaze from the jade eyes that radiated a chilling aura.
“N-no, of course not. You’ve been preparing for this for hundreds of years, haven’t you? But it’s a waste to kill such a beauty here…”
“Who said anything about killing her?”
The thick dust cleared, revealing Fenrir bleeding.
The man smiled.
“I told you earlier, I’m going to take her. It would be a waste to kill something so interesting right away.”
She was clearly a girl who had swallowed Nidhogg’s poison.
He had only seen her for a moment, but he could still feel the traces of it.
‘But she’s alive. How?’
Moreover, she had awakened her divinity, and to make matters worse, it was Odin’s spear, Gungnir.
It was as if he had suddenly fallen from the sky, an existence that had appeared to obstruct him.
“I can’t allow you to kidnap my student.”
*Clatter-!*
With a clear sound, the chains flew in at an incredible speed.
“Tch-”
The man, who had dived down to avoid the chains, checked the blue-rune-inscribed chains and twisted his lips into a smile.
“Damn chain wielder.”
“Damn chain wielder? How rude, considering this is our first meeting.”
*Whoosh-!*
He narrowly avoided the chain that was swung at an incredible speed once again.
“First meeting? Ah, well, it certainly is a first meeting with the current me. Reginleif Valhalla.”
*Clatter.*
Reginleif, who had risen into the air on chains that had sprung up from the ground, tilted her head.
“Oh my? You even know my name. You’re quite the stalker.”
Reginleif’s eyebrows furrowed as she crossed her arms.
“T-This is dangerous! R…”
“Shh, Huginn. Calm down. Even if the plan has gone awry, now that we’ve come all the way here, I don’t intend to leave empty-handed.”
“But if that annoying woman is here, and Wodan comes as well…”
“Fenrir just needs to swallow that girl before that happens.”
Reginleif twitched her eyebrows at the sight of him trying to kidnap the academy student without a care.
Weapon Summon: Chains of Binding, Leyding.
*Clatter-!*
Additional blue chains erupted.
“Leyding alone won’t be enough.”
The man, who had avoided the chains coming from all directions, provoked Reginleif.
“You seem to know quite a lot. Good. Now that you’ve spilled your purpose, I have no intention of letting you go.”
Weapon Summon: Chains of Binding, Dromi.
This time, orange-rune-inscribed chains erupted.
Forced to evade the shower of chains, the man had no choice but to descend to the ground.
*Crackle!*
The man, who had erected a magical barrier to block Leyding and Dromi, raised his head to look at Reginleif descending from the air.
“If I can just tie up your feet, I can achieve my goal. I won’t even need to use my strength.”
*Clap!*
Reginleif clapped her hands at the man’s relaxed attitude.
“With the students in danger, do you really think I’ll keep playing with you?”
Descending to the ground, she slowly began to open her closed eyes.
Purple eyes were revealed.
As an unusual aura began to emanate from Reginleif, the man, sensing that things had become troublesome, muttered.
“…This isn’t good.”
Reginleif, wearing a truly grim expression, began to glare sharply at the man.
She had no intention of letting him drag things out from the start.
Subdue the man before her with all her might and help the students.
*_Kiiing!_*
Reginleif’s eyes began to emit an intense purple light.
Divinity Summon: Gleipnir!