The Record of Unusual Creatures

They were now in an open and straight corridor in the Golden Palace. There were no hiding places, and no ambush was possible. Hao Ren stood in the corridor, clenching weapons in his hands and waited. Though he did not know what was coming nor whether it was hostile, he was not nervous. He had the most powerful team on the planet with him. Except for the Nangong siblings, they were all fearsome fighters. What was more, with two veteran inspectors here, he was not afraid of any creatures of Asgard.

Well, provided it was not the First Born.

Standing beside Hao Ren were Anthony Alfonso and Galazur. The old magician surrounded himself with a dozen arcane balls that flashed in lightning, while Galazur stood barehanded, eyes red with the menacing aura of a dragon.

Everyone was in their combat-ready mode.

The sound in the corridor was getting closer and louder. The scraping of the armors was accompanied by more heavy footsteps as if there was a group of heavily armed soldiers heading towards them. Hao Ren clenched the Godslayer in his hand. This was the first time he used it as a weapon. He wanted to try the power of this thing. He said in a whisper, “Do not attack. If they are Vivian’s acquaintances, we can talk.”

Vivian forced a smile. “They have been trapped here for two thousand years, I am not sure if we could still talk with each other.”

Just when Vivian’s voice trailed off, a tall figure finally emerged from the shadows of the corridor, followed by another one, and then another. A dozen soldiers wearing heavy armor strode up before them.

Not only are there survivors on Asgard, but there are also many of them! Hao Ren thought to himself.

These were the former guards of the Garden of Asgard, nearly two meters in height, wearing fully enclosed brass armor, even on the face. They were as if a group of moving tin cans. Their armors were battled-scarred, full of deep scratches, the runes on the armor plates were dull, and the decorative patterns were ruined by the scratches. Each scratch was a testament to the battle of the Twilight of the Gods.

The soldiers turned up at the corridor, neatly in a formation, as if they were patrolling the Garden of Asgard. When they saw the uninvited guests, they froze.

“Relax! We are not intruders!” Lily immediately waved her hand. “We are here to investigate!”

Standing in front was a heavily armored guard. The guard turned around his head looking at Lily. Before Lily knew what happened, electric light burst out of the guard as he wielded his alloy sword charging at Lily.

The other guards followed and attacked them.

It all came without warning. These guards had no intention to talk. At first, Hao Ren was still thinking about how he should introduce himself. Before he knew it, a sword was coming down on him. He was stunned. “What is wrong with you people? Can’t we talk nicely?”

Those heavily armored guards did not respond. Instead, Ren’s cry had attracted the guards to himself. Wielding their giant swords, they came after him. Their swords were glowing so hot that they looked like plasma. Despite the weight of the swords, the guards could still wield them effortlessly.

There was no time for dialogue. They could only take up their weapon and fight. A melee ensued in the corridor. As Lily was the first one to open her mouth, she had attracted the attention of the leader of the guards. The guard wielding a giant sword and chased her from behind while she cried out, “Can’t we talk nicely? I was just saying hello!”

Lily managed to keep a safe distance from the pursuing guard. Taking advantage of her agility, she made a sudden maneuver and turned around behind the guard, with a swift movement she raised her Frostfire Claws. “Eat my Friendship Breakup Chop!”

On another hand, apart from Nangong Wuyue who was burping in bubbles and Nangong Sanba who ran away at once, everyone had a better-looking combating style than Lily. But to be fair, Lily’s swordsmanship was not bad at all.

Waving his plasma spear, Hao Ren movement was so fast it looked like a silver whirlwind, holding back two guards with his superhuman physical strength. Unable to form shift in this environment, Y’zaks could only have a fist fight. Meanwhile, Y’lisabet was sitting on her papa’s shoulder throwing fireballs. These fireballs were smaller because the bigger ones could have blown up the entire place. A little further away, Anthony Alfonso and Galazur had suppressed their opponents.

The old magician surrounded himself with squeaky arcane balls, which were filled with a shocking amount of energy. These arcane balls seemed to have their own minds as they flew around in the air. The powerful electric field formed a reticulated electromagnetic storm around Anthony Alfonso, shooting out plasma arcs that were hot enough to melt gold and stone. Anthony Alfonso rose to the air as if he was carried by the electromagnetic field. Like a thunder-wielding god, Anthony Alfonso struck the Asgard warriors and sent them running for their lives. He was worthy of his name as an old magician.

Galazur was more unpretentious. The dragon queen could not form-shift in the narrow and confined space. Like Y’zaks, she swung her fists directly at the guards, hitting the guards on their solid armor, puncturing it. Clearly, Galazur had a lot of experience combating in human form. An Asgard warrior wielding a giant sword launched a surprise attack from behind her. But Galazur swept a back kick that no human could ever do and sent the guard flying backward. The move was actually a variant of her Sweeping Tail. Then, she roared and bare-handedly intercepted an alloy sword that had almost fallen on her head. The energized blade was bursting in energy. But she was not bothered. She pulled the sword towards her and thus the soldier, and she roared.

Claw Attack, Swinging Punch, Sweeping Tail, Dragon’s Roar, and Dragon’s Breath; these moves were specially adapted for use in her human form.

As Galazur roared, a golden flame spurted out from her mouth and engulfed the Asgard guard in a ball of fire. The guard rolled back. When the fire engulfing him died down shortly, the guard lunged at her again.

Galazur was stunned. She clearly saw the warrior had been seriously injured by her Dragon’s Breath. The warrior seemed not bothered by his damaged armor, which had almost been melted by the fire. Softened and twisted, the armor plate would collapse with every movement of the guard. It must have been a terrible experience wearing the melted armor.

But the guard seemed to be unconcerned. He bounced back and charged at Galazur.

Galazur was curious as to what type of fearsome creature was under the armor. But it was obviously not the right time to be curious. She could not help shaking her head and swinging her fists to take on the enemy.

These palace guards with heavy armor were powerful. Their armor was almost as strong as armor on a tank. The powerful swords in their hands could easily cut through most shields. They were strong and moving as fast as the wind despite the heavy armor. Even Lily found it too much to handle when facing more than two Asgard guards at once. She could barely dodge their attacks.

But, as the fight dragged on, the armored guards finally lost their upper hand.

Hao Ren and the rest were just equally fearsome.

But actually, Hao Ren was in a bad mood.

Hao Ren had learned his skills from years of practice, real combats in the battlefields, Lily, Vivian, and Y’zaks. He seemed to have fought well. But he was annoyed by a noise in his mind. A whisper that came from the Godslayer.

“Actually, I dislike fighting. You see, destruction is much easier than creation. These warriors have taken a long time and much energy to train, but you use me to cut them up just like that…”

“I wonder if you can talk nicely with them. These people might be at fault, but you should only cut their knees or hit them with the hilt. Maybe they would be willing to talk…”

“I know it is very difficult to be nice with them in this situation, but you can at least try.”

“Watch out, behind you! That guy… Oh, Doggie has mowed him down. That dog is fierce indeed. Oh, I should call her Lily. Please pardon me, I don’t really grasp the concept of the name. Isn’t name just a code? You see, you could call me Godslayer, Householder Stabber…”

“Why don’t you say something? Don’t you usually have a lot to say?”

“You have been fighting for a long time, aren’t you tired? Maybe you can tuck me away now, I feel a little tired.”

“Would you like me to sing a song for you? Pattianne taught me that.”

“Are you hungry?”

Hao Ren finally could not help himself. “Stop babbling like a grandpa!”

“I am not a grandpa.”

For the first time, Hao Ren felt that he could not communicate with the sword. So he vented his frustration on the enemies. Waving his spear and sword, he pushed an Asgard warrior into a corner and then killed it with the sword.

This was the first time he had cut an enemy. Before that, he was using his plasma spear to pierce holes in their bodies. But, that did not kill the guards who could still continue fighting. As Hao Ren became more suspicious, he cut off the guard’s head just to confirm his suspicion.

The Godslayer had lost its god slaying power in this world, but it was still as sharp as ever. The dark blade severed the neck of the Asgard soldier in half like tofu as the head fell to the ground.

But it was empty underneath the armor.