Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 536: You can’t bring anything with you when you die, where to store your valuables

Byron and his spear became one, and the blazing white light of the spear turned into a long rainbow that shot up into the sky.

[Bearman] Ulysses only had time to protect his chest with the huge anchor beside him before the spear head of [Gungnir] penetrated the gap in his defense and hit him in the chest.

boom--!
Compared with the King of Frost Giants, the spear head was only as big as a needle tip, but at this moment it was as heavy as a mountain. When it hit the [Bear Man], it immediately made a huge roar like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting.

Not only did it fall headfirst off the back of the Basilosaurus, but it also rolled over and retreated "thump thump thump" along the frozen sea surface.

The sea water froze with a "crackling sound" after it came into contact with his body, and almost splashed into the water.

However, the body of the Frost Giant King is covered with hard ice crystals, and he himself is even a large mass of ice elements.

Even though Byron suddenly attacked with a gun and hit the [Winter Secret Box], the only weak point on his body, it did not cause any fatal damage to him.

Ulysses roared, and immediately used the power of the [Winter Secret Box] in his chest to activate an ice storm and [Ice Aura] straight ahead.

The long white rainbow that was walking on the waves and chasing after it was delayed for a moment.

“Lancaster, you are the one who deserves to die!
So many people hoped that you would never appear again, why couldn't you die with the Red Rose when it was destroyed?
Everything you have now should be mine, mine!"

As he spoke, he waved the huge anchor in his hand, enchanted it with ice element, and assumed the starting stance of [Frost Wolf Swordsmanship]. His aura suddenly changed.

It was as if he had instantly turned into the most dangerous lone wolf in the northern forest.

In a flash, he took a step from top to bottom [Old Man Slash] and struck out at Byron's Storm Swordsmanship's secret [Battering Ram]!
There were flashes of fire and rumbles of thunder, as if two heavy artillery pieces were blasting head-on. The violent shock wave blasted a giant hole with a diameter of hundreds of meters in the heavy rain.

[Bearman] was originally the best among the fourth-level heroes.

The Queen of Eternal Night temporarily lent him, the crown prince regent, a crown, temporarily pushing him to the fifth level of [royal title], no weaker than the [Mad King] Henry VI who was firmly sitting on the throne at the time.

Plus the bonus of the heart of the Frost Giant King.

Including physical strength and a series of frost-like spells and authority, the power he can exert in a short period of time is not inferior to that of a normal fifth-level pseudo-god.

Even in a head-on confrontation with Byron, he was not at a great disadvantage.

The heart in his chest glowed brightly, providing explosive power to his huge body that was over five meters tall.

He twisted the cast iron anchor in his hand, which had been bounced high up, and it came down again with a hair-raising scream and hailstones.

The anchor tip that could split mountains and seas had not yet arrived, but countless hailstones as big as beans were already hitting Byron on the head like random lead bullets.

The shrill sound of breaking through the air proved that the power of these high-speed flying ice particles was definitely not inferior to any large-caliber shotgun. A rock placed here would be beaten into a sieve by them.

"die--!"

However, Byron, who easily unloaded the huge force of the collision, not only did not dodge, but his body suddenly expanded as if blown up, and in an instant he became a giant almost as tall as the King of Frost Giants.

【Change】Power activated!
Instead of retreating, we advance.

Byron held Gungnir, which had also expanded to the size of a mast, in one hand.
The gun tip had naturally fallen behind him in the collision just now, and most of the crystal gun tip was lit up, flashing extremely dazzling and extremely dangerous thunder and lightning.

The "crackling" sound completely illuminated the entire sea surface.

Byron's original form [Ouroboros] was already a giant beast a hundred meters long. At this moment, he exhaled and spoke, and the sea and sky also changed color.

His eyes turned red and divine light burst out from his body. His strength came from his feet, his waist and abdomen, and his muscles, bones, and fascia were twisted into one like a monster.

The air that just touched his skin emitted a series of explosions like frying beans due to the powerful force ripples.

Grasping the butt of the gun with one hand, it was like swinging a hard and elastic load-bearing steel cable made of spring steel, pulling the mythical spear from back to front.

Rumble.
The force of this blow was so strong that the right hand had just been raised, and the straight and thick gun barrel was bent into a bow shape under the terrifying acceleration.

The gun barrel swung out at high speed, carrying layers of sonic booms that had no time to escape, hit the raindrops and hail in the air, immediately blasting them into white mist all over the sky.

At this moment, there were lightning and thunder in the sky and dark clouds rolled.

Even the atmosphere was torn apart by the tip of the gun, and was squeezed to both sides by the gun barrel, turning into a pair of huge storm wings behind Byron.

The raindrops a little further away were carried by the fierce wind and shot towards the Frost Giant King like bullets.

Because of the special acceleration effect of the whip in transmitting kinetic energy, this attack is even greater than the previous one in terms of speed and power.

Obviously, both of them counterattacked at the same time, but Byron's gun was faster than the other's.

Instantly it hit the bombarding anchor.

Boom——! ! !
A ball of thunder fell onto the sea, and the whole world turned white.

With a deafening roar, the enchanted cast iron anchor was hit by a huge force and instantly shattered like porcelain, turning into a torrent of metal that rushed back.

In an instant, a shock wave composed of iron filings, broken ice, and white mist rushed out for hundreds of meters like an angry dragon before slowly dissipating.

Also disappearing was the entire head and half of the shoulder of the Frost Giant King!

The hard ice element blocked Byron's initial attack, but it couldn't stop his full-strength attack.

When Byron was at the fourth level before, the unit of measurement of strength was [Blue Hair] Barbarossa Hailding. In the early stage, he had only seven or eight blues, but in the later stage, he had left him far behind.

Now that he has been promoted to the fifth level, his strong accumulation of experience has made him stand out among the fifth-level pseudo-gods.

Even if [Bear Man] applied a series of external forces, there was still a clear gap compared to him.

"Ahhh"

The surviving Kalma soldiers nearby could not help but kneel down on the ground with their heads in their hands, wailing in pain, but they could not hear any sound at all. It was obvious that they had been completely deafened by the shock.

Byron ignored them and just frowned as he looked at the headless Frost Giant King and the unharmed box sticking out of his chest.

His divine vision had already seen the [Bear Man] clearly.

The heart of the Frost Giant King transformed Ulysses' body into an ice element that was almost equivalent to a pseudo-god, and his soul was also preserved in an indestructible ice secret box.

There is almost no dead line on this treasure, and ordinary attacks are obviously ineffective against it.

Compared with him, Edward Redbeard, who possessed the immortality of the Soul-Hiding Life Box, was nothing but a dwarf.

Sure enough, Byron's hands did not stop moving for a moment and he had already put away the gun and was ready to stab again.

A cold wind blew up as if from the polar regions, and the headless body of the Frost Giant King instantly turned into light and merged into it, stirring up a fierce snowstorm over the naval port.

call out--!
A snowflake blew past Byron's cheek and instantly cut off a strand of his hair.

A sharp wind swept across the naval port, and the storm turned into a blizzard.

Then more hexagonal snowflakes came whizzing in.

Byron actually saw the shadow of [Frostwolf Swordsmanship] in these snowflakes, and couldn't help but secretly praise:
"Good swordsmanship!"

The key to this sword technique that the people of the Bay learned from the monster Frostwolf is to maintain an icy rationality amidst the violent sword moves, to move madly but not to be mad at heart.

It also fits the unique natural environment of this land and the national character of the people of the Taiwan Strait, and its power is doubled in the ice and snow.

Obviously, what in this world could be more powerful than the power exerted by the King of Frost Giants who is himself a blizzard?

Moreover, if Ulysses had not used the power of the [Winter Secret Box], his head would have been blown up by Byron by now. In his rage, the power of his swordsmanship doubled.

"Ah, the Mad God has descended!"

A circle of light exploded in the blizzard. He had completely surrendered his current non-human mythical form to his body's instincts, vowing to chop Byron into pieces.

Byron also stopped looking down on him.

One has to admit that [Bearman] Ulysses has some potential to become the crown prince of the three countries of the Kalmar Union.

Awakening the God of Self means fully satisfying the prerequisite of "obsession", and there is hope of being promoted to the fifth-level legend by relying on one's own strength rather than ancestral inheritance.

This was something that neither his uncle Henry VI nor his own father had been able to do. They could only hope to find the immortal ladder that suited their own path and embark on the path of false gods.

Whether in swordsmanship, talent, or character, [Bearman] Ulysses can be regarded as the best of the younger generation in the Kalmar Union.

Once she obtains the crown of the Queen of Eternal Night in the future, she will definitely be a formidable enemy.

"It's a pity that you are still growing too slowly.

That’s not how the war between gods is fought.”

Wow.
There was a sound of water in the shadow under Byron's feet, and a black cavity with a diameter of three meters suddenly took shape.

He slightly expanded his own divine domain [Styx] to block all the crazy slashing ice knives and snow swords.

[Bearman] Ulysses obviously did not know the nature of Byron's Domain. A huge human face condensed in the snow and roared at him:
"Lancaster! The heart of the frost giant anchors winter in this world.

The north, which is freezing cold all year round, is the natural domain of the King of the Frost Giants. Here, all the rules are made by me.

I originally thought that we had suffered heavy losses today and that taking over the Kingdom of Hastings was a distant prospect.

Since you're asking for death yourself, you can't blame me.

I also want to thank you for killing all the descendants of the Blue Dragon King in the country and leaving no offspring, which cleared the way for me.

As long as I can kill you, no one in Hastings will be qualified to sit on the throne, and the crown will be destined to be mine.

It would be worth it even if it means destroying all my own troops.

Decree: The Ice Age is coming!

Don't just say it's just the river water, even the volcano will be frozen for me!"

A blue-white sun suddenly lit up in the sky, and circles of light waves bloomed like ripples on water. The naval port, which was already freezing cold, suddenly entered quick-freeze mode.

The Ice Age has come to the world, freezing all living things into icicles.

Zero degrees, -10 degrees, -20 degrees, -30 degrees. In the blink of an eye, it reached the lowest polar temperature of -95 degrees.

At this moment, the [Bear Man] has completely released the "Winter" in the box.

Byron was not in any danger, but the Kalmar navy around him, except for the Frost Giant Guards, all suffered.

“No, Your Highness Ulysses, please don’t—!”

"You said that as long as we are loyal to you, you will always protect our backs and make us the new nobles of the North Sea Empire."

They were soaked by the heavy rain at the beginning, and their bodies were wet at this time. When they were blown by the biting cold wind with a temperature of nearly minus 100 degrees, they were immediately frozen from the outside to the inside.

creak creak
When hit by hail mixed with the wind and snow, many people were immediately shattered to the ground.

Before Byron was captured, the surviving soldiers around him were almost wiped out on the spot by the commander Ulysses.

But the "Ice Age" is the most powerful and indiscriminate move of the Frost Giant King. In order to successfully kill Byron, this great enemy, Ulysses has no other choice.

The tragic deaths of soldiers were just a necessary price to pay.

When he heard the soldiers' cries for mercy, he not only did not hesitate, but instead urged the [Secret Box of Cold Winter] to continue cooling down.
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120 degrees, -140 degrees, -160 degrees. Soon he reached the temperature limit of -230 degrees, which was almost the limit of ice element's survival. If the temperature dropped further, gradually approaching absolute zero, even the basic particles that make up matter would stop moving, and even ice element would not survive.

Soon, there was only a solitary icicle left where Byron had stood.

Ulysses saw a face with a frozen expression through the ice crystals that seemed transparent due to rapid freezing, and he could no longer feel any heat from him.

He burst out laughing.

"Dead, finally dead."

call--!
At the same time, a cold wind blew, and the figure of the Frost Giant King reappeared behind the icicle, silently clenched his fist and smashed down hard.

He grumbled in revenge:
"eighty!"

"Crack" the icicle shattered to the ground on the spot.

But it was Ulysses who used the loud laughter to divert the attack and silently made the final move to avoid any fraud.

Only after he saw the broken bones, muscles, internal organs, and a frozen crown on the ground did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Ulysses had never seen Byron's "River Styx", but he learned from the church that the forbidden book he practiced came from the Bloodthirsty Order, which was best at flesh and blood witchcraft.

But now that his flesh, clothes and crown were all frozen to pieces, he must be truly dead.

The most crucial thing is that in his [Divine Vision] which is equivalent to the vision of God, the other person's lifeline has ended and the death line has spread. He has indeed turned from a living person into a dead person and a ghost.

"Everything is mine! Your kingdom, your crown, your Taiwanese princess, and your North Sea Empire are all mine!"

The [Bear Man] was overwhelmed with emotion and was about to bend down to pick up the broken crown on the ground.

But suddenly I saw a black river flowing quietly under the transparent ice surface, as if it was not affected by the "Ice Age" at all.

"How can it be?!"

My heart skipped a beat and then I heard the sound of ice breaking under my feet.

Just as he was about to turn into a blizzard and rush up into the sky again, a huge foot suddenly dropped from the sky and stepped on his head, knocking him down.

With a "plop" he fell into the River Styx.

Obviously, Byron at this time is "change" itself.

Not only can it be big or small, long or short, it can also be alive or dead, and can switch between living and dead objects at will.

There is no problem in turning into a piece of wood, a wine glass, a pure iron rod, or even a 100% pure dead person.

He holds all the [Authority of the Underworld] in the known world of the Old World, the Bay People, the Taino Natives, and the Sea of ​​Monsters around the Eastern Continent. No one in this world knows how to play dead better than him!

No matter how careful [Bear Man] was, he could not avoid drinking his foot washing water.

The former had just fallen into the water and was sinking straight to the bottom of the river like a stone.

Byron leisurely landed on a small boat with a whale oil lantern hanging on it, pointed a finger at the Frost Giant King who had just been unable to be defeated, and said jokingly:
"Friendly reminder! The first rule for crossing the Styx is: you can't bring anything with you when you are born, and you can't take anything with you when you die. In this 'feather-sinking river' where not even a feather can float, nothing can pass except the soul.

This is a storage area for valuables. In addition to paying a gold coin as the fare to cross the river, please temporarily deposit all your personal belongings in the river so that you can continue on your journey with light luggage.

The withdrawal deadline is: when you pass by here again in the next life.

If you have another life."

When fighting against the Devil Lord Lorena before, Byron's divine domain did not have time to display all its capabilities.

Now that he has met the King of the Frost Giants, his true power is revealed.

The first rule means that if an enemy falls into the river, he must abandon the treasure, weapons, and even his body if he wants to float up.

In this situation, only those gods who have completely stepped into the divine realm and whose soul and body are one can continue to retain their combat effectiveness.

Anyone below the level of a god would have to surrender on the spot, just like George, Duke of Clarence, and allow him to do whatever he wants.

"Ah despicable grunt."

[Bear Man] also saw the rules through his divine vision, and his pair of red eyes almost spewed fire.

In desperation, he threw all his "personal belongings", including Frigga's dressing box, storage items, remaining military funds, etc., into the river.

Only the [Secret Box of Cold Winter], which has been integrated with the body and soul and serves as the core of power, remains in the body.

The body then floated back to the surface of the river.

Then he saw Byron on the boat smiling and holding out a second finger to him:
"The second rule of crossing the river: oaths are of great weight, and all oath breakers will carry their creditors when crossing the river, and gods are no exception.

The greater the impact of the broken contract, the heavier the burden will be."

As soon as he finished speaking, the [Bear Man] felt his feet sink.

When he looked down, he saw hundreds of pale ghost hands quietly appearing underwater, grabbing his ankles tightly and dragging him underwater.

When he saw clearly who the hands belonged to, he was horrified.

It turned out to be his own man who had just been frozen to death by his "Ice Age" move.

Unexpectedly, in order to kill Byron, he betrayed his oath to lead his men to success, and was immediately backfired.

"You are already dead, don't get in my way, get out of here!"

Ulysses swam forward with all his might, flapping his legs.

To be honest, in Byron's opinion, this Bay Berserker should have been relatively trustworthy before this. Apart from this group of soldiers, there were not many other "creditors".

It is just like the monarchs of all dynasties were kind to military generals and counselors before they came to power, acting like wise rulers, and only started to kill their meritorious officials after they had firmly established their throne. Their nature has never changed, and which model they choose depends only on which model is more beneficial to them.

Thanks to this, although it was difficult for the [Bear Man] to swim with his fifth-level strength, he was not dragged directly to the bottom of the river.

Seeing the river bank just ahead, Ulysses' face showed a hint of joy at surviving the disaster.

But Byron silently raised his third finger and reminded:

“The third rule of crossing the river: The nature of the Styx is consistent with periodic floods. Even if a god is continuously washed by this river, his divinity will be washed away and he will fall from his status.

It was even completely digested by the master of the [Styx] and converted into his own power.

And the longer the time of being washed away, the greater the loss of divinity.

Therefore, if you hesitate, you will fail!"

Ulysses subconsciously turned his head to look at the downstream of the River Styx, and was shocked to find that at some point, the black water flowing through him began to emit colorful bubbles.

It contains his memories of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, materialized moral sense and integrity, as well as spirituality and extraordinary abilities that represent power.
When Ulysses saw them, his expression was a little dazed. He felt that these things were very important to him, but he could no longer remember what they were.

Obviously, under the impact of the rules contained in the Styx, the Secret Box of Winter that even the [Guaranteed Gungnir] could not penetrate could no longer protect his soul.

Bang!
Soon, the anchor chains on his body broke one by one, and the "title of king" temporarily granted by Margaret I on his head disappeared.

It's a pity that he is only the crown regent now and has not yet inherited the real [title]. Neither the river water nor [why did you carve your name on my pipe] can take away the crown.

However, the [Frost Giant's Secret Winter Box] was also washed out of his body by the river water and was caught by Byron.

He never looked back at Ulysses, who had been completely dragged to the bottom of the river by the undead.

He took a step forward and returned to the frozen naval port in the material world.

The remaining Frost Giant Guards were still watching the place where they disappeared. They were shocked to see that only Byron came out.

I was hesitating whether to fight to the death or to escape.

Byron smiled at them:

"It took me a lot to kill Ulysses. If you run away now, maybe someone will be able to escape."

The bear man's guards looked at each other and immediately fled in all directions.

But just after running two steps, he heard the roars of hundreds of sea monsters again.

Then everything went black before my eyes and I knew nothing.

Byron looked at the many translucent sea monsters around him and shook his head at the guards:
"I lied to you."

However, the souls of the surrounding sea monsters were swept into the River Styx immediately after their death and became members of the [Wild Hunt], or more accurately, the mounts of the sea monster knights.

After the merger of the titles [Wild Hunt] and [Sea Hunter], the members of the legion are no longer limited to humans. Powerful sea monsters are of course recruitment targets that cannot be missed.

It’s a pity that compared to their powerful bodies, the souls of sea monsters, especially those inferior sea monsters born after being polluted, are far less powerful than their bodies. The fact that they can retain one tenth of their strength is due to the blessing of the [Holy Spirit].

After completely clearing the battlefield, Byron flashed and when he reappeared he was already riding back to the Golden Deer on an eight-legged Pegasus.

Ask mother Hathaway to lift the signal blocking of the naval port.

The reinforcements that the [Bear Man] called for are not far away, so it's a good time to let them collect the bodies.

Violet, who was accompanying them, also came forward and said eagerly:

"Byron, should we charge into the Kalmar Union's homeland and take down the three kingdoms of Kalmar while that stubborn old woman is away?"

"No!"

Byron gave her an inscrutable smile:

“According to the experience of the Eastern Continent, this is only the first wave of the beast tide. There will soon be a second wave, a third wave, and even a legion of sea monsters commanded by [Hai Si].

After the most obedient troops of the alliance were destroyed by the [Bearmen] in one day, the entire alliance was already in danger.

Therefore, now it is not that we are in a hurry to get the crown of the Kalmar Union, but that the Kalmar Union needs a powerful protector!
Doesn’t the [Queen of Eternal Night] like to meddle in other people’s affairs and use the lives of her own people to please the church?
The country is in trouble now, so I am going to see if she will come back.

In her heart, is her country and her people more important, or is her faith in the church more important? "

Violet frowned.
"What if she chooses to go back to her homeland to protect her people? Wouldn't that mean we would have nothing to do with her?"

Byron smiled coldly:
"Then I will be looking forward to seeing what her expression will be when the Holy Spirit tells her personally: 'You are not pious.'"

Violet and the others around her shuddered at his words.

I think the evaluation of him by [Painter of Hell] "You are a devil" is very appropriate.

If I wasn't in the same group with him, I would have run as far away as possible.

Byron shrugged and turned to look at the Evernight Peninsula and the Faroe Islands that were gradually receding.

“Faced with someone like the Queen of Eternal Night, there is no point in physically destroying her. The best way to respond to her is to destroy everything she insists on and believes in with my own hands.

Not only will I wear the crown of the three kingdoms of the Kalmar Union, I will also make those pro-Church factions kneel down and put it on my head personally!"

(End of this chapter)