Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 57 Blood Cup
In an instant.

Duncan saw Valkyrie in mid-air with his naked eyes, but as the ice-blue vertical pupils of the dragon eyes gradually dissipated, the figure of the Valkyrie also slowly disappeared.

Only from the God's perspective in the dimensional space can one see her hazy figure.

Dragons are a watershed in the mythological era.

The East and the West are similar. In A Song of Ice and Fire, there's a scene where a wizard, previously a mere magician, regains his powers after the Mother of Dragons hatches three dragons. In the East, if you hear about a Taoist priest with some magic, or a powerful spirit medium somewhere, or even hear about some spooky tales, you likely won't fully believe them, dismissing them as mere feudal superstition.

But if one day you see an oriental dragon in a river or lake, believe me, there will only be one thought in your mind.

I want to become an immortal!
That’s pretty much what it means. The moment people see a dragon, that’s when myth comes true.

As for other monsters, it is difficult for them to have as great an influence as a dragon.

From a supernatural perspective, dragons are born magical creatures, especially in the middle and late mythological era. The dragon itself is the embodiment of magic. Its existence will cause ripples in the magical wind around it, and finally the supernatural power is born out of faith and thought.

The dragon's eyes can see Valkyrie and can penetrate the illusion of the banshee.

"Why is there no ability to seize it?"

This is what Duncan is most confused about now, because after he killed the giant monster, he gained two special abilities, one is the further enhanced power of the giant, and the second is the long-awaited regeneration.

But the Mother of Monsters gave nothing, and Duncan didn't get any special abilities.

This is a bit unreasonable!
Either a bug suddenly appeared in the dimensional space, or the mother of monsters wanted to give him a big blow. Duncan felt that the second possibility was more likely.

really.

A strange blood-red glow emerged.

On the body of the killed banshee, the flowing blood was gradually gathering, and then its body began to melt, as if it was a creature that did not belong to the real world. It was decomposing bit by bit, and finally a strange blood-red cup appeared in its chest cavity.

- Blood Cup [Legendary Item]: This legendary artifact, unbelievable in the real world, is a fusion of power, desire, and greed, representing the dark side of human nature. There is more than one Blood Cup, a relic of the Dark Ages, dating back to the Great Flood.

(During the clash between monotheism and polytheism, many legendary monsters were accommodated and transformed by the church's mythology. Dragons were said to be the incarnation and symbol of the devil Satan, and they had different identities in different mythological systems, which gave them new monstrous appearances.)
(In the fused mythology, Grendel and the Mother of Monsters are both descendants of Cain from the Bible. The new mythology brought by missionaries caused the monsters of the Dark Ages to begin to transform.)
(The cup of blood is thus condensed.)
(It is regarded by the church as Satan's Holy Grail, which only the legendary devil can possess.)
Duncan slowly picked up the cup and found that there was something inside. The Valkyrie in the air showed a hint of desire.

——Blood of Desire [Legendary Relic]: The Mother of Monsters inherits the ancient forbidden power of the matriarchal society of the Dark Ages. She possesses a trace of the divine laws of concepts such as lust, greed, and reproduction, and is the embodiment of the fallen lust in human nature.

She is a monster that does not belong to the real world, a relic from the Dark Ages when humans had not yet developed the concept of "morality".

The blood in the cup can be used as the root element for promotion to demigod, corresponding to the priesthood of lust, greed, and reproduction. However, its power has been greatly weakened by the end of the mythological era, and it cannot be used to promote to true god. However, one can try to integrate it to replace the faith of a fallen god of polytheism, or replace a weak god to become an aspect.

(The age of the gods has ended, even the blood in the cup can only linger.)
It turned out to be a big one.

When Duncan entered the foggy Avalon, the guardian fairies there were weakened to three-star silver-gray, while the mother of monsters in front of him, who was also not a product of the real world, could still maintain the strength of three-star gold.

Then in the era long ago, she might have been more powerful than the guardian fairy of Avalon!

Maybe it was an evil god from the primitive religion (witchcraft) who couldn't get away with it and eventually degenerated into a monster bit by bit, becoming the legendary mother of monsters.

The suppression of the laws of the real world is very terrifying.

Duncan's strength within the mythical realm was so immense that it could crush even mortals. He could easily lift objects weighing several tons, and if he exerted all his might, he could even lift objects weighing dozens of tons. This was the true power of a giant, a terrifying force in mythology that could move mountains and fill the sea.

"How do you use this thing?"

Duncan held the Blood Cup, which looked like an ordinary wine glass with a dark gold surface. There was a circle of inscriptions on the outside of the glass, and a dark red fire dragon with a crown on its head was engraved inside, which should be a symbol of Satan.

The blood of desire inside was like a blood crystal, it would not shake, it merged with the cup of blood, and emitted a hint of intoxicating sweet wine aroma.

"Blood Chalice [Legendary Item]: After activating this item, mythology reflects reality, and the wishes of all beings are miraculously manifested. All creatures within a certain range break through the boundaries of reality. Those who resonate with the Holy Grail also gain this power and transform into mythical forms. The duration is determined by the blood in the cup. Once the blood in the cup is exhausted, its power disappears."

(In the Book of Exodus, Moses miraculously parted the Red Sea, a reflection of mythology on reality.)
(Many gods are born out of faith. This is the embodiment of the wishes of all living beings left over from the Dark Ages, a trace of divine law condensed over thousands of years.)
hiss!
Duncan couldn't help but gasp, thinking that this thing was so terrifying.

It actually has two uses. One is to deify, but not to a major deity, but rather an ordinary polytheistic demigod. In Europe, this would likely have no chance of success, as the church would likely destroy it. If it were in South America or North America, it might replace an indigenous Indian deity, then continue to thrive for thousands of years before ultimately being destroyed by the church as well.

As for Africa, voodoo gods should also be suitable, but who would go to Africa to hang out?

The Mother of Monsters herself isn't doing very well, so you can't expect the things she left behind to help you get ahead.

There are so many gods under the twelve main gods in ancient Greece.

Look at you now?
Not a single hair is left.

So we can't expect too much from it. If it were in ancient times, the Mother of Monsters might be a powerful primitive religious god, but now it's just like that.

Honestly, Duncan felt that she couldn't beat the Dragon Slayer, St. George, who was also marked as three-star gold.

As for its other purpose, it's a self-destruction. Everyone explodes with their combined strength, the wishes of all living things allowing myth to reflect reality. Using the blood cup as a medium, a brief mythic advent begins, lasting until the blood in the cup is exhausted. During this period, anything could potentially emerge within the affected area.

Duncan had no doubt that angels would descend, heroes from myth and legend would be resurrected, and even a demigod would appear. He just didn't know if the Blood Cup would hold up!
It's just a medium through which myth reflects reality, don't explode it directly.

"keep it."

As soon as Duncan thought of it, the Blood Cup disappeared out of thin air and was directly incorporated into the dimensional space. However, it could not be materialized. Instead, it was marked on the projection page and merged with human body No. 1, as if it was bound to him.

It seems that the power of the mother of monsters was concentrated in the cup of blood, so she did not take away any special abilities.

But it's still a bit strange.

Because in the myth of Beowulf, he suddenly found an ancient sword in the banshee's lair, and then killed the banshee with the sword. When he returned to the surface of the water, the sword melted like ice, leaving only a hilt.

This makes people wonder if the Norse pantheon took action in secret.

"Avalon in the Mists, in its decline, supported the myth of King Arthur."

"The Norse pantheon likely also supported the myth of Beowulf."

Duncan killed the mother of monsters with his own strength, so he didn't even see the magical ancient sword.

I'm the only one who's really slashing it out with real swords and guns?!
It is easy to prove this.

Duncan cleaned up the battlefield a bit, kicked the Banshee's melted head aside, picked up her cervical vertebrae with one hand, and lifted it up along with her tail.

——"Banshee Spine Whip [Legendary Relic]: Processable."

Another trophy is this thing.

The cervical vertebrae of the mother of monsters are like a handle, the spine is the heavy whip part, and the dark golden tail that looks like a metal whip is the soft whip part, with a sharp spike at the end.

There is nothing else, basically it has completely disappeared.

Duncan went straight to the giant monster's lair, which was full of the skeletons of cattle, sheep, horses and humans, which had been gnawed clean. There was a small amount of treasure, but not much. He did not see what he was looking for.

"Where's the Giant's Sword?"

"Damn it, the Norse pantheon is really helping Beowulf in secret!"

Duncan then headed straight for the Banshee's lair.

Same result.

The magical ancient sword was also missing, leaving only a pile of strange things, as well as some human bone carvings that seemed to be from the blood sacrifice of all spirits in ancient times. The only difference was that the Mother of Monsters had more treasures, a pile like a mountain, but some of them were worthless.

Because Duncan actually saw "shell money" in the corner, which was the shell currency of the matriarchal society.

The older the medieval era, the more powerful it is. If one does not do well, even the blood-sacrificial gods of the matriarchal society may become monsters in the dark corners.

"I'll just say it!"

"How could there be an ancient sword capable of killing her in the banshee's lair?"

“These guys are all actors!”

Duncan's biggest gain was the remains of the banshee. The treasures of the two monsters were not as much as the tribute paid by the Saxons.

"Then it seems that the legend of King Arthur is also a mythological script."

"Merlin placed his bet."

"Avalon in the Mist also placed a bet."

Duncan narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked the banshee's spine with his palm, and said thoughtfully: "Then can I place a bet?"

"Can the script be adapted to my wishes?"

He remembered very clearly that in the future deduced by the law of causality, one of the endings was that King Arthur became his adopted son.

This legitimate right of succession is even stronger than that of King Uther’s own son!

It’s not good to be hard.

According to the Roman tradition of adopting heirs, he was the next legal heir designated by King Duncan of Britain.

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(End of this chapter)