[Hammer base] Another possibility

Nidhogg likes to chew on the roots of trees. To find its trace, you only need to check whether the roots of old trees are intact.

Sounds like labor-saving work.

However, based on visual inspection of the width of the forest, the number of trees, and considering Nidhogg's skin color, which is almost the same as that of the tree roots, luck plays a large part in completing this task.

The luck of the three people was not very good. Fandral suggested several times to return to the Golden Palace. He began to wonder if Loki deliberately lured Thor out to trap him in this forest. Maybe they had just left Asgard. Loki's accomplices came up.He imagined countless possible conspiracies, so... another half day passed before he knew it.

He looked at the back of the god brother not far ahead, and followed his fate resignedly.

Loki's mood wasn't much better either. Last time he found that Nidhogg's place was nearby, so he purposely circled around the area a lot. What he saw was either trees or... trees.He frowned, covered his stomach, and calmed down his anxious mood.

Thor doesn't have too many negative emotions. Whether it's returning to Asgard after regaining his strength, or after the battle with the dark elves, he hasn't been so... leisurely for a long time.Yes, Thor felt that this kind of days of walking quietly in the lush forest and occasionally hunting was really rare.

Perhaps Thor's good mood infected those around him, and Loki's mood that had just calmed down became irritable again.

Thor suddenly thought of something, stopped in his tracks, and asked sideways, "The real Ned Hogg is in Asgard, why did we spend so much time looking for a counterfeit?"

Fandral behind him froze, just about to say, "That's it!"

I heard Loki answer calmly: "It was pressed under the World Tree, and only father can release him."

"..."

Thor said again: "It's not the way for us to go around like this."

Loki nodded, "Then what can you do?"

Thor was silent for a while: "Let's rest for a while."

Fandral: "..." Don't say such nonsense after a pensive expression has whetted your appetite.

Loki covered his stomach, without any objection, and took the lead in sitting down with his back against the tree trunk.

Thor's worried eyes followed him all the time: "Your complexion is very bad."

Not only is it bad, there is no trace of blood on his face, it is extremely pale.Thor's eyes fell on Loki's injured shoulder, which was covered by the cloth, leaving only a dark stain.

Loki closed his eyes, and when he heard his words, his eyelashes moved, "The wound has scabbed over, I'm fine."

Thor squatted down, "Let me see."

Loki is well aware of Thor's stubborn nature, and he would still be willing to argue with him at ordinary times, but now he has no interest, he lazily raised his eyelids, opened his collar generously, exposing his injured shoulder, "And It's not a fragile atrium person, this injury is not dangerous at all."

Thor looked at the wound that had indeed grown, heaved a sigh of relief, raised his gaze, and met those green eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"I heard we've broken up. But I can tell you still think of me as your closest brother... don't you?"

Thor thought Loki was just talking casually, but those green eyes kept watching him, as if he was seriously waiting for an answer.Thor felt strange emotions for the first time in his life, he couldn't tell what was going on, and when he reacted, he realized that he had avoided Loki's sight.

"The relationship between me and you has always depended on you, Loki." Thor smiled wryly.

"But they say..." Loki leaned closer to him, "I committed an unforgivable crime."

The distance between the two is very close, and even those who are close can smell the faint blood on each other's body.Thor put his hands on Loki's shoulders, pushed him back to the original place, looked at him deeply with blue eyes, and said: "As the king of Asgard, I cannot cover up your crimes; but, if it is As your elder brother, I have a responsibility to you."

I don't know if it was Thor's illusion, but he felt that the atmosphere at this time was kind of indescribably strange.He looked at Loki's face close at hand, and an inexplicable impulse surged deep in his heart, wanting to hold this restless brother firmly in his arms, to make him obey.

Loki watched in surprise as Thor reached out and pinched the back of his neck.

At this time: "Ah - what the hell!"

The two brothers turned their faces away for a moment, and saw Fandral jumping not far away, and a pile of things on his back fell down with his movements.

"What's wrong?" Thor stood up, stepped forward and found a black shadow under the tree behind Fandral.

"What the hell is this!" Fandral wiped his hands.

Thor came closer and said, "It's the corpse of a monster... no."

"It's Nidhogg." Loki stood behind Thor, looking at the black poisonous dragon entwined with tree roots in shock. It seemed to have been dead for a long time, and its tail began to fester. From a distance, it looked like an ignorant dragon. feel the roots.

"How could it be..." Loki murmured, his brain was in a trance for a while, Nidhogg was dead, black spar...

"Quick! Open its mouth!"

Thor was taken aback by Loki's sudden increase in volume, and then opened the dragon corpse's mouth.The inside was already rotting, the stench was strong, and a few teeth were crumbling.Loki's heart sank suddenly.The only Nidhogg Mirror Dragon in the Edda Forest is dead, and there will be no more black crystals.

Then how should he go back?

In the beginning, his original intention of doing the experiment was out of curiosity. Perhaps he, like Thor, had the desire for adventure and novelty in his bones. Even when the experiment was successful, he was excited.In a different world, after the initial surprise, he didn't feel too uneasy, because he was sure that he could easily return to the original world, but without this certainty...

He knows that this world faintly rejects the existence of Loki. Even with Thor, the familiar Asgard, but the isolated and helpless situation makes him at a loss. He can't imagine the possibility of staying here. The Thor he is familiar with, And Fenrir, everything he cares about is not here.

He seemed to understand the mood of Loki who belonged to this world.

Thor looked to the side again, with a worried expression on his face.

After discovering Nidhogg's body, Loki seemed abnormal, his green eyes drooping, and he didn't say a word.

"Loki..."

The person whose name was called raised his head and showed a far-fetched smile, "How likely is it that I go to the World Tree and catch Ned Hogg?"

Thor wanted to know why Loki cared so much about Ned Hogg, but before he could ask, Loki staggered while clutching his stomach, and fell to the ground.Thor caught it sideways, and Loki slammed his head against his hard chest muscles: "..."

He clutched his sore forehead, waved his hands in a daze, trying to stand still.

"Are you okay?" Thor held Loki with one hand with a sullen face, and touched his forehead with the other hand, which was covered with a fine layer of cold sweat at some point.

"It can't be worse than this." Loki clutched his stomach, and if it wasn't for Thor's support, he could hardly stand up.

Seeing him clutching his stomach, Thor said, "Did you eat your stomach?"

Loki gave him a weak sideways glance, and nodded vaguely, "Maybe."

"Let's go back to the Golden Palace first." Thor picked up the man on his back, picked up Miolnir and flew towards the Golden Palace.

Fandral who was left in place: "...so, what am I here for?"

"What are you doing--" the lingering voices echoed in the air of Ada Forest.

"Fandral."

The echo stopped abruptly.Fandral coughed, adjusted his facial expression, and then turned around: "Thor, you finally found out that leaving your companion alone is a very... ill-considered thing? Huh?"

"Ehehe." A familiar laugh greeted Fandral: "It's really rare for you to look so down."

Loki leaned against the tree, with half of his legs bent, looking at him with a half-smile, his gray-green eyes were full of ridicule, as if he had seen a good show.Thor stood aside with Miolnir in his hand, looking around.

"Eh..." Fandral observed them silently for a long time, and opened his mouth, "Did you run to get a haircut?"

Loki laughed, his complexion was pale, and his green eyes seemed to be magical, sly and charming, "You are still the same, and it is really a pity to follow Thor, who is not funny."

Fandral shifted his gaze to Thor, and found that the person called "uninteresting" showed no sign of displeasure, and asked, "Why are you back? No, how come you have become a little different... like ..."

"Okay, Fandral." Thor rushed forward, "No matter where you are, you are still the same. Where's Loki?"

"..." Fandral gestured behind him.

Thor frowned, seemed a little impatient, turned around half a circle and then retreated to Loki's side.

Loki said: "Don't worry, he should be in the Golden Palace."

Thor nodded in agreement, and was about to step forward when Loki stopped him.

"Actually, you don't need to take me there like this at all."

"Your leg is hurt." Thor stated the facts.

Fandral was taken aback for a moment, and his eyes moved to Loki's legs, only then did he notice that he had been leaning against the tree trunk from the beginning to the end, without moving.

Loki shook his head: "Actually, there is a better way." The best choice is to throw him directly in the Ada Forest. When he returns to the Golden Palace, the Asgardians will put him in a cage as soon as possible. .

But this Thor who ran out from another world obviously didn't know about it yet, "This place is too dangerous for a warlock, of course I will send you home safely."

After finishing speaking, he bent down and hugged him vigorously.

"..." Loki sincerely suggested: "You can actually change your posture."

Thor smiled: "I'm used to it."

Loki: "But I'm not used to it. Very much."

Fandral who was left in place again: "..."

He felt that he had to speed up and return to the Golden Palace, because he had a strong premonition that something good was coming!

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