When I looked around, I saw beautiful white clay walls decorated with gold decorations, and a beautiful red carpet on the floor, exactly like a soldier. It is indeed the kind of place where you can meet the king that is common in RpG works.

Then, as I looked forward, I saw a luxurious throne-like chair at the back of the room, and I could see a person sitting on it, looking at me. He was almost always dressed in luxurious armor of white and gold tones, but on his head he was covered only with a long hat with long spittle, and his long white hair had grown to his collarbone, and he was a majestic old man with a white beard.

I immediately realized that this old man was Odin, because he was sitting on a throne, wearing golden armor, and he looked like an old man, with many guards on either side.

"Is that Odin?"

"You look like a historic old man. I thought you were a young man. ”

Odin, the god of war and the main god in Norse mythology, has the appearance of an old man with a white beard in the original text, but when he appears in later works, he sometimes looks like an old man. Depending on the work, the characters are completely different, such as a handsome boy, a summoned beast transformed into a horse, or a beautiful girl.

I always wondered what Odin would be like in this ALo until the moment he was transferred, but it turned out to be an almost faithful reproduction of what he was meant to be.

And Odin, in the posture of a majestic old man, opened his mouth as soon as he saw us.

"Are you the brave elves that the soldiers say they haven't been deceived by Loki?"

"Yes, but are you Odin?"

"Anyway, my name is Odin, brave fairies, thank you for coming. But as soon as you come, I have something to ask you for. ”

Unlike Loki, Odin probably doesn't have much to say, and he immediately starts telling us what he wants us to do. According to Odin, when Loki was on the verge of being captured there, he called out to his fellow giants to go to war with Odin and the Aesirs to destroy the world, and the giants helped Loki, who was said to be advancing. Crowds of people flocked to that prison to decide the gender with the Asir tribe.

It is true that Loki in Norse mythology is a god and a giant, and he trusts the giants more than the Aesirs, so there is nothing wrong with his alliance with the giants and the Aesirs. In the plan with which they were going to fight.

From these perspectives, it is clear that this mission is based on real Norse mythology, but the problem is us. Judging by Odin's tone, it is likely that he wants us to deal with the giants who are coming towards us, but there are only four of us, and Quinella is a seafaring elf who cannot fight, and the strength is three. It's so unreasonable for the three of us to deal with a group of giants.

"He must have thought the same way as me." Lilan said to Odin on the throne with her arms crossed.

"No way, you don't want us to defeat the army, do you?"

"That's not true. I want you to defeat only those who lead the armies of giants. If the leader dies, the unwise army of giants will crumble. Army of giants. After defeating the leader of the army and disbanding the army of giants, Loki will be executed—"

\"Lord Odin——!!! \"

Just as Odin denied the development in our hearts, a loud voice, sounding like armor vibrating, rushed into the room from the direction of the entrance.

When I turned back with the guards around me, the guard, who had probably rushed in in a panic, was kneeling in front of Odin in the center of the room. Seeing the appearance of the guards who could confirm the multiple wounds on his body, Odin said loudly.

"What's going on!?"

"R, just now, a giant wolf monster that has been attacking since the other day has come to the prison where Loki is, it destroyed the prison, saved Loki, and then escaped, and Loki was released. Tower!! ”

Hearing the guard's faint voice, the guards around me, including Odin, exclaimed, but I immediately remembered the true identity of the giant wolf. There are many gods and giants in Norse mythology, but there are also many monsters and demons, one of which was born as the son of Loki, easily defeated the captivity of the gods, and eventually a giant wolf named Fenrir survived. Ragnarok.

The giant wolf who helps Loki is most likely Loki's son Fenrir.

Fenrir is also a popular figure, just like Odin and Loki, whose popularity is seen not only in works based on Norse mythology, but also in works that have nothing to do with Norse mythology. I thought if I played ALo, the mythical story, I would hear his name one day, but I didn't expect to meet Fenrir here.

And Odin, the main god of Norse mythology who is about to face off against Fenrir, gritted his teeth and complained.

"Giant wolf monster, I'm Loki's son, Fenrir. So, where is he? ”

"Fenrir fled with Loki to Vigris, where he was probably planning to join up with the army of giants there and attack"

Odin gritted his teeth when he heard the guard's report, but I couldn't help but have a bad premonition. In Norse mythology, which is the model for this mission, Loki's son Fenrir and Odin fight alone in a great war called "Ragnarok", but Odin is defeated and dies by Fenrir. The battlefield between Odin and Fenrir is a place called Vigris.

If this quest really unfolds according to Norse mythology, Odin will go to conquer Fenrir and die. And just as I was about to prophesy that things would turn out like this, Odin stood up and turned to face us.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it happened suddenly, but the time has finally come for the end to take all the preparations we can to conquer Loki and his army of giants and restore peace to the world! Loki! Immediately began preparations to intercept the army. "And prepare in advance!"

Hearing Odin's loud command echoing in the room, the guards around him let out a "ha" and ran towards the door in unison. Sure enough, Odin is the god of Norse mythology and the god of war, and he gives orders in exactly the same way, like a battle commander, just like when I was the boss of the Knights of the Blood Pact in SAo, or when I was there. The boss of the Holy Dragon Alliance, just like Diaberu.

As Odin watched the movements of the guards around him, Lilan and Shino spoke to him.

"Something seems to have become important."

"Ah, with characters like Odin and Loki, it's probably as grand as a big mission."

"But in Norse mythology, I'm sure Odin is Fenrir"

At the next moment when Shino, the possessor of my knowledge, whispered, the god of war, who had dispersed all the guards, turned to face us and made a loud noise.

"I'm going to Vigris right now and settle the matter with Loki. Fairies, please follow me and fight Loki, those who have great power will not be fooled by Loki You I believe that there is considerable power in it. ”

"I thought you'd come, but are you really planning to fight Loki and them? Loki's army must have been quite large and powerful. Are you an adversary to the Assa? ”

"They say we can win, Loki is the ultimate leader of Loki's army, and if Loki is defeated, the army will fall apart and the war will instantly tilt in favor of Asa's side. As long as we can defeat Loki, we'll be fine. ””。

"And you're planning a battle with Loki and Fenrir, and you're asking us to help you."

"That's right, fairies, please help us, once we are able to kill Loki, we will grant you great wealth and power."

The future development is likely to be Odin challenging and conquering Loki and Fenrir. And since Odin said so, then the reward for success should be Lilan's evolution item. Even if that's not the case, you may get your hands on extremely rare items that aren't easy to obtain, but I want it to be a medium for Lilan's evolution.

"Well, I granted your request."

"I can finally subdue that Loki, I'm motivated."

"Thank you, fairies. Now, let's head to Viglis! \"

After thanking us, Odin suddenly raised his arm, and a huge magic circle appeared below us and himself, and began to emit an intense light. Shino was surprised to witness something that made her think she was trapped, and spoke to Quenella, who was now in the form of a navigation elf.

"Wait, what is this, Quenella!? \"

\"This is a teleportation magic array! Kirito, they're going to teleport to another place! \"

"So, the next destination is Vigris, it seems that a big battle is about to happen, everyone be careful!"

The next moment after telling everyone about this, we were shrouded in the same blue ball of light as when we passed through the portal, and our vision was dyed blue, and we couldn't see anything anymore. Although I didn't use the portal, now that this happened, there was no other way than a boss fight.

There was no doubt that the boss fight would soon be over after this teleportation - I was thinking as I stared at the blue light, and after a few seconds the blue light stopped and the teleportation was over.

As I looked around, I found myself in a vast plain without any trees, and I could confirm that the sky was dyed a strange black-purple color. Lilan also held the weapon like me, looked around, and whispered.

"What the hell is this place and where?"

"This is Viglis. If you can fly here, it means that Loki is really nearby. ”

Odin, who was in charge of transferring us, immediately turned his face in a certain direction as soon as he conveyed this sentence to us, making a sound as if he realized something. When I turned my gaze to it, I could see something coming from a little farther away, but in the blink of an eye it was coming closer, and about five seconds after we spotted it, it clearly showed what it looked like.

In the form of a wolf dragon, a wolf that is larger than Li Ran, its body is composed of well-developed muscles, wrapped in black and white fur, and has huge black horns on its ears, reminiscent of dragons. On the wolf's back, there sat a young man wearing a red and orange robe and a wide-brimmed hat. There is no doubt that this is the Loki I just saw in prison.

"This guy is Loki!!"

"You've shown up, Loki."

As Lilan and Odin said so, Loki slid off the wolf's back and turned his dizzying face to us, smiling. It's a laugh that makes you feel unusually relaxed in prison, just like when you see it.

"Fairies, we meet again."

"Loki, you've escaped from prison."

"Ah, I don't need your help. My son Fenrir helped me in this way. Or rather, this time it was Odin with me. ”

I thought it was like that when I saw it, but it seems that this giant wolf is actually Fenrir, Loki's son. From the moment I heard the name, I imagined what kind of monster Fenrir in ALo would be, but the Fenrir that appeared in front of me was roughly similar to what I imagined Fenrir to be, and I wanted to destroy that prison, it was too easy to think that this was such an easy thing to do.

Odin, who was standing next to us, focused his attention on the wolf monster, which was originally born from a mythological concept and now takes on various forms according to the work, and said powerfully when facing a fateful opponent.

"Loki, I'm not going to let you run away again. I'll kill you here. ”

"Well, that's how it was when we met. But I have a plan to reset the world, so I can't let you die here. ”

"Loki said some very vicious things, but I tilted my head when I heard them." Loki's purpose seems to be to destroy the world, as Odin said, but I can't understand the specific reason.

"Resetting the world? Why are you doing this? Are you going to be the new king of the world? ”

"No way, that's not true. I just want to see what the world would be like without God. It's really just an academic interest. ”

"Academic interests? An AI like you, who only speaks a fixed language, is unlikely to have an academic interest. ”

Shino folded her arms and said proudly.

It's true that Loki in front of us and Odin next to us are talking, as if they have feelings, but they don't behave like the scene set by the creators. He just speaks, and if he can't think and speak for himself, he has no real feelings.

Even if you take action, it's something that's predetermined or determined, and if you can't feel the emotions of your own will, you can't do anything other than what you're commanded to do, you don't have the emotions or the ability to process it, and you're nowhere near as good as Lilan's AI in every way.

He said this presumably to give Lilan some confidence, but Lilan just glared at Loki and ignored anything. Loki, who was in charge of the sentence, tilted his head slightly, then turned to face us.

"Anyway, I also played an important role just now, so whoever dares to stand in my way will die."

"Nonsense, you can't beat us. No matter how many giants you lead. ”

"Well, you still have a strange sense of confidence, Odin. But I don't know if he's really going to do what you say. ”

When Odin whispered, "What?" Loki turned to face his son, the giant wolf. The next moment, Loki's body was wrapped in purple light, and the shape gradually changed into a ball of light. Odin raised his voice in surprise when he saw Loki's sudden change and lightness.

"Loki! What are you doing? ”

"I can't let you people who are trying to interfere with my plans live. So I'm going to borrow Fenrir's body for a while. \"

After saying this, Loki's body turned into a huge purple ball of light. Soon after, Loki turned into a ball of light, flew around at high speed, caught our attention, and jumped into the body of his own son, Fenrir. The purple ball of light was instantly absorbed and disappeared by Fenrir's body, and Fenrir stopped moving, as if forgetting that he was breathing heavily.

"What the hell is going on!?"

"Be careful, come to Kirito's! \"

I nodded at the warning advice that Quinella was getting into my ears. I originally thought that Loki and Fenrir would fight, but Loki changed himself and was absorbed into Fenrir's body. When a monster absorbs something, some kind of change almost always occurs, and when the "magic pet" does so, evolution occurs.

Could it be that this Fenrir is trying to evolve, like the "demon" used by the "beast tamers" other than me? Thinking of this, I found out that this Fenrir had absorbed Loki, or had been possessed. Loki, Fenrir's body began to be enveloped by the purple light that Loki had changed, and within about three seconds, Fenrir's entire body turned into a huge purple ball of light.

"What the hell is going on!?"

"I feel a ferocious evil, fairies, be careful!"

The next moment, Lilan panicked, and Odin, who sensed something, made a sound, and a huge purple ball of light emitted a fierce black-purple light, dyeing the area that color. We cover our eyes with our arms and endure the intense light, and after a few seconds the light stops, we retract our gaze and are speechless.

Until now, there is a giant wolf in front of us, Loki's son, who has a strong wolf lower body, a slightly thin upper body like a human, a long tail like a dragon, and a silhouette like a dragon. A pair of horns curved forward from the top of the eyes, and long horns extending from the top of the ears to the back, is a black giant with a back like a velociraptor and a waist like a dragon. It was a strange-looking wolf dragon with wings and a shell like a wolf skull, and although its body was covered in pitch-black carapace and scales, it had black hair all over it.

Not only that, but the area around us, which was originally in the middle of the plain, suddenly became a different dimension made of black and purple.

\"This、What is this!? \"

\"No, it's Fenrir!? \"

\"Worthy of Fenrir, he is my son. The perfect fit with my powers! \"

Just when Shino and I were both surprised, a "voice" came to my head that wasn't Lilan. Loki succeeded in merging Fenrir with the true identity of the Demon Wolf Dragon, as he found that the voice was very similar to the one Loki had just heard. I noticed.

"Loki, you, your own son!!"

"Odin, what do you think, I'm going to destroy the god of the earth like this. I wonder if you can call me Vanargand now? \"

The word Vanargand, uttered by Loki's happy voice, is one of the words that appears in the original text of Norse mythology, and is another name for Loki's son Fenrir, meaning "Scepter of Destruction".

When I first learned that it was another name for Fenrir, it seemed like the name of a very ominous being, and I thought it was too much to give the name to the giant wolf Fenrir, and when I saw the illustrations as well as the graphics of the monsters, I couldn't imagine what it would be like if they called themselves Vanargand.

The strange wolf dragon in front of him, for such a giant wolf, the name is too much, but it is strangely appropriate. The name Fenrir is too much to bear in the giant wolf form, and even more so in the alien wolf dragon form. The xenomorph wolf dragon was originally Fenrir, so even if it had Fenrir's alias, it wouldn't look out of place.

The ALo staff thought about it carefully and imagined such a monster - in an instant, five "hp bars" appeared above the monster wolf dragon named Vanagander, proving that it was a boss monster, and the words "Vanagander" appeared. It's right on it. Seeing this, we all set up our weapons.

"Is Vanagander the boss of this quest!"

"Loki, you can't get it for nothing. Fairies, let's defeat this Vannagander together! ”

As he spoke, Odin held a trident in his hand, a huge three-pronged spear. Judging by the golden hilt, the intricate carved white gold trident blade, and the fact that Odin possesses it, Odin's Spear is the most famous weapon in Norse mythology, the "Spear of the Gods". Guns guns Gungnir". I realized that Odin had joined our ranks as an NPC.

In this ALo, the quest auto-creator of the cardinal system that dominates everything is constantly creating various types of quests, ranging from NPCs who temporarily become party members to quests that can be carried out through tactics and tactics. Fight together. It seems that the task we are now accepting is one of them, and Odin became a temporary party member.

Previously you could only see Odin and Gunnir in the 2D world, but now you can see it in real 3D and you will be a temporary party member. So, I began to stare intently at Odin, but the voice that called me immediately brought me back to my senses, and then I went back to the source of the voice, Lilan.

"Kirito, what should I do? What am I going to do!? \"

Liran's scarlet eyes, which usually give people a sense of perseverance, strength, and calmness, are swaying slightly at this time, and her eyebrows are in a figure-eight shape. Whether it's a function as a "demon" or an inherent power, Lilan can intuitively grasp the strength of hostile monsters at a glance.

Because she understands that Vanagander is a monster much stronger than herself, Lilan can't tell if Vanagander is an opponent she can defeat, and she is confused. What's more, Lilan has lost her usual self-confidence and strength, and has been in a state of uneasiness, so his confusion will definitely be even stronger.

Of course, the task we are on is an extremely difficult one, and the Vanagander we have just faced is much more terrifying than the monster we are currently facing, and obviously, it will be an even more difficult battle than capturing the monster. boss, I don't know if this is really a mission that can be completed or cleared by our strength. Perhaps this task is too early for us.

However, now that we've given the capture to you, we've come to this point, and with Vanagander in front of us and Odin on our team, it means we can challenge and win the battle against Vanagander. We have no choice but that. Do so.

"I don't know what I'll get after defeating Vanargand, and I don't know if it's going to evolve Lilan's items." It's full of things I don't understand, but now that I've come this far, I can't go back.

"Lilan may be scary, maybe uneasy, but please be a dragon. I need your strength to defeat him. ”

"However, he is a monster stronger than me, if you ask me if I can defeat him"

"Anything that needs to be overcome has to be overcome no matter what, and it makes sense to solve it fearlessly, and you always teach us that. Isn't it? What do you do if you can't face that wall you need to overcome? ”

“”

"If you can complete this task, you should be able to get your evolutionary catalyst. If you can't stand up to me now, you'll always be in a position of weakness and can't protect me. ”

Just as I have been trying to protect Shiina, so has Lilan trying to protect me, and his mission is to be a 'messenger' to protect his master, and he will never complete this mission. My mission is that Lilan will continue to fight side by side with me as my "loved one". As if remembering this, Lilan suddenly raised her head with a surprised expression.

"Lilan, you are my best messenger, my companion to Yuichi, and I am your master. If you want to protect me, have the ability to protect me, and if you really want to, I'm here to fight. Nothing else. "I can do it. So please. ”

"Kirito"

Immediately after, Lilan turned her back to me and turned to face the person to his right. When he turned his gaze as well, what he saw was Shiina's hand on Lilan's shoulder. She also holds a bow that Lizbet has forged for her in her hand, which can unleash powerful firepower.

"Indeed, you may be worried, but you have been fighting and have overcome any monster. And you still have me, Kirito, and Quenella there, so you won't lose to someone like that. \"

\"Yes, Sister Leland. Sister Leland is my strongest sister, so I won't lose to someone like that. I'll try to navigate, too! \"

After a close friend and one of his sisters told him about it, Lilan turned to me again. If Lilan were fighting alone, I am afraid that it would be impossible at all, and there may be no hope of defeating that strange wolf dragon. But that's not the case with Lilan.

"Relan, you're not alone. You still have us. So it doesn't matter. ”

After explaining what was in her mind, Lilan lowered her head again, but then raised her head again, as if she realized something. There was a bit of confidence in the smile.

"We were able to win the last battle because we joined forces with you. If you say so, it seems that this time it will be possible. \"

With that, Lilan walked between us and Vanagander and stopped. The next moment, Lilan's whole body was enveloped in a white-gold light that was different from Loki's, and its intensity reached the point where it dyed the surroundings pure white, obscuring our view.

Just as the light stopped, the girl between us and the enemy, wrapped in a white gold armor-like carapace and fur, with a pair of wings extending from her back and hips, and a wolf's silhouette on her head. It took the form of a wolf dragon with a long golden mane, red metal horns above its ears, and a large sword-shaped horn growing from its forehead.

Lilan, who usually appears as a werewolf girl, has unique wolf ears and a wolf tail, and is my "acquaintance".

"Loki, I've heard you're one of the gods of mythology, but my master and friends are crazy idiots who transcend the gods." I'll tell you, you can never win, you're not as good as me! \"

I jumped on top of Lilan, who cursed Loki in an old woman's voice and straddled him. My gaze suddenly became higher, and the smell of beasts and flames on Lilan's body, as well as the pulsations peculiar to creatures, began to spread from her feet to her whole body.

Having achieved the feat of "human-dragon unity" in which humans and dragons fight side by side, I grabbed Lilan's fur tightly and drew my sword.

"Let's go, Lilan! We'll get this done!! ”

"God of mythology! Don't regret meeting an idiot like us!! \"

In another dimension, as soon as Lilan's powerful roar sounded, the battle with the demon wolf dragon Vanagander began.

As we continue with the quest involving Loki and Odin, we take this quest with the aim of obtaining an item to evolve the "familiar" Lilan, and we finally meet the monster that is the boss of the quest, Fenrir. Met. However, due to an incident, Fenrir fused with Loki and transformed into the Demon Wolf Dragon Vanagander as an even more powerful being, blocking our path.

Frightened by the appearance of the wolf dragon that far surpassed her in size, strength, and intimidation, Lilan came back to her senses, and I rode on Lilan's back and began the battle with Vanagander, but the battle began from the beginning. All I can say is that it's not good.

In previous battles with area bosses and the like, the battlefield was often located in areas of hidden objects such as large rocks or floating islands, so even if you were cornered, or looked like you were about to be defeated, I was able to see what the enemy was doing by hiding behind cover.

However, the battlefield we face in Vanargand is a different space, made up of black and purple and without any obstacles. With nowhere to hide, just a bright black-purple space, we're battling Vanagander.

"There is no bunker. Does that mean we can fight that Wanagad openly? \"

"Kirito, you said that too, but be careful. "He's a monster stronger than me, and if I let my guard down, you'll be in danger for me.

"I'm well aware of that.

As I spoke, my gaze turned to a white-haired old man, dressed in rich armor made of white gold and gold, and holding a fierce trident in his hand. Odin, the main god of Norse mythology and the god of war, only joins the team as a battle NPC in this battle.

It's only a few minutes before the battle of Vanagander begins, so we don't know exactly how powerful Odin is Npc, but it's such a quest, and he's the god of war in Norse mythology, which should be based on Odin, so it should be useful against Vanargand.

Van Negander may be stronger than us, but with the strength of me, Lilan, Shina, and Odin, we should be able to defeat Van Negander.

"Loki, I'll beat you with my own hands!!"

With a roar of rage, the white-haired god of war leaped from the ground and rushed towards the Demon Wolf Dragon at a speed far inferior to that of the old man, stabbing the spear Gungnir in both hands towards Vanagand. In the original text, the tip of Gungnir, which is said to be able to absolutely pierce the target, is about to pierce Vannagander's forehead, as in the original text, when Vannagander slams the ground with his two front paws, it is roughly shaped like a kick and takes a step back to avoid Gunnir's blade.

\"Damn, you're moving so lightly!? \"

"You're big, are you fast, this guy is very troublesome."

No wonder Shino was surprised. Wannagander is even bigger than Lilan, which would seem quite large to us human players, and it looks like he can only move a little slower than Lilan, but if you look closely at Wannagande's entire body, you'll see that its body structure is larger than Lilan's, and it's made of fairly flexible materials.

Thanks to Vannagand's body structure, it is able to display unimaginable agility. Plus, the Vanargand has huge wings on its back and waist, so it's likely that it will be able to fly like Relan and us.

Huge, agile, and capable of aerial combat, Vanagander is definitely more powerful than any boss monster we've ever encountered, it's the strongest monster at the moment, and its stats even surpass those of regional bosses.

How do I defeat a boss that is not suitable for regular boss fights? As I pondered this as I gripped Lilan's mane with my right hand, Vanagonder gently lifted his upper body, which was made up of soft muscles and scales. Then, while spitting black flames from his mouth, he slashed the front with both hands and slashed it violently.

The large and strong body unleashed a series of large and powerful attacks, attacking Odin who rushed to the front line, but Odin dodged between Vanagonde's onslaught and the black flames that erupted. In this way, he crawled under Vanagander's belly and slit open its belly with a sharpshooter.

No matter how huge the monster is, once it is attacked by any kind, its health will be reduced, and the attack will stop because of the pain, so even Wanagander was surprised and couldn't help but be surprised by this sudden blow. It should have stopped attacking – I thought to myself, and I couldn't help but be surprised when I turned to Vannagander.

Having been hit by an unexpected blow, Vanagander chased after Odin as if nothing had happened, continuing to attack with his front legs, showing no signs of stopping his breathing. Vanagander continued to attack as if he didn't even know he was being attacked, and after completing his first step, Vanagander jumped and faced Odin, who had managed to dodge the attack.

When I checked Vanagander's "health bar", I saw that Odin had only done a small amount of damage.

"Odin's attack, is it effective!?"

"It does seem to be working. However, Wanagander's strength surpassed Odin's status! If we do nothing, Odin will be defeated. ”

Shiina, while listening to Quinera's explanation, turned her attention to Banagandre, who continued to slam and cut down Odin with her front legs. The origin of this quest is that Odin, the Norse god of war, fought a solo battle with Vanagander/Fenrir and Vigris, and was bitten by fangs and killed after a hard fight. Odin's son, Visor, took revenge. It is said that it will come true.

And considering that the strength of Vanagander we are facing has surpassed Odin, and Odin's attack effect is not ideal, it is possible to adopt this setting in the original book.

In other words, even if Wanagander and Odin fight, Odin may not be able to win. However, this is not Norse mythology itself, but a game set in Norse mythology, and we are also involved in the battle between Odin and Vanagander, so it is important not to let Odin encounter the ending according to the original story. It should be possible.

However, since we don't know what the odin, who has been fighting Vanargand for some time, will be in when it transitions to us, we can't read the specific strength of Vanargand. Since this quest itself is a super difficult one, I know that it is currently the strongest.

However, no matter how Odin attacked, he was afraid that he wouldn't be hurt too much, and there was no choice not to attack Vanagander.

"Kirito, are we going too? \"

"That's nature, Odin is just an NPC.

After receiving the order, Lilan said "I understand" in her "voice", kicked the ground with a roar, and headed towards Wanagand. Immediately afterward, Odin dodged the left arm attack that Wanagand swung violently, retreated, and swapped places with us.

Re-run, admitting that Vanargand temporarily stopped moving, must have done so after the attack, and jumped violently while advancing towards Vanargand. In an instant, Lilan jumped to a height that exceeded Vanagon, and then fell vertically, her whole body weight on Vanagon's head.

There was a loud bang, and Lilan shook the strangely shaped wolf dragon deep into its stomach, kicking its head wrapped in a wolf skull-like shell again, turning its head, and then it fell to the ground. It's not far from the Monster Wolf Dragon.

As I was shaken by Lilan's body and felt my body spinning, I tried to look ahead to see Vanagander's health, but Lilan suddenly continued to move sideways and he began to take steps that shook my gaze. Among them, when I looked at Wanagonde, I saw that Wanagonde opened its bloody mouth and was spewing out a raging black flame from the depths of its body, burning the place where we were.

I don't know where it came from, but Fenrir, who is said to have a cold image of control, spews flames from his nose and mouth. Vanargand is an evolution of Fenrir and is capable of firing flames based on the original game's settings.

In addition, since the flames emitted by Vanagander are black, Vanagander's flame-breathing attack is not a pure fire-type attack, but a multi-attribute attack that combines the dark and fire attributes. Lilan instantly foresaw the attack, and fled from the line of fire without even hearing my order.

The only "dependent" who can do this kind of thing is Lilan, and his intelligence is incomparable to other "dependents".

"Lilan, hide well."

"However, we did no significant harm to him. I don't know how long this battle will last.

Vannagander, who was attacked by Lilan just now, did have a drop in health. However, it seems that the number is a bit higher than Odin's, and Vanagander still has a lot of health left.

The boss battles in this game tend to get sluggish if they take too long, so it is not recommended to fight for a long time, but Odin and Lilan's attacks only do so much damage, and if so, it will definitely be a protracted battle.

It may be that Vanagander is such a powerful boss that in our current state we can't defeat him, and the quest itself may be too difficult for us. However, now that we've come this far, we have no choice but to persevere and give everything we can.

I, Lilan, Shina, and Odin will attack Vannagander with all my might, and when I regain my grip on Lilan's mane, Vannagander's head suddenly explodes, his health is reduced somewhat, and his face burns and becomes invisible.

I was taken aback, and immediately turned around and saw Shiina's posture after shooting the arrow. Shino seemed to shoot an explosive arrow at Wannarud, but I realized something right away and turned to face Wannarud.

This ALo monster has a tendency to target long-range attacks, and there are many examples of being attacked.

If Banarugander has the same tendencies as the boss monsters he fought in the past, then Banarugande, who has dangerous attack power, is aiming for Shino. However, in previous boss fights, when the target was defenders such as Shiina and Spiegel, this tactic should be equally effective for Vanargand, since our vanguard uses a tactic of diverting targets by launching attacks.

Just as I was thinking this, Bannarugander burst out, cutting through the explosive flames and heading straight for Shino. After all, like the previous bosses, they are all aimed at launching ranged attacks.

"Lilan!"

"Leave it to me! \"

Hearing my command, Lilane immediately ran, chasing Vannagander who was running with a roar and tremors. And at the moment when Banaru approached Shino and wanted to bite Shina's body with his big mouth, Lilan's body blocked Banarugan's flank.

At the same time as the huge shock and impact swept through his body, Banarugander let out a slight scream and was gently knocked to the side, and the attack on Shino failed. However, although Vanagonder was blown away, he immediately regained his balance in the air, landed lightly, and turned to face us.

Perhaps because of Shino's re-attack, Benagander's health has been reduced to the middle of the first block, but there are still five blocks of health left. Sure enough, it looks like we will be forced into a long battle.

"I didn't expect that there were so many left, when will this battle end!" \"

Just as I gritted my teeth and said this, Odin, who had helped us, approached Barnargander from his blind spot and stabbed him in the right leg with a sword from Gunniel. This time, Vanagander seemed to hit the vital point, screaming again while his health was reduced by more than the previous attack.

Obviously, Vanargand's attacks work well in some places, and there are other places where they don't, and so far we've only attacked the parts where the attack doesn't work - when Vanargand realizes this, his body spins up and unleashes the equivalent of a spinning slash at high speed, and the long tail sweeps around it.

Slightly farther away from Wannarud, Lilan and Shiina, I immediately retreated and dodged the attack, but Odin, who was very close, couldn't dodge the attack and couldn't catch it.

Odin, who was attacked, seemed to take a defensive stance, but his defense was easily shattered by a direct hit from the tail, and Odin was suddenly bombarded and fell backwards. I didn't know how powerful the large but agile Vanagander's attacks were, but I felt a shudder in my heart as I found that it could easily shatter the defenses of Odin, the god of war. Odin is then hit by a giant bat named Vanagander's tail, which rolls on the ground like a ball.

When Quinera saw this scene and saw the actions of Vanagand after his attack, she immediately spoke.

"Watch out for Wanagand's attacks! Any attack will cause massive damage! ”

"That's what I thought." First of all, the quest itself is more difficult than anything we've attempted so far, so it's no surprise that Vanargand, the big boss of this quest, has extremely powerful attacks.

In addition, we currently lack Asuna, Lifa, Keim and others, who can support us with recovery magic and special support magic when approaching the boss battle, so we can only rely on items to recover when we take damage, and this is the state. The number of recovery items is limited, so if you waste them in battle, you'll quickly deplete them and eventually fail the mission.

The hit-and-run strategy may work well for Vanargand, where when an attack comes, you try to dodge, move around to avoid taking damage as much as possible, and then launch a powerful attack when your opponent has a gap, but it's also quite focused, a tactic of using force, and if you play a protracted battle, you'll lose concentration and get cornered.

Isn't there anything certain? I wonder if we don't have any clear means of attack that can cause great damage to Vannagander? Just as I was about to think, Quenella's screams rang in my ears.

"The aura of the dark attribute is coming! Three, two, one zero! ”

Just as the countdown to Quenera ended, Vanagander placed his hands and feet firmly on the ground, face down, and began to spew black flames into the ground. After about three seconds, a black flame erupted from Vanagander's mouth, spreading out, burning everything around it, and began to emit black flashes, and soon the black flames that erupted turned into something like a black laser beam.

As soon as Varner lifted his upper body, he began to emit a beam of light that transformed from black flames, sweeping towards us and the people around him in surprise.

"Wow!?"

"Kirito, hold on tight—ahhh!? \"

We quickly dodged the arrival of the black laser beam that erupted from Vanagander's mouth, burning the atmosphere, but just as we were swept down by the black laser beam, a huge black explosion occurred, it stood up, and Lilan and I were caught up. Among the black pillars of fire.

I was lifted into the sky by a black pillar of fire, and as I released my right hand from Lilan's mane, I fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, rolled on the ground several times like Odin, and came to a stop. A dull ache spread through my body, and the smell of burning fire got into my nose, making it difficult for me to breathe and move, but thankfully I was in ALo, and the sensation lasted for a few seconds and then disappeared.

I woke up, my upper body was getting a little heavy, and I saw that my health bar had turned red, with only a few millimeters left, and Lilan was lying on the ground, covered in red. Damage effect. There was a shiver in my stomach.

Moreover, it wasn't just me and Lilan who were hit by the attack before, Shino was also lying near us. Like me, its health had turned red, and only a few millimeters remained, and Quinella flew around Shiina, looking confused.

Quinella seems to be able to avoid being attacked because she is a navigation elf, but since she can only navigate us, she can't harm Vanargand. Although Quinella was a member of the team, she only guided us and did not contribute to the fighting force, and she returned to me from Shino and shouted to me.

\"Kirito come on! \"

"Damn, is this a blow? Is it too early for us to challenge? ”

"It seems so. That Wannalgander is many times stronger than Kirito, and even surpasses Odin Kirito, so it's better to retreat from here. Kirito they are Wannalgander \"".

I didn't think it would be an easy opponent to beat, but I didn't expect Wanagander's strength to surpass us to this level. Indeed, Vannagander's attacks and movements can be used to by careful observation and memory, and can be dealt with like the previous boss monsters.

However, it has a higher status than any boss I've encountered so far, so I can't fight it according to my theory, and I was in this situation when I was only hit by a single shot. In order to be on an equal footing with that Vanargand, we may need to improve our racial proficiency and skills.

Perhaps it is too early for us to accept this task, which features the demon wolf dragon Vanargand, whose appearance is an adaptation of Fenrir from Norse mythology.

However, if the reward item for this extremely difficult mission is a catalyst for Lilan's evolution of Yui, we will be stuck here and will have to improve our skills in order to defeat Vanagander.

Normally, that's fine, in fact, it's the normal way of doing things, but since I'm leaving the strategy to everyone and looking for the catalyst for Lilan's evolution, I don't have time to do these things.

"I wonder if we really can't beat that demon wolf dragon?" If I lose here to the Demon Wolf Dragon, I'll have to train to defeat the Demon Wolf Dragon, and I wonder if it will put a greater burden on everyone who is advancing my strategy.

And I wonder if Lilan will continue to have a strong anxiety about not being able to evolve, an anxiety of strangeness.

"Can't beat it? Is this the reason?"

"Huh?"

While Quenella was surprised, I stood up with all my strength and used the recovery item in my pocket to fully restore my health.

"It's too early for Vanargand to be the monster we challenged." Still, I don't know what will happen if I fight to the limit. Abandoning boss battles is when you continue fighting and can't win until all the items you've used are gone and there's no other way to use them, and we still have plenty of ways to use them.

"I can't give up here." I'm worried about everyone in charge of the strategy and competing with Shamrock, because I was supposed to be involved, for Shino, who dated me without permission, and me. Help me in any way you can, I can't stand here still.

""Quinera, keep an eye out for Shino and Lilan. Lilan and Shino should be back to health, while I aim to get back to the front as soon as possible! \"

\"Come to Kirito!? \"

I pulled out another sword that I put back in its scabbard, let Lilan grab it, and with a wave of two swords, I immediately began to run towards my enemy, Vanagander. Wanagander was slamming Odin with his front leg at the time, and it was hard for him to deal with me immediately when I got close.

It should be time to slash Wanagander – a hunch come true, and I managed to get close to Wanagander's right hind leg. With the bare-clothed sword I held in both hands, I severed the dragon's legs wrapped in black scales like a painting X. When the dual-wielding heavy fencing skill "Cygnus" erupted, Vanagander let out a soft whistle and stopped moving, and his health could be seen to be reduced quite a bit.

However, Vanagander, who has the identity of the hidden boss, immediately changed direction and changed his goal. His gaze fell on mine, then he lifted his upper body and attacked with both hands, but I immediately stepped back and dodged them all. Of course, Vanagander is very strong and can cause terrible damage with a single blow.

To be sure, though, these bosses are crafted in the same way as the previous ones, and if you carefully position and attack, you'll be able to deal solid damage, and if you watch the action closely, you'll be able to avoid attacks. That's happening. Besides, we now have a helper named Odin, and with his strength, he should be able to fight well.

"No matter how strong Vanagander is, he will join the team and fight as an NPC." I'm sure Odin will fight to the end.

"Woo woo woo woo !?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Vanagander slammed his front paws, spun at high speed, as if to connect with it, and attacked the surroundings with his tail.

He unleashed an attack that knocked him down. It was like the spinning slash of a giant sword, and although I was far away from Vannagander, it didn't hit me, but Odin, who was closer than me, received the same direct hit as before.

Odin was knocked out by the tail of the Demon Wolf Dragon, and the spear Gunnir was released from his hand and flew away, flying some distance in the air before landing on the ground. Then the owner rolled on the ground several times, stopped, and fell to the ground, unable to move. HP is already low.

"Odin!?"

At that moment, Vanagonder turned to face Odin, let out a strong roar, and rushed forward. As if to save Odin, it bit into Odin's body, and when it was completely engulfed, he turned into a bipedal state and looked up.

"Loki, you!!"

"Odin, I am grateful to you. Because I was accepted as one of the gods, I was able to see a lot of interesting things. But I learned a lot.

"What...!?"

"That is, you gods are pests that devour the world. You're the old pest. And so it was gone. \"

Just as Loki's "voice" mixed with a bit of synthesized sound, a black flash began to flow from Vanagander's mouth. It was easy for me to imagine what would happen next, so Odin turned his face to us and shouted.

"Fairies, this guy will be left to you to deal with, subdue this monster and bring light to the world!!"

"Oh, Odin!?"

The next moment, Vanagonder spread his claws and spewed out a thick black laser beam from his mouth. The god of war was swallowed by the black flash that emanated and disappeared into it, and eventually not only his appearance, but also the names of the team members disappeared.

According to the original book, we were speechless when we witnessed Odin defeat Vanagander Fenrir, and I couldn't move from that place. Even if our own strength was not enough, I thought that if we added Odin's strength, we would be able to somehow repel Vannagander, but Odin was defeated by Wannagander.

I wonder if we, having lost Odin, will be able to defeat this Vannagander? As I stood there chanting in my heart, Wannagander slowly turned his face towards me. Immediately after, a young man-like "voice" came into my head.

\"Anyway, the old age is dying, and all that remains is to erase you in the same way. As a result, you have become my enemies, so I wonder if you can disappear soon. \"

As soon as the "voice" of Loki, who had merged with his own son to become Vannagander, sounded, Wannagander roared violently and rushed towards me. I watched his initial movements and immediately tried to get out of the line of fire of Vanagand's attack, but Vanagand moved faster than before, probably after Odin was defeated he was in a good mood and arrived before I could dodge.

"Let me do it!! \"

Just as Vanagard's massive body was about to toss my body up, my surroundings instantly became pitch black, and almost at the same time as the brightness came, a roaring sound came to my ears. I don't know what's going on, but when I look forward, I see the back of a white-gold wolf dragon charging towards the huge body of the demon wolf dragon that is approaching, and it is moving away from me.

Just as I was about to be hit by Vanagander's charge, Lilan struck back the charge at Vanagander, preventing damage to me.

Just when I was shocked by the battle between the two wolf dragons, Vannagander and Lilan, Shino and Quenella, whom I had previously instructed to recover, came to my side. Among them, Shino's HP seems to be recovering well, and there is still enough combat power.

\"Kirito Arai-sama, are you alright!? \"

"Ahh

\"Hey, Kirito, Odin looks like he's been killed!? \"

"Oh, it's like the original Norse mythology, and it looks like we're going to have to fight alone."

I tried to stay calm so as not to worry the two of you unnecessarily, but the situation turned out to be extremely unfavorable. We have been crushed by Vanargand's strength, and even with Odin on board, we are still having a hard time.

And now, we have lost Odin as a helper, our military strength has dropped significantly, and we will be in a situation where we will not be able to fight normally with Vanagander. Shiina and Lilan have returned to the front line, but now that Odin is gone, how do we fight that Wannagard? As I was thinking about what to do, Quinella said as if she had sensed something.