# 1277
Chapter 1278: The Disaster Horn
"Gjallarhorn?"
A gray glint flickered in An Qingyu's eyes, as if she were analyzing the divine artifact before her. Beside her, Cao Yuan continued asking, "What does this thing do?"
"Beyond being called Gjallarhorn, it has another name." The knight paused, his voice grave.
"The Disaster Horn."
Looking at the confusion in everyone's eyes, the knight continued:
"Legend has it that whenever the horn of Gjallarhorn sounds, every inch of land its voice reaches will be swept by a devastating disaster... Even divine realms are not exempt."
"Are you saying that as long as we enter Asgard and blow this horn, a devastating disaster will descend?" An Qingyu pondered for a moment. "I have a question."
"Please ask."
"Is this so-called 'devastating disaster' purely caused by the horn, or was it objectively destined to happen anyway?" An Qingyu seemed to feel her question was too vague and added, "For example, if I blow this horn and a tsunami drowns a city—was that tsunami created solely because the horn sounded, or was it already approaching from the sea, just happening to hit the city at the moment the horn blew?"
"...I don't know." The knight said helplessly. "The principles behind Gjallarhorn have always been a mystery, not even the Supreme God can unravel them.
But I've heard a saying—that Gjallarhorn is the messenger of fate. Every time it sounds, every time it falls silent, it's a destined trajectory...
It's not people, or gods, who blow it, but fate itself."
"So, you want to use this divine artifact to unleash a disaster within Asgard, then take advantage of the chaos to rescue Qiye and Jinian?" An Qingyu mused, shaking her head. "This is far too risky. We can't predict what kind of disaster it will unleash, nor its magnitude... If the disaster is too large, it will drag us in too. If it's too small, it won't hold back all the Norse gods.
This is a gamble."
The knight silently stared into An Qingyu's eyes. After a long while, he sighed:
"You're right, this is a gamble, but what choice do we have?
Every member of the Oath Society here knows its dangers, but we have no alternative... You may not yet understand what the President means to the Oath Society, or even to all of Utopia.
Even if there's only a one-thousandth chance, we must take the gamble! We absolutely cannot lose the President!!
Even if we arrive too late and everything is already lost... we will make all of Asgard pay for it!"
The knight's eyes burned with determination and madness. An Qingyu and the others stood frozen.
The knight took a deep breath and spoke slowly:
"I'm very sorry. I know my plan is risky, so I won't ask you to act alongside us.
I've already had a pixel speedboat prepared. The fuel inside should be enough for you to sail all the way back to Great Xia. If we rescue Lin Qiye and the President, we will send word immediately...
Let us part ways here."
"Wait."
Baili Pangpang suddenly spoke up, stopping the knight who was about to leave.
An Qingyu, Cao Yuan, Jiang Er, and Baili Pangpang exchanged glances, then smiled in unison.
"I only said this plan is somewhat risky, I didn't say we wouldn't participate." An Qingyu said seriously. "The Oath Society cannot lose Jinian, but our Night Watch squad also cannot lose Lin Qiye.
Great Xia, the Mist, the Border, Heaven, Hell... How many times have we闯过 life-and-death situations together? Do we really care about this one risk?"
"Then you—"
"Gambling can still have its odds improved through calculation and strategy." An Qingyu pushed up her glasses, her voice calm. "Right now, I don't know the situation inside Asgard or the Human Enclosure. Once we're inside, we can formulate a more detailed plan."
The knight stared at them for a long moment. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Very well, let's discuss things further once we're inside the Human Enclosure!"
Baili Pangpang looked around outside the window. "But where is the entrance to the Human Enclosure? Do we have to sink into the sea like we did in Takamagahara?"
"The Human Enclosure in Asgard is different. Follow me."
The knight led An Qingyu and the others quickly out onto the deck. All members of the Oath Society had already packed up and followed closely behind.
The pixel cruise ship gradually docked at the edge of an island. A massive mountain peak silhouette loomed hazily through the mist.
"Please, everyone, lead the way." The knight walked to the four figures wearing various masks and spoke respectfully.
The words fell, and the figure wearing a weeping mask raised their arm, pointing into the air. The seawater beneath the cruise ship was lifted as if by an invisible giant hand, surging onto the deck, continuously compressing and stacking until it formed a heavy water corridor stretching from the ship across the island directly to the mountain's peak.
The other three envoys didn't hesitate in the slightest. They stepped onto the heavy water corridor and shot toward the mist-shrouded mountain peak at astonishing speed.
Baili Pangpang and the others exchanged glances, then followed immediately!
...
Asgard.
Si Xiaonan's eyelashes trembled gently. After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing that met her gaze was a pale ceiling. Her dazed pupils stared blankly for a moment, as if she hadn't yet understood why she was here. Just then, a figure approached from the side.
"You're awake?"
At the sound of that voice, Si Xiaonan instinctively bounced up from the bed. A dagger slipped into her palm, and like lightning, she pointed it toward where the voice had come from, her expression sharp as a startled wild cat.
The gleaming blade pressed straight against Lin Qiye's throat, freezing his form in place.
Seeing this face, Si Xiaonan froze in bewilderment.
Only then did she come to her senses. She hastily sheathed the dagger, somewhat flustered as she spoke: "I... I'm sorry..."
Lin Qiye's eyes regarded her with complex emotions. He pointed at her abdomen:
"Your wound has torn open."
Si Xiaonan finally felt the intense pain radiating from her abdomen. Her earlier movements had been too剧烈 and had ripped open all her bandaged wounds.
"Lie down. I'll rebandage it for you." Lin Qiye watched as Si Xiaonan clenched her teeth, not making a sound, and said helplessly.
"That... Qiye, I can bandage it myself."
"Do you have any idea how badly you're hurt?" Lin Qiye shook his head. "Don't worry, I'm not the one bandaging you. It's this."
Lin Qiye extended his hand, pointing at his feet.
There, a silly-looking little mummy was tightly hugging Lin Qiye's leg. Upon hearing Lin Qiye call it, it tilted its head in confusion.