The earth trembled violently, and the king standing at the top of the biological chain lifted the billowing fog, revealing its majestic body like the Tower of Babylon.

Under the shadow of such behemoths, the entire town has lost its original color, as if God has forcefully taken away the paint spilled in the world, and everything must be seen with the most humble and fearful attitude.

The king whose whole body is burning with flames.

It staggered forward, burning up the flying snow in the sky and burning up the mountains and fields, as if it was declaring its sovereignty over this land.

In the end, with just a slight swing of the flame sword, the village was razed to the ground...

A "click" sound interrupted Xia Mingwei's thoughts.

It was the boss who turned on the lighter, and a flame slowly rose.

Xia Mingwei raised his eyes and looked expressionlessly at the wisp of fire floating above the lighter.

The boss lit a cigarette, picked up a book on the counter, and placed it in front of Xia Mingwei: "The customer in the store just now asked me to bring it to you, saying he was your friend."

"my friend?"

Xia Mingwei raised his eyebrows in confusion and looked at the cover of the book. The dark background was dotted with an ancient gate. The title of the book was "Norse Mythology" and there was a maple leaf-shaped bookmark inside.

He opened it casually and came directly to the two pages with the bookmark between them. There was a black and white pattern printed on the left page. Judging from the nature of the title, it was probably a depiction of a certain mythological figure.

As for the content on the right page, it is a text introduction related to it.

Xia Mingwei lowered his eyelids and read it casually. According to his reading habits, the first thing he looked at was the text page.

——Surtur, the fire giant in Norse mythology.

——Surtur has been the guardian of Muspelheim since ancient times. He has always held the sword of light and stood on the border of Muspelheim to guard this country.

——Until the twilight of the gods arrives, Surtur raises his flaming sword and leads his descendants across the sky with the intention of destroying the world. He invades Asgard and the gods.

The war began and the world was destroyed at the end of Ragnarok.

After Xia Mingwei read the text, an almost eerie sense of familiarity suddenly emerged in his heart.

He moved his eyes in surprise and looked at the two illustrations on the left.

——The sky-reaching giant, whose whole body is burning with flames, holds the flaming sword high and stands at the gray junction between the sky and the earth.

——It is still the flaming giant, holding a soaring flame sword, standing behind a mountain, overlooking a village like an evil ghost's eyes.

This is……

Looking at Surtur's cold gaze overlooking the illustration, Xia Mingwei's pupils shrank, every inch of his skin was filled with a bone-chilling chill, and every pore gradually closed.

"Simply..." Xia Mingwei's fingers pinched the pages of the book and trembled convulsively, "Exactly the same as the monster I saw in the town a few years ago?"

Could it be that the giant is a monster that comes out of Norse mythology?

Fire Giant, Surtur...

Could it be that it destroyed my hometown with one sword?

Xia Mingwei's forehead swelled, and he felt dazed for a while. The second picture in front of him strongly impacted his internal organs, and a sense of panic that penetrated into the bone marrow swept through his heart.

The boss came over and took away the empty plates and cups. He glanced at him and asked, "You brat, are you okay?"

"fine."

Xia Mingwei tried his best to calm down his breathing, lowered his eyes again, and checked the publication date of the book with concentration.

——November 15, 2026.

It was just published a month ago.

Why did I receive this book?

The boss said it was a "friend" who left it to me, but I don't have a good relationship with any friend who could send the book to me.

Besides...

The bookmark happened to be sandwiched between the two pages introducing "Surtur, the Fire Giant", as if the person who gave me this book was deliberately guiding me to see this picture.

"Your kid has been really nervous lately. Did he just transfer to another school and be under too much pressure? If so, go out for a walk and relax more. It's not good to be bored in a book all the time."

"Boss, who brought the book?" Xia Mingwei took a deep breath.

"I didn't see clearly, there were customers in the store at the time." The boss hissed a cigarette, "Aren't they your classmates in school? Don't talk about this now, and hurry up and take a shower after eating."

"Okay, I'll come down and look at the store after I take a shower."

Xia Mingwei quickly picked up his schoolbag, and the boss passed by him. One of them walked up to the attic, and the other returned to behind the counter.

Soon after, in the attic bathroom.

hiss--

Turning the switch and turning on the shower head, hot water hit my shoulders and back.

Xia Mingwei breathed a long sigh of relief. His hair was soaked and gradually drooped downward, covering his eyes.

What is the connection between the flame giant, Surtur... that mythical figure, and the giant monster that attacked my village eight years ago? Xia Mingwei's thoughts were confused.

The temperature in the bathroom gradually increased, and white mist climbed up every mirror like a gecko.

He reached out and touched his neck. The burning sensation that he had experienced in the movie theater still remained.

This is not the first time this has happened. I remember that one night when he was eight years old, his father suddenly woke him up and murmured:

"What's wrong with this kid's neck?"

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Chapter completed!