Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 199 Earth Titan

Here's a brief introduction to the dog-headed race. Dog-headed people have scaly skin ranging from dark brown to black. They have two light-colored horns on their heads, which resemble those of canines. They have gleaming eyes and rat-like tails, which makes them particularly fond of dark areas.

Their arms are structured with four fingers, which makes them capable of performing a wide range of tasks. However, they have a unique racial talent for mining veins. Moreover, kobolds are distant relatives of dragons, so they have an unfounded and fanatical worship of dragons. All kobolds consider it an honor to work for dragons, so you can almost always see them among the dragons' retinue.

Kobolds are actually a very powerful race. After all, races associated with dragons have their own unique characteristics. However, there has always been a rumor in the human world that kobolds are very weak and that a farmer could easily kill one or two of them with a hoe. Here, it needs to be explained that this statement is both true and false.

Because most kobolds live in extremely harsh conditions, and the dragons' stinginess and greed mean that kobolds often go hungry and cold. Imagine being born and having to mine in a black kiln, working 24 hours a day without rest, starving every few days. How many days could you, as a human, survive in such a life?

Despite this kind of lifestyle, the average lifespan of kobolds can still reach around forty years old. Humans think kobolds are easy to bully because they are as thin as bamboo poles under such exploitation. If everyone's living standards were at the same level, a normally developed kobold could actually easily defeat three strong human men. Human physical fitness has always been one of the lower-middle levels among all intelligent races and is also the most basic unit of measurement. This is very basic common sense.

Agreed walked into the mine, ignoring the kobolds' worshipful gazes. He then picked up the kobold closest to him and asked, "Little one, I need the kobold race to assist me. Where is your clan elder?"

The kobold replied respectfully, “Great dragon, our elders are in the temple of the Son of Earth, no, in the abomination of that vile Titan. Please forgive our disloyalty. We were forced to serve the Titan. We are willing to join you in overthrowing his rule.”

Agreed placed the kobold on the ground and said, "No need, you can't help me anyway. The Earth Titan is perfect material for my next research."

After saying this, Agreed transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the cave, arriving at a stone temple located high in the mountains.

The temple where the Titans resided was incredibly grand and imposing, somewhat resembling an enlarged version of the Parthenon. Agreed dispelled the spell that shrunk his body, then stretched out his massive form and strolled leisurely into the temple. Terrifying dragon might and elemental domains instantly swept over the enormous temple, and such blatant provocation naturally awakened its master.

The colossal stone statue seated on its throne in the temple hall suddenly came to life and slowly opened its eyes. The statue stood up, and dust and clods of earth fell off its body, revealing its original solid and thick crystalline shell. This was the Earth Titan race created by Gaia himself.

The Earth Titans are natural creations nurtured by Gaia through the earth's veins. They have extremely hard crystalline shells, and these crystals come from deep within the earth, making them harder than diamonds. Furthermore, the Earth Titans are born with the ability to freely manipulate the earth's vein elements, which is why they can contend with the dragon race.

The Titan race consists of only four types: 'Lightning Titans', 'Earth Titans', 'Fire Titans', and 'Shadow Titans'. Among them, the Lightning Titans are basically Zeus's confidants and therefore mostly live in the World Tree as the royal guard, so they rarely appear in the material world. In the multiverse, you can only see the other three types of Titans.

But the most tragic thing is that many years ago, the Titans and the Dragons fought a protracted war, which made them irreconcilable enemies ever since. The Titans ultimately lost the racial war due to their numerical disadvantage, which further exacerbated the Titan population in the multiverse. Therefore, Agred would definitely not let go of this rare and excellent experimental material.

Agreed licked his lips greedily, then exclaimed in delight, "What luck! It's the rarest Earth Titan! I've been coveting the power of the Titan race for a long time, so you mustn't disappoint me!"

Without a word, the Earth Titan roared and charged forward, throwing an uppercut at Agreed's jaw. Agreed easily dodged the attack, and then his massive dragon claws extended and tore through the Earth Titan's chest. However, unexpectedly, although the dragon claws broke through the outer crystal shell, they did not cause any substantial damage to the Earth Titan.

Then a huge stone pillar appeared and sent Agreed flying. At the same time, Agreed's body was supported by countless stone pillars that suddenly appeared in a very complex structure. The stone pillars were made of anti-magic stone, which directly locked Agreed's magical abilities. Immediately afterwards, the Earth Titan roared and then rushed up and leaped up, delivering a powerful punch to Agreed's head.

The stone pillars that bound Agred's body shattered from the force of the punch, but Agred seemed unharmed, merely swaying his head slightly before continuing to arrogantly gaze at the Earth Titan, as if that world-destroying blow was as weak and powerless as a baby's gentle caress.

The Earth Titan swung its fist again, but it was easily blocked by Agreed, who had broken free of his restraints. Then, Agreed clenched its dragon claws into a fist and delivered a devastating punch into the Earth Titan's chest, sending it flying. The crystals on the Earth Titan's body shattered under the blow, cracking like glass. As the Titan flew backward, the crystal shells continued to fall off, leaving behind a pile of crystal fragments.

It took the Earth Titan a while to stand up again. By then, the crystalline shell covering his entire body had fallen off, revealing his black skin that shone with a metallic sheen.

Only then did the true nature of the Earth Titans truly reveal itself to Agreed. The Earth Titans' skin was composed of a special and nearly perfect metallic material called 'Uruna Black Steel'. Uruna Black Steel was the strongest metal, revered by the dwarves as a gift from the gods. This metal generally only appears deep within the Earth's core and possesses excellent ductility and energy absorption. Apart from its hardness, Uruna Black Steel had no flaws. Even the artifacts forged by Odin and his new gods were made from an alloy with Uruna Black Steel as the core material, combined with the world's essence.

However, the extreme thirst of various forces for Uruna Black Steel has directly led to the Earth Titans being constantly hunted by the gods and various forces in the material universe. After all, it is the raw material for artifacts! Including Odin and his sons, there are no more than a dozen gods in the entire World Tree Kingdom who possess artifacts. So, I don't need to say which Titan has the smallest population. This is why Agreed was pleasantly surprised to encounter an Earth Titan.