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Vol 5 Chapter 5




ACT 5 The Fallen Yggdrasil
Notes:
In previous chapters I’ve translated the main artillery as cannon. This is the translated word that always shows up. However, instead of the big heavy cannon that shoot cannonballs, I think the author actually means a musket that shoots bullets when using the term cannon. However, I will keep the term cannon but just keep in mind that it is more like a gun than an actual cannon.In this chapter, there is a page missing from the raws so there will be a bit missing but I will mark it when it appears.
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“Earthquake!”
“Gather everyone in the square!”
When he entered the town, the raccoon soldiers were running around in confusion. Ark ordered some troops leaders to calm the turmoil and went to see the elders.
The elders’ face was pale like they had been sick.
“Ah, Ark!”
“What happened?”
“NĂ­dhöggur is 

..The cause of this earthquake was certainly NĂ­dhöggur.”
“NĂ­dhöggur? What is that? Calm down and tell me.”
“It is the wicked malevolent deity we fear the most, the fallen dragon that lives in the deepest place in Subarutalp! And in the dark century

it was one of the six followers of the Lord of Darkness.”
“Yes?”
Ark asked again with a stupid face.
Dark century? Deity? Fallen Dragon? What are they talking about?
Wasn’t the problem that needed to be fixed Yggdrasil?
When Ark made an expression like he didn’t understand, the elders trembled and explained.
Once again, the Northern continent followed Norse mythology. And a dragon called Nídhöggur was also featured in Norse mythology.
Nídhöggur was described in the Norse mythology.
Even deeper underneath Subarutalp, the Underground world, there exists a frozen land of darkness and fog called Niflheim.
Niflheim was often called hell.  NĂ­dhöggur started eating away at Yggdrasil’s roots, and it was the dragon that ate the corpses in hell.
Ark already knew that part thanks to his common sense.
“In the Dark Century, this was the place where the 7 heroes and NĂ­dhöggur fought a fierce battle.  And at the end of a long battle, they were finally able to defeat hell’s army led by NĂ­dhöggur. However, the 7 heroes weren’t able to completely defeat NĂ­dhöggur. Therefore, as a temporary solution the 7 heroes borrowed Yggdrasil’s power and seal NĂ­dhöggur and his army from Niflheim into Yggdrasil.
“So when Yggdrasil became corrupted

..”
“He waited for Yggdrasil to become weak and then weakened the seal in order to break out!
The elder held his head and made a sign to ward off evil.
“Didn’t I say so? We should’ve reached Yggdrasil faster!”
“But in this situation you never told me a single thing.”
“It is taboo to speak of it for the raccoon clans.”
The elders countered.
“The raccoon clans made a promise with the 7 heroes.  The raccoons must isolate Subarutalp from the outside world as a way to keep the secret of the seal containing NĂ­dhöggur.”
“7 heroes?”
“Yes, so this place was deceptively hidden


”
The Elder revealed the amazing secret.
The Underground World wasn’t originally isolated from the outside world.
According to the vow between the 7 heroes and the raccoon clans, they blocked the entrance using the underground labyrinth.
Then the one year monarch who built Cairo was a descendant of the 7 heroes. At that time, the barbarians were gradually approaching the underground labyrinth, so in order to repel their approach the monarch mobilized his soldiers and built Cairo in order to prevent the secret of the sealing from escaping.  However, after a few hundred years the will of the monarch disappeared and Cairo became a simple lawless city.
‘Then the reason the other beast species didn’t know about the location of the raccoons was because of this?’
Once again, there were many existences buried in New World.
If there were such things in other games.  The whole situation was set up. There was an underground world just like there was an underwater city.  However, New World was different.
The underwater city and underground world demonstrates that there must be a purpose in order to reach it.
The same goes for monsters. There were many reasons for making monsters that inhabit different areas.  Legends of the past or traditions had a high possibility of being used as a historical event. And all of that results in a single scenario.
The Dark Century

..!
At that moment, Ark’s head was spinning fiercely.
‘The Heartsoul Bead disappeared and then NĂ­dhöggur’s seal weakened.  If so, that might be the purpose of the Red Man in the first place.
Once again, Ark wondered about the red haired NPC.
So far, he had thought that the Red Man was simply a NPC related to the quest.  However, the problem wasn’t so simple if he has anything to do with NĂ­dhöggur.
This scenario was likely to play a huge role in the prophecy that predicts that the Lord of Darkness and the 7 heroes would return.
‘Maybe what happened in Jackson and the resurrection of Valderas was also related to the Red Man.’
Everything must fall in place to find all the clues.
Such as not knowing how Valderas resurrected himself.  If someone had resurrected Valderas intentionally. Then the timing seemed to fit.
The Heartsoul Bead was stolen from the Magic Institute a year ago, but it was after the Event Quest finished that the Red Man disappeared with the Heartsoul Bead.
The time in between

..
The Red Man must have been orchestrating the events that happened in Jackson.
‘If my guess is true

..The Red Man is the main NPC that holds the key to all the scenarios in New World!’
A spark flew in Ark’s head while he was thinking.
‘Perhaps



.perhaps


.!’
It was the condition to pass the Global Exos test.
He didn’t know whether the condition was a quest or unknown event scenario. However, the Red Man was an NPC that might influence the fate of New World!’
Maybe figuring out the clues was the key to passing the test to enter Global Exos.
No, if Ark’s reasoning was no doubt correct. Then even if it wasn’t the answer requested by Global Exos, if he managed to clear the quest then there was no doubt a strong impression would be given.
‘It is New World after all and everything is related to the Dark Century and the seven heroes.’ ‘Yes, it’s clear the passing the company’s entrance examination was entangled in the legend scenario!’
He had finally found a clue.
This was the answer to Global Exos!
‘Even though there was a report sent about the Jackson Event Quest, there was no reaction which seems strange

.it must have been just a clue. It is Global Exos after all. They must be careful with the scenarios to avoid unscrupulous people joining the company


’
A clear view of the future increased is mood.
Have the other candidates found any clues like this? Of course, in order to choose more people Global Exos might have other clues. But anyway, Ark had managed to find a clue so it became a little clearer what he had to do.
‘I have to stop the resurrection of NĂ­dhöggur for the time being. Because if I don’t solve this then there is no meaning in finding the clue. When completing a quest like this, I must do it clearly so that points will be piled up neatly.’
Ark asked with an urgent voice.
“What would happen if NĂ­dhöggur is resurrected?”
“Doom 
..Ruin! The NĂ­dhöggur from the Dark Century almost drove the entire Northern Continent to death. It was only when the Lord of Darkness appeared and the dragon submitted to them that the Northern Continent was saved. But now, there is no Lord of Darkness to restrain him. If he wakes up

the Underground World along with the Northern continent would become a land of the dead in just a few months.”
“How do we stop the resurrection?”
“Before the seal breaks, you have no choice but to return Yggdrasil to its original state.”
“There is no time to delay anymore.”
Ark nodded and murmured.
Dududung, the quest information window popped up.
[Quest has been updated.
Reclaim the Peace of the Underground World! = Prevent the resurrection of Nídhöggur!
You have discovered the secret hidden in Subarutalp.
Nídhöggur, the dragon that almost led the Northern continent to destruction is sealed underneath Subarutalp. But when Yggdrasil became corrupted, the seal weakened and if Nídhöggur is resurrected then he will lead his hellish army again.
If Nídhöggur is restored then the entire Northern continent will be engulfed in a huge disaster.
The only way to prevent the resurrection of Nídhöggur is to rescue and restore Yggdrasil.  Lead your raccoon soldiers to Yggdrasil and restore it before the seal breaks.
The current rate of seal destruction: 30%
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<difficulty:>Bang bang double bang!</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>“1st division retreat! 2nd artillery division, support the 1st division!”</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>Flames were burning as the artillerymen covered the first division’s retreat. A variety of flames flew through the air and exploded from the body of the Plant Golem.</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>“3rd division engineers, restore the 1st division using potions!”</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>Meanwhile, the engineers who had dug tunnels came up through one and applied potions. The first division who had their health restored once again went to face the Plant Golem and had their health decreased again.</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>“There is no time to rest. Go back to the potions and recover your health.  As quickly as possible!”</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>Ark shouted at his raccoon troops.</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>Since the quest updated, Ark literally pushed forward like a tank.  Thanks to Nídhöggur, he found out that the Red Man held the key to passing the entrance examination.</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>However, the situation was worse. The quest had a time limit before the seal would be destroyed.  If the limited time was over then the quest would fail.  And the Underground world would perish.</difficulty:>
<difficulty:>