Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 769 Reaching Agreement

The moment Atreus saw the man, he knew who he was.

This was the mysterious visitor whom they had never met along the way, but whom they always heard news about.

For some reason, Atreus always felt a sense of dislike towards this person he met for the first time, but when he first saw him, he thought that this person should be a very friendly person?

But in any case, his father had warned him before that if he met this man, he should not contact him, so Atreus suppressed his curiosity and hid behind Kratos without saying a word.

Kratos was extremely alert, and even reached his right hand behind his back, gently grasping the handle of the Leviathan Axe. His eyes were fixed directly on Li You, and even Freya was included in the circle:
"Your presence is everywhere we go. What do you want? Is it related to us?"

Li You and Freya were both stunned.

Freya was quite surprised by Kratos' attitude: "What's wrong with you... Anyway, calm down first. He is not your enemy, and he is not coming for you."

"Then why do you appear with this man, witch? Didn't he leave a long time ago?" Kratos ignored her explanation and instead questioned Freya.

"You really are..." Freya was helpless by him, and perhaps a little angry, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li You was also a little confused by Kratos' attitude, because he thought that although Kratos would definitely have a bad impression of him due to the title, after all, the two of them had fought together before, and he had also been making his presence felt among friendly people along the way, so he should be able to communicate with Kratos.

It turned out that Kratos' way of thinking was different from his. After hearing news about him repeatedly on the road, he began to suspect him.

After understanding this, Li You thought for a while and then spoke: "I think I understand. Do you think I have some plans for you?"

Kratos just looked at him.

"Well, let's explain it bit by bit." Li You said, "First of all, I know that you must have a bad impression of me. Because I carry a special curse on me. This curse will make all people with gods... uh, special powers, hostile to me, even if it is not their intention."

When explaining, Li You felt Kratos' murderous gaze before he even uttered the word "divine power", so he immediately changed his words.

Atreus behind Kratos was immediately startled: "Oh! So this is why I found you annoying at first sight..."

"Kid!" Mr. Kui immediately stopped him from speaking, then looked at Li You again and said in a deep voice, "...I know this, I can feel it, but the curse did not affect my judgment."

Li You was a little surprised. Did Kratos realize that he was affected by the title? But considering Kratos's personality, it didn't seem impossible.

"But I can also feel the power you have. So don't beat around the bush and tell me what you are and what you have..."

"--enough!"

The only one who could interrupt at this time was Freya.

She was obviously a little dissatisfied. She looked at Mr. Kui and said, "I told you, his goal has nothing to do with you. I invited him here. Since you don't want to believe it, just pretend we have never been here."

"By the way, as I just said, you have no way to resist the Black Breath, and there is no other way up the mountain. You can look around, but if you wait until that time, you will find that there is only one way to go up the mountain, and that is to find this friend you refuse to trust."

As she spoke, she looked at Li You with some apology: "I'm sorry for wasting your time... Let's go. I'll take you to the Temple of Tyr."

Li You didn't have any objection and just nodded.

Kratos was silent.

Seeing that Freya was really going to go down the mountain with Li You, Atreus became a little anxious: "Father! The witch is leaving! Only she knows how to help us reach the top of the mountain!"

Seeing that Kratos still didn't speak, Atreus shook his arm anxiously: "Father!"

It was not until Li You and Freya disappeared around the corner of the mountain road that Kratos finally said, "...We'll catch up."

"Great!" Atreus rushed out immediately.

"Kid! Slow down!"

The father and son ran around the corner one after another, but saw that at the other end of the mountain road, the cable car that had been blocked by some vines and could not operate, and even Sindri was helpless, was now untied, and the cable and the wheel were running, sending the cable car down the mountain.

"Oh no, they have already gone down the mountain! What should I do, father?" Atreus was very anxious.

"Calm down, kid. Anxiety has made you lose your judgment." Kratos remained calm.

He carefully looked at the mountain and the path they had walked through, and found that there was indeed no other way up the mountain. Kratos did not hesitate: "Let's go down the mountain to find them and listen to what the witch and that man have to say."

"…If only it could have happened sooner," Atreus whispered.

"What did you say, child?"

"No! Nothing!"

Not to mention the quarrel between father and son, when Li You and Freya took the cable car down to the edge of the mountain and Sindri's blacksmith shop, the mysophobia-obsessed dwarf had disappeared.

But when Kratos and his son made a big circle and finally came down here along the road that went up the mountain, he appeared again.

"Oh, you two look very anxious. What happened?" Sindri asked nonchalantly.

"Dwarf, did you see a man and a woman walking by?" asked Kratos.

"Oh, of course. Such a combination is not common these days." Sindri replied, "They went in the direction of the Temple of Tyr."

So the father and son continued to chase along the road - unfortunately, there was no mysterious door nearby that could lead to a shortcut to the kingdom.

"What if they have already left? What if we can't catch up with them?" Atreus couldn't help but ask.

"Then let's find another way up the mountain, kid." Kratos said straightforwardly.

"……All right."

But I don't know whether it was luck or some other reason, when Kratos and his son passed through the cave and the metal bridge and returned to the gate of Tyr's temple, Li You and Freya were there. They stood at the open gate of the temple, seemingly waiting for Kratos and his son.

"Father! They are still here!" Atreus was very happy.

Kratos just narrowed his eyes.

Naturally, Li You and Freya would not ignore the two and looked over. Freya said, "You're back. Well, judging by that expression, I guess some people are thinking about something baseless again."

"But it doesn't matter. I was going to explain it to you anyway...if only for the sake of this child."

Freya glanced at Atreus, and then said to Kratos, "Whether you listen or not is none of my business."

"The Black Breath is corrupt magic, a seal left by Odin. There is no way to get through it. Only the World Light of Alfheim can penetrate it." "And to get the World Light, you have to go to another country different from Midgard - coincidentally, that is also the destination of my friend. So I asked him to wait and took him to find you. This is actually me bothering others."

Freya said, and glanced at Kratos again, "It's a pity that some people don't appreciate it."

Kratos: "..."

Freya continued to explain, "This Temple of Tyr was built by all races in the past. Only from here can one travel to other kingdoms. To do this, one needs the Rainbow Bridge Stone and the corresponding kingdom's teleportation runes."

“I have already given the Rainbow Bridge Stone to my friend. There is only one piece of it. I also gave him the Teleportation Rune.

“Of course, even so, this temple is currently not functioning because it is damaged and needs repairs, which neither he nor I can do. Only someone strong enough can accomplish this.

"But it doesn't matter. My friends and I are not in a hurry. As for you, since you don't trust us, go find another way up the mountain. Maybe after a few dozen or a hundred years, the terrain will change and there will be other ways to go."

Master Kui: “…”

Atreus, however, became anxious: "What? No! We can't wait that long!"

He grabbed Kratos's hand and said, "Father, please say something! You are so strong, you should be able to help repair the temple, right? We can work together and then separate when we get to Alfheim!"

In fact, it was very obvious that Freya's words basically made it clear that she wanted Kratos to do this, and Atreus could see it too.

She did give Li You the Rainbow Bridge Stone and the teleportation rune to Alfheim, and Li You really couldn't repair the track of the Temple of Tyr, so he really needed Kratos to agree to cooperate and work together, otherwise no one from either side would be able to reach Alfheim.

There was no way Kratos didn't understand this, but he remained silent.

"Father!"

"...Kid, I told you, anxiety has made you lose your judgment." Kratos finally spoke and looked at Atreus first.

"Go wait in the temple, I'll talk to you later."

"But father..."

"Go in."

Kratos' voice became stern. Atreus did not dare to resist and could only walk into the temple helplessly. The door was then closed.

Only then did Kratos look at Li You and Freya again and said:

"Witch, you know what I am thinking about."

Freya also shook her head speechlessly: "You think he is a god, right? That's why you dislike him and are wary of him?"

"What else?" Kui Ye looked at Li You, "I have seen you fight and felt your power. There is no doubt that you have the power of God, or at least a demigod. It is the same for anyone who has a connection with the blood of God."

"What about Atreus? Isn't he also a demigod?" Li You finally spoke and asked.

"That child is different, and I will not tell him his true identity."

Freya frowned, "But you can't keep it a secret forever. The child will want to seek answers!"

"That's my business." Kratos said in a cold voice.

"...Okay, I don't intend to interfere in your family affairs. But at least there is one thing I want to say: you are wrong. He is not a god." Freya said.

"...Huh?" Kratos obviously didn't believe it.

Li You also took over the conversation at this time: "Objectively speaking, I am indeed not a god. I don't have parents or ancestors who are gods. I am just an ordinary person."

“It’s just that I once killed a god by chance in some distant country, and then I obtained the crystal of divine power left by him, and at the same time I was cursed by him.

"I can indeed use His divine power and some of His authority, but I am indeed not a god. If you don't believe me, you can feel it carefully."

Li You said this and extended his hand to Kratos.

Mr. Kratos looked at Li You, then without hesitation, walked up to him and held his hand.

Or it should be said that Kratos grabbed Li You's wrist to forearm so that he could better feel the flow of his power.

Li You didn't care. He grabbed Kratos's terrifyingly thick forearm with his backhand and began to mobilize the divine power in his body.

Although his divine power was consumed a lot after the battle with Manny and Modi, fortunately it was replenished, and only a little was enough for Kratos, the god of war who slaughtered the entire Greek pantheon, to judge the nature of his divine power.

After feeling it for a moment, Kui Ye's expression actually relaxed a little: "It is indeed as you said, this divine power is not completely compatible with you. It seems that you really plundered it."

Kratos is indeed a bit strange. At first, he was afraid of Li You because he could use divine power, but when he saw that Li You was not a god but a godslayer (who might actually be more dangerous), he relaxed.

Li You couldn't help but ask, "So you... just because you think I'm a god, you're unwilling to cooperate?"

Kratos did not give a completely direct answer, but only said: "Gods are cruel by nature and cannot be trusted. They cannot change the monster nature in their bones."

Li You: "..."

Well, how should I put it? Judging from Kratos's experience, this statement is really true. In the God of War worldview, there are only a few anthropomorphic gods in the entire Greek pantheon, and Kratos suffered a lot because of this.

Of course, his tragic experience was actually related to his past personality, and he cannot put all the blame on the gods.

Objectively speaking, in the old God of War series, Kratos is not a very charismatic character... perhaps except for the sword he stabbed into his own chest at the end.

Li You actually hasn't played the old God of War, but he still knows something about Kratos' glorious deeds in Greece, so it's not surprising that he would make such a nearly paranoid judgment.

However, in Northern Europe, the law he summarized is not completely valid.

After all, let alone the Aesir, there are also the Vanir in the Nine Realms. Speaking of the Vanir, the two of them happened to have a former leader of the Vanir - the goddess Freya.

Of course, Kratos doesn't know Freya's identity.

Freya's expression was a little strange and complicated at this time, but she said nothing.

Seeing that Li You and Kratos—mainly Kratos—finally seemed to have reached a consensus on cooperation, Freya clapped her hands:
"Well, gentlemen. Now that you have finally reached an agreement, follow me. We still have work to do. We need to repair the temple's tracks so that it can function again."

(End of this chapter)